Status Update (Chapter 100!)

Anyone know when ebook 3 will be out?

I have been thinking the same thing

Have I missed something. All this talk about how improved the new Brimorian shields are. Lots of stats on how much reduced damage from energy weapons. But not one word on what the difference is to the Kintark plasma weapons. I mean they are heading into a huge battle with the Kintark. Someone may want to ask, could be useful information. Tefler maybe you could add that type of update into the final version.

MJHSharkbait365

I had to copy the link into my actual app, the website didn’t work

I hope Jehanna saved before or she and the Nymphs will have been tortured to death. I don't want that to happen.

Deryck Stevenson

Auto correct rubbish it should have been noooooo not monopod

Deryck Stevenson

I hope Jehanna rescued before 103 she & the nymphs will have been tortured to death by then. Nooooooo

Deryck Stevenson

Think you might be right about Devereau...hope so!

Arrowglass

DHC, I would say it all depends on the amount of detail included in the battle.

At the current pace, I don't see Jehanna being rescued until chapter 101-103.

DemonHunterCole

Still Betting that the GEO was able to get that one Heavy Cannon Repaired and upgraded to a Quantum Heavy Cannon.

Master Laurent

Just finished rereading Chapter 99. It is amazing the subtle but meaningful changes that Tefler has made between the First Release and the “Final Release” (BTW, The Final Release Grew about 100 words after the Final Release - Sorry Tefler) I am 95% Sure that Lynette is still alive, just badly injured and betting 90% that the only thing that will cure her comes from John!

Master Laurent

You guys really need something to talk about, don't you? Relax. Every thing in its own good time (pant. pant, pant...)

No, never did that - until now... ;-)

Heinz Molck

I hope those 10 posts we can't see aren't Tefler saying "Fooled them all it's not out till tomorrow"

+4+35

Sorry, I have 1199 instead of 1189 at the time.

Cignal

How about the Community posts?

andrew finlayson

1189+603=1792

Evan

1830 if you count the community posts :)

hmm I only count 1789

This is 1795.

Cignal

are you sure? better check ;)

And 100 hasn’t even been posted yet

Abraham Madsen

You counted wrong..... its 1792 ;)

andrew finlayson

Not only that but between 99 and 100 we have a total of 1791 posts.

Cignal

So since the chapter 100 post will have to last us until chapter 100 part 2 comes out, I suggest we keep commenting over here for a while.

DemonHunterCole

That doesn’t seem friendly at all

f5. ... f5 ... f5 ... panting hard, staring eyes ... f5 ... f5 ... reaching for valium ... f5 ... f5 ... reaching for more valium ... ... f...5...........

Kim Biel-Nielsen

Yes, but they are racing as fast as they can into the thick of the largest battle and the gravest danger than they have so far experienced.

"I should probably be done in a couple of hours." - is up for interpretation: could be anything form at least two hours to nearly tree... :-) :-)

Heinz Molck

I've just had a thought. Fayes multiple avatars are going to have to further re-examine their pessimism from chapter 85 "But you're planning to go to the Brimorian Enclave next, and I know you're going to end up getting in trouble there too! One of you is bound to get hurt!" Faye protested," They've been to the Brimorian enclave and appear to have emerged unhurt

f5 sulk :-)

Anyone want a friendly wager? I think that one of Calara’s brothers/father will die in the upcoming battle, and that will be the deciding factor in John’s clear house plan. Feel free to guess who below ;)

Dennis Banfield

Dawg, thanks. This has been fun. I spend far too much time with you guys. Thanks for playing. But all this talk about how many ships and what class and what kinds of weapons and the size of rounds and all of that stuff has been interesting, but I have come to the position that the Invictus needs and should have three mechs: The Lion Protector for John; the Valkyrie for Sakura; and the Gunslinger for Tashana. At times when battle is raging through the sector and Calara is coordinating allied fleets, what's a poor, bored Progenitor to do? Well, he can don his Lion Protector Mech, launch himself into space and join in the fun.

Can't wait for this chapter but I'm dreading the upcoming massive cliffhanger that is all but inevitable between parts.

Jade needs one too.

Benj

Do you think that Tashana could gain the ability to see the past like Calara can see the future, Alyssa can see spiritual residue, Irillith and Faye can enter the cyber realm, Sakura can see the power lines, Dana can see schematic and perfect memory, and Rachel can see diagnoses. Tashana needs a third eye too.

Benj

FYI, My comments are posting out of order on any replies I'm posting. And orange slices and Wild Cherry Pepsi is better!!!

DemonHunterCole

nice one mister

Braw

I've just finished 100-1, but I'm going to edit part 1 before I post it. I should probably be done in a couple of hours. :-)

Tefler

It was ok until the screecher highlight like a bad hair bands of the 90's. Like the beat!

Master Laurent

Well here's my vote for a pre-battle theme. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCMZNDa6aHc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCMZNDa6aHc</a>

Braw

DD...well put , the individual planets &amp; systems would be powerless without a space fleet , much like now air power is vital in any conflict . To start with they don't need to do much on ground fighting with the exception being T-Fed High Command Center . I think we'll see Sakura &amp; the Valkyrie putting in an appearance &amp; hopefully save Gibbons &amp; the reat of the Fed's mech's . I also agree with most who have proposed the Kintark will devide their forces to attack both Terra &amp; Oylmpus but will be suprized by the up graded ships there &amp; the arrival of reinforcements , either John or Malirir

bigdawguw65

I think he is just planning on doing a Mass Feeding to the Maliri and utilizing them as a force if your hypotheses is correct.

Master Laurent

Looking at the Progenitors tactics, he's been busy neutralising races in this sector. The Trankarans wiping themselves out as a force, the Ashanath and the Drakar acting to neutralise each other. At the moment it might be that The TFed and Kintark are also acting to neutralise each other, I can't really see the Kintark as a race that a progenitor would want to use to rule the galaxy with. They seem to be too much a Lizard nationalist(?) to actually not rebel against him. and then there's the Enshunu with their mirrored ships, you have to wonder if they are set up to neutralise the Laser based Milari. So the question I have to ask after those assumptions is does the progenitor have a huge empire outside the borders of the known races that he's going to pile in with when there are enough races reduced to a point that they can't effectively fight back?

One more thing: The continuing conflict between the TF and Kintark had evolved to relative equivalence. Battles in the Dragon March and inside Kintark Space represent the most recent period of testing. Buckingham's invasion of Kintark Space failed because of traitors (Norwood and Lynette) and the BSP. John was the X-factor at Regulus, defeating a Kintark/Human conspiracy to destroy Buckingham's fleet and give the Dragon March to the Kintaark. Because the Kintark were quiescent after major defeats, the TF assumed they had been beaten back beyond a now peaceful border. Intervention by BSP was the X-factor, supporting the Emperor in a throw-of-the-dice invasion. With new Brimorian shields and maybe other tech/assets (i.e., BSP hull armor, maybe; or Kintark capital ships carrying powerful kinetic weapons, like the Dreadnaught), they are confident of victory. The wide ranging discussion regarding the Kintark strategy to defeat the TFed has been great. Without favoring one or another of the various theories and speculations, I will take a different perspective to put this phase of the story in context. To be successful, the Kintark will have to conquer, defeat and pacify the TFed, and to sustain that control. To Conquer, they have to break the TFed's will and capacity to fight back. The TF Navy, including Olympus Station, have to be their most strategic targets. Non-military sectors with only planetary police have no credible defense against Kintark warships. To be Victorious, the Kintark must eliminate and replace the existing government and power structure. That includes eliminating the TF leadership and governing architecture; which could include suborning human quislings and collaborators to rule the Terrans indirectly. To Pacify the conquered Terrans, the Kintark must enforce their system of control and demand a monopoly on the use of force. They may not need large planetary occupation forces if their garrisons and puppet rulers are ruthless enough to crush any opposition and ruthlessly enforce their will.

