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| − | == PRIVATEER / RIGHTEOUS FIRE TIMELINE ==
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| − | == Rationale: ==
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| − | Note that it takes the Winterrowd 086 - 068 = 18 days to travel from 7th Fleet territory to Perry.
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| − | We can guess a starting location for the Winterrowd by looking at where other 7th fleet events are
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| − | reported from. 7th fleet does NOT include the Armageddon, as she's stationed at Proxima Centauri;
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| − | nor The TCS Eisenhower or Kennedy as these are probably at Sol; nor the Concordia or the Coral Sea,
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| − | which are part of the 14th Fleet at Enigma. And the Valiant is sent together with the Winterrowd.
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| − | This leaves the Quinson, Bradshaw, Kinney, Roosvelt, Liberty, Hermes, Invincible and Illustrious.
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| − | Wonder Chicken says:
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| − | Paranoid by Kilrathi raids and fearing another attack on the inner homeworlds, the civilian government
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| − | refused to deploy the Third Fleet’s five major carriers to the front. The TCS Armageddon, Saratoga,
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| − | Eisenhower, Kennedy, and the Lincoln stayed behind to defend Earth under direct Presidential order
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| − | as the core to the newly christened "Terran Defense Fleet".
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| − | So, it seems we haven't missed any. But we only hear again of:
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| − | * TCS Illustrous destroyed by new Kat bomber at Aloysius
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| − | * TCS Roosvelt - shot down at Munro
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| − | * TCS Invincible - victory in Morpheus
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| − | But! Notice that Ludmilla Petranova leaves Proxima for Hell's Kitchen 8 days after the Winterrowd
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| − | and Valiant depart for Gemini. Was the kat raid there due to the vacuum left by either ship? It
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| − | would seem so: Hell's Kitchen is about half way between Munro and Morpheus. We later hear about
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| − | losing ground at Port Hedland, Chang-Du, and Gimle. Hell's Kitchen is pretty much in the middle,
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| − | so I'll measure distance to Perry by counting jumps from Hell's Kitchen. So we go, Enyo, Krieger,
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| − | Luyten, Weslyn, Mastif, Oxford, Saxtogue, New Detroit, Perry. Nine jumps in 18 days. Now, too bad,
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| − | we don't know the class of the Winterrowd nor Valiant, but if we assume a speed of 125 as typical
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| − | for carriers, a Centurion's cruising speed is 4 times that, so, for the purposes of estimating
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| − | Privateer plotline dates, we'll use a rule of thumb: 2 jumps per standard day. And we will work
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| − | backwards, since the first part of the game is devoted to trading and upgrading the ship. For the
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| − | second part, Righteous Fire, we'll work forwards, since the game can be completed without additional
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| − | trading or taking of non-plot, paid missions.
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| − | (Note: I will assign 1 jump worth to local, in-system missions)
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| − | I chose the date 2669.125 as the earliest possible end to Privateer Part 1. This is because the
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| − | TCS Winterrowd is destroyed in Gemini, by a "kilrathi superweapon" on 2669.122; which has to come
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| − | before Greyson Burrows cracks the green egg. So, the latter event is set at 2669.124, now.
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| − | I chose 2669.007 as the start date, as the game happens in 2669, this we know; and the earlier we
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| − | start, the better.
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| − | == WC Privateer Timeline ==
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| − | 2669.007 Greyson Burrows arrives to Troy, Gemini, claims his Tarsus
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| − | (69 days interim to trade and upgrade ship)
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| − | 2669.076 meets Ernesto Sandoval,newdet
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.077 liverpool delivery
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.078 tayla 1, newdet
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.079.5 tayla 2, oakham, pentonville
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| − | 4 jumps
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| − | 2669.081.5 hector, troy
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| − | 4 jumps
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| − | 2669.083.5 tayla 3, oakham
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.085 newcons
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.086.5 tayla 4, oakham
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.088 newcons
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.089.5 tayla complete, oakham
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.091 lynch 1, newcons
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.092.5 seelig, pentonville
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.094 lynch 2, newcons
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.095 kroiz & siva, rikel
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.096 lynch 3, newcons
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.097 romulus, castor
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.098 lynch 4, newcons
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.098.5 newcastle
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.100 masterson 1, oxford
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.100.5 masterson 2, oxford
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.101 masterson 3, oxford
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.101.5 masterson 4, oxford
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.102 masterson complete, oxford
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| − | 5 jumps
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| − | 2669.104.5 monkhouse 1, palan
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.105 murphy 1, basra
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.105.5 murphy 2, basra
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.106 murphy 3, basra
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.106.5 monkhouse 2, palan
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.107 murph+monk complete, basra
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.108 cross 1, rygannon
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.109 cross 2, rygannon
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| − | 4 jumps
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| − | 2669.111 cross 3, rygannon
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| − | 6 jumps
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| − | 2669.114 cross 4, rygannon
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| − | 4 jumps
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| − | 2669.116 delta prime
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| − | 4 jumps
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| − | 2669.118 cross complete, rygannon
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| − | 4 jumps
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| − | 2669.120 goodin, mcabee, nexus (nearest mining base)
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.123 goodin, terrel, perry
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.124 blockade pt tango
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.125 terrel complete, perry
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| − | == Righteous Fire Timeline ==
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| − | 2669.131.5 "A Week Later..." ;-) Start of Privateer Righteous Fire; gun stolen. (A week should be enough?)
