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BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END ...tshell it comes down to this: Stories should have a beginning, middle, and end. Of course, what we create in each section, and how these pieces are used t

...temperature changes in the audience as the story progresses -- and at the end we would have a record of how the story affected the audience at any given ...beginning to rise again because the story has reached the beginning of the end.

In the end, this borrowing results in a type of story -- like a western, or science fi ...rove of available ideas has grown from "Pong" and "Pac Man" to games about war, skateboarding, car racing, football, and a host of others including sneaki

...really comes to mind ... nothing written is ever perfect from beginning to end as it spews out of the writer's fingertips. ...racters ever actually bother to fight the battle --already having lost the war.

...t, and confront the climactic conclusion and prove the premise only in the end -- just like a real story. With this I conclude my series, although I do not end the quest to answer my question. So perhaps I will say that when the day co

As of the end of FreeSpace 2, there are four canon '''species''' in the FreeSpace univers *[[Aesdherians]] - A species from the user-made [[Ancient-Shivan War]] campaign.

...surviving forces of the [[GTA]] and [[PVN]] towards the end of the [[Great War]]. [[Hades Rebellion|The ill-fated rebellion]] of these engineers in their

...nown as "The Conversation") to trigger a war between the two species. This war dragged on for fourteen years, until the arrival of the [[Shivans]] in 2335 ...d in the [[Delta Serpentis]]-[[Sol]] jump corridor, effectively ending the war against the Shivans.

...ra'' outpost in [[Ross 128]], initiating the conflict known as [[the Great War]]. At terrible cost and a stroke of luck, the joint Terran-Vasudan forces r ...Shivans drove them back to their homeworld, bombarding it from orbit. The war ended with the extinction of the Ancients and the withdrawal of all Shivan

...utely essential; decisive for the system if not the campaign or the entire war. ...lian science research vessel, but is also used by the military in times of war for weapons research. Science cruisers mount very few defenses and are ther

<b>Sequel of the award-winning FreeSpace: The Great War</b> Thirty-two years have passed since the end of the Great War, we are now in the year of 2367. Ten years after the destruction of the [[S

Shortly after first contact, the '''Terran-Vasudan War''', or the '''14-Year War''', broke out. Heavy and sustained casualties were suffered on both sides, ...s FreeSpace fan fiction. This fanfic is being used by the [[Terran-Vasudan War Project]] team, although little of it is grounded in canon.'''

...ak of this war caused the [[Terrans]] and [[Vasudans]] to [[Terran-Vasudan War|set aside their differences]] and combat the mutual threat. The Shivan arma ...cked Terran and Vasudan targets during the [[Hades Rebellion]], but by the end of 2335, all Shivans in the known galaxy had been rooted out.

...uperdestroyer that led the [[Shivans|Shivan]] incursion during the [[Great War]]. Armed with two flux cannons&mdash;termed today as [[Beam weapons|beam ca Near the end of the Great War, Vasudan scientists fleeing the destruction of their homeworld discovered [

...Made seat of [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] government following end of [[the Great War]].

..., Deneb convention, section 21.3.5. We vanquished the Shivans in the Great War but the hard questions remained. How would we confront the threat of future ...onsu II:''' ''Together we built a civilization on the ruins of the [[Great War]], and now we stand on the threshold of a new era of prosperity and harmony

File:Nodechart-1.jpg|Start of the Great War File:Nodechart-3.jpg|End of FreeSpace 2

...reverse-engineered shield systems, during the early stages of the [[Great War]].]] To the [[14-Year War]]-era weapons that were in use at the time, Shivan shields were almost comp

...l devastating first-strike blows. The Sathanas best exemplifies the Shivan war machine, which is dependent on continually being on the attack to keep its ...perior in this regard.) In a way the Sathanas is a microcosm of the Shivan war machine, which is dependent on continually being on the assault to keep its

...is pursuit was the invention of the deadliest and most advanced weapons of war ever created by either race, called beam weapons. The first class of ship w

...an ever-growing economic and political power. By 2335, despite an ongoing war with the [[Vasudans]], the GTA had been successful in colonizing twelve ext ...ar 2321, the [[Terran-Vasudan War]] had broken out. The exact cause of the war isn't revealed, but the FS1 techroom entry claims that one of the main fact

...sible for many of the strategies and technologies developed in the [[Great War]]. GTI did much of the GTA's research and development and was behind severa ...was probably in this position well before then. At the end of the [[Great War]], following the [[SD Lucifer|SD ''Lucifer'']]'s destruction, the GTI rebel

...Terrans]] and [[Vasudans]], brought into active service during the [[Great War]]. Owing to its high speed and agility, the ''Ulysses'' has enjoyed a long ...udan contractors, the Ulysses was first deployed near the end of the Great War. Its excellent maneuverability and high top speed give it an agility that p

...''' was the heaviest Terran bomber in use during the [[The Great War|Great War]]. It boasted a vast amount of armor and weaponry, but it was the slowest a The ''Ursa'' was developed shortly before the end of the Great War, but played an important part in Terran-Vasudan victory. A wing of ''Ursa''

The '''GTB ''Zeus''''' is a post-Great War-era [[Terrans|Terran]] strike bomber designed by the Research & Development ...thena bombers as they were mothballed during the years following the Great War. Though slightly slower than the Athena, the Zeus's heavier armor and armam

...ts of [[Galactic Terran Intelligence]] following the events of the [[Great War]], and was cataloged in the ''[[Silent Threat]]'' campaign. In one of his m ...GTD ''Soyakaze'' confront and, after a lengthy battle, cripple the Hades. End of the Hades Rebellion.