Time to get a shower and then start to reread the finished version of Chapter 99 so I can get ready for 100.1. Got my Gummy Bears and Cherry Coke!!!

Master Laurent

Or Maybe the BSP knows John's Uncle Progenitor will kick his ass if he does anything to hurt John. Maybe the BSP is like an older Brother watching over John @ "Summer Camp"

Master Laurent

Why has BSP not killed John ? Big question &amp; probably one of the key things Tefler has yet to give us much hints about . I don't think it's because he is John's father as some have thought , as I have discussed before . I think at first he was amazed &amp; wondered where he came from , he didn't seem to fit what he knew Progenitors were &amp; where they came from &amp; didn't want to end him before he found out more . Later he knew John wasn't a real threat , more of an amusement &amp; a diversion for his boredom . We will see where it goes but eventually BSP will have to take action or as Ailanthia suggested go back "home" to rebuild his legions to come back at full strength .

bigdawguw65

And let her legacy live on and grow amongst all of the allied races? Very nice. However, it should not just be S&amp;T. Her people were people, and their stories should be remembered, their arts, their culture... not just their military science, IMO.

Evan

Here is a question. After Irillith and Faye translate the contents of Nkkrrit's Archive, should they keep it to themselves and only dole out bits and pieces when it is to their advantage? Or should they gift it in its entirety to all of their allies? My opening position is to first scour it for dangerous technologies that could threaten "the peace" and do not include that information in the released version. Then I would release it generally, to everybody, post it on the interstellar web. That would multiply the potential beneficial innovations coming from R&amp;D on the Vulkat science and technology. It would, in a stroke, enrich the S&amp;T of allied species as a result of access to a data base thousands of years in the making.

Is Subject "A" trying to kill John? Not that I know of because the BSP could kill John with a wave of the hand at this point in time IMHO!

Master Laurent

Holy Tefler. Philosophy!

Evan......As to if BSP is evil , without going into a philosophical debate on an abstract , I just boil it down to , if subject "A" is trying to kill me or mine ...A is EVIL . Pretty simple , no need for his motivation or what the consequences are for A . He might even think I am evil for resisting but then that's his problem not mine . just my two cents

bigdawguw65

This being the 100th chapter and all, plus how well Tefler usually writes space battles, I actually don't want him to rush it. I do and I don't. Conflicted

Dennis Aston

Stepping in it again, 50% Chance of Release Today, Just a Feeling as to how quiet Tefler has been and Battle Scenes always go slower per his own words. If it is release today, It will be late today, probably 1 to 2 hours past midnight Tefler Time. Off to have my first cup of Coffee for the day and get to work. I have a great deal to get done today and can not afford to spend my day creating 100 Comments on Speculation like I have done so many times in the past so I am sure many of you are grateful that you do not have to endure my BS.

Master Laurent

A shovel too

Dennis Aston

Rachel may not be able to find an alternative in the short term to the Kirrix using sentient beings to incubate their young, but her sonic therapies will be widely used to dislodge parasitic Kirrix grubs infestations.

Tefler, isn't it amazing how excited your fandom has become. Some of us are so exited and bloated with anticipation that it gets harder each time to contain ourselves. Look out, hurry up; someone get the squeegee. They are about to explode!!

New? Look up Zeno's Paradox. :-)

Evan

I have discovered a new law of nature: The closer we get to the expected release of a chapter (or part chapter) the slower time seems to progress.

Kim Biel-Nielsen

Yes - 12 more LONG hours...

Heinz Molck

Daniel, the word is: "Soon." The problem is with the definition of that word. "Soon" is defined as sometime between now and the heat death of the universe, or in other words, "We'll get there when we get there. Now be quiet. I'm driving." ;-)

Evan

Any word from Tef on the release of the first half?

Heh. Or as Tevye says in Fiddler, "I know, I know. We are Your chosen people. But, once in a while, can't You choose someone else?" It's rarely comfortable to be the subject of someone else's interest and interference when the goal is improvement, especially if you have little or no say in it.

Evan

Much of modern space opera (in book and on the screen) can be traced back to those pathfinding series! EES popularised a whole new genre. I never went for SLDQ too much - it was written many years later and always seemed an add-on afterthought to me. Maybe it was because i was uncomfortable with the questions it posed that you have summarised above! However, I think the point I was going for was that the description of the Norlamins and their lifestyle was rather unconvincing and in some ways unsatisfying, underscoring one of the points you allude to your OP. The question of what is good / what is evil and in any event what do those terms signify is, of course, open. I think I’d summarise it by saying as ever, the viewpoint depends upon the perspective and position of the observer...

Timbo

One of my favorite authors, yes. I have all four of those books within an extended arm's reach right now. However, let's look at that. They lived for a very specific period of time, and then, they chose to pass on. Duquesne found their perspective to be abhorrent, and as he described it, he was going to use his knowledge and power to prolong his (and his mate's) life far beyond what the Norlaminians allowed themselves. He didn't want to be a pure mind, anymore, although he'd tried that, too, but he wasn't ready for that. Perhaps, in time, he might be. Was he evil? He saved the universe, so to speak, and no longer wanted to rule it, just to have dominion over his own small(ish) section, where he could simply live his life unimpeded by what he deemed to be lesser minds. So, in the end, evil or good or neither? Smith never did answer that... and that was on purpose.

Evan

Evan, that caused me a few minutes of quiet reflection. Profound questions, IMHO. We’ve seen many depictions of the type of utopia that would represent, and when the spin of the author was a positive one, sadly it always seemed shallow and artificial. OTOH a negative story originating from such a situation as a starting point was usually far more credible and interesting. One example of the positive view of this type of Utopia - going way, way, back now, would be the planet of the Norlamins in EE Smith’s ‘Skylark’ series. It grated on me then, as now. A planet where everything was beautifully ordained and controlled, no crude work was any longer required, so the managed static propulation (of geniuses) occupied their time with academic studies and any form of art that interested them, such projects spanning many generations. Really???

Timbo

Is the BSP evil? Is Conflict Evil? What if it is actually necessary to the continued advancement of life? Can life grow and change and improve without it? Is the fostering of such an act evil when done with the intent to foster such improvement? How does one judge? Imagine an environment with perfectly regulated resources and a limited living populace using them that neither grows nor shrinks but remains static. Is that a good scenario or a bad one? What happens if the populace is allowed and encouraged to grow and change to the point where the resources are no longer sufficient to support it? Now what happens? Is that an evil act or a good one, to foster such changes? I'm simply trying to point out that the way in which we - the readers of TSM - have been placing judgements upon the BSP and those known as Progenitors, might, just might, be just as valid (or invalid) as those of the populations in the above referenced notes. Now, you'll note that I didn't say what the populations were. Were they people? Rodents? Insects? Bacteria? What difference does that make? It's all Life, and possibly all so far beneath the form of life known as Progenitors that there is little difference between them. Or is this not the case? Only Tefler knows.

