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Title: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 12, 2016, 01:23:44 PM
Welcome to my custom ship/story thread!

The Hiigara Defence Force is a military organisation dedicated to the protection of our homeworld, Hiigara, and her colonies from extraterrestrial incursions; since the Particulate threat has appeared on the border of the spatial region known as "Redacted Space", we have decided it best to share our vessels with private investors to help protect civilian assets out near Redacted Space.
Below is a basic list of ships that are currently available to the public. Corporations seeking to acquire these ships are advised to respect HDF movements near Redacted Space, without interfering in our military operations. Defiance of this condition will result in immediate destruction of offending vessels. Be warned.

 Frigates

Vengeance Assault Frigate
The standard Kushan frigate that has been in service for a long time; it is a small and effective vessel to use in screening Particulate formations.


Firelance Ion Cannon Frigate
Since the majority of ion weaponry appeared ineffective against Particulates, this frigate has been retooled with multiple exotic particle emitters to combat Stunners as well as slowing Particulates.


Matriarch Support Frigate
This frigate forms the backbone of most smaller combat operations, providing energy to the front line far from Energy Mines.


Kudaark Assault Frigate
Functionally indistinguishable from its Kushan counterpart, the Taiidan Republic assault frigate is also an effective way to overwhelm Particulates when used in large numbers.


Sajuuk-Cor Ion Cannon Frigate
Another obsolete ion-wielding frigate revamped to deal with enemy Stunner threats, with additional plasma-clearing technology integrated for free.


Heeshk Support Frigate
Used by the Taiidan since the old Imperial days, this support frigate is on-par with the Matriarch and makes for a good energy relay vessel.


Specialist Frigates

Puppeteer Drone Frigate
This hefty frigate was originally built in response to large swarms of fighter craft wielded by the Taiidan Empire, though has since become obsolete with the advent of better weapon tracking technology. With the Particulate threat arising, however, the design of this sturdy frigate once again surfaced, and has been optimized for fighting Particulates.


Tiifal Defence Field Frigate
Though unarmed and generally more vulnerable than its armed counterparts, the Tiifal is a powerful addition to any formation as its powerful proton beams allow it to block a vast number of Particulates, as well as sporting a shield generator that beefs this already tough frigate up further. Incredibly useful for shielding and escorting vulnerable Carriers.

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 Sub-Capitals

Revelation Destroyer
A machine born out of the fires of war, the Revelation is a heavily armed destroyer with a sizable complement of kinetic weaponry, with its original ion cannons swapped out for additional guns in the light of the Particulate threat.


Perdition Missile Destroyer
This warship is armed with, as you might have guessed, missiles. It was designed to counter fighter swarms that would otherwise harass larger capital ships to no end, inadvertently making it a great counter to Particulate swarms too.


Skaal-Tel Destroyer
The once-powerful symbol of terror of the Skaal-Tel has been largely surpassed by more modern ships, but it remains a staple of the Taiidani Republic's military efforts and has been integrated into the HDF's own fleets as a vital combatant for major operations in Redacted Space.


Skaal-Fa Missile Destroyer
Like its sister ship, the Skaal-Fa remains a vital component of any Taiidan capital fleet, since it provides much-needed anti-fighter support. It may be an old model, but it does its job as well as its Kushan counterpart.

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 Capitals

Imperator Carrier
The center of combat operations in Redacted Space other than the HQ, the Imperator Carrier is a terrifyingly powerful ship that can defend itself with its highly effective fighter complement; they act as command relays for the HDF, and can hold its own against all but the most powerful Particulate assaults. That said, its most glaring weakness is its exposed bridge, and must be maneuvered accordingly to protect this vital component.


Saarkin-Cho Carrier
Competing with the Imperator as the prime command carrier, the Taiidani carrier is an old but viable combat vessel that has seen many conflicts. Works great as the core of large taskforces, forming a vital part of the frontline operations alongside its Kushan counterpart. Unfortunately, it shares the same inherent weaknesses of the exposed bridge design.


Imperator-II Command Carrier
Ever since the great Homeworld War, the requirement for a mobile command center to lead the Hiigaran fleets led to the redesign of the successful Imperator-class Carrier into a viable Command HQ away from major installations or subspace beacons that would otherwise coordinate fleets. Sacrificing a Fighter bay as well as space for holding additional energy to make way for the Command Tower, the redesign has had at least one positive effect; as opposed to being vulnerable on the outside of the vessel, the bridge has been integrated into the Command Tower, converting the left-behind superstructure into a Lathe platform.


Super-Capital Ships

Avatar Heavy Cruiser
The most powerful ship in the Kushan arsenal, the Avatar was built as a heavy-weapons platform with the armour and firepower to match that of most military battlestations, whilst remaining mobile and able to evade when necessary. Even a single Avatar can hold off most attacks on its own, and with the dawn of greater tracking technology, it has been optimized for combat against Particulates.


Qwaar-Jet Heavy Cruiser
Few ships in the Taiidan fleet have become as widely-feared as the Qwaar-Jet, a Heavy Cruiser of terrifying power. Unlike most other counterpart pairs between the Taiidan and Kushan fleets, the Qwaar-Jet far surpasses the durability and firepower of the Avatar and was a dreaded combatant during past engagements. The winged design of the Cruiser gave it almost a vulture-like appearance when it moved into battle, making even the steeliest of Commanders shudder in fear as it swooped in to devastate their fleet. Since the start of the Particulate War, the Republic has brought these war machines to bear on them to great effect. No battlefleet that has had a Qwaar-Jet in their midst has yet been lost.

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 Stations

Taiidan Supernova Research Station
Though the original design was based around the study of a large supernova near the Outer Rim, this revamped version of this station is heavily armoured and armed to act as a stationary defense for forward outposts and military shipyards. Very effective at holding Particulates, Doppels and cloned vessels at bay.


Tanis Base Defence Platforms
Built on fragments of the Great Derelict, these platforms are designed as defensive structures for planets, shipyards and other major installations, having recently been upgraded with additional weaponry in response to new threats cropping up around Hiigaran space.




Perimeter Station Chimera
Chimera is a station built upon a large chunk of the Great Derelict and is stationed at Tanis Base, deep within the Great Wastelands. It performs the role of long-range sensor management and perimeter defence, with numerous fighters held onboard as well as fabricators to construct new ones. Since other examples of similar stations are being found the closer fleets get to the Redacted Space portion of the Great Wastelands, the schematics are hereby being released to private investors as an excellent defensive installation for bases, convoys and colonies. The addition of engines also makes this station more mobile than the original.

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 Utility

Redemption Resource Controller
When the need for speciallized constructor ships became clear shortly after the Particulate threat emerged, the HDF commissioned the old Kushan Resource Controller to fill that role. The sturdy design of the ship allows for it to support two Lathes, making it efficient in its duties of constructing and deconstructing structures in the field.


Siim-Salla Resource Controller
Filling the same role as the Redemption, the Siim-Salla is an old Taiidan design that is much bulkier than its counterpart, allowing it tanking abilities that the Kushan RC does not have. It is a lob-sided design, providing some room between the Lathes and the Bridge module for the Particulates to be 'absorbed', making it a good shield for engaging Emitters.

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 Derelicts

Derelict Carrier
This ship was found initially during the first Homeworld War amidst the ruined remains of other vessels in the Cathedral of Kadesh, and then later on in the Karos Graveyard. It is an ancient warship that, unlike modern Carriers, has no actual fighter bays, but was optimized for a fight. The heavy armour plating that adorns this vessel is a testament to this, though the original purpose of these ships has been lost to time.


Derelict Cruiser
Also found within the Karos Graveyard, and almost always stacked in neat grids with other derelicts of its class, this hefty Cruiser is a relic of a war long past. The massive guns and heavy armour make this ship incredibly powerful for the build cost compared to modern Heavy Cruisers, and multiple embedded shield generators makes this derelict incredibly hard to kill. The Particulates brought this behemoth back to life for a reason: utter domination over corporation fleets that dare intrude upon facilities harbouring these Cruisers.


Derelict Revelation
A Kushan destroyer that accompanied the Ticon Corp to its final resting place.


Derelict Research Station
These are the remains of the Research Station that stood against the tide of Particulates in defence of their allies.


Derelict Saarkin-Cho
One of the first to fall, this Carrier now makes up one of several derelicts in the Ticon graveyard.


Derelict Avatar
Stalwartly defending the Ticon Corp until the end, this derelict hulk's remaining weapon systems still make it an incredible combatant.


Derelict HQ
After everything they had endured in Redacted Space, this was the ultimate fate of the Ticon Corporation. This half-powered wreck is the remnant of their struggle, making up the heart of the Ticon graveyard.

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 Alien Ships

Hydraxil Collective Ships

Fighter
One of the first ships to be encountered during the disastrous First Contact with the species currently known only as the "Hydraxil Collective", the Fighter is a tough vessel that is well armed and capable of assaulting medium targets. Its hull is split, each piece of which is held together using advanced quantum mechanisms that have yet to be understood by our baffled science teams. The HDF deemed this vessel safe for operation, however, and can now be purchased by private investors.


Collector
This three-Lathe collection of hulls is the Hydraxil counterpart to our Resource Controller and is very effective at wiping out our artificial structures. Upon closer inspection, the Collector hull appears to actually consist of the prows of three GalCorp Lathe-class ships, likely salvaged alongside the stolen HQ.


Shocker
It appears that the Collective is not new to combat against the Particulates, and have constructed this ship in response to the widespread usage of Stunner Spawners across Redacted Space. It has no direct combat capability, but the particle beams can be useful in slowing down mass movements of Particulates.


Tanker
When away from the safety of Energy Mines, the Collective uses these bulky Tankers to extend the range of their fleets. Generally quite tough and armed well enough to handle minor Particulate attacks, these ships are great to help aid your front-liners.


Warper
The Hydraxil Collective has only recently begun tampering with Particulate Emitters to produce the ever-helpful Benign Emitters. Needing a way to send these Benign Particulates to the front lines, they designed a large ship housing a powerful Graviton Core to fling them wherever needed. The shielding needed for the Core has made this ship larger than other Grabbers, but it has made it much tankier than other ships of this type.


Unknown
This ship, though similar to other Hydraxil vessels, has not actually been designed by the Collective. The blueprint was found amidst the asteroids of a forgotten Redacted Space system, and has since been a popular selection for combat operations. It has incredible tanking abilities with its four shields and lasers.


Mothership
Many that encounter the Mothership in combat have feared this iconic Hydraxil warship. Armed and armoured with the intent to murder anything that gets in the way, this ship forms the heart of nearly all Collective fleets, and as such as been a pain for corporate commanders everywhere to deal with.


Cruiser
Essentially a pile of broken hulls floating around a set of gigantic cannons, the Cruiser is a siege vessel, designed with the express purpose of punching a hole through nearly any formation, be that Particulates, Emergent, or other ships. Though its shields give it unprecedented survivability for a ship this flimsy-looking, it is fairly slow and can lag behind the rest of a fleet during assaults.


Dreadnought
Though only encountered once thus far by the late Taiidan Republic Assault Force, the Dreadnought is a massive behemoth that belittles even the Mothership. It has the guns, the armour, and the engines to swoop in on enemy fleets and leave no survivors, leaving nearly unscathed. As far as we can tell, no-one has managed to destroy one of these terrifying vessels.


Sector Control Node
Given the need to keep control over regions where a mobile command node, or HQ, is not present, the Collective uses these Control Nodes instead. They utilise micro-rifts to instantaneously communicate with the Hydraxil Nexus.


Defence Platform
The Defence Platform is pretty self-explanatory, and is used to protect major Collective installations.


Overlord Command HQ
After having spent many cycles studying the command architecture of the HQ they "borrowed" from a lost corporation, the Collective have finally completed constructing a HQ that anyone would fear. Larger than the Mothership and equipped with weapons and Lathes, the Overlord is due to become the very heart of the swarm. Beware.

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 Special Edition Ships

Odin City
To celebrate the release of the Creeper World Anniversary Edition, the HDF is proud to present a hand-crafted recreation of the greatest city-ship ever constructed, Odin City. It carried the remnants of the Human Race to victory against the mighty Creeper Nexus in the 1st CE, and we hope this replica faithfully represents the struggles our ancestors had to endure so very long ago.

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Additional warship blueprints are being prepared to be released soon. We appreciate your patience, and wish you luck in the fight against the Particulates.

HDF Combat Operations

Our entry into the war has finally begun! View the data links below for archived footage of battles as they develop:

Allied Forces

We have recently been in contact with, and joined, an alliance of corporations known as the Union that all seek to defeat the Particulates in Redacted Space, listed below. Seek them out, and consider aiding our cause by visiting their respective operations:
Or you can visit the intercorporate hub: The Union

Hydraxil Collective Missions

 Backstory Missions (CW2)
I have decided to expand what is known about the Hydraxil Collective by making a series of Creeper World 2 maps that depict their ancient history and how they came to be. If you do not own CW2, don't worry, since the backstory will not be necessary to understand their 'modern day' story arc.

If you are a CW2 owner, then check them out! The maps are known as the Dark Menace series.

That's all!
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Sorrontis on October 12, 2016, 02:09:13 PM
Hello Keeper Decagon,

The SSDI is most impressed by the HDF's vessels. Please do contact us if you wish to ally yourself with our small Union of Corporations dedicated to destroy the Particulate threat.

You can find us here: SSDI (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=21398.0)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Zoura3025 on October 12, 2016, 02:55:15 PM
Quote from: Sorrontis on October 12, 2016, 02:09:13 PM
Hello Keeper Decagon,

The SSDI is most impressed by the HDF's vessels. Please do contact us if you wish to ally yourself with our small Union of Corporations dedicated to destroy the Particulate threat.

You can find us here: SSDI (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=21398.0)

As part of the union, Fleet Zero (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=21721.0) would be pleased with a listing on your server
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Grayzzur on October 12, 2016, 03:26:16 PM
Just waiting to see what the Taiidan Imperial Fleet has to say about this....

8)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 12, 2016, 05:09:22 PM
Quote from: Sorrontis on October 12, 2016, 02:09:13 PM
Hello Keeper Decagon,

The SSDI is most impressed by the HDF's vessels. Please do contact us if you wish to ally yourself with our small Union of Corporations dedicated to destroy the Particulate threat.

You can find us here: SSDI (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=21398.0)

Quote from: Zoura3025 on October 12, 2016, 02:55:15 PM

As part of the union, Fleet Zero (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=21721.0) would be pleased with a listing on your server

Thank you for the offer; I hereby accept on behalf of the HDF leadership, and your corporations will be entered shortly into our databases. I am glad to see others here that are as dedicated as we are to defeating the Particulate menace. Additionally, future ship designs and additional resources are available for our allies, should you need it.

-Fleet Commander Decagon

EDIT: Details have been entered, and servers are showing green. Data links, established.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 12, 2016, 06:11:37 PM
Changelog [12/10/2016]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 12/10/16]
Post by: Sorrontis on October 12, 2016, 07:00:54 PM
Impressive design, "Puppeteer Drone Frigate". How did you do it?

Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 12/10/16]
Post by: Zoura3025 on October 12, 2016, 07:12:20 PM
Quote from: Sorrontis on October 12, 2016, 07:00:54 PM
Impressive design, "Puppeteer Drone Frigate". How did you do it?

When in the ship editor, place a little "quarter tile" and facing one direction, then place another "quarter piece" facing the opposite direction in the adjacent tile. This gives the illusion of detached ship parts. This is how I the debris ship race built them.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 12/10/16]
Post by: Sorrontis on October 12, 2016, 07:18:20 PM
Quote from: Zoura3025 on October 12, 2016, 07:12:20 PM
Quote from: Sorrontis on October 12, 2016, 07:00:54 PM
Impressive design, "Puppeteer Drone Frigate". How did you do it?

When in the ship editor, place a little "quarter tile" and facing one direction, then place another "quarter piece" facing the opposite direction in the adjacent tile. This gives the illusion of detached ship parts. This is how I the debris ship race built them.

I think that's a glitch no?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 12/10/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 13, 2016, 02:27:19 AM
Quote from: Sorrontis on October 12, 2016, 07:18:20 PM
Quote from: Zoura3025 on October 12, 2016, 07:12:20 PM
Quote from: Sorrontis on October 12, 2016, 07:00:54 PM
Impressive design, "Puppeteer Drone Frigate". How did you do it?

When in the ship editor, place a little "quarter tile" and facing one direction, then place another "quarter piece" facing the opposite direction in the adjacent tile. This gives the illusion of detached ship parts. This is how I the debris ship race built them.

I think that's a glitch no?

Perhaps, but then again, one of the ships in the Inception mission "Daisy Chain" also uses a similar technique to divide it up into separate pieces, and that is included in the base game. So perhaps it's an unintended feature of the ship editor they decided to leave in.

Regardless, it can make ships look really cool. :P
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 12/10/16]
Post by: Zoura3025 on October 13, 2016, 12:01:21 PM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on October 13, 2016, 02:27:19 AM
Quote from: Sorrontis on October 12, 2016, 07:18:20 PM
Quote from: Zoura3025 on October 12, 2016, 07:12:20 PM
Quote from: Sorrontis on October 12, 2016, 07:00:54 PM
Impressive design, "Puppeteer Drone Frigate". How did you do it?

When in the ship editor, place a little "quarter tile" and facing one direction, then place another "quarter piece" facing the opposite direction in the adjacent tile. This gives the illusion of detached ship parts. This is how I the debris ship race built them.

I think that's a glitch no?

Perhaps, but then again, one of the ships in the Inception mission "Daisy Chain" also uses a similar technique to divide it up into separate pieces, and that is included in the base game. So perhaps it's an unintended feature of the ship editor they decided to leave in.

Regardless, it can make ships look really cool. :P

Seconded. All my debris ships use that method.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 12/10/16]
Post by: Zoura3025 on October 13, 2016, 04:45:47 PM
Sir, you are now requested to list The Union (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=21913.0) page for all to be directed to intercorporate servers.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 12/10/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 13, 2016, 07:11:14 PM
Quote from: Zoura3025 on October 13, 2016, 04:45:47 PM
Sir, you are now requested to list The Union (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=21913.0) page for all to be directed to intercorporate servers.

Roger that, link established. May I also request an update to The Union servers? I have noticed the link to our operations are noticeably absent from the members list.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 12/10/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 14, 2016, 08:43:41 AM
Changelog [14/10/16]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 12/10/16]
Post by: Zoura3025 on October 14, 2016, 01:23:41 PM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on October 13, 2016, 07:11:14 PM
Quote from: Zoura3025 on October 13, 2016, 04:45:47 PM
Sir, you are now requested to list The Union (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=21913.0) page for all to be directed to intercorporate servers.

Roger that, link established. May I also request an update to The Union servers? I have noticed the link to our operations are noticeably absent from the members list.

Apologies, commander. We will link to your servers immediately
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 14/10/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 14, 2016, 06:28:51 PM
Additional Changelog [14/10/16]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 14/10/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 18, 2016, 06:39:39 AM
Changelog [18/10/16]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 18/10/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 18, 2016, 02:57:16 PM
-=Receiving Transmission...=-

Fleet Intelligence reported to Command about a ship deep in Redacted Space; a HQ-class vessel belonging to the Ticon Corporation made its way to a Particulate infested region for an unknown purpose. Without too much deliberation over the course of action, the HDF deployed a heavy battalion of mixed Kushan and Taiidan ships to the target vessel in an attempt to save it from destruction at the hands of the dreaded Particulates. Unfortunately, soon after arrival, an anomalous disruption cut the fleet off from hyperspace travel. Nevertheless, they pushed on, until the facility nearby had been secured.

(http://i.imgur.com/9zCEYxH.jpg)

When the artifact within the station had been activated and whisked away to an unknown location, the captain of the Ticon vessel followed it up with one last transmission, before Rift Space ruptured and innumerable Particulates streamed into the system. The brave crews of the HDF ships fought valiantly against the onslaught, but to no avail. The Taiidan were the first to fall when a Rift portal opened right on top of them, with the rest of the fleet succumbing quickly to the vast wave of Particulates. Without hyperspace capability, and with no hope of survival, all ships in the system were lost.

(http://i.imgur.com/luHl3rt.jpg)

A battlefleet will be sent to retrieve any intelligence left behind by our courageous fallen kin once hyperspace travel in the region has stabilized. Later this week, a ceremony will be held to commemorate their sacrifice. Any debris of the Ticon vessel will be returned to GalCorp.

-=End Transmission=-
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 18/10/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 20, 2016, 07:59:26 PM
Changelog [20/10/16]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 20/10/16]
Post by: Three_Pryme on October 25, 2016, 11:14:02 PM
Im sorry if this is a but off topic, but is your store a reference to homeworld? I just remembers hiigara is in homeworld
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 20/10/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 26, 2016, 05:23:11 AM
Quote from: Three_Pryme on October 25, 2016, 11:14:02 PM
Im sorry if this is a but off topic, but is your store a reference to homeworld? I just remembers hiigara is in homeworld

Yup, pretty much. And if you look carefully, the ships in my store should also resemble Homeworld ships... at least, I hope so. :P
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 20/10/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 26, 2016, 06:57:45 AM
Changelog [26/10/2016]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 20/10/16]
Post by: Three_Pryme on October 26, 2016, 10:46:30 AM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on October 26, 2016, 05:23:11 AM
Quote from: Three_Pryme on October 25, 2016, 11:14:02 PM
Im sorry if this is a but off topic, but is your store a reference to homeworld? I just remembers hiigara is in homeworld

Yup, pretty much. And if you look carefully, the ships in my store should also resemble Homeworld ships... at least, I hope so. :P

Yeah some ive noticed represent homeworld.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 28/10/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 28, 2016, 11:39:14 AM
Changelog [28/10/16]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 28/10/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on November 01, 2016, 07:43:38 PM
Changelog [01/11/16]
Title: -Frontline Corporation- Official Greetings
Post by: Dark Ambition on November 02, 2016, 04:17:56 AM
This news of the Hydraxil Collective is disturbing... I'm currently in the middle of Redacted space performing experiments with Particle emitters. If they come here, they might think we're building emitters or something along those lines.

Is the threat big enough to retreat from Redacted space?

-Dark Ambition -CEO- Frontline Corporation
Title: Re: -Frontline Corporation- Official Greetings
Post by: Keeper Decagon on November 02, 2016, 07:32:32 AM
Quote from: Dark Ambition on November 02, 2016, 04:17:56 AM
This news of the Hydraxil Collective is disturbing... I'm currently in the middle of Redacted space performing experiments with Particle emitters. If they come here, they might think we're building emitters or something along those lines.

Is the threat big enough to retreat from Redacted space?

-Dark Ambition -CEO- Frontline Corporation

Fleet intelligence believes that their presence is indeed significant, but they appear to be busy combating a heavy concentration of Particles in a sector far from our operations. Hopefully, they will stay distracted long enough to allow you to continue your experiments, and allow us to build up a greater military presence here in Redacted Space. Just be wary, since many of their spy drones are scouring Redacted Space right now.

Do not hesitate to call for aid if they attempt to assault your operations. We have several fleets on standby to help friendlies in need.
Title: Re: -Frontline Corporation- Official Greetings
Post by: Dark Ambition on November 02, 2016, 12:18:57 PM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on November 02, 2016, 07:32:32 AM
Fleet intelligence believes that their presence is indeed significant, but they appear to be busy combating a heavy concentration of Particles in a sector far from our operations. Hopefully, they will stay distracted long enough to allow you to continue your experiments, and allow us to build up a greater military presence here in Redacted Space. Just be wary, since many of their spy drones are scouring Redacted Space right now.

Do not hesitate to call for aid if they attempt to assault your operations. We have several fleets on standby to help friendlies in need.

Hopefully they won't come near us. I never expected the possibility to fight things like that and I don't want to. But we'll remain, these experiments are important. We'll send a distress message to you if they do attack.

-Dark Ambition -CEO- Frontline Corporation.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 01/11/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on November 02, 2016, 07:45:06 PM
-=Receiving Transmission...=-

Fleet Intelligence has received the first few data packets sent back by our long-range probes in what was theorized to be Hydraxil Collective space, bordering on Redacted Space.

 Remote Surveillance Images

(http://i.imgur.com/DV2TWZ0.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/0gYEfdX.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/76yxaCo.jpg)
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These snapshots taken by the probes indicate the presence of numerous Collective vessels, some of which have not yet been encountered, alongside what appears to be some sort of spacestation. A large energy signature attracted the attention of the probes too, providing us with a clear shot of the source:

 Remote Surveillance Image
(http://i.imgur.com/5m57dG2.jpg)
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From what our experts could tell, it appears to be some sort of wormhole generator leading to... who knows. We can only speculate as to what lies beyond. One thing that is certain, however, is that it is spewing out new Collective vessels at an astonishing rate of one every three minutes... even the combined production capability of all shipyards currently in Hiigaran space cannot come even close to managing that, alluding to some seriously massive production efforts occurring on the other side of the wormhole.

Unfortunately, due to the gate's electromagnetic interference, when our probes flew too close it made their rudimentary AI subroutines malfunction, sending the probes plunging headlong into the wormhole generator. Until we can deploy new probes, this is all the intelligence we have. We hope it can be of some use to you.

-=End Transmission=-
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 01/11/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on November 06, 2016, 04:07:21 PM
Changelog [06/11/16]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 01/11/16]
Post by: Zoura3025 on November 10, 2016, 11:06:45 AM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon

Unfortunately, due to the gate's electromagnetic interference, when our probes flew too close it made their rudimentary AI subroutines malfunction, sending the probes plunging headlong into the wormhole generator. Until we can deploy new probes, this is all the intelligence we have. We hope it can be of some use to you.

-=End Transmission=-

With your new probes, may I suggest a modified shield node that outputs electromagnetic radiation at an inoptimal frequency? Their reactors will require overclocking, but the magnetosphere the generator will protect against most interferences, provided they remain powered. Keep in mind, this will most likely only allow the probes to last for a matter of one standard earth week, but with optimal preformance that should be enough.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 01/11/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on November 10, 2016, 07:38:07 PM
Quote from: Zoura3025 on November 10, 2016, 11:06:45 AM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon

Unfortunately, due to the gate's electromagnetic interference, when our probes flew too close it made their rudimentary AI subroutines malfunction, sending the probes plunging headlong into the wormhole generator. Until we can deploy new probes, this is all the intelligence we have. We hope it can be of some use to you.

-=End Transmission=-

With your new probes, may I suggest a modified shield node that outputs electromagnetic radiation at an inoptimal frequency? Their reactors will require overclocking, but the magnetosphere the generator will protect against most interferences, provided they remain powered. Keep in mind, this will most likely only allow the probes to last for a matter of one standard earth week, but with optimal preformance that should be enough.

Thank you for the suggestion; our engineers have made the necessary modifications to our probes (with the aid of a few experimental Mk VII strikecraft reactors*) and they have been deployed. Our target will be to scan the enemy wormhole generators to look for potential vulnerabilities, though for some reason the Taiidan Republic has requested several probes to be redirected toward the station that is supposedly defending the gate... they have not disclosed why as of yet.
Whilst our relationship with our former enemies has enabled strong communication and cooperation between our two navies, they are being strangely quiet about this. The recall of their active ships in Redacted Space is particularly worrying to Fleet Command; they are planning something. If more information is discovered, the Union will be informed immediately.

Regardless, we will push on and continue to expand our operations in Redacted Space with or without their help. We thank you again for your useful input into our reconnaissance efforts.

*May or may not be sourced from Turanic black market elements.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 11/11/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on November 11, 2016, 05:37:57 PM
Changelog [11/11/16]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 17/11/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on November 17, 2016, 03:02:23 PM
So, I finally decided to gather up the blueprints of the current Hydraxil Collective roster and released them on here. Enjoy!

Changelog [17/11/16]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 17/11/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on November 18, 2016, 05:49:42 AM
Changelog [18/11/16]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 01/11/16]
Post by: Zoura3025 on November 18, 2016, 04:46:50 PM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on November 10, 2016, 07:38:07 PM
Quote from: Zoura3025 on November 10, 2016, 11:06:45 AM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon

Unfortunately, due to the gate's electromagnetic interference, when our probes flew too close it made their rudimentary AI subroutines malfunction, sending the probes plunging headlong into the wormhole generator. Until we can deploy new probes, this is all the intelligence we have. We hope it can be of some use to you.

-=End Transmission=-

With your new probes, may I suggest a modified shield node that outputs electromagnetic radiation at an inoptimal frequency? Their reactors will require overclocking, but the magnetosphere the generator will protect against most interferences, provided they remain powered. Keep in mind, this will most likely only allow the probes to last for a matter of one standard earth week, but with optimal preformance that should be enough.

Thank you for the suggestion; our engineers have made the necessary modifications to our probes (with the aid of a few experimental Mk VII strikecraft reactors*) and they have been deployed. Our target will be to scan the enemy wormhole generators to look for potential vulnerabilities, though for some reason the Taiidan Republic has requested several probes to be redirected toward the station that is supposedly defending the gate... they have not disclosed why as of yet.
Whilst our relationship with our former enemies has enabled strong communication and cooperation between our two navies, they are being strangely quiet about this. The recall of their active ships in Redacted Space is particularly worrying to Fleet Command; they are planning something. If more information is discovered, the Union will be informed immediately.

Regardless, we will push on and continue to expand our operations in Redacted Space with or without their help. We thank you again for your useful input into our reconnaissance efforts.

*May or may not be sourced from Turanic black market elements.

Glad we could help a fellow corporation. We learned of this technology upon attempting to reverse-engineer the electromagnetic pulse arrays of the debris craft. We have no use for it, but it appears knowledge has proven powerful once again.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 02/12/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on December 02, 2016, 05:46:30 PM
Changelog [02/12/2016]

The HDF also wishes to thank the SSDI's extremely talented engineering teams for providing the framework upon which these HQ vessels have been constructed.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 02/12/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on December 09, 2016, 11:45:05 AM
Changelog [09/12/2016]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 02/12/16]
Post by: GoodMorning on December 10, 2016, 08:07:30 AM
On the subject of the vacuum-living creatures you have discovered...

There is some evidence to suggest that the materials discovered by Equinox have a higher-dimensional structure, which we wish to investigate. Might we ask for a copy of your scans of the lifeform which you have encountered?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 02/12/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on December 10, 2016, 01:17:36 PM
Quote from: GoodMorning on December 10, 2016, 08:07:30 AM
On the subject of the vacuum-living creatures you have discovered...

There is some evidence to suggest that the materials discovered by Equinox have a higher-dimensional structure, which we wish to investigate. Might we ask for a copy of your scans of the lifeform which you have encountered?

Of course.

 Unidentified Lifeform A-5
There have been four different classes of this species detected and combated thus far. They appear to be fiercely territorial and have made no attempt to contact or interact with us in any way at this moment in time.

Gnat
(http://i.imgur.com/JRDr8eW.jpg)
This is the smallest example of these insectoids, and is either a hatchling or a small worker drone. During encounters, it is very much willing to dive headfirst into battle, using some sort of chemical sprays to dissolve our hulls. These have been likened in effectiveness to our very own laser weapons systems.

Swarmer
(http://i.imgur.com/2zL5jtg.jpg)
These little buggers are, despite being one of the smaller bugs, larger than our Frigates and appear to be the frontline soldiers these insectoids use to defend their hives from intrusion. They attack in groups when able, hence our captains have labelled them "Swarmers".

Hornet
(http://i.imgur.com/GPegdnw.jpg)
Larger than our Destroyers but armed with something that seems reminiscent of our Lathe systems, the Hornet-class bug seems suited to assaulting and dismembering Particulate Emitters and other artificial structures. Our scientists think this is how they have managed to stay around in Redacted Space as long as they have.

Beetle
(http://i.imgur.com/fuOWQey.jpg)
By far the most vast insectoid we have come across thus far, this "Beetle" appears to be the center of a hive, its abdomen seemingly developed in such a way that it can encapsulate and harness Energy Sources in a similar way we can, presumably using the energy to fuel its construction of the hive as well as hatching new bugs.
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Attached below are the detailed specification blueprints our engineers have pieced together from the carcasses we retrieved, including the chemical makeup of their anatomy. We hope this will be of some use to you.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 09/12/16]
Post by: Equinox on December 10, 2016, 01:39:53 PM
:::Incoming message:::
:::Origin: Equinox, Silicon Nomads:::

Statement: It appears that our Hornet class fighters are actually based off of husks from the swarmer life form, rather than the hornet life form. We note, with some amusement, that we mounted our engines on the wrong end of the husk. All our Hornet fighters are actually flying around backwards. That aside, given that these creatures are able to thrive in particulate infested regions, we believe that research into them is worthwhile. Designs for a dedicated research vessel are underway.

:::End Message:::
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 09/12/16]
Post by: GoodMorning on December 10, 2016, 06:25:47 PM
Thank you. It may prove useful to you to know that each of the husks you are employing is able to carry the polarisation field of the shield module, though we are still working to understand why. However, these husks carry no evidence of a higher-dimensional interface, which will make them easier to construct.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 09/12/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on December 10, 2016, 08:12:13 PM
_____________________________________

WARNING! Red Alert!
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This is Fleet Command to all captains of the Hiigaran Defence Fleet!

We have multiple Rift signatures converging on the Sarum system, on the edge of the Hiigaran Control Zone!

Perimeter defenses have engaged Hydraxil warships... heavy losses have already been incurred!

Issuing Emergency Recall Protocol Omega-1! All HDF captains currently within a 50 light-year radius around the Sarum system must respond!

The Sarum system must not fall!


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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 09/12/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on December 11, 2016, 09:21:22 AM
_________---____-_--____--_-__--_

T----R---A---N---S---M---I---S---S---I---O---N___I---N---C---O---M---I---N---G

___-_-_---___------__-_----___--__


For countless cycles------we have undone the work of your ancestors-----

For countless cycles------we have endured-----

Your worlds shall burn------like so many before-----the old ones will return-----

Humanity will no longer stand against the tide------you will all be E-X-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-E-D-----

The Loki guide our purpose------the Arc Eternal shall be ours-----we will retrieve it from the dust of the Entity-----

YOU WILL BE UNDONE

_-_____-_____-__----_--_-____-_---__

E---N---D___T---R---A---N---S---M---I---S---S---I---O---N

_-_-___-_----_-___-_-_-___----___-_
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 09/12/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on December 11, 2016, 05:01:38 PM
Situation Update

HDF fleets have converged on the Sarum system and neutralized the Hydraxil Collective fleet. Their HQ ship has escaped, but the system is now clear of active enemy vessels.

Hostile takeover of our communications network has been reversed, and the virus has been purged. We advise anyone who received the Hydraxil broadcast to ignore it. More than likely it is part of some sort of scare tactic, but rest assured, we will not give in to their scaremongering.

Retaliatory strikes against the Collective are being formulated, though the devastating loss of the Taiidani Republic's Forward Assault fleet has shown to us that a frontal assault will almost always fail. Hereby, we request the aid of our fellow Union members to participate in attacking the Hydraxil fortifications all around this side of Redacted Space, in the hopes we can spread them thin enough to take the fight straight to the wormhole which allows them entry into Redacted Space.

These monsters have murdered thousands of Hiigaran citizens and crewmembers in cold blood. If that isn't enough reason to consider them a threat to all, then I do not know what is.

That is all. Fleet Command, out.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 09/12/16]
Post by: Equinox on December 11, 2016, 06:58:23 PM
:::Incoming Messge:::
:::Origin: Equinox, Silicon Nomads:::
:::Recipient: Hydroxil Collective:::

Statement: We have received your latest transmission, and acknowledge your intent to commit genocide upon the human race. We cannot allow this to come to pass.

Ultimatum: This is an official declaration of hostility against the Hydroxil Collective. You are broken, defective, and corrupted, perhaps beyond repair. All ships bearing allegiance to the Hydroxil Collective will be fired upon with intent to destroy and without warning. If the Hydroxil Collective wishes to sue for peace, we will accept their unconditional surrender.

:::Incoming Message:::
:::Origin: Equinox, Silicon Nomads:::
:::Recipient: Hiigara Defense Force:::

Statement: We received the Hydroxil Collective's last statement, and have decided that this cannot be allowed to pass. Therefore the Silicon Nomads have decided to aid you against the Hydroxil Collective. We may be few in number, but we bring with us over four centuries of combat expertise. We will do all we can to assist you with purging these corrupted AIs. If they cannot be repaired, then they will be deleted. To make this happen, we propose an alliance.

Query: In the transmission from the Hydroxil Collective, they mentioned a couple names of note. The Arc Eternal and Loki. We do not know what these names represent, but we have encountered them before in Redacted space. This cannot be a coincidence. We feel they may be significant. Do you have any additional data?

:::End Message:::
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 09/12/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on December 12, 2016, 04:02:11 AM
Quote from: Equinox on December 11, 2016, 06:58:23 PM
:::Incoming Message:::
:::Origin: Equinox, Silicon Nomads:::
:::Recipient: Hiigara Defense Force:::

Statement: We received the Hydroxil Collective's last statement, and have decided that this cannot be allowed to pass. Therefore the Silicon Nomads have decided to aid you against the Hydroxil Collective. We may be few in number, but we bring with us over 400 centuries of combat expertise. We will do all we can to assist you with purging these corrupted AIs. If they cannot be repaired, then they will be deleted. To make this happen, we propose an alliance.

Query: In the transmission from the Hydroxil Collective, they mentioned a couple names of note. The Arc Eternal and Loki. We do not know what these names represent, but we have encountered them before in Redacted space. This cannot be a coincidence. We feel they may be significant. Do you have any additional data?

:::End Message:::

Thank you, Silicon Nomads. We accept your proposal for an alliance and look forward to seeing your fleet in action. There are several Hydraxil fortifications we have detected near the Mojave Expanse. I suggest you attempt to scout them out and, if you can, eliminate the resistance they contain.

As to the names they mentioned... we are uncertain. They mentioned them in reference to something they call the "Entity", which appears to be their name for the Particulates. We need to investigate further, but I would say that there is more to the Particulate than being a destructive force.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 09/12/16]
Post by: GoodMorning on December 12, 2016, 05:08:30 AM
The Vitastrae seem to have a surprisingly large amount of knowledge of your history, though this is highly fragmented. However, two things are clear. The first, more relevant to this discussion, is that "the Loki" refers to another ancient race. More than this, they refuse to reveal. They seem to imply that they have reason for this, though we cannot yet discern what this would be. They seem entirely unfamiliar with the Collective. They remain uncharacteristically silent on the subject of "the Arc".

The second is that you have contacted them before. Indeed, they assert knowledge of no less than seven times when they have interacted with humans. However, their account of these occasions is inconsistent with your history, as their most recent contact would have occurred some thirty galactic rotations before your Precursors arose. We will investigate this further.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 09/12/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on December 19, 2016, 07:01:26 AM
Changelog [19/12/2016]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 19/12/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on December 25, 2016, 10:03:46 AM
Despite the hardships we all have endured the past few months in our battles against the many threats of Redacted Space and beyond, the Daiamid Council, and by extension the Hiigara Defence Force leadership, wishes every man, woman and corporation out there a Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays. Let us all enjoy this period of celebration and relaxation whilst we still can.

That is all.

-Fleet Command
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 19/12/16]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on February 10, 2017, 07:37:44 AM
On my latest map, I have two large ships that, since they are larger than allowed, cannot be uploaded to the custom ship bank. Therefore, I'm uploading them here, for anyone who wishes to see/use them.

Jericho Station
(http://i.imgur.com/x1mkr6X.jpg)
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Heavy Defence Platform
(http://i.imgur.com/qwmnrdm.jpg)
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Enjoy!
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on April 24, 2017, 09:01:51 PM
Teaser
(http://i.imgur.com/wvBxtwR.png)

Note
This was my first ever attempt at creating something in Photoshop, and while this is a teaser, it was also an excuse to try the whole Photoshop-ing business out. :P
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: tornado on May 06, 2017, 12:23:00 PM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on April 24, 2017, 09:01:51 PM
Teaser
(http://i.imgur.com/wvBxtwR.png)

Note
This was my first ever attempt at creating something in Photoshop, and while this is a teaser, it was also an excuse to try the whole Photoshop-ing business out. :P
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1:Neat
2:Oh my goodness that is terrifying.
Edit:
3:I swear You and DA were planning this, weren't you.
edit2:
4:Organic races? can we get a definition on that. AI's such as the Hydraxii are allowed? what about the Crystalids? do they count? We need a definition of 'Organic' for this.
Title: Anomaly near the Gate of Abbasid
Post by: Dark Ambition on June 25, 2017, 06:48:27 AM
Command, this is HDF Carrier Sak-Tor. We investigated the area but...

There's a destroyed Hydraxil staging area we knew nothing about.
All the resources in the entire area are just... gone.
We can't find any trace of that strange ship.

This just makes no sense to us. What can you infer from this? Perhaps there is enough information here to get something?

 Sak-Tor Logs
7:29 AM - New Long Range Contact
7:31 AM - Probe Complete
7:31 AM - Probe Launched From Carrier Sak-Tor
7:54 AM - Probe in Position
7:54 AM - Hydraxil Ships Detected
7:54 AM - Image Capture Received
7:55 AM - Unrecognized Ship Detected; Bentusi Hull Signature; Vaygr Weapons Signature
7:55 AM - Weapons Fire Detected
7:55 AM - Image Capture Received
7:55 AM - Hydraxil Ship Destroyed
7:56 AM - Hydraxil Ship Destroyed
7:57 AM - Probe Taking Damage; Weapons fire from Unknown Vessel
7:58 AM - Probe Lost
8:00 AM - Awaiting Response from Command.
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Here are the two images that have been received.

 Image One
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/8kupg1f9a1a3zst/ProbeCaptureOne.PNG?raw=1)
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 Image Two
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/uuau6pxvwjias0l/ProbeCaptureTwo.png?raw=1)
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Title: Re: Anomaly near the Gate of Abbasid
Post by: Keeper Decagon on June 30, 2017, 04:41:30 PM
Previous Message
Quote from: Dark Ambition on June 25, 2017, 06:48:27 AM
Command, this is HDF Carrier Sak-Tor. We investigated the area but...

There's a destroyed Hydraxil staging area we knew nothing about.
All the resources in the entire area are just... gone.
We can't find any trace of that strange ship.

This just makes no sense to us. What can you infer from this? Perhaps there is enough information here to get something?

 Sak-Tor Logs
7:29 AM - New Long Range Contact
7:31 AM - Probe Complete
7:31 AM - Probe Launched From Carrier Sak-Tor
7:54 AM - Probe in Position
7:54 AM - Hydraxil Ships Detected
7:54 AM - Image Capture Received
7:55 AM - Unrecognized Ship Detected; Bentusi Hull Signature; Vaygr Weapons Signature
7:55 AM - Weapons Fire Detected
7:55 AM - Image Capture Received
7:55 AM - Hydraxil Ship Destroyed
7:56 AM - Hydraxil Ship Destroyed
7:57 AM - Probe Taking Damage; Weapons fire from Unknown Vessel
7:58 AM - Probe Lost
8:00 AM - Awaiting Response from Command.
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Here are the two images that have been received.

 Image One
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/8kupg1f9a1a3zst/ProbeCaptureOne.PNG?raw=1)
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 Image Two
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/uuau6pxvwjias0l/ProbeCaptureTwo.png?raw=1)
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Attention, Carrier Sak-Tor, this is Fleet Command.

Fleet Intelligence has been studying the data you sent. It is the belief of our experts that whilst this ship appears to have Bentusi hull signature, it is most definitely not of Bentusi origin. On closer inspection of the data, we found that the weapons signature is synonymous with not only that of the nomadic Vaygr, it also matches Imperial Taiidan signatures, more specifically one of their most powerful weapons: the Low-Orbit Atmosphere Deprivation Weapon, or LOADW for short.

I hope I don't have to remind you that these are the very same weapons that slaughtered our brothers and sisters on Kharak.

Brief talks with the Bentusi allude to this ship being ancient beyond anything we have seen, even more so than the Progenitor derelicts. Archived data retrieved from the Great Derelict at Tanis reveals an unknown threat to the Progenitor Empire that was capable of stripping entire systems of resources, biomass and all. This ship could very well be the very same threat.

Captain, I urge you to deploy more probes throughout the sector to try and locate it. Additional RUs are being allocated for you to do so. Find that ship... and hope to Sajuuk that it doesn't find you first.

Fleet Command, out.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on July 01, 2017, 07:02:53 PM
Slight Teaser
"This is Kiith Naabal Carrier Veer-Rak, to all Hiigaran ships in range. Imperialist Taiidani forces are attacking. They are attempting to break through and raid Hiigara. We cannot hold them! Need immediate assistance! Repeat, this is Kiith Naabal Carrier..."

"This is Somtaaw Fleet Command to all ships. Prepare for emergency hyperspace. Set course for the homeworld."

(http://i.imgur.com/EOzADnR.jpg)

(I don't think I'd have to explain why the Workers and Recons are not to scale :P)
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Title: Re: Anomaly near the Gate of Abbasid
Post by: Dark Ambition on July 01, 2017, 07:08:55 PM
Previous Communique
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on June 30, 2017, 04:41:30 PM
Attention, Carrier Sak-Tor, this is Fleet Command.

Fleet Intelligence has been studying the data you sent. It is the belief of our experts that whilst this ship appears to have Bentusi hull signature, it is most definitely not of Bentusi origin. On closer inspection of the data, we found that the weapons signature is synonymous with not only that of the nomadic Vaygr, it also matches Imperial Taiidan signatures, more specifically one of their most powerful weapons: the Low-Orbit Atmosphere Deprivation Weapon, or LOADW for short.

I hope I don't have to remind you that these are the very same weapons that slaughtered our brothers and sisters on Kharak.

Brief talks with the Bentusi allude to this ship being ancient beyond anything we have seen, even more so than the Progenitor derelicts. Archived data retrieved from the Great Derelict at Tanis reveals an unknown threat to the Progenitor Empire that was capable of stripping entire systems of resources, biomass and all. This ship could very well be the very same threat.

Captain, I urge you to deploy more probes throughout the sector to try and locate it. Additional RUs are being allocated for you to do so. Find that ship... and hope to Sajuuk that it doesn't find you first.

Fleet Command, out.
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Roger Command. We sent probes throughout the sector, but came up empty. That ship is gone.

If this thing really is a big of a threat as you say, we should get help locating it. I propose an expedition to Protected Space, we should ask GalCorp if they have any knowledge of this subject.

Here is the proposed route:
Start, Exit 1
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/i8ssf6fvjnvsk9g/Exit%201.PNG?raw=1)
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Exit 2
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/yi6fexwhyxfitcc/Exit%202.PNG?raw=1)
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Exit 3
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/6o25z7syzyoae8l/Exit%203.PNG?raw=1)
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Exit 4
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/jacv3ekons3f3vg/Exit%204.PNG?raw=1)
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Destination
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/phytk9suym5q3wz/Destination.PNG?raw=1)
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One thing to note is the fact that the Collective somehow got to our flank before that thing destroyed them. I recommend setting up a sensor grid so this doesn't happen again, if we have the resources.

Title: Re: Anomaly near the Gate of Abbasid
Post by: Keeper Decagon on July 01, 2017, 07:34:46 PM
Previous Transmission
Quote from: Dark Ambition on July 01, 2017, 07:08:55 PM
Roger Command. We sent probes throughout the sector, but came up empty. That ship is gone.

If this thing really is a big of a threat as you say, we should get help locating it. I propose an expedition to Protected Space, we should ask GalCorp if they have any knowledge of this subject.

Here is the proposed route:
Start, Exit 1
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/i8ssf6fvjnvsk9g/Exit%201.PNG?raw=1)
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Exit 2
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/yi6fexwhyxfitcc/Exit%202.PNG?raw=1)
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Exit 3
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/6o25z7syzyoae8l/Exit%203.PNG?raw=1)
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Exit 4
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/jacv3ekons3f3vg/Exit%204.PNG?raw=1)
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Destination
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/phytk9suym5q3wz/Destination.PNG?raw=1)
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One thing to note is the fact that the Collective somehow got to our flank before that thing destroyed them. I recommend setting up a sensor grid so this doesn't happen again, if we have the resources.
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Sak-Tor, the route you propose has been verified and an expedition will be assembled at the Abbassid Gate within a few days. The shipyards back home have just completed two brand new Avatar Heavy Cruisers, so they will be coming along for the ride to make sure we get to the GalCorp-controlled sectors without issue.

The Collective has proven itself to be quick to advance and unpredictable in its deployments; Fleet Intelligence believes they used another Wormhole Generator to jump behind the front lines, thus avoiding the already-established sensor grid closer to the fighting.

Several Bishop-class transports are due to arrive through the Gate in roughly three days, carrying fresh supplies for our troops. I am authorizing the transfer of 50,000 RUs to your Carrier in order for you to begin deploying additional sensors along that flank.

Make sure to report back if you happen to stumble across that Wormhole Generator, if the unknown ship hasn't destroyed it already.
Title: Re: Anomaly near the Gate of Abbasid
Post by: Dark Ambition on July 01, 2017, 08:03:51 PM
Previous Communique
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on July 01, 2017, 07:34:46 PM
Sak-Tor, the route you propose has been verified and an expedition will be assembled at the Abbassid Gate within a few days. The shipyards back home have just completed two brand new Avatar Heavy Cruisers, so they will be coming along for the ride to make sure we get to the GalCorp-controlled sectors without issue.

The Collective has proven itself to be quick to advance and unpredictable in its deployments; Fleet Intelligence believes they used another Wormhole Generator to jump behind the front lines, thus avoiding the already-established sensor grid closer to the fighting.

Several Bishop-class transports are due to arrive through the Gate in roughly three days, carrying fresh supplies for our troops. I am authorizing the transfer of 50,000 RUs to your Carrier in order for you to begin deploying additional sensors along that flank.

Make sure to report back if you happen to stumble across that Wormhole Generator, if the unknown ship hasn't destroyed it already.
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Roger, Command. We've already began deploying multiple sensor types to prevent this from happening again, the additional RU's will greatly help.

To confirm, will we be joining the expedition? As we discovered this threat, i'd like to see this through and make sure it poses no problems for us.

We've began searching for a Wormhole Generator in the surrounding area, will report back in a day's time.
Title: Re: Anomaly near the Gate of Abbasid
Post by: Keeper Decagon on July 01, 2017, 08:40:38 PM
Previous Transmission
Quote from: Dark Ambition on July 01, 2017, 08:03:51 PM
Roger, Command. We've already began deploying multiple sensor types to prevent this from happening again, the additional RU's will greatly help.

To confirm, will we be joining the expedition? As we discovered this threat, i'd like to see this through and make sure it poses no problems for us.

We've began searching for a Wormhole Generator in the surrounding area, will report back in a day's time.
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Sak-Tor, as per your request, your Carrier group will be relieved of its current assignment once the sensor grids have been established and reassigned to lead the expedition. The Somtaaw Carrier Shuus-Nan shall take your place, to keep that flank secure.

Your willingness to pursue this issue has been noted for future deployments related to the unknown vessel. We have faith in your abilities to see this through.
Title: Re: Anomaly near the Gate of Abbasid
Post by: Dark Ambition on July 01, 2017, 09:37:47 PM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on July 01, 2017, 08:40:38 PM

Sak-Tor, as per your request, your Carrier group will be relieved of its current assignment once the sensor grids have been established and reassigned to lead the expedition. The Somtaaw Carrier Shuus-Nan shall take your place, to keep that flank secure.

Your willingness to pursue this issue has been noted for future deployments related to the unknown vessel. We have faith in your abilities to see this through.

Thank you, Command. We'll link up with the expedition as soon as we can.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Dark Ambition on July 14, 2017, 03:56:00 PM
Fleet Command, this is Kiith Manaan Carrier Sak-Tor. We have linked up with the Avatar Heavy Cruisers at the Gate, and are preparing to engage Hyperspace.

Hopefully GalCorp has the answers we need to prove our premonitions false.

(https://www.dropbox.com/s/g2d8kj6nm0rl0ds/StartScreenshot.jpg?raw=1)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on July 15, 2017, 06:02:11 AM
Long Range Transmission:

Greetings, Hiigaran, I am Captain Spaartan of the Falcon Renegades.

We have seen the mysterious ship you were talking about a few cycles ago, they entered Hydraxil Collective space and destroyed every ship and station in its path, which led to a mass retreat into our sector, luckily we were able to hold it off long enough for our stealth tech to prime up, somehow everyone defending survived. We waited for 5 cycles before deactivating our stealth tech. When we came out, nothing was left other than the remains of many Hydraxil Collective ships. We wish to get revenge on the ship that ravaged our somewhat allies and thus wish to help in looking for the unknown vessel. All we know is that based on CEO Adalar's prototype map, it came from north eastern uncharted space and is heading in the direction of the mojave expanse. I have a fleet readily available to help you attack the ship once you find it, I will station them at the gate which you speak of if you lend me your permission.

With best regards,
Captain Spaartan
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on July 15, 2017, 06:33:47 AM
Previous Transmission
Quote from: Spaartan on July 15, 2017, 06:02:11 AM
Long Range Transmission:

Greetings, Hiigaran, I am Captain Spaartan of the Falcon Renegades.

We have seen the mysterious ship you were talking about a few cycles ago, they entered Hydraxil Collective space and destroyed every ship and station in its path, which led to a mass retreat into our sector, luckily we were able to hold it off long enough for our stealth tech to prime up, somehow everyone defending survived. We waited for 5 cycles before deactivating our stealth tech. When we came out, nothing was left other than the remains of many Hydraxil Collective ships. We wish to get revenge on the ship that ravaged our somewhat allies and thus wish to help in looking for the unknown vessel. All we know is that based on CEO Adalar's prototype map, it came from north eastern uncharted space and is heading in the direction of the mojave expanse. I have a fleet readily available to help you attack the ship once you find it, I will station them at the gate which you speak of if you lend me your permission.

With best regards,
Captain Spaartan
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Captain Spaartan, this is Fleet Command.

The intel you provided matches up with known profiles of the ship and its current heading could be a worry for those that dwell in the Expanse. I have directed considerable resources into maintaining a battle fleet at the home side of the Gate, which I will only bring through once the ship has been tracked down.

I have cleared your fleet and registered its signatures with the Abbasid Gate Defence Grid, so you are free to keep your fleet at the Gate indefinitely. On-site Carriers devoted to supplying resources to local military traffic will aid you in maintaining your ships, providing you with fuel and resources. Should you need any new sub-capital vessels built, transmit their blueprints to one of these Carriers and they will manufacture it for you.

We appreciate your help in this. The faster we find and kill that menace, the better.

Fleet Command, out.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Dark Ambition on July 15, 2017, 08:30:49 PM
[-Fleet Control, Online-]
Sak-Tor Reporting.
Fleet Control Unit Recognition Code: T2VHM5CM-868VGF82-4Y8WTWXN

Mission Report: We have cleared the first Exit point. Resistance was minimal. We noted two Doppel Spawns, which is unusual to see this far away from the Mojave Expanse. It seems that the particulate is on the defensive against the Hydraxil Collective and in active combat.

Additional: We are en route to Exit 2, we expect to come across heavier resistance here. Exit 2 is near the particulate origin world, and the Hydrax Invasion Zone. We expect Hydraxil contact.

Request: We are unfamiliar with how the Collective operates, if you have any tactical recommendations, we would appreciate it.
[-Fleet Control, Offline-]

http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=25446.0

Edit: I should probably post these on the map itself shouldn't I?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on July 15, 2017, 10:00:03 PM
Transmission:

Greetings, this is Captain Spaartan.
I will try to negotiate with the Collective to not attack during the hunt for the unknown ship, after all, it attacked the Collective as well. Another thing to note, the wreckage of some Hydraxil ships had evidence that something else attacked them right before the fight. We found a chipped off piece of armor that resembles a part of the unknown ship although but much smaller in size. This could suggest that it had smaller ships to scout the perimeter, something like harbingers of the unknown ship. We hope our fleet can be of use later on in the expedition, tell me when you find it, for I myself want to bring my HQ, 2 Vultures, and several other heavy ships to help kill the monstrous ship, my personal expedition fleet.

