ImmacuNESIOTVIII: Pew Pew

[Immaculate]

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.

You don't know. Could be anything.

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.

Not that i can think of.

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

No, but you can tear them down for 1/2 the industry value.

 

[Immaculate]

Pew Pew ZERO - part 1 of 2

Celestial Enhanced Republic of Nations

Spoiler :

Second Opportunity is a planet of soaring heights and plunging depths. Its mountains are high and rugged, rising directly like crooked fingers from the seas in long chains of archipelagos that crisscross the oceans. Similarly the extensive seas (which cover nearly 78% of the total surface) are deep, dark, and unforgiving, plunging to depths that make the Marianas trench look like a puddle.

It receives significantly more sun than Earth did, though due to frequent cloud-cover and a stronger magnetosphere, surface temperatures are only 3-4 degrees higher on average. The atmosphere is similar to Earth’s though thicker, wetter, and with more frequent clouds and rain. In addition to the higher atmospheric water vapor concentrations, it is also higher in oxygen and lower in nitrogen. A higher incidence of sunlight, a single nearly continuous ocean, and extensive atmospheric water vapor leads to frequent storms, especially lightning storms. With the higher concentrations of atmospheric oxygen, these in turn can lead to higher incidences of short-lived wildfires. The winds frequently smell of ozone. Said winds, due to the higher atmospheric pressure, also push much harder, even at similar speeds, than winds did on Earth.

When the clouds part and the sun sets, the planet is bathed in rich aurora borealis, splashing pinks, green, and purples across the mountain pillar-silhouetted sky and making even the most focused technician stop and appreciate the beauty of his or her new home.

Flora and fauna are purely earth-derived. There is no evidence of any life on CERN’s new home that wasn’t seeded by the automated systems. On land the lower altitudes are frequently populated by plants and animal species from the jungle biomes of Earth with climbing vines in particular abundance and a vast richness of climbing and arboreal insect and animal species. The higher altitudes and latitudes give way to deciduous and eventually boreal forests, but generally heat and moisture retention in the thick wet atmosphere means that jungles are able to grow much further north and south and higher than they would be able to on earth. Dominant species on land are unquestionably flying insects and birds. At sea cephalopods appear to have gained much greater dominance than they ever did on Earth. The single most frequent species operating in the macroscopic range are chambered nautilus and new variations never previously seen on earth are already arising. Octopuses dine on prawns and fish in the shallower waters while the deep waters are filled with various species of squid. Explorations of the depths have revealed a truly wondrous cacophony of bioluminescent species making their homes amongst frequent deep-sea volcanic features.

The planet has two moons, one of which appears in many ways similar to Second Opportunity, being primarily covered in water and dotted with finger-like mountains. This may point to a common, even recent ancestor for the two bodies. Like Second Opportunity C, the alpha moon was seeded with earth biology and early observations seem to suggest a flora and fauna on the moon similar to on the planet. A second moon orbits at a much greater distance and appears to be similar to earth’s moon in that it boasts no atmosphere and appears inert.

CERN is making its home in highland valleys and flatter regions of the coasts. Already they have raised huge floating atmospheric filters to collect helium-3 from the atmosphere and are processing them in heavy industrial factories busy turning oceanic clay into ceramasteal. A new physics-dedicated lab at the capital promises to help the dedicated scientists of CERN uncover the truths of yesterday and tomorrow.

Astronomers and scientists observing Second Opportunity C moon alpha report observing evidence of some sort of sentient alien life thereupon. Images half-obscured by clouds and mountains reveal what appear to be campfire sites and potentially even small wooden huts, similar to primitive earth peoples along the high-tide mark of some of the islands. The pelagic moon is a promising potential site for exploration and colonization and scientists are eager to investigate the apparent signs of life on the moon. Military leaders urge caution but are equally curious.

Some environmentally-minded members of the government and population are worried that the heavy industry CERN is developing will have a negative impact on the still fragile ecosphere. They worry that with the fragile and still very young biological balance struck on Second Opportunity C heavy industry could pose a very real risk to long-term stability. (- minor stability; heavy industry complexes ignore faction’s environmentalist values)

Scientists are eager to recover lost secrets using their new physics lab (+ minor stability, physics lab caters to knowledge value)

Communications from a not-too distant star system linked to Second Opportunity by a single jump reveal that the Collective Consensus Conclave has also managed to escape The Others and arrive at the outer Norma safely. Diplomats, traders, explorers, and military strategists all suggest that this opportunity not be ignored though cannot agree on how to best utilize it.

Collective Consensus Conclave AKA the Corporate Collective Conclave

Spoiler :

Arriving at Mamonas, one immediately notices the added weight of one’s self in the 1.3 g gravity. The planet is larger than Earth was, and much more massive, the horizon deceptively distant. The atmosphere is thicker at sea level though thins rapidly and the sky is a deeper, almost midnight blue, with the stars occasionally visible during the day. Temperatures are, on average, higher than on Earth, though the poles are generally colder due to the reduced effects of warming oceanic currents, with carbon dioxide subliming, primarily at the northern pole during the polar winters. Days are longer, almost 42 earth hours and this perhaps more than anything has proven difficult to acclimatize to.

