Ajaxian Herald Beta 16

Ajaxian Herald

• Author: Hapiface
• Posted: 12 January 2005 2:27

All the News, from people you can trust. Reporters are encouraged to post news stories Every few days, but only news in this thread.

Legions Break Peace Treaty

• Author: Hapiface
• Posted: 12 January 2005 2:27

After only two months of peace in the galaxy the peace treaty was broken by Tibran slime balls when they fired upon rescue pods. At first it seemed like an accident. But when contact was made with the ship who fired it was clearly no accident. The Tib pilot whose name has been withheld pending trail, replied first with, "sorry finger slipped." Then was heard laughing and ordering his squad to destroy the remaining six pods. The call to report for duty was ordered. More on this when we can get reporters on the scene.

Rumble in the Roids

• Author: Hapiface
• Posted: 12 January 2005 2:40

There was a massive rumble with all four legions in the Astrofields. The Boraxians had the upper hand and were the dominant force for the most part. After a mix up in the Ajaxian plan, which had the legion spread between Ajaxus and Cwest, the legion was able to finally arrive in the roids to level up some ships. The out come was good and when the rumble was over the Ajaxians had the highest number of level 2 ships.

After a short rest in The Three Suns the Ajaxian legion made the Tibs pay for shooting the rescue pods. As nine Tib ships hypered into the waiting Ajaxian legion they quickly saw they were sure to die by the 30 plus ships waiting to open fire. A quick retreat was made by the Tibs and then the Ajaxian legion jumped full force into Garen where they are currently slaughtering the Tibs.

Battle rages on in Garen

• Author: Hapiface
• Posted: 13 January 2005 4:50

The Tibs have taken the lead score wise and the Ajaxian Legion keeps shrinking in defense. Pilot hyper out and never come back. This could prove deadly if it keeps up. Lets hope the legion is able to pull together and fight like a team.

In other news around the galaxy the Bad Boy Bors are smashing the Krills into never never land. It seems that the Bors were able to recruit some very active pilots and have pulled ahead in the war by a large margin. Lets hope the Krills can find some power and pull out of the death hold they are in now.

New uniforms will be issued to all pilots next solar cycle (next week) that will be equipped with shock collars. It is reported the collar is activated when a pilot shoots at any non-targeted ship. It is the only way to teach fire discipline to some pilots. The collar causes no permanent damage

HELP WANTED Reporters to report the news.

News Flash turn 47

• Author: Freddy
• Posted: 13 January 2005 9:51

Ajaxian Subcommander has ordered a retreat out of the Garen sector where we were facing the Tibrians for many weaks in a stalemate. Tow ships are underway to tow back the damage ships in garen. Tibrians have used a unknown weapon that causes the Ajaxian ship to loose power almost all ships where dead in space with failing lifesuport and mainsystems. Tibrian highcommand has ordered to massacre all remaining Ajaxians left in garen.

This day will not be forgotten a black page in history of the brave ajaxians. The help sign sticking out of the grave of damfoose is still causing bad dreams to many pilots.

Read more later, when more information has reached the pressroom.

Ajaxian Legion learns lessons from first battle

• Author: Hapiface
• Posted: 14 January 2005 5:50

Now that the dust has cleared and the ship count has been taken the out come from the first battle can be seen. We leveled up some ships but lost 4 and had several with red and amber shields who were forced to cloak or leave. In the end the ajaxians lost the battle but not the war. This is what the LC had to say, "I MAY make mistakes...that doesn’t mean u cannot tell me about a different target is better or a certain idea is better than mine..." The key is to work together.

Tea is brewing in the Tib camps and they could be heard a sector away. They are celebrating the win and strutting their new level of confidence for all to see. Makes them better targets for the Jax to shoot at.

Bad Boy Bors still pounding away on the Krills the screams can be heard all the way in the Roids.

