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Great job Sachmo... Enjoyed that one alot. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
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Awesome. Best yet I think.
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sachmo, indeed great stuff. I agree with geo, I think that is the best yet! BRAVO!!!
Hotfoot, so it is a double entendre! Even better!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif mlmbd http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif |
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Well, I decided I had to get something down, but I didn't have time to play a turn, so I just provided a background story. I guess it worked out pretty well. I'll try to slip more of these in. If everyone likes this narrative style better than the turn report style, I'll try to head more in that direction, or I can keep it the way it is currently where I mix styles. As always, suggestions/comments are always welcome.
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great post sachmo...i like your mixed style...you should add these narratives randomly in your future Posts cause they are great but your turn based reports are great too so keep them coming. PLZ!
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Sachmo, this is my first post on this thread. Your work deserves a six star rating (on a scale from one to five). http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
I think the turn report is the 'meat and potatoes' of your story, I for one want to know how things are moving along for the Remorhaz people. That being said, a few background Posts now and then liven up the story. So I guess I like both kinds, but I'd like the reports to be more than half of the story. |
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I like to see a mix. Game reports are good for the main action, but background and subplots make for more variety and individuality. The hardest part of writing game reports is keeping them from all sounding the same.
I haven't done as much with subplots so far in History of the Galaxy II as I'd like to. [Edit] Oops, forgot to stroke Sachmo's ego. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif You're doing a great job here. [ November 24, 2002, 21:15: Message edited by: capnq ] |
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I think he's having too much fun interacting with gasp humans in the HotG game to play the lowly AI in RotRS. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
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Actually, they both have their upsides. I hope to have another chapter up before the weekend is over. I really don't intend to abondon this story, however I make no promises that it will end before I die of old age! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
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LOL
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Consolidation, Part II
2411.5 In the Jethanis system, the rogue Rage fleet fell on the recently liberated planet of Peonei. Having no signal from a Sequencer, the fleet bLasted the planet’s surface to powder, exterminating all life. Such was the ruthlessness of the Rage. The Iolo system saw the Ukra-Tal establish a colony on Iolo Prime. They acted almost as if the fleet at Correlia did not exist. Consequently, Midguard and Shining Victory made best speed for the colony and destroyed all traces of it with an orbital bombardment. On the diplomatic front, the Ukra-Tal once again rejected a peace offer. Despite the best efforts of the diplomatic corps, the Romulan Empire officially declared war on the Remorhaz Society. Rear Admiral Sakazawa detached Honor from the offensive in Sutran to scout the unknown wormhole in the system. Upon exiting the wormhole, a new system was discovered which held two Rage worlds: Zezzis III and IV. Both worlds were populated by over 100 million Rage and it was decided that the offensive would carry on into this system once Surtran was liberated. The admiral’s staff estimated the attack on Zezzis could begin within three months. Sakazawa’s fleet closed on their next target, Sutran Prime. Twenty million Rage colonists took cover as the fleet appeared high above the planet. There were no defenses, and the 2nd Space Marine Brigade took the planet without firing a shot. The planet was renamed Surtran. Apparently the Rage were having a hard time coordinating their efforts since the loss of the Primary Sequencer. This intelligence was beamed back to the Naval Staff for analysis. The next planet to fall was Surtran III. This planet was a research center, and it was also undefended. It was taken with very few casualties. It was renamed Gordov. The fleet headed for Sutran IV, and once that fell, Sutran would be secure. 2411.6 The Rage wiped out the colony of Gerean in Jethanis, and set course for Cetarus, and Brennan. Correlia completed construction of a repair station, and immediately went to work repairing the damage done to the ships of the fleet. Skydancer was rushed thru, and back in combat shape before the month was finished. The Ukra-Tal moved five cruisers into the system, but their purpose was still unknown. The Research Guild had improved the range and firepower of the point defense cannon and also the anti-matter torpedo. The Design Bureau updated the design of the Ganymede Class cruisers, to take advantage of both advances. They also designed a new space mine, the Correlia, which boasted a larger warhead. These were put into service right away. Both Glory and Fort Justice launched colony ships. The first set course for Fezzran V, one of the few remaining uncolonized oxygen worlds in the known galaxy. The ship from Glory headed for the Tudran system to colonize a new mining colony. Throughout the Society, mining operations were running at a fever pitch, trying to keep pace with the expenditures brought about by the war. Currently, they were building up a nice surplus of minerals, and also had ample supplies of organic and radioactive resources. The addition of Rage to the Society was a big boost to the economy, with its two billion people. Once they were brought into the Remorhaz way of life, they contributed quite nicely. Remorhaz launched another Rochester class light cruiser, the RSS Buffalo. She took up station above the homeworld, ready to guard against any incursion. Sutran IV fell to the 2nd Space Marine Brigade with light casualties. The planet was named Isla Bella, and with its capture, the Sutran system was completely in Remorhaz hands. Sakazawa detached two frigates and a destroyer and formed a relief fleet, and this he sent toward Jethanis to join Brennan’s fleet. The main fleet turned to continue the offensive against the Rage in the Zezzis system. Meanwhile, Honor moved thru Zezzis to explore the system next to it. The display lit up with Rage signals, and it was quickly surmised that this new system, Bardron, was a major Rage stronghold. Honor sent the information back to the fleet, and was ordered to proceed to Jethanis at best speed to join Brennan in what was hoped to be the Last space combat against the Rage. [ December 12, 2002, 05:33: Message edited by: sachmo ] |
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First Battle of Cetarus
