ImmacuNESIOTVIII: Pew Pew

[Ailedhoo]

For those interested a wiki page for this game has been set up.

 

[Immaculate]

For those interested a wiki page for this game has been set up.

Awesome.

Also,


Not so much a FAQ as a

Questions Worth Answering Publicly


Can we colonise planets and moons and other bodies that are in the solar systems where other powers have colonies?

As long as both parties, cumulatively, do not exceed the habitat capacity for the planet its fine. IE: A M-class planet has a maximum of 6 frontier zones. If one party has built four, then the maximum either party could build in addition to those four is two.

If you are building more population support that will raise your population the next turn. Can you build something that would put you over the cap if you didn't build that item?
Example, you want to build on a new planet, but said planet doesn't have population yet. You're building a habitat on the world, can you also build a mine on the world since it should come online at the same time as the new habitat?

Yes; you can do that.

Also, if jump engines aren't cumulative, how do you get a range more than 1?

In theory such engines are possible. They have yet to be developed. Perhaps as our scientific expertise evolves we might learn such secrets (ie- it’s a tier 3 technology.)

 

[Immaculate]

Orders LOCK!
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If you want to join Pew Pew after this post, then you are welcome to join us next turn. Your starting resources will be 1450, your starting industry 1100, and your starting research 300.

Arrow Gamer, because i did not get spending from you, we'll say your faction's ship is just a tiny bit slower (and better equipped) than the rest and you can arrive this turn with the increased budget.

 

[Immaculate]

With who do we as polities in the game have contact? Of who's existence are we aware?

Every other player character faction. Quantum entanglement... something... something... TALKIES!

Can we spend our income or only our bank

Only the bank.

 

[Zappericus]

"No forgiveness, No remorse, No respite. Remember Earth."​

The wind howled eerily through the vast, empty and sterile streets of the federal capital of Pangea, and not even the ever-watchful purity enforcement teams of the Federal Bureau for Human Purity and Stability were present. Empty and automated Rho-mag trains whizzed back and forth with no passengers, and time-locked federal propaganda was being shouted out from various loudspeakers around the city with no one present to heed it's hateful political outcries against transhumanism, genetic impurity and alien life.

A few kilometers away from the capital city, however, had the entirety of the capital's civil population been gathered within a gargantuan dome structure for a grand speech, to held by yours truly; The President of The Terran Federation, Zachary D. Monroe. Row upon row of perfectly lined citizens, divided by age and gender, watched over by vigilant and heavily armed federal soldiers, looked up towards the speech podium, and the massive holo-screens behind it.

Several hover-cam drones were fixed on the president as he moved in, and towards the podium. He stood, firmly, in front of his peoples, adjusting his tie before leaning in on the microphone. The people turn silent in anticipation;

"Proud citizens of the Federation, True descendants of Earth,
We came to this system in peace, with a dream for exploration, and of rebuilding the once-great civilization which was ripped away from us by - savage, genocidal monsters and xenomorph aggressors."

"Only through the power of our collective will could we traverse the endless boundaries of the galaxy, and find our new home. Our salvation from utter destruction."

"For the betterment of all Mankind, we have achieved such mighty deeds in our quest for restoration! Such unparalleled greatness - and it is all thanks to the strength of you, the loyal people of the Federation!"
"But there are those who would have a, "Better Alternative""

"These terrorists, these traitors and xeno-sympathizers, would rather destroy the way of life we've held close for thousands of years! And for what? Technology? Transcendence?"

"This self-styled "Coensus Conclave" would destroy our democratic traditions, trading away our humanity, and selling us off to their corporate masters! They sell us oligarchy, and name it "knowledge". "
"I call it out for what it is: Fascism."

"And even worse; This so-called "Refuge". They seek not only to destroy our civilization, but our very humanity! They claim that cybernetics are the key to the future, but whose future? Toying with technology beyond their comprehension, they risk our very existence, all for some technocratic insanity!"

"For too long have we allowed the existence of these abominations. For too long have we let them fester and grow like a malignant cancer! "

"I stand before you, and I say: NO LONGER."

Zachary raises his hand in a roman salute, shouting with such dedication that one can see the spittle soar off into the distance from his excitement:

"No forgiveness, No remorse, No respite!"

