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The Imperial ones are easier to target. The Republic's are closer together and easier to take out quickly, they just tend to have some chaff around them to shoot through first (the engines, the rear laser turrets). The targets ares all so concentrated it takes very little actual aiming provided you have no problems wasting missiles. You can just sweep the auto-lock over the generators and be guaranteed to hit something.
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PoptartsNinja posted:The Imperial ones are easier to target. The Republic's are closer together and easier to take out quickly, they just tend to have some chaff around them to shoot through first (the engines, the rear laser turrets). The targets ares all so concentrated it takes very little actual aiming provided you have no problems wasting missiles. You can just sweep the auto-lock over the generators and be guaranteed to hit something. Everything being clustered together on the Republic frigates is actually the reason I hate fighting them. Between the grouping and the color-scheme it becomes a pain to see which targets are actually left and if I should laser it or missile it. It becomes even worse in missions where the back-half of the frigates gets pushed off-screen since once the front-guns are gone you have nothing to target while they can still pepper you with shots.
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McTimmy posted:Everything being clustered together on the Republic frigates is actually the reason I hate fighting them. Between the grouping and the color-scheme it becomes a pain to see which targets are actually left and if I should laser it or missile it. It becomes even worse in missions where the back-half of the frigates gets pushed off-screen since once the front-guns are gone you have nothing to target while they can still pepper you with shots. Yeah, the escort mission where you fly through a sort of asteroid cavern is the worst. You go into that cavern with full health on your escort, then the camera seesaws up and down while fighters come out of nowhere. At best you've only lost 25-33% of your health, then you have to dodge around more asteroids as waves of 4+ fighters come out from behind the asteroids and get a barrage of shots off before you can see poo poo. Then you get to sit around and wait for the frigates to slowly inch their way onto camera hammering the dude with shots the whole time. loving hate that mission.
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[Sorry about the flood of updates lately, I felt like I was falling behind on Coruscant. Just closing the gap a little, my next update will be at a more usual time] ##Begin Log## Captain’s Log, entry #019 Stardate: Making landfall on the galaxy's landfill We'd only just made orbit when I got an alert on the Republic's HoloNet network. It was coming from the fleet, which meant it wasn't just the usual travel advisories. I figured I should check in. Recommended for Crackerjack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic4urpzhTTo  quote:Republic Flight Commander: I'm afraid there's bad news from open space. The Imperial armada's attacking Republic assets in secret, trying to goad us into violating the treaty of Coruscant.  Good old Numinn. I owe him and his diplomatic credentials for getting me out of some tight spots with customs. I figure joining his squadron's the least I can do to pay him back. quote:Republic Flight Commander: If you're interested, I'd say you're more than qualified to join the squadron.  Can't believe I let that one slip, and in front of Corso – he's not gonna forget Quinine “Crackerjack” Browncoat anytime soon. quote:Republic Flight Commander: “Ace” it is. It just so happened one of Numinn's hotspots was between Coruscant and Taris – Javaal. Some Imperial raider fleet lead by a stealth corvette was making trouble. I've never flown in a major fleet action before, but there's a first time for everything. Besides, what better way to make sure I haven't gone rusty and the Miel Muwn is still the best damned starship in the galaxy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjETMuishbg Once we hightailed it from Javaal, we linked up with the fleet for some repairs on our way to Taris. Running off the Empire felt good. I should probably be worried about the treaty, but there's no point in pretending they won't break it whenever they feel like, especially after the Esseles. We had a bit of downtime waiting for repairs before continuing to Taris, so Corso and I got to chatting in the cockpit. Just shooting the breeze about the war, mostly, but then Corso got this far off look in his eye. Got all serious.  quote:Corso: Was there ever a time you wanted something more... normal?  Hm... if you forget the year after the Nightmare (and believe me, I try to), I'm halfway caught-up to that guy. One way to reevaluate your life. quote:Corso: I was sixteen, fresh off the ship. This guy gave me my first blaster.  A bit simplistic, maybe, but for bona fide space-adventurers like us, blasters are must-have. quote:Corso: Made me think different about guns. You can't protect the people you love if you're afraid to get your hands dirty.  Our little talk shed a lot of light on what's going on up in Corso's head. Now I'm no shrink – in fact, I'm a section 8 discharge – but you don't need to be to see how much losing his family weighs on Corso. He starts thinking maybe if he'd had that blaster, things might've worked out differently. As a man with a scatter gun shoved down the back of my jacket, I'm not one to judge, but it helps knowing where he's coming from.  