All News
New Player
Hello everyone,
Brief news announcement. Can we please all welcome a new player - Joseph. He will playing as Lieutenant Andrew Eberstark who is Chief Tactical & Strategic Operations Officer.
Bombard him with JP's and give him the Vanguard welcome we are all accustomed to!
James
Author: Commander Zachary Hunt
Posted on: Fri 17th Feb, 2017 @ 8:59pm
Category: General News
More Website Changes
Hello again,
More website changes to speak of, these ones are thanks to requests from Susan.
On the home page there is now a Federation News Service widget, which is a live feed from the website of current news which is happening to date. For more information click the widget…
Author: Commander Zachary Hunt
Posted on: Thu 16th Feb, 2017 @ 11:33pm
Category: General News
Website Changes
Hello everyone.
I've updated the website with a couple of changes as listed below;
- Brief diagram of Starbase on home page
- Alert status of Starbase on home page
- LCARS (WIKI) home page now features a map.
The main change that I've been working on is an integrated…
Author: Commander Zachary Hunt
Posted on: Mon 13th Feb, 2017 @ 3:59pm
Category: General News
Recent Website Problems
Hello everyone,
We have encountered some recent website problems on Vanguard which has caused login issues, posts not updating and error messages. I've been chasing the hosts and they said they have a team on people looking into it, apparently due to 'caching' issues. However my joint posts have seem…
Author: Commander Zachary Hunt
Posted on: Wed 8th Feb, 2017 @ 12:07pm
Category: General News
New Addition
All,
Please join me in welcoming Joshua into the Starbase Vanguard family. He joins us with Lieutenant Commander Solan Jekkar, Chief Security Officer.
As ever, you may now commence the JP bombardment!
Jamie
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Thu 26th Jan, 2017 @ 10:33pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Unexpected Surprise
Hi all,
Just a quick one regarding a rather unexpected surprise from Theta Fleet...
I've been awarded CO of the Quarter... James has been awarded XO of the Quarter as well as Player of the Quarter for his work on the website.
With this in mind... as well as it…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Fri 20th Jan, 2017 @ 2:04pm
Category: General News
New Mission
All,
We are starting our new mission tomorrow - Wrongs Darker than Death or Night!
I have taken a hugely successful storyline from a previous mission and merged it with another which was largely overlooked. James will be leading one half of this and I will be leading the other…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Sun 8th Jan, 2017 @ 2:35pm
Category: General News
Welcome the New Year!
Hi Everyone,
I hope you all had a smashing Christmas and a peaceful, joyous and refreshing New Year!
For me, work has returned to normal once again so I am very excited about getting back into Vanguard after my little Christmas break! So, we'll be taking down the decorations, adding…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Wed 4th Jan, 2017 @ 1:35pm
Category: General News
Leave of Absence
Guys,
Just to let everyone know I am going to put myself on a semi-LOA for just over one week. Once Christmas is over I'll be back to my usual activity levels. I will still be around this week, completing JP's and the like, just not full-time. I think James…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Sun 18th Dec, 2016 @ 11:09am
Category: Out of Character
November Awards
Guys,
A massive well done for yet another month of Vanguard being on the awards radar of Theta Fleet. We have received the Silver Unit of Distinction for November... surely it's got to be gold next month?
I'm also pleased to announce that James has been named as Player of…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Tue 13th Dec, 2016 @ 4:30pm
Category: General News
Murder Victim
Hello,
A few queries from a few, I have forgotten to tell people who the murder victim is. The victim is Kris Kringle, who was the Commanding Officer of the vessel. We felt the Commander should be the victim as it would be easier to create motives towards the Captain.…
Author: Commander Zachary Hunt
Posted on: Wed 23rd Nov, 2016 @ 9:28pm
Category: General News
Awards
For those of you who have simmed with me before, you know I enjoy giving out awards... usually at the end of each mission. So, why not carry on with the tradition!
I am pleased to announce that, following the completion of Vanguard's first mission; some players have earned the…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Tue 22nd Nov, 2016 @ 11:14pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Murder on the SS Silent Night
So... our Christmas murder mystery begins!
Before I begin to explain our plan, let me highlight that whilst this is a serious mission for Vanguard... some parts of it are to be taken as tongue in cheek, such as the name of the passenger ship and crewmembers etc.