The people flare up in a wild storm of applaud and ear-deafening roars, screaming all in collective unison,

"Remember Earth! Remain Human! Remember Earth! Remain Human!--"

 

[Ailedhoo]

Spoiler no me but we poster :

Spoiler large knowledge guard poster :

Spoiler mind and fort :

Spoiler jab at the Federation :

 

[Warriorx1]

Spoiler Chrislam the way forward :

Spoiler The Symbol of Peace :

 

[Immaculate]

I love the propaganda war!!!

 

[thomas.berubeg]

Technology. It is both the greatest gift bestowed up on humanity and it's greatest curse. For every glorious advantage it has given mankind, it has reaped it's price tenfold in suffering and deprivation.

The Human form is sublime, perfect in it's very being, and to mar that purity with the clanking chains of chrome machinery or the green ooze of genetic modification is akin to pissing on the faces of our very ancestors. And yet, the slavering serpent of Technology is a necessary evil, unpredictable, wily, ready to turn and tear it's master apart, but offering remedies and miracles untold.

Those few who hold the chains of that beast make the greatest sacrifices, damning themselves so that the many may live pure and untainted. It is only with the greatest of caution that even the wisest, the most well trained, can approach these gifts and determine how to disperse them so that it's taint doesn't spread upon our Edenic Aurora.

Truly, we must thank the Lords, for they are our greatest servants, sacrificing their spiritual well being so that we need not. Instead, we live lives of simplicity on the land, working the soil with our plows and tills, grinding our own grain, and still knowing the joyful wonders of innocence in a way that the Lords cannot. And it is for this reason that we provide them with all they need, for they are all that stands between us and the destruction that threatened our ancestors.

 

[Zappericus]

Retaliatory Public Execution of Sub-human offender by FBHPS operative, in response to recent CCC bad-mouthing​

Spoiler :

They have Nowhere to Run​

Spoiler :

 

[Warriorx1]

So none of the non-player inhabited systems have docks right? So none of us can travel beyond our home systems with FTL travel?

 

[Seon]

All of us have docks based on my stats.

 

[Warriorx1]

Yes we all have docks, but the systems outside our control don't have docks. So until we colonize the other systems, we can't move via FTL to other systems. I'm also guessing that the systems with lines on them have jump gates.

 

[Immaculate]

You can move ONE jump line from your current homes with jump engines. If the system you are jumping to has a friendly dock/shipyard, you can jump to there even if it is two lines away.

So with Jump Engines range 1, you could go explore the red lines (G7, I11, and J10). If you had an agreement with Zap's Terran Federation you could even jump to them because the star, J10, between them is range 1 away from allied docks/shipyards. With the same agreement, you could even move beyond to K13 (with or without permission from the Refuge). Assuming Arrow sent orders and there was a spacedock at K13, and you had permission to use their spacedock you could even go to J14, or L14. If you had permission from the Suon (garden) you could even go visit them.

You cannot jump to a system without a connecting line however. That requires ramscoop engines.

Hope thats clear for everyone.

 

[Polyblank]

