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Hello fellow space mutants! I’m your host, Micky Mycilloid! And I am here to tell you about a brand new competition! The very first of it’s kind (and possibly the very last of it’s kind)! With great prizes! Want to here what it is?! Ok!

All you have to do is write a poem about Spacetrace. The poem doesn’t have to rhyme, and it doesn’t have to be really long either. But, you talk about Spacetrace! What a marvellous challenge!


**********Anyone who takes part gets 5 credits**********

**********The person who writes the best poem will receive 25 credits**********

***If more than 10 people take part, the winner will receive a free ST card game***


All poems must have been private messaged to me by 3.00pm GMT+1 Friday the 15th of August. On Saturday the 16th a jury will judge and on Sunday the 17th we will announce the winner.

If this isn’t a success then it will never happen again.. EVER! So good luck!
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The Spacetrace Competition Entries are...


Knight of Truth, with his poem, 'Spacetrace'.


And the winner is...


Knight of Truth, with his poem, 'Spacetrace'!!!


Let's all pay a little respect and read KoT's poem:




Four races to choose from,
so many ships to build.
Planets with galactic scum;
Will you win, or be killed?

Alliances, war, and highscores,
are the order of the day.
On which side will YOU join the planetary fray?

Strange technologies to choose from:
Humans with their kamikazes,
Nanites oh so small,
Mycilloids and E-rays too,
and Kazuuula's list them all.

Fighting may be your daily doing,
but there are other things a-brewing.
Make creatures or colonise the stars,
The galaxy has little bars.

Travellers too call this their home,
as ''Dominion'' or ''It'' they roam.

An odd bunch these creatures are,
they come from close, and afar.
With many strange tongues and manners,
they put propaganda on their ***.

Time is taken for the war,
even though ships move above light-speed.
Check your planet once in the night,
and check once more, in the morning.
If you've got few enemies, it'll be alright.

Disaster can come swift and brutal,
but smarts will turn the tide.
Strategy makes the winning side.

There can be only one game I describe;
I have had many a-base.
Seek no further for, an epic game;
it is, of course, Spacetrace.




Well done to Knight of Truth there, but to the rest of you, you should all feel deeply and utterly ashamed of yourselves for not even bothering to write an entry. And so for the catastrophic failure of this competition, nothing like this will ever happen again.


Ever!!!!


So, who gets the credits? Well, Knight of Truth wanted to give out the credits to all the other competitors, but, seeing as there were no other competitors, we're just going to have to throw the credits down the toilet.






I'm so gonna get fired for this...



Goodnight!
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Hello there folks, tune in for our latest news update:

Hi, I’m Klaaak Kazuuul with the news today. We will be discussing the PSD vs ITW war that rages on in this addition. But before that we have some braking news. It seems WFS is on a roll stealing flags, first capturing and holding the TOC flag till it reached 20%, then capturing and cashing in the IG flag early and now it seems that WFS has captured the flag of the number 1 alliance NoStars! There are 46 days left to this era and a roughly 30 000 point gap between NS on number 1 and WFS at number 2. So the questions are, are 46 days enough for WFS to get more points then NS and, more importantly, is WFS strong enough to pull this off? Find out more in the next report.


WFS retreating with the captured NS flag

Now lets go over to the war that is going on a little longer, the PSD vs ITW war.
The war between PSD and ITW rages on. But we are seeing and hearing some strange things. There are rumours that ITW are just sitting at there base waiting for PSD to come to them, although it seems that may be PSD's own fault after a complaint from Holy Crusader that there are so many attacks that he has no time to build a cloak generator for vacation reasons.
Then it seems PSD is having trouble getting their head above the water, frist dropping to a number 12 place and now just getting their heads up at 1600 points on number 7. They seem to be trying to hold all 3 score planets and fight a war at the same time. Are they giving some breathing space to ITW which they outnumber or are they in desperate need of points?
Who knows? Maybe we will find out in a later addition, but first an interview with the ITW leader, the one and only Renee:

Klaaak: Why was this war started in the first place?

Renee: To make noobs into vets in under 6 months.

Klaaak: When this era started did you have anything like this in mind to do?