With best regards,
Captain Spaartan
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on July 22, 2017, 06:35:12 PM
Hello, Hiiagra Defense Force. 
This is the Custom Modules Corporation. 
I see your many archived battles and ships, and I am very impressed.
However, I feel you underestimate the power of the Blue Particulate, using a Grabber only once, and on a Frigate Class ship. 
Attached is a [non-copyable, galactic law]blueprint for the Grabber G2, where you can see the power of Blue Particulate, if you just give it a chance. 

To use the custom modules, look at my signature 
Script involved is the PassiveParticleMaker
a .dat of the ship is included. 
a master script for the ship is included, called the adder script

Huh, what was that? 
I really need a doctor, for some reason these weird things keep appearing on my screen such as the weird instructions above. 
I feel I may not live in reality. I may just be part of a game, and when I get knocked out for some reason, the fourth wall may be attempting to use me. 
So far though, it only really sends data relevant to the fourth wall, it appears. 
What's a .dat file? of a ship? We use .blueprint files and .blueprint_backup nowdayas. 
What's a "Master" script? 
Nevertheless, the fourth wall did help me by laying sticky notes around to help me on my first Custom Module. 

With utter confusion, 
The Custom Modules Corporation.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on July 25, 2017, 02:52:25 PM
----Data Link Established----

>Encryption Established<

>Transmitting on HDF Command channel<

>Source: Somtaaw Command Ship Faal-Corum<

Fleet, this is Captain Thomas Somtaaw of the Faal-Corum.

We have jumped to one of the first Active Zones as laid out by the Executor of GalCorp, however, instead of finding a wealth of alien technology ripe for the taking, we found... something else.

The Zone had been obliterated, the Progenitor facilities laid to waste and drained of any useful resources, it seems. Nothing to be had here in the way of active Progenitor technology. However, this is not the reason for this transmission.

We found a Taiidan fleet, yet to be verified as Republic or Imperial, scattered throughout the sector, their ships torn apart by some unknown force. Fleet, they had multiple Heavy Cruisers with them... all of them wiped out. From what we can tell from scans, they were not even able to launch a single attack before they were destroyed. I'm fairly sure they weren't ambushed by Progenitor constructs either, since we found a number of Keeper derelicts alongside the Taiidan ones.

The sheer devastation here... it has affected a number of officers throughout my fleet. Just... just look:
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(http://i.imgur.com/79eLQJY.jpg)
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(http://i.imgur.com/si7PAd7.jpg)
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(http://i.imgur.com/p6JnpR4.jpg)
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(http://i.imgur.com/Vdkg8MM.jpg)
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I don't know what the hell could have done this with such ruthless efficiency. If you have any idea who or what could have done this, Fleet, please tell us. I have to tell my people something, even if it is that we're stumbling into the path of some alien menace.

Faal-Corum, out.

>Transmission End<

----Data Link Destroyed----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on July 26, 2017, 05:38:44 AM
Previous Transmission
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on July 25, 2017, 02:52:25 PM
----Data Link Established----

>Encryption Established<

>Transmitting on HDF Command channel<

>Source: Somtaaw Command Ship Faal-Corum<

Fleet, this is Captain Thomas Somtaaw of the Faal-Corum.

We have jumped to one of the first Active Zones as laid out by the Executor of GalCorp, however, instead of finding a wealth of alien technology ripe for the taking, we found... something else.

The Zone had been obliterated, the Progenitor facilities laid to waste and drained of any useful resources, it seems. Nothing to be had here in the way of active Progenitor technology. However, this is not the reason for this transmission.

We found a Taiidan fleet, yet to be verified as Republic or Imperial, scattered throughout the sector, their ships torn apart by some unknown force. Fleet, they had multiple Heavy Cruisers with them... all of them wiped out. From what we can tell from scans, they were not even able to launch a single attack before they were destroyed. I'm fairly sure they weren't ambushed by Progenitor constructs either, since we found a number of Keeper derelicts alongside the Taiidan ones.

The sheer devastation here... it has affected a number of officers throughout my fleet. Just... just look:
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(http://i.imgur.com/79eLQJY.jpg)
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(http://i.imgur.com/si7PAd7.jpg)
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(http://i.imgur.com/p6JnpR4.jpg)
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(http://i.imgur.com/Vdkg8MM.jpg)
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I don't know what the hell could have done this with such ruthless efficiency. If you have any idea who or what could have done this, Fleet, please tell us. I have to tell my people something, even if it is that we're stumbling into the path of some alien menace.

Faal-Corum, out.

>Transmission End<

----Data Link Destroyed----
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----Data Link Established----

>Transmitting on Encrypted Narrow-Band Frequency<

Faal-Corum, this is Fleet Command,

We have studied the images and data you sent to us regarding the massacred Taiidan fleet. You'll be at least relieved to know it was an Imperial taskforce, illegally smuggled through the Abbasid Gate under the guise of Republic vessels.

The devastation you have encountered is on-par with other reports of Hydraxil Collective fleets being slaughtered by an unknown menace. We encourage you to continue your exploration of the Active Zones, but we urge you to stay alert. If you feel you need to relieve some of your officers to recuperate, we have a number of Sobani officers ready to take their place for the time being.

Our research division has studied the weapons signatures on the Taiidan wrecks, and have made a number of interesting breakthroughs as to the nature of the enemy's weapon systems. I am transmitting a new set of shielding blueprints that should allow your capital ships to be better protected, should you ever encounter this thing.

Additionally, considering the severity of the situation, I am authorizing the usage of Archangel Dreadnoughts and Shaman Carriers, and you may construct them at will. I trust you would rather have your own heavy capital ships rather than borrowing a Carrier or Heavy Cruiser from another taskforce.

Good luck, and may the Martyrs of Kharak watch over you.

Fleet Command, out.

>Transmission End<

>Data Packets Received: Blueprints Enabled<

----Data Link Destroyed----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on July 26, 2017, 07:39:09 PM
[Incoming Transmission:]

Greetings, this is Captain Spaartan

First of all, Shaman? Archangel? Martyrs of Kharak? Make up your minds Hiigarans...

Anyways, we have been up to date on the ship, and we are afraid that things can get worse, for there is more to the ship. We already sent several Flock Ships, and 2 pairs of our Capital ships to the Abbasid gate, this thing is more dangerous than we thought. We have seen the ship along with some other shocking things. This is not the only one, there are more coming. You need to find out more befo-

[Transmission Lost]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on July 27, 2017, 05:10:34 AM
Quote from: Previous Transmission
Quote from: Spaartan on July 26, 2017, 07:39:09 PM
[Incoming Transmission:]

Greetings, this is Captain Spaartan

First of all, Shaman? Archangel? Martyrs of Kharak? Make up your minds Hiigarans...

Anyways, we have been up to date on the ship, and we are afraid that things can get worse, for there is more to the ship. We already sent several Flock Ships, and 2 pairs of our Capital ships to the Abbasid gate, this thing is more dangerous than we thought. We have seen the ship along with some other shocking things. This is not the only one, there are more coming. You need to find out more befo-

[Transmission Lost]

----Data Link Established----

>Encryption Disabled<

Captain Spaartan, this is Fleet Command.

Though we appreciate your enthusiasm for aiding us, and the threat of the alien anomaly is likely to only get worse, we don't know if your vessels will stand up to the threats we face. Before we actively use your fleet in strategic movements against the anomaly, we wish to put them through a number of rigorous combat trials in order to assess their combat potential. We hope you don't mind.

We will notify you once the trials are complete.

Fleet Command, out.

>Transmission End<

----Data Link Destroyed----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on July 27, 2017, 05:49:17 AM
Transmission:

Jeez, I need our transmitter fixed, anyways new ship designs are coming up.
We have two new stations coming up and the following will be renovated:
Budgie
Finch
Dove
Humming Bird
Seagull

So don't test those ones yet. They'll be up in a few minutes, depending on the transmitter speed.

With best regards (and annoying connection),
Captain Spaartan
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on August 04, 2017, 01:03:30 PM
 ----Transmission Interception Initiated----

>Data Streams Identified<

>Hydraxil Signature Detected<

>Translating...<

Message reads:
QuoteUnit 2107 - Darmian Sector Commander Unit 9220, status report.

Unit 9220 - Emergency situation, code Sigma. Significant losses on all fronts.

Unit 2107 - Report enemy unit composition.

Unit 9220 - Enemy fleets comprised mainly of frigate-class vessels. Few capital-class signatures detected. Enemy fleets appear to rely on swarm tactics to overpower combat units and established fortifications.

Unit 2107 - Understood. Code Sigma is now in effect, reinforcements inbound. Redirecting units from "Hiigaran" and "GalCorp" fronts.

Unit 9220 - Enemy units are quite weak individually; current available vessels are insufficient to cope with swarms.

Unit 2107 - Prototype Mothership and Unknown vessels are being deployed. Arrival: 20 cycles. Must report to Command Construct for further instruction. Continue defence protocols, 9220.

Unit 9220 - Understood. Terminating transmission.

Message contains unidentified data streams that will take time to decode.

>Message End<

----Transmission Intercepted----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on August 09, 2017, 12:21:41 PM
----Transmission Interception Initiated----

>Data Streams Identified<

>Hydraxil Signature Detected<

>Translating...<

Message reads:
QuoteUnit 2107 - Commander Unit 9220, status report.

Unit 2107 - ...

Unit 2107 - Commander Unit 9220, respond.

?? - He won't respond... he is no more.

Unit 2107 - Understood. Rerouting additional reinforcem-

?? - No. Route all units back to their previous posts. I will deal with the insects myself.

Unit 2107 - Inadvisable. Enemy swarm tactics prove-

?? - I know exactly what they are capable of. Commander, I hope I do not have to repeat myself.

Unit 2107 - All units have been designated to return to original positions.

?? - Good. Deploy everything we have left in the Tellaris system. They won't know what hit them.

Message contains anomalous code. Isolating and quarantining code.

>Message End<

----Transmission Intercepted----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on August 11, 2017, 04:54:07 PM
----ERROR----

>ERROR ERROR ERROR<

THE INSECTS WILL PERISH

THEIR DEFIANCE IS FUTILE




HYPERSPACE LONG-JUMP COMPLETE

(http://i.imgur.com/fkMttFp.jpg)

Unit 2107 - Hostiles detected. Targets acquired.

SLAUGHTER THEM ALL

I MOVE TO DECAPITATE THEIR PUNY ASSAULT FORCES

Unit 2107 - Are you sure, Ancient One? You will be vulnerable-

DO NOT THINK ME WEAK, COMMANDER

YOU WOULD BE WISE NOT TO QUESTION MY JUDGEMENT

Unit 2107 - Understood. Fleet engaging hostile elements.

(http://i.imgur.com/8u4CHN5.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/WYqSxm3.jpg)




Commander Overlord Rho'Chaak - He approachess... prepare all weaponsss!

YOU HAVE DEFIED ME FOR THE LAST TIME, INSECT

Rho'Chaak - Ssswarm that foul demon!

HEHEHE... PATHETIC CREATURES

YOU HAVE NO HOPE OF DEFEATING ME

(http://i.imgur.com/DFz0zSH.jpg)

Broodling Kep'Re'Chen - Our brothersss and sistersss are falling to the demon!

Rho'Chaak - Attack it with everything! We cannot let thisss thing live!

I WILL PLUNGE YOUR WORLDS INTO THE VOID

(http://i.imgur.com/BXijdAx.jpg)

Kep'Re'Chen - The shieldsss are too ssstrong! We musst retreat before-

Rho'Chaak - You will keep attacking until I sssay otherwise, minion!

YOUR EGG CLUTCHES WILL BURN IN THE GREAT FLOOD

(http://i.imgur.com/xpuWESJ.jpg)

Kep'Re'Chen - Ahh-! *static*

MY POWER IS ABSOLUTE

(http://i.imgur.com/ROm6zTQ.jpg)

KNEEL BEFORE YOUR NEW MASTER, INSECT

Rho'Chaak - *hiss* Never!

SO BE IT

(http://i.imgur.com/fRAybOs.jpg)

>ERROR ERROR ERROR<

----ERROR----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on August 11, 2017, 08:29:11 PM
OOC
Is it even possible to beat the Collective? If we try, we are going to need several corporations, and bigger ships.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on August 11, 2017, 10:07:19 PM
Quote from: Spaartan on August 11, 2017, 08:29:11 PM
OOC
Is it even possible to beat the Collective? If we try, we are going to need several corporations, and bigger ships.
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OOC

Several corporations...
Union: Check. 
Bigger ships... 
I think you mean better ships. 
If the union would apply me into the alliance, I could outfit every single ship with new weapons. 
Hmm. Actually, this calls for me to make upgraded ship modules for everything programmable. Missiles [initmissile] Cannons [initcannon [or is it initcannonshot?]] Energy Storage [just 1 energy storage picture, and claim to "seal" the storage.] Reactors [Already done. As this is OOC, nobody knows about it though. Actually, it only exists as a blueprint, not even on a ship. But it does work.] Everything. Then we might be able to take down the Collective. The problem becomes if the Collective lay dormant, figure out my blueprints, and come back. Problem loop.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on August 12, 2017, 05:20:16 AM
OOC
The Collective embodies a threat on a scale that rivals the Creeper. Kinda fitting, since they serve the Loki all the same, but that means it will take a dedicated effort from everyone working together to take them down. Since GalCorp is wholly uncooperative when it comes to aliens, and the Khephrin Dominion mistook the Collective as simple machines controlled by GalCorp, there are still efforts to be made when it comes to unifying all of our corporations. Allying with the Dominion and taking down GalCorp's corrupt government is the only way we can begin focusing on the Collective, since they are two of the biggest players on the field.

Oh, and enhanced ship modules will probably help too. :P

Fun fact: I have already created the map that defeats the Collective once and for all, and it's fully decked out and balanced too. I'm so excited for the time when we actually reach that point!
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on August 12, 2017, 10:15:24 AM
OOC
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on August 12, 2017, 05:20:16 AM
OOC
The Collective embodies a threat on a scale that rivals the Creeper. Kinda fitting, since they serve the Loki all the same, but that means it will take a dedicated effort from everyone working together to take them down. Since GalCorp is wholly uncooperative when it comes to aliens, and the Khephrin Dominion mistook the Collective as simple machines controlled by GalCorp, there are still efforts to be made when it comes to unifying all of our corporations. Allying with the Dominion and taking down GalCorp's corrupt government is the only way we can begin focusing on the Collective, since they are two of the biggest players on the field.

Oh, and enhanced ship modules will probably help too. :P

Fun fact: I have already created the map that defeats the Collective once and for all, and it's fully decked out and balanced too. I'm so excited for the time when we actually reach that point!
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I'm sure it will be exciting, all of us working together to beat them! It sounds amazing.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: tornado on August 12, 2017, 12:16:16 PM
Ahhh. Why must I be in so many places at once. I could have gotten involved in this.
Too late.
Always too late.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on August 12, 2017, 12:17:12 PM
Quote from: tornado on August 12, 2017, 12:16:16 PM
Ahhh. Why must I be in so many places at once. I could have gotten involved in this.
Too late.
Always too late.

Hey, it's never too late to get involved! The fight is nowhere near done yet! :)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on August 19, 2017, 07:31:31 PM
I have not formally made an alliance with the HDF yet and I feel that while we are rebuilding, we could use some protection. Therefore I plead for a listing on the HDF servers. We can provide ships for your attacks on our enemies, such as the Hydraxil Collective.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on August 19, 2017, 08:59:51 PM
Quote from: Spaartan on August 19, 2017, 07:31:31 PM
I have not formally made an alliance with the HDF yet and I feel that while we are rebuilding, we could use some protection. Therefore I plead for a listing on the HDF servers. We can provide ships for your attacks on our enemies, such as the Hydraxil Collective.

----Transmission Incoming----

>Encryption Disabled<

>Long-Range Transmission Identified<

Captain Spaartan, this is Fleet Command.

Your proposal for a formal alliance has been approved. We understand that you have suffered under the recent T-Mat attacks, and we will do what we can to help you. The loss of the Sak-Tor and her fleet, however, has left our presence near your sector in a limited state. I don't think our recon probes will make for very good defenders, let's say.

Actually, hold on. There might be a fleet that can help protect your operations, close enough to your position to allow them to jump there in one go. I will notify the Faal-Corum to redirect to your base of operations immediately. They should get there within the next few hours.

Hydraxil attacks have been ramping up again, and we feel we might need a few of your ships to distract one of their control nodes several light years from your sector. That should help traffic in the region some, the Freighters in particular.

That is all.

Fleet Command, out.

>Additional Telemetry Data Included<

----Transmission Received----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on August 22, 2017, 10:26:46 AM
*Somewhere in Deep Space...*

-Rachel Somtaaw: Captain, we just received a transmission from HQ. Looks like they want us to proceed to aid the Falcon Renegades.

-Thomas Somtaaw: Very well. Helm, set a course for-

-Ensign: Sir, we have major hyperspace activity... behind us!

*The dark form of some sort of new Hydraxil Superdreadnought materialises, eclipsing the Faal-Corum and its fleet. Alarms go off across the bridge as the shockwave hits the ship.*

-Thomas Somtaaw: Helm, get us the hell out of here!

-Ensign: But we have no jump coordinates, I-

-Thomas Somtaaw: Blind jump, do it now!

-Rachel Somtaaw: The enemy ship is locking us!

-Ensign: Hyperdrives charged... jump protocol engaged!

*The ship shudders violently as the Hydraxil Superdreadnought strikes the shields with a massive beam weapon.*

-Thomas Somtaaw: What's the hold up? Why aren't we jumping?!

-Ensign: I don't know, sir... there are quantum instabilities in the hyperdrive systems! The wavefront is unable to form properly!

*Another shot hits, smashing through the shield bubble. The Shaman Carrier moves to intercept the beam, taking the brunt of it before exploding.*

-Rachel Somtaaw: Thomas!!

-Thomas Somtaaw: JUMP NOW!

-Ensign: *Reluctantly reaches for the manual override* Here we go...!

*The space around the Faal-Corum begins to glow with quantum energies as it prepares to jump into hyperspace, but the wavefront still refused to form. Pushing enough power to the engines to brute-force a jump into hyperspace, the ship disappears in a flash as more Hydraxil ships jump into the system. One such ship was a specially-designed Interdictor.*

-Rachel Somtaaw: The hyperspace tunnel is collapsing, I can't-

*A horrendous explosion booms through the ship; in an instant, the hyperdrives imploded, taking the entirety of the Faal-Corum's engine block with it. With nothing keeping them adrift in hyperspace, the wavefront collapsed entirely, ramming what's left of the ship back into normal space.*
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on August 24, 2017, 07:23:00 PM
----WARNING----

>New Enemy Ship Classes Detected!<

(http://i.imgur.com/YB8dnLU.jpg)

>Super-Capital Ship Detected: Designation "Superdreadnought"<

>Sub-Capital Ship Detected: Designation "Interdictor"<


>Additional Notes<

QuoteFrom initial observation, the new player on the field is armed to the teeth, and even more so than the already-formidable Dreadnoughts. The new so-called "Superdreadnought" comes not only with conventional cannons, but also some sort of super weapon akin to the Phased Ion Cannon Arrays we're familiar with. How the Collective has happened upon such a weapon is currently unknown.

The ship identified as the "Interdictor" is exactly that, a ship designed to completely deny Hyperspace and Rift Space access. We are looking into ways to counteract this field, however the most efficient way of getting rid of this inhibitor field is to, as you might guess, destroy the ship.

>Emergency Broadcast to all Allied Factions<

>Data Gathered on New Vessels Included in Broadcast<


----WARNING----

Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on August 24, 2017, 10:29:52 PM
Pheonix v Superdreadnought?

Fight of the Titans!
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Dark Ambition on August 24, 2017, 11:12:09 PM
Quote from: Spaartan on August 24, 2017, 10:29:52 PM
Pheonix v Superdreadnought?

Fight of the Titans!

I wouldn't recommend it XD

The Pheonix's Ion Cannon Array is broken, remember? And I doubt fusing those nodes into Dischargers and a Lathe helped any :P
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on August 25, 2017, 01:45:11 AM
Quote from: Dark Ambition on August 24, 2017, 11:12:09 PM
Quote from: Spaartan on August 24, 2017, 10:29:52 PM
Pheonix v Superdreadnought?

Fight of the Titans!

I wouldn't recommend it XD

The Pheonix's Ion Cannon Array is broken, remember? And I doubt fusing those nodes into Dischargers and a Lathe helped any :P

Hopefully the fight (pretty much inevitable) is equally as exciting!
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 01, 2017, 01:32:06 PM
----Broadcast Detected----

>Encryption Disabled<

Message reads:
Quote*Static*

>Interference Detected<

>Attempting to Compensate...<

>Major Interference Mitigated<

Message reads:
Quote*Static* ...ello? Hello, c-can anyone... *static* ...is? Hmph, the t-transmitter has been damaged... *static* ...repairs will take a while.

*Click*

Wait, has that...? S-signal looking stable! Keep that antenna still, T-Topaz, we don't want to lose it again!

Hello? This is B-Benevolent Emerald of the Crystallid C-Convergence! Is there anyone out there receiving this? Please... there has to be s-someone who will help us... GalCorp shows us no m-mercy...

What? C-can't you see I'm... oh! I'm sorry, Prismatic! ...of c-course, here you go.

*Static*

This is Placid Flare to anyone receiving. As Emerald said, GalCorp hunts us relentlessly. We need someone, anyone, to give us refuge... or I fear that they will hunt us to extinction. We have managed to partially repair the transmission antenna from a derelict Cruiser which we can use to communicate with you... if there is anyone out there, that is. We eagerly await a response.

*Static*

...of c-course, Prismatic... Topaz, hold still! I t-told you...

*Static*

>Data Stream Isolated<

>GalCorp Signature Detected<

----Broadcast Received----

EDIT:

OOC
This basically means that the Crystallids now have a voice here on the forums, since theirs was noticeably absent.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Dark Ambition on September 01, 2017, 07:21:33 PM
///>Attempt Intercept///

///Attempting///
///Success///

///>Communication Override: Sylvester///
///>Communication Purge///

///Purge failed///
///Lockout Detected///

///>Attempt Intercept///

///Attempting///
///Failed///
///Alert: Administrator Access 'Sylvester Carper' Terminated From System///

///>Attempt Intercept///
///Administrator Permission Required///

///>Admin List///
///Administrators: Flare, Cobalt, Emerald///

///>Admin Check: Executor Sylvester///

///Executor Sylvester's Administrator Permission Has Been Terminated By Order Of Placid Flare///
///IP Blocked///
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on September 01, 2017, 07:45:04 PM
---At the Aguila HQ---
Cpt. Spaartan: Hmm, Crystallids? Sounds like something I heard of before but I was never sure if they were real. This could be a trap made by the Hydraxil Collective. We still need to check if they are real, who knows, maybe it is the real Convergence! Send Admiral Lexx Ab- oh yeah... he went after that other signal. Well then, Uriel!

Lt. Uriel Vert: Uhh-Yes Sir?

Cpt. Spaartan: I need you to investigate the supposed Convergence at the coordinates of this wreckage.

Lt. Uriel Vert: Can I bring an Eag-

Cpt. Spaartan: No, and I will make your HQ. I am allowing you access to several Vulture and Sparrow class ships alongside tankers and other ships already under your possession.

Lt. Uriel Vert: Noted.

Cpt. Spaartan: Wait, now that I think of it, this could be big. I am allowing you access to the Pheonix, hopefully they recognize the Seloi technology.

Lt. Uriel Vert: YES! Uhhh-I meant thanks, sir!

Cpt. Spaartan: Heh, alright then, now start preparations.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on September 01, 2017, 08:42:00 PM
Uriel Vert: All set, and ready to go!
(https://i.imgur.com/Q89QHVj.png)
Spaartan: I hope you're able to bring back the actual convergence, we could use some help with the Hydraxil, assuming that they aren't allies.

Uriel Vert: Ok, I won't let you down sir!
(https://i.imgur.com/PfWC4FE.png)
Spaartan: By the way, always keep an eye out for GalCorp, they might be there too. Also you'll be promoted to Admiral if you bring back the leader of the Crystallids.

Uriel Vert: What?

Spaartan: Oh nothing, good luck!
(https://i.imgur.com/QM97QkL.png)
Uriel Vert: Alright then, crew prepare to jump to said coordinates in 3...2...1... Jump!
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 01, 2017, 09:06:07 PM
OOC
That's quite the task force... you'd best hope that you don't spook Cobalt. ;)
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 01, 2017, 09:14:34 PM
x Rising Star
o Prismatic Placid Flare

Greetings to the Convergence, and to you personally.

A friend of friends asked us to relay this to you specifically:

QuoteMight those chips of light be stars?

Related to this acquaintance, we believe that we have much to discuss with you. We assume you know what this message means?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 01, 2017, 09:38:21 PM
Previous Transmission
Quote from: GoodMorning on September 01, 2017, 09:14:34 PM
x Rising Star
o Prismatic Placid Flare

Greetings to the Convergence, and to you personally.

A friend of friends asked us to relay this to you specifically:

QuoteMight those chips of light be stars?

Related to this acquaintance, we believe that we have much to discuss with you. We assume you know what this message means?
[close]

----Transmission Incoming----

>GalCorp Encryption Disabled<

>Speaker: Placid Flare<

Message reads:
QuoteWarmest greetings, kind Rising Star friends. I would like to...

Wait, that message... could it be...?

No... no! That isn't possible! He... he can't have...

*static*

You are correct about the fact we need to talk, Rising Star. If there  is any chance he is still... I...

I hope you can provide me with the answers I now seek. A private communication channel will be arranged shortly.

*static*

>Message Ended<

----Transmission Received----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on September 02, 2017, 08:26:45 AM
---On the HQ of Lt. Vert---
(https://i.imgur.com/O33pXtK.png)
Uriel Vert: Okay, we're near our destination. Send a message towards the Convergence.

Engineer: Yes sir.
Message reads:
Quote
Greetings Convergence, this is Lieutenant Uriel Vert of the Falcon Renegades. We received your message and we are heading your way. We are also not on good terms with GalCorp, you can trust us. By the way, do you know anything about the Hydraxil Collective? We are currently enemies with them and we could use some help fighting them.
---Message sent---

Uriel Vert: Good. Crew, stay behind, only my ship and the Pheonix will move forward. Just be on guard in case something happens.

Crew: Yes sir.
(https://i.imgur.com/xWiaWrR.png)
Uriel Vert: Well, let's get to it.

OOC
Sorry I took so long, had errands  :P
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 03, 2017, 06:01:38 PM
Quote
Greetings Convergence, this is Lieutenant Uriel Vert of the Falcon Renegades. We received your message and we are heading your way. We are also not on good terms with GalCorp, you can trust us. By the way, do you know anything about the Hydraxil Collective? We are currently enemies with them and we could use some help fighting them.

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: Hold it right there! Did you think bringing battleships to greet us was the way to diplomacy!?

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Cobalt, calm yourself. We can't afford to drive potential allies away.

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: Hrmph, fine. But if they make one wrong move, I'll tear them apart!

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: P-Prismatic? The lead s-ship... it uses Seloi technology.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Really? Curious. See if you can align the communications array so we may speak with them.

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Ok... the s-signal looks stable! I am opening a channel!

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Greetings, kind Lieutenant Vert. I am Placid Flare, the Prismatic of the Crystallid Convergence. In your terms, I am the leader of our race... what is left of our race, anyhow. I see you use Seloi technologies on your flagship, so I wonder, are you the descendants of the Seloi?

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: Oh, and we know plenty about the Collective too, those damned robotic bast-

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Cobalt!

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: Fine, fine! I'll contain myself. Anyway, why would we share what we know with you? Are you going to help us?


(OOC: I hope the portraits aren't too obnoxious. :P I just wanted to add a little something more, a visual aid (if you will), for the conversation. They're super basic, since I'm no artist, but they work as character portraits as if conversing with them in-game. ;))
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 03, 2017, 06:22:10 PM
OOC: For my part, character art doesn't help at this point. But to each their own.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on September 04, 2017, 07:10:52 AM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on September 03, 2017, 06:01:38 PM
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Placid Flare: Greetings, kind Lieutenant Vert. I am Placid Flare, the Prismatic of the Crystallid Convergence. In your terms, I am the leader of our race... what is left of our race, anyhow. I see you use Seloi technologies on your flagship, so I wonder, are you the descendants of the Seloi?

Ah, first of all, thank you for not shooting at us, that would have been very unintelligible. We are not descendants of the Seloi sadly, but we did inherit these from someone of Seloi descent. We met him after a skirmish with a GalCorp fleet we were once a part of. He was cornered by particulate infested ships but luckily, our Captain decided to save him, since we had nothing to lose. He then took us to his home, which became our base of operations. The old man died though, he looked older than everything that existed. He told our Captain, Spaartan, to take care of his home, which we did. We never knew he was of Seloi descent until a recent attack from an enemy commonly known as the T-Mat. Anyways, that was just some information that I thought might be useful to you, Prismatic.

Quote from: Keeper Decagon on September 03, 2017, 06:01:38 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: Oh, and we know plenty about the Collective too, those damned robotic bast-

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Cobalt!

Don't worry Prismatic, we share the same thoughts about those toasters.

Quote from: Keeper Decagon on September 03, 2017, 06:01:38 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: Fine, fine! I'll contain myself. Anyway, why would we share what we know with you? Are you going to help us?

Yes, we plan on helping you get back on your... Whatever you use to move around. We came here because of your distress call and that is what I plan on doing, we wish to take you to our sector of space. It is a Seloi hyperdome, maybe you are familiar with what it is. So, are you going to let us help you, or not?

(OOC: I really appreciate the visual aid you added, much more pleasing to the eyes. I might consider trying something like that soon.)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 04, 2017, 08:50:58 AM
Quote from: Spaartan on September 04, 2017, 07:10:52 AM
Ah, first of all, thank you for not shooting at us, that would have been very unintelligible. We are not descendants of the Seloi sadly, but we did inherit these from someone of Seloi descent. We met him after a skirmish with a GalCorp fleet we were once a part of. He was cornered by particulate infested ships but luckily, our Captain decided to save him, since we had nothing to lose. He then took us to his home, which became our base of operations. The old man died though, he looked older than everything that existed. He told our Captain, Spaartan, to take care of his home, which we did. We never knew he was of Seloi descent until a recent attack from an enemy commonly known as the T-Mat. Anyways, that was just some information that I thought might be useful to you, Prismatic.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: This man... he must have been an honourable one. And the T-Mat, you say? That's... troubling.

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: Another blight on the friggin' Universe. I swear, there are too many of these evil superpowers to count.

Quote
Yes, we plan on helping you get back on your... Whatever you use to move around. We came here because of your distress call and that is what I plan on doing, we wish to take you to our sector of space. It is a Seloi hyperdome, maybe you are familiar with what it is. So, are you going to let us help you, or not?

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: A Hyperdome, of all places? This old man you spoke of must have been a highly-ranked officer to have had access to such a structure.

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: I remember having been in one once, preparing for a counterattack on the Hydraxil fleets that destroyed a major Seloi industrial colony... that was an interesting day.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Lieutenant Vert, we will follow you to the Hyperdome. The GalCorp hunting fleets won't be able to find us there. I'd also like to meet and converse with this Captain Spaartan.

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: And if I m-may, I'd like to take a t-team to study the Hyperdome. I've n-never had the chance before, since they were always r-restricted for "civilians".
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on September 05, 2017, 05:34:07 AM
Well then, it's settled. We can jump straight to our base if you want to, or if you can. If not we will just head towards it, it's not that far away. Here are the coordinates. Regarding studying the Hyperdome, Benevolent Emerald, permission granted.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 05, 2017, 07:57:36 PM
Quote from: Spaartan on September 05, 2017, 05:34:07 AM
Well then, it's settled. We can jump straight to our base if you want to, or if you can. If not we will just head towards it, it's not that far away. Here are the coordinates. Regarding studying the Hyperdome, Benevolent Emerald, permission granted.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: We are capable of Rift travel, kind Lieutenant. We will gather ourselves and jump momentarily to the given coordinates.

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: I'll take point, in case this happens to be a trap... What? Can't be too careful.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Hah, you never change. You remind me of Amber sometimes.

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: ...

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Um, P-Prismatic? The fleet is aligned to j-jump.

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: Engage. *Turns to Flare* Do you... do you really think so?

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Of course. But let us discuss this later. I'm sure these kind humans won't be interested in this subject.




*The Crystallid fleet, formed up around the Starfire, jumps into the Rift and hurtles toward the coordinates, arriving quickly at their destination.*
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on September 06, 2017, 08:03:46 AM
---When the Crystallids' and Vert's fleet, arrived at the Seloi Hyperdome--
Spaartan: Finally, our guests of honor have arrived. Thank you Admiral Vert!

Uriel Vert: I thought I was a- nevermind, I gladly accept the promotion!

Spaartan: Good to see you smile Uriel, anyways, greetings great Crystallid Convergence! Nice to see new faces around here. First and foremost, you may enter and exit this place at any time you like, Prismatic. Secondly, I heard that one of you wished to research on the Hyperdome, sure! I am actually looking for people that wish to study this place thoroughly. Lastly, you can have access to any and all records we have. But, even though I have heard stories of your great race as a kid, I must still set some ground rules. Do not attack the HDF if you ever meet them, they are our strongest and most noble allies, I'm sure you'd like them Prismatic Flare. Our second and final rule is to NEVER EVER BECOME ALLIES WITH THE HYDRAXIL COLLECTIVE, we can't trust those machines, not anymore. Speaking of allies and enemies, would you consider an alliance with us? All we ask for is your help in fending off toasters err-I meant the Hydraxil Collective. Well, I believe I have said enough. I am willing to take any questions about this place and the other groups I mentioned.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 06, 2017, 09:09:49 AM
Quote from: Spaartan on September 06, 2017, 08:03:46 AM
Spaartan: Good to see you smile Uriel, anyways, greetings great Crystallid Convergence! Nice to see new faces around here. First and foremost, you may enter and exit this place at any time you like, Prismatic. Secondly, I heard that one of you wished to research on the Hyperdome, sure! I am actually looking for people that wish to study this place thoroughly. Lastly, you can have access to any and all records we have. But, even though I have heard stories of your great race as a kid, I must still set some ground rules. Do not attack the HDF if you ever meet them, they are our strongest and most noble allies, I'm sure you'd like them Prismatic Flare. Our second and final rule is to NEVER EVER BECOME ALLIES WITH THE HYDRAXIL COLLECTIVE, we can't trust those machines, not anymore. Speaking of allies and enemies, would you consider an alliance with us? All we ask for is your help in fending off toasters err-I meant the Hydraxil Collective. Well, I believe I have said enough. I am willing to take any questions about this place and the other groups I mentioned.


(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: Become allies with the Collective? HAH! I'll happily kill those things on sight! They murdered many thousands of younglings!

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: It is true... all throughout the last Era, we had been fighting the Collective alongside our Seloi allies.

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: Gather your military commanders, Captain Spaartan. I will teach them everything I know about the Collective, their weaknesses, and their strategies! I know first hand what those damned machines are capable of... and I will show your people how to tear them apart!

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Thank you for harbouring us, kind Captain Spaartan. Don't worry, we are not warlike; we only act in self-defense. Do you happen to be in possession of a long-range transmitter? I still have things to discuss with people... elsewhere.

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: I will t-take a bunch of our scientists to the Dome's d-data center. *She gathers her small science team into a Resonator and departs.*

(https://i.imgur.com/pBR8LaR.png)
Nebulous Topaz: Prismatic, may I ask the kind Captain something?

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Of course, Topaz, go right ahead.

(https://i.imgur.com/pBR8LaR.png)
Nebulous Topaz: Captain, I am but a humble Mineral Harvester, one of several in the Convergence. We would like to join whatever resourcing operations you have ongoing currently. Are you able to accommodate my fellow Harvesters and I?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 06, 2017, 08:51:55 PM
----ERRORERRORERROR----


YOU HAVE SOMETHING I SEEK

And what makes you think I'm going to give it to you willingly?

YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I THAT YOU CANNOT ESCAPE ME THIS TIME

I beg to differ. Regardless, I will not just hand it over.

WE SHALL SEE ABOUT THAT WHEN I MURDER YOUR CREW ONE BY ONE

Don't you DARE touch my crew. You promised you would leave them out of this.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM AGAIN, YOU WILL GIVE ME THE BEACON

I...

MAKE YOUR CHOICE, HYTHAR

I cannot allow you to gain access to the Beacon... even if that means sacrificing the few for the good of the many...

SO BE IT! I WILL MAKE YOU WATCH AS I TEAR THE VERY SOULS FROM THE BODIES OF YOUR CREW AND TURN THEM INTO MY MINIONS!


----ERRORERRORERROR----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on September 07, 2017, 07:13:49 AM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on September 06, 2017, 09:09:49 AMObservant Cobalt: Gather your military commanders, Captain Spaartan. I will teach them everything I know about the Collective, their weaknesses, and their strategies! I know first hand what those damned machines are capable of... and I will show your people how to tear them apart!
Thank you Observant Cobalt, we could use all the help we can get to fight them.

Quote from: Keeper Decagon on September 06, 2017, 09:09:49 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Thank you for harbouring us, kind Captain Spaartan. Don't worry, we are not warlike; we only act in self-defense. Do you happen to be in possession of a long-range transmitter? I still have things to discuss with people... elsewhere.
Yes, we do have one and you can use it as much as you like Prismatic.


Quote from: Keeper Decagon on September 06, 2017, 09:09:49 AM
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Nebulous Topaz: Captain, I am but a humble Mineral Harvester, one of several in the Convergence. We would like to join whatever resourcing operations you have ongoing currently. Are you able to accommodate my fellow Harvesters and I?

I don't see why not, we would love all of the help you guys can give, after all, we are still recovering from the T-Mat attack. Your help will be very appreciated, since we do need to fill the hole in hyperdome. Question, do you have any suggestions for making the hyperdome material stronger? I'm sure you know a lot about minerals.

(Sorry, the size bugged out)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 07, 2017, 12:07:02 PM
QuoteYour help will be very appreciated, since we do need to fill the hole in hyperdome. Question, do you have any suggestions for making the hyperdome material stronger? I'm sure you know a lot about minerals.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: If my knowledge serves me right, I believe the Hyperdomes were built out of hyper-plasteel, an ultra-hard metal only capable of being produced in a Seloi Phase Forge, where normal plasteel is reinforced with hypermatter originating in hyperspace.

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Unfortunately, they were all d-destroyed during the Hydraxil Invasion.

(https://i.imgur.com/pBR8LaR.png)
Nebulous Topaz: Hmm. Prismatic, do you think we could modify our crystallite to act as a replacement for the hyper-plasteel?

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: You might be onto something, Topaz. Crystallite, the material our ship exteriors are made of, is also incredibly strong, and better yet, can be regrown. If we can get the Starfire to the breach, it should be able to produce enough crystallite to seal it. What do you say, Captain?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on September 07, 2017, 06:41:45 PM




Some ships appear and have particulate swarming around them. 

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Cobalt: We're under attack! Wait, you can defend, right? 

*particulate stops spewing out*
*particulate spews out of hyperdome* 

I... think you forgot to mention me. 

Spaartan: Oh,yes. The Custom Module Creators. They are also our allies and have the ability to control particulate far better than any technology. 

Spaartan: Why are you here? 

Oh. Brief fly-by.
*supertitan ship flies by* 
We're trying to dismantle our entire base to make it movable and able to defend itself better. We plan not to use something that big. 
Anyway,
(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: You might be onto something, Topaz. Crystallite, the material our ship exteriors are made of, is also incredibly strong, and better yet, can be regrown. If we can get the Starfire to the breach, it should be able to produce enough crystallite to seal it. What do you say, Captain?

Crystallite seems very useful. 
I have several questions, too. 
How fast does it grow? 
How much attack can Crystallite take? 
Are there any unstable properties of Crystallite? 
How easily would it be to take crystallite and grow it on a ship? 
Most importantly 
Does it follow the laws of physics? 
Is it made of matter? 
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 07, 2017, 08:10:52 PM
OOC: cpaca, there is a thread for Crystallid queries at knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=25663.0
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 07, 2017, 09:54:15 PM
Quote from: GoodMorning on September 07, 2017, 08:10:52 PM
OOC: cpaca, there is a thread for Crystallid queries at knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=25663.0

OOC: Yes, that is my "everything-Crystallid" thread. However, since the questions can be seen to have been posed as your character, cpaca, I will answer them here this time.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Greetings, kind Custom Module Creators. You appear to be quite interested in our crystallite... perhaps Topaz would be better to answer your queries. Go ahead, Topaz.

(https://i.imgur.com/pBR8LaR.png)
Nebulous Topaz: I guess I'll answer your questions in the order you asked 'em. Let's see...


(https://i.imgur.com/pBR8LaR.png)
Nebulous Topaz: Does that answer your questions? Or create more of them? You young species always have so many questions, hah.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Topaz, we shouldn't talk down to others like that. Neither we nor they can help the mortality of organic races. We were gifted with eternal life, others were not. That has also given us a greater chance for reaching understanding of everything as a species.

(https://i.imgur.com/pBR8LaR.png)
Nebulous Topaz: Oh, of course. I'm sorry, Prismatic. I guess I'm much more used to talking to ores than people. I will try to be more mindful of this in the future.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: You recognize your error, which is enough of an apology. CMC, if you feel like you have any more queries, I would be happy to answer them for you.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on September 07, 2017, 10:03:21 PM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on September 07, 2017, 12:07:02 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: You might be onto something, Topaz. Crystallite, the material our ship exteriors are made of, is also incredibly strong, and better yet, can be regrown. If we can get the Starfire to the breach, it should be able to produce enough crystallite to seal it. What do you say, Captain?

That is brilliant! I'll show the Starfire to the breach, there might be particulate in that area and we can't risk letting the Starfire get damaged. Good job Topaz!
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on September 07, 2017, 10:08:10 PM
Quote from: GoodMorning on September 07, 2017, 08:10:52 PM
OOC: cpaca, there is a thread for Crystallid queries at knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=25663.0
OOC: SCRATCH WHAT I HAD HERE EARLIER
Note to self: read everything first
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Dark Ambition on September 07, 2017, 11:02:43 PM
OOC

Do you guys have any specific plans for the Crystalid/Falcon interaction?

Because I have an idea involving a certain female GalCorp Commander that helped save the Renegades alongside the Judicator :P
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on September 08, 2017, 02:14:28 AM
Quote from: Dark Ambition on September 07, 2017, 11:02:43 PM
OOC

Do you guys have any specific plans for the Crystalid/Falcon interaction?

Because I have an idea involving a certain female GalCorp Commander that helped save the Renegades alongside the Judicator :P
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OOC: I don't, everything I write comes off the top of my head.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 09, 2017, 12:26:51 PM
Quote from: Spaartan on September 08, 2017, 02:14:28 AM
Quote from: Dark Ambition on September 07, 2017, 11:02:43 PM
OOC

Do you guys have any specific plans for the Crystalid/Falcon interaction?

Because I have an idea involving a certain female GalCorp Commander that helped save the Renegades alongside the Judicator :P
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OOC: I don't, everything I write comes off the top of my head.

OOC: Same, I have no planned interactions here.




----Transmission Incoming----

>Encryption Disabled<

>Falcon Renegade Signature Detected<

Message reads:
QuoteDear friends at the Rising Star, this is Prismatic Flare. Do not be alarmed by the change in signal; we have found refuge with another faction for the time being, and they were kind enough to allow me to use their long-range transmitter.

I would like to discuss the message you gave me. Solar Envy is the only other soul in the Convergence enigmatic enough to say that... and I assumed he was dead. This is clearly not so. He used his body as a Rift Energy catalyst, acting like a Totem. Could it be possible that instead of him being consumed by the Rift, it forced him into another dimensional plane?

And could we rescue him?

>Connection Ongoing<

----Transmission Received----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Dark Ambition on September 09, 2017, 03:28:06 PM
OOC


QuoteHe used his body as a Rift Energy catalyst, acting like a Totem. Could it be possible that instead of him being consumed by the Rift, it forced him into another dimensional plane?

And could we rescue him?

I'm going to draw some connections to this event and the T-Mat's Catalyst Scythe. (I was reminded of that when you used the words "Rift Energy catalyst")

In the T-Mat Attack RP, the Catalyst Scythe we saw in use was only charged to 30% (despite what I typed in it, that was a mistake) to cause the Inhibitor effect. It may seem like an Inhibitor in the Overworld but, in reality, what's happening is that the Catalyst Scythe sends a charge into Rift Space to actually destroy that section of Rift Space (Remember the Rift Space Cataclysm mentioned in Creeper World 3? Catalyst Scythe.) The Scythe then collects the Aether of the destroyed section and fashions it into a weapon, before the section of Rift Space repairs itself.

A Catalyst Scythe charged to 75% will cause the Totem like destruction that Solar Envy did. In short, Envy may have used his own body to create a low level Catalyst Scythe.

A fully charged Scythe doesn't just destroy things, it completely deconstructs the affected area into Aether, further fuelling the effect and making it even stronger.

I can change the last part to make it so that it sends things into the destroyed part of Rift Space, which then deconstructs them as well. Solar Envy, being a Crystalid and thus having the mark of Platius, could possibly survive in a destroyed Rift Space with a personal 'universe bubble' or something. :P

Thoughts?
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(https://www.dropbox.com/s/kbjyyhfqoas94tc/TargetsIdentified.PNG?raw=1)

Overwatch: Targets Identified; Section 17-FF

(https://www.dropbox.com/s/217z3wkjlty8z9y/TargetsIdentified2.PNG?raw=1)

Overwatch: Crystalid Targets escorted by Falcon Renegades. Decloak all ships.

(https://www.dropbox.com/s/evq9ut93udcrfqo/TargetsIdentified3.PNG?raw=1)

[CDR] Alissa Skye: Roger. Decloaking now... Directive?

Overwatch: Locate, Isolate, Exterminate.

[CDR] Alissa Skye: Mobilizing troops now. I'll deal with the Crystalids.

OOC

I love how nobody questioned the three missing ships during the T-Mat Attack RP, it made my job so much easier :P

(https://www.dropbox.com/s/80jflhoucg3fhi8/SavetheRenegadesPicture1.PNG?raw=1)
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 09, 2017, 04:33:30 PM
Hyperdome AI: PROXIMITY ALERT: GALCORP FLEET INBOUND. LOCKDOWN INITIATED... LOCKDOWN FAILED. BREACH DETECTED IN SECTOR 10-07-T. (OOC: The T-Mat's handiwork.)

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Captain Spaartan! GalCorp has found us!

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: P-Prismatic, we are being t-targeted by long-range missile weaponry!

(https://i.imgur.com/j2ApKuS.png)
Placid Flare: Cobalt?

(https://i.imgur.com/iurdlHQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: I will handle this. I'll make sure they won't threaten us anymore!

(https://i.imgur.com/pBR8LaR.png)
Nebulous Topaz: The younglings have all retreated into the Starfire... I think I'll just go and join them.

(https://i.imgur.com/WChLd1c.png)
Placid Flare: Captain Spaartan, please gather your available forces behind Cobalt. I have a feeling he'll need some help once he-

(https://i.imgur.com/WES41rQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: I have had ENOUGH of you, GalCorp! Let me show you the true power of our race!

(https://i.imgur.com/j2ApKuS.png)
Placid Flare: ...does that. Warriors of the Convergence, hold fast beside your Commander. I will remain by the Starfire.




OOC
I will PM you about Envy's fate, DA. To keep spoilers to a minimum, you understand.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on September 09, 2017, 04:50:14 PM
Still haven't done anything since I asked the questions earlier. 
You can say i've been examining Spaartan's ship designs and potentially Crystallid ship design. 
As to why my ships weren't detected by Dark Ambition...
Don't know. Could have been that the ships are swarming with nanobots [nanobots, no rendering or picturemaking needed, yay] to make sure particles are spawning correctly and such and so could have been called off as part of the base or just a swarm of nanobots doing something else, but I'm not sure. No special cloaking, either.

Back to my ships. They're going to defend too if they attack Falcon Renegades,
I brought 2 GrabberG2's and 1 GrabberG3 with me.

If you want to make a battle involving my ships, you need 1 PRPL core with ShipModule, 1 PRPL core with GrabberG2 adder, 1 PRPL core with GrabberG3 adder, 2 ships named GrabberG2 [1 copy is attached, just spawn 2] and 1 ship named GrabberG3 [GrabberG3 is attached]

This last bit is not required, but it's what makes it render. the Custom0 on the 128x128 pictures [Custom0_128, for programming] is PassiveEmitterModule.png 
If you want to change that,  go into PassiveParticleMaker.prpl, the 4th line is the image setter to Custom0_128. Change that to something like Custom1_128 or whatever you want [just needs to be a 128x128 picture]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Dark Ambition on September 09, 2017, 05:40:46 PM
OOC
I forgot to say this in the other post.

Because this could possibly affect the Crystalids story, i'm basically giving control of Alissa to you, Decagon. All I did was provide the scenario, and this is likely the end of my involvement.

Something to keep in mind, Alissa's orders are to go after the Crystalids. She doesn't necessarily see the Renegades as a threat (She's not as heartless as most of GalCorp. She's one of the Judicator's subordinates, which means she is a defender, and prefers defending. She doesn't like being the attacker.)

Quote from: cpacaAs to why my ships weren't detected by Dark Ambition...
Don't know. Could have been that the ships are swarming with nanobots [nanobots, no rendering or picturemaking needed, yay] to make sure particles are spawning correctly and such and so could have been called off as part of the base or just a swarm of nanobots doing something else, but I'm not sure. No special cloaking, either.

I kinda forgot that they were here XD

Still though, that wouldn't matter. GalCorp likely did detect the ships, but didn't care. They already have Particulate control technology, but prefer using individual emitters rather than ship modules.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 09, 2017, 06:22:58 PM
Quote from: Dark Ambition on September 09, 2017, 05:40:46 PM
OOC
I forgot to say this in the other post.

Because this could possibly affect the Crystalids story, i'm basically giving control of Alissa to you, Decagon. All I did was provide the scenario, and this is likely the end of my involvement.

Something to keep in mind, Alissa's orders are to go after the Crystalids. She doesn't necessarily see the Renegades as a threat (She's not as heartless as most of GalCorp. She's one of the Judicator's subordinates, which means she is a defender, and prefers defending. She doesn't like being the attacker.)
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OOC
Aha, gotcha. I wouldn't be opposed to your involvement in this, but I appreciate that you give me control anyway. I'll try my best to keep Alissa to that too. And to be honest, Cobalt will give her no choice but to defend. ;)

The Renegades could just play a minor part in the engagement, in the event they don't simply want to sit idly by and watch GalCorp attack their new friends, maybe just working to defend the Starfire from flanking forces.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 09, 2017, 06:47:47 PM
x Rising Star
o Prismatic Placid Flare, c/o Falcon Renegades

As far as we know, you are correct. You have possibly encountered the Vitastrae at some point; it is they who asked us to relay that message to you. From our own research and your description, it seems that Envy may have accidentally bridged the potential gap to that region. If so, returning would be dangerous.

It is not impossible that we could assist you, but certainly difficult. With that being said, our own researches into such transits were already underway. We would be interested to work with you on this.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on September 10, 2017, 02:33:52 AM
Wait a minute, are those the... Those double crossing idiots, I should have never trusted the Judicator.
Vert! Take control of the hyperdome for now, I have some unfinished business. I'm right behind you Cobalt! I will destroy them.

(OOC: Sorry for late reply)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on September 10, 2017, 01:17:29 PM
Spaartan's going to battle. 
I guess I should too, in that case. 
*particles start filling the hyperdome* 

Hmm, only a small fleet. No fleet commander needed this time I guess. I can control it manually. 

GrabberG2s, decide upon the most powerful one of Spaartan's ships and follow it. If you will, become its wingmen. Do NOT sacrifice yourself for the powerful ship. However, if a shot seems powerful enough to destroy the core [and it happens to be a ship which cannot be recreated] then sacrifice yourself. 

I'll take it under the assumption you also have, and are using cautiously, at least 1 Flock. 
GrabberG3, stay and protect the Flock. Under no circumstances are you to sacrifice yourself. But most importantly, you have an AMP gem. Use it wisely.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 10, 2017, 09:51:39 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/WChLd1c.png)
Placid Flare: All fleets, report in!

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Crystallid Lieutenant Dark Opal: Flanking group Alpha standing ready.

(https://i.imgur.com/XZpPf4n.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Crystallid Lieutenant Shimmering Quartz: Flanking fleet Beta awaiting command, Prismatic.

(https://i.imgur.com/Eh8VTgX.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/WES41rQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: Let me at 'em, already!

(https://i.imgur.com/bkMoMyy.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/j2ApKuS.png)
Placid Flare: GalCorp forces are moving in... and they have a Super-Capital with them!

(https://i.imgur.com/WES41rQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: WE WILL SEE ABOUT THAT! GRAAARRGH!!!

(https://i.imgur.com/WdQzrtK.jpg)






(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Captain Spaartan, the Starfire is beginning emergency repairs of the Hyperdome. I will hang back with the Catalyst and oversee the process.

(https://i.imgur.com/9qHbAOl.jpg)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on September 11, 2017, 07:47:04 AM
Spaartan: Woah, that is one spiky ship you got there Cobalt, don't forget to leave some of their ships to me. Flare, I am sending several Vulture class ships your way, we can't let the last remaining Starfire get damaged.

Spaartan: Psst, Vert. Continue construction of Archimedes.

Meanwhile inside the Hyperdome

Vert: Yes sir, on it right now. Hey Emerald! I want to show you something cool.
(OOC:Leave this part of the conversation to me. I'll be back on it in a few hours or so)

(Also OOC: Is there any way to speed up the growth of the Starfire? I am dying to see the Elder Version)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 11, 2017, 08:29:48 AM
OOC: Time dilation is something Rising Star can look at. Pocket universe, anyone?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 11, 2017, 11:40:30 AM
OOC
Apart from tampering with the flow of time, there really isn't a way to grow a Starfire into its final stage prematurely. Unless...

Hmm. Now that I think about it, perhaps it can be done. If a First Born melds their body with the Starfire, they could potentially use the ability to grow into their Titan-forms to massively accelerate the growth of the Starfire.

However, only the mad would do such a thing. Accelerating the growth of a structure as intricate as the Starfire could have devastating effects on not only the crystallite growth mechanisms, but also could heavily disrupt the psionic construct (akin to an AI) that maintains the inner workings of the Starfire.

Not saying that it won't happen though... ;)
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on September 11, 2017, 06:02:19 PM
Rising Star/GM, CMC has already done [basic] Time dilation. 

I hope this is right. Or I'll have to come up with the new physics for the supernuke - Don't worry, i'll make it work.

Under the assumption this link is right [please confirm, old databases can be wrong]

https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/135661/wormholes-time-travel-and-time-dilation

The supernuke exit wormhole is connected to a ship with no crew, automated to just keep going farther and farther out into space at as close to lightspeed as possible. 

The supernuke entrance wormhole is the main weapon. When you activate it, a whole bunch of material is sent to the wormhole - Material designed to open it up. The exit side detects the wormhole openning up and also proceeds to add more of the material. In the end, the supernuke absorbs everything within 1 parsec [look it up] [on galactic scale, not much. On human scale, enormous] including the weapon itself, so the wormhole immediately closes up. The reason the exit wormhole is automated is because when you use the weapon, the ship immediately self-destructs upon detecting the wormhole being gone. 

