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Second Officer!
Hello, all!
We've selected a new Second Officer - so without further ado, we'll be adding Wale Scholl to the Command Team. Say congrats when you get the chance. It'll happen in character at the end of this mission with the reshuffle, but out of character, he'll be taking over…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Wed Jun 3rd, 2020 @ 10:08pm
Category: General News
Second Officer Applications, Last Call
One quick note. I just wanted to remind anyone interested in the position OOC and IC needs to reach out to the command team by the end of the week. We'll be making our decision in the next week or two. If you've already sent us word, no need to…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Thu May 14th, 2020 @ 12:29am
Category: General News
IMPORTANT: Tags, PNPCs, etc
Hey all,
I would just like to remind everyone to please pay attention to tags in current and previous mission JPs. Playing NPCs is fine and we strongly encourage it to help bring depth and a balanced storytelling element to the Shanghai but a character has made an appearance in…
Author: Commander Christine Descharmes-Barnes Ph.D
Posted on: Mon May 4th, 2020 @ 4:32pm
Category: General News
TF93 Simm of the Month Award March 2020
CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE!!!! We have won Simm of the month for March. Here’s what it had to say:
I have to nominate USS Shanghai. The Shanghai had no less than 17 posts in March 2020, almost all of which collaborative JPs, and one of which featured no fewer than 17 characters!…
Author: Lieutenant JG Isabelle Veran PhD
Posted on: Sat Apr 25th, 2020 @ 7:34pm
Category: Simm Announcement
Osiris Initiative
Hey All,
I was asked to pass this along. Bravo Fleet is doing an in-character RP thing to bring the canon into 2399. If you'd like to be involved or look into more information you can see the entire post here - https://bravofleet.com/group_news/the-osiris-initiative-welcome-to-2399/ - if you'd like to, feel free…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Thu Apr 9th, 2020 @ 5:39pm
Category: General News
Upcoming Changes to BFMS
Hey all - I borrowed this from another CO in the Fleet (our very own Sinclair),
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Some of you may have seen the recent notice about a change coming up in Bravofleet. If you haven't, I encourage you to check out this announcement (https://bravofleet.com/group_news/bravo-fleet-2020-roadmap/)
Basically, there is a plan…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Sat Feb 8th, 2020 @ 1:48am
Category: General News
Simm Report January 2020
Crew
Total Crew - 15 (13 Active, 2 ELOA) (With one new player coming in right at the end of the month)
Active Characters
Captain Sun Mei Xiang - Commanding Officer
Commander Karsel’lyn Lylyl’Llytheraias - Commander, Air Group
Lieutenant Commander James Barnes - Chief Intelligence Officer
Lieutenant Commander Christine Descharmes…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Tue Feb 4th, 2020 @ 12:26am
Category: General News
A Quick Note on PNPCs
Quick note.
Earlier today, just pulled down and modified, and put back up a post. Just a reminder, PNPCs are protected and can only be used by their owners in posts. If you want to use one, be sure to get the primary player's permission. Or ask them to join…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Thu Jan 16th, 2020 @ 11:32pm
Category: General News
Happy Holidays!
Hello All!
As you might be aware, holidays are nearly upon us! I just wanted to give you all a quick Happy Holidays (if you're celebrating any), and let you know that activity won't be counted for the next couple of weeks. It's a busy time for most people, so…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Sun Dec 15th, 2019 @ 7:18pm
Category: General News
November Report
Crew
Total Crew - 16 (13 Active, 2 ELOA, 1 Inactive)
Active Characters
Captain Sun Mei Xiang - Commanding Officer
Commander Karsel’lyn Lylyl’Llytheraias - Commander, Air Group
Lieutenant Commander James Barnes - Chief Intelligence Officer
Lieutenant Christine Descharmes - Chief Counselor (Medical Leave)
Lieutenant Wale Scholl - Chief Science Officer…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Wed Dec 4th, 2019 @ 11:58pm
Category: General News
October 2019 Monthly Report
Crew
Total Crew - 16 (11 Active, 2 New, 2 ELOA, 1 Inactive)
Active Characters
Captain Sun Mei Xiang - Commanding Officer
Commander Karsel’lyn Lylyl’Llytheraias - Commander, Air Group
Lieutenant Commander James Barnes - Chief Intelligence Officer
Lieutenant Christine Descharmes - Chief Counselor (Medical Leave)
Lieutenant Wale Scholl -…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Sat Nov 2nd, 2019 @ 1:13am
Category: General News
Restructuring
Hello all!
We need to do a little restructuring of the Shanghai. If you haven't noticed, we're changing some things around on the ship, and stuff will be moving and twisting. Check the OOC post in your writing panel. There will be some big changes in the next few days,…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Mon Oct 28th, 2019 @ 9:09pm
Category: General News
Medal of Commendation
Congratulations to our very own Christine, who has won the Bravofleet Medal of Commendation!
Well deserved :)
Author: Lieutenant JG Isabelle Veran PhD
Posted on: Mon Aug 19th, 2019 @ 7:33pm
Category: General News
New Player
Another new player joins the crew! Welcome aboard our new Chief Tactical Officer, Lieutenant Limmi Ovim.
Welcome!
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Thu Jan 3rd, 2019 @ 1:17am
Category: General News
More New Players
Hey all!
Two more players to announce.
Ensign Kendra Kyle is joining us as one of our fighter pilots and Lieutenant Wale Scholl will be taking over as our Chief Science Officer!
Say hello!
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Wed Dec 19th, 2018 @ 4:46pm
Category: General News
New Crewmember
Hey all,
Welcome aboard another new crew member - Lieutenant Magnus Arynson Jr, who will be taking over as the ship's Chief of Security.
Say hello!
- N
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Mon Dec 17th, 2018 @ 10:44pm
Category: General News
Welcoming a new Crewmember
Hi all,
Please welcome our newest crew member, Dastan Alexander, who will be taking over the role of Executive Officer!
As a note, this is an IC character role, at least for now. Please keep this in mind before sending questions or requests to our newest member. You can keep…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Mon Nov 12th, 2018 @ 9:25pm
Category: General News
New Mission "Points of Light"
Hello All!
Points of Light has started. I'll be updating the Mission Notes as we go along with that mission. 5618 will stay up for a little while longer to catch the aftermath posts in the works.
The layout for the first few days is in the notes now. As…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Sun Oct 28th, 2018 @ 8:00pm
Category: General News
New Crewmember
Hey all!
We have a new Flight Control Officer - say hello to Ensign Jane Sinclair!
- N/Sun
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Wed Oct 3rd, 2018 @ 10:02pm
Category: General News
New Player
Hello, All!
Another new crew member to welcome aboard! Say hello to Ensign Carter Jackson, who will be taking over as our Chief of Operations.
- N.
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Sat Jul 14th, 2018 @ 2:58pm
Category: General News
Welcome Back
Hi all,
In case you haven't noticed, I wanted to give a quick note here to let you all know we have a returning crew member. Lt. Commander James Barnes will be returning to the Shanghai. Say hello!
- Sun/N.
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Mon Jul 9th, 2018 @ 5:41pm
Category: General News
New Crew!
Hello All!
Another new crew member to announce! Please welcome our new Marine Company CO - Major Dren Fyntar.
-N/Sun
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Mon Mar 19th, 2018 @ 2:50pm
Category: General News
New Crew!
Hey all,
Please welcome Lieutenant Marcus Anvers, who will be Shanghai's Chief Medical Officer.
So you know, In Character, Marcus will be arriving from Bravo Fleet as part of the first wave of reinforcements - that'll be about two months from the end of the last mission timeline wise. A…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Wed Mar 14th, 2018 @ 6:29pm
Category: General News
New Mission - "Of Persephone"
Hello All,
We've wrapped up the previous mission for the most part, and we'll be starting the next mission this weekend!
Our new mission is "Of Persephone", which will center on a major discovery under Golovin colony. So we'll be working on exploring the colony and Seppala a lot this…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Thu Feb 22nd, 2018 @ 5:30pm
Category: General News
Bravo Fleet
Hey Everyone,
As most of you know, we've been looking for a new Fleet for Shanghai. In this instance, it is to keep us moving in the right direction, to find new roleplayers and crew, and to keep Shanghai going. We're joining their TF93, so we'll be changing a few…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Sun Jan 14th, 2018 @ 8:47pm
Category: Simm Announcement
Happy Thanksgiving!
Since I probably won't be online tomorrow, I wanted to take the opportunity to bid all of my fellow Americans a Happy Thanksgiving!
-Lyn
Author: Commander Karsel`lyn Lylyl-Llytherraias
Posted on: Wed Nov 22nd, 2017 @ 7:20pm
Category: Out of Character
Welcome Back
Well,
To be honest, this is an email that I didn't think that I'd actually use again. It's great to see people back and pokes happening. Obviously, there's a lot that happened in the past few years to make us all go inactive, and to be fair, the bulk of…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Aug 25th, 2017 @ 7:58am
Category: General News
Restart?
Hello All!
Long time no talk. A lot of stuff has been happening lately, and the Shanghai's been dormant for a while. Thanks to a poke though, a few of us have started talking about getting the crew back together and starting the engines up once again. I wanted to…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Thu Aug 24th, 2017 @ 8:31pm
Category: General News
Solid Light - Next Steps
Hey all!
So it's amazing that we're writing how we are in the Solid Light post. Here's how it'll go for the next few posts. Some people haven't posted in the large, main one yet and that's kind of disappointing. However, it's really easy to write yourself in! We'll split…
Author: Lieutenant JG Dominic Delaney Jr.
Posted on: Tue Apr 22nd, 2014 @ 5:37pm
Category: General News
New Mission!
Hey all,
Our new mission is up and ready to be posted in. The mission is called "Solid Light" in homage to the holodeck, of which the ship is now one huge holodeck. There will be a huge post that will require everyone in, then we'll split up into teams…
Author: Lieutenant JG Dominic Delaney Jr.
Posted on: Mon Apr 7th, 2014 @ 7:13pm
Category: General News
Mission Ideas
Hey all,
We're currently taking mission ideas, so if you have a story that you'd like to work us into, we'd love to be a part. This can range from anything diplomatic to warfare to humanitarian to exploration. It doesn't have to be detailed, we're looking for all of your…
Author: Lieutenant JG Dominic Delaney Jr.
Posted on: Thu Mar 20th, 2014 @ 5:50pm
Category: General News
Writing!
Hey!
If you're hankering for someone to write with, myself and my characters and Nathaniel's characters are always willing to have someone over for weapon swapping, stories, drinks, whatever you can think up. Whether it's time for a range re-certification to finding a bug in the mainframe, or even a…
Author: Lieutenant JG Dominic Delaney Jr.
Posted on: Tue Mar 11th, 2014 @ 5:54pm
Category: General News
Whoops
Hey all, your friendly reptile here!
I just wanted everyone to be aware that I have a new main character on here - this one - Lieutenant JG Dominic Delaney Jr. While Relau will still be an integral part of missions, and I hope to continue writing him, I am…
Author: Lieutenant JG Dominic Delaney Jr.
Posted on: Wed Mar 5th, 2014 @ 12:16pm
Category: General News
Selective Password Reset
For those of you with system admin permissions I've pushed a password reset due to a technical glitch. Also, a few of you with standard permissions should have a password reset request as well. I want to assure you that there was no system breach of information, just a technical…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Feb 28th, 2014 @ 1:51pm
Category: General News
Website Update Completed
Hey all,
The website has been updated. Please see the full changelog down below!
Site Update - Main - Shanghai
Domain: http://www.shanghai.akiyaone.com
Subdomains: /~
Description of Update: Updated main Nova Core to 2.3.1 from 2.1.2. Removed unused manifests. Removed players. Deleted web posts pending.
Security Status: Enabled - Test OK…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Feb 25th, 2014 @ 2:07pm
Category: Website Update
Website Maintenance Shortly
Greetings,
As promised the website maintenance will be done shortly. After the backup (during which the website will stay online, but might function slower than expected) I'll put the site into maintenance mode. Most members of the website will be unable to log in until the maintenance is completed. A…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Feb 25th, 2014 @ 12:58pm
Category: Website Update
Website Update, Manifest Clearing - Tuesday
Greetings all,
We are very, very behind on the Nova system that we are running. A backup and an update will be pushed to the website on Tuesday, the same day that the manifest will be cleared out. The website might be down for approximately 30 minutes during the day…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Feb 20th, 2014 @ 6:03am
Category: General News
Restart
Hey all,
I've received generally positive replies to the email that I sent out, indicating that we have quite a few people interested in starting up again. Unfortunately, I am going to be out of town for the weekend, so this will give us enough time to collect any remaining…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Feb 19th, 2014 @ 6:50pm
Category: General News
Roll Call
Greetings all.
The first post that I've seen in almost a year (probably longer) has touched on the page of the Shanghai. I knew that I kept the domain for a reason.
I could give you all a long winded apology about my activity and the status of the ship,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Feb 13th, 2014 @ 11:08am
Category: General News
Welcome!
Hey all,
If you've not noticed, we're starting to post again. Feel free to make it up as you go, and don't be afraid to use any of my character (Relau, any linked NPCs) in order to post and such. You want a visit from the not Admiral? Bring it…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri May 10th, 2013 @ 4:35pm
Category: General News
Getting Back Together
Greetings all,
Hello from the Windy City! Chicago, Illinois. I've graduated from the time-suck that we call college and getting an education, so I have a lot more time on my hands. It's actually not windy at the moment here (by the way), just raining. And that makes for a…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Apr 23rd, 2013 @ 2:20pm
Category: General News
Earth
Hey All,
If you saw the quick little post I did - and have been keeping up with the activity posts - we'll be starting back at getting the crew together on Earth and pretty soon we'll start in on what the Shanghai will be doing for a her missions…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Tue Jan 29th, 2013 @ 1:01am
Category: General News
The Shanghai
Hey all,
So the semester has ended. I'm more than willing to start up again, and in fact I am going to think up a mission within the next 24 hours (probably stolen from Nathaniel's ideas, to be honest) and we'll start another mission. I'm not looking for explosions of…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Dec 18th, 2012 @ 12:48pm
Category: General News
Well, Activity Time Again
Well,
Guys, we suck at activity. I know that everyone has lives, school and such. I'm working two jobs and trying to make ends meet, like all of us. Our player base has taken a hit, and we're left with people who just don't have the time to work on…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Oct 15th, 2012 @ 5:35pm
Category: General News
Direction
Hey all,
So in the past few weeks we've ground to a halt. That's all my fault. I started school, am working two jobs and commuting at least an hour each day. It's left me way run down and really stretching to even get on and look at the computer…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Sep 23rd, 2012 @ 3:27pm
Category: General News
Posting
Hey All,
Posting has been down lately - probably because a lot of us have been busy. I know on my end, I was starting a new term and had a couple family issues I needed to deal with. We'd like to finish this mission and head onto the next.…
Author: Captain Patrick Noble
Posted on: Wed Sep 19th, 2012 @ 9:50pm
Category: General News
Changes to the Websites!
Greetings all!
