I was told there would be punch and pie

Thank you, Dave for my amazing signature! Now I can go hang with all the cool kids B) lol

Great News! :woohoo:

So do we get Resses cups and hi-c to mark the transfer of power?

Forum Signature Shop Stock Update!

As of today, the Forum Signature Shop is happy to announce additional forum signature options, with the arrival of new stock! A new size option has been added, as have new background options!

Check out the first and second post on page one of this thread for additional details and signature examples! If you've been holding out on getting one of these fancy signatures, then wait no longer! They're a bargain at only 250,000 Energy Credits and all proceeds from the store help to fund the department, which invests back into the fleet through the fleet bank and fleet events!

Admiral Voleron (aka Dave)
Chief of Fleet Resources

Congratulations! and everything looks amazing.

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Hi everyone!

First off, I'd like to say how thrilled I am to be given the opportunity to serve the fleet as the new Chief of Fleet Resources. While there's no way I can fill Tuvak's shoes, I'm confident that the resources department will continue to serve you well, moving forward.

In the future, you'll be able to find our department's projects, posted in the Admiral's Offices section of the forums, but for the purposes of my introductory post in this role, I wanted to give you all a sneak peak of some of the exciting things that this department has planned for you all, in the near future!

Here's what's currently planned:

Crafting Store

With our Fleet Admiral's assistance, we're attempting to get the Stonewall Crafting Store back up and running. For those of you who aren't aware, this would allow you to purchase craftable in-game items through this website, which would then be crafted and sent to you, by a member of the resources department.

Due to the implementation of crafting changes in previous season releases, the store found itself temporarily closed, and we're working to hopefully bring this service back to you!

Forum Signature Store

As some of you may have already seen, the resources department has recently implemented the Forum Signature Shop, which can be found here:

http://fleet.stonewallgaming.net/forums/briefing-room/53385-forum-signature-store

This service allows fleet members to order a custom-made forum signature, which will appear below every post you make in the Stonewall forums! The signature features your in-game character and ship, in exchange for a small energy credit cost. All proceeds from the store are used to keep your fleet bank stocked!

The store will being seeing an update in the near future, with respect to different forum signature size options and additional background choices!


Forum Badges

Moving forward with my predecessor, Admiral Tuvak's terrific idea, Fleet Admiral Nick and I will be looking into the possibility of displaying badges or ribbons underneath member's photos on the website. Awards would be given out for fleet achievements, so you could proudly display your in-game achievements to the rest of the fleet, here, in the forums, with the view of bringing more people from the in-game fleet, to the website on a regular basis!


Forum Event

In the next two to three weeks, after the anniversary event and new lockbox buzz is over, the resources department will be hosting a forum-based fleet event, for lots of FANTASTIC in-game prizes. The hope, again, is to bring more of our in-game members to the Stonewall Fleet website. This will be a fun event, so keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming event post in the forums, and for the event listing in the in-game fleet event UI!


Trek Trivia Events

Many of you may have already joined us for the three Trek Trivia events, which we've hosted once a month, since last November. These in-game events have been a huge success and a whole lot of fun, and we look forward to continuing to host these events, moving forward! Check out details of the previous Trek Trivia events using the links below, and be sure to join us for the next one (date/time to be announced!)

1. http://fleet.stonewallgaming.net/forums/briefing-room/53337-trek-trivia-event-number-three
2. http://fleet.stonewallgaming.net/forums/briefing-room/52716-trek-trivia-event-number-two
3. http://fleet.stonewallgaming.net/forums/briefing-room/51596-trek-trivia-event

Stonewall Times Collaboration

The resources department has teamed with the Stonewall Network's bi-monthly publication, put together by our wonderful Alimac: The Stonewall Times to provide reviews of fleet authored foundry missions, and to provide details of recent and upcoming fleet events, hosted by the department! Be sure to check out past issues of the publication and check out the upcoming release!

This is only a portion of what the department has planned for you all in the next few months! I hope you're all as excited as I am for what we're planning to offer, and as always, I can't wait to see you all in-game. Until then:

Happy Trekking, all!

