The story of the Great Battle
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 7:36 am
This is my story, in hind-sight, I warn anyone about going into battle with only a heavy class starship.
Having earned enough money, I decided I needed a career change. No more Cargo missions. Being the patriotic type, I decided to ally myself with the Confederation and help the fight the war against the Aera. I knew in the big picture that my Admonisher class starship was not going change the tide of the war. But the Aeran forces were making ground, pillaging and enslaving entire systems in their despicable thirst for control of the galaxy. The Confederation was being overrun, voiced by the fact that the news was covered with reports of the loss of countless systems to our greedy foe.
Realising the fate of the human race, my want for career change turned into need. How could I sit back and watch my fellow humans be slaughtered by an oppressive enemy? Even if I was to die, at least I could rest in the fact that I had done my bit, that I had fought alongside my friends.
Travelling to the closest starfortress I knew of, I threw every credit I had into upgrading my Admonisher to be the best fighter in its class. Next, I spent a considerable ammount of time looking at my maps of the galaxy and reading the latest news to help me find out where I was needed the most. After some hard choices were made, I decided to join forces with the Confederation on the Rlaan – Aera frontier. Although the Confederation's presence in the system I chose was limited, reports on the news pointed to an iminent attack from the Aera.
Having nothing to go back to, I took one last look at my favorite planet – earth – and headded off to the front line. The trip to my destination was largely uneventful. having upgraded my ship pirates were no match for the power I now owned. And, After travelling through 27 different systems, I arrived at my destination – Uulaeneil.
On arrival I was greeted by three mid-range Confederation capital ships and nearly 20 Admonishers. This heartened me, but inside I knew that whatever we were about to face was not going to be easy. As we neared the centre of the system, in jumped 15 Lodur class Rlaan ships accomanied by 70 Thrud class Rlaan starships. This greatly lifted morale as we knew that although we weren't the best of friends with the Rlaan, they would be instrumental in our ability to overcome any Aeran attack.
The Rlaan Lodur cruisers had only just moved into position arround the planets in the system when 2 Aeran Vitiks class capital ships and 77 Nicander class starships jumped in. I froze in my seat when I saw the size of the capital ships the enemy possessed. The enemy quickly divided into two companies and boosted towards the Confederation and Rlaan installations around the main planets of the system. And within seconds – the battle began. My heart missed a beat - Meson blasters, heavy lasers and all other weaponry lit up the sky, fear washed over me, I was flying through the middle of hundreds of lasers all firing at once and going in every direction. All three Confederation capital ships instantly engaged with their Aeran counterpart, while I and at least 12 Admonisher class starships engaged in a huge dogfight with 41 Nicander class starships. I thanked the stars for the upgrades I had bought as my sheilds held strong against the onslaught of lasers from the Nicanders. But in less than five minutes, all twelve of the Admonishers I was with were destroyed and I was severely beaten.
Turning to retreat and regroup at the Confederation capital ships I was distraught to see two of them explode in a huge fireball right before my eyes. The remaining Confed capital ship was heavily damaged. As I weaved my way towards it, I was relieved to see that the Rlaan forces were now assisting in bringing down the Vitiks capital ship. As I approached a landing bay of the last remaining Confederation capital ship I looked out the right window of my cockpit to see a well aimed beam hit me from the Vitiks. In an instant my shields were destroyed and my Admonisher blew to pieces – but not before I could eject. I was pushed away from the Confed capital ship by the blast and thrown towards the planet we were near. I was thankful for this, but just before I landed on the planet I took one last glance behind me to see two more Vitiks class capital ships jump in and the Confederation and Rlaan forces retreat in disarray.
And that is my story up until now. I'm on an abandoned planet with no credits and no ship. Every now and then I look at the news in hope of a rescue or a friendly ship passing by who I can catch a ride with. Help...
Having earned enough money, I decided I needed a career change. No more Cargo missions. Being the patriotic type, I decided to ally myself with the Confederation and help the fight the war against the Aera. I knew in the big picture that my Admonisher class starship was not going change the tide of the war. But the Aeran forces were making ground, pillaging and enslaving entire systems in their despicable thirst for control of the galaxy. The Confederation was being overrun, voiced by the fact that the news was covered with reports of the loss of countless systems to our greedy foe.
Realising the fate of the human race, my want for career change turned into need. How could I sit back and watch my fellow humans be slaughtered by an oppressive enemy? Even if I was to die, at least I could rest in the fact that I had done my bit, that I had fought alongside my friends.
Travelling to the closest starfortress I knew of, I threw every credit I had into upgrading my Admonisher to be the best fighter in its class. Next, I spent a considerable ammount of time looking at my maps of the galaxy and reading the latest news to help me find out where I was needed the most. After some hard choices were made, I decided to join forces with the Confederation on the Rlaan – Aera frontier. Although the Confederation's presence in the system I chose was limited, reports on the news pointed to an iminent attack from the Aera.
Having nothing to go back to, I took one last look at my favorite planet – earth – and headded off to the front line. The trip to my destination was largely uneventful. having upgraded my ship pirates were no match for the power I now owned. And, After travelling through 27 different systems, I arrived at my destination – Uulaeneil.
On arrival I was greeted by three mid-range Confederation capital ships and nearly 20 Admonishers. This heartened me, but inside I knew that whatever we were about to face was not going to be easy. As we neared the centre of the system, in jumped 15 Lodur class Rlaan ships accomanied by 70 Thrud class Rlaan starships. This greatly lifted morale as we knew that although we weren't the best of friends with the Rlaan, they would be instrumental in our ability to overcome any Aeran attack.
The Rlaan Lodur cruisers had only just moved into position arround the planets in the system when 2 Aeran Vitiks class capital ships and 77 Nicander class starships jumped in. I froze in my seat when I saw the size of the capital ships the enemy possessed. The enemy quickly divided into two companies and boosted towards the Confederation and Rlaan installations around the main planets of the system. And within seconds – the battle began. My heart missed a beat - Meson blasters, heavy lasers and all other weaponry lit up the sky, fear washed over me, I was flying through the middle of hundreds of lasers all firing at once and going in every direction. All three Confederation capital ships instantly engaged with their Aeran counterpart, while I and at least 12 Admonisher class starships engaged in a huge dogfight with 41 Nicander class starships. I thanked the stars for the upgrades I had bought as my sheilds held strong against the onslaught of lasers from the Nicanders. But in less than five minutes, all twelve of the Admonishers I was with were destroyed and I was severely beaten.
Turning to retreat and regroup at the Confederation capital ships I was distraught to see two of them explode in a huge fireball right before my eyes. The remaining Confed capital ship was heavily damaged. As I weaved my way towards it, I was relieved to see that the Rlaan forces were now assisting in bringing down the Vitiks capital ship. As I approached a landing bay of the last remaining Confederation capital ship I looked out the right window of my cockpit to see a well aimed beam hit me from the Vitiks. In an instant my shields were destroyed and my Admonisher blew to pieces – but not before I could eject. I was pushed away from the Confed capital ship by the blast and thrown towards the planet we were near. I was thankful for this, but just before I landed on the planet I took one last glance behind me to see two more Vitiks class capital ships jump in and the Confederation and Rlaan forces retreat in disarray.
And that is my story up until now. I'm on an abandoned planet with no credits and no ship. Every now and then I look at the news in hope of a rescue or a friendly ship passing by who I can catch a ride with. Help...
Just watch where you point that thing! )
although standing off a ways lets you get some nice shots but watch out for the stray beams.