I've hinted at this on the chat, but I wanted to really make it public. First of all, I'm extremely pleased with the quality of posts that we are seeing from everyone. It seems that there's alot of people who really are enjoying the Shanghai and the posts…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Aug 28th, 2012 @ 4:13pm
Category: General News
Some Sad News - Please Read
Greetings all,
If you are not aware, I just received word that space legend and the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong passed away today due to complications from cardiovascular problems. He was 82.
In lieu of this, I'd like to request that tomorrow we don't post…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Aug 25th, 2012 @ 9:33pm
Category: Out of Character
New Romulus Posts
Greetings everyone!
So, unless I made the grave mistake of missing someone, everyone is in either the Planetside or Bridge posts of New Romulus. Or, you're part of the command team and in both. In any case, anyone is welcome to NPC any other department on either the ship or…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Aug 9th, 2012 @ 6:57am
Category: General News
Next Step
Hey all,
So we've finished up the Bridge and Shuttlebay posts from the Friendship posts, and tonight we'll get teams going for the various points on the surface of New Romulus. You'll either be on the ship or the surface. I will be beaming down to the surface, while Captain…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Aug 3rd, 2012 @ 3:36pm
Category: General News
Finishing up Friendship
Evening all!
We'll post Friendship on the Bridge and in the Shuttlebay tonight, so if you have any let over tags, please get them in. Next, we're in the middle of doing another post welcoming the Ambassador to the ship, which will be posted soon. After that, we'll all get…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Aug 2nd, 2012 @ 3:17pm
Category: General News
Chat!
Hey all!
With the addition of some of our new crewmwmbers, some of them expressed a wish to be able to chat with members of the Shanghai in real time. I am pleased to announce the implementation of a paid chat service on the Shanghai website. While the page is…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Jul 22nd, 2012 @ 4:19pm
Category: General News
Another Milestone!
Greetings all,
Please congratulate Lieutenant Commander Barnes for a year's worth of service on the Shanghai. May you have many more!
Also please welcome back Tim, who will be playing our Chief Strategic Operations Officer, Lieutenant JG Dan Smith, as well as our New Chief Operations Officer, Ensign Aaron Markus,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Jul 19th, 2012 @ 6:44pm
Category: General News
Congrats!
Thought I'd say it here.
It appears that Mirella Yazhi has been with us for three years!
Miss DesCharmes for a year!
It's always wonderful seeing such longevity in a simm's crew. Here's hoping for a few more years.
Congrats, you two!
Author: Commander Karsel`lyn Lylyl-Llytherraias
Posted on: Mon Jul 16th, 2012 @ 9:01pm
Category: Out of Character
Welcome Back Everyone!
Hey all!
By now, the majority of people have responded to the requests to come back to the simm. I am happy, very happy to say that we have a fully functioning crew and will be growing shortly in the future. Please make sure to thank those that have decided…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Jul 6th, 2012 @ 7:47pm
Category: General News
Website Updated
Hey all,
Guess what? I just updated the website and I bet you didn't even notice. And if you did, well then the angry/scared/OMG WHAT HAPPENED emails are still on their way to me.
In any case, now proudly running 2.1 Nova Core, up from 2.0.3.
But, I digress. Welcomes…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Jul 1st, 2012 @ 9:41pm
Category: General News
Backstory
Greetings everyone!
So after hearing back from a few people, this is going to be a good run. We've heard back from a few people and we'll get to each play a lot of NPCs, but we'll be having fun, which matters.
Nathaniel and I would like to give you…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Jun 29th, 2012 @ 11:09am
Category: General News
In Your Hands
Greetings all,
Wow, it's been a long time. I think that I almost forgot my password to the Shanghai there for a while, with how long it has been. I'm writing today in this news post to explain what Nathaniel and I would like to do with the Shanghai. But…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Jun 25th, 2012 @ 8:54pm
Category: General News
Trying to Get Back
Hey All,
Just wanted to apologize for such a long absence and offer a quick explanation before jumping back into things. As the Captain may have said, the last time I tried to get back in, my hometown was wrecked by a tornado which landed heart-stoppingly close to my parents…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Tue Apr 17th, 2012 @ 11:10am
Category: General News
Come one, come all to the Shanghai!
Hey all,
So like I promised, I'm getting the ball rolling again. Let's all get on and have a great time. I won't do much in the way of activity reminders right off the bat, but if you're interested, I'm starting a post tomorrow morning (because it's almost 2am here)…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Apr 9th, 2012 @ 12:28am
Category: General News
Explanations, not Excuses
Hey all,
So this is the time for explanations, not excuses. The Shanghai is pretty much dead at the moment, and it is the Command Staff's fault for that. Let's just explain where we are at for the moment, and where we see ourselves ending up.
So first up, this…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Mar 19th, 2012 @ 11:24am
Category: Simm Announcement
Activity
Hey all,
Just wanted to let you all know that a slow down in activity doesn't concern me too much, now that we are out of Obsidian Fleet and I don't have to constantly practice what I preach with activity on there.
In any case, this email is a reminder…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Feb 29th, 2012 @ 10:51am
Category: General News
Apologies from your Command Staff
Greetings all,
We'd like to apologize for our lack of activity over the past week. I personally had a smattering of midterms and was working quite a bit, leading to my personal removal from the Simm.
It turns out that there was a major power outage in the area where…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Feb 21st, 2012 @ 7:46am
Category: General News
Is it just me?
Is it just me or has everyone gone quiet? I haven't heard from Captain Sun in.....sheesh I dunno how long.
Did I miss a meeting? LOL
Kane
Author: Ensign Logan Kane
Posted on: Tue Feb 21st, 2012 @ 3:31am
Category: Out of Character
Administrative Scaffolding
Hey all!
If you haven't been aware, we are working on a new management structure, and things will start rolling on that here shortly. Each department will coordinate on the Wiki, they each have a specific page.
Please note that you must be logged in to the simm in order…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Feb 15th, 2012 @ 10:35am
Category: General News
Crew Activity
Hey all!
Just noticed a downtick in activity over the past few days. We are waiting for a lot of content, especially in our "Spiraling out of Control" post. If you are LOST, UNCLEAR, or even just UNAWARE of what we are doing, please let me know. I will spend…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Feb 13th, 2012 @ 10:55am
Category: General News
Follow Up
Hey all,
Follow up to the previous post. If you don't PM us if you want to be in the Admin department, we will start emailing and PMing you, asking you to be a part of the Admin department. As we start filling positions, we might ask you to be…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Feb 8th, 2012 @ 10:54am
Category: General News
Management and Leadership Transitions
Hey all,
Your friendly management staff here. We'd like to share with you our vision for the future. Simply put, there are a few things that we as a group would like to focus on. I would like to make it clear from the beginning that this is strongly and…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Feb 8th, 2012 @ 10:38am
Category: General News
New Crew/Updated Rules
Hey all,
Rules have been updated. Specifically, added 1a) 3h) 3i), changed positions of 8) and 13).
And... to cap off an amazing day, we welcome Ensign D'Alessandro to the team, our ACS/TO.
Welcome, and thank you!
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Feb 7th, 2012 @ 4:07pm
Category: General News
FYI - Website Update Completed
Hey all!
We've just updated the website - everyone should be able to log in and post now. There are a few pages missing, or with system generated values (the Wiki main page) that we need to get to, but those will be taken care of shortly. Please, please, please…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Feb 7th, 2012 @ 3:26pm
Category: Website Update
IMPORTANT - Website Update In Progress
Greetings everyone,
We are ready to take the website down for maintenance. Please be warned of a few things before we do.
1) If there is catastrophic failure (for some reason), my email is aosfb.tuba@gmail.com OR admin@akiyaone.com. You will receive notices from those emails if there is a problem. We…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Feb 7th, 2012 @ 2:30pm
Category: Website Update
IMPORTANT - Website Update Scheduled
Greetings all,
I'm very pleased to announce that Anodyne Productions has once again come through, with an updated Nova core. We will be updating from Nova 1.2.6 to Nova 2.0.1 shortly. Before that happens a few things will take place.
1) Backup of all files associated with the USS Shanghai,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Feb 7th, 2012 @ 12:44pm
Category: Website Update
Mission Update
Hey all,
First off, I apologize for the lack of mission movement on our part, it could use some work, but I'm here to tell you all that we are moving forwards on the mission. Our command staff has been talking, we've had a bunch of (and still do have)…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Feb 5th, 2012 @ 11:16am
Category: General News
Once Again, New Crew!
Hey folks,
A big welcome to our two newest players, CWO Keevon (Platoon Leader) and Ensign Brex (Assistiant Chief Medical Officer). Please make them feel welcome.
We'll go on to the next part of our mission shortly. Please check for any tags left on the Away Mission post. Thanks!
Yours,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Feb 3rd, 2012 @ 3:20pm
Category: General News
Application Backlog
Greetings all,
Some of you might have noticed that we have a bunch of pending applications. This news item is pretty much just an informational thing for everyone, including any who might be interested in applying.
We are currently experiencing an application backlog. This is adding 2-3 days to our…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Feb 1st, 2012 @ 11:32am
Category: General News
Activity/Pending Crew
Hey all!
Just a little note about the activity (including mine) over the past week-ish. Please make sure that you are checking regularly for tags. We need you all in the post "Away Mission". Those of you who aren't in there need to get with me as we are staying…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Jan 30th, 2012 @ 10:59am
Category: General News
Back Online
Hey all,
The issues with the websites I mentioned earlier in the day seem to be resolved. As always, if you have questions, concerns, problems or even if you feel like talking, you can all reach me directly at aosfb.tuba@gmail.com.
Thanks,
William
Relau Chlan ,CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Jan 26th, 2012 @ 2:22pm
Category: General News
New Crew
Hey all!
I'd like to welcome our newest crewmember, Ensign Zachary Johnson, a Fighter Pilot attached to the Shanghai. Please make him feel welcome, run over him in the halls, and break his arm nicely so that you can both be brought up on charges of fighting.
All joking aside,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Jan 24th, 2012 @ 7:48am
Category: General News
Awards and Stats
Greetings all,
We have a slight problem with the awards on the Shanghai. As a command staff, we are trying to move away from Obsidian Fleet as much as we can. This is mainly because they didn't think (and still don't think) that we can do it Independent and away…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Jan 10th, 2012 @ 8:49pm
Category: General News
New Crewmember
Hey All,
Just a quick update,
Please join us in welcoming Logan Kane to our crew. If I'm not mistaken, he'll be taking over the position of Chief of Security, with the rank of Ensign. We'll get the personnel list updated before long.
Welcome aboard.
~Sun, on behalf of the…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Mon Jan 9th, 2012 @ 10:26am
Category: Simm Announcement
Sun's Projects and Naming the Shuttles
Hey all,
I'm putting this under Simm Announcements due to the second part of the title - the first part is a post request... and that may have confused me as to what to do about category...
The astute viewer may notice that the Auxiliary Craft list changed, and we'll…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Sun Jan 8th, 2012 @ 9:36am
Category: Simm Announcement
Promotion
Hey all!
I'm pleased to announce (if you haven't noticed already) the promotion of our favorite El-Aurian Intel Officer, Lieutenant James Barnes to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. This promotion comes for excellent posting and one of the best portrayals of character I have seen in a long time. Keep…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Jan 4th, 2012 @ 1:48pm
Category: General News
New Year!
Greetings all,
For some of you it has already come, for some of you it has yet to arrive, but I must take this time and say thank you to each and every one of you for your work you have done on the simm this year. This year was…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Dec 31st, 2011 @ 12:57pm
Category: General News
Changes/Ra'iya - Hart
Hey all,
Just a quick note here, Jools, who played Cdr. Ra'iya has decided to field another character, Commander River Hart as the Chief Medical Officer. This also means that we are looking for a CSTO. Please make sure that you understand the change here, and don't just write off…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Dec 27th, 2011 @ 6:16pm
Category: General News
Back Online/Happy Holidays
Greetings all,
Aside from a few Database hiccups and the damn banner not working, everything is currently up and running. If you don't want to see the dumb half-banner that we're trying to get the CSS working on, then you should probably switch to another theme, such as "Beta" or…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Dec 25th, 2011 @ 12:16pm
Category: General News
Site Maintenance
Greetings all,
Greetings all,
We will be shutting down the website in approximately 10 minutes for a period of one hour to complete our maintenance cycle that I've been talking about all week. I've made backups of all relevant data and am in the process of transferring them over.
Please…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Dec 25th, 2011 @ 10:55am
Category: General News
Switching Positions/Notice
Hey all,
Our lovely bartender has been reactivated by Starfleet, so please welcome Ms. Descharmes into the position of Chief Counselor with the rank of Lieutenant. Be sure to get your psych evals in or she'll come hunting for you!
Also, with the maintenance cycle, I am going to be…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Dec 23rd, 2011 @ 1:33pm
Category: General News
Updates to Database, Wiki
Hey all,
I've updated our database to include the specifications of the Vesta Class that we will be using. Please check out our new ship that we are switching to on Christmas (what a great present for you all!). Also, we have updated the Wiki pages to reflect some design…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Dec 22nd, 2011 @ 10:48pm
Category: General News
RE: Previous News Item
Hey all,
In my infinite wisdom, I forgot to close the tags on the last news item. So here's your direct link to the new skin, in case you were wondering why I sent you nothing in the previous news.
http://shanghai.akiyaone.com/application/assets/images/newskin.png
Enjoy!
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Dec 21st, 2011 @ 11:45am
Category: General News
Sneak Peak!
Hey all!
So after talking to some wonderful friends of mine who helped get some things straightened out, I'm pleased to offer you this sneak peak of our new skin on the website!
Behold the glory!
I sincerely hope that you are as excited as I am for…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Dec 21st, 2011 @ 11:41am
Category: General News
More Crew!
Hey all,
Please give a warm welcome to Ensign Talas Vaatrik, who will be playing our Chief Science Officer. Don't forget that you all shouldn't scare him away just yet!
And, an update on the maintenance scheduled for Sunday - After doing a mock run through of the website transfer…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Dec 20th, 2011 @ 8:47pm
Category: General News
New Crewmember!
Hey all,
I'd like to welcome Ensign Skye who will be playing in our Strategic Ops department. Please make him feel at home here.
As a heads up, please be aware that you might experience some slowed speeds on the website later tonight when I make a backup of everything…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Dec 19th, 2011 @ 2:25pm
Category: General News
Scheduled Maintenance
Greetings everyone,
I hope everyone is having a great holiday season. I'm not worried about posting over the next few weeks, so feel free to drop in when you get a chance over the holiday. This news post is to mainly inform you that on Dec. 25th 2011 the website…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Dec 17th, 2011 @ 11:35am
Category: General News
Advertising Sources
Hey all,
Just a heads up, I'm starting to get LoA messages from the crew and that's just fine. Remember to submit yours if you need it. I submitted my resignation effective Jan 1st, 2012 to Triad. We'll be officially independent on that date.
