Contest: Redesigning the Virage

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> Com ID: Reisiger Duke, Omicron Supply Industries, CEO
> Location: OSI-CorporateHQ, Freeport 10, Tau 37
> To: Ship Designers, Sirius-Wide
> Subject: Contest to Redesign the Virage

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Greetings everyone.

Upon reviewing OSI's shiplist for escort fighters, it has come to my attention that the Virage class very heavy fighter is pretty much unused due to some inherited design-flaws.

The hulls original intent to make it a bomber has left the previous Zoner design-teams working on it's conversion to a Very Heavy Fighter with some restrictions concerning the placement of equipment inside the fighter... and quite frankly the result with an odd look.

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This is why Omicron Supply Industries is offering a contract to redesign the hull of the Virage by means of a competition.

Of all raw design entries showing form and surface colouring, the best three will be awarded each a quarter of the total prize money, while the winner receives the remaining quarter upon delivering the finished blueprints, including the information about the fighters shield-bubble and such.

The requirements that must be met are the following:

● The design needs to reflect the recently adopted hull design, structure and colour of the new Zoner Capital class vessels (i.e. new Conference GB, Aquilon carrier, planned new Fearless design).

● If atmospheric / nebulae flight assist wings are present, they need to be retractable to save space when stored in a hangar-bay.

● The new designs properties and number of equipment hard-points have to remain the same as with the current one.

● Equipment hard-points need to be placed symmetrical and not be obstructed by ship parts... as i.e. the current design is in regards to the Cruise Disruptor / Fighter-Torpedo / Mini-Razor hardpoint.

● Last but not least... no more giant 'tazer-tubes' or boxer-noses please.

The three best designs and the winner will be determined through polls amongst the Zoner factions members and individuals contributing to the prize money.

The prize money currently consists of:

● 150 million credits sponsored by Omicron Supply Industries - OSI

● [color=#FFFFFF]100 million credits sponsored by the Bank of Dukes

● 50 million credits sponsored by the Cross family

● 50 million credits sponsored by Richard Wink

The total of 350 million credits will in the end be spent amongst the winning and the two follow-up designs as follows:

1-st place: 25% + 25% at finishing the blueprints = 175m

2-nd place: 25% = 87.5m

3-rd place: 25% = 87.5m

Further sponsoring by fellow Zoners will of course be thankfully accepted and added to the prize-money aswell.

The account OSI-Redesign.Funds is used to store the prize money.

Kind Regards
Reisiger Duke
OSI CEO

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Hello Mr. Cross

Please forward my thanks to your family for their generous contribution.

On another note, OSI is able to add another 50 million credits to the prize money.

The informations will be updated immediately.

Kind Regards
Reisiger Duke
OSI CEO

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Greetings Mr. Wink.

Thank you for your contribution, it is very much appreciated.

Your message is also making a good point about storing the prize money on a Sirius Banking Account, to clearly separate it from other financial transactions.

Thus the [color=#FFFF99]OSI-Redesign.Funds account has been created to store said money.

I will also update the information instantly.

Kind Regards
Reisiger Duke
OSI CEO