Developments of the Bretonian Region

[Unseelie]

@ Dab...on the subject of Mollies in Edinburgh, we're adding an asteroid field centered around B6. One side will have a BMM base, the other? The Dublin hole and a place for a molly base.

Right now, Gateway has one base. We're trying to give them...something. If Inverness is so horrid a place for a trade post, perhaps we could put it in 49? Or...well, I don't have a better idea. we don't want to add systems, if anyone has a suggestion...


And, as blunt said, there's rep issues regarding the IMG and..pretty much all of Bretonia. IMG should not be shooting Bretonians(or mollies). There's an IMG base chilling in the Bretonian Tradelane System...I think that would make them friendly. Or make them a good target for an easy conquest (for that matter, what is up with Bonn station?)....but that's not really system modding...

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[Blodo]

I still think Edinburgh should remain almost exclusively Gaian playground. Just like there is no Gaian presence in Dublin.

Oh and on the subject of new systems: Bretonia does need some new ones. Maybe even some empty ones that serve as not much more than a highway. But either way it could use some. Could draw up a plan for a new system with a Gateway shipyard in it.

[pbrione]

I have nothing against updates to Bretonia, and may do some myself eventually. But please stick to stuff that makes sense. Furthermore, Cambridge holds a huge interest to Mollies. As Blodo said, its the breadbasket and target of countless Corsair attacks. On top of that is the trade going towards Rheinland through the Omegas (the jump hole and gates to it being near the Molly base for a reason). And as if we need any more reason, Cambridge is also where IMG's Bretonian-core base, Cardiff, is located. IMG threaten the Mollys, being miners also working in Dublin. The Mollys want those fields to themselves, so IMG has made itself into a target for them.

The mollies' main aim is independence for Dublin, so it would make more sense for them to expand somewhere near to Dublin, i.e. Edinburgh, than in Cambridge. The presence of food production and corsairs is not really going to entice them there - why would they want to be operating somewhere where they have to fend off the corsairs as well as the BAF? Their current base is right next to a jump hole leading to corsair territory, which if anything is annoying to corsairs who used to use that route to attack Bretonia.

And then putting a Molly base in Edinburgh.. No. No, no, and no. The Gaian's headquarters are located in Edinburgh already. Planetform and OS&C already there as well.. All three being enemies to the Mollys. Mollys also have no where to hide a base in Edinburgh. It can't hide near a planet, as Planetform is working on the only one. Gaians have the upper-right field, and they also keep the upper-left one clear as its the route into Tau-31 where they attack Harris.. So Mollys would have no choice but to make a base in empty space near the Dublin JH. Thats not a smart move for a pirate organization, considering a single Dunkirk and escort could demolish that base. And the excuse of the war keeping those Dunkirks busy doesn't work.. The BS in Dublin could spend a day destroying it than go back.. Its goal in Dublin is to subdue the Mollys, and this would be a great step towards that. And even if it couldn't, once the war is over the BAF could do it quite easily. The Mollys would know this and plan ahead accordingly. Simply put; Pirate base in the middle of empty space, easily seen by others is NOT smart or safe.

The base would not be in empty space; please read the actual proposal before posting.

Edinburgh is getting a lot of development and could well end up being just as busy and attractive a target as Cambridge, with the added bonus that it is much more convenient for them

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[Blodo]

The mollies' main aim is independence for Dublin, so it would make more sense for them to expand somewhere near to Dublin, i.e. Edinburgh, than in Cambridge. The presence of food production and corsairs is not really going to entice them there - why would they want to be operating somewhere where they have to fend off the corsairs as well as the BAF? Their current base is right next to a jump hole leading to corsair territory, which if anything is annoying to corsairs who used to use that route to attack Bretonia.
The base would not be in empty space; please read the actual proposal before posting.

Hardly. Omega-3 is not Corsair territory, not even close. It's Bretonian occupied, containing both Hessians and Corsairs. Certainly not Corsair dominated. The Omega-3 side of the O-3 -> Cambridge jump hole is surrounded by Hessian NPCs and not Corsair ones. That provides a good platform for the future storyline development of Hessian - Molly contact.

Also, the reason Mollys would be concerned with Cambridge is because it is an attractive target for terrorism. Imagine how they could spook the Bretonian government if they threatened to MOX bomb Planet Cambridge or something.

Edinburgh is getting a lot of development and could well end up being just as busy and attractive a target as Cambridge, with the added bonus that it is much more convenient for them

Even with the amount of development in Edinburgh, it still doesn't seem like an attractive target for Mollys. Why would they want to target an OSC liner or a planet in terraforming? That's a bit pointless isn't it? Don't add a Molly base there, rather leave the one in Cambridge alone. If you really want a Corsair base in Bretonia, add one to the asteroid field with the Omega-5 jump hole there.

[Dab]

@ Dab...on the subject of Mollies in Edinburgh, we're adding an asteroid field centered around B6. One side will have a BMM base, the other? The Dublin hole and a place for a molly base.

So some till-this-point-invisible asteroid field suddenly pops up around the Dublin JH and, miraculously, also has a brand-spanking new Molly base that Planetform, BAF, BPA, and Gaians have never seen constructed by the mass of Molly supply convoys heading, with no clear reason, towards Edinburgh?

Right now, Gateway has one base. We're trying to give them...something. If Inverness is so horrid a place for a trade post, perhaps we could put it in 49? Or...well, I don't have a better idea. we don't want to add systems, if anyone has a suggestion...

Actually, adding a system wouldn't be bad at all.. All the systems around Bretonia are used in one way or another except Inverness, but there are plenty of reasons to show why no lawfuls would inhabit that system. Unless we remove the Nomad base from Chester (why is it there in the first place?), adding a new system would be best. If we can't/don't, we can put a Gateway base in Cambridge.

And, as blunt said, there's rep issues regarding the IMG and..pretty much all of Bretonia. IMG should not be shooting Bretonians(or mollies). There's an IMG base chilling in the Bretonian Tradelane System...I think that would make them friendly. Or make them a good target for an easy conquest (for that matter, what is up with Bonn station?)....but that's not really system modding...

IC isn't strictly a Libertonian organization, but a galaxy-wide one. They hold no allegiance to any one house. IMG I agree with though, shouldn't be hostile to Bretonia.

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[bluntpencil2001]

Yeah, Omega 3 is BAF occupied. BAF gunboat patrols.

Mollys would want to meet up with the Hessians, who are very similar to them in Rheinland, both should connect via the IMG if they don't meet directly.

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[Unseelie]

Also, the reason Mollys would be concerned with Cambridge is because it is an attractive target for terrorism. Imagine how they could spook the Bretonian government if they threatened to MOX bomb Planet Cambridge or something.

Mox Bomb Cambridge?

That sounds...Fammilliar...
We've shields, now. Sooo, not very spooked.

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[johnpeter]

I agree with all these.

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[bluntpencil2001]

Mox Bomb Cambridge?

That sounds...Fammilliar...
We've shields, now. Sooo, not very spooked.

When they get jobs as IMG, land on the planet with MOX, then release it...

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[Elsdragon]

wait a sec, where is chester?

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