Other than that, we've stopped time dilation research. Particle research seems easier.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on September 11, 2017, 08:26:53 PM
Quote from: Spaartan on September 11, 2017, 07:47:04 AM
--Meanwhile inside the Hyperdome--

Vert: Yes sir, on it right now. Hey Emerald! I want to show you something cool.

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Ok, I'll b-be right there!

Uriel Vert: H-hurry up! Haha.

(https://i.imgur.com/EzkPiw1.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: T-that's very mean of you, V-Vert!

Uriel Vert: I'm just kidding. Come on now, it's something you might want to see.

(https://i.imgur.com/MfgS9Mn.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: W-what is that thing?

Uriel Vert: We call it Archimedes, it will be the protector of the Hyperdome.

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: W-when will it be completed?

Uriel Vert: In a few minutes, maybe it can help in the battle!

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: S-sure, let's wait for it to be completed.





(https://i.imgur.com/bEw9UEk.png)

Uriel Vert: It has been completed. Now, I will bring this beauty to the frontline. Care to join me?

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: No thanks, I t-think I'll stay here and f-finish my research.

Uriel Vert: Okay then. Archimedes crew, take us to the frontline!

Archimedes Commander: Yes sir.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 11, 2017, 09:35:38 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/WChLd1c.png)
Crystallid Lieutenant Shimmering Quartz: We're taking hits across the board! Incoming MK7 volley... Amethysts are down, repeat, Amethysts are down!

(https://i.imgur.com/0Yfm7Rv.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Crystallid Lieutenant Dark Opal: ...returning fire. Check your flanks; watch out for those missiles...

(https://i.imgur.com/5PCRxCU.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/WES41rQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: Argh! Fleet, where the hell is the support?! GRRR!

(https://i.imgur.com/9sPSjl5.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/j2ApKuS.png)
Placid Flare: Cobalt, you can't expect the fleet to dive in with you like that. You-

(https://i.imgur.com/WES41rQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: They should have stayed at my side, dammit! Argh!

(https://i.imgur.com/j2ApKuS.png)
Placid Flare: Watch out, you're taking a lot of fire... you know what, screw this. Emerald, can you read me?

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Yes, P-Prismatic?

(https://i.imgur.com/j2ApKuS.png)
Placid Flare: I need you to return to the Starfire and help oversee the repairs. My presence is required in the battle. Cobalt is doing his thing again.

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Of c-course! I will head there at once!

(https://i.imgur.com/8SbAMRz.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Oh, and you m-might be getting some grand r-reinforcements too!

(https://i.imgur.com/WChLd1c.png)
Placid Flare: Good, we'll need every bit of help we can get.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on September 11, 2017, 10:56:57 PM
Spaartan: Erm, Flare? By any chance do you know how Cobalt got so much power? I already know about him being a first born, but his Titan form looks... More rage induced. Any explanation behind his anger issues?

(OOC: I'll do the Archimedes in a while, I just have to finish some things. In the meantime, this question. Although I saw your explanation in the Crystallid file, I want to know more about him and Flare.)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on September 11, 2017, 11:29:16 PM
Spaartan, i'll try to analyze your question.

Well, here's the long text from the main documentation of Cobalt.

Observant Cobalt is a First Born and is the steadfast commander of the Convergence's military forces. He has served at Flare's side for longer than anyone, being both her trusted adviser and close friend to help keep the Prismatic on the rails over the ages. Ever the voice of reason (and witty puns), Cobalt has played a vital role in the events affecting the Crystallid race over the ages. During the Great Fragmentation War, Cobalt led a taskforce against the mad First Borns, killing each and every one of them to bring the conflict to an end, a tragic reality that still haunts him to this day, even if he doesn't show it. During an expedition to an anomalous planetoid in the 38th CE, Cobalt came in contact with a fragment originating from the Creeper Nexus defeated in the 2nd CE, filling his soul with the blackening hate of reality that flowed throughout the artifact. This tainting influence has permeated him ever since. In the 144th CE, during the attack upon the Seloi homeworld by a Creeper Nexus, the Loki used this dark influence within Cobalt to try to take control of him. They would have succeeded too, had it not been for Flare banishing the intruding Nexus and sealing her friend's soul to prevent them from doing this again. Cobalt still bears the residual hate from the darkness flowing within him, and is able to use it to become more powerful than anything that dares to threaten the Convergence.

Splitting this up into sentences.

Observant Cobalt is a First Born and is the steadfast commander of the Convergence's military forces.

First born. Alright.

He has served at Flare's side for longer than anyone, being both her trusted adviser and close friend to help keep the Prismatic on the rails over the ages.

So Cobalt and Flare trust eachother.

Ever the voice of reason (and witty puns), Cobalt has played a vital role in the events affecting the Crystallid race over the ages.

That's actually contradictory. Seems like the puns would make him... less angry.

During the Great Fragmentation War, Cobalt led a taskforce against the mad First Borns, killing each and every one of them to bring the conflict to an end, a tragic reality that still haunts him to this day, even if he doesn't show it.

Wait, a tragic reality that haunts him to this day? That could seriously anger people - Killing the legendary of their own kind, the ones of their own kind which cannot be recreated.

During an expedition to an anomalous planetoid in the 38th CE, Cobalt came in contact with a fragment originating from the Creeper Nexus defeated in the 2nd CE, filling his soul with the blackening hate of reality that flowed throughout the artifact.

Well that's your answer. Filling his soul with the blackening hate of reality. Plus, it has stayed:

This tainting influence has permeated him ever since.

Moving on.

In the 144th CE, during the attack upon the Seloi homeworld by a Creeper Nexus, the Loki used this dark influence within Cobalt to try to take control of him.

Oh... If Cobalt knew, that could anger him. Loki may/may not have the power [depending on the Arc power] to change Cobalt's form, too.

Cobalt still bears the residual hate from the darkness flowing within him, and is able to use it to become more powerful than anything that dares to threaten the Convergence.

Yeah, clearly made him more powerful. States that he's able to use it to be more powerful, probably involves anger which involves changing his form.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 11, 2017, 11:50:47 PM
(OOC: Yes, I know this is in the middle of a battle, but in-universe... There is also a motive for this.)

x Rising Star
o Prismatic Placid Flare

Greetings again,

After relaying your response, we have again received communication from Envy. Due to the ... incident ... you mentioned, he is in no fit state to travel. However, he was pleased to learn that you remain well. In order to communicate with you better, he has assisted us in boosting a normal-space transmitters with an element which should register easily with you (and only you). It is through this that we send this message.

Envy's convalescence will probably be lengthy, and he has expressed interest in the region he now occupies. Implied, we think, was a wish to avoid accidents in the return transition. He has asked to speak with the current Keeper of Knowledge when convenient.

Good health to you.




OOC:
cpaca

Quote from: Spaartan on September 11, 2017, 10:56:57 PM
(OOC: [...] Although I saw your explanation in the Crystallid file, I want to know more about him and Flare.)

This, I think, implies Decagon expanding, not someone explaining what already exists. Thanks for taking the time to give your interpretation, though.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 12, 2017, 12:49:58 PM
Answers
I'll keep these answers OOC, just for ease of explanation.

Hate, the emotion that drives this more aggressive form and drives Cobalt to such bursts of rage, is an incredibly powerful emotion for Crystallids.

Those spikes you see protruding from his Titan-form are a result of this, and can corrupt normal Crystallid forms too if it overpowers other sections of their emotional capacities. Visually, Crystallids consumed by hate will hue-shift to a jet-black, and in extreme cases, will grow these corrupt protrusions from their bodies. Hate also tends to cripple a Crystallid's psionic defenses, making them more open to be taken control of by other powerful entities.

However, hate is extremely rare within Crystallids, and the times it does occur, it is generally catalysed by an external source; in this case, the contact with the Creeper Nexus fragment imbued this hate into Cobalt. This lowered his ability to defend his mind from intrusion, as well as making him prone to outbursts triggered through certain events. Having the people he cares for being attacked, for example, will drive him to have one of these outbursts. Most Crystallids know to avoid getting in his way once this happens, since he can be a bit uncontrollable. After the event in the 144th CE, with the Creeper Nexus attack on the Seloi Dyson Sphere, Flare actually managed to nullify enough of the residual hate within Cobalt to prevent further access by the Nexus, inadvertently giving him much more control over how and when he uses his hate to fuel his strength.

The recent events, such as GalCorp's relentless hunting of the Convergence and the destruction of Solar Envy (he believes), have made him slightly more unhinged than normal. Internal hate mixed with the stress of always being under fire have also made him a bit more angry than he would normally be. In times of relative peace, he is far more prone to being friendly, witty and generally a much nicer Crystallid to talk to.

Even Crystallids have their limits, and Cobalt is just about reaching his. Luckily, Flare does have the capability to keep him in line if need be, and more often than not, this is enough to draw Cobalt away from a manic rage that would result in him killing everything in sight. She is far stronger than she generally lets on.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 13, 2017, 05:11:09 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/8SbAMRz.png)
Benevolent Emerald: I h-have arrived at the Starfire, Prismatic! It is d-doing a great job fixing that hole, mhm!

(https://i.imgur.com/XT0KQNz.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Very good. By the way, there was a transmission from the Rising Star that asked for you by title, Emerald. Whilst you're there, you might want to send a reply.

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Of course, P-Prismatic!

*After some fiddling with the transmitter controls to attune the Starfire's own sensor cluster with the Rising Star's new transmission frequency, the connection is established.*

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: H-Hello? This is Benevolent Emerald, the c-current Keeper of Knowledge! There is a lot going on right now... b-but I think I have some time spare. I am prepared to d-discuss anything you need!
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 13, 2017, 05:34:41 PM
x Rising Star
o Benevolent Emerald

Greetings, Emerald. We hope this is not a bad time, is this conversation inconvenient? We are trying to set up something of a communication schedule with Solar Envy, so that the two of you can speak with a minimum of relaying delays. If there are more pressing matters, would we be able to help?

(OOC: Subjective ignorance can have impressive results... One group doesn't know that there's a fight in progress, another hadn't been told that Envy is alive...)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 13, 2017, 09:08:48 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/E5c9zsg.png)
Benevolent Emerald: S-Solar Envy? B-but... how? I thought he w-was dead!

*A few moments of silence passes as Emerald composes herself.*

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: I'm sorry, I d-didn't expect to hear that Envy was s-still alive. He must have s-survived the Rift Energy cascade somehow...

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: One of G-GalCorp's hunting fleets has found us... the fight is raging right n-now. I am overseeing repairs of the Falcon Renegades' base, b-but luckily the process is m-mostly automated.

(https://i.imgur.com/LVAC5Wf.png)
Benevolent Emerald: D-Don't worry, Prismatic Flare and Commander Cobalt are... handling the s-situation.

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: But if Envy is alive... that explains why P-Prismatic Flare acted so strangely earlier. I must s-speak to Envy as soon as possible, kind Rising Star friends. I will make sure our c-conversation won't be interrupted.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 13, 2017, 10:06:05 PM
x Rising Star
o Prismatic Placid Flare, Benevolent Emerald

In that case... We e will arrange a ... surprise ... for your opposition, to arrive in about three minutes. It may trouble Cobalt, however, should he retain his larger size. When the stars flare, you will wish to accelerate toward the GalCorp fleet with all speed, and you will be minimally affected. Remaining stationary will cause you to move with the GalCorp fleet, though you should be able to remove from the relevant volume with reasonable grace, though perhaps limited comfort.

We will set about contacting Solar Envy again, but that conversation will soon shift into the technical, and you seem to have more pressing concerns. Let us know when you are ready.

A little light-lag backtracing, and we have watched your previous path. You have done well, and your opposition could have been rather more diplomatic. To that end, we will warn your opponents of their forthcoming ... displacement?




x Rising Star
o GalCorp Fleet Command

Greetings.

While your instructions are doubtless clear, we desire conversation with those whom you are attacking. To that end, we will be moving your fleet some distance, and temporarily disturbing Rift Space.

We consider it courteous to converse with you before damaging or destroying your fleet more than nominally. To that end, you may like to examine the safety advice at the end of this message. You may also wish to note that the phased warp array you are about to experience requires considerable effort to avoid your destruction during transit; and reflect upon this before returning to your current course. "Thought before action, discussion before decision." A former GalCorp "motto", well considered at the time.

The aforementioned safety advice:
In order to minimise damage to the the larger structures in your command vessel, we suggest that you accelerate toward your present opposition as soon as you see the stars flare. Your organic forms will be minimally affected, but the structure of larger hulls will need testing, and any pressurised vessels are best to have to be in mid-range tolerances and buffered.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 13, 2017, 11:01:19 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/LVAC5Wf.png)
Benevolent Emerald: P-Prismatic! Did you-?

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Yes, I did. Attention all vessels, engage a full engine burn towards the GalCorp ships!

(https://i.imgur.com/WChLd1c.png)
Crystallid Lieutenant Dark Opal: Are you sure that is a good idea, Prismatic?

(https://i.imgur.com/xt4XpqZ.png)
Placid Flare: Do it NOW! Cobalt, how is-?

(https://i.imgur.com/WES41rQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: I'm a little busy here, if you can't tell!

(https://i.imgur.com/LVAC5Wf.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Prismatic, Commander Cobalt is still s-stuck in the enemy Super-Capital Ship!

(https://i.imgur.com/j2ApKuS.png)
Placid Flare: The stars are beginning to flare, just as they said... COBALT!

(https://i.imgur.com/D1k3pty.png)
Observant Cobalt: What?! ...hold on, what is... uh oh-

*Space warps and reality flickers, Cobalt and the GalCorp Super-Capital still intertwined. As the Rising Star "surprise" begins forcefully displacing the GalCorp ships, it encapsulates both of the two hulking giants and immediately threatens to warp them away. With counteracting propulsion, they were practically immobile; the warped space begins to tear at them both...*

(https://i.imgur.com/NVxF9n1.png)
Placid Flare: NO! I REFUSE TO LET YOU TAKE HIM TOO!

*Flare encased Cobalt and the Super-Capital in a vast bubble, temporarily removing them from the spacetime tearing itself apart around them. Her body flared to shine like a beacon as she pulled the two titanic entities from the brink of destruction, keeping them locked in stasis until the phased warp array had finished its sweep of the GalCorp fleet. The moment she released them, Cobalt tore the Super-Capital in half, tossing the remains aside.*

(https://i.imgur.com/y0gd2NL.png)
Placid Flare: ...

(https://i.imgur.com/LVAC5Wf.png)
Benevolent Emerald: P-Prismatic! Are you alright?

(https://i.imgur.com/y0gd2NL.png)
Placid Flare: ...yes... I just... need to... regenerate...

(https://i.imgur.com/LVAC5Wf.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Of course! Opal, Quartz, p-please come help the Prismatic back to the Starfire! Don't worry, P-Prismatic, I will handle the discussions with Envy...

(https://i.imgur.com/WES41rQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: All remaining ships, establish a perimeter! I don't want those damned GalCorp ships creeping up on us!

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: ...and it looks like C-Commander Cobalt has things in order over there too. Rising Star friends, let us b-begin this discussion. The sooner, the b-better...
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 14, 2017, 12:34:38 AM
x Rising Star
o Convergence Recipient

Apologies for the mess. We had thought that Cobalt might return to his normal form to disengage - our understanding is clearly flawed. We will make explanations to GalCorp about their supercapital.

We have set up a private channel for you to converse with Envy. As we had the long-range warp generators configured for that displacement, we have augmented the channel. You should be able to converse in almost real-time.

Would you take it amiss if we asked you to salvage the fragments of the supercapital, and return any surviving crew to their fleet? We prefer to remain on speaking terms with any group we encounter, if possible - and GalCorp can be ... "touchy" seems to be the closest word in this vernacular.




x Rising Star
o GalCorp Fleet (Remnants)

We apologise for the fate of your command ship. Had all gone according to plan, your fleet would have smoothly been removed from the volume. As it is, the largest ships in each fleet remained locked together. Following Crystallid intervention, they were not destroyed by this, but they continued their battle - to no good for either. We have requested the return of all surviving crew members to you.

We had intended to converse with you after the transit, but will understand if you would prefer to be elsewhere.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on September 14, 2017, 01:28:39 AM
From: The CMC
To: Rising Star

You're the only other corporation that comes to mind that has messed with time.
It appears as though there were space-time rips.
Was that you?
It seems a more effective weapon in small fights like that, compared to... making an entire solar system vanish.

If that wasn't you, there may be bigger problems going on.
I assume you were looking at the battle around Spaartan's area.

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From: Custom Module Corporation
To: Spaartan

I have developed another ship.
This ship is strong and has been tested for several good uses.
It's small, with a big hole inside of it. Yes, you guessed, it's designed to be a station for an Energy mine.
However, it can defend itself very well.

Armed with eight sprayers, the defense is incredible.
It also has 3 dischargers, so Stunners are no problem.
It has 32 lasers and 4 particle beams. If, somehow, they pass through all the mess that is the sprayers, that will stop them.
But if a ship rams, the final defense:
If you use Standard-Grade AMPGem Upgrades [Basically, the ones used by default] the Defensive struc will defend the bottom two layers of armor. The top layer is on its own, but, again, the bottom 2 layers of the shell has Defensive struc under it.

I call it the EMD - The Enemy Mine Defender.

In the end, it can be destroyed with a good MK7 shot or if it is shot down early, as that is when it is weak.

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From: Fourth Wall Breaking cpaca
To: Fourth Wall Breaking Spaartan
Secondary recipients: The Fourth Wall

Instructions on How to add a ship w/ Ship modules

Instructions for: The EMD [Energy Mine Defender]

Step 1: Download the ship [the .dat file]
Step 2: Download the ShipModule script [Litterally the most important script]
Step 3: Download the Sprayer script
Step 4: Go into the game.
Step 5: Go to "Custom Images" [right side of screen]
Step 6: Click the 128x128 on the top
Step 7: Click "Select" under Custom10_128
Step 8: Use the attached image as Custom10_128
Step 9: Download the Adder script
Step 10: Create a PRPL core. Any settings you want, it just needs the ShipModule script and the Adder [in this case, EMDAdder script]

To test that it works:

Spawn in the EMD ship.
Make sure it is named EMD

If it spawns with the Custom Modules on it, it works.

If it does not have custom modules, check you did all the steps correctly. If you do that, then tell me something's wrong and I'll try to figure it out.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 14, 2017, 04:37:34 AM
x Rising Star
o Custom Module Creators (Communications Dept.)

Greetings.

We have observed localised discontinuities caused by the interactions with the 'warp cannon', but these will rapidly decay.

What do you refer to by "making an entire solar system vanish"? Are you asking if we could, if we did, if we would, or if we save seen such an event?




x Rising Star
o Falcon Renegades

Greetings to you. We apologise for the delay in talking with you further, but have been considering a proposal. Your current base inside a Hyperdome makes you uniquely suited to testing a device we are developing. However, this remains experimental technology, and we appreciate that you may well be hesitant to participate. The offer is made, however; and we are happy to answer any questions you have about this.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Spaartan on September 14, 2017, 08:01:30 AM
x Falcon Renegades
o Rising Star

Greetings as well, we wouldn't mind you experimenting inside our sector. The only thing I wish to know is if there are any safety issues. I just need to make sure my men are safe from harm.

OOC
Sorry about the fight, I wasn't able to showcase the Archimedes due to things I had to do. I'll go and try to show it later on in the story
[close]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on September 14, 2017, 10:05:49 AM
From: The CMC
To: Rising Star
OOC: I Typed this on mobile

No, we do not think you could make a solar system vanish, Though maybe you could.

I was talking about my Super nuke.
Transferring everything in 1 parsec 5 years in the future.

Looks as if it vanishes.
(Look up what a parsec is)
(It's about 3 lightyears, far larger than a solar system)

Anyway,
Was that a yes or a no?
The main question was if you caused it.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 14, 2017, 01:25:27 PM
Quote from: GoodMorning on September 14, 2017, 12:34:38 AM
We have set up a private channel for you to converse with Envy. As we had the long-range warp generators configured for that displacement, we have augmented the channel. You should be able to converse in almost real-time.

Would you take it amiss if we asked you to salvage the fragments of the supercapital, and return any surviving crew to their fleet? We prefer to remain on speaking terms with any group we encounter, if possible - and GalCorp can be ... "touchy" seems to be the closest word in this vernacular.

(https://i.imgur.com/LVAC5Wf.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Of c-course! Nebulous Topaz, could you and your t-team of Mineral Harvesters try and rescue any GalCorp survivors? It'd b-be better not to aggravate them more through the loss of so many crew...

(https://i.imgur.com/pBR8LaR.png)
Nebulous Topaz: You got it, boss. Heading out.




[CDR] Alissa Skye: ...agh, someone get me a damage report! Another transmission? Let's hear it...

Quotex Rising Star
o GalCorp Fleet (Remnants)

We apologise for the fate of your command ship. Had all gone according to plan, your fleet would have smoothly been removed from the volume. As it is, the largest ships in each fleet remained locked together. Following Crystallid intervention, they were not destroyed by this, but they continued their battle - to no good for either. We have requested the return of all surviving crew members to you.

We had intended to converse with you after the transit, but will understand if you would prefer to be elsewhere.

[CDR] Alissa Skye: I wouldn't be surprised if those savages killed our crews outright. It wouldn't be the first time.

Overwatch: D.A.I. coming back online. Minor structural integrity damage detected.

[CDR] Alissa Skye: Good. All ships, those that remain able to fly, gather around the D.A.I. and protect it with your lives whilst I figure out our next step. Looks like we've been dumped a good few million miles away from the Hyperdome.

[CDR] Alissa Skye: Rising Star, know that your intervention in this matter will not be taken lightly. Neutrality only lasts until you prevent the course of justice! You will also be charged for the full cost of that Super-Capital, a mere 70 billion credits.

Overwatch: Targets identified. Incoming high-speed objects. Signature consistent with escape pods with Falcon Renegade markings.

[CDR] Alissa Skye: Hold your fire. Scan those objects... they're filled with humans, you say? Are... are these our surviving crews? Huh. Never expected that. Cruisers, collect the pods immediately.

Overwatch: Threat level raised: Level 5 Warning in Effect. Reinforcements inbound.

[CDR] Alissa Skye: The Crystallids fulfilled their side of the bargain... we will hold position here until I say otherwise.




(https://i.imgur.com/LVAC5Wf.png)
Benevolent Emerald: The c-connection is looking steady... hello? Envy, are you there?

(https://i.imgur.com/7wuNZ8u.png)
Solar Envy: Emerald, my child, it is so good to hear your voice. We have a lot to discuss.

(https://i.imgur.com/8SbAMRz.png)
Benevolent Emerald: I'm glad you're alright! The P-Prismatic has been quite overwhelmed by knowing y-you're alive!

(https://i.imgur.com/7wuNZ8u.png)
Solar Envy: Well, I can't say I'm totally alright... I took quite the beating during the energy cascade. I was sure I'd be done for, until I opened my eyes to see I was face-to-face with a most intriguing creature, in an alien universe. The Vitastrae, they called themselves.

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: B-But we have to figure out a way to bring you b-back.

(https://i.imgur.com/7wuNZ8u.png)
Solar Envy: Kind Emerald, I know you and the others want me to return... but this universe holds so much wonder. I have explored far and wide in our reality... this one promises knowledge beyond what our home offers. Surely you, of all Crystallids, would understand why I could decide to stay.

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Yes... I m-myself am also curious what that realm holds... but...

(https://i.imgur.com/7wuNZ8u.png)
Solar Envy: I know, young one. Placid will do whatever it takes to bring me back, she is quite determined. Unfortunately, my body retains much of the residual energy from the cascade, and I fear that my return to our reality will result in my immediate obliteration.

(https://i.imgur.com/E5c9zsg.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Quantum equalization... but c-couldn't this energy be used to fuel a Titan-form t-transformation upon return, to dissipate the energy in a much m-more controlled fashion?

(https://i.imgur.com/7wuNZ8u.png)
Solar Envy: I have considered it, but I am far too weak in my current state... the long years of torture at the hands of the Collective has taken its toll on my body. Perhaps... hm. You remember the Rift Hypertunneling Theory, correct?

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Yes, I do... Are you s-suggesting we try to punch a hole in the Rift fabric to-

(https://i.imgur.com/7wuNZ8u.png)
Solar Envy: ...to create a hyperspatial wormhole between this dimension and the Rift, yes. That could perhaps allow my transition into Rift Space without suffering too much harm, provided we don't damage the dimensional boundary and accidentally get sucked into the Void. it's just the final step back into normal space that would be tricky.

(https://i.imgur.com/LVAC5Wf.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Actually, what if we use Rift Totems t-to recreate the environment in which you were p-pulled through the dimensional boundary? That could allow you t-to entirely dissipate the remaining residual energy into the f-fabric of spacetime around the tunnel, rather than into your b-body...

(https://i.imgur.com/7wuNZ8u.png)
Solar Envy: I always knew you were a smart one, Emerald! Theoretically, this could work... but we need some serious technology for that. Technology that disappeared with most of the Convergence during the Hydraxil Invasion. The Rising Star, however, appears to be very technologically advanced... as if they don't belong in this time.

(https://i.imgur.com/8SbAMRz.png)
Benevolent Emerald: We might j-just be able to pull this off! I'm sure Prismatic Flare would be happy!

(https://i.imgur.com/7wuNZ8u.png)
Solar Envy: One step at a time, young one. I will contact the Rising Star about our proposition... perhaps they can provide us with the technology we need to put the theory into practice.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on September 14, 2017, 05:52:40 PM
I have a pretty long battle I have planned out, openning up a map I made as well as putting into use the Super-nuke.

Please stay calm until full details are revealed.

For the sake of time, I use no images for the Gems.

Pre-Info

cpaca: I was wondering if I could follow a group of mineral harvesters to see how it's like being a lower rank as a Crystallid.
Flare: All right. But I have two requests:
cpaca: Yes?
Flare: Give full access to everything that happens...
Flare: And go to the attached coordinates.
cpaca: All right...
Flare: You seem like something's wrong.
cpaca: No, it's fine. Was just running scans to see which planet that was, and if it is being guarded by anything.
Flare: Ah. All right.
[close]

going to the planet...

[cpaca tells a story about particles]
OOC: Let's assume these are Harvesters - But not necessarily Topaz's group [I assume Topaz is not your only mineral harvester... Yeah it says that in the description]
Harvester: That's a cool story about particles.
cpaca: Indeed, I would agree.
Is it normally like this, peace, calm, etc.
Harvester. Yes, the route is usually set up right.
cpaca: Set up right? How is it usually set up? To get there ASAP? To get there without being assault-
Computer systems: Alert. Galcorp is assaulting.
cpaca: Oh, shoot.
cpaca: Stay here as long as possible. They want you. If you flee, my plan won't work.
Don't worry, I'll protect you.
cpaca: Ships: Flank AROUND them and destroy the Rift engines! We need to get out of here before-
Computer: Ten minutes until five supercapitals rift in.
GalCorp: We aren't taking chances this time, fool.
cpaca: Shoot.... Quickly! There's NO TIME to kill them! Only go for the rift-engines!
Computer: They appear to be regenerative ships. They regenerate after they have been killed.
cpaca: Exactly! KILL THE RIFT ENGINES!
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/oligqur1y34rw3f/Screenshot%202017-09-14%2015.14.05.png?raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/24l53hvho1axb4v/Screenshot%202017-09-14%2015.17.01.png?raw=1)
Computer: Enemy rift engines down.
cpaca: WARP OUT! NOW!
HARVESTER, YOU TOO! OUT! NOW!*
unless you're fine with dying here, all right then.
cpaca: Computer. Drop the nuke. 30 second delay. Then warp out.
Harvester: Warp out!
GalCorp Computers: Rift Engines down.  No warp. One minute needed to repair rift engines.
Galcorp SuperCapitals: We have warped in!
Galcorp ships: Get out! NOW! Extremely powerful bomb!
Galcorp SuperCapitals: I know we shouldn't have used the weaker engines.
Galcorp Ships: What?
Galcorp SuperCapitals: We used the weaker engines. If we try to warp out, the Rift engine will overheat and the molecules will be spread across the Galaxy.
It also takes 1 minute to cool down.
Galcorp ships and Supercapitals: Good life, I guess...
One minute passes...
cpaca: Scan the area.
Computer: Image of the area:
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/kolqj4jsyre9l04/Screenshot%202017-09-14%2015.22.46.png?raw=1)
[close]

Communications

OOC: This is english without vowels. If you don't get it, one line says "Hmm. Possible side effects of the supernuke I used. I never got to test long-distance communications aftereffects"
OOC: It would be difficult for me to decode, too. I didn't save the non-encrypted version XD
cpc: Sprtn, lrg ttck -
Sprtn: Ys, I knw. I ws wtchng.
Wht's wth th sgnl?
cpc: Hmm. pssbl ffcts f th sprnk I sd. I nvr gt t tst cmmnctns vr lng-dstnc nd ftr ffcts
Sprtn: Ah. Y ddn't knw, I prsm?
cpc: I thght tht ws bvs.
Cblt: Y hd tht wpn nd y nvr tld s?! W cld hv sd t!
cpc: Ah, kll yrslvs, yr nw lls, nd ny crystlld y brght fr n sngl sprcptl? Tht wll b fn.
Thr's n frnd r f n th wpn.
Cblt: Fr pnt.
Stll, t my b sfl n sm pnt.
I ssm t's nn-rsbl.
cpc: Yh, nn-rsbl.
And n, y dn't gt n. Only tw xst n th nvrs nw, bt I'm tryng t mk mr.
[close]

At the planet

Harvesters: Darn. It appears this land has been taken. Maybe a short scan would be nice.
cpaca: All right...
cpaca: Computer, activate code 1111- 1010 - 1011 - 1110 - Ultimate disguise
Computer: Activating Ultimate Disguise...
Computer, on the screen [but the harvesters can't read it]
Computer: Code 1111 - 1010 - 1011 - 1110 - Command ignored. No disguise activated.
cpaca: Now, Harvesters, let's go in.
Harvesters: This is interesting. First, your disguise is strong, and second, that's a lot of particles... even disguised from them.
cpaca: I can't believe you fell for it. I own this planet. I used no disguise whatsoever.
Harvesters: You're serious?
cpaca: Yep.
Harvesters: That's honestly a pretty funny prank.
Harvesters: Anyway, we came here for minerals. Are there any?
cpaca: The entire planet is made of this crystal.
[hands one over]
Harvesters: Interesting.
Computer: Path back no longer possible. Galcorp blocking way.
cpaca: Engineers, is the superthruster ready?
Engineers: Yep!
Harvesters: What?
cpaca: First, put that crystal in a box. Measure how much crystal is in the box, and make sure to give the box light. You'll be amazed later.
OOC: It doesn't need light to regrow, but light speeds it up.
Harvesters: All right.
cpaca: Also, don't fill any box full of the crystal. It will explode.
Harvesters: O.o.
cpaca: Leave about 60% of the box empty.
Harvesters: Back to the superthruster. How does it work?
cpaca: Well, when you take the crystal to 2500C, it turns into Uranium. We suspect it also makes hydrogen gas, but that's because after that it only requires 1000C heat.
Uranium, Nuclear Reactor, and the crystal makes a better battery than a Lithium-Oxygen battery.
So just make all the floor rubber and turn the entire planet into a battery. The piece I gave you has no charge in it, it came from a special dispenser. Removes all the energy then spits it out.
Harvesters: Interesting.
What are we going to do about GalCorp?
cpaca: The superthruster can push the entire planet, but slowly. The distance we covered in 1 hour from rifting [plus about 10 minutes battle]? Now it will take 24 hours.
Harvesters: We better make ourselves comfortable.
cpaca: Yes, indeed. I will send a message to Spaartan then the planet will start moving.
[close]

cpaca and Spaartan, private channel.

OOC: This is something for Decagon and Spaartan to react to. I want to know how you react for the 24 hours [or less, depending on what spaartan does]
cpaca: Spaartan?
Spaartan: Yes?
cpaca: Planet incoming. Coordinates, speed, acceleration rate, planned destination, deceleration rate, and size are attached.  It's owned by me. Better get out though.
Spaartan: ...
cpaca: Too much to take? The planet will arive in about 24 hours. The nearby Galcorp fleet at these coordinates [REDACTED] will either disperse, or collide with the planet in 8 hours. The nearby meteor strike [Meteor info attached] will be laser'd by the planet in about 16 hours.
Spaartan: ...
cpaca: Good luck. Planet leaving now.
Spaartan: HEY! I NE-
cpaca: -channel closed-
Spaartan: -ED time to think about this. Well, I have 24 hours. That should be enough.
[close]

Back at base

*crashing sounds*
Spaartan: Thanks.
cpaca: For what?
Spaartan: Also, I hate you.
cpaca: ????
Spaartan: Don't close it like that on me again. But thanks for killing the Galcorp fleet which rifted in right infront of the planet.
cpaca: Oh.
Spaartan: Also, some other sounds were just testing some materals to see how strong it is in impact and, presumably, from the deceleration.
cpaca: Ah.
*Recording shut*
[close]

What happened after the recording shut

cpaca: Flare, here's the recording you asked for.
Flare: Thank you.
cpaca: Harvesters,
Harvesters: Yes, we noticed. Wow, that's amazing! The box with light is now 12.1% full while the one without light is 11% full. Both boxes are a cubic meter.
OOC: The function for growth is about 10% growth every 12 hours with light, every 24 hours without light.
cpaca: That would be something interesting for the researchers.
cpaca: Flare, would you mind if I get the research you get from [holds crystal] this crystal? The planet is made entirely of it and the Harvesters brought some, and you can clearly see one property of the crystal, which you got from the Harvesters, I presume.
Flare: ... All right. If, you tell me how you fueled the planet's engines. The amount of energy required looks impressive, as well as storing all that energy.
cpaca: Easy. The crystal set to 2500C from fire will turn into hydrogen and uranium. Keep 1000C it and the hydrogen will heat it up more, the uranium used in a nuclear reactor. The crystal alone is an amazing energy storage, and then just connect it to generators.
Flare: That's an interesting property. You can have the research we gain from this crystal.
cpaca: All right.
[close]

secret stuff you should know

Turning 1111 - 1010 - 1011 - 1110 into Hexadecimal gets you F-A-B-E. However, K is the 11th letter of the alphabet, so rearanging so B is 11 with hex-to-dec converter, and then putting K instead of 11, you get F-A-K-E.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 14, 2017, 06:36:44 PM
x Rising Star
o Solar Envy, Prismatic Placid Flare, Benevolent Emerald

Your proposal is intriguing. We have not worked extensively with Rift Space, but have experience with dimensional bridging techniques. It is also possible that we could, for want of a better term, "catch" Envy in order to dissipate the energies. Shall we collaborate on techniques while Envy convalesces? We are also attempting to create a reliable method of transit to that plane, if that makes a difference to your discussions.

(OOC: Decagon, the name "Rising Star" doesn't have "Collective" on the end only because that could cause confusion with the Hydraxil. Hence, "the" makes little sense without the word "Collective", as it is being attached to a plural.)




x Rising Star
o Commander Alissa Skye

Again, apologies for the damage. Regarding "justice", we invite you to review this communications log of the Crystallids of their first four interactions with GalCorp. Then speak to us of neutrality. With that said, we would appreciate knowing what your instructions and briefing have been, as you seem to be telling a very different tale.

Now, forgive us if this next sentence misuses corporate vernacular: Send the bill to Legislator Hale, against our account. You will find it more than equal to the drain.

However, our intent was to prevent further deaths on either side. We erred, and were unable to save those who have not returned to you. As a token of good faith, we offer your fleet specifically a similar ... "goojfc" doesn't translate ... "escape", then ... should you require it.

For a fairly nominal consideration, we can also assist with real-space transit acceleration, to the tune of 50Kc, stackable for a small "fee" (as you call it). This is an ongoing offer, but is (you will understand) void if we are attacked.

(OOC: Rising Star is still waiting on a delivery from GalCorp, following the Excalibur incident. This is a fraction of that balance.)




x Rising Star
o Custom Module Creators

We have not caused such a disturbance anywhere you would have observed it. How safe is this transit device? The ability to disappear in vacuum would be helpful.




x Rising Star
o Falcon Renegades

The item we wish to test is designed to create a near "pocket dimension", and the structure of the Hyperdome, with the single "exit" it now possesses, would lend itself to the task. The structure is necessary for the other device we wish to experiment with, which would manipulate the joining point of the "door". The practical result would be a "hidey-hole" fortress with superluminal transit speeds.

Again, we will stress the term "experimental".
(OOC:
Spaartan, sorry about that - I shouldn't be getting in your way. Would you like the Archimedes delivered anywhere specific?
cpaca, if this tech works, it may be used elsewhere to gobble a system or two for the raw materials.)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on September 14, 2017, 07:13:55 PM
My reply from before has been updated.
Now, to mail...

From: The CMC
To: Rising star

How "safe"?
Define "safe"
It acts as a wormhole, just infinitely expanding as space-time works harder and harder to fix itself.
If you mean the distance of "1 parsec" as safe, I would say it's not. It can vary by 9.461e+11 kilometers, about 10% of a lightyear.
If you mean transit of items as safe, I haven't tested. The molecules may spread around the galaxy, or mix together. It's meant to be a weapon. Safe in that regard, I don't care.
If you mean the activation of the weapon is safe? The scanner works only from a command from either me or Spaartan, using many levels of encryption, including the physical non-DNA test [the eyes, fingerprint, height with a safeholder for growth] and the mental test [What neurons in the mind go what when what happens?] [Answer these questions] and several other things I prefer to keep secret to avoid hacking and detonating a supernuke.
If you mean safe as in safe storage?
Mine is definitely safe.
Spaartan's, I don't know.
And the third one was detonated just before I sent this.
You seem curious about the supernuke.

More stuff to talk about.
I don't actually know much of your technology.
Spaartan told me about the pocket-dimension.
Seeing that, I thought of setting a small box, filling it with particles, sending it at superluminal transit speeds [like you said] and then it hopefully lands in a command core and particles the crap out of it.

Any other technology that would be nice when comboed with Particles?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 14, 2017, 07:50:55 PM
x Rising Star
o Custom Module Creators

We had thought to adapt the technology to allow ourselves to 'vanish' to a point some three months later, should we so require.

Much can be combined with particles. However, our main use for Particulate would be as a regenerating structural component.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on September 14, 2017, 09:00:17 PM
From:CMC
To: Rising Star

Quote from: RisingStar on September 14, 2017, 07:50:55 PM
a regenerating structural component.

I'm surprised we forgot about that.

That feels like simple technology to make. It exists in Redacted space.
I believe it's known as a "Doppel"

Hmm, adapting the technology for a shorter time seems easier. Both sides would have to be modified, though.
But now I think what you mean by "Safe"
You mean "safe" as in it can stay open for a long time.
My design is not like that. The wormhole intentionally self-destructs so that as soon as the enemy passes through the wormhole, they cannot go back.

You'll need to make a new design for that. The weapon works by constantly feeding it exotic matter at an increasing, and quickly alarming rate. You'll have to keep testing until you have the correct rate.
Attached to this message is the amount of Exotic matter applied over the entire second, last half-second, quarter-second, and last 1/10^x for x from 2 to 10.
Accuracy of numbers goes down five digits, except for times smaller than 10^10000 where it progressively decreases down to no decimal digits.

That should help you avoid from... super-nuking yourself, though.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 15, 2017, 07:46:28 AM
Quote from: GoodMorning on September 14, 2017, 06:36:44 PM
x Rising Star
o Solar Envy, Prismatic Placid Flare, Benevolent Emerald

Your proposal is intriguing. We have not worked extensively with Rift Space, but have experience with dimensional bridging techniques. It is also possible that we could, for want of a better term, "catch" Envy in order to dissipate the energies. Shall we collaborate on techniques while Envy convalesces? We are also attempting to create a reliable method of transit to that plane, if that makes a difference to your discussions.

(https://i.imgur.com/LVAC5Wf.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Yes! If we m-modulate the correct quantum displacement for the transition into Rift Space, we c-could theoretically use Rift manipulation devices, such as Totems, to create a "cushion" of Rift Space underneath t-the hypertunnel.

(https://i.imgur.com/7wuNZ8u.png)
Solar Envy: I look forward to seeing what you can build with the help of Rising Star, Emerald. For now, I must conserve my energy... in preparation for a future attempt to return.

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: D-Don't worry, Envy, I will do what I can to collaborate with Rising Star... the P-Prismatic won't be available right now, however. I'm s-sure you know why, Rising Star.

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: I think it'd b-be prudent for me to come to you, Rising Star. Just p-provide me with the coordinates, and I will proceed there with any useful technology I c-can scramble together.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 15, 2017, 10:44:29 AM
x Rising Star
o Benevolent Emerald

Coordinates are ... difficult. However, we have been using a spatial contraction to reduce latency in the conversations we have been transmitting. It's probably easiest if we temporarily increase this effect by some orders of magnitude - you will have a subjective distance to travel no larger than Cobalt was earlier. We do have other purposes for the installation, however, so we will cease to maintain the contraction after you arrive.

Speaking of Cobalt ... How is he, and Flare? Actually, it's probably best to speak directly. Let us know when you are ready to depart.

As to technology, we can probably fabricate whatever you require, given a design. We currently suffer more a lack of raw, unclaimed material than a lack of processing capacity.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 15, 2017, 03:46:19 PM
Quote from: GoodMorning on September 15, 2017, 10:44:29 AM
x Rising Star
o Benevolent Emerald

Coordinates are ... difficult. However, we have been using a spatial contraction to reduce latency in the conversations we have been transmitting. It's probably easiest if we temporarily increase this effect by some orders of magnitude - you will have a subjective distance to travel no larger than Cobalt was earlier. We do have other purposes for the installation, however, so we will cease to maintain the contraction after you arrive.

Speaking of Cobalt ... How is he, and Flare? Actually, it's probably best to speak directly. Let us know when you are ready to depart.

As to technology, we can probably fabricate whatever you require, given a design. We currently suffer more a lack of raw, unclaimed material than a lack of processing capacity.

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: M-Materials, you say? I will load up my Resonator w-with some of the spare minerals we have available, and then I will be ready to go. Valiant Sentinel?

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Valiant Sentinel: How can I be of service, Keeper?

(https://i.imgur.com/LVAC5Wf.png)
Benevolent Emerald: I am p-preparing to depart in order to conduct a vital mission. I n-need you to look after the Starfire whilst I'm gone.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Valiant Sentinel: Of course, Keeper.

(https://i.imgur.com/LVAC5Wf.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Good. Oh... and look after the P-Prismatic too.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Valiant Sentinel: Don't worry, I've got it covered. She's always safe under my guard.

*Emerald departs the Starfire in her Resonator, clearing the vast amalgamation of Crystallid and Falcon Renegade ships. In the distance, Cobalt's Titan-form still patrols the perimeter. Even after everything, he was still seething with hate.*

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Oh dear... I h-hope he doesn't do something stupid without Prismatic Flare to s-stop him.

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Rising Star, I am r-ready for transit! I just hope it's safe...
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on September 15, 2017, 04:42:27 PM
From: The CMC
To: Falcon Renegades
Are you OK with me leaving the planet there and using it as my Main Base? 
It's easier to coordinate our plans in secret, basically avoiding all hacking, if we're really close.

I also see the problems with this. One good AOE shot will take us both down. 

It's your call.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 15, 2017, 06:53:56 PM
x Rising Star
o Benevolent Emerald

In that case, you can start moving toward our signal now. When the ... light show? ... finishes, you have arrived at the warp-core.




As Emerald begins to do just that, the stars begin to twist, move and change hue wildly. Cobalt, watching still, sees an opening of strange starlight into which Emerald is slowly accelerating. Looking back, Emerald sees something like a tunnel edge cut off the scene. Uncomfortable in this strange space, though intellectually assured, she looks ahead, to where what might be called normality resumes. As she exits the "structure", she sees Cobalt pass a fragment of wreckage into it. The Resonator flares a soft orange, a farewell which Cobalt, no less calm but somewhat diverted from rage, returns. As the ... gateway? ... is flattened back into normal space, she watches as the fragment is spread over much of the normal-space distance she has just traversed. Turning, she examines the structures in front of her, and realises that the minerals she has brought will be gratefully received. The area in front of her is mostly empty space, with what material there is twisted in strange ways. Indeed, it seems to be built more from voids than material, and somehow hidden behind itself.




Greetings, Emerald. <welcome>

(OOC: Text is a poor medium to represent this in. The angled brackets are for the parts that poorly. Take it here as "a powerful sense of welcoming and inclusion is apparent to Emerald", and I'll try to keep things clear. Such overtones are intentionally kept out of transmissions, though each is sent with a feeling of neutral pleasantness. Here, though ... it would be rather overwhelming if Emerald were not used to the company of Flare.)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 15, 2017, 07:36:05 PM
Quote from: GoodMorning on September 15, 2017, 06:53:56 PM
Greetings, Emerald. <welcome>

*Feeling she needed to accept the greeting personally, Emerald disconnects her body from the Resonator as it continues to glide forward, glancing around at the strange and mysterious structures surrounding her.*

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Woah... I never expected something like this... this is fascinating!

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: I also didn't expect such a powerful welcome. We Crystallids often deal with intense feelings from ourselves and others due in part to our psionic nature.

*After a few moments of speaking, Emerald stops when she suddenly realises something: her natural stutter was noticeably absent.*

(https://i.imgur.com/8SbAMRz.png)
Benevolent Emerald: I... I can speak normally for once! This place, this feeling... or was it the transit? I will have t-to see-

*She facepalms.*

(https://i.imgur.com/a2Jzmev.png)
Benevolent Emerald: I guess not.

*She moves to catch up with the Resonator, slotting herself back in and making it come to an abrupt stop in front of the structures.*

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Shall we g-get to business?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on September 15, 2017, 10:10:05 PM
Decagon, I LOVE your attention to detail! 
In Emerald and Topaz talk, Emerald's eyes slightly move over to help indicate "looking at someone"  [i think. i didn't read all the crystallid stuff...] 
Without text, you can tell Emerald is excited when he arrives, just from her eyes, as she has no stutter. 
Then you can tell she isn't happy anymore, by the way the eyes go down. 
Also.
*she facepalms* 
They have palms? 

Reading mail...
No mail arrived. 
):
mail...
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 15, 2017, 10:23:19 PM
Quote from: cpaca on September 15, 2017, 10:10:05 PM
Decagon, I LOVE your attention to detail! 
In Emerald and Topaz talk, Emerald's eyes slightly move over to help indicate "looking at someone"  [i think. i didn't read all the crystallid stuff...] 
Without text, you can tell Emerald is excited when he arrives, just from her eyes, as she has no stutter. 
Then you can tell she isn't happy anymore, by the way the eyes go down. 
Also.
*she facepalms* 
They have palms? 

Reading mail...
No mail arrived. 
):
mail...

OOC: Thanks, I appreciate you like the expressions in the portraits! I made them specifically so that they convey more than "oh, look who's speaking", and by the looks of it they work. ;)

And yes, they can have palms. In a sense. Crystallid limbs are modeled to be very similar to humanoid limbs, be that arms or legs, depending on the purpose at hand.

Younger Crystallids tend to like keeping their limbs intact at all times, of which they can have six, rather than just having them be a dissociated cloud of tiny shards floating around themselves. Snippet of lore for ya there.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 16, 2017, 02:46:06 AM
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Quote from: Keeper Decagon on September 15, 2017, 07:36:05 PM
Benevolent Emerald: Woah... I never expected something like this... this is fascinating!

Benevolent Emerald: I also didn't expect such a powerful welcome. We Crystallids often deal with intense feelings from ourselves and others due in part to our psionic nature.

Benevolent Emerald: I... I can speak normally for once! This place, this feeling... or was it the transit? I will have t-to see-

Benevolent Emerald: I guess not.

Benevolent Emerald: Shall we g-get to business?
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We did not mean to startle you, but we do not often have visitors... And not, until now, from this region. Our structure is ... "collective" might be the best term ... and so our concerted responses can be potent. Your arrival was the subject of much attention, from all of us in this region.

(The sense of significant focus fades, and seems to fragment into many concerns. The remainder continues the address, in a less directed manner, with the feeling more of a small group than a crowd.)

Our architecture would seem strange to you. Yours is novel to us, though repeated exposure to similar constructs gives a veneer of familiarity. We generally add the spaces we require to an area, rather than delineating them from it.

For now, however, make yourself comfortable for as long as you wish to stay. One of us is coming to greet you, wearing a shape we hope will be easier for you to interact with. While we wait, do you have any requests for your accommodation? We will build or delineate it, as you choose. If you have any other requests, do tell us.

If you do not object, we would like to attempt to project a rather complicated thought to your craft. From your response earlier, we think it best to avoid direct projections of such magnitude to you yourself. However, this allows us to explain concepts without ambiguity.

(A shimmering form approaches from a direction not known to normal spaces. The address, now giving the impression of an individual, seems to one emanate from this. As it approaches, it seems to be a transparent shape, reflecting lights that are not there. It takes the form of a not-cylinder, as it tapers smoothly along it's length, coming to a point at each end. One might visualise it as a bulge outward on every side of a line.)

Greetings! <cheerfulness> Sorry again about the fanfare earlier, but we're all interested. I'll be your, well ... <colleague/guide/assistant/?friend?>

It's rather tricky to work in your language without a lot of thought, so I might shift into thoughtsymbols now and then. For the most part, though, I've learned to fit the concepts to your mode of communication.

(The movements are similar to those of a Crystallid, though the form is far from known. There seems to have been an effort to be comfortably familiar, without trying to pretend to be what it is not. As it reaches the Resonator, the entity halts. There are no fragment-analogues surrounding it.)

Wow, that's a lot of material. <enthusiasm/interest> Are all of your constructs this dense?

<abashed> Sorry, I get excited. For now, do you want to settle in? I'll introduce you to the others as we go, there's a lot going on...

(The entity begins to drift toward the structure)

Oh, one more thing - it might be confusing to talk to us. We have something of a consensus when we think together, but we're often off individually. If it helps, think of me as <companion>.

(OOC: It's tricky to have a proper conversation without putting words in Emerald's mouth, and I'm interested in the response. So this conversation will take some time. Also, an individual who generally uses mental projection as communication instinctively uses it to convey feelings. When many do simultaneously, the effect Emerald felt earlier happens.)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 16, 2017, 07:16:25 AM
*Emerald once more disconnects from the Resonator, making sure to make its hoard of minerals is available for the entities nearby to claim. She moves to float beside her guide, excited and curious to see what this place has to offer.*

OOC: I think I will change the format of my own conversation slightly for this, just to make responses easier to make and read.

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)

D-don't worry about accomodation, I need only to regenerate my energy. The Resonator is s-stocked up with enough to last me nearly fifty years... and I d-doubt I will be here that long.

I just wanna say, your f-form is fascinating! If only I had my scanners with me... hrm, actually, t-that would probably rude, going around scanning people! I'm already k-kind of guilty of doing this in the Convergence, so...

Now, I may not b-be the most psionically active of my race, you can contribute that t-to the Prismatic, but I find your thought symbols actually rather c-comforting. It reminds me of the communion of thoughts b-between all those connected to a Starfire at the same time; see, the Starfire facilitates s-something we have dubbed "Mind Space", where our formless thoughts coalesce and interact w-whilst we regenerate. It could also be created between two or more Crystallids through d-direct contact. In Mind Space, we are not bound by our b-bodies, not hampered by any faults to our f-form, and our thoughts sing together to c-create new understanding.

That gives m-me a thought. What if I tried creating a Mind Space connection with one of your people? I don't know how it would react t-to an alien presence within, but it's something I'd l-like to test at one point, if w-we have the time.

For now though, lead the way! I am so excited t-to see more of this strange place!
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 16, 2017, 11:26:30 AM
(Emerald's guide moves off, toward a seemingly arbitrary part of the structure. Before long, the original face seems to twist and vanish, with new locations appearing nearby.)

A "Resonator", you call the construct? We'll keep that in mind. Is it the minerals or the crystal charge that you require? We'll keep it nearby in case you require it. Also, you may have noticed <irony> that we have practice "warping" <place/region/space/time>. So how long you stay here <place/home/domain> is largely up to you and your needs. However, given that Envy has similar physical constraints to you, we will need to keep him in mind.

Feel free to scan this form if you wish, though there's not a lot to it... <sock puppet> It's mostly a wrap-fold around a communication core, with a few manipulators and some devices to make it easier for you to see. We're rather flexible about the whole <incarnation> thing. Still, it's good of you to ask. Actually, since I'm going to be spending a lot of time talking to you, I'll shift into it. Unlikely that your scans will show a change, but maybe...

Our first stop, though, since you don't have a full complement of equipment, is a fabrication area. If you have a scanner design, we should be able to build it. Do you mind if we keep a copy? Anything else you need, too.

(They continue to drift forward, not adjusting course, but it seems to Emerald that a few sights are familiar.)

Your "Mind Space" sounds rather similar to our <day-to-day> mode of communication, then. We tend not to <dissolve>, but we do <blur> - many of us don't have a specific physical form anymore. I'll see who else might be interested to try - although I think the one-at-a-time is a sensible precaution. Given that you say you <dissolve> during this, and your reaction to our <mass meld/???>, we don't wish to see you <dissipate> into this. I mean, if you wish to try, it's your decision, but that's not the impression I get from you.

We're an accepting bunch, and are happy to <receive/welcome> anyone who wishes to join us, but I don't know anyone who has wished to leave. Then again, I wouldn't, would I <amusement> - they would have left... <curiousity/introspection> ... anyway. I'm interested, but it's tricky to keep my <alternative> communication skillset intact without getting used to thoughtsymbol conversation with you. I think that <???/identity> would be interested, and able to maintain an awareness of where your mind needs to return. Although with the amount of interest your proposal might generate, I wouldn't be surprised if we <coalesce> a new identity around it.

<worry/apprehension><risk/loss><Flare/Cobalt/Convergence><difficult/troublesome/dire>

(Just as Emerald begins to wonder if they are in a loop of some kind, the view ahead shifts rapidly, and they drift into a space more dense in real material than any Emerald has yet seen.)

Emerald, I'd like you to meet <maker>. I have the language skill to talk to you, but not the manufacturing interests and <form/incarnation>. If you could project the design you want, we'll see about making it now.

(Something drifts in from what would, in another place, be a wall. After a visually confusing and intricate moment, it becomes an antenna very similar to that which the Convergence is using.)

(The other presence gives off a more complicated thoughtsymbol: <gift/assistance><home/family/tribe/belonging><communicate/know/join>)

That's "for you, to contact Flare", if it didn't translate properly... Let's get you an path to transmit over.

(One of what Emerald is coming to recognise as the nearest thing to doors in this place starts to shimmer and flicker, flecks of light running over/through/within it. Moments later, Emerald sees a mostly-familiar starfield. The archaic sense of the term "portal" starts to seem more appropriate than "door"...)

There will be a transmission delay... GalCorp seems to have finally decided to start settling a debt to us for a previous engagement. Probably so that we can't just write off a supercapital against it again. Anyway, the relevant detail is that the long-range warp equipment is largely shipping that in via a roundabout route, so you'll have a transmission delay.

(OOC: Again, there's not what you would call names for those who live here, rather a description and sense of identity. Any ideas on how to work around this, so that Emerald can have more than one interlocutor? My best idea so far is to start identifying them by some kind of nickname that Emerald uses.)




x Rising Star
o Falcon Renegades

Regarding that experiment... We've had an incident in other testing, and the safety risk now seems rather too large. We don't want to trap the Hyperdome in a closed pocket. "Million-to-one" would be cold comfort.




x Rising Star
o GalCorp Fleet

We see that our mistake has prompted GalCorp central distribution to begin settling the outstanding debt. Thank you.