Rainfall is plentiful at the edges of the continents but general lack of atmospheric energy (low winds, rarity of storms) means that rainclouds do not drift as far from the coasts. Inland it is drier, though the flatness of the aging hill and plains means that lakes and streams are frequent.

The planet is dominated by 3 major continental bodies, all of which have axis east to west and are narrowest south to north. Both the northernmost and southernmost continents are linked to themselves via the frozen oceans of poles. Landmasses appear ancient, with the mountains rounded and low. Automated forward systems have been successful in introducing Earth-derived animals and plants and much of the equatorial continent is covered in various forms of plains and savannah-derived grasses and brush. Trees are present though not as common as they were on Earth, with familiar species growing wider and more stunted in the thicker atmosphere. Lizards, tortoises and turtles have done well here and the most well established apex predator is the Komodo dragon. Also present in large numbers are the once-extinct Tasmanian tiger, its repetitive cough-like bark distinctive in the night. The northern and southern continents are both distant from the equator and so while average planetary temperatures are higher here than they were on Earth, these continents tend to be cold, though with short warm summer seasons. Geologically and biologically, these continents are most similar to Earth’s Canadian shield with extensive exposed bedrock and innumerable small lakes filled with fish. Here mammals have fared better with both grizzly and black bears rising to dominance of the food chains. Also present are rabbits, foxes, Chilean guanacos and lamas, wolverines, weasels, and fisher cats. On all three continents birds are rarer with the possible exception of waterfowl, potentially due to the higher gravity or longer days.

The oceans are much like Earth’s were though are primarily divided into northern and southern hemispheres as opposed to the east-west divisions of Earth’s Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Currents circumnavigate the oceans here. Mamonas’ seas are also generally shallower than Earth’s were. Numerous island rise from the shallow bed like gentle hills and are a favorite home to seals and turtles. Fish and mammalian sea-life have done well with multiple whale species already establishing themselves in the last 150 years and fisheries relatively healthy and a source of nutrition for the new human arrivals. Turtles have proved to be the dominant adapter to conditions here however, and the oceans are teaming with Testudines life.

Mamonas has two moons. One is a class G geocrystalline body with numerous active volcanoes a barely breathable atmosphere thick in carbon dioxide and confirmed presence of liquid water. Automated forward systems have managed to successfully seed this moon with a thin fraction of Earth’s genetic diversity but these resistant species have proven hardy and plants and insects (though not more complex animal species) appear to have taken root here. The second moon is smaller and boasts neither a geologically active core or atmosphere of any sort.

The Collective Consensus Conclave has spread itself widely, with frontier habitats extending far across the plains and savannah and distant homesteads ranging far from the rho-train tracks and already expanded industrial factories of the corporate heartlands. New shipyards have been constructed to connect the continents and potentially allow greater interplanetary trade and exploration as well as supporting local naval efforts.

Astronomers and scientists observing Mamonas moon alpha report observing evidence of some sort of sentient alien life thereupon. Images half-obscured by volcanic ash and thermal haze reveal what appear to be campfire sites (or volcanic scorch marks?) and potentially even small stone huts. The potential for sentient alien life may be commercializable and the conclave urges exploration.

Communications from a not-too distant star system linked to the Opes system by a single jump reveal that CERN has also managed to escape The Others and arrive at the outer Norma safely. There may be opportunity for profit in their vicinity and the oligarchy is unanimous in turning this opportunity into material gain but divided as to how to do so.

Corona Flori

Spoiler :

Perhaps the most distinctive feature of Autumn is that it is itself a moon, orbiting Crown D with a period of 42 days, with each day lasting 25 standard hours. This means that every 42 days Autumn is witness to a solar eclipse on a scale Earthlings of old could not conceive of. Autumn’s parent planet is Crown D, and it is as hostile an environment as you could wish for. Massive gravity. Crushing atmospheric pressure. Sulfuric acid vapour throughout. And yet as Crown (the system’s sun) sends its rays skittering through the upper atmosphere of Crown D and its swirling pink, orange, and purples come alive with a radiant halo, the hostile planet is a beautiful thing to behold from the safety of Autumn.

Autumn itself is a planet much like Earth was, with similar gravity and atmospheric pressure. It has seven major continents, slightly more saline oceans than on Earth, and mountains that reach not quite as high as Earth’s were. The only significant difference is a general trend towards lower pH throughout the planet, due primarily to higher historical (though not present) concentrations of atmospheric sulfur dioxide leading to higher historical incidences of acid rain. Contrary to earth this sulfur dioxide is not due primarily to volcanic activity but due to capture of Crown D’s periodic atmospheric emissions by Autumn’s gravity, the last of which, according to forward operating systems observations, occurred over 80 years ago.

Autumn boasts all the major biomes that Earth did though soil acidity has meant that coniferous forests dominate most forest biomes with willow oaks being massively overrepresented vis-à-vis earth’s biomes. Japanese irises are also very common between the willows. Each continent has very different animal species and indeed within the continents, different biomes (mountain ranges, swamps, plains, forests) have meant that different animal species have found individual niches to fill. Mammals have done well with primates, both large and small, having adapted particularly well. Already the people of Corona Flori have learned to be wary of raids by hungry or simply curious monkeys. Seeding of the seas have not gone as well as land and indeed it is here that the differential pH is most felt. Combining with increased salinity, much of Earth-adapted life is ill-suited for Autumn’s seas. There are no shell-fish of any kind in Autumn’s seas and indeed multi-cellular animal life, beyond someacid-resistant bony fish is generally rare (and these are generally much smaller than their Earth ancestors). Despite this, the seas boast innumerable microscopic life forms and a plethora of plant-life and Corona Flori colonists have already begun harvesting several species of ‘sea salad’ for consumption. All life on Autumn is earth derived; there are no native life forms on Autumn.