Get your news in the Herald

Daily surprise has pilots doing weird things in Three Suns

• Author: Hapiface
• Posted: 14 January 2005 23:47

Everyone knows if you want fast food you have to go to Three Suns. "The sector is the thriving heart of the galactic fast food empire" as explained in the sectors section of the manual. We also know that if you eat the "daily surprise" you are risking a great deal. It is a known fact that by doing so the pilot can become aggressive, or light headed and many other effects can occur. But from the looks of the current battle between the Ajaxian and Tibs in Three suns the ajaxian pilots have been sucking down plenty of fast food. The lost of a level 3 bomber who had moves left and just couldn’t pull himself away in time to save his ship is clearly due to consuming 3 Suns Surprise. This has to stop all pilots are ordered to stop eating in the sector and to report to a medical ship for treatment. If you are not familiar with the effects of 3 suns please read up about it here.

Anakin returns

• Author: Anakin
• Posted: 15 January 2005 16:26

Legion Commander Anakin returns after being kidnapped by an unknown yet Tibran teleporting device straight from his ship. Tibrans questioned him for many days but they never got hold of the new Ajaxian master-plan nor the Death-Star blue-prints However they found that the controls to the ship were broken and that he ate a pizza about 3 months ago Common belief among the Tibs is that they`ll rule the known Universe and daily celebrations are held on their home-planet

Other News in brief:

Boraxian Legion found themselves in Tibrar while tech Krils plan to steal Bor planet

Ajaxians are found sleeping or missing the morning calls Preparations are underway for a mind-washing machine for Ajaxian pilots ... Boraxian spies still have our Mad-Scientist so we must retreive him for the final touches on our machine to be done

One Defeat leads to another

• Author: Hapiface
• Posted: 18 January 2005 8:27

For some reason the Ajaxian legion is not able to pull a win off the battle field. This news has spread like wild fire through the galaxy and now the Krills have sent a squad of 8 pilots over to three suns to cash in on the wins. This would seem like a stupid move by the krills but much to their surprise the 18 jax ships were no match for the krill. They killed a level 4 ship with 28 shots. Earlier there was mass confusion when pilots questioned the target list and then decided to shoot random ships. This has done more damage to the legion. The LC has given the order for only pilots who make 7 to 8 ticks to join squad 13 and has abandon the rest of the legion. If this is the case then there is no reason to login or report the news. So this reporter will sign off and wish the best for the active pilots.

Legions prey on Jax

• Author: Hapiface
• Posted: 23 January 2005 23:50

There is a choice one could make when fighting an uneven battle. Choose to fight to the bitter end, choose to change sides making the weak weaker, or choose to join the weak and help make them stronger. Very few will choose to join the weak but what bigger challenge is there than making the weak strong?

Legions prey on Jax, like vultures they circle our HW picking off any level ship at will. Gorging on our planet as we watch or just fly away. The defeat is to much for most to bare. But can we trick them into thinking we have pressed that mighty button? Lets give it a try. All who can read this move your ship to Star City. If we all leave they may leave fearing the planet will blow. Doesn’t really matter it would be a good laugh. So laugh it up and jump out of the sector.

Laughter is Best Defense

• Author: Hapiface
• Posted: 26 January 2005 5:26

Yes the Ajaxian fleet had a good laugh when they were able to stop the attack on the HW by doing a fake evacuation of the planet. The Bors fell for it hook line and sinker. When they saw the Jaxs leaving they panicked and jumped out as well. This small victory has turned the tide for the defeated Ajax. They seem to be doing better now and have doubled their firepower in just one day. It is amazing to see how these pilots just keep coming back. The legion is still small and weak but they are making a great effort to pull together and some time soon we know they will kill something. A new LC was elected into office today and the legion could not be any happier with Tracer at the helm.

Pilot Nomad gave a special speech,

"Congratulations to Tracer on being elected the new LC of the Ajaxian fleet. He is also the VC at the moment. What a pilot to handle so much responsibility!

All this is now yours. Well, what's left of it.