We finally made it to Taris, a world in such bad shape you could see the ruins from orbit. A pretty grim reminder of what Coruscant could end up, if the Empire has its way. Normally I wouldn't come within ten parsecs of a place like this, but Risha's set up one of her deals here. Speaking of, I needed to get the details from her. Recommended for why we're even here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQEW2iktrG8  quote:Risha: There's not much here to enjoy besides skeletons, ruins and man-eating creatures. Yeah, even I couldn't squeeze a romantic evening out of this dump.  quote:Risha: We're here for an astrogation chart that was in a vault when Taris fell. That vault's somewhere in these ruins. If these charts were here when Taris fell, that makes them three hundred years old. Nok Drayen died what, ten years ago? Risha's keeping a whole lot of “why” to herself. quote:Risha: Our lost vault was designed to be recovered after a major catastrophe. All we need are the right sensors to locate it.  It'd be nice to know something about my new partner. Maybe her former friend'll be more willing to spill the beans. quote:Risha: I made our contact an irresistible offer. One of the deal's terms is that she doesn't have to see me.  She's quick. I like that. quote:Risha: I should also warn you, Skavak knows about the vault. We can't let him catch up.  So Skavak's still after us, perfect. Here I was afraid the scummy pig-lizard would run off to lick his wounds for a while. If Skavak wants to race me in the armpit of the galaxy, he's welcome to. I'll leave him eating my toxic dust. ##End Log##
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Classic Han Solo pose from the guy in the background there. You'd think Quinine would be curious about transporting frozen human cargo. Quinine got "Ace", Mortiferous got "Tempest" and Jolune got "Guardian". It's a nice touch that everyone gets their own pilot callsign, but I don't think they ever get used outside this conversation.
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Ya know, I always rather liked the Starship sections of the game, even if an On-Rails Shooter is out of place in an MMO. They're quick, fun little romps, it's always a joy to be weaving through an intense capital ship firefight, and everything looks so /god drat pretty/.
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 CHAPTER 19: LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE OF THE DEAD Previously posted:JOLUNE MOL'NEUX has travelled to TARIS in search of missing Jedi Master CIN TYKAN, but keeps getting sidetracked by other people's problems...   : Now Governor Saresh is off my back, we can go find Master Tyk-   : What's going on here? : Their old estate is off base, so we got no way to secure it. : Taris is our home. We're not going to wait until the army takes its pick of the planet and then throws us the scraps!: ”The pick of the planet”?: Oh, yeah, the army just can't wait to lay claim to the fragrant boglands of old Taris. We're thinking of building a golf course. : The Republic validated our records, but some outlaws set up a camp there- they've got security droids all around the perimeter. : It's not rakghouls or anything. There's someone living there. Sentients.: They've got security droids all around the perimeter. It's a war zone- we almost got killed entering our own property!: The Republic will respond to all such claims of hostile non-indigenous life-forms based on strategic value.: That means they don't care and never will.: So you have been paying attention after all!: That is my inheritance you're insulting! I am a Republic citizen and I demand you send out a squad at once! : But... it's just an old house. You've never even lived there. It is wrong to risk lives for mere property. : No.: Oh! Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you.: ...  : ?: D-does that mean you'll help us?: Great! They're all yours, then. You find anything important, you can fill out a form at HQ.: All we need is to get those blasted droids cleared out and find out who's controlling them. I can handle the rest. New Powers! 1. Noble Sacrifice: this is an interesting one. You burn 15% of your health to restore 8% of your force power, and your force regen rate drops by a quarter for 10s. It's instant to use and has no cooldown, so you can stack it up to 4 times. Useful in SPAM EVERYTHING NOW NOW NOW situations. This is the only way of quickly restoring a large amount of force power for Sages (although specialising in one of the dps skill trees lets you learn ways to restore small amounts of force by damaging enemies). 2. Force Slow: does a piddly little amount of damage and halves an enemy's movement speed for 6s. Useless. 3. Rejuvenate: unlike everything else we've learned to date, Rejuvenate wasn't picked up from a trainer once we hit the right level. Nope, this power was learned from the Sage's healing skill tree. It's slightly useful on its own- instantly restoring about 3% health + another 3% health over the next 9s; but when combined with another skill it becomes very useful indeed, as it imparts a “Conveyance” buff to the caster. Conveyance boosts the next healing ability cast, by either reducing the force cost or greatly increasing the chance of a critical heal bonus. So this power will see a lot of use in the future.  : This is the estate, according to the map The Chin gave us. There's one of the droids he was ranting about.  : OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. my metal spleen hurts.  : Surprised it intact. Poh Grandsire excellent builder.    : Hold : My people are refugees, survivors of the battle on Coruscant. Would you turn us out of yet another home?: And who might you be?: My name is Achitan, and you might call me the leader of this colony. We fled here after the war- the lower levels were in shambles, thousands of people from thousands of species homeless and hurt. The humans in the Galactic Senate barely slapped on a new coat of paint. We came here to start a new life.  : I'm sorry if I upset you. I guess I've been lucky- no human has ever been bigoted to me before. At least not to my face. Oh, god, w-what if they're doing it behind my back? Do all humans secretly hate me? I won't be able to stop thinking about this now!I'm always surprised when non-humans play the alien solidarity card with Jolune. Miraluka are so physically close to humans, it's bizarre that Bioware coded them to flag as aliens for the purposes of conversations like this. Or maybe I just don't know my lore well enough and Anti-Miralukan prejudice is actually a Big Issue in the Republic : So many men are here to reclaim this planet who know nothing of its past. Ancient Taris was a blight on the Republic, the black mark on its reputation for freedom.: You need somewhere to settle, I'm sure there's unclaimed land. That isn't too radioactive, or poisonous, or full of rakghouls, or on fire, or... Let's take a moment to reflect on how stupid this all is. No-one lived on the land on Taris back in the pre-bombing days; the planet's surface was a perpetually twilit wasteland that criminals were exiled to, while all the rich and not-so rich lived in the city world's towers. So why would there be this whole land ownership tussle between Achitlan's and the siblings' ancestors? : I have their documents, so old they were kept in printed form. Read them yourself if you doubt me.: What happened? There must have been a reason. : I think the claim was “aliens are dangerous to Tarisian trade”. Please, if you have any sympathy for our cause, perhaps there is something you can do? We are alone and at the Republic's mercy.: I would not wish to see you turned away from your home. Your toxic, monster-infested home.: I thank you for softening your heart to my story. I will tell my people to begin repairs to the droids.You can of course tell Achitan and her crew to get lost, but what would happen to intergalactic race relations then?  : How do I phrase this? ...So, about that home you thought you had... no. So, have you thought about any... other birthrights you might have... nope. So, I hear Onderon is lovely this time of year... nah. So, turns out your great-grandparents were actually MASSIVE RACISTS, how about that... noooo.   : I told him that's not really possible--: So, who are the crooks who set themselves up on our property? Did you drive them off? : What are you talking about?: Is it the rakghouls, monsters...? I told you we should have waited until the planet was opened to settlers.: Let's try honesty... The land is held by the alien who owns this deed. Her claim is better than yours.  : There are alien survivors who kept their claim? I'd have though they would never want to come back here. I-I studied the history. It wasn't right.: It was justified! You can't make us leave because of that.: Things that aren't right are never justified- the land is theirs.: Great. Robbed and patronised in the same sentence.:  ... But you don't have to leave. You could work with them! It'll take more than two people to turn this place civilised.: I agree, Relus. This isn't our ancestors' estate.  : We won't turn them away. I know what it's like to want a home.You have the choice to get the Pohs to work with the aliens, as I did, or just shout at them to get the hell off Taris, which is funnier. This choice carries no light side/dark side points, so you can follow your heart.  : A surprisingly large number of people, apparently.: Brass called me when you left. Wanted to see if your work's as good as your rep.: I have a rep now?: Good to be “known” for great deeds. Sign of respect : I used to be “known” for sleeping in the library. I miss those days... Oh, yes, is there something else you want me to do?: Well, I doubt the brass's asking you over for a cup of mudleaf tea. If Captain Childress calls, it usually means something needs fixing.    : You did nice work on that land claim mess. Like we flew this many troops to the armpit of the galaxy so some kids could play pioneer.: So... why did you fly this many troops out here then?: Hell if I know. Best theory I heard is that this whole operation is the greatest insurance scam the universe has ever seen. It'll take way more than it's worth to make this planet livable. Only thing interesting about Taris is that it's the worst failure the Republic's ever had. : And we almost let it happen again on Coruscant. Three hundred years after Taris, we still don't know squat about how to defend against a bombardment once ships are in low orbit.: Look to the past to reclaim the future.: If you mean studying dusty records might save my men's lives, you got that right.: You liked one of my aphorisms?!: Sure, it was... nice. Pithy.:   : If we're lucky, that ship recorded the whole bombardment. But my team's lost contact... which means there are desk jockeys in the wild with the most valuable data on Taris.: What's this