Cheth Wars - Revision history

Gregolegomonkey at 17:59, 5 March 2025

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	<small>(material aid, minimal direct involvement)		<small>(material aid, minimal direct involvement)
	\|combatant2 = {{flag\|Vega logo.jpg\|Echelon}}		\|combatant2 = {{flag\|Vega logo.jpg\|Echelon}}
	~~[[Gutin War Cult]]~~<br>		*{{flag\|Carthage emblem.png\|Republic of Carthage}}
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	[[Vulnere]]<br>		[[Vulnere]]<br>
	~~{{flag\|Carthage emblem.png\|Republic of Carthage}}~~		[[Gutin War Cult]]
	~~<small>(material aid, minimal direct involvement)~~

	\|casualties1 = Unknown (a lot)		\|casualties1 = Unknown (a lot)

Middosk: Changed name to Echelon Wars

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	{{Infobox military conflict		{{Infobox military conflict
	\|name = ~~Cheth~~ Wars		\|name = Echelon Wars
	\|image = Chethwar.png		\|image = Chethwar.png
	\|caption = Image of Echelon Frigates from the HE trailer by [[Kwazedilla]]		\|caption = Image of Echelon Frigates from the HE trailer by [[Kwazedilla]]
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	The '''~~Cheth~~ Wars''' were a series of closely-related irregular conflicts that occurred in the early months of [[Horizon's End]]. The conflicts were fought chiefly between members of the [[Bastion of Neutral Groups\|Bastion of Neutral Groups (BoNG)]], an alliance led by [[Echelon]], and the [[Allied Sovereign States\|Allied Sovereign States (ASS)]].		The '''Echelon Wars''' were a series of closely-related irregular conflicts that occurred in the early months of [[Horizon's End]]. The conflicts were fought chiefly between members of the [[Bastion of Neutral Groups\|Bastion of Neutral Groups (BoNG)]], an alliance led by [[Echelon]], and the [[Allied Sovereign States\|Allied Sovereign States (ASS)]].

	These wars strongly favored the BoNG combatants, with most victories in battle being theirs. ASS combatants largely relied on guerrilla warfare tactics to score occasional victories in this time.		These wars strongly favored the BoNG combatants, with most victories in battle being theirs. ASS combatants largely relied on guerrilla warfare tactics to score occasional victories in this time.

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	\|image = Chethwar.png		\|image = Chethwar.png
	\|caption = Image of Echelon Frigates from the HE trailer by [[Kwazedilla]]		\|caption = Image of Echelon Frigates from the HE trailer by [[Kwazedilla]]
	\|date = April 4 - July 22, 2022<br>(~~109~~ Days)		\|date = April 18 - July 22, 2022<br>(95 Days)
	\|place = Server-wide		\|place = Server-wide
	\|combatants_header = Participants		\|combatants_header = Participants

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	The '''Cheth Wars''' were a series of closely-related irregular conflicts that occurred in the early months of [[Horizon's End]]. The conflicts were fought chiefly between members of the [[Bastion of Neutral Groups\|Bastion of Neutral Groups (BoNG)]], an alliance led by [[Echelon]], and the [[Allied Sovereign States\|Allied Sovereign States (ASS)]].		The '''Cheth Wars''' were a series of closely-related irregular conflicts that occurred in the early months of [[Horizon's End]]. The conflicts were fought chiefly between members of the [[Bastion of Neutral Groups\|Bastion of Neutral Groups (BoNG)]], an alliance led by [[Echelon]], and the [[Allied Sovereign States\|Allied Sovereign States (ASS)]].

			These wars strongly favored the BoNG combatants, with most victories in battle being theirs. ASS combatants largely relied on guerrilla warfare tactics to score occasional victories in this time.
	~~Most victories were on~~ the ~~side of the Bastion of Neutral Groups; however~~, ~~the Allied Sovereign States did occasionally score minor~~ victories ~~utilizing guerilla~~ warfare tactics.

	* Piracy-baiting being the most successful of these strategies, which has not been utilized since the Cheth wars.

