Galactic News
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May 31, 3304
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Campaign for Pleiades Starport Restoration
A fund has been set up by the Aegis Research to repair starports in the Pleiades Nebula that have been damaged during the Thargoid conflict.
Senior engineer Lilith Galloway made this announcement:
“We’ve had the worst of it here. The Thargoids have given us a bloody nose on several occasions. But we are strong, we will heal, and you can help.”
“We’re asking for pilots to deliver as much as they can fit in their holds. We’re going to rebuild our starports better than ever. Let’s get the Pleiades fighting fit once more.”
Traders are requested to deliver construction materials to The Oracle in the Pleiades Sector Ir-W D1-55 system.
The campaign begins on the 31st of May 3304 and will run for one week. If the final target is met earlier than planned, the campaign will end immediately.
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Starport Repair Initiative Announced
Following Thargoid strikes on the fringes of the core systems, a new initiative to restore damaged starports has been announced.
Chief administrator Carter Armstrong spoke on behalf of Aegis Core, which is coordinating the campaign:
“We’ve set up this fund to reassure citizens that normality will continue, no matter what. I would like to appeal to the galactic community to restore services in the core systems to their previously high standard.”
An open order has been placed for construction materials, which will be shipped to the affected starports and used to make repairs. Pilots are asked to make their deliveries to Dantec Enterprise in the Socho system.
The campaign begins on the 31st of May 3304 and will run for one week. If the final target is met earlier than planned, the campaign will end immediately.
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Anarchy in Socho
The Socho system, headquarters of Aegis Core, has been overtaken by a criminal faction. The system is now in a state of anarchy.
A courier carrying a message from Aegis scientist Dr Mia Valencourt managed to escape the system. The message was then broadcast by the Rewired news service:
“This is an urgent call for assistance. Regional security forces have been overrun, and this vicious gang – they call themselves the Socho Gold Raiders – they’re in charge now. They’ve shut everything down. Apparently they’re convinced we’re building some kind of super-weapon, so that’s probably what brought them here.”
“They were so clever. We picked up what looked like a Thargoid signal and the security forces went charging in. Everyone was terrified that the Thargoids had come to Socho. But it wasn’t the Thargoids – it was a trap. The Raiders were waiting, and they cut those ships to pieces.”
“Please, if anyone’s listening, this is an emergency. It’s absolute chaos here. Please help!”
Professor Alba Tesreau, Aegis’s chief scientific advisor, made an emotional plea:
“It is inconceivable that elements of our own society would behave this way when there’s so much at stake. There is vital research taking place at Aegis Core. If it’s lost, these criminals will have placed all of us at risk!”
“I implore the galactic community to help free Socho from these unthinking vandals. Aegis is defending humanity against the Thargoid threat. We need your help to survive, so that we in turn can protect you and your families.”
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Starport Status Update
This report presents the latest data on starports experiencing technical issues as a result of Thargoid Sensor related interference.
The following starports are currently closed:
Stackpole City, Lugger
Maausk, Maausk
Mitchell Dock, Meene
Meanwhile, the following starports are on the brink of closure:
Pirate's Lament, HIP 17519
Schwann Port, Hajangai
Darwin Orbital, 82 Pegasi
Landis Orbital, Prajau
Rafferty's Mobius, Azrael
Ciferri Enterprise, Hidatsa
Kennan Vision, NLTT 14879
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May 30, 3304
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Starport Status Update
This report presents the latest data on starports experiencing technical issues as a result of Thargoid Sensor related interference.
The following starports are currently closed:
Stackpole City, Lugger
Maausk, Maausk
Mitchell Dock, Meene
Meanwhile, the following starports are on the brink of closure:
Pirate's Lament, HIP 17519
Schwann Port, Hajangai
Darwin Orbital, 82 Pegasi
Landis Orbital, Prajau
Rafferty's Mobius, Azrael
Ciferri Enterprise, Hidatsa
Kennan Vision, NLTT 14879
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Anarchy in Socho
The Socho system, headquarters of Aegis Core, has been overtaken by a criminal faction. The system is now in a state of anarchy.
A courier carrying a message from Aegis scientist Dr Mia Valencourt managed to escape the system. The message was then broadcast by the Rewired news service:
“This is an urgent call for assistance. Regional security forces have been overrun, and this vicious gang – they call themselves the Socho Gold Raiders – they’re in charge now. They’ve shut everything down. Apparently they’re convinced we’re building some kind of super-weapon, so that’s probably what brought them here.”
