And so begins the story of mankind in outer space. It has always been the dream of all human beings to venture out and colonize the rest of the universe, but it wasn't until the 20th Century until we actually had the capability to do so. The first attempts at permanent colonization were risky, slow, and fraught with danger. But by the middle to late 22nd century, the advent of hyperdrive made it possible to travel over large distances in a safe and economical way. With the discovery of advanc
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Alright, I installed Windows 7 a little while ago, and then I had to do a lot of school work. So, my first AAR went down the drain and fell off the face of the earth. So, I started another game. I intend to follow through with this one. Game Stats: Galaxy Size: Immense Habitable Planets: Common Planets: Abundant Asteroids: Abundant Race: Human Difficulty: Challenging Everything else random
Jan 5, 2230: I ordered all the governers of the Major worlds, which are Earth, Reach, Gaia, Einstein, Darwin, and Terminus respectively, to start building the new Tunguska mass drivers. So far, the UED Galactic Command, or UEDGC for short, has determined that in order for our new Star Force to be effective, we will need on the order of 1200 ships. (OK, in practice, that is more like 30 ships. However, I am pretending that each ship on screen represents a fleet of 40 shi
Alright, I'm back for more. Please note that, as I have other commitments (i.e. College), my story will be a bit...slow. However, I'm able to make a little bit of progress by the week. [quote who="AdmiralMaximus" reply="5" id="2423539"]like the ship designs. Are you playing ToA? also how do you bring up the planet detail screen? cheers[/quote] Yes, I am playing To
Of course, having a large population means that you also have to have a pretty strong military to protect them all as well. So, during the days of small hulls and not so good logistics, we had to improvise. Here is an example one of our first generation fighters: [img]http://lh6.ggpht.com/_kPRhQ1sHFOA/SuUKnEnIxDI/AAAAAAAAAB0/0UlupTNG-nU/s800/UED5.jpg[/img] It is an Unmanned Space Vehicle, or USV for short. And it was a Berserker-class USV, so-called because it w
The first planet that we find would be just half a sector away from Earth, the planet would be known as Darwin: [img]http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kPRhQ1sHFOA/SuUKt7o8SYI/AAAAAAAAACU/56jpFwOoV6Q/s800/UED10.jpg[/img] A class 10 world (now class 12), it's surface had abundant riches that would not be found on Earth, ranging from Precursor ruins to rare resources that would speed up industrialization of the colony. It was initially thought that most
Race: Human Number of races in galaxy: 6 total Hostile: Unknown Date: Jan 1, 2225 ========================================== "The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever. " -- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky This day, Jan 1, 2225, will forever be known as the day humanity finally threw off their shackles and leaped for the stars. The first
Hello everyone! This is my first AAR. I will be telling it as I play along, so I have absolutely no idea how this will end. I am a newb at this game, so please forgive me if I make some mistakes in my gameplay. Game Settings: Galaxy Size: Large Stars: Abundant Habitable Planets: Occasional Extreme Planets: Rare Stars Density: Scattered Asteroids: Abundant Anomalies: Abundant Di