The Alpha Centauri Institute, one of STO's oldest and most preeminent RP fleets, is pleased to announce the opening of a advanced research facility on New Romulus. The Institute is an independent organization with Starfleet administrative oversight dedicated to advanced scientific and engineering research, diplomacy, and, as needed, security.
Known as the ACI, the Institute was originally constituted as a private research organization. Over time, the membership roster swelled and the Institute's role expanded. It now is a leader among Starfleet organization in promoting friendship among the various races through shared technology use and research. In recent years, the mission statement of the ACI has expanded to included a large Diplomatic Corps as well as an extensive, and tested, group of tactical officers known as the Guard.
In its state today, the ACI is a Starfleet sanctioned Institute with members of hundreds of races across various cultural and political backgrounds. Starfleet officers, non-allied diplomats, civilian researchers, and contractors work together within the ACI, brought together by a common goal: the advancement of technology and the extension of peaceful cooperation throughout the quadrant.
Now, the ACI is expanding its presence with an advanced, multidisciplinary research facility on the Republic homeworld of New Romulus. Though the facility is still under construction, the ACI is accepting applications by Romulan citizens for positions in the facility's research, outreach, and security sections. Interested citizens should contact Fleet Administration through standard communication channels.
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((The Alpha Centauri Institute is a Star Trek Online fleet of players who wish to bring a fun, yet structured and authentic, Star Trek role playing experience to its members and allies. The ACI has been around since the game was in Beta and has proven itself to be one of the most stable and respected fleets in STO with a long list of active and former members.
Our fleet is small but dedicated, with players in multiple time zones. The primary goal of the ACI is to provide an RP environment and support each other in RP, but game play and other non-RP activities are encouraged and supported as well. We are friendly, mature, and respectful; we are a no-drama organization. The ACI is a selective fleet looking for the best RP members of the STO community; players with a true sense of their characters' place in the Star Trek universe that also enjoy game-play and a supportive environment to build their stories while achieving game-oriented results for their characters and the fleet.
We have featured ongoing character storylines and plots that range from small development stories, to group actions and major plots that involve most of the fleet. In the past, the ACI has performed RP-episodes that are member scripted and we welcome story ideas submitted to our Board of Directors. Most of our role-play, however, is generated on-the-fly in response to character's needs, stories, and to in-game or forum content.
We encourage, and conduct, Forum role-play as an excellent way to expand on a character's background and current status; many of our more involved storylines include Forum elements to add spice and color to the in-game role-play experience. Additionally, many of our players engage in Forum role-play on their own with personal plots and stories that add to character development and Fleet coordination.
We also maintain a Wiki site (
http://aci.wikia.com/wiki/Alpha_Centauri_Institute_Wiki) devoted to our Fleet. The site is a collaborative effort and allows each member to expand their characters' profiles and histories. It also allows the fleet to record the various NPCs and events that occur during our episodes, adding to the immersive quality of the fleet's RP experience.
Contact Information:
If you would like to know more about the Alpha Centauri Institute, you can find a great deal more about us, our fleet, and our mission at our website
http://aci.guildportal.com, or by approaching any ACI member you see in-game.
If you are interested in applying, please approach a member in-character in-game or email
@WereWolf359 with your interest and to arrange a meeting.
For a look at what our rules are that govern our role-play and conduct, be sure to read our Regulations page. For recruitment information, and what we require for potential applicants, be sure to read our Recruiting page. Lastly, to get an idea of how we role-play and our style and level of play, be sure to read our Forums - particularly our Ten Forward board, where all our Forum role-play is conducted.))
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Devices have been implanted in the facility's support beams by someone and those devices have tracked the comings and goings of everyone in the building. The ACI acts quickly to locate all of the devices, but that proves easier than removing them. After concerted effort by several officers, it is determined that the booby-trapped devices aren't a danger to the facility or its members. But the question remains, who planted them and why? Physical evidence suggests that the devices were manufactured on New Romulus. Is the new government of D'Tan and the Republic responsible? Why would they spy on the ACI? Or is there something more complicated at hand...?