posted 05-04-99 12:04 AM ET        

The faction leaders have paired off, with their followers, to scour the Unity again to find the Madman Lal. The only thing they all agree on, is he must be found before reaching the orbital insertion trajectory point (OITP).

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A report has just been received that the Gravity calculations of Chiron were incorrect. the slight diffrence causes an accelerated approach to the planet, this means that the original OITP is incorrect. the gravitional pull requires we launch the Landing Pods within 2 hours! It would appear Lal was able to infiltrate the new Spartan interlock on the database, and being aware of this, has escaped with one of the Pods!

Realizing that they can not allow Lal to establish a foot hold on planet, The leaders created the Halley Act. However, due to the split in opinions, several pacts were established under the ACt. They named the pacts after the Edmund Halley dicoveries.
(page 211)

The leaders have taken the time to prepare the Pods for launch. Due to not knowing what Lal was able to include in his excape, have tried to address all possibilities.

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The leaders of the factions have ordered the launch of the remaining pods. Still split on most issues, they have formed the following alliances:

Diedre Skye and Sheng-Ji Yang have signed the Arcturus pact. (they believe growth and defence is the best approach, while maintaing eco-friendly practices).

Prokhor Zakharov and Nwabudike Morgan have have signed the Sirius Pact. (they believe learning technologies unique to planet, while exploiting available resources is the best approach).

Corazon Santiago and Miriam Godwinson have signed the Procyon Pact. (they believe finding Lal and enacting punishment for his crime must take priority over "other trivial matters").

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posted 05-04-99 04:52 AM ET            

Let's kick Lal's turbaned ass... (I may have to go home at lunch just to play my turn )

posted 05-04-99 09:31 PM ET            

Took a quick look at the game that Goob sent to me. This looks like a great idea!

Unfortunately, I think I have detected a problem, that is, unless you intentionally set the scenario up this way.

The UoP faction did not have any of its plusses or minuses in the social engineering screen. That is, it was just a "plain vanilla" faction (no research advantage, no probe disadvantage). Also, SE was set to 100% economy, although that's easy enough to change.

Same thing goes for my Morganites.

Maybe you forgot to do the "Reset All Factions" (Ctrl+Shift+F8) in the Scenario Editor? Anyway, I didn't want to proceed any further until I heard from you as to whether this was an "oops". And I can certainly sympathize if it was! IYKWIM&ITYD.

I'll be checking both MP forums and my e-mail for a reply. Can't wait to get to playing this most _INTERESTING_ scenario.

posted 05-05-99 06:31 AM ET            

It appears Pravin Lal was able to obtain the commlink frequencies of the landing pods prior to his escape. In the rush to make the OITP, the six other faction were not able to insure each other had the correct frequencies. Contact between the diffrent pacts is not possible at this time.

It has been reported that Lal also managed to poison the food storage that was aboard the Unity. The first priority will have to be to find food available on Planet's surface. This atrocity has been added to Lal's list of crimes.

posted 05-06-99 11:10 PM ET            

The Sirius Conglomerate welcomes the chance to govern Chiron. For this is the proper order of things. Knowledge and capital shall always hold sway over lesser concerns.

Our labs are open and we expect our factories and shopping malls to be online soon. Consult the datalinks to peruse the wares available in our e-commerce catalog. Place your orders now to avoid the rush.

We could care less where this pitiful excuse for a human being, so-called "Brother" Lal, could be! Let the Procyonites fritter away what little resources they have on their ill-conceived quest. Resources exist to be consumed! And consumed they will be!

Even so, we look forward to a rewarding and friendly trade with the Procyon Province, as they will need weapons to pursue their petty and twisted agenda.

We also look ahead to the day when our three great coalitions, along with the rogue Lal, will be truly united under the banner of Edmund Halley. And then United Halley Republic of Chiron will finally be realized. But of course, that banner will be Golden and White!

<background filled with cheers, applause, chanting, T-F-S, T-F-S>

As a first step in this arduous process, we at Sirius Conglomerate advocate a strict regimen of eco-friendly, eco-cleansing. We are instructing our labs to begin work immediately on developing fungicide to help us clear away the native vermin to establish a more productive environment for all Chironians to enjoy. Our scouts have also reported sighting some native fauna north of 99 Pennies that may prove useful for food.