ship? Why's it so valuable? How is it even intact, if it fell out of orbit onto a planet that was subsequently glassed?: There were Jedi aboard, back in the day. Maybe they used some sort of Force voodoo to protect the ship? Now, we hope it's got data on the attackers.: But... there... wait... didn't we just have a war? Why is a 300 year old wreck a useful source of data on planetary bombardments? Surely technology has changed a considerable... amount... since... then... : Ha! The only thing that's changed since then is that we don't have to wear those dorky red uniforms any more. Now get going. The crash site's a ways out. Fast as you can make it- I don't know if we've got survivors. : But... but... I have more questions! : There's no time to explain! Go! Go! : Stupid military with their stupid, nonsensical missions. I bet the ship is dust by n- : Oh, wow. Did they build this thing out of diamond or something?NEXT TIME: Trask Ulgo returns from the grave to teach us how to dress ourselves, open doors. BONUS CODEX CONTENT: Taris (Pre-bombardment) posted:Located in the Ojoster Sector of the Outer Rim Territories, Taris was an ecumenopolis founded at the nexus of several hyperspace trading routes. Prosperity led to a rapid population increase and the continued vertical expansion of the planet-wide urban sprawl. But with the discovery of superior trade lanes elsewhere, Taris’s economic fortunes changed. For the wealthy nobles living in the upper floors of the towering skyscrapers, Taris remained an urban paradise. As one descended, however, the standard of living dropped precipitously. Aliens and refugees were forced to live in the city’s lower levels, supporting the upper classes both figuratively and literally. Near the surface, violent swoop gangs held sway over a terrified civilian populace beset by poverty and famine, and the sewers of the undercity were infested with rakghouls. Ironically, many of those living in the lowest levels of Taris survived Darth Malak’s bombardment, while the rich and powerful were almost entirely wiped out. Endar Spire posted:The Republic cruiser Endar Spire was shot down over Taris during the Jedi Civil War in an attempt by Darth Malak to capture the young Jedi Bastila Shan. This event led directly to Taris’s ultimate destruction, securing the ship’s place in history. Over the centuries, the Endar Spire’s husk has become a shelter to many different groups on Taris, including surviving settlers, pirates and scavengers. Its internal systems are believed to contain a bounty of information and useful materials to anyone with the will and ability to recover them. Inferior fucked around with this message at 09:52 on Oct 12, 2013 |
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Now that's just ridiculous. Three hundred year old crashed ship on a planet that was reduced to rubble and parts of it look like they gently landed a week ago.
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May 5, 2013 23:27
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The space racism card gets played against literally anyone who isn't a human which for some reason includes cyborgs (suck it, transhumanists).
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should be noted, siding with the more recent owners=dark side, siding with aliens=light side.
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WeaponBoy posted:The space racism card gets played against literally anyone who isn't a human which for some reason includes cyborgs (suck it, transhumanists). It is? My cyborg's always gotten the human-specific lines, never alien ones.
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WeaponBoy posted:The space racism card gets played against literally anyone who isn't a human which for some reason includes cyborgs (suck it, transhumanists). Same as Cythereal, my IA cyborg has gotten the opportunity to join in laughing at the aliens (not that I took it because, y'know, cyborg. Never asked for it and whatnot). Funnily enough, when the Legacy system first came out, Cyborgs were actually listed as Humans in the Legacy Tree thing.
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While I'd agree that documentation of planetary bombardment on the scale of Taris would actually be really useful data, there's got to be a better source for it than the Endar Spire.
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Inferior posted:
It absorbed high levels of Plot radiation near the end of the sith war, immensely strengthening the superstructure.
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The Lone Badger posted:It absorbed high levels of Plot radiation near the end of the sith war, immensely strengthening the superstructure. Nevermind that KOTOR1 explicitly showed the ship exploding in orbit.
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It's kind of silly and doesn't really make sense that it's there but I like it and thought it was neat. 
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Catsworth posted:It's kind of silly and doesn't really make sense that it's there but I like it and thought it was neat. It's actually one of my preferred bits on Taris. Feels like a much different mission than most in the game.
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Dolash posted:While I'd agree that documentation of planetary bombardment on the scale of Taris would actually be really useful data, there's got to be a better source for it than the Endar Spire. A ship that blew up/crashed before the bombardment started.