As for advertising, I have placed…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Dec 14th, 2011 @ 9:32pm
Category: General News
Shoreleave and Future Plans
Hey all,
So here's the deal. We are moving onto shoreleave this week and we will be settin the stage for the entirety of next year. Sine I haven't seen any argument on the proposed changes, we will be moving forward as outlined. This will reunite the crew at starbase…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Dec 13th, 2011 @ 9:31am
Category: General News
Saying Goodbye
Hey all,
It's with heavy heart that I must inform you that Dan, our beloved Chief Counselor has resigned from the Shanghai due to personal reasons. Please wish him the best and as always, we hope that Dan finds great things waiting for him in life.
Also, I have started…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Dec 8th, 2011 @ 1:30pm
Category: General News
Notice to Crew
Hey all,
A few news items to tell you about. First of all, we are saying goodbye to a few crewmembers today. Please send off Captain Boston, Sergeant Major Black and Civilian Zlan with our best wishes. I sincerely hope that they find what they are looking for in life,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Dec 7th, 2011 @ 9:22pm
Category: General News
CoC Changes
Hello all,
Just to let you know that we have taken steps to update the Shanghai. Effective immediately, I'm pleased to announce that Commander Rai'ya will be our second officer. Please show her the same respect that you show us as a command team.
Yours,
William
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Dec 6th, 2011 @ 5:03pm
Category: General News
Thoughts About the Shanghai
Greetings,
A few of you have expressed concern over the recent slowdown in posting, and indeed it worries me too. Many people have not been in contact with me, and the few people who have been talking to me are in need of direction and frankly, I don't know how…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Dec 5th, 2011 @ 4:47pm
Category: General News
An Update
Hey all,
Just a heads up, I know that the Darwin side of the mission is going well and that the Idolon side is flagging. That's my fault as I'm trying to juggle 2 jobs. I've worked or will work over 75 hours from Black Friday - Today alone with…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Nov 28th, 2011 @ 7:32am
Category: General News
Notice of LoAs Needed
Hey all,
I'm glad that we are getting the mission back on track. I appreciate the fact that you guys are doing your best and I know that you all are great writers. Thank you for that. Please just be aware that if you will be unavailable for the holidays…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Nov 23rd, 2011 @ 8:29pm
Category: General News
Congratulations!
Hey all!
I'd like to take a moment to recognize the service of one of our crewmates, Lieutenant Arseni Kozlov. It has been six months since he has joined our little band of troublemakers, and so I am pleased to award hin the Obsidian Fleet Service Citation for six months…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Nov 15th, 2011 @ 9:36pm
Category: General News
Next Phase
Okay all,
Since we've nailed down where everyone will be, I'm going to post the current posts that we have (except for a few tags in Court Martial) and we're going to move on to the main portion of our plot. Remember that wherever you are, you need to make…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Nov 5th, 2011 @ 9:50pm
Category: General News
Splitting the Crew
Hey all,
As you are aware, we are splitting the crew up for this next phase of the mission. Some of you will be going with me on the Idolon, others recalled to various places around the Federation, and still others will be on a Nova class starship that Franz…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Nov 1st, 2011 @ 1:12pm
Category: General News
Progress - At Last
Hey all,
I've just received the go-ahead from Triad for the Rapid Response Vessel. We're now just waiting on the finalization of the Vesta Class (which they are taking their sweet time on) until we have an actual decision. We're making this work, piece by piece. Hopefully we get the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Nov 1st, 2011 @ 12:09pm
Category: General News
New Mission: Heaven Will Not Stop The Winter
Hey all!
We're starting a new mission today that will be a really good one. Please join me in welcoming our brainchild - Heaven Will Not Stop The Winter.
Mission Description:
After a catastrophic court-martial, the Shanghai crew is separated. Many specifically removed from Admiral Chlan's command, and sent to…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Oct 29th, 2011 @ 1:59pm
Category: General News
Thoughts
Hey all,
First off I'd like to welcome Mr. Black who will be playing our company Sergeant Major. He comes in at an interesting time, partly because of the activity issues we've been having these past weeks. I'm sure that we will be able to make him feel at home…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Oct 17th, 2011 @ 10:26am
Category: General News
Future Imperfect
Hey all,
So the Shanghai is a shadow of what it once was. We're looking at problems up and down the line, the horizon isn't clear any more and there's a general spirit of dejection here.
I would like to know what you all would like to do. Should we…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Oct 15th, 2011 @ 8:34pm
Category: General News
My Activity
Hey all,
I know that my activity has taken a nosedive these past few weeks, and I realize that it's not fair to you all. I'll work on posts with each of you individually, as well as the Group Post throughout the day. It's my fault for this, and I…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Oct 6th, 2011 @ 6:41am
Category: General News
Promotion
Ladies and Gentlemen,
For distinguished service on the Shanghai, along with great posts and dedication, I am pleased to announce the promotion of Mr. Arseni Kozlov to the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade.
Let us all congratulate him!
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Sep 27th, 2011 @ 2:49pm
Category: General News
Intermission: Riptide
Evening all,
The Intermission (mission) has been updated to include the little adventure to keep the blood flowing while we wait for the crew to come back from LoAs, and start getting back into the swing of things. This mystery dinner is open to all who are in the crew,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Sep 26th, 2011 @ 11:40pm
Category: General News
Apologies
Hi all,
Just wanted to apologize for dismal replies to posts recently from me. I won't bore you with details on why, unless you want them... But, I had a request.
I'm trying to get back in to the swing of things like I was a few weeks back, so…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Mon Sep 26th, 2011 @ 2:39pm
Category: Out of Character
New Crew Welcome
Hey all,
Please welcome Mr. Benjamin Boston, who will be taking on the role of our Marine/Starfleet Liason officer. He will need a lot of posts shortly, so I hope that you all give him a great big welcome!
Also, as a note, there are some of you that are…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Sep 21st, 2011 @ 8:10pm
Category: General News
Hey All
I know that I've been inactive over the past week and that the simm has suffered for it. My great-grandmother who I was close to passed away this past week, the funeral is tomorrow. I'm sorry that I haven't been here, as that would have probably allieviated much of the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Sep 16th, 2011 @ 9:19pm
Category: General News
What's Up?
Hey guys,
Activity seems to all have just flatlined these past few days. I'm wondering if something is unclear or you guys aren't liking the mission. I don't think its the latter, but hey, let me know what's up. I hope that you all come to me before there's any…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Sep 12th, 2011 @ 8:40pm
Category: General News
September 11th, 2011
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Pausing for a moment today, I am struck by what I would like to write, what I feel is appropriate and what needs to be said. I have been thinking for a long time about what I should write here, and I still don't really have a…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Sep 10th, 2011 @ 9:24pm
Category: General News
Switching a Few Things
Hey all,
As a command staff we have revisisted the crews and if no one has a horrible objection to this, we have changed a few things so that we have a better balance. Please note the changes below.
-Sun, Lyn, Barnes, Descharmes
-Chlan, Franz, Amoran, Kozlov, (LOAs)
This is…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Sep 2nd, 2011 @ 11:29am
Category: General News
Mission 13
Ladies and Gentlemen -
We have done it. The Shanghai as we know it has been destroyed. While Triad will hate me for this, and some won't be too happy, I think that it's time we needed a change of pace. We're still working on the Vesta Class, and if…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Aug 28th, 2011 @ 9:18pm
Category: General News
Farewells
Ladies and Gentlemen,
We unfortunately have to say goodbye to a few players today on the simm who left for personal reasons.
We'd like to thank Greg and Bayushi for their dedication to the simm and the mark that they left on the simm. We appreciate that.
There are a…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Aug 22nd, 2011 @ 3:13pm
Category: General News
Activity
Hey all,
It's been brought to my attention that there are many people that have not posted in a very long time. I will remove those people after I get home from work today. I sincerely hope that you all aren't in that category. If you are, then please post…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Aug 21st, 2011 @ 12:54pm
Category: General News
Getting A Move On
Hey all,
Now that I'm back in full force and taken care of the mounds of crap at the TF level that piled up without me around, I'm going to be updating a bunch of posts today, and then we will get a move on this mission. I'm sorry it…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Aug 10th, 2011 @ 2:40pm
Category: General News
10 Years!
Passing this along from other simms I serve aboard:
*Happy Anniversary Obsidian Fleet!!!*
In honor of this momentous occasion, we are celebrating in three ways.
Please join us in marking this milestone by joining in on as many as you see
fit. Also, please spread the news to your crew.…
Author: Commander Karsel`lyn Lylyl-Llytherraias
Posted on: Fri Jul 29th, 2011 @ 2:06pm
Category: General News
Activity!
Hey all,
Thanks for sticking it with us as I worked through my finals. I hope that you all had a decent week, as I know I did.
Thanks to Nate who helped run the simm in my absence as well, we all owe him a debt of gratitude.
Now…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Jul 23rd, 2011 @ 10:25pm
Category: General News
Quick Check In
Hey all,
Updated to Nova 1.2.6, apparently it was a critical update. Let me know if anything is weird and I'll forward it up.
Once again, I'm sorry for all of the issues I've had lately with finals. I'm also sorry to all of you guys for not having me…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Jul 16th, 2011 @ 12:16am
Category: General News
LoA and a new Cremember
Guys,
I am so sorry that I haven't been in contact with the Shanghai for the past week or so, but stuff is starting to come and pile up before me.
Now, I'd like to welcome Ms. Descharmes, our new bartender. Please include her in the crew and accept my…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Jul 12th, 2011 @ 9:13am
Category: General News
Finals
Hey all,
Just a heads up that my finals are going to much more involved than previously thought here at Uni, so I ask for a measure of patience from you guys as I finish up and move on to another year of college behind me. I will most likely…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Jul 6th, 2011 @ 12:16am
Category: General News
Level 2 Awards
Hey all,
Last news post I said that a few pending awards were up for certification. I'm pleased to announce the following awards for our crew.
Captain Sun Mei Xiang - Ribbon of Commitment - Level 2 Award
Given to a person who has truly put forth an indisputable amount…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Jun 28th, 2011 @ 12:35am
Category: General News
Awards and Promotions
Hello all!
It's time for awards and promotions for the awesome crew of the Shanghai again. Congratulations to the recipients. Some awards need be be cleared through Awards and Services, so I ask that you keep an eye out through the week for any Level 2 awards that might come…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Jun 24th, 2011 @ 2:19pm
Category: General News
Nova 1.2.5
Hey all,
Just updated us to the latest version of Nova. Let me know if there is anything hinky with the website and we'll get it sorted out right away.
Thanks all, you're doing a great job, and I appreciate it very much. Keep up the great work!
Yours,
William…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Jun 20th, 2011 @ 12:00am
Category: General News
Updates to Mission
Hey all,
A few updates to the mission here. There are a few tags that need to be completed in the Departure and Dreams posts. There will be the receptions, which at least everyone is involved in the "Regal Ryuun Reception". It's a post designed to make you nervous, so…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Jun 15th, 2011 @ 10:41am
Category: General News
Welcoming An Old Friend
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I hope that you are having a great week. I have to admit that my week is great, and I can't complain. First off, a welcome to an old friend. Many of you should remember Greg, who played among other things, Rear Admiral Boris Parkilov, the old…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Jun 9th, 2011 @ 11:55am
Category: General News
New Mission
Hey all!
Since we are winding down the other mission with a few lagging posts, it's my pleasure to announce the next mission (Season 3, Mission 1), or also known as number 14 for us, titled "Return to Roots". The description is below, and we'll fill in juicy details as…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon May 23rd, 2011 @ 9:47am
Category: General News
New Crewmember
Hello all!
We'd like to welcome Ensign Dwight Cobb, our new resident Chief Strategic Operations Officer! Please make him feel at home and post a lot!
Anyways, we are looking to submit a draft proposal pending a vote shortly for the new class. Please start thinking about all that we've…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu May 12th, 2011 @ 11:02am
Category: General News
A Timeline
Hello everyone!
Here's just a little bit of an update on the missions and where we would like to go with this next part of the year.
We are in the process of finishing up the posts on the planet's surface. We'll go down, rescue the pilots, make friends and…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue May 10th, 2011 @ 10:06am
Category: General News
Mirrors and Intermissions
First, sorry for not resoponding to many posts in the past couple days. Its been a harsh week.
Second, the first Intermission is up. This is something we talked about on the boards as a place to do Character oriented plots, 'business as normal', and something that can help us…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Thu May 5th, 2011 @ 12:55pm
Category: Simm Announcement
New Banner
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thanks to Matt, we have a two year banner up on the main portion of the website. It's on the home page ;)
It is absolutely completely awesome, plus we want to thank him. If you feel so inclined - here is the forum to do so!…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Apr 30th, 2011 @ 12:18am
Category: General News
I Feel Horrible
Ladies and Gentlemen.
I feel absolutely horrible tonight. I realized that I had forgotten to award and recognize Lieutenant Commander Franz and Lieutenant Commander Amoran for one year's service on the Shanghai... four months late. So while I crawl back into my hole of self regret and feelings of worthlessness,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Apr 17th, 2011 @ 8:42pm
Category: General News
Two Years
Thought I'd pass along congratulations to Captain Sun for two awesome years on the Shanghai!
Author: Commander Karsel`lyn Lylyl-Llytherraias
Posted on: Sat Apr 16th, 2011 @ 5:40pm
Category: Out of Character
Season Three!
Hello All,
We are coming up on the Shanghai's Two Year mark. This simm will have been active for two continuous years. Not only that, but many of the crew have been here for over a year. While talking about what to do for that, the Admiral and I thought…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Wed Apr 6th, 2011 @ 11:33pm
Category: Simm Announcement
...Finals (Almost) Over
Ladies and Gentlemen,
With pleasure I am announcing that after tomorrow morning at 9:00 am local time, I will be done with finals. So, please excuse my inactivity over the past few days, and know that no, I did not die/quit/fall of a cliff/fall off the face of the earth/beamed…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Apr 6th, 2011 @ 8:47am
Category: General News
Some News
Hey all,
More Mission posts are up, but more on that in a second...
More importantly, please extend a warm welcome to yet another new member of the crew, Sergeant Mike Dixon II. You'll find him in Green on the manifest; a new marine.
Dropping Plates is out, and posted…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Sat Apr 2nd, 2011 @ 2:51pm
Category: General News
Finals - Again
Ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you for bearing with me over the past few weeks. I appreciate the steps you have all made in posting. I am currently in the process of studying for and completing finals for my Uni coursework. Please excuse me for the absences.
In any absence, Nathaniel…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Mar 30th, 2011 @ 10:56am
Category: General News
New Crew!
Ladies and Gentlemen!
Please join me in welcoming back Casey! She simmed with us a while ago, and let me tell you, we are so privileged to have her back here with us. Please make her feel at home on her character Mirella Yahzi.
We are also pleased to announce…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Mar 25th, 2011 @ 7:17pm
Category: General News
Congratulations are in Order!
Hey all!
I am so glad to see posting numbers back up to relative normal. Thank you all for your hard work on getting us back into the swing of things. It's a great thing to see my inbox flooded on the subject of the Shanghai. Thank you.