2411.7 The Rage fleet of nine ships closed in on Cetarus as Brennan watched. His five combat ships would have to use everything that they had to defeat the enemy fleet. These Rage ships, like most that they had fought before, relied on speed and missile fire for their strength. The ships could get off a salvo of missiles and be out of range of return fire before his own ships could react. Since Brennan’s force was a mix of gun ships and missile launchers, he would have to modify his tactics to allow his fleet to gain the advantage over the Rage. When the Rage fleet entered the system, Brennan had the defense forces on Cetarus produce as many anti-missile batteries as they could fit on the small planet. Brennan planned to have his fleet wait behind this extra wall of protection while the Rage ships fired their missiles at them. He was hoping that one of their ships would come a bit to close and present his fleet with a chance to pounce on one. He realized that he could very well wind up sitting and soaking up missile fire and never get a chance to engage the Rage fleet, but he had the luxury of knowing that help was on the way. If he could ride the attack out, he might be able to counterattack and defeat the Rage. He could lose, but only if he acted impatiently. He chuckled to himself, remembering days earlier in the war when the Rage could have counted on just such behavior from him. If he had learned nothing else, he had learned patience. If he had not learned, he would probably be dead already. The Rage ships deployed into a wall formation, preparing to close range and let fly with a salvo of missiles. Their scanners were creating electronic noise on all of the fleet’s sensors as the Rage eagerly tried to find out what they were up against. Still the wall advanced, with four of the ships moving back into a second rank to wait and launch a second salvo. This told Brennan that they probably had not seen the anti-missile batteries on the surface of Cetarus. If they had, they would try and fire all of their missiles in one salvo to overwhelm the Remorhaz defenses. Once they reached maximum range, they opened fire. Missiles streaked across the darkness of space, casting an orange glow until they reached maximum velocity and cut their engines, homing in on their targets. The sensor officer called out targets and the ranges of the incoming missiles. Tension gripped the deck. Brennan did some quick math in his head, and he knew that the missile salvo would probably not be large enough to penetrate the Remorhaz defenses. He was right. Once the missiles reached maximum engagement range, the point defense cannons on the Remorhaz ships opened fire, knocking a number out. The fire from the anti-missile batteries on the surface quickly smashed the few that penetrated the ship’s defensive fire. “Surprise”, Brennan thought as the tactical display snuffed out the Last of the threat icons. “Now let’s see how you react.” The Rage did not hesitate, and the second rank opened fire. This salvo too was knocked out. The Rage moved into range, fired, and then pulled back. Every time, the Remorhaz defenses held. Finally, the Remorhaz chance came. Once of the Rage ships closed past his optimum missile range, and quickly closed distance with the Remorhaz ships. Brennan took his own light cruiser Sierra and the frigate Catreus at full burn toward the Rage ship. Quickly realizing his mistake, the Rage captain turned his ship and tried to open the range. The ship had already fired its missiles, and was defenseless. Sierra was the first to reach weapons range, and she fired everything she had. They hit with the heavy depleted uranium cannon and the anti-matter torpedoes, causing considerable damage to the Rage frigate. As the other Rage ships turned to react to this threat and fire their missiles at Brennan and his wingman, Hawk, Comet, and Fortitude moved to engage another Rage ship which had moved into range while changing position to fire at Sierra. They scored a few hits on a Rage destroyer, but did no major damage. All of the Remorhaz ships raced back toward Cetarus and the cover from the anti-missile batteries. Soon the Rage presented them with another opportunity. A Rage Notorious class destroyer came charging at the Remorhaz fleet. Brennan assumed they planned to concentrate their fire on one ship and fire at close range, possibly to overwhelm their defenses by limiting reaction time and flooding the ship with missiles. However, the Rage ship moved in alone. Sierra and Catreus closed range and fired on the enemy destroyer. Depleted uranium shells tore thru the hull, knocking out two engines, it’s point defense cannon, and one of its missile launchers. Hawk was able to close range with a Claymore class frigate that was in the process of reloading its missiles and pump a few shells into the ship’s dark hull. The ship lurched as the shells tore deep into its interior, wrecking havoc with the ship’s components. Hawk turned and ran back to the protection of the batteries on Cetarus. At this point, the Rage broke off the attack. They left having done no damage to the Remorhaz fleet while having four of their own ships damaged, one of them heavily. Brennan watched as the Rage ships fled, slowed by their damaged ships. He immediately began weighing his options. He had taken no damage, and had almost full supplies. His ships were outnumbered, but the enemy was fighting with reduced capacity. He called his XO over. “Well Benson, they turned tail. What do you think we should do?” Lieutenant Benson cracked a smile that split his face in two. “Well sir, we have the initiative. They are going to be slowed by their stragglers. I say we go after them.” Brennan gave Benson a little wink. “Good idea. Let the fleet know we are counterattacking. Also, I need to speak to General Townsend. I want to see if he can go after Jethanis VII with his Marines while we keep the Rage busy here.” |
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Second Battle of Cetarus
While Brennan was preparing to chase the Rage fleet, they unexpectedly turned at extreme range and regrouped to attack Cetarus again. They came in a wall formation again, only this time they did not have a second rank of ships. They closed to extreme missile range and opened fire on the fleet. Brennan had his ships move into position between the Rage fleet and Cetarus, and waited for his chance. The mass wall of missiles flew toward the fleet. Sierra opened up at maximum range and killed a few. Brennan ordered the fleet to make for the far side of the planet to allow the anti-missile batteries a few more moments to engage the Rage missiles. The extra time worked as planned, and all of the Rage missiles were destroyed with no damage to the Remorhaz ships. A Rage Furious class destroyer moved to engage Sierra, but watched as her missiles were destroyed by the fleet point defense. Meanwhile, the Remorhaz ships moved into within four sectors of the Rage ship, ready to engage the enemy. Brennan felt a surge of pride as his old command Hawk scored a telling blow on the Furious, bLasting an engine apart with heavy slugs and pumping a few more into the ship’s internal structure. The Rage ship turned to flee, but began to slow. Fortitude and Catreus closed range, firing missiles but missing with their depleted uranium cannon. The Rage ship struggled to open the range between it and the Remorhaz fleet. Fortitude’s missiles struck her, bLasting apart most of her engines and missile launchers. The Furious was still slowing, and the sensor officer reported that her remaining engines were definitely damaged. At this point, the entire Rage fleet fired another salvo of missiles, and so Brennan ordered his ships to dash back to Cetarus but not before firing one Last salvo at the Furious. Catreus fired a DUC salvo that ripped chunks out of her armor and turned its Last missile launcher into a twisted wreck. Eagle and Catreus both missed, but Sierra’s heavy cannon were able to destroy the Furious. It exploded in a spectacular display, lighting up both fleets as her missile ammunition