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Originally posted by Baal:
I just kind of wish that everyone was aggressive so that we actually got in war causing disagreements. Maybe that's a byproduct of having only 4 human players, and no other expanding empires.
/ooc Baal, be careful what you wish for in Newbie 1 :-) /end ooc.
I am happy to report that the very first battle in history between Dragon ships and ships from another sentient race (the Nostro, ruled by Baal) has been fought. It was a glorious day for the Dragons!
Baal and I have been contesting possesion of a system occupied by a neutral race. I had initially given him control of it, while I was building up planets and a fleet. When I saw that he was rising fast in the rankings, and even pushed the dragons out of their rightful position of no. 1 ;-) I decided to take action.
While I was sending my fleet at top-speed to the contested zone, Baal had colonised a planet there and had enough time to build a resupply depot, and apparantly, mines !
Unbeknowst to the poor Nostro ships, my entire fleet (including support ships) was soon cloaked and sitting right next to him. After a message had been sent in which we broke our tentative non-agression pact, a full scale attack was launched. However, the Nostro fleet was refueling at the time at the colony outpost, and mines had been launched just in time to provide the Nostro with added protection. Sadly, my fleet contained no minesweepers, a mistake which will not happen again.
Badly damaged from the mines, with most of their armor blown away, my five attack ships limped towards the enemy, while my support ships retreated. After a brief exchange of fire, all seven Nostro destroyers perished, while my forces lost only one destroyer.
The colony outpost followed the same fate shortly afterwards.
Then two sectors away we spotted another two ships on the way back to Nostro territory. We destroyed these too, for good measure. The remaining two Nostro ships (one destroyer and one repair ship) were too far away, and were seen fleeing the scene in the next month. We conclude that the battle was won through the element of surprise and superior weapons.
The contested system now remains under firm Dragon control, with Alpha fleet on patrol.
Now that we have demonstrated that our territorial claims are not to be trifled with, Messages have been sent to the Nostro empire via diplomatic courier to re-establish a semblance of peace. We hope that they have learned their lesson and stay in their part of the galaxy.
Signed,
Emperor Avatar the Dragonlord
Re: PBW \"newbie game\"
Because in 6-8 turns as you begin expanding westwards you'll run into me.
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