Also, congratulations…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Mar 23rd, 2011 @ 8:59am
Category: General News
Posts and People
Hey all,
I have just updated a bunch of posts and also wrote some new ones for you. I hope that we have a great time busting out these posts. I also hope that you are looking for a few people that would like a simm. We do need a…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Mar 16th, 2011 @ 8:45am
Category: General News
PNPC Drive
Well, our crew numbers are a bit low, looks like, so it might be a good idea to fill out the ranks a bit.
As such, we're encouraging everyone to make PNPCs in 'Acting' Chief of _ Roles. Of course, it isn't mandatory, but we'd love to give everyone a…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Wed Mar 2nd, 2011 @ 9:28pm
Category: General News
Flurry of Activity
Ladies and Gentlemen,
As you might have noticed, I have posted a huge backlog of posts that needed to go out because people hadn't tagged in forever. They were just stagnating. If you guys can't update posts, we'll have to rewrite them so that we can stick an NPC in…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Mar 2nd, 2011 @ 8:23pm
Category: General News
Best Wishes
Ladies and Gentlemen,
We have had two departures from our crew recently. They are Lieutenant Khall and Lieutenant Tehark. Please wish me in extending them a heartfelt wish that they always chase their dreams and never settle for second best.
We wish them the best. As with that, we are…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Mar 1st, 2011 @ 5:57pm
Category: General News
Phoenix
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am pleased to announce that with the Rescue post (that many people need to tag in very soon), I have decided to move on to another mission. Nathaniel has adapted a wonderful mission for us, and I've titled it "Phoenix". I am absolutely sure that you…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Feb 28th, 2011 @ 9:00am
Category: General News
A Bit of Help, if you would?
Hey All,
I'm sorry for my recent AWOL-ness. A couple weeks back (more than a couple now, I guess), my wife was in a serious accident on an interstate highway, thanks to inclement weather. She's fine now, but it pulled me away from simming and other things for a good…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Thu Feb 24th, 2011 @ 3:50pm
Category: General News
Overdue Awards
Hey all,
These awards have been pending in the Awards pool since January 4th of 2011. I apologize for not announcing them earlier, but they were level 2 awards, and I got in trouble for that once. So, here they finally are.
Silver Star, Lt. Cdr. Rai'ya
As the Commanding…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Feb 19th, 2011 @ 2:14pm
Category: General News
Rescue JP
Hey all!
I've noticed that this mission has been moving quite slowly. So, I've bumped it up for some flashbangs and action that people are hankering for. After this post goes out, we'll have a lot of backposts to get out, but hey.
I trust you all to start posting.…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Feb 16th, 2011 @ 8:35am
Category: General News
Fleetcast 2-6
Hello all,
Thanks to me losing my voice today, we would like to thank the CO of the Apocalypse, David for lending his time to the podcast to record for us this week. Please tune in next week for the latest in the Fleet. Don't forget to tell everyone about…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Feb 13th, 2011 @ 1:45pm
Category: General News
Thoughts
Hey all,
So, I was thinking today. The Fleet Council just had a proposal laid before it, and while I can't discuss the details, I was thinking that we could adapt this to the Shanghai. I have a rough outline of the plan, but I figured that anyone who wanted…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Feb 6th, 2011 @ 2:00pm
Category: General News
Fleetcast 2-5
Guten Tag!
Guess what! We have a new Fleetcast for you today, apologies for the delay. We're also switching to Saturdays to release the podcast because I just can't do Mondays on my current schedule :P We also are looking for interviewees, so let me know at tf72@obsidianfleet.net if you…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Feb 2nd, 2011 @ 2:48pm
Category: General News
Fleetcast 2-4
Evening all!
Thanks for waiting on the Fleetcast this week! Unfortunately you all get to listen to me talk about TF72 for the interview, but on a bright note, we are recruiting staff. We are looking for an Interview Manager, Content Manager and a Co-Host. If you have a desire,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Jan 25th, 2011 @ 6:54pm
Category: General News
Correct Link
Hey all,
The correct link for the podcast is:
http://shanghai.rpgresource.net/podcasts/Fleetcast_2_3.mp3
Sorry for the dead link. That's totally my fault.
William
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Jan 18th, 2011 @ 7:37am
Category: General News
Fleetcast Episode 3, Season 2
Good morning crew of the Shanghai!
It's another Monday and I hope that this finds you well. In this week we go to William, the CO of the USS Marshal who graces us with his presence. Also, we are promoting the ships that needs COs this week. Please share the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Jan 17th, 2011 @ 9:14pm
Category: General News
Activity?
Hey all,
Just because I'm stating school again doesn't mean everyone can take a break! Haha, we had that the last couple weeks. So, I hope that everyone logs in and posts within a week. If you don't, I will know, and I will remove you as I can see…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Jan 15th, 2011 @ 11:57am
Category: General News
Updates
Hey all,
Just updated to Nova 1.2.3. As always, any things wacko let me know.
Also, there seems to be some more confusion about our posts. Here is the post timeline.
1) "Shoreleave" mission
2) Commodore Chlan and Ufalla Zlan kidnapped
3) RADM Hart and Franz's post
4) Post titled…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Jan 10th, 2011 @ 8:20pm
Category: General News
Miscommunication
Hey all,
There has been a few things that have been brought to my attention. There are many people who are confused about the post "Roll Call". This happens PRIOR to the crew all meeting up at Risa (some of you are conferencing via subspace!). There is another post going…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Jan 8th, 2011 @ 2:26pm
Category: General News
Back to the Grind
Hey all,
Like every January the ship has been in commission (at least under my command), I get to go back to school. This means that I will be spending inordinate amounts of time on Microeconomics, Accounting and Business Statistics, among other things. I'm sure I will find time to…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Jan 4th, 2011 @ 9:46pm
Category: General News
Fleetcast, Season 2, Episode 1
Hey all,
If you listen closely to the fleetcast today, you'll understand my issues I'm having with my internet, etc. Please excuse the fact I have no guest today and that it's just me talking!
Anyways, I hope that you find our little Fleetcast amusing enough to listen to it.…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Jan 3rd, 2011 @ 3:19pm
Category: General News
Happy New Year! Now, Let's Post!
Hey all!
I just woke up from a nap, so if this news post seems more bouncy than usual, that's why! Wheeee! Anyways, I hope that everyone had a great new year, or the equivalent, wherever you live. I'll be honest, it was boring here. I didn't even watch the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Jan 2nd, 2011 @ 6:57pm
Category: General News
Website Updated and a Merry Christmas!
Hey all!
I couldn't have put it better than my trusty XO did. Merry Christmas or a great Saturday to you all. In other news, the website was updated today to Nova 1.2.1 As always, any funny stuff in the system let me know! Thanks all.
Have a happy holiday…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Dec 25th, 2010 @ 12:45pm
Category: Website Update
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!
Just a little not to say, I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday (or just a nice Saturday, if you aren't celebrating).
~Nate/Sun
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Sat Dec 25th, 2010 @ 6:02am
Category: General News
Your Christmas Gift
Hey all,
It's Christmas time, and as much as I love simming, everyone needs the option to take a break from it once in a while. Therefore, all posting requirements are suspended today until the 2nd of January. Consider this your gift from me. I would send (insert favorite type…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Dec 22nd, 2010 @ 5:32am
Category: General News
Nova 1.2
Hey all,
If you noticed (or didn't) I spent 4 hours backing up and copying new files to the site, so we are now running Nova 1.2.
As always, if you notice anything wacky, please let me know so I can pawn it off to the people who do this…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Dec 20th, 2010 @ 11:35pm
Category: Website Update
Episode 7 Podcast Out Now!
Hey all,
A new season is coming up, and we are changing things up again! The details are
inside if you wish to listen closely. If not, you'll be left out in the cold.
Our guest this week was Neil, CO of the Voltaire and he talks about what OF…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Dec 20th, 2010 @ 3:33pm
Category: General News
Year End Awards
Hey all!
Year End Awards are looming in the very near distance! Please get all award nominations for the Shanghai (not Character/XO/CO of the year - that's a bit later) into us very soon. We want to recognize you all for your hard work, and it doesn't take more than…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Dec 17th, 2010 @ 6:34am
Category: General News
Milestone!
Hey all,
A bit of news I forgot earlier, but all important still the same. We'd like to congratulate Lieutenant Commander Varr Zien for one year's service on the Shanghai! Please give him cake and cookies. :)
Yours,
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Dec 13th, 2010 @ 6:26pm
Category: General News
Episode 6 Podcast
Hey all,
With the recent advent of unmanaged sites from RPGResource, our iTunes feed has broken. We hope to have it up and running again ASAP. The link is below with the direct access on the Shanghai's website. Thanks for listening all!
http://shanghai.rpgresource.net/podcasts/PodcastTF21_1_6.mp3
Thanks to our PLO for coming on,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Dec 13th, 2010 @ 4:11pm
Category: General News
Little Late
Hey all,
For some reason, they are just now coming out with a lot of awards for ships, and I'm pleased to say we won the Bronze (why is it always Bronze?!) Unit of Merit Award for OCTOBER.
Well, Merry Christmas all. Lol.
And thanks to our awards director that…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Dec 9th, 2010 @ 12:09am
Category: General News
Podcast Episode 5!
Whoooooo!
Number five is live!
You can find it here or on iTunes!
Thanks to everyone who listens to it, we hope that you come on the show some time. If you could please share this with your friends, I'd really really appreciate it.
http://shanghai.rpgresource.net/podcasts/PodcastTF21_1_5.mp3
Also check out our archives…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Dec 6th, 2010 @ 6:31pm
Category: General News
On The Move
Hey all!
We're moving right along, with Shoreleave extending to about the 3rd of January, we are still thinking of what we can do to spice it up!
Stay tuned, because we are looking to shake a lot of things up here, really soon! Also, we are looking to start…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Dec 6th, 2010 @ 7:43am
Category: General News
New Crew and Mission Update
Hey all,
I'd like to welcome our new Chief Flight Control Officer, Lieutenant (JG) Rekoa san'Aerajhni. Please make them feel welcome!
As a mission update, I'd like to thank those of you who have volunteered to make inroads in the plot. We're currently working on a plot for the new…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Dec 3rd, 2010 @ 7:30pm
Category: General News
New Podcast - Episode 4
Hey all!
It's Monday again, and I want you to know that we have a new podcast out!
We also have an archive for everything as well.
You can find the new podcast at
http://shanghai.rpgresource.net/podcasts/podcastgen1.3/
Direct link -
http://shanghai.rpgresource.net/podcasts/PodcastTF21_1_4.mp3
AND!
iTunes is now reading us loud and clear xD You…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Nov 29th, 2010 @ 4:56pm
Category: General News
Happy Thanksgiving
Hello all,
Just thought I'd drop a line and say Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate the holiday - happy last Thursday of November to everyone else!
Of course, some of us are very busy today, and tomorrow - and the holiday season is fast upon us. Still,…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Thu Nov 25th, 2010 @ 8:25am
Category: General News
Posting for Thanksgiving
Hey all,
In light of Thanksgiving, all posting requirements are suspended for the crew until Monday, November 29th. Please note that this is entirely optional. If you wish to post many posts about your Thanksgiving dinner on Risa or wherever you are at, then by all means.
Also, I will…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Nov 23rd, 2010 @ 3:51pm
Category: General News
New Podcast - Episode 3
New podcast!
Dance, everyone, dance!
http://shanghai.rpgresource.net/podcasts/PodcastTF21_1_3.mp3
Also, we are working on the iTunes stuff still, we'll update it as soon as we have word.
Please let me know what you think!
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Nov 22nd, 2010 @ 12:02pm
Category: General News
Welcome to New Crew
Hey all!
Thanks for sticking around here today, I'd like to take a moment to welcome a (new) old member of our crew back to us! Please welcome Tim who will be playing our new Marine CO, Lieutenant Bove. He was a member of the Shanghai under Lieutenant Jessica Ryan…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Nov 19th, 2010 @ 10:09am
Category: General News
Podcast Episode 2
Before you all discredit our podcast this week, we take a call from Dan, who plays our own Lt. Commander Franz! Whoo!
Also, we look at What's In Will's Mailbox this week and the simm of the week in TF21.
Please listen, comment, and we hope to see you back…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Nov 15th, 2010 @ 6:02pm
Category: General News
Personnel Updates
Hey all,
Something that has been bugging me for some time, but never had the time to actually sit down and do, were NPC ranks and positions. I'm happy to say that we no longer have 3(!) Chief Intelligence Officers, just one. :) I went through and fixed all of…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Nov 14th, 2010 @ 3:22pm
Category: General News
Decision Time!
Hey all,
I, more than most people know that we are seeing a decline in activity lately. I have started a JP with a few people about leaving for SB 110. I need to know if there will be *anybody* literally, that will play an NPC for the refit. We're…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Nov 13th, 2010 @ 5:19pm
Category: General News
Yay! New Crew!
All hail!
Please welcome Jeremey, who will be playing our Chief Operations Officer, Kotan Tehark. Please make him feel welcome and let him know we aren't too much of a crazy bunch here.
Thanks for playing all. As a side note, I'm not seeing shoreleave posts from certain crewmembers, so…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Nov 10th, 2010 @ 6:17am
Category: General News
Subplots, Subplots, Subplots
Ah, the holiday season...
One of my favorite times in Simming really, as we get to play with subplots. Last year, of course, Sun was stabbed while visiting home, on Earth. What to do with this year?
I have a couple ideas, but... I've been out of commission for the…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Fri Nov 5th, 2010 @ 11:09am
Category: General News
Clarification
Hey all,
I neglected to mention the posts that we already have done for Reaper of the Stars, please continue working on them. I just wanted to make sure that we had a solid, semi-informal base to work off of while all of these changes are going down. Please forgive…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Oct 27th, 2010 @ 1:29pm
Category: General News
New News Categories!
Hey all,
A quick and easy change I was able to work with in five or so minutes... We have new news categories now! In additon to the General News, Simm Announcment, Website Update and Out of Charater, we'd like to point your attention to ones that YOU will be…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Oct 24th, 2010 @ 1:33pm
Category: Simm Announcement
Mission End
The current mission, Reaper of the Stars has ended. Shoreleave at Risa is in full force and swing. Please also note that this will continue until the year's end. Thank you!
William C
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Oct 24th, 2010 @ 1:07pm
Category: General News
Thoughts
Hey all,
I have recieved some feedback from players and also mentioned it to some other people I know.
We've ground to an almost complete halt on the Shanghai, and it is my fault. I'm sorry, I know that I haven't been as active as I should be, and I…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Oct 24th, 2010 @ 1:06pm
Category: General News
Whew!
Hey all.
I personally would like to apologize for my rather lackluster posting lately. Work, internship and family matters have caught me off guard. I promise that I will put posts out by the weekend though. So please understand and be nice to me :)
I'm also concerned with the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Oct 22nd, 2010 @ 6:06am
Category: General News
Nova 1.1.2
Hey all,
Just updated to 1.1.2 As always, if you see any problems with the site, please let me know.
Thanks all, and I hope that you have a great time simming with us.