“They were so clever. We picked up what looked like a Thargoid signal and the security forces went charging in. Everyone was terrified that the Thargoids had come to Socho. But it wasn’t the Thargoids – it was a trap. The Raiders were waiting, and they cut those ships to pieces.”
“Please, if anyone’s listening, this is an emergency. It’s absolute chaos here. Please help!”
Professor Alba Tesreau, Aegis’s chief scientific advisor, made an emotional plea:
“It is inconceivable that elements of our own society would behave this way when there’s so much at stake. There is vital research taking place at Aegis Core. If it’s lost, these criminals will have placed all of us at risk!”
“I implore the galactic community to help free Socho from these unthinking vandals. Aegis is defending humanity against the Thargoid threat. We need your help to survive, so that we in turn can protect you and your families.”
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May 23, 3304
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Starport Status Update
This report presents the latest data on starports experiencing technical issues as a result of Thargoid Sensor related interference.
The following starports are currently closed:
Boe Orbital, Abast Samo
Hansen Platform, Jimavi
Hutton Dock, Khaka
Kirk Dock, CD-75 661
Rennie Hub, Yorua
Singer Orbital, Matsya
Solovyev Colony, Carcinus
Thomas' Claim, Telin
Vaucouleurs Vision, Veroklist
Walker Port, HIP 14886
Woolley Orbital, Tchernobog
The following starports continue to experience technical issues:
Sturckow Port SPOCS 253
Meanwhile, the following starports are on the brink of closure:
Brady Ring, MET 20
Bowell Port, Itzamnets
Stackpole City, Lugger
Maausk, Maausk
Mitchell Dock, Meene
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May 22, 3304
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Starport Status Update
This report presents the latest data on starports experiencing technical issues as a result of Thargoid Sensor related interference.
The following starports are currently closed:
Boe Orbital, Abast Samo
Hansen Platform, Jimavi
Hutton Dock, Khaka
Kirk Dock, CD-75 661
Rennie Hub, Yorua
Singer Orbital, Matsya
Solovyev Colony, Carcinus
Thomas' Claim, Telin
Vaucouleurs Vision, Veroklist
Walker Port, HIP 14886
Woolley Orbital, Tchernobog
The following starports continue to experience technical issues:
Sturckow Port SPOCS 253
Meanwhile, the following starports are on the brink of closure:
Brady Ring, MET 20
Bowell Port, Itzamnets
Stackpole City, Lugger
Maausk, Maausk
Mitchell Dock, Meene
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May 20, 3304
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Week in Review
Here are this week’s major stories.
A member of the Council of Admirals, which commands the Alliance Defence Force, has been murdered. The League of Reparation has claimed responsibility. It has been confirmed that an ancestor of the victim, Fleet Admiral Buchanan, was a senior commander in the INRA. It has also been suggested that the League’s assassins are being aided by sympathetic individuals in positions of influence.
Meanwhile, an increasing number of religious movements in the core systems are proclaiming that humanity is on the verge of destruction. The return of the Thargoids has led to the emergence of dozens of radical groups, and although their nature varies, the message is the same: the apocalypse is coming. Authorities have responded by restating that the Thargoid threat is being controlled.
Scientists in Colonia are investigating the region’s potential to support larger populations in the future. Professor Alexei de la Vega, who is leading the research, published this statement: “Over the past few years the region’s population has expanded ferociously, so it has become a priority to investigate how Colonia might support even greater numbers, and what kind of infrastructure would be required. This research requires a range of specialised materials, for which we’re prepared to pay handsomely.”
In other news, a convoy travelling through the core systems has come under attack from a pirate group, and local authorities are requesting assistance in finding survivors. Search-and-rescue teams have been despatched, but the volume of debris is significant, and independent pilots in the area have been asked to lend their support.
Finally, a spokesperson for the Moritasgus Imperial Corporation has announced that its appeal for commodities has been enthusiastically received by the galactic community. Hundreds of pilots supported the initiative by delivering commodities to Vaucouleurs Vision, and by protecting traders in the Veroklist system.
And those are the main stories this week.
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May 19, 3304
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Week in Review
Here are this week’s major stories.
A member of the Council of Admirals, which commands the Alliance Defence Force, has been murdered. The League of Reparation has claimed responsibility. It has been confirmed that an ancestor of the victim, Fleet Admiral Buchanan, was a senior commander in the INRA. It has also been suggested that the League’s assassins are being aided by sympathetic individuals in positions of influence.