Renee: No, this is being done in advance of some major changes coming in strategy (due to the ttc and vc releases) and the anticipated return of TO and others. TO will not return unless they have formidable adversaries and st activity will never return to it's former "glory".

Klaaak: How long is this war going to take, will it end when the era does or is that not certain?

Renee: As long as it takes to get others trained

Klaaak: On the forum you have claimed to make a lot of points on attacks from PSD, if this is true, do you think there is a chance they will learn and that the attacks may get better?

Renee: I learn more from defeat than victory and so will psd

So, ITW is having some action and training their members. And PSD seems to be learning too, first war against TOC and now a war against a more active alliance: ITW. The question remains, will ITW be able to keep up the winning streak or will PSD be able to learn its lesson before the era ends?
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GNN News #44 - Soya Drinks and Shade



Well hello there to another bucket filled edition of your one and only favourite Galactic News Network… GNN.

I am your host, Augustus Gloope.



And what have we got for you in-store today?



-Inside information on the 10th era…

-All the gossip from the greatest sources…

-Herbert the mind reader gives us his prediction…

-The Spacetrace Awards - DECISION TIME!!!




But first, let’s show some respect.

Death Angels, the one man alliance, was found gone two months ago, due to unknown circumstances.

It was the alliance, that was too bold to get any points, too confident to learn how to play the game.. And in the end.. Too unimportant.. To live, breath and fight against the glory alliances of WFS and NS.


The true Australian of the beauty pagent. The North Korea of the Nobel Peace Prize. The crane fly of the Animal Kingdom; but more importantly, the one man alliance, of Spacetrace.


Long live, great, unimportant alliances. Forever shall they reign the lowest depths of the alliance leaderboard.



(Death Angels' gravestone).



Now, onto more serious things. It is the beginning of the new era. Not much happens… it’s just the beginning, of a new era. Warriors of The Fallen Star won last time. Will they do they same? Probably.. But that’s not what I’m going to talk about today oh no! I am going to talk about the new threat that beckons over the horizon. A new beach on a sunny hill. A new flea on a scratchy head. I am, today, going to talk to the legendary Ray of The White Lighter, one of the founding members of CGC, aka the Coalition of the Galactic Commonwealth.



Hey! It’s Ray!
Hey GNN.

So how are you today?
Fine thanks.

Do you need a drink of water before we start?
No thanks.

How about a lemonade?
Nope.

A bunch of grapes?
Nope.

A Soya drink?
GNN, can’t we just get on with the interview now?

Fine..

Question one, what are your aims for the new era, do you think you can stay number #1 and crush NoStars to the ground?

Yes, we definitely intend on being number #1.. As for crushing NS to the ground I don’t really know about that… we don’t really like to crush an alliance unless there is a valid reason for war… but were just a group of actives and our score is a result of our activity levels, teamwork and communication.

I see.. Ok, next question… your alliance has a truly unique system - you can get medals and trophies and rubies and diamonds and stuff. How is that working out? Is it helpful?

Yes - I created it as a source of encouragement our members can work towards, however, it is more of a fun aspect than anything; they seem to enjoy it.

Nice… well, I’m kind of running out of questions here… err… what’s your favourite colour?…
Black.

Favourite number?
13.

Favourite Sudanese landmark?
GNN.. How about I tell you some real important news… Shade has rejoined ST as a player and has collaborated forces with, not TO, but with the CGC.



Well, how about that for a scoop. You never know, we might actually get people reading GNN!



So, onto other important news stories… Well.. There isn’t any, so thet’s just go straight to our feature documentary for today...




Space has puzzled the minds of scientists from all races for millions of years.. So has the future… so has the past.. So has the present.. So has the future.. But nothing more so than the enema that is outcome of the 10th era. Who will triumph with victory? Who will quiver under pressure? Who will be reported a multy and who, will be the first person to use the word ‘jiggity’ in a recruitment topic? Well, lets pass over to the spell-binding Herbert the Mind-reader for his rendition of what is going to happen in the new era.

