Just took the exam and passed, the forums and your fleet page was fantastic, what a great resource you guys have built. Still can't login to play until later this evening but hopefully ill see some people online tonight and I can make a more formal intro then just on your forums. So far the fleet looks like a well organized structured environment and I like that.
Just took the exam and passed, the forums and your fleet page was fantastic, what a great resource you guys have built. Still can't login to play until later this evening but hopefully ill see some people online tonight and I can make a more formal intro then just on your forums. So far the fleet looks like a well organized structured environment and I like that.
Welcome and feel free to make yourself at home on the forums. There is a cadet introductions thread in Starfleet Academy that you should post in There's a large group of elite level STFers online right now.
Welcome and feel free to make yourself at home on the forums. There is a cadet introductions thread in Starfleet Academy that you should post in There's a large group of elite level STFers online right now.
Browsing them now and I did make my small intro......as for the stf'ers, I will be going to them for tips as I have not done one even on normal yet lol. See everyone tonight, and one more bump for your thread here. Cheers
Oh don't worry if you're not to the character level required for STF yet we do semi RPed task force operations too - just a few hours ago we flew a cooperative mission in the Romulan theatre of operations....
Task Force "Auslia"
8 February 2012
Theatre of Operations: Romulan
Task Force Activity: Space/Ground Control, scientific objective.
Commander Auslia Tira of the USS Antietam was assigned a covert scientific mission to determine the root cause of the devastating stellar event that sent the entire quadrant into chaos. The Romulans are not pleased with a "Federation military expedition" into sovereign Romulan territory despite the Federation's best efforts of diplomacy.
Under the cover of a communications blackout, and with her warp signature modified to resemble a Ferengi flea market trader, USS Antietam had closed to within 2 light years of the Hobus system, where the catastrophic supernova originated. Carrying a team of WMD (weapons of mass destruction) specialists along with a sizable complement of Starfleet Combat Engineers, she will attempt to conduct a limited space control operation in the Hobus system to find out once and for all what the Romulans have been hiding, while the civilised Galaxy reels in fear of a repeat 'enhanced supernova' event in their home systems...
Finally departing commercial spacelanes, USS Antietam piles on maximum warp speed to close the final two light years to target, not knowing that a state of war now exists between the shattered, militant Romulan Empire, and the Federation, which has been stretched thin policing both the Alpha and Beta Quadrants while suffering the consequences of large scale naval reforms and a large surge of cadets from newly civilised worlds.
Dropping out of warp dangerously close to the shattered hulk of what used to be the agricultural planet Hobus III, Commander Tira readies her ship for battle just as a Romulan interception force starts to decloak in and around the system, cutting off all forms of escape.
Evading her pursuers by flying at 'terrain following' distance between planetary hulks and glowing embers of what used to be a planet's core, USS Antietam was finally cut off by a Romulan D'Deridex warbird which demanded her surrender amid devastating salvoes of plasma torpedoes. Outnumbered and vastly outgunned, Commander Tira nevertheless pressed on, employing her science vesse's superior sensors to precision target the Warbird's weapons and sensors arrays, effectively blinding it.
But with the Warbird's consorts finally overloading their impulse engines and overtaking the Antietam in open interplanetary space between Hobus II and III, all hope seems to be lost when the Federation vessel became the sole target of a combined salvo of at least a dozen heavy plasma torpedoes.
It was just then that all on site were mystified by what seemed to be a small 'lightning storm in space' which destroyed most of the torpedoes headed for the Antietam, leaving her free to turn and engage her pursuers. From the expanding cloud of superheated warp plasma emerged two Federation warships, the USS South Dakota, a hybrid exploration/battle cruiser derived from the Galaxy and Envoy class starships, and in close formation, the USS Agamemnon.
A derivative of the famed Defiant class tactical escort, Agamemnon used the bulk of the South Dakota's enormous hull to shield her from enemy detection while the South Dakota approached the Romulan capital ship head on, her main battery of experimental polaron 'lightning' beams blazing with wild abandon. As the battlecruiser traded blows with the Romulan Warbird at point blank range, USS Agamemnon piloted by Rear Admiral Kaine pursued and methodically destroyed the enemy tactical escorts harassing Commander Tira, who immediately led a decisive counteroffensive against the Romulan aggressors, rapidly beating them back to the remnants of Hobus I, where a secret Romulan military outpost was discovered.
