Powers and Organisations - Revision history

Cholmondely: Added material from Ramirez's missions (League of Anarchists, KSR (Kosmicheskikh Slyushba Razvedki), etc).

2021-11-04T15:16:02Z

Added material from Ramirez's missions (League of Anarchists, KSR (Kosmicheskikh Slyushba Razvedki), etc).

Cholmondely: /* The Esreatesian Triads */ Oops!

2021-10-07T14:38:41Z

‎The Esreatesian Triads: Oops!

Cholmondely: /* Governments */ Note on Cim's essay

2021-10-07T14:38:13Z

‎Governments: Note on Cim's essay

Cholmondely: Added a little more

2021-08-03T09:03:58Z

Added a little more

Cholmondely: /* Governments */ Tweaks

2021-08-03T08:50:22Z

‎Governments: Tweaks

Cholmondely: /* Confederate Worlds */ Retweak! Trying to get the right flavour for describing confederacies

2021-08-03T08:40:14Z

‎Confederate Worlds: Retweak! Trying to get the right flavour for describing confederacies

Cholmondely: /* Confederate Worlds */ Tweak!

2021-08-03T08:36:40Z

‎Confederate Worlds: Tweak!

Cholmondely: Tagged as Lore

2021-08-03T08:33:47Z

Tagged as Lore

Cholmondely: /* Notable Organisations of Galaxy Seven */ Updated all Assassins Guild links to inter-wiki format

2021-05-28T12:07:46Z

‎Notable Organisations of Galaxy Seven: Updated all Assassins Guild links to inter-wiki format

Cholmondely: /* The Assassins Guild */ Links!

2021-05-28T12:03:08Z

‎The Assassins Guild: Links!

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 *[[Ring Racer OXP]] for Corporate States in Galaxy 1 only: by [[User:Thargoid|Thargoid]] (2009-14): downloadable through the in-game [[Expansions Manager]]
-*[[SothisTC]] by KillerWolf (2010) & Spara (2013) - Mr Troomp's Trade Centre orbital stations only exist in Corporate states (Good for [[New Cargoes]] trade deals).
+*[[Sothis]] by KillerWolf (2010) as modified by Spara's [[SothisTC]] (2013) - Mr Troomp's Trade Centre orbital stations only exist in Corporate states (Good for [[New Cargoes]] trade deals).
 *[[Taxi Galactica]] only has taxi stations in Corporate states.
 *[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=240019#p240019 Old Recipe] for tweaking HOopy Casinos and Your Ad Here that limits their appearance to Corporate systems only, thus making a de facto system OXP out of them.
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 See Galaxy 4, below for more details on the Comoonin.
 ===Dictatorship Worlds===
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 ===Feudal Worlds===
 The feudal state is one that follows a traditional, stratified system of government, such as existed in ancient time on Old Earth where many landless citizens work for and pay taxes to moderately powerful nobles, who in turn work for and pay taxes to more powerful nobles and so on until all pay loyalty and taxes to a single all-powerful ruler. Each person knows their place and there is rarely any movement in them, thus the poor remain poor and the rich remain rich.
 *[[Feudal States|Feudal States OXP]]
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 *[[Anarchies OXP]].
 === OXPs ===
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 ===Taranis Corporation===
 The [[Taranis_Corporation_(Oolite)|Taranis Corporation]] is one of the foremost ship-builders and research companies in Galaxy One. From their massive and immensely expensive [[Taranis_Corporation_HQ_(Oolite)|Headquarters]] in the Lerelace system, they produce ships and systems like the [[Outrider_(Oolite)|Outrider]].
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 ===Benulobiweed Incorporated===
-Originally based on the Corporate world of Tezaeded, this company moved its entire ship conversion business to Usceed after GalCop shut down their factories after investigations discovered that the company founders were buying ships for conversion from outside GalCop. For further information regarding this company, visit the [[Benulobiweed_Inc.|Benulobiweed Inc. Media Site]] or a [http://www.box.net/public/b2tic3tjsk#main reputable dealer] near you.
+Originally based on the Corporate world of Tezaeded, this company moved its entire ship conversion business to Usceed after GalCop shut down their factories after investigations discovered that the company founders were buying ships for conversion from outside GalCop. For further information regarding this company, visit the [[Benulobiweed_Inc.|Benulobiweed Inc. Media Site]] or a [http://app.box.net/public/b2tic3tjsk#main reputable dealer] near you.
 ===Ionics Corporation===

