see below, posted twice

This works fine for me. Leave out the ridiclous random of the meteror strike, but leve in the earthquakes, and planet type changes.

I felt the same way about meterors that CVN does, (about 4 posts back), but I just assumed they would be in the game, since they were in the first one. Thats why if they were going to be in, I wanted a way to either prvent them, or to atleast lessen the damage from them.

But just leaving them out seems to solve everyones problems.

You will forgive me, I hope, but quakes are not something to try to prevent. They are something to make happen more often and, therefor, with less power. The forces of plate techtonics, what ever its engine of movement may be (it's not really known) are likely to exist on a living planet. If they are blocked, they will simply build until the blockage can not hold back the movement of the plate and it lets go... with far greater energy than would normally have been. You must lubricate the fault lines, letting them move more freely, creating small quakes instead of one disasterous one....

AW CRAP!!! I've gone and given a lecture again!!! I gotta stop being a know-it-all!!!

Not a lecture ZDarby, you just can't contol Mother Nature forever!

Can anyone remember any bad random events that would effect planets?

I thought of this one; a weather system breakdown!
You know, hurricanes, tsunamis,bla-bla-bla

Ooh, now I like that idea! You could have a major electrical storm, that fries all of your power systems, or you could have a hurricane destroy your aquaculture center, or you could...

If Earthquakes are going to be in, what about Volcanoes...sorry if this is gonna be another headache of an idea, but perhaps a Volcanic eruption could be another mechanism for planetary change, because of the gases...blah, blah, blah...no sunlight...blah, blah, blah...plants die...blah, blah, blah...different planet type. (Sorry, but i'm getting afraid of my long posts glitching. It seems the longer your posts are, the more likely they will glitch.)

I don't mind volcanos, but some, myself included, might wonder if it's possible the Federation is retrarded (don't answer that) and can't prevent, or at least minimize the results, of such a calamatiy?

I still like volcanos , and the after effects of a weather system failure you posted!
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What about interstellar phenomena such as ion storms? I watched an episode of Voyager yesterday, and those seemed like some mean mother f**k-ers (pardon the language).
I remember it was discussed, so what's the verdict?
I'd definitely like them in!

Ion storms are real mean <French words> trust me, you don't want them to occur near any of your ships and stations, but you would be all to pleased for one to head towards an enemy!

The federation does have the ability (Barely) to avert these sorts of problems - just look at the Atlantis project that Picard was meant to be supervising just after Nemesis! (It wasn't mentioned in the film, and I can't remember where exactly it is from, but Picard was asked if he would like the honour of supervising the 'building' of a new continent in the middle of the Pacific ocean on Earth!)

Surely if they are able to cause the volcanic eruptions neccesary (And get rid of the volcanic gases without them causing damage to the atmosphere) then they would be able to 'ease' the teconic stresses that lead to Earthquakes and volcanoes?

Well perhaps you are right, CVN-65, the Feds may be retarded if they couldn't sort that out. When were Earthquakes ever mentioned in trek though? It seems like Earth has become tectonically inactive for the most part by the 24th century. 8O

Do you realise how your post reads if you don't see the smilies? (Coz I didn't see them, I just saw you saying the feds might be retarded, then me also saying they could be, then you saying it was proposed when Picard returned!)

I like reading things wrong, I do!

(Thinking of that, yvan eht noiJ!)

I almost choked on my snack...

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The Simpsons?

yvan eht noiJ?

yob snospmis, strohs ym taE!

Ahh...I see i'm not the only one!
!eno ylno eht ton m'i ees I...hha

Get it CVN-65?

Oh, and when you realise what it says, it isn't an order!

!ybraDZ uoy ot abmuraC eyA

Right...

Nice, Matress.

I have a suggestion to one point!
If the goverment of the Empire changes REALY bad, like from totalitary right wing to totalitary left wing, all diplomatic relations should be terminated (by them, of course), but with no moral reprecussions.

"The Goverment of the Dominion has changed! The new leader is Weoyun-25"

Don't worry, I didn't forget your ideas for randoms Rigel, I was just using the ideas from BOTF1 (With tweaks)

Anyway, my post would have been even longer if they had been in as well! Do you really want that?

I like the ideas CVN-65. Once we have come up with as many ideas as possible, we can put them up in one big list, and the best ones can be added to the TWAAO thread. (Chances are that someone else will have to do it, since my posts are never that long...)