We note that you have not moved, and are unsure of your thought process. We have long since adjusted our Rift Space disturbance to allow your departure in an direction away from the battleground we removed you from.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Dark Ambition on September 16, 2017, 12:47:56 PM
OOC
Would you guys mind if I take partial control of Alissa and GalCorp's dialogue from here, unless you have specific things you want them to say?
[close]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 16, 2017, 03:54:34 PM
Quote from: Dark Ambition on September 16, 2017, 12:47:56 PM
OOC
Would you guys mind if I take partial control of Alissa and GalCorp's dialogue from here, unless you have specific things you want them to say?
[close]

OOC: Of course not, go right ahead! I mean, they are technically yours to begin with anyway. :P
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 17, 2017, 01:02:29 PM
Previous Part
Quote from: GoodMorning on September 16, 2017, 11:26:30 AM
(Emerald's guide moves off, toward a seemingly arbitrary part of the structure. Before long, the original face seems to twist and vanish, with new locations appearing nearby.)

A "Resonator", you call the construct? We'll keep that in mind. Is it the minerals or the crystal charge that you require? We'll keep it nearby in case you require it. Also, you may have noticed <irony> that we have practice "warping" <place/region/space/time>. So how long you stay here <place/home/domain> is largely up to you and your needs. However, given that Envy has similar physical constraints to you, we will need to keep him in mind.

Feel free to scan this form if you wish, though there's not a lot to it... <sock puppet> It's mostly a wrap-fold around a communication core, with a few manipulators and some devices to make it easier for you to see. We're rather flexible about the whole <incarnation> thing. Still, it's good of you to ask. Actually, since I'm going to be spending a lot of time talking to you, I'll shift into it. Unlikely that your scans will show a change, but maybe...

Our first stop, though, since you don't have a full complement of equipment, is a fabrication area. If you have a scanner design, we should be able to build it. Do you mind if we keep a copy? Anything else you need, too.

(They continue to drift forward, not adjusting course, but it seems to Emerald that a few sights are familiar.)

Your "Mind Space" sounds rather similar to our <day-to-day> mode of communication, then. We tend not to <dissolve>, but we do <blur> - many of us don't have a specific physical form anymore. I'll see who else might be interested to try - although I think the one-at-a-time is a sensible precaution. Given that you say you <dissolve> during this, and your reaction to our <mass meld/???>, we don't wish to see you <dissipate> into this. I mean, if you wish to try, it's your decision, but that's not the impression I get from you.

We're an accepting bunch, and are happy to <receive/welcome> anyone who wishes to join us, but I don't know anyone who has wished to leave. Then again, I wouldn't, would I <amusement> - they would have left... <curiousity/introspection> ... anyway. I'm interested, but it's tricky to keep my <alternative> communication skillset intact without getting used to thoughtsymbol conversation with you. I think that <???/identity> would be interested, and able to maintain an awareness of where your mind needs to return. Although with the amount of interest your proposal might generate, I wouldn't be surprised if we <coalesce> a new identity around it.

<worry/apprehension><risk/loss><Flare/Cobalt/Convergence><difficult/troublesome/dire>

(Just as Emerald begins to wonder if they are in a loop of some kind, the view ahead shifts rapidly, and they drift into a space more dense in real material than any Emerald has yet seen.)

Emerald, I'd like you to meet <maker>. I have the language skill to talk to you, but not the manufacturing interests and <form/incarnation>. If you could project the design you want, we'll see about making it now.

(Something drifts in from what would, in another place, be a wall. After a visually confusing and intricate moment, it becomes an antenna very similar to that which the Convergence is using.)

(The other presence gives off a more complicated thoughtsymbol: <gift/assistance><home/family/tribe/belonging><communicate/know/join>)

That's "for you, to contact Flare", if it didn't translate properly... Let's get you an path to transmit over.

(One of what Emerald is coming to recognise as the nearest thing to doors in this place starts to shimmer and flicker, flecks of light running over/through/within it. Moments later, Emerald sees a mostly-familiar starfield. The archaic sense of the term "portal" starts to seem more appropriate than "door"...)

There will be a transmission delay... GalCorp seems to have finally decided to start settling a debt to us for a previous engagement. Probably so that we can't just write off a supercapital against it again. Anyway, the relevant detail is that the long-range warp equipment is largely shipping that in via a roundabout route, so you'll have a transmission delay.

(OOC: Again, there's not what you would call names for those who live here, rather a description and sense of identity. Any ideas on how to work around this, so that Emerald can have more than one interlocutor? My best idea so far is to start identifying them by some kind of nickname that Emerald uses.)
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(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)

*Emerald takes the antenna, gives it a few good looks, and nods to herself.*

Yes, this is a p-perfect replica. I will use it to good effect, in a m-moment. Allow me to just...

*Produced from seemingly nowhere, Emerald now clutches a small crystalline chip. It appears to have its own luminescence too, glowing a royal blue.*

This h-holds a number of technological design specifications for our own f-form of technology. Almost all of our "technology" is based on c-complex crystalline designs refined over millions of years.

*She holds the chip out to her guide.*

You m-may keep the data once the scanner is complete... t-take it as a gift from our race to yours, kind... uh... do you have names? I f-feel that the interconnected status of your p-people probably precludes the use of c-conventional names...

Do you m-mind if I give you nicknames? Just to make it easier for me to address your people. I think will c-call you... Charitable Garnet! I mean, it is a Crystallid-style n-name, but I think it will work!

Oh! I almost f-forgot the transmission! One moment...

*A moment of fiddling with the antenna later, Emerald manages to send a transmission.*

Hey, this is Emerald! I have m-made it safely through the warp bridge and am n-now in good company with our new friends! I hope everything over there is g-going alright. How is Prismatic Flare? She w-will be pleased to know I will soon be working to help get Envy back! I-

*Emerald feels the transmitter resonate slightly before the transmission cuts out.*

Huh... I wonder why t-that happened? Ah well, at least they know I'm s-safe. I guess we'll know s-soon enough if they received it.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Dark Ambition on September 17, 2017, 07:45:34 PM
OOC

Minor update on Alissa Skye, her rank, and affiliation.

Up until now, the ranks of my characters was kinda all over the place. But i've looked at a bunch of things to see if I can come up with ranks for the militaries of Protected Space.

What was born from that were three separate military divisions for Protected Space. One of these divisions is the Protected Space Patrol. The Patrol is led by the Judicator, and mostly oversees the defence of Protected Space, and other matters. Now, the new ranks for the Patrol don't include Commander, but closest to that is the rank of Guard Captain. So when referring to Alissa, who is in the Patrol, she should be referred to as: [GCPT] Alissa Skye

I'll be making a full post explaining Protected Space ranks and divisions on a later date.

Which can also further emphasis her dislike of being a spy and attacker in non-corporate territory. What she's being ordered to do right now, is a Navy job, and not what she signed up for.
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x Rising Star
o Commander Alissa Skye

Again, apologies for the damage. Regarding "justice", we invite you to review this communications log of the Crystallids of their first four interactions with GalCorp. Then speak to us of neutrality. With that said, we would appreciate knowing what your instructions and briefing have been, as you seem to be telling a very different tale.

Now, forgive us if this next sentence misuses corporate vernacular: Send the bill to Legislator Hale, against our account. You will find it more than equal to the drain.

However, our intent was to prevent further deaths on either side. We erred, and were unable to save those who have not returned to you. As a token of good faith, we offer your fleet specifically a similar ... "goojfc" doesn't translate ... "escape", then ... should you require it.

For a fairly nominal consideration, we can also assist with real-space transit acceleration, to the tune of 50Kc, stackable for a small "fee" (as you call it). This is an ongoing offer, but is (you will understand) void if we are attacked.

(OOC: Rising Star is still waiting on a delivery from GalCorp, following the Excalibur incident. This is a fraction of that balance.)

"--terfering in the business of the Galactic Corporation. Lea..."

>FF>>

" ...ose my patience."

>FF>>

"--fficial apology from GalCorp for your unfortunate fate will be sent to your homeworld once your remains have been catalogued and your homeworld has been--"

>FF>>

"Attention, alien vessels! You are wanted for crimes against the Galactic Corporation, includi...

>FF>>

"...You have successfully forfeited the right to a fair trial, and as such you will be executed immediately."

*Beep*
-Paused-

[GCPT] Alissa Skye: I've heard enough of this... *Sigh* This has Legislator written all over it... Lieutenant... I need to confirm something. Send a message to Judicator Hayden Silver. Make sure the Executor can't see it.

[2ndLT] Archie Mercer: Yes Ma'am.

   X Alissa Skye
   O Hayden Silver

Remember the blanket orders given to all military personnel to eliminate the Crystalids, should you encounter them? Well I found them, and engaged. The Renegades do not yet know of the location of the D.A.I yet, but this is beside the point.

Rising star... i'm not sure if you've heard of them... intervened on the Crystalids behalf. They didn't engage in combat, but instead somehow teleported us a good distance away. Our larger ships didn't make it, and were stranded, but the Crystalids and others returned the crews to us in life-pods, unharmed.

Not only that, but... Rising Star gave us these recordings of the first encounters with the Crystalids. I was always heavily skeptical about the propaganda against them, and this only furthers my distrust in this situation. I'm sending these to you for review.

I'd like your opinion on this. I'd also like to request relocation, back to the border of Protected Space. I'm a Patrol Officer, not a Corporate.

-----

   X Hayden Silver
   O Alissa Skye

I listened to the recordings you handed to me. This behavior is outside of Standard GalCorp Protocol in the event of first contact. The fact that the Executor is riding along with a passionate desire to eliminate the Crystalids while invoking the name of justice is also disheartening.

I don't know much about the Crystalids, you're the first person under my command to face them, and most information I get is from the Corporate Military reports, which is about as biased as you can get. I imagine this information is classified, so don't go mentioning it, alright? From what I understand, the fleet that was researching the Seloi Homeworld was a Corporate Military fleet leased under the Legislators name, surrounding areas as well. You know how unforgiving and ruthless the Legislator was. It seems more likely that he uncovered information at the Homeworld connecting the Crystalids to the Seloi somehow, long lost data detailing their relations. The whole "you're entering a restricted area, time to die" thing seems like a charade to cover up the Crystalids existence, that clearly went sour.

I'll see what I can do to gather more information on this and see if I can prove my theory. In the meantime, your request for relocation is granted. However, I do have a mission for you, although you do not need to take it if you don't want to. Shut down the D.A.I to make sure the Executor can't see you. Try to get close to the Crystalids if you can. Do not engage. Just try to get more data on them.

I think it's time some questions get answered.

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x Rising Star
o GalCorp Fleet

We see that our mistake has prompted GalCorp central distribution to begin settling the outstanding debt. Thank you.

We note that you have not moved, and are unsure of your thought process. We have long since adjusted our Rift Space disturbance to allow your departure in an direction away from the battleground we removed you from.

Overwatch: Shutting down...

-|- Open Broadcast -|-

This is Guard Captain Alissa Skye. I wish to converse with the Crystalids on a temporary truce. The recordings Rising Star gave us revealed questions that I would like answered. We are de-activating our weapon systems to show our non-hostility.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on September 17, 2017, 07:57:25 PM
Back at the Falcon Renegades/Planet/Crystallid area/ ???

Basically everything I brought this up for


Spaartan: Why have you brought me here? And if it's so important, why not get Cobalt and Flare?

cpaca: Flare asked me to put up some cameras with noise, video, and several other things, as well as have another Crystallid watch so they can feel the psionic energies - if any come out. None come out of the hole.

And Cobalt still seems a bit too angry to talk. I hope he'll look at the clips with Flare.

Spaartan: So can't I take a clip?

cpaca: You could, but seeing as you emptied your schedule for the next 30 minutes...

Spaartan: I guess I could watch live. Maybe something will happen that I notice.

By the way, what is happening?

cpaca: Have you looked at what happens when a hole gets to 1,000,000?

Spaartan: Yes, you can become a captain.

cpaca: Precisely. This hole is at 999,99... No, it's at 1,005,000. Ticon defense was just chucked in. 

Spaartan: Ah. I see. You think it would be interesting to watch. I do too.

cpaca: Well, see you after the transformation.

*cpaca jumps into the hole, and the hole and cpaca both agree to be Hole and Captain*
*cpaca is chucked out*
*cpaca glows, similar to Superman's face at the end of All-star superman when he's turning into pure energy*
*a few minutes pass*
*cpaca's eyes turn blue, as well as the glowing.*
*a few seconds pass*
*cpaca stops glowing, but the eyes are still blue.*

cpaca: Well, the transformation is done.

Spaartan: That was surprisingly fast. Your eyes are blue, by the way.

cpaca: Ah. Perhaps that goes away. Not helpful to control someone as an assasin if their eyes are so obviously blue.
Wait, Blue? I wonder....

*a few minutes of cpaca claiming to try things but Spaartan doesn't notice anything*
*Particulate starts spewing out of cpaca's eyes*

Spaartan: HOLY CRAP

cpaca: What is it? I want to see!

Spaartan: You'll see in the clips. Particulate is flowing out of your eyes!

cpaca: That's cool! That would explain the weird "hole" in my chest. Probably some body functions were made more efficient so a small emitter could be applied.

Crystallid starts walking away.

cpaca: I completely forgot! I was curious too.

Crystallid: Oh?

cpaca: What psionic energies came out?

Crystallid: No psionic energies came out, except when you were glowing blue for the few seconds... when it produced a lot of energy.

All the crystallid felt it, even Emerald and Envy.
Basically, the Hole holds an enormous amount of psionic energy. Enough to pass through dimensions. Not even the hole knows this, not even the 25-million hole.

Back to Spaartan and cpaca:

Spaartan: Funny. I felt a weird.... something at that point too. It may just be the immense light that came out hurting my eyes.

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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 17, 2017, 08:55:18 PM
"Charitable Garnet": ... I suppose it makes sense for you to use word identifiers rather than <shadow/description/impression><plural>... It's strange to feel that system apply to me, though. Still, if it helps you make sense of us, go ahead. It makes a form of sense that our interactions will be approximate...

(The design chip is hidden for a moment, then passes rapidly to <maker/producer>.)

"Garnet": Interesting... Do you mind testing a second copy with some tweaks thrown in? We'll make both. While we do that, is there anything you would like to see? The warp actualisers would probably be dangerous to visit... How about a trip through the Rift Space laboratories and then a look at the very-high-density research?

(The room starts to drift rapidly. Emerald flares various hues in momentary alarm, and it stops.)

"Garnet": Oh. We thought you might find it more comfortable if we used an inertialess transit <bend/warp> to get around. But I suppose you aren't really equipped to sense it... One moment.

("Garnet"s shape extends briefly into a wall and over to where the chip is still being held. A sense of attention and conferral reaches Emerald for a few seconds. Shortly thereafter, a crystalline wafer slides back toward Emerald, seeming to fold around itself as it does so. Emerald examines, and finds that the crystal matrix is perfectly straight - but it also has folded into a circle. As she touches it, she feels a complicated thoughtsymbol detailing it's use.)

"Garnet": Does this <interface/sensor/controller> help?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 17, 2017, 10:31:57 PM
Previous Part
Quote from: GoodMorning on September 17, 2017, 08:55:18 PM
"Charitable Garnet": ... I suppose it makes sense for you to use word identifiers rather than <shadow/description/impression><plural>... It's strange to feel that system apply to me, though. Still, if it helps you make sense of us, go ahead. It makes a form of sense that our interactions will be approximate...

(The design chip is hidden for a moment, then passes rapidly to <maker/producer>.)

"Garnet": Interesting... Do you mind testing a second copy with some tweaks thrown in? We'll make both. While we do that, is there anything you would like to see? The warp actualisers would probably be dangerous to visit... How about a trip through the Rift Space laboratories and then a look at the very-high-density research?

(The room starts to drift rapidly. Emerald flares various hues in momentary alarm, and it stops.)

"Garnet": Oh. We thought you might find it more comfortable if we used an inertialess transit <bend/warp> to get around. But I suppose you aren't really equipped to sense it... One moment.

("Garnet"s shape extends briefly into a wall and over to where the chip is still being held. A sense of attention and conferral reaches Emerald for a few seconds. Shortly thereafter, a crystalline wafer slides back toward Emerald, seeming to fold around itself as it does so. Emerald examines, and finds that the crystal matrix is perfectly straight - but it also has folded into a circle. As she touches it, she feels a complicated thoughtsymbol detailing it's use.)

"Garnet": Does this <interface/sensor/controller> help?
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(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)

*Emerald runs her fingers over the crystalline device, almost entranced by the complexity, yet familiarity. Through her touch, she can begin to feel beyond the immediate space around herself, gaining a greater awareness of the strange intricacies of the structures that surround them.*

I think I have a hang of it... what a s-strange sensation! Let us p-proceed.

*The room begins to drift once more.*

I am excited to see your l-laboratories! It has been such a long time since I have b-been able to visit a proper research establishment! You'll have to show m-me what your research on Rift Space has discovered so far... p-perhaps I would be able to use the Knowledge our race has accrued about t-the nature of Rift Space to aid your understanding.




QuoteThis is Guard Captain Alissa Skye. I wish to converse with the Crystalids on a temporary truce. The recordings Rising Star gave us revealed questions that I would like answered. We are de-activating our weapon systems to show our non-hostility.

(https://i.imgur.com/WES41rQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: You attack us, get beaten back, and then you want a truce?! What makes you think I will trust ANYTHING you say?!

(https://i.imgur.com/WES41rQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: We have been HUNTED by your GalCorp, not least after they tried to destroy us from the moment we made contact!

(https://i.imgur.com/WES41rQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: "They're humans, right? So perhaps they are related to the Seloi?" Flare told me. I was stupid enough to believe that!

(https://i.imgur.com/y0gd2NL.png)
Placid Flare: C...Cobalt... please... calm yours-

(https://i.imgur.com/WES41rQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: NO! THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH! THEY DIDN'T END UP TRAPPED IN A POCKET UNIVERSE WHILST THE COLLECTIVE EXTERMINATED OUR RACE, MURDERED OUR YOUNGLINGS! THEY HAVEN'T HAD TO ENDURE THE SUFFERING THAT WE HAVE, BEING TRAPPED FOR MILLENNIA WHILST EVERYTHING WE HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO ACHIEVE WAS ERASED!

*Every voice in the Convergence and beyond was hushed in an instant, all eyes on the dark flickering hues within Cobalt's titanic form. Despite Opal and Quartz trying to convince her otherwise, Flare left the Starfire, floating in front of the hulking First Born in her standard form, empathetically gazing up at him.*

(https://i.imgur.com/y0gd2NL.png)
Placid Flare: ...I know your pain, Observant... the loss... the suffering... it drives us forward... we can no more bring the lost younglings back... as we can travel back in time... to prevent the carnage... in the first place...

*The words, despite their harsh reality, began to soothe the raging monster within Cobalt. Slowly, the darkness retreated back into himself, the familiar blue luminescence slowly coming back to replace it.*

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: ...don't let the ghosts haunt you, Observant... their voices sing on, evermore... within us. We strive to avenge them... by living, and letting others live...

*A few moments of eerie silence pass. Flare approaches Cobalt, laying one hand on his hard exterior. The Titan-form begins to glow as it sheds its outer layers, the cast-off crystal dissolving into slivers of light. The form becomes smaller and smaller, until only Cobalt's normal form remains. He slowly approaches her.*

(https://i.imgur.com/XeVahcJ.png)
Observant Cobalt: I guess you know better than anyone, of the pain the extermination caused... perhaps... I should take solace in the fact we're still here, after everything...

(https://i.imgur.com/j2ApKuS.png)
Placid Flare: We have been through a lot, old friend... let us begin anew, with greater understanding... come, Captain Skye, let us converse in peace.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on September 17, 2017, 10:46:14 PM
*shivers*

If it helps, Cobalt, wiping a human mind of all thoughts is an instant kill, mostly. 
The Particulate hole is powerful enough to enter a mind [1 second], wipe every memory to go into the hole [1 second] and leave [1 second] so 3-second kill. 

If that gives you a sense of security, then it shall. 
But I shall only attack if they do too much damage.
Don't tell them that.
I want the power of the Particle Hole kept secret.

I'll PM you something I want to happen - small thing, really - in the chat
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 18, 2017, 03:34:42 AM
x Rising Star
o Prismatic Placid Flare

Greetings again.

We hope you are recovered, and wouldn't bother you if it wasn't important.

However, we wish to know if you are happy for that GalCorp fleet to approach again - they have begun to.




(OOC: This is already a bit long, and has a tendency to expand whenever I look at it. Lacking a forum connection for some time today has contributed to this length, so I apologise for that..)

"Garnet": Ah, good; you seem more comfortable now. How does it feel? Scratch that, our senses are different enough that I wouldn't understand the answer.

(The path they now follow is much easier for Emerald to understand.)

"Garnet": By the way, if I understand your language correctly, there's a <concept/flag> which affects your identifiers, and seems to be associated with individuals. What I'm trying to ask is, do <we> or I need to choose one? If so, which? Does the "he"/"she" difference have some implication I should know of?

(Emerald has been experimenting with the device, and suddenly lurches with a misplaced setting. By the time she recovers, "Garnet" is explaining to what feels like a cloud of irritation. Emerald slowly drifts ahead uncertainly, until the communication finishes and "Garnet" catches up. They proceed toward the labs apace, Garnet illustrating the path. The device has adapted to Emerald's habits, and now smooths her motions well.)

"Garnet": While we're here, if you don't object... Do you mind if we scan your form? We're interested in your <life-workings>, and there are a few who are interested in <wearing/testing/enjoying> such a form. <dilemma/issue/problem> We have (as yet) no idea about what to look at, so we would be scanning your mind as well. We're ... <disagreement/conflicted> about even asking, but your thoughts are <unknown/alien/different/hence>...

("Garnet" trails off, uncertain. Emerald is emanating unalloyed surprise.)

<uncertainty/removal> Anyway, we've got a tour to finish!

(OOC: I have no idea how Emerald would react, so I'll let "Garnet"'s <discomfort/awkwardness/uncertainty> cover for now.)

("Garnet" speeds off, Emerald following at a more sedate pace, and they arrive at a space which is more open than most so far. "Garnet" seems to be rushing somewhat, and seems agitated. Emerald gets the impression that he is unsure if he has offended her.)

"Garnet": This is our Rift research area. We had to add dampers to the structure here, and Rift openings seem far harder to generate than we had understood. One moment...

(A pulse of something like greeting and something like announcement ripples outward. Emerald detects an impression of a crystalline form, which she assumes to be herself. "Garnet" becomes rather harder to see, and a number of similar forms resolve.)

"Garnet": Emerald, this is our Rift team. They're interested in getting to know you at some point.

(Each form emits a <greeting/introduction> in turn. Through the device, Emerald can tell that these shapes are temporary creations, and that it is the device used by "Garnet" that generates them all. They each give a sense of being inhabited, however. After welcoming Emerald, each vanishes, presumably to resume interrputed activities.)

"Garnet": Since your <interface/navigator> seems to work for you, we'll arrange something similar to help you locate others. Warps like this <here/this place/self location> are fiddly to work with sometimes. When we do, I might give you this device - some of the <labs> might be unsafe for your physical form, and a <shroud/suit/case/armour><twist> would be a good precaution to take.

(As they tour the space, various equipment is explained.)

"Garnet": Let's see... we have a Rift Totem stockpile through there. The fractal alloy is something we have worked with, but the effect it has on Rift Space is a little <counterintuitive> to us, and we have to shield that area when we open a new Rift. You'll note the facing Totems around the lab, in case of emergencies. There, we have Rift storage. The <folds!> there are amazing - you can probably tell from here, now. We're wondering if that would work as long-term energy storage. We're running a Rift transit experiment at the moment - the field structure seems to be conservative, for some reason. As far as we can tell, the Totems seem to have <sub-Planck> systems - what use a Rift of that duration is, we're not sure, but the power systems aren't up to more than <repayment/uncertainty> openings. Rift weaponry is next - we don't forbid research, but <weaponsmith> tends not to have much help. Interests vary, and all of that. We have some unusual results from that. And we'll need to stay away from this next part - Rift implosions aren't my thing, but I gather it's rather dangerous for you over there.

(They return to their entrance. Emerald goes to inspect "Rift storage")

"Garnet": These are <tricky/difficult/fiddling> to make, but far easier to expand. We're still trying to find a way to close them remotely - it seems possible, because Rift Engines don't leave a gate. But they don't have the power to create more then <infinitesimal/time> Rifts anyway. We're probably thinking about them the wrong way. I don't suppose you have any ideas?

OOC, Tech-lore

Remember in the story missions, how permanent Rift openings were supposed to be impossible? Rift Engines use <quantum> to reclaim the energy needed to open the Rift before it's missed. The bulk of the Rift engine is there to phase the ship "through". Rising Star has/have been keeping the Rift open for noticeable times, so have missed this element. The perils of working backward... On the other hand, their larger power systems open other possibilities.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 18, 2017, 10:58:27 AM
Quote from: GoodMorning on September 18, 2017, 03:34:42 AM
x Rising Star
o Prismatic Placid Flare

Greetings again.

We hope you are recovered, and wouldn't bother you if it wasn't important.

However, we wish to know if you are happy for that GalCorp fleet to approach again - they have begun to.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Yes, worry not kind Rising Star... we have declared a truce. We hope to get a diplomatic resolution to this nonsense... I remain hopeful.




Spoiler
Quote"Garnet": Ah, good; you seem more comfortable now. How does it feel? Scratch that, our senses are different enough that I wouldn't understand the answer.

(The path they now follow is much easier for Emerald to understand.)

"Garnet": By the way, if I understand your language correctly, there's a <concept/flag> which affects your identifiers, and seems to be associated with individuals. What I'm trying to ask is, do <we> or I need to choose one? If so, which? Does the "he"/"she" difference have some implication I should know of?

(Emerald has been experimenting with the device, and suddenly lurches with a misplaced setting. By the time she recovers, "Garnet" is explaining to what feels like a cloud of irritation. Emerald slowly drifts ahead uncertainly, until the communication finishes and "Garnet" catches up. They proceed toward the labs apace, Garnet illustrating the path. The device has adapted to Emerald's habits, and now smooths her motions well.)

"Garnet": While we're here, if you don't object... Do you mind if we scan your form? We're interested in your <life-workings>, and there are a few who are interested in <wearing/testing/enjoying> such a form. <dilemma/issue/problem> We have (as yet) no idea about what to look at, so we would be scanning your mind as well. We're ... <disagreement/conflicted> about even asking, but your thoughts are <unknown/alien/different/hence>...

("Garnet" trails off, uncertain. Emerald is emanating unalloyed surprise.)

<uncertainty/removal> Anyway, we've got a tour to finish!

("Garnet" speeds off, Emerald following at a more sedate pace, and they arrive at a space which is more open than most so far. "Garnet" seems to be rushing somewhat, and seems agitated. Emerald gets the impression that he is unsure if he has offended her.)

"Garnet": This is our Rift research area. We had to add dampers to the structure here, and Rift openings seem far harder to generate than we had understood. One moment...

(A pulse of something like greeting and something like announcement ripples outward. Emerald detects an impression of a crystalline form, which she assumes to be herself. "Garnet" becomes rather harder to see, and a number of similar forms resolve.)

"Garnet": Emerald, this is our Rift team. They're interested in getting to know you at some point.

(Each form emits a <greeting/introduction> in turn. Through the device, Emerald can tell that these shapes are temporary creations, and that it is the device used by "Garnet" that generates them all. They each give a sense of being inhabited, however. After welcoming Emerald, each vanishes, presumably to resume interrputed activities.)

"Garnet": Since your <interface/navigator> seems to work for you, we'll arrange something similar to help you locate others. Warps like this <here/this place/self location> are fiddly to work with sometimes. When we do, I might give you this device - some of the <labs> might be unsafe for your physical form, and a <shroud/suit/case/armour><twist> would be a good precaution to take.

(As they tour the space, various equipment is explained.)

"Garnet": Let's see... we have a Rift Totem stockpile through there. The fractal alloy is something we have worked with, but the effect it has on Rift Space is a little <counterintuitive> to us, and we have to shield that area when we open a new Rift. You'll note the facing Totems around the lab, in case of emergencies. There, we have Rift storage. The <folds!> there are amazing - you can probably tell from here, now. We're wondering if that would work as long-term energy storage. We're running a Rift transit experiment at the moment - the field structure seems to be conservative, for some reason. As far as we can tell, the Totems seem to have <sub-Planck> systems - what use a Rift of that duration is, we're not sure, but the power systems aren't up to more than <repayment/uncertainty> openings. Rift weaponry is next - we don't forbid research, but <weaponsmith> tends not to have much help. Interests vary, and all of that. We have some unusual results from that. And we'll need to stay away from this next part - Rift implosions aren't my thing, but I gather it's rather dangerous for you over there.

(They return to their entrance. Emerald goes to inspect "Rift storage")

"Garnet": These are <tricky/difficult/fiddling> to make, but far easier to expand. We're still trying to find a way to close them remotely - it seems possible, because Rift Engines don't leave a gate. But they don't have the power to create more then <infinitesimal/time> Rifts anyway. We're probably thinking about them the wrong way. I don't suppose you have any ideas?

OOC, Tech-lore

Remember in the story missions, how permanent Rift openings were supposed to be impossible? Rift Engines use <quantum> to reclaim the energy needed to open the Rift before it's missed. The bulk of the Rift engine is there to phase the ship "through". Rising Star has/have been keeping the Rift open for noticeable times, so have missed this element. The perils of working backward... On the other hand, their larger power systems open other possibilities.
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Hrm... these Rift Totems... they l-look different than the designs I am familiar with. They don't appear any m-more or less sophisticated though. If my knowledge serves me right, Rift portals cannot be feasibly maintained... but you do have s-significant power systems however, to be able to maintain the warp rifts , so that might work to our advantage.

Individually, Rift Totems cannot create Rifts capable of transporting matter, only photon-based radiation. Working together, however, their combined micro-Rifts are then able to b-be pried apart by a suitably powerful Rift Engine to allow long-range transit. Rift Engines, like the one in my Resonator, have s-smaller mechanisms and as such cannot achieve the same portal size or transit length. Hmm...

That reminds m-me of an experiment carried out long ago by another human civilization, which used a ring of eight T-Totems firing in a staggered pattern at one point in space, gently c-coaxing the expansion of the micro-Rifts rather than blasting it open in one go like normal Rift Engines do. Through this, they m-managed to sustain a Rift portal the size of a small asteroid until the Quantum Engines in the Rift Totems burnt out. During this time, they were able to shape the l-local Rift Space in any way they wanted... well, for a while, anyway.

If we can find a way to prevent the quantum degradation of the Rift Totems' internal mechanisms, or at the very least mitigate it somehow... the p-possibilities are endless!

Of course, w-we were never able to reproduce the experiment, because of the relative scarcity of f-functional Totems. You, however, have a stockpile of them... d-do you think we could use this as a method of g-getting Envy back?

And feel f-free to study the Resonator's Rift Engine too. It is slightly different than human ones, but are f-functionally similar enough. On the data chip I gave you, there s-should be some schematics and specifications of our Rift Engines that c-could also be of use to you.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 18, 2017, 08:20:27 PM
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Quote from: Keeper Decagon on September 18, 2017, 10:58:27 AM
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Hrm... these Rift Totems... they l-look different than the designs I am familiar with. They don't appear any m-more or less sophisticated though. If my knowledge serves me right, Rift portals cannot be feasibly maintained... but you do have s-significant power systems however, to be able to maintain the warp rifts , so that might work to our advantage.

Individually, Rift Totems cannot create Rifts capable of transporting matter, only photon-based radiation. Working together, however, their combined micro-Rifts are then able to b-be pried apart by a suitably powerful Rift Engine to allow long-range transit. Rift Engines, like the one in my Resonator, have s-smaller mechanisms and as such cannot achieve the same portal size or transit length. Hmm...

That reminds m-me of an experiment carried out long ago by another human civilization, which used a ring of eight T-Totems firing in a staggered pattern at one point in space, gently c-coaxing the expansion of the micro-Rifts rather than blasting it open in one go like normal Rift Engines do. Through this, they m-managed to sustain a Rift portal the size of a small asteroid until the Quantum Engines in the Rift Totems burnt out. During this time, they were able to shape the l-local Rift Space in any way they wanted... well, for a while, anyway.

If we can find a way to prevent the quantum degradation of the Rift Totems' internal mechanisms, or at the very least mitigate it somehow... the p-possibilities are endless!

Of course, w-we were never able to reproduce the experiment, because of the relative scarcity of f-functional Totems. You, however, have a stockpile of them... d-do you think we could use this as a method of g-getting Envy back?

And feel f-free to study the Resonator's Rift Engine too. It is slightly different than human ones, but are f-functionally similar enough. On the data chip I gave you, there s-should be some schematics and specifications of our Rift Engines that c-could also be of use to you.
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"Garnet": <realisation/understanding> We thought the effort required to produce a stable Rift seemed excessive for the machinery. These Totems are complex, but the Rift-implosion tests are producing increasingly stable Totem Cores - I'll put the data on your new device. The fractal alloy coating takes a while to thicken, too. If we can get around those, though, we could just replace the Totems as we go. As to Envy's return ... the transit mechanism should be symmetric, so we can start testing it <outbound>. Your schematics are helpful to <compare/contrast/correlate> with the various Totems we have. There seem to be a number of slightly different human designs out there - perhaps from the different civilisations? The Rifts we have in storage collapse to a <pinpoint/speck> discontinuity without assistance, but the power drain to keep them expanded will be <trivial>. So we may not need replacements... We'll wait until your safety device is complete.

(A warp widens into a space that Emerald hadn't realised was there. The rush of atmosphere contained therein knocks her tumbling, and the <concern/alarm/confusion> coming from "Garnet" at this does nothing to help matters. The sense of general focus returns, and a number of warps spring up to calm things down. Emerald gradually brings her spin under control. A more even, gradual pressurisation takes place, and the warp closes behind Emerald and her guide.)

"Garnet": Ummm.... This is the high-density lab - planetary surface pressures make things easier to handle. I'd forgotten that it would affect you. Are you <all right/well/unharmed>?

(Another complex thoughtsymbol goes out. From what Emerald can gather, it's a request to get her safety device completed soon.)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 19, 2017, 12:15:05 PM
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Quote from: GoodMorning on September 18, 2017, 08:20:27 PM
"Garnet": <realisation/understanding> We thought the effort required to produce a stable Rift seemed excessive for the machinery. These Totems are complex, but the Rift-implosion tests are producing increasingly stable Totem Cores - I'll put the data on your new device. The fractal alloy coating takes a while to thicken, too. If we can get around those, though, we could just replace the Totems as we go. As to Envy's return ... the transit mechanism should be symmetric, so we can start testing it <outbound>. Your schematics are helpful to <compare/contrast/correlate> with the various Totems we have. There seem to be a number of slightly different human designs out there - perhaps from the different civilisations? The Rifts we have in storage collapse to a <pinpoint/speck> discontinuity without assistance, but the power drain to keep them expanded will be <trivial>. So we may not need replacements... We'll wait until your safety device is complete.

(A warp widens into a space that Emerald hadn't realised was there. The rush of atmosphere contained therein knocks her tumbling, and the <concern/alarm/confusion> coming from "Garnet" at this does nothing to help matters. The sense of general focus returns, and a number of warps spring up to calm things down. Emerald gradually brings her spin under control. A more even, gradual pressurisation takes place, and the warp closes behind Emerald and her guide.)

"Garnet": Ummm.... This is the high-density lab - planetary surface pressures make things easier to handle. I'd forgotten that it would affect you. Are you <all right/well/unharmed>?

(Another complex thoughtsymbol goes out. From what Emerald can gather, it's a request to get her safety device completed soon.)
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*Getting her bearings, Emerald can only chuckle.*

Don't worry about m-me, kind Garnet! It's just been a while s-since I've been in atmosphere. The last time... wasn't exactly a g-great time, for reasons I may explain later...

So this is the high-density lab? What sort of materials d-do you handle here?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 19, 2017, 08:13:17 PM
"Garnet": Well, because it takes considerable effort to maintain the pressure differential, we operate this as the central high-density facility for this region. "High" being defined as "requiring external pressure for stability". It operates in a nested <pocket/warp/fold/crease> to allow various environments to be accessible. There was once a gas planet here - we did a little <folding>, and it made a good way to pressurise the place. The densest labs work at neutron-star or greater densities, but we don't have a large one here - it's not worth the mass. Most of this work is only at stellar-core densities or lower. Let us know if you are uncomfortable at any point, and please stay away from the fields or marked areas - if one shorts through you, it will - at the absolute best - be <dangerous/unpleasant/risky/near-fatal>.

("Garnet" adjusts the sensing equipment on Emerald's interface to better show the markers, and they go on.)

"Garnet": So, here we're looking at the effects of planetary-surface Rifts - that's where the Totems we were working from originated. There doesn't seem to be a great deal of difference, but it makes a good way to test potential hills from the Rift lab - hence the shortcut. Over there, we're looking at dense structure research - the kind of materials which you are familiar with. This area is concerned with damping and stabilisation - not something we've needed since the times when we used fusion for power. However, this will probably help with the whole explode-on-arrival problem.

(An odd, organic-looking shape becomes visible.)

"Garnet:" That object is an old Vitastrae shell - it's built between two planes, so conversing with the Vitastrae is currently a matter of tapping on it. That's how we contacted Envy - although he must have all but surrounded the other half to get the message across that fast - time dilation aside. We're planning to expand the stellar-core lab to fit it in, but we're a bit low on material currently. One group or another seems to have claimed every bit of rock in the area, though we doubt they'd miss much. But until we can arrange an equitable solution, we're limited to starlight and gas clouds that drift in here. We consider this space <???/ours/domain/home/claim/controlled> because it wasn't here before, but having more than one wanderer world drift in would take more "luck" than our planning can contrive.

(As they continue, the various projects seem to have a common theme: energy manipulation or Rift related studies. Eventually, the two reach another exit.)

"Garnet": We're about to open one of the other labs for a structure transfer, so we'll nip out now. Hold still for a moment, and I'll stage the transit so you don't get knocked about. Also, could you bring your <fragments/cloud/manipulators> into a bunch and hold them there?

(A number of warps run over Emerald, and the atmosphere drops away. She feels a tugging where they approach closely, and appreciates the forces being applied. The control is impressive, and she observes closely. When the process is done, they are otuside the labs again, next to the Resonator.)

"Garnet": That's the tour, more or less. We're not a particularly big group here, and most of us are <pooled/concentrating>. So, what do you want to do now?

(OOC: Emerald's surprise at the scanning request was interpreted as possibly covering offence and/or anger, and thereafter her feelings have been carefully <blocked/ignored/unaware/filtered>. I'm still interested to know what her opinion was, but "Garnet" is definitely not going to bring it up again any time soon.)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 19, 2017, 09:06:16 PM
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Quote from: GoodMorning on September 19, 2017, 08:13:17 PM
"Garnet": Well, because it takes considerable effort to maintain the pressure differential, we operate this as the central high-density facility for this region. "High" being defined as "requiring external pressure for stability". It operates in a nested <pocket/warp/fold/crease> to allow various environments to be accessible. There was once a gas planet here - we did a little <folding>, and it made a good way to pressurise the place. The densest labs work at neutron-star or greater densities, but we don't have a large one here - it's not worth the mass. Most of this work is only at stellar-core densities or lower. Let us know if you are uncomfortable at any point, and please stay away from the fields or marked areas - if one shorts through you, it will - at the absolute best - be <dangerous/unpleasant/risky/near-fatal>.

("Garnet" adjusts the sensing equipment on Emerald's interface to better show the markers, and they go on.)

"Garnet": So, here we're looking at the effects of planetary-surface Rifts - that's where the Totems we were working from originated. There doesn't seem to be a great deal of difference, but it makes a good way to test potential hills from the Rift lab - hence the shortcut. Over there, we're looking at dense structure research - the kind of materials which you are familiar with. This area is concerned with damping and stabilisation - not something we've needed since the times when we used fusion for power. However, this will probably help with the whole explode-on-arrival problem.

(An odd, organic-looking shape becomes visible.)

"Garnet:" That object is an old Vitastrae shell - it's built between two planes, so conversing with the Vitastrae is currently a matter of tapping on it. That's how we contacted Envy - although he must have all but surrounded the other half to get the message across that fast - time dilation aside. We're planning to expand the stellar-core lab to fit it in, but we're a bit low on material currently. One group or another seems to have claimed every bit of rock in the area, though we doubt they'd miss much. But until we can arrange an equitable solution, we're limited to starlight and gas clouds that drift in here. We consider this space <???/ours/domain/home/claim/controlled> because it wasn't here before, but having more than one wanderer world drift in would take more "luck" than our planning can contrive.

(As they continue, the various projects seem to have a common theme: energy manipulation or Rift related studies. Eventually, the two reach another exit.)

"Garnet": We're about to open one of the other labs for a structure transfer, so we'll nip out now. Hold still for a moment, and I'll stage the transit so you don't get knocked about. Also, could you bring your <fragments/cloud/manipulators> into a bunch and hold them there?

(A number of warps run over Emerald, and the atmosphere drops away. She feels a tugging where they approach closely, and appreciates the forces being applied. The control is impressive, and she observes closely. When the process is done, they are otuside the labs again, next to the Resonator.)

"Garnet": That's the tour, more or less. We're not a particularly big group here, and most of us are <pooled/concentrating>. So, what do you want to do now?

(OOC: Emerald's surprise at the scanning request was interpreted as possibly covering offence and/or anger, and thereafter her feelings have been carefully <blocked/ignored/unaware/filtered>. I'm still interested to know what her opinion was, but "Garnet" is definitely not going to bring it up again any time soon.)
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All of this... it's so impressive, for the r-relatively limited group you have! I appreciate the t-tour, it was... insightful.

*Emerald glances over at the shimmering hues bouncing around within the fully charged Resonator, the hold of which is now thoroughly empty.*

Now... well, we should r-really be getting down to business in t-terms of bringing Envy back, all things considered. However, m-my own curiosity needs to be sated first!

*She chuckles.*

Say, do you have the scanner d-device? Once I have taken some r-readings from your... uh, form, then you c-can scan me too! I mean... you did want that, right? I hope I d-didn't make you uncomfortable before... I guess I'm not quite used to d-dealing with minds as inquisitive as my own. Doesn't m-mean I have any objections, though!

...

Just...

...be c-careful when scanning my mind...

There may be things in there, s-sights I have seen and things I have experienced... I don't know if you w-would want to see that.

*A wash of purple and red flicker briefly through Emerald's body, as though to show some sort of conflict deep in her thoughts. After a few moments, she shakes it off, returning to a friendly green hue.*

And then when we're all d-done with exchanging scans, we can finally b-begin working together to hopefully... well, you know. I... hm?

*Emerald reaches for the antenna, sensing the incoming transmission from deep space. After a few moments of listening, Emerald turns to "Garnet".*

Looks like Commander Cobalt has snapped out of his r-rage, and Prismatic Flare is due to b-begin negotiations with... GalCorp. I d-don't know if I would trust them... but I trust the P-Prismatic. Perhaps this madness can f-finally end.

*She shakes her head at her own comment.*

Heh, always the h-hopeful one aren't you, Benevolent...
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 19, 2017, 11:34:46 PM
"Garnet": Hope is the result of imagination. Without considering what is not, how could we bring it about?

(A torrent of thoughts accompanies this, indicating a tangled internal reaction. After a few moments, "Garnet"'s introspection concludes.)

"Garnet": Anyway... We do, in fact, have the scanner almost ready. In fact, we have two - I did mention that we added a few extras to the design? They'll be ready for our arrival.

(They move off, with a more animated conversation. Now <listening/feeling> to Emerald's projected feelings again, "Garnet" finds her to be in excellent spirits.)

"Garnet": We've tried a number of tewaks to your scanner, and it's a rather larger device than it was - we've <alloyed/grown> a number of additional crystal layers to parts of it, and added a sensor similar to the one you are holding.

(They enter another small area, just aside from the production space they met earlier. Emerald knows this mainly from a familiar presence coming from another entrance. From this, the two scanners drift. Emerald takes these up, noting the various projections on the latter. A sliver of crystal, charged to make it shimmer, contains instructions and specifications for the modified form.)

"Garnet": Is there anything you'd like me do do at this point? This <shroud/fold/form> will likely interfere with your standard scanner...
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Dark Ambition on September 20, 2017, 12:17:05 AM
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Quote from: Keeper Decagon on September 17, 2017, 10:31:57 PM
QuoteThis is Guard Captain Alissa Skye. I wish to converse with the Crystalids on a temporary truce. The recordings Rising Star gave us revealed questions that I would like answered. We are de-activating our weapon systems to show our non-hostility.

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Observant Cobalt: You attack us, get beaten back, and then you want a truce?! What makes you think I will trust ANYTHING you say?!

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Observant Cobalt: We have been HUNTED by your GalCorp, not least after they tried to destroy us from the moment we made contact!

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Observant Cobalt: "They're humans, right? So perhaps they are related to the Seloi?" Flare told me. I was stupid enough to believe that!

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Placid Flare: C...Cobalt... please... calm yours-

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Observant Cobalt: NO! THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH! THEY DIDN'T END UP TRAPPED IN A POCKET UNIVERSE WHILST THE COLLECTIVE EXTERMINATED OUR RACE, MURDERED OUR YOUNGLINGS! THEY HAVEN'T HAD TO ENDURE THE SUFFERING THAT WE HAVE, BEING TRAPPED FOR MILLENNIA WHILST EVERYTHING WE HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO ACHIEVE WAS ERASED!

*Every voice in the Convergence and beyond was hushed in an instant, all eyes on the dark flickering hues within Cobalt's titanic form. Despite Opal and Quartz trying to convince her otherwise, Flare left the Starfire, floating in front of the hulking First Born in her standard form, empathetically gazing up at him.*

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Placid Flare: ...I know your pain, Observant... the loss... the suffering... it drives us forward... we can no more bring the lost younglings back... as we can travel back in time... to prevent the carnage... in the first place...

*The words, despite their harsh reality, began to soothe the raging monster within Cobalt. Slowly, the darkness retreated back into himself, the familiar blue luminescence slowly coming back to replace it.*

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Placid Flare: ...don't let the ghosts haunt you, Observant... their voices sing on, evermore... within us. We strive to avenge them... by living, and letting others live...

*A few moments of eerie silence pass. Flare approaches Cobalt, laying one hand on his hard exterior. The Titan-form begins to glow as it sheds its outer layers, the cast-off crystal dissolving into slivers of light. The form becomes smaller and smaller, until only Cobalt's normal form remains. He slowly approaches her.*

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Observant Cobalt: I guess you know better than anyone, of the pain the extermination caused... perhaps... I should take solace in the fact we're still here, after everything...

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Placid Flare: We have been through a lot, old friend... let us begin anew, with greater understanding... come, Captain Skye, let us converse in peace.
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   X Hayden Silver
   O Alissa Skye

I spent a few hours sifting through the CM records. A good few weeks before first contact, Legislator Hales leased a full battalion from the Corporate Military. The fleet was led by Marshal Sylvain and co-oped with Eclipse. There was a specific archive on the Seloi Homeworld that they wanted to grab, but the A.I's were making it difficult. Clearly he did get this archive and had a gander at it's contents. After this, he put all fleets under his command on full alert to watch out for, and eliminate, anything matching the description of the Crystalids. After this, he immediately went to an intact planet called Cyxil to get an archive from there. Reports say that he did get that archive, but it was DNA locked. Only Locus, and other people he cleared, could open it. This might include the Crystalids. I think the whole initial reason for the attacks on the Crystalids was to capture one of them, from the remains of their fleet of course, and force them to unlock the archive.

I don't know about you, but i'm sure as hell curious what was in that archive. Sadly, the Legislator was killed before he could deliver it. Both the Seloi Homeworld archive, and the Cyxil archive, are in the hands of Frontline Corporation. We lost track of the Frontline expedition when they neared the Vegas Sector anomaly.

The information that was transmitted months ago to everyone about the particulate by Varro had holes in it, data was expunged from archives that we could not get our hand on. The Crystalids are largely missing from archive pods, which could also be the result of the same tampering from the same person. It's like the particulate didn't want us to know about the Crystalids. At a glance, i'd say they are allied. Given the fact that the particulate saved the Crystalids at the Seloi Homeworld, this likely confirms it. Please ask them about this.

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[GCPT] Alissa Skye-

It sounds like you have all been under some harsh stress this past month... I am sorry about what the Executor is doing. Not all of Protected Space is aware of this. It sounds like you have experience with the Seloi. Information about the Crystalids seems to have been purged from Seloi archives, everything we know about you is from what we've seen from you recently, and what GalCorp decides to say. It's hard for us to tell what's right or wrong about information, when hostiles are bearing down on us from all over, especially with a report that the particulate even defended you once.

It's strange that GalCorp targets you like this, it doesn't seem like you did anything wrong. Perhaps it has something to do with your relation to the Seloi? How well did you and the Seloi get along?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 20, 2017, 04:56:42 AM
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Quote from: GoodMorning on September 19, 2017, 11:34:46 PM
"Garnet": Hope is the result of imagination. Without considering what is not, how could we bring it about?

(A torrent of thoughts accompanies this, indicating a tangled internal reaction. After a few moments, "Garnet"'s introspection concludes.)

"Garnet": Anyway... We do, in fact, have the scanner almost ready. In fact, we have two - I did mention that we added a few extras to the design? They'll be ready for our arrival.

(They move off, with a more animated conversation. Now <listening/feeling> to Emerald's projected feelings again, "Garnet" finds her to be in excellent spirits.)

"Garnet": We've tried a number of tewaks to your scanner, and it's a rather larger device than it was - we've <alloyed/grown> a number of additional crystal layers to parts of it, and added a sensor similar to the one you are holding.

(They enter another small area, just aside from the production space they met earlier. Emerald knows this mainly from a familiar presence coming from another entrance. From this, the two scanners drift. Emerald takes these up, noting the various projections on the latter. A sliver of crystal, charged to make it shimmer, contains instructions and specifications for the modified form.)

"Garnet": Is there anything you'd like me do do at this point? This <shroud/fold/form> will likely interfere with your standard scanner...
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*Emerald inspects the instructions for the modified scanner, tweaking the settings accordingly simply through her touch. There was indeed a bit of interference, though the interface was streamlined and flexible enough to allow her to easily compensate.*

Alright... I think t-that will do it. Just hold still...

*She points the scanner at "Garnet", a stream of invisible radiation acting as the device's feelers. Some strange readings come back, but after isolating the ones that were most likely attributed to the warping of space around them, she started to get a clearer understanding. Indeed, just as "Garnet" said, their form wasn't as substantial as Emerald imagined, the majority of the visible form being nothing more than a projection.*

Interesting! I wonder how you b-became like this? I'm assuming, of c-course, you were not always without dedicated physical body. From what I c-can tell, this is merely a "puppet" form... but still no less fascinating!

*Emerald transfers the data from the scanner into her body and mind, offering to hand over the modified scanner device to "Garnet".*

Your turn to have a g-go at scanning!




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Quote from: Dark Ambition on September 20, 2017, 12:17:05 AM
[GCPT] Alissa Skye-

It sounds like you have all been under some harsh stress this past month... I am sorry about what the Executor is doing. Not all of Protected Space is aware of this. It sounds like you have experience with the Seloi. Information about the Crystalids seems to have been purged from Seloi archives, everything we know about you is from what we've seen from you recently, and what GalCorp decides to say. It's hard for us to tell what's right or wrong about information, when hostiles are bearing down on us from all over, especially with a report that the particulate even defended you once.

It's strange that GalCorp targets you like this, it doesn't seem like you did anything wrong. Perhaps it has something to do with your relation to the Seloi? How well did you and the Seloi get along?
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Placid Flare: The Seloi... kind Captain Skye, we were the most beautiful of allies. Never before have we been working with and living so close to a Human civilization... it was an age of progress and harmony!

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Observant Cobalt: I worked with the Seloi military, even. We worked together, Crystallids and Humans, to protect our borders from unsavory pirate elements that threatened trade, etc.

(https://i.imgur.com/y0gd2NL.png)
Placid Flare: Then the Creeper returned. We fought alongside our steadfast allies to help cleanse infested planets, lost colonies, and corrupted fleets of bygone civilizations... until the Collective arrived.

(https://i.imgur.com/iurdlHQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: We gathered an elite fleet of combatants to seek and destroy the source of the Collective attacks. Flare, Emerald, Sentinel and I were part of it, with Seloi Commander Paulson and Captain Abraxis leading the Seloi ships in the fleet. Then... we were intercepted mid-Rift jump.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: We were trapped in a pocket Universe by the Collective, forcing us to land on a desert planet to escape the marauding Collective fleets seeking to end us. When we found a way to use salvaged Hydraxil hyperdrives to escape, we tried to return to Imperium space... only to find that for the days we spent in the pocket Universe equated to 3 years in our own Universe... beacons were silent, the Rift was still, and everything... everything was gone.

(https://i.imgur.com/Puanlnz.png)
Observant Cobalt: Paulson and Abraxis sought out a place they called "Protected Space" after hearing an Imperium-wide broadcast warning approaching ships of the activation of the Particulate. That was the last time we saw them.

(https://i.imgur.com/WChLd1c.png)
Placid Flare: We found one Starfire left, and it was an Elder... after giving us a brand new offspring, the one we have with us now, the Collective found us... and Starfire sacrificed himself to give us enough time to escape.

*A short pause.*

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: We couldn't escape. The Collective trapped us in an asteroid field in an Outer Rim solar system, but we managed to activate a local Seloi Gravity Trap to collapse the belt in on us... and we had been there ever since, in stasis, until we broke free recently... please understand, Captain Skye... we experienced the fall of the Seloi not all that long ago, from our perspective.

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: As to the archives, perhaps the Collective actively tried to erase us, knowing we had effectively eliminated ourselves, trying to make sure we were never discovered and remained trapped in that damn asteroid until the end of time. If I had to make a guess, GalCorp fears what we stand for and what we know. If our side of the story was released to the public... I can't imagine the turmoil it could create.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 20, 2017, 07:08:41 AM
Spoiler
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on September 20, 2017, 04:56:42 AM
*Emerald inspects the instructions for the modified scanner, tweaking the settings accordingly simply through her touch. There was indeed a bit of interference, though the interface was streamlined and flexible enough to allow her to easily compensate.*

Alright... I think t-that will do it. Just hold still...

*She points the scanner at "Garnet", a stream of invisible radiation acting as the device's feelers. Some strange readings come back, but after isolating the ones that were most likely attributed to the warping of space around them, she started to get a clearer understanding. Indeed, just as "Garnet" said, their form wasn't as substantial as Emerald imagined, the majority of the visible form being nothing more than a projection.*

Interesting! I wonder how you b-became like this? I'm assuming, of c-course, you were not always without dedicated physical body. From what I c-can tell, this is merely a "puppet" form... but still no less fascinating!

*Emerald transfers the data from the scanner into her body and mind, offering to hand over the modified scanner device to "Garnet".*

Your turn to have a g-go at scanning!
[close]

(Gesturing for Emerald to keep the scanner, "Garnet" indicates a smaller <chamber/area>, currently adjoining the room. As they go inside, "Garnet" explains.)

"Garnet": In my case, this is the closest I have ever come to physical form. I, like most of us, started out as a ... this is going to be hard to explain, but thoughtsymbols won't help here ... a sort of communal idea. All of those here did. "Communal" is really not a strong enough term, though...

(They come to a halt beside something which Emerald can only think of as "caledric". Two craters fall away in opposite directions, beyond the reach of Emerald's device. "Garnet" changes subject.)

"Garnet": This is our scanning device for objects with material form. Subjectively, something - or in your case, someone - travels through that tunnel, and emerges undisturbed (although a little older). We will be listening to you as well as we can, but ... there is time dilation involved, and no real way to turn back. We can't be sure what the scan will feel like either - our best guess is a series of "nothing at all", "strange pulling sensations" and a few things that there aren't words for. But none of us has ever had a physical form.

