A New Dawn

Ahoy Crew!

Enough, end, stop! Waaagh! Goodbye Powerplay 1.0 and welcome Powerplay 2.0... we are a bit late with this Cycle debrief and aye the reason is that for the last 48 hours we have been deep down in the new stuff. An assessment is going on with the goal to outline the first steps of the Archon Delaine's community in this new framework. Here we have published a short guide to quickly complete the 5 weekly tasks that are necessary to unlock the so-called. "Powerplay Battle Pass".

There's a long road ahead (and a lot of grind) but hard doesn't mean impossible... on the other hand we are aware that, most likely, there will be future adjustments based on the players' feedback and how the new framework will develop. We are confident (for now) that FDEV's goal is to provide an optimized and balanced gameplay. We also hope that the various suggestions at the UI level (e.g. include a list of systems and alerts) and for the C&P (reintroduce the Powerplay bounties) will somehow be included in the next to-do list.

In our Discord we are starting to share some first drafts for the strategies, listed with the three main PP 2.0 actions: REINFORCEMENT, UNDERMINING and AQUISITION. The strategies will obviously take into account any community driven developments, which will therefore determine the dynamics of our Power.

Strategies for Cycle 492 (Cycle 1):

REINFORCEMENT: OpSec
UNDERMINING: OpSec
AQUISITION: OpSec

FOR THE ARCHON!!!

1-HOW/WHERE TO CONTACT (AND JOIN) US

The Kumo Crew only supports the LIVE MODE of Elite Dangerous.

You can either join our Discord Server and/or our one and only official KUMO CREW [KUMO] Squadron (INARA KUMO CREW).

1a - WHY SHOULD YOU DO IT?

Easy said: reduced (to 0 at rank 100) bounties for Archon Delaine pledged CMDRs and most importantly it's fun to be the bad guys (and we are quite the lovely guys to, if you are not too savoury). Anyway, if you don't want to shoot/pillage stuff with us...

2-RUNNIN' A DELAINE'S PLEDGED / PIRACY SQUADRON?

Don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to be part of the biggest "criminal cartel" in the Galaxy... we can share the best trade routes where to rob haulers, systems where to commit crimes, support in case of need [cops are tackling ya?] and so on... you'd be enjoying the fun of winging up with other criminals like you aARRRRRRR!!!

Archon Delaine

Ahoy Crew!

Here it is a super-short guide on how to complete very quickly the 5 tasks required to unlock the "Powerplay 2.0 Battlepass" (credit to CMDR Geno Garon for such a good definition of the new 100-ranks merit grind). Credit to CMDR ShagohodRed for some hints... the following are not to be considered "PRIORITIES" and/or "OBJECTIVES", as it's just a quick ref guide on how to accomplish the tasks:

Scan ships and wakes, collect bounties and escape pods in "REINFORCEMENT SYSTEMS": these 3 tasks can be easily achieved in Lodhary where there's a CNB, bring a ship with collectors for the escape pods (occupied/damaged both work). Local wanted NPCs will open fire immediately upon scan and launch breakers in the CNB, so ECM/PDT are needed. Otherwise you can hunt pods from ships flying in supercruise (wanted is better to avoid bounties/notoriety). Update, thanks to CMDR Lex Fernetti: occupied/damaged pods can be obtained in "Power Wreckage" POIs in same system (instructions provided in game, scan signal sources to identify). You can redeem bounties and deliver escape pods at local L-pad coriolis (Lagrange Gateway).

Sell rare goods in "AQUISITION SYSTEMS": buy some Harma Silver Rum in Harma (Gabriel Enterprise) and sell them in one of the targeted acquisition systems nearby (i.e. HIP 115417 at Jendrassik Dock). Any "UNOCCUPIED" system within 20ly radius from a "FORTIFIED" one should be eligible as well.

Transport power commodities to "UNDERMINING SYSTEMS": buy some Marked Slaves from the Power Contact in a Stronghold system and bring them to the Power Contact into an enemy system. This is pretty much straightforward... if you are in Harma, pick up the slaves and bring them wherever you prefer (one is Maevelite for example, but any other enemy controlled system works).

For any question, feel free to reach us on our Discord.

Ahoy! Today we celebrate a new Squadron joining the Archon Delaine Grand Fleet!

THE PACKHOUNDS is now part of our gang, we hope to have fun togther and make Archon Delaine's Pirate Kingdom as great and solid we can.

If you are interested in joining our Grand Fleet as a Squadron, or as a independent CMDR or simply to hang around with a group of actually pretty chill scoundrels you can click here to join the one and only KUMO CREW official Discord Server.

The End

Ahoy Crew!

It's over! and this time for real, in five days we will say goodbye to the old Powerplay 1.0 and we will try our hand, together with all the other Powers, in the new 2.0... giving a warm welcome the new power belonging to the Alliance which is going to be led by Nakato Kaine. Moreover, on same day, the new Zorgon’s exploration ship, the Mandalay, will be ARXailable on the FDEV Shop (ship has been presented in a Galactic event too). So keep your fingers crossed (we’re hyper-hyped!) with the hope that everything will be accessible and playable from day one.

This last Cycle was also very intense... just as the previous one was for PP 1.0 overall. There were many expansions at stake (without knowing if these new territories remain under the various powers even after the update), including ours decoy at 63 G. Capricorni (HQ of the notorious anarchists Diamond Frogs) which unfortunately was not successful (argh!).

On the other hand, we knew it would have been a try-hard one: the triggers were against us (and in a combat expansion at Nav Beacon the ratio between valid targets for the expansion and those for the opposition is on awful average 1:7) and there were at least a couple of other powers ready to block it and so it was. Indeed it's a shame that mysteriously very few enemies were seen. Our GGs go to the few ones who came (as all engagements have been fun!)... besides they were too few considering that our punitive metrics would still have made it an easy game also for who prefers a mindless grinding vs. players' interaction [shame again and see ya in PP 2.0].

Anyway, who cares lol! This terrible gameplay mechanic is gone! YARRRR

But let's see the positive side: the coordination of the Delaine’s group, thanks to the unstoppable support of the CMDR Steele3rd’s Adult Daycare (ADDC), was outstanding. By our calculations there were very few "casual" merits dropped, and this is a great takeaway for us given the incoming Powerplay update! We therefore thank all the CMDRs who, with their valuable contributions, have confirmed their commitment to the King of Pirates: hands up and free rum for the top three on the board CMDR Shadow Draikana (NTRK), CMDR Geno Garon (REBY) and the Arch-Corsair CMDR Kay Volantyne (KUMO).

