I changed the Penxi color to green because I didn't want it to clash too easily with the red/blue/purple blending of the UFP/Klingon border. Otherwise, the map should be pretty close to Shik's original rendition...
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Looks like we've got a few deserters after the previous campaign!
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Woah.. this is a complex one. I'm going to have to think on this one (my previous attempt to live through one of these was foiled by 2 weeks holiday in France).
But I do know I'm going to use my own version of tech/NCCs/timeline, and not Shik's
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I did a minor update to the map, partially per Shik's request. I added that little "cutout" where Penxi territory comes in "front" of Federation space. And partially for my own benefit, I also added little base-dots for all of the minor systems, to help provide a better grasp of the entire territory territorial claims in the sector. (Shik, tell me if any of those minor systems' colors are off, will you?)
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A few deserters? I figured I scared everyone off. Was hoping more would play.
Heh... maybe people are busy with real life...
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The star in the purple is to be Klingon, not UFP. The star where the UFP overlaps the Penxi is to be Penxi, not UFP. The star that is the second green dot from the right is not Penxi, it is free space.
Past that, it's shiny. Those 3 would be the hardest to extrapolate anyway, so no points off there.
ATTENTION!! I WILL NOT BE GIVING OUT WARNINGS FOR THE NEXT QUESTIONS THIS TIME. IF YOU MISS Q1 AND WISH TO PLAY WHEN Q2 IS IN EFFECT, YOU MUST PLAY Q1 FIRST BEFORE COMING UP TO DATE. ALL PRECEDING QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED BEFORE PLAYING THE CURRENT ONE.
You can, however, decide to jump in at any time & get up to speed if you you find interest...which I hope more people will.
ALSO...! Some of you may be failing to grasp the concept here of "working out the problem as given." There will be NO REPLACEMENTS of author-established items. NONE. The leeway goes towards the variables YOU input & NOTHING ELSE. Whine, bitch, moan, gripe, complain, send racial epithets, do whatever you feel like. I have a reason for these decisions; if I'd wanted you to design the standing elements, I would have. In Question 1, you have the leeway to choose almost any non-canon element you wish as long as it conforms to the time period set. Yes, I listed what i would accept because those are the most well-known elements. HOWEVER...I will amend that to include any sort of personal-based designs insofar as (A) the linking element to design (& specs if available) is placed & (B) the item in question is not overly fanboyish & zhorlord. I know there are loopholes in my listing & if I can see them, they must be bloody blatant to all. If they exploited...well.
On this point I must speak for the Party.
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ADDENDUM to my answer: I've come to the conclusion that I was thinking too big in my response for the piracy scenario. Although certainly I'd still need to have some extra destroyers to provide the heavy support, some escorts and wide-range patrol vessels will still be necessary. Because if there are many more pirate vessels versus my forces (as is likely, especially if the attacks are being sponsored by the Penxi Optimus), it'll be pretty easy for them to lure my assets away or split them up and overwhelm their targets while my small forces can't target all the various attackers.
Therefore, I will pare back my request for the Polaris-class destroyers to only two units (not three), but I'd want to add eight Asmodeus-class corvettes. They will operate in pairs for escort, patrol, and anti-piracy duty. They'll also make a great support unit for any larger fleet action that takes place.
(I only hope this last-minute request is still granted by Admiral Shik at Starfleet Command...)
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Also, Shik, I've got no problems with you discouraging replacement of the units you specified... I'd originally assumed that you were just posting "suggested" units based on your own personal beliefs (which is what I did back in Sector Zeta. The only part I had a problem with (and which is why I pushed back a bit) was that you were actually excluding a whole class of vessels that�depending on your POV�could form an important part of TOS-era tactics.
And Mark... I did try a little experimenting with Google Sketchup (the pro version even, believe it or not, of which I managed to obtain a legitimate copy), but the damn thing isn't capable of drawing spheres! At least, not that I can figure...
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All is taken into consideration. Trust me, you'll find out that if there can just be swarms of fighters flying about, then what's the point?
Flying torp tubes are GO!!
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Would it make you happier if swapped my two fighter squadrons(the ones defending Sobchak's Planet) for another four TWO Asmodeuses (or is that Asmodeii)? I'd be open for that trade.
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Yeah, that works. I'll also throw in some hull wax.
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The big puzzler for me with the move to a 3D map is how I'm going to illustrate my fleet deployments. Right now I'm experimenting... what do you guys think of this method? I like it because the lines make it easier to pinpoint the groupings of fleets on the map... but the down side is that unless I set up more of those "drop-lines" like the stars and stations, it's hard to place them in the full context. And the map is getting pretty dang cluttered already.
Maybe next time I should go for a 2000-pixel-wide map...
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Okay, the only ships I know from this era are the Constitutions and Mirandas, but I�ll give it a try�
However, I am not exactly sure of the political situation. Should the Federation be trying to deny resources to the Klingons as in http://starfleet-museum.org/avenger-predator.htm or should the post-Organian Treaty mean that the Federation is trying to improve relations with the Klingons? What is the general situation with the Klingons?
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I think that's part of what you're supposed to determine for yourself, Neutrino... just exactly what was the Federation's overall policy concerning Klingon relations between the end of TOS and the next time we saw them, in ST3? Did the Federation simply make a complete about-face and start automatically trusting the Klingons because of the peace treaty? Or did they continue their previous policies (whatever they might be; I chose to follow Masao's story that you linked to), but keep them more covert to avoid provoking the Klingons? Or would it be something else entirely? That's the decision. That's what makes it interesting.
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