...dan War till the end of the [[Second Shivan Incursion]]. After the [[Great War]]'s conclusion and the development of [[beam cannons]], ''Leviathan''s were ...roduction was discontinued when the GTA thought they would win the Vasudan war after the Battle of Gulnara, and then the production was started up again a

...] fighter craft since at least the end of the [[Terran-Vasudan War|14-Year War]], probably longer. The number of countermeasures equipped on each fighter

...core systems had suffered political and economic chaos throughout the post-war Reconstruction, and the Vasudans' miraculous recovery under Khonsu II's lea ...forward, he saw the entire NTF Rebellion as little more than a means to an end, calling them a "herd of stupid cattle." Bosch's true intentions, while not

...icant modern advance in subspace travel occurred at the end of the [[Great War]], when the technology to equip [[Intersystem jump drive|intersystem subspa ...]]'' arrived 10,000 meters short of the [[Knossos]] portal in [[The Fog of War]], although the actual design reason was to place the Vasudan destroyer in

...ifer'']] in [[subspace]]. After the [[Second Shivan Incursion|second Great War]], the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]] might use the data they gathere ...anon evidence of a return to Earth and the Sol system, it is stated at the end of the FreeSpace 2 cutscene that in decades, the GTVA would be able to buil

| inservice = Great War ...ral Wolf that the ''Bastion'' was part of the 5th Fleet during the [[Great War]].

...re formed during the end of the [[The Second Shivan Incursion|Second Great War]] and flew only a small number of missions.

...at the [[Eve_of_Destruction|beginning]] of [[Portal:FreeSpace_1|the Great War]]. According to Command, Lt. Harbison is a "brave and skillful pilot". Acco A veteran of the Terran-Vasudan War who evacuated Tombaugh Station after the Lucifer attacked. The GTFr ''Halki

Commander McCrae is a veteran of the [[Second Shivan Incursion|Second Great War]], pulling through the worst of the Shivan invasion. He barely witnessed th After the war, McCrae was granted the rank of commander, and retained his position as lea

The 53rd Hammerheads were formed during the Great War. At the time, we served on board the GTD Bastion, the finest ship in the hi ...as become the most significant threat to regional security since the Great War ended 32 years ago.

''Thirty-two years have passed since the [[Great War]]. The Shivans vanished half a lifetime ago, and now we live in the mausole ...eb Convention, Section 21.3.5. <br> We vanquished the Shivans in the Great War, but the hard questions remained. How would we confront the threat of futur

==Campaign End== In the Vasudan war, we learned how to adapt. We learned how to study our enemy. We learned how

...the appearance of the Shivans at Ross 128 and the beginning of the [[Great War]], and 651 years following the Capella supernova and conclusion of the [[Se ...events of FreeSpace. The Vasudans are the sole galactic power, and are at war with the invaders. When the prophesied cosmic destroyers appear, one Vasuda

The '''GTM-4 Hornet''' is a Great War-era early swarming missile. This missile rack launches four warheads per vo ...an full-tilt at factories in eight star systems right up to the end of the war. After hostilities ceased, the GTVA found itself with an inventory of 2.6 m

...the [[GTVA]]. Despite being developed shortly after the end of [[The Great War]], the Cyclops has been a mainstay in the GTVA's arsenal since its initial ...eapon in the fleet. Although its development began shortly after the Great War ended, its excellent performance has kept it firmly entrenched in the role

...other allied ship class. As the Leviathan and Fenris cruisers of the Great War are gradually phased out, these corvettes will become the foundation of tom ...le leaves you at the mercy of a storm of flak or staring down the business end of two possibly firing TerSlashes. Depending on the angle at which it engag

..."the most significant victory over the Shivans since the end of the Great War". After the mission the operations in the nebula were halted when word was ...om destroying the ''Aquitaine'' which successfully escaped the nebula. The war continued outside the nebula.

...a group of Vasudans who refused to ally with the Terrans during the Great War *[[Neo-Terran Front]], Terran renegades who fought the GTVA up until the end of the Second Shivan Incursion

...Terran fighters refused to help and the freighters were destroyed. At the end of the escort, a group of Hammer of Light fighters warped in, claiming to b During the [[Destruction of Vasuda Prime|war for the Vasuda system]], the Hammer could not afford to entangle.

<b><u>The End of the Great War</u></b> ...thousands of homesick Terran colonists committed suicide. The GTA, in the end, found itself pressed to try to handle the enormous amounts of political in

...The ''Faustus'' served the GTA until 2345, and the GTVA from 2345 till the end of the [[Second Shivan Incursion]] in 2367. ...ll is, a civilian craft. However, in the 14 years since the Terran-Vasudan war began, more and more of these were commissioned by the GTA in order to purs

...''Typhon'''''-class of destroyers was deployed during the [[Terran-Vasudan War]], it devastated the [[Terrans|Terran]] 4th Fleet during its first engageme ...f Vasudan rebels, the [[Hammer of Light]], until it was destroyed near the end of the conflict.

...'' being a ship that was brought into service after the end of the [[Great War]], it is never encountered in the single player FreeSpace 2 campaign. ...Vasudan shipping fleets. While some Terran systems languished in the post-war era, the Vasudans experienced an economic recovery that was miraculous, giv

...[[Terrans|Terran-designed]] gun emplacement. Brought into service near the end of the [[NTF Rebellion]], the ''Mjolnir'' sports a single destroyer-grade b ...minology, it roughly means "to pulverize". Mjolnir refers to the legendary war hammer of Thor, made for him by the twin dwarves Sindri and Brokkr.

