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Parliamentary Vasudan Empire

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==The Parliamentary Vasudan Empire==

Abbreviated as PVE or (non-canon) VPE. The space-based military wing of the PVE is known as the Parliamentary Vasudan Navy (PVN). Curiously, the corresponding [[GTA]]/[[GTN]] appears much less often.

The capital of the PVE was [[Vasuda Prime]] until it was devastated by [[SD Lucifer]] in 2335. Afterwards, the capital was moved to [[Aldebaran]].

==Speculative==
Any info read here is not canon.
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The [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] peoples were always living under parliamentary authority, leaving decisions to those who are skilled politicians, but also let Vasudan citizens to openly discuss and request changes in the Vasudan constitution.

Space exploration and expansion were carried out almost in the same way it has been at the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]], initially, the [[Vasuda]] system was wholly used up, then with subspace, the empire expanded. Despite what the [[Terrans]] were hoping of space exploration, to find new home to replace the polluted and quickly deteriorating Earth, the [[Vasudans]] simply strived to find a more ideal planet to cultivate its terrain and use it for an economic prosperity. The [[Ribos]] and the [[Aldebaran]] systems both contained planets capable to supporting life. The [[Vasudans]] got accustomed to dry environment, thereby any desert-like planets were considered ideal for the [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] species.

Considering the fact the [[Vasudans]] were warring each other less than Terrans did, their military was not as much advanced as the [[Terrans]]'. More advantegous and advanced economy however, could have changed the tide. 
Strangely enough, the balance between the two sides were even all the time.

Hammer of light

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Ancient artifacts

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==General==
Not much was left of the culture of the [[Ancients]], only fragments of buildings, tombs and pieces of crashed ship debris. The only way we can learn from the history or the culture of the Ancients is to examine the artifacts they left. Artifacts were found in [[Altair]], [[Deneb]] and [[Aldebaran]], though we are perfectly sure the empire of the Ancients was larger and more powerful than the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]].

What they willed to leave for posterity, they crypted them into their artifacts. We first learned about the ancient civilisation when Vasudan refugees found a strange device of unknown race in the [[Altair]] system. Decrypting such artifacts was the key to defeat the [[SD Lucifer]] and win the [[The Great War|Great War]].

Additional findings by expedition teams revealed a small amount of information about the Ancients, even though a large number of findings have been classified on high security levels.
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It is also known that the [[Hammer of Light]] used an Ancient temple as Headquarters.

GTD Galatea

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==General==
*Ship class: [[GTD Orion]]
*In service: [[The Great War]], possibly the [[The 14-Year War|14-year war]]
*Commander: Admiral Wolf
*First appeared: La routa della fortuna
*Fate: Destroyed in Doomsday
*Fighter Squadrons: Not specified

==Ship history==
The GTD Galatea was an Orion-class destroyer in the Terran-Vasudan War and at the [[The Great War|Great War]]. Little is known about the ship's actions preceding the start of the Main FreeSpace Campaign.

The Galatea took part in acquiring the Shivans' shield technology and acquiring enough information about their ships to be targettable on sensors. After the outbreak of the [[Hammer of Light]]-rebellion, the Galatea led strikes against HoL targets. In an attempt to destroy an HoL depot, the Galatea came under attack by Shivan bombers and cruisers who had already destroyed the Hammer depot. Fortunately, the ship escaped with only minor battle damage.

Less fortunate was the battle where kamikaze Hammer of Light units attacked the Galatea, while she was in transit to the [[Beta Aquilae]] system. The ship took moderate damage from the kamikaze fighters and the kamikaze Hammer of Light Aten cruiser.

Alongside with Admiral Wolf, the Galatea was destroyed by the [[SD Lucifer]], immediately after her bombers succeeded in destroying the SD Eva. The surviving crew were assigned to the [[GTD Bastion]], who remained on-board the Bastion until the Great War ended.

