[Story] Starting a new Apollo game as Russia; gonna try to dominate the orbital layer

[s0nny80y]

This will be a first for me. I will post prt sc images into the quick reply.

 

[s0nny80y]

Slavic Federation. Colonists: energy. Cargo: worker. Spacecraft: continental surveyor.

This is my default set up for other sponsors. Not sure if this is optimal for an orbital game.

 

[s0nny80y]

The competition has arrived on the land mass East of Khrabrost.

 

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Recovered a resource pod East of Khrabrost. Launched a solar collector over my capital.

 

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First use of offensive weapons on a planet I call, Duh.

 

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Turn 9, another sponsor lands on a landmass South of Slav's capital.

 

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Building another explorer to explore the mysterious sponsor South of Khrabrost as my first explorer heads due East towards another sponsor.

 

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Going to choose Prosperity for the free colonist eventually

 

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Completed research for pioneering, going to advance Ecology for the ultrasonic fence and consequent trade vessel protection from aliens.

 

[s0nny80y]

Another sponsor lands West of Khrabrost. Feeling squeezed at the moment. Hopefully no one lands North of my capital! So far the three sponsors that have landed on Duh have avoided coastal area starts.

 

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Building a trade depot in preparation for the landing of trade stations soon.

 

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Contact with Kavithan Protectorate explorer near Khrabrost. I will find out if she tracked from the West or South,

 

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Turns out KP's Mandira is South of Khrabrost.

 

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Producing my first gunboat which will finish with Ecology researched in 13 turns. Then ultrasonic fence will be built

 

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KP tryna claim a resource pod near my capital. Sad.

 

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Purchased my first colonist for 390 energy.

 

[s0nny80y]

My intention is to settle on the East coast in order to cover both oceans with seapower. Also heading due South to heed off KP since they were the first sponsor we've come into direct contact with.

 

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I now have a second colonist from the Prosperity virtue.

 

[s0nny80y]

Holy cow, just spotted some KP territory edging closer to Khrabrost from Mandira in the South.

Must counter.

 

[s0nny80y]

Recovered a third artifact between Mandira and Khrabrost.