Meanwhile, an increasing number of religious movements in the core systems are proclaiming that humanity is on the verge of destruction. The return of the Thargoids has led to the emergence of dozens of radical groups, and although their nature varies, the message is the same: the apocalypse is coming. Authorities have responded by restating that the Thargoid threat is being controlled.
Scientists in Colonia are investigating the region’s potential to support larger populations in the future. Professor Alexei de la Vega, who is leading the research, published this statement: “Over the past few years the region’s population has expanded ferociously, so it has become a priority to investigate how Colonia might support even greater numbers, and what kind of infrastructure would be required. This research requires a range of specialised materials, for which we’re prepared to pay handsomely.”
In other news, a convoy travelling through the core systems has come under attack from a pirate group, and local authorities are requesting assistance in finding survivors. Search-and-rescue teams have been despatched, but the volume of debris is significant, and independent pilots in the area have been asked to lend their support.
Finally, a spokesperson for the Moritasgus Imperial Corporation has announced that its appeal for commodities has been enthusiastically received by the galactic community. Hundreds of pilots supported the initiative by delivering commodities to Vaucouleurs Vision, and by protecting traders in the Veroklist system.
And those are the main stories this week.
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Fringe Doomsayer Cults on the Rise
An increasing number of religious movements in the core systems are proclaiming that humanity is on the verge of destruction.
Awareness of the issue has been raised by independent reporter Gethin Okonkwo, who published an article outlining the phenomenon:
“The return of the Thargoids has led to the emergence of dozens of radical groups. Although their nature varies, the message is the same: the apocalypse is coming.”
“Some of these groups are distinctly religious in flavour. The Church of the Eternal Void, for example, preaches that the war for human souls is almost lost. Their view of the Thargoids as ‘demons from a hellish universe’ and the Guardians as ‘beings of light who have decreed us unworthy of salvation’ runs along classic theological lines.”
“Others, such as Generation Omega, stoically accept that our time is almost over. They state that ‘superior spacefaring lifeforms will naturally destroy inferior ones, just as our own cultures have overrun each other since prehistory’. Generation Omega plans to build mass euthanasia centres for planetary populations, declaring that the human era deserves to end in a dignified manner.”
“Of course there have always been ‘doomsayers’, and naturally our governments refuse to accept them as legitimate. But that hasn’t stopped these organisations from attracting thousands of citizens and millions of credits, with their followers growing in number rapidly.”
“During wartime, many people become desperate for the certainty that such belief systems provide. We are likely to see these radical elements increase their influence as long as the shadow of the Thargoids falls over us.”
Authorities in the core systems responded to Okonkwo’s article by restating that the Thargoid threat is being controlled and that such fearmongering is unwarranted.
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May 18, 3304
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Starport Status Update
This report presents the latest data on starports experiencing technical issues as a result of Thargoid Sensor related interference.
The following starports are currently closed:
Boe Orbital, Abast Samo
Ford Hub, Khaka
Hind Mine, T Tauri
Hutton Dock, Khaka
Regiomontanus Dock, Tjapurnaru
Rennie Hub, Yorua
Singer Orbital, Matsya
Solovyev Colony, Carcinus
Thomas' Claim, Telin
Walker Port, HIP 14886
Woolley Orbital, Tchernobog
Zindell Enterprise, Waikino
The following starports continue to experience technical issues:
Sturckow Port, SPOCS 253
Meanwhile, the following starports are on the brink of closure:
Fort Lawrence, Exioce
Hansen Platform, Jimavi
Kirk Dock, CD-75 661
MacLeod Hub, Naunin
Macmillan Depot, Exioce
Miller Terminal, Exioce
Vaucouleurs Vision, Veroklist
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Fringe Doomsayer Cults on the Rise
An increasing number of religious movements in the core systems are proclaiming that humanity is on the verge of destruction.
Awareness of the issue has been raised by independent reporter Gethin Okonkwo, who published an article outlining the phenomenon:
“The return of the Thargoids has led to the emergence of dozens of radical groups. Although their nature varies, the message is the same: the apocalypse is coming.”
“Some of these groups are distinctly religious in flavour. The Church of the Eternal Void, for example, preaches that the war for human souls is almost lost. Their view of the Thargoids as ‘demons from a hellish universe’ and the Guardians as ‘beings of light who have decreed us unworthy of salvation’ runs along classic theological lines.”
