Winters: Cycle 258: Look! A Post on Thursday!

In recent news: Winters lost a little weight! We - along with a little help from our friends - took advantage of our turmoil to shed some less-than-desirable systems and trim up a little bit of our fat (you know those corona snacks are going straight to the hips). The Alliance took the opportunity to hit some of the systems in our mutually-contested space, freeing up some CC for both powers. So, thanks for that!

We lost a few weaponized systems against our enemies, too, but it was a worthy trade-off. In the course of powerplay, it can be very easy to lose weaponized systems that take CC from more than one power (because the power that was expanded against is eager to see them go) but near impossible to drop systems fed to you by Fifth Column activities or non-powerplay normies who are just grinding for those sweet pulse disruptors (because nobody's gonna help you get rid of Momorient). In these instances, it's worth losing a few weaponized systems you can easily put back in play for the sake of dropping systems you normally wouldn't have the chance to get rid of.

Elsewhere: Empire forces kneeled, Independent forces didn’t, Federal forces got smashing new hats, and Alliance forces continued in their love of Mahonaise.

This eye-roll-inducing update brought to you by u/Bullet_Bait, and by rum. I probably should have been a pirate. And now, our "Lead Player" u/CMDR_Brantford will post the actually useful information below!

FORTIFICATION

ON HOLD: No need to haul to the Winters Control Systems at this time. We have something else you can haul to - see below.

(We usually also post a "Do Not Fortify" list.. but with some of these systems being shed, a new updated list will be posted shortly. Anyhow, we don't want you fortifying anything for now).

PREPARATION

Haul Liberal Propaganda to the citizens of Clayahu. Your closest Winters control system to pick that up from to haul to it is at Skardee.

EXPANSION - None at this time.

UNDERMINING

Destroy all Aisling Duval ships in the not-the-Federal Liberal Command's capital of Areklici. Redeem at Rhea or any Winters control system.

Diplomatic Overview

Aisling Duval - Hostile

Archon Delaine - Friendly Neutral

Arissa Lavigny-Duval -Hostile

Denton Patreus - Hostile

Edmund Mahon - Neutral

Li Yong-Rui - Neutral

Pranav Antal - Neutral

Yuri Grom - Random Zombie(s)

Zachary Hudson - Allied

Zemina Torval - Zombie

Article Source
https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteWinters/comments/gfjhkw/cycle_258_look_a_post_on_thursday/