...was one of the major Terran blocs that formed after the end of [[the Great War]] and the subsequent collapse of the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]], and even ...kes up for its somehow marginal role in the greater scheme of post [[Great War]] politics in the [[Reconstruction]] Era with remarkable technological rese

...n in several combat theaters, including the [[Neo-Terran Front|NTF]] Civil War and the Second [[Shivans|Shivan]] Incursion. ...Hercules won the Great War, citing its deployment in key battles near the end of the Shivan conflict. Implementing recent advances in fusion drive techno

...was one of the major Terran blocs that formed after the end of [[the Great War]] and the subsequent collapse of the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]], and even

...was one of the major Terran blocs that formed after the end of [[the Great War]] and the subsequent collapse of the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]], and even ...own to be efficient and rely heavily on upgrades and improvements of Great War era spacecraft and warships, but completely new designs are also present am

...[[Galactic Terran Alliance|GTA]] during the closing stages of [[the Great War]] and the [[Hades Rebellion]]. The Harbinger has a tremendous payload that ===Harbinger#End===

*Assumes the Shivans attempted to rescue prisoners of war as a motivation for boarding the ''Iceni''. This has never occurred in Free ...subspace technology all spring to mind) during the relatively short Great War.

...The whole symphony is part of the Great Game, not just the big bang at the end. 'Points' are judged on how well the violence has been orchestrated, its st ...tribalism and population pressure) are the basic building blocks of world war. Unfortunately, the offspring were infertile when the two species were bred

...or [[Terran]] blocs that formed after the end of [[The Great War|the Great War]] and the subsequent collapse of the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]], and even

*Table ends with #'''End''' ***''"exempt from all teams at war"''

Near the end, a [[SD Ravana|Ravana-class destroyer]], the ''Beast'', jumps in to attack * = Not marked as complete by the end of mission

...vestigate records found on Altair 4. Command hopes they will aid us in our war with the Shivans.'' ...u may be prone to large amounts of unhealthy frustration. Note that at the end of the mission, the distace between the Lucifer and the transports will be

...the Shivans show up, however, it had clearly escalated to a high-intensity war. (Look at the casualty figures for Operation Thresher, for example. That's ...erence is not insurmountable. The GTVA, meanwhile, is executing its preset war plans for second contact with the Shivans: attack with all available force,

==Second Great War-era Campaign ideas== ...bly, if the route is through part of the Shivan Nebula, have a three-power war between the GTVA, TNC, and Shivans.

...e any amount of +Val: entries. It requires a $end_custom_data entry at the end. "Thirty-two years have passed since the Great War, and a new generation has come of age.", 2603)

*Table ends with '''#End''' #End</pre>

*Table '''''does not''''' have any kind of end marker *Can begin with #Intel and end with #End}}

...ound to Terran and Vasudan history and a brief introduction of the [[Great War]]. ...rence Bible that we know that the [[Alpha 1|player's character]] speaks in End Cutscene. Accurate.

'''The Second Great War Part II''' (usually shortened to '''SGWP2''') is a 30-mission campaign for ...e other side of Terran space. This campaign is sequel to the Second Great War, in which we set up a blockade, and then go on the offensive. This campaig

...e Earth Alliance and begin replacing the Tiger, at about the same time the war began. The fact that the Tiger remained in such heavy deployment is a test

...n names 'The Great Hunt' and 'Clash of the Titans' (with/without II on the end) appear in both FS1 and FS2. ...ies that Volition initially intended there to be a landing cutscene at the end of each mission, like Wing Commander. The file might also be a leftover fro

War has again come to the Solar System... ...ese leaders were led into direct confrontation. It was the first worldwide war - and the first time the Great Game had been played.

It has been five years since the [[Capella]] supernova and the end of the [[Second Shivan Incursion]], and the [[GTVA]] has fallen on hard tim ...''LoneWolf'', a cruiser with a history that stretches back to the [[Great War]]. Your task is to make sure the system is secure, and to keep an eye out f

...ulty settings; take all [[UD-8 Kayser|Kaysers]] if you have to in order to end the fight quickly. The afterburner is good, and recharges quickly. When fig The SOC variant is BP canon as of War in Heaven Act 3 &mdash; they are encountered during [[Eyes in the Storm]].}

#End #End

...2 released in 2007. The story begins in the year 2368, 18 months after the end of the main FreeSpace 2 story. As a new Vasudan pilot recently recruited in ...later, a surprise incursion by this regime signals the beginning of a new war. As a new Vasudan pilot recruited into the ranks of the GTVA, you are assig

...cruise liners? The speedy little civvies craft that so love to wander into war zones? And so on. ...nough gameplay in just being a Destroyer or 'Vette, just play Independence War for a while.