You'll not see me go rogue. I pledge my allegiance to you and to Ajaxus, so long as you bear the burden of command and hold the well-being of our planet in heart. May your reign be prosperous, and may you restore glory to Ajaxians everywhere. Good luck, commander."

Need we say more?

In other news

The Bors and Krills are holding hands and jumping together to attack Ajaxus! Yes you read it right the cowards are ganging up on the Jax even though they are 800 times stronger. The Tibs are just as confused by these actions so they come around and scare the Bors/Krils away and then start bombing the Jax ! There is only one explanation for this. The Bors Tibs and Krills each have a scent gland, which they use to mark their path so they can return home. Without the path they are lost. Knowing this the Jax thought they would wash away the markings so the bad boys could not find their way to Ajaxus. Sounds good but it backfired when the three legions got so confused and started back tracking and they keep ending up in Ajaxus. So all pilots are ask to set their lasers to stun and shoot all ships that are not Ajaxian. We will get rid of them soon.

Keep up the good work Pilots

• Author: Lanix
• Posted: 26 January 2005 9:29

I was a bit shoked when I heard that the Krills and the Bors had teamed up to get us out but then I thought that they only have done so because they consider us a big threat. Keep up the good work Ajax! Its great news that Tracer is the new LC.

Ajax are killers again

• Author: Hapiface
• Posted: 28 January 2005 7:16

A nice victory in Apollo. A small raid was well executed ending in two level 3 and two level 1 Bors going up in smoke. The remaining Bors in the sector soon fled. The cruiser and two level 5 one level 4 Bors took the high road out of town. The Jax keep growing and they now have the LC flying in a level 5 ship. Good work commander.

The talk around the galaxy is becoming very interesting. The Krill are considering changing the color of their uniforms to match the Bors. They have almost become one legion with this nap they are enforcing. This is what Krill Pilot Vermillion had to say, " boys can't we all get together and play nice? and *cough* kill off ajaxans *cough*... :D"

The Tibs are being pounded by the Krill and many are surprised with the Tibs not being able to kill any ships. Investigators are looking into the possible drugging of the Tib pilots by the Bors. More on this later.

The Bors are dishing out some pretty bad smelling slop they call food at the annul Borfest. The smell is so strong you can be three sectors away and still smell it. Nice way to keep track of yellow lizards who smell foul.

Get your news when it is still news in the Herald.

Taxation on the Bad Guys

• Author: Anakin
• Posted: 29 January 2005 22:17

Brave Ajaxian Pilots! Today is a great day for us; We instituted The Tax on The Bad Guys. What does it mean? We will request a tax fee for each ship that travels into or through out beloved space of "ONE level". For Cruisers we will ask "TWO levels". This is the best plan we have for a long time as it`s alternative was "Let`s sit back,relax and enjoy the Ajaxus fireworks when will blow up".

Also with heroic piloting skill and brave aerial combat we managed to kill TWO high ranked pilots from the Mechanoid`s Army(although spies report that they were "malfunctioned",obviously propaganda words) and we are on the right path in fulfilling our masterplan. Scientists believe that according to the taxation process we`ll have about 20 Cruisers in about 50 Turns since we can expect more "Bad Guys" coming

Other News in brief

Rumours are beginning to show that Bors and Krils have DIFFERENT underwear colors and a war has erupted between them as each one is looking to capture enemy pilots to steal the color

Tibrans are said to have gone to PK in their long search for the lost guts(can be read as COJONES as well) tipped by a Space Anomaly also known as Fata Morgana

Ajaxus planet has modified it`s rotating axis in order to show to the bad guys the less possible target area. As a result we can expect global meltdown as they`ll target the Poles. Also plans are underway for a Planet-towing system to move it out of harm`s way

Mixed News

Kids no longer believe in Santa Claus World is NOT flat Egg and chicken are connected somehow The Moon can be seen from Earth My head hurts just a bit

Breaking News-Diehard Jax repel Boraxian assault

• Author: DarkRaven
• Posted: 1 February 2005 5:59

After the heroic struggle with the Krilgorian horde, the short lived alliance with the Boraxian Blob was broken as the Great Yellow Menace turned around hoping to wipe out the Ajax while the Krills rushed home to confront the Tibrans raiding their HW.

