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GALILEO IMPULSE: 4/13 Edition
Thanis: Welcome to Galileo Impulse. I'm your host, Thanis Rothgra-
Nesh: -and I'm Nesh Saalm.
Thanis: Keeping our ears to the ground and our sensors on full. We know it's hard sometimes for all you players/writers/puppeteers/readers to keep up with…
Author: Lieutenant JG Liyar
Posted on: 14 May 2013 @ 10:50am
Category: Newsletter
Weekly Update
Hi crew, we've had another strong week of simming and I've been pleased to read all the new developments and discoveries in our various JPs. I've been a bit preoccupied with some admin duties but am still here, posting and answering PMs/IMs and emails. I hope everyone had a fantastic…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 13 May 2013 @ 11:36am
Category: General News
Old Post Purge II
Hey all,
Just a heads up that this time next week I'll be deleting any posts that are still being worked on if they have a last updated date of the 2nd of May or older - ie anything still left from April!
Please either let me know why I…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 13 May 2013 @ 9:44am
Category: General News
I'm Back!
Hello everyone,
I'm back from vacation. I did not get a chance to find wi-fi so I will be backed up catching up with my several simms over the next few days. If there is anything particularly pressing that needs my attention please send me a PM.
-Psylus Anon
Author: Lieutenant Amril
Posted on: 08 May 2013 @ 10:09pm
Category: LOA
Weekly Update
Hi crew, not much news to report this week. Activity has been solid and our away team JPs seem to be progressing well. Dennis has updated the Security department's duty roster and the direct link can now be found under the 'Duty Roster' sub-navigation link on the Personnel page. This…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 06 May 2013 @ 11:10pm
Category: General News
Heads Up
Hey all,
Just to let you know, I am going on a brief vacation, leaving later today. I will try to get all my tags answered before I go. I will be gone for only a few days but I do not know if I will have time to answer…
Author: Lieutenant Amril
Posted on: 05 May 2013 @ 2:07pm
Category: LOA
Monthly Website Update
New Wiki Pages
- 2.7.1 - Activity Group Rota - a new Gameplay Manual page designed by our chaplain which lists the various activity/social groups available to join, as well as specific times and locations for each
Updated Pages
- Crew Manifest - the…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 05 May 2013 @ 12:12pm
Category: Website Update
Weekly Update
Hi all, I'm thinking of moving our weekly updates to Sundays in the hopes of giving us all something to look forward to for the coming week. We'll try this out for a month and see what everyone thinks.
I only have a couple quick things to mention this week.…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 28 Apr 2013 @ 12:03pm
Category: General News
Slow But Steady!
Hey all,
Just a heads up to let you know I'm going to be away with work at an exhibition in London from Tuesday until Friday so my replying speed might be pretty slow - staying in a hotel and I'll try and wi-fi it up a notch to get…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 27 Apr 2013 @ 3:43pm
Category: LOA
Weekly Update
Hi Galileans, this past week was very eventful and I would like to bring us all up to speed with recent sim events.
First, as you all know, Paula has resigned her commission due to RL time constraints. She was one of our longest-tenured players and a great friend to…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 18 Apr 2013 @ 11:53am
Category: General News
CMO on ELOA
Hi crew, our CMO (Ni Dhuinn) has just put in an ELOA and I have no idea when she will be back as even she cannot tell me. Brendan (Kohl) will be taking over the Medical department until further notice and working with our chief counselor to make sure the…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 14 Apr 2013 @ 4:27am
Category: LOA
Weekly Update
Hi All,
me again!!!
It's been a good week so far (not that I would expect any less under my intrepid leadership whilst Jay takes a well-earned break!!! :P)
As most people are now aware we have had to remove our CSTO and a replacement will hopefully be appointed in…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 12 Apr 2013 @ 8:10am
Category: General News
Old Posts Update
Hi all,
as some of you will notice from your dashboards, I have now followed up on my previous article and deleted any and all posts that had a date older than the 8th of March and I had not been informed needed to be kept.
I'm going to start…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 04 Apr 2013 @ 5:57am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Hi crew, I don't have much major news to mention this week...instead just a few small updates. We have just completed our arrival at Rojar II and our first set of away team JPs are already in progress. I hope to be able to start the second, larger set early…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 03 Apr 2013 @ 6:35pm
Category: General News
Monthly Website Update
Updated Pages
- Crew Manifest - the ship's manifest has been edited to reflect new players and NPCs
- Duty Roster - the ship's duty roster has been updated to reflect all new characters and duty shifts
- Mission Briefing Room (S1, E3)…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 02 Apr 2013 @ 1:22pm
Category: Website Update
Galileo Impulse, Second Edition
Nesh: Welcome to Galileo Impulse. I'm your host, Nesh Saalm-
Thanis: -and I'm Thanis Rothgra. Keeping our ears to the ground and our sensors on full. We know it's hard sometimes for all you players/writers/puppeteers/readers to keep up with everything…
Author: Ensign Lilou Peers
Posted on: 26 Mar 2013 @ 3:05pm
Category: Newsletter
Old posts!
Hi all,
I've noticed on the pending posts page that there are still some posts from the start of March and even half a dozen from the end of February that are being worked on!
Obviously I'm not exactly comfortable with old posts hanging around if they are never going…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 26 Mar 2013 @ 11:09am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Hi crew, I have a couple important items to mention this week.