Corona Flori have already begun to develop their new lands with expanded robotic factories, oceanic filtering systems to recover helium-3, and labs to assist in the development of new technologies. Already a new palace rises into the sky and gene-hacked ostriches pull carriages of the well-dressed gentry along faux cobble-stone paths.

As much as Crown D is uninhabitable and unforgiving, it is also very rich in fissionable fuel and metals that could be useful for Corona Flori. Some researchers have suggested methods of displacing thermal energy and developing domes that could allow colonization of the harsh parent planet and recovery of those fuels and metals.

House Klorin

Spoiler :

Aurora is much smaller than Earth, and despite a denser core, possesses a gravitational pull of only 0.6 x g. The atmosphere is thinner and if it were not for increased oxygen concentrations, breathing would be much more difficult. The sky, as a result of this and Amur’s differential spectrum, appears as a very dark violet. Amur is dimmer than Earth’s sun and so Aurora is colder than Earth, on average almost 5-6 degrees colder. Aurora’s axial tilt is significantly more pronounced than Earth’s was and so summer and winter are more exaggerated than they were on Earth, though with the longer orbital period (one year on Amur being equivalent to 712 Earth days), these exaggerated seasons are also of longer length (and smoothing out the otherwise more drastic effects of seasonal change). Aurora has six moons and tides are very difficult to predict, and except for periodic alignments, generally muted.

The planet boasts two continents, one in the north and one in the south, with a circumnavigating ocean forming a sort of thick blue belt around the planet’s middle. Water is plentiful in both the northern and southern continents and numerous large and small freshwater lakes dot the landscape though these are prone to freezing in winter.

When the forward operating systems sent to prepare Aurora for colonization arrived at their destination, they found a world already inhabited by indigenous life. Introduced Earthling life has done well however, and effectively outcompeted most indigenous life except for in relatively isolated pockets such as isolated lakes and high mountain valleys.

While Earthling life is based on photosynthetic autotrophs, photosynthesis has failed to develop on Aurora. Instead, life is based on indirect absorption of Amur’s energy via its kinetic effects on the atmosphere and currents. Aurora autotrophs absorb energy from the winds and currents in much the same way that Earthlings learned to build windmills and later seamills, turning the kinetic energy in the movement of the air and seas into chemical potential energy and using that to develop biomass, expand, and propagate. As evidenced by the success of earth organisms in outcompeting Auroran natives, absorption of kinetic energy from the wind and currents is a poor substitute for direct photosynthesis. Auroran biochemistry is not based on ATP, energy being stored instead in nitrate-based sugars. Genetics are also very different than on earth, being based on short chains of self-replicating, locally differentially modified, biopolymers with more in common with Earth plastics than DNA. Subcellular chemistry is also better suited for colder conditions with most organisms able to operate at lower temperatures due to both differential biochemist and the incorporation of glycols and ammonia-based antifreezes. They do share similar compositions however, with individual cells separated from each other and their environment via lipid envelopes, though in this case they use biopolymer-based membrane structures to absorb kinetic energy instead of organelles to capture light. Multicellular organism exist and are indeed common with long tendril-like grasses rising for hundreds of feet in the weak gravity to capture winds at higher altitudes retaining a stubborn foothold in the marshy coasts. There are no indigenous heterotrophs on Aurora. And while Aurora ‘plants’ cannot be digested by any Earth organism due to the differential biochemistries involved, its soil is rich in the macromolecules that it can use and so plants have found Aurora a particularly fertile soil to grow in.

In the seas, Earth plants, have done very well, the combination of fertile soil and low gravity leading to massive kelp forests that span almost the entirety of the seas. These forests have been particularly well-suited niches for urchins, crustaceans, many tropical fish who can dart in and out of concealment, sharks, and especially sea otters. The coasts are wet and generally very marshy for hundreds of miles and these serve as a home for amphibians, birds and many other Earth species. Inland seasons tend to get more pronounced and cold-blooded species unable to overwinter have not done well. Fish are present, hiding under the winter ice but on land insects and mammals are king. Low gravity means that plants have grown tall and so arboreal species are common, with big cats dominating apex predator positions in both the northern and southern hemispheres. The poles have proven impossible for earth-based life to invade and these remain a bastion of simple single-celled Auroran natives.

House Klorin has established robotic factories to help process the plentiful endogenous resources and labs to help uncover their ancestor’s technical expertise. The great sea links the two hemispheres with decascale-fusion powered ships.

Scientists are eager to explore the native life to better understand its secrets but are frustrated by their lack of expertise in gene engineering. Exploring this option could take some time, especially without more advanced labs but might open up previously unknown opportunities arising from xenobiology not previously encountered.

Some serfs and lords worry that the extensive use of robotics at the new factories will sully the soul and purity of their humanity (no stability change but it could be bad if the tech involved is more advanced).