Yours,
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Oct 19th, 2010 @ 8:11pm
Category: Website Update
News
Hey all,
We have a dedication plaque now... only took us almost two years. It's right here if you want to look at it.
http://shanghai.rpgresource.net/index.php/wiki/view/page/14
Also, a quick note...those of you who are not on LoA and have not posted will get strikes tomorrow if you haven't at least updated…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Oct 11th, 2010 @ 10:42pm
Category: General News
Crew Changes
Hey all,
We're having a few crew changes here to faciliate a better running of the ship. Let me just run it down for you all.
1) Major Berger has requested a different position on the ship, so the creation of the Marine/Starfleet Liasion position was approved. This officer is…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Oct 9th, 2010 @ 4:53pm
Category: General News
Posts...
I have just started a post with every Shanghai crewman that has logged in during the past month. I hope everyone got theirs. There will probably be additional plot pieces coming out in the next few days, but I wanted to RP with each one of you one-on-one, because I…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Fri Oct 8th, 2010 @ 12:14am
Category: General News
Nova 1.1.1
Hey all,
Just finished updating the website to Nova 1.1.1
As always, let me know if there are any problems so that I can pass them up the line and get them out of our hair quickly!
Please continue the posting!
Yours,
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Oct 3rd, 2010 @ 9:36pm
Category: Website Update
Nova 1.1.1
Hey all,
Just finished updating to Nova 1.1.1
As usual if there are any problems, please throw them my way so I can pass them up the line and get them out of our hair!
Please keep posting!
Yours,
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Oct 3rd, 2010 @ 9:34pm
Category: Website Update
New Crew
Hey all!
I'd like to welcome Ensign Derek Ashton to the crew of the Shanghai. We'll be graced by his presence to fufill the role of our Chief Science Officer. Please give him a warm welcome.
Also, I'm disappointed in posting in the last few days. It seems we are…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Oct 1st, 2010 @ 8:51am
Category: General News
Obsidian Fleet Forums
Hey all,
If you're like me and decide you want some fun before you head off to bed some nights... the new and improved OF forums are now up! Since it is off the Shanghai's website, I don't care if you register or not, but it'd be great to spread…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Sep 29th, 2010 @ 6:43am
Category: Simm Announcement
Posting
Hey all,
We seem to have hit a posting wall for some reason... if people aren't getting emails or something, I need to know! I would really like to stay on time with this mission. Let me know what's up...and if you guys hate the mission, I have no problem…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Sep 27th, 2010 @ 9:24am
Category: General News
Mission Posts
Hey all,
Just a general timeline. I'd really like to get part two fixed up and ready to go to by Sunday. So, let's finish out those tags and get moving on our next little part in this sad tale of the Shanghai torn from reality into the great unknown...…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Sep 24th, 2010 @ 4:18pm
Category: General News
Maintenance Ended
Hey all,
Maintenance has ended for the website. If you see any major errors, please let me know. I think everything is working now though.
Thanks,
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Sep 19th, 2010 @ 6:44am
Category: General News
Maintenance Starting
Hey all,
Please know that you will be unable to log into the website until I finish updating it. Thank you for your patience.
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Sep 19th, 2010 @ 6:15am
Category: General News
Updates to Website
Hey all,
Doing great on those posts I see, keep it up! As a side note, either Sunday night or Monday morning (whenever I'm less tired), I will update the site to Nova 1.1
Please make note that only System Admins will be able to log into the site at…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Sep 18th, 2010 @ 7:14am
Category: General News
Tour Items
Hey all!
After a long and grueling process, the Tour information (Under the "Sim" tab at the top) is finally completed. You are welcome to suggest changes to this area, although not change it if you have the option... too many people have put too much work into this area…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Sep 15th, 2010 @ 10:32am
Category: General News
New Crew!
Hi everyone,
I'd like to take a moment to welcome Ensigns Kenzie and Morganna to the Shanghai. We are graced with their presence, and they will be playing our Chief Intelligence Officer and Chief Engineering Officer, respectively.
Also, a number of you are tagged in the "Reaper of the Stars"…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Sep 14th, 2010 @ 10:19pm
Category: General News
Crew Reporting
Crew of Shanghai Only:
Hey all,
I'd like to take a moment to welcome Ensign Kenzie, who is filling our Chief Intelligence Officer position. Please make her feel welcome and needed...mainly because we want to look like a nice bunch of people.
We are in desperate need of some key…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Sep 14th, 2010 @ 9:41am
Category: General News
Attn: Any and All Possible Volunteers
Hi all,
As with the last little bit of news, another new mission is up. I'm looking for volunteers for part of the arc. As the mission point stated, we get to do an alternative universe thing with some fun twists along the way. As such, I would love to…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Sat Sep 11th, 2010 @ 8:12pm
Category: General News
Jumpstart
Hey all,
Our current mission with the Ticonderoga is still continuing, but since our posting is struggling a little bit, I'm going to jumpstart this mission with a new one for the Shanghai. The Ticonderoga is welcome to join us for this mission if they so choose.
New mission! Yay!…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Sep 11th, 2010 @ 3:31am
Category: General News
Off ELoA
Hey all,
I appreciate your dedication to the Shanghai while I was away. I believe the immediate danger has passed, and am coming back off of my ELoA. As always, I am reachable at my usual email address.
So now that's taken care of, I have a few announcements to…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 @ 12:31pm
Category: General News
Emergency LoA
Hey everyone,
I am currently on an emergency LoA for the foreseeable future. Please direct all questions to Nathaniel, the XO.
Also, please congratulate Nathaniel for attaining the rank of Captain for time served.
Thank you.
William
CO, USS Shanghai
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Aug 28th, 2010 @ 8:07pm
Category: General News
Update
Once again, it has been brought to my attention that the general outline for this mission is not known. So, thank you to all that have done their best with what little I have given. Following is the original outline with mission objectives that was initially discussed. The Romulans are…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Aug 24th, 2010 @ 1:34am
Category: General News
Activity
Hey all,
I need to know what is going on with you people. Is the mission too hard? Are people not liking it? Do people just not have enough time for simming? I know that with school starting up now, lots of people have little time to spend simming, but…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Aug 24th, 2010 @ 1:00am
Category: General News
It Has Been Brought To My Attention...
It has been brought to my attention that the mission is a little bit misunderstood/not clear. Let me try and clear a few things up.
Medical - Surface, treating patients. Make something happen. You have limited security there. Have an accident, a shooting, whatever.
Diplomatic - Will start post with…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Aug 18th, 2010 @ 7:23am
Category: General News
Activity
Hey guys,
I know that school is starting up for a lot of people and that time is scarce right now. Is it too much to ask for a few updates to posts now and again? I feel like this is a ghost ship sometimes.
A few of you have…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Aug 18th, 2010 @ 6:39am
Category: General News
Captain's LoA
Hey all,
I will be on vacation for the next 10 days. I will be back on the 10th of August. I will have internet access and will keep an eye on the simm. Due to it being a vacation though, I'm not planning anything major for the mission or…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Jul 30th, 2010 @ 8:16pm
Category: General News
Addendum
Hope this doesn't bother the Captain,
But adding that I'll be on tonight, and around the rest of the week. Work seems to be settling from the hectic, torment filled first bit of a new program. Still, I'm always open if you need to e-mail me, and I can try…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Wed Jul 28th, 2010 @ 12:50pm
Category: General News
Cap'n's LOA
Just assuring you that what the Captain said was right, if you need anything at all, don't be afraid to give me an e-mail. As a note though, my new job has changed my hours online a bit (more in the evening, less the rest of the time) at least…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Thu Jul 22nd, 2010 @ 4:51am
Category: General News
LoA/News
Hey all,
Strikes will be issued shortly as to those of you who have not posted in anything and are not on LoA.
Speaking of LoAs, I am starting a short one of mine today, encompassing my finals until this Saturday. Please be aware that Nathaniel, Cdr. Sun is in…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Jul 21st, 2010 @ 9:17am
Category: General News
My Finals
Hey guys,
If my finals are in a week and I still have time to get on and post stuff, then I daresay you might have the time as well.
Please make certain that you are posting according to your simm's rules. I can't speak for the Ticonderoga, but the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Jul 14th, 2010 @ 1:34pm
Category: General News
New Member and Other Items
Hey all!
I'd like to welcome Jared on board, who will be playing our new Chief Operations Officer, Lieutenant Lahtkah Phoenix-Patil. We welcome you aboard sir, and wish you the absolute best on our merry little crew.
Also, I'd like to notify all of you of some changes that will…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Jul 7th, 2010 @ 7:11am
Category: General News
Mission Progress
Hey all,
I know that the mission is kind of dragging, but we have some people dragging their collective feet in the "Arrival at Rhedool" post, and the tags need to be completed in that post. If you have tagged up already, I appreciate it.
Also, please don't forget that…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Jul 2nd, 2010 @ 10:16am
Category: General News
Revision of Earlier Rules
Hey all,
I'm working on a solution to the previous mentioned rule I wanted you all to do, namely using the news items for your posts. It will hopefully be working within the week. So please disregard that news item a while ago about that and consider it suspended.
More…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Jun 21st, 2010 @ 10:08am
Category: General News
JPs for Lt (jg) Amoran
1) Staff Briefing - All
2) Tragic Ending - All
3) Mobile Command + Cmdr Xiang, Lt. Cmdr. Lylyl Llytherraias, Dr Zien & Lt (jg) Franz
4) Recovery + Cptn Chlan, Lt. Cmdr. Lylyl Llytherraias, & Dr Zien
5) Return of the Prodigal Chief + Ensign Valkyrie
6) TBA +…
Author: Commander Amoran Rai'ya
Posted on: Sun Jun 13th, 2010 @ 4:27pm
Category: General News
Cmdr. Sun's WIP List
Current posts...
Mobile Command: Sun, Varr, Karsel'lyn/Bayushi, Amoran, Franz
Staff Briefing: Everyone
Tragic Ending: Shanghai Crew
TBD - Command Briefing: Chlan, Sun, Berger, Rothstein, Nelson
Untitled: Sun and Varr
Untitled: Sun and Amoran
Untitled: Sun and Franz
Untitled: Sun and Valkyrie
Untitled: Sun and Karsel'Lyn
Apologies to those I don't…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Sat Jun 12th, 2010 @ 9:50pm
Category: General News
Varr Zien's JPs of Wonder...
Here's the JPs I'm currently involved in:
'Staff Briefing' with Everybody
'Mobile Command' with Sun, Lyn, Amoran & Franz
'Tragic Ending' with Everyone...I think
'Recovery' with Chlan, Amoran, and Lyn
'TBD' with Franz
'TBD' with Sun
and two JPs with Lamis and Ryan that I need to either post or…
Author: Lieutenant Commander Varr Zien
Posted on: Sat Jun 12th, 2010 @ 9:31pm
Category: General News
Update
Hey all,
Berok, Goodnight, Fahad and Valkaryie have been added to the "Staff Briefing" post. Thank you.
Please let me know if anyone else is not in that post that should be. Sorry for the oversight.
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Jun 12th, 2010 @ 9:25pm
Category: General News
Administrative Changes
Hey all,
It has come to my attention that there is some sort of problem with Nova or an oversight on my part, so effective immediately a new policy will be implemented and added to the rules.
All members of this crew have the ability to write news items. Therefore,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Jun 12th, 2010 @ 8:49pm
Category: General News
Thoughts
Hey all,
A few things. First off, welcome to all who are staying with us. Please, if you have any issues, let me know. I'm always available for questions. Second, to the Shanghai crew, "Orca" will officially end on Friday. You have until then to finish up any posts related…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Jun 9th, 2010 @ 7:39am
Category: General News
1.0.5
Hey all,
Just updated to Nova 1.0.5. Any issues, please let me know ASAP.
Thanks,
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Jun 6th, 2010 @ 5:07pm
Category: Website Update
Welcome!
Hello Everyone!
We'd like to extend an official, cordial welcome to the USS Ticonderoga crew who will be bunking with us for the foreseeable future. Thank you for coming on, and we appreciate you here. If you have any questions, please let me know. I am available within 12 hours…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Jun 5th, 2010 @ 9:44am
Category: General News
Fond Farewells
Hey all,
I'd like to take a moment and thank Chief Lamis and Lieutenant Ryan for their service on the Shanghai. They are both leaving the simm for personal reasons and we wish them well. They of course will be missed, and there will be a void that cannot be…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Jun 3rd, 2010 @ 10:45pm
Category: General News
Apologies
Hey all,
I know that I have disappeared off of the face of the Earth for the past couple of days, and I'm sorry. I suddenly got swamped with Uni, and its been one hell of a ride. If anyone doesn't want to read about it, you can skip the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu May 27th, 2010 @ 4:13pm
Category: General News
Awards
Wow. I've been lax on a bunch of awards. Please forgive this indescribable fault of mine.
All awards are either pending (Level 2's) or awarded. Thank you for your dedication to the Shanghai!
Service Citation (6 months on the Shanghai) - Lt. Ryan./Lt. Amoran/Lt. Zien/Lt. Berok/Lt. Franz
Technical Medal -…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu May 20th, 2010 @ 1:45pm
Category: General News
New Mission
Hey all!
Thank you for your input in the survey. That will stay open for maybe a few more days if you wish to participate in it. I appreciate the opportunity to be your CO at this time.
On a much more brighter note, I've decided to start the newest…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu May 20th, 2010 @ 1:13pm
Category: Simm Announcement
Mission Directives
Hey all,
So, here's the overall plotline for the Orca mission. We'll hopefully finish this mission at the same time the USS Ticonderoga will finish theirs, leading to our newest mission (yet to be titled) with them, a joint mission.
Some survey results I've gotten back are interesting. If you…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon May 17th, 2010 @ 11:57am
Category: General News
ISS/Atlantis/Venus/Moon
Hey all,
I just thought that I'd let you all know about a rare opportunity in the skies this Saturday and Sunday, May 15th and 16th 2010.
The space shuttle Atlantis (one of its last missions, only 3 more to go), the International Space Station, Venus, and the Moon will…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri May 14th, 2010 @ 8:40am
Category: Out of Character
Missions/Survey
Hey everyone.
This mission is not being wrapped up soon, we still have quite a bit of ways to go on it. If you have any ideas or suggestions, I'd love to hear them. I want to make sure everyone is included and is having fun. Please, if you also…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue May 11th, 2010 @ 11:51pm
Category: General News
Thank You
Thanks to all who logged in and posted tags. I hope that the plot twist was nice. If you are getting kicked/dropped/replaced in any post, I need to know. I've just had the databases reinstalled to try and fix some problems (hence no images). So if you experience any issues,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri May 7th, 2010 @ 10:52pm
Category: General News
Multiple Tags
Hey all,
If the new site is not working for you, I need to know because I'm going to assessing strikes sometime tomorrow for people that have had tags unfinished for a long time. Please consider this your warning if you are not active. After a strike, you will then…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue May 4th, 2010 @ 1:47pm
Category: General News
New Look!
Ladies and Gentlemen.
After being down for the morning, I present one of two new site skins! If you are logged out, it should be the default page skin. If you are logged in, it's the new "pulsar" skin. Please let me know how you like it!
