turns of ACT007 of Apolyton 2000 tournament

[korn469]

***UPNeT NewsFlash***

Provost korn469 announced that University Special Forces have liberated Gagarin Memorial from the tyrannical clutches of evil Spartan Federation. The peace loving citizens of Gargarin Memorial had organized into various resistance cells to help facilitate the end of Spartan occupation. Forward elements of the Spartan Federation Expeditionary Force surrended, after being cut off from their supply routes.

However, on a sour note, more Spartan amphibious assaults have taken place, and regretfully Korolev Center was lost to the Spartan onslaught. Provost korn469 vowed that every base captured in this fist wave of the Spartan invasion would be liberated with the greatest haste.

Though there is no official comment from any government sources, rumors abound that Provost korn469 is planning his own amphibious assault against the despotic Spartan Federation.

In other news, trade with the Gaians has hit an all time high, and in recognition of our longstanding ties with the Gaians, Provost korn469 is planning on presenting Lady Tau Ceti with a gift to commemorate the 25th anniversary of landing on Planet.
[This message has been edited by korn469 (edited February 20, 2000).]

[Pagan[CyC]]

2123 to Korn469

*** Spartan HoloTV Newsflash ***
Two additional University cities have been granted the protection of the Spartan Republic.

Reports have begun filtering out of the former University cities of horrendous experiments the fiend Korn469 has performed upon his citizens. It is only a matter of time until the criminal Korn469 is taken into Spartan custody.

[korn469]

2123 sent to Pagan[CyC]

[Pagan[CyC]]

2124 to Tau Ceti

[Tau Ceti]

2124 to korn469.

[korn469]

***UPNeT NewsFlash***

The UoP Defense Ministry (UPDM) just released word that a classified number of units liberated Lab Three from horrible oppression by the Spartan Federation. The UPDM also released word that University intelligence forces cracked the Spartan network and downloaded valuable scientific research.

Upon cracking the network, it appears that the Spartan Federation's economy is vastly inferior to ours. The government only runs a surplus of nine energy credits a year, and has sixty-six energy credits in reserve. Of great interest is the fact that by 2127 Spartan federation Scientist will discover Doctrine:Loyalty. It appears that our fears are true, that the evil Colonel Pagan[CyC] will enact a police state to control his drones and further increase the size of his army.

In happier news, Provost korn469 was on hand for the opening of the Virtual World, which was immediately linked to all of the Network Nodes across the University of Planet. This virtual reality network is the culmination of Provost korn469's dream of making life easier on Planet for the citizens of the University.

The UoP State Department (UPSD) revealed the nature of the University's gift to Lady Tau Ceti commemorating the 25th anniversary of the landing on Planet. It was a technical grant in the spirit of maintaining the free flow of information across Planet to all free citizens. The first was the technology unlocking secrets of the human brain, this technology is a stepping stone to unlocking many of planets mysteries and for discovering green economics which is one of Lady Tau Ceti's goals. The other technology was non-linear mathematics, which will help our ally defend herself from aggression by the Spartan Federation.
[This message has been edited by korn469 (edited February 20, 2000).]

[korn469]

btw

in a multiplayer game do size one cities die? i have heard that you can't disband them by making colony pods and i took lab three which was a size one city and it didn't die...so do you know if they can die?

korn469

[Pagan[CyC]]

*** Spartan HoloTV Newsflash ***

The Spartan Republic regrets to annouce a change in plans. No longer will University citizens be offered the gift of Spartan protection. This unfortunate turn of events is due to the large number of counter-revolutionary forces within the University populace.

Yes, size one cities can be destroyed. In keeping with the new Spartan policy, two size one cities were destroyed this turn.
[This message has been edited by Pagan[CyC] (edited February 12, 2000).]

[Pagan[CyC]]

2125 to Tau Ceti

[Tau Ceti]

2123 to korn469.

[Tau Ceti]

*** GaiaNet Newsflash ***

Lady Tau Ceti expresses her gratitude to Provost Korn469 for his most generous gift, and hopes that the next 25 years will bring peace and prosperity to Planet. She also wishes to express her grief at the growing number of casualties on both sides of the conflict - a reminder of the futility of warfare at such a critical time in human history.

******

2125 to korn469.
[This message has been edited by Tau Ceti (edited February 13, 2000).]

[korn469]

***UPNeT NewsFlash***

In our top story, Provost korn469 attended a candle light vigil held for the seventy thousand University citizens killed so far in our present conflict with the vile Spartan Federation. At the end of the candle vigil, Provost korn469 consecrated a memorial to the deceased and lit an eternal flame for the victims of Spartan Federation atrocities.

Working in tandem with the peaceful Gaians, who were equally shocked by the depravity of the Spartan Federation, the free world put ten years of economic sanctions on the Spartan Federation for their blatant disregard for the U.N. charter. It appears that the Spartan Federation has shifted the focus of their war, from a war of conquest to a war of extermination.

The University Explorer Corps located a Unity survey pod that uncovered the position of a Spartan Federation naval unit lurking off our cost. University Special Forces acted quickly and impressed the unit into our Navy.

The UPSD leaked word that the first Planetary Council had just been convened and all indications point to a landslide victory for Provost korn469 in the elections for Planetary Governor. Though Provost korn469 was at the memorial service and unable to comment, we all know our good-natured Provost will bring enlightened leadership to the Planetary Council.

[Pagan[CyC]]

2126 to Tau Ceti

The Spartan Republic announced today the destruction of another University city. Spartan scientists at the scene were amazed to learn that University citizens have had their genetic structure modified to include rabbit genes. Disgusting as this is, it does explain why the University population is increasing at such a high rate.

[korn469]

i'm having computer problems and my next turn woon't be till wednesday, i'm very sorry about the delay

korn469

[Tau Ceti]

*** GaiaNet Newsflash ***

Provost korn469's close victory over Lady Tau Ceti in the elections for Planetary Governor has not gone down well with some of the Lady's most ardent supporters. Allegations that the election was 'fixed' and that there was widespread buying of votes have been put forward. Some also point to the speculative transmissions from UPNet in the days before the election, where pictures of korn469 attending funerals and candle vigils for the victims of the war were routinely put in the middle of election coverage. In addition, all early polls - conducted by University statisticians - showed an overwhelming support for korn469's candidacy; the final tally shows that the vote was very close indeed.

Lady Tau Ceti has refused to comment on these allegations, except to say that 'there is no proof of anything being tampered with'. She has sent her personal congratulations to the Provost, urging him to take the very close vote into consideration in his policy choices.