	= Context =		= Context =
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	== Timeline of Events ==		== Timeline of Events ==
	~~<do~~ the ~~best you can, i can clean this up later. just get everything on the page>~~		=== First Days ===

			=== The Resource Scramble ===

			=== Combat & Betrayal ===

			=== Piracy Baiting ===

			=== Activity Crisis ===

			=== End of the Damkoth Blockade ===

	== Aftermath ==		== Aftermath ==

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	A significant impact of the Damkoth blockade was an extreme scarcity of [[chetherite]] on Horizon's End. For the first approximately two weeks of the blockade, Damkoth was the sole planet on the server which spawned chetherite, making it the sole renewable source of chetherite in the game. On 17 April 2022 (?), at [[Oriomium]] and/or [[kwazedilla]]'s suggestion, a smaller amount of chetherite ore was added to the planet [[Luxiterna]]; however, this change was far from resolving the scarcity issue.		A significant impact of the Damkoth blockade was an extreme scarcity of [[chetherite]] on Horizon's End. For the first approximately two weeks of the blockade, Damkoth was the sole planet on the server which spawned chetherite, making it the sole renewable source of chetherite in the game. On 17 April 2022 (?), at [[Oriomium]] and/or [[kwazedilla]]'s suggestion, a smaller amount of chetherite ore was added to the planet [[Luxiterna]]; however, this change was far from resolving the scarcity issue.

	At this time, Damkoth was located in [[Asteri System\|Asteri]] (close to [[Spawn]]), while Luxiterna was located in [[Regulus System\|Regulus]], making going to Luxiterna over Damkoth for chetherite extremely inconvenient for new players. Additionally, chetherite ore rates on Luxiterna were drastically worse than on Damkoth, and it was common for [[Vulnere]] (an ally of Echelon) to attack players mining on Luxiterna as well. Mining on Luxiterna also didn't prevent Echelon itself from attacking if you had ever entered Damkoth previously. According to some sources, even being associated with people who mined on Damkoth would get you attacked by Echelon; the result of this would be that most players on the server were considered valid targets.		At this time, Damkoth was located in [[Asteri System\|Asteri]] (close to [[Spawn]]), while Luxiterna was located in [[Regulus System\|Regulus]], making going to Luxiterna over Damkoth for chetherite extremely inconvenient for new players. Additionally, chetherite ore rates on Luxiterna were drastically worse than on Damkoth, and it was common for [[Vulnere]] (an ally of Echelon) to attack players mining on Luxiterna as well. Mining on Luxiterna also didn't prevent Echelon itself from attacking if you had ever entered Damkoth previously. According to some sources, even being ''associated'' with people who mined on Damkoth would get you attacked by Echelon; the result of this would be that most players on the server were considered valid targets.

	Eventually, the issues caused by the inconvenience of Luxiterna and the convenience of Damkoth were addressed by the server developers wholesale moving several planets between systems:		Eventually, the issues caused by the inconvenience of Luxiterna and the convenience of Damkoth were addressed by the server developers wholesale moving several planets between systems:

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	Because there were no [[asteroids]] on the server at the time, the blockade made [[chetherite]] near-unobtainable ; often, players would have to cruise to far-away destinations (all systems were on the same map at the time), or buy chetherite from Echelon for an extreme markup. The Damkoth Blockade was ended voluntarily by [[Echelon]] on 17 July 2022. Echelon made this choice when they concluded that their actions were causing too much harm to the server, and continuing the war would result in the complete destruction of the playerbase.		Because there were no [[asteroids]] on the server at the time, the blockade made [[chetherite]] near-unobtainable ; often, players would have to cruise to far-away destinations (all systems were on the same map at the time), or buy chetherite from Echelon for an extreme markup. The Damkoth Blockade was ended voluntarily by [[Echelon]] on 17 July 2022. Echelon made this choice when they concluded that their actions were causing too much harm to the server, and continuing the war would result in the complete destruction of the playerbase.

	=== ~~Why Nobody Mined on Luxiterna~~ ===		=== Chetherite Scarcity ===
			A significant impact of the Damkoth blockade was an extreme scarcity of [[chetherite]] on Horizon's End. For the first approximately two weeks of the blockade, Damkoth was the sole planet on the server which spawned chetherite, making it the sole renewable source of chetherite in the game. On 17 April 2022 (?), at [[Oriomium]] and/or [[kwazedilla]]'s suggestion, a smaller amount of chetherite ore was added to the planet [[Luxiterna]]; however, this change was far from resolving the scarcity issue.

