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Welcome to TDS 2: The Broken Future
The continuation of The Dark Shadow
AN EPIC ESCAPE VELOCITY ADVENTURE
BY NOVA6
CO-MODERATED BY SAMURAI , CAPTAIN CARNOTAUR , AND TITAN.
RULES: 1. You may control only your own character. 2. No total destruction. 3. Your posts may only account for one weeks time and one day's action. 4. No undefeatable protections. 5. Lifepads (small shield protection modules) may be used while aboard one's own or affiliated structure, and warsuit (suits with life support and shielding) may be used given time to put one on before going onto a hostile structure. 6. Thread Moderators may revoke your posts at any time if they do not follow these rules. 7. Defence fleet ships do not carry credits 8. When attacking a system that is under control by another member, you can only attack and then you have to wait for the person who controls the system post his defence of the system. So no saying: "My ships jump into this system and capture it". But, when someone attacks, and the person who they are attacking doesn't react in his next post (or if he doesn't reply for 3 days), the system is captured. 9. Please explain in detail capturing and/or destroying planets or ships.
Rules for researching: 1. You have to post saying that you have started researching something, and the researching of that thing is done. 2. Anything acquired or developed must be noted. Background developments are allowed only by moderators. 3. Tech and Civil advances are made during the story timeframe.
GLACTIC MAP: (url="http://"http://www.speakeasy.org/~ljp/carnotaur/dark_shadow_map.gif")http://www.speakeasy..._shadow_map.gif(/url)
TO ALL PEOPLE WHO WANT TO JOIN: You have to post info on your character before you post about doing something.
Somethings have happened before I was able to start TDS 2. Click (url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/webboard/Forum8/HTML/003163.html")here(/url) to view them.
-Nova6
------------------ Long live the Rebellion! --------------------- (url="http://"http://www.pautsch.com/nova6")Visit my cool EV website!(/url)
(This message has been edited by Nova6 (edited 05-02-2001).)
Nova6, tell your brother to update the map. This is what needs to be updated: The renagades are now the Galatic Federation, I gave Thoso back to the UE, the GF gained control of the following systems, Hatuli, Helios, Bakoom, Unobot, Duios, Tibidat, and Groned.
The Triton Laser is now complete. The Triton laser has enough power to blow any capital ship up, but to make this fair, they take a long time to recharge, about 15 minutes.
New Project: Name: GF Cruiser Type: Battle cruiser Time: 3 posts
------------------ Pardon me for being rude, it was not me it was my food, it just popped up to say hello, and now its gone back down below.
(This message has been edited by Titan (edited 04-26-2001).)
Message to Redchigh: We the Galatic federation would like to be alies with you. As a token of our good will, we give you back the Thoso system. Contact me with your response. end of message
Titan sends a fleet to the Querid system. The fleet includes, 10 Shadow cuisers, 15 Creacent warships, 30 Aradas, 20 Lazeras.
Ah, the "Carnotaur System". UE, Zidagar and Igadzra weaken or lose, and Voinians and Azdgari move forward.
And all my favourite governments are dead or in trouble. So I must ask this - does the position of Zidagar still stand? I will defend my people, and die trying, no doubt. If I'm in command or just another guy I don't mind.
Name: Esponer Race: Zidagar Title: You tell me Ship: Z.S.S Crusader Ship type: Zidara shape, but 5 times larger. Armed with a tractor beam, 3 phased beamers, five phase turrets, a bay with five Zidagar fighters and 60 pursuit missiles with 3 launchers. Also a cloaking device (mainly for running away) Escorts: 6 Zidaras, 20 Zidagar Fighters <known as Alpha Omega squadron>
Information: A loyal Zidagar soldier, Esponer has no concept of "overkill", and will do almost anything to defend Zidagar. His ship, the Z.S.S Crusader, is one of the most powerful ships in the galaxy, and a lot of the Z.S.S Crusader is compromised of the science lab, where work on new devices to maximise ship efficiency are undergone.
