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Post by TTD » Wed, 29. Feb 12, 23:58

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The Albatross was in space ,in sector near the West Gate.

This concludes the PHQ missions.
Next up is the Hub Plot.
You may want to build some missile complexes for this,if you are playing vanilla.
Not as much work as the TC version,from what I see in other threads and my previous
playthrough in another game start.

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Seargent Kalvin docked at his Solar Power Plant.
As he arrived ,he could see there were a few extra ships there,but thought nothing of it.
"Hey Sarj !" came a voice from a crew member vying for attention.
"yes?"
"Thanks for these facilities,Sarj. We even decked out a cabin for you.All modcons,you know?"
"Well done. Please lead the way."
"By the way Sarj,there's a rather tall almost human gent waiting in your personal lounge.
Hope you don't mind,as you have not been here before,"

..."That can mean only one race," he thought.
"Correct my young friend." came the words in his head."I await our meeting.Sorry I could
not stay last time....busy-busy.you know.Much to do these days after so many millennia of
inactivity"

....

He was in the process of discussion with the Fokari...

"So,Sarg! We suggest that you accept any blueprint sales you can get once you have
installed you first Ship production units. We will take care of the erm.. 'cloning'..
of your TL.By all means keep one station as your Personal HeadQuarters."

"So I am to set up base in that UK sector your colleague mentioned before I left Twisted Skies.
I have heard rumors that a Boron has rediscovered something of importance.Do you know of it?"

"Yes ,indeed I do,and our knowledge of it shows that it will be an important tool,not just
for the War effort,but for the plight of the Fokari's neighbors too."

"Thanks for the heads up. I'll dock with the Mammoth and purchase the new improved EQD for first
installation in our uk sector.Then I'll send the Albatross in there for you to work your 'magic'."

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Post by TTD » Thu, 1. Mar 12, 22:08

So that is what he did.

He selected the uk sector ,south of the Xenon Sector that connects to Segaris.

Plenty of Silicon and some Ore which will support some complexes for ship-build supplies .

Bottom sw corner of the sector he place the EQ Dock,now able to dock 12 Capital ships.
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I have linked this custom build with the s/m list on first page.
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Next to that,after the cloned Albatross turned up,he place the PHQ next to and slightly above the EQD.
Then he ordered the cloned Albatross to dock at the PHQ.
The Mammoth allowed the best marines from the original Albatross to take up residence and the best from the cloned Albatross were also collected.
Then the PHQ staff were allowed to Reverse Engineer the newer Albatross.

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There is a new menu item on the PHQ ,which I will explore later.
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Having set these up and seeing his SPP at M148 beginning to produce e-cells,it was time to consider installing mines on the roids and clustering them together.
At the moment he had only enough credits to buy 3 Argon Silicon Mines L.
As these were not totally needed at this point in time,he did not expect his employers to forward any funding for these.
It was time to start building a trade loop in Argon Sectors.
He was told that the sectors around Argon Prime were safe to start, so he decided to go there.Hopefully Angelique will have traded enough for him to buy another ST or two by the time he gets there.

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Post by TTD » Sun, 4. Mar 12, 13:05

Having set up a few Sector traders he explored those Argon sectors for training grounds and then Explored the nearby Boron sectors.
While doing that,he took boron missions to improve his rep with them.
Buying , repairing and then selling ships he did not want to keep also helped to boost his credits.
So it was time to improve his home sector with more mineral mines etc.

So he proceeded with the mines...
4x Ore Mines L
10x Silicon Mines L

All above 25yield
The highest Silicon was 51 yield.

Time to hunt down the Tractor Beam.
For this, he called upon the services of his Centaur and headed to Third Redemption , as this was rumored to have the only source.

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Post by TTD » Wed, 7. Mar 12, 02:05

Having got the Tractor beam and towed the 'roids off to the West of the sector,he called upon the complex construction group , the Hepahistus Corporation .

Consulting with Xadrian's Complex Calculator , he ordered a number of factories.
When placed he used high tech compression systems to squeeze all the factories including the Silicon mines into a cube like construction,which he then connected to the Ore Mines via Complex Construction Kits, placing the hub fairly central in the sector.

When complete,and enough resources had been produced,he tested the Buster production at the PHQ.
This was almost instant production !

Then a ship was picked up on scanner.
"This cannot be !" said the radar operative."That ship has been sought after by the Goners for centuries.It was rumored that Julian Gardner had assisted them at some point,but I thought that was just story telling!"

Sakuriko asked what it was.

"Sarg.It looks like the AP Gunner !"

"Comm the captain." replied Sakuriko.

