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Switching URLs
Hi, everyone!
DS5 is now at ds5.sim-station.net. Notty will put her site on maintenance mode on Sunday.
Please adjust your bookmarks accordingly.
Thanks!
Charlie
Author: Lieutenant Alanna Wells
Posted on: Sat Aug 31, 2024 @ 1:55pm
Category: Website Update
New(ish) player
Everyone please welcome back an old player!
Archangel, who used to play Natalie Cross, our old head of Intel, is back with a new PC, Liam Blackwood, who will be Assistant Chief Scientific Officer, when we get a station back. In the mean time, he's going to get roped into…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Mar 4, 2024 @ 9:42pm
Category: General News
New Player
Everyone please welcome Terrie to DS5
They're playing Anson Lee, who will, eventually, become Assistant Chief of Security https://ds5.org.uk/index.php/personnel/character/212
Please welcome them with the traditional flurry of JPs
Live Long & Prosper
Notty
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Jul 10, 2023 @ 9:57pm
Category: General News
Getting moving again
HI all
I hope you're well, and that those of you who observe Thanksgiving have recovered from your turkey hangovers.
I'm looking to start getting the sim more active and as such, Rich has offered to take over as XO now that Matt is sadly not coming back. I am…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sun Nov 27, 2022 @ 7:52pm
Category: General News
New player annoucement - New CIO
Hi Everyone
Please welcome Steve to our happy family"
Steve is going to play the new CIO, who is as we speak, smuggling his way onto the station to be our man on DS5.
Please give him the traditional welcome gift of a flurry of JPs as he seeks to…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Fri Apr 16, 2021 @ 9:43pm
Category: General News
Awards!
Hey Everyone
Lots of shinies this month
From Theta fleet we picked up Gold Unit of Merit, Thom was awarded Player of the Month, and We all picked up post of the Month for Home Front
We also picked up Sim of the Quarter, and Thom also got Player of…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Apr 13, 2021 @ 9:48pm
Category: General News
What a month!
Hi everone
I'm just looking at the numbers from March. Between us we got our post count to 127 which is the equivalent of twelve each! Thats amazing!
In April, we're going to carry on with the evacuation, and eventually the DS5 personell should all be evacuated and waiting. The…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Thu Apr 1, 2021 @ 8:51am
Category: Sim Announcement
New CAG
Evening everyone
Please welcome back an old player. Back in 2015, when we first moved to Nova, and Isha t'Vaurek was the captain (or about a year in game time) Bill played a fighter pilot, Tam "Demon" Haican.
He's coming back, as Tam, and will be joining the defense of…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Thu Feb 11, 2021 @ 8:21pm
Category: General News
New Website
HI Everyone
The new website is now live!
From now on, please log onto https://ds5.org.uk/index.php/
Everyone's logins should be the same, and everyone's pictures and profiles should be intact. Please take a few minutes to make sure. The old website is locked down for now, and one I'm sure everything…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Wed Feb 10, 2021 @ 11:58pm
Category: Website Update
Website updates
Hi guys
Some news on the website
I've decided to get us a proper domain name, https://ds5.org.uk which will go live shortly. It will allow me to have a bit more freedom to play around and experiment, and more importantly, I can now put the old SMS site back up,…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Wed Feb 10, 2021 @ 5:00am
Category: Website Update
New Player - Endri Dahl
Hello everyone
I hope all is well with you all, and I have some good news - we have a new chief engineer!
Please welcome Stargeek who will be playing Endri Dahl
Please give them a big welcome with the traditional flurry of JPs
Live Long & Prosper
Notty
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Thu Jan 21, 2021 @ 12:43am
Category: General News
Theta Fleet End of Year Awards
Evening all
I've got some news! Theta Fleet has finalised the end of month, quarter and year awards, and some of you have got some nods!
December 2020:
Silver Unit of Merit
Post of the Month: DS5: “Path to Glory (part I)” (https://ds5.sim-metry.net/index.php/sim/viewpost/1587)
“Path to Glory (part II)” (https://ds5.sim-metry.net/index.php/sim/viewpost/1615)
Q4…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Jan 19, 2021 @ 2:28am
Category: General News
Leave of Abscence
Hi Guys
I need to take a leave of absence and I don't know when its going to finish. I'm sorry to do it so early in the mission. Please keep writing, and I'll be back as soon as I can.
Apologies
Notty
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Fri Nov 6, 2020 @ 5:38pm
Category: General News
Long Service Awards
Hey everyone
Big Congratulations to Charlie who has been with us for three years now.
And a huge round of applause, with fireworks, for Thom, who has now been here for at least twelve (yes, twelve) years.
Thank you both for staying so long and making DS5 such a great…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Nov 3, 2020 @ 5:12pm
Category: General News
New Player, New Mission
Evening everyone
Please welcome our newest player, Xalanth, who is playing our new fighter pilot, Vrizao Sh'zharohr.
Please give him a warm welcome with the traditional flurry of JPs.
Our new mission, Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, is now live. MR1 -3 are open to posting. Take this time to…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Nov 2, 2020 @ 2:19am
Category: General News
New Mission Starts Sunday
Hi everyone
The new mission, Si vis pacem, para bellum, starts on Sunday! Please tie up any posts from this mission, and get ready to go to war!
The first few days of the mission will be setting up, and the inital attacks take place at 0430 MD4, so you…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sat Oct 31, 2020 @ 4:29am
Category: General News
New mission and a new player
Hi everyone
First of all, welcom Andrew! He will be playing the marine XO, Major Travis Stone. Please give him the traditional DS5 welcome by sending him a flurry of JPs
New Mission Planning is progressing, so I'm going to announce the start. I've looked at all the suggestions and…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Thu Oct 15, 2020 @ 1:12am
Category: General News
September/ Q3 Awards
Hi Guys
I hope you all had a great weekend.
Awards from last month/Quarter.
In house awards were as follows.
De Forest Kelley Humour Award - Rich (for "Breaking News")
Six Months service - Marilyn/Yukiko
Plot development Citation - Thom and Darrell - for using their characters to stir the…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Oct 13, 2020 @ 5:17pm
Category: General News
Welcome to our new Chief Engineer!
Evening everyone, I hope you're all having a good weekend.
Please give a warm DS5 welcome to Toni, who is playing the new Chief Engineer, Rodan Serav. He'll be coming aboard on MD9, just in time to clear up the mess :D
I trust everyone will welcome him with the…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sun Sep 20, 2020 @ 4:53am
Category: General News
Awards and More!
Hey guys
Several things to get through tonight so this is a little on the long side
1) We managed a great 4.45 posts per player in the month of August, so well done everyone. Lets see if we can smash that in September
2) I'm about to set up…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sun Sep 13, 2020 @ 4:30am
Category: General News
End of Month Award Nominations
Hi Everyone
I'm prepping the end of month report and looking to make award nominations.
If anyone has any awards they'd like to nominate fellow players for, then please submit them and spread the love.
Live Long & Prosper
Notty
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Sep 1, 2020 @ 4:59pm
Category: General News
Welcome Back!
Hi Everyone
An old player has returned! Darrell is going to be playing Roger Templar, a new Private Investigator on the Promenade. Please say hello and start a JP with him.
Live long and prosper
Notty
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Aug 25, 2020 @ 11:49pm
Category: General News
I'm back!
Hi everyone
I'm back from LOA, having got the worst of the work thing in the rear-view mirror. I've missed you all and I'm looking forward to be posting with you all again.
There's been a bunch of things whilst I'm gone. Firstly, sadly, Alen who plays the CIO Natalie…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Jul 20, 2020 @ 2:53am
Category: General News
Lots of News
Hi all
Apologies for being fairly non-existant for the past few weeks. The COVID situation has made my life rather busy, and not in a fun way.