We also thank the rest of the Crew who rushed for the fortifications and also contained the risk of losing more CC for a useless [5C] expansion in Nankobi. Ultimately, Cycle 489 ended with 9 fortified systems and around 800 CCs (enough to avoid more mess lol!). The other powers had more [lucky] success than us, the bald hippie Antal took control of the distant Maia, Ms. Duval, Mr. Mahon, the bear Grom and the granny Torval, all got one more.

Last but not least... given that there's a lot of action going on in the game, it has to be noted that the anti-Xeno armies have brought another Titan (the seventh, Raijin) close to destruction... soon only one will remain!

FOR THE ARCHON!!!

AVAILABLE CC: 863 (-216)

Ahoy! Today we celebrate another new Squadron joining the Archon Delaine Grand Fleet!

The CERBERUS SYNDICATE is now part of our gang, we hope to have fun togther and make Archon Delaine's Pirate Kingdom as great and solid we can.

If you are interested in joining our Grand Fleet as a Squadron, or as a independent CMDR or simply to hang around with a group of actually pretty chill scoundrels you can click here to join the one and only KUMO CREW official Discord Server.

The Archon Delaine Grand Fleet is an affiliation between squadrons pledged to the Pirate King Archon Delaine.

To be affiliated as a Squadron you will need to contact us by joining our discord server, then we will ask you to make your Squadron pledge to Archon Delaine as a formal act and most importantly we will ask your players to pledge and stay pledged to Archon Delaine or at least not being pledged for other powers (considering the new mechanics that would hurt us).

No other obligation will come with this affiliation, every Squadron will be granted total freedom to follow their agendas.

Here is the list of the Squadrons currently flying under Archon Delaine's banner:

KUMO CREW - KUMO

ADULT DAYCARE - ADDC

BLACK SWANS - BAAS

BLACK WIDOW - BWID

CERBERUS SYNDICATE - CERB

DESPAIR - DSPR

OPEN PILOTS INTELLIGENCE - OPIX

TETHYS INDEPENDENT CREW - TICR

THE EMPORIUM - EMP1

THE PACKHOUND - PKHD

YOMAR CONSORTIUM - YOMR

Ahoy! Today we celebrate another new Squadron joining the Archon Delaine Grand Fleet!

The BLACK SWANS is now part of our gang, we hope to have fun togther and make Archon Delaine's Pirate Kingdom as great and solid we can.

If you are interested in joining our Grand Fleet as a Squadron, or as a independent CMDR or simply to hang around with a group of actually pretty chill scoundrels you can click here to join the one and only KUMO CREW official Discord Server.

Ahoy! Today we celebrate a new Squadron joining the Archon Delaine Grand Fleet!

The YOMAR CONSORTIUM is now part of our gang, we hope to have fun togther and make Archon Delaine's Pirate Kingdom as great and solid we can.

If you are interested in joining our Grand Fleet as a Squadron, or as a independent CMDR or simply to hang around with a group of actually pretty chill scoundrels you can click here to join the one and only KUMO CREW official Discord Server.

Welcome to the one and only official Kumo Crew Reddit! This post is meant to give you all the answers you need to play for the Pirate King Archon Delaine, one of the Powers available in Powerplay!

We plan to use this discord to give regular updates, news and useful informations about our Squadron activities and in general all the Archon Delaine community.

First of all, if you want to play with us the only reliable source is our Discord Server: all our activities are coordinated in there, any other source can't be considered trusted.

Click here to join our Discord Server and become part of the Kumo Crew!

A couple of useful links:

KUMO CREW - KUMO official Squadron page

The Kumo Crew official Inara page

What is Powerplay?

Powerplay is an ongoing battle for interstellar conquest and control in the galaxy. Powers are leaders of factions who want to control the Core Systems and beyond. You can ally with a Power to support their strategic objectives and advance their territorial expansion. Earn valuable perks, reputation bonuses and credits for your allegiance. Your choices and actions have a visible impact on the balance of galactic power. Since October 22nd Powerplay has been updated to the 2.0 version.

Who is Archon Delaine?

Archon Delaine is the self-styled Pirate King of the Kumo Crew, one of the most influential criminal syndicates of the Core Systems. He seized power from Kumo Crew's previous Pirate Lord in 3264, and singlehandedly transformed what had been a rag-tag pirate crew into the terror of the Pegasi Sector. Delaine has accepted every challenge to one-on-one combat made to him, and emerged victorious each time, regardless of the weapons his opponents chose. Delaine and the Kumo Crew reign over systems through fear, but the Pirate King enforces strict rules. If a settlement has paid tribute to Kumo Crew, then any Kumo pirate who raids it is subject to punishment by one or more of the "five strippings" that Delaine established: first their rank, then their crew, their possessions, their skin, and finally, their life. In the 34th century, Pirate King Delaine is infamous far and wide as the most wanted man in the galaxy.

Archon Delaine's Commandments

1 - If you're not part of the Kumo Crew then you are nobody.

Being pledged to Archon Delaine means you are part of a group of like-minded pirates, scoundrels and criminals, so it is forbidden to attack any other Archon Delaine pledged players unless they known/marked as traitors or they belong to enemy squadrons and are using the pledge to deceive the King of Pirates (of course duels and other consensual activities are excluded). After evaluation, we will put any traitor in our KOS list and we will hunt them down through the Galaxy.

2 - Too much of humanity has grown soft and weak.

The Kumo Crew plays open only: we have always been strict supporters of this game mode and we will always be. Of course we understand that there might be exceptions (like the Thargoid gameplay being extremly bugged in Open), but concerning Powerplay we do NOT condone any other game mode than Open Play. Combat logging is strictly forbidden in any case. Cheating and botting is strictly forbidden too.

3 - A person only has the rights they can hold on to.

Cohoperation is key for Powerplay but do not force other people to help you at all costs: every good pirate should be responsible for themselves. In any case be a decent human being with members of our Power.

4 - Power is the application of force to achieve one's aim.

Every member should invest at least part of their game time to help our dominions, but we never ever forced people to play for us and we will never do, of course you shall not play AGAINST our interests, but that's become pretty difficult with new Powerplay.

5 - Become one of us and discover the true richness of humanity.

We only ask you to talk about Powerplay to your friends, try to bring them in to have fun together and make our Kingdom as great and fierce as it can be, if you find new players pledged to Delaine try to invite them to your Squadron or in our Discord Server: the more the merrier!

Powerplay Wheel

Ahoy Crew!

And it has begun.