Kyushu

Spoiler :

Kyushu E is not so different from what Earth would have been like in its youth. Its sun is similar to that of humanity’s cradle. Its size and gravitational pull similar. Its days are shorter (only 22 Terran hours) but its years are longer (421 days). The lithosphere is broken up much more than on earth and these warring tectonic plates have led to much more numerous mountain ranges and long chains of volcanoes. Several regions boast extensive geyser systems, brining aquifer waters to the surface as steam. The volcanoes and geysers in turn have filled the sky with carbon and sulfur dioxide and this has led to increased heat retention and higher temperatures than we were used to on Earth.

Land covers more of the surface than on earth and the 17 major continents of the planet are concentrated nearer to the equator, with both poles being made up entirely of frozen water and settled ash. There is little in the way of axial tilt and so seasons are relatively unheard of. This, combined with the excellent fertility of the volcanic ash-infused soil, richness of carbon dioxide in the air, and significant precipitation has been a boon for vegetation and the continents are covered in thick forests. Where the ground is low, swamp biomes prevail and where the mountains rise high into the sky, mixed forests with tropical species dominate the middle altitudes and dryer forests with significant concentration of young redwoods and floors of ferns dominating at higher altitudes. There are several inland deserts where soil has been swept away by winds and only open rocks and dunes remain and these boast few sparse scrub grasses but are otherwise generally lifeless.

Life is entirely Earth-derived. Insects seem to have been most successful in adopting to their new environment with several species tailored to the smaller biomes of geyser and volcanic systems spreading across the globe here. The lowland swamps are filled with fish, salt-water crocodiles and caimans, large amphibians including several giant species of salamander, turtles, snakes of all kinds, and water-fowl. Higher up the forests sport still more insect species, snakes and frogs, lizards of all kinds, birds, especially those normally encountered in tropical rainforests, and a relative dearth of mammalian species. Generally those niches filled by birds or mammals have instead been filled with primarily insect but also amphibian, and reptile species. Evolutionary pressures have led to new species never seen before on Earth, butterflies as big as people have evolved in the last 150 years and frogs of all kinds have similarly evolved towards larger sizes.

The seas are alive with fish and turtles, and have been particularly well-suited to sea snakes of various kinds and a limited number of marine lizards. Both the north and south poles are dominated by birds, especially penguins. There are no whales or dolphins yet observed in the planet’s seas.

The Humans of Kyushu have made their homes on the slopes of the high mountains, usually at the intersection of the swamp and tropical forest biomes where they grow rice in layered terraces. One continent is proving more favored than others and already the waters around it are alive with massive whale-sized drones sifting through the seas in search of helium-3 for the always-hungry maw of the Kyushu industrial complex.

The Kyushan solar system is unique in that it sports Kyushu I, an ultragiant gas body with a weakly fusogenic core (a sort of small, weak dwarf star in its own right) in its distant reaches. This body in turn is orbited by two other gas giants, moons, but with scales similar to Jupiter and Saturn. Finally these two bodies are in turn orbited by approximately a dozen smaller rocky moons each. Though very distant from the remainder of the Kyushu’s planets, the light from Kyushu H makes it the brightest celestial body at night.

Kyushu astronomers may or may not have observed structured thermal signatures in the distant regions of the solar system suggestive of some sort of organizing, not naturally occurring process. Scientists urge the development of Cherenkov imaging systems to allow further investigation.

Jamhuri Stellar ya Pambazuka

Spoiler :

Larger, though with a gravity similar to Earth’s, New Home boasts a 26 our day and a year of only 230 days. It has no moon. It has relatively little axial tilt and so ‘summer’ and ‘winter’ is determined more by latitude than by rotation of the planet around the sun. Its atmosphere is benevolent, much like Earth’s with a similar concentration of oxygen and nitrogen, and slightly reduced carbon dioxide. Temperature wise, its global average is slightly reduced compared to earth but this is due primarily to colder poles that cannot make use of warming oceanic currents.

This is because New Home is a planet without continuous seas. Imagine instead a vast world-spanning continent marked with numerous fresh-water lakes ranging from as large as Australia to tiny puddles. These are often connected by rivers and so a world-spanning system of canals may be possible to assist in transport. Necessarily, the planet is dryer than earth was and though rain falls near the various lakes, they often do not penetrate beyond the next mountain range. And so, much of the planet is semi-arid, with parts like the African savannah, others like the central Asian steppe, still others like the frozen tundra of Siberia or Nunavut. The equator itself is a band of sand-dunes unbroken by lakes or rainfall.

The relative lack of atmospheric humidity, at least at a global scale, is counteracted by a very puissant magnetosphere that not only prevents cooking by cosmic and solar radiation, but throws up gorgeous aurora borealis for the people of Pambazuka to enjoy.

That is not to say that New Home is a desert planet. It is not. Indeed, between the lakes and the nearest hills or mountains, there are forests and even jungles. And here a wide variety of animal species make their homes.