Evan

The BSP is the Puppet Master. Think about Calara's ability. Now, picture that ability brought out via the skills and practice of not days, weeks or months, but millennia after millennia. The BSP has far more psychic power at his disposal than she (or anyone else in this region of space), and has been playing Puppet Master for a long time. In fact, he may have created John simply to alleviate the boredom of knowing how everything was going to work out, by introducing a semi-random factor in play, although with limited options, so things can't get too far off course. Omniscience is boring. So, he might or might not have done anything directly to Buckingham, but his actions going back in time certainly have impacted Buckingham in predictable ways, so does that make the BSP responsible? If you know everything, and can impact everything, then you're responsible for everything. So, in a word: Yes.

Evan

Ok, something else I have been wondering about. What are BSP’s input(s) to the upcoming battle? We know he has been egging the Kintark on with dreams of conquest, and made the early introductions that led to the deal with the Brimorians. But what about Buckingham losing it? Is BSP’s only input there an indirect one through his wrecking of Buckingham’s ambitions via the actions of Gabrielle Lynton, or are we going to find out the he has interfered in some additional way to cause Buckingham to flip out?

Timbo

Nope = I'm not clear on that. There is no indication either way that the Maliri shield modulator tech is either compatible with the Brimoian shield generator, or would meaningfully enhance the shields as the underlying tech may differ significantly.

GrandPaM

Okay, my phone crashed so I took the time to find the following information from Chapter 98 via direct quotes. “...then I’d be willing to trade that for schematics of your most advanced shield generator as well as a number of pre-built devices.” John “...but they did say that the Vulkat have powerful shields; probably because of the eternity crystals in their shield projectors” Faye. “Is this kind of reinforced shield compatible with the Maliri shield modulators?” Irillith So shield projectors are either the basic tech or specific to the Vulkat. The Maliri have an advanced shield modulator and the Brimorians have a device that previously only they had, that being a shield generator. Hopefully this clears up the debate with everyone.

DemonHunterCole

FYI: Tefler, in Chapter 98, you have Zulkat instead of Vulkat.

DemonHunterCole

@Ben Oh, way to go! Spot the devious route for Tefler to complicate this picture!

GrandPaM

A gaping hole in the story is that the Kintark have yet to express any concern about John, the Invictus or their location. He is a God killer and his ship is clearly a threat. They may assume terrain forces will be overwhelmed, but they must have a plan to neutralize him specifically. Maybe they have his mother as a hostage, an emp missle with his name on it, or a wormhole generator that is impractical for regular use, but invincible on a small ship. Or, maybe a simple guarantee from BSP that John will be out of action. YES, I suspect a Tefler twist.

Benj

Word!

Master Laurent

I love all the guess work every comes up with. It shows how much love this story. I also like when Telfer throws the curve balls out. I can sometime hear all the screaming after a chapter.

Even Worse, It is all a buildup and the Kintark are going to arrive 2 Hours Before John and the Maliri and the last line of the chapter is Leprechaun yelling into the coms, “Engaging the Enemy!” The Beginning of Chapter 100.2 is John and crew listening to the Slaughter by the Kintark of the TFED home world forces and Olympus.

Master Laurent

Apologies to the Community because I am going to really step in it!!!! OK, We all know how Tefler loves to throw this Tefler Curve Ball right when we think we have evey possible outcome plotted or speculated and then out of Left field comes the curve that goes from the North Pole down through the Equator and back up to the 45Th Parallel as a strike right down the middle. Best Example - Jade “Regenerating” during the last battle. *Can not wait for the next Doctor* Now that I have set the stage I am going to share my thoughts that will I am sure cause a whole bunch of consternation in the community. What if chapter 100.1 is just all the build up the the Battle and they listen to the first hour of fighting on the way with the Epic Cliff Hanger that Tefler has promised has the last line of Chapter 100.1 be Calara saying “Firing Nova Lances!” I can just Hear Tefler laughing in the background.

Master Laurent

Would Love to see Charles at the helm of the Hyperion.

Master Laurent

Thanks tefler for your time and have work we will enjoy the chapter when you are ready to share it it's just the withdrawal and impacs

wildcat 1986

Gonna hope for in the next hour. But would settle for before Sunday night.

Okay, it's 2 am London time on the 10th. Either Tefler will post the first part of chapter 100 in the next hour then go to bed, or he's already in bed and will post sometime during daylight hours after he gets up.

Jedi Khan

Yeah, the BSP is definitely going to be in attendance for this fight. It's entertainment for him, watching these insignificant empires struggle so desperately against one another, and he doesn't want to miss a moment. Now whether or not he decides to take any kind of action during the fight aside from cooking up some popcorn remains to be seen.

Jedi Khan

Lots of great comments from so many people on how the battle could possibly go. Here are a few of my own. First neither side knows the extent of the others upgrades. The Kintark have no reason to believe that the T-fed force has been significantly improved in any way since Regulas. Easpical the easy victory in the Dragon march. They will be over confident. Resulting in the majority of the Kintark ships heading straight to Terra, with only a small forces being sent to Olympus. Why send lots of ships to a secondary target when they feel they can outclass any opposition. Buckingham has stated he has already sent fleets to Olympus for last minute refits and loadout AND all those ships will then be directed to the defense of Terra. This will leave Olympus vetrually undefended. When the smaller Kintark force is detected heading towards Olympus Charles will scape together a defensive force form the ships currently undergoing repair. I see Charles taking command of the battleship Hyperion which we know is nearly complete and is outfitted with the best that the Tfed has to offer. Charles and his upgraded ships will be able to intercept the Kintark and stall them them long enough for the Malari to arrive. Charels and the Malari will then head to Terra together.

MJHSharkbait365

Now if only the rest of the world worked the same way!

Jedi Khan

I love the fact that even though many of us have different opinions on what can, would and should happen, we are having civilized conversations and debates without resorting to screaming and pissing contests. We don't say that someone's opinion or thoughts are wrong (unless factually) and that overall we all know that Tefler is the GM and will make the play that he believes is the best fit to his master plan. Cheers everyone!

DemonHunterCole

T-minus 24 hours exactly (if not sooner).

DemonHunterCole

No prisoners were taken as they didn't want to chance it. :'(

DemonHunterCole

Timbo, Welcome to the Crazy - I really like your thoughts and I think some of them hold water. I have no clue as to how to answer them, but it is something to definitely to put into the hopper of things that make you go "HHHhhhhhmmmmmmmmm" Heading out for dinner so I will think about this and offer my thoughts a little later today.

Master Laurent

JFL, you have covered the big items, I think you left out Timing on arrival and BSP tinkering. I have made my feeling very clear above.