“Others, such as Generation Omega, stoically accept that our time is almost over. They state that ‘superior spacefaring lifeforms will naturally destroy inferior ones, just as our own cultures have overrun each other since prehistory’. Generation Omega plans to build mass euthanasia centres for planetary populations, declaring that the human era deserves to end in a dignified manner.”
“Of course there have always been ‘doomsayers’, and naturally our governments refuse to accept them as legitimate. But that hasn’t stopped these organisations from attracting thousands of citizens and millions of credits, with their followers growing in number rapidly.”
“During wartime, many people become desperate for the certainty that such belief systems provide. We are likely to see these radical elements increase their influence as long as the shadow of the Thargoids falls over us.”
Authorities in the core systems responded to Okonkwo’s article by restating that the Thargoid threat is being controlled and that such fearmongering is unwarranted.
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May 17, 3304
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Starport Status Update
This report presents the latest data on starports experiencing technical issues as a result of Thargoid Sensor related interference.
The following starports are currently closed:
Boe Orbital, Abast Samo
Ford Hub, Khaka
Hind Mine, T Tauri
Hutton Dock, Khaka
Regiomontanus Dock, Tjapurnaru
Rennie Hub, Yorua
Singer Orbital, Matsya
Solovyev Colony, Carcinus
Thomas' Claim, Telin
Walker Port, HIP 14886
Woolley Orbital, Tchernobog
Zindell Enterprise, Waikino
The following starports continue to experience technical issues:
Sturckow Port, SPOCS 253
Meanwhile, the following starports are on the brink of closure:
Fort Lawrence, Exioce
Hansen Platform, Jimavi
Kirk Dock, CD-75 661
MacLeod Hub, Naunin
Macmillan Depot, Exioce
Miller Terminal, Exioce
Vaucouleurs Vision, Veroklist
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May 16, 3304
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Starport Status Update
This report presents the latest data on starports experiencing technical issues as a result of Thargoid Sensor related interference.
The following starports are currently closed:
Boe Orbital, Abast Samo
Ford Hub, Khaka
Hind Mine, T Tauri
Hutton Dock, Khaka
Regiomontanus Dock, Tjapurnaru
Rennie Hub, Yorua
Singer Orbital, Matsya
Solovyev Colony, Carcinus
Thomas' Claim, Telin
Walker Port, HIP 14886
Woolley Orbital, Tchernobog
Zindell Enterprise, Waikino
The following starports continue to experience technical issues:
Sturckow Port, SPOCS 253
Meanwhile, the following starports are on the brink of closure:
Fort Lawrence, Exioce
Hansen Platform, Jimavi
Kirk Dock, CD-75 661
MacLeod Hub, Naunin
Macmillan Depot, Exioce
Miller Terminal, Exioce
Vaucouleurs Vision, Veroklist
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May 13, 3304
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Week in Review
Here are this week’s major stories.
There has been widespread disquiet over recent reports that Thargoid ships have been encountered in the core systems. Admiral Aden Tanner, chief military liaison for Aegis, addressed these concerns, saying, “Reports that the Thargoids are encroaching upon the core systems en masse are grossly overstated. The enemy is contained.”
Meanwhile, a multi-agency taskforce investigating the League of Reparation, the organisation responsible for the murder of Senator Nestor Cartesius, has made significant progress. Captain Niamh Seutonia of the IISS confirmed that the League is better organised and more widely spread than first suspected, and that all evidence points to an extremely committed group.
The Empire has announced plans to construct a new Riker-Class Prison Ship in the Veroklist system. Once complete, the ship will house criminals who accepted a period of Imperial slavery in lieu of a jail sentence, but who have proved to be too dangerous or unstable for such corrective punishment. The Moritasgus Imperial Corporation is overseeing the initiative.
Finally, The Utopia campaign to construct a military installation in its home system has now concluded. Many traders delivered a huge quantity of construction material to Bobko City, which will be used to build defences for the Sim-Archive. Other independent pilots protected the operation by eliminating pirate vessels.
And those are the main stories this week.
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May 12, 3304
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Week in Review
Here are this week’s major stories.
There has been widespread disquiet over recent reports that Thargoid ships have been encountered in the core systems. Admiral Aden Tanner, chief military liaison for Aegis, addressed these concerns, saying, “Reports that the Thargoids are encroaching upon the core systems en masse are grossly overstated. The enemy is contained.”
