Beyond Alpha Centauri::: Discussion Thread 3

[Frankychan]

good to hear from you Silence!

As for the Samnos invasion....

After the space battle, the ground war would just be mopping up, right? Cause if it is, would it be alright if I made some posts about the Hive launching planetary invasion?

To History Guy and Sprayber,

Thanks for not doing anything that directly involves the Hive! (Like, invading our space). But if you guys have anything that you want to collaborate with, I would be happy to oblige. Even though I am the "evil" Hive author, I'm not that evil in real life.

To History Guy-

Admiral Bippol did not murder unarmed civilians! He merely freed those citizens tied under the oppressive yoke of Nwabudike Morgan! He freed them of his tyrannical rule! (of course this is just propaganda unleashed by the Hive war machine.)

[History Guy]

Silence--- Well...Kassiopeia declared war on them...I haven't moved them, but I may send the fleet to cover a Morganite withdraw from Naxos.

Franky--- We won't invade you...yet...don't worry. But what we are planning will definantly ruffle you guys, and Yang will not be pleased at all.

Why didn't I think of that? Bippol freed (errr...fried) those people from old Nwab! What a heroic guy! He should be strung up!

[Frankychan]

History Guy=

Well, I posted something little extra on the Hive webpage. Just a little tidbit information on how the Hive works. Still never did the History of the Species yet. gonna get to that soon.

Tell me what you think. If you want more, lemme know so I can post more info later. If ya want clarification, I'll try my best. If you want fries with that, go to McDonald's.


*struggle*couldn't....get...on...apolyton....till. ..now...*struggle*


Yang thinks to himself...

Something afoot. Spartan's cooking up something with the Morganites...must be careful.

[History Guy]

Franky-- I'll take a look later...when I find the address...

The battle post is up, and I think I've just about covered everything. Franky and Kassiopeia took casualties, but inflicted casualties, too. What Kass and Franky have to do now is smash the last ditch skirmish line (which means destroying ships, platforms, and cannons) and land troops on Samnos to take out the two militia regiments. Should be fun...

I hope you like the post I wrote up...I didn't, but hey!

Now, what I plan to do next is a post that covers guerrilla actions off Samnos and switches back to the casino, where Delbar meets a rather unsavory little man, and so begins the sub-plot I'm working on...

[History Guy]

And hey, Franky, pard, I did attack the battleship flagship thing. Bippol ain't dead, unless you want him to be, but the battleship was damaged, and the reactors are just about useless. It survived the fight, though.

[Sprayber]

OK, so I thought I was going to be gone till tomorrow but plans of have changed.

History: Great post. Go ahead and handle the rest of the Spartan side of the battle since the addtion of a fourth author doing the battle could get a little tricky.

I had some things written up for when I get back but I'll modify them somewhat and go a head and post them.

Do you think it's too soon for the offer? I think we want to time it right as the aggressors take the colonly but not a day later. Maybe even get things set up and send the message so that by the time it gets there, they are getting the news from their forces about the outcome. Maybe even spoil the news for them

Since technically Kessel still has to contact Morgan get his ok and then send the offical demand to the TA. And rub it in Yangs face.

[Sprayber]

General: If Kessel wanted to contact the cadre with Menelaus gone who would he address? Or since he may have knowledge about where Menelaus was would it be possible to contact him there. He is visiting the Free Drones at the present isn't he.

[GeneralTacticus]

General: If Kessel wanted to contact the cadre with Menelaus gone who would he address? Or since he may have knowledge about where Menelaus was would it be possible to contact him there. He is visiting the Free Drones at the present isn't he.

Yes, he's with the Free Drones. However, if Kessel sent a message to the Cadre, the Council would get it and forward a copy to Menelaus. One of the things about Menelaus is he hates people making big decisions without his approval.

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by GeneralTacticus


Yes, he's with the Free Drones. However, if Kessel sent a message to the Cadre, the Council would get it and forward a copy to Menelaus. One of the things about Menelaus is he hates people making big decisions without his approval.

He was once a Spartan after all Good deal.

The reason I was asking was because I was kind of wandering where you were taking this Leonidas and the Hive thing. Certain operatives for the Spartan military have come across interesting information about possible Hive involvement in Cadre affairs to the point of hive officers actually being enlisted. Now information is lacking so Kessel is interested to know what Menelaus has to say about such reports. It's something I can hold on to if you have something good planed.

[Mr. President]

Speaking of Menelaus and the Cadre, the story is coming up as soon as I can get a free moment. Right now I'm in the Materials Science computer lab waiting to do a presentation I'm completely unprepared for. (I was planning on just talking unaided, and waving my arms around to distract from the fact that I don't have any material.) General, I hope you don't mind if I get into Menelaus' head a little. Nothing serious, just him musing about Firebrand Omega weapons satellites.

[Mellian]

I am seriously discouraged, like really.... wish i am able to participate as much, where i would of made sure TA does as planned, and not easilly influenced by others....