I'm going to start moving the plot on shortly, but before I do, some awards news
At the fleet level we were granted…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Thu May 21, 2020 @ 4:44am
Category: General News
Check In and awards
Hi everyone
I hope you and your loved ones are all healthy, and have managed to have a decent Easter and are adapting to the new normal.
A few of you have already reached out to say that you're not as available as you would normally be as a result,…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Apr 14, 2020 @ 9:35pm
Category: General News
New Diplomatic Officer
Evening everyone
I hope noone's going to insane with their respective quarentines and lockdowns...
We have a new chief diplomatic officer! Please welcome Madeline, who will be playing LT Yukiko Winters. Madeline has lots of simming experience so please give her a big welcome
with the traditional flurry of JPs.…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Wed Mar 25, 2020 @ 2:20am
Category: General News
COVID 19
HI Everyone
I just want to say that I hope everyone is doing well, managing the current situation as best you can. I'm fortunate enough that I can work from home, so I'm self isolating as I have a cough, and my eldest child has a fever, though I think…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sun Mar 22, 2020 @ 4:17am
Category: General News
Mission Days and moving plots forward
Hi everyone
Now the ifirst event of the new mission has happened, I'm opening up days Mission days 2 through 4 for posting.
Over the course of these days, there's going to be some investigation into where the Gremlinite (thanks Marty, great name!) came from, and how and why its…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Thu Mar 5, 2020 @ 6:42am
Category: General News
January Awards
Hi All
Sorry this is a little late this month, I've had the boys home for half term and getting anything done with 3 noisy boys underfoot is never easy.
So, onto the shinies!
The Sim awards for January are as follows:
Meritorious Newcomer - Natalie/ Alen
4 year service…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sat Feb 22, 2020 @ 6:51pm
Category: General News
Project Khitimer
Hi Everyone
Just a reminder that the online Trek Simming convention, Project Khitomer 2020 is tomorrow, starting at 1500 GMT.
The discord server details are here:
https://discord.gg/n2mC6hZ
And the schedule is here:
https://www.project-khitomer.com/
There's lots of different chats going on. Im moderatimg one on running a starbase sim, and your…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Fri Feb 21, 2020 @ 11:38pm
Category: General News
News update
Hi Everyone
Just a couple of things.
First up, a date for your diaries. On 22nd February, from 1500 GMT, the second Project Khitomer simming convention is being held on Discord. Its basically a series of themed chats around a variety of subjects. Everyone is welcome, and several people from…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sat Jan 25, 2020 @ 11:23pm
Category: General News
And the winner is!
Hi Everyone
First up tonight, please welcome Aaron who will be plating our new Marine commander, Captain Lazanos Torena. Please start the traditional flurry of JPs and give him a warm DS5 welcome !
Second, awards. As it covers month, quarter and year end we have a lot to get…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Jan 13, 2020 @ 8:34pm
Category: General News
New Mission!
Hi Everyone!
I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and New Year.
I've now dealt with a couple of life issues, and I'm already to begin the new mission: Et In Arcadia Ego
Set in Early 2394, its been a quiet few months on DS5, The Cardassian's manoevres in…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sat Jan 11, 2020 @ 11:35pm
Category: General News
Happy New Year
Evening all!
As 2019 staggers towards the finishing line, I thought I'd share a few stats, as we've had a record year.
We had a total of fifteen players over 2019, 8 of whom stuck with us all the way through. Between us we wrote a total of 827 posts,…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Dec 31, 2019 @ 10:54pm
Category: General News
New Player annoucement: Please Welcome Alen
Hi everyone
We have a new player. Please give a big DS5 welcome to Alen, who will be playing Natalie Cross, who is replacing Jason as Chief Intelligence Officer. Please send him the traditional flurry of JPs for a warm welcome.
And don't worry, Rich isn't leaving us, he's just…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Thu Dec 26, 2019 @ 8:29pm
Category: General News
Merry Christmas
Hi everyone
The end of the year and possibly the decade, depending on how you count, draws near, the nights are dark and its time again to say Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Good Yule, and Seasons Greetings. (Solstice time is full of celebrations, if I've left yours out, let me…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Dec 24, 2019 @ 6:25pm
Category: General News
Happy Thanksgiving
Hi
I hope everyone in the US is enjoying their day off, and eating and drinking far too much.
I might not be American, but I am thankful for such a wonderful group of players, wherever you're from.
Live Long And Prosper
Notty
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Thu Nov 28, 2019 @ 1:15pm
Category: General News
Monthly Update and Awards Round up
Hi everyone
I'm sure everyone figured out just how busy we were last mo th from the sheer volume of emails going bit I thought you might all like to know that we averaged 11.45 posts per person last month!
I really appreciate all the hard work from everyone getting…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Nov 18, 2019 @ 8:26pm
Category: General News
End of Mission
Hi everyone
With the Closing Doors post finished, the mission is finally over.
I'll start the new mission in a few weeks. Until then , feel free to post as you like, as the next few months are open IC.
IF anyone finds themselves struggling and needs ideas, please feel…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Nov 11, 2019 @ 10:20pm
Category: General News
Moving on and station days
Hi Everyone
The current mission is in its closing stages, and so not to hold things up any further, I'm going to open up posting for all days from MD13 onwards.
There's going to be a long gap IC between MD 13 and the start of the next mission, (approximately…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sun Oct 20, 2019 @ 10:12pm
Category: General News
Q3 Awards
Evening Everyone
The Q3 Fleet awards are up, and you lovely people have accumulated a tidy haul. I'll start with the sim awards and then move on.
Sim awards:
Medal of Honour - Jason/Rich
Rose Award - Erich/Ryan
Rose Award - Geral/Chris
Antagonist Award - Yolanthe/Notty
DeForest Kelley Humour award…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sun Oct 13, 2019 @ 8:40pm
Category: General News
New Chief Counsellor
Evening All!
I'm please to announce that we finally have a new Chief Counselor to talk through all our many traumas with :D
Bella will be playing Lieutenant Elleese Elloyia, and her PC will be joining the crew from MD14. Please give her a warm DS5 welcome with a flurry…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Oct 8, 2019 @ 11:42pm
Category: General News
Awards and More Awards
Evening all
I've got some updates from the July & August rounds of awards.
First up, the Sim awards from both months:
Marty - Meritorious Newcomer
Matt - Scheherazade Award
Jools - Scheherazade award
Brian, - Ribbon of compassion
Charlie - Crews Choice, Plot development Citation, NPC award
Ryan -…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sat Sep 21, 2019 @ 9:25pm
Category: General News
Bye Bye Summer
Evening all
With both the UK and US long weekends over I think its safe to call time on summer. To prove it, the massive traffic jam outside my house has started again now everyone is back at work and its once more quicker to walk than get the bus.…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Wed Sep 4, 2019 @ 10:35pm
Category: General News
A new Engineer & More Awards
Hi everyone
A couple of things tonight.
Most importantly we have a new player. Please welcome Marty, who'll be playing the new Chief Engineer, Scaliontis Lovok. Please give him the traditional welcome with a flurry of JPs!
Secondly, you all managed to pick up some more awards. For June we…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Wed Jul 17, 2019 @ 10:09pm
Category: General News
Shinies!
Evening all
I have several batches of awards to announce
So first up, the following in house awards from April & May
Plot Development Citation - Rich/ Jason Haines
Departmental Service Badge - Charlie/Alanna
So congratulations to both of you.
The Fleet awards aren't too shabby either thanks to some…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Thu Jun 13, 2019 @ 11:03pm
Category: General News
New Chief of Operations
HI everyone
I hope you all had a good weekend (which is only just finishing for us brits :D) We have a new player! Please give a big welcome to Ryan who is playing the new head of Operations, Erich Hartmann
Please check out his bio and give him a…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon May 6, 2019 @ 10:29pm
Category: General News
End of Quarter update
Hi everyone
I hope you've all had a good Easter, and eaten far too much chocolate.