With the Federation starships hovering overhead amid the miniscule gravity of what was left of Hobus I, Antietam's combat engineers deployed assault shuttles and sought to breach the Romulan perimeter shields while the South Dakota and Agamemnon engaged enemy surface to orbit weapons installations at point blank range where they could not effectively retaliate.
Establishing a low altitude geostationary orbit by use of her lateral and vertical RCS thrusters to counter Hobus I's miniscule gravity, USS Antietam provided direct starship support for ground teams while the two Federation warships continued to beat back Romulan warships attempting to relieve their besieged research facility.
Personally leading one of the ground assault teams, Commander Auslia Tira rapidly secured the Romulan base and transported a large amount of valuable top-secret WMD research material back to the Antietam, once and for all revealing the true causes of the "Great Bloom" that destroyed the very own Empire which created it.
Being of no further use to the Federation, the Romulan research base and underground research facilities were obliterated by USS South Dakota's plasma torpedoes as the task force made ready to leave the Hobus system.
Maintaining a tight formation, the three Federation starships of ad hoc Task Force "Auslia" successfully ran the Romulan blockade and escaped back to friendly lines.
Report by:
{UFP} Auslia Tira ; USS Antietam DSV
{UFP} Kains ; USS Agamemnon FA
{UFP} Carmen les Toreadors ; USS South Dakota BCR *
* denotes adapted US Navy warship classifications, where BCR implies "BattleCruiser, Refit", FA is "Frigate, Assault", and DSV, a Deep Space science Vessel unique class acronym. Compare with real USN designations like FFG, CG, CVN, BCGN, etc.
I know there is PVP night, regular STF runs (Pickup and scheduled), casual RP, Fleet Engagements and regular Fleet events, but what else does the fleet offer?
A large, yet still growing, community of people from all over the world.
Can't wait to see our teamspeak server go into meltdown this weekend when the 2800 starts!
I know there is PVP night, regular STF runs (Pickup and scheduled), casual RP, Fleet Engagements and regular Fleet events, but what else does the fleet offer?
A large, yet still growing, community of people from all over the world.
Can't wait to see our teamspeak server go into meltdown this weekend when the 2800 starts!
We seem to have a fully equipped virtual starship to RP in too with its own unique game system and smart website to keep track of said ship's status and inventory
It was because that the respective Captains of the task force worked successfully together that we began a series of character development activities.
The formation of TF Auslia bridges the gap between in-game starship/ground combat training, and formal PvE activities run by the STF divisions of {UFP}.
TF Auslia is also where we demonstrate that being resourceful and proactive is the way to conduct truly creative and spontaneous creative fiction writing opportunities.
And once again, if cadets can achieve this level of roleplay, what about {UFP}'s experienced game masters and their established RP systems with dedicated (automated character / shipboard inventory tracking etc) website support?
It is for such reasons that we do not advertise ourselves as an roleplaying guild - we prefer to setup the systems, run them, perfect them, ensure a routine of frequent updates and developments, before even thinking to advertise. Infact... why advertise, when you can lead by example?
And has Ms Auslia shows, Cadets and junior officers need not be afraid to lead in {UFP}. We will provide you the necessary resources and the exposure to run your own in-game / on forum RP events if need be.
Some time ago when looking for a suitable RP fleet I also raised a point - why are people actively recruiting female players into fleets and advertising the presence of 'real females' in the Fleet? Why are male players posting on the forums universally ignored despite strong gaming and leadership backgrounds? A properly run organisation does not require the use of such... disrespectful marketing methods.
Here at {UFP} we do not discriminate. We don't ask people for their MSN or Yahoo messenger details to bug people about their personal life stories. We don't alienate our male players by ignoring them, because across the aisle from them is a lady. Neither do we screen recruits - everyone who takes the care and patience to fill up the application form on our Fleet website is automatically given the same respect and the same opportunities to contribute to the organisation's success, as everyone else.
