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*Pilots Federation ALERT*
An encrypted message seems to provide planetary coordinates related to the mysterious signal from 'Serene Harbour'.
The message received by the Pilots Federation was as follows:
Welcome to Serene Harbour. 56.4 latitude -8.3 longitude. Theta Seven.
Although this pinpoints a geographical area on a planetary surface, the astronomical location of this body remains a mystery. It is unclear whether 'Theta Seven' refers to additional map coordinates of some kind, or is a code-phrase intended for unknown recipients.
Little is known about the original distress call, other than its brief content:
This is an emergency broadcast on all frequencies from Serene Harbour. We are –

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Today we've got another amazing Wing Commander ship recreated in the modding workshop game Space Engineers. It's got a lot of wonderful touches designed by Aubi-Nation. The spaceframe shape is pretty solid with all of the recognizable pieces in place. I really like the running lights on the landing deck, and there are some nice moving doors and motion activated components as well. The interior of the ship has also been modeled as well, although it's a bit less complete. It's not the first Space Engineers Claw we've seen this year. You can also find NakaKen's here!

#ThisDadPlays Space Engineers! I take one of my favourite ships from Wing Commander and I recreate it in Space Engineers! Here is the rediscovered version of the Tiger's Claw!

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The Freelancer port project is quickly filling out. L.I.F. has been adding to the Bretonian faction, including several spiffy capships. He's used older Confed designs for their ships and will be using newer models for the Rheinland fleet. Kusari vessels will be portrayed by the Kilrathi. Naturally, Border Worlds ships will play the misc vessels while Nephilim will be the Nomads. Sounds like a pretty good setup!

Here's the Bretonian corvette, the Venture. The Exeter will stand for the Bretonian mid-range capital ship.

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And the Bretonian battleship is there, though not entirely integrated (missing most turrets and the various docking paths as well as definitive integration/replacement of the original ships). Still got two fighters, most likely Wing Commander I/II era for the lot of them so as to keep the look consistent. The plan is to have Rheinland field advanced

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Klavs has been making fantastic Wing Commander art for more than 15 years, so it's no surprise he found himself trading spaceship renders with a nascent Roberts Space Industries nearly a decade ago. Through these discussions he experimented with what would eventually become Star Citizen's Hornet fighter. Although his creation is a fairly preliminary take, you can see elements from both his familiar WC works as well as what ended up in Chris Roberts' game. The initial concept images below are his, and the final two are the official models. It's ancient history now, but still a neat story!

In 2011 I was lucky enough to leverage some of my Wing Commander fan art into a couple of lovely conversations with Chris Roberts regarding his new project. At the time it still wasn't clear whether or not it was going to be a new Wing Commander property or an entirely new thing, but I did my best with the skills

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Simguru Pranav Antal, leader of Utopia, has made a statement regarding the new nanomedicines developed by Vitadyne Labs:

"The nanomedicines that Professor Katrien Rook claims to have created were in fact developed in Utopia, and have been in use for decades."

"Several months ago, a medical transport disappeared after departing from the Polevnic system. Our assumption is that the ship was attacked and its cargo stolen. Evidently, Professor Rook acquired Utopian technology and is now passing it off as her own creation."

"These nanomedicines were never intended for use outside of Utopia. Such sophisticated materials can only be controlled by Utopian engineers. We demand that our property be returned to us immediately."

There has been no response from Vitadyne Labs. The Interstellar Health Organisation has said that it will investigate Pranav Antal's accusation.

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Many key figures have contested Pranav Antal's suggestion that humanity could lose the conflict against the Thargoids.

Federal Shadow President Felicia Winters commented:

"It's surprising to hear such a dystopian prediction from the leader of Utopia! I know Antal's heart is in the right place when he talks about preparing for the far future, but our focus should be on the present. The Thargoid threat has prompted an unprecedented level of inter-power cooperation, and this positive approach is what we must concentrate on."

Admiral Aden Tanner made a statement on behalf of Aegis:

"Let me make this clear: our enemy may be powerful, but they are far from achieving victory. With our AX weaponry and new megaships, Aegis is leading an effective resistance against Thargoid forces."

Further refutation came from Li Yong-Rui, CEO of the Sirius Corporation:

"With all due respect to Antal, his peculiar vision

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This Article contains the patch notes and downloads for Antares Rebirth V2.21 and The V2.21a Patch.

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It looks like BioWare’s Anthem is getting into the Halloween spirit in the absolute best way possible! While there’s been some notable touch and go between the developer and its player base ever since the title launched, if there’s one thing that can bring all sides to the table it’s our collective love for all things Mass Effect. To that end, BioWare has announced its Season of Skulls seasonal update, which brings with it new events, numerous bug fixes, and multiple sets of some epic-looking Mass Effect armor!

