Jump to content

Quazar

Members
  • Posts

    358
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by Quazar

  1. Ah, now I see what you meant, Sho. When you suggested snapping a pic of my cruiser and your fighter (while we were in live chat), I had not yet read your post. It's more clear to me now that I've read it. This thread is loading pretty slow as it is, so I'll let you make that call. Thanks, Chavik. Sorry I didn't catch that earlier. I've now edited my post. [rp] "Sir, ICV Aries has launched a P21 Vandal on an intercept course with Ashdod." "Activate weapons, deactivate PTA, and prepare to move us closer to the planet, out of its ionosphere." "Yes, Commander." replied Mr Skidmore. "We just received a text transmission." interjected Mr Kamezaki. "Let's see it." ------ From: Commander Hayley Lavelle, ECV Gath To: Commander Richard Garrison, ECV Ashdod Subj: support craft recall Rick, I got your message. Our fighters in Capella were ambushed. 4 of 10 craft destroyed, including both of yours. All but one of the pilots safely ejected and were picked up by the other six fighters. I've ordered them to RTB to recover. Two of them are too damaged to rendevus with our four cruisers here in Lanix V. I've reassigned them to Ashdod for the moment. I need you to take those damaged two in and give them repairs, medical attention, and fresh weapons and personnel. I don't know what's going on with that Insurgent carrier you found but we just had our own little situaiton here in Zelana and are in no shape to help you there in Cyrian. Remember that J Company is due back at Earth Command Starbase in three days. Godspeed, Garrison. Command Sergeant Major Hayley Lavelle Commander, ECV Gath Company Commander, J Company ------ J Company consisted of 125 personnel, assigned to five bcm heavy cruisers (25 personnel each): ECVs Ashdod (Starcruiser) Ashkelon (Starwarrior), Ekron (Solnar), Gath (Questar), and Gaza (Sunflash). All had the Euphorie-subclass configuration. This meant each cruiser had two fighters instead of two shuttles, more damage-resistant transporters and five 5-man escape pods, reduced cargo and personnel capacity, a single sleeping quarters for all crew including the Commander, a 5-man combined guest/prisoner quarters in the already small cargo bay - among other changes. The corridors, bridge, flight deck, medibay, galley, fitness center, etc, the whole ship interior was much smaller and tighter than normal to give the craft better maneuverability and intruders fewer places to hide - at a cost of cargo space, personnel comfort, and non-stop combat endurance. A Company in Vanguard Fleet consisted of 117 to 134 personnel, ie the amount of personnel necessary to crew one super carrier (117), two heavy carriers (2x67), or any combination of capital craft that required a total of between 117 and 134 personnel. A Sergeant Major could command a super carrier. Any Company of 118 or more personnel was led by a Command Sergeant Major. Commander Garrison finished reading Company Commander Lavelle's message as J Company's six surviving fighters entered Pravis from Capella. The four best off ones imediately targeted the Rinaal jumpgate while the other two set course for Ashdod. "Commander, the Insurgent P21 Vandal has IDed us and is altering course." "Maintain our own heading, Mr Skidmore. Prepare to receive injured personnel. Inform Chief Engineer Petrycki that I will personally lend a hand in repairs on the flight deck. Ms Dodds, you have the con." [/rp] Tek, if Commander Prime commands a Firestorm, that'd make him at least a Sergeant Major. Just remember, his position is Commander. You can just use Commander in your signature and posts. Since you are playing as Earthcom, please let me know if you have any problems with my concept of a Company for Vanguard Fleet, or if you don't like the ranks I've introduced. I value your opinion and would, at your request, take this idea back to the drawing board.
  2. Sho, your writing flows very well with your shots. Even without the pics, your narrative style is top notch. Tek, you're developing your characters well, mixing in realistic humor that fits the story setting and is memorable. No need to apologize. I been slammed before, too. You're both doing great! Anyone else want to try?