I'm back and caught up on the staff that got pushed back due to my LOA, and do I've got a few updates
Awards!!
Jools: De Forest Kelly Humour award
Rich & Charlie: Friendship…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sun Apr 21, 2019 @ 8:38pm
Category: General News
Tournament of SIms award
Hi all
I've had some surprise news, and its really good.
I don't know how many of you know about the Tournament of Sims, but these are the part of the awards online roleplaying community Ongoing Worlds gives out every year. Alongside the Squiddies, the TOS looks at a number…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sat Apr 6, 2019 @ 7:59pm
Category: General News
February awards and other stuff
Hi everyone
February was a great month. We had an average post count of 7 per player!
The following awards were given
Jools/Amia - 10 years
Notty/Yolanthe - 9 years
Bryan/Annora - 3 years
Charlie/Alanna - Unsung Hero
Charlie/Alanna - Community Builder citation
Rich/Jason - Crews choice
Matt/Caleb - Sherazade…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Wed Mar 13, 2019 @ 10:33pm
Category: General News
New player - Sophia/Minara
Hi everyone
Please can you all give a big warm welcome to our newest player. Sophia will be playing Minara, a commercial archaeologist looking to explore the possibilities of the new planet.
I hope you'll join me in the traditional DS5 welcome - a huge flurry of JPs
Live long…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Wed Feb 13, 2019 @ 10:50pm
Category: General News
January Awards
Hi Guys
We've had a great start to to 2019. We managed a pretty darn healthy average posts per player of 6.7!
Firstly, we had a couple of milestones in January. Matt (Caleb Ryan) has been here for four years, and Darrell (who is currently LOA due to recent serious…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Wed Feb 13, 2019 @ 8:22pm
Category: General News
Sim of the Year!!!!!!
Evening all!
Forgive the excess of exclamation marks, but right now, I think its justified.
As you might have figured out from the heading, the end of month, quarter and year awards for Theta Fleet are up and we didn't do too badly in our Task Force -
For December:…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Thu Jan 10, 2019 @ 11:20pm
Category: General News
Happy New Year!
Evening all.
I wanted to say Happy New Year to you all, and for staying with me through my first full year in charge. I hope I've put a bit more life back into the sim and things are going in ways you are happy with. If there is anything…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Dec 31, 2018 @ 9:03pm
Category: General News
Merry Christma
Evening All
I hope everyone is gearing up to enjoy too much of everything tomorrow. Remember, tagging is a great way to avoid the relatives you don't like :D
Wishing everybody a very happy Christmas, and a merry new year.
Regards
Notty
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Dec 24, 2018 @ 10:56pm
Category: General News
New Players!
Hello everyone
We have two new players joining us! First up is Day, playing Avis Larant, a new cub reporter looking for her first scoop, and Rich, playing our new chief of intelligence, Jason Haines.
Please join me in giving them a warm welcome and starting lots of JPs with…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Dec 17, 2018 @ 9:06pm
Category: General News
Fall Fest 2018
Hi Everyone
FallFest 2018 is starting now on Discord if anyone uses that and is interested in joining in Simming related chats.
https://discord.gg/PntChX
Live long and Prosper
Notty
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sat Dec 15, 2018 @ 6:21pm
Category: General News
Award Season
Hi Everyone
I hope everyone has survived Black Friday, and has got all their Xmas shopping done - only 2 weeks to go till Santa arrives!
This morning the November Fleet awards went up and we've got an early Christmas present - another Gold unit of Merit!! You guys are…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Wed Dec 12, 2018 @ 8:43am
Category: General News
FallFest 2018
Hi everyone
A bit of an annoucement that you may be interested in: Fallfest, an online roleplaying convention, held online, is running weekend after next.
FallFest 2018 will be taking place at https://discord.gg/EGBwV54. It is hosted by The New Universes Project in conjunction with Ongoing Worlds. It will be taking…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Wed Dec 5, 2018 @ 10:46pm
Category: General News
New Engineer
Hi Everyone
Please join me in welcoming Jon to the sim, who will be playing our new Chief Engineer, Jonas Pavan.
Please greet him in the traditional way with an avalanche of JP requests!
Regards
Notty
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Nov 26, 2018 @ 9:08pm
Category: General News
Happy Thanksgiving
To all our American players. I hope everyone's turkey (or turkey substitute) is delicious, and that you all have some lovely time off.
Regards
N
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Thu Nov 22, 2018 @ 5:11pm
Category: General News
More Awards!
Hi all
Here's an indication of how awesome you all are: I've now typed "more awards" so many times, that my browser is auto suggesting it for titles of my news posts.
And I'm doing it again , because all our hard work last month meant that DS5 received Gold…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Nov 12, 2018 @ 4:45am
Category: General News
10 year Simmiversary
Evening All
I'd like everyone to join me in congratulating Thom (aka as Dorian Gabriel, Melvyn & Raymond Raddon, Lt Si'Lar Trellis, Lt (JG) Kiva Ta'Gas, & Ambassador Turvan, as well as many many more over the years) for having been with DS5 for 10 years, and then some -…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sat Nov 3, 2018 @ 4:39am
Category: General News
New Mission Begins
Hi Everyone
The first JP of the new mission, Doors of Perception has gone out, so please start tagging in. If anyone needs more information, please ping me.
I'm going to leave Victory Conditions open until the end of the month, and then any posts not up will be moved…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Fri Oct 19, 2018 @ 2:44am
Category: General News
A gentle reminder
Hi all
Now we've got a shiny new player, now is a good time for me to give you all a gentle reminder on some things.
1) The sim year is 2393. I don't have the exact date to hand as I'm unexpectedly away from home tonight, but the new…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Oct 16, 2018 @ 2:45am
Category: General News
New Player! - Welcome Brendan
Hi Everyone
Please welcome aboard Brendan, who will be playing a new civilian, Arlen Grey, a retired Starfleet Officer looking to start a new life after the death of his wife.
Please say hello and give him a warm and typical DS5 welcome with a flurry of JPs!
Live Long…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sun Oct 14, 2018 @ 3:23am
Category: General News
Awards!
Evening All
Yet again you lovely lovely people have scooped us some more awards (I feel like I did this email not too long ago as well :D)
We have got the Gold Unit of distinction award, thanks to a storming post count.
And we have won two of the…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sat Oct 13, 2018 @ 3:05am
Category: General News
Upcoming Mission
Hello everyone
I am finally back in the UK and the jetlag is mostly gone. As such I have some announcements!
Firstly, Brian, who plays Annora is stepping up as our Chief of Security. This will be done IC when the new mission starts.
The new mission will start next…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Thu Oct 11, 2018 @ 2:47am
Category: General News
New mission count down.
Hi everyone
i just want to remind you all that the new mission will be starting in 2 weeks time, once I'm back in the uk and running on BST rather than EST. Details will follow in a day or so, but please start winding up anyJPs set in the…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Oct 2, 2018 @ 9:50am
Category: General News
Shiny!
Hello all
We have yet more fleet level shinies.
You all sparkle like a sunken pirate wreck, for in August, your hard work and creativity raked in the Silver unit of merit, the Task Groups CO Award of Merit, and Thom was made Writer of the Month!
The full list…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Sep 17, 2018 @ 2:39am
Category: General News
So many awards!
Hi everyone
Some happy news!
I got a bit snowed under in early July trying to get stuff finished before I took 3 weeks off work with the kids and forgot to mention this, but in June we won a bunch of awards. And then in July, we did it…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sat Aug 18, 2018 @ 2:29am
Category: General News
New URL
Hi All
I hoping to resolve the email notification issues, please note we've changed our URL, and the new URL is now:
https://ds5.sim-metry.net/
Please use this link going forward as the old one no longer works.
Hopefully this will be the last change for the foreseeable future.
