TGOD OOC Thread.

[Ra]

Not to mention I could use some extra muscle in dealing with the Guardians.
- Ra

[Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman]

Alright, I don't get it; I edited the 'STGOD Plot Reminder' post, added the A'millan explorers (the escaping Destructionators) and the ISD Fearless.....

But the post was not edited. Instead, now there are two posts, while the latter is the edited one. Why did I make double posts instead of editing it?

[Destructionator XV]

I'll take care of it.

*Prepares mod powers*

Edit: Done. I deleted the first post, as the second one was identical+ edit.

[Ra]

I dunno about the HIMS Fearless either. See, it was going to be the only survivor of Thorne's fleet, and would wander upon Goa'uld space, be treated suspiciously, and eventually join McKenzie's Renegades.

But Thorne decided to invade my empire, and his fleet was wiped out by Melian. War declared. So that plan was totally fraked up.

As for the "TrekWars" idea, sounds good, but I won't stand for Coffee Girl being the skipper. No way. I was planning a sequel myself, but I haven't worked out the details.
- Ra

[Dartzap]

If I were to return.. how should I go about it? I mean it looks way to involved as it is without me borking it up...

[Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman]

I'll take care of it.

*Prepares mod powers*

Edit: Done. I deleted the first post, as the second one was identical+ edit.

Thanks! By the way, you're a mod?




By the way, Darth Kreshna is still unconscious in the hospital. I imagine his 'soul' will be fighting in the 'dreamlands' like Luke Skywalker and Seven of Nine in that Chuck Sonnenburg's saga. Perhaps Galadriel, being telepathic-able, want to involve?

[Ra]

I got an idea. Dartzap's been looking for a chance to reenter the fray, right?

Well Kresh wants us to go back to Earth. Last time anyone looked, the Trolls were still in that general area. They can investigate whatever it is the Empire has on Earth, while the Goa'uld do their little war and Galadriel meets Princess Leah. Sound like a plan?
- Ra

[SirNitram]

I'm sorry, no resistance to stealing the Empire's most prized warstation? That's rather ridiculous.

[Ra]

Considering how the Empire could curbstomp the Borg, I agree. They wouldn't ever let the Borg take posession of the DS, no matter what. In fact, such an action (on Darth Kreshna's part) could even be considered treasonous. Look at it this alegorically; a US government official just gave Taiwan an OHIO-class boomer sub. Heads would roll.
- Ra

[Robert Walper]

Considering how the Empire could curbstomp the Borg, I agree. They wouldn't ever let the Borg take posession of the DS, no matter what. In fact, such an action (on Darth Kreshna's part) could even be considered treasonous. Look at it this alegorically; a US government official just gave Taiwan an OHIO-class boomer sub. Heads would roll.
- Ra

And I thought it was established Kreshna has been driven partially mad by his possession by the Phoenix.

[Robert Walper]

I'm sorry, no resistance to stealing the Empire's most prized warstation? That's rather ridiculous.

What kind of resistance were you expecting? I made it clear those who would've alerted about disappearing crew were mind controlled, and the rest were transported out.

Besides, the Empire has two other Death Stars under their belt.

[Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman]

Considering how the Empire could curbstomp the Borg, I agree. They wouldn't ever let the Borg take posession of the DS, no matter what. In fact, such an action (on Darth Kreshna's part) could even be considered treasonous. Look at it this alegorically; a US government official just gave Taiwan an OHIO-class boomer sub. Heads would roll.
- Ra

And I thought it was established Kreshna has been driven partially mad by his possession by the Phoenix.

Yes, but the Imperial Council is weak and indecisive. See my post about the difficulty in arresting Darth Kreshna due to his popularity among the Imperial population. Not to mention the Borg is still the Empire's ally when Darth Kreshna 'loaned' the Death Star.

Mind you that the Death Star was still manned and controlled by Imperials at that time, so it was something more like this: the South Vietnamese goes to war with the North, and the US sends their troops to fight with the South.

I'm sorry, no resistance to stealing the Empire's most prized warstation? That's rather ridiculous.