James and…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Mon 21st Nov, 2016 @ 4:51pm
Category: Out of Character
New Mission
All,
Just a heads up that our new mission will be starting this Sunday! So this is your chance to wrap up any loose ends and finish any plot lines! The Christmas murder mystery will soon be here! Ho, Ho, Ho!
Jamie
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Thu 17th Nov, 2016 @ 8:00pm
Category: Out of Character
Christmas is Coming
Yes...that's right...Christmas is around the corner....just over 6 weeks. For some of you, this may be a horrid thought, but for some, you enjoy Christmas and all the shopping was done back in some ridiculous summer heatwave.
The header for the Nautilus skin has been changed to a small Christmas…
Author: Commander Zachary Hunt
Posted on: Tue 15th Nov, 2016 @ 5:28pm
Category: General News
Unit of Distinction....Silver!!
Hello!
Just to say we have received this month's silver unit of distinction! Bronze last month, silver this month! This couldn't be done without you all! So a well done to all of you. Personally I have enjoyed reading all your posts, so keep it up.
Gold next month?! ;)…
Author: Commander Zachary Hunt
Posted on: Sat 12th Nov, 2016 @ 12:02am
Category: General News
Another New Player!
Everyone,
Mike is our newest member who joins us with Warrant Officer Moklor of the House Karn (rank TBC) who is the Squadron Leader of MF-100 Squadron.
Please commence Joint Post bombardment!
Jamie
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Fri 21st Oct, 2016 @ 9:24pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Unit of Distinction
So... we've only just come back to Theta Fleet... we haven't even got the lights on yet, let alone started clearing up the mess that the FCDA made... Jade, Chantal and Jenny are knee deep in blue prints and the river keeps flooding over their market stalls... and yet we've…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Wed 19th Oct, 2016 @ 12:57pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Welcome, Welcome, Welcome
Guys and Girls of Vanguard,
Please welcome our newest player, Allison who brings with her Captain Brooklyn Wellington, our new Aerospace Group Commander!
I'm sure you'll all welcome her with a barrage of JP requests!
Jamie
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Tue 18th Oct, 2016 @ 11:16pm
Category: Sim Announcement
My Compliments to The Crew...
Hi all,
I've just caught up on a small back log of posts that I had and I just wanted to say how impressed I was with the imagination, detail and writing skill of all those who have posted in the last couple of weeks! It truly is a joy…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Tue 18th Oct, 2016 @ 12:57pm
Category: Out of Character
What is going to happen whilst the away team are gone....
Hey guys,
So those characters that are not on the away team;
Zachary Hunt (James), Ricardo Shepherd (Brandon), Chlamydia Addams (Jenny), Kyle Green (Christian), Sianna Dal (Andrej) & Jade Lantz (Susan), there is a plan for something to happen on Vanguard to happen whilst they are away to make it…
Author: Commander Zachary Hunt
Posted on: Sat 8th Oct, 2016 @ 11:07am
Category: General News
First Mission Briefing
Guys,
I'm currently writing quite a few JP's with players which I hope to have out before the publication of the Senior Staff Briefing. If any of the new guys fancy cracking one out in the next few days, then I'm all up for that!
Any questions, drop me a…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Mon 26th Sep, 2016 @ 8:16pm
Category: General News
First Mission Soon
Hello everyone
Sorry for some delays in getting missions started, we've had a couple of new people who have joined so we are going to give them a chance to do their boarding posts and then will crack out the first mission on Monday. It's been good to read your…
Author: Commander Zachary Hunt
Posted on: Wed 21st Sep, 2016 @ 8:59pm
Category: General News
Ready to Begin
We've now officially be listed as operational so are free to commence our first mission! We will probably wait until everyone has had a chance to get their character on board and then launch straight into a briefing with everyone!
We've got a couple of ideas for the first mission...…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Sun 18th Sep, 2016 @ 5:41pm
Category: General News
Introduction
Hello Everyone,
Just a quick introduction! I've been working alongside Jamie to try and get this site up and running ready for us all to sim. I'm fairly new to the simming business, however Jamie always spoke to me about Starbase Protector and how much he wanted to get it…
Author: Commander Zachary Hunt
Posted on: Wed 14th Sep, 2016 @ 8:46pm
Category: General News