Some members had only just arrived on the new wipe on 4th November, but there was already a bloody war being sparked right on the doorstep of the Government’s new territory. Incredibly, both sides of the conflict were capable of launching rockets this early, and were close enough that if their central headquarters were built any higher then they could have spent all day taking potshots at eachother from them.
A foreign base in the north
But ofcourse this wouldn’t have been an ideal situation for anyone, and during a raid where the Government committed to punching a hole in their wall and captured a critical tool cupboard, negotiations began. The diplomatic talks were swift, and there was an agreement that gave us a secure northern flank, while we focused on the south.
There were continuing internal discussions on the situation, which was clearly not a close alliance, but this neighbouring group had been refreshingly social in an anti-social environment. Before the peace was made I had accidentally run up to them, mistaking them for the Government, and asked them for help. They were kind, and showed me (and another player) a place where we could build next to them. They were gentlemen.
Accidentally meeting the neighbours
I took a balloon up to photograph their magnificent base a few hours later, and through their relentless effort it now appeared to be one of those impenetrable fortresses that was impossible to get in or out of. I accidentally crashed the balloon within the walls and had a good look around, before finding a hole in the wall and jumping out. I found it would be easily defensible, if anyone was manning the walls.
Oops
The structure was later seen abandoned and in pieces. It was probably for the best that two large groups so near eachother wouldn’t be contesting the few local resources. The rumour was that they had been raided, but I didn’t chase this up. The mixture of how quickly explosives had been pressed into action – yet how amicable both sides had been, spoke to a high level of discipline on both sides, and to me that was the interesting part.
It was only natural in an animated (and often savage) landscape that we would soon drift apart, but atleast we seemed to appreciate eachother in the short time we had collided.