First, a reminder that personal logs and Crew's Choice Award votes are due by the end of the month (Sunday). In addition, there are also two polls on our Yahoo list which need to be voted on. All…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 26 Mar 2013 @ 9:56am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Hi boys and girls,
another week has gone by on Galileo and things are looking pretty awesome! We've finished our first JP for our arrival into the Rojar system and part two should be in progress shortly.
Thanks to all our players who have maintained an excellent level of activity…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 21 Mar 2013 @ 9:18am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Hi crew, I have a couple quick updates to mention this week.
First, I'd like to congratulate Nelle on her completion of the Academy Medical course last week. She is our third Academy graduate in the past month and I'm very pleased with our enrollment and completion percentage. If any…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 15 Mar 2013 @ 2:50pm
Category: General News
James T. Kirk, CO of the Year Award
Congratulations to our very own Captain Saalm for being awarded the James T. Kirk CO of the Year Award for Obsidian Fleet!!! Well done, Skipper.
Author: Master Chief Petty Officer Markum Quinn
Posted on: 09 Mar 2013 @ 7:58pm
Category: General News
Tactical Response Team qualifications
Greetings all hands.
As you all know, the Security Department has been talking to various Department heads regarding possible candidates for the Multi-department Tactical Response Team that has been requested on behalf of Lieutenent Stone and myself.
As many of Department Heads have been explained the ideas behind the Tactical…
Author: Chief Warrant Officer Cyrus Kiwosk
Posted on: 05 Mar 2013 @ 11:56am
Category: In-Character
Weekly Update
Hi crew, I have just two quick updates for everyone this week.
First, MD04 is now open to begin writing and posting. Please refrain from starting your expeditions JPs until the list is finalized on Wednesday, but in the meantime feel free to participate in any character development you like.…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 05 Mar 2013 @ 11:02am
Category: General News
Monthly Website Update
Updated Pages
- Crew Manifest - the ship's manifest has been edited to reflect new players and NPCs
- Duty Roster - the ship's duty roster has been updated to reflect all new characters and duty shifts
- Mission Briefing Room (S1, E3)…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 02 Mar 2013 @ 7:19pm
Category: Website Update
Supplemental Update
Hi crew, we have a new member who just joined us today. Please welcome:
ENS Alket Dahe'el, Asst. Chief Operations Officer
Congratulations on your new assignment and welcome to Galileo! Alket is played by Jan-Willem (J-W) who is an experienced simmer and Trek enthusiast. Please greet him with…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 28 Feb 2013 @ 10:23pm
Category: General News
Galileo Impulse, First Edition
Thanis: Welcome to the Galileo Impulse. I'm your host, Thanis Rothgra.
Nesh: *clearing throat* And I'm Nesh. Saalm!
Thanis: Keeping our ears to the ground and our sensors on full. This month, we're doing a little house-cleaning, so we wanted to give…
Author: Ensign Lilou Peers
Posted on: 28 Feb 2013 @ 5:15pm
Category: Newsletter
Weekly Update
Hi Crew,
After a busy week we have finally finished most of our department JPs and are now ready to move forward with the storyline. Please keep an eye on your email inboxes for the GDocs Arrival JP, after which we will move forward in time and begin the survey.…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 25 Feb 2013 @ 7:01pm
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Hi everyone,
Time for another weekly update from the desk of your friendly neighbourhood XO!
First I'd like to welcome the new players to our sim, particularly the arrival of Kestra Orexil back on board - for those of you who were here, Kestra played our CTO when we originally…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 18 Feb 2013 @ 2:57pm
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Hi all, my apologies for missing last week's update...I was a bit preoccupied with work and admin duties :S
I have updated everyone's character bios with the most recent duty shifts and awards, so have a look and check out your spiffy new ribbons.
MD 03 (0000 - 2030) is…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 11 Feb 2013 @ 3:06pm
Category: General News
SHIPWIDE MEMO
[OUTGOING DATE: 20th OCT, 0820 H]
SUBJECT: [SDD] Federation News Network
SENT: 67104.3
CC/FW: ALL
All Galileo personnel:
The Federation News Network have sent a team of reporters who will be covering both our expedition to the Rojar system and life aboard a Starfleet vessel. These reporters can be distinguished…
Author: Lieutenant JG Liyar
Posted on: 07 Feb 2013 @ 10:22am
Category: In-Character
Using the Arboretum
NOTICE
Sent to all personnel and posted in public areas, and displayed on arboretum doors.
The arboretum is a place for us all to enjoy. It is a place to spend time alone, be social, or exercise. One of the few places accessible twenty-four hours a day, seven days a…
Author: Lieutenant JG Maenad Panne Ph.D.
Posted on: 06 Feb 2013 @ 12:01am
Category: In-Character
Monthly Website Update
New Wiki Pages
- Main Wiki Page - a new front page design for our wiki along with a re-organization of all content
- Astrometrics Lab - Rojar System - detailed info about the Rojar system
- Astrometrics Lab - Asteroid Classification -…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 03 Feb 2013 @ 1:07am
Category: Website Update
Sim Milestone - First Year Anniversary
End of Year Stats (February 2012 - February 2013)
Player Stats
- Current Players: 25
- Departed Players: 10
- Min Players: 8 (Feb '12)
- Max Players: 25 (Feb '13)
Original Members
- Lirha Saalm
- Markum Quinn
- Jonathan Holliday
- Amril (as Chauncey Remington III)
- Pola…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 02 Feb 2013 @ 1:28pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Weekly Update
We are moving along nicely with the new mission and we are almost ready to get underway with the survey. The senior staff briefing has been posted so head on over and take a look. Department heads will be contacting their players in the coming days to organize JPs…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 31 Jan 2013 @ 7:57pm
Category: General News
Sim Milestone - 500 posts/month
This morning I filled out Galileo's monthly report and I was completely shocked to see that we had over 500 mission posts this month, as well as an additional thirteen personal logs.