Talk:Hammer of Light

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Use #REDIRECT followed by the page. - Goober5000

Hammer of light

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Stars and Planets

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===Canon Stars ===
*[[Adhara]]
*[[Aldebaran]]
*[[Alpha Centauri]]
*[[Alphard]]
*[[Altair]]
*[[Antares]]
*[[Barnard's Star]]
*[[Beta Aquilae]]
*[[Beta Cygni]]
*[[Betelgeuse]]
*[[Capella]]
*[[Delta Serpentis]]
*[[Deneb]]
*[[Dubhe]]
*[[Epsilon Pegasi]]
*[[Gamma Draconis]]
*[[Ikeya]]
*[[Laramis]]
*[[Luyten 726-8]]
*[[Mirfak]]
*[[Polaris]]
*[[Procyon]]
*[[Ross 128]]
*[[Regulus]]
*[[Ribos]]
*[[Sirius]]
*[[Sol]]
*[[Vasuda]]
*[[Vega]]
*[[Wolf 359]]

=== Canon Planets ===

*Deneb
**[[Cygnus Prime]]
**[[Deneb III]]
*Ribos
**[[Ribos IV]]
*Ross 128
**[[SR-5]]
*Vasuda
**[[Vasuda Prime]]

===Non-Canon Stars And Planets===
*[[Delphi]]
*[[Lupus Nebula]]
*[[Mintaka]]
*[[Phi Eridani]]
*[[Talania]]
*[[Tania Austrailis]]
*[[Tau Sigma]]
*[[Tegmen]]

===Freespace-Related Resources===
*[[Official Volition Node Map|The Official Volition Node Map]]
*[[Node Inconsistencies]]

===Non-Freespace-Related Resources===
*[http://www.stellar-database.com/ The Internet Stellar Database]
*[http://www.solstation.com/ Sol Station]

Community Forums

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[http://www.hard-light.net/smf Hard Light Productions] (v3.0)

[http://nodewar.penguinbomb.com/forums Node Wars] (Also known as PenguinBomb)

[http://www.game-warden.com Game Warden]

[http://http://www.sectorgame.com/forums/ SectorGame]

[http://www.woodentoyandgift.com/forums/ GTD Bastion]

Various Terms

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=Terms used by the Freespace community= 

==Terms related to abbreviations==
*V: This is equal with Volition, the creator of both Freespace games. On most occassions, the V is encircled by square brackets or ordinary brackets.
*SEXP: Do not think it has anything to do with copulation, it is the abbreviation for S-Expression, a term used by Mission Editors.
*FRED: FReeepace EDitor. The program we make missions with.
*FREDder: Mission designer/maker. Somebody who uses FRED.
*Mapper: Newcomers who have had any preliminary experience in level designing/creating for action games may think this term is the same as FREDer. Mappers are the same who most people would call texturers. In a word, the terms Mapper and Texturer mean exactly the same.
*SCP: The Source Code Project. 
**See [[Freespace Source Code Project]] for a lot of details
*HLP: [http://www.3dap.com/hlp Hard Light Productions]. The best known and most important forum of the Freespace community
*NW: [http://nodewar.penguinbomb.com/forum NodeWars ], now also called Pengiunbomb; a forum run by a community member called an0n
*SG: [http://www.sectorgame.com/f2s/ Sectorgame]
*VWBB: Volition Watch Bulletin Board (site removed)
*VBB: Volition Bulletin Board (sire removed, once was the official forum at www.freespace2.com
*COB: COB is a file extension. which are models which can be converted into POF files and then into the game
*POF: FreeSpace ships MUST be in POF extension. POF files contain all the necessary information about the model/ship, including dockpoints, subsystems, squadron logo locations and paths.
*PCS: POF Converter Suite. 
**SEE ALSO:
[[PCS]]
*FS2: This can not only mean FreeSpace 2, it also stands for an extension that is used for FreeSpace Missions
*FSM: Extension for Conflict: FreeSpace Missions
*TS: [[Truespace]], a model creation programma that many people use and almost as many people hate.
*3DMAX: 3D Max is a model creation programme that is used by some people in the community
*GMax: GMax is just another model creation programme that a few people use.
==Terms related to modelling==
*Greeble: Small piece of detail which serve no other purpose only to make a ship look better.
*LOD: Level of Distance. The further you get away from a ship, the less detailed it will be rendered.
*TrueView: A plugin utility for [[TrueSpace]]. Ideal for building hierarchy, however, not a must.
*Single-part turret: A single-part turret, is, in a word, a turret without any barrels.
*Multi-part turret: A multi-part turret is, in a word, a turret with one, two or three barrels.
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=Abbreviations of campaign names=
*The 158th: The 158th Bashee Squadron
*AAB: Ascension and Beyond (dead)
*AHTW: All Hands to War (not hosted at HLP)
*AotD: Angels of the Damned (not hosted at HLP)
*TAP: The Apocalypse Project
*TBP: The Bablyon Project
*BWO: Blackwater Operations
*CoW: Casualties of War
*DEM: Deus Ex Machina
*FA: FRED Academy (This is not a campaign)
*FSC or FSPort: Freespace Conversion or Freespace Port (they're the same project)
*FSU: Freespace Upgrade Project
*ITHOV: Into the Halls of Valhalla
*JAD: Just Another Day
*JtEP: The Journey to Epsilon Pegasi
*LM: The Lightning Marshal
*MT: Machina Terra
*MG: Mind Games
*NTV: Neo-Terra victorious
*PI: The Procyon Insurgency (postponed indefinitely)
*RR: Renegade Ressurgence
*SA: Scroll of Antankharzim
*ST:R: Silent Threat: Reborn (a Freespace Port campaign)
*SWC: Star Wars Conversion. Also SWTC
*TI: Twisted Infinities
*TS: Technological Superiority (discontinued)
*TVWP: Terran-Vasudan War Project
*WCS: Wing Commander Saga

