Official: CyCon negotiations

[Snowflake]

Message sent.

[Jamski]

Sorry, I had to go away for a few hours...

Yeah, Maniac sent a new messagem but I see he's copied it over... the official respons looks good... yeah.

Sorry, I'm actually rather drunk.

-Jam

[Frankychan]

At least yer not on the roads, comrade.

[Mead]

Originally posted by Jamski
Sorry, I had to go away for a few hours...

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Sorry, I'm actually rather drunk.

-Jam

You seem so much mellower.




To Hong Hu, Voltaire and the rest of our diplomats:

I am very, very, impressed with your diplomacy.

I hope it is effective with CyCon.


Mead

[Snowflake]

Just realized that it was good that I said we didn't trade Init from Drones. Because the Drones do not have Init. While when I say we didn't trade it with the PEACE it is the truth too, since they gifted it to us.

[Frankychan]

ok, I'm not even going to try to understand that.

[Snowflake]

What have I said? I never knew that I had the ability of making people not to understand. Bet bad grammar it is.

[Jamski]

I not understanded you are saying, what?

-Jam

[t_ras]

do the drones know of all this?
if not i thinkk we should let them know in some way, just in case the CC are planning to tell them our missniformation in some way.

[Snowflake]

Originally posted by buster
Just got this:

Answer is on top. Only really interesting part is the reference to discussion re cloudbase.


Re: Oficial message CC-PUT->Drones
Though I am not sure I agree on the strength evaluation, it is acknowledged that the cc / put fusion means we will need to re-evaluate our strategy.

On the Put incident as you have surmised we simply wanted to rip off some techs. The plane attack was made to get rid of probe defense rather than as the first shot of an invasion and FYI no invasion fleet has taken off heading for uni.

I will dicussing this matter with my teammates and let you know where we stand.

regards
buster

Maniac wrote on Thursday, 5th February 2004 00:34:47:
Hello Foreman buster,

As you have probably heard, the Cybernetic Consciousness and Planet University of Technology have unified. This of course has implications for your war against PUT. Before PUT was a juicy target, and you were wise to attack it. But now this is no longer the case: we are prepared to defend the University with the full might of our military. Unlike PUT we have less pacifist builder instincts: instead we have shown ourselves to be formidable and capable tacticians in war.

However we are willing to forgive your previous actions against PUT and the Consciousness if you stop them right now. We think doing so would be in your advantage, and continuing your current line of action would lead to a fruitless conflict for you. We can offer several reasons for that statement:

1> You have already stolen all technology there is to obtain from PUT.

2> If you would conquer a PUT base, you would be probed raped to death, as the tiny PUT continent is swarming with librarians. With our vast empire, losing one or even a couple of bases is worth it if we get infiltration and a few of your techs in exchange.

3> But the most important reason of all: A full-scale war between us would require many resources that could be spent elsewhere, and in the meanwhile the Hive would sit aside, seeing us fight while they grow even stronger and stronger. You may feel you have a firm pact with the Hive and think they'll be on your side, but remember that they made us the same promises they probably made you: permapact, co-operative victory etcetera... The Hive has shrewd diplomats, well able to set up other factions against each other while they remain out of shot because of their promises.
Granted, in the recent past you have been able to cooperate much more with the Hive than us. But your heavy discussion with the Hive on who got to build the Cloudbase Academy for example shows that they may not have the same level of cooperation in mind as you might wish. And your cooperation was while you were a more powerful faction and thus a better trading partner than us. Now we have most likely become equally if not more powerful than you, so it wouldn't be surprising if the Hiveans switched allegiances to the faction that can give them the biggest benefits. So if I were you , I would very carefully watch your back, instead of storming ahead to try and attack PUT.

For these reasons we would like to offer you a truce. Hopefully we can again live peacefully side by side, and even form again a level of trust and come to cooperation, so that the Hive doesn't gain all the fruits of playing us out against each other.

Friendly greetings,

Mani Alpha-3
Prime Function of the Cybernetic Consciousness
Member of the Motherboard of the CPU (Central Processing Unit: multifactional government of the Consciousness-Planetary University)

[Snowflake]

Originally posted by buster
In case there is any doubt we simply continue as planned. Their dinky infantry probes won't save them.

[Jamski]

We trust the Drones. They look up to us

-Jam

[Micha]

lol

Well, I hope we can soon assist the drones, since even they will have problems fighting the CyUni...

[Frankychan]

I like how the CPU is trying to split the "industrial powerhouse" that is the Hive/Drone alliance. I take it the Drones are going to be leading the assault against the CPU since they are already at war with the now-defunct PUT?

If so, we can back them up while we wait for the PEACE to get to our home waters.

[Snowflake]

Actually we are trying to provide about half of the invasion force. In the same time we will try to protect ourselves and the PEACE. I feel so proud of ourselves. That is to say, if we can accomplish all these.