The last Cycle of the first Powerplay era begins today and will end next week. The following one, provided that FDEV respects the announced timetable, will in fact be truncated to 22 October, with the release of a game update which includes the Powerplay 2.0... and then a new era will begin.

In recent days there has been a lot of discussion on the official forum and we remain convinced (like those who have come to the same conclusion) that open play MUST offer something better to those who take the risk of facing other enemy players (= opposition). We reckon the last Cycle was one of the most dynamic and active of the year... there were numerous expansions (11!) and the blue-haired damsel Duval emerged victorious with four new spheres, followed by the granny Torval with three (+9 is the ZYADA bottom line, congrats for the achievement!).

In Cholul we [had fun] clashing against the pesky imperial agents and there was no shortage of kabooms on both sides... so GGs everyone! Let's hope that the race to grab these new territories turns out to be somewhat productive, so many expansions = so much hauling lol... and there are others underway for this latest Cycle: the bald hippie Antal has aimed far, preparing Maia (of which he had already taken control a long time ago) and winning our opposition led by CMDR HappyMoonMonkey.

In our "small territory" we have launched an expansion to 63 G. Capricorni, HQ of the notorious Diamond Frogs... and there are four more launched by other Powers (Mahon, Duval, Grom and Torval) as the rush to grab more territories continues. At the end of the day, the Powerplay wheel keeps spinning... and leaving aside for a moment the open-vs-solo/PG arguments, it's good news! Of course this makes us happy as well as all other Powerplay communities, also because we really hope that such a niche activity will finally become mainstream.

There are still many uncertainties, unknowns and unclear features/mechanics... but we will discover them, together... Archon Delaine, the King of Pirates and the Kumo Crew await you!

FOR THE ARCHON!!!

1-HOW/WHERE TO CONTACT (AND JOIN) US

The Kumo Crew only supports the LIVE MODE of Elite Dangerous.

You can either join our Discord Server and/or our one and only official KUMO CREW [KUMO] Squadron (INARA KUMO CREW).

1a - WHY SHOULD YOU DO IT?

Easy said: no bounties for Archon Delaine pledged CMDRs with Rating 5 and most importantly it's fun to be the bad guys (and we are quite the lovely guys to, if you are not too savoury). Anyway, if you don't want to shoot/pillage stuff with us...

2-HOW TO VOTE

For this Cycle vote: >>>CONSOLIDATION<<<.

3-WHERE TO GET HAULING MERITS

You will find hauling targets for Fortifications in our Discord Server, for Preparations >>>GUNAYEB<<<

Please even if they are not the most easy targets stick to our planning and possibly contribute for your quota early in the cycle.

3a-WHERE TO GET COMBAT MERITS

You will find enemy pledged targets for our expansion in >>>63 G. CAPRICORNI<<<

4-BACKGROUND SIMULATION

The Kumo Crew only supports these governments: CONFEDERACY, COOPERATIVE and COMMUNISM.

And no, we do not support Anarchy government type (it's about game mechanics and not giving our tasty Rating 5 bonus to everybody). Bottom line: all our CMDRs with Rating 5 have the whole Archon Delaine's domain at their disposal, not risking any security/bounty/fine constrains (even in ground operations!). Quick access to Archon Delaine's conflicts: INARA Archon Delaine.

4a - LOOKIN' TO ADOPT A PMF?

If you are looking to manage and build up your own "player managed faction" (PMF), feel free to contact us as we have identified a number of Archon Delaine's favourable "abandoned PMFs". Some of them are in control of a bunch of systems, others have only their HQ and hence they have to start everything from scrap. We encourage and support cooperation with players' groups within our space, when our interests match.

4b - RUNNIN' A DELAINE'S PLEDGED / PIRACY SQUADRON?

Don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to be part of the biggest "criminal cartel" in the Galaxy... we can share the best trade routes where to rob haulers, systems where to commit crimes, support in case of need [cops are tackling ya?] and so on... you'd be enjoying the fun of winging up with other criminals like you aARRRRRRR!!!

5-UNDERMINING AND EXPANSIONS?

About that... we're not sharing valuable information where our enemies can find it, so these kind of low profile/swift/stealth operations will remain a secret for people in our Discord Server only.

AVAILABLE CC: 1079 (-99)

Upgrading Powerplay

Ahoy Crew!

The transition towards Powerplay 2.0 has officially begun... the more or less regular users of our Discord will surely have already noticed it. How and, moreover, what will the Kumo Crew be in the new PP 2.0? For now, the answer is simple: the squadron will become an integral part of the new (and grandest YARRR!!!) fleet of space pirates the Galaxy has ever seen. Many squadrons are already part of it and more will arrive... all united under the flag with the skull and bones of Archon Delaine, the King of Pirates!

We will continue to address the activity of our Power: promoting cooperation and collaboration between pledged players/squadrons within the Delaine's domains, in a [completely] decentralized manner. We believe that with the new PP 2.0 framework there will be much more autonomy and also much more time for other fun gameplay stuff, such as piracy, robbery, smuggling, blackmail, kidnapping and any other type of game crime you can think of.

The last Cycle ended surprisingly well, with 21 fort'ed systems and 1.1+k CC available... for this new one, we have provided new indications (see below) both for the Vote and for the Preparation... after the conquest of Cashibo, for this Cycle there are quite a few expansions at stake: Mahon attempts to expand in LTT 13904; princess Duval with four (!) attempts in Bevan's Hope, Potres, Ch'eng, Cholul; queen Duval in CD-61 1439; the bear Grom looks for Yavapai; aunt Winters (surviving five undermined systems) runs again for Chang O; and finally the granny Torval caught a three some with LTT 9472, Kokowar, LHS 184. All these Powers are now shaping their future in PP 2.0!

FOR THE ARCHON!!!

1-HOW/WHERE TO CONTACT (AND JOIN) US

The Kumo Crew only supports the LIVE MODE of Elite Dangerous.

You can either join our Discord Server and/or our one and only official KUMO CREW [KUMO] Squadron (INARA KUMO CREW).

1a - WHY SHOULD YOU DO IT?

Easy said: no bounties for Archon Delaine pledged CMDRs with Rating 5 and most importantly it's fun to be the bad guys (and we are quite the lovely guys to, if you are not too savoury). Anyway, if you don't want to shoot/pillage stuff with us...

2-HOW TO VOTE

For this Cycle vote: >>>HOLD YOUR VOTE<<<.

3-WHERE TO GET HAULING MERITS

You will find hauling targets for Fortifications in our Discord Server, for Preparations >>>63 G. CAPRICORNI<<<

Please even if they are not the most easy targets stick to our planning and possibly contribute for your quota early in the cycle.