  3. Tek, you still with us? Our current RPG, Resupply Duty, is turning out pretty nice so far. It takes place in the Pravis region. So far we have ShoHashi, myself, and teknocack. This story shouldn't require a lot of commitment, perhaps one post per author per week (if even that). The point here is for us to flex our writing muscles and see what happens. Anyone is welcome to jump in at any time. That means you too, Ben. How about it? [rp] ECV Ashdod slowly circled the Mandorian planet. The Earthcom probe had not responded. Getting closer to Pravis's atmosphere on each pass progressively interfered with Ashdod's long range sensors searching the Cyrian starsystem for the probe's mothercraft. So Garrison launched an SR probe to monitor conditions in space. He had his suspicions on what the Insurgents were doing here. Perhaps they had reached an agreement with the Mandorians to build bases beyond starstation New Frontier in Rinaal orbit. This did not surprise Garrison. Galcom's Wraith Fleet used to be headquartered exactly where New Frontier was now, before the Gammulans destroyed that spacestation. The green-complexioned Mandorians, and later even their sister race the Kandorians, had permitted Wraith Fleet to establish numerous installations within their borders in exchange for aid against the Gammulan and Valkerie invasion of the Credian Quadrant. So after the destruction of Wraith HQ around Rinaal, it was not entirely unreasonable to expect the Mandorian military to roll over their agreement with the next batch of Terrans who came to pick up the pieces, The Insurgents. In fact, the Mandorian government hardly regarded Spectre Fleet any differently than the UFN influenced Galactic Command, or Earthcom for that matter. They would not aid either side of the ongoing Terran civil war, which was quite a cold war at the moment. Many UFN supporters hoped that the Insurgents would just leave Earth over time and establish a separate nation. But not all Earthcom officials shared that view. General Ridgeline had ordered ECV Ashdod to investigate any Insurgent installations that Commander Garrison found in the course of his other duties. The discovery of this Insurgent Megaron had come after an especially grueling clandestine operation deep within the Valkerie home system of Omega Centauri. Rick was tired of sneaking around. His crew needed action. "Sir we have established a low-level orbit around Pravis." "Good. Can you positively ID that Insurgent Carrier now?" "Yes sir. It's the Megaron-class ICV Aries, commanded by Admiral ShoHashi." ShoHashi was one of the three current leaders of Insurgent Central Command, together with Admirals Geryg Chavik and Kyle Antillies, and was at the top of the UFN's most wanted list. "Relay our findings to our probe. Broadcast it on a wide-beam frequency, no encryption. This is too big for us to handle alone. We need more help." Comms Officer Kamezaki complied and sent the message. But Rick and his crew knew that they didn't have much time. [/rp]
  4. Hi kagisora, Welcome to 3000AD forums. Here are search results for topics in all forums with 'debugger' in the title. Your system won't start the game because it can't play the intro video. You can either disable the intro video or download an OS fix from Microsoft. The will tell you how to do either one. Use your web browser to search the faq page for 'parameter' or 'fix'. While you're here, kagisora, I'd encourage you to join us in . It's a lot of fun and we can teach you all the ropes.
  5. Man, Sho! Good work. Keep the pics coming! Tek, glad you could join us! You're right about the noncom commanding a cruiser. I'll address this eventually in another topic. For now, trust me; Sergeant Garrison is a Commander alright with 28 years of service time in lower paygrades. [rp] "What's our position with Pravis, relative to the Rinaal gate?" "We're just about even with the planet, sir." said Flight Officer Ryan Skidmore, already inputting his next coordinates. Rick smiled, "Good. Mr Kamezaki, please relay our findings so far to our listening post in the Lanix V starsystem, encryption level 4." ------ To: ISO, Vanguard Fleet HQ From: ECV Ashdod Subj: Reconnoiter completed We have completed our sweep of Valkerie space and have spotted several promising locations to construct the new supply depot in or close to the Gammulan Quadrant. Potential for future clandestine ops looks positive. Enroute back to Zelon space we have spotted a Ter/Ins Megaron orbiting Pravis. We are deviating to investigate and request break from radio silence. Sergeant Richard Garrison Commander of ECV Ashdod ------ "Message away, sir." said Comms Officer Hidetoshi Kamezaki. Rick had