Space Junk had grown increasingly disappointed with his recent expeditions. Somehow, they kept returning with less cargo than they should have. Like any respectable Bandit King, he immediately reached the only logical conclusion: His captains were stealing from him.
Convinced they had been skimming profits for themselves, he reassigned every last one of them to the frontline battle fleet. If they wanted to steal, they could do it while being shot at.
The expeditions continued.
Clearly, the mystery ran deeper.
Determined to uncover the truth, Space Junk traveled to the Cursed Moon and personally took command of the phalanx.
After hours of scanning, the operators finally found the culprit.
Only one system away, Madcamper had been running nonstop expeditions, draining every surrounding system dry.
Lanx Operator: "This was unexpected, sir. Now that we've identified the problem, we can simply adjust our expedition routes and launch from another colony to avoid the depletion."
Space Junk: "I don't think you understand the situation. I could crush him... but he's been camping that system since the dawn of civilization. Let's be civilized and politely ask him to move his expeditions elsewhere."
The reply arrived almost instantly.
MadCamper : ???
That was it.
Space Junk: "He has chosen to communicate in ancient symbols."
He looked around the operations room.
Space Junk: "This... means war."
Lanx Operator: "Understood, sir."
Space Junk: "Notify every phalanx operator. I want to know when he eats, when he sleeps, and preferably when he forgets to fleetsave."
Lanx Operator: "Yes, sir."
A few days later, an opportunity finally appeared.
The trap was sprung. Dozens of millions of deuterium were burned chasing Madcamper across the stars...
...and he slipped away.
Space Junk's eye twitched.
Then, a week later, fortune smiled.
Madcamper's expedition fleet landed on the moon closest to the Cursed Moon.
Space Junk: "Jump Gate! Bring the fleet here immediately. I want those Battlecruisers on him before his engines finish cooling."
The expedition fleet never stood a chance against a full war fleet.
Moments after the debris settled, another report came in.
Lanx Operator: "Sir... we're still detecting activity on that moon, but none on his homeworld..."
The room fell silent.
Lanx Operator: "...Checking..."
Another pause.
Lanx Operator: "...Sir... his war fleet just landed on the moon."
Space Junk slowly smiled.
Space Junk: "Perfect."
He stood from his command chair.
Space Junk: "I politely asked him to leave."
Another smile.
Space Junk: "He chose violence."
He turned toward the bridge crew.
Space Junk: "Jump the rest of the fleet."
Space Junk: "And this time... we're leaving him with nothing but combat reports."
On 28-07-2026 --:--:--, the following fleets met in battle:
Attackers ---------------------------------------------------- Space Junk [SMK] |
Defenders ---------------------------------------------------- Madcamper [Viking] |
Fight
Space Junk [SMK] Weapons: 210% | Shields: 190% | Armor: 190% ---------------------------------------------------- Bomber 9.493 Destroyer 9.202 Battlecruiser 16.713 Reaper 16.121 |
Madcamper [Viking] Weapons: 170% | Shields: 170% | Armor: 200% ---------------------------------------------------- Small Cargo 3.859 Large Cargo 7.749 Light Fighter 32.628 Heavy Fighter 13.684 Cruiser 4.225 Battleship 1.604 Colony Ship 1 Recycler 1.660 Espionage Probe 70.034 Bomber 1.322 Destroyer 1.414 Deathstar 2 Battlecruiser 3.716 Reaper 753 Pathfinder 4.964 |
After the battle ...
Space Junk [SMK] Weapons: 210% | Shields: 190% | Armor: 190% ---------------------------------------------------- Bomber 9.259 (-234) Destroyer 9.129 (-73) Battlecruiser 15.914 (-799) Reaper 16.083 (-38) |
Madcamper [Viking] Weapons: 170% | Shields: 170% | Armor: 200% ----------------------------------------------------
|
Destroyed 
Outcome of the Battle
The attacker has won the battle! The attacker captured: 118.064.501 Metal, 56.085.411 Crystal and 50.178.313 Deuterium 139.932.542 Metal, 14.021.353 Crystal and 12.544.578 Deuterium 34.983.135 Metal, 3.505.338 Crystal and 3.136.145 Deuterium 5.830.523 Metal, 584.223 Crystal and 522.691 Deuterium The attacker lost a total of 104.180.000 units. The defender lost a total of 1.600.449.000 units. A total of 62.018.025 metal, 52.128.000 crystal and 13.701.150 deuterium has been recycled after battle. At these space coordinates now float 186.054.075 metal, 156.384.000 crystal and 41.103.450 deuterium. The attacker captured a total of 439.388.753 units. ________________________________________________ Debris harvested by Space Junk: 62.018.025 Metal, 52.128.000 Crystal and 13.701.150 Deuterium 139.828.275 Metal, 139.828.275 Crystal and 41.103.450 Deuterium 25.636.275 Metal, 16.555.725 Crystal and 0 Deuterium 20.589.525 Metal, 0 Crystal and 0 Deuterium ________________________________________________ The attacker harvested a total of 100.00% Deuterium Consumption The attacker consumed ≈ 10.016.198 deuterium. |
Summary of profits and losses:
Summary of attackers: |
Summary of defenders: |
Metal: 503.602.801 Crystal: 239.158.325 Deuterium: 93.820.129 The attacker made a profit of 836.581.255 units. The attacker won a total of 169.549 honour points |
Metal: -1.082.437.701 Crystal: -725.686.325 Deuterium: -231.713.727 The defender incurred a loss of -2.039.837.753 units. The defender won a total of 16.443 honour points |
Expo fleet
Main fleet