Meanwhile, a multi-agency taskforce investigating the League of Reparation, the organisation responsible for the murder of Senator Nestor Cartesius, has made significant progress. Captain Niamh Seutonia of the IISS confirmed that the League is better organised and more widely spread than first suspected, and that all evidence points to an extremely committed group.
The Empire has announced plans to construct a new Riker-Class Prison Ship in the Veroklist system. Once complete, the ship will house criminals who accepted a period of Imperial slavery in lieu of a jail sentence, but who have proved to be too dangerous or unstable for such corrective punishment. The Moritasgus Imperial Corporation is overseeing the initiative.
Finally, The Utopia campaign to construct a military installation in its home system has now concluded. Many traders delivered a huge quantity of construction material to Bobko City, which will be used to build defences for the Sim-Archive. Other independent pilots protected the operation by eliminating pirate vessels.
And those are the main stories this week.
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May 10, 3304
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Starport Status Update
This report presents the latest data on starports experiencing technical issues as a result of Thargoid Sensor related interference.
The following starports are currently closed:
Bear Settlement, HIP 32350
Boe Orbital, Abast Samo
Dantec Enterprise, Socho
Edmondson Station, Liv
Extra Refinery, Azrael
Ford Hub, Khaka
Hutton Dock, Khaka
Qureshi Enterprise, Khaka
Raymo's R and R and R, Cardea
Rennie Hub, Yorua
Shaikh Mines, Agarahma
Singer Orbital, Matsya
Solovyev Colony, Carcinus
Thomas' Claim, Telin
Walker Port, HIP 14886
Zindell Enterprise, Waikino
Zindell Laboratory, Lyncis Sector DQ-Y c15
The following starports continue to experience technical issues:
Sturckow Port, SPOCS 253
Suri Gateway, Vesuvit
Meanwhile, the following starports are on the brink of closure:
Bobko City, Narri
Hind Mine, T Tauri
Landsteiner Orbital, Bok
Regiomontanus Dock, Tjapurnaru
Salgari Enterprise, Mawa
Tygerlily-Merlyn Pleasuredome, Cardea
Woolley Orbital, Tchernobog
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Aegis Responds to Concern over Thargoid Incursions
There has been widespread disquiet over recent reports that Thargoid ships have been encountered in the core systems.
The level of anxiety is exemplified by political spokesperson Councillor Rasmus Tseng, who said:
“For months now, communities in the core systems have been living in a state of fear, wondering which will be the next to be targeted. The Thargoids have been striking at starports in the region one by one, and nobody is able to stop them! Why are the powers doing so little? Where are our defences, our fleets? Surely the core systems cannot be so vulnerable?”
Admiral Aden Tanner, chief military liaison for Aegis, directly addressed these concerns:
“Reports that the Thargoids are encroaching upon the core systems en masse are grossly overstated. Although they have crossed the threshold, all we have seen so far are localised incidents in fringe systems. This is not a full-scale invasion, and it does not warrant large fleet movements of the kind that have been suggested.”
“Rest assured: the enemy is contained. There is no need for panic. Courageous independent pilots, armed with Aegis technology, are doing a superb job at halting the Thargoids’ progress. It’s to be expected that we suffer occasional losses in this conflict, but these do not indicate an impending catastrophe.”
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May 9, 3304
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Aegis Responds to Concern over Thargoid Incursions
There has been widespread disquiet over recent reports that Thargoid ships have been encountered in the core systems.
The level of anxiety is exemplified by political spokesperson Councillor Rasmus Tseng, who said:
“For months now, communities in the core systems have been living in a state of fear, wondering which will be the next to be targeted. The Thargoids have been striking at starports in the region one by one, and nobody is able to stop them! Why are the powers doing so little? Where are our defences, our fleets? Surely the core systems cannot be so vulnerable?”
Admiral Aden Tanner, chief military liaison for Aegis, directly addressed these concerns:
“Reports that the Thargoids are encroaching upon the core systems en masse are grossly overstated. Although they have crossed the threshold, all we have seen so far are localised incidents in fringe systems. This is not a full-scale invasion, and it does not warrant large fleet movements of the kind that have been suggested.”
“Rest assured: the enemy is contained. There is no need for panic. Courageous independent pilots, armed with Aegis technology, are doing a superb job at halting the Thargoids’ progress. It’s to be expected that we suffer occasional losses in this conflict, but these do not indicate an impending catastrophe.”
