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Saturday, January 31, 2015

Saturday, January 31st

Namas Tayam!

My last few days have been oddly disjointed. Random bursts of frenetic, often suicidal combat, interspersed with languid periods where I'm mining and catching up on the latest news in the cluster.

I've only managed to lose one ship in the last few days, but most of my targets have chosen to flee rather than engage the ships I take out on a regular basis. I'll be changing up my fittings over the coming days in the hope that my opponents will actually face me instead of retreating.

Production has been ramped up on a few of my mostly commonly used Tech 2 modules and weapons, as my stocks have been depleting faster than I anticipated. I've put a rather large batch of my planetary commodities up for sale on the Placid market, we'll see how they sell over the next few months. And I've begun gathering the materials I need for a larger than normal project over the next few days.

In less personal news, the ILF was successful in it's efforts this week, and many Intaki locals should be pleased with the much more favorable tax rates they can enjoy on their planetary exports. And I've been getting mixed reactions from the same locals on the recently announced re-election of Gallente President Jacus Roden. I'd actually been rooting for candidate Serena Nova, nothing against Roden honestly, but a President who could sing? I thought that would have been pretty nifty, even if it wasn't her natural voice. 

Suprab nahi tayam!

Monday, January 26, 2015

Sunday, January 25th

Namas tayam! 

My apologies for the absence of posts the last couple days, I had a few problems at some of my planet-side industries that required my... ahem.. attention. I tried to get back into space a few times but it was just easier to stay on the ground for most of the work that needed to be done.

Combat around Intaki has been a bit sparse, at least for myself. Either our anti-pirate patrols are having a greater than expected dampening effect on piratical enthusiasm, or they've simply moved on to areas where the pickings are easier. I'm pleased with how my hangar is slowly filling with ships that I feel will carry me through most of the situations I encounter in the area. A variety of frigates, destroyers, and now a few cruisers are available for me to take on the patrols organized by myself and other ILF combat pilots.

A few previously undiscovered material deposits have been located in and around Intaki, providing me the opportunity to replenish my Zydrine and Megacyte supplies. Both had been running a bit lower than I'm comfortable with, but with a new surplus I'm looking at producing a few larger hulls to add to my hangars. The ILF has also recently begun efforts to further improve the industrial capabilities of the constellation, with new traders, materials, and goods arriving over the last few weeks. Taxes in the area are also likely to see a dip as we work to improve the availability of goods produced locally, hopefully an alternative to hauling in goods from as far away as Jita and Amarr. More on this latest project tomorrow, hopefully!

Suprab nahi tayam!