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May
Ha, well, I have ramscoops...
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10
May
…New Feature: Landing Page The new Landing Page will spotlight some features within Star Trek Online and provide quicker access to what is on the page. This new page will appear upon logging in and when exiting the game by use of the Esc key. Players who are below level 10 will not see this page upon log in. General: Resolved an issue which caused TXAA to not be available as an anti-aliasing option. Resolved an issue where the Elite Starter Pack was only rewarding 1 Captain Retrain Token instead of 5. Players which have purchased this item prior to this update to Holodeck will automatically receive 7 additional tokens to the 1 that came with the original purchase for a total of 8 to make up for the mistake. Going forward, new purchases will correctly reward 5 Captain Retrain Tokens. Romulan Imperial Minefield: Resolved an issue that caused choosing "depart
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09
Jan
…This Galactic Guide originally appeared in Jump Point 4.12.
After nearly six years of work as a stellar surveyor for the Imperial Cartography Center, Usuni Colo had never taken as much as a sick day. By 2941, his supervisor hadn’t suggested that Colo take a vacation, she mandated it. Faced with three weeks of nothing to do, Colo knew there was only one place he wanted to go. Fascinated by the Outsiders, he traveled to Mya in the Leir system to see firsthand how isolationism had affected the planet and its people.
Unfortunately for Colo, his attempts to talk his way past the traveler zone to get the ‘real experience’ got him expelled from the planet. Still faced with a couple weeks of enforced downtime, Colo took his time returning home to the Elysium system. And as a member of an ICC Stellar Surveyor team, he was in the habit of scanning for jump points even when off-duty.
So on 2941.03.11 when his
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02
Apr
…Rule of Acquisition # 74: Knowledge equals profit. Any wise Captain knows that when a sale this good comes your way, it’s best to take advantage of it. We’re pleased to announce that Ferengi Merchants are putting a 15% sale on Keys from From April 3rd at 8am PT to April 10th at 10am PT. Now is the best time for Captains to load up on your Keys and grab those ships you’ve been eyeing. Remember Captains, Rule of Acquisition # 22: A wise man can hear profit in the wind. Now is the time to act. For a limited time only starting today, players will be able to purchase the Key Ring Bundle! This special pack includes 20x Master Keys (used to open any Lock Box) for the price of 2250 Zen. As an additional special promotional offer when purchasing this bundle, every pack also includes a single Ultimate Tech Upgrade. Applying this item to any upgradeable piece of equipment will instantly set both its Mark
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26
Oct
…The Alliance Assembly has concluded its debate over President Gibson Kincaid's request for executive powers.
Prime Minister Edmund Mahon announced the decision:
"The Assembly has voted that President Kincaid's proposed changes to the constitution will not be adopted, and no executive powers will be granted."
"There was broad agreement, however, that the role should be updated, which has resulted in the creation of a new non-political department: the Office of the Alliance President."
"The president will now oversee a team of ambassadorial emissaries who will focus on diplomatic functions. This will free up council members, allowing them to govern more effectively. The presidential term has also been extended to three years."
President Kincaid told the media:
"I regret that the Assembly cannot see how the Alliance would be strengthened by an empowered president, but I must respect their
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06
Nov
…Spacedockis 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
merchandiseitems you can get based on the subjects that
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23
Nov
Herman Rosy Du Preez recent came across an object and did a double-take. From the right angle, a stray head massaging device can bear an uncanny resemblance to the Nephilim Tiamat dreadnought or dry dock structure. I certainly see the family resemblance! Who knows what really inspired
visual futurist Syd Mead?
I just realized.... Nephilim dreadnought looks like a head massager. Inspiration can come from ANYWHERE!
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07
May
…We've just released a new patch with some bug fixes and one small quality of life improvement - you can now increase the HUD marker size. Here's the complete list of changes:
Features- Added an option to adjust the HUD marker size
- Fixed time speedup bug that occured when having Time Extender activated and either destroying Okkar frigate turrets or Outlaw Snipers or scrapping a Shock Rifle Pro that is floating in space
- Make sure Okkar Corvettes don't flee outside of level area
- Fixed a handful of hardcore mode handicaps carrying over from sector 6 to sector 7
- Fixed that disabling TrackIR without changing anything else in the game options would break freelook until restarting the game
- Fixed nano injectors not working while emergency shield is active
- Fixed black holes not being framerate independent
- Fixed enemy sentinel sometimes still firing discharger while dying/already dead
- Fixed
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03
Dec
The in 2019 released "Lost Fleet" update opened opportunities to release more story related content for Freelancer Crossfire without interfering with the main story of Crossfire. Lost Fleet ended with a cliffhanger, with the player being stranded on a space station in the middle of nowhere. Blackstar starts right there. -
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Nov
#BlackFriday week is underway. Get your copy of #Cyberpunk2077 –50% off!
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06
Dec
Not sure which ship to pick, next? Watch the new gameplay trailer and see the Colonial Scout as well as the Colonial Gunship in action:
Enjoy!
Michael
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07
May
…This is the last in a series of interesting video features published in the mid '90s by the CD-ROM "magazine" Interactive Entertainment. Their Wing Commander 4 review appeared in issue 23. The CD-ROM interface displayed screenshots from the game and overlaid them with low resolution videos. That experience has been recreated here rather than displaying the videos full screen. Again, while it looks pretty dated today, the setup was really cool for the time. The vast majority of internet access out there was still dialup, so this was the only practical way to experience something like this!