Thanks to David…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Apr 29th, 2010 @ 10:59am
Category: General News
Downtimes/New Crew
Hi all
Apologies for the downtimes earlier today. Unintentional mis-communication.
Also, I'm sure if I haven't told you yet, then I'm pretty sure its been leaked, we're getting a new skin on Thursday morning at about 8 am Mountain Time (-7 GMT). The website will be down for optimization for…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Apr 27th, 2010 @ 10:52pm
Category: General News
Working
Hey all,
Everything should be working now. There was a bumpy ride there, and the posts still had issues with them (guess who's fault that was) and we're having PHP errors on one admin page, but that's it. Please, please, please log in and post tags. I would like to…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Apr 22nd, 2010 @ 11:15am
Category: General News
Nova Update
Hey all,
We're now running Nova 1.0.2, upgraded from 1.0.1.
This release (is supposed) to fix the JP bugs as well as other behind the scenes things. :)
Let me know if something is broken...
On another note, I can see the majority of you are in the system and…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Apr 21st, 2010 @ 3:22pm
Category: Website Update
Joint Posts
Hey all,
Most of you have successfully ignored my request to log onto the site. This is kind of important, as it shows me what email addresses I need to have reset. Please, log in to the site, even if you just change your security question and log out.
Please…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Apr 18th, 2010 @ 1:35pm
Category: General News
Logins
Attention all crew!
Your password is "Shanghai". No quotes, CASE Sensitive. CAPTIAL >S<, Lowercase >hanghai<
Please make note of it and as soon as you log in, change your security question under the "My Account" page!
I'll send out a group mailing as well, as some people aren't getting the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Apr 17th, 2010 @ 10:01pm
Category: General News
Nova
Hey all,
Hope you enjoy Nova as much as I do. The Database is gone for the moment though. They backed it up at the host, I'm going to see if I can get a copy of it for the Wiki.
Also, there is a bug that will be fixed…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Apr 16th, 2010 @ 11:06pm
Category: General News
1.0.1 Finally
Hey all,
Due to my stupidity, (wow, imagine that) the website has been down for the better part of the day. Please use http://shanghai.rpgresource.net for all future logins as the /NOVA directory will be deleted later. Any login change has been reverted back to the default password 123.
If you…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Apr 16th, 2010 @ 4:28pm
Category: Website Update
NOVA Live
Hello all!
I'd like to take a moment to introduce you to NOVA, our new simm management system. You can find it at < http://shanghai.rpgresource.net/NOVA >, as I currently am too tired to move all the images and other sundry stuff over at the moment. The old directory, < http://shanghai.rpgresource.net…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Apr 16th, 2010 @ 12:46am
Category: Website Update
Current Website Update
Hello everyone.
I am taking the site into unknown dimensions with me as your tour guide! Everyone run for your life! I have all of your email addresses, so if something goes horribly wrong, I'll be able to tell you about my messups.
As of now, the Shanghai is undergoing…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Apr 15th, 2010 @ 9:49pm
Category: Website Update
Crew Changes
Hey all,
I'd like to just bring your attention to a few people who have had to resign from the Shanghai for real life reasons. We'd like to thank Lt. Roharren for his service. You will be missed. We'd also like to wish the best to Lt. Sarrett. We hope…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Apr 15th, 2010 @ 9:58am
Category: General News
4/15/2010
The website will be offline periodically on Thursday 4/15/2010 for major website updates. Thank you for sticking with us during this change. We will be installing NOVA as well as a new skin to the website. There is also talks in the works to switch us over to our own…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Apr 14th, 2010 @ 7:20pm
Category: Website Update
Expected Downtime/Updates
Hello,
First I'm going to apologize for my activity these past weeks. It's been a rough ride with finals. My Math 109 final was supposed to take 1.5 hours, but in reality took me 2 hours and 45 minutes, out of the three hours allotted. It wasn't a very nice…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Apr 11th, 2010 @ 9:11pm
Category: Out of Character
Posting Activity
Hey all,
Just a reminder that you need to be logging in and posting regularly. Rules are under the Database. Anywho, its not too bad, and I know my activity leaves something to be desired. I apologize, and promise that I will get better. I have an internship interview this…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Mar 28th, 2010 @ 9:38am
Category: General News
Web Administrator
Hello everyone.
I have taken the liberty of exploring options with the website (no we aren't going away) and what it can do for us. Numerous changes might be in the works, or just minor changes. Please give your respect to our new Web Design person, David. He will be…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Mar 23rd, 2010 @ 10:34am
Category: Website Update
New Mission
Hey all,
You know, to be honest, as a CO, you know you are doing a good job when you have PMs asking you what individuals can do because they are bored, have time off, etc. It's such a confidence booster to me. So, without further adieu, I'm going to…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Mar 23rd, 2010 @ 9:34am
Category: General News
New Banner!
Hey all!
I have the newest banner made up for our next mission. I did it all in three hours tonight, kind of like a marathon. My pointing finger hurts... I've been doing it on a laptop all night.
Anyways, you don't get to see it yet! That's right! I…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Mar 20th, 2010 @ 9:59pm
Category: General News
An Apology
Hey all,
I'm sorry, this mission has stalled for a couple of reasons, the biggest reason that I've been swamped with homework and the next biggest reason being a breakdown in communication on my end to a few of you all. I apologize for this, and I promise that I…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Mar 17th, 2010 @ 6:18am
Category: General News
Quarterly Awards
Please take note:
I bring you greetings from the Office of Awards & Services. This is a
friendly reminder to all of you to please submit any nominations you might
have for the Winter Task Force Unit of Merit Awards to your TFCOs by the
15th of March. This includes…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Mar 4th, 2010 @ 9:16pm
Category: General News
TF21 PLO Officer Needed
Hey all,
I've been asked to give you this notice. TF21 still needs a PLO officer. What this would entail is the following:
"PLO means sending out recruiting notices, helping the ships to get more
crew, increase exposure for ship and Taskforce etc.
Together with the other PLO staffers you…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Mar 2nd, 2010 @ 1:28pm
Category: General News
Farewell
Hello,
Unfortunately, our erstwhile Chief Engineering Officer has had to resign his place on the Shanghai due to real life commitments. We wish him the best and wish him safe passage through life.
Thanks for simming with us, Pete.
William
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Mar 1st, 2010 @ 5:57pm
Category: General News
Update Complete
Hey all,
I've found and modified the correct files, we are out of Maintenance Mode and into playing mode!
Thanks for your patience, and sorry about the author mixup.
William
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Mar 1st, 2010 @ 8:07am
Category: Website Update
Update
Hey everyone,
The website was just updated to a new version, and all our post authors went away. I apologize for this, and I'll fix it ASAP. I'm late for class at the moment, and will do it in approximately an hour and a half. Sorry for the rush, please…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Mar 1st, 2010 @ 6:32am
Category: General News
Activity Warning
Hey all,
Just a quick note, there are some folks here who have not logged on for a while. This is the warning that is being sent out to you all. Shortly there will be strikes. Remember that you can take a LoA whenever you need to. Please don't forget…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Feb 28th, 2010 @ 9:52am
Category: General News
Simm Rating Change
Hello everyone,
We've received permission to move up to a 15+ rating. A quick overview of what is now allowed.
You are allowed to post nudity, although textual descriptions of sexual positions are not permissible. Please keep in mind the context of Star Trek though, don't make it too graphic…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Feb 28th, 2010 @ 9:01am
Category: General News
Subplots: Last Call for now.
Just thought I'd send out another call for anyone who wanted to run a subplot during the next mission. We have three weeks, in game, if there is something special you want to run, or do. Feel free to ask.
The mission officially starts March 6th. If you have any…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Sat Feb 27th, 2010 @ 2:04pm
Category: General News
Starfleet Captain's Vows
Shamelessly copied from the site of the USS Andoria.
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Vows that every Starfleet Captain should take:
I will design my ship's tactical systems so that I do not have to personally direct every single shot fired. I will put surge suppressors in the circuitry of my ship, so that…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Feb 25th, 2010 @ 11:25pm
Category: General News
More Awards... Soon
Hey all,
I have awards ready to go (almost) and a few promotions to boot, only there's one problem. The Obsidian Fleet website is down because someone thought it would be a good idea to trip the fire suppression system in their host's database center. Water+Servers+Electricity=Massive Host Outages (not just…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Feb 23rd, 2010 @ 12:05am
Category: General News
Department Head Project
Hello all,
Just a note, the department head project has been suspended until we get the version of Nova. By all means, work on them and help others out, but, don't upload anything to the Database, just save it locally on your computer.
Thanks for understanding.
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Feb 22nd, 2010 @ 9:00am
Category: General News
New Database Item
Hello everyone.
As promised, I just spent two and a half hours typing and revising rules for this simm. Every player is expected to follow these rules at all times. Please access under "Database" -> "Global Entries" -> "Rules and Regulations" for the updated copy at any time. Included is…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Feb 19th, 2010 @ 11:36pm
Category: General News
Promotions/Awards/Business Items
Hello everyone!
I've handed out a few of many awards and promotions today, and would like to recognize these people and their hard work and service.
Chief Warrant Officer 2nd Class Lamis -> Chief Warrant Officer 1st Class Lamis (promotion, award [Obsidian Fleet Service Citation {6 months}])
Marine Captain Berger…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Feb 17th, 2010 @ 4:27pm
Category: General News
New Mission!
Hey all,
New mission is up, and I'm taking a backseat on this mission, Commander Sun will be the go-to person for the duration of "The Calm Before The Storm". Please have fun with this and make it count, as we won't be back in normal space for a while!…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Feb 16th, 2010 @ 11:10pm
Category: General News
Hotmail users - IMPORTANT
Hey,m everyone who uses Hotmail as a private email account, I just got this e-mail today from the owner of RPGResource. Please act accordingly, and I apologize for this. Stupid Hotmail.
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My users and friends I have been constantly contacted by Microsoft the
owners of Hotmail, they have decided…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Feb 16th, 2010 @ 10:44pm
Category: Out of Character
Speaking of the Mission Ending...
Anyone with an idea for some subplots to run, feel free to get a hold of me - or if you're more comfortable, I'm sure the rest of the command crew will be happy to take messages on the subject too.
We coming up on a sort of mission that…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Tue Feb 16th, 2010 @ 7:02am
Category: General News
Department Heads and Creative Minds
Hello all,
If you are a department head, or have a creative mind, or both, then please read carefully!
As department heads, I don't ask you to do much in the way of reports or something like that to me that is every month. In fact, I think that we…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Feb 15th, 2010 @ 11:03pm
Category: General News
New Member!
Hello everyone!
Please join me in welcoming Staff Sergeant Goodnight to our little corner of crazy. I hope you will all give him the royal welcome!
In other news, Command Staff, please disregard all character applications for the moment, we might have the unfortunate problem of an onset of spam…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Feb 15th, 2010 @ 9:58pm
Category: General News
Email Server Issues
Hey all,
Aparrently there's some problem with the emails not getting sent out to a few people, while others are getting them just fine. Please bear with us as we try and figure this out. Many apologies on this!
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Feb 13th, 2010 @ 8:18am
Category: Out of Character
Mission Progress
Hey everyone,
Just like to update you all on the mission progress. If you are NOT in the post "Impact, Part One" then you need to PM me ASAP so we can get you in on the fun. Other than that, the other posts for this part of Shadow Drake…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Feb 12th, 2010 @ 10:37pm
Category: General News
New Mission Banner
I found some time this week (WOW!) to do this quick banner. The mission after this one is gonna be a quick plot-development, hence the low-tech banner :p I also got tired of searching for different things to put in the banner... It's on the front page :)
Enjoy -…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Feb 8th, 2010 @ 10:10pm
Category: General News
Awesome :)
Hey all,
Wanted to take a moment to let you all know how much I am proud of you all. It truly is a blessing to have you all!
Now, just wanted o let you all know that I hope to have this PHASE of the mission completed by the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Feb 7th, 2010 @ 11:47pm
Category: General News
Posts
Hey everyone,
Just a quick note to tell you I am so proud of you all for the amount of posts you have amassed this month. We have about 36 hours left in the month, and you all have posted a whopping 189 posts. Thank you so much! It's the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Jan 29th, 2010 @ 6:25am
Category: General News
Posts!
Hey everyone,
I'm going to hold off on submitting my monthly report for now.. I have until the end of the month to do it. We have 162 posts currently. Remember that Relau will dance for you if you get to 200 this month!
Also, in other news, I'm pleased…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Jan 25th, 2010 @ 5:46pm
Category: General News
Year End Awards
Hello everyone.
Firs,t I'd like to say that I am so proud of all of you as a whole in this simm. It's the best thing I've had in my life for a long time. I appreciate you all and the work that you have put into this simm. It…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Jan 23rd, 2010 @ 9:53pm
Category: General News
TGCO 21C
Hello all,
Well, it's official. I have the honor of being the Task Group Commanding Officer. It was finalized this morning. Please note that our ship is now the flagship for TF21-C and must be presented accordingly. Keep everything like you've been doing, and I'm certain that we'll do fine.…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Jan 22nd, 2010 @ 10:33am
Category: General News
Notes
Hello all!
So, if you don't know already, we've found a Species 8472 sitting on the hull of the ship in a cloaked pod. I hope that you all have fun with this plot development, as Nathaniel and I worked for a long time on this. Trust me, we'll have…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Jan 21st, 2010 @ 9:51pm
Category: General News
Romulus Vote
Hello everyone.
I have not received votes from two crewmembers, but the magic number to tip the scale was 7, 12 being the number of crew currently aboard. The final vote being 7-3 in favor of Romulus being blown up.
Thank you to all who have voted. There will be…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Jan 18th, 2010 @ 12:30pm
Category: General News
Chain of Command Changes
Hello everyone,
As you may or may not be aware, I have taken temporary command of the Task Group, thus becoming the TGCO for TF21-C. This change is for the forseeable future. Thus, there are some issues that must be addressed.
First and foremost, you must understand that I am…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Jan 17th, 2010 @ 6:14pm
Category: General News
Mission Notes/Objectives
Hello everyone! Welcome to almost the weekend. There's a lot of things I'd like to just touch base on with you here, so please bear with me.
Mission Notes have been updated. Please take the time to check them over for story ideas.
Specific Departmental duties:
Command - Help out…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Jan 15th, 2010 @ 9:10am
Category: General News
Notes
Hey,
I haven't received votes from 3 members of the crew. If you are or are not in favor of blowing up Romulus, I still need to know. Remember that I'm the only one who will know your vote, and you will not be docked anything for voting. This is…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Jan 13th, 2010 @ 8:46pm
Category: General News
Awards
Hey all,
I'd like to run through a list of awards that has been submitted and approved by the A&S department so far for the months of December and January. This does not include any fleet-level awards.
Commander Sun - Service Accommodation/Purple Heart/Joint Service Commendation
Captain Berger - Heart of…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Jan 13th, 2010 @ 5:31pm
Category: General News
Awards and Romulus
Hey all!