Live Long and…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sat Aug 4, 2018 @ 3:19am
Category: General News
May awards
Hello everyone
I want to say a big well done to everyone as DS5 won the Gold Unit of Merit again, and the Task Group commanders award for May.
Extra Kudos goes to Charlie/Alanna, who won player of the month for her clever ideas in character during the action with…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Jun 12, 2018 @ 9:14pm
Category: General News
Server Moves
Hi all
Please be advised that the people who host the website are upgrading their service provider over the upcoming weekend, and changes made to posts won't be saved.
I'm backing up the site now, but any changes made between now and Monday won't be saved. Please do not log…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Fri Jun 8, 2018 @ 1:35am
Category: General News
Monthly Update
Hey Everyone
Hope you all had a good Whitsun/Memorial Day long weekend. Some quick updates for everyone
Mostly its all big well dones. The April Theta Fleet awards went up and We've won the Gold unit of distiction, the task group award of Merit, and an extra big thumbs up…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sat Jun 2, 2018 @ 4:27pm
Category: General News
GDPR & Privacy
Hi all
You probably all know by now that there is new EU data protection/privacy regulation coming into effect that covers people handling the personal data of EU citizens (and the British both before and after Brexit) regardless of where the data handler actually is.
Utopia Host (who host the…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Thu May 24, 2018 @ 12:40am
Category: General News
February Fleet Awards
Hi all
Some really good news. The February fleet awards for Theta Fleet are up, and we won the Gold unit of merit award!
We had a storming February. We averaged over six posts per person across the four weeks, so I want to say a big massive well done…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sun Mar 18, 2018 @ 3:07am
Category: General News
New Player, Welcome Darrell
Evening all!
Please welcome Darrell to DS5 - He'll be playing the new Marine CO, Gordon Blue. He will be charged with the protection of the key sites on Pangaea, and with backing up security on board DS5.
Please give him a warm welcome and shower him with JPs
Live…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sat Feb 10, 2018 @ 4:52am
Category: General News
Awards!
I've processed the monthly report, and I have some awards to announce.
First up, are the long service gongs. These go to:
Matt (Caleb) for 3 years
Myself for 8 years
And finally to Jools (Amia) for an incredible 9 years.
So congratulations to Matt for sticking with us during…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Feb 6, 2018 @ 2:50am
Category: General News
Return of a prodigal
Hi everyone.
I'm pleased to announce the return of an old DS5 player Dayne, who returns to us after several years away, along with his PC, the part cardassian Ryan Milarno.
But Milarno has given up on his hyppocratic oath and turned a great deal more martial, and comes back…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Wed Jan 24, 2018 @ 4:03am
Category: General News
New XO!
Evening all.
We have a new XO!
I'm very pleased to announce we have a new XO.
Matt (Caleb Ryan) has stepped up to task, and is XO OOC effective immediately. He will become the new XO IC shortly (posts pending).
And the new hangout is up and running. If…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Jan 15, 2018 @ 1:49am
Category: Sim Announcement
More Awards!
Hello all!
The monthly, quarterly and yearly awards are up and DS5 has made a couple of notable categories.
First up, we got Bronze unit of Merit again! That was for some super posting over Christmas, so well done at this traditionally slow period.
The quarterly awards saw awarded Matt…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Fri Jan 12, 2018 @ 5:45am
Category: General News
Happy New Year!
..and welcome to 2018!
First off, I want to say well done to everyone. Christmas is traditionally slow, but we logged 66 posts this month, an average of 6.6 per player! That's phenomenal. We haven't had a month like that in several years. The last mission, Rumours, is now closed,…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Jan 2, 2018 @ 6:09am
Category: General News
Welcome to USS Pheonix
Hi all!
An old player of DS5, Chris (who played former Klingon Ambassador, Toran of the House of Moqrhat) has returned!
This time he's leading his own sim, USS Phoenix and its docked at DS5 whilst he's recruiting crew for its maiden voyage.
Chris and his PC, Captain Ricardo…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Thu Dec 28, 2017 @ 5:13am
Category: General News
Merry Christmss!
Hi all,
I hope you were all on Santa's good list last night and that everyone is having a good day and has plans to eat and drink entirely too much of everything.
Have a very merry Christmas
Notty
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Dec 25, 2017 @ 7:34pm
Category: General News
Awards!
Hi everyone
Theta fleet has posted its monthly awards for November and there's some great news.
Matt, aka Caleb Ryan, has been awarded Player of the Month for our Task Force, TF 23.
Matt has been brilliant all month, pushing things ahead, and spreading the plot-love to everyone. I know…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Wed Dec 13, 2017 @ 3:16am
Category: General News
For the Americans
May today be pleasant, and stress-free and contain entirely too much turkey.
Happy thanksgiving to those of you in the States!
Warm regards
Notty
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Fri Nov 24, 2017 @ 4:45am
Category: General News
New Mission Coming Soon
Hey everyone
November got off to a steaming start, with loads of posts,
including the progress of the tribunal on MD7, seeing Commander Soran take command on MD 8, and the arrival of the new Science Officer on MD9. You're all doing great so keep it up!
So what comes…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Wed Nov 22, 2017 @ 6:33am
Category: General News
New Science Officer
Dear All
The site is back up to the point you can start tagging again, and saved posts should have survived. Please let me know if this isn't so.
And please join me in welcoming our first new player, Charlie, who will playing our new Chief Science Officer, Lt JG…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Tue Nov 7, 2017 @ 4:37am
Category: General News
Website offline
Hi all
Please be aware that the site is now offline for maintenance
Many thanks
notty
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Mon Nov 6, 2017 @ 12:38am
Category: General News
Website offline reminder
Just to remind everyone, Im taking the site offline tomorrow night to do updates and will be rolling bck to last months back ups. Everyone needs to make sure they've backed up any work not yet posted.
Many thanks
Notty
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sun Nov 5, 2017 @ 3:37am
Category: General News
Website update
Hi Everyone
There's an issue with the website that I've been unable to fix, and am having to go back to the back up I took at the beginning of October. This means I'm going to have to reproduce any post posted in October.
Any post not yet posted is…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sat Nov 4, 2017 @ 12:27am
Category: General News
Rules reminder
Hi everyone
Work on the Manifest is now complete and going forwards I'm going to start recruiting for the open positions in the next week or so.
I've noticed that tagging in some posts is a little slow. I want to take this time to give everyone a reminder of…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sun Oct 29, 2017 @ 6:34pm
Category: General News
Manifest Spring Clean
Hi Everyone
I'm going to prune the manifest this weekend, and try and reassemble it in a single page that makes it easy for people to see what positions are open so we can start recruiting. I've identified some NPCs that I think can be deleted.
If there is anyone…
Author: Captain Maritza Soran
Posted on: Sat Oct 7, 2017 @ 1:20am
Category: Sim Announcement
Boldly Going where DS5 has not gone before
Hi All
I've heard from everyone now and I'd like to say thank you for your vote of confidence. Everyone has expressed support for a move to Theta Fleet, and the application there has gone through.
We are now in Task Force 23 there , with many other ships who…
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Yolanthe Ibalin
Posted on: Wed Oct 4, 2017 @ 2:16am
Category: General News
All Good Things
When I applied to DS5 on 3rd March 2008 it seemed like the perfect home for my Romulan who had been stagnating for two years on a defunct Starbase elsewhere.
After a few months Mark offered my the post of XO - I declined then as I had no interest…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Wed Sep 27, 2017 @ 10:54pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Roll Call
Its that tiresome time when I have to do an audit on activity. My own hasn't been great recently, but I'm committed to activity going forward. I need you to do the same.
Please PM me by the end of Friday 16 June if you're planning to stick around. After…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Fri Jun 9, 2017 @ 1:14am
Category: Sim Announcement
Catch up
Good Afternoon Deep Space Fivers,
Its been a long time.