exploded. The bridge crew cheered as they turned to head for the safety of the surface guns. A Rage Claymore frigate was the next target. After it fired its missiles, Catreus raked her with cannon fire, and Hawk continued her lucky day by hitting an engine with cannon fire and having it explode, taking two more engines with it. The Claymore limped away at half speed as the Remorhaz ships moved back under the anti-missile cover. In the meantime, a missile salvo from Comet struck the already damaged Claymore, crippling the ship. Gasses exploded from great holes in the hull and debris twisted and rolled in space around the ship. Comet fired one Last salvo at the enemy frigate, hoping that would finish it off. They did. The Claymore split in half as the missiles struck her, with the two huge pieces of ship drifting apart until the lower half exploded, vaporizing everything around it. On the tactical display, something caught Brennan’s eye. One lone Rage Claymore had split off from the Rage battle line, and seemed to be making an end run around the Remorhaz ships. Brennan opened a com channel to the captains of Fortitude and Catreus, Lieutenant Commanders Eddard Boggs and Risa Frotov, respectively. “Risa, Eddard, I want you two to go after that Claymore trying to sneak around our flank. I don’t want him getting a free shot at the colony”, Brennan explained. Risa’s cold, blue eyes fell on him as she calculated the situation. “Sir, we will be compromising our firepower. If we…” Brennan stopped her with a raised hand. “I need you to stay aware of the situation. If the Claymore turns to run, don’t get led off on a hunting trip. Try to stay close so you can get back if I need you. If you can take him out, so much the better.” Risa and Eddard nodded. “Good luck. Remember, stay close.” He closed the link and watched as half of his firepower detached and moved to intercept the lone Rage frigate. They didn’t get very far before the Rage made a huge mistake. As the two Remorhaz ships split off from the battle line, the remainder of the Rage fleet cut the corner to open fire at these two ships. Every Rage ship save two fired its missiles at Fortitude and Catreus. This allowed Brennan to lead Sierra, Comet, and Hawk to engage a defenseless Rage Claymore. Sierra bLasted the ship with heavy cannon fire, and Comet fired another missile salvo. All the Rage ship could do was turn and try to escape before being destroyed. Once again the Rage fleet turned in confusion, this time to engage the new threat. Sierra was able to damage two more Rage frigates before turning back to toward Cetarus. One Rage missile salvo was able to overwhelm it’s point defenses but exploded harmlessly against the shields. Missiles from Fortitude and Comet finished off another of the damaged Claymores. The Rage still continued to fire and run, but every time they miscalculated, they paid for it dearly. After their next salvo, Brennan counter attacked. Sierra closed to three sectors from a Claymore and smashed the Rage ship with her weapons. Hawk moved in and finished it off. The counter attack was not without cost. The Rage ships concentrated their fire on Sierra, and the combined point defenses of the fleet could not stop them all. The first wave finished off the shields and tore the anti-proton beams and torpedoes apart. The second salvo struck her in the stern, ripping engines apart. Sierra was reduced to ¾ speed. She turned to head back for Cetarus once again. Fortitude and Catreus went after another Claymore. Catreus scored a hit on the enemy ship with cannon fire, but did not slow it down. Working together, the two ships were able to close in and pound it with cannon fire. Before long the Rage ship exploded when the hot depleted uranium shells set off secondary explosions that ripped the ship apart.. Hawk joined them once Sierra was back under the anti-missile umbrella, and they closed on the Defiance. The combined missile and cannon fire of the three Remorhaz ships took this ship down in short order. The Rage were down to only two ships. The Rage captain appeared to be prepared to fight to the death, because his remaining destroyer and frigate held their ground and continued to fire missiles at Brennan’s ships. Brennan gathered his forces to him, and they joined to finish the Rage ships off. One more salvo was launched from the Rage ships, but this was easily swept aside by fleet point defense. Hawk closed range with the enemy ships first, puncturing the hull of a Defiance class frigate with cannon fire. This attack knocked out an engine, slowing her a bit. Fortitude closed range and fired her missiles at the Notorious class destroyer. Hawk and Fortitude remained locked on the Defiance and bLasted the ship with depleted uranium slugs. These hits tore thru the heart of the Rage frigate, with the final shot of this barrage hitting the bridge dead center, killing the bridge crew instantly. It was only a matter of time. Battered beyond all hope of escape, the Rage ships moved to ram Sierra, but were unable to as missile fire from Comet destroyed the Defiance, and Sierra finished off the Notorious with a cannon barrage. Brennan felt his body relax as he watched the debris cloud that was the Last Rage ship expand on the view screen. Watching the Rage ships fall under his guns, his mind had wandered, telling him that he had done what he was asked to do, and that soon he would be able to go home. He frowned and scolded himself for thinking that way. They still had a long way to go to ensure that the Rage had been eliminated from the galaxy. Everyone though this was the Last of the Rage navy, but no one knew for sure. He had to hunt them down and kill them. After that, he might be able to relax for a while, but there were still the Ukra-Tal to contend with. As quickly as the relaxation had come, it was gone as damage and casualty reports began to come in from the stations of his damaged ship. No, he had to keep his mind on the task at hand and ensure that the Rage were no longer a threat to the Remorhaz Society. Only then would he allow himself to relax. As planned, Brigadier General Townsend had taken his Space Marines across the system and invaded Jethanis VII. This tiny planet was home to a Rage research center that surrendered even before the Space Marines had dropped. The Rage Collective continued to crumble. |
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Changing Tactics
“Are the repairs finished?” Thom Hitcher asked his Operations Officer. “Orion is one hundred percent completed, sir. We’re back in business. The Harbormaster has promised us that Narvik will be finished by the end of the month. When the Ukra-Tal get here, we should be at full capacity.” Commodore Hitcher simply nodded. He was so tired of fighting, but there was another Ukra-Tal taskforce headed for Correlia. Thom wasn’t sure if four cruisers could accomplish what twenty-two were not capable of, but that didn’t change the fact that the enemy was coming again. Protecting the people of Correlia was his responsibility, and so had would have to fight. He tabbed a key on his data unit, and brought up the report sent to him by Governor Ervay. A small minefield made up of the new Correlia mines had bolstered the planet’s defenses. These mines had twice the hitting power of the Kursk mines, and better seeker heads. Also, they were installing another battery of ground-based heavy cannon. Hitcher was pleased with the preparations that had been made so far. If not for the incredible work of Governor Ervay and his staff, Remorhaz probably would have lost the first Battle of Correlia. The ground-based batteries made the difference then, and they would do so again. Hitcher only hoped that