Change is good?

Well, you may or may not have noticed that my links have changed. I just found out that my provider is going to force all of it's users to sign up for Geocities instead of giving us space on their own servers. This upset me a bit at first. After all, the web space is supposed to be part of my Internet Service. Anyone can sign up for Geocities for free....

What's worse, it means that you'll be subjected to those stupid side adds that Geocities and Yahoo! are famous for. The site will practically scream out, "Hey look, another really amateur web builder who can't even affor the $5 US per month to get basic server space!!!!"

On the bright side, I'm keeping this page with it's own domain of starshipcombat.blogspot.com. Also, Geocities might offer me more space, I'm not sure. I've got to check out their 'add on' section as well.... don't know what I can add yet...

Point is, if you've got any favourites or links to other parts of the site, you might want to change them. The links on this page have already been changed.

Captain's Log

The Starskimmer's Captain's log is up. Credits go to Steve for writing it (it is his character after all....) and myself for a little editing and story backfilling.

I'd love to get your feedback on this, or any other writing. There's no comment's button under the Captain's log, so if you've got something to add, just add it to the comments for this post.

Enjoy.

Always Refresh This Page

Hey everyone. If you're seeing this entry, chances are I don't have to remind you to refresh this site (F5 on most browsers). I am constantly working on this, as well as my other Blog pages.

In this case, I've changed the links on the sidebar a little bit, and even updated one of the links in the article below this one. I'm working on adding more and more to the STCS: Tales of the Starskimmer pages. The next big step will be the captain's logs. Some will be in the form of actual logs, while other articles will simply fill in the story around them. The link is already there without any content, so please be patient. There should be something there by the end of this evening.

STCS: Tales of the Starskimmer

I've got the first article for the Orion site ready. I've decided to use the same template as the main STCS site, but have changed the title and content. Check out Tales of the Starskimmer!

Expect more articles to come. We've managed to get some of Cpt. Smith's logs to post online.

Updates

Yup, the server was back up and running by Sunday. No one actually told me what went wrong.

Here's a couple of 3D pics I did up quick today.
The first is the Defiant responding to DS9's report of a couple of Caradassian Ships.

The second is one of Cardassia's out-stations, Partok Nor.

Server Trouble

The server that hosts the Roster of the 8th Flotilla seems to be down this evening. Hopefully that will change sometime tomorow.

Complete Roster

I've now posted the complete roster of ships for the 8th Border Flotilla. The link is now permanently on the STCS home page. I will also be creating a legend and adding icons to signify the current state of each ship. For instance, the U.S.S. Pegasus is currently undergoing appraisal to see if it should be repaired or scapped.

The next link will most likely be a site for the actual stories and interactions behind and between the combat encounters.

The Flotilla's Roster

Added: A partial list of the 8th Border Flotilla's starship roster.

It Begins....

The year is 2276, and it is a season of barely contained agression.
The Klingons are openly hostile, and full treaties have yet to be signed with either the Gorn or the Romulan governments. Orion pirates don't mind taking their share, either. As far as they're concerned, 'War is good for business.'
The U.S.S. Enterprise is scheduled to return from another 5 year mission, later this year, having departed shortly after the V'ger incident in 2271. And Carol Marcus won't begin work on the Genesis Project for another 8 years.
Starfleet's newly organized 8th Border Flotilla has been assigned to the Klingon border for less than a month, and have already lost a ship in combat. They've got their work cut out for them.

This blog will include summaries from our games of Starship Tactical Combat Simulator, as well as any setup and after-game developement. Hopefully we will be able to compile an ongoing adventure that will be almost as entertaining to read as it has been to play.

If you're looking for any links to this or other games, check out my home blogs at Blake's Games or The Hampster Wheel in my Head.