I can only apoligise for my absence but I hope i can start to be back. I've given it all a lot of thought.
There are going to be some changes - if you have anyone on the surface of…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Wed Jun 7, 2017 @ 7:16pm
Category: General News
Timeline - New Posting Days open
Apologies for the delay. I've spent the last few days in a field with no signal and haven't been able to update the site.
New Mission Days are now available for posting, everything up to and including MD10. Efforts will be made on behalf of the arrested Away team. By…
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Yolanthe Ibalin
Posted on: Mon Apr 24, 2017 @ 5:21pm
Category: General News
Happy News
Hi, everyone. I heard from Debs (Lt. Liam Reynolds) and she's happy to announce the arrival of her baby girl, Evelyn Alice, born April 18th and weighing in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Mother and daughter are doing well. Please join me in congratulating her! May little Evelyn have an…
Author: Commander Caden Aldrex
Posted on: Thu Apr 20, 2017 @ 11:37am
Category: General News
A Much Belated Check-In
Good morning Deep Space Fivers,
It feels like its been a very long time … too long.
Some of you will be aware that I’ve had a number of issues going on IRL, ill health (not my own) and work related shenanigans that have all conspired to sap my creativity…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Thu Feb 23, 2017 @ 5:16pm
Category: Out of Character
https://ds5.sim-station.net/index.php/main/viewnews/101
Hey everyone
I'm thinking that its about time the alien population of the station started reacting to Nazl's murder and the activities of Raddon and Gabriel at the Dilithium chamber and want to run a JP that covers that
I was thinking about some sort of passive resistance sit down…
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Yolanthe Ibalin
Posted on: Sat Jan 14, 2017 @ 3:36pm
Category: General News
Happy New Year!!
Hi everyone
I hope you all had a happy Christmas and a merry new year, and got everything you wanted from Santa
The timeline of posts for the last 2 months has been updated and is on the website and available here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8f_m_IiATbYblhmSWtkT3R1TVU
We had a pretty busy month for…
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Yolanthe Ibalin
Posted on: Mon Jan 2, 2017 @ 4:55am
Category: General News
https://ds5.sim-station.net/index.php/main/viewnews/99
Hi Everyone
New timelines are up, so cover all posts put up over September and October. There were 38 posts in September (2.38 per person) and 27 in October (1.59 per person)
The timelines for all missions can be found here
http://ds5.utopia-host.com/index.php/wiki/view/page/37
Please take a look and let me know…
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Yolanthe Ibalin
Posted on: Fri Nov 4, 2016 @ 5:37pm
Category: General News
Happy Birthday Lovely Notty! ;-*
Hope you have a great day! ::HUGEHUGGLES:: Love from all of us on DS5 xxxxxxx
Author: Commander Amia Telamon M.D.
Posted on: Sat Oct 1, 2016 @ 1:42am
Category: General News
New Mission! Rumours
Hey Everyone
Next week we will be starting the new mission, Rumours, where a trip through a fae portal has consequences for international relations, with starfleet staff on trial for war crimes.
The first post will involve an away team going through one of the fae portals, and we'd like…
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Yolanthe Ibalin
Posted on: Thu Sep 15, 2016 @ 4:40pm
Category: General News
Welcome!
Good Afternoon Deep Space Fivers,
Please join with me to welcome two new faces Jeremey, who will write our new Chief Science Officer, Ensign Korudos th'Razh, and Brandon who will write Cadet Senior Grade Nathan Matheson who will be spending his final year before graduation from the Academy with us…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Fri Sep 2, 2016 @ 8:18pm
Category: General News
Wish Me Luck!
Good Afternoon Deep Space Fivers,
In the next hour or so I'll be heading out to a final round interview.
The presentations (yes, that was plural) I've been working on for that last few weeks will be given and fingers crossed I'll get it.
If I get this in the…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Thu Sep 1, 2016 @ 5:56pm
Category: Out of Character
July/August timeline
Hi Everyone
There's an updated time line here so everyone can check whats been going on, and make sure they're not putting themselves in two places at once
http://ds5.utopia-host.com/index.php/wiki/view/page/37
In July we had 44 posts, and 41 in August, which averages out at 3 per player, which is great.
If…
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Yolanthe Ibalin
Posted on: Thu Sep 1, 2016 @ 3:18pm
Category: General News
July UOM Award
Good Afternoon Deep Space Fivers,
I hope your national teams all had a great medal haul!
I wanted to congratulate you all on winning the Bronze UOM Award for July. Its been a while (or feels like it) and this one is all down to you.
I'm going to apolgise…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sun Aug 21, 2016 @ 9:07pm
Category: General News
Welcome!
Good evening Deep Space Fivers,
Please join me in giving a warm Deep Space Five welcome to John who will be playing Selah Zanaz, a young lady with a past who joins us seeking work as a waitress.
He's keen to write, so don't delay in hitting him up for…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sun Jul 31, 2016 @ 10:54pm
Category: General News
Station Days?
Good afternoon Deep Space Fivers,
Did anyone have any feedback on the way we are running station/mission days at the moment?
Is it more/less confusing than simply having one 'mission'?
Are we moving too fast/slow?
That sort of thing?
I'm asking now because Interlude is not time or plot critical…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Fri Jul 22, 2016 @ 9:48pm
Category: General News
Sort of LOA
As I write my local sparky is condemning the wiring in my entire house. Until the emergency rewire is done in will have only sporadic Internet access. Please bear with me until normal service is resumed
Regards
Notty
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Yolanthe Ibalin
Posted on: Mon Jul 11, 2016 @ 6:13pm
Category: General News
Admin, Nitpicking and General Stuff
Good afternoon Deep Space Fivers
A few issues have come up recently across the sim and I am posting this to make sure you all know what is what.
If you are writing a JP you should respond to tags within 48 hours unless you are on LOA. If you…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Thu Jul 7, 2016 @ 10:39pm
Category: General News
Timelines
Hi All
I've got new timeline updates here. These are all PDFs. I'm also going to put links in the LCARS section later on today.
Pangaea:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8f_m_IiATbYdERyS2YxZ0NVczQ/view?usp=sharing
Interlude II: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8f_m_IiATbYbzM0UmVJVkRsX3c/view?usp=sharing
Things past:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8f_m_IiATbYT2ZPS2JOZmZEaDg/view?usp=sharing
In terms of timing, I'm operating on the basis that the last day of Pangaea is MD17…
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Yolanthe Ibalin
Posted on: Fri Jul 1, 2016 @ 9:55pm
Category: General News
Fault on the Line!
Just a quick note to let you all know that we've finally got BT to admit that there is a fault on the line - we've had internet but the landline has been out for over a week now.
Now they've admitted there is an issue they've said it should…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Mon Jun 27, 2016 @ 3:08pm
Category: Out of Character
Interlude Day 2
Evening DSFivers!
If you have posts that take place in day 2 of Interlude you may be free to post them. The whole day is open as we are not planning any major events in this time place so posts here and day 1 are welcome and encouraged.
Louise.
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sat Jun 25, 2016 @ 12:14am
Category: General News
Rogue Posts
Good Afternoon Deep Space Fivers,
Can I ask everyone to check their PaDDs please.
There seem to have been a few posts that, having previously been posted have been returned to 'saved' status - some of them in closed missions.
To avoid messing up our post count too much, if…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Tue Jun 7, 2016 @ 9:32pm
Category: General News
Saturday Update
Good Mornign Deep Space Fivers,
It is with great regret that we say goodbye to Zayne Malik. In her short time with us she has been a lively and active player, but RL calls. Thank you for being a great sport, and for sticking around to finish off your JPs.…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sat May 28, 2016 @ 3:38pm
Category: General News
New Mission
Good Morning Deep Space Fivers,
I finally have managed to shake off whatever it was that was preventing me from doing anything creative whatsoever. I've got my feet firmly back in my writing shoes.
