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Aethernet posted:In tribute to the downed Zuckerburg, MSS Status Update. MSS Poke surely?
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Z the IVth posted:MSS Poke surely? MSS Its complicated
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Interlude 6 - Making friends The noises and images subside as Autoshades armor completes its reboot and the motorised joints unfreeze and allow him to move again. At the far end of the tunnel by the still frozen specialist the wall irises open and the structure seems to be slowly coming alive around him as lights flicker on in the passageway beyond. His armor registers it as packing large levels of UV and automatically darkens his visor to compensate but the light is already changing spectrum to match that emitted by their suit lights, a fact which doesn’t go unnoticed by the doctor as she stares through into the now open passageway. “Company form up” Autoshades orders, “third platoon secure the entrance and dig site, first and second prepare for incursion.” He steps through the entrance into the wide passageway, weapons covering the left as his specialist watches the other direction. “Um sir,” calls the specialist “I think you better look at this.” Autoshades turns just in time to see a section of the roof about two meters square detach and flow downwards in the light gravity to settle onto the floor. It holds for a few seconds then rises up into a squat, stocky humanoid shape. It takes a moment before autoshades realises it appears to be mimicking the outline of his own armored shape. The copy is crude as if sketched roughly by a child but the resemblance is unmistakable.  After a moment's consideration he flicks his radio to a wideband broadcast, carefully considering his words when suddenly the Doctor bursts onto the channel. “Hello, can you understand me?” The figure rotates slightly to focus on the doctor and a strange, fluting voice speaking halting english comes over the channel. “Confirm designation, Doctor Lafever, Chief Scientist.” The doctor takes a step back, mouth opening in surprise, “Y-yes, that is correct” she manages. The figure rotates towards Autoshades, “Confirm designation, Colonel Autoshades, Combat unit.” “Um, yes? I suppose?” he responds. The figure remains motionless, “ Internal sensors operating in degraded state. Memory stores compromised, confirm scan reports, biological processing, substrate native, negative up/down ties.” “I, yes, we are biological creatures” responds the doctor, “how do you understand us?” “Subsentient algorithms monitor external activity” the voice responds, seeming to grow more confident with speaking as the conversation continues. The figure slides forward about a meter raising an ‘arm’ as it does so and never losing contact with the ground. “Lack of collaboration polity identifier, no matching biological designation, demonstrate collaboration status.” Autoshades shifts back raising his weapon as the doctor responds, “Sorry we do not understand the question you are asking.” The figure seems to consider for a second. “Guest status confirmed, possible uncontacted. You are speaking with Collaboration logistics facility intelligence in restricted zone, transit to unrestricted zone.” The lights on one side of the tunnel go out and a section of the wall further down irises open. As they turn away towards the movement the figure flows upwards and appears to meld back into the ceiling. Autoshades turns to the doctor and asks, “Thoughts Doc?” “I think we better do what it says” she replies, “no use starting off on the wrong foot. At least we’re all going to be famous one way or another!” “Oh great” he replies, “just what I always wanted.” ‘Just another day in the corps’ thinks Autoshades as he turns to follow the lights. Saros fucked around with this message at 11:41 on Jul 14, 2017 |
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Jul 14, 2017 11:38
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First contact! I wonder if Pluto will have an active gate next to it? About the ships I say scrap every single one of their ships and look at the parts! But we ought to have our higher ups design a similar point defense boat. Maybe maybe keep the carrier because I doubt we can learn much from it and I love fighters.
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Jul 14, 2017 12:20
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I say press the captured ships into service. We probably don't have the facilities on Triton to adequately examine the parts here, and who is to say the war will last long enough that we can build anything. This gives us replacements for some of what we lost.
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Jul 14, 2017 14:19
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YAY NEW FRIEND HELLO FRIEND 
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Jul 14, 2017 14:35
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This can't possibly go wrong at all, zero chance of it.
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Jul 14, 2017 15:43
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Hey, they're courteous enough to ask politely that we go to a non-secure part because they understand we didn't know better. They're doing better than humans so far is what I'm saying.
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Jul 14, 2017 16:01
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This is fine.
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Jul 14, 2017 16:03
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These Space Whales have been remarkably cool so far. Please don't gently caress it up (who am I kidding they're Marines, they'll ruin it somehow).
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Jul 14, 2017 16:08
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Nah, my money's on the doctor getting over excited and pressing something she shouldn't.Tythas posted:drat that was a hell of a fight, I am the first captain to actually survive the destruction of their ship, sad to see her die like that. I believe I can claim that honour good sir  Although I don't think either of us have actually been rescued so anything could happen yet.
