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Authorities in the Geras system have confirmed that the conflict between Geras First and Ndozins State Inc has come to an end.

Both factions received support from independent combat pilots, to whom generous rewards were promised, but in the end there could be only one victor.

Independent journalist Donal Varden offered an analysis:

"After a week of furious fighting, the Geras system is now eerily quiet. Ultimately only one side could be victorious, but this uneasy peace has come at a great and dreadful cost."

Pilots who participated in the conflict can now collect their rewards from Yurchikhin Port in the Geras system.

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Best Laid Plans

Hey there, folks. It’s me, Old Jegger, calling out across the void. Glad this installment of Far From Home has found you. Here’s to hoping I can provide you some companionship on your journey. Heck, maybe even a smile or two. Those looking for wisdom might be disappointed. Sure, my life has been a crazy trip with more twists and turns than the Defford raceway, and a lot of it I only weathered by white-knuckling life’s flight stick and not letting go. Still haven’t figured out if that makes me ‘wise’ or not. But you know, with everything I’ve been through, it definitely makes me lucky to have survived.

Shana and I are currently in the outer edges of the Charon system, waiting for an old friend. We’re gonna keep them company on a run and reminisce a bit. It sure is a sight out here. Most folks just consider Charon IV a regular ol’ ice giant, but she’s got a special place in my heart.

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November 7th is finally upon us, and Mass Effect fans the world over are celebrating N7 day by playing through their favorite games in the popular BioWare series, whether it be squaring off against the Reapers in the original trilogy, or exploring the unknown in Mass Effect Andromeda. Now, it appears that fans of the latter game have something extra to celebrate, as Dark Horse Direct has announced a brand new Tempest ship collectible that is now available for pre-order.

Now available for pre-order over on the Dark Horse Direct website, the Mass Effect Andromeda Tempest Ship replica is 18″ long and made from polyresin, making it a perfect collectible for those that don’t have a ton of space (get it?) but still want to proudly display their love of the Mass Effect series. “Survey the terrain of your residence or workplace with this fully realized replica set atop your gaming console table,

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N7 day is finally here, and Mass Effect fans all over the world are celebrating BioWare’s iconic series by once again playing through the original trilogy, or exploring the unknown in Mass Effect Andromeda. Until today, there has been little word from BioWare as to what their plans were to celebrate November 7th, with the exception of a previously announced design contest. Thankfully, the developer has finally spoken out and released a heartwarming memorial video for the series.

BioWare took to twitter earlier today to celebrate N7 day in style, releasing a special video that remembers the past, while also looking to the future of the Mass Effect series. So, without further ado, grab your Krogan plushy, put on your N7 slippers, and check out the video below:

This year we take a look back—and a glimpse at the future of Mass Effect. #N7Day pic.twitter.com/E8fLH1ftx8

— BioWare (@bioware) November 7, 2018

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November 7th is a hallowed date for Mass Effect fans, the series’ dedicated collective of fans taking the occasion to show love to their favorite galaxy-exploring franchise. While players share their most beloved memories as Shepard and Ryder, developer BioWare also express their dedication in the form of a heartwarming video, this year’s celebration offering a retrospective of the N7 insignia.

A lovely look back is sure to give fans a bit of the ol’ nostalgia, but may be ultimately bittersweet upon realizing the Mass Effect series’ current hiatus. Following the 2017 release of Mass Effect Andromeda, the epic-scaled shooter was put on indefinite hold as creatives instead shifted focus toward other projects. Many fans have since questioned whether a new game would ever again materialize.

However, this N7 Day provides a bit of hope regarding a potential Mass Effect return, with BioWare suggesting a truly

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Last year’s indefinite hiatus of Mass Effect franchise unfortunately meant Mass Effect Andromeda would not receive any further updates from BioWare, leaving one of the game’s most intriguing plot threads dangling out in space. The mysterious lost Quarian ark housing several of the series’ familiar alien races had been memorably teased in the game’s campaign, but never received a proper follow-up.

However, last year it was announced the distressed starship Keelah Si’yah would finally have its story told in the form of a new tie-in novel titled Mass Effect Annihilation. The book was to reintroduce the Drell, Batarian, Elcor, and Quarian races along their journey into the Andromeda galaxy, also revealing why they didn’t initially make contact with the Initiative. As evidenced by the novel’s official synopsis, the reasoning was considerably horrific.

The Quarian ark Keelah Si’yah sails toward the Andromeda

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A mercenary group has been intercepted by security forces in the Meene system.

Security Chief Harper Vargas of the Meene Defence Force reported:

"Six hours ago, our forces were attacked by a small fleet belonging to a known mercenary group. Fortunately, we were able to defeat them before they could do serious damage."

