STGOD: A Dead Art? (II)

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2007-08-28 09:33am

Since the thread has got so large and the poor old database tends to choke on overly long threads, you can move your posting over to this thread and carry on the mayhem etc.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2007-08-28 10:36am

I doubt the database would notice an 8 page difference. You could have waited until we hit a 100 pages. You know, since 100 is a nice round number and all...

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2007-08-28 10:42am

Adrian Laguna wrote:I doubt the database would notice an 8 page difference. You could have waited until we hit a 100 pages. You know, since 100 is a nice round number and all...

Since, as you say, eight pages doesn't make a difference, let it go and get back to the business of the thread.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2007-08-28 11:11am

Lagmonster wrote:
Adrian Laguna wrote:I doubt the database would notice an 8 page difference. You could have waited until we hit a 100 pages. You know, since 100 is a nice round number and all...
Since, as you say, eight pages doesn't make a difference, let it go and get back to the business of the thread.

I doesn't make a difference to the database. It does make a difference to STGOD players who can feel they have a 100 page thread as an accomplishment. It's a silly complaint though, not meant to be entirely serious.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » 2007-08-28 01:35pm

Right, anyway.

Starglider wrote:...In the mean time I'm sure a certain Kiroter'nah would like to resume the earlier conversation with Templar Prasad if she's available (or otherwise, her successor)

The good lady Templar Prasad is most definitely still around - she's the one organizing the building fleet in my space. I imagine she's not that difficult to get ahold of. Keep in mind that she's essentially a high-ranking military officer, and go from there.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2007-08-29 10:10pm

White Haven, I hate to sound like a broken record, but it would be nice if we wrapped things up here. The battles have kept a lot of things on hold, and it would be nice to get things resolved soon. This stuff should really have been resolved a while ago, and while I know that you've been busy, I'd really like to see this resolved soon. Please contact me as soon as you can.

Darkevilme · Post by **Darkevilme** » 2007-08-30 01:34pm

Just to prove i'm still alive. As a follow up from the abomination of the drawn Chamaran Shikon battleship, here is their frigate as an untextured model made with wings3d.

Yes i am new at modelling, I would texture it cept the 'edge marker' type lines turn up on the model texture and make it ugly as sin as well as being incredibly awkward to remove.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » 2007-09-01 04:10pm

Tanasinn, I'm not ignoring your last post - I'm just polishing up a few things concept-wise before I do.

Crossroads Inc., are you going to let my envoy into your space so I can rejoin the NGTO meeting, or what?

Also, Bugsby, SirNitram, White Haven, Covenant, Dark Hellion, and Cincinnatus - you have my envoys ringing your doorbell, and in Dark Hellion's case, we've a scene to finish.

Dark Hellion · Post by **Dark Hellion** » 2007-09-02 04:31pm

I am currently finding a new job, so when I get that done, I will be back in action.

Starglider · Post by **Starglider** » 2007-09-03 10:33pm

The inevitable after-action summary;

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>>> Slaughter at Ruda Slaska <<<

Location  : Ruda Slaska, ~8.4ly galactic east of Nowy Masovie
Situation : In a desperate effort to prevent their fleet being destroyed, the
            pirates of Bootswellington attempt to hold numerous Polish space
            colonies hostage. In the one hour it took the defenders to arrive,
            the four ships planted fourty one 30-megaton-range fusion bombs
            (originally intended for the destruction of Nowa Massovie) on the
            hulls of various stations. The Polish ships ignored requests to
            negotiate and opened fire without warning. The Pirate ships
            initiated the fusion devices just as the battle started.
Forces    : 3 x Polish 'Stanislaw Skalski' class (15 pts, ???)
            1 x Polish 'Husaria' class (12 pts, ???)
            2 x Polish 'Blyskawica' class (8 pts, ???)
            1 x Polish 'Wilk' class (4 pts, ???)
            1 x Polish "Orzel" class (2 pts, ???)
            5 x Polish 'Zbik' class (1 pts, ???)
            4 x Bootswellington 'Blackblade' class (10 pts, destroyed)
Notes     : The Pirate ships were split into two groups of two, one pair in
            orbit over Ruda Slaska III, the other pair in the asteroid belt.
            The Polish ships were likewise split into two groups to handle
            them. The two ships in the asteroid belt (the Dreaming Doom and
            the Cruel Trident) went down in battle trying to take out as many
            enemy as possible. Near the planet the Wolf's Howl focused its
            fire on civilian traffic, staying close to Polish stations to force
            damage from friendly fire, before being destroyed by crossfire as
            the Polish ships encircled it. The Wandering Doubloon cloaked and
            fled as the battle started, but was eventually hunted down by EW
            frigates several light years out and promptly destroyed.

