Emperors Disclaim Faction Mission

UUNN Newswire

(UUNN HQ)  Emperors Venticus and Cineon released a statement on the current Octavius Faction Mission this morning:

After much consideration and discussion, we have decided that it is best for everyone that we do not remain silent about the curent “Octavius” Faction mission.  This mission is, in fact, NOT an Octavius mission.  The mission was initiated by Empress Iulia without our agreement or consent — which would be the norm for such things.  In our opinions, it is not a mission that benefits Octavius and we would encourage pilots to carefully consider this before participating any further.  This mission is a mission to benefit Martius . . . and more specifically the Empress herself.

We consider this situation to be anomalous and still consider Octavius to be united in purpose, with a strong, bright future for all of our planets.

Although the planets of Octavius have had a contentious and sometimes violent history, there has been nothing hinting at this level of discord since Octavius joined The Recontruction Initiative almost 100 years ago.

Hyperial Calls for FM Runners

UUNN Newswire

(UUNN HQ)  The following statement was released today by The Office of President Drago Maximilan:

Beginning on 123.10.28, Hyperial has offered pilots the opportunity to participate in the important task of making RAM production more accessible.  Since that time, another faction mission — which as far as we can tell produced NOTHING — was quickly completed for Amananth.  And here we sit with our faction mission still less than fifteen percent complete!  There are those here in our government who believe it is conspiracy . . . and I find it difficult to argue against them.

We are aware that the Solrain company Edgar Reece Industries has, for some reason, decided to oppose our cause, either because it is poorly informed . . . or perhaps because it has become involved in the same anti-Hyperial agenda that saw falsified “evidence” disseminated to create dissension within our government.

I urge pilots to reject the disinformation and to come help us make RAM more accessible.  And if there are legitimate reasons you feel disinclined to help us move this mission forward, I would appreciate your honest FEEDBACK sent to me via hyperial@tri-subspace.net.

Hyperial thanks you in advance for your support!

Hyperial President Issues Statement

UUNN Newswire

(Hypsos, Hyperial)  The following statement was just released by the office of Hyperial President, Drago Maximilian:

Over the past two weeks it has saddened me to watch as our people have fallen into squabbling and back-stabbing.  I chose to allow things to play out while I collected enough information to make a proper decision.  That time is now.

“Evidence” that our Station Governor, the Honorable H.A. Nelson, was involved in a murder plot  was obtained by a member of The Directorate.  This “evidence” was delivered by a known smuggler and it was allegedly discovered during maintenance of an Octavius subspace transceiver.  Careful forensic evaluation of this record reveals that it was falsified — actually a pretty sloppy job that the perpetrator tried to cover up with random data corruption.

Unfortunately this kind of evalution did not happen before emotions flared and this witch-hunt began — and before we made public fools of ourselves.  This was clearly an attempt made by outsiders to destabilize Hyperial — and we are looking into that.

As of this moment, Governor Nelson is completely and absolutely cleared of any wrongdoing in the murder of Berl Rismore; and Grain shipments to Hyperial Station will resume.

Now, hopefully, this circus is at an end and we can focus on getting some traction on the important faction mission under way to construct the new RAM production facility.

Hyperial Furious over Faction Missions

UUNN Newswire

(UUNN HQ)  Quantar launched a new Mining Faction Mssion yesterday, calling on pilots to mine Precious Metals to help boost supplies of Vanadium and Palladium.  Hyperial, however, is viewing this as a direct attack on their mission.

“Our mission has languished for months while missions for TRI Corporation — and now Quantar  — get all of the the attention,” said Dr. Viggio Ragne, Special Representative for the Office of the President.  “This is a clearly planned disruption . . . an attack on the welfare of Hyperial!  There will be repercussions.”

The Hyperial mission, which was initiated on 123.2.2 calls for Conmats, Fiber-optics and Fuel Cells.  While the end-dates of FMs has not typically been captured, many believe this is the longest-running mission by a wide margin and it has sat unchanged at 73.68% completion for several weeks.

Hyperial “Prince” Calls for Retribution

by Thane Carios

(UUNN HQ)  At an impromptu rally on Hyperial Station,  Hyperial Prince Sandrich Fablemi called for a military response against Quantar for the Faction Mission blockade being enforced by some Quantar pilots.

“For the Quantar vermin their jihad has never ended,” screamed Fablemi to the crowd, which roared its agreement.  “So if THEY want war — I say they should GET a war!  There are tens of dozens of out-of-work mecenaries out there.  I say we give the economy a jump-start by HIRING them to put Quantar in its place!” urged Fablemi, as he led the crowd in a ‘death to Quantars’ chant.

Quantar Squad Calls on TRI to Remove Hyperial FM

The following Press Release was independently submitted and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of UUNN:

FROM: THE BROTHEROOD OF THE STONE

* * * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * * *

THE STONE TEMPLE (Ekoos Stop) – For the safety of all pilots, The Brotherhood of the Stone formally calls on TRI Corporation to remove Hyperial’s current faction mission from TRI Mission Computers. Hyperial motives are always suspect and are certainly never in alignment with the good of Quantar. There is nothing to be gained by any of the Factions for supporting this mission. And for individual pilots whose lack of moral compass could lead them to support the mission — the financial rewards are just not worth the risk of losing even a well-insured payload.

Festival! 122 Event Schedule Announced

UUNN Newswire

(UUNN HQ) The following events have been announced for the upcoming Festival! holiday which runs from 122.11.24 through 122.11.27 this year.

THURSDAY – 122.11.24

BEER FEST FMs

Every party needs beer, so pilots will have a number of “beer-sharing” missions to take on. Watch the Faction Mission board on Thursday for details.