For more campaigns, and for info about them, see [http://fs2.kissifrot.com/ Skippy's campaign list]

Galactic Terran Intelligence

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==General==

GTI was the vast intelligence gathering arm of the old [[Galactic Terran Alliance|GTA]], responsible for many of the strategies and technologies developed in the [[The Great War|Great War]]. The GTI was divided into three seperate branches: Special Ops, R&D, and Intel.

GTI Special Operations was responsible for undercover missions, containment, missions involving sensitive data, and highly dangerous or covert military actions in enemy territory. Led by the [[GTD Krios]], Special Ops undertook missions too highly classified or too downright dangerous for average GTA pilots.

The mission of GTI R&D was the research and development of cutting-edge technologies. The theft, analysis, and reverse engineering of Vasudan and Shivan technologies were headed by the R&D department with their subcontractor Triton Dynamics developing new craft and technologies. Countless GTA weapons and warships began their life as GTI prototypes. All research and development was headed by the GTD Repulse.

GTI Intelligence, led by the GTD Soyakaze, specialized in espionage, reconnaissance, and counter-intelligence. The primary mission of Intel was to provide Terran Command with accurate and comprehensive information regarding the tactics, technologies, activities, and strategic objectives of the GTA's enemies, specifically the [[Shivans]] and the Vasudan insurgency, [[Hammer of Light]]. Intel had their own spies on the inside of the VPE during the [[The 14-Year War|14-Year War]] in the guise of Vasudan defectors.

The flagship and base of command for the GTI was the GTD Legion, which coordinated actions between the three branches and acted as a liason for GTA High Command. For example, Command needs a pilot to go undercover in enemy Vasudan territory. The mission is carried out by a spy with information from Intel, handled by Special Ops, using a Vasudan craft modified by R&D. Unfortunately, the destruction of the Legion by the SD Lucifer at the [[The Great War|Great War]] Battle of Deneb caused intercommunication and relations between the three factions and the GTA to fragment, indirectly leading to the ill-fated [[Hades Rebellion]] and the events of the [[Silent Threat]] campaign.

With the formation of the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|GTVA]] in 2345, the former GTI's duties were fully assumed by the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Intelligence]] branch of the GTVA, now under far stricter supervision.

Galactic Terran Alliance

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==The Galactice Terran Alliance==

Abbreviated as GTA. The space-based military wing of the GTA is known as the Galactic Terran Navy (GTN) but referenced as such only in the Freespace Reference Bible. The intelligence branch of the GTA is [[Galactic Terran Intelligence]] (GTI).

==Speculation==
Any info read here is not canon. The following section needs to be cleaned up to separate the facts from the interpretation.
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===The beginning===
The Galactic Terran Alliance was formed in the first years of the age of space exploration, when the nations of the Earth have unified and formed an alliance. In the beginning, there were linguistic difficulties, but later, the English language later became a common language all through Terran space, even though not all GTA citizens spoke it as if it were their mothertongue, or did not speak it in a way that could be understood.