In truth it is a world well-suited to a people who associate themselves historically if not racially or culturally with Earth’s African continent. And the forward operating systems sent by the Pambazuka reflect that. Much of the animal and plant species that make their home here are have origins in Africa. Birds are well-established, migrating from one lake shore to another, caring little for the drier regions between. There are petrels and gannets, cormorants and herons, storks and flamingos. On land young elephant troops are making their way, while lions and cheetahs chase oribi, okapi, and zebras. The lakes are filled with fresh-water fish, crocodiles, and hippos. Also frequent are wild horses, buffalo, and herd animals of all kinds who migrate across the plains and savannah from watering hole to watering hole following some confused genetic urge that cannot quite reconcile with their new home. And where they go so too do big predators and indeed New Home has a wide plethora of well-fed and healthy apex predator species, primarily canine and feline of various types.

The people of the Jamhuri Stellar ya Pambazuka make their homes at the edges of the lakes in the temperate regions of both the north and south hemispheres. And while they have built a lab to regain the technologies of their ancestors, they have also focused on security, outfitting their infantry with new ceramasteal exoarmor, their fighters with scramjet engines, and their ships with thicker, and lighter ceramasteal hulls and decascale fusion engines. Indeed there is no other faction with a planetary military as advanced as theirs.

Government advisors suggest the development of further infrastructure before developing the armed forces any further.

 

[Immaculate]

Pew Pew ZERO - part 2 of 2

Pilgrimage

Spoiler :

Crossroads is one of 12 moons of a Jupiter-like gas giant orbiting Pilgrim’s rest at a distance of approximately 1.1 AU. Crossroads has an orbital period around Pilgrim’s Rest A of 61 days which means that every 61 days it experiences a complete world-wide solar eclipse. The rest of the time its skyline is dominated by the green and red clouds of the giant Jovian body. Crossroads is not tidally locked to Pilgrim’s Rest A. Indeed its days are the equivalent of 27 Terran hours and so its tides, dominated as they are by the gas giant, are very significant.

Crossroads is smaller than Earth was, and gravity a mere 0.8 x g. Its global average temperatures are cooler than Earth but a significant axial tilt and the presence of the gas giant it orbits ensures significant seasonal changes and so both poles experience dramatic summers and winters over the course of its 520 day year.

The atmosphere is thicker than on earth but due to reduced gravity, atmospheric pressure is similar to on earth. Gas concentrations are similar to those seen on earth but enriched in hydrogen and helium, perhaps as a byproduct of periodic emissions from Pilgrim’s Rest A.

Crossroads boasts four major continents, the two largest of which are connected via an ice-bridge spanning the southern pole. In addition to these large continents, there are several long archipelago chains and numerous scattered islands.

Crossroad’s core is still very active geologically and there are numerous active volcanoes both above and below sea-level. Indeed most islands are the result of volcanic activity.

The biomes of the continents are as varied as those on earth but the significant tidal effects extend the litoral zone for tens and sometimes hundreds of miles. In some places this translates to huge plains of mud, in others to long shores of seaweed covered rocks, and yet others beautiful sandy beaches where the Pilgrims splash merrily in summer. Mussels, clams, barnacles, sea squirts, and polychaete worms, urchins, crabs, and sea-birds do well here. This rich ecozone feeds life offshore with fish and sharks being plentiful as well. The seas are rich in dissolve calcium and carbonate ions and shell fish in particular are well respresented on Crossroads. Nascent coral reefs (assisted by titanium skeletons laid down 150 years ago by the forward operating systems) are already forming and indeed tropical fish can be seen darting between the anemones that have latched upon these beautiful constructs.

The axial tilt and resulting significantly warmer summers and coolers winters has made life on land difficult for ectotherms except nearer to the equator. Otherwise it is primarily mammals who have shaped the macro-scale of the land-based continental life. The two southern continents have ecologies similar to Europe and Euroasia with lions, tigers, and bears dominating the apex predator positions (oh my!), these creatures sulking through huge forests of cold-adapted bamboo forests as well as Oak, Beech, Aspen and many more. The northern hemispheres have different ecologies with one being similar to Earth’s south America due to the preponderance of tropical forests and one being more like a tundra biome similar to northern Canada.

Pilgrims have primarily made their home on inland lakes where the tidal pull has a more limited effect that the seashore. They have already expanded their territory to all continents and several islands with new far flung human habitats. A new central lab ensures the secrets of the ancestors will not stay secret for long.

The presence of 11 other moons within the ecozone of the solar system suggests opportunities for colonization. While several are noxious balls of sulfur and heat due to run-away greenhouse effects (class N), others being too volcanic and hostile (class A) a few are more promising with a single class F, a class K, and another class H. Pilgrims are eager to expand their horizon and explore these bodies, potentially even settling on them if they can. Life, Terran derived, has been observed on all three moons of interest, presumably seeded there by the forward operating systems over 150 years ago.)

Suon (សួ&#6035

Spoiler :

The Suon have a better appreciation for their planet, and indeed solar system, than most, the result of an early investment in a Cherenkov imaging satellite. The satellite looks not just at their new home but into it, and beyond it, searching the far planets of their system and identifying not only uranium and copper deposits, but subsurface frozen aquifers, and when present, life.

Artha is a M-spectrum red-dwarf, much smaller than Earth’s, much cooler, and much less luminous. None of this is obvious to the people of Kama however as Kama is much closer to Artha than Earth was to its sun. To Kamans Artha is still just a quarter-sized ball of fire high in the sky… only this fire is red not yellow.

Kama has four moons, all without atmosphere or any signs of life, either geological or biological. These are relatively small compared to Earth’s and having relatively little effect upon its tides.