Just a really quick note, We've recieved the Bronze Unit of Merit Award for December 2009! Woot! Unfortunately, that Gold still evades us, but I'm sure that we'll get a few this year as well. Thanks to all. Here is the Award Nomination:
*TG21-C: **USS Shanghai*
Over the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Jan 10th, 2010 @ 3:54pm
Category: General News
Rank Updating
Hi all,
I've spoken with the wonderful folks over at RPGResource, and they have fixed our oft forgotten rank sets. We now have a Voyager-style rank set as well as the other two.
I also apologize for not getting more skins or improvements to the site ready. There's a new…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Jan 8th, 2010 @ 8:25pm
Category: Website Update
New Mission!
Alright guys, I am extremely excited about this mission at hand. It is definitely a stepping stone to greater heights. Let me get in character for a moment:
"Attention! All hands, this is the Captain, Blue Alert, all hands to battlestations!"
Let's roll!
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Jan 8th, 2010 @ 10:45am
Category: General News
Housekeeping
Hey all,
New mission starts really soon, with a few twists to the banner on the homepage. Don't think for a second that the banner is a one-size fits all! Congrats to those who have made "Shoreleave" a great experience for all of us, we really appreciate it.
For those…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Jan 7th, 2010 @ 2:13pm
Category: General News
Awards/Posting
Hey all,
A quick note, that "Award Nomination" button at the bottom of your "User" heading hasn't been touched in a while. If you find that you'd like to nominate someone for an award, then please do so. A full list of awards can be found at http://www.obsidianfleet.net/index.php?option=ifs&task=common&action=common&lib=alist&id=60
I hope…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Jan 3rd, 2010 @ 7:12pm
Category: General News
Comments
Hey all,
As you can see, I actually got my internet to work. The little paper they had was not helpful at all, and I went around the block a few times before I figured out what they wanted me to do. I guess that's what you get for paying…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Jan 3rd, 2010 @ 10:40am
Category: General News
Notes and News
Hey All,
Captain Chlan seems to be having some internet issues, but he should be back fully by Tuesday. Until then, he might be a bit slow to respond to any questions or comments or anything.
Like always if you need anything, don't be afraid to message or e-mail myself…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Sat Jan 2nd, 2010 @ 7:04pm
Category: General News
Happy New Year!
I'd just like to write a quick note wishing everyone a happy new year! I know it's a bit belated, but I do the best I can.
Remember you are the author of your own life story!
Enjoy 2010!
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Jan 1st, 2010 @ 7:36pm
Category: General News
Year End Report
To: All Starfleet Officers, Enlisted, Warrant, Civilian, and Provisional Personnel serving aboard the USS Shanghai (NCC-63384).
From: Captain Relau Chlan, Commanding Officer, USS Shanghai (NCC-63384)
Encryption Key: None, Public, Level 1
Begin Message:
Subject: Year End Report, USS Shanghai
Greetings fellow crew! This is your friendly reptilian Captain speaking. This…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Dec 27th, 2009 @ 4:24pm
Category: General News
Awards/Other Items
Hey all,
Last awards have been submitted/posted on the website for the last mission. There are still a few more coming up, but please give me a ring if you participated in the Joint Mission and I didn't get you, or if you played an NPC within the past few…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Dec 24th, 2009 @ 3:50pm
Category: General News
NPCs Needed
Hey all, I need a few NPCs for the next mission. You have your pick on some people.
Federation President
Bodyguard
Spy Crewmember
Civilian Kid
Possibly some more if I figure things out on a more centralized level. First come first served. You must be active to get an NPC.…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Dec 23rd, 2009 @ 6:49pm
Category: General News
Thank You
Hey all
I'd like to thank the crew of the Tripoli for their participation in the Joint Mission. It didn't get pulled off as planned, but I think it was a great learning experience for us all. The Tripoli login will be deleted later this week. Thanks for your hard…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Dec 20th, 2009 @ 10:07pm
Category: General News
Some stuff
Hey,
Just a quick note, keep those name suggestions coming :) I appreciate it very much. And heaven knows that we have enough shuttles to go around.
On a side note, did you know that the Shanghai can fire one torpedo a second for almost twelve minutes with its full…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Dec 13th, 2009 @ 10:04am
Category: General News
Oops
I just went over our ship specifications on the OF website, so we have a few more shuttles to name...
Type 10 Shuttle: 2
Wyvern Hopper (total of 4, not 2)
Firefly Transport: 1
We also got a nice update on our fighters :) (Yay!) And now have Polaron Torpedoes…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Dec 12th, 2009 @ 10:52pm
Category: General News
Name our Shuttles and Emergency Holograms!
Hey all!
I am now taking name suggestions for our shuttles and our Emergency Holograms (to be installed shortly). Let me know via PM if you have an idea in mind :)
This is a perfect way to let your voice be heard!
To name:
Type 11 Shuttle: 4
Type…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Dec 12th, 2009 @ 10:40pm
Category: General News
Welcomes to all!
It is my pleasure to announce that we have recently gained two more crewmembers to add to our family. Please welcome with all of your heart Lieutenants Sarret and Zien. Please make it a point of introducing yourself :) Don't forget we have a nice lounge and a great holodeck…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Dec 11th, 2009 @ 11:52am
Category: General News
Moar!
Hey all!
We have another new crewmember, Ensign Jessica Ryan, our CFCO. Two in one day, I think that we're either hallucinating or just plain lucky!
We appreciate both new crewmembers. Please take a moment to post with them. :)
On a side note, since I'm afraid that it'll be…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Dec 9th, 2009 @ 7:30pm
Category: General News
Moving along
Hey all!
I'd like to welcome our new Chief Counselor on board, Ensign Franz. Please make sure you schedule psychatriac evaluations with him, that's an order!
In other news, I'm not very happy with how the Joint Mission has turned out. Everyone seems to be burnt out on it. Therefore,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Dec 9th, 2009 @ 9:23am
Category: General News
General
Hi all.
I was wondering why the mission seems to be dragging. Are we just not having fun with this mission? Are people out for the holidays? Do you not like me as a CO?
Please let me know what's going on, I'm at a loss to do much more…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Dec 5th, 2009 @ 12:34pm
Category: General News
Star Trek XI
Hey all,
By order of the Triad, I am required to give you this link and ask you to please weigh in on the topic of what (if anything) should be incorporated into Obsidian Fleet from the Star Trek XI movie that just came out a few weeks ago on…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Nov 28th, 2009 @ 10:40am
Category: Out of Character
Next Mission
Hey all. After this current mission with the Tripoli, I was planning on shoreleave. Then I am toying with a few ideas, but I really want to make this next mission (after shoreleave) a really nice one with YOUR ideas and YOUR problems to solve.
Let me know what you'd…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Nov 18th, 2009 @ 9:23pm
Category: Simm Announcement
Story Arc, Opportunities
Hey all!
I've just come off of a brainstorming session. For this mission, you get what you've always wanted, a story arc that is a direct glimpse into how myself and Captain Magnum want the story to go. The link on-site is here: http://shanghai.rpgresource.net/index.php?page=database&entry=131
Of course, this is subject to…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Nov 14th, 2009 @ 4:57pm
Category: Simm Announcement
Welcome back!
We'd like to welcome back Ben, our recently departed CDO Tharek Getal back, now playing as Lt (JG) Kay'tel "Kay" Berok.
Welcome back, and we hope that your experiences here are awesome!
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Nov 11th, 2009 @ 11:22pm
Category: General News
Clearing things up
Hi all!
There has been some confusion about what is happening in the mission at the moment. Let me help you.
Finishing up "Away Mission" post
Working on "Marines!", Interrogations"
Command: Work on the post "Interrogations"
Flight: A quick post about escorting the Away team back would be awesome
Diplomatic:…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Nov 11th, 2009 @ 11:18pm
Category: General News
Exploitation Opportunity
Hey all,
I have a need of a second officer. Please get back to me if you'd like to be considered for the position. Any current member of the Shanghai is welcome to apply.
Thanks.
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Oct 25th, 2009 @ 12:29pm
Category: General News
Username changes
Hey everyone
Just a quick update, due to confusion and log-in problems the Username for the Tripoli has been changed from "Tripoli Crewmember" to "Tripoli".
Password is still 123
The username for the Shanghai on board the Tripoli is "Shanghai" ans 123 as well, instead of "Shanghai Crewmember".
Hope to…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Oct 24th, 2009 @ 11:49am
Category: General News
Mission Objectives - NEW and IMPORTANT
Hey all!
I have lots of mission objectives for you.
The first really important one is to post with the Tripoli members. You can tag in a "Tripoli Crewmember" in a JP and then use the database to talk with those people directly.
Anywho, mission directives
Command - Briefings and…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Oct 24th, 2009 @ 11:22am
Category: General News
New - Posting Incentives, Help the CO, Much more!
Hey all,
Due to the responses (or lack thereof) as to why activity is being wanted, I have decided to come up with an incentive system to help everyone post.
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Posting Incentive System
Posting more than your required number of posts will result in points. Your points are based…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Oct 22nd, 2009 @ 11:06am
Category: General News
Mission Activity
Hey all
I was wondering what was up with the mission activity? It's been very very slow the past month, and I was wondering if everyone had real-life issues hit at the exact same time? Or if I'm not doing a good job? Hating the mission?
I'd like to get…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Oct 20th, 2009 @ 12:24am
Category: General News
JM
Hi all
In the next few minutes a JP will be made encompassing all the crew of both the Shanghai and the Tripoli for our casting off and then, arrival at the Epsilion Hydrae system. I dearly hope that the Shanghai's crew puts forth a nice effort to have everyone…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Oct 15th, 2009 @ 8:59pm
Category: General News
Thank you
The posting stand down is now concluded. Thank you for your participation and respect for the CO and crew of the USS Ticonderoga.
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Oct 8th, 2009 @ 11:15am
Category: General News
Posting Stand Down Details
Hi all,
After some confusion myself, I asked the Captain on the specifics of the 'Stand Down', and how its handled.
While we will not be 'posting' any posts until Thursday, however, you can continue to work on posts. Just refrain from actually posting anything until Thursday.
Feel free to…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Mon Oct 5th, 2009 @ 7:07pm
Category: General News
Important - Posting Stand Down
Hi all,
I was just informed that one of Obsidian Fleet's players, David, who played Commander Echo Li, Commanding Officer of the USS Ticonderoga, was killed in a car accident last Friday. Therefore, I am instituting a three day mandatory stand down from all posting on board the USS Shanghai.…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Oct 5th, 2009 @ 10:31am
Category: General News
SMS
Hey all,
There have been some minor database issues. If you aren't getting the SMS posts for some reason, I need to know soon.
Thanks,
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Oct 2nd, 2009 @ 9:09pm
Category: General News
Couple more things
If anyone has problems with not receiving e-mails, let me know and I'll forward it up the smart people chain. If you are given the opportunity as a Shanghai crewmember to participate in a post on the Tripoli, then the username and password is: *User: Shanghai Crewmember Pass: 123*
There…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Oct 1st, 2009 @ 7:29pm
Category: General News
New Mission Official Start
Hello all!
This is a very important news post for all crew on the USS Shanghai, and to an extent, the USS Tripoli.
The new mission, Imminent Horizons has begun, and we are delighted to have the crew of the Tripoli aboard. On behalf of the crew on the Shanghai,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Oct 1st, 2009 @ 5:45pm
Category: General News
Suggestions Please
Hey all,
I was looking over our statistics from this month, and its less than stellar. This will be our least amount of posts from the Shanghai since its inception six (yes, it's really been six) months ago.
I'd like suggestions on what you all like to see and do…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Sep 28th, 2009 @ 10:37am
Category: General News
Happenings
As with all cities in the sky, there is news!
Some of you we are waiting on to post in "Pomp and Circumstance". Please post! :(
Welcome to our new Wing CO, Lt. Lyn. I'm horrid with spellings, so welcome, and please don't be put out by our lack of…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Sep 21st, 2009 @ 6:33pm
Category: General News
Congratulations!
I'd just like to say congratulations to a very special crewmember who has recieved a VERY prestigious award for her dedication to the Shanghai.
Congratulations to Lt. Cdr. Sun Mei Xiang, played by Nathaniel for winning the Task Force Executive Officer Unit of Merit Quarterly Award.
Follows is the nomination…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Sep 18th, 2009 @ 5:51pm
Category: General News
Sad good byes
Hey all
I'd just like to take a moment to mention to you that Lt. Oran has had to resign due to personal time constraints. We of course wish him the very best and wish that he may achieve great things.
In other news, everyone should be included in the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Sep 15th, 2009 @ 10:16pm
Category: General News
Posting Spree Please!
Hey all!
It has come to my attention that everything is moving quite slowly. So, I've bumped up some things, and in keeping with our next mission, this one needs to end at the beginning of October. I know, I know. It's quite a challenge, but I'm sure that you…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Sep 12th, 2009 @ 10:32am
Category: General News
Congrats guys!
Hey all!
Once again, we have come through! I'd like to congratulate everyone for their hard work. People are noticing, and guess what? We are the TF-21 C recipients of the Bronze Unit of Merit Award for August 2009!
Yet another thing to add to our main page! Thank you…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Sep 10th, 2009 @ 10:03am
Category: General News
Forums - Special Post
Hiho all!
I am interrupting once again to give you this little snippet of me. I have posted numerous pictures of what I did over the summer, including those vacations I went on (except my long one).
So, if you want a sneak peek at my summer, and at me…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Sep 6th, 2009 @ 11:09pm
Category: General News
Mission Update
Hi all
We'd like to thank Ens. Poteat, Ens. Renchoiski, and Lt Kilren for simming with us. They have gone on to other things. We wish them well in all their travels.
As for the mission, things are going on nicely. I need the One for All post finished soon,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Sep 6th, 2009 @ 9:54pm
Category: General News
Fleet Corps Director Needed
Are you a Trek-oriented person? Do you have the drive to work with multiple departments to be all that they can be? Do you like people? What about a position that enables you to combine all three?
The perfect position for you could be lurking right around the corner. Obsidian…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Sep 6th, 2009 @ 10:28am
Category: General News
Quarterly Awards
Okay all, it is time for our Task Force Quarterly Awards.
This is how the boat will float. You can nominate anyone you'd like for a quarterly award for whatever reason by doing one of two things:
1) E-mail me (aosfb.tuba *at* gmail.com) and I'll put it through the right…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Sep 5th, 2009 @ 10:55pm
Category: General News
New Wyvern Hopper Variants
Shamelessly copied from the OF CO mailing lists and from our tech buddies!
If you have any comments/suggestions on what (if any) changes that should be made, contact me, (even if you aren't in a position to really be affected) because I'd like to get your input on what we…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Sep 4th, 2009 @ 8:46am
Category: General News
Award Recipients
Hi all
Here is the list of award recipients for the past few week all kind of rolled into one. In addition, I completely spaced the Joint Mission: Colonists Citation (Which is a level 2) to all of those who were on board at that time, so those should be…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Aug 31st, 2009 @ 10:32am
Category: General News
Awards and Promotions
As promised, Awards and Promotions have been handed out. When I receive confirmation from OF for a few Level 2 awards I recommended some of you for, I'll post the list up here.
