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I’ve played on and off for approximately 10 years, over a 20 year spell. After some interesting debate on the in-game forum, I did wonder what, exactly, has kept drawing me back to the game, when for so many others I’ve generally lost interest after a few months.



Ultimately, I think it is a combination of automation (that allows the game to handle thousands of positions to interact on a daily basis) coupled with Special Actions (that allow the story arc to develop in a way that could not be catered for by a set of predefined list of available orders).

-Zigic



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Welcome to the latest version of ESNN, giving the news and views from the ESNN's reporter and news anchor, Ainsley Moore, making this the peripheries' most favourite unbiased publication in the known universe from our new home in the Heartland,



And so with the news from the last few weeks,

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DEN assault FEL base and get wiped out

CIA Trade fleet caught and destroyed by the DEN

Krell denounce worship of the True One



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Huge fleet skirmish at the London/Crossley wormhole



A large fleet of over 700 DEN warships responded to the EMP action in Crossley, where a 4000 hull DEN platform was destroyed. Reports show the DEN ships caught a group of CIA ships napping and inflicted significant losses on the humans. IMP and GTT fleets moved to assist the CIA, matching DEN fleet numbers, but the arrival of over 1200 Hexamon ships seems to have tipped the battle in favour of the DEN-HEX alliance.



The combined DEN-HEX force pushed through the wormhole into the Heartland area of human space and retaliated, attacking several CIA platforms in response. The outnumbered Empire fleets abandoned the area and fled, they are currently waiting for the larger alien force to make their next move from their hiding places.

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Admiral Lord Simms killed after a long and distinguished service to the Empire.



The Imperial Services have intercepted and serious damaged several DEN ships on the way to the Empire’s home systems. Unfortunately during the action Admiral Lord Simms was injured and reports from the Viceroy indicate he has passed away, fighting the enemies of the Empire like any true Imperial Officer.



The Viceroy has stated that the officers and crew of the DEN ships have been captured and are now awaiting trial at a secret IMP base.



DEN continue to strike at the Empire



Reports are coming in of multiple engagements between the Empire and the Dewiek Elder Nation over the last week. With several battles taking out Empire ships in the Heartland of the CIA.



AFT turn to piracy



The Association of Free Traders have, after a long history of neutrality, turned to piracy this week. AFT Drake boarded an IND ship in the Halo periphery, killing several of the crew in the process.

Independent trader Jarlebanke Langhofdi immediately took to the public communication channel demanding an answer to why supposedly peaceful traders had killed his crew and taken his ship.



The AFT remain silent over the attack.

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Combat Special Edition



Since the DEN started shooting at those lovable FEL fluffballs things have certainly been heating up. So we through it would be prudent to bring you, gentle beings of the peripheries, a special edition in order to keep you updated with all the latest action in regards to who the DEN are shooting and who is shooting them.



Felini strike back at Dewiek



Reports have come in of the FEL striking back at the DEN in the Kallisan system. A huge FEL force supported by the IMP and CIA assaulted DEN positions taking both the platform and base called Lucien. There was much rejoicing in the FEL camp as the Felini proved they were not such lovable fluffballs after all!



GTT get sucked into the war



A passing fleet of GTT warships got caught in the fighting and this saw the GTT enter the war. When asked about this CEO Fox pointed out they are not warships at all, they are trade defence ships. So how they came to be in the DEN system of Kallisan is a mystery to us. But the GTT CEO was clear that they only engaged using support and defend orders to protect allies. Needless to say, the CEO commented “We found ourselves on the Dewiek Nation’s enemy lists pretty soon after.”



Dewiek Nation attacks GTT positions in Orion Spur, breaking DOM system rules



A fleet of DEN warships has engaged and destroyed a significant number of GTT cargo ships and escorts in the DOM system Monument. The GTT immediately took to the public channels to ask why the DOM were not doing something. In reply the DOM issued a statement to stop, which the DEN ignored.



The DEN newssheet "The HOWL" published a completely unbiased review of the attack shortly after.



DOM make a choice



After the above incident and then further raiding by the DEN, taking out a few GTT cargo ships in the DOM system of Coptuv, the DOM seemed to have been faced with a choice of stopping drinking their tea and doing something or just hoping it would go away. Instead they seem to have decided to abandon the whole idea of being an active affiliation and we have since folded. The lengths some people will go to not to have their elevenses disturbed is truly staggering. We asked the DOM for a statement on their new system rules to share with our readers but have received no replies.