returned to his command chair and was viewing tacops on his own console. As he watched the Insurgent carrier launch a shuttle for the planet surface, a short-range probe appeared on sensors. "Commander?" said Tracy. "I see it, Ms Dodds. Why didn't we see that probe before?" "It must have only been scanning passively 'till now." offered CMO Kamezaki. "Incoming transmission, sir." he continued and relayed it to Garrison's command chair console. ------ From: Earth Command To: All Vanguard Fleet forces in the Credian Quadrant Subj: Fwd: Reconoiter complete --begin original message-- To: ISO, Vanguard Fleet HQ From: ECV Ashdod ....contents of original message.... --end original message-- All ships may break from radio silence. Yours, General Trevor Ridgeline First Assistant Wing Leader, Intelligence and Special Operations (ISO) Vanguard Fleet ------ Prompt and to the point, just as Garrison liked it. "Good. Mrs Tolen, please plot a spiral course toward Pravis at impulse only and give me an ETA. Skidmore, zero our trajectory out into an elliptical orbit that takes us over where that Insurgent shuttle is going with a minimum altitude that matches the Mandorian ODS. Mr Kamezaki, get a message to that probe, encryption level 3. Find out who and where its mothership is and if her Commander could lend us a hand." "Yes, sir." came the reply from the three bridge officers. "ETA approximately 27 minutes." added Nav Officer Claire Tolen. "Tracy, you'd better wake up the Combat Officer. Tell him to prep a team of marines and be ready to accompany me personally to the surface. With our support craft deployed to Capella, we may just beam down before we even reach the ODS orbit level." Richard Garrison wanted to find out exactly what this Insurgent commander was up to and if that Earthcom probe's mothership could help. [/rp]
  6. Sure, c'mon in! This should be a fast-paced storyline. But the posting rate will be quite lax. I may only contribute weekly or monthly. Plus, remember this is Sho's plotline, so he's the one that drives it. We'd love to include you too, Shingen. Pics aren't mandatory. But, if you want to include them, go for it! Let's see what you come up with.
  7. Ah, gotcha! I didn't realize yours was an AAR too, Sho. Good choice on using the RP forum. I apologize for not catching that. I would have asked first, before contributing, if I'd known it was an AAR. I usually post from school where I don't have the game handy to take shots. So we'll just leave this bit of ingenuity in your, and Cruis.In's, department for the moment.
  8. Way to go, $ilk! Many congrats.
  9. [rp] "Sir, we are approaching the Pravis jumpgate," said the Flight Officer. "Proceed, Mr Skidmore." ECV Ashdod, a Euporie-class Starcruiser, was returning home from Valkerie space after scouting asteroid fields and collecting non-specific intel. In fact, not even Sergeant Richard Garrison, Ashdod's Commander, knew what Vanguard Fleet wanted his Company of five heavvy cruisers to locate. Look for flat zones on asteroids and monitor ship traffic. Passive scan only; maintain radio silence, the mission orders had said. 'That still doesn't make sense,' Rick thought as the jumpgate flashed Ashdod's transit to Mandorian territory. Tac Officer Corporal Tracy Dodds gave a start, "Red contact, Pravis orbit!" Garrison shifted his gaze to the bridge viewer without skipping a beat. "Red alert! Maintain course. Tracy, talk to me." "Ter/Ins Megaron, callsign and subclass unavailable, sir." ECV Ashdod was crewed by the BCM standard personnel complement of 25, a size of group that Vanguard Fleet called a Section (14 to 26 personnel). Garrison's rank of Sergeant was the first of the Command Officer ranks and could also command an Unarmed Transport's minimalist Section of 14 people. Ashdod's Section was tired, and emotionally drained after spending three weeks in Valkerie space, and wanted a change of pace. But this? The other four ships in Ashdod's Company had since redeployed back to Zelon borders. Rick closed his eyes. "Activity?" "She appears to be offloading cargo, sir." TO Dodds answered. The bridgeviewer indicated that Ashdod was ready to jump. "Skidmore, take us to the Rinaal gate at maximum impulse, not hyperdrive." Rick stood up from his command chair and walked over to Dodd's Tactical station to view the TACtical OPerationS computer. He wanted a good, hard look at that Insurgent carrier. If the Insurgent High Command had a sizable base on Pravis, why did Spectre Fleet order a carrier to do a transport's job? Why couldn't Ashdod see its callsign? Had the Insurgent Commander detected the Earthcom cruiser? [/rp] Sho, thanks for starting this. Anyone want to join us?