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 Spaceship Interlude: Or seriously, why couldn't they have given me a Kickass Wardroid?   : Steward? Why would the General saddle me with a protocol droid? You're not even armor-plated. : Every soldier requires proper logistics to function. I provide the highest support level available. C2-series droids represent the latest advances in everything from starship maintenance to nutritional advice tailored for your specific organic needs.: What? : He'll cook for us and do the laundry.: Oh. Well do, um, whatever it is you need to do.: Right away, master. Starting Ship Tour routine. Welcome aboard the Rendili Hyperworks BT-7 Thunderclap: a rapid assault craft designed especially for Republic Special Forces at enormous taxpayer expense. : Was someone else here before, or are those your pictures?: Of course not, master. This ship was commissioned just for you after you arrived on Coruscant. Now on to the main deck. : Your quarters are located to your left and the crew bunks and storage are on your right.: How's the armory look, Jorgen?: Spacious. Lots of room for the munitions we don't have.: What do we have then?: A few blasters and a couple hundred bags of Instant Rations.: Ugh, next planet we get sent to better have something to eat.: Please keep up, master. We wouldn't want you getting lost now.   : No, just set course for Port Raga.: The ship is already on its way, master. There are a few final points we should review first. As you can see, I am not quipped for physical danger. My function is to maintain this starship as your home away from home.: Actually, I've been thinking about that. Add a little armor, some combat protocols, and a blaster and you just might be worth something.: Master, please. Any non-factory modifications will void my warranty.: Enough armor and we won't have to worry about that at all.: Erm, ah! I just remembered that a lovely young lady dropped off a package for you, along with this note. The package is waiting for you down in your quarters. She told me to tell you that, "She doesn't get paid to ask questions, just deliver." Charming young lady, I asked her if-: Shut up and hand me that note. : ...You haven't opened the package have you?: Oh no, master. It was quite heavy though.: Right, let me know when we get to the station.: Yes, master. : A gun and fear, huh? It's almost like this Lord was asking to be put on my list. I wonder if there's anything to try this out on... Hey C2!
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 An actual shot as my ship's layout. It's the smallest of the Republic ships and honestly doesn't feel all that militaristic aside from the meeting room and the tiny rear end armory. I want to know who thought that giving us a B-wing as a transport was the best idea, since there are plenty of other iconic ships that don't look like a Y that tripped on its side. I mean hell, the Y-wing would have been a pretty good start I think.
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Death surrounds me, yet in my head I hear something that sounds like angels! Lo, I have found the holy grail of firepower! Mine eyes can but weep as they bear witness to the majesty...!
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Gideon020 posted:Maybe we'll see some ghosts then? That's a good point. How many millions died on Taris? Maybe someone will run into some lingering specters.
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quote:Hell if I know. Best theory I heard is that this whole operation is the greatest insurance scam the universe has ever seen. It'll take way more than it's worth to make this planet livable. Only thing interesting about Taris is that it's the worst failure the Republic's ever had. My theory would be that the Republic's best connected firms are being paid trillions to half-rear end the reconstruction. Seems like a great opportunity for some graft.
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The odd thing about Taris is that it should be partly like Telos (given they're basically doing the exact same thing on the two planets). I mean they obviously had to scale down the level of damage done by the bombardment, but the more I think of it, the more it seems like they partly wanted to just toss Telos in, but an exec said "screw you, it's Taris!" and they had to retool everything.
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Brainamp posted:
Excellent choice, my trooper went for the same gun. The ship's compact, but the pilot's area is actually not on the minimap, up some stairs. It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize that arrow wasn't the door out.
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Calax posted:The odd thing about Taris is that it should be partly like Telos (given they're basically doing the exact same thing on the two planets). I mean they obviously had to scale down the level of damage done by the bombardment, but the more I think of it, the more it seems like they partly wanted to just toss Telos in, but an exec said "screw you, it's Taris!" and they had to retool everything. I don't know, on Telos the only ruins they put in was the underground bunker, the planet's surface was wiped clean and they were actually trying to create an ecology by dropping dangerous animals from other worlds, which I suppose makes sense to an ithorian. On Taris the planet city got smashed but the planet seems pretty alive, no real ecosystem damage other than the Rakghouls [EU Nerd] Plus, with the Muur Talisman, the original source of the Rakghoul plague, buried beneath the Ice of Jebble for the last few centuries the only way there could still be Rakghouls around is if enough of the planet's surface survived to sustain them. [/EU Nerd]  (this needs a lightsaber and a different helmet)
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Servetus posted:I don't know, on Telos the only ruins they put in was the underground bunker, the planet's surface was wiped clean and they were actually trying to create an ecology by dropping dangerous animals from other worlds, which I suppose makes sense to an ithorian. On Taris the planet city got smashed but the planet seems pretty alive, no real ecosystem damage other than the Rakghouls Well, that was my point (the upper paragraph), there's been 300 years since the Telos restoration, so what we get from Taris could have easily been reworked to an out of control ecology on Telos. And with the Bunkers etc it'd make more sense to have at least a few pieces of rubble left from the restoration program (before things went wayyy off the rails). As to EU nerd, I will be going off in the current Knights of the Old Republic LP once they reach the planets in Tales of the Jedi.