Left 1v1 with no hope of rescue, the resilliant Jax put their superior tactics and shifty cloaker fleet to work. In a tough battle, the hardy Jax gave fierce resistance, with cloakers fading in and out, taunting the bamboozled Bors both visually and linguistically.

Confused to no end, and suddenly realizing they were losing ships to the emboldened Jax while doing next to nothing in return, the Bors began tricking out. In one heroic move, pilot SteveC suicided himself to kill k10kool, but miraculously survived to fight on.

Although still far behind, the odds have been evening and the general spirit has been returning. Jax pilots have been reportedly jamming the comms of small-minded Bors with mass taunts and intense laser burts. They now almost eagerly await the return of the Bors with guns ready and cloaking shields fully charged.

In other news, the Boraxian fleet command made a surprising contribution to the HW repair fund with a generous donation of scrap.

DarkRaven of Perosis

Ajax Bunny Count Reaches Record Low

• Author: Hapiface
• Posted: 3 February 2005 5:37

Everyone knows the Ajaxian legion has been struggling through this entire war. It is no secret they are short on active pilots. But when the new legion level counts where posted this evening there were many stunned to read that for the first time in this war the Ajaxian have the least amount of bunnies. Yes it is true the Jax some how leveled up more level one ships than the other three legions. This is a major accomplishment for the Jax. The other legions claim they just didn’t want to pick on the weak Jax and therefore didn’t kill any. The last battle with the Bors was a huge victory for the Jax their first this war. The Jax were able to play hide-n-seek with the cloaker ships keeping points from the Bors. The Bors were able to level up the three bombers they have but that was it. Yes things are looking up for the Jax and it is about time. Lets see what happens next.

Second Ajaxian major Victory and Academy Stories

• Author: Anakin
• Posted: 8 February 2005 23:9

Today is a great day for Ajaxus! We managed to drive away the mighty Yellow Lizards for the SECOND time! Yes you heard it well! Extreme bravery on the call of duty and fine piloting taught ONLY in the Ahaxus Flight Academy led to the brave pilots fighting off the Lizards(present writer of the herald was too tired and fell asleep while firing thus he couldn`t attend the last moments of the battle);Bors are heading toward an unknown location where they secretly stashed their collective...nuts(eating ones of course which grow on trees) Tibs fought the Mechanoids for a while then both sides agreed to let go because the much needed fuel for their ships failed to arrive and sources say they commonly were seen exiting in INdividual Suits and wrestling in space

We all now him..we all love him...he is the ONLY..DarkRaven . We all saw how he racked soo many points in such short time,recently becoming TOP ranked Ajaxian pilot in the known Galaxy. However,little is known about him. IN Academy he gratuated with flying marks(literally). His targetting and cloaking abilities are beyond comparison.

BUT..yes,there is always a but...it is said that on his graduation flight he managed to hit the Training Facility with the guns AND the ship,performance I`m sure no one will be able to achieve.

In his speech he said "Yes,they gave me the flying permit in the end after I told them that I managed to hit the target SIX times instead of 5,5 with the guns and one with the ship". Needless to say the Training Facility required extensive renovations

Other News

1.Earth is spinning 2.Roses are red, Violets are blue 3.Birds fly by using wings 4.Hell is opposite to Heaven 5.We have -20 Celsius now where I live