Master Laurent

Things that will be pivotol in this engagement: A kill switch on the shield generators of the Kintark The Maliri showing up The upgraded ships at Olympus that have not been released but can be usable in an engagement The upgraded shields of the Invictus, Valkyrie, Raptor and Armor suits The upgraded laser weapons The upgraded Gauss Cannons The upgraded heavy cannons The Eternity Crystals The crew of the Invictus.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Hi guys. A lot of the discussion of the progenitors &amp; their motivation has rather sidelined the astral plane monsters. I suspect these may be actually key to progenitor behaviour. Their continued presence in the story indicates to me a pivotal role that has yet to be played out, not a minor secondary arc. The proposition that others have made, that the astral monsters are harvesting/living off the astral echoes of large scale death or perhaps spiritual misery, could make a lot of sense. In this scenario, progenitors are the monsters witting/unwitting tools: 1. We know (early chaper around 15 or 16) that an astral monster was utterly disgusted in John when it realised he wasn’t enslaving &amp; destroying, but nurturing. The monster went to chastise him in the dream, but rapidly got p*ssed and decided to kill him instead. It (and its mates) still keep trying every time he enters the astral plane. 2. Mael started out destroying everything, but later became benign. Was it a case that over time his conditioning weakened? 3. Was that why Ranagon was sent out - to take out the weakling who wasn’t delivering enough trauma deaths anymore, and in the process create a lot of deaths, killing two birds with one stone, as it were? 4. And finally, is BSP a partially mellowed down Ranagon who is going through the motions, stirring up sh*t, but (as per his comments to Aliantha) his heart isn’t totally in it any more? Cheers Tim

Timbo

When the Kintark came through the Dragon March, did they replace the prisoners that the Lion rescued from the Sulphur mines? there are a few named characters that might need rescuing. The various doctors from Port Medea mentioned in the Aftermath of the battle of Regulus. Lieutenant Grace Wallis who gives the promotion message to Sergeant David Gibbons the mech pilot. It maywell be that another rescue mission is required

Hopefully the Hyperion is still there for a little pay back.

I would think they haven't been returned to active service yet , so wouldn't be included in the recall of fleets to Terra &amp; I'm sure Charles wouldn't be in a rush to release them knowing things seem to be coming to a head between John &amp; Buckingham . Speaking of Buckingham even if he survives battle once rest of High Command learns not only did he recall fleets from border threating million with grizzly death at hands of Kirrax an even more damning thing to military mind , leaving Olympus open to distruction to protect his daughter on Terra . They might openly be agast at first but couldn't forgive latter

bigdawguw65

Kevin ..just was thinking &amp; commented about what Morgan might do too . Also about Dana &amp; the kill switch , if they disable Kintark shields it might end battle before it gets out of hand &amp; too much damage is done . Wonder how Kintark will react with the Brimorians when they discover their treachery with the shields &gt; Battle of BigFish &amp; The Dragon ...sounds like an old Japanese myth .hehehe

bigdawguw65

I wonder whether Olympus still might still have all the refurbished ships there since the only members of High Command who appear to know about all the work done are Charles and Admiral Deveraux.

ringill

Ignoring the Kintark for the moment, John has a talk with Admiral Morgan who, since he's put his career on the blocks already, moves his fleet to the Kirrix border and calls on Commodore Campbell to return to the border (this putting the Damocles into the middle of a Kirrix invasion!) Meanwhile since the Maliri fleet that was firstly going to the Ashanath then the Trankarans is now heading to Terra, John contacts Admiral Kester and he agrees to take his fleet to Trankara to support the Trankarans until a new Maliri fleet gets there. It's all go this Galaxy saving lark! Oh yes, and the kill switch Dana found on the Brimoran shield generator, I wonder whether the ones on the Kintark ships have it as well? Once they work out the Kintark have Brimoran shields that could be fun mid battle.

ringill

ML....aren't the Comms down ? I would suspect if they weren't he would have notified High Command before letting Maliri fleet thru &amp; might have been why he did come to that decision , comms out meant something big was happening . Most of fleet knew by now , at least on the QT that something big happened in Dragon March &amp; they were blacked out . What he does next when John comes thru is crucial , does he go back to his original orders &amp; support other fleet against Kirrax or follow John to Terra/Olympus ? leaving a scouting force to watch Brimorians for treachery ?

bigdawguw65

I think John will send Malari fleet to Olympus after he finds it does not have a fleet, and since no one has any workable intel John will have Irillith hack Mars again. Main battle will be at Terra with everyone getting in on the action.

I agree with you on the Prelate's plan for Norwood. Still think it will be a two pronged attack because would not want to be in the middle of the fight @ Terra when the reinforcement fleet from Olympus showed up. I think it will be a surprise attack on the secret base to make sure that nobody is injured. Maybe even Alyssa doing the spirit walk and taking out everyone before they attack the base.

Master Laurent

For Jedi - Odds the BSP Shows up in this Battle? 1. To be a Bystander - 100% 2. To be a Participant - 25% 3. BSP Actions Change the outcome of the battle - 0%

Master Laurent

I would expect that they would attack Terra first as any engagement in the core worlds would be the main attack due to how close they are. The thinking would be to take out the leadership first to create chaos. I also think the Grand Prelate intends to kill/enslave Norwood once they have gained control. As for the secret base it is likely that once John finds out about it, the battle will be over and a new Terran Leadership will be in control. John will go to Ganymede and tell them to immediately surrender or be attacked with the survivors being court marshaled. The only way they stand up to them is if Weber escapes the main battle and makes his stand there.

The Bigger Question is when does John get in touch with the TFED? Before or After Buckingham's Announcement of the pending attack? My Bet is After the Announcement - Buckingham Blows a Gasket. Declares John / Maliri Enemies of the State and orders them to be shot on site. This is the turing point for Charles / TFED Military. John Contacts TFED Before or After the Attack has Started? I am thinking just before the Kintark Arrive and he will arrive 1 Hour after the Battle for Terra has begun and the Maliri will arrive @ Olympus 30 Minutes after the battle for Olympus has begun. Can John get though to Charles?

Master Laurent

Does TFED Morgan Reach out to the Admiralty and let them know the Maliri Fleet and John are on the way? That is a very tough call, It would definitely be a major fly in the ointment?

Master Laurent

Greetings community, As I have speculated on several other posts, I would like to be clear with my thoughts. 1 The Kintark Will attack in several waves. The first wave will include the space and ground attacks. Once they have defeated the TFed military a second wave of troops and ships will arrive to police over the population. This is how I think the Kintark believe it is going to go down. Hubris is a dangerous thing. 2. The Kintark will have approximately a thousand ships with them and perform a two-pronged attack on Terra and Olympus. John will get to Terra after major damage has been delivered to the TFed forces. The Kintark will start a ground assault. 3. The Maliri Fleet will arrive @ Olympus after the battle has begun and major damage has Occurred to the TFED Forces and Olympus. However the Maliri will wipe the floor with the Kintark with No Loss of Life on the Maliri Side. 1/2 of the Maliri fleet will stay and guard Olympus and the other 1/2 will cut off the Kintark Retreat and intercept the second Kintark Armada carrying the Ground Troops. John will destroy all of the battle ships and disable the Kintark troop carriers. 4. The other Maliri Fleet will join with the Trankaran Forces and go after the Kirrix. 5. The Question is what does John do about Jehanna, Pick her up along the way, Send Jade and the Raptor? Pick her up after the battle.

Master Laurent

anybody have visions of piles of lizard tales and tailless lizards running around like their head has been cut off??

Master Laurent

I don't know if it was mentioned in the comments, but shouldn't Kintark have 2-and ( or even more ) smaller fleet mainly dedicated to take control of any habitable planets on the way. I remember when they first planned to invade they had 100 thousand troops waiting in some nebula, but so far there was no mention of any ground troops. I realize we had only scenes with Kintark ( forget his name ) and Norwood so far but it would make sense if they had some reserve force dedicated to take control of planets behind main forces, so Norwood doesn't get suspicious and realize they lie to him.