Hello! Hello! I am Herbert the Mind Reader! So what have we here? It’s a crystal ball.. A crystal ball that will reveal all… And what do I see in the Crystal ball? I see madness, purity, and magic. The gruesome twosome of Renee and Dave will prove once again that they are the overlords of the multihunters. They are expected to report in excess of 27 incidents of overblown cheating. Will anyone take notice? Of course they will. Will any action be done? Of.. Course.. It will…


I’m looking deeper into the Crystal ball.. HolyCrusader and DragonLilly are to start Nuclear war, MicroJak will reach 5000 posts… IRC Stats will make a dramatic return and Spacebot will come out of the closet. But onto the more important things - who will win the era?
Well, I’m looking deeper still into the eerie pits of the crystal ball.. I see… I see Imperial Wizard achieving yet another highscore in the hall of fame.. I see NoStars having a hard time with the WFS and CGC brotherhood… but what else do I view? Wait.. No.. could it be?...



I see the return of a great alliance. One that retches at the sight of negative scores. One that makes the other alliances shiver.. One, that has quivered and shaken the very hearts of the alliance centres for years. I see… the return of Total Ownage.





(Herberts' crystal ball).




Well! That is taking it to the extreme! And is it true? Ha! Nothing you read these days is ever true! But still, Herbert the mind reader is an excellent mind reader. He was the first to predict Michael Jackson would turn white and that Amy Whinehouse would die of drug abuse by the age of 23...






Anyway! Now onto our third and final topic! The 1st Spacetrace ceremony awards are finally apon us! Every end of era there will be beautiful trophies to be given to the lucky contestants! And what have we decided to call the awards? The Newbies? No… the Vets? No.. the name of this luxurious prize is, the Spaceys!



(A Spacey award).



And here are the categories:




--Best forum member--
This award goes to whoever has contributed the best to the forums. Has commented well, has made suggestions and inquires and has been an active member for at least 1 year. They must also have good 'karma' rating.

And the nominees are.....


AL12
T2
MicroJak
Robert Roy
ReneeADavis




--The Coolest Person Award--
This award goes to whoever is the coolest. They must have a natural flair for being laid back, normal, and able to make people laugh without being over-dramatic.

And the nominees are.....


MJX1
Senor
Linux666
T2



--Person of the 9th Era--
This award goes to whoever has been the player that everyone should look up to. In thier attitude, their prescence, the way they treat other players. The winner of this award is someone who every other player should aspire to be, both in skill and in attitude.


And the nominees are.....


colinthecorgi
ImperialWizard
Al12
Zoph



--The Best Player Award--
This award goes to the best player of the 9th era. The winner is not neccessarily the person who has accumilated the most points. It is the person who has shown their ultimate skill through thick and thin. The winner has already been decided, so stick around for the result next week!



Those are the crucial nominations. If you care enough, you can message me with your vote; overall, I and a panel of specially selected officiates will judge who will win the awards, however your vote still does count and will act as a bribe for whoever you want to win! So get voting! Closing date is the 20th of October. Good Luck.





Well, that’s almost it for GNN tonight! But before we go let’s have a quick look at the highscores.



And what a special time it is for Spacetrace, with 4 people expected to get over 100k in points. Analysing the scoreboard, it clearly shows that Imperial Wizard is going for glory, with a 20k points advantage over second placed Ocean. The reigns of ConnorMcloud are bringing up the rear in 10th place, but can we expect more from the Dutchman as he moves into the second half of his evo?


And finally, lets look at the alliance leader board.



CGC are clearly the early starters, followed by NoStars in second place. The gruesome twosome of DoubleTrouble are in 3rd with NextGeneration just 200 points below. In The Way and ToC are close together in 5th and 7th, while WFS have yet to make a big impact in 6th position. But still, it is the first week of the new era, and anything can happen in the next 14 weeks.



Well that’s just about it for GNN, but stay tuned for a weekly update, in… in a week.. Where we reveal more info on the Shade-CGC partnership, and we also announce the winners of the acclaimed Spacey awards.


So from me, Augustus Gloope, and all the GNN team,


Goodnight!!!
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GNN News #45 - Tight, knit, and don't they know it




Hello fellow space players! Your very favourite Galactic News is back! And back with a bang! We have a very special 11th era super-spectacular edition in store for your very eyes.. So have a sip of a dry Nanitini… eat a Mars bar.. Think of better puns than me to sparingly make this… passable ’humour’… Because this is what we have in store for you tonight!…




-All the info on the 10th and 11th era…

-CGC’s Lilly and Sparks talk to us about the goings-on behind CGC doors.