ZOMG!!
Most importantly, this is not the result of only having a few players who were very active;…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 31 Jan 2013 @ 10:41am
Category: Sim Announcement
Away for the weekend
Hey guys,
I'm going to be unavailable from basically now until Monday - loads of family stuff going on that is taking me to the other end of the country for a couple of days!
I'll be back posting on Monday so please be patient with me until then :)…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 25 Jan 2013 @ 6:49am
Category: LOA
Weekly Update
I want to congratulate everyone on our recent completion of Episode 02. I thought it was a very well executed shore leave mission with many fun subplots and huge amounts of character development. Great job! :D
I have closed the completed mission and now it's time to focus on our…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 23 Jan 2013 @ 12:30pm
Category: General News
Conference
Hi all, Patrick here (AKA Lt. (jg) Jacob Pendleton, just wanted to let you all know that I will be at my quarterly State Independent Living Council Meeting Tuesday through Friday (22nd-25th). Keep the Science Lab warm for me. Can't wait to get back and get to posting. :)
Author: Lieutenant JG Jacob Pendleton
Posted on: 21 Jan 2013 @ 3:35pm
Category: LOA
Limited Weekend Availability
Hi all,
Just a heads-up that I will be rather limited in my tagging this weekend. I should be able to long on at least a couple times a day but no promises. I have several guests coming in from out of town and we are preparing to go to…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 18 Jan 2013 @ 1:21pm
Category: LOA
Weekly Update
We've had a great week and I'm so happy to see that everyone has been active and JPing with each other. I truly am very proud of all of us for maintaining such a high activity level with such a good quality of writing...keep up the great work!
I'm also…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 16 Jan 2013 @ 12:54pm
Category: General News
Important Reminder - 18+ listing
Ladies and Gents,
I feel that given some of our more recent posts I need to remind all members of the Galileo's crew exactly what we mean when we say the sim is rated as 18+.
When we applied for this increase in rating from our earlier 15+, Jay and…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 16 Jan 2013 @ 11:54am
Category: Sim Announcement
I'm Back.
Hey everyone, I'm back.
I was gone longer than expected, but I'm glad to see you all again. I know a few of you are looking for JPs so get in touch with me if you don't hear from em in a day or two (or just send em a…
Author: Lieutenant Amril
Posted on: 15 Jan 2013 @ 12:57am
Category: LOA
Weekly Update
Hi crew,
a few bits of information for everyone today, so please take a few moments to read through this for some very important data.
Firstly I'd like to welcome our new Counsellor, Dawn who is played by Geoff, as well as the return of someone who has played on…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 08 Jan 2013 @ 12:50pm
Category: General News
Supplemental Update
Hi crew, we have a new member who just joined us today. Please welcome:
LTJG Jacob Pendleton, Chief Research Officer
Congratulations on your new assignment and welcome to Galileo! Jacob is played by Patrick who is an experienced role-player and OF simmer. Please greet him with some friendly…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 05 Jan 2013 @ 6:07pm
Category: General News
Ugh, again!
My internet officially just got cut off, so I'm basically reduced to using ze boyfriend's computer until whenever we can get a new router :( So I will try to update as much as possible in the meantime! Thanks for having patience :)
Phoebe/Liyar
Author: Lieutenant JG Liyar
Posted on: 02 Jan 2013 @ 5:32pm
Category: LOA
Weekly Update
Hi crew, I have a couple updates to mention this week.
First, MD 06 thru MD 10 are now closed, please do not start any new JPs on these days. MD 16 is now open which is our last day on Vega Colony, so it's time to have our characters…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 02 Jan 2013 @ 11:10am
Category: General News
Monthly Website Update
New Wiki Pages
- Mission Briefing (S1, E3) - Frontier briefing is now online
- 0.0.6 Nova Software Guide - a guide to using the Nova software
- 3.3.3 Reaction Control System (RCS) - technical manual ship information
- 4.1.1 Control…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 31 Dec 2012 @ 12:20pm
Category: Website Update
Sim Milestone - 2,000 Posts
Crew, this weekend we hit a new milestone for Galileo: 2,000 mission posts!
This is quite an achievement and it only took us eleven months to get there, so congrats to all of you! There's beer and pizza in the observation lounge for anyone who wants to celebrate XD
-Jay
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 30 Dec 2012 @ 8:22pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Nova How-To Guide!
Now up in the Wiki! :)
Author: Lieutenant JG Liyar
Posted on: 24 Dec 2012 @ 5:21pm
Category: Out-of-Character
Supplemental Update
Crew, we have a new member who just joined us today. Please welcome:
ENS Jared Nicholas, Language Specialist
Congratulations on your new assignment and welcome to Galileo! Jared is played by Chris, a veteran simmer who comes to us with many years of experience across different sci-fi genres.…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 24 Dec 2012 @ 3:14pm
Category: General News
Merry Christmas!