4-BACKGROUND SIMULATION

The Kumo Crew only supports these governments: CONFEDERACY, COOPERATIVE and COMMUNISM.

And no, we do not support Anarchy government type (it's about game mechanics and not giving our tasty Rating 5 bonus to everybody). Bottom line: all our CMDRs with Rating 5 have the whole Archon Delaine's domain at their disposal, not risking any security/bounty/fine constrains (even in ground operations!). Quick access to Archon Delaine's conflicts: INARA Archon Delaine.

4a - LOOKIN' TO ADOPT A PMF?

If you are looking to manage and build up your own "player managed faction" (PMF), feel free to contact us as we have identified a number of Archon Delaine's favourable "abandoned PMFs". Some of them are in control of a bunch of systems, others have only their HQ and hence they have to start everything from scrap. We encourage and support cooperation with players' groups within our space, when our interests match.

4b - RUNNIN' A DELAINE'S PLEDGED / PIRACY SQUADRON?

Don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to be part of the biggest "criminal cartel" in the Galaxy... we can share the best trade routes where to rob haulers, systems where to commit crimes, support in case of need [cops are tackling ya?] and so on... you'd be enjoying the fun of winging up with other criminals like you aARRRRRRR!!!

5-UNDERMINING AND EXPANSIONS?

About that... we're not sharing valuable information where our enemies can find it, so these kind of low profile/swift/stealth operations will remain a secret for people in our Discord Server only.

AVAILABLE CC: 1178 (+253)

Bugs Attack

Ahoy Crew!

With the 18.09 update (check here for release notes) not only have some design flaws on the Type-8 been fixed (i.e. some problems with the SRV and ship lights) but a [more or less pleasant] surprise has also arrived: Shinrarta Dezhra, the most popular and most frequented system in the Galaxy is been invaded by space artichokes. At the same time a related CG started, this requires players to bring the combat bonds earned to V886 Centauri where a rescue ship is parked. The rewards in this CG are indeed interesting, as they contain several modules (almost all AX) with double engineering. To defend the Pilots Federation HQ from the Thargoids, system permits have also been suspended, allowing players without any Elite rank to join the battle... we therefore expect a lot of [kabooms] activity there and super intense traffic of combat fitted vessels.

Talking about our core business, the Powerplay, FDEV has already launched the next Unlocked on its media/social channels, so (hopefully) many of the players' questions will be answered. We will follow the stream very carefully... also because, as we have repeatedly mentioned in previous posts, we expect that the new game mechanics will have deep repercussions on the organization of the various communities that deal with Powerplay today.

Anyway… the Cycle for Archon Delaine supporters closed in line with average numbers: 15 fortified systems, of which two were cancelled by enemy agents, and the useful 1k of CCs... other Powers also suffered both cancels and uMMing, in particular aunt Winters closed with 5 spheres undermined (but enough CCs to skip a turmoil), the bear Grom and the granny Torval with one sphere each, and two for the blue-haired Duval. Finally, there are two expansions one for aunt Winters (to HIP 52828) and the other [surprising] one for the techno-nerd Rui (to LTT 2513).

FOR THE ARCHON!!!

1-HOW/WHERE TO CONTACT (AND JOIN) US

The Kumo Crew only supports the LIVE MODE of Elite Dangerous.

You can either join our Discord Server and/or our one and only official KUMO CREW [KUMO] Squadron (INARA KUMO CREW).

1a - WHY SHOULD YOU DO IT?

Easy said: no bounties for Archon Delaine pledged CMDRs with Rating 5 and most importantly it's fun to be the bad guys (and we are quite the lovely guys to, if you are not too savoury). Anyway, if you don't want to shoot/pillage stuff with us...

2-HOW TO VOTE

For this Cycle vote: >>>CONSOLIDATION<<<.

3-WHERE TO GET HAULING MERITS

You will find hauling targets for Fortifications in our Discord Server, for Preparations >>>GUNAYEB<<<

Please even if they are not the most easy targets stick to our planning and possibly contribute for your quota early in the cycle.

4-BACKGROUND SIMULATION

The Kumo Crew only supports these governments: CONFEDERACY, COOPERATIVE and COMMUNISM.

And no, we do not support Anarchy government type (it's about game mechanics and not giving our tasty Rating 5 bonus to everybody). Bottom line: all our CMDRs with Rating 5 have the whole Archon Delaine's domain at their disposal, not risking any security/bounty/fine constrains (even in ground operations!). Quick access to Archon Delaine's conflicts: INARA Archon Delaine.

4a - LOOKIN' TO ADOPT A PMF?

If you are looking to manage and build up your own "player managed faction" (PMF), feel free to contact us as we have identified a number of Archon Delaine's favourable "abandoned PMFs". Some of them are in control of a bunch of systems, others have only their HQ and hence they have to start everything from scrap. We encourage and support cooperation with players' groups within our space, when our interests match.

4b - RUNNIN' A DELAINE'S PLEDGED / PIRACY SQUADRON?

Don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to be part of the biggest "criminal cartel" in the Galaxy... we can share the best trade routes where to rob haulers, systems where to commit crimes, support in case of need [cops are tackling ya?] and so on... you'd be enjoying the fun of winging up with other criminals like you aARRRRRRR!!!

5-UNDERMINING AND EXPANSIONS?

About that... we're not sharing valuable information where our enemies can find it, so these kind of low profile/swift/stealth operations will remain a secret for people in our Discord Server only.

AVAILABLE CC: 999 (-171)

Counting Days

Ahoy Crew!

What else to do but count the days. It's reali: we never stopped (not even during the summer holidays) but with the hype growing for Powerplay 2.0 and for the two new ships arriving before the end of the year (of which only one was revealed, the Mandalay) our task, that of keeping our criminal community engaged, is not the easiest. Fortunately, there is no shortage of activities... we also closed this Cycle well, with 21 fortified systems and 1100+ CC available. The CONSOLIDATION vote was successful, and here we remind (see below for more details) all our pirates again that 100 merits are very easy to gain and are enough to vote for CONSOLIDATION: so do it!

For the other Powers, apart from a couple of undermined systems for the blue-haired damsel Duval and the bear Grom and one for aunt Winters, there are no active expansions. At this point, another Frontier Unlocked is missing before the arrival of PP 2.0, in which FDEV will provide the answers to some of the many questions that have been asked on the Forum in a special thread. Then we will need to prepare for the change, which will affect all existing powers... which will necessarily also affect the organisations, leadership, strategies, approach and management methods of each Power (Winters' CMDR August Lagrange written an interesting post about incomig changes).