It is more important how you die than how you lived

It is a Miracle

• Author: Hapiface
• Posted: 12 February 2005 16:43

The Ajaxian are still alive! Boraxus goes Boom! The Tibs and Krills joined forces to take down the Bors and they did it in short order. The planet went down and took many with it. The Jax were able to pick up a few refugees to help our legion. Welcome aboard to all of those who have joined us. No you are not being punished becoming a Jax. With any hope what so ever we can get some firepower to help this legion. Many of the Jax people are still stunned by the events that unfolded yesterday. We were sure our legion would die first. But as luck has it we are still alive and now is our chance to gain some strength and some how pull off this unbelievable task of beating the Tibs and Krills. The Jax have held their ground and remained un-napped with any of the legions. It is funny that the only legion to refuse a nap is still alive. What does the future hold for us? Well, probably get our tails blown off but have to admit it is still fun.

In other news the Krills are gathering in DH and now have a healthy load of cruisers and a carrier. They are repairing their ships and wondering what the heck will they do now without the help of the Treacherous Tibs. The Krills have been nap buddies with the Bors and now the tibs for the most part of this war. They my be going through separation anxiety right now so it would be a good time to hit them while they can’t think straight. As for the Treacherous Tibs they missed their Friday grooming day and now are all upset because they are having a bad hair day. It takes all kind to make a war and the Jax are no exception we are just being able to move more than one sector away from our HW without going in to nervous fits and either crashing our ships or getting shot down. Keep up the good work keep moving away form the HW and points will be yours.

High Council has issued this statement, " Now is the time for all Jax pilots to get off your @#%^&# ing tails and get your &$#@%ing ships to join the fleet and stop being $%#@^&ing pansy pilots and kill something." I think we get the message don’t we?

Read the news first before you crash your ship.

Bor refuge ring?

• Author: Chainsaw
• Posted: 14 February 2005 14:17

A large inflow of former Bors were found around headquarters. Feelings were mixed as most passed the basic Academy tests (except for Goddd - he always scores low on the piloting simulations) with flying colors.

Emotions peaked when Hapiface entered the secular new squadron #8 to share some choice words - something more personal than her regular taunts the Bors were used to.

Time will tell if the yellow blood will run true in blue.

Patience is paying off...

• Author: Hapiface
• Posted: 15 February 2005 6:34

For the Ajaxian legion, they were able to survive the first stage of the war with cloaker tactics used for the survival of the legion. Now with the additions of the former Bor pilots who took the oath to fight for Ajaxian people, there seems to be a glimmer of hope for victory to fly under the mighty Ajax flag.

It has been a rocky uphill battle for this legion and if not for the power surge that made the self-destruct malfunction this legion would have been dust. Things began to turn for the Jax when it was discovered how taunting certain Boraxian pilots had this wonderful uplifting energy that began to spread through the legion. Soon more pilots were logging in just to send taunts and before you knew it the Tibs and Krills formed a hasty nap.

While the Bors were busy taunting the Jax, Boraxus was gone. Now the Jax had no part in blowing up the planet in fact the Jax were surprised to be 3 and sometimes 4 sectors away from their HW without being killed. Yes the Jax went wild and started making decoys all over the place and soon they had 10 sectors blue. This has confused the Tibs and Krills as to where the Jax might be. Little did they know that in fact there were still Jax spread out all over the map.

The former Bor pilots have formed a new squad and this squad was sent to the roids to level up quickly. In just one day 3 of the 7 pilots have made it to level 2 already.

Yes folks it is time to take this legion to new heights and try this new tactic called "Offense" Now before you get all worked up about this just remember it can’t be any worst than we already have been through. The key to this offensive plan is TEAMWORK and CONFIDENCE. We can kill things we can be strong and we can all get in one sector.

As a reward for following orders and killing things each pilot who is part of the killing fleet will receive two weeks supply of your favorite CHEESE DIP! So come on pilots show your pride and be part of the strongest come from behind win in TVS history. Be part of the most exciting cheese filled wins ever. We want to be winners and we have come so far now. We have new pilots we can throw out there first this time we can win because Nobody expects the Ajaxian inquisition!

There is no room left to print the other news so read it tomorrow in the next edition of the Herald.

