We talked about using the RSU - if we doing this training Asteroid 19 together how about we try and implement it then?

Any volunteers of the graphic persuasion?

Hopin to see a great week out of Javelin Wing

Let's get some great story postin goin; I'll be around to check in and see your guys' progress.  Also, I'll be on IRC this week during the nights (central time) if anyone is looking for a pair of eyes.  Literally, I found them in a jar.

BLAH!

Shazam wrote:Let's get some great story postin goin

Already have

For Tuk'ata, or R2?

Because I will...

I agree with plans, for sure. I personally suck at making schematics so that would have to be someone else. But we should also be weary of over planning, we want some creativity on the part of the pilots after all.

I like the idea of teaming up. I also love what Tuk's doing in their current story, its a great method for encouraging character development

So I'm also tempted to say the first thing should be a time trial or something on ones own, but the pairs are fantastic. My suggestion is that Drac and Cali do the pairing unless someone has a strong preference for a particular person (or non-person in the case of NPC's). To me thats realistic since us lowly pilots wouldn't really have a say.

I'll get with you Cali for some more suggestions specifically for these natural environmental hazards

Aye, I am indeed.

Although it's exam week for me/ us canucks, and I best be doin them, before this. Though they DO finish on Wednesday. Also, tomorrow I will be Sailing , so I won't be on.

Thanks both Shaz and Stewart.

We would need a simple grid map that showed the field of operation. It would include the place of launch, significant asteroid orbital path fields, any and all automatic, fixed laser turrets.

There will be a grouping of two laser turrets dotted around the perimeter of the field of operation. The centre of the field of operation has been engineered via controlled explosives to remove any high-risk asteroids leaving a small veil trail of smaller, lesser asteroids that any capable pilot should be able to navigate through.

All TIE/In will be launched from the same location, namely the large Asteroid 19 facility that has been fitted with the VEN's deployable hanger structure. It's a very bare-bones arrangements but we ain't here to enjoy the scenery. However, the TIE/In's will have a 300clicks/klicks restraint on engaging the other fighter. (Imagine a 20 paces in a duel scenario)

The map will be updated, if you think it might be fun to - that is, to show where the pilots have scored successful 'kills' or come a cropper.

Tinker - will be working out a list of 'events' for us to follow in the story: i.e

1.
Cali you will engage Drac at battle but he will lead your TIE/In through a narrow pass of asteroids that will result in your sensors being scrambled by the local micro-magnetic field of the two large orbital asteroids causing you to manually right the course of your fighter into a crash. Your character will suffer minor concussion and a bruised ego for yourself and your squadron.

2.
Kan (an R2 NPC) will suffer a fatal error of judgement and steer his craft straight into a malfunctioning laser turret - that through error or other (intentionally and as of yet revealed backstory purposes) has been set beyond the normal training settings. The laser turret rips his craft and body to shreds, (smells like the untrustworthy VENI up to their old tricks)

3.
Arthur aka Romanflame will beat Amacuse in their one and one. He celebrates by drinking tea.

These instructions and events will be listed and PM'd for each individual pilot/writer to follow - hopefully they will provide a structure for both participating writers in the one vs. one scenario to work and liaise with as well as allowing room for creative and character input.

What do you think?

Cali

Looks good to me. I look forward to making Tink crash.

-Drac

Those where hypothetical examples. I mean Amacuse you could shoot down Romanflame.

If we're happy with the general plan then we need to assign the one vs. one match ups.

Here is R2's line up as it stands:

Cali'reharn SC
Cadie 'Tinker' Reese XO
Will 'Willtconq'
Maroy

Thane 'Undertaker' Rios FL
Jasen 'J-Crowe' Crowe
Xalek 'Ghost' Wraize NPC
Zizi Lor NPC

Arthur 'Romanflame' Dragon FL
Andros 'Zark' Zarkheim
Hark Skysk NPC
Kan Xyden NPC

Tuk'ata's:
Dracule 'Drac' Mihawk SC
Tycho 'Cipher' Shorn
Byorninn Black
Rori Qwo NPC

Rorran 'Slasher' Gorma XO FL
Lukas 'Fulfiller' LeNighter
Centor Hhan NPC

"Thel" Stewart-Power FL
Cayden 'Amacuse' Tavers
Lorrant Jacobs NPC?

Now as you can see R2 has slighty more  pilots at the moment. So what we could do is have the victors of the their first engagement face off against the surplus. Or we could simply omit them as off-stage, reported battles.

Either way it would make sense for the two XO's and SC's face off against their opposites.

Drac and I will discuss the other pairings.

Amacuse's imminent demise - guaranteed.

Minds this space.

Cali

Where do you see two 1LTs? Unless you made a mistake and counted Cali as a 1LT

Will, I just wanted to say I appreciate your confidence in the fact that Slash and I will shoot down Tinker and Cali. After all, there's gotta be a reason for revenge.

-Drac

Do you have a deadline for when you want that map ready, Cali?

Little confused on the turret situation.  Here's a rough draft without turrets, lol- comment on anything you want different and I'll do my best to accomodate.

Swaths of black are small belts of smaller asteroids packed tightly together.  The pink asteroid in the lower left-hand corner is the starting point.  Like I said- if it stinks, that's fine, I can improve it: just gimme some comments and we'll see what we can whip together.

3D is too hard to draw accurately without the ability to rotate around the map. So, yes, we'll just have to ignore it, as usual.

is bliss