Last but not least, after the recent and ferocious clashes with CMDR Kale Regan's rebels affiliated to the Independent Pilots Armada (IPA) in Nervi, a humanitarian truce was reached to allow the evacuation of wounded people and civilians. In addition to Kumo Crew Fleet Carriers, some of the Tethys Independent Crew (TICR) and Adult Daycare (ADDC) will also provide hospitality to those wishing to leave the system. Priority will be given to the wounded, the elderly and, finally, women and children. For this contingency, we request the suspension of hostile actions against IPA and their affiliates. Hence fly at your own risk!

FOR THE ARCHON!!!

1-HOW/WHERE TO CONTACT (AND JOIN) US

The Kumo Crew only supports the LIVE MODE of Elite Dangerous.

You can either join our Discord Server and/or our one and only official KUMO CREW [KUMO] Squadron (INARA KUMO CREW).

1a - WHY SHOULD YOU DO IT?

Easy said: no bounties for Archon Delaine pledged CMDRs with Rating 5 and most importantly it's fun to be the bad guys (and we are quite the lovely guys to, if you are not too savoury). Anyway, if you don't want to shoot/pillage stuff with us...

2-HOW TO VOTE

For this Cycle vote: >>>CONSOLIDATION<<<.

3-WHERE TO GET HAULING MERITS

You will find hauling targets for Fortifications in our Discord Server, for Preparations >>>GUNAYEB<<<

Please even if they are not the most easy targets stick to our planning and possibly contribute for your quota early in the cycle.

4-BACKGROUND SIMULATION

The Kumo Crew only supports these governments: CONFEDERACY, COOPERATIVE and COMMUNISM.

And no, we do not support Anarchy government type (it's about game mechanics and not giving our tasty Rating 5 bonus to everybody). Bottom line: all our CMDRs with Rating 5 have the whole Archon Delaine's domain at their disposal, not risking any security/bounty/fine constrains (even in ground operations!). Quick access to Archon Delaine's conflicts: INARA Archon Delaine.

4a - LOOKIN' TO ADOPT A PMF?

If you are looking to manage and build up your own "player managed faction" (PMF), feel free to contact us as we have identified a number of Archon Delaine's favourable "abandoned PMFs". Some of them are in control of a bunch of systems, others have only their HQ and hence they have to start everything from scrap. We encourage and support cooperation with players' groups within our space, when our interests match.

4b - RUNNIN' A DELAINE'S PLEDGED / PIRACY SQUADRON?

Don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to be part of the biggest "criminal cartel" in the Galaxy... we can share the best trade routes where to rob haulers, systems where to commit crimes, support in case of need [cops are tackling ya?] and so on... you'd be enjoying the fun of winging up with other criminals like you aARRRRRRR!!!

5-UNDERMINING AND EXPANSIONS?

About that... we're not sharing valuable information where our enemies can find it, so these kind of low profile/swift/stealth operations will remain a secret for people in our Discord Server only.

AVAILABLE CC: 1170 (-73)

Harma Wednesday

Ahoy Crew!

The Cycle (one more in the wait for the transition toward the PP 2.0) closed with another "Wyrd Wednesday" a PvP recurring event organized by Mike Metallic's Warriors of Wyrd in Harma... numerous PvPers guests crowded the Wise Sharks tavern in Gabriel Enterprise. Archon Delaine offered everyone some excellent rum and some were even lucky enough to have a chat with the King of Pirates. All this was happening while the Crew guys, free from any relevant BGS business, took escorts for the last minute haulers returning to our HQ with their canisters full of Marked Slaves.

Thanks to everyone's commitment and coordination the Cycle ended up with 24 fort'ed systems and 1200+ CCs. The other independent Powers also closed better than the average of last Cycles... e.g. the bald hippie Antal and the nerd Yong-Rui (ignoring their journalistic diatribes) closed with 30 and 22 systems respectively.

All this makes us believing that CMDRs are returning to look at Powerplay as a game-activity, instead of a generic grind~~-for-modules~~ thing… we don’t buy the theory that CMDRs are rushing after modules before PP 2.0 kicks in as no one knows [yet] how they’re going to be obtained. Anyway… sporadic uMMings involved the blue-haired damsel Duval (who also won the expansion to Caneph), the bear Grom and the jelly-hair Patreus. On the other hand, aunt Winters has an uninteresting expansion (the only one we see) in Bacagua.

This week, as anticipated in Frontier Unlocked, a thread was opened on the FDEV Forum (it has been closed today) where users posted questions relating to Powerplay 2.0 (ETA: ?? October). In practice almost everything we were interested, with details and clarifications, has been covered... now let's hope that the FDEV's answers will be exhaustive.

Before closing, we had said somewhere that the new medium transport ship, the Type-8, could also work for piracy: well, our fellow scaliwags CMDR Geno Garon (REBY) and CMDR Scarlet Tiberius (BAAS) gave proof of their pirate skills in two fantastic YT videos (here and here) that we recommend you watch! Talking about piracy, here it is another fun video featuring one of the most frequent customers at the Wise Sharks tavern: CMDR Screemonster YARRR!!!

FOR THE ARCHON!!!

1-HOW/WHERE TO CONTACT (AND JOIN) US

The Kumo Crew only supports the LIVE MODE of Elite Dangerous.

You can either join our Discord Server and/or our one and only official KUMO CREW [KUMO] Squadron (INARA KUMO CREW).

1a - WHY SHOULD YOU DO IT?

Easy said: no bounties for Archon Delaine pledged CMDRs with Rating 5 and most importantly it's fun to be the bad guys (and we are quite the lovely guys to, if you are not too savoury). Anyway, if you don't want to shoot/pillage stuff with us...

2-HOW TO VOTE

For this Cycle vote: >>>CONSOLIDATION<<<.

3-WHERE TO GET HAULING MERITS

You will find hauling targets for Fortifications in our Discord Server, for Preparations >>>GUNAYEB<<<

Please even if they are not the most easy targets stick to our planning and possibly contribute for your quota early in the cycle.

4-BACKGROUND SIMULATION

The Kumo Crew only supports these governments: CONFEDERACY, COOPERATIVE and COMMUNISM.

And no, we do not support Anarchy government type (it's about game mechanics and not giving our tasty Rating 5 bonus to everybody). Bottom line: all our CMDRs with Rating 5 have the whole Archon Delaine's domain at their disposal, not risking any security/bounty/fine constrains (even in ground operations!). Quick access to Archon Delaine's conflicts: INARA Archon Delaine.

4a - LOOKIN' TO ADOPT A PMF?