Initially, the alliance was focusing on economic and research factors, but later, with the discovery of Subspace, building, maintaining and developing a space navy was at hand.
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===Expansion===
The Alliance spread their empire all through the [[Sol]] system, building shipyards, repair yards and other kind of factories or supply depots. By the end of the 23rd centaury, the GTA had already taken up the whole [[Sol]] system and also spread to [[Delta Serpentis]] and [[Beta Aquilae]].
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===Wars===
In 2320, the GTA first encountered the [[Vasudans]]. At the beginning, there was no armed conflict, the war only erupted in the year of 2321, when a Vasudan representative was murdered. Both sides mutually declared war on each other and the [[The 14-Year War|14-Year War]] began.

After forteen year of seemingly endless war, when the [[Shivans]] destroyed both Vasudan and Terran targets, the two sides signed an armistice and turned against the cosmic destroyers. The most important war in the history of both species began.

[[Ross 128]] had already been lost, [[Betelgeuse]], [[Beta Cygni]] and [[Ribos]] also fell to the [[Shivans]]' superiority. When the [[Shivans]] took Antares, it became clear for the GTA that if the [[Vasuda]] system falls, they lost the [[Vasudans]]. In the effort to defend Vasuda from the mighty Shivan fleet, innumerable Terran pilots fell. Even after all the sacrifice both sides have taken, the [[SD Lucifer]] bombarded Vasuda Prime, killing billions of innocent [[Vasudans]] after only fourteen hours of ceaseless bombardment.

[[Sol]] was the next target of a Shivan attack. If it had not been for the Vasudan refugees who found the [[Ancients|Ancient]] records, the Earth would have also been debilitated. Thankfully to the successful extraction of the Ancient data, the [[SD Lucifer]] was destroyed in the Subspace tunnel between [[Sol]] and [[Delta Serpentis]], causing the jump node to collapse.

Although the [[Shivans]] were defeated and the [[The Great War|Great War]] has come to an end, putting the dissolution of the long-living alliance was at hand.
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===Dissolution===
In the year of 2345, the [[Terrans]] and [[Vasudans]] officially formed an alliance, called the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]], causing the end of the Galactic Terran Alliance.

Parliamentary Vasudan Empire

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==The Parliamentary Vasudan Empire==

Abbreviated as PVE or (non-canon) VPE. The space-based military wing of the PVE is known as the Parliamentary Vasudan Navy (PVN). Curiously, the corresponding [[GTA]]/[[GTN]] appears much less often.

Abbreviated as the PVE, as the name explains, the [[Vasudans]] control their empire in a Parliamentary way. Strangely enough, the head of the empire is the emperor, during FreeSpace timeline, Khonsu II. The PVE had been in existance for a long time when they first contacted the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]] in 2320.

The centre of the PVE was [[Vasuda]] Prime until devastated by [[SD Lucifer]] in 2335. After, the bulk of the Vasudans flee to [[Vega]] and [[Aldebaran]] and started establishing colonies there.

==Speculative==
Any info read here is not canon.
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The [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] peoples were always living under parliamentary authority, leaving decisions to those who are skilled politicians, but also let Vasudan citizens to openly discuss and request changes in the Vasudan constitution.

Space exploration and expansion were carried out almost in the same way it has been at the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]], initially, the [[Vasuda]] system was wholly used up, then with subspace, the empire expanded. Despite what the [[Terrans]] were hoping of space exploration, to find new home to replace the polluted and quickly deteriorating Earth, the [[Vasudans]] simply strived to find a more ideal planet to cultivate its terrain and use it for an economic prosperity. The [[Ribos]] and the [[Aldebaran]] systems both contained planets capable to supporting life. The [[Vasudans]] got accustomed to dry environment, thereby any desert-like planets were considered ideal for the [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] species.

Considering the fact the [[Vasudans]] were warring each other less than Terrans did, their military was not as much advanced as the [[Terrans]]'. More advantegous and advanced economy however, could have changed the tide. 
Strangely enough, the balance between the two sides were even all the time.

Parliamentary Vasudan Empire

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==The Parliamentary Vasudan Empire==

Abbreviated as PVE or (non-canon) VPE. The space-based military wing of the PVE is known as the Parliamentary Vasudan Navy (PVN). Curiously, the corresponding [[GTA]]/[[GTN]] appears much less often.