What kind of resistance were you expecting? I made it clear those who would've alerted about disappearing crew were mind controlled, and the rest were transported out.

Yes, that part is still reasonable. But replacing *everything* on the Death Star with Borg equipment is uberwank... Sorry, Robert. The Borg (or the Goa'ulds, or the Trolls, or the A'millans) can reasonably replacing the Death Star's interfaces; to make it effective for them to man the battle station.

But completely assimilating the battle station(if we assume such thing is possible), if anything, just will make the Death Star weaker. Not to mention it is actually counter-productive. For example, would the Borg replace the Imperial-grade shields on the Death Star with their own? Imperial shields are stronger! What's the point of acquiring a Death Star, then? Why should I steal a nuclear submarine if I then replace its reactor with a diesel engine?

The most reasonable thing the Borg would do is getting complete control on the Death Star. See, it should be control they are striving for.

Alas, they are unable to do so... Realistically, Darth Kreshna is not stupid. He should have placed various booby traps and security measures on the battle station to keep Lord Walper from doing funny things. Yes, Darth Kreshna trusts Lord Walper, but he is not stupid.

And while Borg's computer technology is very advanced, Imperial computer tech is not below them. For example, Artoo can hold the entire Death Star schemathic in his storage area, and he's just a mundane astromech droid. Imperial computer technology is advanced, even though the Star Wars movies don't have a lot of technobabble to showcase it!

Besides, the Empire has two other Death Stars under their belt.

Don't worry about the Empire; I deliberately made the Council to be weak and indecisive in order to balance things up. Not to mention the Guardians!

See, it is all my fault , starting with the Empire that is way more powerful than other factions. I didn't realize the consequences of gameplay imbalance at that time :sad: , I just love those dagger-shaped, Imperial warships! That's why I came up with the Guardians on the first place; to balance things up. So the Empire should be more reclusive and busy fighting the Guardians, while the other players can fight among themselves, trying to save the universe, or both!



Again, the Imperial Council is weak and indecisive. That may change if Senator Clark raise to Presidency (although I don't plan it to happen very soon). Perhaps, if the Phoenix STGOD doesn't end with the destruction of the universe (so you guys should save the universe!), there will be the following chapter where the A'millans, the Goa'ulds, the Trolls and the Borg will face a very repressive and powerful Galactic Empire under the rule of President Clark!

And of course, this character may made appearance!





It was the year of fire... --- Darth Kreshna ---
The year of Destruction... --- Lord Walper ---
The year we took back what was ours... --- Lord Adam ---
It was the year of rebirth... --- Galadriel ---
The year of great sadness... --- Ra ---
The year of pain... --- Khardem ---
And a year of joy... --- Lord Detritus ---
It was a new age... --- Archmage Nitram ---
It was the end of history... --- The Cancer Man ---
It was the year everything changed... --- Lady Adam ---
The year is long time ago, in a Galaxy far, far away... --- George Lucas ---
The place...the Planet Earth, Sol System. --- Captain McKenzie ---



Ah, but this still a game after all. How the story would evolve depends on how we play it. Maybe it will end with total destruction of the multiverses?

[SirNitram]

I'm sorry, no resistance to stealing the Empire's most prized warstation? That's rather ridiculous.

What kind of resistance were you expecting? I made it clear those who would've alerted about disappearing crew were mind controlled, and the rest were transported out.

Besides, the Empire has two other Death Stars under their belt.

Two Death Stars emerging from hyperspace with an interdiction fleet ought to do it nicely. This is, as said, quite absurd to let slide.

[Robert Walper]

For the record, the only 'replacement' material was the computer cores and programming. This was a measure to prevent any Imperial take over attempts with hijacking the computer system, etc. I don't consider the ability to run the Death Star's systems uber wank.

Furthermore, the 'additions' to the Death Star aren't enhancing or redesigning it, they are merely adding Borg aspects to make it's interface with my control and drones easier.

[Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman]

For the record, the only 'replacement' material was the computer cores and programming. This was a measure to prevent any Imperial take over attempts with hijacking the computer system, etc. I don't consider the ability to run the Death Star's systems uber wank.

Yes, focusing on control is reasonable. Your goal should be controlling and running the Death Star; eg computer and control system.

But reasonably, Darth Kreshna ain't stupid either. Did you see my latest post? Even the Borg is unable to take over the root (admin) privilege, thanks to Dr. Rosenbaum (or was it Lieutenant Rosenbaum? Gah, I have to take a look at those early STGOD posts again!).

The good news, you don't need admin privilege just to operate the Death Star in your daily combat; you can still blasting planets and blasting the Guardians to your heart's content.

But, for example, to fire on Coruscant, you need the root account, which is only Darth Kreshna can do. It is Darth Kreshna's tailor-made Death Star, by the way. One thing for sure; it is more costly than a normal Death Star.

However, the Empire does NOT know that only Darth Kreshna has the admin privilege to fire on Coruscant. I guess Lord Walper wouldn't let the information being leaked to the Empire (don't worry about the crews. They were handpicked and fiercely loyal to Darth Kreshna),

Furthermore, the 'additions' to the Death Star aren't enhancing or redesigning it, they are merely adding Borg aspects to make it's interface with my control and drones easier.

Yup.

[Robert Walper]

Yes, focusing on control is reasonable. Your goal should be controlling and running the Death Star; eg computer and control system.

But reasonably, Darth Kreshna ain't stupid either. Did you see my latest post? Even the Borg is unable to take over the root (admin) privilege, thanks to Dr. Rosenbaum (or was it Lieutenant Rosenbaum? Gah, I have to take a look at those early STGOD posts again!).

Kreshna, how the heck can there be a "root admin" control feature...I just tore out and replaced every computer core and memory bank! In order for there to be a root admin access I cannot control, it would have to be in the Borg computers I have running the station. Sorry, but that just ain't likely. I specifically mentioned I removed the Imperial computer cores and memory to specifically combat this method of hindering my control over it. The fact it's your Death Star means nothing. For example, my home computer can have all the software security and gizmos I want on it...if the hard drive and memory is torn out and replaced, there's jack I could do about it. The super hardware is still there, but it has no control software...which is where my Borg computers came in.

The good news, you don't need admin privilege just to operate the Death Star in your daily combat; you can still blasting planets and blasting the Guardians to your heart's content.

But, for example, to fire on Coruscant, you need the root account, which is only Darth Kreshna can do. It is Darth Kreshna's tailor-made Death Star, by the way. One thing for sure; it is more costly than a normal Death Star.

Well, the hard drive and memory can be as costly as you want...they can't do a thing to hinder my control of the Death Star if they're sitting disassembled somewhere.

However, the Empire does NOT know that only Darth Kreshna has the admin privilege to fire on Coruscant. I guess Lord Walper wouldn't let the information being leaked to the Empire (don't worry about the crews. They were handpicked and fiercely loyal to Darth Kreshna),

Still need to figure out the angle on that one. I did alter their memories to make them think the DS had fired first, but it was a system fire control error. This was to cover my tracks of course, but the fact it was an "error" tends to free up your officiers from blame. At most, a few technicions might be diciplined.

[SirNitram]

Have you never encountered firmware, Walper?

As Kreshna specifically stated, yanking the controls of the Superlaser et cetera will cause the station to blow. He's allowed to set that up, because it's actually pretty reasonable; Hypermatter is seriously unstable shit.

You don't get to just say 'Oh, that doesn't work, your assurances were all a dream.' Sorry. Not how the STGOD is played. This has been pretty ridiculous all through, but you are getting away light as it is.

[Robert Walper]

Have you never encountered firmware, Walper?

Can't say I have actually.

As Kreshna specifically stated, yanking the controls of the Superlaser et cetera will cause the station to blow. He's allowed to set that up, because it's actually pretty reasonable; Hypermatter is seriously unstable shit.