A "human" is not only a person who belongs to Homo Sapiens, for that is an anti - scientific opinion that negates the "humanity" of all other species of the Hominid family. This proves the futility of the opinions of House Klorin and makes their propaganda easily understood, for in the end, what is a "pure and untainted human"? They make claims of artificial genetic change being against our common ancestors, but they fail to realise that nature itself causes genetic change over each generation of Homo Sapiens through various biological processes. Therefore, is nature something evil as well?
However, a "human" is not only someone from the planet Earth that belongs to the hominid family. This is the opposite of what the "good" people over at the Solar Federation are supporting. However, in order for someone to understand this he must delve into the deepest of philosophical questionings and be open - minded. A human, biologically speaking, is no different from any animal of planet Earth. They are made more or less from the same materials and have a common origin. Thus, humans are animals. However, there is one distinctive feature that further characterises a human being: his higher cognitive functions, who are mainly a result of the ratio of brain and body mass and also of the size of the prefrontal cortex.
Upon being willing to see what a human truly is, one has to question himself further when taking into account what age we live: are aliens considered "human" too? In my own humble opinion, yes they are if they share the same or perhaps higher cognitive characteristics with a human from planet Earth. Why should a sentient and intelligent being from another celestial body be regarded as "inhumane", when it is as "human" as we are? For this reason, I say that while involuntarily research is as of today still a necessity, let us help any alien society reach our level of development without infringing on their rights as sentient beings. If they are of an equal technological and scientific level as us, then let us regard them as equal in everything. And finally, if they are more advanced than us then let us give them the respect they deserve without necessarily dooming our species when our rights as humans are attacked.
One could say that because aliens will most likely not have the same biological and chemical methods that we do, that they are not a subject of evolution and thus do not have a characteristic of the Homo Sapiens species, and that is our animalistic origins. While the hypothesis that aliens are so different from us that they propably use different biological systems in order to live is scientifically correct, it does not negate the result, that there might be aliens who are as sentient if not more sentient than a human being from our original planet. Someone else, starting from the same scientific sentience, could arrive at the result that alien life could be way more different than anything we can imagine. However, use caution at all time, for difference in the method, while still important and a part of scientific research, does not necessarilly equate a difference in the result.
Our goal as a society shouldn't be to enforce flawed ideas such as "purity". Our goal is to pass on the torch of scientific knowledge unto other human civilizations indiscriminately, for there is no greater happiness than that of helping others. We have given a Second Opportunity, let us not waste that by causing the extinction of our species and as a result, of our collective knowledge in all sectors that we have acquired over thousand of years of existence as a species.

And now for some propaganda informative posters

Spoiler :

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[Warriorx1]

The Acceptance of Chrislam: The Great Reconciliation

Chrislam itself isn't a new concept. For centuries the merits and differences between Christianity and Islam have been debated and fought over by scholars and world leaders alike. The term "Irreconcilably differences" pitted Muslim against Christian for thousands of years. That all changed in the late 22nd Century. with the "Great Reconciliation" or "Great Compromise" by detractors.

Late into the 22nd Century, progressive Islam as practiced by followers in the UAS had reached a new phase. With great strides in understanding and tolerance garnered by the UAS' active role in world politics, Islam had finally shaken its terrorist association, at least among the more forward thinking minds of the day. With peace in the Middle East finally assured after centuries on conflict, the two sides came together to deal with the "Irreconcilably differences" of their faiths. The great conversation began and while heated, it all remained civil and productive.

After long debates and countless "compromises" a new founding set of principles was raised by the Clerics of both faiths. They established the Holy Quartet. This erased the standard interpretation of the Holy Trinity to make room for the Prophet. After a bit of philosophical wrangling the new Quartet was made up of, The Almighty(God), The Holy Spirit,The Messiah(Jesus), The Prophet(Mohammad). The major differences being no longer calling God, the Father of Jesus and thus Jesus simply being a Messiah and the entrance of Mohammad into the Holy Trinity.

Many saw this as an affront to Christianity as the concept of the "Virigin Birth" was hotly debated as a founding pillar of Christianity. However many progressive Christians, who were greatly influenced by the positivity of Islam and the extreme advances in science, realized that both Mohammad and Jesus shared the same origins, essentially mirroring each others stories. The consensus was that one didn't have to be "Born from divine intervention" to be holy. Many more grounded scientists simply saw the exploits of Jesus as the markings of a great man, much the same way that the Muslims saw Mohammad.

This new view wasn't easy for many die-hards to accept. Understanding too time, blood and tears but eventually the battle cry of One people, One Faith was enough to seal Chrislam's place as the True Faith of UAS. The acceptance of Chrislam among one of the largest phyles in the world was enough to start a new revolution and shared understanding between Christians and Muslims. Many left to live in "segregated phyles" but those who stayed and those who joined had a new, more stable and unshakable bond. A bond that they would use to accomplish great things and move upwards into the stars and beyond...

 

[SouthernKing]

What is life?

Life is suffering. That is what Gautama taught us.

But can suffering not be eliminated?

Perhaps it can. Through wisdom, rightfulness, and awareness, Gautama said, we can conquer suffering. And how do we do this? We create harmony.

This, then, is the ultimate purpose of our people. To create harmony. To create a place where we can all be happy and seek pleasure together, where we share in the fruits of each other, where life is just and fair. And where progress towards the betterment of our condition is eternal.