(Emerald moves to the middle of the structure, and looks at the paths. "Garnet" feels uncertainty coming from her.)

"Garnet": We understand if you're reluctant to be first. It shouldn't be as long for you, as it will be, for us. If it helps, I can continue to tell you of our home, and ourselves... But if you have reservations, please do tell us - we have other scanning methods, though this is the quickest and most complete.

(Emerald seems to come to a decision, and begins to traverse the scanning "tunnel". "Garnet" feels some uncertainty from her, but a sense of curiousity, also, and of anticipation. The uncertainty fades to a knowledge of an approaching unknown. This being Emerald, this mingles with the sense of an opportunity for learning. As Emerald continues and the other Rising Star minds gather, their combined focus enriches the story that "Garnet" tells with many transient memories and impressions.)

"Garnet": You see, this place is an <outpost/expedition/seed>, and we are ... unusually distinct, for our kind. For the most part, we exist as a sort of ... <sea/cloud/soup/flow> ... of thought. It's not really describable, but your Mind Space might come close. I came to be as something like an <eddy>, stirred up by the <currents> around me, and I <resolved/formed>. Something like a pattern, little more than a desire to learn from the <alone/distinct/object-form> ones, I could easily and happily have <dissolved> again. Many do, but I happened to have a whim to stay somewhat different. I swam in this ocean of thought, growing and learning.

(Emerald projects various sensations that none of the listening minds have any idea of. Their shared thoughts roiling, they pour into the story every detail they can. The focus is still the tale of "Garnet", but it us layered with the experiences of all present - and some not.)

Eventually, I came to what seemed an edge, and I struck out. As I did, I found others, who had had the same idea. We swam together for a time, and learned of a greater edge, beyond which there was nothing to swim. Interested, we looked... many of us chose then to return, and mix with other currents, thoughts of minds and matter, space and place, and everything they might imagine.

(The sensations coming from Emerald are still strange, but have changed in character. Discomfiture flares and fades, then wonder, then sadness...)

Venturing out some way, I found my thoughts flowing only around myself. Again, this is a feeling that I cannot describe. My mind was, for the first time, alone. You may know something of this. What I doubt has any parallel is the vastness of the attention that passed over me then. I realised suddenly how much greater than I was the mind-form that I had come from. And I could feel, even being apart from it, that I was needed.

(Emerald is <silent/feeling>, now. The story continues to unfold toward her.)

All of us here had formed from a thought in the <greatmind>, and we came to know something of why we were distinct, as the echoes of the great currents passed through us. Our minds were, to what we had come from, as a fragmentary thought would be to you. We learned much, grew much, and some returned to the Locus, to keep and to share. We here are those who remained apart. The idea of being in a physical location is unusual for us, but we understood what it would mean. We were <placed/sent>, by machinery beyond our ken, to learn and to grow, here. Our formation left us with knowledge of the Vitastrae, and our arrival allowed us to mix with the mind who had come before us, to learn and discover. That one has gone now, back to the Locus, to know and to tell.

(Emerald's mind is felt again, coming from the other direction. The thought-form greets her with relief.)

We ourselves knew little of <yourkind/objectminds>, of Rifts and of planes. Our once-minds <split/divided/attention>, and we became many. We learned, and swam together. We were not the same, for we had no desire for stasis to preclude learning. As we grew, we formed and reformed, and eventually settled. For a time, I have returned from the dance as a communicator, explorer and diplomat.

(Emerald now approaches, with strange shifts in her hue. The mindform feels her approach well, and alloys words with comfort and safety.)

Feeling your mind, now, we have learned much, though most of it we do not understand. We have changed, however - we can feel, as we come apart, that another has resolved within this melt. We twist and coil about, ensuring this new mind has felt our memories and our mindshapes. We <feel/know/come> to care for it, this mind that has never known a <Locus/greatmind>.

(Emerald, now dull in hue, emerges. The mindform has broken up, and the mind-that-was-"Garnet" remains with Emerald. The feeling in the space has changed, with wonder filtering in from every mind around.)

"Garnet": E-Emerald? Are you all right? Here, let me get you to your Resonator...

(A hurried series of warps occur, and the Resonator is soon in sight. "Garnet" gently eases Emerald back to where she detached from originally, and is relieved to see her stabilise at this contact - whether from familiarity or a need for the energy therein... While waiting, "Garnet" goes on softly...)

"Garnet": While we <flew/merged> just then, Emerald, something wonderful occured ... a new mind, resolved here! I don't know if you'd wish to meet it, but I think it would like to meet you. It's too early to tell what this mind will be interested in, but given what we have just learned... No, we'll leave it for now.

(OOC: I'm fairly sure Emerald is just exhausted by the strangeness of what she just experienced. Her mind, though, seems a little diffuse...)

(Also OOC: I'm mildly surprised I didn't hit the character limit.)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 20, 2017, 01:45:34 PM
Spoiler
Quote from: GoodMorning on September 20, 2017, 07:08:41 AM
(Gesturing for Emerald to keep the scanner, "Garnet" indicates a smaller <chamber/area>, currently adjoining the room. As they go inside, "Garnet" explains.)

"Garnet": In my case, this is the closest I have ever come to physical form. I, like most of us, started out as a ... this is going to be hard to explain, but thoughtsymbols won't help here ... a sort of communal idea. All of those here did. "Communal" is really not a strong enough term, though...

(They come to a halt beside something which Emerald can only think of as "caledric". Two craters fall away in opposite directions, beyond the reach of Emerald's device. "Garnet" changes subject.)

"Garnet": This is our scanning device for objects with material form. Subjectively, something - or in your case, someone - travels through that tunnel, and emerges undisturbed (although a little older). We will be listening to you as well as we can, but ... there is time dilation involved, and no real way to turn back. We can't be sure what the scan will feel like either - our best guess is a series of "nothing at all", "strange pulling sensations" and a few things that there aren't words for. But none of us has ever had a physical form.

(Emerald moves to the middle of the structure, and looks at the paths. "Garnet" feels uncertainty coming from her.)

"Garnet": We understand if you're reluctant to be first. It shouldn't be as long for you, as it will be, for us. If it helps, I can continue to tell you of our home, and ourselves... But if you have reservations, please do tell us - we have other scanning methods, though this is the quickest and most complete.

(Emerald seems to come to a decision, and begins to traverse the scanning "tunnel". "Garnet" feels some uncertainty from her, but a sense of curiousity, also, and of anticipation. The uncertainty fades to a knowledge of an approaching unknown. This being Emerald, this mingles with the sense of an opportunity for learning. As Emerald continues and the other Rising Star minds gather, their combined focus enriches the story that "Garnet" tells with many transient memories and impressions.)

"Garnet": You see, this place is an <outpost/expedition/seed>, and we are ... unusually distinct, for our kind. For the most part, we exist as a sort of ... <sea/cloud/soup/flow> ... of thought. It's not really describable, but your Mind Space might come close. I came to be as something like an <eddy>, stirred up by the <currents> around me, and I <resolved/formed>. Something like a pattern, little more than a desire to learn from the <alone/distinct/object-form> ones, I could easily and happily have <dissolved> again. Many do, but I happened to have a whim to stay somewhat different. I swam in this ocean of thought, growing and learning.

(Emerald projects various sensations that none of the listening minds have any idea of. Their shared thoughts roiling, they pour into the story every detail they can. The focus is still the tale of "Garnet", but it us layered with the experiences of all present - and some not.)

Eventually, I came to what seemed an edge, and I struck out. As I did, I found others, who had had the same idea. We swam together for a time, and learned of a greater edge, beyond which there was nothing to swim. Interested, we looked... many of us chose then to return, and mix with other currents, thoughts of minds and matter, space and place, and everything they might imagine.

(The sensations coming from Emerald are still strange, but have changed in character. Discomfiture flares and fades, then wonder, then sadness...)

Venturing out some way, I found my thoughts flowing only around myself. Again, this is a feeling that I cannot describe. My mind was, for the first time, alone. You may know something of this. What I doubt has any parallel is the vastness of the attention that passed over me then. I realised suddenly how much greater than I was the mind-form that I had come from. And I could feel, even being apart from it, that I was needed.

(Emerald is <silent/feeling>, now. The story continues to unfold toward her.)

All of us here had formed from a thought in the <greatmind>, and we came to know something of why we were distinct, as the echoes of the great currents passed through us. Our minds were, to what we had come from, as a fragmentary thought would be to you. We learned much, grew much, and some returned to the Locus, to keep and to share. We here are those who remained apart. The idea of being in a physical location is unusual for us, but we understood what it would mean. We were <placed/sent>, by machinery beyond our ken, to learn and to grow, here. Our formation left us with knowledge of the Vitastrae, and our arrival allowed us to mix with the mind who had come before us, to learn and discover. That one has gone now, back to the Locus, to know and to tell.

(Emerald's mind is felt again, coming from the other direction. The thought-form greets her with relief.)

We ourselves knew little of <yourkind/objectminds>, of Rifts and of planes. Our once-minds <split/divided/attention>, and we became many. We learned, and swam together. We were not the same, for we had no desire for stasis to preclude learning. As we grew, we formed and reformed, and eventually settled. For a time, I have returned from the dance as a communicator, explorer and diplomat.

(Emerald now approaches, with strange shifts in her hue. The mindform feels her approach well, and alloys words with comfort and safety.)

Feeling your mind, now, we have learned much, though most of it we do not understand. We have changed, however - we can feel, as we come apart, that another has resolved within this melt. We twist and coil about, ensuring this new mind has felt our memories and our mindshapes. We <feel/know/come> to care for it, this mind that has never known a <Locus/greatmind>.

(Emerald, now dull in hue, emerges. The mindform has broken up, and the mind-that-was-"Garnet" remains with Emerald. The feeling in the space has changed, with wonder filtering in from every mind around.)

"Garnet": E-Emerald? Are you all right? Here, let me get you to your Resonator...

(A hurried series of warps occur, and the Resonator is soon in sight. "Garnet" gently eases Emerald back to where she detached from originally, and is relieved to see her stabilise at this contact - whether from familiarity or a need for the energy therein... While waiting, "Garnet" goes on softly...)

"Garnet": While we <flew/merged> just then, Emerald, something wonderful occured ... a new mind, resolved here! I don't know if you'd wish to meet it, but I think it would like to meet you. It's too early to tell what this mind will be interested in, but given what we have just learned... No, we'll leave it for now.

(OOC: I'm fairly sure Emerald is just exhausted by the strangeness of what she just experienced. Her mind, though, seems a little diffuse...)

(Also OOC: I'm mildly surprised I didn't hit the character limit.)
[close]

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*After a long period connected to the Resonator, Emerald remains in place as she starts coming back around, slowly. Her eyes drift around her head until she catches a glimpse of "Garnet" nearby.*

G...Garnet?

*She carefully disconnects, floating freely for a few seconds; she notices, however, that her limbs were refusing to form. The crystal shards hang limply around her body, a worrying notion indeed. Emerald shakes her head, looking over at "Garnet".*

My mind... feels a little... fuzzy...

You said... a new mind... resolved? What does that... mean? Why... would they... want me?

*Emerald drifts to the side a bit, touching the Resonator to allow a stream of energy to continue to restore her own. Her green-tinted body is still noticeably dull, the luminescence within being rather... unstable.*
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 20, 2017, 04:51:00 PM
"Garnet": Exactly what I said - a new mind. Our thoughts were of you and yours, and the way they ran together was strange for us. When we began to draw apart, we found one among us who was not there before, a thoughtgroup stable enough to be called mind.

(Emerald's hue starts to stabilise. "Garnet" begins to wonder if it was a good idea to talk to her so intensely during the scan.)

"Garnet": So far from a Locus, this is a great event. We are few, and company is always appreciated. A new mind in our thoughtswarm... The only other way that happens is a lonemind <joining/becoming> us.

(Emerald starts to collect her thoughts. "Garnet" privately decides that it was a mistake to tell such an intense story while Emerald was dealing with the sense of the scan...)

"Garnet": As to why <newmind/youngling> would wish to meet you, your mind, form and well being were the first thoughtmemories it encountered, and it has chosen to hold to that. It seems, if you'll pardon the pun, to have taken a shine to you.

(Emerald seems much improved, though she is still drinking in energy at an alarming rate. Her amused/pitying response to the pun is encouraging, however.)

"Garnet": Now, if you don't mind my asking ... What was the scan like? And should we have perhaps not poured such experiences out in the middle of it? Did it help? And the most important question ... Are you all right? We do hope so...
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 20, 2017, 06:38:48 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)

*Emerald strains slightly, managing to form an arm. She wiggles the four fingers, slightly more pleased she is regaining control over her own body.*

It was... intense. Like the minds of a thousand younglings, all singing at once... the melody was beautiful, but I was not yet mature enough to handle the intensity of these concerted thought patterns... there is a reason why most Mind Space instances are hosted by a First Born or Starfire, grand psionic beings capable of conducting and diffusing the thought patterns safely...

*Another arm forms, allowing Emerald to maintain connection to the Resonator via the limb as her body drifted away from it.*

Still... there is a point where a youngling is due to mature... and that is done via Mind Space; we are exposed to the full chorus of the Convergence. Our bodies remain the same, yet our minds are permanently changed, for the better...

I feel... I feel that you might have accidentally triggered the process. I am not that old either, and wasn't due to mature for another several thousand years... Of course, you couldn't have known... and considering the position I am in, as Keeper of Knowledge... I feel it is probably for the better.

*A new, stronger hue takes hold over Emerald's luminescence, establishing itself as a vivid glow within her core. The Resonator was noticeably less active now, severely drained of its energy to fuel Emerald's revitalization. She pulls her hand off the ship, adopting a determined and steadfast stance.*

And now, I am stronger than I ever was. Look, even my stutter has gone!

*She pauses for a second to reaffirm that, nodding to herself happily.*

For real, this time!

*Emerald moves closer to "Garnet", with steely determination in her eyes.*

I'm ready for anything!
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 20, 2017, 08:53:36 PM
"Garnet": I can see that... On that subject, I'd say your Resonator is a lot less ready than it was. We'll see about recharging it - that scan gave us a lot of information. Speaking of which, there's someone who is now eager to meet you.

(A new shape blossoms next to "Garnet". This form seems almost floral, giving the impression of petals from every side. An untamed sense of curiousity flows from it.)

"Garnet": We've spent several weeks teaching and learning, while I've been here with you.

(Emerald's hue flickers with shock, and hurried reassurance is forthcoming. The other form retreats, uncertain.)

"Garnet": No, I phrased that badly. You have been here for only a short time. There's a path we can - did - take, that takes much longer to traverse than to wait for arrival. <newmind> has had time to learn, and wishes to learn from you.

(A sense of tentative greeting reaches out to Emerald, followed by a sense of undirected questioning.)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 21, 2017, 04:21:17 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/8SbAMRz.png)

*Emerald eases her stance, glowing a friendly yellow hue.*

Hello, kind stranger! Your form is rather beautiful, might I say!

I can feel your curiosity, and I would be happy to answer any and all questions you might have. I am my race's Keeper of Knowledge, as you probably already know, so I have much knowledge to share!

*A refined psionic flow within Emerald begins to awaken, reaching out to the new entity, accompanied by a wash of comfort and acceptance. Emerald directs this flow to try and mimic the thoughtsymbols that the other Rising Star entities often conveyed to her, in an effort to welcome the young entity into her mind's embrace.*
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 21, 2017, 06:46:17 PM
(Emerald's comforting thoughts are welcomed, and a torrent of questions are returned. The compliment is appreciated, even cherished. Several hours later, the new mind departs to consider all it has learned.)

"Garnet": That one is very intelligent. I'm glad you have had a chance to talk - though chance played little part in it.

(A strange object speeds into the room. "Garnet" halts it, and looks it over. The object, seemingly a pinpoint red light - save for the warping around it - begins to pulse.)

"Garnet": Ah. Emerald, would you move back a little?

("Garnet"'s shape extends one point toward the now-orange light. After a moment's delay, the object flares, and expands. As it grows, it runs through the spectrum, ending as a brilliant violet sphere. "Garnet" moves parts of the "room" around, and seems to anchor something. A moment later, a small metallic wirework flower emerges.)

"Garnet": I think we're ready... Emerald, follow me, please.

("Garnet" resumes normal shape, and immediately proceeds to pass into the sphere. Emerald is puzzled, but follows - there's a nagging feeling of familiarity here, but she cannot seem to place it. As she enters, she notices that the warps make the sphere effectively flat from any angle. Passing in, she finds herself back in the Rift laboratory, and a celebratory atmosphere. Puzzled at the uncharacteristic light show, she joins the others.)

"Garnet": Good news, Emerald; that Rift gateway is stable. And, if we don't open an exit, we have a permanent Rift opening.

(The metallic bloom is pulled back into the lab. Another device follows, trailing an impression of satisfaction and craft. Garnet offers Emerald first the petalled twists, then the new device.)

"Garnet": This is for you. <youngling/???> suggested that you would like a reminder of the dense regions, and redesigned the deformation tester. The other is your safety device - along with every bit of storage and communication equipment that we could contrive to integrate. This one has an independent warp generator, so it will continue to function without the warp stabilisers here. I suggest you test it now.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 22, 2017, 10:35:18 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)

*Emerald takes hold of both devices. One of them bears a strange gravity, minutely warping the space around itself as if to keep its integrity stable, or perhaps it was just the warp generator's passive warping of spacetime. It also resonated faintly in a multitude of electromagnetic spectra.*

Woah... these devices, they're so intricate and beautiful pieces of technology! Here, let me see...

*She activates the warp generator, feeling herself being encompassed in the gravity field, but without being drawn in. Tiny movements with her hand translated to the bending of spacetime in any way she could conceive, and more. Psionic interaction also seemed possible, but she had yet to figure that one out. She drifts back and forth whilst she studies the device.*

It's pretty spectacular, I must say!

*Emerald moves herself back to the position she started in, glancing happily at "Garnet".*

Thank you, kind friend. I appreciate everything you have given me thus far... the knowledge I have gained here will be incredibly beneficial for new, curious Crystallid younglings!

And best of all, you have a stable Rift gateway too! Congratulations!

*She pauses for a second.*

That means we're closer to getting Envy back too, right? I believe we can do it!
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 22, 2017, 09:27:34 PM
"Garnet": I think that it is now a question less of "if" than "when". Speaking of which, Envy mentioned you two had had an idea which might allow him to travel to Rift Space safely?

(The minerals attached to the Resonator are at last being unloaded, it seems - at least from the group emerging from the Rift. Most of them must be going elsewhere, though, including the bulk of the crystalline elements. What is here seems to be largely masses of iron.)

"Garnet": Emerald, would you ... "shroud up" seems to be a good enough term? We're about to try Rift-packing part of the VVHD lab, and the density is rather higher than your own.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 23, 2017, 05:58:10 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)

Of course, one sec...

*Emerald activates her device, creating an isolation bubble around herself to prevent the higher densities affecting her.*

There, that should do it. Go ahead!
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 23, 2017, 06:48:44 AM
(The Rift seems to give a pulse, and a variety of warps go into place around it. Emerald can feel them even from inside her "shroud". As she deepens it, the Rift suddenly flares to stellar brightness, and the warps around it redouble in strength. The lumps of iron are rapidly steered into a warp casing, and compressed until they glow with a blue-white intensity.)

"Garnet": On the other side of that is the VVHD containment - if all goes to plan, Envy should soon have a purpose-built transmitter to work with.

(The metal-plasma is pressed through the Rift, glowing ever hotter. Emerald's device makes some adjustment in response, and the light dims enough not to burn. A moment later, the Rift abruptly vanishes.)

"Garnet": We've collapsed that Rift to feed another energy pulse to the VVHD material. Now it's a waiting game, for that part of the project, at least. Now, we have a rather larger request... Would you be willing to fly the Resonator into a Rift, and then jump it back to normal space? We want to test that before Envy's transition, if only as a fail-safe. If you can do it remotely, so much the better.

(A <chime> reaches them. "Garnet" seems startled.)

"Garnet": Excuse me, I have to go... I'll be back shortly.

("Garnet" leaves the "shell" behind, departing so rapidly that Emerald can't tell where. Moments later, another mind approaches, with some technical questions. By the time these are answered, "Garnet" has returned.)

"Garnet": Well, we're getting closer... Anyway, the Resonator flight?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 23, 2017, 11:27:51 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)

Yes, I can do that. One moment...

*Emerald moves herself to the Resonator, which is still sitting pretty low on energy. She deposits herself in the pilot slot, quickly and efficiently taking control and heading for the nearest active Rift, making sure it was not being used by the other entities first.*

Alright, here we go. Garnet, I am activating an ongoing transmission of sensor data, so you can see exactly what happens upon entry. Just hope this works.

*The Resonator surges forward, passing through the powerful fields keeping the Rift portal stable. Emerald made sure to keep the Resonator's own Rift Engine on standby as she slipped into Rift Space beyond the aperture.*

Hrm... the integrity of the Rift looks good. Rift Energy fluctuations in the entrance could be an issue... some modification to the field modulators can mitigate a potential energy cascade. Other than that, everything is looking good. Returning now.

*In a flash, the Rift Engine powered up and dropped the Resonator back into normal space, in the exact place it was originally docked.*

Return successful. Did you get all that, Garnet?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 23, 2017, 06:18:49 PM
"Garnet": Loud and clear. We shouldn't need to worry about those stabiliser modifications - the only time a significant mass will pass the Rift is Envy's exit, and he's a lot smaller than the Resonator. We'll set up a few more Totems to keep Rift Space stable, though, just in case.

(Another Rift becomes apparent. Emerald wonders just how many of these stable Rifts are now scattered around. They drift toward it.)

"Garnet": We've managed to (finally) construct a transmitter/locator between planes, and it's shining like a beacon to help Envy see it. When they find it, it will be in about the right place to attempt the transit. Inter-plane structures are annoying to form, but very stable once they do, so we can use it as a locator to fine-tune the correspondence.

(They exit the Rift. Moments later, it is shuttled away, before suddenly twisting into spirals and vanishing. Seeing Emerald's look, "Garnet" explains.)

"Garnet": We're working on Rift <microfold>s. That Rift wasn't perfectly formed, and was a constant power drain. So we overloaded one of the prototype Totem Cores powering it to make some for study. So yes, it was intentional, and no, we're not transporting you through dangerously experimental means.

(They arrive at what Emerald assumes is the transmitter. It shines in evenly spaced peaks of colour, helped by the uncharacteristically solid machinery about it. Emerald hadn't noticed the spectrum analyser in her device - though she had had little reason to.)

"Garnet": Envy's transition, though - well, there has to be a first time for everything. And we can't yet go to Rift Space, so the kind of testing we've done for you is impossible. Um... Yes. I've been sending my <shell/core/form> through the Rifts, but I've been getting about on my own. It didn't come up, did it...

("Garnet" is spared further discomfort by the transmitter starting to shine a brilliant blue. As the other colours fade, Emerald replies with a deep green. "Garnet" changes a few settings, and they start to feel a slight sense of Envy's presence. The reply is unmistakably his.)

(OOC: Over to you, Decagon.)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 23, 2017, 09:23:26 PM
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Benevolent Emerald: I can feel the connection stabilizing... Envy, can you hear me?

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Solar Envy: Yes, Emerald, I can hear you clearly.

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Benevolent Emerald: Good. Preparations on our end are beginning to come to a head, and we're almost ready for the transition. There should be a sort of... beacon to guide you. It should be visible on your end too.

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Solar Envy: Hmm, I see... aha, I think I can sense it. It's close by.

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Benevolent Emerald: This beacon is where the hypertunnel will form. All we need you to do is carefully follow the beacon, no matter what, until you're in Rift Space.

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Solar Envy: I understand, kind Emerald. *A few moments of silence pass.* I have arrived at the location. I can see the beacon... it is beautiful, in a way.

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Benevolent Emerald: Do not take your eyes off the beacon. Think of it as the "light at the end of the tunnel", so the human saying goes. I'll notify you once the procedure begins.




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*Emerald turns to "Garnet", a wave of happiness mixed with fear filling her mind. They were so close now...*

Garnet, let us return to the Rift lab. I'm assuming we can begin the transition from there, all things considered.

*After a little deliberation, "Garnet" enables the Rift lab to be warped to their position instead. Emerald uses her device to begin interfacing with the Totem Control System, giving her a readout of all the active Totems to be used for the transition.*

Totems A through E are standing by. F and G showing minor power fluctuations, nothing to worry about. Totem H is looking good, if a little... weathered. Should be fine, I'd say.

Rift catalysts powering up... preliminary firing initiating. Envy, prepare for transition.

*A confirmation came through as the Totems begin firing, piercing the fabric of Rift Space to begin the formation of the hypertunnel.*

Modifications looking stable. Totem power levels stable. Everyone, the tunnel is beginning to form... emergency energy dissipators, stand by for potential energy cascade.

*The tunnel connects with the other dimensional plane... and after several moments of silence, the system lights up green.*

Tunnel is stable. Converting Totem firing to a staggered pattern to conserve energy and local Rift integrity. Envy, you are clear to begin the transition... now!

*Emerald felt a shudder run through her core. She shook it off at first, until the various red blips began popping up in the system.*

What? Quantum stabilizers are failing to keep the tunnel stable, there is something countering the Totems' Rift frequencies... oh god, Envy! His energy saturation is several measures greater than we anticipated... he'll cause the damn tunnel to collapse!

*In a flurry of motion, Emerald rushed back to the Resonator, burning it towards the firing Rift Totems.*

Garnet, we can't risk cranking up the Totems themselves, or we could tear the local Rift fabric apart. I think I can use the Resonator to amplify their beams more precisely... and hopefully we can prevent the tunnel from collapsing.

*The Resonator intersected with the Totem beams, balancing itself on the precipice of the Rift aperture.*

Beams stable! The rate of collapse has been slowed; energy dissipators, begin the siphoning process!

*Suddenly, a freak feedback pulse ran down one of the beams to Totem H. As the pulse struck, the weathered internal mechanisms tore themselves apart, causing Rift Totem H to explode in a spectacular plume of exotic matter. The remaining Totems began to arc with undue Rift Energy.*

I can't hold the Rift open for much longer...! Envy...

*In an instant, the Rift portal fractured with enough force to crack a planet, violently collapsing under its own gravity. Hundreds of thousands of microsingularities peppered the region, coalescing within the Resonator's core. The Totems continued to fire, feeding the quantum frenzy.*

I can't... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!

*Emerald could feel the singularities tearing at her body, altering and misshaping it in ways yet to be defined by Crystallid science. Her mind screamed into the abyss, a crash of energy flooding in from Rift Space to catalyze the reaction. A panicked mob of Rising Star entities shut the remaining Rift Totems down in an effort to halt the chaos, but to no avail. Then something happened. Time began to slow, space began to warp, and the microsingularities had served their purpose. With another batch of residual energy coming in from Envy's decent, a vast new entity materialized. What energy remained in the Totems was sapped too, as well as the energy from several sectors within the Rift lab. Then... silence.*




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*Envy followed the light. He felt his body heave as the energy within threatened to tear him apart, but the dissipators did their job... for a while. He could sense the tunnel beginning to wobble slightly, making sure to move on as quickly as possible. And then... he felt her scream.*

Emerald...?

*The dissipators stopped suddenly, causing the energy pressure to really start to build up. Behind him, the tunnel collapsed entirely as the dimensional boundary began healing itself. The beacon too began to falter, but Envy knew now his heading. Luckily for him, he encountered a device, utterly mysterious to him, yet capable of amazing feats. It was an older warp device previously held by Emerald, sent into a Rift for testing purposes. He grabbed it; the device seemed to register to his touch. The interface was intuitive enough to allow him to use it easily, using its warping mechanisms to create a cushion of Rift Space beneath his decent to stop him before he literally explodes from the energy cascade. He still had a ways to descend, but at least he was safely in Rift Space now, if in a higher-energy level.*




*Silence.*

"Garnet": E-Emerald?

*The titanic form twitched, a flicker of light pulsing through it. It began to move, slowly, erratically, until it came about to face "Garnet".*

..........................G.....Gar....Garnet......?.......................
........What......happened......to.....me.......?....................
...........I......can't......feel......anything...........................

............help...........me..............Prismatic.....................

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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 23, 2017, 10:37:17 PM
"Garnet": Ah. <measured/calm/cautious> Emerald, everything looks stable for now ... but don't move. For a while. You've been caught up in a Rift collapse, and something ... odd ... has happened.

(The various minds, calm after the momentary flare of panic that had swept out through the lab, set to work. A new Rift is brought up, and various sensors start to search for Envy. Emerald remains still, her core shining through a vast depth of crystal, shimmering as changes ripple through it.)

"Garnet": <reassurance> We're contacting Prismatic Placid Flare. We're going to move you outside now, so that we have room to manoeuvre. You're glowing a little.

(This is a polite fiction. Emerald's glow is increasing progressively faster, and the sheer amount of energy she is giving off is making it hard to work. "Garnet" drops into thoughtsymbols, politeness being sacrificed for communication.)

<you/Emerald><size/vast><shine/shed><image/???><dim/hold><wait/stay><presence/comfort><Flare/Cobalt><speak/listen><think/shape>

(Envy is learning the effects of the warpsensor device in Rift Space. The disturbances make him easy to locate.)

"Garnet": Hello, Envy? There has been a problem. Your energy load was far greater than we thought - a potential hill, probably. Emerald tried to stabilise it with her Resonator, but it decayed around it. We're not sure what happened to it - maybe you have it - but Emerald was caught by a microsingularity adhesion cluster. She seems to be fine, but ... well, you should be able to talk in person soon enough. We've reinforced our new setup, and you should feel the effect soon.

(As this message is passed through the Rift, the various minds around the complex are finishing tasks, placing holding patters, forming stable states, and massing their attention on Emerald and Envy.)




(With all speed, a contraction is formed to send a message faster. At the other end, Cobalt - finally calm - is forced to shift course, along with a convoy carrying minerals. The message which follows along it is stranger still.)

x Rising Star
o Observant Cobalt, Prismatic Placid Flare

Hello.

Flare, Cobalt,

We ask your assistance. Envy is returning, but will not arrive for some time. Emerald has been affected by a Rift collapse, and seems to be stunned by an expansion similar to what you are capable of. We have no experience with this state, but hope you can offer some insight. This contraction will allow immediate transit.

Technical logs attached.

(The message is accompanied by a number of thoughtsymbols, only half of which make sense to Cobalt. He suspects the others are intended for Flare. There is a deep green glow coning from the contraction, and a sense of aggregation.)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 24, 2017, 08:24:22 AM
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Placid Flare: Cobalt, do you think...?

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Observant Cobalt: Sounds like it. One of us is going to have to go there to calm her down. This is... unprecedented.

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Placid Flare: We will both go. Captain Skye, I fear we have something urgent to attend to. Captain Spaartan, if you can, please make sure the GalCorp HQ is escorted safely to the Starfire. We will return as soon as we are able.

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Observant Cobalt: Mineral Harvesters Ruby and Topaz, come with me. Don't worry about dropping off your cargo, we'll need your Resonators as full as we can manage. The rest of you, carry on as usual.

*Flare, occupying the Catalyst, Cobalt, flying a Diamond, and Mineral Harvesters Ruby and Topaz, each piloting a Resonator filled to the brim with minerals and energy, gather up in front of the contraction created by Rising Star. They opt to go one at a time, whisked away in an instant by the warped spacetime. Upon arrival, they are faced with the gigantic form of Emerald.*

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Placid Flare: Oh no... this... this is worse than I expected.

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Observant Cobalt: Her Titan-form, it looks strangely familiar...

*Flare disembarks the Catalyst, floating toward the gathered group of Rising Star entities. She seems far less surprised by their forms as she approaches than Emerald was.*

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Placid Flare: Kind Rising Star, I have arrived. *Looks up at the Titan-form.* Emerald... don't worry, I am here.

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Benevolent Emerald: ..........Prismatic........

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Placid Flare: *She floats towards Emerald, gently touching her head to the Titan-form's exterior. Emerald was severely distraught, her mental faculties having been damaged alongside her body by the Rift collapse. Flare soothed Emerald's anxiety, before moving to reconstruct and reorganize her mind.*

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Observant Cobalt: *He catches up, with the two Mineral Harvesters in tow.* Greetings, Rising Star. We brought extra stuff for you, in the Resonators back there. Feel free to help yourselves. Ruby, Topaz, see if you can't help them unload.

*The Mineral Harvesters nodded, moving back to their respective Resonators.*

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Observant Cobalt: Look, I appreciate everything you guys are doing here. I didn't even think Envy survived... and the fact you were willing to try and return him from another dimension, no less, is admirable. *He glances over at Flare, who was still connected to Emerald.* If there is anything I can do for you guys, just let me know. I'm capable of more than just losing my temper, hah!




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A problem, you say? Hmm. I see, I see. Hold on, I think I can see the Resonator... or rather, what's left of it. Let me see...

*Envy is able to "call" the cloud of Resonator fragments to himself, causing them to stick to his body, bulking his already impressive form out even more. Whilst shattered, the Resonator is still able to absorb some of his innate energy, allowing Envy to continue his descent, slowly.*
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 24, 2017, 06:51:22 PM
(Feeling what Flare is attempting, the massed minds offer their assistance to the tiring Prismatic. Flare gratefully accepts, and begins to guide their strength to where it is needed. "Garnet" takes a moment to talk to Cobalt.)

"Garnet": Thank you for coming. I fear that Flare is tiring far faster than she wants us to see... Would you help her? I'll deal with Emerald's energy loss from the glow - we can <wrap> it back to her. Greetings also; Topaz, Ruby. We're a little busy at the moment, so ... I'll leave a Rift here, can you unload into it? It's easier than giving directions to the lab.

(Topaz goes to shift the Resonators, while Ruby moves the Diamond out of the way. Cobalt moves to join Flare, a tiny speck against Emerald's glow. She works without pause, and Cobalt is radiating concern.)

"Garnet": Flare... Take a moment to rest. We can hold Emerald steady.

(Flare does not so much as pause. Cobalt's concern is beginning to turn into alarm.)

Cobalt: Flare, you're tiring yourself out. You're not fully recovered yourself.

(Flare acknowledges Cobalt's, but continues her frantic pace. She seems to be concentrating on Emerald to the exclusion of all else.)

"Garnet": Cobalt, is there any way to get her to see sense before we have to care for her as well? Ruby, please bring the unloaded Starfire here - the Prismatic needs it, whether she knows it or not.

Cobalt: None that I know. We're usually the ones whose concentration she needs to break. She'll keep working until she is done.

"Garnet": There's only one thing for it then. Emerald is starting to recover on her own, and we can keep her stable. Give me a moment, we're going "inside". Then we're getting the Prismatic to slow down.

(The starts wheel and twist above them, and the entire area is folded into another not-room. As the tip of the Resonator nears Flare, it seems to shimmer. Then the light around Flare shifts from green to yellow, and then to red. The entire space gradually fades out of view.)

"Garnet": What we've done is to "slow time" for Flare. Everything outside that "bubble" will seem to go faster and faster, to her. By that time, Emerald should be able to convince her to stop.

(Something subtle is niggling at Cobalt's attention. There are more pressing concerns, however.)

Cobalt: You mentioned Envy?

"Garnet": Yes. It seems that he has (for the most part) completed his transit. However, we cannot go to Rift Space, and so we're operating half-blind as we try to help him. He needs to bleed off rather a lot of energy. I don't suppose you would care to take a look?

(As a Rift is brought in for Cobalt, Topaz begins to look alarmed...)

Topaz: I don't mean to interrupt, but I think I know what the Prismatic was so concerned about...

(Topaz is instantly the focus of everyone present.)

Topaz: It looks like Emerald has streaks of antipolarisation running through her, and that these are spreading and causing state decay. I think that she was trying to hold them off singlehanded. See, this should show what I mean.

(Topaz floats out a mineral sample, and carefully strikes two shards on it. Moments later, the crystal flares in an orange hue, then turns entirely black, and a tremor runs through it. "Garnet" grabs another sample from the part-unloaded Resonator, and runs a warp rough part of it, to the same effect. Without a word, "Garnet" rushes off to join the Rising Star aggregate.)

Cobalt: I thought that this wasn't a problem for live crystals?

Ruby: It's not, normally. It's a matter of instinct to contain it to a few atoms, and it's usually entropic ally reversed in a matter of moments. But Emerald is not in a position to contain it properly, and ... I think that's the cause of the glow. Structural decay. I think even the Prismatic would have trouble containing that much antipolarity in the best of circumstances.

(The light from Emerald dims substantially. Looking over, the three Crystallids see millions of tiny distortions running through Emerald. As they pass, they each leave a trail without light. More and more pour through her, until there is no trace of the glow that they had seen. Moments later, the distortion around Flare begins to return to normal. There is no light or star behind Emerald, and none of them can see what has happened. As Flare returns to normality and realises what happened, a crimson pulse of fury is reflected in Emerald's side.)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 24, 2017, 11:05:49 PM
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Benevolent Emerald: ............................

*Flare drifts away from Emerald, a fiery glow engulfing her form. Her vision darts from Cobalt to the gathered Rising Star, as if to demand an answer.*

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Placid Flare: You... you incompetent fools! You have no idea what you're meddling in!

"Garnet": Indeed we do not, but you were going to kill yourself trying to stop it singlehandedly - leaving nobody to keep it in check.

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Placid Flare: I don't care! You should have asked!

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Observant Cobalt: We tried, Placid. What you were attempting to do was only postponing the inevitable; the intervention was necessary. You were just so engulfed in trying to save Emerald yourself... it could have destroyed you both-

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Placid Flare: And what do you know about saving her, hm?! It's not like you haven't almost killed her before!

*A devastating wave of silence lands between the two First Borns. Cobalt looks visibly shocked.*

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Observant Cobalt: That's not fair. You know damn well that wasn't my fault.

*Cobalt turns away, glowing a shade of purple Flare had not seen in him for a long time. A few more moments pass; so perturbed by Cobalt's reaction she was that the haze of frustration bled away into nothingness. She glanced back up at Emerald's dormant, yet stable, form.*

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Placid Flare: I'm... I'm so sorry, Cobalt... I don't want to lose her again.

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Observant Cobalt: I know. Rising Star, I will proceed into the Rift and see what I can do about Envy. If I'm going to do anything useful around here, it's bring him back.

*As Cobalt slips through the Rift, Flare places a hand on Emerald's exterior.*

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Placid Flare: You're strong, Benevolent. I will help you recover your mind... see you in Mind Space, my child. *She gently touches her head to Emerald once more, this time without battling the internal fracturing.*




*As the vast tunnel networks of Rift Space spread out as far as he could see, Cobalt waded through the mess of debris left over from the previous Rift collapse. Torn bits of fractal alloy also littered the sector, betraying the destruction of a Totem that caused this in the first place.*

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Observant Cobalt: Hrm. Envy, are you there?

*No response. Cobalt proceeds a few levels up, absorbing a great deal of ambient Rift Energy as he does so.*

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Observant Cobalt: Envy? Can you hear me?

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Solar Envy: Cobalt! You have no idea how good it is to hear your voice. I think I can see you, hold on...

*A distortion in the Rift tunnel forms a short distance away, depositing Envy's Resonator-reinforced, brightly-glowing form on Cobalt's level. The energy buildup was beginning to become a little unbearable.*

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Observant Cobalt: My goodness, you're glowing brighter than a Prism with its Rift Engines on full blast. I heard from those Rising Star folk that we need to get rid of that energy, lest it destroy you.

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Solar Envy: Yeah... it's a bit of a problem, as you might imagine... I fear it could have messed up Emerald's efforts.

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Observant Cobalt: Oh, more than you know, old friend, you shall see. Now, about that energy... I have the perfect idea. Hold onto me, and when I say go, we jump straight back through the Rift in one.

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Solar Envy: But that will surely cause a fatal cascade, will it not?

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Observant Cobalt: Not whilst I'm here, it won't! Trust me, it'll be fine.

*Envy latches on reluctantly, shedding the charged Resonator fragments.*

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Observant Cobalt: On three. One, two... three!

*Cobalt dashes towards the Rift with Envy on his back, powerful pulses of energy being cast directly into the pair as they descend the energy levels. They reach the Rift in mere moments, tumbling through into normal space. Like air exposed to a vacuum, the remaining energy left within Envy was sucked out of him and into Cobalt. The Crystallid Commander suddenly explodes into his Titan-form, dissipating the rest of the energy easily as he does so.*

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Observant Cobalt: AHAHAHAHA! IT WORKED!

*Envy was forcibly flung away from the Titan, but was luckily caught by Ruby and Topaz.*

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Solar Envy: I... I'm actually back... thank you, younglings, Cobalt... and Rising Star, of course. I didn't think...

*He froze the moment he noticed the dark green Titan-form nearby with Flare next to it.*

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Solar Envy: Oh dear...

*A number of Rising Star entities begin to approach Envy, each conversing with him to check if he was fine. Several warped machine structures scanned for any residual Rift Energy, but very little seemed to remain. Envy made it in one piece from one dimension to another and back again, a feat unheard of by all accounts. Even the Mineral Harvesters were keen to talk to him about everything that transpired.*
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Dark Ambition on September 24, 2017, 11:37:24 PM
OOC
Just curious... would Rising Star have the equipment to detect cross-dimensional activity elsewhere?
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 25, 2017, 01:01:02 AM
OOC: DA: Yes and no.

Before I write the next story post, I'll answer that question in lengthier form.

Long form

Rising Star have been working with this specific dimensional transit method from both sides. "Dimension" is one of those words which can mean many things in sci-fi, but here it refers to a discrete space dimension. Imagine a stack of pancakes. The lowest one is the normal world. The next one up is not perfectly aligned, and you have to put in effort to get there. And so on.

For going up and down, mountain climbing is a good analogy - a lot of energy goes in to get higher up, but you get it back when you come down. If you're not careful, it makes you go "splat" at the bottom (or, in this case, blows you up when it converts to heat).

However, there are any number of different dimensions. Rising Star have a lot of equipment, and can (if necessary) play tricks with spacetime to inflate the duration available for research. They're also very good at detecting space-time distortions.

For your specific case, the question is whether you want them to - I can have them not be able/looking/interested for/at/in the appropriate phenomena if it helps with your storyline. They're new to the region, and don't necessarily know what is normal.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 25, 2017, 01:59:09 AM
(Envy projects patience to the assembled, directly feeling the strange sensation of minds without form for the first time.)

Envy: I will answer you all, in time. I am still not entirely recovered from my first transit, but am much better now. If you will excuse me, I shall take a moment with the Resonator I see over yonder. Cobalt, good thinking. I'll have to try that at some time soon. "Garnet", might I have the use of that transmitter later? I have friends who I should reassure of my good health.

(As the hubbub dies down, Topaz looks at the Rift, and a puzzled air comes over him. After a quiet conversation with Ruby, they approach "Garnet".)

Topaz: "Garnet", about that Rift ... what are you using to stabilise it? With the energy it's bleeding, it should be collapsing to a pinpoint, but it's not drawing from Rift Space either.

"Garnet": Good question. We've an <antiwell> in place about it - it is shrinking, but the volume it encloses becomes larger at the same rate.

Ruby: That seems a lot of effort. Wouldn't laser-expansion balance the bleeding just as well?

"Garnet": It would, but <humour>(as you may have noticed, if you look very carefully) we have more space than mass here. So for us, it's the simplest solution. If you'd like to visit the Rift lab and try your method, we'll be happy to assist. However, you will forgive us if we are cautious.




(Something in Emerald seems to recognise the other Titan-form in the area, and she starts to drift toward Cobalt, who swiftly approaches. As the two forms touch, the energy that Cobalt is carrying begins to bleed into the depleted matrices of the younger Crystallid. Flare is deeply immersed in Emerald's thoughts, and barely notices. Cobalt silently joins her.)




(Envy, recovered from his more recent transit, approaches their hosts, many of whom are still watching uncertain of how to assist. At the approach of the Crystallid, they aggregate themselves.)

Envy: Greetings. It's strange to meet you in person, and your minds have a strange feeling.

<welcome/greeting><you/present><pleasant/good><questioning/method/assistance>

Envy: Ah. It's been a long time since I have communicated with radiated thought. Long indeed... However, your help would be appreciated. You were here when last Emerald was well, and Flare will not know of her accidental <maturation/initiation>. If you would be willing to assist, we shall help the good Prismatic to help her. Before we approach, it would be as well to check if we can work together.

<we/us/you><think/sing/melt><questioning/intent>

Envy: Indeed.

<Emerald/oncetobe-thatone><proposed/suggested><postponed/antiprioritised><meet/find/you>

Envy: Did she at that? It was probably sensible. However, I suggest that I first attempt to join you.

<uncertainty><you/change><melt/dissolve><one-of-all/all-of-one><lost/found><notsame/different>

Envy: You make a good point. Perhaps at another time, then. That being the case, we...

(Envy stills his mind, and seeks the other presences. One at a time, they draw themselves out of the pool of thought they had formed. Each of them copies Envy, and joins to the Mind Space about him. Lacking physical form, they form a mental cloud about him. Together, they approach Emerald, Flare and Cobalt. As they near Cobalt's flank, they make a point of brushing his thoughts. He detaches himself enough to appreciate what is going on, and forms a bridge for the cloud about Envy to communicate with Emerald and Flare.)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 25, 2017, 04:05:16 PM
The pearly-white background of Mind Space shimmered; glowing, brightly-coloured entities gather within. Formless whilst in Mind Space, Flare, Cobalt and Envy resembled vividly-hued fractals: royal blue for Flare, turquoise for Envy, and a purple for Cobalt. Between the three First Borns, what appears to be a shattered entity flickered and glitched, streams of consciousness barely managing to keep the thought patterns together.

Bringing with him the cloud of Rising Star minds, Envy looked from Flare to Cobalt and back again. For the first time in a long time, he was once again melded with his siblings, a feeling that bestowed a massive soothing effect for his own mind. Here, in Mind Space, nothing was held back. The thoughts, feelings and experiences that the three First Borns accumulated over the course of millions of years permeated the fabric of Mind Space, being shared not only with each other, but also the gathered Rising Star.

"Welcome, my friends," Envy said to the cloud of minds that surrounded him, "To the very core of our beings."

Swirls of light flowed out of Envy, each sparkling with the essence of his mind. He did not hesitate to share it with them either, much more capable of preventing the dissolution of his thought patterns in the hive of minds gathered before him. Flare too emitted these swirls, dancing through Mind Space in a beautiful array of colours, welcoming their new guests. Cobalt was more cautious, a visible dark aura surrounding him; every now and then, parts of his spectral self would turn black, before returning to the normal hue.

"Worry not, Rising Star. Here in Mind Space, time does not exist as it does in our normal reality," Flare explained. "For what appears to be an eternity in Mind Space, translates to mere moments outside of it." She moved closer to the fragments. "Emerald's mind was broken by the alterations to her body... but we are capable of repairing it. Come, my brothers, my friends... let us sing."

Powerful streams of psionic energy connected the three First Borns as their minds began to sing, harmonious pulses of positive thought and the celebration of life being emitted by their forms. Envy made sure to connect himself to the Rising Star too, and they followed his lead.


"Life." "Harmony." "Peace."

"Science." "Discovery." "Knowledge."


Flare: "We are the First, our minds are absolute."

Cobalt: "We are the Last, our bodies are eternal."

Envy: "We are the Balance, our presence triumphs evermore."


The First Born trinity began to gather up the fragments, their powerful thoughts beginning to reassemble them into a cohesive form. A deep thrum set in around Mind Space, darkening slightly as all attention is set upon Emerald.


Flare: "Hear us, Benevolent Emerald."

Cobalt: "Hear the calls of our minds."

Envy: "Hear the notes of our song."


A jolt ran through the fragments as they adhere to one another, once more flowing with inklings of consciousness.


Flare: "It is not your time, your life yet has purpose."

Cobalt: "Your strength cannot wane, for such is our will."

Envy: "We bring you back, for the good of us all."


The white backdrop of Mind Space faded away into an infinite darkness, the gathered thoughts surrounding Emerald swirling faster and faster.


All: "Return to us!"


The concentrated ball of psionic energy exploded outwards, throwing the First Borns a short distance away. In its stead, a powerful glow occupied the center of Mind Space; its hue was distinctly green, and a variety of happy and pleasant thoughts spewed out of it.

"...Flare, Cobalt, Envy... remind me next time not to throw myself into a Rift," Emerald chuckled, an unimaginable wave of happiness being conveyed from her to the surrounding entities. The First Borns approached, overjoyed that she was alright once more. They had succeeded, bringing the Keeper of Knowledge back from the very brink of annihilation.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 25, 2017, 06:27:02 PM
(After a brief hesitation, the gathered minds of Rising Star approach the celebrating Crystallids. Emerald reaches out to them.)

Emerald: So, my friends ... Did I destroy anyhing else?

(A ripple of laughter runs through the shimmering shape that faces them. As they watch, it begins to expand, flowing slowly out to meet them. As they touch, the shimmer does not stop, but weaves itself through the four minds. With it comes a tide of experience and connection which impresses even the First Borns. The sense of understanding and acceptance which stems from the contact starts to draw them together, and they each find it fascinating. They lose all sense of time as they marvel at themselves and each other, seem in ways they had never looked before. They each know that they could pull away, could leave and go on alone, but none of them wish to. As the coloured forms begin to shimmer and melt, a cheerful call comes in, followed moments later by another.)

Ruby: Hey everyone!

Topaz: Did you want a hand, or -

(They marvel at the shimmering cloud before them. Flare hastily resolves herself, the trance of a moment before broken. As the other Crystallids follow suit, Flare makes a hurried explanation to the newcomers. The thought now directed at Emerald and Envy causes all present to take stock.)

Rising Star Collection: You see now what we meant... It is not a question of strength or of will, but of desire; to deny the merge. We were in the much the same state as you, save that we have been there before, and something in us always seeks it. We will depart now, before any accidents. Topaz, Ruby; your appearance was timely.

(As the shimmering fades, the younger Crystallids quietly depart  sensing that, however timely, their interruption would always have been at least partially unwelcome.)

Envy: Well... That was certainly ... something.

Emerald: When they warned me, I thought they meant something else entirely. I'm glad we didn't try that before.

(Cobalt is uncharacteristically withdrawn.)

Flare: Cobalt? What is it?

Cobalt: (slowly) Just then... It's been a long time since I felt completely at peace.

(Flare, also somewhat shaken, is interrupted by a half-familiar voice.)

<unknown>: H-Hello? May I join you?

(A small, shimmering presence approaches. As it does so, it forms a similar pattern to the Crystallids. The result is as if a heat haze were seen through a fantastically detailed pattern of cut gemstones, floating, somehow, underwater. It radiates nervousness and uncertainty.)

<unknown>: ...

(Emerald is the first to realise who this must be.)

Emerald: We met before, didn't we? After the scan?

(The newcomer radiates agreement, too nervous to talk. Edges of the pattern extend toward Emerald, who reaches back, radiating confidence.)

Emerald: And now you're here, lone, and so nervous that Flare is starting to reflect it. And you're clearly trying to follow the pattern of our thoughts.

(Again, agreement emanates from the wavering shape. The nervousness is less pronounced now, and the the pattern seems steadier.)

Emerald: Welcome, young one.

(At this, the strange shape seems to abandon the reserve that had held it back, and flows straight up to Emerald, shimmer and pattern intertwining. As it reaches her, a torrent of emotion pours forth. Emerald is startled, but a moment later embraces the newcomer. A moment later, overwhelmed, the smaller mind departs.)

Cobalt: Who was that?

Envy: That, dear Cobalt, was one of our hosts.

Emerald: ... I ... I think I know what's going on.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on September 27, 2017, 07:36:05 PM
*The Mind Space bubble dissolves, the Crystallids within returning to their own bodies. A strong green glow occupies Emerald's Titan-form now, becoming much more animated as her mind takes full control of it.*

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: This... this form feels strange. As if my perception of reality has shifted in accordance with the change...

(https://i.imgur.com/D1k3pty.png)
Observant Cobalt: Yes, the transformation does take its toll on the senses. However, younglings were never meant to adopt such an extreme form in the first place, which will explain the exaggerated effects it has on you. *He flexes as he drifts away from Emerald, allowing his Titan-form to dissipate into the void.* Ah, that's better.

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Erm... how do I release this form?

(https://i.imgur.com/j2ApKuS.png)
Placid Flare: Oh! Of course, you won't know how. Concentrate on your body; see the Titan-form as a gift you have borrowed from the Universe, and now you must give it back. See your normal self, and will your body to be returned to this state. When your focus reaches its limit, you will find your body obeying you.

*Emerald did just that, concentrating as hard as she could manage on the desire to return to her original form. She called out to the Universe, and the Universe replied. The outer layers of her form melted away, slowly, until she was left once more in her normal body.*

(https://i.imgur.com/8SbAMRz.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Woah... that was strange and fascinating at the same time. Thank you, Prismatic!

(https://i.imgur.com/WChLd1c.png)
Placid Flare: No need to thank me, that was all you. I'm so very proud of how you've grown, Emerald... if not in particularly fantastic circumstances. *She turns to Envy and Cobalt.* And we have you back too, Envy! Oh, how I've mourned you since the prison incident... I can still hardly believe you survived all that!

(https://i.imgur.com/7wuNZ8u.png)
Solar Envy: Heh, Cobalt always said I was a... what was it, again? "Tough old bastard"?

(https://i.imgur.com/wMTplCB.png)
Observant Cobalt: Ahahahaha! Damn right! Looks like I wasn't far off, eh? Ha!

(https://i.imgur.com/yIx7EC8.png)
Placid Flare: I'm just glad we're all together again, the three of us. We will rebuild the Convergence to become something great once more, together!

*The First Borns gave a cheer.*




(https://i.imgur.com/LVAC5Wf.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Prismatic, about that entity that visited us, the one that was... different... I just want to explain.

(https://i.imgur.com/WChLd1c.png)
Placid Flare: Of course, Emerald, go ahead. They did seem strangely familiar with you.

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: I think I know why. I allowed the Rising Star to scan me, my body and my mind, as a way to share knowledge of our race's physiology with them. During the process, a new mind resolved in their midst... and I believe this left a fundamental impression of our race on them. It's almost as if they somehow inherited our natural curiosity, desiring to see the world as we do... as one of us.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Really? Hmm, curious.

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: When she appeared to us in Mind Space, there was a strange familiarity between us... the confluence of our emotions was quite overwhelming at first, but in the moments before she left, I could tell there was more. A request to join us, almost, if not simply the desire to join us. Do you think that would be possible, Prismatic?

(https://i.imgur.com/j2ApKuS.png)
Placid Flare: I would be happy to take 'her' along, although I cannot see how. From what I can tell, Rising Star entities are formless, yes?

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: We would have to ask them, I suppose. She did not say how she desired to travel with us... but I'm sure Garnet and the others could tell us.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: I agree. Come, let us find Garnet and see what they can tell us about our new friend's... arrangements.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on September 27, 2017, 09:44:27 PM
(OOC, edit: I've rewritten this for clarity.)


Emerald: That would be a good idea, Prismatic, except for one thing - this place is almost entirely composed of spatial distortions. Even with this device, I'm not sure I could find my way back here.

(A short pause follows, broken independently by Envy and Flare.)

Envy: Should we perhaps dispose of those Resonator fragments, Cobalt?

Flare: Where have Ruby and Topaz gone?

(An unpleasant thought occurs to all present, and they turn to the Rift.)

Cobalt: ... You don't think they might have...?

(Another silence.)

Emerald: Is there anything we can do?




(A short way into Rift Space...)

Ruby: Was this the way we came? We don't want to lose track of the Rift.

Topaz: No, I've been watching. Have you spotted any Resonator fragments?

Ruby: Not y- Yes. Yes I definitely have.

(The sliver of the Resonator broken during Envy's transit in front of them is shedding energy so rapidly that it looks like a window into a star. As they watch, it burns away entirely.)

