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Thirdfain wrote:STGOD 2.

Your terms are acceptable.

Okay, talking to Beowulf and Sea Skimmer since they're effectively my co-mods for the game. I'm going to see what they have to say.


So we have a deal for the game regardless of what ever else happens out of game?

yup!

Thirdfain wrote:yup!

Then we shall proceed. My last in-game post had the surrender of the Black Forest Taskgroup on it. We can go from their.

GENERAL FREECAST:

All Floater ports, civilian and military, will be closed for next month. No vessels will be allowed to dock or trade.

Thirdfain wrote:GENERAL FREECAST:

All Floater ports, civilian and military, will be closed for next month. No vessels will be allowed to dock or trade.

To: Floaters
From: Asgard Foriegn Office
Re: Port Closure

May we ask why it is you have closed your borders and created the self imposed isolation?

Thirdfain wrote:GENERAL FREECAST:

All Floater ports, civilian and military, will be closed for next month. No vessels will be allowed to dock or trade.

The KSE wishes to know why our allies have closed their boarders

TO: Asgard Foreign Office
From: KSE
RE: Floater closedown

Do you have any idea as to why our allies have closed down their ports???
Does it have anythin to do with the battle against the Black Forest Battlegroup?????

Thirdfain wrote:GENERAL FREECAST:

All Floater ports, civilian and military, will be closed for next month. No vessels will be allowed to dock or trade.

"We will need route all trade lanes and redistribute them to the other ITA members."

Darksider wrote:TO: Asgard Foreign Office
From: KSE
RE: Floater closedown

Do you have any idea as to why our allies have closed down their ports???
Does it have anythin to do with the battle against the Black Forest Battlegroup?????

To: KSE
From: Asgard Foriegn Office
Re: Floater Closedown

We have no idea why they have closed their border. We find it rather distrubing to say the least. Certainly even more so given the timing and their close mouthed behaviour about it. Given they occupy parts of rather important and strategic systems such behaviour is troubling to say the least.

We will happly share any information we have assuming you will do likewise?

Stormbringer wrote:

Darksider wrote:TO: Asgard Foreign Office
From: KSE
RE: Floater closedown

Do you have any idea as to why our allies have closed down their ports???
Does it have anythin to do with the battle against the Black Forest Battlegroup?????

To: KSE
From: Asgard Foriegn Office
Re: Floater Closedown

We have no idea why they have closed their border. We find it rather distrubing to say the least. Certainly even more so given the timing and their close mouthed behaviour about it. Given they occupy parts of rather important and strategic systems such behaviour is troubling to say the least.

We will happly share any information we have assuming you will do likewise?

We have sent a message to the floaters. We recommend that any nation that has an idea as to what is going on share the information with the others. The floaters are typacally a free and open society this move is.... out of place for them.

Darksider wrote:We have sent a message to the floaters. We recommend that any nation that has an idea as to what is going on share the information with the others. The floaters are typacally a free and open society this move is.... out of place for them.

To: KSE
From: Asgard Foriegn Office
Re: Floater Closedown

Respectfully, perhaps their growing paranoia has gotten the better of them. Certainly their coup of a while back indicates they are changing and perhaps not for the better.

We will no provoke them, but we regard this is most seriously given their penchant for unilateral and precipitous action.

Thirdfain wrote:GENERAL FREECAST:

All Floater ports, civilian and military, will be closed for next month. No vessels will be allowed to dock or trade.

ATTN: United Floater Republics
From: KSE
RE: Our citizens

Does this closedown of your ports affect only incoming traffic or are our citizens currently in floater territory allowed to return to Krytosian space???

Kali:

The preperations complete, the rebels boarded the transports, ready to leave for their final destination, and the freedom of their people. On board the transports could be heard the shout "Banzai". The Emperor would soon return.

KNN BROADCAST

Te KSE has laid the keels for twenty five of the new Argo-class battlecruisers after the compltetion of the first phase of the naval build up. Construction is expected to take anywhere from six months to a year and a half

(OOC: I've updated my OOB)

Every scope on Terra could see it- the Cluster of Zarathrustra had become a hive of frantic activity. Transports, laden with the citizens of dozens of nations, left for their home ports. The grav-wheels, home to the casinos, hotels, and tourist facilities which Terran tourists enjoyed, were closed down. Military vessels kept foreign vessels at a respectful distance.

The Cluster's individual subclusters- mobile industrial parks, mining facilities, food factories, were ringed in heavy foamed steel nets, linked together and outfitted with FTL structures. Huge passenger liners, gutted and rebuilt, moved about the cluster, linking up, decoupling, and dissappearing into FTL.

In the Alpha Centauri system, the Womb's huge military construction projects groaned to a halt. Similar activity continued unabated across Kharam.

In the Taiga system, Slavic traders were shocked to find their vessels turned back from the Clusters they had traded at for years. It was odd, they said, as they returned to their homes, it appeared almost as if the Cluster was smaller.

In the Mohaim system, activity continued as normal. Foreign trading vessels docked at Mohaim, good flowed as usual. It was as if nothing had changed.

In the system of Durandel, a stream of Floater vessels headed back for Zarathrustra and Kharam. Not all left- large numb ers remained, in teh fledgling Clusters in the sustem's Oort cloud.

