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            More new ships in the pipeline
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            Fri, 10 Oct 2003 01:11:48 GMT
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      Hi guys, 
 
A note of enthusiasm for new things starship. 
 
I am a few days away from being able to take pics of a new line of ships. 
Almost all our registrations so far are for warships, exploration vessels, 
traders and the odd maintenance tender.  The ongoing humanitarian disaster in 
Arbor and a request from representatives from Arbor has precipitated the 
Commonwealth of New Pacific to move to register some of her passenger liners for 
galactic travel.  Because these space liners tend to spend more time at 
destinations than between them, the liners themselves are little more than huge 
self-sufficient hotels in space, with little drive capacity.  To move them about 
there are Liner Tenders, essentially huge tugs that attch themselves to the 
liners, and move them from place to place.  These same tenders also push large 
amounts of cargo about New Pacific.  They are not owned or administered by the 
Commonwealth itself, but by the White Star Line out of Elizabeth.  The 
Commonwealth leases them in times of trial. 
 
These ships one obviously builds in microfig scale (pity :-). 
 
The Liner Tender Puissance is ready for registration, along with her sister 
ships Regnant and Irresistible (just neet to take pics, such a drag). 
 
The Liner Brikannic has a little way to come, with her sister ships Olympic and 
Germanic. 
 
In the meantime, I may need to request a special dispensation or something on 
the Systems Treaty of Spraw.  I have 5 high propulsion and 7 medium propulsion 
vessels.  When I make these tenders mediums, I will be out of interesting 
systems slots for propulsion.  Thankfully, these ships don't carry much in the 
way of other systems. 
 
I guess there are two ways forward for me.  Either we can find a way to grant 
some additional systems slots, or I have to start decomissioning vessels, which 
seems like a pity (bearing in mind that I might have an unjustifiably high 
opinion of having my ships registered :-) 
 
Richard 
Still baldly going... 
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