	~~The chetherite on~~ [[~~Luxiterna~~]] ~~as of the beginning of the war was too scarce~~ to ~~mine, and the planet was far away from spawn (it was moved near~~ [[~~Ilius~~]] by [[~~Staff~~]] ~~in response~~ to ~~the blockade~~.~~) It~~ was ~~also~~ common for [[Vulnere]] (Echelon~~'s ally~~) to attack players ~~who were~~ mining on Luxiterna. Mining on ~~luxiterna~~ also didn't prevent Echelon from attacking ~~in the first place~~ if you had ever entered Damkoth previously. ~~Even~~ being associated with people who mined on Damkoth would get you attacked by Echelon~~, which basically meant~~ that ~~everybody~~ on the server ~~was a potential target~~.		At this time, Damkoth was located in [[Asteri System\|Asteri]] (close to [[Spawn]]), while Luxiterna was located in [[Regulus System\|Regulus]], making going to Luxiterna over Damkoth for chetherite extremely inconvenient for new players. Additionally, chetherite ore rates on Luxiterna were drastically worse than on Damkoth, and it was common for [[Vulnere]] (an ally of Echelon) to attack players mining on Luxiterna as well. Mining on Luxiterna also didn't prevent Echelon itself from attacking if you had ever entered Damkoth previously. According to some sources, even being associated with people who mined on Damkoth would get you attacked by Echelon; the result of this would be that most players on the server were considered valid targets.

			Eventually, the issues caused by the inconvenience of Luxiterna and the convenience of Damkoth were addressed by the server developers wholesale moving several planets between systems:
			* [[Damkoth]] from [[Asteri System\|Asteri]] to [[Ilios System\|Ilios]]
			* [[Luxiterna]] from [[Regulus System\|Regulus]] to [[Asteri System\|Asteri]]
			* [[Vask]] from [[Ilios System\|Ilios]] to [[Regulus System\|Regulus]]

	=== Damkoth Slavery ===		=== Damkoth Slavery ===

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	The '''Cheth Wars''' were a series of closely-related irregular conflicts that occurred in the early months of [[Horizon's End]]. The conflicts were fought chiefly between members of the [[Bastion of Neutral Groups\|Bastion of Neutral Groups (BoNG)]], an alliance led by [[Echelon]], and the [[Allied Sovereign States\|Allied Sovereign States (ASS)]].		The '''Cheth Wars''' were a series of closely-related irregular conflicts that occurred in the early months of [[Horizon's End]]. The conflicts were fought chiefly between members of the [[Bastion of Neutral Groups\|Bastion of Neutral Groups (BoNG)]], an alliance led by [[Echelon]], and the [[Allied Sovereign States\|Allied Sovereign States (ASS)]].


			Most victories were on the side of the Bastion of Neutral Groups; however, the Allied Sovereign States did occasionally score minor victories utilizing guerilla warfare tactics.

			* Piracy-baiting being the most successful of these strategies, which has not been utilized since the Cheth wars.

	= Context =		= Context =

Longy: /* Damkoth Blockade */

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Damkoth Blockade

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	Due to combat not being enabled yet, we are under a verbal blockade, any refusal of said orders will result in your name being logged and marked for termination by an Echelon or Vulnere operatives until we feel that our stolen chetherite has been repaid in full.		Due to combat not being enabled yet, we are under a verbal blockade, any refusal of said orders will result in your name being logged and marked for termination by an Echelon or Vulnere operatives until we feel that our stolen chetherite has been repaid in full.
	Vandrayk, Echelon Caliphate		Vandrayk, Echelon Caliphate
	Because there were no [[asteroids]] on the server at the time, the blockade made [[chetherite]] near-unobtainable .		Because there were no [[asteroids]] on the server at the time, the blockade made [[chetherite]] near-unobtainable ; often, players would have to cruise to far-away destinations (all systems were on the same map at the time), or buy chetherite from Echelon for an extreme markup. The Damkoth Blockade was ended voluntarily by [[Echelon]] on 17 July 2022. Echelon made this choice when they concluded that their actions were causing too much harm to the server, and continuing the war would result in the complete destruction of the playerbase.