We trust that the rest of the signers of the Halley Act will recognize our leadership as we blaze a trail of progress, knowledge and prosperity across the virgin soil of Chiron.

Thank you my fellow citizens of the bright shining PHRC. Go forth and consume!

posted 05-15-99 10:37 AM ET            

Lady Dierdre props herself up on one elbow and signals the masseuse to halt his ministrations... "We must be absolutely sure that there are no other defenseless colony pods hiding on Planet. Yes we have learned that mindworms can be tamed, to our great success, but the wild ones are still horrific and could tear a colony pod apart. Our forces will scour Planet, until we uncover every part of it. We will expand across Planet like a sea of Green, incorporating the elements of Planet most suited for us, and the elements of humanity willing to join us."

posted 05-15-99 11:40 AM ET            

"Dear Morgan,
You are fortunate this day that your colony Pod encountered one of my more sensible Rover commanders, I have many that would have shot first and asked questions later.

It is truly a glorious day on Planet, is it not. I would like to welcome you to our collective...

Lady Dierdre is rather private, though I am sure that she would love your scintallating wit and conversation. It also seems that my incompetent radio operators are incapable of entering in any frequency to the radio..
(message damaged)

..I have, but as your colony Pod is in my sights I know that we can be
speaking.

This is odd, must be ananomoly of Planet.

I would like to discuss the state of our borders sir. My proposal is that since this is where we discovered each other the borders should stay at this point. Were either of our people to move closer to our empirical
centers then things may be a little "ticklish" as they said at my British Prep
school.

Chairman Yang"

End of message.

posted 05-15-99 02:13 PM ET            

This is what Sister Miriam said when the reconnaissance patrol sent by the BED (Believer's Exploration Desk) sent news to Headquarters at A Red Sun that they had found a group of survivors from the Unity.

They had been struggling to survive in this hostile environment, and were found in a terrible physical condition due to the lack of food and the occasional fight with Planet's native life forms, those terrifying Mindworms.

Their Morale, however, was at the highest. They took their ordeal as a Holy Quest bestowed upon them by the Lord Almighty, and when they learned that they were not alone on Chiron, and that God's Church was already well installed and thriving not so far away from them, they shouted prayers of thanks.

After listening to an enlightening sermon on HoloVid(tm) by Sister Miriam, they decided to found a new Church dedicated to the lost souls found again, right on the spot where they had suffered for the past 10 years

posted 05-18-99 06:39 PM ET            

Sparta Command Research Center reports a great discovery in the fields of Weather Manipulation, allowing our workers to work the soil of this planet more efficiently.

That will pave the road to the total annihilation of the Traitor.

posted 05-21-99 05:28 PM ET            

Provost Brainiac and Big Daddy Warbux have informed me that our search for the other Unity leaders is proceeding quite well.

Seeing as we are the rightful and true leaders of Chiron this should come as no surprise.

The valiant pilots of Brainiac SkyLab-One (our crack Unity Chopper force) have completed their daring journey from TFS East to our Waxbuxian base to the south. Fuel was running quite low as they landed, and when checked it was found that they had landed just in time. The tanks were empty!!

Their 32-tile journey was quite valuable as they reported that they had recently sited a rover flying the orange flag of Archbishop Aredhran.

Skylab-One also reports citing units of the Rogue Madman Lal. However, here to date the only signals eminating from his bases have been vile, maniacal threats on our persons.

And in a final master-stroke of Sirian genius, as they made their final approach, SL1 sighted Unity survivors!

Yes, 2119 was quite eventful for Sirius Conglomerate and the Provisional Halley Republic of Chiron!

posted 05-27-99 06:44 PM ET            

Brothers and sisters, first let me share some local news with you.

The Lord striked in Anger at Terrible Swift Sword, a church recently founded by our devout followers. The Cardinal in charge admitted he did not properly bless the Unity Pod with the appropriate prayers as the ritual wants it before opening the container. God's wrath sent tremors to the farthest reaches of Believer territory, and our Spartan allies at Hran Command reported detecting sismic waves of record amplitude. Of course, the Cardinal is now isolated in a cell for penitence where he pray the Lord and atone for his sins.