Text article that accompanied the video review on the CD:
The Commander Returns to Battle
A rogue band of pilots from the border worlds descends upon an innocent civilian transport and its escorts and destroy them by unleashing a mysterious device. Cut to our hero, Christopher Blair, once again played by the
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15
May
…Temporal Anomalies have opened a hole to an alternate universe, one with a fantastic sale, Captains. But this Flash Sale will only be available for a limited time – from 10am 5/15 - 10am 5/17 PT, on Console. Hurry and grab yourself some items at a one of our largest discounts ever, before the portal shuts and it’s all lost. Today’s Flash Sale is: Save 25% on Keys! Keyring Bundle! Get your hands on this special bundle of twenty master keys, and an Ultimate Tech Upgrade! Don’t wait! The Flash Sale Anomaly can be gone before you know it! .share-footer a { margin: 20px 10px 10px 0; background: url(d7afaaa14e96d0d973f76157ae31ec5b1466398539.png) no-repeat 0 0; opacity: .5; display: inline-block; height: 60px; width: 60px; padding: 0; border: 1px solid transparent; -webkit-transition: opacity .3s; transition: opacity .3s; } .share-footer .TI {
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Jun
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02
Oct
We're very excited to announce that the Kickstarter campaign for Everspace 2 just launched! The sequel to Everspace won't be a roguelike, but an open-world space shooter with deep exploration, tons of loot and classic RPG elements. Your invaluable feedback helped make Everspace the success it was, which is why we'd like to get you on board as soon as possible. With your support we will be able to stay in full creative and financial control and increase the overall quality of the game. So please have a look at our reward tiers and maybe help us unlock a few stretchgoals as well. We would also like to point out that anyone backing on a digital game copy of Everspace 2 will receive a playable Demo Version before the end of this year! Kickstarter: EVERSPACE 2 by ROCKFISH Games — Kickstarter
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23
Jun
…As part of our upcoming content release, from June 30th to July 30th, PC Captains playing Star Trek Online will have access to a special event. We want to give you the details now to prepare – but the name of this event might be a bit of a spoiler, so we'll have to hold that back.This new event will provide participating Captains with an epic reward: The Red Angel Suit. Read on to find out more about the event and its rewards. Event Progress Participating in this event grants daily progress towards the Grand Prize: The Red Angel Suit. Obtaining the Red Angel suit requires 40 daily progress, and Captains can earn two daily progress per day by playing any of the following content: Two Brand New Episodes (2 Points Each) New Task Force Operation: Best Served Cold (2 Points) Three New Patrols (1 Point Each) Clash Above Ceron Strike at Seedea Trouble over Terrh Once the player
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15
Feb
…General: Bajoran Interceptors will no longer spawn randomly with Federation ships in content other than "Scylla and Charybdis". Updated Short Descriptions on all Miracle Worker Cruiser C-Store entries, to be more descriptive Systems: Resolved an issue that prevented the Phase-Shifted Personal Shield from gaining a modifier when upgraded to Epic quality. This updates existing Phase-Shifted Personal Shields to gain their Gold modifier. Added missing gold modifiers to some Nukara Web Mine Launchers and Vaadwaur Cluster Torpedoes. Resolved an issue where Fleet Secondary Deflectors could roll out of their unique modifiers into other Secondary Deflector modifiers. Items in this incorrect state have had their incorrect modifier replaced with one that is appropriate. Resolved an issue that allowed some Impulse Engines to be obtained with Multiple [Aux] modifiers. Existing
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31
May
Following Thargoid strikes on the fringes of the core systems, a new initiative to restore damaged starports has been announced.
Chief administrator Carter Armstrong spoke on behalf of Aegis Core, which is coordinating the campaign:
"We've set up this fund to reassure citizens that normality will continue, no matter what. I would like to appeal to the galactic community to restore services in the core systems to their previously high standard."
An open order has been placed for construction materials, which will be shipped to the affected starports and used to make repairs. Pilots are asked to make their deliveries to Dantec Enterprise in the Socho system.
The campaign begins on the 31st of May 3304 and will run for one week. If the final target is met earlier than planned, the campaign will end immediately.
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29
Apr
…Hello everyone,
Hopefully you all had as great of a weekend as those who attended BritizenCon in Manchester. The team members fortunate enough to visit the Museum of Science and Industry, where the event took place, are still talking about the fun they had, and the amazing members of the community they met. A big thank you to the organizers for putting on such a great community-organized convention.
Last week, we announced the winners of our Easter Screenshot Contest on Spectrum. Make sure to check out the fantastic screen shots taken at Benny Henge, the Javelin Wreck, and Jump Town. Big thanks to everyone who submitted an entry and congratulations to the winners!
Also last week, we introduced our new Thursday show Inside Star Citizen, taking you inside Star Citizen’s development first hand with a new name and a revamped format. Let us know in the comments if you enjoyed this makeover and
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31
Aug
…Five new patrols are coming to Star Trek Online, bringing new challenges and story to the universe. J’Ula, sister of T’Kuvma, is on the march once again. She is seeking the spores of prototaxites stellaviatori to fuel her devastating new superweapon. With the aid of Lt. Commander Paul Stamets and Captain Kuumaarke, captains can stand tall in the fight against the dangerous matriarch of House Mo’Kai. We’ll be revealing the new patrols one at a time in the lead up to Awakening – check back with Startrekonline.com for more! Within The Briars Within the Briar Patch, the player braves deadly pockets of Metreon Gas to protect spore colonies from the agents of House Mo’Kai. You will first be able to access these new Patrols from your mission journal after completing the episode “Beneath the Skin.” If you are on a Patrol mission from the journal, have completed it, or skipped it, you