Jedi, Bravo and than you for saving me so much time by responding the way I see it also shaking down! I think that Crazy and Fuck-Nuts have been hanging out @ the TSM Timeout Bar and Grill and sharing notes. I see John Making the Rounds to the Kintark Home world and giving the Emperor a Mind Adjustment Like he did for Edraele. And Unless Rachael can find a different way for the Kirrix to Incubate their children, I see a major beatdown as the only solution. John will then make a quick stop and upgrade the Heavy Cannons and some other things that the GEO has developed before he heads to Brimorian space to deal with The Brimorian Leader and the abandoned. All of which will take 7 or 8 chapters so we should have our answers by June if Tefler is back @ Two chapters per month and then the ebooks. BTW, I would humble request that the chapters between the ebooks not be major cliffhangers, it is really hard on us fans. I am not saying no cliffhangers and requesting that you do a release on the 1st and the 15th - going for 20 days between releases is rough IMHO when you created the addiction @ a release every 10 days.

Master Laurent

it'll act as a good warm up to part 2

So, I don't suppose anyone's going to be watching the Olympics as a means to cope with the wait for the next chapter?

Jedi Khan

T-minus 39 hours and counting.

DemonHunterCole

I think there's too much bad blood and negative propaganda between the Kintark and Terrans for the lizards to join the alliance right away. Look at the relations between the Brimorians and the Terrans for example. Their last scuffle was over a hundred years ago and they're still not on friendly terms. The Kintark/Terran fight is much more fresh, and much more devastating to both factions. It's not like a regime change for either of them will transform the public's opinion of a previously much maligned enemy overnight. Sure, you can probably get the leaders to shake hands and smile for the camera, but the grunts on the ground with guns in their hands and scores to settle are a different matter. Pretty much the only way to get the Terrans, Kintark, and Brimorians to all fight together as allies is for them to realize just how much of a threat the BSP is to everyone, and that's likely only going to happen when and if the BSP starts blowing up planets regardless of empire. Of course, by the time that happens, they're pretty much fucked anyways.

Jedi Khan

What if Buckingham wasn't doing this to cause harm, but rather because he was going insane from the pressure. If Rachel could heal him, wouldn't that be better?

DemonHunterCole

I think the fighters are just as connected to the big picture as the big ships are, but because of their focused roles, they only pay attention to their local area, relying on the flight controllers back on the carriers to keep track of the big picture and call out target points.

Jedi Khan

So exciting!

Big question , will John remove Kintark Emperor &amp; replace him with Senator he meet in mines or another reasonable leader &amp; get Kintark Empire to join alliance ?

bigdawguw65

DD..once the battle is over , Buckingham is going down one way or another&amp; what's left of T-Fed fleet will be joining John so no need to keep anything back, It will be one happy if diverse family

bigdawguw65

Jedi...we didn't see much of the battle from the Fed side except for the fighter pilots &amp; they probably aren't connected to the big picture sensors .

bigdawguw65

Those who learn not from history are condemned to repeat it.

Wookey

T-Minus 1D and 16H :-)

Master Laurent

About the Pearl Harbor comparison . At the time US was not at war but was starting to gear up their industries to support England &amp; Russia against Hitler , FDR realized at some point we'd have to engage . Japan hoped by crippling the Fleet &amp; destroying the shipyards &amp; gas &amp; Ammo there it would give them enough time to consolidate there "Steel Ring " around the Home Islands &amp; secure the natural resources to sustain a long war . They had no hope to invade US &amp; conquer it their only hope was to make it too costly in money &amp; lives for US to fight for China &amp; East Asia . The Kintark on the other hand believe they can attack the T-Fed &amp; Terra &amp; destroy them taking billions of slaves for their mines etc ,so as important as a strategic target Olympus is Terra is the key to destroy the will of the humans to fight (for now)

bigdawguw65

Yeah. Clever. Really.

Really like that idea from DemonHunterCole about Charles and crew taking over the dreadnought from the Invictus mail bridge after Irillith hacks it. Well thought of!!!!!!!

Arrowglass

I agree, Olympus is much too high value for the Kintark to simply ignore. They will certainly try to destroy it, but whether they are successful or not remains to be seen.

Jedi Khan

i mean think about it tactically for a moment. What's the first thing the Japanese hit in WWII, Pearl Harbor.

Roy Meyer

Just my two cents. I believe Olympus shipyard will be destroyed. Forcing the Terran Federation to make nice with the Malari to gain access to their shipyard.

Roy Meyer

I don't think that has been determined yet. We know it is a bit over 2 hours using the Ashanath power cores and FTL Drives from Terra. Which is 6+ hours with standard and now 1+ hour with the Progenitor cores and FTL Drives. I don't remember anything stated in previous chapters as to the direction. My guess would be between Terra and the Core Worlds, which would be slightly out of the way for the Kintark.

Cignal

Is Alpha Centuri in the invasion corridor or will the Kintark have to go out of the way to attack it?

I doubt that John is going to let the TFED gain access to the Brimorian Shields, I think that they will all be destroyed. Maliri will head back on mission and skip Olympus because we are going to find out that the Kirrix have invaded.

Master Laurent

I Like it and I am not the only one who has a Crazy Suit!!!!

Master Laurent

One more thing! After the invasion is squashed, the TFed will have additional heatsinks to upgrade more ships or build newer ones. But they will also acquire some prebuilt Brimorian shield generators, thus allowing John to keep his promise not to share them with the TFed. But will the Maliri beat the TFed from going through the wreckage to requisition the Brimorian shield generators? Or do you think Charles will share them? Will Charles allow the Maliri fleet to dock at Olympus when this is over for the upgrades to be quickly installed on the ships?

DemonHunterCole

So I just had a little idea pop in to my head. Olympus is evacuated with the Invictus picking up the last of the people. Then when they Invictus gets to the battle and faces the Dreadnought, John and the Lionesses are using the combat bridge, so Irillith hacks the dreadnought, sends controls to regular bridge where Charles has set up an crew to remotely control the dreadnought freeing Irillith to hack another ship.

DemonHunterCole

you'd expext the shells to be heavier at that size, 16" naval shells weighed between 1800 and 2800 pounds depending on filling and nationality and 18" between 2900 and 3300 pounds, 20" shells would weigh proportionately more

OK, Would Like the thoughts of the community, What is the size of the projectile on the new Quantum Cannons and current Heavy Cannons. I am pretty sure the Quantum Rifles are 10MM. My post from above: Jedi, LOL, Just like a Man to bring up the classic debate between Length and Girth!!!! I picture the the new Quantum Cannons to fire the equivalent of the M107 Shell - 6.1" / 155MM by 26.93 Inches and 99.62 LBS and the Heavy Cannons Firing a 20" by 50" shell in the range of 500LBS. And the Invictus holds 10,000 and 5,000 rounds respectively. Just my thoughts, Maybe Tefler can give us some clues with the next debrief. <a href="http://aollc.biz/artillery.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://aollc.biz/artillery.htm</a>

Master Laurent

Dam Patreon site. Picked up on something I missed the first time. Calara’s brother Dylan the engineer on a battle ship is posted with one of the core fleets. It was mentioned in Maria and Jacks video call how safe a posting this is. No so much anymore. How will Calara handle having her brother in harms way.