An acolyte at Terrible Swift Sword was overheard muttering "Watch The Fungus, they said this place was called... Yeah, right. WTF. What The F*** is more like it, if they ask me... Thank god that Monolith did not fall on the top of our heads !"

The consequences of the earthquake were devastating. Forests and kelp farms were destroyed, the sea was pushed back and away from two of our settlements, and the green and pleasant land is now barren and desolate. But in every disaster there's something good to take ! This unexpected event gave us a large stretch of high altitude land that will undoubtedly be an asset for our plans of bringing the Lord's Justice to the Madman."

Meanwhile, leagues away from this mayhem, a reconnaissance foil was sailing the oceans of this planet in search of the Traitor. The commlink to Recon HQ was lost for a few seconds, just after this last transmission of extremely poor quality :

"KRRRZZZ... Strange metalKZTFF floating KSSSTShead. InvestiKRRRRRR"

Then, nothing. Blackout. Utter silence lasted for minutes, then hours. Suddenly, an excited voice burst from the radio. It was the captain of the foil ! His report stated

"Red Sun Command, this is Recon Patrol One ! We have been swept away by a monstrous tidal wave ! After losing radio contact, we surfed the raging waters, covering an incredible distance in a matter of minutes. I estimate that, if we had to follow the same course with our current engines, it would have taken us at least 3 years to cover the distance ! I am pleased to report that the ship was undamaged and the crew is fine also. We are now in the center of a huge crater, in the middle of the ocean ! Tons of torn and half-melted pieces of metal are visible all around us. We immediately started investigating, and found markings on a large sheet of steel, clearly indicating that we have found the 'landing' site of the Unity ! That's right, father... We have found what's left of the Mothership that brought us here. It is going to take us at least two or three years to fully explore... What did you say, sailor ? Mind Worms spotted ? Excuse me, Recon Command, our investigating seems to have uncovered a new kind of aquatic Mind Worms. I must now direct the attack against the creatures, and will report back in as soon as possible. Recon Patrol out."

That is all for now, brothers and sisters. I will keep you inform of the development of the situation.

posted 06-10-99 05:34 PM ET            

We are please to report to your highness an absolute victory against overwhelming Peacekeeper forces. My reconnaissance team mercilessly crushed two of the madman's heavily armored impact infantry units. We only suffered slight material damage, but none of the Lord's followers were hurt in the battle.

The recon mission continues as planned. We have already charted the southern part of the Traitor's land, found two of his cities in the middle of a strange jungle. There's certainly more to be found farther north.

I will keep you informed as our mission evolves. May the Lord guide us !

posted 06-14-99 04:07 AM ET            

Archbishop Aredhran is studying the maps of Peacekeeper territory with the Commanders of the Lord's Army. An acolyte enters the room and stands at attention.

"Your Honor ! We have news from the reconnaissance force near that U.N. base we found last year."

"Report!"

"Sir, I am pleased to announce that said base is no longer a Peacekeeper's stronghold, but has been successfully converted and at last sees the Truth of the Lord !"

"Excellent. Casualties ?"

"Ahem. Er... yes. Our commando recon rover sacrificed itself with the utmost dedication to the Lord while battling Lal's better equipped troops. High Priest Scarlacci held a mass in honor of the dead."

"What's the current situation ?"

"We started drafting troops from the city's newly converted population to help defend against the inevitable counterstrike. Our own troops there are at full strength, but we are deep into enemy land, and no doubt the Traitor will try to recapture his lost base."

"Very good. Sister Miriam will be pleased. Send congratulations to our valiant troops from me, and tell them I will pray for strength and courage in the face of adversity."

"Yes, Sir !"

posted 07-03-99 05:07 PM ET            

On this glorious Year of the Lord 2150, precisely fifty years after Lal's treachery, I am pleased to report that the Madman has finally been brought to Justice.

The Procyon Pact Court was assembled immediately for the long-awaited trial. Charged with High Treason and use of arms against the Believers, Lal was convicted, and condemned to serve Life Sentence in a Punishment sphere.

The sentence was carried out immediately at the Lord's Believers headquarters. The Traitor's whimperings and cries of pain were broadcasted on HoloVid for the people to hear.

This date will be remembered for ages to come, and has been declared an official Holiday for the people of the Procyon Pact.