Ladies and gentlemen, 2012 is drawing to a close on board our little ship and I know a lot of our crew will be out and about enjoying the festivities.
It's been a pleasure to serve as your XO these past months, and I sincerely hope that we can continue…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 24 Dec 2012 @ 11:57am
Category: General News
ack! forgive me guys
might be spotty tagging the next day or so, my internet stick got yoinked so the boyfriend could fix his computer :P mean mean mean, stealing my internet..cries (i should be around atleast once a day but yeah...not as active, i'm sorry !!)
Author: Lieutenant JG Liyar
Posted on: 20 Dec 2012 @ 4:32pm
Category: Out-of-Character
Weekly Update
Not much news to report this week, but I've been very pleased at the work many of you have been doing recently. I've seen some very high-quality and fun JPs going out, and it has been a lot of fun to read them and see how everyone's characters are developing.…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 20 Dec 2012 @ 11:56am
Category: General News
SHIPWIDE MEMO
[OUTGOING DATE: 4310310t/89 55L10V: 0745H]
SUBJECT: [SDD] Diplomatic Detachment Briefing
SENT: 66964.4.
CC/FW: ALL
[OPEN ATTACHMENT]
All Galileo personnel:
Attached are the diplomatic protocol standards issued to Starfleet vessels on deep space assignments. Galileo's status as a planetary survey ship prompts their additional release to this crew.
Includes basic…
Author: Lieutenant JG Liyar
Posted on: 18 Dec 2012 @ 12:33pm
Category: In-Character
Weekly Update
Hey all,
this week it's the friendly local XO doing the news update!
As Jay has already stated we're relaxing the posting rules for the Xmas holiday (see his news item for details) but I'm still pleased to see a good level of input from everyone even this close to…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 12 Dec 2012 @ 7:17am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Hi Crew, I have a couple player updates to mention this week along with some sad news.
First, I received Brendan's resignation two days ago. He has been struggling to balance his new job and simming, and unfortunately it did not work out too well. Over the past six months…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 04 Dec 2012 @ 4:25pm
Category: General News
Still Standing!
Hey guys and girls,
so yeah, as Jay has mentioned in his last news update - I'm sure that work is actually trying to kill me, but luckily, I'm still fighting back! Huzzah!
Anyway - I've come up with a cunning plan that lets me still post without having to…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 03 Dec 2012 @ 11:21am
Category: General News
Bridge Renovation Complete
======================
...INCOMING MESSAGE...
======================
CLEARANCE: Level 1
FROM: CAPT Lirha Saalm
TO: All USS Galileo Personnel
The main bridge refit is complete, and Deck 1 is now open. Please be mindful of engineering and science technicians as they perform final tests on the new module.
All crew are required to…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 30 Nov 2012 @ 2:53pm
Category: In-Character
Supplemental Update
Crew, we have a new member who just joined us yesterday, just in time for the end of the month. Please welcome:
LTJG Jeremy Stone, Chief Security/Tactical Officer
Congratulations on your new assignment and welcome to Galileo! Jeremy comes highly recommended and will be taking over for our…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 30 Nov 2012 @ 10:18am
Category: General News
Monthly Website Update
Updated Pages
- Crew Manifest - the ship's manifest has been edited to reflect all new characters
- Duty Roster - the ship's official manifest and duty shifts have been updated to reflect the most current info
- Mission Briefing Room (S1, E2)…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 28 Nov 2012 @ 11:47am
Category: Website Update
Weekly Update
Hi Crew, we have a few updates this week that I'd like to mention.
First, as many of you have seen, we have a new promo video that Phoebe was gracious enough to create for us. I've uploaded it to the website server and the link can be found at…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 27 Nov 2012 @ 12:57pm
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Americans! Make sure to gorge yourself on the finest turkey, stuffing and gravy you can find...I know I will :D
We're moving right along with shore leave and making good progress. MD 04 and 05 are now closed, please do not start any new posts…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 22 Nov 2012 @ 11:25am
Category: General News
Bridge Renovation
======================
...INCOMING MESSAGE...
======================
CLEARANCE: Level 1
FROM: CAPT Lirha Saalm
TO: All USS Galileo Personnel
Beginning tomorrow at 0700, Deck 1 will be closed for repairs and renovations. This includes the main bridge, ready room and conference room. A new bridge module will be installed to increase Galileo's operational…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 20 Nov 2012 @ 12:20pm
Category: In-Character
Semi-LOA
Hey all,
so I'm majorly tied down with work at the moment - long story short I'm involved with the implementation of a whole new computer system which means I'm sat in meetings all day every day - doesn't give me any free time to post....
So please bear with…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 20 Nov 2012 @ 9:43am
Category: LOA
Weekly Update
Hey guys, just a quick one for me! Everything seems to be going pretty well at the moment and I'm extremely happy with how we are proceeding. As far as I can see we're kicking butt amongst all the other sims and I know our name is certainly getting out…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 16 Nov 2012 @ 3:40pm
Category: General News
Weekend LOA
Hi crew, I seem to have come down with a cold so I'm going to go on LOA for the weekend while I try to recover. Please contact Tom or Sarah if you need assistance with any matters.
Thanks,
-Jay
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 16 Nov 2012 @ 9:15am
Category: LOA
Weekly Update
Not much to report this week, we are making good progress on our posts and I'm very pleased with the quality of writing which is being put out.