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 Taris Update 1: I always feel like somebody's watching me.... . Begin recording In orbit around Taris  : General I'm on Taris. You seemed worried about this place after Ord Mantell. What's the big mystery you wouldn't reveal? : I apologize for the secrecy but this involves someone the Empire would love to get its hands on. Angral's son. Tarnis, was the lead scientist on our advanced warfare projects. But these technologies were all invented by Doctor Nasan Godera. Doctor Godera's a genius. Calculates targeting algorithms in his head for fun. : If he's so special, why wasn't he leading things instead of Tarnis?: Doctor Godera hates the Empire. So much so, he quit in protest when the Republic signed the Treaty of Coruscant. Disappeared completely. We recently discovered he's hiding on Taris--but the swamps, predators and city ruins are keeping us from finding him. : City ruins? There's no civilisation here?: Your Masters never taught you about the Jedi Civil War?: I think I had space-flu that week: Three hundred years ago, there was a conflict between two fallen Jedi Revan and Malak. Malak obliterated Taris hoping to kill Revan. Billions of innocent people died. : Did Malak succeed in killing Revan?: Revan escaped Taris's destruction and eventually killed Malak. Many more died before it was over. The Republic is recolonizing Taris. Recently we found evidence that our missing doctor has been here for years. Reconnaissance discovered one of Godera's outposts in the swamp. It's entirely automated. Nothing but droids inside, and they're not cooperating.: If the doctor isn't there, what do the droids at this outpost do? : We think Godera has several facilities. The droids are caretakers in his absence. I've had people scouring Taris for other outposts. The survivors returned empty-handed. After what you learned on Ord Mantell, we need that man's expertise. You're our best shot at finding Doctor Godera. : I'm hoping I won't have to do this alone. : I don't have many personnel on Taris, but what's there is yours. I left a small team monitoring the outpost. They'll aid your search. Transmitting outpost coordinates. Good luck--Var Suthra out.     Taris was a mess, Imagine a world that has been bombed so hard that the rubble bounced, now imagine that this world is then abandoned for hundreds of years. See the plant life overtake the ruined buildings the remaining bits of city infrastructure start to fall apart. Well I can guarantee that Taris was worse than that. The Republic thought that rebuilding Taris would restore hope, personally, I thought being ready and able to win the war with the Imperials would be a better thing to spend our tax-credits on, but that's politicians for you.    Finding Godera's lab wasn't hard. Unfortunately, on entering I found the place crawling with Imperial soldiers and droids. Seems someone had tipped the imps off.   I soon found out what had happened to the poor sods General Suthra had sent. The Imperial strike team had murdered them. After dealing with some of the imp soldiers, I found they had left an open comm line.   : That's enough bloodshed. Let's be professional about this. I'm Watcher One with Imperial Intelligence. Those men you fought served me. : What kind of name is that? And you really think that moustache looks good on you?: My mom thinks it's cool. My title is who I am. Any other name I gave you would be a lie. Despite what General Var Suthra believes, I've known about this outpost for some time. Your imminent arrival forced me to take action. My mission is to protect the Empire from Doctor Godera's weapons. I'm afraid I can't let you have him. : And I'm afraid you'll have to die. : I don't fear you. Imperial Intelligence prides itself on accurate threat assessment. I've known you were coming; analysed your strengths and weaknesses in preparation. You executed Bengel Morr on Tython when he was defenceless. You consider yourself above the law.  : What's he talking about? Is that true? : If I did do something like that, and I'm not saying I did mind you, wouldn't it be for a good reason?: Regardless your decision reveals much about your nature. As fortune would have it. Doctor Godera will be in my custody shortly. You've already failed. : Even if I don't get Doctor Godera, I'll still get you. That's a promise. : Watchers aren't easily caught. Well apart from watcher 14 but we make special allowances for him... I see my reinforcements are finally in position. Terminate her.   One short but brutal fight later After killing off the last of the imperial forces. A droid in the corner of the room came to life.   : Blasted Imps. Death is too good for them. Thank you for liberating this facility. Good riddance to Imp scum. : Wish my Teeseven had a personality like you.  : T7= Stood right here : Teeseven units lack the subroutines to properly appreciate imp destruction. My designation is RE-MO. Doctor Godera assigned me to this facility. Primary function: enemy surveillance. The facility was compromised when Republic cowards arrived on Taris and again by these imp scum. : Why do you call the Republic cowards? These people died defending you. : Republic cowards surrendered to the empire many years ago. These deaths do not alter that fact. My programming forbids cooperation with non-Godera life forms, except under extreme circumstances. That criteria is now met. Watcher One reprogrammed this facility's tracking relays.. He traced Doctor Godera's encrypted bioscan to its present location. : How could Watcher One do all that when we couldn't?: Imperial Intelligence is well funded and highly motivated. Filthy Imps... Locating my maker requires repairing the central computer and resetting outdoor tracking relays. I am only equipped for computer repairs. I will provide you with the tracking relays' coordinates, but be advised the outdoors are dangerous. : Anything in my way dies, Get to work fixing that central computer. : Jedi were never included in Doctor Godera's "Republic coward" designation. Now I comprehend why. Commencing computer repairs. Contact me when all tracking relays are reset. Then we can triangulate Doctor Godera's location. If you encounter any Imp scum, please annihilate them. How you handle Republic cowards is your discretion. Good Luck, Jedi. So help a vengeance crazed droid track down its reclusive master ? Of all the strange jobs I've done this was somewhere in the middle.    Finding the tracking relays wasn't that hard. Fighting through the assorted pirates, rakghouls and native wildlife was. But I was finally able to activate the last of the trackers.  : I finished resetting all the tracking relays. Is that central computer online? : Affirmative. Triangulating doctor Godera's coordinates now.... This facility has outlived it's usefulness and my programming provides no secondary mission, I am uncertain how to proceed. Serving Republic Cowards is unacceptable, but I am not armed to combat Imp scum. Recommendation? : Doctor Godera needs all the he can get. You should come. : Excellent suggestion, Perhaps I can acquire new mission parameters from my maker. Triangulation complete. Transmitting the coordinates to you now... I am coming, but don ot wait for me. My maker needs you, JediEnd Recording Ferrosol fucked around with this message at 21:45 on May 6, 2013 |
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May 6, 2013 21:41
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Ferrosol posted:
 I like him.
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May 6, 2013 22:15
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Brainamp posted:
But alas, Republic Coward, he does not like you.
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May 7, 2013 01:30
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Brainamp posted:
RE-MO is great. He is like a proto-HK droid, with a more refined taste for which meatbags to blast. He definitely makes Taris a bit more bearable for the Jedi Knights.
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May 7, 2013 08:51
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Inferior posted:Classic Han Solo pose from the guy in the background there. You'd think Quinine would be curious about transporting frozen human cargo. Yeah...about that... There's even weirder cargo that we'll get to see a little later. Dude frozen in carbonite is kind of normal.
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May 7, 2013 19:57
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I sort of wish there was a carbonite figure in the game or any star wars game, where the frozen person went in trying to be cool or something. Like Quinine's patented lean against a wall pose or something.
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May 7, 2013 20:40
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Brainamp posted:I sort of wish there was a carbonite figure in the game or any star wars game, where the frozen person went in trying to be cool or something. Like Quinine's patented lean against a wall pose or something. I think there is one, but I may be misremembering from Rocky Horror.
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May 7, 2013 21:06
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Slightly OT, but is it possible to get a list of names in the Republic LP Guild (and maybe have it added to the OP, or to the LP episode list post) for folks to add to their Friends list to make it easier to get guild invites? It seems I keep missing people being online to get my 4 guys guilded up...
