User:Murgh - Revision history

Murgh: another img, sp

2022-01-21T00:34:20Z

another img, sp

Murgh: add first WPB image

2022-01-21T00:24:58Z

add first WPB image

Murgh: spec, imgadd

2022-01-06T21:49:28Z

spec, imgadd

Murgh: reshuf

2022-01-03T00:25:46Z

reshuf

Murgh: replace img, reword

2022-01-03T00:11:15Z

replace img, reword

Murgh: bb link to early triumph

2022-01-02T04:43:40Z

bb link to early triumph

Murgh: rv, false alarm

2022-01-01T14:00:29Z

rv, false alarm

Murgh: rm premature

2022-01-01T03:30:21Z

rm premature

Murgh: /* List of OXPs */ adds WPBlink

2021-12-29T23:19:27Z

‎List of OXPs: adds WPBlink

Murgh: must mention Jonnycuba

2021-12-28T09:26:51Z

must mention Jonnycuba

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 Despite all side gigs, Murgh yearned most to be a respected shipbuilder, to become a personage first and foremost associated with the vessels that make possible the noble act of interstellar navigation, the finest starcraft, synonymous with safety, innovation and style. As with many such dreams, these were not remotely anchored in reality.
-[[File:AuldLaveBeacon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The initial ridiculous Murgh proposal for a Witxhspace beacon.]]Murgh first dared to dream when the magnificent Aegidian suggested he turn his hand on building something of use, rather than designing hypercopulating vermin. Granted access to the inner circles of true industry, Murgh became elated when the venerable one appeared favourable to a suggestion of the new concept of placing a series of beacons at the [[witchspace]] convergence point.
+[[File:AuldLaveBeacon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The initial ridiculous Murgh proposal for a Witchspace beacon.]]Murgh first dared to dream when the magnificent Aegidian suggested he turn his hand on building something of use, rather than designing hypercopulating vermin. Granted access to the inner circles of true industry, Murgh became elated when the venerable one appeared favourable to a suggestion of the new concept of placing a series of beacons at the [[witchspace]] convergence point.
 Mirthful, Murgh presented the elder with his blueprint for such a beacon, daring to dream that this time too, perhaps, his design would be chosen. It would not, a different path was chosen, but instead being gutted , Murgh found in himself an optimism, a path to honing his building skills, and one day, to make something of himself.
-[[File:TOGYmoai.png|thumb|left|320px|A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moai moai] located in the Tionisla Orbital Graveyard, intentionally poorly lit.]]
+[[File:InitialMoai1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moai moai] submission for the TOGY contract. It didn't turn out like this.]]
 ===First commission===

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 Despite all side gigs, Murgh yearned most to be a respected shipbuilder, to become a personage first and foremost associated with the vessels that make possible the noble act of interstellar navigation, the finest starcraft, synonymous with safety, innovation and style. As with many such dreams, these were not remotely anchored in reality.
-Murgh first dared to dream when the magnificent Aegidian suggested he turn his hand on building something of use, rather than designing hypercopulating vermin. Granted access to the inner circles of true industry, Murgh became elated when the venerable one appeared favourable to a suggestion of the new concept of placing a series of beacons at the [[witchspace]] convergence point. Mirthful, Murgh presented the elder with his blueprint for such a beacon, daring to dream that this time too, perhaps, his design would be chosen. It would not, a different path was chosen, but instead being gutted , Murgh found in himself an optimism, a path to honing his building skills, and one day, to make something of himself.
+[[File:AuldLaveBeacon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The initial ridiculous Murgh proposal for a Witxhspace beacon.]]Murgh first dared to dream when the magnificent Aegidian suggested he turn his hand on building something of use, rather than designing hypercopulating vermin. Granted access to the inner circles of true industry, Murgh became elated when the venerable one appeared favourable to a suggestion of the new concept of placing a series of beacons at the [[witchspace]] convergence point.
 [[File:TOGYmoai.png|thumb|left|320px|A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moai moai] located in the Tionisla Orbital Graveyard, intentionally poorly lit.]]