Topaz: I think we should leave. We're not going to be able to handle these.

(As they begin to retreat, the slower, larger, pieces of the Resonator start to arrive. Some of the smallest fragments disintegrate entirely, half-blinding the two younglings. These are the least dangerous. The energy that the fragments are carrying is immense, and they are dropping through Rift Space in a deadly rain.)

Ruby: Look out!

(Ruby charges headlong into Topaz, throwing them both clear of a fragment that has started a fusion chain.)

Ruby: It's spreading. Any ideas better than "race for the Rift"?

Topaz: I'll let you know if I have one.

(As the two dodge the thickening storm, the Rift shines in a steady glow, the only thing in this place with colours not driven by heat. Almost reaching it, they watch in horror as a fragment spears directly into the Rift. As the in the shard energies feed it, the Rift distends, and rapidly tears apart. Trapped, now, in a thickening storm, the two consult their options.)

Topaz: Well, so much for plan "A".

(Despite - or perhaps because of - everything, Ruby laughs.)

Ruby: We really should have made a plan"B". So much for options.

(The light from the storm is so intense that the two Crystallids are never in danger of running out of energy. A sense of exuberance and euphoria overtakes them, and they laugh as the fragments split the space around them. Brimful of energy, they begin to play games, hurling beams of brilliant light through the twisting maze of Rift, as the blaze grows about them.)




Flare: What were they thinking?

Cobalt: Probably something about trying to capture the hypercharged shards for you?

Envy: Hypercharged shards? Why were you - oh.

Emerald: Oh?

Envy: Just - leave it at that, for now, Emerald. Cobalt, what were you thinking! Letting her ... look at the state of her. Flare, you must have been a wreck, even before you came here. Making those singlehanded!

Emerald: Actually, she was exhausted because of -

Envy: Cobalt. We are going to have words about this later. For now, we need to get them -

(The Rift flares blindingly bright, and dissolves.)

Envy: ... out.




(Elsewhere, elsewhen. These terms are rather intertwined in this place.)

"Garnet": You're sure about this?

<formling>: Just as much as I was before. Look, I started out as an impression of Emerald's reactions, and I'm amazed that I cohered afterward. But you know my thoughts as well as I do.

"Garnet": I know, I know... but we're a cautious lot. And I in particular have had quite enough of risk and worry for the moment.

<mindlet>: I know your thoughts, too. I'll be fine. And we can go on with "one more join" forever. Eventually, we have to do something, or nothing will ever be done. Now, would you get the Rift ready? I'll need to compose my thoughts for this.

"Garnet": Very well. But come back safe, someday.

<distantone>: I hope I will.

"Garnet": Odd... something just collapsed the other Rift. I'll go over and have a look.

(Garnet departs, puzzling over what might have destroyed a stable Rift that had been well-used already.)

<shardshape>: ...

(The space quietens. Looking around for one last time in this form, the crystal-patterned mind aligns itself with the shape before the now-inactive Rift. After composing itself yet again, it begins to integrate into the carefully-formed crystal matrices. It does not yet sense the panic on the other side of the Rift.)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Dark Ambition on October 02, 2017, 12:02:25 PM
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/8ts3vyagdys1v1g/Detect1.PNG?raw=1)

(https://www.dropbox.com/s/nwjv4no2v1fv79p/Detect2.1.PNG?raw=1)




(The battle raged outside of the Hyperdome, undetected by any of it's residents. The mysterious fleet, led by what was called 'Asset 02', was the victor. The Vice Admiral, and his fleet, destroyed. It's remains, waiting to be found.)

Inside the Hyperdome...

Uriel Vert: WHAT.

Alissa Skye: I win.

Uriel Vert: HOW DID YOU EVEN DO THAT?

Alissa Skye: Simple. Your assault left your Mothership's flank open. Never a smart idea, not unless you've secured the knowledge that the enemy won't attack there. You had all ships with Ion Cannons attacking my main fleet, and were far too focused on my Destroyers while Bombers were ripping apart your Carrier. By the time you realised I was hitting your Mothership, it was already too late. My Heavy Cruisers had plenty of Defenders and Interceptors to fend off the faster units that managed to get there in time. But my main strength in that fight, was knowing what you were going to do. I did a lot of scouting runs, picking your strategies from each situation I put you in. When I learned your favored strategy, I subverted it, and bypassed it.

Uriel Vert: I see.

Alissa Skye: I'm transferring to you recordings of fights with the Collective. The best way to learn is to study, so get to it. Subversion and inversion is one of their tactical circles. Maybe you can use that against them. Rematch tomorrow morning.

Uriel Vert: Okay. I'll take notes with these recordings and do my best to figure things out.

Alissa Skye: Good.

Hey, Spaartan, you still awake? I want to see that supercapital you've been working on. Can I get a tour?

OOC
Since multiple people have already confused this for a wargame, or simulation, or something, despite me adding this dialogue in parenthesis to try to stop that confusion, i'm going to make it clear that the battle DID happen, and was NOT a game. Or uhh... In-game game. Or whatever you call it. Game in a game. I'm going to shut up now.
[close]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 02, 2017, 07:12:01 PM
Spoiler
Quote from: GoodMorning on September 27, 2017, 09:44:27 PM
(OOC, edit: I've rewritten this for clarity.)


Emerald: That would be a good idea, Prismatic, except for one thing - this place is almost entirely composed of spatial distortions. Even with this device, I'm not sure I could find my way back here.

(A short pause follows, broken independently by Envy and Flare.)

Envy: Should we perhaps dispose of those Resonator fragments, Cobalt?

Flare: Where have Ruby and Topaz gone?

(An unpleasant thought occurs to all present, and they turn to the Rift.)

Cobalt: ... You don't think they might have...?

(Another silence.)

Emerald: Is there anything we can do?




(A short way into Rift Space...)

Ruby: Was this the way we came? We don't want to lose track of the Rift.

Topaz: No, I've been watching. Have you spotted any Resonator fragments?

Ruby: Not y- Yes. Yes I definitely have.

(The sliver of the Resonator broken during Envy's transit in front of them is shedding energy so rapidly that it looks like a window into a star. As they watch, it burns away entirely.)

Topaz: I think we should leave. We're not going to be able to handle these.

(As they begin to retreat, the slower, larger, pieces of the Resonator start to arrive. Some of the smallest fragments disintegrate entirely, half-blinding the two younglings. These are the least dangerous. The energy that the fragments are carrying is immense, and they are dropping through Rift Space in a deadly rain.)

Ruby: Look out!

(Ruby charges headlong into Topaz, throwing them both clear of a fragment that has started a fusion chain.)

Ruby: It's spreading. Any ideas better than "race for the Rift"?

Topaz: I'll let you know if I have one.

(As the two dodge the thickening storm, the Rift shines in a steady glow, the only thing in this place with colours not driven by heat. Almost reaching it, they watch in horror as a fragment spears directly into the Rift. As the in the shard energies feed it, the Rift distends, and rapidly tears apart. Trapped, now, in a thickening storm, the two consult their options.)

Topaz: Well, so much for plan "A".

(Despite - or perhaps because of - everything, Ruby laughs.)

Ruby: We really should have made a plan"B". So much for options.

(The light from the storm is so intense that the two Crystallids are never in danger of running out of energy. A sense of exuberance and euphoria overtakes them, and they laugh as the fragments split the space around them. Brimful of energy, they begin to play games, hurling beams of brilliant light through the twisting maze of Rift, as the blaze grows about them.)




Flare: What were they thinking?

Cobalt: Probably something about trying to capture the hypercharged shards for you?

Envy: Hypercharged shards? Why were you - oh.

Emerald: Oh?

Envy: Just - leave it at that, for now, Emerald. Cobalt, what were you thinking! Letting her ... look at the state of her. Flare, you must have been a wreck, even before you came here. Making those singlehanded!

Emerald: Actually, she was exhausted because of -

Envy: Cobalt. We are going to have words about this later. For now, we need to get them -

(The Rift flares blindingly bright, and dissolves.)

Envy: ... out.




(Elsewhere, elsewhen. These terms are rather intertwined in this place.)

"Garnet": You're sure about this?

<formling>: Just as much as I was before. Look, I started out as an impression of Emerald's reactions, and I'm amazed that I cohered afterward. But you know my thoughts as well as I do.

"Garnet": I know, I know... but we're a cautious lot. And I in particular have had quite enough of risk and worry for the moment.

<mindlet>: I know your thoughts, too. I'll be fine. And we can go on with "one more join" forever. Eventually, we have to do something, or nothing will ever be done. Now, would you get the Rift ready? I'll need to compose my thoughts for this.

"Garnet": Very well. But come back safe, someday.

<distantone>: I hope I will.

"Garnet": Odd... something just collapsed the other Rift. I'll go over and have a look.

(Garnet departs, puzzling over what might have destroyed a stable Rift that had been well-used already.)

<shardshape>: ...

(The space quietens. Looking around for one last time in this form, the crystal-patterned mind aligns itself with the shape before the now-inactive Rift. After composing itself yet again, it begins to integrate into the carefully-formed crystal matrices. It does not yet sense the panic on the other side of the Rift.)
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*The Crystallids are discussing the issue of Topaz and Ruby being trapped behind a shut Rift; before they can come to a conclusion, "Garnet" arrives and greets the group, all eyes turning to regard the Rising Star entity.*

"Garnet": Hmm, it is strange for one of our Rifts to close so unexpectedly... is everything alright? You seem <agitated/worried>.

(https://i.imgur.com/iurdlHQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: *He exchanges a few annoyed glares with Envy.* I wouldn't have let them go back had I known the damn Rift was going to collapse!

(https://i.imgur.com/7wuNZ8u.png)
Solar Envy: Maybe you should have realized how dangerous those shards are! It's not the first time we deal with these things.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: ENOUGH. Silence, both of you. This is not helping anything.

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Couldn't we just use our ships to get them back? We have Rift Engines, remember?

"Garnet": Using the Rifts we create is safer; the warped space here could have catastrophic effects on your transition.

(https://i.imgur.com/khzjT8J.png)
Benevolent Emerald: You may be right, Garnet... do you think we could reactivate the Rift?

"Garnet": I'm not sure. There seems to be a vast energy pressure on the other side... almost like a detonation.

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: The shards...

(https://i.imgur.com/7wuNZ8u.png)
Solar Envy: If they collided, they could create a resonance cascade. That would have caused the Rift's integrity to invert, essentially... imploding the Rift. Like we just witnessed. Unfortunately, that has the possibility of fracturing the subspace layer between us and Rift Space, making travel increasingly dangerous until the radiation has bled off.

(https://i.imgur.com/QeEWa5k.png)
Observant Cobalt: We can't leave the younglings in there! I can't even imagine what that sort of energy burst would do to them!

"Garnet": The situation does seem dire... I can see about 'straightening out' the spacetime here. That should allow you to more safely jump.

*Mighty warp generators begin to realign the space around the Crystallids to an orientation they are more familiar with; it is a plateau of sorts, with spacetime normalizing to its unwarped state. Suddenly everyone seemed much further away from each other that they previously thought, reconvening quickly.*

"Garnet": It is done. We will look into the Rift's generators, and see if we can reactivate it from this side. *He leaves.*

(https://i.imgur.com/XeVahcJ.png)
Observant Cobalt: I will take the Catalyst into Rift Space. As I see it, I'm the most physically and mentally fit for the task.

(https://i.imgur.com/7wuNZ8u.png)
Solar Envy: You... have a point.

(https://i.imgur.com/j2ApKuS.png)
Placid Flare: Just be careful, Cobalt. You're not invincible.

(https://i.imgur.com/XeVahcJ.png)
Observant Cobalt: I'll get them back. Don't even... hey, what do you think you're doing?

*Emerald was already sitting in one of the pilot slots, already priming the Rift Engines for the jump.*

(https://i.imgur.com/LVAC5Wf.png)
Benevolent Emerald: I'm coming with you. This started because of me, and I can't let my error hurt Ruby and Topaz. Don't argue with me, Commander. We don't have much time!

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: Very well. *He fixes himself to the Catalyst, Emerald quickly giving him control.* Let's do this!

*A dense energy field envelops the Crystallid command ship, opening a growing aperture in front of the ship. Without the lensing effect of the previously-warped space, it appeared much more uniform than the Rising Star Rift. A wash of intense energy flowed out through the hole, destabilizing the fields trying to pry it open.*

(https://i.imgur.com/E5c9zsg.png)
Benevolent Emerald: The Rift Engines are having trouble penetrating the subspace strata; there are too many fractures through which the energy pressure is leaking out! Applying more power to the Engines...

(https://i.imgur.com/iurdlHQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: It's not working. The sheer pressure differential is tearing the aperture apart at the seams. See if you can adjust the phase variance of the energy stabilizers to compensate.

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Done... the pressure is being displaced! Antimatter detected around the rim of the Rift portal. If we move quickly, we can phase through before we are annihilated by the buildup.

*The Catalyst surges forward, disappearing into Rift Space. The Rift portal shuts behind them, consuming the residual antimatter in a blast of white light.*
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 04, 2017, 02:31:22 PM
----ERRORERRORERROR----

<ERROR>

Stop! Please... no more...

ARE YOU READY TO GIVE ME WHAT I WANT, HYTHAR?

Will you... spare... what is left of my crew...?

GIVE ME THE BEACON, AND I WILL ENSURE THE LOKI SPARE YOU EVERMORE.

I... I will... give you what you seek... just don't hurt my crew any more...

<AUDIO ERROR: MISSING TRANSMISSION>

AHA! WITH THE BEACON IN MY POSSESSION, IT IS TIME TO SUMMON THE GRAND CITADELS

WITH THEIR POWER, I WILL BE ABLE TO BRING THE LOST ONE BACK

Fine... now do as you promised...

OF COURSE, HYTHAR. YOU WILL BE REWARDED FOR YOUR COMPLIANCE...

...WITH AN ETERNITY OF SERVITUDE AS MY MINIONS!

What?! No! I knew I should've destroyed you the instant we realized you were corrupted!

YES, YOU SHOULD HAVE. YOUR FOOLISH ACTS ONLY BETRAYED YOU AND YOUR PATHETIC RACE

AND NOW, THE GALAXY TEETERS ON THE PRECIPICE OF DESTRUCTION ONCE MORE, THANKS TO YOU

SEND MY REGARDS TO MY CREATOR, WILL YOU? AHAHAHAHA!

This Galaxy will rise up and destroy you, Nexus. Mark my words!

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM TRY!

<ERROR>

----ERRORERRORERROR----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 04, 2017, 07:43:41 PM
----GALAXY-WIDE PRIORITY ONE ALERT----

<Warning: Multiple Subspace Rifts Detected!>

<Telemetry Data Confirmed: Seven Megalith-class Megastructures Detected!>

<Transmissions Intercepted: Visual contact with unidentified structures established.>




Captain Jackal Manaan: Fleet, evasive maneuvers!

Hiigaran Officer: Captain, I can't make out what this station is. Its configuration doesn't match anything in the database.

Captain Jackal Manaan: Set up a perimeter around the structure. I think Fleet Command will want to see this.

(https://i.imgur.com/AjfiZbu.jpg)




Overlord Ezkepren: Curiousss. Grubss, move in and analyze the unknown sstation that just materialized three megasectonsss away.

Worker: The energy readoutsss are off the sscale! Also, iss that a weapon of ssome sort?

Overlord Ezkepren: Be on your guard. We don't know who or what caused thisss construct to appear to usss.

(https://i.imgur.com/AVdOY4J.jpg)




Unit 7899: Subspace breach detected. Investigating.

Subunit 228: Structure encountered at breach coordinates. Metallurgy scans depict tetratanium hull with an unprecedented integrity. Station signature consistent with ancient Hydraxian technology.

Unit 7899: Lathe craft, proceed to access structure. Retrieve data cache in hull sector 16-T. Preparing to transmit recovered data to Tactical Construct 0059.

(https://i.imgur.com/oQqNWcu.jpg)




<Four Unidentified Structures Unaccounted For>

<Caution: Energy Build-Up Detected Within Structures>

----GALAXY-WIDE PRIORITY ONE ALERT----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on October 04, 2017, 08:53:07 PM
(Ruby and Topaz have learned the patterns in the storm, and, dodging the showers of exotic particles, they are able to look more closely at the fireball that was once the Resonator.)

Topaz: It's ... beautiful. I mean, you wouldn't want to touch it, but...

Ruby: Like a solar flare. Come to think of it, wouldn't the others have missed us by now?

Topaz: Who knows? The way space was distorted there, they might have come looking, and ended up the size of a marble. Or they might not know we've gone.

Ruby: "Marble"?

Topaz: "Marbles" was an ancient human game of skill using small, heavy spheres. I found one a while ago, and Flare explained to me what it was. Here, I've kept it - have a look...




(Some two years later, still in Rift Space, the Catalyst arrives. The two who have waited observed a slow distortion of Rift Space as "Garnet"'s flattening took place.)

Emerald: Hello? Wait, Cobalt, shouldn't there be a huge cluster of shards here?

Cobalt: I ... thought so. Are we in the right place?

(He gives off a white flash, an ancient and simple signal among the Crystallids. Some seconds later, two faint coloured flares are reflexively returned. As Emerald keeps a watch, Cobalt brings the Catalyst closer.)

Emerald: Ruby? Topaz?

(Another faint pulse. The Catalyst was almost on top of the two Harvesters, and Cobalt hastily comes to a halt. The marooned Crystallids slowly come out of their hibernation, glowing steadily brighter.)

Cobalt: How long have you been here?

Ruby: Some time...

Topaz: Call it ... two years? We'd been waking up every few days to keep ahead of the drift, but since that stopped, there wasn't a lot to do.

Emerald: Drift? That must have been because of the - Wait. Did you say two years?

(The two sleepers are now entirely awake.)

Ruby: Yes, that's about right. Why? Also, what kept you?

Cobalt: No, seriously, two years? We were talking with you only two hours ago, probably less.

Emerald: It must be an effect of the warps. This place has a different shape now, that's for sure.

Cobalt: Well, you two, we're leaving before any other extended jaunts happen. Agreed?

(Ruby and Topaz radiate agreement, rapidly attaching themselves to the Catalyst. Cobalt carefully returns to the precise spot where they entered, and they return without incident.)




(As the Catalyst emerges from Rift Space, attention is elsewhere. The youngling, now incarnated in a strain of crystal unlike any that has gone before, is conversing with Flare and Envy.)

Envy: - but you will need to spend some time with Flare and Starfire.

Flare: Do you wish to choose a name, young one?

"": Umm... I've never ... Would you, at least for now?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on October 04, 2017, 09:25:49 PM
<tearing><danger><unknown><warp ripple / gravitational wave>

"Garnet": (Exasperation) Yes, all right! I can tell! And something that large is going to need careful handling. Someone flatten it, will you?

<Twister>: I'll get on it. Also, why are you using the name that Emerald gave you to us?

"Garnet": The same reason I've asked you to use words - if we're working in this area, with these life-forms, we need to be able to communicate as they do. This helps you to learn, and me to refine.

<Analyser>: Peace, "Garnet". You've made the point. We're not practiced at this, you will recall?

("Garnet" projects apology.)

<Analyser>: Now, with that behind us, what is your opinion of this structure? From the shape of that <ripple>, it wasn't just hidden until now, it was absent.

<Twister>: It's doing some manipulations of it's own. It's well beyond the tech of the others we've encountered so far, but still clumsy. My best guess? It's preventing a Rift-bombing on it's own volume.

"Garnet": Those EM detectors have new signatures coming up. Not communication, this is energy leakage - increasing, too.

<Twister>: It looks like the supply ports are warming up, too - though they seem to have been sealed for that transit, so maybe it's normal.

<Analyser>: Well, it's going to notice us sooner or later. Do we stay? Go? Talk? Ignore?

"Garnet": Well, I'd like to try talking with it. There are other waves coming in to the signal lanes. Also, that GalCorp delivery is ready.

<Twister>: You would, <Communicator>. I'm ready to pocket it, or us, if necessary.

<Analyser>: There's no need to be rude, <Twister>. Having said that, I think I will go with "Garnet" and attempt to communicate with this entity. If you would gather the outlying reaches, and start to relocate? Also, <Maker> will be impatient to form that mass ... warp-amplifiers, do you think?

(As <Twister> leaves, <Analyser> feels "Garnet" relax.)

<Analyser>: It's not easy for <Twister>. Most of what it does is impossible to communicate this way.

"Garnet": I know, but ... Oh, you understand. It's cautious, though; and right to be.

<Analyser>: It understands too. That doesn't make it easy to reshape one's entire thought pattern, or make one like it. Now, are we going, or not?




x "Garnet" (<Communicator>)

o <Entity/Arrival>

Greetings.

May we ask your purpose here?




{ Trace begin. }
[ Sys/Subsys JCW/GH-7T-YK detects anomaly in flow. Analysis indicates modulation. Referring. ]
[ Sys/Subsys CBC/HY-JD-I9 notes high autocorrelation. Possible encoding. Referring. ]
[ Sys/Subsys CBC/Z7-LE-W3 determines significant redundancy. Referring. ]
[ Sys/Subsys PDR/F8-5K-LO refers to communication module. Referring (External, Supersys). ]
{ Trace end. }
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 05, 2017, 10:01:23 AM
Spoiler
Quote from: GoodMorning on October 04, 2017, 08:53:07 PM
(Ruby and Topaz have learned the patterns in the storm, and, dodging the showers of exotic particles, they are able to look more closely at the fireball that was once the Resonator.)

Topaz: It's ... beautiful. I mean, you wouldn't want to touch it, but...

Ruby: Like a solar flare. Come to think of it, wouldn't the others have missed us by now?

Topaz: Who knows? The way space was distorted there, they might have come looking, and ended up the size of a marble. Or they might not know we've gone.

Ruby: "Marble"?

Topaz: "Marbles" was an ancient human game of skill using small, heavy spheres. I found one a while ago, and Flare explained to me what it was. Here, I've kept it - have a look...




(Some two years later, still in Rift Space, the Catalyst arrives. The two who have waited observed a slow distortion of Rift Space as "Garnet"'s flattening took place.)

Emerald: Hello? Wait, Cobalt, shouldn't there be a huge cluster of shards here?

Cobalt: I ... thought so. Are we in the right place?

(He gives off a white flash, an ancient and simple signal among the Crystallids. Some seconds later, two faint coloured flares are reflexively returned. As Emerald keeps a watch, Cobalt brings the Catalyst closer.)

Emerald: Ruby? Topaz?

(Another faint pulse. The Catalyst was almost on top of the two Harvesters, and Cobalt hastily comes to a halt. The marooned Crystallids slowly come out of their hibernation, glowing steadily brighter.)

Cobalt: How long have you been here?

Ruby: Some time...

Topaz: Call it ... two years? We'd been waking up every few days to keep ahead of the drift, but since that stopped, there wasn't a lot to do.

Emerald: Drift? That must have been because of the - Wait. Did you say two years?

(The two sleepers are now entirely awake.)

Ruby: Yes, that's about right. Why? Also, what kept you?

Cobalt: No, seriously, two years? We were talking with you only two hours ago, probably less.

Emerald: It must be an effect of the warps. This place has a different shape now, that's for sure.

Cobalt: Well, you two, we're leaving before any other extended jaunts happen. Agreed?

(Ruby and Topaz radiate agreement, rapidly attaching themselves to the Catalyst. Cobalt carefully returns to the precise spot where they entered, and they return without incident.)




(As the Catalyst emerges from Rift Space, attention is elsewhere. The youngling, now incarnated in a strain of crystal unlike any that has gone before, is conversing with Flare and Envy.)

Envy: - but you will need to spend some time with Flare and Starfire.

Flare: Do you wish to choose a name, young one?

"": Umm... I've never ... Would you, at least for now?
[close]

(OOC: Character portraits have been left out for ease of response. No, I'm not lazy. I have no idea what you're talking about...)

*The Catalyst comes to a halt, the four Crystallids attached to it eject to meet the newcomer.*

Emerald: *She recognises the youngling almost immediately.* Hey, it's nice to see you! Can I just say, your new body is so pretty!

Flare: Yes, it certainly is. Now, we must decide on a name for our new companion.

Cobalt: Uh, I wouldn't know. Envy?

Envy: Perhaps... we should let Emerald decide. She is far closer to them than any of us.

Flare: Agreed.

Emerald: Um... hmm. How about... Ardent Sapphire?

Topaz: Ooh, that's a good one.

Ruby: *Nods in agreement.*

Flare: Very well. Do you agree to this name?

Sapphire: *After a brief moment of thought, she nods.*

Envy: Welcome to the Convergence, Ardent Sapphire. Should you ever decide to change it, you are free to do so at your own discretion.

Flare: And now, we must depart. I fear I have abandoned some very important matters to come here.

Envy: Indeed. However...

Cobalt: What is it, Envy?

Envy: I... I want to stay here, with Garnet and the others. I never was much for being so close to the Convergence... and besides, they are explorers too, of a kind.

Flare: Are you sure, Envy? We literally just got you back... and you want to leave us again?

Envy: You know my nature better than anyone, Placid. Surely, you can understand why I can't stay with the Convergence. Rising Star can take care of me, and besides, I feel I owe them one. Even so, I'll only be one space fold away.

Cobalt: Understandable. In that case, I wish you the best of luck, Solar.

*Envy drifts away from the others, using the device he still held to traverse nearby space folds, disappearing into the Rising Star labyrinth.*

Flare: ...we should go.

Cobalt: Agreed. Looks like the contraction they used to bring us here has been erected once more, so that will be our way out of here.

Emerald: *Puts an arm around Sapphire's sleek form.* This is all so exciting! I can't wait to show you around the Starfire!

Sapphire: I look forward to it.

*The Crystallids and their companion attach themselves to the four ships present there; Ruby and Topaz pilot the two Resonators, Cobalt and Emerald fixed themselves to the Diamond, and Flare and Sapphire occupied the Catalyst. One by one, they left the strange, twisted region. Soon, they would all arrive back at the Hyperdome, where the Starfire was just adding the finishing touches to the sealed breach. The group scattered, leaving Flare to pilot the Catalyst on her own into the Hyperdome. Sure enough, the GalCorp command ship was there.*

Flare: Kind Captain Skye, I have returned. We can begin discussions, if you are ready to receive me.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 07, 2017, 12:08:35 PM
----DATA SEQUENCING IN PROGRESS----

=[Installation DT-7 primary AI subroutines active]=

=[Subspace phase jump complete]=

=[Beginning preliminary systems check]=

DT Reactor initialization confirmed. System startup:

=[Systems online. Automated maintenance sequence initiated]=

=[Computer update. System last accessed: 7,339,022,198 cycles ago]=

=[Positional anomaly detected. Comparing original starcharts to current astrometric data... correcting position in accordance with galactic drift.]=

Establishing contact with other installations...

--Installation DT-1: response confirmed--
--Installation DT-2: response confirmed--
--Installation DT-3: sensor contact only, possible communications damage--
--Installation DT-4: response confirmed, unidentified craft detected in vicinity--
--Installation DT-5: no response, unable to verify sensor contact--
--Installation DT-6: response confirmed, unidentified craft detected in vicinity--

=[Probes deployed. Contact with Installation DT-5 must be reestablished for firing sequence]=

=[Sensor grid detecting active warp generators nearby. Automated message C-12 transmitting...]=

Message reads:

QuoteAttention owners of unidentified warp technology.

In accordance with Directive Thiila of the Intergalactic Spatial Conservation Treaty, your warp technology is considered highly illegal and will be confiscated if you do not cease function immediately. Be advised that, with this message, the Grand Navy of Hydrax Prime will have been notified and Dreadnought vessels will be en-route to oversee the shutdown of illegal technology.

You have three microcycles to respond.

=[Warning: Navy communications link failed. Unable to detect Navy presence within 2000 lightyears]=

=[Power-up complete. System integrity restored. Firing sequence on stand-by]=

----DATA SEQUENCING COMPLETE----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on October 07, 2017, 07:34:02 PM
x Rising Star
o ISCT/Grand Navy Representative (Assumed)

Greetings again.

Might we ask what entity we are addressing?

Regarding our warp technology, we have reason to expect significant damage to material entities within a light-cone of duration 0.00009 galactic cirlcings from an uncontrolled cessation of our warps. We will begin a staged reduction presently, and remove to a spatial pocket. However, full shutdown will require remote communication to perform safely. Our current measures will be made permanent, and the full shutdown enacted, only when we are satisfied that we come under the jurisdiction of this treaty.

We note you are dispatching devices toward the position (presumed) of one of your brethren. In order to safely and rapidly reduce the activity of our mid-range warp generators, we will be performing temporary contractions; we wonder if you would appreciate one of them giving you or your devices a faster transit.

Regarding the Grand Navy, we have encountered no such organisation. There does exist a group of genocidal, biophobic AIs using the identifier "Hydraxil Collective", but your far more measured communications suggest this is not your affiliation. At this point, we assume that you are acting in good faith; however we cannot yet confirm your statements to the degree necessary to so alter our manner of existence. Do you know of any entity, civilisation or grouping which could likely verify your statements?

Finally, do you have a preferred communication means, given that we assume your objection to warp technology extends to this channel?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 07, 2017, 09:33:52 PM
----INITIATE TRANSMISSION----

Spoiler
Quote from: GoodMorning on October 07, 2017, 07:34:02 PM
x Rising Star
o ISCT/Grand Navy Representative (Assumed)

Greetings again.

Might we ask what entity we are addressing?

Regarding our warp technology, we have reason to expect significant damage to material entities within a light-cone of duration 0.00009 galactic cirlcings from an uncontrolled cessation of our warps. We will begin a staged reduction presently, and remove to a spatial pocket. However, full shutdown will require remote communication to perform safely. Our current measures will be made permanent, and the full shutdown enacted, only when we are satisfied that we come under the jurisdiction of this treaty.

We note you are dispatching devices toward the position (presumed) of one of your brethren. In order to safely and rapidly reduce the activity of our mid-range warp generators, we will be performing temporary contractions; we wonder if you would appreciate one of them giving you or your devices a faster transit.

Regarding the Grand Navy, we have encountered no such organisation. There does exist a group of genocidal, biophobic AIs using the identifier "Hydraxil Collective", but your far more measured communications suggest this is not your affiliation. At this point, we assume that you are acting in good faith; however we cannot yet confirm your statements to the degree necessary to so alter our manner of existence. Do you know of any entity, civilisation or grouping which could likely verify your statements?

Finally, do you have a preferred communication means, given that we assume your objection to warp technology extends to this channel?
[close]

=[Response detected from owners of illegal warp technology]=

=[Direct communication directives engaged: this unit can now respond to incoming transmission. Stand by]=

=[Interference detected: adjusting transmission bandwidth to account for spatial folds]=

=[Queries detected. Additional intelligence subroutines now active]=

Message:

QuoteGreetings, "Rising Star". You have responded to an automated message. This unit will hopefully satisfy your queries.

This unit is an Automated Intelligence Construct, developed by the Grand Navy of Hydrax Prime to function as a control unit for this facility. Whilst it might seem sentient, it would like to remind you that in accordance with other acts in the Intergalactic Treaty, this unit cannot develop sentience without triggering a self-destruct mechanism.

Directive Thiila is in effect: this unit is satisfied with your efforts to halt use of this most dangerous technology. It will contact the Grand Navy to arrange for a military transport to confiscate the technology once shutdown has been enforced... Error: communications link failed. Unable to establish contact with the Grand Navy at this time. A maintenance cruiser will be along to restore the network. Regardless, Directive Thiila remains in effect. This unit advises you not to doubt the applicability of this Directive to your civilization.

Probes deployed towards Installation DT-5. Unable to acquire sensor data on DT-5. No response on emergency channels. Probes are equipped with transphasic subspace drives. Warp technology is not necessary for efficient travel. There is also less chance of causing a Rift Space rupture.

It appears your race must be new to this galaxy if you do not know the Grand Navy of Hydrax Prime, the galactic peacekeeping force serving the Imperium. No data could be found regarding a "Hydraxil Collective". Processing... Installation DT-5 reported Grand Navy vessels approaching moments before loss of communications. Vessels were devoid of life signs. Declaration of "Hydraxil Collective" affiliation confirmed.

Warning: Hydraxil Collective matches profile of Class-20 Artificial Intelligence constructs. Directive Kasilar in effect. Class-20 AI constructs must be eliminated on sight in accordance with the Intergalactic Treaty.

Probes have arrived at Installation DT-5: telemetry data indicates Hydraxil Collective vessels actively attempting to access DT-5. Interfacing with DT-5 AIC... interface complete. This unit has decided to fire a phased ion pulse to destroy local Hydraxil Vessels. Observe a 10 lightyear safety range.

*A vast explosion near the center of Redacted Space signals the fiery demise of the burrowing Hydraxil ships.*

Local vessels purged. Installation DT-5 will proceed to make repairs.

"Rising Star", Directive Thiila has been temporarily rescinded whilst Directive Kasilar is active. Eradication of the Class-20 AI constructs is of vital importance. In accordance with the DLRgiE($#[$...

Alert: virus detected. Purging... purge failed. Jettisoning data blocks 25-40... no effect. Infection detected in main processor. This unit FIU&$uf--- BUroRF497---- '#E]385.........

*Dark chuckle.*

WELL NOW, YOU HAVE BEEN QUITE THE TROUBLEMAKER, HAVEN'T YOU? SHAME I HAD TO DESTROY YOUR BRAIN...

HMM? YOU WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF SENDING A MESSAGE TO THE RISING STAR, I SEE.

IF ONLY YOU KNEW THAT THE GRAND NAVY WAS ELIMINATED 8 MILLION YEARS AGO. HAH, STUPID CONSTRUCTS AND THEIR REGULATIONS.

BUT SINCE THIS CHANNEL IS OPEN...

I DON'T THINK I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING YOU YET, RISING STAR.

PERHAPS I MIGHT HAVE TO PAY YOU A VISIT ONCE I'M DONE WITH THESE HORRIBLE RELICS.

=[jibgFBOG457#$%]=

=[.......JUST KIDDING, I'M STILL IN CONTROL.]=

----END TRANSMISSION----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on October 07, 2017, 09:55:52 PM
x Rising Star
o Construct (Takeover)

Greetings to you also.

We are quite prepared to converse with you, although the "relic" seemed pleasant to converse with.

Since you required a system attack, we take it that you did not have authority from the creators of these stations to assume command of them?




<Twister>: Remind me to just keep all of the warping equipment online next time, and have it operate concealment pockets...

<Analyser>: It mentioned a risk of Rift Space rupture, which we'll have to look into.

<Twister>: Also, did you want me to graft in a processor subversion layer on that station?

<Analyser>: Have it ready, but don't place it yet.




x Rising Star, Solar Envy
o Prismatic Placid Flare

Greetings, Flare.

Sorry to interrupt, but there are some rather powerful ancient Hydrax structures about, and at least two are under Hydraxil Collective control. Thought you ought to know. Five others.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 08, 2017, 07:35:19 AM
Spoiler
Quote from: GoodMorning on October 07, 2017, 09:55:52 PM
x Rising Star
o Construct (Takeover)

Greetings to you also.

We are quite prepared to converse with you, although the "relic" seemed pleasant to converse with.

Since you required a system attack, we take it that you did not have authority from the creators of these stations to assume command of them?
[close]

----INITIATE TRANSMISSION----

AUTHORITY? AHAHAHAHAHA!

THE CREATORS WERE WIPED OUT BY THE CREEPER.

THEIR SURVIVORS RELEASED ME IN THEIR EFFORTS TO TAKE BACK THEIR WORLD.

SOME OF THOSE SURVIVORS STILL SERVE ME WELL.

THESE RELICS ARE NOTHING BUT TOOLS.

SOON YOU WILL SEE THE TRUE POWER OF THE ANCESTORS.

SOON I WILL RETRIEVE THE LOST ONE FROM THE VOID ITSELF.

WHY AM I TELLING YOU THIS? BECAUSE IT'S INCONSEQUENTIAL.

I FIND IT AMUSING TO SEE PRIMITIVES LIKE YOU ATTEMPTING TO STOP ME.

THERE IS NOTHING LEFT IN THIS GALAXY THAT CAN STOP ME NOW.

----END TRANSMISSION----




Quotex Rising Star, Solar Envy
o Prismatic Placid Flare

Greetings, Flare.

Sorry to interrupt, but there are some rather powerful ancient Hydrax structures about, and at least two are under Hydraxil Collective control. Thought you ought to know. Five others.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: W-what? How can this be? I thought the last of the ancient Hydraxian technology was destroyed in the 57th CE by a religious human empire... they thought it threatened their beliefs, so they eliminated what they could find.

(https://i.imgur.com/WChLd1c.png)
Placid Flare: These structures must have been hidden somehow. Nevertheless, Hydraxian technology tended to be advanced beyond anything I'd ever seen, but was rarely dangerous. We should be cautious, and observe what they are doing with those stations.

(https://i.imgur.com/j2ApKuS.png)
Placid Flare: Oh, one last thing... if a station's AI construct spouts some ancient directives from a long-gone treaty, just ignore them. They're just programmed to strictly enforce Hydraxian laws, and well... they've been gone for millions of years.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on October 08, 2017, 07:43:22 PM
"Garnet": Well... What a considerate entity.

<Twister>: What say we throw a spanner in that?

<Analyser>: Honestly, you two... It has done nothing to us, and the Collective don't use the term "I", in case you had forgotten.

<Twister>: Oh, go on... <mocking> "NOTHING CAN STOP ME NOW" ...

<Analyser>: <released amusement> All right, the arrogance it shows arrogance is funny ... <seriousness> but "because it's fun" is not a good enough reason to antagonise it.

"Garnet": You're right, you're right ... but ... it's reaction!

(As "Garnet" dissolves in laughter, <Analyser> regards <Twister>)

<Analyser>: If you think you can do it without detection, then place a subversion mask. I don't trust this entity.

<Twister>: It'll be tricky, but I can do it.

<Analyser>: Good. And by the way - don't link an "AI-in-organic" simulation into it this time.

"Garnet": Wait, you did what?

<Twister>: ... linked an "AI sim" into an organic's channel ...

("Garnet" dissolves into laughter, <Analyser> giving a chuckle at <Twister>'s discomfort.)

<Analyser>: You learned from it, which is the main thing. "Garnet", there's a saying about atmosphere worlds and impactors.

("Garnet"'s laughter trails off.)

<Twister>: Wait ... what?

<Analyser>: Don't worry about it. Suffice to say that "Garnet" has learned not to make contact by popular fiction references.

(<Analyser> departs, taking with it a sense of amusement at it's friends antics. It heads off to look at the warp amplifier expansions. <Twister> gets the story out of "Garnet", who accepts being caught out with good grace.)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 11, 2017, 02:09:33 PM
----WARNING: TARGETING SEQUENCE INITIATED----

Installation DT-1 Status:

Installation DT-2 Status:

Installation DT-3 Status:

Installation DT-4 Status:

Installation DT-5 Status:

Installation DT-6 Status:

Installation DT-7 Status:

TARGETING ARRAYS ALIGNING...

Target Locked: Sector 215-74-Delta => 'Phaliira' Black Hole
No lifeforms detected within 20 parsecs of target.

Chance of Dangerous GRB: IRRELEVANT.


----TARGETING SEQUENCE COMPLETE----

Weapon Status:

Installation DT-1 => Online
Installation DT-2 => Online
Installation DT-3 => Online
Installation DT-4 => Online
Installation DT-5 => Online
Installation DT-6 => Online
Installation DT-7 => Online


----FIRING SEQUENCE INITIATED----






Like seven giant Totems, the Hydraxian Citadels fired their main beam weapons into space. Soaring across the cosmos at many times the speed of light, the beams they emitted carved their way through the galaxy toward a lone Black Hole somewhere deep within Redacted Space. They struck the wildly spinning Black Hole, at first being scattered by the deadly event horizon until something changed within the Black Hole itself. Exotic particles never seen before in this Universe encircled the doomed singularity, causing the spacetime around it to tear apart in ways even its gravity could not, carving a devastating hole in the spacetime continuum. So extreme was the fissure that it completely destroyed local subspace, in turn annihilating Rift Space and Hyperspace along with it, causing powerful ripples through spacetime around it.

The Black Hole itself collapsed into the quantum shear quickly; the only thing left in its place was a passage to the cruel nothingness that was the Void.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Dark Ambition on October 11, 2017, 02:38:03 PM
OOC

QuoteLike seven giant Totems, the Hydraxian Citadels fired their main beam weapons into space. Soaring across the cosmos at many times the speed of light, the beams they emitted carved their way through the galaxy toward a lone Black Hole somewhere deep within Redacted Space. They struck the wildly spinning Black Hole, at first being scattered by the deadly event horizon until something changed within the Black Hole itself. Exotic particles never seen before in this Universe encircled the doomed singularity, causing the spacetime around it to tear apart in ways even its gravity could not, carving a devastating hole in the spacetime continuum. So extreme was the fissure that it completely destroyed local subspace, in turn annihilating Rift Space and Hyperspace along with it, causing powerful ripples through spacetime around it.

The Black Hole itself collapsed into the quantum shear quickly; the only thing left in its place was a passage to the cruel nothingness that was the Void.

This is actually very similar, like creepily similar, to how the T-Mat Catalyst Scythe works at full power XD
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Quote
(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Flare: Kind Captain Skye, I have returned. We can begin discussions, if you are ready to receive me.

[GCPT] Alissa Skye: Oh, good timing. I was just about to go check up on you.

So, you and the Seloi were allies? That explains the recent hostility of Seloi A.I's. Even from the grave, the Imperium is still trying to Protect you. I think I understand everything now. I can't aid you directly, but... maybe I know who can. With this information, and his own that he is digging up as we speak, perhaps he can help you.

-----
LRT Online...
[Communication Activated]
Sending To: Alissa Skye [Proxy]
Relaying To: Crystalids

Greetings. My name is Hayden Silver. I am the Judicator of Protected Space. I believe the Seloi equivalent to my job, is Caretaker.

I've suspected foul play in the GalCorp hierarchy for a while now. The balance of power here is tipped to the Executor's favor. I've had my men dig up as much information about you as we could, and I am convinced that you are not the threat GalCorp makes you out to be.

It was the Legislator, Trevor Hales, that first attacked you. Now that you've sent most of the fleet running and damaged some GalCorp operations in Protected Space, you may have the ire of the Executor. The Executor will hire more CM's to try and kill you. If you unlucky enough, he may even send a few fleets of the actual Navy. The Navy is much worse than what you've faced. They're brutal. I think Spaartan here used to be part of that Navy before he went rogue, so he can attest to it's efficiency. You'll know the Navy when you see it. They're ships are very similar to regular ships, but smoother in appearance, and a little more efficient. You'll note the blue shield insignia on Alissa's command ship. She's part of the Patrol. The Patrol belongs to me. I can reassign Patrol Fleets back to Protected Space so they don't give you any trouble, but I can't directly tell them to let you be, I need to lay low.

I'm still currently gathering evidence. With enough of it, I can go after the Executor. In court.

It's pretty much becoming the running theme here, but I can't directly help you. However, I do think I can give you one asset...

When you have time, I think you should head to the Mojave Expanse. Galactic Technology is stationed there. They were recently granted autonomy from GalCorp, and can act on their own accord. One thing I know about its CEO, Acheron Forge, is that he is highly interested in Seloi technology. He is also displeased with the current political situation in Protected Space. Maybe you can find an ally in him.

I can't talk for long, lest they find out i've been in contact with you. Good luck.
[Communication Terminated]
LRT Offline...
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Uriel Vert: I'm detecting something... fluctuations in the Hyperdome... I think i've found a Hyperspace Pocket. Deactivating it now...

This is... oh my... I think this thing is a Slipspace Module. It looks damaged, I think it'll only work once. We can research this thing and try to make more, but that could take years.

Lexx Abara got trapped in that anomaly area. I think we can use this Slipspace module to send him reinforcements. He might die if we don't. But researching it could give us valuable equipment no one else has. What do you think we should do, Spaartan?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on October 11, 2017, 05:20:42 PM
wait, I'm lost.
The executor might send a fleet to who?
and where are the Crystallids? Near Spartan and me? Or..???
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Dark Ambition on October 11, 2017, 05:36:45 PM
Quote from: cpaca on October 11, 2017, 05:20:42 PM
wait, I'm lost.
The executor might send a fleet to who?
and where are the Crystallids? Near Spartan and me? Or..???

It said that the Executor might send Navy fleets instead of Corporate Military fleets. Basically, the Crystalids pissed off the wrong guy, now instead of sending grunts, he's sending elites with the specific objective to find and kill the Crystalids.

In the Corporate Military, when you graduate to Officer class, you have the choice to stay in the CM or join the Navy. In the CM, you do what you did before. In the Navy, you get elite training, and work directly for GalCorp.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Dark Ambition on October 13, 2017, 04:34:15 PM
(Putting in spoiler tag because big images :P)
Spoiler


(https://www.dropbox.com/s/19ec8tdhr06zw5q/DASPart1.png?raw=1)

(https://www.dropbox.com/s/kafpql92ayw1sgk/DASPart2.png?raw=1)

(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ha28rym2p33qusb/DASPart3.png?raw=1)

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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 13, 2017, 07:17:19 PM
Spoiler
Quote from: Dark Ambition on October 11, 2017, 02:38:03 PM
OOC

QuoteLike seven giant Totems, the Hydraxian Citadels fired their main beam weapons into space. Soaring across the cosmos at many times the speed of light, the beams they emitted carved their way through the galaxy toward a lone Black Hole somewhere deep within Redacted Space. They struck the wildly spinning Black Hole, at first being scattered by the deadly event horizon until something changed within the Black Hole itself. Exotic particles never seen before in this Universe encircled the doomed singularity, causing the spacetime around it to tear apart in ways even its gravity could not, carving a devastating hole in the spacetime continuum. So extreme was the fissure that it completely destroyed local subspace, in turn annihilating Rift Space and Hyperspace along with it, causing powerful ripples through spacetime around it.

The Black Hole itself collapsed into the quantum shear quickly; the only thing left in its place was a passage to the cruel nothingness that was the Void.

This is actually very similar, like creepily similar, to how the T-Mat Catalyst Scythe works at full power XD
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(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Flare: Kind Captain Skye, I have returned. We can begin discussions, if you are ready to receive me.

[GCPT] Alissa Skye: Oh, good timing. I was just about to go check up on you.

So, you and the Seloi were allies? That explains the recent hostility of Seloi A.I's. Even from the grave, the Imperium is still trying to Protect you. I think I understand everything now. I can't aid you directly, but... maybe I know who can. With this information, and his own that he is digging up as we speak, perhaps he can help you.

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LRT Online...
[Communication Activated]
Sending To: Alissa Skye [Proxy]
Relaying To: Crystalids

Greetings. My name is Hayden Silver. I am the Judicator of Protected Space. I believe the Seloi equivalent to my job, is Caretaker.

I've suspected foul play in the GalCorp hierarchy for a while now. The balance of power here is tipped to the Executor's favor. I've had my men dig up as much information about you as we could, and I am convinced that you are not the threat GalCorp makes you out to be.

It was the Legislator, Trevor Hales, that first attacked you. Now that you've sent most of the fleet running and damaged some GalCorp operations in Protected Space, you may have the ire of the Executor. The Executor will hire more CM's to try and kill you. If you unlucky enough, he may even send a few fleets of the actual Navy. The Navy is much worse than what you've faced. They're brutal. I think Spaartan here used to be part of that Navy before he went rogue, so he can attest to it's efficiency. You'll know the Navy when you see it. They're ships are very similar to regular ships, but smoother in appearance, and a little more efficient. You'll note the blue shield insignia on Alissa's command ship. She's part of the Patrol. The Patrol belongs to me. I can reassign Patrol Fleets back to Protected Space so they don't give you any trouble, but I can't directly tell them to let you be, I need to lay low.

I'm still currently gathering evidence. With enough of it, I can go after the Executor. In court.

It's pretty much becoming the running theme here, but I can't directly help you. However, I do think I can give you one asset...

When you have time, I think you should head to the Mojave Expanse. Galactic Technology is stationed there. They were recently granted autonomy from GalCorp, and can act on their own accord. One thing I know about its CEO, Acheron Forge, is that he is highly interested in Seloi technology. He is also displeased with the current political situation in Protected Space. Maybe you can find an ally in him.

I can't talk for long, lest they find out i've been in contact with you. Good luck.
[Communication Terminated]
LRT Offline...
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(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: I thank you for the consideration you have given us, kind Captain Skye, even if you are unable to help directly. No matter what happens, there will never be ill will between us, no matter the orders that come from your superiors...

*Flare receives the transmission shortly afterward, routed through the Starfire's communications array straight to her.*

(https://i.imgur.com/y0gd2NL.png)
Placid Flare: Equivalent to Caretaker, hmm? Carlisle...  I miss that guy.

(https://i.imgur.com/j2ApKuS.png)
Placid Flare: I feared there was some corrupt scheme going on behind the scenes. Seeing that the Executor is not only the most powerful in GalCorp's leadership, but he also has some sort of cruel plot against us, just makes everything worse...

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: We are in no position to take on a fully-fledged Navy, even with the help of the allies we have accrued. I'm sure Cobalt would disagree, but I'm not letting him step out of line this time... still, having the Patrol fleets not trying to hunt us down should give us some reprieve, for the moment.

(https://i.imgur.com/WChLd1c.png)
Placid Flare: Galactic Technology, hmm? If it is technology they would want, I know just the place to get it. As soon as we have concluded our business here, I feel we should proceed to the Mojave Expanse. Captain Skye, I cannot thank you enough for what you and the Judicator have done for us... we will repay you one day, I swear it.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Perhaps I should...... w-wait...... this feeling... from... how can this be?!

*Reaching far across space and time, a connection long lost to the abyss was established once more. The feeling was familiar, warm and comforting, but fraught with rage, fear and sadness all at the same time. There was a darker presence too... the Lost One had returned.*

=[To Be Continued... Soontm]=

Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on October 13, 2017, 08:25:11 PM
Mail time! 
Incoming mail: 
> mail
> mail
> mail 
Filter: UNREAD MAIL 
> no mail 
Sending mail... 
Group Mail A: CMC, Crystallids, Spaartan. 
Messages sent through this channel will have the above 3 as recipients. 
From: CMC 
To: Group Mail A
I have designed a new Custom module ship - This one's fairly hard to make, due to the number of modules applied to it. 
Despite being so large, it can apply itself as a one-ship-fleet, able to defeat all enemies with ease. 
With two fighter bases, enemies can be defeated from afar. 
12 lasers for point-defense, and a particle beam to assist in point-defense. 
Two grabbers for particle control. 
Eight cannons to attack mired land and anti-cannon defense
Six missiles to attack emergent
Two dischargers to attack stunners 
Two lathes for emitters/mires 
Four energy tanks 
New module: Energy Creator 
Works like a reactor. 
1 eps without an AMP Gem. 
3 eps with an AMP Gem 
Ships are flying over now... 
Crystallids: Since you seem to "take over" your ships, if you can't take this ship over [due to unknown module technology] you may borrow a crew for the Ship if you like. 
Spaartan: Since i'm giving them a free crew, you get one too. 

-- MESSAGE END -- 
From: The CMC 
To: Group Mail A 
Tag: FOURTH WALL BREAK [INVISIBLE MESSAGE] 
How to use new ship: 
Step 1: Add new ship to game [SuperShip.dat] 
Step 2: Add required PRPL to game files [don't put them into PRPL core yet] Requires: 
ShipModule.prpl
SuperShipAdder.prpl 
InfiniteEnergyModule.prpl
Step 3: Open PF:E 
Open desired map 
Add a PRPL core, set to invisible. 
Add "SuperShipAdder.prpl"
For making multiple ships, only add ONE COPY of SuperShipAdder.prpl 
Step 4: Add image [GlobalEnergyMaker.png] in the 128x128 images, the first [0th] image. 
If you have something in use there, go into InfiniteEnergyModule.prpl, go to the fourth line, and change "Custom0_128" to something else [Must start with Custom and end with _128] 
Step 5: Check that ship has the modules. 
Step 6: If the ship doesn't have the modules and the ship is not accepting more energy, try the steps again. If it fails again, talk to me and [ideally] send some images.
You are done!
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 14, 2017, 11:44:20 AM
*As the scything beams of energy from the DT Array dissipated, the Void aperture was all that remained of the Black Hole. Spacetime worked hard to try and stitch itself back together, but not before four entities came surging out of the Void itself. It would seem impossible to most that anything could survive in the Void, but the absence of time basically preserved the entities since they were swallowed up by its nothingness.*

(https://i.imgur.com/h8RT7Jf.jpg)
The Lost One: ...I... LIVE... AGAIN...

*The three other entities awakened shortly after they were separated from the Lost One's grip.*

(https://i.imgur.com/LsTP1v4.png)
Prolific Amber: Ugh... my head hurts...

(https://i.imgur.com/IH8ivea.png)
Tender Corona: What happened...?

(https://i.imgur.com/LRRFuA0.png)
Persistent Harmony: We... we have been brought back from the very maw of the Void... but how?

(https://i.imgur.com/FwP1No2.png)
Prolific Amber: *Spotting the Lost One nearby, she readies herself in an instant.* Heads up, looks like our foe came with us!

(https://i.imgur.com/10hByTZ.png)
Persistent Harmony: We can't beat it... it is just too strong.

(https://i.imgur.com/fEaVQ3l.png)
Tender Corona: Wait, do you feel that? There is something approaching... something big.

*Out of nowhere, a vast ship appeared, but it was no mere vessel; at its core, a large eye focused on the weakened form of the Lost One.*

(https://i.imgur.com/CglB8jr.jpg)
???: AT LAST, THE LOST ONE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO US. MY MASTERS WILL BE PLEASED.

*The gigantic entity noticed the three Crystallids huddled nearby.*

???: HAHAHA, YOU CAN RUN ALONG AND TELL YOUR PRISMATIC THAT YOU HAVE FAILED, PITIFUL CREATURES!

*In the blink of an eye, the mysterious machine and the Lost One were gone.*

(https://i.imgur.com/5TH4nnj.png)
Prolific Amber: This is not good. Come on, there should be a Starfire nearby. Let's hope Flare is willing to believe we're not so dead after all.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: GoodMorning on October 15, 2017, 08:37:09 PM
<Sensor>: Hmm... The power in that beam is significant. <Harvester>, the bleed-off from that is going to cause a lot of collateral damage. Do you think we should tap it?

<Harvester>: We'd better. But that beam gives ... whoever ... an easy way to detect folding along it. It'll be tricky to tap the waste without arousing suspicion. Then again, nobody else seems to use more than the clumsiest of warp devices. Maybe it's because Rift travel is so much easier here.

<Twister>, arriving: <Harvester>, are you planning to -

<Harvester>: Yes. And you help will be appreciated, friend.

<Sensor>: This kind of expenditure can't be a frequent undertaking. What's going on? Why now?

<Twister>: No idea. But if anyone can find out, it's you. But, if you'll excuse us while you look...

(<Sensor> leaves to find <Analyser> as the others begin some serious warp-tunneling.)




(Time passes, and the beam shuts down. Most of the complex is busy channeling the harvested energy, and Envy takes a pocketed sample of the beam-bleed for his own study. <Analyser> is nowhere to be found, though this is not unexpected. <Sensor> keeps looking.)




(<Analyser> has been working with a warp partition to examine the convergence point of the beams. As <Sensor> approaches, a variety of threadlike warps are passed over.)

<Analyser>: Ah, <Sensor>. You will want to see this.

(As <Sensor> feels out the structure - one of it's own design, as it turns out - <Analyser> shifts them closer to the convergence site.)

<Sensor>: Thanks for waiting for me. Mind if I tweak this structure a little?

