Event: "Transport Hell" Sunday 15. May, 18:00 Server Time

[Jack_Henderson]

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Thank you for participating! I hope you had fun! =)

"Transport Hell": Resupply Freistadt at all costs
Setting: Omega 7 IMG-Rheinland Conflict

1. ESSENTIALS:

• Date: Sunday 15. May, starting 6 p.m. (18:00) Server Time = GMT without stupid dayligh saving hours => find out server thime here (1st line)
  
• Duration: 2-3 hours
  
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  LAST MINUTE ADDITIONS:
  
  [color=#FF9900]Okay, a few more hours to go, and it's time to write down some more "rules of conduct".
  
  1. The Spirit of the Event:
  
  This event wants to create good fun and action.
  It is not an OORP competition that must be won by one side. So...
  • Don't take things too seriously
    
  • Don't break FL-rules
    
  • Don't stretch FL-rules in order to gain advantages
    
  • But just play fair, play nice and have a good time
    
  No side can "win" this event. The course of the IMG-Rheinland conflict is already mapped and only minor changes and additions will be made to that. So... you can really relax in this one, as no bases will be lost, no territories swapped, no FR5s will follow, no on can lose anything for real, whatever the outcome may be.
  
  That's the perfect basis for avoiding OORP-QQ, frustration and hate =)
  
  
  2. Fairness and Numbers
  
  It's impossible for me to balance the numbers. So it is the responsibility of the faction leaders to make sure that their team doesn't unbalance the fighting too much.
  
  In the event, likely the following parties will make an appearance:
  • IMG, ICMG, CR
    
  • their "allies" in the O7 conflict: RHA, RF, SCRA
    
  • against: RM, RFP, DHC
    
  You see: 6 factions against 3.
  
  Consequently it is essential for the event that:
  • IMG allies balance their fighting capacities with Rheinland forces (which would in reality be very powerful and numerous there)
    
  • No side is steamrolled by a huge gank (remember: it's not about winning)
    
  It would be best if you had a transport character ready so that you can jump on that one if you see in the player list that it's not balanced at the moment. So you can still participate in the event, be a target for some time, until the numbers allow for the introduction of your fighting equipment.
  
  
  3. Don't bring characters that should not be there
  
  I realize that O7 is a playground for many factions, but not all can come.
  
  This is an Rheinland-IMG Omega 7 political event.
  
  There is no room for Liberty strike forces, Corsair fleets, Wilde attacks, Nomad incursions, Pirate groups popping up, AI-Cruisers, Order peeking in, Merc factions, etc... (no insult intended in the examples, I just named some random things that I do not think would enrich the event scenario)
  
  If you think your group of players should make an appearance, you still have some time to contact me.
  
  [color=#CC6600]As I had a discussion, there is some clarification about Mercs/Bounty Hunters/etc.:
  
  No Mercs, Bounty Hunters, etc. please.
  
  Reason: Mercs/Hunters blur the political scenario, that is clear cut as "IMG+allies" vs "Rheinland". If you add Mercs, it's all about the question: "Who shoots whom" and "Who is on whose side". Sorry. I know many would love to harvest on the many targets present there.
  You are very welcome to bring a character that belongs to one of the two sides. Nothing in between. Sorry.
  
  
  4. Gentlemen's agreement addition:
  
  In case of RM being steamrolled (which is against the aim of the event and would spoil it), you cannot report RM for bringing in a second wave of reinforcements. Let's just not make that happen.
  
  If the numbers are heavily unbalanced, some factions might retreat for OORP reasons. Let them. Then just fly away, dock in another system, and join later when the numbers are better (or hop on a transport!). It's covered in the new rules, so that you can come back to the fight. Of course it's not in the spirit of the event to have one side place a "scout" at the bases and say things like: "I saw you dock, you cannot...". It's against the spirit of the event and thus you cannot do that. Remember: it's not about winning.
  
