Galactic News: Empire Pulls Out of Pleiades
In the wake of reports that the Federation has withdrawn from the Pleiades Nebula, authorities in the region have confirmed that the Empire has followed suit. The development, predicted by many, appears to signal the end of the Federal-Imperial cold war. The inter-superpower conflict began with the deployment of... Read more
Galactic News: Thargoid Threat Continues to Escalate
Numerous sources have reported that Thargoid activity has escalated dramatically in recent days, with attacks from Thargoid Interceptor-class ships becoming increasingly common in the Pleiades Nebula. Reports confirm that Imperial, Federal and civilian ships have all been targeted. Images captured by survivors of these attacks show Thargoid ships scanning... Read more
Community Goal: Third Aegis Initiative
Aegis has announced the third phase of its programme to counter the Thargoid threat, and is once again turning to the galactic community for the necessary Thargoid-related materials. As the campaign began, Aegis’ Head of Research, Professor Alba Tesreau, released the following statement: “We are facing a technologically superior... Read more
Galactic News: Second Aegis Campaign Concludes
A spokesperson for Aegis has announced that its appeal for Thargoid-related materials has reached a successful conclusion. Hundreds of pilots took to their ships to deliver material to Chelbin Service Station, which will be used to develop new anti-Thargoid technologies. As the campaign drew to a close, Admiral Aden... Read more
Galactic News: Thargoids Adapting Rapidly
Admiral Aden Tanner, Aegis’ chief military liaison, has released a statement confirming that the Thargoids have begun adapting to the weapons and tactics developed to combat them. Admiral Tanner’s statement is reprinted in full below. “Preliminary reports indicate that although the AX missiles were inflicting significant damage on the... Read more
Galactic News: Further Thargoid Attacks
As Aegis’ first campaign to address the Thargoid threat concludes, reports have reached the core systems of further Thargoid attacks in the Pleiades. On this occasion, a number of Imperial and civilian ships were targeted, with the strikes taking place in HIP 17962, HR 1185, IH-V C2-5 and the... Read more
Galactic News: Report from the Front Lines
Many independent pilots have already taken to their ships to test the anti-Thargoid weaponry recently developed by Aegis. Meanwhile, Aegis has assembled a team of specialists to analyse the results of these encounters and determine the new weapons’ efficacy. Admiral Aden Tanner, Aegis’ military liaison, said: “The weapons are... Read more
Community Goal: Second Aegis Initiative
Last week, Aegis started developing weapons and technologies to address the rising Thargoid threat. While some were dismayed to see Aegis shift to a military focus, the general consensus was that the move was necessary. Following news that Aegis is to embark on a second development initiative, Aegis’ military... Read more
Galactic News: Engineers’ Campaign Concludes
A spokesperson for Aegis has announced that its appeal for Thargoid-related materials has reached a successful conclusion. Huge quantities of material were delivered to Awyra Flirble and Obsidian Orbital over the past week, following an enthusiastic response from the galactic community. They will now be delivered to the engineers... Read more
Galactic News: Federation Addresses Rumours
Following news that a Federal convoy has been destroyed by Thargoid vessels in the Pleiades Sector IR-W D1-55 system, Lieutenant Jarah Kael of the Federal Navy has addressed rumours that the Thargoids may have attacked in self defence. “There has been speculation that the Thargoid attack was an act... Read more