Plus it's his station to begin with. Yes, I know Nitram. I'm not trying to monopolize it...we've sorted out the majority of stuff via PM. I've actually been trying to make it clear his write up of my messing with the Death Star (nanoprobes especially) is actually far worse than I planned to do. I don't want to fiddle with it too much, merely control it, and at best learn a thing or two about Imperial power generation.

You don't get to just say 'Oh, that doesn't work, your assurances were all a dream.' Sorry. Not how the STGOD is played. This has been pretty ridiculous all through, but you are getting away light as it is.

Well, KAN and I are working it out well enough. I'm not going to be keeping the station after all. Although it's presence will directly benefit a sub plot Destructionater and I are planning.

For further reference, I'll quickly quote what I PM'ed to KAN eariler today:

I couldn't agree more. At most, they'd assimilate power generation technology to make their own means of technology application more powerful, but that's about it.

Keep in mind, yes, I've 'stolen' the Death Star, but I'm not truely "assimilating" it. I'm only implementing ways of controlling it directly. And your latest post has me somewhat confused. You have me and the drones trying ti inject the Death Star with nanoprobes!

This is one of the reasons I don't like having my characters or forces written up by others...I have to get around completely unintented behavior someone else says I'm doing! I never injected the Death Star with nanoprobes or tried to remake it into Borg technology. All I wanted to do was remove the personnel, and replace the main computer cores for controlling it. Then some Borg technology was added on top of the DS's hull...but this is just stuff like Borg communication arrays and hull renegeration stuff.

You see, once Kreshna gets the Death Star back (of which I have no doubt), the DS won't be hard to get back into original specs at all (and I might even help). It was your Imperial officiers I didn't trust...I didn't want them hindering my Death Star control, so I decided to take that directly (even if I was being deceptive on why I was doing so, claiming the Imperials fired first, etc). To get your DS back to original form, all you'd need to do is re replace the computer cores with Imperial ones, and strip the Borg material added on the hull. That's it! And I only removed the DS computer cores for one reason...to prevent the Imperials from taking remote control or disabling the DS...I don't want that. As I stated to the Imperials earlier in communications, I intent to relinquish the DS to only one individual...you. I can't see how you're possibly complaining here...

[SirNitram]

Can you possibly make up your mind on how much you did to that station? First it's only implmenting your interfaces over it, then you've ripped out all Imperial computers of any kind, now.. What version is it this time?

[Robert Walper]

Can you possibly make up your mind on how much you did to that station? First it's only implmenting your interfaces over it, then you've ripped out all Imperial computers of any kind, now.. What version is it this time?

I thought I was quite clear on what I'd did. I'll clarify further:

-removed all Imperial personal
-interfaced with Imperial systems to learn basic operations
-replaced computer cores and memory with Borg equivalents
-slapped some Borg technlogy onto the station's hull

That's it. Putting the DS back to original specs actually shouldn't be much of a problem, particuliarily since I have no intention of breaking the alliance with Imperial forces. My only condition (having been established directly to the Imperials before) is that I will only release the station to Kreshna personally. It's hardly a coincidence I chose the time he just so happens to be in a coma.

I don't see what so unreasonable about this idea anyhow. Let's not forget, my character is a Sith...meaning he too is originally from the Star Wars galaxy, and thus it's nothing new to him. Hell, his background is still a big mystery. I could write him up as a technical genius on Star Wars technology if need be, without damaging anything else I've established previously.

[Robert Walper]

To all concerned parties...Destructonater and I will be enacting our long plotted duel...we both ask that other players not interfere!

Thank you.

[Destructionator XV]

Again, please do not interfere with out epic duel.

[Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman]

Alright, but make it an exciting duel! (eg: NOT one-sided battle) Although Lord Walper is very powerful, I think Lord Adam is a Wizard, which is no less powerful.

And for the winner..... remember, the Phoenix is waiting!

[Destructionator XV]

Fear not, this duel will blow your mind.

[Ra]

If you'd seen what they have planned on the ARSD (Adam's board), Kresh, whoa. They've got everything planned out.
- Ra