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 ===The Esreatesian Triads===
-Added by [[[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
+Added by [[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
 The Galaxy 7 System of Esreates was first populated as a GalCop penal colony in 2807. However, between 2997 and 3007, the GalCop government chose to respond to almost every social ill by enacting criminal legislation. Over this ten year period 23,000 new criminal laws were passed and over 1,000 new offences were created. This trend continued for almost 50 years and by 3053 doing absolutely anything at all was a criminal offence. As a result Esreates suffered from massive prison over-crowding, 100 GalCop Prison Officers attempting to manage a prison population of over 2.3 billion.

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 =='''Governments'''==
 In the [[vanilla game]], there are relatively few differences between the varieties of government types:
 - the governments are in a line from Corporate to Anarchy
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 - Tech Level tends to be better nearer the Corporate end of the line (which affects the ships which police use, among other things), as are various other parameters such as population or productivity which have little or no in-game effect.
 ===Corporate Worlds===

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 *[[Anarchies OXP]].
-===OXPs===
+=== OXPs ===
-In addition to the Governmental OXPs mentioned above (Commies, Dictators, Feudal States and Anarchies), other OXPs pick up on the differences in government type.
+In addition to the System-specific OXPs mentioned above (Commies, Dictators, Feudal States and Anarchies), other OXPs pick up on the differences in government type.
-*[[GalCop Galactic Registry]] allows access to a helpful database of the galaxial systems which can be sorted by Government type while docked.
+*[[Weapon Laws OXP]] restricts sales of weapons in the safer systems (one can only buy ECM hardened missiles & Quirium cascade mines in Feudal states or anarchies, for example).
-*[[Weapon Laws OXP]] restricts sales of weapons in the safer systems.
+*[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=266959#p266959 Diplomancy OXP] also picks up on governmental differences (you cannot buy visas in anarchies etc).
 *[[Factions OXP]] is set in multi-governments but involves scraps between the denizens of the different systems.
 *[[Target Range OXP]] is only found in the safer systems.
 =='''Notable Organisations of Galaxy One'''==

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 In the [[vanilla game]], there are relatively few differences between the varieties of government types:
 - the governments are in a line from Corporate to Anarchy
-- governments near the Corporate end of the line generate more and better equipped traders, couriers, bounty hunters and police
+- governments near the Corporate end of the line generate more and better-equipped traders, couriers, bounty hunters and police
-- governments near the Anarchy end of the line generate more and better equipped pirates, assassins and smugglers
+- governments near the Anarchy end of the line generate more and better-equipped pirates, assassins and smugglers
 - certain extremely dangerous pirate types are only generated in Anarchy systems
 - bounty hunters may raid systems closer to the Anarchy end than their home system
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 *[[Ring Racer OXP]] for Corporate States in Galaxy 1 only: by [[User:Thargoid|Thargoid]] (2009-14): downloadable through the in-game [[Expansions Manager]]
 *[[SothisTC]] by KillerWolf (2010) & Spara (2013) - Mr Troomp's Trade Centre orbital stations only exist in Corporate states (Good for [[New Cargoes]] trade deals).
 *[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=240019#p240019 Old Recipe] for tweaking HOopy Casinos and Your Ad Here that limits their appearance to Corporate systems only, thus making a de facto system OXP out of them.
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 ===Confederate Worlds===
-A Confederacy differs from the above. Despite there being separate governments in each region of the world (which can be of differing flavours), from ''GalCop's perspective'' they are all essentially the same and follow the lead set by a centralised seat of officials.
+A Confederacy differs from the above. There is a central planetary government which handles external affairs, but internal matters are managed by regional governments. Despite there being separate governments in each region of the world (which can be of differing flavours), from ''GalCop's perspective'' they are all essentially the same and follow the lead set by a centralised seat of officials. When confederacies break down, they usually end up as multi-government worlds (see below).
 ===Communist Worlds===