------------------ Jude's left. sniff We'll miss you/are missing you! sniff sniff
Thunder, glad that the Voinians had been repelled from Miranu space, returned to Outpost Zachit. The rest of the Zacha were already celebrating their victory. Thunder decided to join the celebration and wait for word of what the next great Zacha action would be.
------------------ I left for a week, and returned to find Jude had resigned. I looked, but every thread I could find was locked or had been deleted... no place left to say goodbye. So instead, I offer my sig for the next few days as a tribute... Thanks, Jude, for the time you spent here making the boards a better place. You will be missed. -Thunder
Silverdragon, The Carno system is a Voinin/Renagade/Azgari Alliance, I haven't picked sides yet.
I officially declare my resign. I hand BlackMarket Inc. and all its technologies and ships over to Zacha Crusader or Esponer, whichever claims it first.
------------------ Recently started playing ROTUE, haven't got too far, haven't seen any new ships.
Titan's fleet arrives in the Queird system. The first wave of Zidagar defense fleet was destroyed by the blasts from the Triton cannon. After half an hour the GF fleet is Victorias.
THe GF cruiser is now complete. ------------------ Bye Jude. In my opinion you were the best mod of the boards. I'll miss you.
Err...... Did I just lose a whole system in one post? Is this game entirely fair?
And what position am I???
------------------ Fear not the dragon, Fear not the wolf, Fear not the warship, Fear my Crescent Fighter.
No, you didn't. I sent the fleet there earlier. I gave whoever was incharge of the Zidagar a chance to defend the system
------------------ Bye Jude. In my opinion you were the best mod of the boards. I'll miss you.
Esponer organises the Alpha Omega fleet, and begins purchasing surface bombs.
He also purchases a number of marines and 2 Miranu Heavy freighters.....
Thunder, I want to point out something to you; the Zacha did not repell me from Miranu space. I went it, I whooped the Miranu, the Zachit came to help, and by that time I was a bit fed up with the CA so I made a peaceful solution of signing a ceasefire with the Miranu.
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The Photon Plasma Torpedo has 2 more posts to go.
------------------ 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).
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Originally posted by Titan: **No, you didn't. I sent the fleet there earlier. I gave whoever was incharge of the Zidagar a chance to defend the system **
Nobody was in control of the Zidagar until Esponer took them just recently. You sent the fleet there before he joined; when the Zidagar were basically NPC's
Originally posted by SilverDragon: Err...... Did I just lose a whole system in one post? Is this game entirely fair?
No. Yes. Titan sent the fleet there before you got control. But, he posted about capturing it after you took control. So, Titan's post is revoked, and you have to defend Querid. Ok?
Zidagar leader.
NOTE: Carno, here are the changes for the map to be made:
The renagades are now the Galatic Federation, I gave Thoso back to the UE, the GF gained control of the following systems: Hatuli, Helios, Bakoom, Unobot, Duios, Tibidat, and Groned.
Mirava, Leita, and Prait are now Miranu.
That's it.
(This message has been edited by Nova6 (edited 04-26-2001).)
OOC: Geez- its been a while can someone remind me what the techs are? i guess im UE, right...
IC: REDchigh refuses to sign any peace agreements until his information is updated.
------------------ I have always known That at last I would take this road, but yesterday I did not know that it would be today. --- Ben Sherwood (www.houseofquotes.com)
Titan sends a colanist fleet to DSN-6160 in the Ji-nebula
Posted by Carnotaur:
Heh. We may not have driven you out, but we would have if you hadn't stopped when you did. Do not forget that......
I claim what ESPilot left behind........
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OOC: I advise I am given the 6 days it would take the renegades to get there to get ready, which I could not since I only just joined. Due to the 1 day speed of Zidaras, most of my forces could get there.
Esponer muttered to himself upon hearing the news.
"We can't afford to lose Qerid. Yerdor is weak, and will fall with Qerid's loss, and then the Qerid - Fluron backup system will fail, and we could lose Fluron." Esponer explained to the Zidagar captains present - a terribly small number.
They all shouted their agreement.
"Thus, we must fight back!" Esponer addressed them.