Kama is on average of similar temperature to Earth though a weaker axial tilt means that summers and winters are not as pronounced and more surface water is locked in polar ice deposits. Size-wise it is slightly smaller than Earth was though its gravitational pull is only 5% less than Earth’s. It atmosphere is wetter than earths though, except for being thinner at higher altitudes, is otherwise similar. Geologically it is relatively inactive and there are few volcanoes still active today, though great mountains that were obviously raised by past volcanoes are evident. It has six major continents, including one at the South Pole not unlike Antarctica- all with Earth-like oceans in between. Kama’s oceans are more extensive than Earth’s with the continents being more isolated from one-another.

Kama is an ecologically ‘failed planet’. It appears that carbon-based life blossomed here several hundreds of millions of years ago, though this life was limited primarily to primitive single cell photosynthetic organisms (this is partially a guess- its really hard to know these things based on what is currently known). These died out, though the reason why is not clear and over the following tens of millions of years were buried by geological forces. This means that Kama is particularly rich in fossil fuels and potash. Despite this history, it appears that all current life on Kama is earth-derived.

As a consequence of the spectrum of light emitted from Artha, plants on Kama have up-regulated chlorophyll A production and down-regulated chlorophyll B production over the last century and a half, making the same species of tree or grass greener on Kama than it would be on Earth. Certainly this has had some psychological effect upon the environmental bent of many of Suon, as they see their ‘garden world’ as that much more vibrant and green than it would otherwise be, perhaps a blessing.

Plant-life on the continents is distributed in a manner similar to on earth with tropical forests and jungles being more common and arid and semi-arid biomes being rarer- due mostly to larger oceans, and a wetter atmosphere no doubt. Flowering plants seem to be in particular abundance and so too are bee colonies of every species, shape, size, and color. Indeed insects seem to have done particularly well in general as so too have snakes and reptiles of every type. Lizards, turtles, and crocodilia are also common. The continents also support most species of birds, mammals, and amphibians seen on earth.

The seas are teaming with plant life, fish, shellfish, and marine mammals, including several established whale pods and large populations of walruses in the southern and northern cold waters.

The Suon have already begun to recover valuable fusionable H3 from the oceans with offshore floating platforms and have constructed a new physics lab to help propel their research. An airfield promises the potential for an extended airforce.

The Cherenkov satellite has identified Artha D as a ‘cold desert’ planet with an atmosphere and lithosphere suitable to the growth of earth plants (at least nearer to the equator). With small portable oxygen tanks, some sunscreen and thick jackets, people might even live here exposed. The satellite has also identified significant subsurface water deposits that might be used to jump-start agricultural development. Lastly, Artha D has significant deposits of metals and fissionable fuel that might make it worth developing

Terran Foundation

Spoiler :

New Earth is an ancient planet, and though still geologically active and prone to occasional volcanism, most of its mountains have long since lost their rugged edges and sunk back to less impressive heights. Similarly its oceans have lost some of their depth, and no deep trenches remain. It is larger than earth and its gravitational field greater (almost 1.3 x g). It atmosphere is generally thicker, and rich in oxygen and thinner in carbon dioxide than Earth’s was, which while suitable to human life, has made it harder for plants to succeed on the planet and so while there is no shortage of suitable soil or rain, plants tend to grow low and slowly.

Sol Invictus is much brighter and warmer than Earth’s sun, though of smaller volume and so, because New Earth orbits further from its sun than Earth did, its sun appears much smaller (though just as bright) than ancient Earth’s.

Water covers only approximately 50% of the planet’s surface and both its oceans and land-masses are almost continuous with seas forming continent-sized puddles in the northern hemisphere and open seas dotted with continent-sized land masses in the south. This creates two very different climates in the north and south with the south being more prone to rain and more consistent temperatures while the north is drier and prone to more pronounced seasonal differences.

In terms of vegetation the north is generally more arid with vast desserts and rocky plains broken by salt-water lakes larger than any on earth ringed with low-growing forests. The south tends to have more forests generally, though again, these grow low.

In the north mammals dominate, with herd grazers and their predators doing particularly well while in the south, reptiles, amphibians, and other kingdoms are more common. Across the globe, despite the greater gravity, and perhaps due to the thicker atmosphere, birds have done particularly well, transitioning well from the open grounds in the north to the open seas in the south and already establishing complex migratory pathways.

The northern lakes are rich in various salt-water fish species and oceanic mammals, especially manatees, seal lions, seals, and walruses, while the south is home to more species of shellfish, fish, turtles, and more rarely marine mammals.

The Terran Foundation has been busy making this planet their home, extending frontier habitats and developing aerial H3 recovery towers as well as basic labs to help redevelop the technologies of ages past.

Military specialists eye Sol Invictus G and H with some suspicion. Standard sensing systems cannot penetrate their magnetic and radiation fields and these may serve as an excellent position for enemies to use as a beachhead for operation in the Invictus system. Some recommend sending scouts or sensors.

Ummah Al Salaam

Spoiler :

New Mecca is smaller than earth, with a gravitational constant of only 0.85 x g. Its days are long (almost 52 Terran hours) which means most people follow their own ½ day cycles based on the division of the New Meccan day into two half days. Its axial tilt is significant and its orbital period is relatively short (only 62 New Meccan days) which means seasons are short and the changes between them drastic. The poles both melt in summer and freeze almost to the 40th parallel in winter.