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2. PLOT SUMMARY

• Traders try to take goods to Freistadt Base
  
• IMG and allies try to protect the traders
  
• RM / RFP tries to prevent it
  
• DHC will play a role, too (their leadership knows).
  

3. SETTING: OMEGA 7 EVENTS TIMELINE:

A short summary of the context of this event, so that people can inform themselves what is going on:

• Rheinland claimed parts of Omega 7.
  
• IMG resisted and made a claim of their own
  
• IMG restricts the flow of its Niobium
  
• Consequence: RM and IMG are in a local conflict in O7
  
• IMG reinforces Freistadt with Colonial Marines and weapons against possible RM boarding attack
  
• Fighting in space starts
  
• IMG is banned from entering Rheinland
  
• Freistadt is under siege
  
• IMG / CR put temporary a blockade around Briesen => link
  
• Daumann bombers hit Freistadt in revenge and damaged it => link
  
• Freistadt needs to be resupplied, repaired, saved => this event
  

4. RULES FOR THE EVENT


4.1: DOCKING:

It is unrealistic if 5 trains quickdock on a small base like Freistadt and just "vanish". It's also more fun for the RM / RFP if the transports are still targets near the base and do not vanish all of a sudden. So there are some special docking rules for the large trains:


a) Ships with up to 3600 Cargo space:

• 1. make a timestamped screenshot of Freistadt and your ship in front of it
  
• 2. dock at Freistadt
  
• 3. make a timestamped screenie of your full cargo hold
  
• 4. make a timestamped screenie of your empty cargo hold after selling it
  
• 5. Post your screenies in the forum thread
  
• 6. Get paid well!
  

=> Aim: promote the use of small, harder to hit smuggling ships in the event


b) Mooring for ships > 3600 Cargo Space:

• Do NOT DOCK these but "moor" them ( = sit next to Freistadt while performing steps 1-4)
  
• 1. make timestamped screenie of Freistadt and your ship sitting there
  
• 2. make a timestamped screenie of your full cargo hold
  
• 3. jetisson the cargo (= unloading it to Freistadt)
  
• 4. make a timestamped screenie of your empty cargohold
  
• 5. Try to get out alive
  
• 6. Post your screenies in a forum thread
  
• 7. Get paid well!
  

=> this is done to make the situation around Freistadt tense, offer targets, keep it realistic (we can't land 10 transports on Freistadt) and get screenshots of the insane scenery for the news reports.


c) Mooring for all ships that cannot dock with IMG base because of bad reputation

In the tense situation the IMG would allow all ships that want to help to do that. If your reputation with IMG is too bad to dock, just follow the 4.1 b) instructions.



5. SPECIAL GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT (necessary to motivate transport players to participate):

By taking part in the event, you agree to the following:

You cannot report a person for switching between a trader and a fighter/bomber/gunboat craft ONCE. It's just fair not to exclude those that provided you with targets before from the fighting fun. This mini event will only be nice if there are a lot of transports trying to get to Freistadt. But it only works ONCE.

Transports can enter O7 as often as they want. This mini event will only be fun if there are many transports trying to get through in the period of the event. You cannot report people for bringing in a freighter/transport you have already destroyed before.

You also cannot argue about ID restrictions (like: "RM, you cannot shoot lawful etc...") because you willingly decided to go against the embargo and aid IMG in a military conflict. Expect to be shot at, your character would expect that. So: no reports because of that.