>>> Border Breakthrough <<<

Location  : Polish space, ~50ly south-east of Nowy Masovie
Situation : The League and Bootswellington fleets are running from a combined
            defending fleet at full speed, which is trailing them by a mere
            half an hour. A Portuguese fleet is waiting for them, stationed
            half way between the Nowy Masovie and the Polish border facing the
            League of Thought, which plots an intercept course. Immediately
            before the fleets met, the Pirates cut and run, their ships
            spreading out in a star pattern and cloaking or going around the
            battle and switching to maximum speed. The League are left to face
            the Portugese alone.
Forces    : 1  x 45 pt pskyer team 'Born of Ashes' (destroyed)
            2  x 40 pt pskyer team 'And Hell Followed With Him' (undamaged)
            3  x 40 pt pskyer team 'And Hell Followed With Him' (destroyed)
            2  x 35 pt psyker team 'Orangutan Death Squadron' (undamaged)
            6  x 35 pt psyker team 'Orangutan Death Squadron' (destroyed)
            5  x Portugese 'Incursor' class (45 pts, minor damage)
            8  x Portugese 'Espada Afiada' class (15 pts, undamaged)
            2  x Portugese 'Espada Afiada' class (15 pts, destroyed)
            3  x Portugese 'Voo Parada' class (10 pts, destroyed)
            20 x Portugese 'Maria' class (4pts, undamaged)
            5  x Portugese 'Maria' class (4pts, destroyed)
            40 x Portugese 'Dourado Levantou-Se' class (2 pts, undamaged)
            10 x Portugese 'Dourado Levantou-Se' class (2 pts, destroyed)
Notes     : The League focus on destroying the three interdiction cruisers
            preventing them from returning to hyperspace. The Portugese pull
            the cruisers back, forcing the League ships to fly through a
            murderous crossfire to get at the interdictors. The League succeeds
            in destroying all three interdictors, but the victory is a phyrric
            one, as less than a quarter of their fleet escapes and their lead
            on the pursuing armada has been cut from thirty minutes to less
            than ten.

I'm definitely missing some Portugese ships from the second one, Bystander did you make a post describing your task force that I missed?

It's frustrating that I went to such lengths (and got certain people so worked up) trying to justify White Haven's decision to run away as making some kind of military sense, and then he isn't around to benefit from it, but I suppose these things happen. I am curious whether the CON prepositioned an interception fleet on both borders, or whether you successfully guessed that if they were going to run, both fleets would run towards League space.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2007-09-03 11:37pm

The Portuguese Imperial Fleet, as described in my oob:
5 – Incursor BB (35 + 10 anti-capital)
3 - Voo Parada CC (4 + 6 interdiction)
10 – Espada Afiada CC (10 + 5 anti-capital)
25 – Maria DD (2 + 1 Electronic Warefare + 1 anti-capital)
50 - Dourado Levantou-Se FF (1 + 1 point defense)

Starglider · Post by **Starglider** » 2007-09-03 11:41pm

InnocentBystander wrote:The Portuguese Imperial Fleet, as described in my oob:

Right, sorry, you mentioned that it was that fleet but I forgot. Edited.

Did some of those smaller ships take minor damage as well, rather than all being pristine or destroyed? Or were the League ships using fully effective concentration of fire, focusing on one target at once until it was destroyed, except vs the battleships?

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2007-09-04 12:05am

The League didn't field anything smaller than a pocket battleship, escorts either got hit and lost or weren't.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2007-09-04 01:16am

Since players were asking about tethering sensors from cloaked ships, here is the ruling.

Micro-sensor array: -1 cloak rating, minimal information. Enough to avoid detection by staying out of range, if you're lucky.

Small sensor array: 1/2 (rounded up) cloak rating. Lets you slip into traffic patterns without crashing into things, but still pretty bad compared to a full sensor array.

Full sensor array: Removes cloaking field. There you go.

Post by **Beowulf** » 2007-09-04 09:48am

The above only applies if the sensor array is deployed, correct?

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2007-09-04 09:51am

Correct.

Starglider · Post by **Starglider** » 2007-09-06 10:48pm

I have completed the character/ship list for my nation and the Kingdom of Bootswellington. I have also updated the quick reference with the CON membership list and fixed an error in A-Wing_Slash's summary.

Shinn Langley Soryu · Post by **Shinn Langley Soryu** » 2007-09-07 12:03am

I've finally decided on what to spend my 150 points. I'll be scrapping the Konata Izumi class for now; it may come back in future point allotments if time allows.

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Ships
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1 x 'Saber' class battleship (30)
3 x 'Char Aznable' class destroyer (15)

Other
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External intelligence upgrade (30 -> 50)
Ground combat upgrade (30 -> 50)
Planetary defence upgrade (215 -> 280)

(150 points total)

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2007-09-07 01:01am

Portugal's expenditure for the last quarter:

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CoN, Solar Transit Authority, Sol Reserves Mobilization - 16 pts
BB  (45) x 1  - 45
CCi (10) x 3  - 30
CC  (15) x 1  - 15
DD  (4)  x 6  - 24
FF  (10) x 10 - 20

Total cost: 150 pts

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2007-09-09 09:49pm

Darkevilme there is a reason that the rules of English grammar mandate a new paragraph everytime you change speakers. For the sake of everyone who has to read your posts, please follow it.

Thank you.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2007-09-09 10:36pm

Redleader, who did you notify of your "several weeks earlier" post?

I ask because we have specifically ruled against this shit in the past. I need to know which mods you've notified of this move.

Post by **Beowulf** » 2007-09-09 10:38pm

On a similar note: The conventional tenses used are any variation of past or present tense. Use of the future perfect tense makes it really fucking annoying to read.

Starglider · Post by **Starglider** » 2007-09-09 10:49pm

Escaped from the motivational posters thread;

Though in STGOD, a mere dinosaur killer is getting off lightly.

Dark Hellion · Post by **Dark Hellion** » 2007-09-10 02:47am

Still sorry about the long delay. I am still looking for a job, and really haven't been able to get back into the game because of that.

I should hopefully be gainfully employed and back to my normal routine soon.

Darkevilme · Post by **Darkevilme** » 2007-09-10 05:37am

Imperial Overlord wrote:Darkevilme there is a reason that the rules of English grammar mandate a new paragraph everytime you change speakers. For the sake of everyone who has to read your posts, please follow it.

Thank you.

I'm new at this, all pointers, guidelines, help etc etc is much appreciated. *goes to try and fix*