There are a few minor website updates this week that I would like to mention. I have updated the Briefing Room, Mission…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 08 Nov 2012 @ 8:36am
Category: General News
Monthly Website Update
New Wiki Pages
- Quarters and Offices List - a (WIP) list of all PC and PNPC's living and work areas aboard the ship
Updated Wiki Pages
- Crew Manifest - the ship's manifest has been edited to reflect new positions and promotions…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 29 Oct 2012 @ 9:55am
Category: Website Update
Weekly Update
We've had a great month so far and I'm very pleased to see our new players settling in so well with the rest of the group :D We are almost finished with the first (MD 01-05) phase of our shore leave mission and there are only two storyline JPs left…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 29 Oct 2012 @ 9:40am
Category: General News
Weekly Update - a bit late!
Hey all,
sorry this is late - I was supposed to write this up at the end of last week but my internet access decided to pack in, luckly I'm back at home now (and work sadly!) so everything should go back to normal.
Obviously with the start of our…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 22 Oct 2012 @ 4:52am
Category: General News
To th new guys
I've made a new NPC engineer, Petty Officer James Watt. He's awesome and since I haven't had the chance to meet our new players you should PM me so I can RP with all you awesome people. Send me a PM and we can discuss some JPs. I'm going to…
Author: Lieutenant Amril
Posted on: 20 Oct 2012 @ 11:07pm
Category: Out-of-Character
Honey I'm Home!
Hey all,
apologies for my absence last week - on holiday and the first week I was in a place without phone signal or internet access - was great for recharging my brain but useless for keeping up to date with the sim!
Anyway this week I'm still on holiday…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 13 Oct 2012 @ 11:00am
Category: LOA
Supplemental Update #2
Crew, we have a another new member who just joined us yesterday. Please welcome:
LTJG Liyar, Diplomatic Officer
Congratulations on your new assignment and welcome to Galileo! Liyar will be arriving from Starfleet HQ on Earth in the coming mission days, so please greet him with open arms…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 12 Oct 2012 @ 9:08am
Category: General News
Supplemental Update
We have a new crew member who just joined us late today. Please welcome:
CWO Cyrus Kiwosk, Security/Tactical Officer
Congratulations on your new assignment and welcome to Galileo! Please greet him with open arms and JP requests as usual. :)
-Jay
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 10 Oct 2012 @ 6:55pm
Category: General News
Weekly Update
We've officially transferred over to Episode 02 and only have a couple JPs left before our characters officially start shore leave on MD05. The mission debriefing and crew promotions will be taking place as soon as we complete the landing JP, so the faster we write, the sooner some of…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 10 Oct 2012 @ 12:34pm
Category: General News
Player Updates
A quick update on two players' statuses:
Tom will be without internet for this week but should be back online (hopefully) starting next week.
In addition, Nelle has informed me that she's been very sick lately, but is on her way to recovery and will hopefully rejoin us soon.
Everyone…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 09 Oct 2012 @ 12:50pm
Category: LOA
Holliday's Holiday!
Hey all,
I just wanted to issue a general heads up that after this week I'm going to be off on holiday for a fortnight - the first week I have no idea what my internet access is going to look like apart from on my phone, but the second…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 02 Oct 2012 @ 10:27am
Category: LOA
Weekly Update
Welcome to October! With Episode 01 wrapping up at the end of the week, Episode 02 is now open for all players to begin writing, specifically MD 01 thru MD 05. Please make sure all posts fit into this time frame until the other mission days are opened at a…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 01 Oct 2012 @ 10:55am
Category: General News
Monthly Website Update
New Wiki Pages
- Star Classification - a comprehensive look at stars.
- Mission Briefing - S1, E2 (Resupply) - the new mission briefing for Episode 02.
Updated Wiki Pages
- Sister Ships - two sims have been removed and one…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 26 Sep 2012 @ 11:16am
Category: Website Update
Weekly Update
With our endgame underway, MD 08 and 09 are now closed. Please no new posts on these days, and begin to finish up any remaining posts on MD10/11. I would like to see all Episode 01 JPs completed and posted by the end of the month, which gives us one…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 24 Sep 2012 @ 11:03am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Hey guys,
my turn to do the update this week so here we go! Our mission to recover Project Sienna is fast approaching its finale, so everyone be prepared for the endgame to start sometime soon - more information will be issued in due course.
Also in the meantime, Jay…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 19 Sep 2012 @ 10:58am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
We have had a slow start to the month with many of you taking LOAs and returning to school. Now that most of us are back, I would like to see activity return to normal. I had hoped we would be ending the mission at the end of September but…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 11 Sep 2012 @ 11:02am
Category: General News
In Memoriam
Eleven years ago today, the lives of many in America and across the world were forever changed by the inhumane actions of a psychopath who declared war on the free world and deliberately targeted civilians. We will never forget the sadness and anger which ensued, nor the resolve and commitment…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 11 Sep 2012 @ 10:37am
Category: Out-of-Character
MD 10/11
MD10 and MD11 are now online, feel free to post anytime during those mission days however make sure no posts go past MD11 1230 hrs (technically the end of the mission). We only have three more storyline posts to go, so please use this time for any final character development.…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 04 Sep 2012 @ 2:56am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Hey all,
my turn for the update this week :)
Thanks to most people for turning in their award nominations and personal logs - they certainly made for some entertaining reading :) Congratulations to everyone who won an award this month!