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 ===Confederate Worlds===
-A Confederacy differs from a Democracy in that although each region of the world has its own government, they are all essentially the same and follow the lead set by a centralised seat of officials.
+A Confederacy differs from a Democracy in that although each region of the world has its own government, from GalCop's perspective they are all essentially the same and follow the lead set by a centralised seat of officials.
 ===Communist Worlds===

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 ===GalCop Special Branch===
-Added by [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Assassins_Guild_OXP ''The Assassins Guild OXP'']
+Added by [[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
 Galaxy 7 is known to suffer from an extraordinary high level of criminal activity. Its citizens must not only contend with the ruthless Assassins Guild, but this Galaxy is also home to the Quandixeian Mafia and the Esreatesian Triads.
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 ===The Galactic Supreme Court ===
-Added by [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Assassins_Guild_OXP ''The Assassins Guild OXP'']
+Added by [[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
 Trials of some of the most notorious criminals in the eight galaxies have taken place in this august court house. Situated in the Galaxy 7 system of Estiri, security is provided by a special division of the Galactic Navy. A well armed Navy Base orbits Estiri’s ocean covered moon, Nemean and Navy Class Asps can be seen upon patrol in the space lanes.
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 ===The Quandixeian Mafia===
-Added by [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Assassins_Guild_OXP ''The Assassins Guild OXP'']
+Added by [[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
 Colonised in 2576, Quandixe in Galaxy 7 was one of the first planets to be settled following the discovery of what was thought at the time to be a wormhole leading to another Galaxy. Although later research demonstrated that the 8 Galaxies are in fact merely different sectors of the Milky Way, this did not stop adventurous types keen to start a new life on far away worlds.
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 ===The Esreatesian Triads===
-Added by [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Assassins_Guild_OXP ''The Assassins Guild OXP'']
+Added by [[[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
 The Galaxy 7 System of Esreates was first populated as a GalCop penal colony in 2807. However, between 2997 and 3007, the GalCop government chose to respond to almost every social ill by enacting criminal legislation. Over this ten year period 23,000 new criminal laws were passed and over 1,000 new offences were created. This trend continued for almost 50 years and by 3053 doing absolutely anything at all was a criminal offence. As a result Esreates suffered from massive prison over-crowding, 100 GalCop Prison Officers attempting to manage a prison population of over 2.3 billion.
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 ===The Eszausveian Dictatorship===
-Added by [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Assassins_Guild_OXP ''The Assassins Guild OXP'']
+Added by [[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
 Eszausve in Galaxy 7, is renowned for the fact that its solar system has four bodies. The inhabited planet is home to indigenous harmless fat birds and is orbited by a small rocky moon. The system also boats two vast gas giants, Hades and Lernean. Despite the fact that the planet’s oppressive government has been condemned many times by [[Amnesty InterGalactic]], tourists flock to the system to enjoy the luxury Hoopy Hotels placed by the government in orbit around the system’s gas giants.
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 ===Soin Classic Shipyards===
-Added by [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Assassins_Guild_OXP ''The Assassins Guild OXP'']
+Added by [[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
 The Orramaor system in galaxy 7 is noted for its companion world Apollodorus and the extreme intelligence of its indigenous rodent inhabitants. By a strange quirk of evolution, despite the fact that these rodents are only slightly larger than an old Earth rat, they have IQs in excess of 250. As a result, this system is home to many star ship design companies. The largest such manufacturer is Soin Classic Shipyards, situated near the main Soin Clan Burrow on the southern continent.
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 ===The Augeaian Orbital Repair Facility===
-Added by [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Assassins_Guild_OXP ''The Assassins Guild OXP'']
+Added by [[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
 The Augeain Orbital Repair Facility is situated in geo-stationary orbit around the moon Augeas in the galaxy 7 system of Beatle. In 3025, a consortium of industrious felines purchased a surplus GalCop dodecahedron station and towed it to the moon. There a starship repair yard was opened for business. Since these early beginnings the facility has established a well-deserved reputation for the affordable servicing facilities provided by its industrious work crews.
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 ===The Galactic Zero-G Hockey Association ===
 [[File:ZG Hockey League.png|thumb|right]]
-Added by [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Assassins_Guild_OXP ''The Assassins Guild OXP'']
+Added by [[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
 The sport of Zero-G Hockey is extremely popular in galaxy 7, with a Galactic Cup Competition being held every year. The large lizards of the Tiared System are known to be particularly obsessed with this strange pastime.
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 ===The Zarausxeian Zero-G Hockey Team Fan Club ===
-Added by [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Assassins_Guild_OXP ''The Assassins Guild OXP'']
+Added by [[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
 Whilst many races in galaxy 7 take an interest in the sport of Zero-G Hockey, the inhabitants of Zarausxe take this obsession to an extreme. It is estimated that at least 20% of the system’s GPP is invested in purchasing players, research into methods of genetically enhancing players’ performance and paying the absurdly high salaries demanded by players and managers.
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 ===Griff Research Ltd ===
-Added by [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Assassins_Guild_OXP ''The Assassins Guild OXP'']
+Added by [[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
 The Ateslete system in galaxy 7 is reasonably noted for the ice-world, Stymphal. The well known robotics company, Griff Research Ltd, operates factories over most of the planet and maintains an orbital research station near Stymphal.
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 ===Ramon Security Ltd ===
-Added by [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Assassins_Guild_OXP ''The Assassins Guild OXP'']
+Added by [[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
 A sub-division of [[Marett_Space_Corporation_OXP|Marett Space Corp.]], this branch of the corporation specialises in building custom ships specifically to order for wealthy clients. Whilst the ships produced by the parent company are widely seen in the space lanes, Ramon Security builds very powerful military ships. As befits a private enterprise, Ramon Security asks no questions as to the purpose their craft will ultimately be used, one life-form’s Credits being as good as another's.