If you are looking to manage and build up your own "player managed faction" (PMF), feel free to contact us as we have identified a number of Archon Delaine's favourable "abandoned PMFs". Some of them are in control of a bunch of systems, others have only their HQ and hence they have to start everything from scrap. We encourage and support cooperation with players' groups within our space, when our interests match.

4b - RUNNIN' A DELAINE'S PLEDGED / PIRACY SQUADRON?

Don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to be part of the biggest "criminal cartel" in the Galaxy... we can share the best trade routes where to rob haulers, systems where to commit crimes, support in case of need [cops are tackling ya?] and so on... you'd be enjoying the fun of winging up with other criminals like you aARRRRRRR!!!

5-UNDERMINING AND EXPANSIONS?

About that... we're not sharing valuable information where our enemies can find it, so these kind of low profile/swift/stealth operations will remain a secret for people in our Discord Server only.

AVAILABLE CC: 1243 (+286)

???

Ahoy Crew!

Good question... in the last Frontier Unlocked of which we only cared about 1%, two pieces of news were given, one good and one bad: the first (the good one) concerns the new ship that will arrive in October. The "Mandalay" (a curious snake) produced by Zorgon Peterson will be a medium exploration ship... the details are obviously not known, but according to FDEV it will be able to compete with the Anaconda (for jump range, etc. ). Maybe we can use it for piracy or simply to travel faster in the Bubble... as usual it all depends on the modules and hardpoints.

The second news is the bad news (for us): the Powerplay 2.0 has been postponed to October, therefore about two months in delay than the initial schedule (which, remember, was in August... then moved to September before the summer). At this point all that remains is to wait... even if, also sharing the thoughts of other Powers, there is less and less incentive to carry on business in the current PP 1.0 environment (waste of time?).

In any case, this Cycle ended well, despite an undermined system (Huichi) [through our fault] with 15 fortified spheres and 900+ CCs. Our operators have never stopped for the BGS affairs and indeed, after the latest update, they can now make better use of it for material rewards YARRR.

For this Cycle there are only two expansions: the blue-haired damsel Duval in Caneph and auntie Winters (again) in Chang O. In other news, after the attack on Nanomam (yes, it was us!) it seems I think there's a bit of upheaval coming to the Federation... and the situation doesn't look any better within the Alliance.

Anyway... let's fort this time!

FOR THE ARCHON!!!

1-HOW/WHERE TO CONTACT (AND JOIN) US

The Kumo Crew only supports the LIVE MODE of Elite Dangerous.

You can either join our Discord Server and/or our one and only official KUMO CREW [KUMO] Squadron (INARA KUMO CREW).

1a - WHY SHOULD YOU DO IT?

Easy said: no bounties for Archon Delaine pledged CMDRs with Rating 5 and most importantly it's fun to be the bad guys (and we are quite the lovely guys to, if you are not too savoury). Anyway, if you don't want to shoot/pillage stuff with us...

2-HOW TO VOTE

For this Cycle vote: >>>CONSOLIDATION<<<.

3-WHERE TO GET HAULING MERITS

You will find hauling targets for Fortifications in our Discord Server, for Preparations >>>GUNAYEB<<<

Please even if they are not the most easy targets stick to our planning and possibly contribute for your quota early in the cycle.

4-BACKGROUND SIMULATION

The Kumo Crew only supports these governments: CONFEDERACY, COOPERATIVE and COMMUNISM.

And no, we do not support Anarchy government type (it's about game mechanics and not giving our tasty Rating 5 bonus to everybody). Bottom line: all our CMDRs with Rating 5 have the whole Archon Delaine's domain at their disposal, not risking any security/bounty/fine constrains (even in ground operations!). Quick access to Archon Delaine's conflicts: INARA Archon Delaine.

4a - LOOKIN' TO ADOPT A PMF?

If you are looking to manage and build up your own "player managed faction" (PMF), feel free to contact us as we have identified a number of Archon Delaine's favourable "abandoned PMFs". Some of them are in control of a bunch of systems, others have only their HQ and hence they have to start everything from scrap. We encourage and support cooperation with players' groups within our space, when our interests match.

4b - RUNNIN' A DELAINE'S PLEDGED / PIRACY SQUADRON?

Don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to be part of the biggest "criminal cartel" in the Galaxy... we can share the best trade routes where to rob haulers, systems where to commit crimes, support in case of need [cops are tackling ya?] and so on... you'd be enjoying the fun of winging up with other criminals like you aARRRRRRR!!!

5-UNDERMINING AND EXPANSIONS?

About that... we're not sharing valuable information where our enemies can find it, so these kind of low profile/swift/stealth operations will remain a secret for people in our Discord Server only.

AVAILABLE CC: 957 (-373)

Kumo Crew Patch

Ahoy Crew!

First of all, let's start with the latest GalNet news from Nanomam... Archon Delaine declared his responsibility for an explosion aimed at shadow president Jerome Archer. The objective of the attack on a prominent figure of the Federation has not been explained... only the most loyal scallywags of the King of Pirates are aware of his plans. There is speculation that this attack is connected to the recent ambush against Emperor Arissa Duval.

Here we can only point out that Jerome Archer was behind the Proactive Detection Bureau (PDB), a tool that in the past was controversially used by Federal Intelligence and declared unconstitutional by the Felicia Winters government.

Back to our business: the Kumo Crew, together with a large group of fellow criminals (just to name a few... Adult Daycare, Tethys Independent Crew, Despair, The Code) continues to carry out various BGS and powerplay campaigns. Once our spheres have been stabilized, it is important for us to limit the risk of a never ending friction in the systems... this is the reason why powerplay requires a lot of constant dedication and commitment.

In the meantime, the hype for the release of Powerplay 2.0 continues to rise...the Galaxy reset option is not yet off the table [most likely necessary in case new powers are introduced into the game]. We remain convinced that the greater dynamism of the powerplay will be accompanied by a lesser ability on the part of the powers to implement a line of command. In a certain sense, that means the result of how the various powers will move will be an expression of what the different groups of players could do rather than of a line of leadership. We'll see!

This Cycle ended very well, probably one of the most robust in terms of fortifications (a record with 28 systems and 1300+ CCs) thanks to the relentless hauling of our grinders supporters. For this Cycle there is only one expansion (Yaroi, pushed by granny Torval against the Federation), while the destruction of the titan Thor has been confirmed... so only two remain.

Credits to CMDR Hypofox for the patch mock-up.

FOR THE ARCHON!!!

1-HOW/WHERE TO CONTACT (AND JOIN) US

The Kumo Crew only supports the LIVE MODE of Elite Dangerous.