"There is no doubt that the mercenaries' primary target was Phoenix Base. We suspect that this incident is connected to an attempted raid on the base that was repelled a few weeks ago."

Li Yong-Rui, CEO of Sirius Corporation, addressed the incident:

"I'm relieved that the attack was foiled, but this only demonstrates how precarious Ram Tah's situation is. I urge him to accept my offer to work with the Sirius Corporation – not only for his own safety, but also to safeguard future Guardian-human technologies."

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BioWare’s Mass Effect Andromeda was arguably the biggest video game letdown since Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky, with the former’s launch issues effectively crippling the title’s reception before it could really take off. That aside, Andromeda – and Mass Effect – still has a dedicated fan base, one that is looking forward to what will hopefully be a triumphant return of the series once BioWare wraps up development on Anthem. Now, with N7 day arriving tomorrow, it has been discovered that Mass Effect Andromeda is now listed as an Xbox One X Enhanced title.

The news comes by way of the folks over at Windows Central, which discovered that Mass Effect Andromeda had been placed on the list of Xbox One X Enhanced games. For those unaware, being an Xbox One X Enhanced game means that the base title has been improved upon both graphically and performance-wise. The listing – which can be found on the Windows Store

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The Battle at the Binary Stars is one of the most important historic battles between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. Every cadet studies it at Starfleet Academy, though it has been purely in a historical context until now. The threat of temporally-displaced rogue Klingon starships, led by the legendary J’Ula, has brought a need for understanding 23rd century battle tactics to the attention of Alliance admiralties. The Battle at the Binary Stars is the first Featured Task Force Operation in Star Trek Online. Five Alliance captains will be able to take on the roles of Federation ships at the battle, in a new holodeck simulation crafted specifically for the Alliance’s mutual understanding and betterment. During this simulation, your ship will take on the appearance of a Federation ship from the Discovery era, although you will retain your powers, bridge officers, and trays – it is only a

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In honor of the United States of America's very important midterm elections, we've attempted to create a document that can serve as a guide to future Wing Commander storytellers, one that tells us just about everything we can possibly know about the politics of the Terran Confederation. Note that this is a first draft which will be expanded as more references are discovered! Find one we missed? Add it in the comments for the next revision! A cited version of the document is available here. Want even more Confederation government lore? Tune in to an informal livestream tonight at around 7 PM Eastern to see LOAF and Dundradal talk through this document and the historical parallels involved in the Confederation's backstory! (A link will be provided in the comments when the stream is live.)

We Create Worlds... Piecemeal!

One of the most interesting (and perhaps least useful) pursuits of fandom is the

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Squadron 42 Monthly Report: September 2018

This is a cross-post of the report that was recently sent out via the monthly Squadron 42 newsletter. We’re publishing this a second time as a Comm-Link to make it easier for the community to reference back to, and plan on following this process for future Squadron 42 Monthly Reports.

As the development of Squadron 42 thunders on, the brain trust at UEE Naval High Command has retooled their dispatches.

We aim to bring you the most significant and comprehensive project updates available. However, particularly sensitive details will remain under wraps to avoid unnecessary leaks to the civilian community.

Read on for a look into the work done on Squadron 42 during September and keep a weather eye open on this channel for future briefings.

CitizenCon 2948 saw the first look at the latest Squadron 42 trailer. If you missed it, or want to check it out again,

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Hello everyone,

Last week, we celebrated All Hallows’ Eve across our studios and crowned the winners of our two Halloween themed community contests. Check out the winners of the Pumpkin Carving Contest, and the FOIP Contest, highlighting the most terrifying or terrified expressions.

We welcomed more filmmakers to the annals of Star Citizen cinematic history with our Mustang Commercial Contest. Check out the work of the bold community filmmakers who embraced the maverick spirit of Consolidated Outland to create commercials that Silas Koerner himself would be proud of.

If you haven’t yet, you can also read up on Anvil’s latest bruiser, the Valkyrie. The Q&A on the recently revealed troop/personnel transport ship answers the top-voted community questions.

And with that, let’s see what’s going on this week:

Today we’re re-releasing September’s Squadron 42 Monthly Report as a Comm-Link.

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Every week, designers, engineers and other developers from our five offices around the world answer backer questions submitted on SPECTRUM and voted on by YOU.

You can submit your questions for consideration in future episodes of Calling All Devs here.