6. PAYMENT:

• Perform the steps mentioned in 4.1
  
• Post the screenshots in the thread that will be on the forums
  
• Add a player name to transfer the money to
  

7. THE INGAME CALL FOR HELP => for replies go here


7. Template for answering:

Name: IMG|Emerald, =CR=Lt.Henderson
Faction (indies are welcome!): IMG, CR
Shiptype 1: Transport, 5k
Shiptype 2 (if you change it): VHF




Sender: Freistadt Base, Omega 7
Directed at: Smuggler Channels, Trader Channels, All factions that are enemies to Rheinland and at least neutral to IMG, semi-legal Neuralnet Channels
Encryption: Directed Broadcast, Rheinland Comm-IDs excluded (//can be intercepted by the MND, read only)


[font=Verdana]This is an urgent call from Freistadt to all transport and freighter captains that are on the side of the IMG in the Omega 7 conflict, I repeat: Freistadt in Omega 7 is calling all friendly pilots that side with the IMG:

We need help! Freistadt lost its primary life support system due to a bomber attack by Daumann forces, and the secondary life support system shut down 2 hours ago and we lack material to repair it.

With almost 3000 Colonial Marines on Freistadt to make an Rheinland assault impossible, we are running out of time. They are running out of oxygen, food, water and many more things. They will have to surrender to the Rheinland siege force or be evacuated under fire, facing potential losses in the thousands. And we cannot let that happen.

This is what we need on Freistadt urgently:

<span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%]100.000 units of Oxygen, to fill up the strategic supply.
Buying Price: 100 credits / unit

50.000 units of Water, to refill the water supply.
Buying Price: 150 credits / unit

50.000 units of Food Rations to feed the Marines.
Buying Price: 150 credits / unit

1.000 units of Hull Panels to reinforce damaged structures and defensive positions inside the station.
Buying Price: 3.000 credits / unit

10.000 units of Pharmaceuticals, especially painkillers and medicine needed in surgery.
Buying Price: 500 credits / unit

500 units of Human Organs to make emergency trauma operations possible again.
Buying Price: 4.000 credits / unit

10.000 units of Light Arms / Ammunition to equip Colonial Marines on Freistadt with enough fighting equipment to fend off boarding attempts.
Buying Price: 2.500 credits / unit

10.000 units of Black Market Ammunition to equip Colonial Marines on Freistadt.
Buying Price: 1.000 credits / unit

1.000 units of Military Vehicles, mostly infantry support robots and anti-infantry razor drones, but everything available can be used by the Colonial Marines on Freistadt.
Buying Price: 8.000 credits / unit


Please, help us!

I know, we are asking a lot. It's dangerous, the Navy will probably try to keep you away and perhaps even attack you, but if Freistadt falls to the wanton Rheinland imperialism, who will be next? We are just the first target of their hunger for expansion. And if we can show them that they cannot get what they want, they might reconsider and stop.

But to get there, we need to show resolution.

And to be able to do that, we need your contribution.

In the name of the 4238 souls in Freistadt, I beg you: Take the risk. Help us to keep fighting.


AVAILABILITY AND PRICES:
brought to you by the IMG Trade Department

[color=#FF9900]OXYGEN:

Needed: 100.000 units
Freistadt pays: 100 Cr
Availability:

• IMG seller: Omega 3: Aland (IMG): 15 Cr
  
• Zoner seller: Omega 3: Freeport 1 (Zoners): 15 Cr
  
• Rheinland seller: Stuttgart 3-5 Cr
  

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WATER:

Needed: 50.000 units
Freistadt pays: 150 Cr
Availability:

• Zoner seller: Omega 3: Freeport 1 (Zoners): 45 Cr
  
• Rheinland seller: Stuttgart: Planet Badenbaden (Orbital Spa&Cruise): 3 Cr
  

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FOOD RATIONS:

Needed: 50.000 units
Freistadt pays: 150 Cr
Availability:

• Zoner seller: Omega 3: Freeport 1 (Zoners): 70 Cr
  
• Rheinland seller: Stuttgart: Planet Stuttgart (Police): 10 Cr, Freiburg (RepEx): 12 Cr
  

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LIGHT ARMS:
Notes: a short transport route if you can land on Hessian, Corsair or Coalition bases

Needed: 10.000 units
Freistadt pays: 2500 Cr
Availability:

• Hessian seller: Omega 47: Casablanca: 1.238 Cr
  
• Corsair seller: Omega 47: Battleship Fes: 1.042 Cr
  
• Coalition seller: Omega 52: Zykovsky Station: 949 Cr
  

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MILITARY VEHICLES
Notes: Liberty and Gallia sellers are too far away. It's a high risk to smuggle Rheinland goods to Freistadt.

