Starfall
| Starfall | |
| |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Location | Orodruin Caldera |
| Demonym | Starfallen |
| Activity level | Medium |
| Alliance |  Ilios Alliance
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| Nation |  Radiance
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| Government | |
| Government | Interstellar Thalassocracy |
• Dominion
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5Gigi |
• Co-Mayor
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Crandolf EchoOcelot |
| Formation | |
| Foundation date | 17 August 2024 |
| Preceded by |  North Star Republic
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| Culture | |
| Language | English Dutch |
| Ideology | Liberal Authoritarianism |
| Motto | Another 20 trillion to Radiance Qatra |
| Links | |
| Discord | https://discord.gg/N4E738GpKz |
Starfall is a settlement located on Qatra (4644, 5368) in and around the Orodruin Caldera. It was founded on August 17th 2024 under the name Flaming_Hill by 5Gigi. Other notable players include Crandolf and EchoOcelot. Bagelz_, the leader of the settlement Heliopolis on Lioda, was originally a member of Starfall. It has been a member of Radiance since August 18th 2024 and was granted a council position (now called Dominion) on November 25th 2024.
History
Several members of Starfall were part of texas prior to joining Starfall. The Orodruin Caldera was chosen by 5Gigi as location for a settlement for its unique geographic characteristics. The first building, a docking tower for small ships, was completed on August 28th. From there, more buildings were made inside the volcano. The first weeks of the settlement's founding were its most active, with up to 12 active players at a time.
Most of its initial ships were donated by the player eyrzeke and some are still in use. For a time, Starfall has a seperate settlement for storing its ships, called Qatra_wasteland/qatra_parking. It was founded on September 24th by Redbubba2022, but later integrated into Starfall by Crandolf on October 20th.
On September 2nd, Flaming_Hill was renamed to Starfall. September saw a major decrease in active players for the settlement. Several large construction and infrastructure projects were started in October and November of 2024. Starfall has mainained a positive relationship with its neighbour, Zanthor, led by Kman_the_AWESOME. Both settlements were increased in size following the Qatra redraw in late September.
Starfall was founded during the Long Peace, and none of its members were ever part of a major war.
Politics
The internal leadership of the settlement of completely done by 5Gigi, although every player is allowed pursue their own path, with no obligation towards the settlement. The settlement is mostly focused on mining and construction, but has played a small role in galactic politics. As a part of Radiance and the Ilios Alliance, ships and pilots from Starfall have participated in some sieges and conflicts. Starfall has had a short dispute with Ekatera over a fallen territory on Turms.
Stations
StarfallAlpha
Starfall's main space station, StarfallAlpha, is located in Sirius (52140, 23837). It is composed of a large, central hangar and 12 smaller hangars for shuttles, starfighters and transports. It also functions as 5Gigi's personal working area, shipyard and residence. The entire station is built inside a lapis lazuli asteroid.
StarfallBeta
In Asteri (25583, 15005) is StarfallBeta, intended for residence and recruitment. It is based on two megastructures from the videogame Stellaris, the Science Nexus and the Sentry Array. The station can easily be accessed by new players as it is one jump away from Ilius (by a Vesta's hyperdrive and navigational computer).
At least two other space stations are planned.
All stations and the settlement itself house small fleets.
Architecture & Geography
All building and ship designs from Starfall have a black and purple colour pallet. Blackstone, obsidian, crying obsidian, blue & cyan terracotta and other black and dark gray blocks are used. Pearlescent froglights are the preferred light source. Starfall's building style has sometimes been associated with the nation Shadow, although the two are not connected.
The settlements unique geography has greatly influenced its industry and buildings. The initial docking tower is built on an island inside the volcanic caldera, with the rest of the city built in a circle around it. To the east of the center is a small, green town. Landing areas for large ships are to the north, while a small industrial complex is to the south. For a time when Starfall had ambitions of becoming a trade city, a potential trade tower was partially constructed to the west.
Economy
Starfall has amassed considerable material wealth from mining and scavenging old settlements and shipwrecks. Two texan Mastodon-class light freighters are regularly used for various purposes. Starfall specializes in uranium enrichment, given that the resource is very common on Qatra. The settlement's financial capital is limited, relying on crating and comissions. Most of its credits are shared between 5Gigi and EchoOcelot.
Military
Most of Starfall's military ships were donated or bought from texas. This includes two destroyers, two frigates and a corvette. A recovered Anduria corvette was added to its arsenal on October 23rd 2024. A group of 1365-sized gunships designed by 5Gigi are the most common military ships in the settlement, although the "zekeship" frigates are used more.
Players
Current members
- 5Gigi: the leader (Dominion) of the settlement and owner of its space stations.
- Crandolf: formerly a part of texas and briefly the leader of Qatra_Parking.
- EchoOcelot: formerly a part of texas and one of Starfall's main pilots.
- Cubz__
- Carrot_Cake2002
- __Rae__
- Ella_16
- EmpressChloe
- whatok_
- Proser
- BlueRedStone_