Admiral Voleron (aka Dave)
Chief of Fleet Resources

I am relieved.

I relieve you, Sir.

OFFICIAL STONEWALL FLEET MEMORANDUM

From: Admiral Tuvak@JamieC
To: Admiral Voleron@Akrilon

To @Akrilon: You are hereby requested and required to take command of the Fleet Resources Department of Stonewall Fleet and all its respective guilds as of this date, and as my relief.

Signed, Admiral Tuvak@JamieC
Chief of Fleet Resources, Stonewall Fleet.

cc: Stonewall Fleet
Deep Space Stonewall
Nagh Red

Well, one only has to look at the variety of different species on Earth to get an idea of how varied life can be... and also how similar it can be, given that many species evolved separately but share a lot of similar traits. If the environment on another planet is the same as that of Earth, I don't think it's far-fetched to assume that life there might resemble what we have here. But, at the same time, given the diversity we have on one planet, it could also be very different.

hmmmm I likey :D

Awesome sauce i like it

Yeah, again, thank you!! It was great.

Looks great Slayer, sound like a lot of fun and a lot to learn!

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Division Names

These are up for grabs. Within the aforementioned divisions there will be wings. Each wing will have its own name so feel free to come up with some names for the new wings ;)

Barbeque chicken wings? B)

The Hazard Team Revamp

Hello all,

For many months the PVP Department has been dormant, this is due to a lack of interest in the Stonewall PVP community.

Previously we had many members who were unhappy with the state of PVP within the game. This issue extends to Stonewall PVP as throughout my time as Combat officer there have been many complaints in regards to Fleet Members being over powered. Unfortunately as this is such a large fleet we all have different experiences, builds and gear in regards to PVP and this has allowed members to excel were others have not. This is not a fault of the individuals wanting to become involved in PVP, it’s just some players have access to different gear and resources to ensure their ship is either OP or is built well for PVP. This has caused much friction with previous events held and therefore it is my intention to attempt to alleviate this stigma some players in our fleet have, including myself.

Sometime ago there was a group of players in the fleet who would set up daily events and unfortunately they would take x number of fleet members into the event and the fight would be one sided. This hit the nail in the coffin for the Hazard Team and many fleet members did not want to participate due to constant losses.

Currently, I am attempt to bring some changes which will make PVP fun again for the fleet. This involves giving fleet members guidance as to how to improve their builds and how to counter act certain abilities. To this end the following document details the new steps we will be taking to bring the Hazard Team back up to scratch.

NB: This is intended to be a short guide as to how the Hazard team will function from now on.

Revamping the Hazard Team

The Hazard Team Group on the Stonewall Site includes many players, it is my intention to wipe the group and start from the beginning with all current interested parties. With this done we can start the team truly from scratch, taking in interested players, who would like to participate in Stonewall PVP. The recent survey completed indicates there is, although a small number interest in PVP which is the largest reason for the change. This has resulted in taking a cold hard look at how the Hazard Team is run. As a result I propose the following:

Moving away from the current state

In order to change the Hazard Team and respectively PVP for the fleet, to become a fun environment for players I need your feedback and suggestions. Many of the Ideas I am bringing to the table will hopefully achieve a fun state for all, however we are open to criticism and change. I am willing to address anyone’s questions and make any changes as seen fit by the fleet as a whole.

Introduction of Divisions

The idea behind the divisions is to separate the “hard-core” from the casual PVP players. What this means is that anyone who wants to just have some fun in PVP can tag along for arranged events to fight other players in stonewall. Casual players will have access to documents, which contain information about builds, which are intended for Hard-Core Pvpers to read information to gain a better understanding of PVP. However, I cannot stress this enough, please do not take PVP events you are participating in seriously.

There will be new Events which will be geared for the casual player who are only interested in a bit of fun and more serious events for the Hard-Core Pvpers. If you find you are losing or doing less damage than other participants then feel free to contact myself or someone within the combat department who can help with your builds and skill sets. Instead of feeling upset at the loss pro-actively ask so we can help you in some way to improve you build and ensure you are having fun regardless of your skill level.