"YM6NH-10 , AP Gunner. Captain Jo Jovi , piloting . Carrying a VIP to visit Sergeant Kalvin ."

"Hello Sarg." Came the now familiar voice in his head .

"Very well," said Sakuriko,via audio channel, "Dock when ready."

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Post by TTD » Wed, 7. Mar 12, 02:39

".... so you see , after much negotiation ,we persuaded them that this was a fitting ship for you to have under your personal command . I hope you like it. We have refitted it . as much of it had been very derelict for some time.
It has undergone a thorough rebuild and checked out by Argon Supreme Command,who were a little reluctant to return it.Apparently they thought it would help the war effort," the Fokari finished explaining.

"Thankyou.As a former Goner,I will cherish this ship." he said,as he looked in the screen to view it.

"Also,you can expect a steady flow of ships from Twisted Skies soon." the Fokari continued. " They are all the gifted and some of the captured ships from the old Twisted Skies Navy,including the Xperimental Shuttle.We have kept them away from the Split and will send them anonymously via unused ship lanes,to avoid detection. They will be safe ,once here.Plenty of Reverse Engineering for your team."

....."Just one more thing..." added the Fokari,as he was about to leave," don't do anything about that Hub mission until you have a good battle fleet ready."

And with that ,The Fokari headed to his passenger shuttle that had just docked.

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Post by TTD » Thu, 8. Mar 12, 20:45

Sakuriko was sat looking at the progress report when he was interrupted by by someone in the comms room.

"Yes...What is it?" he asked.

" I think you need to come and listen Sarg."

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He was in the comms room listening to radio 'noise'.

"That is just noise young man.why did you call me?"

"No sir,listen at different pitches of the sound.You should find something interesting."

Sakuriko attuned himself to the fluctuations at different levels of tone...
"You're right ! There is something more meaningful than usual static. Try your decoders and see if you can filter out the noise . When you can get a meaningful translation,call me again."
He went back to study his reports.

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Post by TTD » Thu, 8. Mar 12, 21:01

After testing the production units,he had asked the technicians to try a simple reverse engineering project.
It had worked well enough so all ships that were free of special tasks were reverse-engineered and reproduced once .
He had bought some blueprints since acquiring the PHQ,so he had them produced too.
This gave him an assortment of ships which were clogging up space,so he arranged for another PHQ to be deployed.
This way he could have the blueprints and production at one PHQ and the ships docked where appropriate.

One of his pilots had managed to gain a K , which was then jumped to the sector under remote.
This caused a stir for a while,having a Xenon sector to the north !
Obviously the pilot thought it was quite a joke as he was laughing while transmitting the data burst.
Sakuriko had it RE'd and the first off the production was fully fitted for gate sentry duties under control of the pilot who was not laughing so much ,now that he had his wings clipped.
He knew that next time,if he get another chance,he should forewarn before delivery.

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Post by TTD » Thu, 8. Mar 12, 21:09

Now all these ships had been reproduced once, he started to receive the ships from Twisted Skies.

It was considered safer to start small and work their way up with the delivery,so as not to be too obvious for the Split to discover.First came a small group of M5s.
Then M4s and so on until the biggest surprise came...

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Post by Nathancros » Fri, 9. Mar 12, 03:55

0_) how'd you get a K!?
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Post by TTD » Fri, 9. Mar 12, 10:14

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The K was probably one of the random spawns,from Apricot's mod package.
It appeared on my UK sector when I booted up the game.
So I was going to just delete it,but I thought it would be good to use a Xenon ship to protect against any Xenon incursion.

So far though,I have noticed only one piloted ship visit my stations there.
And That was Paranid M5.

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Post by TTD » Sun, 11. Mar 12, 00:01

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Apricot's version of Dilpickle's All Plots Complete,converted so as to give you all reward ships in Argon Prime was good for this bit of the story.

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Sure enough,after he had RE'd and rebuilt all the ships he acquired,including the reward ships,which he had allowed temporary use of., then one by one,various ships owned by the Twisted Skies Planetary Government were sent through to be RE'd and rebuilt.

He now had a large number of ships that included most classes.

Although none of the crew were quite ready for the prize of prizes.
Having been scared by the arrival of the K,even though they were forewarned of the M1's arrival,the size of it made them react nervously.
It was not until the research team had fully deactivated it that nerves began to settle.

They was some debate about whether or not to rebuild,but the research team said they were sure it would be safe.

But they were only built one , just incase.
A complete fleet of #decas going berserk was too much of a risk.

Thinking that was all , Sakuriko settled for a good rest.
He needed to decide how best to use his war fleet.
The traders ,elsewhere in the universe were left to trade,but all his war fleet were in his secret sector tucked away behind the Xenon.
Only the all seeing Paranid had even ventured into the sector ...so far...