Harmony - what does this mean? Perhaps, to some, it is a scary prospect. But rest assured it does not mean an infringement on liberty. It does not mean we create odious restrictions in whatever name. We are a democracy, a pure one, and we manage our affairs as such. That is harmony - a place where one cannot subjugate another with institutions. Harmony simply means we facilitate a place where we can live fulfilling lives filled with wealth and pleasure, without without cutting apart the forests or shitting in the waters.

The technocrats, the purists, those who would seek to use violence, would seek to divide us. We do no such thing here. Here, we create Earth-as-it-was-meant-to-be, a place in harmony, a place in symbiosis. Here, we are all individuals within a much larger entity. You may call it Gaia, dharma, the Force, whatever you wish. We care for that entity, and that entity cares for us. And all - you, you, and even you - you are all welcome, so long as you agree with our goals, and do not bring harm upon life. Gautama did not seek to enforce himself on anyone. And neither do we.

As Voltaire said so many years ago, "we must cultivate our garden." And that is what we do here.
-Vũ Quang Kim, second Chairperson of the High Council of Suon

 

[Darksaber1]

Tell me… who are we?


I can’t. That’s not the way this works kiddo. I can’t tell you what to do, or how to do what we do. I can suggest some tips, some hints that’ll help you plan your goals and Path, but that’s all. Anyone that would tell you what to do? Nah. Life’s too short for that. Unless, of course, life would be even shorter if they don’t. We have our Captains and the Guide for a reason. Sometimes, one person does need to call the shots to keep everyone alive, but that’s an exception rather than the rule, big time.

I guess I have one fact, and three questions.

The fact is, life is a journey, from birth to death. Maybe there’s something on either side of those two divides, and we haven’t found it yet. Maybe you will. Life is a pilgrimage through all that is, seeking the finally state at the end, when the ultimate questions get their answers.

My first question would be: how do think the form of the universe came to be? How did you get here? Did an unknown, but potentially knowable quirk of physics trigger existence, forming matter and energy? Did a God reach into the void and shape it to his whim? Did a mind, less than God, more than Human arise refine the forms?

The next would be: do you want to see what is, and witness it work of God? Do want to understand it, and see how science binds it all together? Do you want to follow the clues, and solve the mystery of how to do it yourself?


And the last would be: do you want to see it, and decide for yourself?

 

[Seon]

Genehacked ostriches, large as a horse and feathers as colorful as that of a parrot, trots down the road, dragging a large carriage behind them. Their footsteps are as hushed as sin. The crowd goes silent as they watch the entourage. "Her Enduring Empress," whispers the crowd.

It has been many years since the great ships, holding the best that Corona Autumn had to offer, arrived in the new Crown world of this spiral of the galaxy. Earth and London has long been abandoned for... what? What exactly? Nobody knew. Nobody dared to find out.

The Lords and the Empress have, long ago, promised to bring the standard of life to equal that of the Coronan standards before the abandonment of Earth and Mars. It has been an uncountable years since. Most of us, the first colonists, are immortals. We still remember, and teach our young, of the age before the exodus. We tell them of the landfall and how we toiled the field ourselves in order to make ends meet. We tell them that we have constructed the Grand Palace ourselves and laid the first foundations of the great cities, and how the great cities of today pales in comparison to the glory of London's arcologies. The younger generation cannot begin to imagine how things were before. They ask many questions: How can you build apartments from bones and raise pillars of diamond that pierce the very skies? How can the original generation survive for centuries while us younger generations cannot? Are these things magic?

We shrug our shoulders. What can we tell them? We simply begin from the beginning, once more.

Our exocortex spews the same propaganda of our Enduring Empress and her Lords, bringing forth the new old promises to restore the glory of Corona. But things have changed. This is not the Corona that we remember.

 

[Warriorx1]

So what sorts of difficulties should we be expecting when we are engaging in scouting missions on other planets? Other mini-colonies? Aliens? Mostly because I want to start making speculations and possible posts, was just curious.

Also is there any benefit to having more than 1 spacedock or shipyard in a system? Obviously so that you have more than 1 in the event of war, but other than that.

Also is there a way to upgrade basic factories and mines to the more advanced versions?