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 ===The Assassins Guild===
-Added by [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Assassins_Guild_OXP ''The Assassins Guild OXP'']
+Added by [[The Assassins Guild OXP]]
-The Assassins Guild is a shadowy organisation, said to be based on the southern continent of Esrire in Galaxy 7. Many attempts have been made by GalCop Special Branch Officers to infiltrate the ranks of “The Brotherhood”, but little reliable intelligence on the Organisation's methods and membership has yet been gathered.
+The Assassins Guild is a shadowy organisation, said to be based on the southern continent of [[Sector7/Esrire|Esrire]] in Galaxy 7. Many attempts have been made by [[GalCop (Police)|GalCop]] Special Branch Officers to infiltrate the ranks of “The Brotherhood”, but little reliable intelligence on the Organisation's methods and membership has yet been gathered.
 The Esrire System is however known to be unusual, populated by Sinister Yellow Frogs and is one of the few systems known to posses a gas giant. Claims by the Esrireian Tourist Board that the wealth possessed by many of the planets inhabitants is generated by the number of visitors flocking to view the beautiful gas giant Cerberus seem questionable, given the System’s Anarchy status.
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 No suspected Guild Member has ever yet been successfully prosecuted. Witnesses tend to disappear or change their testimony. Even when apparently reliable evidence is available, strange decisions are often taken by the Galactic Prosecution Service, inexplicably deciding to drop all charges. Important exhibits in cases are often “lost” by the GalCop police force. Some say that this indicates that many high ranking Civil Servants and Police Officers are in fact members of the Guild.
-The exact procedures by which the Guild recruits new members are unknown. It is thought that the Guild has operatives within the Elite Federation of Pilots, who pass on the details of likely candidates to the "Guild Master". It is known that membership is not easily obtained. The candidate is required to prove his willingness to commit cold blooded murder and some form of initiation ritual is involved.
+The exact procedures by which the Guild recruits new members are unknown. It is thought that the Guild has operatives within the [[Elite Federation]] of Pilots, who pass on the details of likely candidates to the "Guild Master". It is known that membership is not easily obtained. The candidate is required to prove his willingness to commit cold blooded murder and some form of initiation ritual is involved.
 The Guild polices its own members. Breaches of the Guild Code of Honour are not tolerated, disagreements between Members usually being settled by a duel. Once a Commander joins the Guild resignation is not permitted. Brothers (and Sisters) of the Guild are contacted from time to time and offered assignments. Fees paid for these Assassinations are high, although members must pay a percentage of their earnings to the Guild’s Coffers.