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Post by TTD » Sun, 11. Mar 12, 13:52

on his next shift,he arrange for purchase and deployment of a second EQD for his capitals , as the previous one had two each of the main six TLs available to him.

As for the Atmospheric Lifter...well he would wait for now.

He also needed a station for his other battle crews...M6,M7 etc.
The Argon had an SPP XL with 25(iirc) docking clamps.
So he ordered one of those and canceled E-cell production,hoping it won't get dumped inside his production complex next time he tries to add something.

The he went to the Comms room.

"Any luck?" he asked.

"Yes Sarg. I was going to try and clear out a bit more noise,but as you are here..."
The message was played for Sakuriko.

"Hope this reaches you.We are told you are interested in some ancient technology that has been lost since the gate closures. Please search for Queen's Harbour,where we will be able to discuss a business deal."

"Sarg,that is all I could get. It seems to have been targeted at this area of the universe,but who knows who else has recovered it?"

"Ok.Thankyou. I will go myself with any volunteers.
Prepare the Griffon Sentinel."

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Much later,having jumped to Paranid space and buying charts along the way, he entered Queen's Harbour , where he was greeted with a new message requesting if he would be interested tin work for Atreus Shipbuilding Currents.
The message seemed to com fro the Atreus HQ so he docked there for more information.

He commed Gili Tosi.
The work involve transport,security and other aid,which he accepted.

first was a request for

1,000 Mosquitos
then

100 Hornet Missiles
40 Tomahawk Heavy Missiles

When all the missiles had been delivered he was told the mission was complete , and to accept a reward.

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This is the Hub sector with gates linked to two Xenon sectors.
(the same two as was in TC)

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He was then informed of recent and past history about the Hub and how some races do not like it being rediscovered.
Then he was asked to patrol the two Queen's sectors there to remove hostilities while the Boron carried out other work there.

Afterwards he was instructed to enter the south gate from Queens Retribution and when there it was indicated he had to dock at the Gate Hub .

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Post by TTD » Sun, 11. Mar 12, 14:06

He was given a short time to marvel at the construction.
Then he was asked to do some clear-outs and goods transfers between the Hub and another station.

Upon return with cleaning robots,he was told that Mahi Ma was due to visit .

Next came some food requirements...

15,000 Stott Spices
10,000 Bofu and
!5,000 Delexian Wheat

Not sure if the latter was for the local brew,but anyways seemed he had a lot of traveling to do.

He was told it was not necessary to deliver all goods as others would assist,but hey-ho, may as well get stuck in...

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Post by TTD » Sun, 11. Mar 12, 15:00

Eventually,all was delivered.

Later he was told that Mahi Ma had been taken hostage.
The Boron now joins the war against the Terrans.

After being told realign a couple of pairs of gates to facilitate Mahi's rescue,he was then asked to escort the ship Mahi Ma was on,back to the Hub.

As a reward for his dedication to duty,he was given control of the Hub gates to use as he wished,but to help in the war effort with it,when needed.

He switched one pair of gates to his UK sector home-base , leaving Zyarth's Stand still connected , and headed back to his HQ.

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This may be the end of the Hub Plot,but I have further plans....
The takeover of Space at Twisted Skies.

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Post by TTD » Sun, 11. Mar 12, 17:23

The south Eastern Queens sectors, Zyarth's Stand, Twisted Skies,Sakuriko's UK home-base and the Xenon sector to the north were all connected.

Sakuriko received a comm from the Fokari.
"Time is right....use the connections to flood Twisted Skies with your navy.
Zyarth has only a handful of patrol ships now.barely enough to keep control.
With your support,we can do to them,what they did to us....Good luck ! "

With so many ships pouring through the south gate and knowing that their pact with the Boron was uneasy at best... Zyarth capitulated. The terms were that they would return to a supportive role,giving up all stations built in Twisted Skies,in exchange for the Hub joining Zyarth's remaining systems to a split sector of choice...


As a reward to for Sakuriko,he was informed that another sector,to the north,that had been discovered at the same time as twisted Skies,now has his name-stamp on the deeds of ownership. All he has to do is see a certain Teladi about the "fffinansssial detailssss".

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Here ends the first part of the AP Story.

Give me time ,or a new plot from Egosoft,and I will expand on this.
It will continue some time in the future.

However,if Rebirth comes out and I get it,then I may just do another bridging story.

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Post by TTD » Sat, 21. Jul 12, 22:41

Seems there will be a new AP plot in vs.2.5.

Won't promise to include, but if I get time etc., I may give it a shot. :)

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