[Damix]

I got a reply, these two fleets come together and they are interesting in being Betas. I had no contact with them before so they are new to us:

Fleet Name: European Space Agencies
Alliance: FED
Fleet Level: 6, almost 7
Tier: All Tier 1, almost 2. Starbase Tier is 2, almost 3.
Members: 100 and all active since their member clean up a few days ago.
Purpose: Grind, RP
Website: Yes

Fleet Name: Federation Science Directorate
Alliance: Fed
Fleet Level: 12
Tier: Dilithium Mine Tier 1, Embassy Tier 1, Spire Tier 1, Starbase Tier 3.
Members: Around 250, give or take a few.
Website: Yes

Still waiting for some other replies. We should also decide if 44thDelta Fleet should be Beta or Gamma. We could go for Gamma since it would help with dilithium projects.

What do you think about this two fleets? Should we go for bigger fleets as Betas since joint fleet level is important for bonus if I understood right.

[Damix]

Should I contact European Space Agencies fleet? They are searching for Armada in this post:
http://www.arcgames.com/en/forums#/discussion/1193291/fleet-armada-make-your-alliances-here

I could also approach Zenas Expeditionary Force (RP fleet) since I’m already in contact with them on twitter:
http://zeforce.enjin.com/

[Damix]

==ATTENTION==

Another Q’s riddle is incoming:

“First one brought to existence, bound by a great distance. Gifted with hybrid’s shape, compelled for motion to escape.“

– give me a screenshot of correct answer –

Have in mind that riddle from CodeWarrior is still not resolved.

[Damix]

Here are some quick notes from tribble testing:
http://perfectworld.vanillaforums.com/discussion/1193272/fleet-armada-system-quick-notes-feedback#latest

1. Yes, you can block Armada Invites like you would Fleet invites
2. Yes, Beta/Gamma fleets can donate to Alpha fleets
3. Yes, Alpha fleets can donate to Beta/Gamma Fleets
4. Yes, there are options to block single holdings or all holdings all together
5. Yes, there are options to block incoming/outgoing specific items donated i.e; Dilithium, DOffs, Commodities, Fleet Marks the whole shamango
6. When creating an Armada a new chat channel is auto created and available to all fleets in the Armada.
7. Yes, there is an options to “Kick” a fleet from the Armada. (although im not sure if its sub-fleets will go with it as-well as stated by the MMORPG.ORG article)
8. Yes, there is an option to “Leave” the Armada.

Channel (Armada)
2. It is auto created upon joining an Armada
3. (Not sure if it is removed when leaving an Armada) – More testing needed
4. It is like “Local – Fleet – Zone” channels not a Private channel

One of the podcasts will probably cover this topic, with one of the devs giving us more info.

@Kylar wrote:

I could have sworn I looked to see if there was another thread my bad

Heh, no worries. : )

[Damix]

I didn’t watched most of the movies/tv-shows two of you posted so my favorites are:

Michelle Forbes as Ro Laren (ST:TNG):

Rachel Nichols as Kiera Cameron (Continuum):

Zoe Saldana as Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy):

[Damix]

This would be great but there would have to be someone who needs to do dirty work, and there are A LOT of clothes at tailor to take out. So maybe better just make it with in-game tailor, like we did for Winter event contest. It was successful although it had limited options available due to specific theme used.

[Damix]

Kylar, your topic has been merged to this one so we can have all conversation about this system at same place.

So we get XP bonus if we are Alpha fleet. Is that bonus to characters xp pool or it is some fleet related bonus? Will have to wait for those tribble testing to get more information. Glad we are getting this change.

[Damix]

Great news! Ok, so we can have 3 fleets below us. Delta will take one place so we need to find 2 more fleets, right? So fleets below us need to be smaller as that gives higher benefit? Xp bonus we would get is passive bonus that ISN’T related to completion of projects in Beta fleet or IT IS related to our contribution to Betas and Gammas?

We could check Vulcan Kolinahr Fleet or Federation Fleet since they are on our list of “allies”, not sure what tier they are.

[Damix]

LOL, that is my favorite forum post. It was about time this forum go crazy. I will make my entry soon.