F2P, LTS, first time gamers, casual gamers, hardcore Trekkers, you name it, we have it. Never feel intimidated again by the size of the Fleet - because in {UFP} the senior officers and community leaders make sure YOUR Star Trek gaming needs are attended to with Priority One, regardless of timezone.
No one has said this before, but {UFP} prides itself as an 'equal opportunity' gaming organisation. Regardless of race, gender, culture, religion, be sure that {UFP} will offer you as much resources as we can spare to help YOU achieve your Star Trek gaming objectives.
That is why we are {UFP}. We are but one organisation with one directive - to develop and nurture our very own Star Trek gaming community. To ensure that all who are curious enough about our existence are given a cordial welcome. To negate those concerns from new and veteran players that joining up with a Fleet gives that same old "Bug Until You Get Results" thing because it's so huge.
No such thing here. We, the officers of the Federation, are employed to solve these simple everyday problems, in hope of making team gaming more engaging, more efficient, and more fun for everyone.
{UFP} is a Fleet that has one mind, and it has but one true objective.
Two {UFP} officers on diplomatic assignment at Deep Space Nine were caught in a Jem'Hadar surprise attack earlier this morning.
WIth whatever resources they could mobilise on short notice they fought their way out to the starship gangways and commandeered the consular cruiser USS Madame Alexander along with a long range science vessel to launch an immediate counterattack.
Deploying in Attack Pattern Tango, the two starships kept the aggressors at bay, allowing evacuation ships and shuttles to leave the station safely before a Jem'Hadar battlegroup arrived.
The station was eventually overwhelmed but Starfleet Command directed all starship traffic to Bajor temporarily while a massive multinational fleet is made ready for an offensive to contain the Dominion threat.
Interesting that we lost the fleet servers and the STO servers all go down at the same time, which HAPPENED to be the day I decided to join the crew on some STF runs... Coincidence? I think not!
Great fleet, with a great range of event, we are currently looking for more Away Team Leaders to help with the running of events within our fleets. Contact Seeker on the UFP forums for more information
I have been in this fleet for almost 2 years, and personally I think it is the best fleet experience I have ever had!
Ever since I have joined, I have been met with kindness, helpfulness, as well as a good team spirit, and support in positions.
I made my way through the fleet with the utmost respect for all the members of the UFP, and I am glad to be a part of such a well organised and varied fleet
I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a fleet and group to play with, this is definitely the way to go
I have just started doing the elite STFs. I've only run Cure x 3, Infected x1 and Kihtomer x1, all space. I'm hoping to hook up with the fleet and learn the ropes in both space and ground very soon. I was ready to start Sunday but we lost the server AND the fleet server!
Forget cookies, cake or even pie. If you want those you go to a bakery. If you want a quality fleet with flexible play styles and quality leadership, you go to the UFP! Just click the siggy below and give us a look. I think you'll be glad you did.
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Welcome and feel free to make yourself at home on the forums. There is a cadet introductions thread in Starfleet Academy that you should post in
Browsing them now and I did make my small intro......as for the stf'ers, I will be going to them for tips as I have not done one even on normal yet lol. See everyone tonight, and one more bump for your thread here. Cheers
Task Force "Auslia"
8 February 2012
Theatre of Operations: Romulan
Task Force Activity: Space/Ground Control, scientific objective.
Commander Auslia Tira of the USS Antietam was assigned a covert scientific mission to determine the root cause of the devastating stellar event that sent the entire quadrant into chaos. The Romulans are not pleased with a "Federation military expedition" into sovereign Romulan territory despite the Federation's best efforts of diplomacy.
Under the cover of a communications blackout, and with her warp signature modified to resemble a Ferengi flea market trader, USS Antietam had closed to within 2 light years of the Hobus system, where the catastrophic supernova originated. Carrying a team of WMD (weapons of mass destruction) specialists along with a sizable complement of Starfleet Combat Engineers, she will attempt to conduct a limited space control operation in the Hobus system to find out once and for all what the Romulans have been hiding, while the civilised Galaxy reels in fear of a repeat 'enhanced supernova' event in their home systems...