And for info on becoming a subscriber, go to: Subscriptions - Roberts Space Industries | Follow the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42

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Spacedock

is back with a new video on the top five carriers of all science fiction. Wing Commander manages to snag TWO of the slots with the Bengal class strike carrier at #3 and Vesuvius heavy carrier at #1. As we've previously mentioned, Daniel from Spacedock covers a wide array of sci-fi content on his channel and happens to be very well versed in the WC franchise. For this reason, we get a real thorough discussion on the merits of these two models compared with other WC favorites like the Yorktown or Midway as well as other series' efforts. His videos have really surged in popularity over the past year or two, and this clip is currently over 84,000 views on its way to 100K+ likely soon. That's a lot of folks out there learning about the finer points of WC lore!

Spacedock breaks down five sci-fi carrier designs.

There's also a handful of

merchandise

items you can get based on the subjects that

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Today we have a new poll that asks which game engines you're most excited about on the modding scene. Fan Projects have been reaching back further than ever lately and doing some

truly

amazing

things with classic Wing Commander game engines. There's a lot of ways you can group these, so we went with the general way that projects have been getting managed lately. Yes, technically Privateer is a spinoff of the original WC1/2 engine, and technically Armada is a prototype of the RealSpace engine popularized by Wing Commanders 3 and 4, but we usually see projects sorted out by the options as we have them depicted here. And while I would absolutely love to see SWC or Arena on this list, due to platform limitations, there's very little action going on with these at this time. Hopefully talented Wingnuts can change this in the future though!

Our annual birthday poll showed similar, yet still impressive,

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Artist Mike Winterbauer's Wing Commander

Art Portfolio

campaign came to a successful conclusion this week. The project collected $3,986 from Wingnuts who are passionate about classic WC art. Mr. Winterbauer will now go on to produce his behind-the-scenes look at painting the SNES Wing Commander box as well as create a variety of very cool collectible displays. We can't wait to see them in person! Here he is with the mockups!

WOW! The last 24 hours of the Wing Commander Art Portfolio were amazing!

The campaign really picked up and we ended up being almost 800 percent funded!

Thank you all for your awesome support and I look forward to getting the rewards out as soon as possible! Thanks!!

Mike

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Mass Effect is experiencing a dry spell of titles as of late, with 2016’s ‘Andromeda‘ being the last we’ve seen from the mainline game series. Even longer we’ve been apart from former player character Commander Shepard, having last seen the hero meet their ultimate conclusion in the final battle of Mass Effect 3.

However, it now appears the galaxy-spanning patron of alien booty has resurfaced in the form of some seriously spot-on cosplay. The creative crafter over at Cecilosaurus Cosplay has unveiled a lovely Female Shepard cosplay, sporting a solid recreation of the soldier’s iconic N7 armor. Seen below, we also take sight of a stealthy M-92 Mantis, the rifle also looking as though it’s stepped straight out of the games.

Première photo du shooting d'hier ! Je l'adore ! ? j'ai hâte de voir les autres ! En plus c'était en duo avec un autre…

Posted by Cecilosaurus Cosplay on Sunday, October 21, 2018

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Here are this week's major stories.

The investigation into the death of Alliance presidential candidate Fazia Silva has concluded with no convictions. Alliance Interpol confirmed that Silva's death was a homicide, but said that all avenues of investigation had been exhausted. Tashmira Silva has now assumed control of her late sister's corporate empire.

A radical group called Nova Imperium is gaining influence throughout the Empire. The organisation claims that to survive the Thargoid conflict, the Empire must sever contact with all other systems and concentrate on protecting itself. Many traditionalist citizens, unhappy with recent cross-superpower cooperation, have embraced the group's rhetoric.

Meanwhile, the engineer Ram Tah has rejected an offer from the Sirius Corporation to support the manufacture of Guardian-human technology. In a statement, Ram Tah said the technologies were too

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The Federal Security Service has abruptly terminated its investigation of The Mars Tribune regarding personal administration robots fitted with hidden surveillance programs.

Although interviews with Tribune employees were underway, it has been alleged that a senior figure in the FSS ordered the task force to focus elsewhere.

The Tribune's owner, billionaire Kingsley Cordova, stated:

"I'm pleased that our innocence has been accepted, and I'm confident that the guilty parties will soon be found."

An opinion piece in The Federal Times from chief editor Lena Ravenhill took an alternative view, however:

"Last week, Cordova suggested the spy robots could share the many secrets they've gathered, and suddenly the FSS is ordered to leave The Mars Tribune alone. Does anyone really think this is coincidence? How many powerful people are frightened of what Cordova might reveal about them?"

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Technical Director Sean Tracy and Character Art Director Josh Herman answer questions following their panels at CitizenCon 2948.

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