I can't thank you all enough for continuing along without me and keeping things moving.
We…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Tue May 10, 2016 @ 1:56pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Pangaea Timeline (Complete)
And further to Bert's text digest, the full up to date timeline is here:
(PDF format)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8f_m_IiATbYb2RoSHJ5TVNUSDA
Regards
Notty
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Yolanthe Ibalin
Posted on: Sun May 8, 2016 @ 3:30am
Category: General News
Pangaea Timeline (Partial)
Here's the timeline of events going as far back as Mission Day 7 (MD07). I made this using a timeline of Notty's as a jumping off point. Some of it is her work too (Thanks, Notty). Forgive the poor formatting and other errors. This has been an almost all-day job…
Author: Commander Caden Aldrex
Posted on: Sat May 7, 2016 @ 3:51pm
Category: General News
Apologies
Good Morning Deep Space Fivers!
Apologies everyone for my recent lack of activity.
As some of you know I am in the process of looking for a new job following a career break. This, along with study ahead of a set of exams that I hope to take in a…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Thu Apr 7, 2016 @ 3:42pm
Category: Out of Character
Larping Season
UK larping season gets into full swing this weekend, and I'm off to Empire as per usual.
The event is at a new site, and I don't know if I'll have any signal for replying to people, so I'm going LOA, just in case.
If there's no signal, I'll be…
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Yolanthe Ibalin
Posted on: Thu Mar 24, 2016 @ 4:32pm
Category: General News
Quick Update
Good Morning Deep Space Fivers,
My apologies for being a bit busy recently - I've a few exams ongoing so have been concentrating on that side of things.
To let everyone know Reade/Krell Antos has left due to real life commitments. This means I'll need to rejig the post-participants for…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Mon Mar 21, 2016 @ 4:04pm
Category: General News
Updated Timeline
Hi all
I've updated the Pangaea timeline with the posts from January and February now, and the can be found in PDF format by clicking here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8f_m_IiATbYcXdfUEhMZ1JGSEU
I'd like to take this opportunity to remind people that correct time format for any mission post is to give mission day, and…
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Yolanthe Ibalin
Posted on: Mon Mar 7, 2016 @ 9:19pm
Category: General News
New Blood
Good Morning Deep Space Fivers,
Please join me in welcoming Lieutenant (JG) Annora Tessaro, and Lieutenant (JG) Zayna Malik to the station. They will be joining Lieutenant Commander Caleb Ryan in the Security Department as Assistant Security Chief, and Security Officer respectively.
Both characters have fascinating backgrounds, and I'm sure…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sat Feb 20, 2016 @ 8:00pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Monthly Memo
Good Morning Deep Space Fivers,
Awards & Promotions
Thanks everyone for a brilliant January - a post count of 63 from a team of eleven is no mean feat, doubly so with everyone meeting the minimum posting requirement.
Once Isha is back in the big chair there are a few…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sat Feb 13, 2016 @ 5:00pm
Category: General News
A Goodbye and a Hello
Good Morning Deep Space Fivers,
Just to let you know that without two months of contact Lieutenant Kyle "Loki" Carter is no longer part of DS5.
On a happier note, please welcome Reade to the station, Reade will be playing the Bajoran Ambassador Krell Antos and is sure to add…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Thu Jan 14, 2016 @ 5:32pm
Category: General News
Quick Update
Good Evening Deep Space Fivers,
My apologies for being a bit quiet so far in January, I've focussed on the site updates but neglected to keep the story moving, something I'll be addressing this week.
I'll be updating the mission notes to summarise where we are, and pushing to get…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Tue Jan 12, 2016 @ 2:44am
Category: General News
Ch Ch Changes
Good Afternoon Deep Space Fivers,
As some of you may have noticed I've finally made a first attempt at a new banner for the site and worked out how to upload it without crashing the whole thing (fingers crossed)!
I've also worked out how to adjust the rank sets so…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Mon Jan 4, 2016 @ 10:27pm
Category: Website Update
New Year's Resolutions - Timelines
Hey everyone
I hope you are all happily recovering from the holiday season indulgences and are looking forward to a happy 2016
My new years resolution for this year is to keep the timelines up to date. I used to be quite good and then life happened in spades, and…
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Yolanthe Ibalin
Posted on: Sun Jan 3, 2016 @ 6:05am
Category: General News
Happy New Year
Good Evening Deep Space Fivers,
On behalf of the entire Command Team, I'd like to wish all our players, readers, and casual visitors
Here's to another awesome year of simming, and health and happiness to you and yours.
Louise
Edit: Maybe some time in 2016 I'll get my…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Fri Jan 1, 2016 @ 1:38am
Category: Out of Character
End of Year Awards!
Good Morning Deep Space Fivers,
I hope you’re all enjoying the festive season so far. With only a day or two left of 2015 it time for us to look back and consider who we should nominate for the prestigious Annual Obsidian Fleet Awards.
The first is Character…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Wed Dec 30, 2015 @ 6:15pm
Category: Out of Character
NPCs
Good Afternoon, Deep Space Fivers!
Just a quick reminder - NPCs are welcome.
If you happen to create one for one of our open positions i.e department heads, please remember that if we get a great applicant, your NPC will have to step aside.
If you want to create a…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Fri Dec 4, 2015 @ 7:59pm
Category: General News
Manifest Page
Evening Deep Space Fivers,
I've tweaked the manifest page to include images rather than words. Do have a look and let me know what you think - easier to see there is more than the main one? Horrible and you prefer text?
I could do similar for the main headers…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Tue Oct 13, 2015 @ 11:36pm
Category: Website Update
Brand New Newsletter!
Hi All,
Between applying for jobs, 'Networking' and attending seminars I've knocked together a newsletter for DS5. I'll also be looking to include an 'Interview With' type section.
Head on over to The Deep Space Five Jive! Make comments if you have any! If you've any ideas for…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Thu Oct 8, 2015 @ 8:23pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Awards!
Congratulations to everyone who won an award in September. Your bios have been updated.
You’re all welcome to nominate other players for awards at any time. Nominations will be processed at the end of each month or each mission where appropriate.
Level One Awards require only the approval of the…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sun Oct 4, 2015 @ 4:12pm
Category: Out of Character
Awards!
Its that time of the month again!
Tomorrow I'll be celebrating my four-week-aversary, and in honour of that I'd love to see some award nominations from our wonderful players to their fellow simmers.
Who has impressed you with marvellous metaphor, dazzled you with drama, scintillated you with their style?
Share…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Tue Sep 15, 2015 @ 9:51pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Website & Post Tags
Afternoon all,
You'll have noticed that we've replaced our site images though we are still on a default skin. I'm playing around with a possible site image to replace the generic one we currently have on the front page.
I've also just noticed that the 'tag' box in the post…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sat Sep 12, 2015 @ 6:13pm
Category: Out of Character
A Few Changes
Thanks everyone for responding to the roll call. The manifest has now been updated.
We now want to see two mission related solo posts from *everyone* in September – this applies to civilian and Starfleet personnel. A ruddy great planet has just appeared complete with its own solar system –…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Wed Sep 2, 2015 @ 5:54pm
Category: Sim Announcement
I'm still here
I'm still a part of the sim.
I've just been busy at work.
I've been assigned Team Leader for my Judge's Courtroom, so now HUNDREDS of cases have teleported into my office over the past week.
I'm going to try to finish up any lingering JP's I have.
I'm available…
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Dorian Gabriel
Posted on: Tue Sep 1, 2015 @ 9:57pm
Category: Out of Character
Another Welcome!
Please extend a warm DS5 welcome to Andy who will be playing Lieutenant JG Alistair Wood our new Chief Operations Officer.