...arance of the [[Shivans]] at [[Ross 128]] and the beginning of the [[Great War]] and eighteen years following the [[Capella]] supernova and conclusion of ...d the necessities of war. The GTVA, the UEF, and the other factions of the war struggle to shape the future of humanity and the Vasudan race as apocalypse

...the Vasudans, humanity had attempted one last desperate strike to end the war outright - a spear in the dark. The Cardinal Fleet had been laid ruin, and

...n-GTVA Ship Database#SOD Orpheus|SOD ''Orpheus'']]. It is destroyed at the end of the mission *Jumps in near the [[Delta Serpentis]] jump node in [[Beta Aquilae]] at the end of [[Brotherly Feud]] (INFC1A-01)

...y Martian ship capable of destroying the GTD Megaera during the Earth-Mars war. ...ian convoy transfering data regarding the Claymore project, thus causing a war between two of the main colonies of the system

...l mod by author Mobius. Two campaigns are featured in Shadows of the Great War: '''Gehenna's Gate [GehG]''' and '''The Spirit of Ptah [TSoP]'''. ...War. Project leader '''Mobius''' agreed to that so ''Shadows of the Great War'' officially became the name tied to the first release of SR.<br>

...in the main campaign, meant to take place in [[Sol]] following the [[Great War]]. Team member and FREDder '''Mobius''' started working on a number of inde ...e first release of SerRes, [[Shadows of the Great War|Shadows of the Great War or SotGW]], kept a low profile for months. The process of getting the old I

...ecret that has been kept for many years. A secret that could result in the end of the GTVA.

...Second Great War and the GTVA is still recovering from the effects of the war. Nearly 250 million people were evacuated from Capella before it was destro ...tems the last thing the Aethalides expects is to end up in the middle of a war zone. Out gunned and out numbered the crew of the Aethalides must rise to t

...9 style="text-align: center; background: #108;"| <font size=4>'''Pre-Great War Era'''</font><br><font size=1>''Campaigns set before the events of [[FreeSp |''[[Ancient-Shivan War (campaign)|Ancient-Shivan War]]|| Released || No || FSO || Various || Complete mod || 7 for first relea

...ring production, the GVF Anouke is intended as a replacement for the Great War-era Thoth. Designed primarily as a dogfighter and a close-escort craft, the An old fighter design, nearing the end of its production, the PVF Anouke seems to slowly be replaced by newer figh

...'Akrotiri'', as seen in the [[Ancient-Shivan War (campaign)|Ancient-Shivan War]].]] This massive juggernaut was encountered at the end of the PCA insurgency in early 2369, just as Admiral Dasmar shut down the n

.... Also included were different table entries balanced for [[Terran-Vasudan War|FreeSpace 1]]-era, [[Reconstruction]]-era and [[Post-Capella]]-era campaign ...size. Introduced into active service mere days before the end of the Great War, it did not see any action in the conflict, but played a role in the last P

...was readied for action, but never deployed due to the premature end of the war with the destruction of Capella. The Surt differs from conventional bombers

...mission that are supposed to attack each other, have I ticked All Teams at War? *By the end of the last stage, is it clear to the player what he must do?

...128]] and the start of the [[Great War]], and forty-eight years after the end of the [[Second Shivan Incursion]]. Using Knossos-derived technology, the [ Following the GTVA's production doctrine employed between the Great War of 2335 and the NTF Rebellion and the Second Shivan Incursion of 2367, a fe

...admiral or a squadron leader. Command briefings are about fleet movements, war updates, or introduction of new technologies. These briefings are also used At the end of the briefing, the player will receive a list of mission objectives that

GTI's Research and Development has declared a total state of war with the Alliance. They are currently pulling away from active combat zones ...t can help to keep restarting until the subsystem strength is at the lower end of this spectrum.

The war has to end here and ''now.'' In order to defeat the GTI once and for all, a massive op ...ogical that the [[GTD Hades]] was intended for use in the [[Terran-Vasudan War]], with Shivan modifications late in development. We have to assume it wasn

...lliance (GTA) and the Parliamentary Vasudan Empire (PVE) end up fighting a war that lasts for 14 years. ...and the PVN have waged a war for 14 years and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. However, suddenly a third race appears. These aliens, designated

'''''Ancient-Shivan War''''' ( a.k.a. ASW ) is a mod for FreeSpace 2 Open that attempts to replicat The '''''Ancient-Shivan War''''' takes place in the distant past, putting the player in the role of one

The be-all and end-all of the [[United Earth Federation|UEF]], the '''UED ''Solaris''''' is th ===Blue Planet: War in Heaven Tech Description===

*New HTL vishnan models courtesy of the Ancient-Shivan War team ...TVA - as well as portions of 'The Rift' and 'Project Nagari', previews for War in Heaven

...he destruction of the [[SD Lucifer|''Lucifer'']] at the end of the [[Great War]]. ...ave been used by the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]] at the time of the Great War. Subspace communications are usually supposed to be the fastest and most ef

==[[Blue Planet: War in Heaven]]== A [[UEF]] fighter pilot, she is the protagonist of ''War in Heaven''.

...of sending in a small, elite [[SOC]] taskforce in to exact retribution and end the nascent rebellion. .... This, for some vaguely inexplicable reason, ended up leading to a 3 way war with a new, ultra-belligerent, species called the [[Nightmares]] warring wi

...ander Tell revealed the truth behind what happened at the end of the Great War: according to the both of them, [[Good Luck|the final attack on the SD ''Lu

...s mission. You may be looking for [[Universal Truth (WiH)|the Blue Planet: War in Heaven mission with the same name]].'' {{Mission|previous=A Time for Heroes|next=Journey's End|campaign=Blue Planet: Age of Aquarius Campaign Walkthrough}}

* Prior to the release of the first two acts of ''War in Heaven'', it was speculated that the ''Temeraire'' also defected. The re (**) '''Number of units alive is based on surviving units at the end of previous mission'''<br>

...next move. And as the way back to the Terran homeworld becomes clear, the end of all civilization rises up over the horizon.''