	=== Why Nobody Mined on Luxiterna ===		=== Why Nobody Mined on Luxiterna ===

	The chetherite on [[Luxiterna]] as of the beginning of the war was too scarce to mine, and the planet was far away from spawn (it was moved near [[Ilius]] by [[Staff]] in response to the blockade.) It was also common for [[Vulnere]] (Echelon's ally) to attack players who were mining on Luxiterna. Mining on luxiterna also didn't prevent Echelon from attacking in the first place if you had ever entered Damkoth previously. Even being associated with people who mined on Damkoth would get you attacked by Echelon, which basically meant that everybody on the server was a potential target.		The chetherite on [[Luxiterna]] as of the beginning of the war was too scarce to mine, and the planet was far away from spawn (it was moved near [[Ilius]] by [[Staff]] in response to the blockade.) It was also common for [[Vulnere]] (Echelon's ally) to attack players who were mining on Luxiterna. Mining on luxiterna also didn't prevent Echelon from attacking in the first place if you had ever entered Damkoth previously. Even being associated with people who mined on Damkoth would get you attacked by Echelon, which basically meant that everybody on the server was a potential target.

	~~Often, players would have to cruise to far-away destinations (all systems were on the same map at the time), or buy chetherite from Echelon for an extreme markup.~~

	The Damkoth Blockade was ended voluntarily by [[Echelon]] on 17 July 2022. Echelon made this choice when they concluded that their actions were causing too much harm to the server, and continuing the war would result in the complete destruction of the playerbase.

	=== Damkoth Slavery ===		=== Damkoth Slavery ===

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	Vandrayk, Echelon Caliphate		Vandrayk, Echelon Caliphate
	Because there were no [[asteroids]] on the server at the time, the blockade made [[chetherite]] near-unobtainable .		Because there were no [[asteroids]] on the server at the time, the blockade made [[chetherite]] near-unobtainable .

			=== Why Nobody Mined on Luxiterna ===

	The chetherite on [[Luxiterna]] as of the beginning of the war was too scarce to mine, and the planet was far away from spawn (it was moved near [[Ilius]] by [[Staff]] in response to the blockade.) It was also common for [[Vulnere]] (Echelon's ally) to attack players who were mining on Luxiterna. Mining on luxiterna also didn't prevent Echelon from attacking in the first place if you had ever entered Damkoth previously. Even being associated with people who mined on Damkoth would get you attacked by Echelon, which basically meant that everybody on the server was a potential target.		The chetherite on [[Luxiterna]] as of the beginning of the war was too scarce to mine, and the planet was far away from spawn (it was moved near [[Ilius]] by [[Staff]] in response to the blockade.) It was also common for [[Vulnere]] (Echelon's ally) to attack players who were mining on Luxiterna. Mining on luxiterna also didn't prevent Echelon from attacking in the first place if you had ever entered Damkoth previously. Even being associated with people who mined on Damkoth would get you attacked by Echelon, which basically meant that everybody on the server was a potential target.

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	Due to combat not being enabled yet, we are under a verbal blockade, any refusal of said orders will result in your name being logged and marked for termination by an Echelon or Vulnere operatives until we feel that our stolen chetherite has been repaid in full.		Due to combat not being enabled yet, we are under a verbal blockade, any refusal of said orders will result in your name being logged and marked for termination by an Echelon or Vulnere operatives until we feel that our stolen chetherite has been repaid in full.
	Vandrayk, Echelon Caliphate		Vandrayk, Echelon Caliphate
	Because there were no [[asteroids]] on the server at the time, the blockade made [[chetherite]] near-unobtainable ~~<why did~~ people ~~not use luxiterna?>; often~~, players would have to cruise to far-away destinations (all systems were on the same map at the time), or buy chetherite from Echelon for an extreme markup.		Because there were no [[asteroids]] on the server at the time, the blockade made [[chetherite]] near-unobtainable .

			The chetherite on [[Luxiterna]] as of the beginning of the war was too scarce to mine, and the planet was far away from spawn (it was moved near [[Ilius]] by [[Staff]] in response to the blockade.) It was also common for [[Vulnere]] (Echelon's ally) to attack players who were mining on Luxiterna. Mining on luxiterna also didn't prevent Echelon from attacking in the first place if you had ever entered Damkoth previously. Even being associated with people who mined on Damkoth would get you attacked by Echelon, which basically meant that everybody on the server was a potential target.

			Often, players would have to cruise to far-away destinations (all systems were on the same map at the time), or buy chetherite from Echelon for an extreme markup.

	The Damkoth Blockade was ended voluntarily by [[Echelon]] on 17 July 2022. Echelon made this choice when they concluded that their actions were causing too much harm to the server, and continuing the war would result in the complete destruction of the playerbase.		The Damkoth Blockade was ended voluntarily by [[Echelon]] on 17 July 2022. Echelon made this choice when they concluded that their actions were causing too much harm to the server, and continuing the war would result in the complete destruction of the playerbase.