Combined diplomatic thread --Direction needed

[Makahlua]

jotted this off to HongHu after seeing what's happened this turn...

Well for whatever reason, we no longer have that CP on the ilse near you Our lone remaining base is on what we call Yardarm, back to the east (probably closer to PUT/Drone territory) It's inland from Calico, but no far enough that we won't be seeing CyCOn shortly. Any ideas?

[Makahlua]

And Herc I need you to 'officially' post our Yea in the Council motion thread, if you would be so kind?

[Nubclear]

Oh bah. I highly doubt Hercules is going to vote nay, so I'll just accept this as a proxy vote.

[Hercules]

Interesting comments that Kody posted relating to the start of the war period and the Hive (and his ) role in it.

But it is too late for us now, I fear, unless there is a ceasefire.

[foolish_icarus]

well ths **** has really hit the fan now.
I assume that Jamski is playing a part in that thread...

And we do need that ceasefire, even if they don't immediately promise to return all of our bases.

My guess about the Colony pod is that it was disbanded due to the specific order in which Cycon destroyed our crawlers then took the base then attacked our units, but I need to continue investigations into this hypothesis.

In any case I don't see how it is possible that the Cycon probed the colony pod, seeing as how it was already on land...

My opinion is we should tell the Hive about this SOON before it blows up.

What do you all think?

[FlameFlash]

I think, due to the ceasefire that has just been enacted, if there is any more hostility we demand reparations from CPU.

As it is, I'd like to volunteer to be the mediary from PEACE to assist in speaking to the CPU on our behave.

To that end, what do we need to bring to the negotiation table?

[Makahlua]

Crossposting over here too:

We need to know what we can and can't live without.

Ex: which bases we're willing to let them keep (for now!) and which we demand back. Calico for certain, so we can rebuild on Yardarm. Maybe Atlantis too, to mark the new southern border. That's my personal minimum, along with them agreeing to leave us alone on Yardarm.

A notice that due to being kicked out of our home territory, we claim the Sargasso and it's isles, also.

Since our economy is shot, not like we have much to offer there, but we can point out that as soon as we get even a partial recovery, we can research things the other factions don't want to bother with, but will need eventually.

[FlameFlash]

/me nods.

Crossposting as well.

I agree, that sounds good.

May I have the last turn so I can look at the lay of the land? Or is it still available on the turn list?

[FlameFlash]

Tass, I know you're watching... (will crosspost as well) just wanting to know if the reload Maniac mentioned was legal.

Especially considering the questionable death of the colony pod when their intention was infiltrating Roze, as they've stated.

The only way I can think about it would be if they heard from Jam and changed their minds. Wanting this looked into though...

[Makahlua]

Here you go FF:

http://apolyton.net/upload/view.php?file=22677_end2157.sav

[Nubclear]

Tass, I know you're watching... (will crosspost as well) just wanting to know if the reload Maniac mentioned was legal.

It was.

[Hercules]

Please elaborate. It seems mighty coincidental that they just happened to pass by our CP on the way to Roze.

[Hercules]

It has all the hallmarks of that favourite Cycon excuse: The turn player is ordered to do such and such and must 'test' out options for the real turn player.

[Hercules]

I think there is a strong suspicion, because of evident division within the Hive, that our CP co-ordinates were leaked to the Cycon.

If so, this calls into question the whole ethos amd ethics of the game. Unless the Hive/Drones agreed as a faction(s) to leak (which seems unlikely at this juncture).

I have to say Maniac or Geo, whoever was the turn player always seem to strike it lucky?

[Makahlua]

Latest memo from mead:

Makahlua

I understand from you communications with Hong Hu that you lost your CP.

We are currently considering alternatives.

Did you Barque survive?

Can you move that Barque to occupy a Data Angle base (after we empty it with airpower)?

We need to decide what to do before you post your turn.

Mead

My reply:

Our total forces are the schooner (gunship)/transport pair by your lasership, and 2 rovers up on Yardarm, which are the garrison for Crossbone Way and it's former. From the schooner's position, it could get to Conshelf 57 next turn.

We;ve got 42 EC in the treasury, and I can't rush anything this turn better than a scout patrol. Our only minerals there are from 2 crawlers left behind in our home territory, which I'm fairly sure CyCon will kill of at the beginning of next turn leaving me with nothing to produce with (other than disbanding our lone former up there.