You can either join our Discord Server and/or our one and only official KUMO CREW [KUMO] Squadron (INARA KUMO CREW).

1a - WHY SHOULD YOU DO IT?

Easy said: no bounties for Archon Delaine pledged CMDRs with Rating 5 and most importantly it's fun to be the bad guys (and we are quite the lovely guys to, if you are not too savoury). Anyway, if you don't want to shoot/pillage stuff with us...

2-HOW TO VOTE

For this Cycle vote: >>>CONSOLIDATION<<<.

3-WHERE TO GET HAULING MERITS

You will find hauling targets for Fortifications in our Discord Server, for Preparations >>>GUNAYEB<<<

Please even if they are not the most easy targets stick to our planning and possibly contribute for your quota early in the cycle.

4-BACKGROUND SIMULATION

The Kumo Crew only supports these governments: CONFEDERACY, COOPERATIVE and COMMUNISM.

And no, we do not support Anarchy government type (it's about game mechanics and not giving our tasty Rating 5 bonus to everybody). Bottom line: all our CMDRs with Rating 5 have the whole Archon Delaine's domain at their disposal, not risking any security/bounty/fine constrains (even in ground operations!). Quick access to Archon Delaine's conflicts: INARA Archon Delaine.

4a - LOOKIN' TO ADOPT A PMF?

If you are looking to manage and build up your own "player managed faction" (PMF), feel free to contact us as we have identified a number of Archon Delaine's favourable "abandoned PMFs". Some of them are in control of a bunch of systems, others have only their HQ and hence they have to start everything from scrap. We encourage and support cooperation with players' groups within our space, when our interests match.

4b - RUNNIN' A DELAINE'S PLEDGED / PIRACY SQUADRON?

Don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to be part of the biggest "criminal cartel" in the Galaxy... we can share the best trade routes where to rob haulers, systems where to commit crimes, support in case of need [cops are tackling ya?] and so on... you'd be enjoying the fun of winging up with other criminals like you aARRRRRRR!!!

5-UNDERMINING AND EXPANSIONS?

About that... we're not sharing valuable information where our enemies can find it, so these kind of low profile/swift/stealth operations will remain a secret for people in our Discord Server only.

AVAILABLE CC: 1330 (+349)

Hail to the King of Pirates and have a happy Cycle!

Galnet, (Unconfirmed) News Report — from anonymous wartime correspondent in the Nervi system

This week, His Greatness, The Archon Delaine joined Kumo Crew fleets in the battle for system control of Nervi. The insurgent faction, Independent Pilots Armada (IPA) led by the formidable Cmdr. Kale Regan, had previously declared independence from Kumo Control, sparking three conflicts against Kumo Crew proxy factions. Following a strategic retreat by Kumo faction Cavalry Command of Yuma, Archon Delaine promptly dispatched Kumo faction/squadron Tethys Independent Crew who promptly regained control of the system, Savitskaya Vision, and multiple ground bases. The Nervi Wars have involved multiple Kumo Crew Squadrons and allies including Tethys Crew (TICR), the ADDC Syndicate, DESPAIR (DSPR) as well as various pirate squadrons and pilots loyal to Kumo. Reportedly, Archon Delaine captured and publicly executed several senior IPA officials when Kumo Crew seized control of Savitskaya., as is protocol for Kumo enemies who refuse to bend the knee and pledge fealty to the Kumo Ruler. Adding insult to injury, Kumo Crew squadron and fierce ally ADDC, proprietors of Adult Daycare establishments, well known for their exquisite and diverse selection of Kumo Burgers, presented Archon Delaine with two new menu items: The Kumo “Kale” Burger and the latest from their club micro brewery… the Nervi I.P.A. This exquisite victory meal was prepared and delivered to The Archon by ADDC Master Club Chef, Coctimus Prime.
Reports indicate that Delaine loved the beer, but admitted the burger, like the system of Nervi… just had way too much Kale. The Nervi Wars continue and Archon Delaine called for all members and those loyal to Kumo Crew Nation to show force and bury the IPA.

Nervi

Ahoy Crew!

Double shot update this week (due to holidays lol)... two Cycles which as far as the Pirate King's domains are concerned were all in all more than satisfactory (12-15 fortified systems and 900sh CCs in the chest for both). In the last Cycle to report only HIP 97704 sphere was cancelled by a lonely uMMer... whilst it has been much more interesting on the BGS side: in the Nervi system there has been a lot of activity in recent weeks and at the end it was taken back, thanks to the support of our fellow allies.

A local rebel Feudal faction (IPA, Independent Pilots Armada) has in fact disavowed the authority of Archon Delaine and several pilots under the command of the ruthless CMDR Kale Regan have fought against affiliated Command Cavalry of Yuma. After a strategic retreat, a reorganization of forces allowed the entry into Nervi of the TICR (Tethys Independent Crew) allies under the command of the Arch-Corsair CMDR Anadon. Some scallywags from the Kumo Crew and DSPR (Despair) joined and there was also support from the ADDC (Adult Daycare) led by Captain CMDR Steele3rd. At the end of these initial clashes, Tethys took control of the system and CMDR Davy Borg was awarded the title "Baronet of Nervi" in the command post.

No doubt there will be further developments, as CMDR Kale Regan and his fellow Nomads have not (yet) given up and he declared that "The illegal occupation of our sovereign Nervi by the Tethys Independent Crew has brought havoc and chaos. The civil liberties of our people have been trampled by the Kumo occupation forces. Our only response shall be continued armed resistance against the Kumo Crew. Nervi shall be free!"

Returning to more general galactic news... a CG in Polevnic promoted by the bald hippie Antal ended (unsuccessfully)... while the two Imperial Duval damsels successfully achieved two new expansions in the last Cycle... for this reason at the moment the aunt Winters is trying with HIP 52828 and the granny Torval is trying at Aornum (where it seems there have already been several engagements with local OpFor).

The war against the space artichokes continues to claim victims among the Titans... and this week it is the turn of Thor, now close to destruction. As for the game, the update of August 7th saw the introduction of the new medium transport ship (the Type-8, currently in early access in exchange for ARX) and the general availability of the new Python Mk2. .. unfortunately very little has yet been said about Powerplay 2.0 (approximately scheduled for release next month).

FOR THE ARCHON!!!

1-HOW/WHERE TO CONTACT (AND JOIN) US

The Kumo Crew only supports the LIVE MODE of Elite Dangerous.

You can either join our Discord Server and/or our one and only official KUMO CREW [KUMO] Squadron (INARA KUMO CREW).