[Damix]

If we have enough people that know how to work in Photoshop, it would be great to make that kind of contest. I know only some basic things, cut, paint, etc. Haha so won’t go that way unless people want it. Yeah, you are right – in-game tailor is limited, those with a lot of C-Store unlocks would have advantage of more variety to choose from.

[Damix]

I played Alan Wake, it’s the one influenced or based on Stephen King’s novels. Have you tried Alien: Isolation, saw the trailer recently, it follows the trend of games you like.

@fatman592 wrote:

Cross oceans to do the same.

Heh, that would be fun thing to do. Who knows, maybe one day. : )

[Damix]

In-game tailor. I’m guessing you are good with Photoshop? : )

[Damix]

Ok, Haznir beamed to the Dragonstar. Not sure how to save him otherwise, hehe.

Two more ST books? Wow! Really nice to hear you are into it.

I wanted to write the story that happened during Yumi’s time on DS3 but I went too much in the past. Again, I hope to write the second part soon.

[Damix]

(OOC: This post describe events from the past, before they left Bajor to build up background of some characters and to better connect the story.)

BV Perikia near DS3 and Intel HQ at Bajor

Chief of Security Lenaris hoped he didn’t made a mistake by siding with Yumi. There was no going back now – he was already dragged into it. He agreed to take the risk the moment she approached him at the Bajoran Intelligence HQ, just as the mission briefing finished. Guess he should have kept quiet when he criticized The Great Rescue, mission to return wealthy Bajoran families to their home planet and secure them with jobs and place to live. All they were doing was buying themselves support from influential citizens, ignoring those that really need help. Execution of this mission was wrong, he knew that when he heard rumors circulating that Kala Anjar will get the Captain seat.

After the briefing he went to the canteen. He picked wanted to get some food and found an empty table in the corner. Someone whispered to his ear as he focused on Ratamba stew in front of him: “Do you want to expose yourself and get isolated?” – He was startled by the unexpected approach. He turned his head to the right and saw cute Bajoran medical officer, putting a plate with Jumja stick and Moba juice, preparing to sit next to him. “Excuse me, do I know you?“
Yumi smiled as she replied: “Don’t you want to get Security Officer seat at one of the ships?”
“Yes, but…” – He tried to speak his mind but got interrupted. “…but you already lost it by being smart at the meeting half an hour ago.” Lenaris kept quiet, surprised by Yumi’s words. He didn’t expect the corruption went that far.

After few seconds of silence, Yumi continued: “Do you know the story of Krelo bear and young boy that got lost at Merzang mountains?” Gaining allies was necessary for her to make the things right. She knew she needed to do something but doing it alone was impossible. Lenaris knew where this was going: “Are you saying that…” He lifted his head to see if anyone is watching them, also looking behind before he continued the sentence “…that we should…” “Yes…” – Yumi was glad he understood – “We want to have Krelo bear on our side and strike when he starts to trust us. We will talk again.” – Yumi decided to stop talking when she finished her meal. It was important to maintain her usual behavior and carry on with her duties. Her guts were telling that Lenaris can be trusted.

Haznir was waiting behind the corner and synced with her walk toward the Sickbay. Yumi spoke to him without giving a look, having annoyed tone in her voice: “What are you doing here, you know we shouldn’t be seen together.” Haznir was impatient, trying to excuse himself for deviating from the agreed protocol. “Won’t happen again, how did it go? Yumi rolled her eyes. “I think he is with us. While you are here, did you do your part?” Haznir was glad he could deliver the report. He knew what genius he was and Yumi admired him for his skills. “He is clean, records show he can be trusted. His cabin is safe, nothing can penetrate my patch so his communication should be safe.” – Proud of what he done, he waited for her response. “This is the last time we speak about this in public, we will ruin everything. This is minimum I ask from you but thanks for protecting Lenaris.” – They parted their ways as she approached the Sickbay, few minutes away from Intel HQ main building.

Early morning next day… Can I trust her? What if this is just a trick to get me locked up and framed to get blame for whatever is on their menu. What if I am the Krelo bear? Words kept spinning in his head. He couldn’t sleep most of the night. Computer screen turned on, making a beeping sound. He would usually ignore it but he never gets notifications this early through that channel. It was suspicious. He stood up, rubbing his eyes, he approached the screen. Secured message, hm, what is this about? It was easily cracked since someone used his own security encryption protocols for sending personal mails. It contained part of text from an old Bajoran children story.