his fleet would not have to pay such a high price this time. He had lost over five hundred sailors in that battle. They could not afford such losses, or soon the Ukra-Tal would bleed this system dry. Rear Admiral Gina Jager took a drink of her dachenberry tea and watched her staff and fleet officers file into the conference room. They all looked so tired, but at the same time professional. They were proud of their accomplishments here in the Lenoltris system. While the rest of the Remorhaz People’s Navy was making headlines in the Zekrat and Iolo systems, Gina’s fleet had quietly held the line here at Highrock. They had staved off one major attack and had fought far beyond what their resources had allowed, but they didn’t get much airtime on the news services back home. While Gina was not bothered on bit by the lack of exposure, she could tell that it did annoy some of her officers. She had heard rumblings among the fleet that they felt like Lenoltris was a forgotten front, and that they were missing the action. She could understand this sentiment, even though she knew it was an inaccurate assessment of the situation. If not for their actions in this system, the Ukra-Tal might have attacked as far as Glory or even Remorhaz itself. If they had broken thru here, there would have been no one to stop them from driving right into the heart of the Society itself. The younger officers didn’t think about the war in these terms. They would see stories on the news of the great ship-to-ship battles at Correlia, or watch Space Marines wrestle control of the Rage homeworld to Remorhaz while starships pounded enemy troop concentrations from low orbit. The Lenoltris fleet missed most of that sort of action. The one major attack had been thwarted when a minefield destroyed an entire Ukra-Tal fleet bound for Highrock. There had been a few ship-to-ship engagements, but none that were very big and not for quite some time. Hence, Lenoltris had begun to get a reputation as a backwater system. She couldn’t blame them for wanting to grab their share of the glory. Many of them were fresh out of the academy, and had not experienced the horrors of war yet. They still had the notion that war was mostly romance and bravery. They didn’t know about the horror, loneliness, and sadness. “Well”, Gina thought, “it looks like they will get their chance soon.” Everyone was present in the conference room. Gina stood up and addressed them. “Ladies and gentlemen, we have been on the defensive in this system for over two years. With the successes we have enjoyed on the Rage front, Grand Admiral Urian has decided that soon it will be time to take the war to the Ukra-Tal.” She watched the eyes of her officers as the news registered. Almost to a man, they began to smile and sit up a little taller in their chairs. She gave them another half-second to let the news sink in, and then continued. “The first order of business is going to be a reorganization of the fleet. We will now be designated Strike Fleet Dauntless. I will be transferring the flag from Nemesis to RSS Buffalo, a Rochester class light cruiser, once it arrives. Admiral Urian says that since I am now a Rear Admiral I have to run around in something bigger than a frigate.” This brought sincere laughter from the assembly. She smiled at them. “We will be getting reinforcements. I don’t know what or how many, but I do know that we will be getting out own Space Marine Brigade. What I need is for all of you to begin planning for an offensive into Yukra. When the time comes, we are going to hit the Ukra-Tal from as many systems as we can at once, but Yukra is the main objective of the entire offensive. If we can retake and secure it, we take Lenoltris and Ultrinox out of direct danger and close the flank in Iolo. That would really help the guys out over on Correlia. So we will be stepping up our patrols and becoming more aggressive in our rules of engagement. Get ready to pull some dash recon runs in to the system. Once our combat power increases, we will perform more intercepts. When the time comes to attack, I want everyone to be ready.” She paused for a moment. “Questions?” Gina answered the few questions that were asked. She could sense that this new objective had really galvanized her officers. Some of the tiredness seemed to have washed away from their faces. The moved a bit more quickly, as if they now had a purpose. She hoped that this attitude spread throughout the fleet. She needed them as sharp as possible, because the road to victory was definitely going to be a long one. Chairman Sachmo sat down wearily. The Senate had been fighting him all day. The motion on the table was to allow a request by the representatives of Nova and Providence to be allowed to raise a Space Marine Brigade and to train intelligence operatives. Normally, this wouldn’t have presented a problem. In this case there was quite a snag. These two colonies were populated predominately by Norakians. Since the Liberal party controlled the Senate at this time, most representatives believed that full citizenship and rights for Norakian citizens of the Remorhaz Society was a good thing. However, when faced with the prospect of arming them and allow them access to vial intelligence missions, even the most liberal of representatives balked. There was just too much risk involved. The Chairman’s argument was a simple one. If Norakians wanted to contribute to the Society and protect it, then he wanted them to be able to. Every citizen of the Remorhaz Society had that right, and if the Norakians were full citizens, and they had been given citizenship officially by the Senate years ago, then they should be allowed these rights too. He wasn’t sure if he could get the Senate to bend on this issue. After a few more hours of debate, he saw that he would get no concession today. He asked for and was granted a continuance, and the issue would be revisited at a later date. On the way to his residence, he began to formulate a plan that he hoped would bring a majority of senators over to his side, but he would have to do some real political maneuvering first. |
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Great stories Sachmo! I see you have been busy writing lately. Glad to see it. Keep'em coming! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
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Thanks. I found some free time...somewhere. I think it started when the Sopranos season ended! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
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Excellent read. The only problem is that I'm reading your story instead of working on the AoW mod...
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Cruisers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif Did I miss something?
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sachmo, these 2 additions are just excellent! I must say. I am delighted, you found the time. Whatever the reason! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
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I truly love reading this story. I find my self wishing you had a lot of free time to do more on it. Honestly, your story is a major draw and I sincerely thank you for writing it, and keeping us glued to what is going to happen next. A true SEIV Serial.
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Did you mean light cruisers.
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We want more Plissken!
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I'll get back to it in few days, I promise! Last night I started a story based on a game of Steel Panthers III for another board, but I kept thinking about this story.