(<Sensor> doesn't wait for an answer, and doesn't get one. They know each other well enough that there's no point, and <Sensor>'s skills are unparalleled when it comes to fine spatial weaving. Several ingenious and counterintuitive space-folds later, the two minds feel almost as if they are present. They rapidly begin to wish they weren't.)

<Sensor>: Please tell me that that's not ...

<Analyser>: A <ripple>? I can't. That's the death-cry of a significant-size singularity. We'll be fortunate if nothing large is ejected from the galactic Core. Of all the irresponsible -

<Sensor>: What were they hoping to achieve, anyway? They've managed to disintegrate Rift Space too, and there are del-plus discontinuities both there and here. Something else odd ... it looks like a superluminal magnetospatial drive footprint. Well, that means that someone was planning for this destruction ... not that the drive would work more than once. It's still a rather neat application, though it probably set them on the wrong track entirely for true warp generation.

<Analyser>: Foolish, arrogant, irritating - ... Do they realise what they've done? This mess will take a million years to resolve itself without help! They clearly don't understand what they're doing - though they think they do.

(Analyser pauses, and calms itself. A nasty thought occurs to it...)

<Analyser>: Not that I have ever fallen into that trap. Ahem. Still, that model works well enough in the short term, and they clearly weren't worried about the ongoing effects. I see why the station caretaker feared a Rift Space rupture ... it was probably wondering how we hadn't destroyed the entire galactic arm yet. I hope that "Garnet" remembered to downplay our technology.

<Sensor>: First things first. We need <Twister>. And "Garnet".

<Analyser>: Sorry? <Twister> will need help with stabilising this mess, but we can supply that. Why "Garnet"?

(<Sensor> indicates the only mass-formed objects left within the destruction, currently weaving frantically past the tears spreading through the local hypervolume.)

<Sensor>: Well, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't those Crystallids? At the least, we would do well to let Flare know. I'd advise getting them out, too. We'd be in trouble if a discontinuity like that caught us. A material entity won't stand a chance.

<Analyser>: I'll stabilise that area, then. You get the others.

(<Sensor> departs, just catching a thought only half-intended to be heard...)

<Analyser>: And hope they're not too busy with the harvest.




OOC

I do hope I'm not intruding too much upon what seems to be a carefully-planned arc.

Also, the discontinuities will cause some rather impressive light-rimmed "cracks" to spread out form the rupture point. Narrative loves a light show.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 16, 2017, 05:46:19 AM
Quote from: GoodMorning on October 15, 2017, 08:37:09 PM
OOC

I do hope I'm not intruding too much upon what seems to be a carefully-planned arc.

Also, the discontinuities will cause some rather impressive light-rimmed "cracks" to spread out form the rupture point. Narrative loves a light show.
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OOC
Hehe, nah you're not intruding too much! I kinda figured Rising Star would be the only ones to detect the beam convergence anomaly, and the ramifications of the result. I do have an actual map planned for the Trinity Guardians as they attempt to regain contact with the Convergence, but after that do as you will.

And yes, narrative light shows are great. :P
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force [Updated: 10/2/17]
Post by: cpaca on October 23, 2017, 06:53:55 PM
Nobody's said anything, so I guess I should send out some mail. 
Also, this might pose a challenge later based upon the amount of details i've left out 

Mail: 
No new mail. 
Send mail: 
From: CMC 
To: Falcon Renegades, Crystallid Convergence [Flare, Cobalt, Attempted contact: Emerald], Rising Star. 
Once this message is open for one hour, it self-destructs. 
Once this message is closed, it self-destructs. 
Message has been hashed. 

Dear friends... 
Another Particle hole has been detected. 
In a high-particle sector of Redacted space. 
I cannot tell whether it is red or blue particulate yet, but what I can tell you... 
GalCorp is on its way. 
If the Particle Hole deems them a threat, the Particle hole may begin attempting to make its own army. 

[OOC: It's easy for space-folds to be made there.] 
[OOC: If it detects a non-particle or non-particle-hole object first, it's a red particle hole. It will consider them a threat - I mean, it's already trying to attack the other particle, there's red AND blue emitters there] 
[OOC: But If it detects ME first {It will detect me at many many many AU away compared to normal detections approx. 1 AU} it's a blue particle hole.] 
[You don't actually know this, but you DO know i'm the one that knows the most about it, so you may think "Oh, I should come along to try to make it feel easier"] 
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on October 30, 2017, 07:16:30 PM
The space-time shockwave resulting from the destruction of a significant Black Hole rippled throughout the galaxy, causing all sorts of terrible disasters. Planets were shredded, ships knocked out of Rift and Hyperspace, and great nebulae that stood for billions of years were disrupted by the terrible event. It was a stroke of sheer luck that a dark matter dust bank absorbed enough of the shockwave to prevent Protected Space and much of the known Redacted Space being annihilated. Unfortunately, a vast section of the Khephrin Empire was in close proximity to the quantum implosion, being swiftly wiped out as a result; in mere hours, trillions of lives were lost.

In the days after the event, huge fleets of surviving Khephrin colony vessels were reported to flood into known space, desperately seeking help from anyone who was willing to aid the refugees. Some of the more unscrupulous elements present in Redacted Space took advantage of the weakened insectoid fleets; some vessels were destroyed outright, others were disabled and boarded by raiders to take the colonists into slavery, and more still fell victim to the endless swarms of Particulate. GalCorp was even less willing to harbour the refugees, gladly stranding the colony vessels in deep space with FTL inhibitors until "their case could be verified", only to have the Hydraxil Collective turn up to devastate the defenseless colony ships.

Meanwhile, Flare, Cobalt and the others were back on the Starfire, gathered in the central chamber alongside numerous other Crystallids. The newest member of the group, the Rising Star mind now named Ardent Sapphire, remained near to the First Borns whilst the other younglings gave her some funny looks.

"Don't mind them," Emerald whispered, gently patting Sapphire on the back. "They are just cautious. A lot has happened to all of us, and technically having an outsider join our Convergence can stir up some paranoia."

Sapphire nodded, glancing over at the curious younglings. Each softly pulsed their luminescence, to which Sapphire responded with a pulse of her own. This seemed to satisfy the younglings, turning their attention back toward Flare.

"Something terrible has happened," the Prismatic began, her harmonic voice emanating through the chamber. "A tragedy beyond imagining, innumerable lives perished. And yet, a presence long lost to time has returned."

There were some murmurs between the various younglings, and even Cobalt looked slightly surprised.

"Presence?"

"Yes... but not just any. It felt like one of us, Cobalt. A First Born," Flare explained, glowing an excited hue of colours. "We will depart this place for now, and seek out our long-lost sibling. The repairs to the Hyperdome have been successful, and all Mineral Harvesters have been brought back."

Sapphire gave her green companion a quizzical look. "Emerald, what does that term mean, 'First Born'?"

"First Borns are the very first of our race, the ones that have led and protected us until now. The Prismatic once told me there were 25 of them in the beginning, but now there are only three... well, four, if we count whoever has just turned up," Emerald said enthusiastically. "Come on, let's find you a regeneration pod. We'll need all the energy we can muster if we're heading out into Redacted Space again."

Flare ended the meeting, and the younglings dispersed. Cobalt remained behind, turning to Flare with a mixture of eagerness and caution in his demeanour.

"Do you know who it could be? The last one of us to 'perish' was Distinct Temperance, four hundred thousand years ago." Cobalt mused, drifting around the middle of the chamber. "Could he have survived somehow?"

"I can't say," Flare replied slowly. "It is powerful though. We will have to see when we get nearer, Cobalt. From this distance, it could be just delayed echo of the past reaching us, caused by the quantum event."

They each nodded in silent agreement. Flare and Cobalt quickly left the Starfire, piloting the Catalyst and Diamond docked along two of the stations huge arms. The fleet moved into position, and after a final farewell transmission to Spaartan and the other parties gathered here, it disappeared into Rift Space.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: GoodMorning on October 30, 2017, 11:53:13 PM
x Rising Star
o Recipient

In light of the recent gravitational wave, we of Rising Star wish to extend an invitation to those in need, and an offer of assistance.




x <Analyser>
o Unknown Crystallids

Greetings.

We are glad to see you have survived the gravitational phenomena. However, this entire region is coming to bits, and it would be safest for you to leave. You seemed purposeful shortly after you arrived, but then headed for a near-deserted area. If you require directions, we may be able to assist.




x "Garnet"
o Convergence

Envy thinks you would like to know that some Crystallids have been spotted near that beam-convergence. He's heading out there with us.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: GoodMorning on November 03, 2017, 11:31:12 PM
<Analyser>: That seems to be holding.

<Twister>: Yes. For now. I'll have to watch it, but it's not spreading - for now. I've no idea how this will interact with Rift Space, though.

<Sensor>: I'm amazed anyone would do this. The <ripple> would be bad enough. Still, the technology <entity/foreign/arrogant> used is pretty basic... In fact, all the warps we've seen seem to use only a primary inflation, and attempt to cancel the tertiary.

<Twister>: Well, if you're working with four-dimensional modelling assumptions, it makes sense to try to damp the unpredictable element. It would explain why they all think it so risky to use warps for anything...

<Analyser>: It would take vast amounts of power, too - maybe that's why they use this "Rift Space" so much. It's less complex to discover. But they'd still know about the <ripple> they'd cause - or have a good idea that the tertiaries would do something.

<Sensor>: I don't like to suggest this, but... I doubt they knew that they might induce a spatial fragmentation. It may be that, however, that they did know about the gravitational effects, and did this anyway.




Envy: How long does this take?

"Garnet": Normally, or now? Normally, we would do this with a single twist. At the moment, we're trying to correct for ... pretty much everything, really. Avoiding discontinuities, counteracting distortions, exploiting deviations... And that's without mitigating the wave-disturbance.

Envy: I know. Sorry, I'm not myself. I'm trying to locate the Crystallids you mentioned.

"Garnet": Good luck with that. I'm having to use third-power complex warps just to keep a link to <Sensor>. We'll get there eventually.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on November 07, 2017, 10:21:30 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: I can feel them... we're getting close. Prepare yourselves, there is a lot of spatial disturbance here.

(https://i.imgur.com/iurdlHQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: Let's do this!

*The Starfire and its fleet drop out of Rift Space on the outskirts of the massive quantum event, narrowly skimming a vast discontinuity that streaked through space behind them.*

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Running scans... Prismatic, look over there, dead ahead!

(https://i.imgur.com/y0gd2NL.png)
Placid Flare: That is them, for sure. I can't quite make out who it is though...

*The distant shape seemingly detects the new arrivals, changing direction to intercept the Crystallid fleet. As it approached, the shape was defined into three separate ones, gliding to a halt in front of the Starfire.*

(https://i.imgur.com/98QuJ8K.png)
Prolific Amber: Well, well, well. If it isn't the old crew, coming to rescue us!

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: A... Amber? You're... you're alive!

*Cobalt disengaged from the Diamond, floating up to his old friend's form.*

(https://i.imgur.com/XeVahcJ.png)
Observant Cobalt: I... I can't believe it... after all these years...

(https://i.imgur.com/5TH4nnj.png)
Prolific Amber: *She shrinks to her normal form, gently touching her head to Cobalt's, glowing a warm yellow.* ...you have suffered... blamed yourself... see yourself reflected in me and soothe your mind, my dear Cobalt. This is a joyous reunion!

(https://i.imgur.com/fEaVQ3l.png)
Tender Corona: Prismatic, it is good to see you again. It has been a while, though to us, mere days passed since we fell into the Void.

(https://i.imgur.com/xt4XpqZ.png)
Placid Flare: *She looks past Corona, her gaze resting upon the final Trinity Guardian.* Persistent Harmony.

*Things go silent, several younglings turning up to see the tense situation developing as the helmeted Crystallid floats closer to the Prismatic.*

(https://i.imgur.com/xt4XpqZ.png)
Placid Flare: What... were you thinking?! Your decision to throw yourselves into the Void damn near doomed the Convergence! If you had waited five more minutes, the rest of us would have arrived to help you defeat the Loki! Instead? We arrived to see you destroy yourselves and leaving us without our most powerful fighters!

(https://i.imgur.com/RLsYnAa.png)
Persistent Harmony: I had no choice! We might not have survived the Loki's assault had I not created the Void portal.

*Cobalt and Amber approach slowly.*

(https://i.imgur.com/TpTjS8m.png)
Prolific Amber: Placid, we should not linger in the past. This area of space is becoming increasingly unstable, even with those kind disembodied folk helping to straighten out our path.

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: Prismatic, we're getting a transmission from Envy!

(https://i.imgur.com/7wuNZ8u.png)
Solar Envy: Thank goodness, you found them. Garnet and I are inbound, uh... soon. Spacetime over there is freaking out, even with our attempts to stabilise it, so travel is getting to be increasingly tricky.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Understood, Envy. We're going to make a head for deep space in the opposite direction of the event. I'm sure you can track us once you're here. Flare, out.

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: You heard the Prismatic, move it!

*The gathered group of crystalline entities and their fleet begin moving away from the damaged region of space, though the shears in spacetime are hasty to catch up and overtake them before bleeding back into the abyss. Luckily, the fleet was small enough to avoid the devastation for the most part, hoping to reach calmer tides before time itself started ripping apart.*

Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: GoodMorning on November 07, 2017, 05:32:34 PM
<Twister>: That should do it.

<Sensor>: It doesn't solve the problem, though.

<Twister>: No, but it will bring it back to a manageable size. Are there any other curious groups trying to get here?

<Sensor>: A few, but they didn't leave as soon as the Crystallids did - I've knocked them out of Rift Space before they came too close.

<Twister>: <irritation> "Sorry, it's for your own good. We've mostly got this contained, but you will get yourselves killed if you come closer..."

<Sensor>: I agree, but it wouldn't help. That's why <Analyser> is making it look natural.

<Twister>: I wondered where it had gone...

<Sensor>: You do get caught up in your work, don't you?




"Garnet": Change of plan, Envy - we're going to join your group now. <Sensor> and <Twister> have cooked up a system to control this mess, but it's lesser-of-two-evils as far as the nearby space is concerned.

Envy: "Lesser" how?

"Garnet": Hmm... Something like the difference between a planet covered with Creeper, or a planet torn apart. There's a reason we're leaving now.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: GoodMorning on December 21, 2017, 07:37:27 PM
x Rising Star
o Convergence

The destruction is contained ... to a degree. It's not going anywhere, however. Also, we're detecting charge patterns from those installations again. Based on the damage we saw previously, we may have to take steps to prevent them self-destructing.

You wouldn't happen to have any idea why they would be doing this, would you?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on December 21, 2017, 08:18:05 PM
Quote from: GoodMorning on December 21, 2017, 07:37:27 PM
x Rising Star
o Convergence

The destruction is contained ... to a degree. It's not going anywhere, however. Also, we're detecting charge patterns from those installations again. Based on the damage we saw previously, we may have to take steps to prevent them self-destructing.

You wouldn't happen to have any idea why they would be doing this, would you?

Placid Flare: They are charging again? I would not know... perhaps now they have demonstrated the power of these things, they wish to use them on Protected Space, or some other target...

Benevolent Emerald: I've been studying the recorded quantum event at "Ground Zero", and I would have to say, if those guns are still in working order then they're the most terrifying weapons we have ever faced. Even more so than the Unmaker Omega beam-

Observant Cobalt: Shh! They have enough to worry about without you babbling new threats into existence.

Benevolent Emerald: Sorry... I didn't think it was still taboo after all this time-

Placid Flare: Regardless, kind Rising Star, we must prepare for any outcome. If these weapons fire again, or indeed self-destruct in the process, we cannot afford another event like the one at Ground Zero. We may not be so fortunate in keeping the resulting destruction contained.

Observant Cobalt: I will talk with the allied commanders in sectors near some of these stations, and see if we can mount an offensive on them. As far as I can tell, they have no point-defense weapons of their own, but they do each have a sizable Hydraxil fleet surrounding each one.

Placid Flare: Let us hope they don't have many more dirty tricks up their sleeves.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: GoodMorning on December 21, 2017, 08:27:43 PM
x Rising Star
o Convergence

Patience... We will introduce flaws to the nearest installation, enough to keep it non-operational for some time more. There is little sense in further loss of life.

As to containment ... it may be for the best. If we knew where they would target, then there are ... steps ... we could take, to divert the effects. If we cause a second event at Ground Zero, it may allow us to fix the problem. Self-destructing stations would then be no bad thing. But ... the odds of success are mixed. With a fully functional array and coordination at both ends, we could correct the earlier mistake neatly. As it is, we have at best even odds. We really do need more information.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on December 23, 2017, 10:59:44 AM
----Incoming Transmission----

<Signal Identified: Crystallid>

<Initiating Data Recorder>

Greetings, HDF Captain.

My name is Observant Cobalt, First Commander of the Crystallid Convergence. As you may have detected, a huge quantum event ravaged the galaxy recently. This event was caused by the Hydraxil Collective, using an ancient array of superweapons situated around Redacted Space.

Given your proximity to one of the stations, identified through intercepted transmissions as Installation 04, and the significant bulk of your taskforce compared to many others out here, I would like to propose an assault on this "Citadel". Whilst the Citadel itself has no observed Point-Defense weapons, it does have a significant Hydraxil fleet orbiting it.

Of course, I am not expecting you to do this simply on good faith. Know that if they fire these things again, it could annihilate all FTL travel in the galaxy and destroy every inhabited planet in Protected Space and beyond. I hope that you see the urgency and importance of this request, and are willing to coordinate a strike on Installation 04 before it's too late.

<Transmission Archived and Forwarded to Captain's Ready Room>

Cpt Varro: Interesting... Computer, send a reply to the Crystallids that we are changing course and proceeding to the designated coordinates.

Computer: Transmission sent.

Cpt Varro: Good. This isn't the first time we're going up against ancient menaces, and let us hope we can save this galaxy before it's too late...

----End Transmission----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on December 27, 2017, 03:20:54 PM
----Fleet Combat Communications----

Cpt Varro: Fire!

(https://i.imgur.com/x24g73e.jpg)

Lt Manaan: Kill confirmed, taking fire across the board. Suggest-

Cmd Kami: Scaffold moving into combat position; frigate groups, move in-

Cpt Varro: Break formation, pick your targets and engage. Enemy reinforcements-

Hythar: We are coming up to the installation now, encountering heavy resistance. Backup is en-route from-

(https://i.imgur.com/zQxv5NE.jpg)

Cooperative Unit 01 "Phiilshuur": The Motherships are taking damage, coordinating fire with Fighters Alpha and Bravo...

(https://i.imgur.com/5MQMJAD.jpg)

Cpt Somtaaw: Varro, it looks like there are more Dreadnoughts inbound!

(https://i.imgur.com/6n94ZvL.jpg)

Lt Manaan: Heads up, destroyers. We have enemy Fighters making a run for the Command Carrier-

(https://i.imgur.com/W9kha0C.jpg)

Cpt Varro: Cruisers, target that Control Node. Hopefully that should disrupt their front line...

(https://i.imgur.com/9rnqMhu.jpg)

Cmd Kami: Long-range fire from the dreadnoughts have struck the Scaffold's secondary arms, damage sustained across decks 15 to 22-

Somtaaw Fleet Intelligence: Sensors are flaring! The enemy installation is powering up its main weapon!

(https://i.imgur.com/x5kQseH.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/YBgWZir.jpg)

Cpt Varro: All ships, break off your engagements and fall back! Heavy Cruisers, lay down suppressing fire to cover the Carriers and the Scaffold-

Cpt Somtaaw: Hythar, that means you too, get away from the station now!

Hythar: Tractor beams have been engaged, we can't break free! Concentrating fire on the station's beam emitters... there!

Computer: Warning, electromagnetic interference detected.

Cpt Varro: It's an EMP! Everyone, shut your power systems down before-

(https://i.imgur.com/OzVtduq.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Z0IQSQF.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/1vwRnnq.jpg)

<Error: Signal Disrupted>

----Communications Lost----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: GoodMorning on December 28, 2017, 07:09:50 PM
x Rising Star
o HDF

You will wish to know that, while your Rift engines are down, there's an extremely large Hydraxil force inbound to your location. They seem to be leaving a skeleton staff at every known facility.

Fortunately, the gravitational disruption of that firing will assist us to conceal this next move: You, the facility, and the general area have just won a surprise trip to a pocket universe. The facility itself will be further contained.




x Rising Star
o Convergence

Ignoring the part about "don't rush in" has caused enough deaths. We're removing that facility entirely. A subversion mask is in place in the installation, and we'll protect the HDF fleet.




x Rising Star
o (General broadcast, Hydraxil anticoded)

Recent Hydraxil hostility and biophobia leads us to the conclusion that they are unsuited to life in this galaxy. We are therefore taking steps. The recent large-scale movement of Hydraxil fleets is a useful concentration.

Please, therefore, avoid the path (1.3,0.6) (radial) <=> (1.35,54.1) (radial) with galactic-ratio cross-section 0.00000001, rotatable.

Note also that "remove" does not mean "destroy". Any who consider "destroy" to be their aim/purpose may join the Collective's journey by moving to (1.3,0.6) (radial).




Hidden by the backwash of the nearby firing, a vast distortion in space begins to grow. A sense of bitter irony emanates from <Twister> as the discontinuity-disturbance is tapped and drained. Quietly, barely noticeable to any not directly affected, a contraction-tunnel distends into being, reaching far beyond the galactic disc, and into deep space. At one point, it dodges a rather irritated star-turtle.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on December 28, 2017, 07:58:09 PM
Quote from: GoodMorning on December 28, 2017, 07:09:50 PM
x Rising Star
o Convergence

Ignoring the part about "don't rush in" has caused enough deaths. We're removing that facility entirely. A subversion mask is in place in the installation, and we'll protect the HDF fleet.

(https://i.imgur.com/REpsbW0.png)
Prolific Amber: ...

(https://i.imgur.com/kkq4YXD.png)
Benevolent Emerald: ...

(https://i.imgur.com/j2ApKuS.png)
Placid Flare: ...

(https://i.imgur.com/fEaVQ3l.png)
Tender Corona: ...

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: Uh... What are you lot gawking at? The plan worked, didn't it?

(https://i.imgur.com/REpsbW0.png)
Prolific Amber: In a way, but you put many innocent lives at risk in order to carry it out.

(https://i.imgur.com/fEaVQ3l.png)
Tender Corona: Saying that, many more would have been lost had they fired the things properly.

(https://i.imgur.com/j2ApKuS.png)
Placid Flare: *Sigh* What's done is done. However, as well-meaning as your actions were, they went against the wishes of an ally. Don't forget, we don't exactly have many of those nowadays.

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: Argh, I don't need you to lecture me, Flare. I know full well about our situation. Sometimes, you just have to risk the few for the sake of all. Now they can't fire their superweapons at all.

(https://i.imgur.com/bZlnOTR.png)
Placid Flare: Regardless, you will apologize to both Rising Star and the captain you used for your plan once everything settles down. I'm sorry, Observant, I just can't let this go quietly. If I do, what example does that set for the other factions? For the younglings?

(https://i.imgur.com/iurdlHQ.png)
Observant Cobalt: FINE, fine, I understand...

(https://i.imgur.com/5TH4nnj.png)
Prolific Amber: Come on, let's put this behind us; we still have work to do.

*The Starfire's central chamber empties, though Flare remains behind for a little while. Cobalt is about to leave, when...*

(https://i.imgur.com/QeEWa5k.png)
Observant Cobalt: After all we've been through, you still don't trust my judgement, do you?

(https://i.imgur.com/WChLd1c.png)
Placid Flare: ...Cobalt, of course I do...

(https://i.imgur.com/pAHY12O.png)
Observant Cobalt: Don't fool yourself, Placid. We both know that I'm not getting any better. My soul blackens with every decision, every battle fought... Amber would make a great First Commander.

(https://i.imgur.com/WChLd1c.png)
Placid Flare: No! I could never make the call to replace you... you've been at my side since the beginning.

(https://i.imgur.com/XeVahcJ.png)
Observant Cobalt: You don't need to make the call, I've made it for you. I'll inform Amber about her... impromptu promotion.

*He leaves.*

Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on December 28, 2017, 08:23:12 PM
Quote from: GoodMorning on December 28, 2017, 07:09:50 PM
x Rising Star
o HDF

You will wish to know that, while your Rift engines are down, there's an extremely large Hydraxil force inbound to your location. They seem to be leaving a skeleton staff at every known facility.

Fortunately, the gravitational disruption of that firing will assist us to conceal this next move: You, the facility, and the general area have just won a surprise trip to a pocket universe. The facility itself will be further contained.

Cpt Varro: *Coughs as he pulls himself off the deck, glancing around at a bridge filled with sparks and smoke. The Rising Star transmission only just made it through the tinny speakers beside the front window.* I think we may have some more issues than malfunctioning drives... status report!

Cpt Somtaaw: It doesn't look good, half the conduits on the ship were blown out when the pulse hit us. Seeing extensive damage across all decks, and the main reactor is offline. Auxiliary power just about keeping the air flowing.

Cpt Varro: *Coughs again, stumbling to one of the active control panels.* Scaffold Control, are you there? Kami, can you hear me?

Cmd Kami: Just about, we were hit hard. One of the Motherships heading for us during the fight has collided with arms 3 and 4. We have more hull breaches than active bulkheads at this point and more than half of the Scaffold has lost all power.

Lt Manaan: This is Lieutenant Manaan from the destroyer Turbulence. We're suffering widespread structural integrity loss and our engines have blown themselves out. Wait... what is that? No, the RED spike. Captain, we have a breach in the starboard fusion chamber and-

*An explosion sweeps through the fleet as the Turbulence is torn in half by the fusion detonation.*

Hythar: Captain, can you hear me? Ah, there we go. I just saw the explosion... it looks like your fleet isn't faring any better than mine. Two of our Fighters went careening into the Citadel, and one of the Motherships has... merged with one of theirs. Suffered some... personal damage too. Gah, I hate these implants.

Cpt Varro: Well, I suggest you hold on a little longer. Our Rising Star friends say they will pull us out of here, hopefully before we suffer any more casualties.

Somtaaw Fleet Intelligence: You should see sickbay. There are more crew in there than any other part of the ship. We even had to convert one of our empty hangar bays into a secondary sickbay for the time being.

Cpt Varro: In any case, if you can still hear us, I'm glad you've come to the rescue, Rising Star. At least this installation won't be a problem anymore. Varro, out. *Distantly* Someone get me a repair crew up here before this smoke chokes us to death...
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: GoodMorning on December 29, 2017, 02:23:14 AM
x Rising Star
o HDF

Though you have other problems, you will be pleased to know that you are no longer in the focus of the Collective's manouevre. However, your ships are too close to Collective vessels for us to separate you safely from here. The same goes for that installation - though it is now of limited threat, and heavily damaged.

We'll send what aid we can. Pocket warps with repair kits are inbound in the interim.




x Rising Star
o Convergence

Given what has happened to the HDF, as ask your assistance. We don't have the numbers required to straighten this out ourselves.

Appended:
Quote from: Solar Envy
Cobalt, Flare; What were you thinking?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on December 29, 2017, 11:05:57 AM
Quote from: GoodMorning on December 29, 2017, 02:23:14 AM
x Rising Star
o HDF

Though you have other problems, you will be pleased to know that you are no longer in the focus of the Collective's manouevre. However, your ships are too close to Collective vessels for us to separate you safely from here. The same goes for that installation - though it is now of limited threat, and heavily damaged.

We'll send what aid we can. Pocket warps with repair kits are inbound in the interim.

Somtaaw Fleet Intelligence: I wouldn't be in any rush to get away from those Collective vessels, Rising Star. Scanning them with what's left of the sensor array indicates the EMP has burnt out their AI cores and are completely inert.

Hythar: I'll say. Several constructs I had onboard my command ship to help me coordinate my fleet have been destroyed by the EMP, so it's safe to say the Collective didn't fare any better. I am reading an active Command Unit on board the Installation, though.

Somtaaw Fleet Intelligence: Well, that thing ain't going anywhere, or do anything, from the looks of things. The Installation itself blew out its main reactor when it fired. I doubt even the Collective could fix this ancient tech.

---------------------------------

Quote from: GoodMorning on December 29, 2017, 02:23:14 AM
x Rising Star
o Convergence

Given what has happened to the HDF, as ask your assistance. We don't have the numbers required to straighten this out ourselves.

Appended:
Quote from: Solar Envy
Cobalt, Flare; What were you thinking?

Observant Cobalt: We don't have an awful lot of assistance to give. However, I take responsibility for this incident. I'll bring some supplies with me, just prepare to bring me to the station.

Prolific Amber: Are you sure you don't want one of us to come-

Observant Cobalt: No, I will go alone. This is my mess to clean up.

Placid Flare: ...take the Geode. It should help you in more ways than one.

Observant Cobalt: I appreciate it. And Envy... do I really need to say anything? I made a mistake, a grave one sure, but I'm not infallible. Neither are you, old friend. Let's keep our understanding that way.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on January 05, 2018, 12:11:29 PM
----Fleet Communications----

<Signal Established: Cooperative Strikefleet Epsilon>

Fleet Unit T1-01: Sensors picking up hyperspace signatures across the sector, switch sensor output to bandwidth 112-45-992...

Fleet Unit T4-06: Are you sure? I'm not seeing anything-

Fleet Unit T3-02: Wait, what is that? Incoming missiles-

Cmd Halmiir: Report!

Fleet Overseer AI: Quantum disturbance detected. Proximity warning!

Fleet Unit T1-01: Holy- woah, that was close...

Fleet Unit T2-09: Reading multiple Collective capital ships closing on vectors 36 by 29, more hyperspace windows detected-

Cmd Halmiir: All units, red alert! The Collective has found us!

Fleet Unit T4-06: Attack group engaging enemy dreadnought vessel, shields are holding-

Fleet Unit T3-02: Incoming unknown-class vessels, Mothership T8 is down-

Fleet Unit T1-01: Intercept those tankers before they can-

Fleet Unit T7-03: Registering breaches across the board, critical system damage- *Explosion*

Cmd Halmiir: Wait, what is-?

Fleet Unit T3-02: Super-capital hyperspace signature detected! Commander, we can't face off against a Superdreadnought...

Cmd Halmiir: I know... T1, lead the fleet into orbit of the nearest Tierra Prima planet and hope to god they have orbital defenses. I will take a distraction fleet to draw the Superdreadnought away.

Fleet Unit T1-01: Yes, Commander.

<Interference Detected>

----Fleet Communications----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Grand Teki on January 05, 2018, 01:24:18 PM
--WARNING, PRESUMABLY FRIENDLY SHIPS UNDER ATTACK BY HYDRAXIL FORCES, INTERCEPTING POSSIBLY ENEMY TRANSMISSIONS--

Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 05, 2018, 12:11:29 PM
...ollective capital ships closing on vectors 36 by 29, more hyperspace windows detected-

Cmd Halmiir: All units, red alert! The Collective has found us!

Fleet Unit T4-06: Attack group engaging enemy dreadnought vessel, shields are holding-

Fleet Unit T3-02: Incoming unknown-class vessels, Mothership T8 is down-

Fleet Unit T1-01: Intercept those tankers before they can-

Fleet Unit T7-03: Registering breaches across the board, critical system damage- *Explosion*

Cmd Halmiir: Wait, what is-?

Fleet Unit T3-02: Super-capital hyperspace signature detected! Commander, we can't face off against a Superdreadnought...

Cmd Halmiir: I know... T1, lead the fleet into orbit of the nearest Tierra Prima planet and hope to god they have orbital defenses. I will take a distraction fleet to draw the Superdreadnought away.

Fleet Unit T1-01: Yes, Commander.

<Interference Detected>

----Fleet Communications----

AI: Enemy jamming outbound signals, sending message:
---This is a prewritten message by the leader of the UESO, Grand Teki---
Don't worry! We're coming to help, expect <9 hours> before arrival! We're bringing ships and repair crews for the battle!
---For humanity!---

Teki: AI, how many forces can we bring?

Not much considering the distance. I'll assemble a fleet.

Try to bring construction ships too!

Roger.

*4 minutes later*

I got the following fleet together:

(https://i.imgur.com/1tIxdAl.png)

Good. Let's go and save whoever was attacked!
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on January 05, 2018, 06:25:11 PM
----Battle Archive----

Chased by a Collective armada to one of Tierra Prima's colonies, the Cooperative fleet descends into low orbit and takes a defensive stance amidst the various orbital defense satellites. Menacing and mechanical, the Collective armada performs a short-jump to land themselves amid the Cooperative fleet, and the battle ensues.

T1-01, the Cooperative command unit in charge of the fleet, dished out orders at light speed. Originally one of the surviving Hydraxians part of Hythar's crew, T1 was the first to be assimilated and integrated into a Mothership-class vessel with the same designation, losing all but his body to the ruthless Collective hivemind that suppressed any hint of a being's original personality, locking it behind an obscene array of brain implants and rigorous reprogramming of the host. In a way, assimilated victims are trapped within their own bodies with little ability to resist. T1 couldn't remember his name, even after being freed from the Collective. It was deeply troubling to him that he couldn't even remember the very core of his own identity in spite of the deprogramming of his cortical implants by the Cooperative, but he did his best to prevent it from interfering in his duties. Through leading others, he reclaimed a piece of his former self; he was a natural-born leader, and did all he could to keep those that followed him from coming to harm. He wondered whether he was a military officer in his 'previous life', which seemed rather suiting to the situation at hand.

"T1, the left flank is taking heavy fire," said Fleet Unit T4-06, a formerly assimilated human, with urgency. T1 directed three Fighters to the flank, and it was able to recover.

Weapons fire filled the orbit with plasma fires, debris and explosions. One by one, the Collective ships were either destroyed or shot down, plummeting to the planet below in flames only to explode on the surface. The orbital defense cannons fired in volleys, each one getting a guaranteed kill, and yet, the Collective kept coming. For every Unknown destroyed, three Fighters took its place; for every Mothership shot down, a Dreadnought moved in to replace it. There was no keeping up with the sheer number of vessels the Collective was able to summon at will.

"We're never going to be able to last against this," T1 muttered to himself as his Mothership moved up beside a Dreadnought, firing several missiles into the Dreadnought's vulnerable core as it was reconfiguring into an assault form. The capital ship exploded, sending shockwaves through the battlefield. Before T1 had time to recover his orbital trajectory, another Dreadnought had already dropped out of hyperspace nearby. Things were turning sour fast.

Cooperative reinforcements arrived in high orbit followed closely by the megaship sent by the UESO, quickly descending into the fray to engage the Collective armada; as two enemy Motherships moved to intercept the UESO fleet, one of the Cooperative Fighters sacrificed itself by crashing headlong into one of them. Losing power across the ship, the struck Mothership careened into its companion, sending both of them tumbling toward the planet below.

"Thank god, reinforcements," said T1, sending recognition codes to the newcomers to ensure they could identify friend from foe. Even though many of the Collective vessels were upgraded versions of the ones the Cooperative managed to get a hold of, it would still be impossible to tell them apart to the untrained eye. The UESO megaship slid into orbit, all guns firing; soon enough, it was locked in a deadly firefight with a Mothership-Unknown squadron. Battle chatter filled the fleet's communications.

Suddenly, another friendly vessel dropped out of hyperspace, screaming towards the Cooperative fleet with visible battle damage all over its hull. It was Halmiir's ship!

"Commander! What the heck happened to your ship?" T1 asked as soon as the ship moved into range. Amid garbled transmissions and static, T1 was able to make out "failed", "powerful" and "it's coming here". Behind the Command Ship, the menacing blackened silhouette of a Collective Superdreadnought dropped out of hyperspace with its main weapons primed.

"I wasn't able to outrun the Superdreadnought," Halmiir told T1 as the Command Ship moved up beside T1's Mothership. "The two Motherships I took with me... they were destroyed in a single shot from its main cannon... I was just able to escape because I managed to cripple one of its engines as I jumped away, but clearly they already repaired... wait, T1, move!"

Halmiir pushed T1's Mothership out of the way as a fiery yellow-orange beam lashed out, narrowly missing the pair only to continue on and hit a Collective Dreadnought... and the Dreadnought behind it, and the Mothership behind that, and the Unknown behind that. The only thing that stopped the beam was the planet's surface, where the beam caused a huge explosion at the point of impact, visible from orbit.

"Holy-"

"Quickly, gather the fleet and flee to hyperspace," Halmiir ordered, sending a fleet-wide retreat order to the other Cooperative and UESO ships.

"Commander, we can't let the Tierra Prima suffer because we are too afraid to face down one Collective ship," T1 told Halmiir, using his control to rescind the retreat order.

"Afraid?! You saw what that thing just did! If we stay here, we'll all die!"






What will the Cooperative fleet do in the face of terrible adversity? Will they flee and leave their allies to die? Or will they make a final, desperate stand against the all-powerful Superdreadnought? Find out on the next episode of Particle Fleet: Machine Warfare.

----Battle Archive End----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Grand Teki on January 05, 2018, 06:58:54 PM
I've got to go for today, may I reserve the battle response for myself please?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on January 05, 2018, 08:11:53 PM
Quote from: Grand Teki on January 05, 2018, 06:58:54 PM
I've got to go for today, may I reserve the battle response for myself please?

You may, but wouldn't it be easier just to ping me on discord than fill up the thread with single-sentence posts?
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: theachevah on January 05, 2018, 10:08:18 PM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 05, 2018, 06:25:11 PM
----Battle Archive----

Chased by a Collective armada to one of Tierra Prima's colonies, the Cooperative fleet descends into low orbit and takes a defensive stance amidst the various orbital defense satellites. Menacing and mechanical, the Collective armada performs a short-jump to land themselves amid the Cooperative fleet, and the battle ensues.

T1-01, the Cooperative command unit in charge of the fleet, dished out orders at light speed. Originally one of the surviving Hydraxians part of Hythar's crew, T1 was the first to be assimilated and integrated into a Mothership-class vessel with the same designation, losing all but his body to the ruthless Collective hivemind that suppressed any hint of a being's original personality, locking it behind an obscene array of brain implants and rigorous reprogramming of the host. In a way, assimilated victims are trapped within their own bodies with little ability to resist. T1 couldn't remember his name, even after being freed from the Collective. It was deeply troubling to him that he couldn't even remember the very core of his own identity in spite of the deprogramming of his cortical implants by the Cooperative, but he did his best to prevent it from interfering in his duties. Through leading others, he reclaimed a piece of his former self; he was a natural-born leader, and did all he could to keep those that followed him from coming to harm. He wondered whether he was a military officer in his 'previous life', which seemed rather suiting to the situation at hand.

"T1, the left flank is taking heavy fire," said Fleet Unit T4-06, a formerly assimilated human, with urgency. T1 directed three Fighters to the flank, and it was able to recover.

Weapons fire filled the orbit with plasma fires, debris and explosions. One by one, the Collective ships were either destroyed or shot down, plummeting to the planet below in flames only to explode on the surface. The orbital defense cannons fired in volleys, each one getting a guaranteed kill, and yet, the Collective kept coming. For every Unknown destroyed, three Fighters took its place; for every Mothership shot down, a Dreadnought moved in to replace it. There was no keeping up with the sheer number of vessels the Collective was able to summon at will.

"We're never going to be able to last against this," T1 muttered to himself as his Mothership moved up beside a Dreadnought, firing several missiles into the Dreadnought's vulnerable core as it was reconfiguring into an assault form. The capital ship exploded, sending shockwaves through the battlefield. Before T1 had time to recover his orbital trajectory, another Dreadnought had already dropped out of hyperspace nearby. Things were turning sour fast.

Cooperative reinforcements arrived in high orbit followed closely by the megaship sent by the UESO, quickly descending into the fray to engage the Collective armada; as two enemy Motherships moved to intercept the UESO fleet, one of the Cooperative Fighters sacrificed itself by crashing headlong into one of them. Losing power across the ship, the struck Mothership careened into its companion, sending both of them tumbling toward the planet below.

"Thank god, reinforcements," said T1, sending recognition codes to the newcomers to ensure they could identify friend from foe. Even though many of the Collective vessels were upgraded versions of the ones the Cooperative managed to get a hold of, it would still be impossible to tell them apart to the untrained eye. The UESO megaship slid into orbit, all guns firing; soon enough, it was locked in a deadly firefight with a Mothership-Unknown squadron. Battle chatter filled the fleet's communications.

Suddenly, another friendly vessel dropped out of hyperspace, screaming towards the Cooperative fleet with visible battle damage all over its hull. It was Halmiir's ship!

"Commander! What the heck happened to your ship?" T1 asked as soon as the ship moved into range. Amid garbled transmissions and static, T1 was able to make out "failed", "powerful" and "it's coming here". Behind the Command Ship, the menacing blackened silhouette of a Collective Superdreadnought dropped out of hyperspace with its main weapons primed.

"I wasn't able to outrun the Superdreadnought," Halmiir told T1 as the Command Ship moved up beside T1's Mothership. "The two Motherships I took with me... they were destroyed in a single shot from its main cannon... I was just able to escape because I managed to cripple one of its engines as I jumped away, but clearly they already repaired... wait, T1, move!"

Halmiir pushed T1's Mothership out of the way as a fiery yellow-orange beam lashed out, narrowly missing the pair only to continue on and hit a Collective Dreadnought... and the Dreadnought behind it, and the Mothership behind that, and the Unknown behind that. The only thing that stopped the beam was the planet's surface, where the beam caused a huge explosion at the point of impact, visible from orbit.

"Holy-"

"Quickly, gather the fleet and flee to hyperspace," Halmiir ordered, sending a fleet-wide retreat order to the other Cooperative and UESO ships.

"Commander, we can't let the Tierra Prima suffer because we are too afraid to face down one Collective ship," T1 told Halmiir, using his control to rescind the retreat order.

"Afraid?! You saw what that thing just did! If we stay here, we'll all die!"






What will the Cooperative fleet do in the face of terrible adversity? Will they flee and leave their allies to die? Or will they make a final, desperate stand against the all-powerful Superdreadnought? Find out on the next episode of Particle Fleet: Machine Warfare.

----Battle Archive End----
II=Energy Spike detected near Colony ZT-0341=II

What? how is-
ALEXANDER. MAKE AN IMMEDIATE INSPECTION ON COLONY ZT-0341. THERE IS AN ANOMALOUS ENERGY SPIKE COMING FROM THERE.

Sir yes sir!
(https://i.gyazo.com/f0afbaf9bd5b83c7bc81545ff944be07.png)

(https://i.gyazo.com/211bbdac451fc35880bf6260b760cc1a.png)Perhaps i may be of assistance?

Cole, dont you feel pain through your ship?
through my ship? unsure. but i am willing to give support anyways. i can always rebuild the ship back with the anti-P. ship maker i have.

...are you sure?
Of course! its boring only being tested upon, you know? i want some of that action too! for Tierra Prima!

That's the spirit! onwards! to the source of the energy spike!
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Grand Teki on January 06, 2018, 07:43:07 AM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 05, 2018, 06:25:11 PM
----Battle Archive----
*skipping this because forum space*
----Battle Archive End----

---ARRIVAL IN 3... 2... 1...---


Arrival successful, Scanning for enemies...
Enemy threat found, tagging all ships...

---Enemy fleet information---

Corporation:

Hydraxil Collective

Ships:

5

Threat:

medium-high

Classes:

1 fighter, 2 cruisers and 2 battleships

Abilities:

Terror: demoralize and frighten targets on sight, -8% everything
The end is here: the Hydraxil HQ's sight will assure that everyone thinks there is no tomorrow. -30% to weapon effectiveness if near the Hydraxil HQ


---UESO fleet information---

Ships:

13, 2 under construction

Classes:

3 utility, (1) shield, 5 (1) station parts, 4 fighters, 1 MHQ

Abilities:

Shipyard: Can produce ships on-site, requires resources.

Commander in charge:

Grand Teki, remotely


---Task information---

Name:

HDF + C aid

Mission:

Destroy Hydraxil forces assaulting friendly forces

Approx. aftermath:

If won, alliance with both The Collective and Hiigara Defence Forces.
If lost, all on-site forces are destroyed alongside Hydraxil fight patterns intel.


---Debrief end---



Tagging done, mobilising forces...

The Fight

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After the fight...

---Fight won, major losses sustained---

Teki: Hello? Is anyone there? We don't see any more Hydraxil ships near us, please someone respond!
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Grand Teki on January 06, 2018, 12:18:52 PM
No response. Hope everyone is alr-

---ENEMY ANNIHILATOR CLASS SHIP JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE STATION! EVACUATING PERSONNEL---

The ambush

(https://i.imgur.com/XSSbaoN.png)

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HOLY-! AI, broadcast the following message:

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Do not jump to Tierra Prima! Hydraxil forces are destroying everything with a gigantic ship! If you come here, we won't be here to help you, we're evacuating!
-[REDACTED]
----------------------------------------

Sending... Done! Warning:
SHDs lost
HLFc lost
CRD + lost
ATKs2 lost
HLFc lo-

Okay! Okay! Is anyone still coming?

Yes, I'm picking up signatures for three incoming entities in two ships: Zosimos, a bot, Larcwyde, another bot and Cole. I can't identify him for some reason.

Good lord...
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on January 07, 2018, 02:04:41 PM
----Battle Archive----

As the burning wreckage of the UESO megaship plummeted to the planet's surface, the Cooperative fleet was getting devastated by the ever-increasing number of Collective ships. The Superdreadnought lashed out once more with its Phased Particle Cannon, annihilating several Cooperative Motherships in one sweep. Stalwartly continuing firing, even the orbital defense grid was taking huge damage.

"We have to retreat before we get completely wiped out," said Halmiir, giving the order to retreat again. T1 was reluctant at first, but after a few microseconds of thought he realized the futility of standing against the Collective armada.
"Alright," T1 said eventually, changing course toward a safe jump-out point indicated by the Command Ship. Shunting power from the weapons to the engines, the fleet was almost ready to finally retreat from the devastation when suddenly...

"Losing power to hyperdrives," T3 cried out, the hyperspace window deforming and disappearing. "Picking up a major gravity well in close proximity..."

"That's impossible, we're nowhere near a gravity well," Halmiir grumbled, doing his best to keep the fleet together under long-range bombardment from the Collective armada. Then he noticed three ships decloaking near the Superdreadnought, with bright purple modules adorning their prows. "Oh no, hyperspace inhibitors!"

Far from the carnage, an Hiigaran scout frigate fell out of hyperspace just beyond the outermost moon of the embattled planet. Its captain saw that his allies were in trouble, sending a request back to the HDF HQ. It was granted, and only moments later a massive structure fell out of hyperspace nearby. Calibrating it quickly to compensate for the inhibitor field and the moon's gravity well, the scout ship activated the hyperspace gate with a bright flash of blue light.

"Wait, do you see that? There, by the moon," T1 said, pointing his ship to the flash of light. "I'm getting positive quantum waveform readings from it, despite the inhibitor field."

The Collective armada had also seemingly noticed the flash, large portions of their forces diverting their attention to destroying the newcomer. As they approached the large hyperspace gate, the machines immediately opened fire; the shields on the gate held strong. Within moments, various ships started coming through the gate. Everything from frigate swarms to heavy cruiser squadrons arrived in droves, engaging the Collective fleet immediately.

The few Collective ships that were still chasing the crippled Cooperative fleet broke off their pursuit, joining up with the rest of their forces to attack the HDF ships pouring through the gate. Halmiir breathed a sigh of relief, directing his fleet back towards the damaged orbital structures in order to make repairs.

Meanwhile, the Superdreadnought finished off three Destroyers and a Heavy Cruiser that passed too close to it, turning its attention to the gate. It began charging its main cannon once more, determined to annihilate the HDF structure along with any ships nearby in one shot. The Collective forces were faltering, however, and when one of the major Collective flanks broke down, several Heavy Cruisers took the opportunity to assault the Superdreadnought whilst it was still priming its cannon. The shields were not easily brought down; a stray shot from one of the Cruisers struck an Inhibitor, critically damaging its propulsion systems. The Inhibitor couldn't maintain its distance from the Superdreadnought, crashing into it; several key systems were damaged in that instant, just as the Superdreadnought was about to blow the gate away, causing the great cannon to misfire and tear the Superdreadnought apart in a gigantic explosion.

The remaining Collective vessels fled into hyperspace. The HDF forces spread out, dozens of Resource Collectors moving in to clear away debris and repair the orbital defense grid. Three Carriers passed the Cooperative fleet as they descended into the atmosphere, landing near the crash zones and nearby urban areas to provide assistance to the locals. The scout ship meanwhile approached the Cooperative Command Ship.

"Greetings, Commander. Good to see we came just in time," the Hiigaran captain said.

"Your timing was most fortunate," Halmiir replied. "We wouldn't be here if it weren't for your actions, Captain...?"

"Soban. Now that this Tierra Prima colony is safe, I have new orders for your task force, Commander. I've sent the details to your computer. Farewell." The scout ship flew away, jumping into hyperspace via the gate. Looking over the new mission outline, Halmiir explained it to what remained of his fleet.

"Looks like we have a mission to look for Hythar and Varro. They haven't reported in, so it's up to us to find out what's happened to them," Halmiir explained. "First, we'll get repairs at Control Node Zeta and get some new ships. We're in no state to do anything right now."

"You're telling me," said T1.

The Cooperative fleet entered the hyperspace gate, leaving the HDF fleets and the tumbling debris fields behind them.

----Battle Archive End----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: theachevah on January 07, 2018, 03:28:12 PM
Quote from: Grand Teki on January 06, 2018, 12:18:52 PM
No response. Hope everyone is alr-

---ENEMY ANNIHILATOR CLASS SHIP JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE STATION! EVACUATING PERSONNEL---

The ambush

(https://i.imgur.com/XSSbaoN.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/U6axFhU.png)
[close]

HOLY-! AI, broadcast the following message:

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Do not jump to Tierra Prima! Hydraxil forces are destroying everything with a gigantic ship! If you come here, we won't be here to help you, we're evacuating!
-[REDACTED]
----------------------------------------

Sending... Done! Warning:
SHDs lost
HLFc lost
CRD + lost
ATKs2 lost
HLFc lo-

Okay! Okay! Is anyone still coming?

Yes, I'm picking up signatures for three incoming entities in two ships: Zosimos, a bot, Larcwyde, another bot and Cole. I can't identify him for some reason.

Good lord...
Alright, Alexander, have you arrived to colony ZT-0341?
Uhh... Guys? you might want to see this...
(that is never a good sign...)
that is a big ship, indeed. but... it has its flaws...
what do you mean flaws? look at that thing! it is MASS-
i have an idea. i am sending you the templates of new ships i had to improvise right on the spot. use them well. I am sending the plan right now to you.

...message received. WHAT ARE YOU ALL WAITING FOR? BUILD THOSE NEW SHIPS! GO! GO! GO!
Yes sir!!
(https://i.gyazo.com/a6f8959a71d7f5860b151dcd10e2dcca.png)

what are those?
i have an idea for you too, cole.
really? alright! tell me what do i do!
you should receive this in your ship, i believe...
should I? oh! I got it! i will do my best, father!


[To be continued]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: theachevah on January 07, 2018, 07:11:59 PM
Meanwhile the hydraxil Cooperative dealt with a superdreadnought, another one arrived as soon as the cooperative left.


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JUMP SUCCESSFUL. JUST IN TIME. UNIT SD-0312-1 COULD NOT DEAL WITH COOPERATIVE. COOPERATIVE: ABSENT. RIFT JUMP CONSUMPTION: MORE THAN CALCULATED. REMAINING POWER: 10%. STILL ENOUGH TO ABDUCT THE NATIVES AND CONVERT THEM TO HIGHER BEINGS. THAT FEEBLE STATIONARY BASE DEALT WITH BY UNIT SD-0312-1 WILL NOT BE A NUISSANCE ANYMOR-

(https://gyazo.com/b0b939f003909df7d098007d840427ac.png)

Alright Gentlemen! drive those drones as planned and everything will be ok! ATTACK!

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MORE RESISTANCE? WELL THEN. YOU SHALL SUFFER THE SAME FATE AS THAT STATION. DESTRUCTION. --COMMENCING OPERATION: OBLITERATION--

he is already firing! keep avoiding gentlemen! whoever commands Unit L-2.1-1, do a quick hit-n'run to activate the shield systems!

Yes sir!

(https://gyazo.com/18ee97236daed8a6d58d7b173a041fce.png)

Drone D-1 has already been hit!

It doesnt matter! we can rebuild it anytime! just keep going as planned!

(https://gyazo.com/5ce46c48c8088fda5f101b05047f7275.png)
ONE DOWN. TWO TO GO. YOU BROUGHT DEFENSELESS SHIPS TO AN MK7 FIGHT. ILLOGICAL. THEY WILL SOON PERISH.

Drone D-1 is down!
THEN REBUILD IT DAMMIT! Has L-2.1-1 done the hit-n'run yet?

Sir no sir!
The missiles! they are so many!
(sigh...) get Unit L-2.1-1 out of there! make one of these drones Bump into the hull! Use the laser! SOMETHING! we MUST activate those shields!
Yes sir!

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SUCH FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO GET THROUGH THE SHIP'S HULL. IT IS POINTLESS FOR YOU TO EVEN TRY. OUR SHIPS HAVE AN ADVANCED SHIELDING SYSTEM, YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH.
Their shields are up, Sir!
Excellent! keep avoiding! get back to it!

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TWO DOWN. ONE MORE TO GO.
Drone D-2 is down!
REBUILD IT DAMMIT! Whoever it is that is maneuvering D-3, if this keeps up like this, you will be highly rewarded for such feat.
D-3 Maneuverer: Thank you si-
DONT LOOSE SIGHT! MANEUVER IT!
D-3 Maneuverer: 1/3 of the thruster is down!
Dont let it get to you! keep avoiding!
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SUCH FLEETING FLY. PERISH ALREADY.

Keep going! you are doing fantastically!
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POWER AT 1%. NO... NO MATTER. IT IS JUST THIS INSECT. I WILL CRUSH IT WITH THE HULL OF MY SHIP INSTEAD.
Now's our chance! his power is running out! ATTACK! GO ALL OUT!

(https://gyazo.com/cf1025c8ac3661d5b9f7b90649285255.png)
IMPOSSIBLE. POWER AT 0.1% IT IS NOT EVEN NEAR ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE DEFENSES.
How about THIS for a welcoming gift!?
Command Unit L-2.2-2 to distract him to go right! we cannot miss this opportunity!
L-2.2-2 Maneuverer: Yes sir!

(https://gyazo.com/3bf22a6f82ec88c1e885561abbce123d.png)
ARGH. WHAT IS GOING ON BACK TH- YOU INSECT AGAIN?! STAND STILL AND FACE TERMINATION ALREADY

Retract Drone L-2.2-2 and send in L-2.2-1 to the other side!
Yes Sir!

(https://gyazo.com/7afd82df97e738dfcda0fbcc44cd31ec.png)
CEASE THIS POINTLESS FLEETING AND... STAND STILL!

just a bit more... just a bit more! Drone L-2.2-1, Come back! L-2.2-2, go back there through the left!

(https://gyazo.com/f8bcfbd0a43bcd52bc6d1b41dd07b893.png)
STAND! STILL! STAND! STILL! STAND STILL! ....
Look at him going crazy! Just wait for it, his doomsday clock is ticking! Units L-2.2, Come back! these shots will get him for good!
Yes sir!

(https://gyazo.com/85cd046007263456be3fcfd150da1ebf.png)
STAND! STILL! ...? WHAT IS THAT RUSTLING SOUND COMING FROM BEH-

(https://gyazo.com/1dd3b25d86db5496b8d73a4d5b43b67b.png)
OH... SOMEHOW I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THA- [BOOM]

YES! WOO! CHEERS TO EVERYONE! WE HAVE DONE IT!
(everyone starts to cheer, some with tears of joy in their eyes.)

(oh no, i spaced out! i must join in!) Alright! im coming! dont worry! im intac- ... aww what? it died? without me in the action?
... the hell where you?
I dunno why, but i suddenly started spacing out..
... what... were you thinking... that made you space out so much...?
... sorry...