"Yes!" the captains shouted, but Esponer shushed them.
"Wait! We must understand that certain tactics are necessary. I want the interceptor forces of Pozdag and Need to move into the outskirts of DSN-4922. Wait there for renegades."
"Ships from Fluron must move to Qerid. Fleets 1-7 from Namot move to the outskirts of DSN-8204. Fleets from Yerdor and Twyos move to defend Qerid. Forces from Zidagar and Vlagos are to be on alert."
"When the enemies move into Qerid, we'll be waiting on the outskirts. Let them get confused, then wait for their fighters to move out to the planet. I want dispersal rocket arrays on the planet on standby."
"After the fighters have been sent out, the warships will detect us - the timeframe will just give us a few seconds to move in before the fighters can come back to defend their carriers. Forces from Fluron hold back at this point."
"We'll smash through, approaching the larger ships from both sides. Fire as much weaponry and use as much fuel as possible. Cause maximum damage."
"At this point we need planetary defences to open fire on the fighters, drawing them back to the planet. Some will no doubt give chase to our forces, but that's not important."
"As our force is chased, we're going to move 20 Zidaras from the Fluron defence fleet, filled with carbonate xephenoza in one section and lithium crystals in another. Those ships will be unmanned. We'll have them charge into the warships ranks, under cover of their Zidagar fighters, and then we'll have the compounds mix, causing 20 huge explosions."
"The primary forces will then move into range of our star to recharge fuel. Querin forces will now meet the renegade fleet ships in battle."
"After that we'll pull back to the planet. They'll chase us, wanting to finish it off. All forces must engage in pulling back - even if they haven't recovered enough fuel."
"We'll let the renegades mass to crush us in one sweep, and then launch 20 more kamikaze Zidaras FROM THE PLANET."
"Once the renegades are thrown into disarray, we will make a charge at them, and after our main force has passed through the renegade ranks, we'll activate our main plan."
The captains were very much interested at this point.
"We have a large number of freighters ready. We will have them move behind our force when it charges, and drop dispersal rockets without thrusters, making them effective mines."
"Then we will shroud the mines by having a number of our freighters mysteriously explode. They will carry within them phoelexeronic gas, which will shroud the sensor image."
"If they try to approach the planet, the mines will explode. At that point we'll come back at them to grind them against the planet."
The captains cheered, and quickly ran off to their ships.
Esponer sighed. "It won't work, of course, but with luck we'll take down a huge number of renegades."
Esponer signalled to his second in command. "How long since we lost Outpost Terapin?" he asked.
"Many weeks." the man replied.
"Is the Omega program still active?" Esponer inquired.
The man nodded. "We'd need to get a ship into the ship, but yes."
"Have one of our most skilled fighter pilots do the run. Get them into the system, have them activate the Omega self destruct, and then move out. Send some Zidaras to cover the fire." Esponer commanded.
The man smiled. "Yes sir."
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Project initiated Name: Caltrop Type: Highly powerful mine, forward firing from planets, dropped from larger ships. Locks on to specific targets and chases them at 75 speed. Damage information: Capable of destroying an Azdgari Warship <if the Azdgari have researched any shield upgrades, please tell me and I'll reconsider my research line>
Estimated time: 5 posts
(This message has been edited by SilverDragon (edited 04-27-2001).)
<Message to Nova6> <Encrypted Level Alpha Tau 5 7 B Delta Charlie> <Code Red> <High Priority> <Reencrypt Level Omega> <I see you might be having potential problems with the Zidagar. If they attack and drive your forces back, I will be happy to assist. However, for one price; give back F-25. Once I have F-25, I will help you crush the Zidagar and pay you 2 million credits. Agreed?> <End Message> <Deleted Message Trail>
The Photon Plasma Torpedo will be done in one post.
Project Initiated: Photon Beams Description: Shoots photon particles and incalculatable speeds at targets. Highly powerful. Eight times as powerful as Phase Beams. Time to completion: 3 posts
The Voinians have begun building up their forces.
Can I join as the commander of the South Tip Strandless.