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Winding Down
2411.8 Correlia was able to breathe easy for the first time since the war against the Ukra-Tal began. Long-range scanners were free of the usual host of Ukra-Tal ships bearing down on the resilient planet. High above the surface, the Remorhaz battle fleet had just finished repairing all of the damage its ships had sustained during the Battle of Correlia. No one was quite sure how long the respite would Last, but the enterprising citizens of the world were quick to take advantage of it. They bought anything and everything that they could find that was made off world. Anything from the core worlds fetched a handsome price. The heavy industries also benefited from the lull as the workforce shifted focus from producing weapons to building new mining facilities. These new mining facilities would mean higher production capacity for the colony, which would in turn allow more goods to be produced and more money to be made. Correlia had the potential to be a jewel in the crown of the Remorhaz Society, and if they could keep the Ukra-Tal from smashing it to dust it would realize that potential. All it needed was a little time to grow. In the Tudran system, the planet Heden was established. This world would become an intelligence compound. All over the society, the Remorhaz Security and Intelligence Bureau began looking for suitable candidates to become agents. RSS Honor jumped through the wormhole from Zezzis into the Vendrin system. The entire system was filled with a huge nebule, negating scanners and shields. There were two other wormholes from this system. One lead to Devonshire, which was a know Ukra-Tal system. The other led to an unexplored system. Honor was running short of supplies at this point, and so turned back to resupply. If Zezzis could be captured quickly, and Bandron cleared out also, Remorhaz would have the capability to strike at the back door of the Ukra-Tal Collective. This cause was helped when the 2nd Space Marine Brigade captured Zezzis VI from the Rage. Fourteen million Rage colonists were destroyed in a duel between the fleet and a complex of anti-ship missiles concealed on the surface of the planet and the subsequent surface battle. The Space Marines sustained minimal casualties. The planet was renamed Brightstar, for the two high intensity suns in the center of the system. Immediately after its capture, 2nd Brigade embarked and prepared for the next planetary assault. Remorhaz launched another Ganymede class light cruiser, RSS Barban. For it’s trial voyage, it was immediately sent to scout out the Hollifax system, where it was believed that that the Romulans would stage for any attack into Remorhaz space. Rear Admiral Jager deployed her Strike Fleet Dauntless to within four sectors of the Lenoltris-Yukra wormhole. Before any assault could begin on Yukra, all Ukra-Tal presence in this system would need to be eliminated. Early next month, they would begin by destroying the two Ukra-Tal cruisers patrolling the wormhole. 2411.9 Sakazawa’s Strike Fleet Hellcat captured the Last Rage world in the Zezzis system. This planet was renamed Tarnor. The fighting on this world had been fierce, but casualties remained light. The fierce resistance led the admiral’s staff to believe that the Rage were almost out of worlds. In Jethanis, 1st Brigade captured the Last Rage world in the system. The planet was renamed Barren, because there was little else which could be said for it. It was small, it was gray, and it was flat. On the positive side, the planet held a spaceport, a resupply base, and four research centers. Once the planet was secure, Brennan began preparing for the assault on the Bandron system, which was believed to be the Last Rage system in the galaxy, or so it was hoped. Glory launched RSS Mephisto, a Ganymede class light cruiser, which immediately set out for Remorhaz. Also, the shipyards on Rage completed and launched RSS Scorpion, the first minesweeper in the Remorhaz People’s Navy. Fort Justice lunched RSS Firefly, a Glory D Class destroyer. It immediately made course for Highrock, to bolster Jager’s Strike Fleet Dauntless. In Fezzran, the replacements for 2nd Brigade were all loaded aboard RSS Marne. They would make for Zezzis where they would rendezvous with Sakazawa and give 2nd Brigade some much-needed replacements before an assault on Ukra-Tal space. Gina had been right about one thing. They would need to clear out the Ukra-Tal presence before they could mount any assault on the Yukra system. Unfortunately, she was misinformed about the strength of the Ukra-Tal forces present in Lenoltris. Before they were able to begin the second leg of their journey to the wormhole, long-range scanners picked up a large Ukra-Tal fleet exiting into Remorhaz space. This fleet was larger then her fleet by five ships, and she knew she was outgunned. Apparently, the Ukra-Tal were still serious about taking Lenoltris for themselves. Gina knew she would have to fall back to Highrock, but scanners picked up something between them and their destination…a single Ukra-Tal Gjovik class cruiser. She decided that they would intercept this cruiser on the way back, and then prepare to defend Highrock against all comers. They made up ground on the Gjovik quickly. It seemed to be moving slowly, possibly scouting the defenses of the system. They had to have seen her coming, but they did not make a move to escape. The Gjovik was a formidable opponent, but it was outnumbered seven to one. Maybe the captain was confident that he could survive the engagement? They caught up to it at Lenoltris I. Gina recognized the Ukra-Tal captain’s intentions immediately. He had intentionally allowed the Dauntless fleet to catch up to him, but at the place of his choosing. Once he made it to Lenoltris I, he would use the planet’s gravity to slingshot his cruiser past the Remorhaz fleet, not giving them enough time to intercept him as he escaped. It was a clever plan, but Gina would try her hardest to destroy the Gjovik before he could escape. Gina did the math quickly in her head, and realized that the Gjovik could not escape before her fleet would be able to engage it. The enemy captain had underestimated the speed of her ships. Before it would be able to begin its gravity acceleration manuver, it would be vulnerable for almost thirty minutes to fire from the Remorhaz ships. She smiled to herself as her fleet continued to gain on the Gjovik. He only had two choices now. He could chance it and try to absorb the punishment, or he could turn and fight. A few minutes later, the Ukra-Tal captain apparently came to the same conclusion that Gina had, and he turned his ship to fight. Strike Force Dauntless currently consisted of five fighting ships. Three of the ships were Glory C class destroyers and the other two were Nemesis class frigates. The Ukra-Tal Gjovik class cruiser was a gun heavy cruiser. It was armed with three large acid launchers and six point defense cannons. It would give them a good fight. Cherek was the first to fire. She moved into maximum gun range and fired her depleted uranium cannon and missiles at the enemy cruiser. The shells from the DUC flew true, but exploded harmlessly against the Gjovik’s ample shields. Liberation and Triumph also fired on the enemy cruiser, but failed to hit her. The frigates Nemesis and Intimidator fired their missiles at the cruiser. On this attack, the Gjovik fired back. Acid globules flew through space toward Nemesis and Triumph. The globules missed Triumph, but Nemesis was pummeled. The acid splashed across the hull, instantly melting the missile tubes into slag. The second globule hit near the rear of the ship, wiping out two of her engines and cutting her speed in half. In moments, Nemesis was out of the fight. Gina would be a spectator for the rest of the battle. The rest of the fleet closed range with the large cruiser. They would have to stay as close to the Gjovik as possible and try to bring it down with combined firepower. That would mean withstanding some heavy hits from her acid launchers, but it couldn’t be helped. The DUC shells finally brought down its shields, and it began to vent atmosphere as shells knocked out her life support system. The ships battered each other, until the combined missile and gun fire from Dauntless fleet was able to destroy the Gjovik. Superior numbers had won the day for them, but not without cost. Cherek ended the battle being the most heavily damaged, taking 69% damage during the fight. Nemesis took less than 40%, but the engine damage slowed her down considerably. Thankfully, they were only two sectors from Highrock, and would be able to reach the planet by the beginning of the next month. She had underestimated the danger that the Gjovik would present them, and now they were weakened. Hopefully, they would be able to repair most of the damage to their ships before the Ukra-Tal attacked. RSS Barban was on her maiden patrol when she made detected a Romulan Harsova class light cruiser that appeared to be headed for the Velocitas wormhole. Somehow it had eluded his scanners until it was well behind him The ship’s captain, Commander Mitchell Sprull, immediately abandoned his patrol and moved to pursue the Romulan ship. His crew was in high spirits, excited about the prospect of being the first to engage the Romulans in battle. Sprull wasn’t as excited. No one was sure what sort of weapons the Romulans possessed, but if history held true, it would probably be something nasty and unexpected. If it were, he and his crew would probably wind up dead, which wasn’t something that excited him in the least. |
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sachmo, now that was worth waiting for! My compliamaints.