Memories of the Great War (MoGW) are set in the Great War between the GTA, the PVN and the invading Shivan fleet, mostly around the e ...ayer's HUD, giving him/her the choices where to jump to for the mission to end; one of these messages say "GTD Repulse - Coordinates Unavalible" - Both ar

The continuity's setting is in 2338, three years after the Great War. The old order has dissolved and the GTA is no longer the supreme Terran au ...ity continuity was created shortly after the end of "Memories Of The Great War" series (MoGW) was canceled.

...raw mineral supplies and refined fuel to central worlds of the post-Great War Alliance. Widely known from providing supplies, Quirinus become flying symb

...eath is inevitable but personal salvation is still in their grasp. It will end. In fire. As was prophesied. ...ssion campaign was created by HLP user Vidmaster and first released in the end of September 2009. As before, the previous installments were included in th

It must be in ASCII text format (not Unicode) and use Windows-style end-of-line markers. ...the Vasudans, humanity had attempted one last desperate strike to end the war outright - a spear in the dark. The Cardinal Fleet had been laid ruin, and

File:RScreen0005.jpg|<center>The most vital mission of [[The Great War]] launches from the [[GTD Bastion]] ...[[Ancient]] vessel from the [[Ancient-Shivan_War_(campaign)|Ancient-Shivan War]] campaign.

==The Great War== In 2335, the Terran-Vasudan War entered its fourteenth year. The Galactic Terran Alliance (GTA) and the Par

...given star system. There is little or no restriction on the beginning and end points of such a subspace “hop,” except that they be in the same star s ...nding such nodes proved to be a central part of the 14-year Terran-Vasudan War.

...o FREDding, I reckon I can have 2 missions finished, ready for Beta by the end of the evening. This is good.<br> ...22, and give a bit of an idea of the state of their technology, and of the war. A few other bits and bobs will change too, but nothing major. In addition,

...It remained in English control until 1453 at the end of the Hundred Years' War. Dwight Eisenhower was the leader of the Allied forces during World War II and the 34th President of the United States (1953-1961).

Cold war simmers in the Sol system. Little do they know that they are on the thresho *Terran-Vasudan War Project

...sion|previous=Artemis Station|next=Collateral Damage|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}} ...eet had said, a fortnight earlier, that the Alliance wanted to wage a slow war to capture as many Federation assets as they can, and while Admiral Robert

{{Mission|previous=The Cost of War|next=Post Meridian|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}} After a twenty-minute break following [[The Cost of War|their last mission]], Alpha wing of the Navajas receives a situation report

{{Mission|previous=Ken|next=Darkest Hour|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}} ...nge, but not to fire, with the intent of jittering your nerves so that you end up shooting first. You order Kassim not to attack, but to fly circles with

{{Mission|previous=Darkest Hour|next=The Intervention|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}} ...on First Fleet's combat deployments to preserve their assets for "the long war ahead". In a leaked communique, [[Famous Persons in Blue Planet#Hans Maxwel

{{Mission|previous=The Intervention|next=Aristeia|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}} ...a bit more dialogue, you may fly into the fighter bay of the ''Indus'' to end the mission. The fighter bay entrance is at the top of the ship. There is a

{{Mission|previous=Aristeia|next=One Perfect Moment|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}} ...sue and their lack of faith in the Elders' decisions, restating that "this war shall never be won by force of arms".

{{Mission|previous=Deals in Shadows|next=Delenda Est|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}} The end result has been a total breakdown in negotiations between the UEF and the I

...sion|previous=Pawns on a Board of Bone|next=Sunglare|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}} ...g to finish the ''Indus'' off. Defend her with all you've got. At the tail end of that, the ''Yangtze'' will report an engine failure, making her unable t

| fate = Survived [[Blue Planet: War in Heaven|''War in Heaven'']] ...n service with the Alliance fleet. Launched towards the end of the [[Great War]], she has participated in most major campaigns fought by the [[GTVA]], and

...ldo for his now-defunct mod, 20k. It was intended to be a [[Terran-Vasudan War]] era fighter. It was created to be a counterpart to the [[GTF Leto]], whic The PVF Imset was introduced to the Vasudan fleet 5 years into the war, and has proven itself to be one of the finest fighters available to enemy

An advanced form of Vasudan mine developed just before the end of the T-V war.

**CO: Vice-Admiral Morian in [[Journey's End]] (bp-22) =[[Blue Planet: War in Heaven]]=

**Deployed to [[Sol]] - [[Delta Serpentis]] Jump Node in [[Journey's End]] (bp-22) =[[Blue Planet: War in Heaven]]=

=[[Blue Planet: War in Heaven]]= **Deployed to Eris Base to end negotiation in [[Deals in Shadows]] (bp2-13)

...s=The Sword of Damocles|next=The Battle of Aesdher|campaign=Ancient-Shivan War Campaign Walkthrough}} ...r secondaries with Nightmares for charging the Aesdherian carrier near the end. You might be able to get away with the [[AF Tylisos|Tylisos]] armed with Q

...ne began production in NC0118, 34 years after the end of the Terran-Cyrvan war, and has served as the mainstay fighter of the LSF for 27 years. Unlike its ...the Ray line began production in NC0118, 34 years after the Terran-Cyrvan war, and has served as the mainstay fighter of the LSF for 28 years. It's desig

...omes up. This script was originally written for [[Blue Planet|Blue Planet: War In Heaven]]. end

...efended the homeworld of a race which it had faced on the front lines of a war, was an extreme heartbreak and a tragic moment. ==War in Heaven: How to Make a Ship Feel Like Home==

...ent and success you get from when you finally locate the transport and can end the mission. And finally be rid of the goddamn lightning. ===#3 -- Aristeia ([[Blue Planet]]: [[War in Heaven]])===

...s seen a lot of Marines die under his command, and who's reached his wit's end for solving this issue civilly or legally. He's seen as someone who clearl ...sarcastic, cynical, insubordinate smartass, slightly sardonic, but in the end, has a heart of gold.

