The Dark Tide 3 - The Last Hope

Thank you sir but two questions before I leave.

-First Can I use it any time any where?

-Second does it use fuel and if so how much?

------------------
EVO addict

84.75 m, gb 3.5 m/d

I will not us nuclear or my current biological weapons, as I do not approve of wholesale destruction of human life. I only chose to approve of it (briefly) when the representatives of the various renegade factions pressured me into it. Now even they are against it.

The insane renegade faction has been defeated. Their scrap-metal device was only a heap of scrap metal. Munb has been reclaimed.

The empty shell of the giant ship lies in a crater on my low-gravity Ji nebula asteroidi base. The hull is complete but work on its inner contents has only just begun.

Chaos reigns.

------------------
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!
(Lies are in your head.)

Well, let's see... you should be able to use the chip anytime, anywhere except inside a Nebula... and it uses a fourth of a jump of fuel every time you use it. Or at least that's what the tech teams say.

------------------
Macintosh for productivity, Linux for development, Palm for mobility, and Windows for Solitaire.

blackwing used the chip and jumped into the thoso system.

BTW, I haven't been able to update the map recently because my speakeasy server has something wrong with it. But don't worry, I'll update it as soon as I can. The only major change is that now the Corocians own Sol.

-------------

Meanwhile, the Corocians are starting to work on better, more effective weapons, as well as making their fighters faster. Corocian Fighters are already more maneuverable than an Azdara.

The UE systems of Bakka and Centauri are just about at the breaking point. With Saalia (heavily guarded by 80+ ships including the C.R.S. Omega) and Sol blocking them off from UE aid, the UE forces holding them have become increasingly desperate. Within a day both systems will fall to the Corocians.

<Message to Redchigh>
<From Carnotaur>
<Encoded>
<Redchigh, why have you stopped fighting the Igadzra and UE and why have you started fighting the Renegades? Entropy is no threat to you, the UE and Igadzra are. I ask you to end the war with the Renegades and join us, the Corocians, and the Azdgari and Renegades once again to defeat the UE and Igadzra.>
<End Message>

The tests on Ragni and Knox were succesful. The Corocians then launched three missiles on the remaining colony in Thoso (New Chicago I think, Crockett was destroyed by the Corocians) and on Knox and on Talii. The missiles contained Strain 3, 4, 5, and 6. Another two missiles carry strain 1 and 2 were launched on Ragni and on Igadzra.

------------------
To Escape Velocity: Nova and Beyond!
--------------
Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

I've been away lately.

I haven't read the story lately, but I'm quitting because I'm too busy.

Thanks for a fun game.

------------------
Draw the line with fire,
Cross it with ice,
Banish the fiery sun,
And bring on the silent moon.

Gee, without Esponer, well... I don't know how much longer this story can keep on. I mean, I couldn't really control the Igadzra and the UE very well... maybe we should just end it, have someone write up a finale... what do you all think?

------------------
Macintosh for productivity, Linux for development, Palm for mobility, and Windows for Solitaire.

I could try to write one. Got any ideas on how to end it, because I'm not sure about what to write.

------------------
To Escape Velocity: Nova and Beyond!
--------------
Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

Well, I see three possible endings. They are:

  1. Galactic peace conference, which ends the great wars, and ends the story with the beginning of a new era of peace... Station Unity would make the perfect venue for such a conference. Would provide an upbeat happy ending.

  2. Wars continue, and the UE, Igadzra and Miranu are eliminated by the nuclear and biogenic attacks of the Corocians and Renegades, with help from the Azdgari. Despite the numerous atrocities and the billions left killed or homeless, the wars end, and an uneasy peace ensues, as the Azdgari, Renegades, and Coricians join to rule the universe.

  3. Armageddon. Entropy's "the meek will inherit the earth, but on a far grander scale" scenerio. See his post about it for a full explanation, but I'lll summarize it here: The UE, Igadzra and Miranu are eliminated. Because of this, the Azdgari and Renegades (defined as "parasite governments", because they need their enemies to keep going) cease to have any reason to exist, and disappear. The Corocians, a military regieme, and the territory hungry Voinians end up self destructing since they really don't have what it takes to organize and run a peacetime government. A couple hundred million survivors are all that's left, and the future of their galaxy lies in their hands...

I think any one of these three could make a good ending.

------------------
A hatch opened up and the aliens said,
"We're sorry to learn that you soon will be dead,
But though you may find this slightly macabre,
We prefer your extinction to the loss of our job."

I vote for choice 1.

------------------
"Life is like a trade ship going to JamesTown, you never know what you gona get."-Escape from Monkey island

I'll vote for choice one.

------------------
Macintosh for productivity, Linux for development, Palm for mobility, and Windows for Solitaire.

Quote

Originally posted by Captain Carnotaur:
**< Message to Redchigh>
<From Carnotaur>
<Encoded>
<Redchigh, why have you stopped fighting the Igadzra and UE and why have you started fighting the Renegades? Entropy is no threat to you, the UE and Igadzra are. I ask you to end the war with the Renegades and join us, the Corocians, and the Azdgari and Renegades once again to defeat the UE and Igadzra.>
<End Message>
**

Because I fel guilty for all this Violence! The Voinians are one of the least-liked Races throughout the entire galaxy, and well- I'm sick of it. I would rather die making peace, than live while killing...

By now, the Armor enhancement on station Unity is complete. The voinian fleet started doing gradual enhancements on the armor the second the station asked them. the Voinians knew that if they did the Armor quickly, the somebody could see too much of the tech..