  10. Indeed, great tip! I have never tried multi mon yet. Spider, welcome to 3000ad forums!
  11. You have a lot of birthday threads, _silk - maybe even more than Derek. Have a good 26th birthday!
  12. Possibly. denny, what time of day and week would work better for you?
  13. Hey there, Walker! No, you were not court-martialled, just removed from the Fleet DataBase for inactivity. If you would like to rejoin Vanguard Fleet, (or join any other Fleet for that matter), send ShoHashi a PM and he'll get you all set up.
  14. Kal, denny, thank you both for posting. My local church has just asked me to serve in our Easter Sunday breakfast feed. I apologize, gentlemen; because this, unfortunately, will take up my entire day.
  15. Sure, right here! I can edit this post for additions. I'd like to brainstorm Fleet structures, and mission philosophies (why are the Insurgents even at odds with the UFN? What have Galcom and Earthcom done to curb internal corruption?) And I'd like us to contemplate the impact of this especially given that we now apparently have a couple of reliable AWA servers. Any sensitive topics can be discussed in the password-protected TS channel. Other than that, everyone is invited to participate. Eclipse, Ben, I'll see you both at the late session. Sho, you at the early one. Thank you for posting gentlemen. Anyone else?
  16. Holy Cow, Derek! You're seven away from 30k!!
  17. I would like to schedule a Fleet Leaders' meeting for Sunday March 23rd in two sessions: 11am to 12:30pm EST 2:15pm to 5pm East We hope to include the following individuals: ShoHashi, Chavik, Eclipse, Kalshion, dennymala, _silk, Ben Zwycky, Case, and Quazar. Gentlemen, please post here and tell us which time would work best for you or if a different time and or day would work better. Barring discussion of any sensitive topics, anyone is invited to attend our TS meetings and offer their input.
  18. Congratulations, Eclipse!
  19. [rp] Private Julian Pavel approached the counter as his companions found their seats. "My friends and I'd like your random breakfast menu item, complete with drinks. Surprise us." The barkeep glanced at him while filling a previous order. "ID please." Julian interfaced his Vanguard Fleet enlistment authenticator with the machine on the counter. "Alright, Julian. Thanks. I'll send it right over to your table." Pavel nodded at him and headed back to their table. Meanwhile back at their table, "It's nice to get some time off the ship, isn't it Marisa?" Mitch said as he leaned back and rested his head in his hands. "I don't know, Mitch. You seemed to be enjoying 'fixing' the mid turboshaft over and over again." Mitch rolled his eyes. "I never actually finished, but was called away each time." Lance Corporal Marisa Valverde, nodded and gazed out the food court's main enerance into the plaza's central expanse which was large enough to house their entire ship. "Who's that Galcom officer headed this way?" she said and Mitch shrugged. "That's Prime Fleet Executive Officer dennymala." offered Julian as he approached from the other direction. [/rp] Ben, check your PM at ICC. Anyone is welcome to join in anytime.
  20. [rp] Three engineers from a visiting Earthcom cruiser wandered into Renegade's recreation plaza and took in sights. One pointed at the Psi-deck's large view screen. Private First Class Mitch Falstaf's stomach growled. "Let's get some chow." He led the others into the food court. [/rp]
  21. I can attend Sunday 23 March 2008 at the times you listed, Ben. I just want to emphasize that, barring the few people specifically excluded by the SC, we invite anyone registered to post here to partake in online play. If you have technical issues running or playing your version of the game, post in the relevant section of Tech Support or Game Discussions - please keep such talk out of this topic, thanks. If you want to play online but can't make the scheduled times, please tell us what day of the week and time of day would be best for you. Let's do this guys! Edit: I cannot attend on the 23rd after all.
  22. Good turnout, gentlemen! 11am - Ben, Sho, Quazar 2:15pm - Ben, Ixos, Kal, Quazar One of the issues raised involved private group discussions filling up members' PM inboxes. Fleet Leaders should converse publicly here in this forum when appropriate. You can take private matters to the Diplomatic Channel at ICC. PM Sho, Ben, Kal, or myself for the passcode. On the subject of MP instruction, I think we decided each Alliance should host it's own program, perhaps of entry-level concepts and skills, and each Fleet would teach its own members the more advanced tactics and game-winning strategies. It's all good, Kal. _silk, Eclipse, you both made the right choice. And thanks for posting, too. We hope to include Chavik as well next time.
×
×
  • Create New...