Those of you who didn't submit nominations or logs,…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 03 Sep 2012 @ 11:45pm
Category: General News
Monthly Website Update
No major changes to the website this month, but we have a new Wiki page which just went online: Special thanks to Matt (Cho) for creating our sim's Planetary Classification List.
Please head on over and take a look, and get familiar with the various types of celestial bodies…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 03 Sep 2012 @ 8:48am
Category: Website Update
Weekly Update
Hi Crew,
I don't have much news to report this week, things have been moving along rather smoothly and we had a great weekend with a bunch of JPs being posted.
There are a few of us who are on LOA, as well as some who are coping with Hurricane…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 28 Aug 2012 @ 1:23pm
Category: General News
ELOA
Hey Guys,
Well the time has come to say my good byes...for two weeks anyhow ;)
I'll think of you all while I'm sunning myself on holidays! Try not let the ship blow up while I'm gone ;)
Any big JP's shouldn't require any of my characters at this point,…
Author: Lieutenant Commander Pola Ni Dhuinn M.D.
Posted on: 23 Aug 2012 @ 8:48am
Category: LOA
Recruitment Drive!
Yee-haw!
sorry...erm....*composes self*
Anyway!
As our writers will know and as our readers will have no doubt noticed, we lost quite a few crew members thanks to those pesky Klingons, and upon our return to Earth, we're going to be in need of a few good men and women to…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 22 Aug 2012 @ 2:32am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Hey guys and girls, me again with the week's news!
(I feel like I need a little desk to sit behind and shuffle papers...oo and reporters to cross live to....hmmm...."
Anyway! As you all know I like to get the bad stuff out the way first to end on the…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 20 Aug 2012 @ 6:43am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Hi Crew,
As some of you may have seen, we won another Unit of Merit award, this time it's the Bronze award for the month of July! Congrats to all of you for making this possible. I personally think we should be winning the Gold every month, but such decisions…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 14 Aug 2012 @ 8:26am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Hey all, me again with a quick update of the sim.
Firstly I'd like to add my congratulations to two of our players who are departing the sim and to wish them the best of luck.
Kestra Orexil - our Chief Tactical/Security Officer will be leaving as her writer has…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 08 Aug 2012 @ 5:13am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Congratulations on a great month of writing...we totaled ~300 mission posts for July! This is a monumental achievement which I have personally never seen done on any other sim. Everyone has had a great month and it shows!
We have also reached our six-month anniversary with another milestone sim achievement:…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 01 Aug 2012 @ 6:35am
Category: General News
Monthly Website Update
I've been busy this month adding a number of significant upgrades to the website, so I'd like to give you all a list of the changes and new pages which have been created. The content and HTML both take a while to create so I hope you are all pleased…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 25 Jul 2012 @ 10:44am
Category: Website Update
In Memorandum - To the Family of Lt Cmdr Remington
From : Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Holliday, XO, USS Galileo
Madam,
I write to you in the most dire of circumstances, with a heavy heart and a broken spirit. I had only served with your partner for a short time, but I felt that I should be the one…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 25 Jul 2012 @ 1:52am
Category: In-Character
Weekly Update
Hey boys and girls, it's that time again!
Well, as you can all see the sim is progressing well with our boarding party posts starting to finish up nicely, please be speedy on finishing those up so we can get on with rescuing our captured team mates!
Whilst we hide…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 24 Jul 2012 @ 11:58pm
Category: General News
Damage Report
LCARS TERMINAL ACCESS 4553218647
USER IDENTITY : HOLLIDAY, JONATHAN E. - XO, USS GALILEO
REQUESTED DATA : SHIPWIDE DAMAGE REPORT
DECK ONE :
DAMAGE TO PRIMARY POWER JUNCTIONS TO MAIN BRIDGE
GEL PACK FAILURE - SECTION 15
ESCAPE POD LAUNCH SYSTEM OFFLINE
DECK TWO:
TRANSPORTER ROOM…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 24 Jul 2012 @ 4:18am
Category: In-Character
Weekly Update
I want to congratulate everyone because last two weeks of simming have been amazing...great job guys! We finally finished our 10-part mass JP (whew) and are making good progress on the battle posts. Can we get them all finished by the end of the month as well, I wonder?! XD…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 18 Jul 2012 @ 10:25am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Dear Crew,
I have returned from LOA early, my apologies for the sudden disappearance. We are almost finished with our space battle posts, therefore MD 08 and MD 09 are now open for all crew to begin posting. The Briefing Room, Mission Map, and Mission notes have been updated as…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 12 Jul 2012 @ 10:22am
Category: General News
Yes I know I'm late! :P
I know I'm a day late and therefore suck because of this, but happy 4th July to all our American based players and their loved ones!
hope you had a good time :)
Tom
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 05 Jul 2012 @ 7:55am
Category: Out-of-Character
Sister Ships
Crew,
Last month saw the closure of many sims, some of which were our sister ships. I was very sad to see these games close down, so I have been on somewhat of a diplomatic mission the last few weeks, trying to establish relations with new sims and COs. So,…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 02 Jul 2012 @ 8:03am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Hey all,
In Jay's absence I'm covering for the weekly update, so here we go!
No new crewmembers this week but that doesn't mean we aren't still actively looking for more players. I think we must have one of the biggest crews in the fleet right now, and I see…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 02 Jul 2012 @ 12:41am
Category: General News
An update from the desk of Holliday..