...t you have to add in interactivity. It's an additional burden, but in the end, it can be an even more rewarding and involving experience than any movie. {{Spoiler|[[Blue Planet: War in Heaven]]}}

'''Second Vasudan War''' is a 5-mission campaign for ''Descent: FreeSpace''. The Vasudans can't be trusted as war breaks out again.

...ct missions. Or so they thought. They are quickly drawn into a heated post-war conflict fueled by a dark conspiracy. If they survive, they will leave a le ...ssion where your destroyer has to dock with the Arcadia is broken, and the end missions are quite boring. - [[User:ktistai228|ktistai228]]

...always on time at their posts. Cyrva pilot academies do not spend hours on end drilling in routine, but have a complete focus on learning new pilots how t ...e that wanted to guide other species emerged victorious. The fleets in the war were unified under a single command, the Cyrva Star Armada (CSA).

...ou what they will use in the Fourth, rocks!' quote was proven wrong. World war three only lasted one day and only one type of warhead was used: Nuclear fl While it was never clearly recorded who fired the first shot in the war, it is generally claimed that it was planned ahead by the western continent

...of spying and intelligence gathering. A skill they expanded upon after the war. The LSF Intelligence branch is famous for its many Lyraeian members. Most ...was rebuild afterwards with a focus on stealth and speed. Its size at the end of year 144 numbered 521 capital ships and 2431 strikecraft

To pillage is to take something by force during a time of war. Shockingly, a '''pillager''' is someone who pillages. ...s like the Ray III W and Caliburn will often find themselves on the losing end of turning battles with these. Add to the fact they use kinetic weapons and

...ped that new revisions later on will help address these issues and, in the end, fix them.

...e concluded that chemical, kinetic-based weapons are at their evolutionary end. However there is no denying that there is still a demand for kinetic based ...till only a prototype but has been rushed out due to the dire state of the war. More revisions will surely follow.

Terran Command is the guy who manages the vast operations of war. From telling Alpha 1 to destroy those bombers, to telling Alpha 1 to take ...declare her undying love to Alpha 1, in that order. It's the path to Best End according to her. In her spare time, Holley likes to be lazy, watch holovis

...to inform the people back at base, even before investigating further. The war between Vasuda and the Galactic Terran Alliance had now dragged on for almo ...ken prisoner was not necessarily the worst thing that could happen in this war--certainly not, if you were a Vasudan.

...ts of [[Galactic Terran Intelligence]] following the events of the [[Great War]], and was cataloged in the ''[[Silent Threat]]'' campaign. In one of his m ...k and Glaive are presumed dead, and remaining GTI forces surrender.</font> End of the Hades Rebellion.

...destroyed. The stage is set by the GTI rebellion near the end of the Great War. Without a home, mankind wanders across the stars aimless and without purpo ...nd the Hammer of Light has become a dangerous terrorist group, but to what end?

...t report in 2335 entitled '[[Slaves_of_Chaos#War-Torn_and_Without_Choice | War-Torn and Without Choice]]', Ehin has been a vocal critic of the Galactic Te ===War-Torn and Without Choice===

A product of joint Terran-Vasudan design, the Ulysses is a Great War-era light space superiority fighter renowned for its maneuverability and sl ...t fighter was the crowning jewel of Allied fighter forces during the Great War, and it remained a favorite amongst pilots even after the introduction of i

...weapons were considered an unnecessary and costly extravagance. But Great War dogfights against Shivan craft quickly taught the Allies that their ships d A beacon of defiance during the Great War, the Prometheus cannon has served Alliance pilots for fifty years - and wil

...ferences Intelligence entries of the techroom in [[Age of Aquarius]] and [[War in Heaven]]. ===Shivans in the Great War===

To end the depression and again strengthen the military, the Security Council pass ...ghlanders bomber squadron, and you're about to be caught in a milennia-old war.

But the mission doesn't necessarily end up in an infinite loop if such mistakes are made. Sometimes two events occu ...l abort the mission and jump out. Now, since I haven't used end-mission to end the mission in this case, there's a (thinkable) chance that the player will

...less than annihalation. Capitalism, communism, ecology, the Terran-Vasudan War, all these other secular religions are distractions from our mortality." ...llapse, that this was the inevitable outcome of capitalism if unchecked by war or capital destruction.

...rteen years, fully half his life, the Galactic Terran Alliance had been at war with the Vasudan Empire. Harlow had grown up hating the Vasudans. Long befo No one could ever seem to agree on what, exactly, started the Terran-Vasudan War. Mutual distrust was about as good an answer as any. But it went on for fou

...ccent. "Read you live, five by five". Val smiled - the voices at the other end of control seemed to come in two flavors - hayseed and robotic. She preferr At the other end of the ship, the Bravo-2 team would be making a similar access, the hatch m

...The next MX-50 shot straight up an exhaust pipe. The spider-ship’s back end blew out, then the entire ship ruptured in midair. The golden flash didn’ The Laramis solar system was the ass-end of Terran space, a research facility where not much happened and hotshot pi

{{Official short story|A Veteran of the Great War|Brian M. Thomsen}} '''The following is a repost of Thomsen's short story A Veteran of the Great War.'''