MJHSharkbait365

Was glancing through chapter 99 again and picked up on something I missed the first ti,

MJHSharkbait365

Amen, I am looking for the GEO to give us a full weapons update with counts and strengths from Nova Lances to Pistols with projections on the potential new MKII Eternity Crystals she is going to dream up!!!

Master Laurent

That‘s evil. I like it.

WOW, Someone that brings logic to the discussion, how refreshing. I try and be logical with my projections / thoughts and some times I am "Just a Little Bit Outside" Done is my best Bob Uecker Voice. However, I do try an be logic based. IE, I know I totally screwed the pooch with my 2KG of Explosive when I did not consider Mass for the M155 Shell, however, I was looking at the fact that the new Quantum Cannons have a 10M Barrel so I was looking for something close. As far as the BSP, I would almost think that the shield is like a bubble that counteracts all force with little effort, maybe even a part of the propulsion system. so when it is struck the energy is disbursed around the shield to the exact opposite side where it contracts the force on the other side. The key is the integrity of the “Bubble” and how it transfers all forms of energy around the BSP Ship.

Master Laurent

Jedi Khan, I don't think so. I don't think it will appear, because I don't think that it is necessarily inherent in all Brimorian technology. It almost certainly is not of Progenitor origin (too new, being only several thousand years old), and it is extremely unlikely to be able to get past the Progenitor-based defenses that Faye and Irrilith have currently running to prevent the BSP from hacking into the ship, although whether those defenses would actually be of help against a true Progenitor, we don't yet know. At the moment, we just don't know where this particular program originates. It should be interesting to find out.

Evan

So here's a question: does anyone think the black digital entity that watched Irillith in the Brimorian network is going to show up in the Invictus' network, now that they've got Brimorian tech installed? How will Faye handle the intruding program, if she even notices it? Will she immediately sic the hunter-killer programs on it, or will she quarantine it for her and Irillith to study?

Jedi Khan

I just pranked one my friends that reads the story that chapter 100 part 1 was released early. 😂😂😂

DemonHunterCole

They are twice as efficient as the old focusing crystals meaning they need half the power to fire. They can‘t go more powerful since the barrels can‘t take the stress but the nova lance now fires twice as fast.

I'm looking forward to the upcoming After Action Report. Hopefully, all will be revealed.

Clively, I will agree to the extent that after the major battles have been fought and relative peace breaks out, cross border interaction, trade and travel will become more prevalent. Also, that John's influence with the Maliri will make it possible for Terrans to visit Maliri Space unlike ever before. I don't think, though, that means Open House and free movement.

Has there been a conversation about what the eternity crystals actually do for the output in the guns? They need to get the designs to the Ashanath PDQ so they can be mass fabbed for the Maliri

Dennis Aston

They have energy infused swords ..Sakura &amp; her cryokinesis &amp; John can use a number of powers , pyrokineses . electrokineses etc

bigdawguw65

they don't have energy swords (so far), but i just realised they should be able to make them.

keen_FlattendHedgeHog

As great as facts are I will delve into some future speculation now. I believe the Olympus shipyard will be destroyed in the coming battle and in the aftermath Terrans will have to join the alliance because luckily there is a lot of extra room right next door at genthalas(not sure about that spelling). Just head to the neighbour house and ask to borrow a cup of helium 3 for the fusion reactor.... with a lid

TYPE I CIVILISATION all of the current empires can induce disasters on a planetary scale and at least to some degree neutralise them too. significant control of all natural forces; though not perfect, yes. though the drakkar fail; in fixing almost everything. there is the fact that i find it sceptical that the kirrix do that much in the way of terra-forming, however they might make some planetary environments not immediately lethal. energy production is more than 100,000 times our own, or can be if they try; in the case of the drakkar. they can all harness all of the energy output of a star if they bothered spending ages building the infrastructure. that serves no practical purpose. (i don't see the drakkar succeeding in this... somehow). all of this points to everyone except the drakkar being in the latter stages of type one, almost completely. excluding minor empires of corse. Evan you are right the ashannath, the malliri and the progenitors have almost certainly mastered planetary engineering, meaning that all three have mastered type I civilisation.

keen_FlattendHedgeHog

DD...agree , John suggested they just ask the Ashanta for ideas since they are more experienced in the Astral plain . I asked in Ch 99 about Alyssa saying Dana couldn't enter the Astral by herself , but she's been with John &amp; Alyssa at least twice to face the Astral Monsters . I wondered why Alyssa couldn't piggy back her with her to visit the Ashanta &amp; give them the spec's on the crystal making machine .

bigdawguw65

John might not have to do anything , depending how "devoted" the troops are . If they are told that they are involved in illegal kidnapping &amp; torture &amp; given a choice of facing The Lion or surrendering they might make the smart decision &amp; turn over the base &amp; the Dr . I imagine Irillith would be able to hack any computer controlled defenses &amp; it would just be the veteran troops , maybe a few served with John , now that would be a hoot .

bigdawguw65

Bigdawg, in our ongoing discussion of how the Ashanath can help resolve communications challenges of the Grand Fleet, Talari was thrilled -- in his exchange with Alyssa regarding sharing the designs of their new ships for Dana’s perusal -- and Ularen confirmed -- that since she was now familiar with the location of their astral sub-plane -- she should be able to "will" herself there at any time. Scores of Ashanath are always present within the Command Network. They would welcome her return, and would guide her when she reached out to them. This adds to my confidence that the Ashanath understand more about the Astral Plane than we know, and when Alyssa asks them the right question, they will find a workable solution to the problem.

Probably not. I think it's like the equivalent to our brain. And you are right, I have NO idea what type of green crystal a Nymph heart would be similar too, so I went with a generic term. Do you have any suggestions or idea that Irillith should search for when she data mining the T-Fed databases?

DemonHunterCole

On the Kardashev scale, what would the Terran Federation rate as? What would the Progenitors rate as? Opinions? Personally, I think that the Terran Federation and most of the other 'empires' in that region of space would rate as Type 0 &amp; I civilizations, other than the Maliri and the Ashanath, who would possibly be almost Type II civilizations. The Progenitors, on the other hand, might rate as Type III or higher... IMO.

Evan

Demon Hunter, John has already done that with the hundreds of Engineers he enhanced. Every time one of them has a child it's now a 50/50 chance they'll have a boy. unfortunately, any way they do it, whether John increases Edreale's group or if Rachel comes up with a treatment, it's still going to be awhile before they see real results.

In all this talk of missiles, it's worth pointing out that a fleeing black-armoured Drakkar ship running with all engines full out, rammed right into the BSP's vessel with no impact whatsoever upon the vessel nor its crew, but which was devastating to the Drakkar ship that rammed them. Do the Progenitors have complete inertial and energy dampening fields built into the structures of their vessels preventing any material force or energy from transmitting through them, or reflecting them back upon their origins? This would completely negate the impacts from all known explosives, beams, projectiles and other such toys that that the lesser races all throw at each other, would it not? It also explains why a Quantum Flux beam that could vaporize a planetoid might be a secondary weapon in combat between Progenitor vessels, not even worth firing since it could do little or no harm to another Progenitor's vessel. Which begs the question... what precisely were the Primary weapons of a Progenitor's ship... other than the Progenitors themselves?! It's distinctly possible, given that we saw what appeared to be a boarding action that was taking place in the history of the Legacy, that the Progenitors themselves were and are their most powerful weapons, which might also explain why no one has yet had a clue as to what the primary weapons were for a Progenitor vessel.