-The winners of the very last (and quite probably the very last, since none of you bothered to f***king vote..) Spacey Awards!!!

-We launch ‘This is your life’, ST style, with our first interviewee, Senor!!! (Yeah I know.. We’re running out of ideas here..)

-We read out reactions from the ST community from the recent CTF changes.



So, let us swiftly move onto our first topic.

CGC have shown their wisdom and stunned us all.. (even Herbert the mind-reader), by winning the 10th era. Second places allies WFS were a whole 89,000 points behind. XYZ came in in third with newcomers newbie h4x0rs in 4th, but Era 10 spelt a dismal 100 days for the once-leading alliance, NoStars.

Will CGC prevail next time round? Some say that only ‘time will tell’, but, while time is making its mind up, we had an interview with CGC empress Lilly and a rare chance to talk to behind-the-scenes man, the veteran player, Sparks.





Hey Lilly!
Hey Nox- I mean.. GNN!

How are you?
I’m fine. How about yourself?

I’m good too actually, thanks for asking. You know it’s rarely people ask me how I-
Hang on a sec... phone-

...........

Can I talk to you yet?
Hang on...

..........

How about now?
Give me 10.. Star Trek’s just finishing..

And now?
Just gotta have a battle...

Now?
Shops.

Now..
Dinner.

Now??
David Letterman is on..

Ok, how about next week?
How about now?


Ok…

Question 1.. First of all, What do you intend to call the new era?
Aah.. Sorry GNN.. I can’t disclose that information.. Gotta wait for admin to approve it..


Ok, Question 2, what are your ambitions for the next era?
Our ambitions for the new era are to keep the community and admins excited about spacetrace... since we are a revolutionary alliance we must keep the energy going.


Excellent answer! OK, question 3, Do you intend to stick to your 'new leaf for Lilly' thread, or will Jack09 get to you too much?
I do indeed plan on sticking with the 'new leaf' for myself topic I posted... I want to work more with the community and admins, keeping ST fun. Jack won't be any issue... as I said I'm turning over a new leaf.


And question 4... How much will you allow me to bend your answers to make them sound more interesting, but less informative?
Bending my answers?… check with me first! Oh and, GNN, I do have a title recommendation - ‘Lilly signs a peace treaty and CTF gets a face lift'


O…k… I’ll take it into consideration!! … Bye Lill-
Hang on a sec, phone...


Well, there was Lilly’s response. When our reporter Klaak Kazuul came back to the office, we weren’t too pleased with his efforts, so, we sent him back to track down the elusive Sparks.


Is.. Is that you.. Sparks?..
It is me.. GNN.


Wow! What an honour it is to meet you! After all these years!
Thanks, GNN. It’s an honour to be interviewed too.


Well, let’s get straight to the first question, in a few sentences, what do you think of the CGC?
I think CGC from its conception has been an incredible alliance to be in.

Its learning curve has been seriously exponential, and as such has been reflected in the total domination of the last era in addition to the revitalisation of the ST community and game.


Woah! What a fantastic answer! That's gonna make you sound v. clever on the forums!

Ok, question 2, What do you think of the friendship between the players?
I think I contacted DL just before the start of the era.

I was deciding to return to ST after a hiatus (previously I had been with PSD, just like DL and breon).

I contact DL and not long later was brought into the CGC fold. I found this was the first alliance I had been in where there was a sense of community and I it was because of this and their friendship/ I became again more interested in playing ST.

In fact, I don’t think I would have put on such a big score and come top of the player lists if not for them.


Excellent answer, once again! Well, my boss should be happy. I got more words in those two comments then 7 whole paragraphs with lowvoice! Thanks very much Sparks!
Np GNN. That’s the other reason I don’t talk so much... when I do I don’t stop!






Well, that was our whole interview with two of the key figures of what is being dubbed, the ’ST Revolution’. And it seems that CGC are so tight, they are even planning to meet up in real-life, for a ‘ST weekend war party’. Sparks and various other CGC members will be flown off from the four corners of the globe and meet up in the backyard to eat, sleep, watch Star Trek and fight across Spacetrace.