StarBase 118 Staff

Please make a note that the chat date has changed only for the month of May, to avoid a conflict with Mother’s Day, which falls on the second Sunday of the month (when we usually hold our chats). For May, our fleetwide chat will be held on Sunday, May 19th at 10am Pacific / 1pm[.....] View the full article

The crew of the USS Thunder, NCC 70605-A, under the temporary command of Lieutanant Commander Alucard Vess continued their investigation of a mysterious alien station buried deep within one of Jupiter’s moons. The initial away team under Major Hannibal Parker was quickly followed by a second under Lieutenant Commander Nugra. Both teams encountered hostility when[.....] View the full article

Each month, the Publicity Team posts the number of applications our community received for the current year and how those applicants found our group. That 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

The Captains Council of UFOP: StarBase 118 is pleased to announce the promotion of Lieutenant Commander Alucard Vess to the rank of commander. Commander Vess serves at the Duronis II Embassy / USS Thunder as the First Officer to FltCapt. Toni Turner. Commander Vess has been at Duronis II Embassy since the start of his[.....] View the full article

As March began, most of the senior staff remained off-ship on an unexpected and unofficial mission to rescue Eyas Wulfantine’s mother from a trumped-up death sentence on his homeworld. The rescue parties split into three groups and sowed chaos across the planet — sometimes overt and sometimes covert — as the group under the charge[.....] View the full article

Congratulations to LtJG Ben Livingston, whose sim “Brotherly Love” has won Round 8 of the contest! Round 9 is now being judged by a panel of judges from each ship, while Round 10 has just opened. The submission deadline is midnight EST (GMT -5) on Sunday, April 28th. The winner of the round goes on[.....] View the full article

Please welcome our newest class of Academy graduates to the UFOP: StarBase 118 fleet: Kydy, Ryan Johnaa Orionar, and Ryoji Chibitsu! View the full article

As time passes within the Starbase 118 community, things change — and mostly for the better, as new ideas and concepts are considered, debated, and then incorporated into our universe. This challenge is the same that concerns the Species Development Committee (SDC). Currently, the SDC is hard at work breathing new life into the various[.....] View the full article

This is the second installment of “Our History, Our Times”, a news series that examines Federation history and SB118′s place within that history. This historical news series will continue with the most recent history and make its way back to explore major events and notable SB118 fleet actions. This second installment deals with year following the devastation[.....] View the full article

This week, we move away from the philosophical and more toward the trivial matters, as we explore a Trek-related poll. There are many differences in the world of Star Trek compared to that of Earth today. In Star Trek, technology is advanced, communicating with people over longer distances is easier, and it is possible to travel between the stars.[.....] View the full article

The Simming League has been in existence since 1997 with the goal of promoting and assisting with the hobby of simming by offering services to simmers, sims, and clubs. The group hosts SciWorld and the Tournament of Simulations, which are community events focused on simmers and sim groups, as well as maintaining the SimEnc (the[.....] View the full article

After celebrating the well-deserved promotion of Oliver Weston to Lieutenant Commander, the crew heads off on the newly repaired USS Drake to activate the last communication beacon in the Ishkarian sensor array. A flash of green light shifts through the ship causing multiple explosions and power failures just after the aged and inoperative beacon comes[.....] View the full article

We have just one promotion to report for the month of March! (February was a pretty big month, so it’s natural for there to be fewer promotions this month.) Please take a moment to congratulate Oliver Weston, of the USS Drake, who was promoted from Lieutenant to Lieutenant Commander! View the full article

The trip through the gravimetric hole lead the crew to Odyssey station. During the transition through the anomaly, multiple crewmembers experienced images of things that had, or could have been. Coming out on the other side, it was quickly determined that a telepathic wave had flowed out and encompassed the ship for an unknown purpose.[.....] View the full article

What is it about us Canadians? Why are we so proud of the things we accomplish? Maybe it’s because we come from a country where two official languages flourish. Where walking in the streets of Ottawa, you can hear people switch from French to English as they walk and talk, while in the middle of[.....] View the full article

With the cold weather waning for most of us, and spring on its way in, the world itself seems to be coming alive around us. For some of us, that means more time outside, but for others, it’s simply a time when writing becomes a bit easier to do as our minds open up to[.....] View the full article

The Starbase 118 Top Sims Contest is now taking submissions for Round 9. The deadline is Midnight EST (GMT -5). So get out there, nominate some of the great sims out there, and make sure they get the recognition they deserve. Nominating a sim is easy: 1. Head to the Top Sims Contest age, and check the[.....] View the full article

This data represents the average sims per vessel across the fleet for each month of the year so far. Some ships will sim quite a bit higher or lower, but this represents the average. View the full article

Looking back in terms of history, it can be quite surprising to see what we, the humans of the 21st century, have built and just how far we have come. With the first civilizations, such as the Greeks and the Egyptians, dating back only a mere six thousand years, it does make one wonder where humanity will[.....] View the full article

While securing a mysterious Preserver device in an abandoned weapons facility on Vador III, the crew of the Discovery is ambushed by the Breen, who steal the device. Apparently the device is one of two that has the ability to transport anything and anyone to any point in space and time in the universe, the[.....] View the full article

Lieutenant Commander Katy Orman is the Chief of Security on Starbase 118. As winner for this month, her bio will be displayed on the wiki’s front page for the month of April. A Human/Orion hybrid, Orman started her career on the USS Resolution as an engineering officer and later switched to the security role. She[.....] View the full article

Investigating Zalkonian station Ea-435, the crew of the USS Vigilant found themselves with many mysteries to solve. While medical and science teams raced against time to develop a cure for the biotoxin that had infected Lieutenant Commander Eerie after an EV suit breach, the two Zalkonians who had been rescued from the station struggled to[.....] View the full article

Throughout my years as a SIMmer, this has always been my Achilles heel. Maybe because I am so used to writing in a certain way, I always found my character’s fight scenes to be way too drawn out. Most fights don’t last for very long. Consider for a moment being caught offgaurd and being hit[.....] View the full article

We’re now just under two months away from the most eagerly anticipated Star Trek event of the year – the release of Star Trek: Into Darkness! When the first film in J. J. Abrams’s run was released in 2009, UFOP: Starbase 118 saw a large influx of members. Some of you reading now may remember[.....] View the full article

Please welcome our newest class of Academy graduates to the UFOP: StarBase 118 fleet: Max Deran and Jonah Sisc! View the full article