Quinn Reynolds

Welcome back to our monthly look at simming activity across the fleet!

Overall, post counts have decreased from September — not an unusual situation, given that October has seen many of our members enjoying holidays and leaves of absence. Bucking this trend, however, are the Columbia and Starbase 118 Ops! Ops saw an impressive jump of over 80 sims from September’s totals, and the Columbia submitted over 210 sims — an amazing effort from both crews, and very well done!

This decrease from September is quite unusual in recent years, but definitely not without precedent — in 2009, 2010 and 2011 we saw post totals decrease in October, only to rise again later in the year, as we moved into the holiday season.

October has seen the lowest sim count of the year, and it’s interesting that even at the lowest point of the year, this month’s post totals still greatly exceed some of our previous Octobers by a significant amount!

What will November bring? It’s very hard to predict, as we’ve seen the post totals both increase and decrease from October in past years.

Only time will tell, so tune in next month to find out, and in the meantime, don’t forget to keep up with our stories on the fleet’s sim archive!

Welcome back to our monthly look at simming activity across the fleet!

September has seen a wide variety of changes in post counts from our ships since August: four showing increases, one maintaining its sim rates from last month, and six ships posting a lower number of sims. The Constitution heads the pack for post totals in September, leading with over 200 sims, and it is closely followed by the Columbia and Duronis II Embassy who each submitted 195. Well done to all!

Overall, we saw a decrease in the average post count for the fleet. A dip in post totals is very typical for this time of year — since 2010, we’ve only seen the fleet’s average monthly sim rate increase once during September. As Autumn takes hold (at least in the Northern Hemisphere!) we often see an upswing in October’s post totals as the darker nights chase many of us indoors.

What will October bring? Tune in next month to find out, and in the meantime, don’t forget to keep up with our stories on the fleet’s sim archive!

In the second week of August, the UFOP: SB118 fleet was delighted to welcome the addition of the USS Avandar to our numbers, recommissioned under the command of Captain Della Vetri. How did this affect the fleets simming for the month? Let’s take a closer look!

The fleet’s total post count and average sims per month remained relatively static from July to August. Most ships maintained similar post totals to those of the previous month, with a small number of vessels having more dramatic swings in either direction. For example, after taking command of the Columbia in the very last days of July, Commander Brek’s turn in the centre chair is off to an auspicious start, with an impressive 235 sims posted this month, an increase of nearly 100 from the previous month!

Our most prolific sim site this month was the Duronis II Embassy, submitting an amazing 267 sims during August.

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July had been a month of big changes for the UFOP: Starbase 118 fleet. The Atlantis and the Gemini merged together, re-launching as the Apollo-A under the command of Fleet Captain Kalianna Nicholotti. After a change in command staff, the Victory crew transferred to the Gorkon.

What effect has this had on the fleet’s post counts? Let’s find out!

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