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 ==Station constructions==
 [[File:Globestation2.png|thumb|left|200px|The ill-conceived Globe station.]]
-Irresponsibly toying with implementing alternate shapes to the classic [[Coriolis Station (Oolite)|cuboctahedral Coriolis]], the [[Dodecahedron Station (Oolite)|Dodecahedron]] and the [[Icosahedron Station (Oolite)|Icosahedron]], Murgh found funding to go ahead with the construction of an Octahedron B2 prototype at [[Sector1/Diso|Diso]]. As the money and enthusiasm dissipated, no further such stations were ever built.
+Irresponsibly toying with implementing alternate shapes to the classic [[Coriolis Station (Oolite)|cuboctahedral Coriolis]], the [[Dodecahedron Station (Oolite)|Dodecahedron]] and the [[Icosahedron Station (Oolite)|Icosahedron]], Murgh found funding to go ahead with the construction of a beveled octahedron B2 prototype at [[Sector1/Diso|Diso]]. As the money and enthusiasm dissipated, no further such stations were ever built.
 [[Image:Oolite-torusLS.jpg|thumb|right|340px|The seminal Torus station at Onrira, before refurbishment. Initial designs proved hazardous as the construction was prone to spontaneously burst into a swarm of its constituent cells.]]
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 *[[Hognose|Hognose Tugships]] towing various ships, with experimental touchy rudeness
 * [[Refugee Adder]], shoddily modded refugee ships full of desperate people. Maybe not so funny.
 === Planetary systems ===
 *[[Diso OXP]] - the first second planet in Oolite. Also the first second orbital station. With extra added nebulae!

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 Deep in a funk following repeated failure, Murgh happened upon a rare stroke of genius with the construction of the [[Torus station]]. Drawing inspiration from ancient cinema of unknown origin, this station was impressive to behold, but its true brilliance was found in the inexpensive nature of construction. Small modular pods were fabricated separately and programmed to auto-join, making the assembly phase the cheapest and safest station construction in the business. The triumph was short-lived however, as the tori proved equally easy to disassemble, causing mass casualties, obviously negating the previously set safety records. Upon foreclosure of Murgh Industries, other companies amended these issues, and the design may occasionally be seen in planetary systems.
 ==Advertising==
 Already proven inclined to opt for profit while untroubled by conscience, the lure of the advertising racked proved irresistible to the young Murgh. Before the construction of a sizeable a fleet of advertising droidships was even finished, the newly formed promotion agency Murgh PR had landed contracts from a wide array of fields, ranging from the arms industry to the most questionable of all health sectors, the fungal cure alternative medicine.
 Public announcement campaigns on behalf of the [[GalCop (Police)|GalCop police authority]] were initially cause for optimism, and after wooing Hatchling CEO Ludo Van Der Budenmayer, Murgh PR secured the campaign to launch the highly anticipated luxury speed ship [[BoyRacer]], which in resulted in euphoria, though prematurely. The joy quickly transformed to dread with the subsequent scandal in the wake of numerous tragic accidents as BoyRacers were revealed to come equipped with subpar automated steering. The unusually gruesome nature of these accidents made the affair a PR nightmare, leaving even PR firms such as Murgh's with no favourable solutions. The lineup of wealthy plaintiff ensured the demise of Hatchling, and Murgh PR was nearly caught in the wave of bankruptcies that ensued.
 Though pulling in some revenue for a limited time, the Murgh ad firm was tainted. At advertisement awards ceremonies, the firm garnered precisely zero awards, and in an industry so dependent on laurels and the steady flow of fumes up one's rear by one's peers and rivals, the days of this venture, too, was numbered.