Despite these hardships its atmosphere is almost nearly identical to earth, and though thicker, reduced gravitation pull means pressures are nearly equivalent. The high thick atmosphere means skies are a pale almost-white blue. New Mecca has two large moons, both of which suffer from thick highly reducing atmospheres, run-away greenhouse gas heat capture, and surface pressures enough to crush a person’s cells. Both are pretty from New Mecca, one appearing as swirls of pinks and purples and the other as swirls of oranges and blues.

New Mecca has four major continents and a large ocean, which’s surface covers 70% of the planet’s surface. The continents themselves are dotted with numerous volcanoes, and so too is the ocean floor- suggesting that New Mecca is probably much younger, geologically, than Earth was. Seasonal changes arising from axial tilt mean storms are common in spring and fall and less so in winter and summer.

Not all Terran life has been able to successfully adapt to these conditions. Birds in particular appear confused by the longer days, frequent storms, and short seasons and many species migratory birds in particular have failed to thrive here. The equatorial regions boast plentiful reptilian and ectodermic species but away from the equator, freezing winters and boiling summers mean that these sorts of animals have not necessarily done as well. Insects have done well, arising in the short summer breeding seasons and overwintering as eggs or in vegetative states. Mammals, including many species capable of hibernating, have done well, with bears assuming the position of apex predator in many biomes. So too have Siberian tigers and these can be found on all four major continents and many islands.

The seas are filled with diverse fish, especially migratory species, who do not seem to have felt the limitations that many bird species have and with dolphins, porpoises, and many smaller species of whales in numbers never imagined on Earth.

The Ummah Al Salaam have made their home between the 20th parallels where the short growing season is not as great a concern and here they have expanded their infrastructure with oceanic H3-recovery systems, heavy industry facilities churning out ceramasteal machinery, and a new basic lab to help propel their long-term growth. Their infantry are armed with new exoarmor and their ships outfitted with decascale fusion engines

The Republic has no pressing concerns.

Yankee Suns

Spoiler :

Another planet smaller than Earth was, Miyobi has a gravitational pull of only 0.72 x g. It is a relatively young planet, with huge ragged mountains and strings of active volcanoes throughout. Its atmosphere is richer in carbon dioxide and oxygen than Earth, though with reduced nitrogen. It also has much more water vapor.

Though receiving similar luminescence from Oni Fox as Earth did from its sun, Miyobi is much warmer, due primarily to a higher carbon dioxide-driven greenhouse gas effect. Despite its smaller size, it has much greater landmass than Earth did as it has no oceans. Despite this, water is very common with most areas receiving rain several times a day. Lakes tend to be small, cold, and very deep. Falling rain forms waterfalls and white water rivers between steep mountainous cliffs.

Miyobi is covered in thick forests throughout, the entire planet transitioning from jungle to tropical forests to rainforests to temperate deciduous to boreal to taiga biomes. This appears driven by significant atmospheric carbon dioxide, frequent rainfalls, and plentiful sun, as well as a very healthy soil microbiome. As befits a planet so thick in vegetation, animal biomass is similarly thick with, for most species, the toxicity of high carbon dioxide partial pressure offset by the higher oxygen concentrations.

All major kingdoms of earthly animals are well represented here, though obviously species specialized towards the mountainous or forests niches being better suited and thriving better. Birds in particular seem well adapted, as too are most nocturnal forest species. Higher altitudes, where most forest species die out and white-capped mountains dominate are home to llama, condors and other species typically associated with the south American Andean mountains. Apex predators tend to be large cats with puma species doing particularly well.

Lakes are filled with freshwater fish, especially trout of various kinds, frogs, and marine birds.

There is no life on Miyobi not derived from Terran genetics.

Like the Suon, the Yankee Sun have raised Cherenkov imaging satellite to better understand their planet and the system beyond. They have identified a glacial planet that might be colonized with minimal further investment though resources on the planet are limited, though it might serve as a launching off point for dome-protected habitation of its much more resource-rich moon.

Plans for developing decascale fusion engines were cancelled when colonists realized Miyobi had no oceans and only small lakes and vast rivers. None-the-less, the upgrades can be performed; its just not obvious that they are worthwhile (refunded money, cancelled upgrade- feel free to reissue the order if you really want strong river/lake boats).

I am still accepting a few more players at this point. So feel free to join us. Your starting resources will be 1450, your starting industry 1100, and your starting research 300.

Story Bonuses:
Seon. Love the ostriches. What with you and the ostriches. +100 industry
Darksaber: Very interesting ideology. I look forward to seeing where it goes. +100 industry
Southern King: What does anti-technocracy mean in practice? +100 industry
Warriorx1: Does Chrislam have Ramadan? Because if it does fasting on your planet is going to be tough. +100 industry
Polyblank: Setting yourself up as the anti-Zap? +100 industry
Zap: Loving the propaganda. Got me teased by my wife for laughing so much. +150 industry
Thomas: I love your idea but worry about incorporating technologies. +100 industry
Ailed: Love the posters! +100 industry
Christos200: I almost forgot you. +100 industry. So sorry.

 

[Immaculate]

turn zero stats updated!

