With the escalating Zone threat and warnings of Utrek forces massing on the border with the Remedians (though unconfirmed) the DDS have gone to full war footing. This entails call-up of all reserve units and the maximisation of all assets. Quasar ILU has been suspended apart from ships already in update, the Rhombus programme was about to start converting Isometrics but this has also been delayed. Construction of the new VIP ship the Ambassador class has been postponed in favour of Extender and Missileer production (which also used the SUP skeleton).
Security has been raised to Level 2 Alert Status at all DDS facilities and bases.