As reported by the folks over at Resetera, Anthem Patch 1.5.0 brings with it the Season of Skulls update and some nifty new Mass Effect armor sets. In regards to the former, Fort Tarsis has received a lovely makeover for the Halloween season, and players can head out to engage in the Echoes of Reality event as well as new Freeplay activities, some of which will unlock an optional boss if completed

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The gaming industry has several fan-favorite developers, with one of the most beloved being BioWare. The studio behind Dragon Age and Mass Effect has pleased fans with its RPGs, although not every title has been without missteps. The launch of its ongoing online game Anthem was considered to have fallen short of expectations, with critical and audience receptions being mixed. With the promise of a significant overhaul referred to as Anthem Next, some Anthem loyalists held hopes for its future. Sadly, it appears this will not be the case, as BioWare has announced that they will cease development on the upcoming project.

An update on Anthem from Christian Dailey: https://t.co/twmwxaxj3b

— BioWare (@bioware) February 24, 2021

As reported by Game Informer, BioWare’s Christian Dailey made the announcement regarding Anthem Next in a new blog post. Dailey described the past two years of development on Next

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The Mass Effect series invades Anthem! Illustrator and art quality analyst, Mad Bee, recently shared a Mass Effect N7 armor skin for the Storm Javelin in the upcoming BioWare title, Anthem. As iconic as the red, black, and white coloration already was, it looks phenomenal with the upgraded visuals in the 2019 game. Even better – it’s an official in-game skin. Check it out:

My current look in #AnthemGame pic.twitter.com/whw3Yi8Mtt

— Mad Bee ?️‍? (@angryspacebee) January 10, 2019

Indeed, Mad Bee confirmed that this is an actual skin for Anthem. For fans of the Mass Effect series, this will easily be one of the most sought-after cosmetic items. It looks badass and does the N7 name justice. Of course, some Twitter users lost their minds after laying eyes on this masterpiece of a crossover. There’s even mentions of Legion:

This just sold the game to me Legion is that you ? pic.twitter.com/9nZrz88zD7

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Electronic Arts’ EA Play 2018 press conference has kicked off the big round of presentations being made at this year’s E3 show. As promised, EA has provided many new details about their current and upcoming games, including Star Wars Battlefront II, Battlefield V, and the much anticipated Anthem.

BioWare fans have been eager to see the new IP from the beloved developer behind the Dragon Age and Mass Effect series. However, Anthem has certainly looked and felt somewhat different from these other classic franchises, making many to wonder whether Anthem romance options will be a feature in the final game that continues the fan-favorite tradition.

Mike Gamble, who is serving as the lead producer for Anthem, has recently spoken with GameInformer for a cover story. Naturally, the topic of romance options was brought up, given their proliferated use in BioWare games. Fans may be disappointed to hear, as

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Bioware has been known to place small hints and teases of their franchises within each other, for example being able to wear a Dragon Age-inspired armor set in Mass Effect 2 or the mounted Krogan head that can be found in Dragon Age Inquisition. Now Mass Effect appears to be setting its sights on Anthem, subtly infiltrating the next big BioWare title with style.

According to Producer Mike Gamble, the people of Fort Tarsis celebrate N7 day too and his Twitter account features the Interceptor Javelin sporting a N7 armor scheme. This hasn’t been the first time the Mass Effect-inspired armor was seen either. One of the multiple devs streams also showed off Shepard’s iconic armor on the Ranger Javelin.

It would appear that through the use of Anthem’s customisation options players will be able to create their own likeness of the armor or maybe even be able to recreate others such as Tali’s black and

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When you think of Anthem in the context of other BioWare games, it really seems like an outlier. A Destiny-style shoot n’ loot game that focuses primarily around PvE encounters with your friends, doesn’t really sound like other titles the studio has produced in the past. Games like Mass Effect, Knights of The Old Republic, and Dragon Age had a heavy focus on story and the player’s agency in how the plot pans out.

Will you be a shining example of benevolence and selflessness in the face of strife and hardship? Or will you embrace a cold, calculated personality type for your hero and get the job done by any means necessary? Your choices in older BioWare games felt like they mattered and they impacted the world your character inhabited in a big way.

VG247’s Kirk McKeand got his hands on a demo of Anthem during Gamescom 2018 and tried to get a little more clarity from BioWare reps regarding how story will

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Anthem has a heavy weight of expectations from fans and likely publisher Electronic Arts. Since the initial reveal of the game, the huge reveals and details have been kept at a minimum. Whether it’s background game development politics or a goal to maintain as much secrecy as possible, the reveal for Anthem has been relatively slow and anticlimactic. According to BioWare, there’s a reason for that.