Finally departing commercial spacelanes, USS Antietam piles on maximum warp speed to close the final two light years to target, not knowing that a state of war now exists between the shattered, militant Romulan Empire, and the Federation, which has been stretched thin policing both the Alpha and Beta Quadrants while suffering the consequences of large scale naval reforms and a large surge of cadets from newly civilised worlds.
Dropping out of warp dangerously close to the shattered hulk of what used to be the agricultural planet Hobus III, Commander Tira readies her ship for battle just as a Romulan interception force starts to decloak in and around the system, cutting off all forms of escape.
Evading her pursuers by flying at 'terrain following' distance between planetary hulks and glowing embers of what used to be a planet's core, USS Antietam was finally cut off by a Romulan D'Deridex warbird which demanded her surrender amid devastating salvoes of plasma torpedoes. Outnumbered and vastly outgunned, Commander Tira nevertheless pressed on, employing her science vesse's superior sensors to precision target the Warbird's weapons and sensors arrays, effectively blinding it.
But with the Warbird's consorts finally overloading their impulse engines and overtaking the Antietam in open interplanetary space between Hobus II and III, all hope seems to be lost when the Federation vessel became the sole target of a combined salvo of at least a dozen heavy plasma torpedoes.
It was just then that all on site were mystified by what seemed to be a small 'lightning storm in space' which destroyed most of the torpedoes headed for the Antietam, leaving her free to turn and engage her pursuers. From the expanding cloud of superheated warp plasma emerged two Federation warships, the USS South Dakota, a hybrid exploration/battle cruiser derived from the Galaxy and Envoy class starships, and in close formation, the USS Agamemnon.
A derivative of the famed Defiant class tactical escort, Agamemnon used the bulk of the South Dakota's enormous hull to shield her from enemy detection while the South Dakota approached the Romulan capital ship head on, her main battery of experimental polaron 'lightning' beams blazing with wild abandon. As the battlecruiser traded blows with the Romulan Warbird at point blank range, USS Agamemnon piloted by Rear Admiral Kaine pursued and methodically destroyed the enemy tactical escorts harassing Commander Tira, who immediately led a decisive counteroffensive against the Romulan aggressors, rapidly beating them back to the remnants of Hobus I, where a secret Romulan military outpost was discovered.
With the Federation starships hovering overhead amid the miniscule gravity of what was left of Hobus I, Antietam's combat engineers deployed assault shuttles and sought to breach the Romulan perimeter shields while the South Dakota and Agamemnon engaged enemy surface to orbit weapons installations at point blank range where they could not effectively retaliate.
Establishing a low altitude geostationary orbit by use of her lateral and vertical RCS thrusters to counter Hobus I's miniscule gravity, USS Antietam provided direct starship support for ground teams while the two Federation warships continued to beat back Romulan warships attempting to relieve their besieged research facility.
Personally leading one of the ground assault teams, Commander Auslia Tira rapidly secured the Romulan base and transported a large amount of valuable top-secret WMD research material back to the Antietam, once and for all revealing the true causes of the "Great Bloom" that destroyed the very own Empire which created it.
Being of no further use to the Federation, the Romulan research base and underground research facilities were obliterated by USS South Dakota's plasma torpedoes as the task force made ready to leave the Hobus system.
Maintaining a tight formation, the three Federation starships of ad hoc Task Force "Auslia" successfully ran the Romulan blockade and escaped back to friendly lines.
Report by:
{UFP} Auslia Tira ; USS Antietam DSV
{UFP} Kains ; USS Agamemnon FA
{UFP} Carmen les Toreadors ; USS South Dakota BCR *
Video Log:
http://youtu.be/3s9VC9ouCRc
Footnotes:
* denotes adapted US Navy warship classifications, where BCR implies "BattleCruiser, Refit", FA is "Frigate, Assault", and DSV, a Deep Space science Vessel unique class acronym. Compare with real USN designations like FFG, CG, CVN, BCGN, etc.
No, but I hugged a Tholian. It was really hot. :cool:
Bad joke, I know.
A large, yet still growing, community of people from all over the world.
Can't wait to see our teamspeak server go into meltdown this weekend when the 2800 starts!