Abbreviated as the PVE, as the name explains, the [[Vasudans]] control their empire in a Parliamentary way. Strangely enough, the head of the empire is the emperor, during FreeSpace timeline, Khonsu II. The PVE had been in existance for a long time when they first contacted the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]] in 2320.

The centre of the PVE was [[Vasuda]] Prime until devastated by [[SD Lucifer]] in 2335. After, the bulk of the Vasudans flee to [[Vega]] and [[Aldebaran]] and started establishing colonies there.

==Speculative==
Any info read here is not canon
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The [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] peoples were always living under parliamentary authority, leaving decisions to those who are skilled politicians, but also let Vasudan citizens to openly discuss and request changes in the Vasudan constitution.

Space exploration and expansion were carried out almost in the same way it has been at the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]], initially, the [[Vasuda]] system was wholly used up, then with subspace, the empire expanded. Despite what the [[Terrans]] were hoping of space exploration, to find new home to replace the polluted and quickly deteriorating Earth, the [[Vasudans]] simply strived to find a more ideal planet to cultivate its terrain and use it for an economic prosperity. The [[Ribos]] and the [[Aldebaran]] systems both contained planets capable to supporting life. The [[Vasudans]] got accustomed to dry environment, thereby any desert-like planets were considered ideal for the [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] species.

Considering the fact the [[Vasudans]] were warring each other less than Terrans did, their military was not as much advanced as the [[Terrans]]'. More advantegous and advanced economy however, could have changed the tide. 
Strangely enough, the balance between the two sides were even all the time.

Hammer of Light

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==HISTORY==
The dark side of the Vasudan obession with history was the emergence during [[the Great War]] of Hammer of Light (HoL), a cult that gained a strong following among the [[PVN]], resulting in defections to the HoL cause. The HoL believed the [[Shivans]] were the cosmic redeemers and destroyers predicted in obscure prophecies written thousands of years ago. Following the destruction of the [[SD Lucifer|Lucifer]], the ideology and activities of the HoL shifted.

While some followers committed ritual suicide, the military branch of the movement continued their armed opposition to the [[PVE|Vasudan government]] and its alliance with the [[Terrans]]. Though they continued to espouse HoL's reliogious dogma, their activities turned more toward acts of terrorism and guerilla warfare. This branch of the HoL was later crushed in Operation Templar, following the HoL's kidnapping of the Vasudan admirality. Other HoL leaders vanished into obscurity, returning to the study of arcane texts. A number of these religious leaders were apprehended and imprisoned for their role in the insurgency, though a few are still hiding.

==Freespace Reference Bible==

The Temple at [[Altair]], a massive ruins of what may have once been an [[Ancients]]' building, stands on Altair 5, a liveable planet in a system not far from [[Vasuda]] Prime. This "temple" has been reconstructed into the headquarters for the Hammer of Light, which is a group of the most fanatical believers in the Omen of Darkness which is the term they have given to the eventual destruction of the Vasudan race. The Hammer of Light believes that only by staying steadfast and abandoning pride can they truly step into the Light and become one with their maker. Hence, they are a Hammer of Light, pounding in the values that they believe will help others see this light.

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PVE

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Shield

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==General Information==

A shield is an energy-based defensive barrier which completely surrounds the vessel on which it is equipped, and serves to absorb the damage dealt to that vessel from hostile fire. Shields also deflect the force of explosions and shockwaves, making them an invaluable tool for bomber pilots. Shields are incapable of repelling energy from [[Beam weapons|beam cannons]], and are easily pierced by these weapons. Shields can not be used whilst in [[Subspace|subspace]].

Shield integrity drops when it absorbs damage, and increases again over time as it draws power from the ships reactor to recharge itself. The speed of this recharge can be increased if energy is diverted to shields, away from the engines and weapons, with the Energy Transfer System. Each shield is split into four quadrants (left, right, forward and rear) and specific quadrants can be recharged by diverting power from other quadrants.

All GTVA fighters and bombers are equipped with shield generators. The strength of the shield depends on the quality of the shield generator and on the type of the fighter. Interceptors, for example, typically lack strong shields, but compensate through high speed and manoeuvrability. Bombers, by contrast, are primarily designed to be tough and resilient, making shield strength a higher priority in their design.