Sitting down with Metro, game director Jonathan Warner discussed the near future of BioWare as Anthem approaches launch beginning next year. Despite the triple-A anticipation and reputation of the developer, there’s not much to go on in terms of gameplay or cinematic content so far. Concerned with the limited marketing strategy both publisher and developer have implemented, there were growing concerns with the actual breadth and depth of the game. Warner said:

Without being indiscreet I think it’s really

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The galactic community has been asked to support an initiative that could counteract the blight that is devastating crops in hundreds of systems.
With the blight pathogen present across inhabited space, the Interstellar Association for Agriculture has decided to press ahead with controlled distribution of a promising new agronomic treatment.
The IAA's Dr Genevieve Kane provided further information:
"Ever since the blight was identified, our scientists have been working alongside Rockforth Corporation research teams to develop an effective counteragent. We appreciate the full cooperation granted by Rockforth Corporation representatives in this endeavour."
"Following essential contributions by both the Vandermeer Corporation and Neomedical Industries, we have developed an agronomic treatment that should reverse the disease's effects."
"The priority is to transport the treatment to the Diso and

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*Pilots' Federation ALERT*
The engineer Ram Tah has perfected his modifications to immunise Guardian modules against the effects of anti-Guardian fields.
Discoveries related to the anti-Guardian field resistant nanite clusters led to the first iteration of these modifications. Ram Tah has since described the methodology as "immature and limited" though, referring to an inability to apply the modifications to all Guardian modules, and a reduction in effectiveness for the weapon modules that could be modified.
Aegis has now announced that Ram Tah has refined the technology significantly, and the new iteration of these modifications resolves both issues.
Weapons with these modifications applied no longer have their damage reduced while still being resistant to anti-Guardian field effects.
The methodology used is also much less limited and can be applied to all Guardian modules without penalty to

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*Pilots' Federation ALERT*
The engineer Ram Tah has discovered a method of immunising existing Guardian modules against the effects of anti-Guardian fields.
Earlier this year, Ram Tah discovered that certain Guardian relics revealed and activated nanite clusters when exposed to specific electromagnetic frequencies. These nanites proved disruptive to Thargoid technology on a molecular level and, importantly, were entirely unaffected by anti-Guardian fields unlike other Guardian technology.
In an urgent press conference, Aegis leadership announced a breakthrough in researching that latter quality.
The following statement was given by Professor Alba Tesreau:
"Our knowledge of the Thargoids' ancient adversary, the Guardians, is still so very limited, and yet Guardian technology has once again paved a way forward for humanity."
"We urge pilots to use the modifications we are producing to utilise

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The conflict in the Hyades Sector RO-P b6-2 system has been won by the Exiled Marlinist Assembly of Baltah'Sine.
Support from independent pilots played a key role in defeating the Marlinism Reformation Party. The faction's entire leadership has been arrested, with their replacements vowing to reshape it along politically moderate lines.
Minister Octavia Volkov made a declaration of victory to the Marlinist Parliament:
"The Neo-Marlinists have been crushed and Aaron Whyte is dead – a casualty of the war his terrorist paymasters began. I deeply regret that our society has suffered this, but have no regrets at destroying the NMLA's political wing once and for all."
Prime Consul Kayode Tau sent assurances to the Alliance, Empire and Federation that they should view this as "confirmation that the Marlinist Colonies are your steadfast allies in the fight against the NMLA".

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The Alliance, Empire and Federation have created a centralised agency dedicated to investigating and eliminating the NMLA paramilitary group.
The new Affiliated Counter-Terrorism unit (ACT) is a direct result of the Cornelius-Lasky Convention, which was signed at the Galactic Summit.
This treaty requires the superpowers to share information on any large-scale threats to civilian populations. With a combined death toll rising over half a million, the recent starport bombings have obtained such status.
ACT will be jointly led by the veterans of the tri-superpower taskforce that defeated the League of Reparation in 3304: Captain Niamh Seutonia of the Imperial Internal Security Service, Inspector Mara Klatt of Alliance Interpol, and Senior Agent Tanya Ramirez of the Federal Intelligence Agency.
Captain Seutonia gave a brief statement:
"ACT is an independent organisation dedicated to bringing the

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Princess Aisling Duval's anti-slavery campaign has merged with independent charity Universal Liberty. The rebranded organisation is named Unchain.

The former head of Universal Liberty, Jarl Toredo, made an announcement to the media:

"There's no shortage of poverty and suffering within the Empire, however much some may try to hide it. Few have the courage to face the truth, but Princess Duval has been an inspiration. So I'm very pleased that we're joining forces with her campaign to end slavery."

"I was born into slavery. My parents were still slaves when they died. It is for them, and for all human beings treated as less than human, that we demand legal slavery be abolished. I'm proud to be part of Unchain, which will spread our message across the Empire."

When asked about rumours linking him romantically with Aisling Duval, Toredo said only:

"I suspect Her Highness's attention is focused