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A proposal by the Federal corporation Core Dynamics to purchase the construction company Lakon Spaceways has been officially rejected.
Naomi Landseer, chairperson of Lakon's board of directors, made this statement:
"We thank Mr Rochester and his team for their approach. However, I can confirm that Lakon Spaceways will remain an independent company."
Business reporter Irfan Karim analysed the situation more closely for The Alliance Tribune:
"This decision has surprised many analysts, considering the persistent rumours that Lakon is in far greater difficulty than financial statements would suggest. Although its shipbuilding partnership with the Alliance proved highly lucrative, insiders believe that the firm has overstretched itself in terms of resources and manpower."
"There have also been public comments from high-profile shareholders in Lakon, who are pressuring the board to accept ownership

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Origin composer George Oldziey has provided an update on his work to create more Wing Commander music. Over the last several years, he's worked diligently to crowdfund and create wonderful orchestral and jazz albums based on our favorite WC tracks. There has been good progress on a second album intended to be recorded by a live orchestra, but the coronavirus has sidetracked all those plans for this year. Nevertheless, George is committed to push forward on this front. Stay tuned for word on a future crowdfunding campaign to help make this a reality next year! You can still purchase (physical or digital) copies of his previous work online here.

Greetings all. I am so terribly sorry that I have not seen or replied to any of the recent comments about Phase 2 of this project. I have no excuses other than to say life distracted me from fulfilling this goal. Late last year I got involved in working

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*Pilots Federation ALERT*
Bounty hunters are advised that credit rewards for successfully destroyed targets have been increased.
With the widespread redirection of resources toward faction and superpower militaries, local security forces are struggling to provide effective intra-system policing. Coupled with a rise in piracy and violent crime, this has led to a need for supplementary ships and manpower in the majority of systems.
As a result, bounty vouchers for known criminals are now worth more in Alliance, Imperial, Federal and independent space. This increase will be honoured by all starport security offices, and other locations that offer Interstellar Factor services.
Bounty hunter groups and private law enforcement agencies are alerting their members to the changes. This message from the notorious Kazimir Clan is typical of the information being distributed:
"Don't be surprised if you

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Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone playing the Next Generation Update, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of issues. These fixes have been combined into patch 3.13, which will be live on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One today.

Patch Notes

• Fixed an issue that could cause shared bases to fail to download correctly for other players.
• Fixed an issue that caused some NPC starships to appear overly large while playing in multiplayer.
• Increased the quicksilver reward given for completing the daily mission at the Nexus.
• Added an option on all platforms that allows players to customise the strength of pad rumble.
• Added an option on PlayStation 5 that allows players to customise the strength of the trigger feedback.
• Fixed an issue that could cause some lighting scenarios