News: General News
Welcome!
Everyone,
Please join me in welcoming Kael "Vex" Tharien as our newest crew member. He's joining as a Starfleet officer for now and will transition into a more permanent position.
Have a look at the bio to get to know the character and help him feel welcome!
Charlie
T'mpest Michaels
Author: Lieutenant Alanna Wells
Posted on: Wed Jan 8, 2025 @ 11:23am
Category: General News
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
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 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