FILEVERSION 2

SETBG "newsroomblue"
PLAY music "news"


SHOWICON icon1 file="icon_CBN" text=" " color="blue" x=50 y=40
CBN "You're listening to the Commonwealth Broadcasting Network, beaming all across the Alban Commonwealth and beyond. Here are today's headlines." "01a-01"
"CBN HEADLINES" "INTERNATIONAL SITUATION DESTABILISES" "02a-01"


CBN "The Atlantean Federation has expelled all Sinarus Combine diplomatic staff from its embassies. Relations between the superpowers are at their lowest since the Great War." "02a-02"
CBN "The Combine Archon has dismissed accusations of regional destabilisation as a 'pretext for Federation belligerency.'" "02a-03"
CBN "His Majesty King Edward released a statement today urging both sides to show restraint. Despite this, the rhetoric between the Combine and Federation continues to escalate." "02a-04"


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SETBG "fleetcommunique"
PLAY music "Music_Fed_OpeningTheme"
ACTION FADEIN 0.5
"MESSAGE INBOX" "LT CAITLYN 'RAPTOR' MCKEARNEY - FNS ARTEMIS" " "
SHOWICON mckearney file="portrait_mckearney" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
McKearney "Hey Ross, I didn't see you leave the Rec Room last night. I hope Punchy didn't scare you off. She just likes knowing the person under the flight suit." "02a-05"
McKearney "Don't take her comments personally. She always says you can tell a lot about a person when they're angry. She's just trying to get a reaction out of you." "02a-07"
McKearney "I know they brief you before the exchange program, but when you're actually around Fed pilots...they've got an energy to them. Friendly enough, but can get overwhelming." "02a-06"
McKearney "Tell you what. We can take things slower if it's all a bit much. Let's do lunch, one-on-one, in a quiet spot away from the crowds." "02a-15"
McKearney "These Artemis pilots have their heart in the right place. I'm one hundred percent positive they'll like you once they get to know you. I think you'll get to like them too." "02a-16"
McKearney "You're already halfway there by knowing how to fly. The rest is easy. Just basic social connection." "02a-17"

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PLAY music "Music_Fed_OpeningTheme2"
SETBG "briefingscreen"

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SHOWICON artemis file="icon_lcarrier" text="Artemis" color="green" x=75 y=40
SHOWICON asteroids file="icon_asteroids" text="Asteroid Field" color="blue" x=50 y=40
SHOWICON hostiles file="icon_scoutfighter_w" text="Hostile forces" color="red" x=30 y=40
SHOWICON ramly file="portrait_ramly" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
Ramly "The Qahtadnans have responded to the arrival of the Artemis by escalating strikecraft incursions into the Durius asteroid belt. It looks like they didn't take the hint." "02a-08"
Ramly "Scout patrols have encountered Qahtadnan fighter and strikecraft wings supported by light units of the Gharial carrier strike group. The Artemis will undertake a search and destroy mission to wipe them out." "02a-09"

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SHOWICON ahab file="icon_defender" text="Ahab" color="green" x=60 y=20
SHOWICON player file="icon_defender" text="Ross" color="green" x=40 y=20

Ramly "The search area is in a dense asteroid field with significant variance in object velocity. However, Artemis's CIWS platforms should be capable of intercepting incoming hazards." "02a-10"
Ramly "Ahab and Ross, you're on Alpha.  You'll be first out to fly CAP. Raptor, Punchy, you're on Beta. You're on standby pending identification of enemy warship assets." "02a-11"

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SHOWICON raptor file="icon_striker" text="Raptor" color="green" x=60 y=50
SHOWICON punchy file="icon_striker" text="Punchy" color="green" x=40 y=50
SHOWICON destroyer file="icon_destroyer" text="Enemy Warship?" color="red" x=20 y=40

Ramly "If Alpha wing encounters any Qahtadnan or Combine forces, you are free to engage. ROE applies." "02a-12"
Ramly "If an enemy warship is identified, Beta wing will be launched for a strike mission." "02a-13"
Ramly "Mission success is contingent on identification and destruction of hostile assets. Good luck." "02a-14"
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ACTION ENDMISSION