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 Deep in a funk following repeated failure, Murgh happened upon a rare stroke of genius with the construction of the [[Torus station]]. Drawing inspiration from ancient cinema of unknown origin, this station was impressive to behold, but its true brilliance was found in the inexpensive nature of construction. Small modular pods were fabricated separately and programmed to auto-join, making the assembly phase the cheapest and safest station construction in the business. The triumph was short-lived however, as the tori proved equally easy to disassemble, causing mass casualties, obviously negating the previously set safety records. Upon foreclosure of Murgh Industries, other companies amended these issues, and the design may occasionally be seen in planetary systems.
-[[File:OOAdsplash.jpg|left|thumb|520px|The so-called advert hall of fame, showcasing campaigns that all went unrecognised at awards ceremonies.]]
+[[File:OOAdsplash2.jpg|left|thumb|580px|The so-called advert hall of fame, showcasing campaigns that all went unrecognised at awards ceremonies.]]
 ==Advertising==
 Already proven inclined to opt for profit while untroubled by conscience, the lure of the advertising racked proved irresistible to the young Murgh. Before the construction of a sizeable a fleet of advertising droidships was even finished, the newly formed promotion agency Murgh PR had landed contracts from a wide array of fields, ranging from the arms industry to the most questionable of all health sectors, the fungal cure alternative medicine.
 Public announcement campaigns on behalf of the [[GalCop (Police)|GalCop police authority]] were initially cause for optimism, and after wooing Hatchling CEO Ludo Van Der Budenmayer, Murgh PR secured the campaign to launch the highly anticipated luxury speed ship [[BoyRacer]], which in resulted in euphoria, though prematurely. The joy quickly transformed to dread with the subsequent scandal in the wake of numerous tragic accidents as BoyRacers were revealed to come equipped with subpar automated steering. The unusually gruesome nature of these accidents made the affair a PR nightmare, leaving even PR firms such as Murgh's with no favourable solutions. The lineup of wealthy plaintiff ensured the demise of Hatchling, and Murgh PR was nearly caught in the wave of bankruptcies that ensued.
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 [[File:YoungMurghIcon.png|left|90px]]
 == BB posts... ==
-*[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=369 On stealthily lobbying/manipulating the removal of the Oolite "smart bomb" (thus birthing the cascade mine)] (2004)
+*[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=369 On lobbying for the banishment of the Oolite "smart bomb" (thus birthing the cascade mine)] (2004)
 *[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=7849#p7849 On pitching the OoTrumble look] (2005)
 *[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=21175#p21175 On first finding Elite] (2006)

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 === Ambience ===
-*[[WPB OXP]] - An oldskool WitchSpace beacon, improved by [[User:Svengali|Svengali]]
+*[[WPB OXP]] - An oldskool WitchSpace beacon, improved by [[User:Svengali|Svengali]], with a 2021 touchup by Murgh
 *[[Oosounds2 OXP|Murgh's Custom/Replacement Sounds]] - Some other SoundFX to consider, a bit more subtle alternatives.

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 *[[hOopy Casino]] - Primitive space gambling (scored by the moody stylings of [[Jonny Cuba]]) in the spirit of the classic street con [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_game "shell game"] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cups_and_balls "cups and balls"].
 [[File:Leviathan6.png|thumb|right|256px|Carrier class starship, [[Leviathan|The Leviathan]].]]
 === Missions ===
 *[[Military Fiasco]] - a call to duty by Col. Docherty adds a sticky mission and some nasty navy vessels including carrier class starship, [[Leviathan|The Leviathan]]...
 ==Sandbox==

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 Perhaps fundamentally unsuited to the pressures of such widespread consumer demands, his career came to a sudden halt in the middle of the production of a new announced [[Racers|racing league]], as shoddy work was found strewn about, dumbfounded investors left empty-handed, and the supposed creator nowhere to be found.
-[[File:DisoB2 LS.png |thumb|right|340px|Diso B2 Station, once "a first" with optimism, now a derelict outpost in a mass-lock maze with a permanently crashed market, though surrounded by a kaleidoscopic nebulae tapestry.]]
+[[File:DisoB2 LS.png |thumb|right|520px|Diso B2 Station, once "a first" with optimism, now a derelict outpost in a mass-lock maze with a permanently crashed market, though surrounded by a kaleidoscopic nebulae tapestry.]]
 Decades since, accounts of a creature going by the name of '''Old Murgh''' indicate this may be the same individual having made a diametric occupational shift. Presently be located somewhere in the [[Sector1/Teveri|Teveri]] system, trading wine and other evil juices and describing himself as a humble wine-wallah, he consults patrons on complementing grubs and exotic foods with [[Sector1/Ribilebi|Ribilebian]] burgundies, [[Sector1/Ditiza|Ditizaian]] sherries, and [[Sector1/Leesti|Leestiian]] tokays, for a fee.
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 === Activities ===
-*[[hOopy Casino]] - Primitive space gambling in the spirit of the classic street con [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_game "shell game"] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cups_and_balls "cups and balls"].
+*[[hOopy Casino]] - Primitive space gambling (scored by the moody stylings of [[Jonny Cuba]]) in the spirit of the classic street con [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_game "shell game"] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cups_and_balls "cups and balls"].
 [[File:Leviathan6.png|thumb|right|256px|Carrier class starship, [[Leviathan|The Leviathan]].]]