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God I love reading your work. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
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Test Flight
2412.0 “Are you ready, Lieutenant Commander?” Lieutenant Commander Ricky Jackson finished adjusting his flight suit, than looked up at Doctor Everman. He looked very nervous. “Yes, Doctor. Let’s get this started.” Everman allowed himself a moment to smile. It vanished as quickly as it had appeared, but it had been a smile. Ricky was sure of it. “The TAF is ready also. I thought you might want to look at the final checklist before you begin the flight.” He offered a folder to Ricky. Ricky grabbed it and shuffled through it as they walked toward the hanger. Along the way, Everman continued to point out issues that Ricky might encounter during the flight. Ricky let him continue, as it seemed to help him relax. The Research Guild had eliminated as many unknowns as possible, but someone still had to actually fly the craft for the first time. Ricky was ready to do it, and he was excited. Doctor Everman was excited, too, but the unknowns that they hadn’t found had him worried. At least Ricky would be able to concentrate on the flight to take his mind off of the fear. Doctor Everman would be stuck here watching everything on vid screen. When they reached the door into the hanger, Ricky put his hand on Doctor Everman’s shoulder. Everman turned to face him. “Doctor, don’t worry too much. We’ve run the simulations millions of times, and we know that it will work. Everything is going to be fine.” The doctor blushed, and looked down at the floor. “I just want everything to go well. I don’t want…anyone to get hurt. I don’t think I could live with myself if something were to happen to you, Ricky.” Ricky squeezed the doctor’s shoulder and tried to comfort him. “Doctor, do you realize who have flying for you? Some consider me to be the finest pilot in the navy. I consider myself to be the finest pilot in the universe. I have confidence in you that nothing will go wrong with the craft, and obviously I have supreme confidence in my piloting skills. We can’t lose!” Ricky could feel the doctor relax under his grasp. At least he would be all right for a little while. “Ricky…good luck.” Everman extended his hand to the pilot. Ricky took it and shook it firmly. “Luck has nothing to do with it, doctor. This is gonna be hottest ride in history!” With that, he entered the hanger. Under the lights in the center of the cavernous hanger sat the TAF, or Trans-Atmospheric Fighter. The Research Guild had been working on it since they had discovered how to miniaturize starship components when the Blazers had been first produced. This was the culmination of the their efforts. If this test was successful, production would begin immediately, and they would be put into front line service. The fighters would be small and fast enough to attack enemy capital ships before they engaged the Remorhaz line ships. They could attack surface targets during planetary invasions, and they would give the fleets a great advantage over their enemies. The ship itself resembled an X, with a large bubble cockpit on the front. Nine engines were strapped to the hull, which gave the craft its tremendous speed and agility. Ricky walked around the craft, giving it one final visual inspection before the flight. Just sitting here, it looked dangerous. He was eager to get the flight underway. The access hatch was open and he climbed inside. Once he secured his harness, the pilot seat shifted into flight position. Connectors snaked out from the panels and attached to his flight suit and helmet. Instantly his visor lit up with displays. The ship status crawled across the visor as he ran a systems check. The started the engines and was greeted with green lights all across the board. Everything was ready for the flight. “Research control, this is TAF 3. We are in the green and ready for launch,” Ricky spoke into the radio as he double-checked the ship’s status. “Roger TAF 3. You are clear for taxi.” “Copy control. Beginning taxi.” Ricky looked out of the cockpit and ensured that all of the technicians were clear before increasing the engine power. The fighter seemed eager to go as it began to move. Even at this low power setting, Ricky could feel the power pulsing through the ship. This is a whole new expression of power, Ricky thought. He was used to flying atmospheric fighters. They didn’t have half the power that the TAF did. He taxied to the main runway of the research base and throttled down. “Research control, TAF 3 ready for takeoff.” “Wait one, TAF 3.” Ricky took a deep breath and ran yet another systems check. Engines five and seven were only running at 98% efficiency at idle. Ricky logged this for the tech boys to look at and made a mental note to himself to watch them during the flight. “TAF 3 you are clear for launch. Good luck, Lieutenant Commander.” Ricky took a deep breath and fought down the nervousness in his stomach. “Copy that control. Thanks and keep those fingers crossed.” Ricky punched the throttles to their stops and held on as the fighter jumped forward. Well, the compensators work, he thought as they screamed down the runway. The acceleration took his breath away for a moment. Almost before he knew it he was in the sky. The fighter computer calculated the atmospheric egress angle and superimposed it on his visor. Ricky lined the ship’s nose up with the indicator and allowed himself a moment to enjoy the ride. They were shooting up through the atmosphere at better than twenty gees and still accelerating. Before he knew it, he was out of the atmosphere. “TAF 3, this is Research Control. Come to course 345 and reduce power to fifteen gees. The demonstration area should be 10500 miles and closing.” Ricky checked the nav computer and confirmed the information. Everything was correct. In minutes he was in the demonstration area. Aboard RSS Mephisto was his audience, a gathering of planning and operations officers from all branches of the Remorhaz Armed Forces, as well as the heads of the respective branches. “TAF 3, this is control. Begin demonstration flight.” Ricky was only too happy to oblige. He put the TAF through its paces, and loved every second of it. He swooped down on a defenseless target drone and bLasted it into oblivion. He did maneuvers that would have been impossible for any capital ship to do. He ducked in and out of the atmosphere to demonstrate the craft’s dual capabilities. Thirty minutes later, he was back on the ground. During the flight, he had observed a few maintenance details, but overall there had been no major problem. He taxied the TAF into the hanger and shut down the engines. As he did so, a running and leaping Doctor Everman came rushing through the doors, all smiles and shouts. He was hugging anyone would came in his path and slapping technicians on the back. Ricky smiled and glanced up at the control room window to see the entire crew shaking hands and clapping each other on the back. Ricky turned the master power off and put on his best straight face. Doctor Everman was outside waving and shouting at him. Ricky looked at him and held out his hands as if he did not know how it went. Everman grinned from ear to ear and gave him the thumbs up. He shouted something, but Ricky couldn’t hear him. He pointed to his ears and shook his head. Everman laughed and exaggerated the following words: “WE DID IT.” Ricky pointed to himself and exaggerated a few words back: “I TOLD YOU SO.” They both began laughing again. |
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sachmo, another great read. I do hope that this is the beginning!