Hey guys, me again, just thought I'd give my two cents on the current situation and just keep everyone in the loop.
First off - congratulations on the three team posts that are either done or almost done for the part of our mission onboard the Starbase - they look…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 25 Jun 2012 @ 5:55am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Crew,
We are wrapping up our SB-152 Sienna Transfer JPs and some of them will be posted very soon for everyone to see. You will notice that some of them will indicate a continuation, which means that the final parts are still being written and will be posted as soon…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 19 Jun 2012 @ 6:42am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Last week was a relatively quiet week of simming, with many people on LOA for one reason or another. As far as John and I are aware, everyone should be back from their leave by now which means we have a lot of catching up to do. There are eight…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 12 Jun 2012 @ 9:11am
Category: General News
New Player
Hey all, I would like to announce a new crew member who joined us yesterday. Please welcome:
ENS Aria Rice, Security/Tactical Officer
Congratulations on your new assignment and welcome to Galileo! Like our other new crew members, Aria will be coming aboard via shuttlecraft from SB-152 on MD…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 06 Jun 2012 @ 10:25am
Category: General News
Weekly Update!
Hello once again fellow crew members!
This time the honour of the weekly sim update falls to me, so lets see how I go....
The sim appears to be going swimmingly, with some great posts being churned out as always, and as Jay has said previously our post output is…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 05 Jun 2012 @ 8:10am
Category: General News
Sister Ships
Dear Crew,
The end of this month has sadly seen the closure of two of our sister ships, the USS Gemini (Galaxy Class) and USS Voltaire (Nova Class). I had the pleasure of simming aboard Gemini and several of our other players have had similar positive experiences aboard Voltaire. Let…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 29 May 2012 @ 5:46pm
Category: General News
Weekly Update
I'd like to start by commending everyone for a spectacular month. In preparation for submitting our monthly report, I had a look at our sim statistics and noticed that we almost doubled our already-large post count from last month. It's been so much fun to see different characters from various…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 29 May 2012 @ 5:00pm
Category: General News
Weekly Update
I have several announcements for everyone this week. First, I discovered over the weekend that Galileo has been named the Task Force 72-C Senior Ship! This is a fun new role for us and it means that I am becoming the new Senior Ship CO for our Task Group, thanks…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 22 May 2012 @ 6:12pm
Category: General News
Almost that time again!
Hey again fellow simmers,
Seeing as we're in the middle of May (where has the year gone????) I thought I would take the opportunity to remind everyone in advance that if you haven't done so already, all players must have posted a personal log entry before the end…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 15 May 2012 @ 12:26am
Category: Out-of-Character
Weekly Update
MD06 and MD07 are now online! We will be arriving at Starbase 152 around 1400, so please make sure no posts after that time. The Briefing Room, Mission Notes and Duty Roster have all been updated to reflect the most current information. Please note that we will be exiting Klingon…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 08 May 2012 @ 8:52am
Category: General News
A little housekeeping
Hi everyone, me again.
I just wanted to bring a few things up to everyone's attention that I've noticed from speaking to various people since I asked for any hints, tips etc to be brought forward for myself and the CO to look at.
The biggest one that I'm seeing,…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 04 May 2012 @ 1:21am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
I'm very pleased with the activity level and contributions that I'm seeing from everyone. John and I say it a lot, but we really are proud of all of you. We've moved along very quickly through the first few mission days and are approaching the halfway point of our adventure.…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 02 May 2012 @ 8:30am
Category: General News
Another promotion!
Hi again everyone,
As some of you may have noticed from the post that I put up a short while ago, and also from the change to our crew roster, we have now appointed Lieutenant JG Pola Ni Dhuinn as our new Chief Medical Officer to replace Doctor Hilyer who…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 02 May 2012 @ 2:27am
Category: General News
Deadline approaches!
Hey again all,
As our CO has already pointed out,the deadline for award nominations and personal logs is the end of the month. Whilst the awards are optional, the more nominations we have to look at, the fairer the results!
Personal logs however, are a mandatory requirement of the sim.…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 28 Apr 2012 @ 2:55am
Category: General News
Mandatory Psych Evaluations
IC Shipwide Memo
From: Dr. Brayden White
Timestamp: MD04: 1630 hrs
Due to medical circumstances, Lieutenant McCarthy has been temporarily relieved of duty. If you have not yet reported for your mandatory psych evaluation, please schedule an appointment as soon as possible. If you have reported for your mandatory psych…
Author: Lieutenant JG Kestra Orexil
Posted on: 27 Apr 2012 @ 10:20am
Category: In-Character
New Crew Member
We have a new crew member who just joined us today. Please welcome:
ENS Kiri Cho, Science Officer
Congratulations on your assignment and welcome to Galileo!
Since we are currently inside of Klingon territory, Kiki will be introduced under the premise that she came aboard during our resupply…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 25 Apr 2012 @ 8:36pm
Category: General News
Weekly Update
As John said, I'm very pleased with the general level of activity and quality of writing that's being posted. The story is now progressing AHEAD of schedule and has become deeper than I ever planned. :) There are also some good subplots developing which will serve us well on later…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 25 Apr 2012 @ 7:12am
Category: General News
Thoughts, comments, opinions, bring them to me! :)
Hey again all, your friendly neighbourhood XO here again.
I've been looking through all the posting being done, and those currently being written, and I for one am extremely pleased with how active this sim is being!