==SECURED MESSAGE==
“…Young Boy entered a cave, he was lost but very brave. Wandered for days until seized by wild gaze. Prophets heard his prayer and turned him into a bear…”
=MESSAGE END=

“What the…” He was confused, rereading the message he got. “That girl…” – he whispered and continued contemplating about meaning of the message. “She wants me to do what must be done to set things right…” Message suddenly disappeared from the screen, lost without trace.

Lenaris worked as part of the security team at the Intel HQ. His morning routine consists of checking PADD for his schedule, after which he reports for the daily tasks. Currently, most of the personnel was reallocated to the Reunionprogram. It was important to consider every security threat for each route and to estimate the safest directions ships should take as they travel to transport families back to Bajor. There was a lot of work so he didn’t wanted to waste any time since they will have another team meeting today.

“Strange, I need to report to maintenance room 02.” – He concluded as he checked his schedule. This wasn’t part of his usual daily tasks so it wasn’t hard to connect the dots. “After that message this morning, it was obvious they want to meet with me.”

Few minutes later, sign “02” was in front of him – he took a deep breath before entering a room. Now or never. As he entered a room, scanning ray blinded him for a second, followed by Haznir’s voice from one of the lockers: “He is clean.” One of the Lockers opened, revealing a hidden room behind it. It was a computer room, small base of operations, dream for any member of resistance. He saw two characters inside, their faces barely recognizable because of poor lighting. Lenaris was surprised: “How? My security readings don’t show this place.” Haznir couldn’t hide his smile – “Prophets heard our prayers and turned us into a bear.“

Yumi was pleased he came, she knew he wouldn’t bring a security team with him. Even if he would do that, searching this locker wouldn’t reveal a room behind since the second doors would prevent that. Scanning showed he wasn’t wired, they can proceed with their plan. She wanted to stop with the games and explain their motives: “It isn’t just about corruption and privileged use of Reunion program. It is bigger than that, they want to install certain people to our government. This effect would spill out to Intel HQ too and other major institutions. Reunion would bring them money and support.“

“Do you have evidence?” – Lenaris was shocked, sad to hear nothing was learned since the occupation strucked their society. “Not really, it was covered before we could copy the data, you just have to trust us.” – Yumi knew it was not much, but her word was all she could give.

“Ok, lets say I trust you, what do you want from me, what is your plan?” – Lenaris demanded an answer, why him and not someone else. “We need you with us on Perikia, your support would be invaluable. Haznir already started tempering with the crew list so four of us would be on same ship.” Lenaris was fast to reply – “Four of us?!” Yumi looked at Haznir with concerned look on her face. “Yeah…it is crucial that we keep the identity hidden for now.“

It was a lot of information in short time for Lenaris. Am I ready for this? Will I be able to do what they ask for me? Yumi ceased the pause as she noticed the insecurity on his face. “You just have to carry on with your usual duties, just make sure you don’t expose yourself further with expressing your opinion on those meetings. We will speak again when the time is right.” Lenaris knew he went too far with saying those things on yesterday’s briefing. “I can do that. Need to continue with my schedule, you have my support.” Yumi was happy to hear that, it was important to overcome the trust issues.

Yumi and Haznir are now alone in the storage room. “Did doctor Tahna saw the Krelo bear message you sent him?” After checking his monitor, Haznir replied: “Yes, it is up to four of us to make sure Perikia gets there. Altered parameters show that ship will go toward Starbase 514, this is closest I could get us.” “Good work. Too bad we don’t have Captain on our side. It would make things easier but if we are lucky, we will get evidence we need from him.“

…
BV Perikia, near DS3

Lenaris just left the transporter room and went toward the turbolift, he needed to get back to the bridge. A thought crossed his mind. I hope I didn’t revealed myself when I accused Captain of being influenced by politics when we were debating whether to go to DS3 or Starbase 514. It was crucial that we get Tahna, I couldn’t just sit there. As he pressed the button to call the turbolift, he felt phaser pointed in his back and heard a female voice: “What do you think you are doing?” Lenaris was showered in sweat. It is all over now.

TO BE CONTINUED…

[Damix]

Works fine on my laptop so I think that could be phone thing. Forum is new, it could be fixed now since it was work in progress.

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