Andy will also be providing an NPC Chief Diplomatic Officer Lieutenant JG Sorien Tallon who will be assisting me with the diplomatic side of our new mission.
Mrs. Louise…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sun Aug 30, 2015 @ 6:56pm
Category: General News
Some Recognition!
Hi, everyone. I'm pleased to report that the Fleet Unit of Merit awards for July came down today and Deep Space Five was awarded a Bronze. Our Task Group Commanding Officer said that we are "by far the strongest performing simm in 21C" in her citation.
Congratulations to you, the…
Author: Commander Caden Aldrex
Posted on: Mon Aug 24, 2015 @ 12:21pm
Category: General News
Roll Call - Response Required by 1st September
All current LOAs expire on 31st August according to my records. Between now and then no further LOA/ELOA will be granted.
We are frankly low on posting with several player not logging in for over a month.
If you wish to remain part of DS5 you MUST send me a…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Tue Aug 18, 2015 @ 3:01pm
Category: Sim Announcement
LOA
Morning all,
I'll be on LOA for the next week as I'm off getting married.
Keep simming - don't forget now is the perfect time for free character development and check the mission notes for plot related ideas.
Louise
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Tue Aug 18, 2015 @ 2:47pm
Category: Out of Character
End of the Mission
Hi all,
I have posted the concluding post of the mission 'Eye of the Beholder'. I'll leave this mission open until Friday so you can post any posts that cover the 'hallucination' period.
I'm a little disappointed in the lack of participation from some players since we updated the timeline…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Wed Aug 12, 2015 @ 3:02pm
Category: Sim Announcement
New Missions - Coming Soon!
Afternoon all!
I've updated the upcoming missions & images - we have two!
The first will be 'Fallout' - a free posting period running from now until the end of September. In game time this period will cover several months whilst scans and surveys are conducted to ensure that there…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sun Aug 9, 2015 @ 7:53pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Timeline Update!
Posting is now open between MD03 17:30 and Midnight.
There is a unknown contaminent in the environmental syestems that will cause everyone on board to experience hallucinations.
Characters not currently on DS5 are immune. People whose ships are docked, and connected via the service umbilicals are also affected. Those who…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Fri Jul 24, 2015 @ 2:39pm
Category: General News
Player Departure
Captain Tam Haican (Marine fighter pilot) has tendered his resignation due to other obligations. He sends his sincere regrets if this leaves anyone "in the lurch." If you were in the middle of writing something with him then finish as best you can or contact the command team for instructions.…
Author: Commander Caden Aldrex
Posted on: Mon Jul 20, 2015 @ 1:09pm
Category: General News
Not really news, but a request for anyone who is good with music
As most of you know, I'm getting married in just over a month (eek!). I've asked Robin what he wants to do about music, but as he wants to be 'surprised' I've got that to do too - I'm the (selective) luddite of the couple and usually leave the techy…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Thu Jul 9, 2015 @ 9:36pm
Category: Out of Character
New Member!
Please welcome Amanda who will write Ensign Kaliko Mahelona, our Alien Archaeologist/Anthropologist! We've agreed that the character will already be aboard DS5 so as a member of our Science Department she'll be able to get down to the business of analysing the scans of the new solar system.
Kaliko's work…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Tue Jul 7, 2015 @ 1:02am
Category: Sim Announcement
Another Break!
Morning all,
We'll be heading off for Silverstone shortly for the British Grand Prix. I should be back Tuesday! Hamilton FTW!
And to all of you in the US and Canada Happy 4th of July Weekend - Canada Day and Independence Day I believe! Ah, the rest of us over…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sat Jul 4, 2015 @ 3:12pm
Category: General News
Half Way Through the Year!
Morning all,
Can you believe we've been in our new home for six months!
The year has sped by so far and our mission has moved along nicely. At this halfway point I'd like to thank you all for your continued participation.
I've created a short survey so that we…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Wed Jul 1, 2015 @ 3:02pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Departure and Arrival
Please note that the posts "All Good Things..." and "I DO Know a Guy. Er... Girl." occur after the current posting timeloine.
This does not mean that we are open to posting in that period. This has been allowed in this case to expedite the departure of Steve Wyman so…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Tue Jun 30, 2015 @ 2:34pm
Category: General News
Anybody interested in a JP
I have an idea for a JP involving Security, Civilians, and a stolen weapon.
Any Civilian characters or Civilian NPCs want to do a JP?
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Dorian Gabriel
Posted on: Tue Jun 30, 2015 @ 10:23am
Category: Out of Character
LCARS/DATABASE
Hey all
In my odd spare moments I've been sorting through the database on the old site and porting over the stuff I think needs to come across here.
I now think I've got the main stuff, so want to ask if there is anything people wanted added to LCARS…
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Yolanthe Ibalin
Posted on: Sun Jun 28, 2015 @ 4:08am
Category: General News
Weekend
Morning all,
I'll shortly be heading off for a couple of days and without internet access so once again I leave you in the capable hands of Bert.
This week its Goodwood Festival of Speed. I'll try not to let the fumes go to my head and will be back…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Fri Jun 26, 2015 @ 3:20pm
Category: Out of Character
Timeline!
For the avoidence of doubt please note that posting is currently up to the end of MD03.
For very high-level guidence - evacuuees are being brought back in, science should be running scans of the new solar system, anyone uninjured with medical training should be helping the injured, security/intel/marshals should…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sun Jun 21, 2015 @ 2:56pm
Category: General News
Where is everyone IC
So now that the station has been evacuated, those that did not stay on the station, where did you all re-group?
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Dorian Gabriel
Posted on: Sun Jun 21, 2015 @ 3:52am
Category: Out of Character
Quick Update
Apologies that things have been a little quiet the last couple of weeks. I've just been through a 'severance' procedure at work that was resolved yesterday.
I'm now officially unemployed and taking a rare bit of time out to do my own thing - racetracks, wandering around taking photos of…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Tue Jun 16, 2015 @ 9:15pm
Category: General News
Award Nominations
Hi all,
I'm trying to get us back to nominating players for awards each month. There has been some amazing writing this month and I'd like to see that recognised.
You can nominate other players for awards through your Control PaDD so if there's someone who's work has caught your…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sun May 17, 2015 @ 1:00am
Category: Out of Character
Short LOA
Hi All,
I'll be away for a few days without a laptop. R and I are off to the Barcelona Grand Prix and will be away from tomorrow evening until Monday evening.
We've got a super new lens to try out on the cameras and looking forward to the 'right'…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Tue May 5, 2015 @ 4:33pm
Category: Out of Character
Events
Morning All,
Just a reminder in case you haven't yet read the post Emergence - read it now! If your character is onboard DS5 at the time this post occurs, MD03 13:00 you will need to write a reaction. If your character is in the vicinity of DS5 you will…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sun Apr 26, 2015 @ 5:59pm
Category: General News
Award Updates
Hi All,
Now I've updated the award section, I'll be adding the award for Sim of the Year to each of your bios if you were active in 2015.
For players who have come from the old site ... if any of you have awards you'd particularly like carried over…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sat Apr 18, 2015 @ 3:33pm
Category: Out of Character
A Few Days Away
My Grandma died on Good Friday.
Her funeral is on Tuesday so after work Monday I'm heading up North to stay with my brother and attend the service on Tuesday morning.
Give everyone you love a hug if you can.
Louise
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Mon Apr 13, 2015 @ 4:27am
Category: Out of Character
Awards - OOC Role
I was mooching around the OF forums earlier and spotted an idea that I think could work for DS5. One of the simms is looking for an 'Awards Director' to manage awards on their sim.
Now, I'd love to get back into the habit of regular awards, but I simply…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sun Apr 5, 2015 @ 3:46pm
Category: General News
MD03
Is now open for posting up to noon!
Despite our lull in March Im still aiming to move the mission day up each month.
