Greetings Senators and Overlords,

The Yuuzhan Vong continues to expand across the metaverse. We are currently ranked #12 on the metaverse and #6 on the Alt Meta. Thank you to both Darth Nihilus and Hidar Fen Ajidica for your contributions. I have sent out some invites, primarily to folks I've noticeds as being active in the forums. Apologies if I recruited among active empires. I'm trying to still to independents and dead empires as to avoid stepping on any toes.

So with that said we are still welcoming new recruits. Though some of us are using Stars Wars and Dune characters, this is not a requirements. The The Yuuhzan Vong welcome all predators.... Prey species are asked to come in large numbers please.

(Zonama Sekot) Vuk-

Check the TA post of expansion release info. I will be finished with my current campaign next Monday. Busy weekend coming, I don't think I'll get to worl on it until then.

Vuk-

Would that be May of 2225, 2226, or 2227?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Welcome back Great Emperor,

We are here to stay and yes we have done a bit of reorganizing. We look forward to your May contributions. All of your efforts are greatly appreciated. With Darth Nihilus assitance we shall soon return to the galactic map.

(Zonoma Sekot) Vuk-

I will have another game posted in the next few days. Lord Vader is current crushing the life out of a galaxy far far away. I could not have asked for a better start. 700% manufacturing bonus on homeworld and plent of decent planets around, slightly better than what the other empries got. I have ridden a wave of economic boom to psionic beams and already subjugated 2 major empires and 3 minors. Currently have an alliance with the Korath and friendly with the Drengin. I'll keep it this way until the Arceans, Altarians and Thalans are gone then I will most likely crush the Drengin before turning on the Korath. Such is the nature of evil.....

Warmaster Darth Nihilus

Not sure how to get more folks involved. I think it will be very helpful to get back on the Galactic Map asap. I plan on starting another campaign later this week. I'll keep things balanced among my gholas to maximize points as well. We definitely need to get some submissions in.

Hidar

Yes on the Alt Meta we need to put in some work but we still have a healthy lead in our charge towards the Galactic Map. Of all the dead empire "floaters," I'm most amazed that the Overmind has held up as well as it has. Truely a testament to the massive scores of some of its players and the sheer number of members who "died" with it.

Vuk-

My recent campaign is almost at a finish. I subverted a rouge Altarian world and brought it under my rule. The beggining was tough and I was trapped in a pocket of space with little planets(though everything was at abundant). Through the overtaxation and repression of the populace I was able, however, to extend myself to a modest 20-30 planets by the end of the first phase of colonization. To my east lay the Korx to my North(squezed into a corner) the Terran, to my north west the Coldradian Empire(one of my own creations, a very agressive AI), and to my south the Drath and the Drenging. I was in the almost middle of the map, and quite regeretted it.

Because of the path I had to take in active colonization my military developed very slowly. However my altarian setup alowd me to stay ahead in research and at least 3/4 in economy. I felt nervous though, the Terran had build up a large force and had colonized several 20+ planets near their homeworld. Not only that, but their long distance colony ships landed behind me to the south, almost trapping me in a sphere of their influence. Wars started near the end of the first year and the populace was in panic. No wars against us were declared, but huge fleets of Korx, Coldrdian, and Drengin ships moved through our territories.

Pressed for action by the newly elected Democractic Senate, I began an agressive miltary program. The first ship was a meek, but sturdy Patroler design. It carried the finest in our weapons and hyperdrive technology. It only had 1 laser damage, but it moved 3 pc, making it quite quick at the time period. These were soon stationed across my quite vast area of space. I continued to research up the laser tech tree, and then the worst happened.

The Terran had risen to be the major force of the galaxy. While the other empires battled for superiority they sat in their corner and build huge fleets and economy that doulbe everyone elses. Once they saw me as an easy threat to take out, they declared war. Now things got realy ugly. My territories were ravaged by at least 10 terran fleets at a time, I was just about to order for evacuation. But I relised, that for all the Terran millitary migh, their fleets were wimpy beyond reason. And thanks to the millitary crystal my slaves mined from our vast collection of resources my meek army had at least a 50% bonus, helping keep my planets safe.

It soon got annoying though, having all these terran ships everywhere, so I ordered a new design to help avenge... um... all the space that the terran took up that could be put to such better use under my rule. The ship design was called the Redeemer. It began at 4 laser damage, and 3 speed, but it became the most mainstreamed and powerful design ever to come out of my foundries and spaceports. Several were built, and the cleaning began. In under a year I had my territory mostly liberated, with a few scattered Terran ships remaining. In this time the Redeemer went through two revisions, makign it have an attack raiting of 9 and defense raiting of 2(missle).

This is when the first Terran worlds began to fall. I took at least a dozne of their fringe world's in under two months or less. These worlds were mostly extreme enviornments, but were 12+ class worlds, so they becaim my prized possisions. However a sally into the Terran Corner was repelled every time. Though my fleets were more powerful the Terran outnumbered me 3:1. How they managed to produce that many ships were beyond my logicians and engineers, but the war didn't wait for answers to such questions. Instead I desided to make the Redeemer have one last refit, to end the war once and for all.

The Redeemer MD-2 came out to the lines early spring of '29. It carried an array of the latest phase weaponry boosting it to an attack of 17 and a defense of 14. This made the ship practically invulnerable, and with our new discovery of Micro Repair bots these ships survived dozens of battles. In less then half a year I took another dozen Terran worlds, and the first call for peace came from their side. I said no, I wanted Earth, and their two 20+ class worlds. So the war still goes on. Will I win? Probably, but the game did look very bleak at times.

Nice narrative Great Emperor. I still have a campaign in progress but must report that I have started a 2nd campaign as well. The Akillians have had the extreme misfortune of being placed right next to my homeworld and they occupied a class 26 planet. Their continued exsistence as a free people has very dire prospects...

Darth Nihilus

Well i have seen stranger things...like the Carinoids colonizing another planet in 1 of my latest MVL games. Id like the minors to have a a bit more to them. Higher PQ planets and the ability to colonize is a good start.

Nope no mod. Chalk it up to a bizarro random. I don't no how they got it, heh, heh, heh, but they won't have it long....

Darth Nihilus

Welcome to our newest overlords: DarthCadeusMorgan and Aikman147.

Hope everyone has a great St. Patty's Day. I'm just back from a weekend of birthday partying and early green beer celebrations.

Vuk-

The Kzinti wholeheartedly agree, as would any sane & sentient being...


Welcome back to the galactic map...hail and congratulations to the Vukasika & the Yuuzhan Vong! We will send you over some of our choicest food-animals for the celebrations. Do you prefer Torian or Bantha?   

Sentient species taste better...