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Jul 14, 2017 18:26
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Pharnakes posted:I believe I can claim that honour good sir It'll be fine, I'm sure there's some ships breaking off that can pick you off while the fleet is off finishing the remains of the attack force.
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Jul 14, 2017 19:09
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Pharnakes posted:Nah, my money's on the doctor getting over excited and pressing something she shouldn't. It's fine. I'm sure we won't Taffy-3/Athenian navy it up!
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Jul 15, 2017 02:13
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Hello friends, please sign me up for a destroyer named Amatsukaze
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Jul 15, 2017 07:46
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So... you wanna get hulked three times and then be unceremoniously destroyed by fighters?
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Jul 15, 2017 08:01
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Crazycryodude posted:So... you wanna get hulked three times and then be unceremoniously destroyed by fighters? USA! USA! USA!
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Jul 15, 2017 14:02
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Hello friends, please sign me up for a destroyer named Amatsukaze At least go with Shigure if you're going for one of Hara's commands.
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Jul 15, 2017 16:41
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Great read so far! I'm looking forward to what happens next. I've signed up for space boating on the spreadsheet. I really like getting to see the actual combat reports and armor damage panels. The pictures you are adding for fluff have been great too! I'm a little envious you've been able to find such cool spaceship pictures for your game. Hunting for the right picture for a post can take me hours.
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Jul 15, 2017 20:48
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Yeah I put myself up for whatever but decided I want a warship named "Ziggy Stalindust and the Spiders from Marx", since we are martians literally fighting capitalism inc
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Jul 15, 2017 21:24
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xthetenth posted:At least go with Shigure if you're going for one of Hara's commands. I like the name better and the amatsukaze had a decent war record! Plus I think it's likely to end up in a similar way.
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Jul 16, 2017 01:58
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Fray posted:Here's a proposal based on our Discord discussions: So I'm basically going to run with this tomorrow unless people have objections or further additions... Also any further volunteers for some voice acting would be great.
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Jul 17, 2017 02:41
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I have only my lovely laptop mic until the 28th, but put me on your list. Who knows, maybe it'll come out ok. If it doesn't, once I have my good mic back I can do whatever you need. E: Send the fleet scout that pings Titania with a light escort, say like an anti-fighter ship and a destroyer or whatever. Last time we got close we almost lost a scout to fighters/corvettes, let's not do that again. E2: Actually I could probably get to my good mic by Tuesday the 18th, count me in for whatever Crazycryodude fucked around with this message at 03:56 on Jul 17, 2017 |
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Jul 17, 2017 03:01
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Saros posted:So I'm basically going to run with this tomorrow unless people have objections or further additions... Depends: What kind of voice work are you looking for? Honestly I'm asking because I don't think my range covers "macho military man" at all as an example.
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Jul 17, 2017 03:43
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Saros posted:So I'm basically going to run with this tomorrow unless people have objections or further additions... Despite already voicing... myself... I can make myself sound somewhat different by loving around in Audacity, maybe!  Or I can just talk again in my normal voice.
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 4 April, 0151hrs  The fighters are dispatched after the fleeing enemy support ships.  SAR operations begin, congratulations Tythas on your timely survival! 4 April, 0213hrs  A stern chase is a long chase as the fighters close in on the fleeing missile ships. 4 April, 0355hrs   The enemy commander refuses to see reason and the fighters are forced to fire upon and destroy an enemy destroyer before the rest will surrender leaving their ships intact.  Elsewhere the WindHund, captained by Innocent bystander heads for Titania to sweep it with her sensors intermittently blipping her active to keep tabs on the fleeing enemy transports. 4 April, 0506hrs   As the missile ships surrender the rest of the IC support ships scatter at max speed.  As the fighters run down the Robert Ford class the other ships disappear into the darkness and the fighters lack the fuel to pursue properly. 4 April, 1615hrs  Several hours pass as SAR operations continue and prize crews take over the captured ships. The missile ships are heading to rearm, picking up survivors as they go. 4 April, 2030hrs  Most of Triton defense fleet comes to rondevous and prepares its prizes for transport.  WindHund is keeping an eye of the IC forces and going in for a peek at Uranus.  Colonel Pharnakes is also rescued from his drifing lifepod. Captured ships asessment:  The captured Robert Ford has a tractor beam so it is linked with the disabled Bill Gates and made ready for towing. It also serves as a fleet support and maintenence ships so the vast set of stores and spares will allow the repair of IC ships at Triton with much greater ease.   Triton fleet and the captured ships make for Triton at a slow pace restricted by the towing. Support vessels are en route to provide assistance and take the crippled destroyer Tarnished Fist under tow as well. 5 April, 1220hrs Sixteen hours pass while the fleet slowly moves towards Triton.   Windhund blips her sensor again and suddenly there are more contacts, inbound towards the IC transports at 3000kps and coming from what appears to be the rough direction of Saturn. Three small cruisers are detected but the contact is at maximum range so will not pick up anything smaller than 3500T. Saros fucked around with this message at 17:58 on Jul 17, 2017 |
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Jul 17, 2017 17:54
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So those look like cruisers headed our way. On the plus side, I guess we've at least drawn more forces rimward? The Home Fleet better make damned good use of this, because it looks like our cake walk is already over.
