In light of recent events, the NFD is pleased to announce that we are transitioning towards a more community-oriented stance. A vote was taken among the members and a majority was reached in just under an hour, that the NFD will focus more on helping others learn to play the game, holding design classes, as well as occasional build or PvP tournaments on our server. We see Ridik's example, and while we did at first believe it a farce, we have elected along with the other NO factions that his course of action is a good one and it is in our best interests to do likewise.This feud has lasted for nearly three years, involved hundreds of people, and caused more drama than anything else on the Starmade forums to date.I am pleased to say it is over.The main movement inside NFD to end this petty fighting started a few weeks ago, after we had been dealing with the leader of a small faction who said he was around when the war started three years ago. We found out that he was 12, and when we did the math we found out that he would have been 9 when the war started. We thought about it some more, and it occurred to us that we had come to the point where we were a third of the way until an entire generation of faction leaders had grown up and gotten involvedthe war had already started.That was unacceptable.With Ridik reorganizing Odium into something beneficial for the community, we saw our chance to finally return to doing what we've always wanted to do since October of 2012; Just play the game. This is a time for celebration as well as a time for remembrance, as we look back to the mess of this all and forward to rebuilding what was once a fantastic factions community.The DFN vessels Defiant and York, two of the first warships to ever be constructed.The DFN Lytra, one of the longest-serving warships in our history.One of the few pictures ever taken during the failed Endgame battle.Ithaca base, the first station homebase the DFN constructed on Illusive.Ithaca base before Illusive was shut down.The original design for the Euphrates, before it became a cityship.An early DFN fleet.The old DFN Troy base.The early version of the Cherokee.The generation 1 Munich.The generation 1 Rockhopper.The new NFD Ithaca base.The NFD fleet circa late 2014. Many ships constructed during this era have been refitted and are still in service as mainline vessels.An NFD fleet from December of 2014.The NFD fleet circa early 2015.NFD Corinth base, on GenXNova. At this time the NFD has fully switched to the new color scheme.An overwhelmingly successful Nest of Orion raid involving NFD on a pirate faction's planet.An NFD (Right) and Trident Industries (Left) Argos on patrol on GenXNova.Nest of Orion forces preparing for a major assault against Cybernetic Samurai on GenXNova.A series of NFD, Thryn, and Trident ships on patrol.This is our past. Our future has yet to be determined.