News

dat/events/news/flf.lua

@@ -2,9 +2,33 @@ local head = {
    _("The word of the Free Resistance."),
 }
 local greeting = {
-   "",
+   _("Independent news from the independent frontier."),
 }
 local articles = {
+	--[[
+      Science and technology
+   --]]
+   {
+      head = N_([[Potential upper hand]]),
+      body = _([[The oppressors should count their days! FLF scientist released a new paper stating more than a few advancements in jamming technology, which could potentially help our brave freedom fighters on their righteous operations against the Red Menace]])
+   },
+   --[[
+      Business
+   --]]
+   {
+      head = N_([[Cookie Cutter]]),
+      body = _([[With the goal of raising funds for the cause, young recruits began selling cookies in the Frontier colonies. Some have even been roughly modeled on Resistance heroes and leaders.]])
+   },
+   --[[
+      Politics
+   --]]
+   {
+      head = N_([[Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions]]),
+      body = _([[In an attempt to further our righteous cause, Frontiersmen under the Dvaered's boot have started a movement to boycott and sanction Dvaered political and social leaders wherever they're invited to speak and attend around the Empire.]])
+   },
+   --[[
+      Human interest.
+   --]]
 }
 
 return function ()

dat/events/news/pirate.lua

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ local greeting = {
    _("Laughing at the Emperor."),
    _("On top of the world."),
    _("Piracy has never been better."),
+   _("Yo ho, a pirate's news for you!"),
 }
 local articles = {
    --[[
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ local articles = {
       head = N_([[Pretender or Contender?]]),
       body = _([[Our sources report there's a child some consider to be the heir to the Emperor's throne. Daughter of an alleged concubine, she was said to be captured by captain Addom Rojo, who learned of her special status and suggests using her as leverage against the Empire.]])
    },
+   {
+      head = N_([[Parley and Rejoice]]),
+      body = _([[A long-standing enmity between two captains, Vasserdrach and Mallard, has come to an end, after a long negotiation arbitrated by retired captain Nusbaum. The two had reached an agreement following a three-year feud over the spoils of a relatively large imperial ship.]])
+   },
    --[[
       Human interest.
    --]]

dat/events/news/soromid.lua

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ local head = {
 local greeting = {
    _("Genetically tailoured for you."),
    _("Naturally selected news."),
+   _("In memory of ancient Sorom"),
 }
 local articles = {
 
@@ -22,13 +23,21 @@ local articles = {
       head = N_([[Colourful Outlook on Life]]),
       body = _([[New eye colour serum released for general consumption. The new colour changes, and can appear to be either blue, green, purple or yellow, depending on the direction it is viewed from. Renowned socialite Sharmante Givotake has already signed a 6-month deal to promote the new colour.]]),
    },
+   {
+      head = N_([[Rampant Disinformation]]),
+      body = _([[A Za'lek disinformation campaign, targeting the rural section of Soromid space, as well as the more backwater planets in the emperial space, accuses Soromid scientists of creating elaborate genetic experiments on a hidden planet's ecosystem. Our sources reiterate that no such experiment exists, and that there's no Sagan system, or a 4th planet of such system is used to induce abiogenesis events.]]),
+   },
    --[[
       Business
    --]]
    {
       head = N_([[Fishy Business]]),
       body = _([[Fishing mogul arrested on account of genetically modifying her corporation's fish and selling them to Empire museums as evidence of alien life. The scheme allegedly netted her a considerable sum, sources say.]]),
    },
+   {
+      head = N_([[Two-headed Cow Extinct]]),
+      body = _([[Lack of management and overall neglect sees the last of the two-headed cows dead, rendering the species extinct. These cows, revered for their milk and meat, were originally cultivated and bred on ancient Sorom, and are the last of the species rescued from the destruction of our old home.]]),
+   },
    --[[
       Politics
    --]]
@@ -44,6 +53,10 @@ local articles = {
       head = N_([[Shameful display]]),
       body = _([[Sorom Remembrance Day ceremony marred by incident of public drunkenness and overall inconsiderate displays. Several delinquents arrested.]]),
    },
+   {
+      head = N_([[Star-crossed and Love-stricken]]),
+      body = _([[Two teens, children of their respective tribes' chiefs, missing. Friends report the two eloped for fear of their tribes' enmity and their parents' lack of approval for their relationship. Several bioships sent in search of the missing love-stricken lunatics.]]),
+   },
    --[[
       Human interest.
    --]]
@@ -55,6 +68,10 @@ local articles = {
       head = N_([[Beauty in the Third Eye of the Beholder]]),
       body = _([[The latest pan-Soromid beauty pageant seen controversy, as judges elected professional tentacle model, Virsia Darami, as the winner. Her amateur opponents requested a recount, stating unearned advantages and last minute genemodding as causes to reject her application.]]),
    },
+   {
+      head = N_([[Not a Specimen]]),
+      body = _([[A seemingly lost imperial anthropologist found a previously unknown Soromid tribe. Envoys from several of the major tribes in the area are in the process of re-introducing them into Soromid society.]]),
+   },
 }
 
 return function ()

dat/events/news/trader.lua

@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ local greeting = {
    _("Traders of the galaxy, Unite!"),
 }
 local articles = {
+	--[[
+      Business
+   --]]
+   {
+      head = N_([[Taxation is theft!]]),
+      body = _([[New trade-related taxes suggested to the imperial court astounded local traders. Our sources state that the bill "came out of nowhere" and seems to be supported by all aisles of the imperial legislative branch.]]),
+   },
+   {
+      head = N_([[Nature of exploitation]]),
+      body = _([[New venture capital firm, Natural Green Nature Inc. received full mining rights for Elysian natural reserve, ignoring the tree-hugging leaf-eating environmentalist protests plaguing the operation for the last few months. Scientists say the mineral-rich soil will provide a lucrative export for the surrounding towns, and for those quick enough to stake claim on the trade involved.]]),
+   },
 }
 
 return function ()