==Acquiring the Shield Technology==

In 2335, the [[Shivans]] were appeared for the first time, using advanced technology which included the fighter shield system, which lent them a huge advantage over the [[GTA]] and [[PVN]] at the time. 
To [[The 14-Year War]]-era weapons that were in use at the time, Shivan shields were almost completely impenetrable. This advantage allowed the Shivans to win many critical, early battles, such as the destruction of the GTD Eisenhower with only one wing of bombers.

It was immediately apparent that the only way to defeat the [[Shivans]] would be to develop weapons which could penetrate their shields. A series of daring raids by Terran pilots eventually succeeded in acquiring both scan data and actual Shivan cargo containers containing shield systems. This allowed for a joint Terran Vasudan venture to reverse engineer the shielding system and begin mass production, eventually in [[Ribos]]. The technology was soon fitted to every Terran and Vasudan fighter in service, and the ready availability of shielded fighters to test them on allowed Terran and [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] scientists to develop weapons capable of penetrating them.

==The Lucifer's Shields==

The [[SD Lucifer]] is the only vessel above bomber size ever encountered by [[Terrans]] or [[Vasudans]] to be equipped with an energy shield. The shielding system it used was known as 'sheath shielding', and was utterly impenetrable to any weapons at the time. The only weakness of the technology was one shared with typical fighter shields - they were inoperable in subspace, and tis left the [[SD Lucifer|Lucifer]] vulnerable to attack by [[GTA]] and [[PVN]] pilots while en route to [[The Earth|Earth]]. So far, the [[GTVA]] has not been able to replicate this technology.

==Notes for modders==

If you want your figher/bomber to have shields, you must make a triangulated sphere and name it as 'shield'. Also, you must apply a single colour on it.

Antares

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===Celestial Information===
*''Distance from Sol:'' 604 lyrs, 185 par
*''Type of System:'' Binary
*''Color:'' M1-Red Giant, B4-Blue Main Sequence
*''Right Ascension:'' 16h 29m 24.439s
*''Declination:'' -26Â° 25' 55.15"

===Important Events===
*First official encounter between the [[GTA]], [[PVN]] and [[Shivans]] during escort of GTSC Plato, 2335

===Jump Nodes===
*[[Beta Aquilae]]
*[[Beta Cygni]]
*[[Betelgeuse]] ([[Node Inconsistencies#Hearsay|Hearsay]])
*[[Ribos]]
*[[Vasuda]]
*[[Vega]] ([[Node Inconsistencies#CBAnim|CBAnim]])

Hammer of Light

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http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/techfs/jeremy/HoL.jpg

==HISTORY==
The dark side of the Vasudan obession with history was the emergence during [[the Great War]] of Hammer of Light (HoL), a cult that gained a strong following among the [[PVN]], resulting in defections to the HoL cause. The HoL believed the [[Shivans]] were the cosmic redeemers and destroyers predicted in obscure prophecies written thousands of years ago. Following the destruction of the [[SD Lucifer|Lucifer]], the ideology and activities of the HoL shifted.

While some followers committed ritual suicide, the military branch of the movement continued their armed opposition to the [[Parliamentary Vasudan Navy|Vasudan government]] and its alliance with the [[Terrans]]. Though they continued to espouse HoL's reliogious dogma, their activities turned more toward acts of terrorism and guerilla warfare. This branch of the HoL was later crushed in Operation Templar, following the HoL's kidnapping of the Vasudan admirality. Other HoL leaders vanished into obscurity, returning to the study of arcane texts. A number of these religious leaders were apprehended and imprisoned for their role in the insurgency, though a few are still hiding.

==Freespace Reference Bible==

The Temple at [[Altair]], a massive ruins of what may have once been an [[Ancients]]' building, stands on Altair 5, a liveable planet in a system not far from [[Vasuda]] Prime. This "temple" has been reconstructed into the headquarters for the Hammer of Light, which is a group of the most fanatical believers in the Omen of Darkness which is the term they have given to the eventual destruction of the Vasudan race. The Hammer of Light believes that only by staying steadfast and abandoning pride can they truly step into the Light and become one with their maker. Hence, they are a Hammer of Light, pounding in the values that they believe will help others see this light.

