StarBase 118 Staff

The new episode has been released! For those of you that want would like to listen online, check out our release on the StarBase 118 YouTube channel! Whilst we recognize that some members would love to listen to the podcast on the go, we have uploaded it to Archive.org. You can download it from the[.....] View the full article

This is the first installment of ‘Our History, Our Times,’ a new series that examines Federation History and SB118′s place within that history. This historical news series will begin with the most recent history and make its way back to present major events and notable SB118 fleet actions. The first instalment deals with The Hobus[.....] View the full article

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After some dealings with the Rubari, a species from the dimension they call Atmospheric Space, a plan was made to close the portal that connected the two universes and the Rubari on board the Avandar was sent to its ship via a rift that formed inside the ship the gate started to close. When things[.....] View the full article

Run-off Round 1 will end on Sunday, March 31st, so be sure to vote now to help your favorite sim proceed to the final round of the contest, where a Top Sim of 2013 will be crowned. While you’re in the Top Sims Contest forum, nominate a few sims from your crew. The purpose of[.....] View the full article

Don’t forget to nominate a bio for the Featured Bio Contest before Round 10 closes on April 1st, 2013! We’re looking for the highest quality bios in the fleet to not only help provide an example for our members on how to structure their bio, but also to show off how much our members put[.....] View the full article

With their vacation terminated abruptly by Starfleet, the crew of the USS Thunder now face a possible menace in their own solar system! An ancient base built by an unknown race of aliens that was discovered a few years ago by the crew has come back to haunt them. A new base has been deciphered[.....] View the full article

Wondered when the fleetwide chat would be held? Wonder no more! Mark your calendars for the second Sunday of every month at 1 PM EST. You’ll receive plenty of updates from us, too, so never fear again that you’ll miss a chat! What are the fleetwide chats? They’re a space for all the members of the Starbase 118[.....] View the full article

If you have been following the Starbase 118 forum topic, New ST: Into Darkness Trailer, regarding the upcoming Star Trek movie, you’ll definitely be interested in what Damon Lindelof recently said about the villain in the movie. We all know that Benedict Cumberbatch portrays the villain, but who is his character? Some have said that it’s[.....] View the full article

As amazing as our starships are, there is only so much that can be done on them in terms of activities on long voyages. After all, space is at a premium, even on the largest of starships. So, if there is one space-saver aboard a starship that is both a source of entertainment and possibly[.....] View the full article

The crew of the USS Apollo arrived in orbit of Quatal Minor to find a violent ion storm taking place on the surface of the planet. After sending down two away teams to search the research facility, an aging Cardassian freighter entered the system. Hiding in dampening field caused by a moon in orbit, the[.....] View the full article

Captain Diego Herrera is the commanding officer of the USS Vigilant. He dual majored in medicine and counselling at Starbase 118 Academy, and has served in both capacities throughout his Starfleet career, most notably on the USS Eagle, the USS Challenger-A, at the Duronis II Embassy and aboard the USS Thunder. Diego’s sister Adana is[.....] View the full article

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of its engineering department, the USS Drake managed to limp back to the Ishkarian home system for some urgent repairs. While most of the crew enjoyed a well-deserved shore leave, the ship was repaired and its missing roll bar replaced. Unbeknownst to the crew, a chronoton device had been hidden[.....] View the full article

Please welcome our newest class of Academy graduates to the UFOP: StarBase 118 fleet: Z’ern Katari! View the full article

Starbase 118, and the sims we write, are more than just actions for characters within the Star Trek realm; they are stories woven with words that give others on our ships, and throughout the Fleet, insight into a story. By participating in the act of simming, we are, at the very core, storytellers. Our words[.....] View the full article

This week, we have some great news from the “Stepping up to the plate” department. Three teams are seeing new facilitators, as follows: Featured Bio Contest: This team, which picks a featured wiki bio every month, as both a way of highlighting the best bios and helping others model the best design, was originated by[.....] View the full article

Of all the technologies seen in Star Trek, none can be said to be as amazing, as overlooked and just as unrealistic as the universal translator (no matter how far we look into the future) than the weather modification network. The purpose of which is to control natural weather patterns across an entire planet in[.....] View the full article

Another wonderful spiced tea! I made a tea for some human friends one winter during Christmas season. It was very well received by them, at the time I had run out of tea and spices from Vulcan because my friends are bigger “tea addicts” than I am. I needed to put together something on the[.....] View the full article

As January ended, the Mercury’s away teams returned from the abandoned DSX with the mystery mostly solved, but with some unanswered questions — for example, the nature of Corporal Sian Douglas’s unconsciousness after an encounter with one of DSX’s cybernetic “spiders.” However, before inquiries could begin, Captain Kells — reportedly at the behest of Starfleet[.....] View the full article

The staff of StarBase 118 would like to take a moment and recognize the officers promoted in the month of February. Please take a moment to congratulate them when you see them in the corridors of your vessel! USS Apollo Edward Johnson to Lieutenant JG Debra Cross to Lieutenant JG Sundassa Faranster to Lieutenant JG[.....] View the full article

The attacks on the ship lead to a number of key injuries. Doctor MacLaren and Commander Breeman were hurt, but able to continue. Commander Walker’s injury, however, revealed an additional twist. A sentient shadow-like creature had been “sharing space” in the officer’s head. Realizing the security concerns, he was confined to sickbay as the rest[.....] View the full article

Each year, we look back at our progress over the past 12 months to consider what went wrong, and what went right, and how we can grow in the remainder of the calendar. This year, FltCapt. Jaxx and Capt. Herrera assembled our State of the Federation Address, which has been posted here on the website.[.....] View the full article

This data represents the average sims per vessel across the fleet for each month. Some ships will sim quite a bit higher or lower, but this represents the average. February is almost always a slower month for sims than January. Whether we will see a higher average count next month is a toss-up — since[.....] View the full article

Please welcome our newest class of Academy graduates to the UFOP: StarBase 118 fleet: Ayd’n Draxx, Gabriel O’Conner, Connikatrenti, Rahsanna Devron, and Dade Triston! View the full article

Don’t forget to stop by the chatroom today — Sunday, March 10th — for our monthly community chat! These chats occur on the second Sunday of every month and are open to any member of the Starbase 118 group. Come by and see, in real time, what other folks in the fleet have been up[.....] View the full article