I read all of page 4 of the story while waiting for the phone line to be available, and wrote some stuff on TA and TAF. I don't like how TAF troops are portrayed, or completly sastified of TAF ships are portrayed...... sure they are humans, but there is such thing as going overboard and silly. TAF is a Elite Military Organization, training just as bad the spartans or worser coupled with the technologies used, which i described some in that writing i wrote to keep myself busy . TAF troops are not stupid like "hey, were the 25th terran marines...we are the whatever morganites, fire!!! terrans dies stupidly and surrender." like come on!!! Sure TAF is still technologically inferior, but doesn't mean it makes them weaker, especially ground warfare wise. TAF Ground Forces suppose to be quite tough to defeat in ground warfare combat, because of training, equipement and technology applications like Biometal, Power Armor, Gears, Medical Nanolath and so on... TAF also not stupid enough to be completly surprised either, or to be cannon fodder.

I am venting, yes.... but BAC starting to feel hopeless..... unbalance, inconsistancies, factors being ignored, annoying writing that make seem it came from a korny 50s sci-fi or korny startrek episode...or Rover Rick episode. What do you know! I have been looking for you people for so long! what? you also been looking for us all this time? even thought you have spies all the place like them and them who happen to be neighbours with me? Hey! lets give wacky techno terms like whatever-space, even thought it is just a quantum tunnel! look, we discovered a parralel pocket universe that as a time travelling machine glowing by cheese wize particles caused by the whatever-space travelling engines.. who could cause cheese wiz particles, must be the crazy manipulative yet secretive big fart Fraal motherships. oh my goodness!!! enemy entered out home system, completly not consideering the main forces, only the member forces. lets retaliate!!! wait! they already know the battle plans because my god told his plans to be fair with the other gods, who turn around to tell the enemy of them, like what??? I thought only the crazy believers are able to talk to god..... what is this crazy member doing, thinking they are running the whole alliance of crazy stupid no-nos? then have others judge us by their recklessness??? ahhh, my plans are doom!!!! because my god overheard hints of some secret plan to put me and the crazy dislikable yuts the crazy member made friends with behind our backs. oh my goodness!!! what they doing declaring war before the attack??? gee, so much for surprise!!! why is only my stupid no-nos gets completly suprised and not others, hmmm??? nooooo!! my poor babies being slaughtered by a few of those ships, just because my tech is less better then them, oh my goofness!!! ....... timewarps??? why do we need timewarps when have enough those??? some moves about really fast, doing heck of a lot in a month where another takes forever in a month...or take several months for something to happen from THEM.....uh oh, the universe is crashing!!! duck!!!!.......

i should stop, yes, sorry.......... i know, just a game, but i naturally take unrealistic things to the point of being argumentive.

-LMP

[Mellian]

Originally posted by frankychan
good to hear from you Silence!

As for the Samnos invasion....

After the space battle, the ground war would just be mopping up, right? Cause if it is, would it be alright if I made some posts about the Hive launching planetary invasion?

Over TAF's dead hulls you will!!!

To History Guy and Sprayber,

Thanks for not doing anything that directly involves the Hive! (Like, invading our space). But if you guys have anything that you want to collaborate with, I would be happy to oblige. Even though I am the "evil" Hive author, I'm not that evil in real life.

Admiral Bippol did not murder unarmed civilians! He merely freed those citizens tied under the oppressive yoke of Nwabudike Morgan! He freed them of his tyrannical rule! (of course this is just propaganda unleashed by the Hive war machine.)

gee, which information should i believe, from the majority of factions opinion that the Hive is evil, oppressive and a police state who is hidden somewhere or the Hive reasoning that they are good and the morganites are evil???

-LMP

[Mellian]

Originally posted by History Guy
Silence--- Well...Kassiopeia declared war on them...I haven't moved them, but I may send the fleet to cover a Morganite withdraw from Naxos.

Remember, Earth Coalition did, not TA

-LMP

[GeneralTacticus]

The reason I was asking was because I was kind of wandering where you were taking this Leonidas and the Hive thing. Certain operatives for the Spartan military have come across interesting information about possible Hive involvement in Cadre affairs to the point of hive officers actually being enlisted. Now information is lacking so Kessel is interested to know what Menelaus has to say about such reports. It's something I can hold on to if you have something good planed.

For the record, the guy's name is Lysander, not Leonidas NO-ONE in the Cadre is ever called that except the leader, and right now even the leader isn't called that). Anyway, I'm planning on having Lysander attempt a coup and the result being civil war. We can discuss who should win if you want.

[Sprayber]

Well, Mellian, BAC isn't exactly what I envisioned when I thought of it either. Even though things have happend that I don't especially like, I think over all its better than.


It's hard to write something when you must work around other people's schedules, personal lifes, and other ideas about how things should be. I'm sure each and every one of us looks at a portion of what is written and say gee, I would have never done it that way. But we all have sacrificed a little for the opportunity to write. If you recall the great Spartan Chronicles had lots of good stories and posts but at times it didn't gell. And we all know about the things in CC. That's just the way it goes. I know you get frustrated. So do I. And so do all of the rest of the guys I'm sure from time to time. Each and everyone of these guys are good writers when the are allowed to sit down and write what their imagination dreams up, but again when you force them to restrain themselves because another poster has to respond the result is that the segments appear choppy. It's not a matter of talent, but a matter of the enviroment that we write in.

The alternative is to do like the Spartan Chronicles. Assign each person a particular angle of BAC and let them handle that exclusivly. A battle is fought completely from one sides perspective. I don't want to do that cause I don't think it's as fun. But I'll put it out to the writers and let them decide.