Lets get ourselves back up to posting speed through April - two posts each - not hard to do!
Louise
On behalf of your local, friendly…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sat Apr 4, 2015 @ 4:38pm
Category: General News
Activity - March
Morning all!
As you'll have seen March has not (so far) been a stellar month for us. I have to take the blame for this - unfortunately work has been an absolute nightmare.
Thanks to all of you who have kept posting and keeping things moving. Its greatly appreciated.
I'm…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sat Mar 21, 2015 @ 6:07pm
Category: General News
Simulation of the Year – Deep Space 5
Congratulations one and all! Your excellent work has made DS5 Obsidian Fleet's Sim of the Year 2014.
"DS5 is one of the longest running simms in TF21, and they have thrived under the command of Captain T'Vaurek into a steady game. They are a multi-award winning game, and no doubt…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sun Mar 15, 2015 @ 3:52pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Apologies
Hi all,
I'm really sorry for my lack of participation this last week. Work has been a total nightmare leaving me with little writing mojo in the evenings.
Hopefully I can get back on track this week!
Louise
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sat Mar 7, 2015 @ 9:23pm
Category: Out of Character
3rd Month in our New Home
Brilliant work so far in 2015 everyone! Please try and finish up posts in MD02 and get them posted. I'll be starting work on MD03 posts soon where we'll be in for a dramatic change that will alter life on DS5 forever!
Please accept my apologies for having been quiet…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Tue Mar 3, 2015 @ 2:53am
Category: Out of Character
Semi LOA
Hey there
I just want to let everyone know that I'm only half about for the next two/three weeks, due to some real life stuff (Scott Pilgrim knows nothing about Evil Exes). I am about, but I'm taking a bit longer than usual to do stuff. Hopefully normal service will…
Author: Civilian 'Key Holder' Yolanthe Ibalin
Posted on: Wed Feb 25, 2015 @ 6:17am
Category: General News
General Update!
Hey all
I'm just back from a crapstorm of a week and a lovely night away with Mr Me to be.
I'lol be catching up shortly :)
L.
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Mon Feb 23, 2015 @ 2:32am
Category: General News
Unit of Merit Awards (December 2014 & January 2015)
Well done everyone! We won the Silver Award for 21-C in January!
It'll be three months before we're eligible for further nominations, so keep up the good work!
Full nominations/winners below:
⌂ Home
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Tue Feb 17, 2015 @ 2:02am
Category: General News
looking for the ambassadors
Hello all
I have checked the website over and maybe I missed them but I did not see any ambassador characters other then the klingon one. I have a small sub plot that I would like to try and run threw however the key to making it work is getting…
Author: Civilian Wayne Bradshaw III
Posted on: Fri Feb 13, 2015 @ 11:09am
Category: General News
Next Mission
I know, I know,
It seems early for this but we are indeed starting up on the plan for the next mission on our lovely new site.
If anyone has any ideas your Command Team is open to hearing them. It might end up as a sub-plot or if we…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Wed Feb 11, 2015 @ 4:26am
Category: Out of Character
Leave of Absence
Hey Guys,
Just wanted to let you know that as of this week I am going on a LOA. I have recently started a job at an accounting firm in a position specifically related to tax. This week is the beginning of the "Busy Season" for tax accountants in the…
Author: Arrain James Darson
Posted on: Mon Feb 9, 2015 @ 10:21am
Category: Out of Character
Upcoming Plot Points
Hey all,
We're deep into MD02 now - we don't quite know how time is flowing - its erratic but as we haven't yet uncovered the Fae we don't know why, if we've even noticed it at all.
You see that lovely planet on the new site image? The one…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sat Feb 7, 2015 @ 11:55pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Moving on!
Hi folks,
Thanks everyone for your patience in holding your MD02 posts. We're wrapping up some of the arrivals but we are also good to move into MD02.
Our final post/log total for January was a whopping 75, and all of great depth and quality. Its been a long time…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sun Feb 1, 2015 @ 4:25pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Good Work!
Hi all,
Just a quick one. I've already submitted the monthly report as I have a VERY busy week at work, plus I'm seeing a wedding venue on Saturday and could not guarantee I'd have time to do it later in the week.
57 posts month to date which is…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Thu Jan 29, 2015 @ 3:11am
Category: General News
Timeline!
Hi All,
I've had a think about the timeline.
We'll use MD0 and MD01 to get the new players aboard and the introductions made, plus a bit of groundwork on the main plot and subplots.
Please don't post anything set in MD02 until 1st February - that gives us the…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sat Jan 24, 2015 @ 7:20pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Posting, Arrivals and Mission Day
Hi All,
POSTING
First a phenomenal posting month so far - many of you have blasted through the two post minimum with ten days to go! Some of you still have to reach two but there is plenty of time - ten days, anyway.
*Anyone* who does not make the…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Thu Jan 22, 2015 @ 2:35am
Category: Out of Character
More New Blood!
Please extend a warm DS5 welcome to our new influx of characters! It must be word of mouth that is attracting them which is a great reflection on the work you're all doing here!
Keep it up!
Introducing ...
Lieutenant Commander Caleb Ryan - Chief of Security
Lieutenant Kyle "Loki"…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sun Jan 18, 2015 @ 7:29pm
Category: General News
A Few Bits and Pieces
Once our new Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer are officially aboard I'll be launching a big JP -
It will be at the restaurant/bar that the new arrivals have established - one that has been leeching custom from everywhere else.
You're welcome to play your normal character or an…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sun Jan 18, 2015 @ 6:21am
Category: Sim Announcement
New Mission!
The new mission is now open and ready for posting:
A subspace anomaly passes slowly through Deeps Space Five drawing to it transdimensional aliens long stranded in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants.
Who are these creatures so beguiling to behold?
What is their mission, and what secrets lie untold?
Please…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Tue Jan 13, 2015 @ 1:43am
Category: Sim Announcement
Almost time ...
Hi all,
I just need to write up the summary for the new mission then we're good to go!
I'm still debating titles with myself. The ones I have so far are:
'Eye of the Beholder'
'Faeries, Witches, Houses, Ditches'
'Something Wicked This Way Comes'
Anyone have any preferences?
Bert,…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sun Jan 11, 2015 @ 11:29pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Pips Ahoy!
Hi all,
I'm delighted to let you all know that Isha has been promoted to Captain. I'll be making the change on the website but will aim to write the promotion in to the current storyline.
Perhaps we'll find a way to fit it in to 'Things Past' as part…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Mon Jan 5, 2015 @ 1:16am
Category: Sim Announcement
Schooldaze: The Classroom is open for Registration.
Hi all,
We've done some fun posts from the schoolroom and we're looking to continue the 'Schooldaze' arc.
Its not too late to create an NPC - either a teacher on student to join in. This arc from the perspective of DS5's kids will also be key in the new…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Sun Jan 4, 2015 @ 8:51pm
Category: General News
Our Newest Member
Please welcome back Shannon!
She previously, and will again play Saria Rex, our Joined Trill Chief Science Officer. Lovely to have you back as we move into our newest mission, where we'll be giving you a lot to figure out!
It was an absolute delight to have an unexpected returner.…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Fri Jan 2, 2015 @ 3:50am
Category: Out of Character
Old but fun
And I'm not referring to me!
Let's ease into the new year with a bit of casual posting. I've dug up the old list of post ideas. Grab one and give us 200+ words before 10th Jan.
1. A long lost relative dies and leaves you a gift; a disruptive…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Thu Jan 1, 2015 @ 10:35pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Welcome to the new Website
A big welcome to all of you who have made it here.
Thanks go to George for setting up this new site, and to he, Notty and Bert for populating it - an ongoing process!
The old site will remain in situe as we transfer information across but all posting…
Author: Captain Isha t'Vaurek
Posted on: Wed Dec 31, 2014 @ 5:57pm
Category: General News