Politics

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==Organizations==
[[Galactic Terran Alliance]] 
*[[Galactic Terran Intelligence]] 
[[Parliamentary Vasudan Empire]] 
[[Hammer of Light]] 
[[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]]
*[[Special Operations Command]]
*[[Vasudan Central Intelligence]] (non-canon) 
[[Neo-Terran Front]] 
*[[Neo-Terran Remnant]] (non-canon)

==Pacts, agreements==
[[The Beta Aquilae convention]] 
[[Pan Galactic Treaty]] (non-canon)

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PVE

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Parliamentary Vasudan Empire

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==The Parliamentary Vasudan Empire==

Abbreviated as PVE or (non-canon) VPE. The space-based military wing of the PVE is known as the Parliamentary Vasudan Navy (PVN). Curiously, the corresponding [[Galactic Terran Alliance|GTA]]/GTN appears much less often.

Abbreviated as the PVE, as the name explains, the [[Vasudans]] control their empire in a Parliamentary way. Strangely enough, the head of the empire is the emperor, during FreeSpace timeline, Khonsu II. The PVE had been in existance for a long time when they first contacted the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]] in 2320.

The centre of the PVE was [[Vasuda]] Prime until devastated by [[SD Lucifer]] in 2335. After, the bulk of the Vasudans flee to [[Vega]] and [[Aldebaran]] and started establishing colonies there.

==Speculative==
Any info read here is not canon
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The [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] peoples were always living under parliamentary authority, leaving decisions to those who are skilled politicians, but also let Vasudan citizens to openly discuss and request changes in the Vasudan constitution.

Space exploration and expansion were carried out almost in the same way it has been at the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]], initially, the [[Vasuda]] system was wholly used up, then with subspace, the empire expanded. Despite what the [[Terrans]] were hoping of space exploration, to find new home to replace the polluted and quickly deteriorating Earth, the [[Vasudans]] simply strived to find a more ideal planet to cultivate its terrain and use it for an economic prosperity. The [[Ribos]] and the [[Aldebaran]] systems both contained planets capable to supporting life. The [[Vasudans]] got accustomed to dry environment, thereby any desert-like planets were considered ideal for the [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] species.

Considering the fact the [[Vasudans]] were warring each other less than Terrans did, their military was not as much advanced as the [[Terrans]]'. More advantegous and advanced economy however, could have changed the tide. 
Strangely enough, the balance between the two sides were even all the time.

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68.46.120.170:

==The Parliamentary Vasudan Empire==

Abbreviated as PVE or (non-canon) VPE. The space-based military wing of the PVE is known as the Parliamentary Vasudan Navy (PVN). Curiously, the corresponding [[Galactic Terran Alliance|GTA]]/GTN appears much less often.

Abbreviated as the PVE, as the name explains, the [[Vasudans]] control their empire in a Parliamentary way. Strangely enough, the head of the empire is the emperor, during FreeSpace timeline, Khonsu II. The PVE had been in existance for a long time when they first contacted the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]] in 2320.

The centre of the PVE was [[Vasuda]] Prime until devastated by [[SD Lucifer]] in 2335. After, the bulk of the Vasudans flee to [[Vega]] and [[Aldebaran]] and started establishing colonies there.

==Speculative==
Any info read here is not canon
----
The [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] peoples were always living under parliamentary authority, leaving decisions to those who are skilled politicians, but also let Vasudan citizens to openly discuss and request changes in the Vasudan constitution.

Space exploration and expansion were carried out almost in the same way it has been at the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]], initially, the [[Vasuda]] system was wholly used up, then with subspace, the empire expanded. Despite what the [[Terrans]] were hoping of space exploration, to find new home to replace the polluted and quickly deteriorating Earth, the [[Vasudans]] simply strived to find a more ideal planet to cultivate its terrain and use it for an economic prosperity. The [[Ribos]] and the [[Aldebaran]] systems both contained planets capable to supporting life. The [[Vasudans]] got accustomed to dry environment, thereby any desert-like planets were considered ideal for the [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] species.

Considering the fact the [[Vasudans]] were warring each other less than Terrans did, their military was not as much advanced as the [[Terrans]]'. More advantegous and advanced economy however, could have changed the tide. 
Strangely enough, the balance between the two sides were even all the time.