Also, kudos to the promotions of Ensign Getal (to Lt. (JG)) and CWO3 Lamis (To CWO2) and…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Aug 30th, 2009 @ 1:47pm
Category: General News
Mission Notes
For those of you who might be having difficulty writing about something, I have tasks for each department here. This is also under the "Mission Notes" tab/drop down box on any post or Joint Post.
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Mission Notes
Posting needs to hit a high in the month of September. So,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Aug 29th, 2009 @ 9:53pm
Category: General News
Back!
Hello all!
As the title of this news post suggests, I am back from my vacation (I had a great time, by the way) and am ready to buckle down on some things here that need my attention.
Guess what all...
Most of you have done great while I have…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Aug 29th, 2009 @ 9:25pm
Category: General News
Well, well, well
Hi folks...
I promised myself that this was a week where I wouldn't have to worry about anything, and you know, for the most part, it's been that way (I'm still on LoA, by the way). Posts haven't been flowing as well as I'd have liked, so when I get…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Aug 26th, 2009 @ 2:31pm
Category: General News
While the Cap' is Away...
Hey guys,
We all know the Captain goes on LOA for the next little bit. I just wanted to address a couple little things for that.
If you need anything at all, don't be afraid to e-mail me (muselessbard (at) gmail (dot) com) or PM me through the Shanghai's website,…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Fri Aug 21st, 2009 @ 12:18pm
Category: General News
LoA And Site Fixes
Hey all!
The site is working fine, smoothly, and great thanks to the folks at RPG resource. Trust me, we can't live without them! Cheers for them!
Anywho, I am taking a much needed break from work and the like and will be traveling to Ohio (I live in Idaho)…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Aug 21st, 2009 @ 12:18am
Category: General News
SMS issues
Hey all, the multiple posters (more than 8) is having some problems, so some of you (sorry Roharren) might be getting like 4 or 5 extra emails. I have notified the appropriate people about this. I dont know when they will fix it.
Thanks
William
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Aug 20th, 2009 @ 5:42pm
Category: General News
Site Update
The folks at RPGresource and Anodyne have done it again - updated us!
So, let me know if anything "Wrong" happens to the site. Email is aosfb.tuba@gmail.com
Thanks all :)
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Aug 20th, 2009 @ 2:34pm
Category: Simm Announcement
Back! As well as a Weekly Report
Hi all,
The guys at RPGresource have done it again. :) Thanks and kudos to them.
So, on with the weekly report.
1) Opening
2) Comings/Goings
3) Awards/Academy/Promotions
4) Mission Objectives
5) Closing Statement
1) Opening
Well, another week has gone by. The only problem I have is that some…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Aug 17th, 2009 @ 6:30pm
Category: General News
Weekly Report, 8/2 - 8/8 2009
Hiho all!
1) Weekly address
2) Promotions, Awards, Academy
3) Comings and Goings
4) Mission summary/Objectives
5) Closing Remarks
1) Weekly Address
The mission is progressing, as we are seeing the "summer" wind down for a lot of us. Hands of who is going to school? Most likely a lot…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Aug 11th, 2009 @ 11:59am
Category: General News
The Shanghai Canon
Hi, All,
Firstly of course, an good job, and keep it up. We've got new players who jumped right in with the rest of us, and we have kept a good pace it seems. It'd be fun to see us get even more, but so far, excellent!
On to my…
Author: Captain Mei Xiang Sun
Posted on: Tue Aug 4th, 2009 @ 9:14pm
Category: General News
Weekly/End of Month Report
Hi all,
I'm definitely going to try and make this a weekly thing this time around. So, here's our statistics for last month.
Mission Posts - 76
Personal Logs -3
News Items - 4
I know we can do better, and it looks like we are on a great track…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Aug 1st, 2009 @ 10:52pm
Category: General News
Site Updates/New Mission
Hey all
If you haven't noticed yet, our forums are back up, many many thanks to our webhost who put up with me and the ship...
Also, we have a new skin that is ready for the picking - the Ship/Space skin. You can find it under the User tab…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri Jul 24th, 2009 @ 2:02pm
Category: General News
Forums Down
I regret to inform you that unscheduled maintenance on our forums is being performed. Parts of the website and the host might not be available for such a time.
Please excuse the inconvenience.
William
Relau Chlan, CO
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Jul 19th, 2009 @ 12:35pm
Category: General News
Mission Completion Soon, Other Items
Hi all
As you may (or may not) have noticed, the mission has been dragging some. So, to combat this, the timeline for a new mission for us will happen two weeks from today. Thanks to all who have stuck with it. I would also like to thank the crew…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Jul 12th, 2009 @ 11:37am
Category: General News
Short LoA
Hey all,
I am taking some time off this week and going down to a family reunion. I will most likely not have internet access for a few days. I should be back on Thursday. Let Nathan (Lt. Sun) know if you need anything, he's a good person when it…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Jul 6th, 2009 @ 11:24pm
Category: General News
Thanks to All!
Hey all, How's it going?
Let me just give you a small rundown of the statistics for this month, and then we'll get on to the meat of the matter!
So, our statistics were less than stellar this month, but still acceptable. There was a problem with the first part…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Jun 30th, 2009 @ 8:02am
Category: General News
Sad Farewells
Hey all,
It is my unfortunate duty to give notice of the departure of Ensign Frost, our Chief Counselor, and Lieutenant Kilren, our XO. We will miss the life they brought to our team of players.
In other news, I am needing more people on this ship! Not that your…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Jun 25th, 2009 @ 11:27pm
Category: General News
Activity Once Again, and other things
Hi all
I'm going to give out this plea for an increase in the little character posts that have to happen aboard a starship. Break your arm, and go see our good doctor. Learn to fly from Lt. Sun. Bump into me in the hall and start a conversation. Fix…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Jun 20th, 2009 @ 1:44pm
Category: General News
Academy Commandant Posting Open
Here you folks go!
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1 + 2 = 3. Earth is part of a solar system with other planets. Shooting with a phaser set on kill will kill someone. All important lessons to learn. The call for those who are eager to teach is strong. Will you be the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Jun 16th, 2009 @ 11:54pm
Category: General News
Changes in Triad
Hey all, I figured I'd pass this along. It's always nice to know what is happening in the upper echelons of the fleet. :)
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Hey everyone,
The JFC would like to announce a couple of changes in the Admiralty.
Firstly, as many of you know, the long-serving and well-respected…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Jun 13th, 2009 @ 2:03pm
Category: General News
Activity, Some Ground Rules
Hi all,
I have been extremely disappointed about some of the activity that has been happening on this ship. That's the thing, it's just not there. I am going to have to lay some ground rules here.
Everyone has 2 weeks to log in AND post at least once, starting…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Jun 11th, 2009 @ 8:44am
Category: General News
General Activity
Hi all.
I know we are at a little bit of a slow point in our simm. I just hope that it is temporary...
We will be engaging the engines soon to get out of the planet's orbit and to make a patrol pattern around the solar system. Anyone who'd…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Jun 6th, 2009 @ 11:14am
Category: General News
State of the Ship, May 2009/Call for Forum
Hi all,
So, lets buckle down and get on the ball with this.
We'd like to welcome (belatedly) Ensign Bauer, our Chief Engineer as well as our pilot, Sargent Tell. Welcome aboard the Shanghai!
As for the website, we are busily working on the Ship Tour, as well as the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun May 31st, 2009 @ 6:39pm
Category: General News
PLO Openings open
Hi all, I've been asked to pass this little newsbit on.
The Office of Personnel Management is now accepting applications for Personnel Liaison Officers from Task Force 47 and 72.
The Personnel Liaison Officer positions in Task Force 47 and 72 are now open to applications. The duties of the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri May 29th, 2009 @ 1:55pm
Category: General News
Sad Farewells
It is with regret that we say goodbye to Ensign FireRaven, our Chief Diplomatic Officer. Much luck in your future endeavors!
William
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed May 27th, 2009 @ 11:05pm
Category: General News
Weekly Update, May 26th 2009
Hey everyone.
How is it going? I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. I know I am, this is my last week of school ;). I frankly cannot wait to graduate, I am so excited. I would like to let you all know that I appreciate you for the…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon May 25th, 2009 @ 12:10pm
Category: General News
Need some help
Fancy a job or two to take your mind off something? I need some help. I'll be honest, I am horrible at making graphic images. I need a good graphic image for a few things...
Job one: I need someone who is talented to make me a mission POSTER. Yes,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri May 22nd, 2009 @ 2:42pm
Category: General News
Joint Posts on the Joint Missions
Hello all!
In order for everything to go smoothly, we have decided that the Andoria will be the Joint Post hub for the duration of the mission. If you could please save and edit your posts on the Andoria site with everyone, that'd be awesome. Once it is finished though,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu May 21st, 2009 @ 3:12pm
Category: General News
Mission Tasks (ANDORIA AND SHANGHAI)�
Hey guys,
So here are the mission tasks! And I need a few volunteers, so look out for the tags.
Placing the Sensor Arrays / Planetary survey teams (Group 1):
- Ensign Farraday
- Lieutenant (JG) Geno Hallifax
- Lieutenant Joshua Stevens
In the Runabout Chellik (Danube class)
Placing the…
Author: Commodore Ivan Parkilov
Posted on: Thu May 21st, 2009 @ 11:09am
Category: General News
Awesome job guys!
Hell yeah!
Great job everyone! I am so impressed with every single person here, you all made my day! If you'd like a kiss from the resident alien CO, you can get it. That was a joke. But this isn't!
OMG OMG OMG OMG
Thanks to everyone here, you guys…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri May 15th, 2009 @ 2:24pm
Category: General News
OOC Forums!
Hello all!
Guess what! We have forums for ourselves now! You may access them from the top navigation bar, or alternatively going to
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon May 11th, 2009 @ 10:33pm
Category: General News
New Mission: Colonists
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my privilege to announce the official end of our RIO Shakedown mission! Thank you all for sticking it out and letting me be your CO on a wonderful journey!
So, without further ado, I'd like to introduce our newest mission, entitled Colonists. It is, yes,…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun May 10th, 2009 @ 7:02pm
Category: General News
Flying High
I simply had to write this, out of the amazingness of the experience, maybe even to talk on of you into trying something that you've toyed with the idea of.
Saturday, the Ninth of May, I went skydiving in Ogden, Utah. The very first time I had ever gone, and…
Author: Lieutenant JG Kilren
Posted on: Sun May 10th, 2009 @ 2:42pm
Category: General News
Database Entries
Hello all.
By now some of you may have seen the new Star Trek Movie. Personally, I find it interesting, albeit a tad unrealistic (and no, that's not because its set in the future). Here's the deal with adding anything to the ship database or its history or anything like…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat May 9th, 2009 @ 10:36am
Category: General News
Updates, Awards, and My lingering COAL
Hi all!
It is Saturday Morning where I am at - 12:45~ am that is. I have just finished uploading all of the OF level 1 awards into the database. So, look for a nice shiny award in your inbox sometime soon! Trust me, they are nice.
Anywho, I have…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri May 8th, 2009 @ 11:47pm
Category: General News
Joint Post Accounts
Hey folks,
As you may have heard the Shanghai's first mission is going to be with my ship, the USS Andoria. We'll be travelling to the same location and with the same task.
To facilitate any cross-ship exchanges I will be creating you all an account on my ship, so…
Author: Commodore Ivan Parkilov
Posted on: Mon May 4th, 2009 @ 7:39am
Category: General News
USS Shanghai Monthly Report - April
Hello everyone... it's your friendly neighborhood CO!
Here are our stats for the month of April.
We started out as a commissioned ship on April 12th 2009 under myself, Lt. Cdr. Relau Chlan. The website was up and running by April 14th 2009. We started receiving applications that exact same…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri May 1st, 2009 @ 10:33pm
Category: General News
Still Waiting
Hi all!
Some of you might be completely frustrated (like I am) with our lack of progress. I am sorry, but the wait is not on my end. I am waiting for my lessons to get back, and waiting for my instructor to log in and get me like 2…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Fri May 1st, 2009 @ 10:17pm
Category: General News
RIO!
Ladies and gentlemen...
We are now officially on RIO! Restricted Independent Operations is a holding category until I am able to complete my Command Academy Lessons... which will happen when they send them to me.
So thanks to all for sticking it out, and I look forward to our first…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Wed Apr 29th, 2009 @ 1:43pm
Category: General News
Good Things Come to Those Who Continue On
Few things!
Thanks to all you all put into the simm. I know that this isn't the most exciting mission, as well as I know its been a rough road. Thanks for sticking with it, and I promise you that you will be amazed at our next mission, but no…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Apr 28th, 2009 @ 9:51pm
Category: General News
Drowing in Crew... Is a Good thing!
Hey everyone!
Just thought I'd keep you all updated on our progress. The Shanghai's launch is commencing and almost complete. I am also working closely with the tech people to change the database to accept more than 8 JP authors. So, if the site is down sometime in the near…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Tue Apr 28th, 2009 @ 2:41pm
Category: General News
Alpha Squad
The CO has given the go ahead for a new Elite Team - Alpha Squad
Alpha Squad is a team of highly trained personell, working outside the Marine department, trained specifically for Ship defense.
Alpha Squad is currently commanded by a Non-Playing character, Ensign Morrison
Any crew who wish to…
Author: Lieutenant JG Luke Roharren
Posted on: Tue Apr 28th, 2009 @ 2:39am
Category: General News
New Crew! :D
Smile everyone! We have a few new additions to our small but steady crew!
Please welcome:
Ensign FireRaven - CFCO
Ensign Roharren - CSTO
Thanks to them for applying, and don't forget to utilize our lounge for that special meeting post!
In other news, COAL is going slowly due to…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sun Apr 26th, 2009 @ 3:09pm
Category: General News
Reqruitment
Good day,
Just to add to what Lt. Com. Relau has already stated, I look forward to the first mission out of the dock.
However, we lack positions considerably! We need to start recruiting as much as possible to fill the very needed dept. heads if nothing else.
Wish each…
Author: Lieutenant JG Kilren
Posted on: Thu Apr 23rd, 2009 @ 9:33pm
Category: General News
Update #4, Apr 20th
How's everyone's day?
Hope its going well. I had a half day at school today, so I was able to get a few things done and out of the way that were bugging me. I would like you all to head on over to the database, thanks to Greg and…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Mon Apr 20th, 2009 @ 3:23pm
Category: General News
How to Work SMS, Site Update
Hello all!
Few housekeeping items,
1) SMS (this layout) works on a "database post" posting system. When you start a joint post (with other people - Write Joint Mission Post **ON THE RIGHT, Logged in**), you have the option to add people, which is the first item (either select that…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Sat Apr 18th, 2009 @ 10:02pm
Category: General News
Welcome and Hello!
Hello all!
I'd thought that I should just take a moment to update everyone on the status of the website, the ship, its mission, and everything else under the sun. I would first off like to thank all of you for applying and being accepted! Starting on a new ship…
Author: Rear Admiral Relau Chlan (Ret.)
Posted on: Thu Apr 16th, 2009 @ 2:40pm
Category: General News