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May 9, 2013 14:32
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##Begin Log## Captain’s Log, entry #020 Stardate: Dropping in on Agent Soganti's planet (everyone else just lives there) There was a welcoming committee waiting for us in the spaceport. Looks like my reputation's starting to precede me, and not in a way I'd like. Recommended for legitimate business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV_dzCk0kIQ  quote:Quinine: Last time I checked, Taris was Republic territory.  Now that's interesting. Even after three hundred years and a vicious beating from the Sith, Taris still has stuff worth stealing. Not that I'm interested in looting a dead planet, of course (Agent Soganti? You reading this log by any chance?). quote:Quinine: I sincerely have no idea what you're talking about – honest.  quote:Agent Soganti: We'll see about that.   You don't need to tell me Agent Soganti's going to be a problem. He wants to make a name for himself out here, and collaring me for some customs violation would be a good start. I'll have to play this one carefully.  Taris is as bad as you've heard and worse. The whole “safe zone” doesn't extend past shouting distance from the space-port. I could see a whole company's worth of troops spread out trying to maintain a perimeter. The sky's a forest of shattered towers and twisted metal.  We tracked down the warehouse address Risha gave us. Time to meet her former partner. Recommended to meet our contact https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5icNZUF69M  quote:AR-GO: The Maker said it is better to burn out than rust away. Perhaps I'm testing that wisdom, Mistress.  She's cute, that's for sure. That scar over her eye hints at some pretty tough living, though. Anyone who's run with Risha would have to be more than a pretty face. quote:Beryl Thorne: Let's get one thing straight. The only reason I agreed to help is because my contract supplying the Taris reclamation project is at risk.  Sounds like Beryl's not had the best luck with partners. Still, how hard could a few delivery jobs be? Even without her partner she should've been able to handle it. quote:Quinine: Can't your walking rust bucket handle things? Just when we were starting to warm up to each other, there's a knock on the door. The job was starting to sound too simple, after all.  quote:Beryl Thorne: Agent Soganti. What a lovely surprise. It's only been a day since your last inquisition – I mean, inspection.  quote:Beryl Thorne: A smart man. I can take care of myself – but thanks.  Well, that explains what she needs the help for. With customs breathing down her neck, getting any work done has to be a nightmare. I figure if she does us a solid with the scanning job, the least I can do is hike through a swampy ruin full of monsters.  Me and Corso were exploring the safe zone before heading out when we came up on a refugee camp. It's a bad sign for the resettlement plan if people are getting pushed back to the safe zone, so I figured I'd stop by and see what's going wrong.  quote:Quinine: I go where there's opportunity.  Her story was starting to sound all too familiar. I could tell Corso was itching to help out - the refugees probably remind him of home. quote:Urana Kiel: The whole camp's just waiting to go back to the settlement, but the scavengers are still there, probably looting left and right.  Whoops. This is where the shouting starts. quote:Vidas Kawats: Someone's going to the settlement? Get me my landspeeder! Considering the whole Republic army hadn't taken back their village yet, I figured doing one run was a pretty reasonable offer.  quote:Leisha Vamden: I want my digging tools. I don't know how long we'll be here, and if we're going to build or grow anything, we'll need them.  I'll always be a sucker for farm-girls in need, and a bunch of low-down scavengers stripping settlers' livelihoods really gets under my skin. Now that it's time to leave the safe-zone behind, I decided to dig something out of my ship's hold. I'd been worried Skavak might've sold it – it's a genuine collector's item by now.  Yeah, the Space-80's were a hell of a time.  Zipping around this planet gives me the creeps. I keep feeling like someone's watching me, even when I can't see anybody. I can't stop thinking about how millions of people used to live in these towers and walk around these streets, how long it took them to build their city up so high and how quick a Sith wacko knocked it to the ground. I don't know what they pay the settlers to move here, but it's not enough.  We rolled up on to the settlement. It looked like any prefab farm like you might see on any backwater planet, minus the giant ruined skyscrapers and armed marauders. With a planet's worth of wreckage to pick over, they decide to ruin the lives of a few honest folks just trying to make a living.  Me and Corso registered our displeasure. They didn't seem up to fighting people who fight back.   Once we'd taken care of the scavengers, picking up the settlers' stuff was a walk in the monster-infested park. They'll be back, though, and they'll keep coming back until the army can actually spread out and secure some of the planet they're supposed to be colonizing. Hopefully what little we got will help the people in the camp hold on to hope for a while longer.  We're coming up on Vernan's tent for the first of Beryl's deliveries. The job was easy, just like I thought - still haven't seen any of the monsters everyone keeps talking about. If we keep up the pace, we should be off this planet in no time.
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OzCavalier posted:Slightly OT, but is it possible to get a list of names in the Republic LP Guild (and maybe have it added to the OP, or to the LP episode list post) for folks to add to their Friends list to make it easier to get guild invites? It seems I keep missing people being online to get my 4 guys guilded up... Well, if you add our four characters (Quinine, Todessa, Jolune and R'andayn) you should spot one of us online sooner or later. Besides us, I think I'll have to check the guild roster and see who can add new people.
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