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| − | NOTE: Needless to say, the "One Year Later" legend at the start of Righteous Fire is an error. Privateer
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| − | happens in 2669, and a year later would put us at 2670, which would be peace time; but all indications are
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| − | in Righteous Fire, that the war keeps heating up and getting worse. Kat superweapons, Terrel's missions,
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| − | including one where you meet the Kilrathi 6th Fleet, Bar rumors of carrier losses... Now, it could be argued
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| − | that going from a year to a week is "too much"; but IMO it isn't: An error is an error, big or small. 1+1=3
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| − | is not righter than 1+1=4. Both statements are equally wrong; and "a year later" is dead wrong. As well as
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| − | unnecessary and stupid. Who would spend a whole year at a pleasure base? And why would Menesche wait for so
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| − | long to try and get the gun? A week seems plenty to me, every way I look at it.
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.132 masterson 1, oxford
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.133 edom, new cons
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.134 masterson 2, oxford
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.134.5 masterson 3, oxford
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.136 burton, junction
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.137.5 masterson 4, oxford
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.138 masterson 5, oxford
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.139.5 perry
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.141 masterson complete, oxford
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.143 tayla 1, oakham, pentonville
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| − | 6 jumps
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| − | 2669.146 tayla 2, tuck, sherwood
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.147 saratov, prosepe
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.148 tayla 3, tuck
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| − | 4 jumps
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| − | 2669.150 speke, junction
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| − | 4 jumps
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| − | 2669.152 tayla 4, tuck
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.153.5 basque, pyrenees
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.155 tayla complete, tuck
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| − | 4 jumps
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| − | 2669.157 murphy 1, edom, new cons
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.157.5 44-P-1M
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.158 murphy 2, edom
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.158.5 liverpool, new castle
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.159 murphy 3, edom
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.159.5 new detroit
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.160 murphy 4
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.161 metsor
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.162 murphy complete, edom
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.163 goodin 1, perry
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.163.5 nitir
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.164 goodin 2, perry Bartender: "TCS Kinney destroyed"
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.165.5 charon, hyades
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.167 goodin 3, perry
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| − | 5 jumps
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| − | 2669.169.5 new caledonia
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| − | 5 jumps
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| − | 2669.172 goodin 5, perry
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| − | 5 jumps
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| − | 2669.174.5 regallis
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| − | 5 jumps
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| − | 2669.177 goodin complete, perry
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.178.5 masterson complete 2, oxford
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| − | 4 jumps
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| − | 2669.180.5 monte 1, macabee, nexus
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.182 monte 2, new det
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| − | 4 jumps
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| − | 2669.184 informant 1, drake, capella
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| − | 4 jumps
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| − | 2669.186 monte 3, new det
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.187.5 nav 4, nexus
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.189 monte complete, new det
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| − | 4 jumps
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| − | 2669.191 troy
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| − | 3 jumps more should be plenty to find menesche
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| − | 1 jump
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| − | 2669.193 lynch, basque, pyrenees - collect
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| − | 4 jumps
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| − | 2669.195 lynch, edom, new cons, - collect
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.196 goodin 6, perry - collect
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.197 uhler, blockade pt. alpha
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.198 goodin complete, perry
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| − | 2669.198 terrel, perry
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.199 mcabee, nexus
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| − | 6 jumps
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| − | 2669.202 troy
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.204 drake, capella
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| − | 6 jumps
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| − | 2669.207 eden
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.208 new det (needing repairs :) )
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| − | 4 jumps
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| − | 2669.210 drake, capella
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| − | 3 jumps
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| − | 2669.212 terrel, perry (going to take a vacation)
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| − | 2 jumps
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| − | 2669.213 new reno, nd57 (pleasure base)
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