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These past few weeks have been filled with excitement and effort. The first Navy Tour of Duty in the United Space Confederation has passed its halfway point: four weeks of Navy operations are complete, and two more weeks packed with navy-themed operations still lie ahead! It is a tremendous undertaking, made possible by the many operations planners and commanders who dedicated their time and effort to bringing the Consul of War’s vision to life. With that, it is time to take a deeper look at the Tour of Duty for our readers: what it is all about, what has been… Read more →
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On October 2nd, 2956, the USCS Maelstrom, leading a Navy patrol in Nyx during its Tour of Duty deployment, engaged a major Vanduul fleet just off Levski. The fleet totaled six Maulers and several fighters, making it, by all accounts, the largest Vanduul incursion to date. What followed was probably the largest Vanduul engagement for the USC since the loss of its homeworld. Several capital ships, gunboats and fighters took part, and many suffered heavy damage or were destroyed. Here is how the evening unfolded. Just Another Day on Patrol The day began like any other that week, with carrier… Read more →
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Once again, armed members of the Nine Tails have managed to seize sections of Crusader’s floating city and turn some of the very systems designed to protect it against those attempting to retake it. Under the command of Mendo Ren, Nine Tails forces have occupied key platforms around Orison, established defensive positions, and compromised local Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) systems. These IFF inverters effectively turn the area’s defensive network against legitimate security forces, restricting friendly air access while allowing Nine Tails forces freedom of movement. The result is an extraordinary situation: one of Stanton’s most prominent population and commercial… Read more →
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It is our pleasure to introduce Captain’s Logs, the newest category on the Citizen Compass. Even better, every USC member now has the ability to write and publish their own Captain’s Logs. The Citizen Compass has always aimed to be a place where the latest events, stories, and news from USC are showcased and preserved — a home for memorable moments. But we could only cover so much, focusing on major events or whatever we personally got to take part in. That never captured all the stories out there, from every Citizen of the USC. That’s why we’re introducing Captain’s… Read more →
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On September 3rd, 2956, USC Citizens went about their usual business — notably USC Citizen Arthur Cevir (CptNeptune), underway on cargo missions to and from Levski, travelling from Stanton and back. On this occasion, he was flying a newly acquired Gatac Railen, a ship new to Cevir, meant to undergo some engineering field tests with its alien engines. However, during one of his many routine cargo hauls, all systems suddenly started to go haywire. It wasn’t a system malfunction or damaged engines — no, Cevir was being interdicted. It didn’t take long for Cevir to realise the situation, as both… Read more →
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Citizens of the USC have been launching expeditions into the old QV Rockbreaker stations in Nyx for many months now. These missions have repeatedly proven successful, clearing the stations of nefarious criminals—if sometimes only temporarily—while recovering large quantities of valuable minerals and other materials useful for crafting. Until now, most of these expeditions have been privately organized and funded by USC citizens looking to earn their share of the recovered loot and materials. In some cases, participants have even pooled their resources together to fulfill larger crafting orders. However, with the recent filling of the Minister of War position, the… Read more →
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The most pressing topic on the Senate floor of the United Space Confederation right now concerns the stormwals of Crusader — and whether to establish a Protection Act on their behalf, and if so, what form that protection should take. Should it be full and total protection? Or something more relaxed, allowing limited hunting for scientific research, or even hunting quotas? These are the questions currently being debated in the Senate. To many, this might seem like a trivial matter. Why care about some whales in the atmosphere of a gas giant somewhere in Stanton, when there are more pressing… Read more →
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It started like any other day in Stanton. Cargo manifests filed. Jump points plotted. Haulers running the same routes they had run a hundred times before. Nobody was watching the skies any closer than usual. Nobody had any reason to. Then the first convoy stopped responding. Then another. Then the emergency channels started filling up — not with one incident, not with two, but with reports coming in from every corner of the system at once. And before anyone could make sense of it, a voice cut through every comm channel, every screen, every terminal in Stanton. Calm. Certain. Unhurried.… Read more →
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Intro The current debates within the United Space Confederation (USC) all center on the first-ever nomination of a Consul of War. While this position has always existed on paper, written into the USC’s constitution, it has never actually been filled — making this a genuine first in our history. There is little doubt about Director Farrister’s, the nominated candidate’s, ability to fill this role admirably. But there are two separate questions worth asking before judging the role itself: is the USC actually headed to war, and is the organisation as a whole becoming more militaristic? After all, the role is… Read more →
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SpaceTomato Stream from the Scavenger Hunter The United Space Confederation, represented by Farrister, recently participated in a scavenger hunt hosted by SpaceTomato. Five teams competed in total, each tasked with solving riddles to find locations across Stanton — flying to discover items, solve challenges, and collect objects to bring back to the finish line. Each team was led by a content creator from the verse. For the USC, Farrister took the lead alongside Zan and me, EtowTheSaltyCat. Throughout the event, a large team from The Garden Org managed the entire operation, present at every riddle location to hand out clues… Read more →