...dan contact to the signing of the treaty that officially ended the 14-Year War. Most of the events that occur during the '''Terran-Vasudan War''' do not have specific dates attached to them. We know, for example, that

...e Gradius. They first appeared in the first Gradius game and served as the end boss for all but the last two levels of the entire game. Several revisions

...ion|previous=Dreamscape|next=Everything is Permitted|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}} ...ady to leave. While there, she has bizarre dreams -- dreams of Ken and the end of the world, and of someone named Sam.

...revious=Everything is Permitted|next=Her Finest Hour|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}} * If you don't end up killing Sergei Gwilym, and your mission is a success, the debrief reveal

{{Mission|previous=Nothing Is True|next=One Future|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}} ...Second, she is convinced that Shambhala -- the code name for the Council's end-state contingency -- is a reckless gamble with humanity that may cause its

{{Mission|previous=One Future|next=Eyes in the Storm|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}} ...he has confidence they won't be shredded immediately by the enemy. To this end, Laporte, Falcata wing, and the rest of Third Fleet must build eliminate [[

...|previous=Her Finest Hour|next=Universal Truth (WiH)|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}} ...agari network to gather intelligence about Ken and his warnings about the "end of humanity". To do so, they will need some help.

{{Mission|previous=Eyes in the Storm|last=|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}} You will end up in a great darkness. Ken gives you instructions. Do what he says; hit yo

...ydos soon proved remarkably versatile, and, following the end of the Great War, was re-purposed for both civilian and military use, most famously as dormi

...ting screens, you need to keep that badge multiple months in a row! At the end of the year, the points are tallied up. Whoever won the most months gets th ....jpg|<center>October 2016 Winner<br/>By Niffiwan<br/>Theme: 'Preparing for War'

"32 years after the Great War, we still know almost nothing about the Shivans. Physically, the Shivans ha ...s following the destruction of the Lucifer, the turning point of the Great War. Other experts caution against attributing insectoid properties to the Shiv

{{spoiler|[[Blue Planet: Age of Aquarius]] and [[Blue Planet: War in Heaven]]}} ...s never made clear who fired the first shot. Nor was it clear who declared war on whom. It does not matter now, for neither side is blameless. On one side

{{spoiler|[[Blue Planet: Age of Aquarius]] and [[Blue Planet: War in Heaven]]}} ...trospection, following the flags of a philosophy that has no place in this war.

At the end of your watch, you will be relieved by Delta wing. Upon Delta's arrival, yo Your primary objective will be to protect the Orff until the end of your watch. We expect you to carry out your orders to the letter.

Epsilon lost all of Omega wing. The Shivan war machine is fast taking its toll on our population. ...Sigma transports were destroyed. Admiral Halkins, a 10 year veteran of the war and a great soldier, was on Sigma. He will be greatly missed.

...mes even more tenuous. We all have to perform beyond our abilities in this war, Pilot. Dismissed! ...vestigate records found on Altair 4. Command hopes they will aid us in our war with the Shivans.

...Shivan. All text fades away to leave the model on it's own shortly before end of clip.|lores=cb_sm1_05_a_80_V.png|hires=cb_sm1_05_a_80_M.png|fnlow=80|fnh ...red, depicting an assault on Sirius from those two systems failing. At the end it zooms out to focus on the 3 NTF systems (Sirius, Regulus and Polaris) an

...of [[Earth]] and the rest of the Sol system. Since the end of the [[Great War]] and the signing of the [[Beta Aquilae Convention]], the corresponding [[G

...9 style="text-align: center; background: #108;"| <font size=4>'''Pre-Great War Era'''</font><br><font size=1>''Campaigns set before the events of [[FreeSp |''[[Ancient-Shivan War (campaign)|Ancient-Shivan War]]|| Partial || No || FSO || Various || Complete mod || 7 for first releas

...the coverup. Let me assure you that very few of those who work the problem end up disagreeing. What else do we do with the transmissions? ...man Futures is seeding a soft tyranny, do we need to be prepare for a soft war? And what about the interference? Who's doing that? Who has that capability

===Blue Planet: War in Heaven Tech Description=== ...Shivan threat glimpsed at Capella. Fed by GTVI/SOC, the unflappable Space War College, and the grueling VEGADEX exercise series (which matched Alliance f

A product of joint Terran-Vasudan design, the Ulysses is a Great War-era light space superiority fighter renowned for its maneuverability and sl ...t fighter was the crowning jewel of Allied fighter forces during the Great War, and it remained a favorite amongst pilots even after the introduction of i

...the started mission should be a cutscene which automatically ends when the end is reached. Here is a list of mods that contain such missions: ** '''bp2-17.fs2''': Icarus cutscene of War in Heaven. A very demanding mission which is great for testing performance.

...res a simple cheap mainframe with Vitalius, but this is where similarities end. Tychicus is meant to be superior to all other frigates in every aspect. It ...s heavily influenced by Agressor-class destroyer from Star Wars: Empire at War - Forces of Corruption expansion.

The 53rd Hammerheads were formed during the Great War. At the time, we served on board the GTD Bastion, the finest ship in the hi ...as become the most significant threat to regional security since the Great War ended 32 years ago.

...s destroyers in Sol ready to fight the Shivan superdestroyer to the bitter end. Rather than scrap these ships as newer models were built, the Earth Allian

...ed at 2100 hours for crimes of espionage and high treason. Sorry it had to end this way, pilot. ...r preliminary hearing. If you are indicted, you will be brought before the war crimes tribunal in Beta Aquilae.

...ld of a second Shivan invasion, and we have limited resources to wage this war. ...ld of a second Shivan invasion, and we have limited resources to wage this war.

