News: Sim Announcement
Epitaph is now open!
As we finish our current mission, I've gone ahead and opened our next one "Epitaph." This will be an "interlude" mission that will be happening between now and January 1st when we'll kick off Season 5. A few JPs have already started there.
This mission will span from July 9,…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 07 Nov 2025 @ 9:25pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Tagging Requirements
Hello all,
As previously mentioned, new Posting and Tagging Requirements are now being introduced for the sim. They are:
Posting Frequency: One post per month
Tagging Frequency: Minimum once per week
Per the posted rules and regs, all players will be notified of all posting requirement changes before they take…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 20 Mar 2023 @ 3:29am
Category: Sim Announcement
Gameplay Resuming
Hi all,
This week, I will finally be able to start hitting tags again. It might take me a couple days to catch up, but you can count on it!
Also coming this week... tagging requirements.
Thank you to those who have been tagging when you have been able to…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 19 Mar 2023 @ 10:44pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Delay of Game
Hello all,
Please do not let the email title startle you. I'm 2 weeks into my new job, and my oh my... It's insanely busy. I'm doing my best right now, and I can't make promises about when I can tag again. Until I can settle into a rhythm, tagging…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 10 Mar 2023 @ 4:41pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Status Update
Hello everyone,
A few decisions have been made about the sim. This public update shall serve as a summary of those updates:
GENERAL DETAILS
-- New Class: Akria (Refit) -- specs coming soon...
-- Registry: NCC-63554-B
-- IC "Launch" Date: May 21, 2390 -- 6 weeks after the "end" of…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 22 Sep 2022 @ 10:26pm
Category: Sim Announcement
What's Next?
Hi everyone,
It's been a couple months since the survey, and I'm sure everyone is wondering what is up. Those of you on Discord already have an idea, but I wanted to share here that my current focus is on resuming Gamma Command first. This is largely because the nature…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 28 Jun 2022 @ 3:03am
Category: Sim Announcement
Standing Down
Hi everyone.
It’s barely been 24 hours, but I have bad news. I have decided to close the Black Hawk. Things went from bad to worse last night.
I will stepping away from simming altogether. I may eventually return, but for now, it’s time to do this. This is not…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 06 Sep 2021 @ 8:24pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Special Recognition
Hello all,
Yesterday, 22nd Fleet announced its quarterly awards. I'm excited to tell you all that the Black Hawk won Sim of the Quarter at the Gold level. This is 22nd Fleet's highest honor for a sim. We have not won a gold award since October 2019, and haven't received…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 13 Jul 2021 @ 12:01pm
Category: Sim Announcement
January Update
Hello everyone!
Welcome to 2021! (I say this only because this is my first actual news update since November last year.) There are a couple things I need to share with everyone.
1. Awards
This is something I've been terrible at dealing with in the last couple of years. Walsh…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 20 Jan 2021 @ 4:47pm
Category: Sim Announcement
We Won!
Hello, everyone!
Thank you all for being patient with me during my Discord break. I wanted to make sure that all of you, especially the ones that haven't heard, were aware of the Tournament of Simulations. We first entered for the 2017 calendar year, and placed among a dozen other…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 10 Jul 2020 @ 3:56pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Staffing Changes
Hello everyone,
This has been an eventful week. Due to recent departures, the command team has been working pretty hard on figuring out our next steps and how to move forward. Turnover on Star Trek sims is nothing new. We've all been there. It happens both between and during missions.…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 14 Feb 2020 @ 6:07pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Awards, Announcements, and Promotions! Oh My!
As teased several times over the last few weeks, Season 3 is officially at an end. The Black Hawk is finally free of the Convergence Zone, and the lives of our crew members can at last return to normal. (Or will they…)
I have many things to cover in this…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 04 Jan 2020 @ 9:31pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Epilogue now open!
By now, all players should have received the notes for our next mission, Epilogue, which is also now open. This is a completely freeform mission where character development is the focus. Please follow the provided timeline for instruction on where characters could be.
Truth and Justice will remain open until…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 06 Dec 2019 @ 3:41pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Drum Roll Please...
