Jordan aka FltAdmlWolf

There are just 17 days to go until the deadline of the July/August round of the Writing Challenge! The topic for this round is “Fortune”, as decided by May/June winner, Captain Della Vetri, who will be joining us on the judging panel for this round. How will you incorporate this theme into an exciting and[.....] View the full article

Flashback week is a free week-long virtual event for roleplayers where you’re encouraged to think about something that happened in your character’s past. The rules are simple: write a flashback about your character and your story and tell everyone about it. Oh, and to have fun! Back-story is important If you enjoy writing about your[.....] View the full article

The Constitution-B has been sent to the Klingon planet of Sos’Iw, where every seven years the “Hell’s Gate Games” are held. The crew’s mission is to stop a rogue group of Cardassian/Son’a from killing Chancellor Martok while he attends the games. Martok has requested help from Starfleet as he no longer trusts his own people[.....] View the full article

With a community this large, having a place to go in order to share information, have fun, play games, and learn about other members of the fleet is important. The forums are a big part of what makes us a fleet rather than just a group of individual ships, and while there are ship specific[.....] View the full article

With barely time to unpack, the new crew of Starbase 118 (under the command of Captain Andrus Jaxx) started their new assignment with a bang! Carefully planned terrorist attacks rocked the station, knocking out virtually all of critical systems and their backups. With communications down, the station has been unable to send or receive anything,[.....] View the full article

This week’s poll asks you to make the same choice that two Federation crews had to make after being thrust into the Delta Quadrant, 70,000 light years from home. In the same situation, and as part of a Starfleet crew, would you stick to Federation principles and protocols, or would you abandon those guidelines and[.....] View the full article

Please welcome our newest class of Academy graduates to the UFOP: StarBase 118 fleet: Danielle Swift, Kayla McDermot, and Makal Kora! View the full article

DATES: The class began on July 31, 2011, and ended on August 6, 2011. LIST: sb118-academy4 COMMANDING OFFICER: LtCmdr. Tracey Townson FIRST OFFICER: Lt. Alleran Tan GRADUATES: - Danielle Swift - Kayla McDermot - Makal Kora (Returning Member)

Congratulations to Lieutenant JG Saveron and Lieutenant JG Ashley Yael for “Cruel To Be Kind,” which is continuing onto the semi-finals, at the end of the year. You can now vote on the submissions from Rounds 14, and 15, and submit new sims for Round 16! Head on down to the Top Sims Contest forum[.....] View the full article

Following the capture of the Laudean criminal Bolivia Gaev, his Romulan Scout Ship has been commandeered to facilitate an infiltration attempt. Gaev’s scheduled meeting with his Orion contact, Harromad, is being met by an undercover crew. The majority of the crew of the USS Thunder, NCC-70605 have been modified to pass as Laudeans, one having[.....] View the full article

Our next fleet-wide OOC chat to take place this Sunday, August 7th at 11 A.M. Pacific / 2 P.M. Eastern / 7 P.M. GMT. Just head to our website chat room, no registration required, to participate! You’ll meet other members from around the fleet, and participate in general Out Of Character discussion and community building.[.....] View the full article

StarBase 118, Trinity Sector (Stardate 238807.15) – Localized firefights are being reported throughout the crippled Starbase 118 as command staff and crew continue the struggle to bring power and communications back online. At least one death is being blamed on the violence occurring after the bombs, the extent of which is still unknown. Lieutenant Commander[.....] View the full article

Here are the monthly post totals for July! 1,653 posts in 30 days for the entire fleet! View the full article

STS-135, the final mission for both the Orbiter Atlantis and the Space Shuttle program has come and gone. (Read NASA’s mission overview HERE) Considered a success, the curtain has now dropped and final bows have been taken. An astonishing 30 year run of exploration for the Shuttles, filled with triumph and tragedy alike, is complete.[.....] View the full article

Welcome to the fleet, everyone

Each month, the Publicity Team posts the number of applications our community received for the previous month and how those applicants found our group. This summary will give you an idea of how we are reaching new applicants and how we can improve our efforts to reach new audiences. If you’re interested in helping with[.....] View the full article

Please welcome our newest class of Academy graduates to the UFOP: StarBase 118 fleet: Bree Arlin, Bodan Landar, Gregg Lesommer, Leah St. James, and Ser Vilari! View the full article

Each month, we want to keep you apprised of the number of graduates from the Starbase 118 Academy. Unfortunately, not all applicants graduate from the Academy because the either do not respond to roll call or do not complete the Academy requirements. The Training Team makes every effort to involve all applicants and to encourage[.....] View the full article

This week, Poll of the Week asks whether you see yourself as too old for cartoons. Does the sickly sweet, brightly-coloured cartoon industry send you reaching for the off button on your remote control? Or are there specific series that you’re happy to watch and find quite entertaining? Maybe you’re a cartoon junkie, or an[.....] View the full article

Captain, first officer, chief of security, chief medical officer. These posts, and many more, are staples of every simming ship and installation. But what about the lesser known positions – the intelligence officers, diplomats, and nurses of the fleet? In this series, we’ll examine some of the less traditional posts and the characters and writers[.....] View the full article

Part four of our six part ‘Obscure Dangers of Spaceflight’ series focuses on something that plenty of human’s suffer from right here on Earth: Heatstroke. Want to see the first three dangers? You can find them here: Moon Dust, Space Junk, and Static Electricity. Heatstroke Space weather, and yes, there is weather in space, is[.....] View the full article

It’s time for another up close look at one of the Commanding Officers that helps our group continue it’s great journey of exploration! This time, we take the turbolift to Deck 1 of the USS Constitution-B and chat with Captain Samuel Perkins. Captain Perkins was nice enough to take time and answer some of our[.....] View the full article

There's a similar game for Battlestar Galactica which just came out a few months ago and uses the same graphics engine. That one was produced by SyFy/NBC. It's not clear to me what actual benefit they get out of these games, but I would assume it's a way to draw more people into the franchise and get them interested in purchasing more merchandise, as sort of a loss leader. (i.e.- spend $2m to develop an online game, but then make $5m in DVD & other merch sales from the new fans that are earned from the game)

Sounds cool!