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I read you, mlmbd. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
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Great story, Sachmo!
I look forward to the next read with eager antisipation. (And I can't even spell it...) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif |
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Ok folks, time for a map update.
http://home.attbi.com/~chrissachnik/pics/map.jpg System Information 1. Velocitas- home system, this is where Remorhaz is located along with Vilnius and Remorhaz University 2. Neckron- home to Glory, Black Hills, and Salvation 3. Wurtuy- asteroid filled system with no planets. Was site of many battles with Norak 4. Tudran- first system captured from the Norak, planets Spitfire, Hera and Heden 5. Zanthris and Koltan- Empty systems. 6. Lapzooli- former home system of the Norak Continuum, now home to planet Norak and Harkness 7. Regotha- Last system of the Norak, now home to Providence and Prospect 8. Knoglam- asteroid filled system. 9. Lezzari- home to Nova, first planet captured from Rage. Other planets in system are Shadow, Golantha, Tyree, and Malisca. 10. Jethanis- site of battle of Cetarus where Last Rage offensive was crushed. 11. Lundra- asteroid filled system, 12. Xilantha- home to Fort Justice 13. Yullado- home of Deniper, small planet which mainly serves as a resupply base. Early in the war, a Rage colony in this system was glassed. 14. Organtrix- empty system with rouge gas giant traversing system 15. Fezzran- First system recaptured from Rage. Planets in system are Scorpio, Vengence, and Cirius. Cirius was first planet glassed by Rage 16. Lenoltris- Highrock is in this system. Has become most active front in war against the Ukra-Tal. 17. Ultrinox- empty system filled with organic growth 18. Yukra- Ukra-Tal controlled system which is home to former Remorhaz colony of Timerron. Here is where Peregrin met her fate. 19. Iolo- home to Correlia, lynchpin to right flank of Remorhaz society. 20. Devonshire- Ukra-Tal system. Not known if this is homeworld system or only flank. 21. Wanduk-former Remorhaz system, site of Cherek. Lost to Ukra-Tal. No survivors. 22. Aldan- home system for the Texrak Hegemony 23. Zekrat-former home system of the Rage Collective, colonies in system are Rage and Grenville. Rage is second most populous planet in Society. 24. Zezzis- sparsely inhabited by strategically important system, controls entire right flank of Society. 25. Bardron- Last remaining Rage system? 26. Vendrin- nebula system who possession could allow flank attack on Ukra-Tal system in Devonshire. 27. Sutran- former Rage system. Colonies in this system are Gordov, Sutran, Isla Bella, and Tolland. Please let me know if you have any questions about the map. Actually, please let me know if you have questions about anything! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif |
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Ya know, I read this and I start thinking of the battles that have taken place. I feel like I"m reviewing true history.