To this end Hard-Core Players and Casual Players will have access to the following:

•Documents detailing information about builds; including gear, abilities and skills
•Document giving detailed information in regards to counter acting-abilities
•Access to PVP events especially geared towards the casual player and the Hard core player
•Monthly drop in sessions for the Casual Player (This may increase depending on FC’s)
•Monthly Meetings for the Hard Core players
•Tournaments (anyone can participate in)
•Events for Hard-Core/Casual Player
•Builds, abilities and skill sets (posted in the Hazard Team group)

I am hoping that this will satisfy everyone’s perceptions of Stonewall PVP.

Division Names

These are up for grabs. Within the aforementioned divisions there will be wings. Each wing will have its own name so feel free to come up with some names for the new wings ;)

Updates to the Game Changes (Monthly Report)

I will be writing monthly reports for the Hazard Team group letting you know of any major changes coming to PVP. Although I must admit Cryptic are limited on their information currently, however they do occasionally make PVE changes that affect PVP Gameplay.

Events

There will be two different event types these will be for the Hard-Core and the Casual Player. The Casual events will be marked in Green on the website with the attachment of (Casual) at the end of the name and the reverse for the (Hard-Core) Player, which will be marked in Red. An event for (Anyone) will be marked in Amber/Yellow

The following Events will take place within Stonewall Fleet in the coming months:

•PVP Practice (Hard-Core) Once a Month
•Tournament Training (Hard-Core) Once a Month
•PVP Practice (Casual) Once a Month
•PVP Shuttle Event (Anyone) Once a Month, possible more
•General PVP (Anyone) Bi-Weekly
•Tournament training (Hard-core) Bi-Monthly basis
•General Tournaments for the Fleet on a Tri-Monthly Basis

If there are any events you would like to see please feel free to contact me. I will try anything new, however if the turn-out is continuingly limited the event will be discontinued.

Boot Camp

Currently I will be joining Boot Camp to become a leader. This involves training and learning new skills and abilities in regards to PVP. This is a great opportunity for the Hard-Core PVPers also to participate and learn. I will post details of this in the Hazard Team.

Points of Contact

@SBOSlayer in game and on the website

To conclude

I cannot stress this enough, any comments or suggestions are always welcome, however please bare in mind that the department has limited resources so these changes may take some time. Please feel free to contact one of the officers or preferably myself if you would be interested in helping out with the PVP aspects within Stonewall.

NB: I am in a UK time Zone I will try and make some of the times more USA friendly, however I am hoping some new Fleet Captains will assist with this as I have quite a hectic schedule between University and working.

Glad you like it :D
Thanks very much for your business!

Quote by NicholasJohn16

One suggestion that I'd like to make is that we start utilizing Deep Space Stonewall...

Brilliant! In the same email/MoTDs that say "Please go easy on the store ground weapons/....", we could also add "by the way guys, there are tons of provisions over on DSS, feel free to temporarily move over there to buy some if you're in a rush".

It'd not only add to our provisions available to SW, it'd also help to increase DSS activity. Now if only we could do the same thing with HNR. lol.

woo hoo!!!

Quote by kiddkasper

To extend this just a bit to "sentient" life elsewhere in the universe....

Life on earth is carbon based. More molecules can be formed from carbon than by all of the other elements combined. So to me, it seems rather logical that life elsewhere in the universe to be carbon based.

Also, from a physiological perspective, it's reasonable to conclude that at least some of that life will resemble humans. As with most life on earth, our sensory organs are located in close proximity to "controlling" organ, the brain. Also, to interact with its environment, an organism needs at minimum of 2 appendages for mobility and 2 appendages for object manipulation. Of course, an organism can have 4 legs or 4 arms or more. But, 2 of each is an optimal number for efficient function. So while "life" on other planets will be strange, wonderful and terrifying, I also have no doubt that some of it will have many characteristics as humans.

My view has always been that life elsewhere would be radically different, but you make a compelling argument.