The vote has closed for 22nd's Post of the Month, and the results are in...
Woohoo! It was a close call, and I can't thank all of you enough! Congratulations to us all!
You can read the original post here:
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 17 Aug 2019 @ 12:32pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Bravo Fleet Honors!
Hello, everyone! Bravo Fleet recently announced the recipients of Player and Sim of the Quarter... and we made it!
In 2018, we were recognized in the Tournament of Simulations, won a Squddie, awarded Sim of the Month once…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 26 Jan 2019 @ 6:49pm
Category: Sim Announcement
We're Five!
I love Star Trek. I love the Muppets. And I love you all for helping make the Black Hawk one of the best places to sim on the interwebs. December 12, 2013 marked the first post of this fine simulation, and while I'm (ironically) 5 days late, I cannot believe…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 17 Dec 2018 @ 4:30pm
Category: Sim Announcement
We're Home!
Congratulations everyone! We made it. Our next mission is officially open, and I'm loving that everyone is jumping back in and writing character development posts again. As promised, our next mission won't be as structured and will be very freeform in how it progresses.
Mission 17 will be our last…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 18 Oct 2018 @ 4:02pm
Category: Sim Announcement
A High Honor
Last month, I was shocked to learn that the USS Black Hawk was among 19 nominees for the 2018 Squiddie Awards, a contest sponsored by Ongoing Worlds. These awards are only given to one club, one individual, and one game each year. Given the competition, I did not believe that…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 15 Sep 2018 @ 3:20am
Category: Sim Announcement
Excellence Among Us
I hope you all are having a great May so far. Last night, Bravo Fleet announced its monthly awards. Please join me in congratulating Warrant Officer William Griffin for receiving Task Force 9's Player of the Month!
You can read the original announcement here: https://forum.bravofleet.com/forum/announcements/award-announcements/31074-monthly-awards-for-april-2018
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 17 May 2018 @ 12:17pm
Category: Sim Announcement
A Special Announcement!
Once a year, Ongoing Worlds hosts the Tournament of Simulations. Since 1999, the Tournament has issued over 150 awards to many, many simulations, Star Trek and otherwise. This year, I had the pleasure of participating as a judge, getting to review 7 our of the 23 participants.…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 08 Feb 2018 @ 2:40am
Category: Sim Announcement
Happy Birthday!
Hi ho, everyone!
I just wanted to take a moment to recognize that we have a very special birthday among us. That's right! The USS Black Hawk Star Trek Simm has turned FOUR years old today! I want to thank each and every one of you for your excellent efforts…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 04 Dec 2017 @ 9:38pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Mission Complete
5 months. Over 130 posts with a couple others still to come. Such was Mission 12: The Finnean Crisis. The Mission will remain available for those last few backposts that are nearly complete. As soon as those are out, I'll lock it down in Nova and move us along.
But,…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 01 Oct 2017 @ 8:14pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Fleet Recognition!
Hello everyone!
Today, Bravo Fleet announced its weekly Award Recipients! It is my pleasure to announce that the entire crew of the USS Black Hawk was bestowed the "Medal of Collaboration" by the Hall of Honour! Honestly, I can't think of a more deserving group of people.
As quoted in…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 05 Aug 2017 @ 12:40pm
Category: Sim Announcement
A Special Recognition
Good afternoon, everyone!
Today, Bravo Fleet announced over 25 awards to its ever-growing community. It is my pleasure to inform you all that the USS Black Hawk has won one of the most coveted and rare awards, the Admiralty Unit Citation. This Citation is awarded to a simm (and its…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 06 Jul 2017 @ 9:01pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Bravo Fleet Honors
The Bravo Fleet Monthly and Quarterly Awards were announced this morning. Not only did we bring home the Sim of the Month award for April, but we've also been named the Sim of the Quarter for First Quarter 2017.
I'm not here for awards, and I know the rest…
Author: Captain Harvey Geisler
Posted on: 19 May 2017 @ 1:51pm
Category: Sim Announcement