1a - WHY SHOULD YOU DO IT?

Easy said: no bounties for Archon Delaine pledged CMDRs with Rating 5 and most importantly it's fun to be the bad guys (and we are quite the lovely guys to, if you are not too savoury). Anyway, if you don't want to shoot/pillage stuff with us...

2-HOW TO VOTE

For this Cycle vote: >>>CONSOLIDATION<<<.

3-WHERE TO GET HAULING MERITS

You will find hauling targets for Fortifications in our Discord Server, for Preparations >>>GUNAYEB<<<

Please even if they are not the most easy targets stick to our planning and possibly contribute for your quota early in the cycle.

4-BACKGROUND SIMULATION

The Kumo Crew only supports these governments: CONFEDERACY, COOPERATIVE and COMMUNISM.

And no, we do not support Anarchy government type (it's about game mechanics and not giving our tasty Rating 5 bonus to everybody). Bottom line: all our CMDRs with Rating 5 have the whole Archon Delaine's domain at their disposal, not risking any security/bounty/fine constrains (even in ground operations!). Quick access to Archon Delaine's conflicts: INARA Archon Delaine.

4a - LOOKIN' TO ADOPT A PMF?

If you are looking to manage and build up your own "player managed faction" (PMF), feel free to contact us as we have identified a number of Archon Delaine's favourable "abandoned PMFs". Some of them are in control of a bunch of systems, others have only their HQ and hence they have to start everything from scrap. We encourage and support cooperation with players' groups within our space, when our interests match.

4b - RUNNIN' A DELAINE'S PLEDGED / PIRACY SQUADRON?

Don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to be part of the biggest "criminal cartel" in the Galaxy... we can share the best trade routes where to rob haulers, systems where to commit crimes, support in case of need [cops are tackling ya?] and so on... you'd be enjoying the fun of winging up with other criminals like you aARRRRRRR!!!

5-UNDERMINING AND EXPANSIONS?

About that... we're not sharing valuable information where our enemies can find it, so these kind of low profile/swift/stealth operations will remain a secret for people in our Discord Server only.

AVAILABLE CC: 981 (+51)

Hail to the King of Pirates and have a happy Cycle!

Ahoy Crew!

Apologies 🙏🏻 no update for this Cycle... brb!

(I am sure you're doing well, lol!)

PP 2.0

Ahoy Crew!

Focus and more focus, there are no distractions for the Kumo Crew, not even in this really hot (at least on this side of the World) summer. However, a good frozen cocktail served at the Wise Sharks tavern in Harma is always a must have. Don't miss it! The next Frontier Unlocked is scheduled for July 31st, there are no details on the topics, but we will probably talk about the news coming soon... release of the Python Mk2 for all players and the release of the new Type-8 (maybe with some pre-built kits in exchange for ARX on the Frontier store).

We hope there is some more information on Powerplay 2.0 e.g. what will happen to the modules and the BGS, and things like that. As we've pointed out so many times, we'd be happy to have a gameplay where powerplayers will not be involved anymore in the micro-management of factions/PMFs and their BGS. Not that we don't like it, but having this scaled up to powerplay numbers isn't that profitable in the long run.

Anyway... coming to our business, the pressure on The Razor Whips continues to be high (we can't say the same about the enemies encountered/engaged in open play, since as of today we are at about zero) but after Deive, they were once again kicked out from Harma (cry). Other systems in that area are suffering, but there will be time to fix things (we already reported these hostile activities here months ago). The rest of the BGS (again!) campaigns (OpSec) continue in the right direction... even if time is now running out and there are only a few weeks left for the details (before PP 2.0 arrives).

On the fortifications side, the last Cycle closed in line with the previous one (14 systems and just under 1k CCs) even if we slipped back to last place in the Powers ranking. This is because the grannie Torval has bypassed us with the expansion to Chang O... while the blue-haired damsel Duval this cycle tries again for Bero and in the last one successfully nailed one at Maidubrigel (the bear Grom didn't make it to Cashibo). The Sirius technocrat, on the other hand, is not doing that well, given that with only 7 fortified systems he has closed the Cycle to a small handful of CCs... until next time!

FOR THE ARCHON!!!

1-HOW/WHERE TO CONTACT (AND JOIN) US

The Kumo Crew only supports the LIVE MODE of Elite Dangerous.

You can either join our Discord Server and/or our one and only official KUMO CREW [KUMO] Squadron (INARA KUMO CREW).

1a - WHY SHOULD YOU DO IT?

Easy said: no bounties for Archon Delaine pledged CMDRs with Rating 5 and most importantly it's fun to be the bad guys (and we are quite the lovely guys to, if you are not too savoury). Anyway, if you don't want to shoot/pillage stuff with us...

2-HOW TO VOTE

For this Cycle vote: >>>CONSOLIDATION<<<.

3-WHERE TO GET HAULING MERITS

You will find hauling targets for Fortifications in our Discord Server, for Preparations >>>GUNAYEB<<<

Please even if they are not the most easy targets stick to our planning and possibly contribute for your quota early in the cycle.

4-BACKGROUND SIMULATION

The Kumo Crew only supports these governments: CONFEDERACY, COOPERATIVE and COMMUNISM.

And no, we do not support Anarchy government type (it's about game mechanics and not giving our tasty Rating 5 bonus to everybody). Bottom line: all our CMDRs with Rating 5 have the whole Archon Delaine's domain at their disposal, not risking any security/bounty/fine constrains (even in ground operations!). Quick access to Archon Delaine's conflicts: INARA Archon Delaine.

4a - LOOKIN' TO ADOPT A PMF?

If you are looking to manage and build up your own "player managed faction" (PMF), feel free to contact us as we have identified a number of Archon Delaine's favourable "abandoned PMFs". Some of them are in control of a bunch of systems, others have only their HQ and hence they have to start everything from scrap. We encourage and support cooperation with players' groups within our space, when our interests match.

4b - RUNNIN' A DELAINE'S PLEDGED / PIRACY SQUADRON?

Don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to be part of the biggest "criminal cartel" in the Galaxy... we can share the best trade routes where to rob haulers, systems where to commit crimes, support in case of need [cops are tackling ya?] and so on... you'd be enjoying the fun of winging up with other criminals like you aARRRRRRR!!!

5-UNDERMINING AND EXPANSIONS?

About that... we're not sharing valuable information where our enemies can find it, so these kind of low profile/swift/stealth operations will remain a secret for people in our Discord Server only.

AVAILABLE CC: 968 (+27)

Hail to the King of Pirates and have a happy Cycle!