Raven enters a battlespace where the familiar communications system has disappeared and every faction has fallen back on lightspeed radio. Crews must identify ships from incomplete beacons, locate compatible protocols, and translate messages while potentially hostile forces continue to maneuver. The diplomatic station worsens the crisis by refusing to release shuttles until the escorts calm down, even though holding the diplomats makes further violence more likely. Commanders must manage delayed messages and uncertain identities while trying to rebuild enough trust to prevent another attack.
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When faster-than-light communications fail, identification becomes strategy
The loss of a shared subspace network leaves ships struggling to identify one another, translate radio protocols, and prevent panic from becoming another battle.