(ooc: just setting up some production, mostly small craft)

The past few years had been difficult and frustrating for Skaven naval procurement. The opening of interstellar trade had created seemingly limitless economic opportunity. It had also created what a seemingly limitless demand for large freighters. The Emperor, in his Great and Infinite Wisdom, devoted nearly all naval shipyard capacity to building civilian cargo ships. The profits were astonishing, greater sums than thought possible. But as the Imperial coffers swelled the navy was neglected. As foreign fleets loomed ever stronger and more powerful the Skaven fleet barely maintained its numbers.

The present state of the fleet could not be allowed to continue. Greater wealth attracted greater threats, which needed greater force to protect them. Yet the big Imperial yards were filled with cargo ships. Sufficient battlecruisers and carriers simply could not be built. Surprisingly, the solution already existed.

The Bassinet class had by that time been in service for a few years. Its modest initial production runs performed well, showing their competence against pirates and other such nuisances. The ships could be fitted with warp engines, and could serve well enough in lieu of bigger ships against the usual threats at least. Light craft that they were, they stood little chance in large fleet engagements, but that was what allies were for. Most importantly, the ship was small. Unlike heavy capital ships it could be produced in lesser shipyards. With the trade income the Empire with making they could even hire out clan yards to further increase production. Thirteen thirteens could be made in a year easily enough. It would not be enough to compete with the grandiose fleets of others, but it would at least be adequate.

Thirdfain wrote:Every scope on Terra could see it- the Cluster of Zarathrustra had become a hive of frantic activity. Transports, laden with the citizens of dozens of nations, left for their home ports. The grav-wheels, home to the casinos, hotels, and tourist facilities which Terran tourists enjoyed, were closed down. Military vessels kept foreign vessels at a respectful distance.

The Cluster's individual subclusters- mobile industrial parks, mining facilities, food factories, were ringed in heavy foamed steel nets, linked together and outfitted with FTL structures. Huge passenger liners, gutted and rebuilt, moved about the cluster, linking up, decoupling, and dissappearing into FTL.

In the Alpha Centauri system, the Womb's huge military construction projects groaned to a halt. Similar activity continued unabated across Kharam.

In the Taiga system, Slavic traders were shocked to find their vessels turned back from the Clusters they had traded at for years. It was odd, they said, as they returned to their homes, it appeared almost as if the Cluster was smaller.

In the Mohaim system, activity continued as normal. Foreign trading vessels docked at Mohaim, good flowed as usual. It was as if nothing had changed.

In the system of Durandel, a stream of Floater vessels headed back for Zarathrustra and Kharam. Not all left- large numb ers remained, in teh fledgling Clusters in the sustem's Oort cloud.

Emperor Reinhasshu watched the video feed from a Krytosian transport leaving the Zarathustra cluster with great intrest

"What the hell are they doing?"

Admiral connor turned to the emperor

"I don't know sir, but it appears that the floaters have shut everything down, not just their spaceports"

"Why?"

"No one knows"

"send a message to the floater embassy, tell them that I personally request information regarding this total shutdown of floater society"

ATTN: Krytos Imperial Office
FROM: UFR Office of Diplomacy and War
SUBJ: Re

We are sorry, this line is being closed down. Please refer all questions to the Mohaimese Free Republican Government.

Thirdfain wrote:ATTN: Krytos Imperial Office
FROM: UFR Office of Diplomacy and War
SUBJ: Re

We are sorry, this line is being closed down. Please refer all questions to the Mohaimese Free Republican Government.

ATTN: Republic of Mohaim
From: KSE
RE: Diplomatic closedown

Why have the other clusters closed down their diplomatic offices and ports, as well as the majoraty of their commercial and industrial sectors????

ATTN: Republic of Mohaim
From: DE
RE: Diplomatic closedown

The DE requests information as to why our strongest and most staunch allies are shutting down their entire society.

ATTN: Durandel's Empire, Krytosian Star Empire
FROM: Mohaimese Republic
SUBJ: Changes in society

Due to reasons of security, our brothers and sisters have requested that we keep their actvities generaly secret, at least for the next month, after which all will be revealed.

Suffice to say, the majority of our people have decided to more fully embrace the Peace of the Void. Those who dissent against this move are returning to Mohaim and Durandel. For all intents and purposes, the United Floater Republics no longer exist. Only Mohaim is maintaining it's links to mainstream society.

Do not worry- these changes will foment to aggression. All debts will be paid in full.

We regret that the floaters are leaving, and we welcome their people with open arms.

The Republic of Mohaim will take up the banner of the former UFR, and will continue to honor all of the UFR's agreements. We have around a third of the URN's ships, but we only have five Military Clusters, and limited ship construction facilities.

We would propose this to the ITA:

Mohaimese warships will act as the military arm of the ITASF. Our vessels are largely modern craft, and we have made arrangements to install DE-built shield generators on our capital ships. In exchange, we would ask for ITA funding, and would request donations from ITA members to provide basing and maintenance facilities across known space for ITA and ITASF ships.

If given approval the DE will begin manufacture of the shield generators. Both energy, and kinetic.

{Asgard Imperial Palace}

"What the HELL are the Floaters up to?" yelled the Prince-Heir. His temper was up and the still mysterious actions of the Floaters weren't calculated to make him any happier.

"We don't know. They've been so damn closed mouth about it and we can't get anything from our agents. All we know is they plan on sending several of their clusters into space."

"But why the fuck are they doing that?" raged the young prince, "Is there any indication this is a move against us or our allies?"

"Not as such." was the admiral's guarded reply, "But they would make formidable seige platforms."

"Is it likely?"

"As likely as anything."

"Step up patrols of the systems. We don't want a pre-emptive war but we might well have a war anyway."