DOM positions share out



Just as we were going to press news has come in of various DOM assets being given to other affiliations or sold. Hopefully we will have more on this story in the next issue of your favorite factual newsheet. Yes, that's us at the SSS.



*** Affiliations ***



AFT Association of Free Traders (54) - Marion Tweedy

CIA Combined Intelligence Agency (64) - Laton CIA

DNA Displaced Natives Asylum (66) - DNA people

DTR Detinus Republic (58) - Morley Decker

DEN Dewiek Elder Nation (67) - Urd

DOM Dominion (57) – we believe the DOM are now inactive

FCN Falconian Republic (70) - Bacran

FEL Felini Tyranny (49) - Juris

FLZ Flagritz Republic (47) - Kayxaer

FET Frontier Exploration & Trade (56) - Cu Chulainn

GRC Gracians (13) - HG1

GTT Galactic Trade & Transport (52) - Xavier Fox

GCE Garcia Enterprises (4) - Neil

HEX Hexamon (23) - Ando

IMP Imperial Services (51) - Jack Jones

KRL Krell (30) - Namica

KRT Krell of the Reverence Temple (37) - Kal Torak

KST Kastor Kastorians (12) - Kastor

MZC Mizuchi Combine (86) - Mizuchi

MOH Mohache (73) - Listens

MIC Mohache Independent Commune (76) - Sleeps with Dragons

NLF Naplian Liberation Front (38) - NLFHQ

RIP Regularly Involved in Piracy - Githyanki

RRH Roy Robert Holdings (39) - Roy Roberts

SMS Stellar Mining and Smelting (53) - MikhailM

USN Ulian Stellar Nation (34) - Oeipus Prime

WMB Wimble Nations (25) - zz



* Leader MAY be inactive, affiliation may be active

** Affiliation has no leader but this is the only known contact



NPC / FoC: ARC, CIV, CGT, FRE, HBO, HEF, IND, ISP, JCN, MEK, MRC, PIR, PRV, TCA, TRN, KAS



Inactive: ANT, BHD, COD, HVE, IDC, RIP, RCF, SKW, TAG



Deceased: CAL



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New pirate threat rocks Corward Arm.



Several large pirate ships have been spotted in outer rings of Corward systems. Reports forwarded to us at the SSS allow us to exclusively tell readers that traders should keep their wits about them when moving through these areas.



No existing pirate menace has yet claimed ownership.



In a possibly unrelated event one of the FET cartel members claimed nothing was happening in the outer ring of Coptov shortly afterwards. But it could be that they are still trying to catch Empire backed pirates and have nothing to do with the new sightings.

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DEN continue to shoot innocents



The Dewiek have made themselves busy shooting at the peaceful and innocent traders of the SSL. Leader of Solar Spices and Liquors Mr TOAD has been vocal pointing out that the Beast-DEN are being totally unfair. News of a go-fund-me appeal are yet to surface though.



This office is sure that it must have provided the DEN light relief after picking on the equally defenceless Felini. Word is that the DEN faced such an uphill struggle in these recent actions they had to take up Felini inter-breeding to provide some entertainment as the battle reports were rather boring.

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Return of the LiQuans



A close associate of the Baron LiQuan has been haunting the Corewards periphery and like the old Baron it is said he has a meklan connection. It's unclear whether he obtained his meklan nanites via the CIA but there are rumours that the DEN may be helping the Liquan relative in a bid to sow discontent in the Stellar Empire. Exactly why they would start in Corewards is unclear although with DEN allies, the DOM, having strong positions both in the Sol system and the old Harcorp systems of Harlong and Coptuv they may be the linking factor.





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Meklan Unleashed on Mobile Bay



Mad Dewiek scientist Dr Kala released a number of Meklan on the busy world of Mobile Bay in the Yank system. Thousands of civilians have been killed in what is treated by DEN warlords as an amusing practical joke. Rather than take any responsibility for their affiliation’s reckless behaviour, a DEN lord rumoured to be half-meklan himself quipped he would nuke the planet whilst another merely saw it as an opportunity to test some of his greener troops in combat. Surprisingly, the KAS planetary defence force was up to the job of repelling the insidious incursion. Questions remain whether further meklan are stored elsewhere on the planet and whether anybody will challenge the Dewiek’s lack of care for the lives of innocents. Probably not, given how even the mighty IMP are now cowering from a fight with the DEN (see inside this edition).





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