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Coming to you soon - in a very roundabout way, from places unknown, via means best left unspoken - are two long-forgotten ships, restored and retrofitted for the modern era. The first is a ship never spoken of, originating from an organization that doesn’t exist, and belonging to a time that history has forgotten. The other is the spearhead of a conflict that never happened, which arrived just in time to save the allies it never had. Thanks to parties best left unnamed, and methods many would rather forget, these ships have been recovered, upgraded, and can be yours now! The Section 31 Intel Science Destroyer [T6] and the Na’Qjej Intel Battlecruiser [T6] will be available within the Section 31 Lock Box, coming soon to Star Trek Online! These new starships can be used as soon as you’ve completed the tutorial, and will scale with you as you level up all the way to max level! For the details on

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President Gibson Kincaid has refuted allegations of illegal campaign funding and is refusing to cooperate with the official inquiry.

He gave this statement to The Alliance Tribune:

"The claims are nothing more than an attempt to besmirch my reputation. Councillor Elijah Beck has fabricated this wild mudlark chase as revenge for his loss to me in the presidential vote last year."

"If the Assembly wants to entertain conspiracies, they could review the assassination of Fazia Silva, the third presidential candidate. It's interesting that Beck's own campaign gained a lot of support after Silva was murdered."

The Bank of Zaonce has also declined the inquiry's requests for information. A spokesperson insisted that all campaign funds it handles adhere to strict financial guidelines. They added that Beck's evidence was deemed insufficient until a verified source could be provided.

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The latest episode of ALL WINGS CONSIDERED is live now! All Wings Considered is the CIC's first ever streaming variety show which features news, conversation and gameplay relating to our favorite series. This week's Nav Points include:

• The start of our epic play through of PRIVATEER!
• Concept art from big name artists
• Privateer 2 ship of the week: the Kalrechi
• Never before seen Privateer and WCM material

Missed the stream? The replay will be available below once it has been processed by YouTube. You can subscribe to the AWC channel for future notifications here.

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Mystery continues to surround Gan Romero, the starship technician who single-handedly stole a docked vessel in the Vega system.

Romero's wife, Lara, agreed to an interview with Vox Galactica:

"I haven't the faintest idea why Gan took that ship, or how he managed it. It's totally out of character for him. He's not impulsive or even ambitious really. Always been the practical type, which is why I married him. I can't believe that he would do anything like this."

"Had he been acting strangely? Well, something was on Gan's mind…I guess you could say he's been distracted recently. I've caught him staring out into space a few times. And his sleep was disturbed by intense dreams, although he never wanted to talk about them."

"The kids keep asking when their dad is coming home. I just hope the Fort Dixon security services can find some explanation for all this, and bring Gan home to us."

Latest update to Elite Dangerous aims to help new players with easier start in the game ...

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Here are this week's main stories.

A megaship service offering transport to Guardian space has been established by Zende Partners. The service will ferry pilots and ships between Zende and Synuefe EN-H d11-96, with the latter system selected as the termination point by the galactic community.

President Gibson Kincaid has denied claims of illegal funding during his presidential campaign last year, accusing Councillor Elijah Beck of seeking revenge for defeat in those elections. Kincaid also suggested that the assassination of rival presidential candidate Fazia Silva had benefited Beck's campaign.

In other news, the wife of ship thief Gan Romero has given an interview to Vox Galactica. Lara Romero stated that she had no idea why her husband would steal a docked craft. She also indicated that Gan's sleep had been disturbed by vivid dreams prior to the theft.

And those are the main stories this

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There's exciting news about the next phase of composer George Oldziey's musical works! He's now working through the bidding process to price out what it would take to create a second album of live orchestral recordings. To recap: way back in early 2014, Mr. Oldziey kicked off his

first campaign

to record a live album of his tremendous tracks from Wing Commander 3, 4 and Prophecy. The campaign was successful and the

performance

was recorded in October of 2014. Fast forward to July 2017 and

phase two

was kicked off. The second endeavor digitally reorchestrated another round of classical tracks and also conducted a

live recording of jazz music

from throughout the WC series. Now that those projects have all successfully concluded, he's looking at going back to the full orchestra for another live album. As an extra bonus, he's considering putting a book together that documents this exciting ride - all

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There’s good news for fans of ridiculous space vikings: Amazon’s streaming service now has the Street Fighter animated series! What they have listed as episode 22 is the start of the insane crossover that ends in Wing Commander Academy. It's free for Prime subscribers. Check it out

here

. The metadata is lazy though! It’s actually season 2, episode 9 and the real air date was November 16, 1996. You can read all about this bizarre and unique crossover between Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Savage Dragon and Wing Commander

here

.