So, I'd like to ask a personal favour of you all if I…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 25 Apr 2012 @ 3:16am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
We have moved on to MD 03-05 so please finish all remaining MD 02 posts as soon as possible and get them posted. Like John said, there is a lot going on right now in all areas of the game so it's important that everyone keeps pace. I would also…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 18 Apr 2012 @ 8:04am
Category: General News
A note from your friendly XO :)
Hey all,
just a heads up to let you know I'm going to be away on business from Tuesday morning until Thursday morning so if I go quiet in any posts please dont panic, I'll respond to any and all tags when I get back.
Similarly if anyone wants to…
Author: Commander Jonathan Holliday
Posted on: 16 Apr 2012 @ 4:36am
Category: Out-of-Character
Weekly Update
We are departing SB234 and moving on to MD 03-05 this weekend so please finish up all MD 01-02 posts by Friday. If you need an extension, let me know and I'll do my best to accommodate you. Also, please finish creating any NPCs by Friday. We will not be…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 11 Apr 2012 @ 7:56am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
We are coming along nicely with our resupply posts so lets plan on finishing them by next Friday. The Briefing Room and Mission Map have been updated to reflect the most current information. Don't forget to use these as a reference when planning your character posts.
Please try…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 04 Apr 2012 @ 7:39pm
Category: General News
Supplemental Update
We have two new crew who have joined us since the last update. Please welcome:
LTJG Kestra Orexil, Chief Security/Tactical Officer
LTJG Dea Mialin, Chief Flight Control Officer
Congratulations on your transfers and welcome to the Galileo!
The Duty Roster has been updated to…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 30 Mar 2012 @ 7:04am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
There are quite a few updates that I need to cover so please bear with me as this might be a bit lengthy.
Website Updates
Several new sections of the website have been created or updated recently. The first new addition is called the Briefing Room. This is…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 28 Mar 2012 @ 9:39am
Category: General News
Yearly Physical Exams
Attention crew if anyone wishes to write a post with your friendly Physician now is the time...
For your regular check ups...
Dr. Robin Hilyer, CMO
USS Galileo
Author: Lieutenant JG Robin Hilyer MD
Posted on: 21 Mar 2012 @ 7:21pm
Category: General News
Weekly Update
We are just about finished with Episode 00 and I plan to wrap it up by the end of the week. Please finish all of your current JPs and get them posted by Friday night. The Launch post will be the final post in the episode, after which no backposts…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 20 Mar 2012 @ 8:18am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
We've been very busy with our posting this last week which is great to see. I have a couple of announcements, which should make everyone happy.
First, our hard work and writing has been noticed by our Task Force superiors and the Galileo has been awarded February's Bronze Unit of…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 14 Mar 2012 @ 2:41pm
Category: General News
Weekly Update
No major updates this week, we seem to have settled in nicely with our storyline JPs and if everyone finishes up their tags before the weekend, we can start our Launch post.
Also, our awesome XO has returned from LOA so be sure to try and overwhelm him with tags…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 07 Mar 2012 @ 10:43am
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Awards have been entered into the website and will begin to be distributed next month. There are quite a few and they cover most aspects of the sim, including OOC contributions. As long as you stay active and participate, there is a good likelihood that you will be recognized for…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 29 Feb 2012 @ 8:35am
Category: General News
Leave of Abscence
Fellow Crew,
I have a requested a Leave of Abscence, I will be away from a computer for a two days.
Dr. Hilyer
Author: Lieutenant JG Robin Hilyer MD
Posted on: 23 Feb 2012 @ 9:25am
Category: Out-of-Character
Weekly Update
Crew,
We are rapidly approaching our launch date. The only mission posts which need to be completed are the Banquet post, as well as the Systems Check. Those of you who were involved in the original Systems Check will notice that I've decided to split the post up into different…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 21 Feb 2012 @ 2:45pm
Category: General News
Weekly Update
As we move forward with our systems check and crew banquet, I'd like everyone to use the rest of MD 03 and 04 for character development. Also, please let me know which NPCs you would like to own so that we can begin to develop some of them as well.…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 17 Feb 2012 @ 4:13pm
Category: General News
Weekly Update
Wow, what a busy week we've had :) It's great to see everyone settling in and posting, and I must say, things are coming along nicely. As soon as everyone completes their character introductions, we will move forward and begin the preliminary systems check.
I have a couple announcements to…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 09 Feb 2012 @ 12:42am
Category: General News
Astrometrics Display
I've just created our ship's Astrometrics display which is now posted on our website's main page, just above the News items. It is a real-time map of our current/upcoming mission and displays our ship's position in the galaxy in relation to our objectives. As mission posts are logged into the…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 03 Feb 2012 @ 4:08am
Category: Website Update
New Arrivals
Crew,
I'm excited to announce we have two new arrivals to the ship:
LT(JG) Robin Hilyer M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Second Officer
CWO Markum Quinn, Chief Engineering Officer
Congratulations on your well-deserved transfers!
-Lirha
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 02 Feb 2012 @ 12:41am
Category: Sim Announcement
Welcome Aboard!
Crew,
I want to welcome everyone to the sim and give a little information about our first mission, which will last only about a month. Episode 00 is a short mission and the in-character time frame is five days, MD 01 thru MD 06. The Galileo is currently in…
Author: Captain Lirha Saalm
Posted on: 01 Feb 2012 @ 4:46pm
Category: Sim Announcement