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Bardron Campaign Begins
Aboard RSS Tarus, Rear Admiral Shiro Sakazawa and Commodore Gordon Lu were finalizing the details of the assault on Bardron system. “I going to leave you here with a substantial fleet, Gordon. Zezzis is the key to the entire flank of the Society. If the Ukra-Tal discover that we are here, I need a substantial force to stop them, and I have a feeling Brennan and I are going to be busy in Bardron for a few months.” Gordon took a bite of his sandwich. He really wanted to be part of the final assault on the Rage, but he wasn’t the type to complain. He used eating to cover his displeasure. Sakazawa proved to be more observant than that, however. “Gordon, I know you want to be there for the Last big push. I want you there. The reality is that you will do more good here. You are my best tactical officer, so you get the job.” Lu put his sandwich back on the plate and smiled at his commanding officer. “I can’t fool you for a second, Shiro. I understand your decision and of course would never question you, but I can’t say that I’m not a bit disappointed.” Sakazawa leaned forward in his chair and rested his chin on his hands. “I trust you more than anyone else with this responsibility, Gordon.” Lu nodded. “Thank you, sir. I won’t let you down.” Sakazawa held his gaze for a moment, then nodded. “Just so you don’t get bored while I’m gone, I’ve got a few requests for you to carry out while you’re holding the fort.” Lu took out his data unit and began jotting down notes as his commander filled him in on his objectives. Sakazawa wanted the system beyond Vendrin scouted as soon as possible. Intelligence suspected that the system was Ukra-Tal, but the only way to find out was to send a ship there. The most important mission was to hold the system at all costs. For the task, his fleet consisted of the following ships: 3 Nemesis E Class Frigates: RSS Gallant RSS Hyperion RSS Apollo 2 Glory C Class Destroyers RSS Faith RSS Honor Lu transferred his flag from RSS Apollo to RSS Faith and began drawing up plans to defend Zezzis. A few days later, Strike Fleet Hellcat moved into Bardron and began the assault on the Last of the Rage systems. The first two planets in range were the moons of Bardron IV. The defense of these moons was quite formidable. Scanners picked up missile and anti-missile batteries on the surfaces of both moons, and a belt of six defense satellites as well. Sakazawa moved a Nemesis class frigate into maximum missile range and opened fire on Bardron IV A. The Rage returned fire with a massive missile salvo. This opened the planet up for the rest of the Remorhaz fleet to move in and engage with guns as the Nemesis retreated beyond Rage missile range. The guns from the Remorhaz ships knocked out two missile batteries. The Rage fired their remaining missiles, and two were able to break through the Remorhaz point defenses. They exploded against the shields of RSS Tarus, but otherwise did no damage. The Rage were able to fire one Last salvo before their batteries were silenced. All of these missiles were destroyed. Bardron IV A was no longer a threat. Bardron IV B was equipped with fewer missile batteries than its sister moon, and so was quickly dispatched by the Remorhaz fleet, along with the defense satellites. However, as the 2nd Space Marine Brigade was preparing to drop onto Bardron IV A, it was discovered that the entire inventory of combat vacc suits had been left back on Tarnor. The absence of combat vacc suits meant that the troops would not be able to fight outside of the Blazers, and so would be unable to capture the moons. Furious, Rear Admiral Sakazawa ordered the planets blockaded and sent Mongoose back to Tarnor to pick the suits up. It was not exactly the beginning to the campaign that he had hoped for. “Intercept in five minutes, Commander,” the navigation officer called out. “Thank you, helm.” Commander Mitchell Sprull stared at the display before him as the symbols representing his ship and the Romulan light cruiser converged. He felt fear rising in his stomach as the moved toward each other. There were so many unknowns, and they were out here by themselves. If the Romulans outgunned them, they would receive no help. Mitchell looked up. “Weps, I want all weapons up and ready to fire. XO, sound general quarters.” His crew acknowledged his orders. He ran an engineering status check and saw everything in the green. “One minute, Commander,” the navigation officer chimed. Let’s just get this over with, Mitchell thought. “Commander! The Romulan is reversing course!” Mitchell looked at the display again, and saw the acceleration of the Romulan cruiser die as he fired his engines to kill his forward momentum. “Helm, match his maneuver and recalculate intercept plot! I don’t want him getting past us!” “Aye, aye, Commander!” the helm officer responded. Mitchell began running computations of his own, until he noticed the numbers next to the Romulan ship on his display change. “Incredible!” was all he could mutter. The Romulan ship had changed course and accelerated far faster than his own ship could hope to match. “Commander, we can’t match his turn. We going to miss him,” the helm officer called out, and the navigation officer concurred. “Damn!” Mitchell cried out. “Sorry sir. I didn’t see it coming,” the nav officer apologized. “It’s not your fault at all, Lieutenant Briggs. We didn’t know what their ships were capable of, but we sure do now, don’t we?” Mitchell smiled. “Helm, bring us into a pursuit course as soon as possible,” he ordered. If the Romulan was going to run, at least Barban would be on him if he stopped. For the next twelve hours, the Romulan continued to accelerate away from the Remorhaz ship, back toward the Koltan-Hollifax wormhole. Eventually Mitchell broke off the pursuit and allowed the Romulan to escape through the wormhole. He sent all of the intelligence that they had gathered back to Remorhaz for analysis by naval intelligence. It looked like the Romulans had an edge in speed and maneuverability over the Remorhaz ships. Mitchell had to wonder what other advantages that the Romulans would enjoy when they finally met in combat. |
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sachmo, great, as usual. I am so glad that it was indeed the beginning!
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I'm glad you are enjoying it, mlmbd. In all honesty, I have no idea when, or how, it's going to end. I have a feeling things are going to get pretty hectic for our heroes in a couple of months...and those Romulans have me concerned.
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Sachmo, I remember reading the first one or two installments of this fiction, then I was away from the forum for a few critical weeks and now I look at the length of the thread and the thought wading backwards through the thread and all the non-story comments from other people... =-p
I've heard great things about the story and would like to catch up. Is the story available elsewhere in an uninterupted, linear format? Maybe you have it in a word file that you could mail me or have it on some other site. If the answer to the above question is "no", then I guess I'll copy/ paste it all into word one day and read through it, but I just thought you might be able to spare me the work http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif |
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Dogscoff, hit the "view printer friendly Version" button at the bottom. You still have to skip over some non story Posts, bu tat least you have it all in order.
This weekend I got bored and did that and saved it as a text fiel and went through and clipped out everything not part of the story. Took about ten minutes. I thought about posting it but realized it wasn't really polite without permission. I guess I could email it to you, but it's at home. Point is you could do something like that if you want yourself. But you don't really need to go into all that. Simply getting it in linear order makes it much easier to read, even with the irrelevant Posts. Geoschmo |
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Thanks Geo, I've just done that. I'll start reading tomorrow.
Sachmo, your story is just under 70,000 words, if you didn't know. The non-story Posts and post headers contribute another 10,000 words or so to the thread. OK, so that's an average of 3889 words per shrapnel page, which would make the cantina.... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif |
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I finally got to read the Last story. Great job! I'm looking forward to see how you handle those pesky Romulans.
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The story used to be posted without interruption on SEIV.Org, but it's gone now. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
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Correct me if I am wrong, but writing a stroy about SEIV is like writing a mini series or something. I mean the game is so epic, therefore the any story about the game inherently will be epic as well. A true serial is I have ever seen one.
This week, the TEST FLIGHT, Stay tuned for next weeks exciting installment. Too bad we can get money for advertising. Your story draws people in, and advertising would go hand and hand with it. (I'll bet money you story has inspired people to buy SEIV.) Great stuff, easy to read, leaves me wanting more. Please keep the "fixes" coming. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif |
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Thanks, Atrocities. I guess it is sort of like a chapter play. The best part is, I really don't know what's going to happen next! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
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