Needed: 1.000 units
Freistadt pays: 8000 Cr
Availability:

• Rheinland seller: Munchen, Planet Nuremberg: 3995 Cr
  

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BLACK MARKET MUNITIONS
Notes: very short way.

Needed: 10.000 units
Freistadt pays: 1.000 Cr
Availability:

• Hessian seller: Omega 47: Casablanca: 260 Cr
  
• Corsair seller: Omega 47: Battleship Fes: 510 Cr
  

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SHIP HULL PANELS

Needed: 1.000 units
Freistadt pays: 3.000 Cr
Availability:

• Junker seller: New London: Trafalgar Base (Junkers): 499 Cr
  
• Bretonia Police seller: Leeds, Planet Leeds (Police): 499 Cr
  

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PHARMACEUTICALS

Needed: 10.000 units
Freistadt pays: 500 Cr
Availability:

• Bretonia seller: Cambridge: Cambridge Research Station (Cryer): 88 Cr
  

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HUMAN ORGANS

Needed: 500 units
Freistadt pays: 4.000 Cr
Availability:

• Zoner Guard seller: Omicron-74: Freeport XV (Zoner Guard): 1,800
  

This is Freistadt Base with an important broadcast...

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[Lobster]

I will be attending as a DHC escort fighter.

Might I suggest you give people a small templet to sign up with?

[Jack_Henderson]

Lobster, thank you for the suggestion! I am still new to the organising and this will help to see how much people are coming and what they bring.

Just quote this post to get the code and replace my example entries with your information.

7. Template for answering:

Name: IMG|Emerald, =CR=Lt.Henderson
Faction (also indies of course): [color=#FF9900]IMG, CR
Shiptype 1: Transport, 5k (IMG)
Shiptype 2 (if you change ships during the event): VHF (CR)

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[Cris]

Name: DHC-Friedrich.Hanz
Faction: [color=#FF9900]DHC /angry miners division
Shiptype 1: Roc civilian bomber
Shiptype 2 (if you change ships during the event): none

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Join DHC today! Click >>here!<<

[Jeremy Hunter]

Just wanna make sure: indies on either side can join in?

Also: buying stuff. Can we buy it anywhere?

Better safe tgan sorry, no?

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May you ever walk in the Light, Shizune.

[neke]

Name: RFP|SEK-Wraith-01, 02, 03, 04. RFP|SEK-Bergelmir-01, 02, 03, 04.
Faction: [color=#FF9900]RFP
Shiptype 1: Wraith
Shiptype 2 (if you change ships during the event): Bergelmir

[Dino]

Capships allowed?

[Jack_Henderson]

Just wanna make sure: indies on either side can join in?

Yes, indies are of course welcome and I have edited the template to show this.

Also: buying stuff. Can we buy it anywhere?

Sure! The places and prices are only suggestions! You can get it whereever you want. =) I only wrote it down to make it easier for traders to find the buying spots (and thus perhaps get more traders).

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[Jack_Henderson]

Capships allowed?

If there are not too many, yes. Please fill the template.

If it seems not to work, I will contact you. =)

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[Jeremy Hunter]

Yes, indies are of course welcome and I have edited the template to show this.
Sure! The places and prices are only suggestions! You can get it whereever you want. =) I only wrote it down to make it easier for traders to find the buying spots (and thus perhaps get more traders).

I'll sign up when I get yo my FL comp.

Also...

No problems with me using my IMG trans, taking a load, completeing steps, then runnin' to,switch to a fighter on the opposite dide?

/end overcaution

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May you ever walk in the Light, Shizune.