I'm not sure who is an enemy of the Voinian order, but I will be glad to settle any disputes at station Unity. The Voinian fleet leaves, and three weeks later returns. This time leaded by one of the ancient Voinian Dreadnought. The Dreadnought docks at the station, and a bunch of armed guards steps out of the Vessel, and Scours the Station for suspicous-looking characters. After what seems like an eternity, the Guards finally check their weopons with thunders crew,and a Voinian with an aura of Authority and Honor steps out. steps up to the make-shift microphone, and says "REDchigh is here. When is this 'Peace' thing gonna happen?"

One more thing. Thunder? Please make sure you check all weopons at the entrance of the station... I don't like this "peace" idea... Us Voinians have always been against peace, so I will probably have lower voinians attempt to assasinate me for trying peace....

------------------
The difference in
insantiy and ingenious is
measured just by success.

(This message has been edited by -REDCHIGH- (edited 03-22-2001).)

(This message has been edited by -REDCHIGH- (edited 03-22-2001).)

I vote for number 1 and if you stop will you make another one.

------------------
EVO addict

(I'll be sure to see that no weapons make it into the conference, and not only will security be heightened, but each delegate will be allowed to have up to six bodyguards present to stop any assassination attempts)

Almost as if he'd known what was going to happen, Thunder stepped out from the assembeled crowd and answered Redchigh, "Any time now... There has been enough suffering and war in this galaxy. It's time to send out the call."

With Redchigh, several Voinian bodyguards, and numerous Station Unity crew and residents looking on, Thunder made his way to a nearby comm panel and encoded a high power frequency that, amplified through the station's reactor array, would reach every system, every planet, and ultimately every person in the universe. Activating the comm array, Thunder transmitted his message:

MESSAGE TO ALL RACES AND GOVERNMENTS<<<
NON-ENCRYPTED; UNIVERSAL FREQUENCY<<<

The state of events in this galaxy is changing. The wars that have ravaged all of us have raged for months, and billions of civilians and soldiers alike have paid with their lives. Countless lives, millions of homes, thousands of ships, and even entire worlds have been lost; living on only in our memories and in our history. We can't change the past, but the present, and the future is ours to shape. Civilian sentiment against the great wars is growing, and not just among refugees. Ask your own civilian population if you don't believe me. As more and more of us are affected, more and more of us come to the realization that this violence can not go on. Peace must be restored.

To that end, I invite all governments to a Galactic Peace Conference, to be held here on Station Unity, exactly four weeks from today. That should give everyone ample time to prepare a delegation and make the journey. I look forward to seeing you all at the conference.

-Thunder out

END MESSAGE<<<

------------------
A hatch opened up and the aliens said,
"We're sorry to learn that you soon will be dead,
But though you may find this slightly macabre,
We prefer your extinction to the loss of our job."

Redchigh, the Voinians being least liked? Come on! The Corocians probably have more enemies then you do, and Carnotaur and the entire Corocian government admires the Voinians, you, as strong leader, your way of life, everything about you they admire.

The Corocians will be at the peace conference. But until then, the war will continue.

-----------------

Carnotaur, after reviewing some strategic problems, talked with Scorcher about the peace conference. Their eventual plan was this; since they didn't trust the Igadxra, Miranu, or UE, Captain Scorcher and a battlefleet of 50 ships would stay cloaked in the Unity system. Scorcher would be on the C.R.S. Omega, and the C.R.S. Freedom (another Supercruiser) would also be part of the cloaked fleet. The battlefleet would protect Carnotaur if anything bad happened.

Meanwhile, Carnotaur would go on the C.R.S. Demon, escorted by the C.R.S. Apollyon, and 15 other escort vessels (mostly cruisers). Carnotaur would have 6 highly trained elite Corocian imperial bodyguards.

------------------
To Escape Velocity: Nova and Beyond!
--------------
Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

Message to Thunder:

The UE will gladly attend the galactic peace conference. We hope that finally we can put this horrible war behind us and live together in harmony. I will be there in person.

End Message

------------------
Macintosh for productivity, Linux for development, Palm for mobility, and Windows for Solitaire.

choice 1

------------------
--The Eye is Upon you--
If you look long enough the Sun isn't that bright.

Choice one is obviously the only choice. I will attend it in person.

My ship has been completed on the asteroid base in the Ji nebula. It is NOT a Supercruiser, I will say that, being 10 km long but with no weapons. I am bringing it to the conference, where I will unveil the true purpose.

I guess I was wrong. Chaos lessens, and lessens...

But remember: Chaos will always, someday, defeat order, because chaos is far more organized.

------------------
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!
(Lies are in your head.)

Carnotaur has ordered all Corocian Supercruisers to be refitted for a new design of supercruiser. Now that the Corocians have bought more Terminus Crystals from the Azdgari, now all Supercruisers (the Demon, Apollyon, Omega, and Freedom) can have Terminus arrays. The new designs are 9 kilometers long and more powerful than ever. They now have a crew of a total of 20,000, with 14,000 being military and 6,000 being family of the crew, scientists, etc.

------------------
To Escape Velocity: Nova and Beyond!
--------------
Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

(This message has been edited by Captain Carnotaur (edited 03-24-2001).)

(This message has been edited by Captain Carnotaur (edited 03-24-2001).)

Okaaaaaaaaayyy... so you're gonna be sending these 12,000 innocent people into hot battle-zones? Is this an act of such arrogance that you do not believe your supercruisers can be destroyed? Or are you just preparing to blame us for their deaths if they are destroyed? Or do you consider 12,000 lives "expendable?"

------------------
Macintosh for productivity, Linux for development, Palm for mobility, and Windows for Solitaire.