FRIDAY – 122.11.25

TRI-TRIVIA CONTEST

A series of trivia questions will be release on UUNN (jgnewsnet.wordpress.com) by 10:00 UTC. Answers must be submitted to tri@tri-subspace.net by midnight (24:00) UTC.

The awards are as follows:

• All five answers correct: Seeker of Knowledge medal and 1 million credits
• 1 to 4 answers correct: Keval’s Thanks medal and 500k credits
• 0 for 5: Captain’s Commendation

SATURDAY – 122.11.26

SEARCH & SALVAGE

TRI-TRAN-1 is a remotely-operated cargo tow.  TRI Corp. has lost contact with it and it’s stuck somewhere far out in Unregulated Space.  Because of the upcoming holiday, TRI may not be able to dispatch a search party for some time  — which means the derelict ship will be legal salvage and who knows what you’ll find!  More details regarding its possible locations will be announced here on 122.11.26 around 15:00 UTC.

SUNDAY – 122.11.27

PILOTS CHOICE AWARD VOTING OPENS

Unlike prior years when we completed voting for the Pilots’ Choice Awards, this year we will be kicking off the vote on the last day of Festival!  Voting will continue through 122.12.31.

TREASURE HUNT

If TRI-TRAN-1 has not been found, then the hunt for its treasure will continue! 

FESTIVAL LIGHTS!

“Light up” the beacons around space 00:01 UTC TO 24:00 on Sunday by tuning/re-tuning and holding* them.  The pilots with the MOST beacons held will win the following awards:

• First-place winner will get the Cesium Medal and an EB-3, 2, 1 stack
• Second place, Platinum Medal and an AB-3;
• Third place, Antimony Medal and a CM-4.

All others with 10 or more beacons held will receive a Captain’s Commendation.

* “Holding” means that the beacon must remain tuned (and not flipped or re-tuned by another pilot) for 25 consecutive cycles (2.5 hours).

We’ll be taking a master “stats snapshots” at the beginning and end, but we strongly recommend that participants take a screen shot of their own Pilot Stats (which shows Beacons Held) before and after they do their tuning as a backup.

Please note:  Times are subject to adjustment and additional events may be added, so stay tuned to UUNN for updates!

New Quantar Sect Calls for Quantar to Establish a Hyperial No-Fly Zone

UUNN Newswire

(UUNN HQ)  A new Quantar “Path”  (i.e. sect) calling itself The Void Storm has released a statement calling for Quantar to create a “no-fly-zone” in Hyperial sectors in response to the recent Hyperial Faction Mission.

Hyperial is the enemy.  They lie with impunity.  Their motives are suspect — always.  Thse who do their bidding are either complicit or fatally greedy.  The mission needs to be stopped.  The runners need to be stopped.  Hyperial treachery needs to be stopped.

To that end, we The Void Storm call for the Tahirs to establish a no-fly-zone in all sectors from The Main Gate to Hyperial Station.  We call on ALL pilots of good conscience to reject the Hyperial lies.  The other Gefirrah conspirators can enjoy their pod rides.

All details abut The Void Storm, its size, philosophy and membership are currently unknown.

Hyperial Livid Over Mission Delays

by Thane Carios

(Barnard/Hypsos/Hyperial)  Hyperial authorities, fuming over the slow progress of the Antiflux Science Factory mission, released the following statement:

This is the MOST CORRUPT mission in the history of TRI!  We have irrefutable information that this excellent effort  was actually completed by the good pilots WEEKS ago, but TRI Corporation — well-known as the puppets of Quantar — has rigged the system so that completed missions are not counting.  Our engineers are working on adjusting  our new Antiflux so that it won’t operate in Quantar ships.  It could even explode.

We DEMAND an audit of the mission computers immediately and we will not be compensating TRI Corp. for running this mission.  IF they don’t like it they can talk to our lawyers.

When we asked Dorakk Thol, VP TRI-IND, about the Hyperial allegations he said, “We closely monitor all progress.  The mission is proceeding exactly as it should.  It’s a pretty significant mission and there are just not that many pilots running it right now.  And the allegations about us and Quantar are just Hyperial baseless accusation.  They hired us to run this thing because a lot of pilots don’t trust them.  We will be paid.”

Festival! 120 Event Schedule Released

THURSDAY – 120.11.26

BEER FEST FMs

Every party needs beer, so pilots will have a number of “beer-sharing” missions to take on. Watch the Faction Mission board on Thursday for details.

THOUSAND WORDS CONTEST (already announced)

We published three pictures on UUNN on 120.11.13.  You pick one and write a story about it.  What is the place in the picture.  What happened there … or what will happen.  What’s it’s purpose?  What’s its secret? Is it past … present … or future?  Let your imagination run wild!  Make it long or make it short.  Make it funny or make it tragic.  It’s up to you.

Submit YOUR story to librarian@tri-subspace.net by Sunday 120.11.29 at 24:00 UTC.  If our editors select your story for publishing in the Sarath V Memorial Library, you will receive a Newtron Literary Award (aka “The Newt”) and 5 million credits.

FRIDAY – 120.11.27

FESTIVAL LIGHTS! (MOVED TO SUNDAY)

SATURDAY – 120.11.28

TREASURE HUNT

TRI-TRAN-1 is a remotely-operated cargo tow.  TRI has lost contact with it and it’s stuck somewhere far out in Unregulated Space.  Because of the upcoming holiday, TRI may not be able to dispatch a search party for some time  — which means the derelict ship will be legal salvage!  More details regarding its route/possible location will be announced on 120.11.28.