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Jul 17, 2017 18:01
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While we are not really in much of a shape to fight I doubt these are going to come in for an attack. Most likely they will try to escort the troops ships back. Call off the marine corvettes, they can't deal with that stuff. Have the scout keep a long range eye on them and focus on towing everything back to triton and rearming. If they want to come play with those small cruisers they will have to come into PDC range, which is reloaded by now. Lets rest and repair.
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Jul 17, 2017 18:08
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Crazycryodude posted:So those look like cruisers headed our way. On the plus side, I guess we've at least drawn more forces rimward? The Home Fleet better make damned good use of this, because it looks like our cake walk is already over. I'd actually say that we've been through the worst of it. It's important to remember that the IC has less assets than us, and they just lost most of their Uranus fleet. They may be scraping the bottom of the barrel just to provide fresh defenders.
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Jul 17, 2017 18:09
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Yeah I'm not saying we're suddenly facing an existential crisis because 3 cruisers showed up, but our previous optimism of being able to walk all over Titania unopposed or whatever isn't all that feasible now. We gotta lick our wounds, maybe ask for another capital ship or two from the Home Fleet, and fight a proper war instead of a mop-up again.
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Jul 17, 2017 18:15
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Yeah, pull the corvettes off of Iron Lady intercept duty and back out to merchie hunting.
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Crazycryodude posted:Yeah I'm not saying we're suddenly facing an existential crisis because 3 cruisers showed up, but our previous optimism of being able to walk all over Titania unopposed or whatever isn't all that feasible now. We gotta lick our wounds, maybe ask for another capital ship or two from the Home Fleet, and fight a proper war instead of a mop-up again. I'm not sure those 3 things are anything to be scared of stopping our taking of Titania, its just that we are beat up now and need to spend some time repairing first.
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It's not those three specific ships I'm worried about, as much as the general trend they signal of reinforcements coming rimwards. Like I said, though, it's not really a massive deal, it just keeps things interesting.
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Jul 17, 2017 18:44
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If IC wants to endlessly reinforce Uranus, then cool. If not, we'll take Uranus. Either way we'll achieve our strategic mission.
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Jul 17, 2017 19:05
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Plus we do have a cruiser division coming, and once the repair ship gets here we should be able to patch up the Victory.
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Jul 17, 2017 19:57
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Saros posted:Also any further volunteers for some voice acting would be great. Yep, sure.
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Jul 17, 2017 21:34
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xthetenth posted:Yep, sure. I am happy to do sound design, adding effects and ambience etc, just pm me a gdrive link and what you want it to sound like.
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Jul 17, 2017 21:59
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I'm happy to do some basic voice work, though sadly it'd be headset mic quality as I haven't picked up a new studio mic yet.
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Jul 17, 2017 22:33
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Agree with let's rest on our laurels for a bit. Also although this was by any metric a decisive victory, it was still a relatively small fight in the grand scheme of things. Unless the fleet sizes we are talking here are far lower than I thought they were, this was no midway moment. They've only lost 1 carrier, a siege ship and some supports, it's not like we wiped 2/3rds of their fleet out. I have to imagine the battles going on in system will make this look like a skirmish.
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Jul 17, 2017 23:26
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Pharnakes posted:Agree with let's rest on our laurels for a bit. The forces under our control represent 1/3rd of the Martian fleet, and we Mars has more ships than IC
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Wait, really? That seems super off, we only started with like... 1 BC and 2 or 3 CA's for heavy line combatants. If that's 30% of the Martian fleet and the IC is even smaller than that, the four Gates we bagged are the majority of the class, just in a series of skirmishes. Not to mention how having 6 Jobs classes makes no sense in that case. The fleets are exactly as large or small as Saros needs them to be to keep the story interesting, is the real answer. He's avoided giving hard numbers for precisely that reason, I suspect.
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