...pread across the Outer Rim. As the first ship since the end of Unification War clasified as a frigate, the Vitalius wields firepower exceeding the old Ori

...oved to be a match against the Colonial navy and help end the mining Guild war of 2170. Since then the Olympia has found it self patrolling shipping route

...acking system, especially since the Reunification War still raging with no end in sight, and gave the toy company a chance.

In the end, no fault could be found, and the cause of the crash was listed as unforese ...o the armies of the Great Houses, and after the events of the Amaris Civil War and resulting Succession Wars the Swift practically disappeared from the

...the end of the Confederation/Kilrathi war and was credited for ending the war with the dropping of the Trembler bomb. Over the next few decades the Exca

...rved as the centerpiece of nearly every Kilrathi task force through to the end of the Vega Sector Campaign. Over 700 were produced. The Terran Confederati

...er''' for Series Resurrecta and, in particular, the [[Shadows of the Great War]] collection. ...ine how that term changes depending on whether it's a war of conquest or a war of defense. To do so would help define the meaning of a military’s claim

...mpaign, [[Gehenna's Gate]], released as part of the [[Shadows of the Great War]] collection. Unlike most fictions in SerRes, which tend to vary a lot in t ...th tolls, but he was lucky enough not to have lost a friend or relative in war so he didn't have a fully realistic perception of conflicts.

...eighter that has been encountered for the last time at the very end of the war with the Shivans. Its capacity to carry sets of Shivan cargo containers mak

'''[[Shadows of the Great War]] - [[Gehenna's Gate]] Mission 1: Chasing Megalodon''' ...ay have marked the beginning of the end for the [[Shivans]] in the [[Great War]], but the Alliance's efforts to rid its systems of the remaining Shivan ar

'''[[Shadows of the Great War]] - [[Gehenna's Gate]] Mission 3: Eye of the Cyclone''' ..., and shifts its attention to [[Ross 128]] in order to bring the war to an end. Once again, there are traits of overconfidence in Allied strategic plans,

'''[[Shadows of the Great War]] - [[Gehenna's Gate]] Mission 7: Lasciate ogne speranza...''' ...destroyed in order to secure [[Ross 128]] and lead the [[Great War]] to an end. Meanwhile, Allied forces in [[Ikeya]] have secured the system, defeating a

'''[[Shadows of the Great War]] - [[Gehenna's Gate]] Mission 8: ...Voi ch'intrate''' The final battle of the [[Great War]] is taking place in an uncharted system beyond [[Ross 128]]. Brave pilots

'''[[Shadows of the Great War]] - [[The Spirit of Ptah]] Mission 6: The Glory of Memphis''' ...both ships will be turned to shreds, saving the Alliance. The mission will end soon afterwards. However, if we don't accomplish the mission objectives qui

Due to the multiple factions involved in [[Shadows of the Great War]], some of which are unknown, all persons in SotGW are grouped by species r =[[Shadows of the Great War]]=

...their simpler built bodies and their tendency to infight a lot, yet at the end of the day also come together to destroy a common enemy. ...n followed was a chain reaction of Inner and Outer Solar nations declaring war on each other, starting the event known as the Solar Splintering.

Movement equals power. You are piloting an agile war machine with the ability to drift and strafe. Use every dimension to your a ...To the stars humanity brought art, philosophy, technology, commerce...and war.

...f economic connections was too valuable for anyone to benefit from a total war. In the beginning they were sending mostly separate expeditions and the new ...was hit by an economic crisis leading to a conflict known the Unification War. The devastating system-scale conflict lasted three years, but resulted in

...of Terran space. Economic and ecological collapse at the end of the Great War led to the replacement of Sol's government with a new capital in the Sinaru

...ription:''' The Federation sends a strike group to intervene in a regional war. A Commonwealth lieutenant fights alongside Federation flightmates as part The year is 2486, forty years after a devastating war saw the end of Earth rule over her colonies. You are Stuart Ross, a young Commonwealth

{{Mission|last=|previous=Shadow War|campaign=Solaris Campaigns Walkthrough}} ...to trust McKearney anymore. He decides to stay to see this through to the end, and get some closure from his Federation exchange.

'''Description:''' In the front lines of the Sulsian-Malikan war, the Hoshikuzu protects Alban Commonwealth personnel evacuating the system. ...n't be protected. Ross compares it to demilitarising on the eve of a major war.

'''Description:''' The Hegemony launches an operation to end the war. Gadaria unveils his new weapon. ...tating hit and run attacks. Admiral Bertini sees an opportunity to end the war swiftly by decapitating the Malikan leadership: Gadaria has left the front

...te their holdings. Admiral Bertini, unsuccessful in bringing the war to an end, awaits the arrival of Commonwealth reinforcements. The Malikans are reelin

[[File:BP-Banner.png|center|We now approach the critical point in this war, and the GTVA expects that everyone will do their duty.]] ...''' is a spin-off of the ''[[Blue Planet]]'' series, set at the end of the war between the government of Sol and the GTVA.

...thereens. Mission accomplished. Approach the Chanticleer's hangar bay to end the mission. ...0-1sc Marching Through Georgia] is a Unionist song from the American Civil War.

The climactic battle of the war takes place at the Delta Serpentis jump node. After some dialogue, approach the Chanticleer fighter bay to end the mission.

...is a red alert mission, with your health and ammunition the same as at the end of [[A Dish Best Served Cold]]. You'll still keep the Pegasus. ...ter the Battle of Antietam, the single bloodiest day of the American Civil War.