Small Mention of Squad 912

• Author: Hapiface
• Posted: 15 February 2005 8:3

Their motto is call 912 when 911 is busy. ***the reppers, the scrap runners, the unsung heroes*** Offense gets the glory, but defense wins the game

Pilot Nomad is leader of this squadron and has done a great job of collecting and depositing scrap on the glorious Home World of Ajaxus. He gives up points to run scrap for the better of the entire Ajaxian population. Pilot Nomad's work is often over looked by many and it is time we thank him and any other repair ship pilots who have contributed scrap to the HW. We thank you and have a small token for you showing our thanks. This token is of no value just a gold coin with a hole in it with the words "Best Scrapper" stamped on it and chain to hang it from your rear view mirror. Enjoy and thank you for your efforts.

Swedish Braves Inner Ring

• Author: Chainsaw
• Posted: 16 February 2005 0:39

Trans-galatic sector traveller Swedish's first attempt to circumnavigate the inner ring came to a swift halt in Tibrar. Ajaxian sponsors have pulled out of supporting his cause, but a few underground venture groups have put up the funds to secure a new stealth ship should the daring pilot brave his daredevil stunt again.

In other news - Tibran hemmorhoid cream is having raging sales as the Tibs continue to sit still on their fat lead.

By Freelance Reporter Hero

• Author: the_hero
• Posted: 21 February 2005 8:24

Galatic News

AJAX CONQUER BORAXUS

After a long hard battle, mainly with themselves, the Ajax finally hit Boraxus, but to their disgust they find no base to shoot! Pilot DarkRaven explained 'I don't believe it, i think we must have scared them away or something'. The Ajax enthusiam didn't stop there, they managed to put dwon some notable kills, especailly on the pilot 'the_hero'. His assassian Arachnid claimed 'I think that was the best moment of my life'.

TIBRANS ON THE RISE

After a long fought at battle, the Tibrans are identifying themselves as the big bullies of the galaxy. An interview with the Tibran LC was very intriguing, 'Yes, we figured that because the AJ were having an offpatch, we needed to strike! It's great being on top, we can now get other kids lunch money and everything! It's good being on top - but we are scared on the Ajaxains!'

Local News

SPORT

Ajaxian Argonauts make it to the final!

The Ajaxain soccer team have reached the final of the Galatic competiton after knocking out long time rivals the Dragor Diamondbacks 3-2. Hattrick scorer and man-of-the-match Tracer praised the team effort 'Yes, i liked the parts where i scored 3 goals, and stoped them from scoring too, i especially like when i saved those two penalties too... Oh yes! The team did well too '

The Argo's now reach the final which will be played of tick 400 in the Roids against Orbital Oilers! Come support your team and cheer them on, with our cheerleading squad!

Beer Squad Reunion?

It has been rumoured that the Legendary Beer Squad of a few betas ago is reforming. Founding members Suicicde evcej and Hero are all joining the new squad, and yes they are drinking. The inebriated Suicide told me 'I love you man, have you got a drink for me, i've been hypering the wrong way for the last 6 days. The what squad is reforming?!?! Oh yes i loved those guys! Did i tell you about the time i found a dime?? Gather round [mumbling continues]'

To join the illustrious squad simply change your squadron. pilot TommyG has taken the chance and has joined the squad - poor guy doesn't know what he has let himself in for.

COMPETITION CORNER

The winner of last weeks quiz was Ecvej, who correctly identified that Tibrab VoxDei's favourite film was indeed Bambi . He wins tickets for 2 to see any film of his choice at Star City cinemas .

END OF BLUE JUICE

Due to a fall in demand, the drink that some might say shaped their life time might get pulled from the Galatic bar! On questioning Tara, the landlord, she seemed quite typed liped and didn't give anything away! Resident alcoholic Swedish told me that if no no buys Blue Juice in the next week, it will be pulled from the shelves! You've been warned!