Evan

Any chance you can release the second eBook in Canada?

When Admiral Weber entered Tartarus, he felt a shiver of fear facing the facility’s “impregnable” defenses and security system. He had two armed and armored special forces soldiers with him, and the entrance held tracking Gatling Laser turrets. Beyond the second security door was an extendable bridge with additional hidden laser turrets tracking his progress. Deeper into the facility was a garrison of over two-hundred veteran special forces troops to defend the installation. He mused that Buckingham had taken no chances with this base where he kept all his “dirty little secrets.” Weber is badly mistaken to think this facility makes them unassailable. His principle miscalculation is that he is unaware that the Invictus’ crew -- armed, armored and shielded with the GEO’s best tech and using psychic powers -- will be able to quickly overcome these defenses to achieve their rescue mission.

DHC...there are numerous types of crystals &amp; I'm pretty sure Jade's crystal heart is unique , but it raises an interesting idea . Can John replace Jade's crystal with an Eternity crystal thus increasing her power potential without endangering her ?

bigdawguw65

runes; flat as a pancake... BANG. yep that's definitely flat. put that on a bullet, then shoot stuff.

keen_FlattendHedgeHog

JFL, Imagine creating multiple layers of the CA MKII each with runes? "Strong as a Black Hole, Explosive as Super Nova"

Master Laurent

Heavy Quantum Guns = 10M Barrel Length = 155M Shells that could carry 2Kg of Vulkat Organic HE Explosive that is activated as it passes the Eternity Crystal in the Barrel. You have 1Kg for the CA MKII shell casing with runes that will be fired down a Quantum Barrel. Now that is a Party!

Master Laurent

I bet you can't eat just one!!!! LOL - You will go through a bunch of Johnny Walker during the wait!!! - I like the Blue Label

Master Laurent

That line about the TFed forces being stronger and faster than the neighboring empires was before they get a look at the Maliri fleet. I'm pretty sure Dacres, if he's around, will revise his statement once the Maliri turn up.

Jedi Khan

As I was driving home from work I came to a decision. I will download Chapter 100.1 but NOT read it until 100.2 is posted. Hence I will not read comments for 10 days waiting for 100.2 to arrive. I will survive!

Big Dude

Form of a digital quiver of specialized fire and forget hacker arrows?

Green Stone?????

Master Laurent

I mention this as I know there are a number of things the crew (and us) want her to search for when she next hacks Mars. Lerrans, Nymphs, unknown green stone, John Blake (plus each of the girls), Invictus, Brimorians, Abandoned, Maliri, Kirrix, etc. Anyone else know of what they should search for?

DemonHunterCole

As we know, Irillith will be more cautious when hacking any databases. Could she speed up her process by creating her subroutines, search bots and other programs whiles she's back on the Invictus, store them and then unleash them when she's ready?

DemonHunterCole

Tefler is up to something sneaky with his enigmatic imprecision regarding just how many -- and what types of -- ships Charles will be able to upgrade before battle ensues at Terra in coming days. Admiral Dacres confirmed that the refit would be accomplished by “the end of the week” after Charles engaged all Olympus engineers on ship repairs. Dacres said the fleet was almost fully repaired and Voss' people were already installing the new power cores, FTL drives, engines, retro-thrusters, and sensor arrays. The Kintark heatsinks acquired at Regulus were installed, saving the wait time to manufacture them. But Tefler did not tell us how many or what types of ships were involved in what Charles described as, "... a new wave of ultra-advanced warships". Why does Tefler want to keep us in the dark about such a significant detail? Charles elaborated that they are preparing to lay the keels for six more battleships and twenty cruisers. “As soon as this fleet is operational, we'll switch all our resources to constructing the next one," he said. Yeah, Charles, but how many ships have been upgraded and what types of vessels are they? Dacres ominously observed that it won't take long before TF forces are stronger and faster than many neighbouring empires which could stimulation the TF's expansionist appetites. I guess we will just have to wait and see what Charles’ labors will contribute to the party. Tefler, what are you up to?

Yes, It is a glorious thing to think that Sakura has such a great weapon at her disposal. Really looking forward to the first time she fires a round and it is like shooting a 10 Gauge at a bull frog!

Master Laurent

as long as the marketing department of TFNN doesn't go with Terra 2: Electric Boogaloo, we'll be fine

I FOUND IT. ML,JFL,IN Ch.98,during the briefing on the Vulkat "That reminds me, how did you get on with the Punisher Gatling upgrade for the Valkyrie?" Sakura asked, her brown eyes filled with anticipation. "All built and ready to go," Dana replied with a satisfied smile. "Faye's boys are installing one of the new Heavy Quantum guns on the mech as we speak." "Is it the same spec as the ones on the Invictus?" Dana shook her head and gave the Asian girl a sly wink. "I tweaked it a bit. The standard ones fire off a slug every three seconds, but if you're doing your ice tricks to cool the barrel, you can override the safeties and fire it on full auto." She wagged a finger in warning at her friend as she continued, "But be careful! You'll blow the gun to bits if you haven't cooled it enough!" Sakura grinned at her and nodded. "I'll bear that in mind, thanks!"

Braw

Shit! Can Rachel rewrite the Maliri DNA to improve the birth rate of males? That might be a faster fix for the Maliri (but not as fun for John).

DemonHunterCole

And Tefler has already telegraphed that it is going to be one hell of a Cliffhanger!

Master Laurent

Want to know what's worse than the wait for this release? The wait for Part 2...

DemonHunterCole

Dr. Dadd, I have speculated they will arrive late and I think that by the time they arrive Buckingham will be out of the picture on his cowardice way trying to escape and a very long and bloody battle will occur until finally Sakura and the Valkyrie make it to the surface and saves the day. Kind of like when John and crew saved Niskera from the Kirrix.

Master Laurent

Okay, so I'm wanting to call Nexus' attack on Terra "The Battle of Terra" and the upcoming battle "The Kintark Invasion of Terra". Just figured some clarification between them.

DemonHunterCole

Guesses and Leaps of faith I expect Buckingham to react very badly when John arrives with a Maliri fleet. After all, he is insane. He will view them as enemies and interloping aliens allied with the Kintark; all of them collaborating to bring him and the TF down. He is mad, deluded and foolish enough to order TF fleet elements to attack the Invictus. We will see if Jack’s opinion – that TF officers and crew would not follow that order – is correct or not. I wonder if the Maliri Marines stationed with Lilyana’s House Valaden fleet will participate in the coming conflict. I agree that there will be ground action on Terra, otherwise why did Tefler show us the massive defenses being hastily assembled around the Citadel when Admiral Mishra confronted Buckingham about Devereaux. If Tefler’s story plan allows, there are scenarios in which they could be deployed. I imagine, if they arrive late to the battle, that they could supplement TF forces against Kintark action on orbital stations as well as on the ground. Maria Fernandez knows more about life among the Invictus’ crew than anyone else. Her initiative to brief Edraele shows her insight into their relationships. Now that the two of them have connected personally, I expect Maria to continue interacting directly with the Maliri Queen. They already clearly trust each other – Edraele removing her helmet to show her face to Maria is signal of that. I wonder if Edraele will reveal to Maria that her new personality was modeled on John's perception of her role in the Fernandez family. I can imagine, now, that Edraele might attend the Oceania wedding and meet Maria face to face.