Bad...mebbe... but still funny!
We seem to have a fully equipped virtual starship to RP in too with its own unique game system and smart website to keep track of said ship's status and inventory
More info below..clicky clicky click Secret war info to find out more.
It was because that the respective Captains of the task force worked successfully together that we began a series of character development activities.
The formation of TF Auslia bridges the gap between in-game starship/ground combat training, and formal PvE activities run by the STF divisions of {UFP}.
TF Auslia is also where we demonstrate that being resourceful and proactive is the way to conduct truly creative and spontaneous creative fiction writing opportunities.
And once again, if cadets can achieve this level of roleplay, what about {UFP}'s experienced game masters and their established RP systems with dedicated (automated character / shipboard inventory tracking etc) website support?
It is for such reasons that we do not advertise ourselves as an roleplaying guild - we prefer to setup the systems, run them, perfect them, ensure a routine of frequent updates and developments, before even thinking to advertise. Infact... why advertise, when you can lead by example?
And has Ms Auslia shows, Cadets and junior officers need not be afraid to lead in {UFP}. We will provide you the necessary resources and the exposure to run your own in-game / on forum RP events if need be.
Some time ago when looking for a suitable RP fleet I also raised a point - why are people actively recruiting female players into fleets and advertising the presence of 'real females' in the Fleet? Why are male players posting on the forums universally ignored despite strong gaming and leadership backgrounds? A properly run organisation does not require the use of such... disrespectful marketing methods.
Here at {UFP} we do not discriminate. We don't ask people for their MSN or Yahoo messenger details to bug people about their personal life stories. We don't alienate our male players by ignoring them, because across the aisle from them is a lady. Neither do we screen recruits - everyone who takes the care and patience to fill up the application form on our Fleet website is automatically given the same respect and the same opportunities to contribute to the organisation's success, as everyone else.
F2P, LTS, first time gamers, casual gamers, hardcore Trekkers, you name it, we have it. Never feel intimidated again by the size of the Fleet - because in {UFP} the senior officers and community leaders make sure YOUR Star Trek gaming needs are attended to with Priority One, regardless of timezone.
No one has said this before, but {UFP} prides itself as an 'equal opportunity' gaming organisation. Regardless of race, gender, culture, religion, be sure that {UFP} will offer you as much resources as we can spare to help YOU achieve your Star Trek gaming objectives.
That is why we are {UFP}. We are but one organisation with one directive - to develop and nurture our very own Star Trek gaming community. To ensure that all who are curious enough about our existence are given a cordial welcome. To negate those concerns from new and veteran players that joining up with a Fleet gives that same old "Bug Until You Get Results" thing because it's so huge.
No such thing here. We, the officers of the Federation, are employed to solve these simple everyday problems, in hope of making team gaming more engaging, more efficient, and more fun for everyone.
We are one.
We are Starfleet.
WIth whatever resources they could mobilise on short notice they fought their way out to the starship gangways and commandeered the consular cruiser USS Madame Alexander along with a long range science vessel to launch an immediate counterattack.
Deploying in Attack Pattern Tango, the two starships kept the aggressors at bay, allowing evacuation ships and shuttles to leave the station safely before a Jem'Hadar battlegroup arrived.
The station was eventually overwhelmed but Starfleet Command directed all starship traffic to Bajor temporarily while a massive multinational fleet is made ready for an offensive to contain the Dominion threat.
Video Log
I agree, I wish it was out sooner now, lol.
It's an INVASION from the Jem'Hadar !
We're currently encountering some difficulties with our server, we're currently working to resolve the issues. Thanks for your patience!
Everything seems to be working for me now, hopefully it stays that way
Also, could I request a signature for this forum, I feel empty without something :rolleyes:
I think you get the picture..... so what are you waiting for?
Ever since I have joined, I have been met with kindness, helpfulness, as well as a good team spirit, and support in positions.
I made my way through the fleet with the utmost respect for all the members of the UFP, and I am glad to be a part of such a well organised and varied fleet
I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a fleet and group to play with, this is definitely the way to go
* faints... Wow Picard you finally arrived to the STO forums. Now, if we get you visit more offen. Nice to see you.