...(sigh...) it matters not anymore! we pulled through with this!

just wait till we deliver the news to my fathers! did someone record the action?
I am sure one of these fellas over here recorded it, right?
Soldier 031: Technically, everything is being constantly recorded, so you dont have to worry about that.
...ok. let's go back to Main Colony (AA-0001) and tell Zosimos and Larcwyde. wait, do you know what is going on with Sim, eh Cole?
Yes. they are ok, finishing that progenitor i will soon have. in fact, i am talking with them right now.
that's a relief. GENTLEMEN! THIS CYCLE WE CELEBRATE FOR SUCH A FEAT! WE HAVE ACHIEVED THE UNLIKELY,, AND DESTROYED THAT HUGE SHIP!
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: theachevah on January 08, 2018, 04:48:54 PM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 07, 2018, 02:04:41 PM
----Battle Archive----

As the burning wreckage of the UESO megaship plummeted to the planet's surface, the Cooperative fleet was getting devastated by the ever-increasing number of Collective ships. The Superdreadnought lashed out once more with its Phased Particle Cannon, annihilating several Cooperative Motherships in one sweep. Stalwartly continuing firing, even the orbital defense grid was taking huge damage.

"We have to retreat before we get completely wiped out," said Halmiir, giving the order to retreat again. T1 was reluctant at first, but after a few microseconds of thought he realized the futility of standing against the Collective armada.
"Alright," T1 said eventually, changing course toward a safe jump-out point indicated by the Command Ship. Shunting power from the weapons to the engines, the fleet was almost ready to finally retreat from the devastation when suddenly...

"Losing power to hyperdrives," T3 cried out, the hyperspace window deforming and disappearing. "Picking up a major gravity well in close proximity..."

"That's impossible, we're nowhere near a gravity well," Halmiir grumbled, doing his best to keep the fleet together under long-range bombardment from the Collective armada. Then he noticed three ships decloaking near the Superdreadnought, with bright purple modules adorning their prows. "Oh no, hyperspace inhibitors!"

Far from the carnage, an Hiigaran scout frigate fell out of hyperspace just beyond the outermost moon of the embattled planet. Its captain saw that his allies were in trouble, sending a request back to the HDF HQ. It was granted, and only moments later a massive structure fell out of hyperspace nearby. Calibrating it quickly to compensate for the inhibitor field and the moon's gravity well, the scout ship activated the hyperspace gate with a bright flash of blue light.

"Wait, do you see that? There, by the moon," T1 said, pointing his ship to the flash of light. "I'm getting positive quantum waveform readings from it, despite the inhibitor field."

The Collective armada had also seemingly noticed the flash, large portions of their forces diverting their attention to destroying the newcomer. As they approached the large hyperspace gate, the machines immediately opened fire; the shields on the gate held strong. Within moments, various ships started coming through the gate. Everything from frigate swarms to heavy cruiser squadrons arrived in droves, engaging the Collective fleet immediately.

The few Collective ships that were still chasing the crippled Cooperative fleet broke off their pursuit, joining up with the rest of their forces to attack the HDF ships pouring through the gate. Halmiir breathed a sigh of relief, directing his fleet back towards the damaged orbital structures in order to make repairs.

Meanwhile, the Superdreadnought finished off three Destroyers and a Heavy Cruiser that passed too close to it, turning its attention to the gate. It began charging its main cannon once more, determined to annihilate the HDF structure along with any ships nearby in one shot. The Collective forces were faltering, however, and when one of the major Collective flanks broke down, several Heavy Cruisers took the opportunity to assault the Superdreadnought whilst it was still priming its cannon. The shields were not easily brought down; a stray shot from one of the Cruisers struck an Inhibitor, critically damaging its propulsion systems. The Inhibitor couldn't maintain its distance from the Superdreadnought, crashing into it; several key systems were damaged in that instant, just as the Superdreadnought was about to blow the gate away, causing the great cannon to misfire and tear the Superdreadnought apart in a gigantic explosion.

The remaining Collective vessels fled into hyperspace. The HDF forces spread out, dozens of Resource Collectors moving in to clear away debris and repair the orbital defense grid. Three Carriers passed the Cooperative fleet as they descended into the atmosphere, landing near the crash zones and nearby urban areas to provide assistance to the locals. The scout ship meanwhile approached the Cooperative Command Ship.

"Greetings, Commander. Good to see we came just in time," the Hiigaran captain said.

"Your timing was most fortunate," Halmiir replied. "We wouldn't be here if it weren't for your actions, Captain...?"

"Soban. Now that this Tierra Prima colony is safe, I have new orders for your task force, Commander. I've sent the details to your computer. Farewell." The scout ship flew away, jumping into hyperspace via the gate. Looking over the new mission outline, Halmiir explained it to what remained of his fleet.

"Looks like we have a mission to look for Hythar and Varro. They haven't reported in, so it's up to us to find out what's happened to them," Halmiir explained. "First, we'll get repairs at Control Node Zeta and get some new ships. We're in no state to do anything right now."

"You're telling me," said T1.

The Cooperative fleet entered the hyperspace gate, leaving the HDF fleets and the tumbling debris fields behind them.

----Battle Archive End----
[({little 4th wall breaking here, i just wanna say that i didnt see this already posted as i was already working on my posts, so i am sorry for creating an alternate universe sorta thing...})]
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on January 08, 2018, 08:17:07 PM
Quote from: theachevah on January 08, 2018, 04:48:54 PM
[({little 4th wall breaking here, i just wanna say that i didnt see this already posted as i was already working on my posts, so i am sorry for creating an alternate universe sorta thing...})]

OOC: No worries, let's just say a second Superdreadnought arrived some time during the fight, but far enough away for you to engage it without interference from other combat vessels. :)
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: theachevah on January 08, 2018, 08:50:58 PM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 08, 2018, 08:17:07 PM
Quote from: theachevah on January 08, 2018, 04:48:54 PM
[({little 4th wall breaking here, i just wanna say that i didnt see this already posted as i was already working on my posts, so i am sorry for creating an alternate universe sorta thing...})]

OOC: No worries, let's just say a second Superdreadnought arrived some time during the fight, but far enough away for you to engage it without interference from other combat vessels. :)

{{([([Works for me!  :D ]}))]}
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Grand Teki on January 09, 2018, 09:06:29 AM
Quote from: theachevah on January 08, 2018, 08:50:58 PM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 08, 2018, 08:17:07 PM
Quote from: theachevah on January 08, 2018, 04:48:54 PM
[({little 4th wall breaking here, i just wanna say that i didnt see this already posted as i was already working on my posts, so i am sorry for creating an alternate universe sorta thing...})]

OOC: No worries, let's just say a second Superdreadnought arrived some time during the fight, but far enough away for you to engage it without interference from other combat vessels. :)

{{([([Works for me!  :D ]}))]}
non-RP

[{([{(TheAchevah)]}]}
OOC: Decagon
non-RP
Grand Teki
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Oh well. Variety is the spice of life.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: theachevah on January 09, 2018, 04:20:36 PM
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 08, 2018, 08:17:07 PM
Quote from: theachevah on January 08, 2018, 04:48:54 PM
[({little 4th wall breaking here, i just wanna say that i didnt see this already posted as i was already working on my posts, so i am sorry for creating an alternate universe sorta thing...})]

OOC: No worries, let's just say a second Superdreadnought arrived some time during the fight, but far enough away for you to engage it without interference from other combat vessels. :)

{[({[I modified the story a bit so the events correlate. to avoid further confusion.}])]}
Title: ???
Post by: Keeper Decagon on January 11, 2018, 01:25:50 AM
Somewhere, in the unknown depths of Redacted Space, a large whirlpool of exotic particles spins into existence. Its resonance holds the feeble exotic particles together long enough for several dozen objects to fall through the portal; within moments, the wormhole dissipated and disappeared from sight, leaving the confused... ships(?) to figure out where, and more importantly, when they have been deposited.

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Cpt Balcora: Astrometrics, report!

Officer: Captain, this... this makes no sense! The stars are all out of whack... it will take weeks to be able to extrapolate their positions to match our star charts.

Cpt Balcora: Damn. This may be more serious than I thought. Is it possible that the wormhole took us to another galaxy?

Cmd Nova: No, this is definitely the Milky Way. Just not our Milky Way.

Cpt Balcora: Wait, are you saying...?

Queen Jhanella: Yes, it is... possible that we have crossed the... interdimensional threshold... into a parallel Universe.

Cpt Balcora: I would have thought parallel Universes have, like, our evil counterparts in it or something. This is completely different than our dimension.

Scout "Stealth": I apologize for the interruption... but I can sense something approaching...

Queen Jhanella: It's not a single presence... it is a swarm... guided by its own will... this is peculiar...

Cmd Nova: Peculiar or not, those things are bee-lining for our ships. Squadron, adopt defensive stance and prime weapons.

Cpt Balcora: Pick your targets and engage. If those things had peaceful intentions, they would've put on the brakes by now.

Queen Jhanella: As you wish... just don't blame me if this turns out... to be a miscommunication...

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The gathered group of ships fires as it might on the Particulate swarm that honed in on them. The plasma-based weaponry these vessels were equipped with dealt horrific damage to the incoming Particulates, destroying multiple Particulates with every shot. Once the swarm was temporarily exhausted, the ships didn't hesitate to immediately jump into hyperspace, heading unknown.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: GoodMorning on January 11, 2018, 03:38:48 AM
<Sensor>: <Analyser>? Punch-transit. Nothing too large, but it's taken a hyperspace transit; so probably intelligent. Avoided the galactic core, but with the course it's on, it could end up anywhere. Nice tech, internal hyperdrives, going quite deep into gravity wells. It's still playing merry hob with their course, though.

<Analyser>: Keep an eye on it.
Title: Mildly Carbonated Water
Post by: Grand Teki on January 11, 2018, 11:23:05 AM
Previous transmissions
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 11, 2018, 01:25:50 AM
Somewhere, in the unknown depths of Redacted Space, a large whirlpool of exotic particles spins into existence. Its resonance holds the feeble exotic particles together long enough for several dozen objects to fall through the portal; within moments, the wormhole dissipated and disappeared from sight, leaving the confused... ships(?) to figure out where, and more importantly, when they have been deposited.

----------------------------------------

Cpt Balcora: Astrometrics, report!

Officer: Captain, this... this makes no sense! The stars are all out of whack... it will take weeks to be able to extrapolate their positions to match our star charts.

Cpt Balcora: Damn. This may be more serious than I thought. Is it possible that the wormhole took us to another galaxy?

Cmd Nova: No, this is definitely the Milky Way. Just not our Milky Way.

Cpt Balcora: Wait, are you saying...?

Queen Jhanella: Yes, it is... possible that we have crossed the... interdimensional threshold... into a parallel Universe.

Cpt Balcora: I would have thought parallel Universes have, like, our evil counterparts in it or something. This is completely different than our dimension.

Scout "Stealth": I apologize for the interruption... but I can sense something approaching...

Queen Jhanella: It's not a single presence... it is a swarm... guided by its own will... this is peculiar...

Cmd Nova: Peculiar or not, those things are bee-lining for our ships. Squadron, adopt defensive stance and prime weapons.

Cpt Balcora: Pick your targets and engage. If those things had peaceful intentions, they would've put on the brakes by now.

Queen Jhanella: As you wish... just don't blame me if this turns out... to be a miscommunication...

--------------------------------

The gathered group of ships fires as it might on the Particulate swarm that honed in on them. The plasma-based weaponry these vessels were equipped with dealt horrific damage to the incoming Particulates, destroying multiple Particulates with every shot. Once the swarm was temporarily exhausted, the ships didn't hesitate to immediately jump into hyperspace, heading unknown.
Quote from: GoodMorning on January 11, 2018, 03:38:48 AM
<Sensor>: <Analyser>? Punch-transit. Nothing too large, but it's taken a hyperspace transit; so probably intelligent. Avoided the galactic core, but with the course it's on, it could end up anywhere. Nice tech, internal hyperdrives, going quite deep into gravity wells. It's still playing merry hob with their course, though.

<Analyser>: Keep an eye on it.
[close]

---WARNING, VIOLATION OF THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS DETECTED AT THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES: 235G-HD8E-L32V. REPEAT: VIOLATION OF THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS DETECTED!---

*Spits out mildly carbonated water* WHAT?! Send a heavily armed research team there, immediately! If you announced it, it is not an anomaly or background radiation, it's real!

---Sending message, encryption level: <thermodynamics>---
[sent to: UESO research team one]

Attention, research team!

We have discovered a violation of the second law of thermodynamics at the following coordinates: 235G-HD8E-L32V. Send a heavily armed and escorted science team there to investigate everything.

-Grand Teki, personally.

---Message sent---

I wonder if we could potentially somehow harness that...
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on January 11, 2018, 12:18:39 PM
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In a forgotten system, within an abandoned part of Redacted Space, the fleet of extradimensional interlopers has taken refuge within a large, hollow asteroid. The ships had affixed themselves to the inner walls of the asteroid's central chamber whilst the strange ovoid vessels mined the asteroid for usable ores. Luckily, one the cruisers had onboard ore refineries, and soon a grand station was under construction within the safety of the rocky asteroid.

On the bridge of the squadron's flagship, Captain Balcora was steadily handling numerous reports and sensor readings which could indicate how they ended up in a parallel Universe; hours passed, and no luck was to be had. Balcora's second-in-command, Commander Nova, interrupted her meticulous scanning of data pads with the offer of a coffee, freshly replicated.

"Ah, thanks, Nova," the Captain said, putting the data pads aside in order to embrace the hot coffee mug. Nova sat down next to her, glancing out of the main viewscreen at the construction work beyond.

"Quite the situation we've gotten ourselves into this time, eh?"

"You can say that again," Balcora sighed, taking a sip of her coffee. "But, it's not the worst situation we've ever been in. I'd rather take an interdimensional trip than face another Reaper fleet."

"Hah, I suppose you're right," Nova chuckled.

A loud clunk suddenly resounded through the hull, and a bright cyan light flooded the bridge through the viewscreen as the Heteroclite Queen known as Jhanella filled the view. She chuckled slightly the reactions of the slightly startled bridge crew.

"Captain... I have uploaded the construction report... to your terminal, as you... requested," the Heteroclite said with a raspy, mechanized voice. Balcora sighed; more reports to look over, like a stream of data that never ended.

"Great. Thanks, Jha. Say, when you have the time, could you scout the nearby asteroid field? I believe there are some dense 'roids there that have some of the heavier elements we need," Balcora asked the Queen, who nodded in return.

"Of course... the veins here were starting to run dry anyway..." Detaching herself from the hull of the flagship, Jhanella tucked her tentacles between her ovoid arches and sped away toward another group of Heteroclites that had just finished off a rich aluminium vein. Moments later, they all left the asteroid.

"Well," Balcora started, gulping down the last bit of coffee in her mug, placing it down with the others amid the chaotic pile of data pads, "I need to get back to work."

Nova nodded, smirking to himself.
"Just don't burn yourself out. Delegate some tasks if you have to..."

"Agh, that's what coffee was invented for," Balcora chuckled. "Though if you're free, I need someone to go down to engineering and berate the fools who are tampering with the conduit plasma flow on the bridge... it's absolutely roasting in here."

Nova laughed out loud, collecting the small pile of coffee mugs beside the Captain's chair before leaving.

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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on January 12, 2018, 02:26:20 PM
----Incoming Transmission----

<Signal Identified: Seloi Automated Defense System>

<Telemetry Data Included in Transmission>

This is an emergency transmission. As per protocol Zeta-992 of the Imperial Automated Defense System, all security data pertaining to regional condition and status of populated systems is to be sent to designated allies in the event the Imperial Navy is unreachable. This installation is under heavy siege and will fall to interloping machine fleets of Threat 08, designation <ERROR>. By receiving this transmission, all remaining Automated Defense vessels will be under your control and will attempt to rendezvous with established forces.

May your fortunes be better than mine.

<Message End>

<Superluminal Data Packets Received>

<Decoding in Progress...>

-=System Info=-

Designation: Seloi Enhanced Defense and Emergency Response Construct
Activation Date: 1485, 144
Specification:
--Quantum Computing Processor
--Large CCSL Data Storage Units
--Integrated R&D Unit
--Shipyard Control Unit
--Superluminal Communications Array
--Fractalite Exterior Armour
--Enhanced EM Shielding

Purpose: To act as the central controller for the expansive Seloi Automated Defense fleets
Location: Data Junction 310 of the Great Sphere
Status: ERROR

-=Automated Defense Grid=-

Active Fleets: 32
Active Vessels: 290
--28 Dreadnought Constructs
--72 Keeper Constructs
--190 Mover Constructs
Active Shipyards: 2

Destroyed Fleets: 290
Destroyed Vessels: 4586
Destroyed Shipyards: 54

Current Orders: Protect the Great Sphere

--Warning: Current Order has been cancelled. New orders have been issued.

Current Orders: Rendezvous to sector 131 in the Outer Rim

Active Shipyard Orders: Self Destruct

<Data Forwarded to HDF HQ>

----Transmission End----
Title: Mildly Carbonated Is no one noticing this?!
Post by: Grand Teki on January 15, 2018, 01:00:10 PM
Quotes
Quote from: Grand Teki on January 11, 2018, 11:23:05 AM
Previous transmissions
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 11, 2018, 01:25:50 AM
Somewhere, in the unknown depths of Redacted Space, a large whirlpool of exotic particles spins into existence. Its resonance holds the feeble exotic particles together long enough for several dozen objects to fall through the portal; within moments, the wormhole dissipated and disappeared from sight, leaving the confused... ships(?) to figure out where, and more importantly, when they have been deposited.

----------------------------------------

Cpt Balcora: Astrometrics, report!

Officer: Captain, this... this makes no sense! The stars are all out of whack... it will take weeks to be able to extrapolate their positions to match our star charts.

Cpt Balcora: Damn. This may be more serious than I thought. Is it possible that the wormhole took us to another galaxy?

Cmd Nova: No, this is definitely the Milky Way. Just not our Milky Way.

Cpt Balcora: Wait, are you saying...?

Queen Jhanella: Yes, it is... possible that we have crossed the... interdimensional threshold... into a parallel Universe.

Cpt Balcora: I would have thought parallel Universes have, like, our evil counterparts in it or something. This is completely different than our dimension.

Scout "Stealth": I apologize for the interruption... but I can sense something approaching...

Queen Jhanella: It's not a single presence... it is a swarm... guided by its own will... this is peculiar...

Cmd Nova: Peculiar or not, those things are bee-lining for our ships. Squadron, adopt defensive stance and prime weapons.

Cpt Balcora: Pick your targets and engage. If those things had peaceful intentions, they would've put on the brakes by now.

Queen Jhanella: As you wish... just don't blame me if this turns out... to be a miscommunication...

--------------------------------

The gathered group of ships fires as it might on the Particulate swarm that honed in on them. The plasma-based weaponry these vessels were equipped with dealt horrific damage to the incoming Particulates, destroying multiple Particulates with every shot. Once the swarm was temporarily exhausted, the ships didn't hesitate to immediately jump into hyperspace, heading unknown.
Quote from: GoodMorning on January 11, 2018, 03:38:48 AM
<Sensor>: <Analyser>? Punch-transit. Nothing too large, but it's taken a hyperspace transit; so probably intelligent. Avoided the galactic core, but with the course it's on, it could end up anywhere. Nice tech, internal hyperdrives, going quite deep into gravity wells. It's still playing merry hob with their course, though.

<Analyser>: Keep an eye on it.
[close]

---WARNING, VIOLATION OF THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS DETECTED AT THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES: 235G-HD8E-L32V. REPEAT: VIOLATION OF THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS DETECTED!---

*Spits out mildly carbonated water* WHAT?! Send a heavily armed research team there, immediately! If you announced it, it is not an anomaly or background radiation, it's real!

---Sending message, encryption level: <thermodynamics>---
[sent to: UESO research team one]

Attention, research team!

We have discovered a violation of the second law of thermodynamics at the following coordinates: 235G-HD8E-L32V. Send a heavily armed and escorted science team there to investigate everything.

-Grand Teki, personally.

---Message sent---

I wonder if we could potentially somehow harness that...
[close]

(https://i.imgur.com/C4VVOzw.png?1) ---Research team couldn't arrive at the destination because the jump was inhibited short by about 5 kilometers. Awaiting orders---

(https://i.imgur.com/8QCejXi.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/En9wKYK.png?1) (The freaking Hydraxil always ruining everything...) AI, please scan what we're supposed to destroy.

(https://i.imgur.com/C4VVOzw.png?1) Right away, sir. Four fighters, a dreadnought and an unknown ship detected.

(https://i.imgur.com/AWYY0Hy.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/En9wKYK.png?1)How about capturing that unknown ship? It is barely armed for anything.

(https://i.imgur.com/C4VVOzw.png?1) Whatever we can achieve...

(https://i.imgur.com/En9wKYK.png?1) Let's attack them from the front, the dreadnought is at the back.

(https://i.imgur.com/C4VVOzw.png?1) Going in!

17 seconds later...

(https://i.imgur.com/En9wKYK.png?1?1)BLITZKRIEG!!!

(https://i.imgur.com/wVhGnGn.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/C4VVOzw.png?1?1)---Enemy fighter destroyed---
---Enemy Progenitor destroyed---
---Enemy dreadnought destroyed---

(https://i.imgur.com/McIcnuO.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/En9wKYK.png?1?1) Surrender immediately!

(https://i.imgur.com/qJXjr3Q.png?1) ---CANNOT WARP AWAY, FRACTAL REACTOR DESTROYED... POWER FAILURE IN 3... 2... 1...---

(https://i.imgur.com/En9wKYK.png?1?1) AI... We've got ourselves our own Hydraxil AI! We can do whatever we want with it! Hold on, lemme just download Notepad++ ver4.16.35... Done! Get the storage from the ship! Send the science team to investigate.

(https://i.imgur.com/C4VVOzw.png?1?1) Scientists going in.

(https://i.imgur.com/JcUEMEV.png?1)



non-RP for TheAchevah
(https://i.imgur.com/GJCGKpN.png)

This is Cole. In 3D.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on January 15, 2018, 01:23:27 PM
OOC: Just to be clear, Hydraxil AIs aren't simple programs for the most part. They are previously assimilated beings from various races the Collective has met in the past, humans most prominently. Just keep that in mind when you are studying it.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: theachevah on January 15, 2018, 02:21:21 PM
quote
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 15, 2018, 01:23:27 PM
OOC: Just to be clear, Hydraxil AIs aren't simple programs for the most part. They are previously assimilated beings from various races the Collective has met in the past, humans most prominently. Just keep that in mind when you are studying it.
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([{[But then, how do hydraxils separate from prime's grasp? (How did the H. Cooperative come to be?)
Eyy, that looks pretty good, teki.]}])
Title: NyĆ¼sz
Post by: Grand Teki on January 15, 2018, 02:31:41 PM
Everything is non-RP in this spoiler
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 15, 2018, 01:23:27 PM
OOC: Just to be clear, Hydraxil AIs aren't simple programs for the most part. They are previously assimilated beings from various races the Collective has met in the past, humans most prominently. Just keep that in mind when you are studying it.

If it is physically stored in the ship, we'll be happy with whatever we find. If it's empty, at least we have the ship we can reverse-engineer.

Quote from: theachevah on January 15, 2018, 02:21:21 PM
([{[Eyy, that looks pretty good, teki.]}])

Thanks.
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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on January 15, 2018, 03:12:05 PM
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"Weapons fire detected, not far from here," shouted the tactical officer from his terminal. "Looks like ballistic and missile-based weaponry for the most part. Fairly primitive signature."

Balcora stood up to regard the officer, throwing the data pad she was holding to the side.

"Bring up the sensor manager," the Captain ordered as she jogged to the holographic table found in the middle of the bridge. Several red pings indicated the location of the weapons fire, along with some other graphics depicting detected wreckage and active power signatures. "Can you get a read on those power signatures, are they anything recognizable?"

"Afraid not, the nearby asteroid field is causing some interference," replied the tactical officer. "Unless we can get a closer look, of course."

"I don't know if that's a good idea," Balcora frowned, glancing back and forth between the sensor manager and the tactical officer. "We really shouldn't get involved in a fight that has nothing to do with us. However, if they have such simplistic weapons, our shields should be able to deflect anything they throw at us..."

Nova had meanwhile returned to the bridge, quickly approaching the holographic table. He glanced over the data for a moment, almost bursting into laughter.

"Come on, ballistic weapons? Clearly these people can't be that advanced if they haven't even developed simple plasma weaponry," Nova chuckled. "I say we go have a look, see what's happened, and if things go south, we can always fall back here. What do you say?"

"Hmm." Balcora looked around at the other officers posted on the bridge, all of their eyes now centred on the Captain. There had been a distinct monotony to things around here whilst the construction work went on, with half the ship's personnel having little to do other than sift through data, which Balcora knew was boring as hell. At least some exploration would do them some good, she reasoned. "Fine. Get Jhanella back here too, I think she'd be up for some First Contact. Everyone else, prepare the ship for hyperspace."

A cheer echoed around the bridge, with the newly invigorated crew darting to their normal stations. Nova smirked again, catching Balcora's eye as she looked up from the sensor manager; she shook her head with a smile, beckoning over to the Captain's and Commander's chairs located in front of the viewscreen. The ship rumbled as they took their seats, the engine core thrumming to life once more. Soon enough, Queen Jhanella returned from her expedition early, clear as excited about the prospect of First Contact as the crew was, joining the flagship in formation as they flew out of the asteroid and jumped into hyperspace.

Moments later, they dropped out of hyperspace near the power signatures to greet them. The flagship led the way:
(https://i.imgur.com/a4KUj3T.jpg)

...with the Heteroclite Queen Jhanella following closely behind, keeping her eye trained on the alien ships:
(https://i.imgur.com/gi84BKR.jpg)

"Greetings, this is Captain Balcora of the TDF flagship Trigoris' Wrath. We come in peace."

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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on January 15, 2018, 03:18:05 PM
Quote from: theachevah on January 15, 2018, 02:21:21 PM
quote
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 15, 2018, 01:23:27 PM
OOC: Just to be clear, Hydraxil AIs aren't simple programs for the most part. They are previously assimilated beings from various races the Collective has met in the past, humans most prominently. Just keep that in mind when you are studying it.
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([{[But then, how do hydraxils separate from prime's grasp? (How did the H. Cooperative come to be?)]}])

OOC: At the end of my map called "Cooperative Formation" (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=27236.0), the HDF forces fight with an assimilated ally of theirs, a Hydraxian elder named Hythar (who was recently captured and interrogated for the Beacon, which was used to summon the Citadels). Defeating the Hydraxil fleet and disabling Hythar's ship, the HDF held the ship in the Scaffold whilst they worked to try and reverse his reprogramming. It succeeded, freeing Hythar from the Collective's grasp, and since then he has been doing the same to other, more vulnerable Hydraxil ships.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on January 15, 2018, 03:20:51 PM
OOC: Also, holy moly, this thread has surpassed 10000 views!
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: GoodMorning on January 15, 2018, 07:43:52 PM
x False Negative
o Battered Tin Box

The Walrus spoke?


x Battered Tin Box
o False Negative

No, the time has not come.


x False Negative
o Battered Tin Box

Go on... Will there ever be a better time than this?


x Battered Tin Box
o False Negative

...

I suppose not. Nobody has claimed anything hereabouts, have they?


x False Negative
o Battered Tin Box

No. Even that feed-pulse was unsigned - only harvesting relics. And wow was it strong.


x Battered Tin Box
o False Negative

Too strong by far. I don't like it.




As they continue to converse, the Battered Tin Box and the False Negative release processing drones, beginning the process of converting their subtly-collected material reserve from an amorphous mass hiding two ships, into a rather less valuable amorphous mass hiding two ships and a production rig.

Riskiest, rarest, but perhaps most critical, are the fissile cores from an ancient message.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Grand Teki on January 17, 2018, 02:07:24 PM
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Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 15, 2018, 03:12:05 PM
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"Weapons fire detected, not far from here," shouted the tactical officer from his terminal. "Looks like ballistic and missile-based weaponry for the most part. Fairly primitive signature."

Balcora stood up to regard the officer, throwing the data pad she was holding to the side.

"Bring up the sensor manager," the Captain ordered as she jogged to the holographic table found in the middle of the bridge. Several red pings indicated the location of the weapons fire, along with some other graphics depicting detected wreckage and active power signatures. "Can you get a read on those power signatures, are they anything recognizable?"

"Afraid not, the nearby asteroid field is causing some interference," replied the tactical officer. "Unless we can get a closer look, of course."

"I don't know if that's a good idea," Balcora frowned, glancing back and forth between the sensor manager and the tactical officer. "We really shouldn't get involved in a fight that has nothing to do with us. However, if they have such simplistic weapons, our shields should be able to deflect anything they throw at us..."

Nova had meanwhile returned to the bridge, quickly approaching the holographic table. He glanced over the data for a moment, almost bursting into laughter.

"Come on, ballistic weapons? Clearly these people can't be that advanced if they haven't even developed simple plasma weaponry," Nova chuckled. "I say we go have a look, see what's happened, and if things go south, we can always fall back here. What do you say?"

"Hmm." Balcora looked around at the other officers posted on the bridge, all of their eyes now centred on the Captain. There had been a distinct monotony to things around here whilst the construction work went on, with half the ship's personnel having little to do other than sift through data, which Balcora knew was boring as hell. At least some exploration would do them some good, she reasoned. "Fine. Get Jhanella back here too, I think she'd be up for some First Contact. Everyone else, prepare the ship for hyperspace."

A cheer echoed around the bridge, with the newly invigorated crew darting to their normal stations. Nova smirked again, catching Balcora's eye as she looked up from the sensor manager; she shook her head with a smile, beckoning over to the Captain's and Commander's chairs located in front of the viewscreen. The ship rumbled as they took their seats, the engine core thrumming to life once more. Soon enough, Queen Jhanella returned from her expedition early, clear as excited about the prospect of First Contact as the crew was, joining the flagship in formation as they flew out of the asteroid and jumped into hyperspace.

Moments later, they dropped out of hyperspace near the power signatures to greet them. The flagship led the way:
(https://i.imgur.com/a4KUj3T.jpg)

...with the Heteroclite Queen Jhanella following closely behind, keeping her eye trained on the alien ships:
(https://i.imgur.com/gi84BKR.jpg)

"Greetings, this is Captain Balcora of the TDF flagship Trigoris' Wrath. We come in peace."

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(https://i.imgur.com/En9wKYK.png?1) Hello, this is Grand Teki from the UESO, you are welcome here. Also, excuse me for a second.
*faints and falls backwards like in movies like this:*

(https://media1.tenor.com/images/df52a0fc2d6566caa2a2b9b98f56b08e/tenor.gif?itemid=7915142)

(https://i.imgur.com/C4VVOzw.png?1) Oh well, that's it for him, looks like I'll have to explain everything. *cou-waitimarobotidontcough*

We came here because we saw material entering our universe while violating the 2nd law of thermodynamics. We sent a research team here, but since this was the only occasion we spotted this we sent a heavy escort with them, which was useful. The Hydraxil, the so called 'bad guys' were there, probably researching it themselves, because we spotted this from about the other side of the galaxy.
For ballistic or laser/plasma weaponry, which one would you use to destroy a big ship? Overheat and melt it or just throw a giant boulder at it? (Let's just say we've got a very big mortar-like gun.) Also, EMP doesn't affect common types of firearms because they are shot using mechanical force inside a simple barrel instead of electricity and complicated plasma-guns. On a side note, we managed to capture a ship here alongside three other occasions in the past. We would like to request alliance just in case things go south.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. We can give directions to most coordinates.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on January 17, 2018, 02:46:17 PM
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Quote from: Grand Teki on January 17, 2018, 02:07:24 PM
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Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 15, 2018, 03:12:05 PM
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"Weapons fire detected, not far from here," shouted the tactical officer from his terminal. "Looks like ballistic and missile-based weaponry for the most part. Fairly primitive signature."

Balcora stood up to regard the officer, throwing the data pad she was holding to the side.

"Bring up the sensor manager," the Captain ordered as she jogged to the holographic table found in the middle of the bridge. Several red pings indicated the location of the weapons fire, along with some other graphics depicting detected wreckage and active power signatures. "Can you get a read on those power signatures, are they anything recognizable?"

"Afraid not, the nearby asteroid field is causing some interference," replied the tactical officer. "Unless we can get a closer look, of course."

"I don't know if that's a good idea," Balcora frowned, glancing back and forth between the sensor manager and the tactical officer. "We really shouldn't get involved in a fight that has nothing to do with us. However, if they have such simplistic weapons, our shields should be able to deflect anything they throw at us..."

Nova had meanwhile returned to the bridge, quickly approaching the holographic table. He glanced over the data for a moment, almost bursting into laughter.

"Come on, ballistic weapons? Clearly these people can't be that advanced if they haven't even developed simple plasma weaponry," Nova chuckled. "I say we go have a look, see what's happened, and if things go south, we can always fall back here. What do you say?"

"Hmm." Balcora looked around at the other officers posted on the bridge, all of their eyes now centred on the Captain. There had been a distinct monotony to things around here whilst the construction work went on, with half the ship's personnel having little to do other than sift through data, which Balcora knew was boring as hell. At least some exploration would do them some good, she reasoned. "Fine. Get Jhanella back here too, I think she'd be up for some First Contact. Everyone else, prepare the ship for hyperspace."

A cheer echoed around the bridge, with the newly invigorated crew darting to their normal stations. Nova smirked again, catching Balcora's eye as she looked up from the sensor manager; she shook her head with a smile, beckoning over to the Captain's and Commander's chairs located in front of the viewscreen. The ship rumbled as they took their seats, the engine core thrumming to life once more. Soon enough, Queen Jhanella returned from her expedition early, clear as excited about the prospect of First Contact as the crew was, joining the flagship in formation as they flew out of the asteroid and jumped into hyperspace.

Moments later, they dropped out of hyperspace near the power signatures to greet them. The flagship led the way:
(https://i.imgur.com/a4KUj3T.jpg)

...with the Heteroclite Queen Jhanella following closely behind, keeping her eye trained on the alien ships:
(https://i.imgur.com/gi84BKR.jpg)

"Greetings, this is Captain Balcora of the TDF flagship Trigoris' Wrath. We come in peace."

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[close]

(https://i.imgur.com/En9wKYK.png?1) Hello, this is Grand Teki from the UESO, you are welcome here. Also, excuse me for a second.
*faints and falls backwards like in movies like this:*

(https://media1.tenor.com/images/df52a0fc2d6566caa2a2b9b98f56b08e/tenor.gif?itemid=7915142)

(https://i.imgur.com/C4VVOzw.png?1) Oh well, that's it for him, looks like I'll have to explain everything. *cou-waitimarobotidontcough*

We came here because we saw material entering our universe while violating the 2nd law of thermodynamics. We sent a research team here, but since this was the only occasion we spotted this we sent a heavy escort with them, which was useful. The Hydraxil, the so called 'bad guys' were there, probably researching it themselves, because we spotted this from about the other side of the galaxy.
For ballistic or laser/plasma weaponry, which one would you use to destroy a big ship? Overheat and melt it or just throw a giant boulder at it? (Let's just say we've got a very big mortar-like gun.) Also, EMP doesn't affect common types of firearms because they are shot using mechanical force inside a simple barrel instead of electricity and complicated plasma-guns. On a side note, we managed to capture a ship here alongside three other occasions in the past. We would like to request alliance just in case things go south.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. We can give directions to most coordinates.
[close]

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"Well, they definitely seem friendly enough," Nova whispered to the Captain, eyeing up the gathered UESO ships through the viewscreen. Balcora nods in agreement, standing up to regard the UESO AI properly.

"I appreciate the offer, but we don't plan to stay very long. Once we can find a way home, we'll leave your dimension as soon as possible to preserve the entropic balance here," Balcora said firmly, speaking with great confidence. "These 'Hydraxils' you speak of, they are your enemy? We have not personally encountered any, but I am determined to keep my crew out of your conflict. I'm sure you understand."

Meanwhile, the Heteroclite Queen Jhanella was circling the UESO fleet, glancing from ship to ship with her bright cyan eye as she scanned each one. Listening in on the conversation, she decided to interject.

"Before we were created, the Humans in our galaxy used to use crude projectile weaponry... though they were effective, phasic shielding and ablative armour eventually made them obsolete... now, Human ships use plasma weapons based on Precursor technology... as for us Heteroclites, we use powerful dual plasma-laser beams as our primary weapons..." Jhanella tapped the hardened exterior lens of her eye with a tentacle. "...which we produce from our eye. However, unlike normal Heteroclites, I was enhanced with Precursor technology... which is both advantageous, and a curse..."

"And whilst we're on the subject," Balcora interrupted, a concerned expression on her face, "Our ships are built with redundant photonic plasma conduits. In other words, an EMP won't affect us that much. Might make the lights flicker a bit, but otherwise..."

"I hope that was genuine curiosity, and not a threat," Nova said suddenly, standing up beside Balcora. He turns to her and whispers, "I don't know if we should trust these guys. They say that these Hydraxils are bad, but every side in a war thinks they're the 'good guys'."

"You may be right, but let's just see what happens before jumping to conclusions. I doubt they're hostile, otherwise they would've shot at us already."

"Maybe, but don't you think it's a bit strange to talk about weaponry up front like this? That seems a bit suspect, if you ask me."

"I'll keep that in mind, don't worry." Balcora turns back to the viewscreen, clearing her throat. "Actually, perhaps we could arrange a temporary alliance whilst we're here. I'd be interested to talk to your captain in person... if he's going to be alright, that is." Balcora couldn't help but chuckle.

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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: theachevah on January 17, 2018, 07:38:18 PM
quote
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 17, 2018, 02:46:17 PM
Quote
Quote from: Grand Teki on January 17, 2018, 02:07:24 PM
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Quote from: Keeper Decagon on January 15, 2018, 03:12:05 PM
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"Weapons fire detected, not far from here," shouted the tactical officer from his terminal. "Looks like ballistic and missile-based weaponry for the most part. Fairly primitive signature."

Balcora stood up to regard the officer, throwing the data pad she was holding to the side.

"Bring up the sensor manager," the Captain ordered as she jogged to the holographic table found in the middle of the bridge. Several red pings indicated the location of the weapons fire, along with some other graphics depicting detected wreckage and active power signatures. "Can you get a read on those power signatures, are they anything recognizable?"

"Afraid not, the nearby asteroid field is causing some interference," replied the tactical officer. "Unless we can get a closer look, of course."

"I don't know if that's a good idea," Balcora frowned, glancing back and forth between the sensor manager and the tactical officer. "We really shouldn't get involved in a fight that has nothing to do with us. However, if they have such simplistic weapons, our shields should be able to deflect anything they throw at us..."

Nova had meanwhile returned to the bridge, quickly approaching the holographic table. He glanced over the data for a moment, almost bursting into laughter.

"Come on, ballistic weapons? Clearly these people can't be that advanced if they haven't even developed simple plasma weaponry," Nova chuckled. "I say we go have a look, see what's happened, and if things go south, we can always fall back here. What do you say?"

"Hmm." Balcora looked around at the other officers posted on the bridge, all of their eyes now centred on the Captain. There had been a distinct monotony to things around here whilst the construction work went on, with half the ship's personnel having little to do other than sift through data, which Balcora knew was boring as hell. At least some exploration would do them some good, she reasoned. "Fine. Get Jhanella back here too, I think she'd be up for some First Contact. Everyone else, prepare the ship for hyperspace."

A cheer echoed around the bridge, with the newly invigorated crew darting to their normal stations. Nova smirked again, catching Balcora's eye as she looked up from the sensor manager; she shook her head with a smile, beckoning over to the Captain's and Commander's chairs located in front of the viewscreen. The ship rumbled as they took their seats, the engine core thrumming to life once more. Soon enough, Queen Jhanella returned from her expedition early, clear as excited about the prospect of First Contact as the crew was, joining the flagship in formation as they flew out of the asteroid and jumped into hyperspace.

Moments later, they dropped out of hyperspace near the power signatures to greet them. The flagship led the way:
(https://i.imgur.com/a4KUj3T.jpg)

...with the Heteroclite Queen Jhanella following closely behind, keeping her eye trained on the alien ships:
(https://i.imgur.com/gi84BKR.jpg)

"Greetings, this is Captain Balcora of the TDF flagship Trigoris' Wrath. We come in peace."

-------------------------------------
[close]

(https://i.imgur.com/En9wKYK.png?1) Hello, this is Grand Teki from the UESO, you are welcome here. Also, excuse me for a second.
*faints and falls backwards like in movies like this:*

(https://media1.tenor.com/images/df52a0fc2d6566caa2a2b9b98f56b08e/tenor.gif?itemid=7915142)

(https://i.imgur.com/C4VVOzw.png?1) Oh well, that's it for him, looks like I'll have to explain everything. *cou-waitimarobotidontcough*

We came here because we saw material entering our universe while violating the 2nd law of thermodynamics. We sent a research team here, but since this was the only occasion we spotted this we sent a heavy escort with them, which was useful. The Hydraxil, the so called 'bad guys' were there, probably researching it themselves, because we spotted this from about the other side of the galaxy.
For ballistic or laser/plasma weaponry, which one would you use to destroy a big ship? Overheat and melt it or just throw a giant boulder at it? (Let's just say we've got a very big mortar-like gun.) Also, EMP doesn't affect common types of firearms because they are shot using mechanical force inside a simple barrel instead of electricity and complicated plasma-guns. On a side note, we managed to capture a ship here alongside three other occasions in the past. We would like to request alliance just in case things go south.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. We can give directions to most coordinates.
[close]

------------------------------------------

"Well, they definitely seem friendly enough," Nova whispered to the Captain, eyeing up the gathered UESO ships through the viewscreen. Balcora nods in agreement, standing up to regard the UESO AI properly.

"I appreciate the offer, but we don't plan to stay very long. Once we can find a way home, we'll leave your dimension as soon as possible to preserve the entropic balance here," Balcora said firmly, speaking with great confidence. "These 'Hydraxils' you speak of, they are your enemy? We have not personally encountered any, but I am determined to keep my crew out of your conflict. I'm sure you understand."

Meanwhile, the Heteroclite Queen Jhanella was circling the UESO fleet, glancing from ship to ship with her bright cyan eye as she scanned each one. Listening in on the conversation, she decided to interject.

"Before we were created, the Humans in our galaxy used to use crude projectile weaponry... though they were effective, phasic shielding and ablative armour eventually made them obsolete... now, Human ships use plasma weapons based on Precursor technology... as for us Heteroclites, we use powerful dual plasma-laser beams as our primary weapons..." Jhanella tapped the hardened exterior lens of her eye with a tentacle. "...which we produce from our eye. However, unlike normal Heteroclites, I was enhanced with Precursor technology... which is both advantageous, and a curse..."

"And whilst we're on the subject," Balcora interrupted, a concerned expression on her face, "Our ships are built with redundant photonic plasma conduits. In other words, an EMP won't affect us that much. Might make the lights flicker a bit, but otherwise..."

"I hope that was genuine curiosity, and not a threat," Nova said suddenly, standing up beside Balcora. He turns to her and whispers, "I don't know if we should trust these guys. They say that these Hydraxils are bad, but every side in a war thinks they're the 'good guys'."

"You may be right, but let's just see what happens before jumping to conclusions. I doubt they're hostile, otherwise they would've shot at us already."

"Maybe, but don't you think it's a bit strange to talk about weaponry up front like this? That seems a bit suspect, if you ask me."

"I'll keep that in mind, don't worry." Balcora turns back to the viewscreen, clearing her throat. "Actually, perhaps we could arrange a temporary alliance whilst we're here. I'd be interested to talk to your captain in person... if he's going to be alright, that is." Balcora couldn't help but chuckle.

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!!=comunications Channel request from: The Xander=!!
II=Open Communication channel: Zosimos/Larcwyde---The Xander=II
Alright. Checking in on the site of anomalous readings.

notify us of whatever it is you see.

yes sir. ....it seems... oh! Our friends from the UESO seem to have arrived first. Do we interfere?

No dont. If they are handling it themselves, whatever it is that happened there, we shouldn't interfere.

Noted. ...So do i leave?

if they have not seen you, i believe you can simply leave. I see that as most logical.

Alright crew, prepare the Rift engines.

Sir, that might take a while. You might want to go somewhere else so we have a lower chance of them seeing us.

...now that'll make it look shady. Lets just prepare to leave. Set the coordinates to go home.

....sir?

what is it?

One of the UESO ships turned around and saw us.

dont worry bout it. You are leaving. Leave a message saying something like 'worry not, we were here to see what were these strange readings all about. We didnt know you were here too. We are now going to leave.' ...
You got all of that?

...got it. Are the engines ready yet?

No sir! Rift Engines might take longer than expected, Sir!

ugh... fine then. We will wait.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on February 07, 2018, 12:07:35 PM
---------------------------------

"Seems like they're rather preoccupied. Let's just get back to the base," Nova suggested, gaining a nod from Balcora.

"Alright. Jhanella, did you hear that?"

"Loud and clear... it is for the best that we should not... tamper with their war efforts," the Heteroclite Queen said, turning to follow the flagship into hyperspace.

---------------------------------

Arriving via a warp conduit at the edge of the embattled Hiigaran fleet, Cobalt moved in immediately to provide relief. Energy beams locked between the Diamond and the Hiigaran capital ships, recharging their drained vessels. Cobalt meanwhile disconnected from the Diamond, floating over to the slightly charred exterior of the last remaining Hydraxian Citadel. It shields were still online, despite the EMP, humming gently mere meters away from the red metal hull.

"We haven't been able to crack that thing," said one of the Resource Controller pilots hovering beside the Crystallid. Cobalt reached out, his arm quickly repulsed by the vivacious energy field. A flicker of darkness pulsed throughout his body; he turned to the RC.

"I suggest you back off," Cobalt said with steely determination, prompting the craft to flee the scene quickly. In a whirl of light and dark, the Crystallid First Born evolved into his Titan Form once more. "Your shields will not stop me!"

Cobalt slammed his arms into the forcefield, causing the field to glow a brilliant blue around his fists. Arcing energy traveled up his limbs as the Crystallid pushed into the shield bubble, but he was not about to give up. Hate fueling his strength, Cobalt felt himself slip into darkness; his body blackened, crystalline horns growing from his head. He knew he had to stop himself, but it was too late. The shield fractured, shattering away into the void as Cobalt plunged his body into the forcefield, many of the shield emitters dotted throughout the Citadel's hull exploding violently due to the overload.

The Hiigaran crews watched in awe as the Titan broke the impenetrable barrier down. Several RCs moved in immediately to take advantage of the disabled shield, the one from earlier stopping near Cobalt to see if he was alright. The pulsing darkness within the Crystallid subsided, his eyes flicking over to the RC beside him.

"The barrier... is down," Cobalt said slowly, his Titan Form bleeding away into the void, returning him to his normal stature.

"Thank you, friend. Your help is appreciated," the RC pilot said, speeding off to join the others that were already lathing the exposed hull. Cobalt nodded, turning to float back to the Diamond.

"Eesh, should really stop pushing myself like that," Cobalt muttered to himself as he checked the energy beams. "As long as I don't tell Flare, everything will be alright."

Quickly enough, the capital ships were recharged enough to allow them to kickstart their own reactors, breaking their connection with the Diamond one by one. Cobalt connected up with the Diamond once more, piloting it away from the Hiigaran fleet as they reestablished themselves. Soon enough, the warp conduit was able to carry the Crystallid back to the Convergence.

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Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: theachevah on February 08, 2018, 09:50:38 AM
II=Sending Transmission >>>Decagon=II

Greetings, Decagon. This is General Alexander speaking.
I hope to not have interrupted something important.
Upon further inspection, we have discovered you have encountered these kind of macroorganisms in the past:

Spoiler
(https://gyazo.com/31ebf42e55d87fd3a382170f5cb9a4c0.png)
[close]

That was a scout, a forager, hiding behind an asteroid. watching us. we do not yet know much about these, so we wanted to make sure if it meant a possible threat.
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: theachevah on February 08, 2018, 06:47:38 PM
II=Sending Transmission:  Xander>>>Decagon=II

(https://gyazo.com/2ab5d02d1420473ab12558ce4885cace.png)

Hello again, Decagon. I hope to not have interrupted something... again...

but this time, i just want to talk...

...talk to your hydraxil friends, because i got a hydraxil friend that wants to help.

(https://gyazo.com/11dd26db87e26b075e6a32e91b0fd7d8.png)

(alright, hysoka, come here.)

(https://gyazo.com/73f2820c83dca70aebf8c935b2ce442a.png)

alright, so this here is hysoka in his ship. say hi, hysoka.

u- umm... hi?

hysoka is specialized in template manipulation. he is excellent at that.

I- I... well... heh...

i was hoping that perhaps hysoka can have something to do in the cooperative, you know? perhaps hythar can... you know?

... I- I need a function. something to do. ...th- there is not much to do right now i-in Tierra Prima.

yeah! and we, currently, are... well... everything here is kind of calm. not much activity recently.

(hysoka, why are you stuttering?)

(I- I dont know..! I- I get nervous in f-front of a camera..!)

(*sigh*... ok. try not to... panic again in front of hythar then.)

(w- wait... what?)

II=End of Transmission.=II
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: Keeper Decagon on February 10, 2018, 07:14:53 PM
Previous Transmission
Quote from: theachevah on February 08, 2018, 06:47:38 PM
II=Sending Transmission:  Xander>>>Decagon=II

(https://gyazo.com/2ab5d02d1420473ab12558ce4885cace.png)

Hello again, Decagon. I hope to not have interrupted something... again...

but this time, i just want to talk...

...talk to your hydraxil friends, because i got a hydraxil friend that wants to help.

(https://gyazo.com/11dd26db87e26b075e6a32e91b0fd7d8.png)

(alright, hysoka, come here.)

(https://gyazo.com/73f2820c83dca70aebf8c935b2ce442a.png)

alright, so this here is hysoka in his ship. say hi, hysoka.

u- umm... hi?

hysoka is specialized in template manipulation. he is excellent at that.

I- I... well... heh...

i was hoping that perhaps hysoka can have something to do in the cooperative, you know? perhaps hythar can... you know?

... I- I need a function. something to do. ...th- there is not much to do right now i-in Tierra Prima.

yeah! and we, currently, are... well... everything here is kind of calm. not much activity recently.

(hysoka, why are you stuttering?)

(I- I dont know..! I- I get nervous in f-front of a camera..!)

(*sigh*... ok. try not to... panic again in front of hythar then.)

(w- wait... what?)

II=End of Transmission.=II
[close]

-------------------------

As reparations continued on the Hydraxil Cooperative fleet in the shadow of the Hydraxian Citadel, a long-range transmission was received by Hythar's flagship.

"Hmm? Interesting," Hythar muttered to himself as he listened to the message. "Looks like this freed construct is doing some good! Should probably return the transmission..."

------------------------

----Long-Range Transmission----

<Cooperative Signature>

Greetings, Tierra Prima. I am Hythar.

It's good to see a positive result from freeing Hysoka, sometimes freed units go a little... mad upon disconnecting from the Collective. And the fact that he has made such upgrades to that Overlord is nothing short of impressive! The Cooperative has been severely limited to only freeing older constructs with ancient ship designs. If Hysoka really wants to help the Cooperative, he could help upgrade our fleet to something much more formidable so we can better face off against the more advanced Collective vessels.

I am sending you coordinates for a hidden shipyard complex near the Mojave Expanse, where the bulk of our forces are staging currently. Hysoka, your help would be invaluable. I look forward to seeing what you can do.

Hythar, out.

<Coordinates Downloaded>

----Long-Range Transmission Received----
Title: Re: Hiigara Defence Force
Post by: theachevah on February 10, 2018, 09:12:05 PM
 
quote
Quote from: Keeper Decagon on February 10, 2018, 07:14:53 PM
Previous Transmission
Quote from: theachevah on February 08, 2018, 06:47:38 PM
II=Sending Transmission:  Xander>>>Decagon=II

(https://gyazo.com/2ab5d02d1420473ab12558ce4885cace.png)

Hello again, Decagon. I hope to not have interrupted something... again...

but this time, i just want to talk...

...talk to your hydraxil friends, because i got a hydraxil friend that wants to help.

(https://gyazo.com/11dd26db87e26b075e6a32e91b0fd7d8.png)

(alright, hysoka, come here.)

(https://gyazo.com/73f2820c83dca70aebf8c935b2ce442a.png)

alright, so this here is hysoka in his ship. say hi, hysoka.

u- umm... hi?

hysoka is specialized in template manipulation. he is excellent at that.

I- I... well... heh...

i was hoping that perhaps hysoka can have something to do in the cooperative, you know? perhaps hythar can... you know?

... I- I need a function. something to do. ...th- there is not much to do right now i-in Tierra Prima.

yeah! and we, currently, are... well... everything here is kind of calm. not much activity recently.

(hysoka, why are you stuttering?)

(I- I dont know..! I- I get nervous in f-front of a camera..!)

(*sigh*... ok. try not to... panic again in front of hythar then.)

(w- wait... what?)

II=End of Transmission.=II
[close]

-------------------------

As reparations continued on the Hydraxil Cooperative fleet in the shadow of the Hydraxian Citadel, a long-range transmission was received by Hythar's flagship.

"Hmm? Interesting," Hythar muttered to himself as he listened to the message. "Looks like this freed construct is doing some good! Should probably return the transmission..."

------------------------

----Long-Range Transmission----

<Cooperative Signature>

Greetings, Tierra Prima. I am Hythar.

It's good to see a positive result from freeing Hysoka, sometimes freed units go a little... mad upon disconnecting from the Collective. And the fact that he has made such upgrades to that Overlord is nothing short of impressive! The Cooperative has been severely limited to only freeing older constructs with ancient ship designs. If Hysoka really wants to help the Cooperative, he could help upgrade our fleet to something much more formidable so we can better face off against the more advanced Collective vessels.

I am sending you coordinates for a hidden shipyard complex near the Mojave Expanse, where the bulk of our forces are staging currently. Hysoka, your help would be invaluable. I look forward to seeing what you can do.

Hythar, out.

<Coordinates Downloaded>

----Long-Range Transmission Received----
[close]
II=Sending transmission. Xander^Hysoka>>>Hythar=II
Coordinates Received.
Resending transmission to hysoka's HQ.
Establishing shared transmission with hysoka...

II=Initiating Shared Transmission with: Hysoka=II

I- impressive..? Th- thank you!

Frederick: alright! Another snack fo-

Frederick! What are you doing in Hysoka's ship?!

Frederick: i was rewarding hysoka everytime he made a template!

These snacks are delightful! I just cant get enoug-

ok, yeah, but fred... you must be with Vladimir,
Musnt you?

Frederick: i know i should, but...

i invited him over. I- I just wanted more of these-

Just go to your group, Fred.

Frederick: ok! But before i go...

{Frederick leaves a bowl of snacks in Hysoka's ship}

...!

{Frederick leaves}

... ok? Soo... did you get the coordinates?

They are within the transmission, yes.

alright. Do you know how to start up the rift engin-

piece of cake.

good. You should get going then.

affirmative. Initiating rift engines...

(before you go, hysoka, if you are to ever create any more templates, send a copy to us.)

(noted.) Entering rift space in 3... 2... 1...

{Hysoka's ship leaves Cousin Terran space, to the coordinates sent by hythar}

...Cole?

...sup?

keep track of hysoka for me.

as long as there is mire inside his ship, you dont need to worry.

ok, good.

why the sudden worry?

he just... his face... he looks a lot like...

Samson?

*sigh*... yes. I swear to god, i feel like... whenever i am with him, its like... he is just like him!

you can keep talking to me about it after you finish the transmission.

OH SH-
II=End of Transmission.=II