22. The Warrior King - For many years a powerful keeper of the peace, the Warrior King finds himself vulnerable - trapped in a vortex.

Wing Commander Academy is still readily available on Amazon for

just $8

. While there's been a cheap plentiful supply for some time, it's also only a matter of time before it goes out of print. Don't regret skipping out on this, and make sure

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With the launch of the Discovery Legends Reputation, we want to make sure Captains have a wide variety of content in which to earn progress towards their new items. With that in mind, starting with the launch of Rise of Discovery on May 14th, you’ll receive Discovery Marks from the returning Task Force Operations Pahvo Dissension, Peril over Pahvo, and Operation Riposte. The Defense of Starbase One will also be joining this reputation, switching over to grant a choice of Discovery Marks or Fleet Marks on completion. The Advanced and Elite versions of these TFOs will grant P.stellaviatori Spores as well. This means the reputation will be launching with four Task Force Operations that you can use to advance in it, and gain the technology and powers of the characters of Star Trek: Discovery. Enjoy, Captains. .share-footer a { margin: 20px 10px 10px 0; background: url(

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A trio of chirps stole Lieutenant Commander Amna Patel’s attention away from a pair of senior security officers and her own data pad. She excused herself and stepped out of the busy shuttle bay where hundreds of Starfleet Security personnel were mustered and boarding shuttlecraft bound for the Conestoga-class transports. Patel removed her communicator and, with a flick of the wrist, initiated contact with the person on the other end of the transmission. “Buran to Lieutenant Commander Patel, situation report.” Her communicator crackled noisily; there was always so much cross traffic during a major operation like this, and it usually took its toll on the comms network. Despite this, Amna smiled at the voice of Commander Ellen Landry on the other end. For a moment her thoughts drifted to happier futures than the one looming in the immediate. The communicator crackled again. “Patel, this is

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Us folks here at DFTG have always had a huge appreciation for cosplay, and as such it’s difficult for us not to share some of the favorites we come by every now and then, especially if it has anything to do with the Mass Effect Trilogy. One fan cosplay in particular has begun to make some serious waves on the internet, a cosplay of none other than Tali’Zora Vas Normandy. The cosplay itself has skyrocketed all over the place thanks in part to the folks at BioWare sharing it over on their Twitter, which should give you an inkling as to how impressive it is. Check it out below:

“Give me a hunk of metal, some element zero, a circuit board, and I’ll have it making precision jumps.”
Tali by Duo Queue Cosplay https://t.co/2tm9xy1rry
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— BioWare (@bioware) May 9, 2019

Brought to you by the folks over at Duo Queue Cosplay, their take on Tali is absolutely

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The new Confed Outpost destined for the Prophecy and Secret Ops Model Upgrade Pack has been rolled out. It's got some real nice communications gear and lighting features, but even more exciting might be its fancy new damage model.

DefianceIndustries

is now incorporating

gr1mre4per

's

Prophecy Unlimited

tech to allow for dynamically swapping out a a trashed hull skeleton after a ship sustains a fatal amount of damage. Continued deployment will start with a handful of Secret Ops-specific ships as they continue to find clever new ways to make the programming work.

All your base... well you know the rest. Asset #2 for the next patch is done. The SO Outpost (which replaces the WCP starbase). The Outpost is an odd duck, in a world where artificial gravity and faster than light travel is a thing, the outpost relies on good old fashioned spin gravity - many have speculated as to it's purpose: a legacy of a

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Two New Episodes added to the Age of Discovery Arc: Discover “The Plausibility of the Possible”: Journey to the Priors System in the Beta Quadrant and assist the crew of the U.S.S. Buran. For more information, please visit the “Rise of Discovery: The Plausibility of the Possible” blog at: Rise of Discovery: The Plausibility of the Possible | Star Trek Online Continue the storyline with, “The Impossibility of Reason”: Captains will continue the storyline after the events of the “Plausibility of the Possible.” Experience the events that led Ellen Landry to become the hardened Chief of Security aboard the U.S.S. Discovery. For more information, please visit the “Rise of Discovery: The Impossibility of Reason” blog at: Rise of Discovery: The Impossibility of Reason | Star Trek Online Task Force Operations: Advance and Elite Difficulties Available: Pahvo Dissension has

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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 May 14th at 8am PT to May 20th 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 and

