Galactic News: Engineers Reduce Requirements
Post Views: 1,788 The ‘Rewired’ news feed is known for its prodigious output, sometimes releasing hundreds of stories a day. But balancing such productivity with thorough fact checking is a tall order, and the feed’s critics sometimes claim that at least half its output consists of redactions, corrections and... Read more
Community Goal: Final Stage of Wildcard Competition
Post Views: 1,208 With the second stage of the Dangerous Games Wildcard competition complete, the third and final stage can now begin. This phase of the competition will focus on trade, with pilots being asked to gather as many conductive fabrics as possible for their chosen faction. The group... Read more
Galactic News: EG Pilots Triumph in Second Wildcard Event
Post Views: 1,290 The second heat of the Dangerous Games Wildcard competition is over. For this event, pilots were asked to deploy their hardpoints and gather bounties for their chosen faction in the Bjorti system. The group that accumulated the most bounty vouchers during the week-long event would be... Read more
Galactic News: Narcotics Appeal comes to an End
Post Views: 1,118 A spokesperson for the Crom Silver Boys, a notorious crime syndicate, has released a statement confirming that its appeal for narcotics was eagerly received by the galactic community. Given the illicit nature of the operation, the exact number of participants is not known. But reports from... Read more
Community Goal: Pranav Antal Requests Exploration Data
Post Views: 1,206 Every year, thousands of people disappear into the vastness of space. Some simply venture out too far and lose their way. Others are abducted by pirates and sold into slavery, their identities irrevocably erased. Others still may suffer more mysterious fates. For many, these disappearances are... Read more
Galactic News: Where is Jaques Station?
Post Views: 1,897 Jaques Station hit the headlines two weeks ago when it was reported that the galaxy’s most famous travelling starport had disappeared. Jaques, the starport’s owner and operator, had announced plans to jump from Gliese 1269 to Beagle Point. But when contact with the starport was lost,... Read more
Freelance Report: Old Worlds Zero-Gravity Rally
Post Views: 1,329 Starport personnel across the Lave cluster are preparing for an increase in traffic, as pilots from the Buckyball Racing Club and the Elite Racers compete in their latest event. The ‘Old World Hustle’, which combines point-to-point rallies and zero-gravity aerobatics, runs from the 11th to the... Read more
Community Goal: Narcotics for the Crom Silver Boys
Post Views: 1,220 Those who have explored the trade routes of Wolf 1301 will undoubtedly recall ‘wolf fesh’, the popular psychoactive drug that was once produced in the system. Although originally legal, when control of the system changed last year the drug was banned, and production was immediately halted.... Read more
Galactic News: Order Restored to Mehet
Post Views: 1,155 Mehet Ltd has announced that its campaign to clear the Mehet system of agitators has been a success. Hundreds of pilots responded to the appeal, taking to their ships to eliminate the criminals operating in the system. Following the success of the operation, Mehet Ltd released... Read more
Galactic News: EG Pilots Dominate First Wildcard Event
Post Views: 1,140 Last week saw the start of a three-week campaign to determine which of the galaxy’s minor factions would earn a place in the forthcoming Dangerous Games. The victor of the so-called ‘Wildcard’ competition will go on to vie for the right to be recognised as an... Read more