From Tefler Last Night in Chat - We were discussing how he is awesome at incorporating our suggestions if they make sense into the story line or putting on his Tefler Twist. The Line that I am not sure that anybody picked up on was "I got a Character Idea that will be showing up in the next Series" from the community. I know he has already stated that he has the next series in his plans, however, hearing him comment on it brings it to life in my mind. Thanks!!!!

Master Laurent

2 Days and 7 Hours if Release is 10th - Tefler was on chat last night working on a scene so I feel good we will have something by the 10th!

Master Laurent

Heavy Quantum GUNS are the equivalent of a fast firing,fast tracking,gimble mounted Terran MASS DRIVERS.

Braw

My guess would be that they need to either remove or modify the mounts, which could mean the hull is breached, which you wouldn't want to do in space.

Cignal

Why exactly do they need a dry dock? I know why normal people would need one it that situation but john can left tons and Alyssa can move sh*t with her mind, space walk detach haul it inside, and build it in the primary hanger, seal off any affected decks and then space walk the assembly out into space and attach it to the hard points. or is it the resources involved?

From Chapter 97 and in Chapter 98 The Valkyrie gets upgraded with one of these!!! Yeah! I just spent 20 mins searching through chapters 87-99 for the first time the Quantum Rifles made it to the range, I found them building them, just not the destructive power. The thing that I did find interesting is that they us CA tipped rounds. Wonder if the new CA MKII would make any difference? What about runes, “Strong as a black hole, explode like a supernova” Hoping that Dana finds a formula for a new organic super explosive, activated by passing through an Eternity Crystal Field in the Barrel of the weapon in the info from Nkkrrit. BTW, this is an answer to a post from the Chapter 99 Comments, Thanks to the community for providing the place to look!!! See my Additional Comments below. “Heavy Quantum Guns,” Dana said with a satisfied grin. “They’re like ten-metre-long versions of our rifles. Alyssa did the shaping yesterday and Faye had her boys install them today, while you were busy porking Nyrelle.” She glanced at Faye, who tipped an imaginary hat, a broad grin on her face.   John rolled his eyes at the redhead, but couldn’t help smiling. “How effective are the new guns?”   “Rapid firing with high armour penetration, but the quantum field wrapped around the slug gives them the ability to disrupt shielding. They’re fucking hardcore!” Dana exclaimed, her eyes shining with pride.   Calara nodded, looking equally pleased. “The old Gauss Cannons were too restrictive in their usage, so the Heavy Quantum Guns will be a huge improvement. Previously we had to wait until we stripped a target’s shields before we could bring those weapons to bear, but now we won’t have to. I’ve been studying Dana’s projections for their damage output and they should be extremely effective.”   “Would you expect anything less?” the redhead asked airily.   John shook his head. “From you? Never.”   Dana grinned at him, but her smile then faded into a rueful frown. “I’d love to upgrade the Heavy Cannons into Quantum Cannons, but it’s a big job and we’ll need some time in a drydock.”   “Quantum Cannons?” John asked, his eyebrows climbing. “You mean we’ll have six of those guns the Ashanath had on the Legacy?!”   “Ah... no, afraid not,” Dana said, shaking her head. “That was a Quantum Flux Cannon which is pure Progenitor tech and something else entirely. The Quantum weapons we use are my own invention, based off the same kind of idea of wrapping up shells in an energy packet. My guns are very powerful, but not in the same league.” She blushed and muttered, “Probably should have named them something different... sorry.” OK, JFL/JEDI / Community, Remind me how strong these babies are when fired? Anybody wonder how many the rounds Valkyrie can Carry? estimating 1,000. Also, anybody think that the Raptor will get one or two of these?

Master Laurent

No worries Mjk. We all forget stuff. I'd rather be politely reminded about my forgetfulness than have my balls busted. And call me Cole.

DemonHunterCole

Agree, DHC. I think it is much better. What a clever Tefler. He did a good job of sifting through our ravings, debates and speculations and smoothly crafted prose to accommodate many quandaries. Yeah, science fiction!

Just finished reading the final version of chapter 99. There seems to be tons of little scenes or lines added. I mean that last one has me a little shocked. If anyone hasn't read it since the first release, I urge you to read it again.

DemonHunterCole

I would like cover art -- ahem, when you get to this part of the story (E-Book 10?) -- depicting a group picture of Dana, Sakura, and Irillith using their powers to open the airlock into Vulkat Queen's Control Ship, with John in the image, and in the background, the Vulkat Fleet orbiting a giant gas planet.

I still can't get those babies -- hundreds of them -- off my mind. I mean, what the hell are hundreds of teal colored babies doing on Brimor? The adults of the Abandoned colony that we have seen so far makes the place feel small, underpopulated. But suddenly, there are hundreds of children and apparently many women. With so few men and so many women, are they poly-amorous or polygamous? Why are so many young women having so many kids? What's going on here? I wonder if these babies are born amphibians or are they modified after they are born? Who modified the Abandoned initially; Terra or Brimor? When was this strange colony established? Long ago or more recently? Wasn't the conflict between Terrans and Brimorians just a century ago? Is there more than one colony? Are they all on Brimor? If there is more than one colony, what the hell do they need so many babies for!?!

Apparently it's a VoIP chat protocol or service targeting gamers. I was wondering myself. <a href="https://lifehacker.com/discord-is-the-voice-chat-app-i-ve-always-wanted-1785403197" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://lifehacker.com/discord-is-the-voice-chat-app-i-ve-always-wanted-1785403197</a>

Dennis Aston

Thanks DHC I sude have remembered that

Mjk154

It will be released in 2 parts, but if you read prior posts, he already writes each chapter in 2 parts, so that way when he releases the chapter when he's done writing, the first half (or part 1) has already been reviewed by his editors and corrections made. So with a chapter that will be twice as large, he'll have 4 parts. Hope that makes sense.

DemonHunterCole

Tefler any hints on what the new artwork will be? Can we offer suggestions? For the E books when you get to the Iota Leonis battle. Can we see the raptor taking on the squandran of bombers.

MJHSharkbait365

part 1 or 4 /

Mjk154

tefler ? is chapter 100 going to be 2 parts or 4 ?

Mjk154

"One of the rumours was actually news to her and had left her stunned, which was why she heading to the Fleet Admiral’s office to find out if it was true." Add a "was" in between she and heading?

DemonHunterCole

What's a discord server?

DemonHunterCole

I stopped reading at about 125. I went back like an hour later and there were over 500. I just click the Nope button and backed on out of there. LOL

Thanks that did the trick grolan

Jim lynch

Invite should never expire

Here is a better invite. <a href="https://discord.gg/qKE3zX3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/qKE3zX3</a>

Don’t I need your 4 didgit tag tefler ?

Jim lynch

Discord link did not work. I think we need an invite link

Just looking at the comments count for the previous chapter. Man that count screamed up there quick

Dennis Aston

1st yeyy it’s been a while lol

Jim lynch

TY

Mjk154

The hype is real!

Nice idea

John Jameson

Sounds Good Tefler

Woot!!!

Grimlakin

Great

Jim lynch