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Captains, I am very proud to welcome you to the next story in Star Trek Online’s proud history, Rise of Discovery. We’re so excited to share this new voyage with you, and we’re even happier that we get to do it with Jason Isaacs and Rekha Sharma! We’ve been running parallel to a Star Trek TV show for the first time in our history, and Rise of Discovery tells the story of a pivotal moment in the lives of both Gabriel Lorca and Ellen Landry. You’ll get to experience the events that brought them both to the first episode of Star Trek: Discovery, and you’ll get to be a part of the story alongside them. But that’s not everything we’ve got for you. We wanted to make the experience of commanding a Tier 6 ship – the best ships in the game – a more inclusive one. Now, you can start commanding these ships at level one, and they’ll become more powerful with you. Be like Captain Picard,

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It’s almost summer, and that means it’s time to kick back, relax, and disappear from your daily troubles for a while. And what better way to do that than to take a cruise with some of your favorite actors from Star Trek? To celebrate the release of Rise of Discovery, Star Trek Online is teaming up with Star Trek: The Cruise and SteelSeries on an exclusive giveaway for Star Trek fans! From now through May 26, players can use the link below to enter to win a cabin for two aboard Star Trek: The Cruise IV, a seven-day Carribean voyage with Star Trek royalty including William Shatner (Star Trek: The Original Series), Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek: Voyager) Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Ethan Peck (Star Trek: Discovery) and more. The grand prize winner will also be granted every starship currently available in the Z-Store of Star Trek Online on PC and a prize pack from SteelSeries.

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Star Trek Online is joining the St. Jude PLAY LIVE event, in partnership with Origin PC Live! Community Manager Mike Fatum will be joining them on their livestream Friday, May 17th, from 12pm to 2pm PT, to play some Star Trek Online, answer your questions, and give away five Discovery Operations Packs, and two posters signed by the STO team! During this special event, Origin will be donating any Twitch Subscriptions or Bits they receive to St. Jude, and your donations will cause all kinds of crazy things to happen on the stream. Their 2019 goal is to raise $20,000 to help St. Jude in their fight to end childhood cancer. Tune in, donate to a good cause, and win some excellent prizes. You can tune in right here: Watch live video from CrypticStudios on Twitch .share-footer a { margin: 20px 10px 10px 0; background: url(d7afaaa14e96d0d973f76157ae31ec5b1466398539.png) no-repeat 0 0;

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The perennially asinine world of insurance commercials has a new Wing Commander tie-in. A new Progressive ad titled "Rebel - Birthday" presents a snarky conversation involving a middle aged man living in his parents' home. The

directors

helped set the scene with a copy of Wing Commander on the shelf. It's between the wooden ship and baseballs. Rather than catering to some type of video game stereotype, hopefully they were just big fans of the game themselves! The 'Wing' was apparently taped over to reduce the risk of setting off any copyright sirens. A 1080p download is available from the Vimeo link below for anyone who wants a closer look. Thanks to

doctorcdcs

for spotting this! He initially saw it air on Hulu.

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General: Resolved a potential crash when loading outfits in the Tailor. UI: Added the Bonus Discovery Marks cooldown to the Reward Cooldowns UI. Content: Resolved a potential crash when speaking to Lorca during, “Impossibility of Reason”. Resolved an issue that was preventing Discovery Captains from accessing the Klingon War Arc on new accounts. Updated rewards for "Impossibility of Reason" so that players receive both the Nanofiber Jacket costume unlock and the special bat'leth on first play. Added the Nanofiber Jacket Costume Unlock to "Impossibility of Reason" replay reward options, for players that may have missed it on their first play. Warden Vosker should no longer disappear after Landry saves Aakar during the episode, “Plausibility of the Possible”. Systems: Faulty Section 31 Holo-Disguise Updates: Updated the Faulty Holo Disguise to only allow a single

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Zende Partners has called for increased deliveries of Guardian commodities in Synuefe EN-H d11-96, the newly established hub for Guardian-human technological research.

CEO Freya Taine made the following announcement:

"My company has established a scientific research outpost in Guardian space named The Prospect, which also serves as the termination point for our megaship transport service from the Zende system. The next step is to procure a licence that will allow a technology broker to trade from The Prospect."

"In preparation for this, we invite the galactic community to collect Guardian commodities from nearby ancient ruins and bring them to the outpost. This will allow us to provide a stock of existing Guardian-human technology, while also stimulating further studies into this extinct civilisation."

Deliveries should be made to The Prospect in the Synuefe EN-H d11-96 system.

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