 

[thomas.berubeg]

House Klorin

Spoiler :

Aurora is much smaller than Earth, and despite a denser core, possesses a gravitational pull of only 0.6 x g. The atmosphere is thinner and if it were not for increased oxygen concentrations, breathing would be much more difficult. The sky, as a result of this and Amur’s differential spectrum, appears as a very dark violet. Amur is dimmer than Earth’s sun and so Aurora is colder than Earth, on average almost 5-6 degrees colder. Aurora’s axial tilt is significantly more pronounced than Earth’s was and so summer and winter are more exaggerated than they were on Earth, though with the longer orbital period (one year on Amur being equivalent to 712 Earth days), these exaggerated seasons are also of longer length (and smoothing out the otherwise more drastic effects of seasonal change). Aurora has six moons and tides are very difficult to predict, and except for periodic alignments, generally muted.

The planet boasts two continents, one in the north and one in the south, with a circumnavigating ocean forming a sort of thick blue belt around the planet’s middle. Water is plentiful in both the northern and southern continents and numerous large and small freshwater lakes dot the landscape though these are prone to freezing in winter.

When the forward operating systems sent to prepare Aurora for colonization arrived at their destination, they found a world already inhabited by indigenous life. Introduced Earthling life has done well however, and effectively outcompeted most indigenous life except for in relatively isolated pockets such as isolated lakes and high mountain valleys.

While Earthling life is based on photosynthetic autotrophs, photosynthesis has failed to develop on Aurora. Instead, life is based on indirect absorption of Amur’s energy via its kinetic effects on the atmosphere and currents. Aurora autotrophs absorb energy from the winds and currents in much the same way that Earthlings learned to build windmills and later seamills, turning the kinetic energy in the movement of the air and seas into chemical potential energy and using that to develop biomass, expand, and propagate. As evidenced by the success of earth organisms in outcompeting Auroran natives, absorption of kinetic energy from the wind and currents is a poor substitute for direct photosynthesis. Auroran biochemistry is not based on ATP, energy being stored instead in nitrate-based sugars. Genetics are also very different than on earth, being based on short chains of self-replicating, locally differentially modified, biopolymers with more in common with Earth plastics than DNA. Subcellular chemistry is also better suited for colder conditions with most organisms able to operate at lower temperatures due to both differential biochemist and the incorporation of glycols and ammonia-based antifreezes. They do share similar compositions however, with individual cells separated from each other and their environment via lipid envelopes, though in this case they use biopolymer-based membrane structures to absorb kinetic energy instead of organelles to capture light. Multicellular organism exist and are indeed common with long tendril-like grasses rising for hundreds of feet in the weak gravity to capture winds at higher altitudes retaining a stubborn foothold in the marshy coasts. There are no indigenous heterotrophs on Aurora. And while Aurora ‘plants’ cannot be digested by any Earth organism due to the differential biochemistries involved, its soil is rich in the macromolecules that it can use and so plants have found Aurora a particularly fertile soil to grow in.

In the seas, Earth plants, have done very well, the combination of fertile soil and low gravity leading to massive kelp forests that span almost the entirety of the seas. These forests have been particularly well-suited niches for urchins, crustaceans, many tropical fish who can dart in and out of concealment, sharks, and especially sea otters. The coasts are wet and generally very marshy for hundreds of miles and these serve as a home for amphibians, birds and many other Earth species. Inland seasons tend to get more pronounced and cold-blooded species unable to overwinter have not done well. Fish are present, hiding under the winter ice but on land insects and mammals are king. Low gravity means that plants have grown tall and so arboreal species are common, with big cats dominating apex predator positions in both the northern and southern hemispheres. The poles have proven impossible for earth-based life to invade and these remain a bastion of simple single-celled Auroran natives.

House Klorin has established robotic factories to help process the plentiful endogenous resources and labs to help uncover their ancestor’s technical expertise. The great sea links the two hemispheres with decascale-fusion powered ships.

Scientists are eager to explore the native life to better understand its secrets but are frustrated by their lack of expertise in gene engineering. Exploring this option could take some time, especially without more advanced labs but might open up previously unknown opportunities arising from xenobiology not previously encountered.

Some serfs and lords worry that the extensive use of robotics at the new factories will sully the soul and purity of their humanity (no stability change but it could be bad if the tech involved is more advanced).

Great Update, Immac! I'm really happy to be back in one of your games!

On the robotics issue, I actually see it being the opposite! these automated factories REDUCE the number of people in contact with high technology, thus limiting the taint. Robotics is one of the gifts, though I'm sure the curses associated with it hasn't showed itself yet.

Edit: Also, Aurora sounds beautiful.

Also, quick question that I'm sure is going to sound entitled and ungrateful:

Spoiler :

Story Bonuses:
Seon. Love the ostriches. What with you and the ostriches. +100 industry
Darksaber: Very interesting ideology. I look forward to seeing where it goes. +100 industry
Southern King: What does anti-technocracy mean in practice? +100 industry
Warriorx1: Does Chrislam have Ramadan? Because if it does fasting on your planet is going to be tough. +100 industry
Polyblank: Setting yourself up as the anti-Zap? +100 industry
Zap: Loving the propaganda. Got me teased by my wife for laughing so much. +150 industry
Thomas: I love your idea but worry about incorporating technologies.
Ailed: Love the posters! +100 industry

Did I get anything there? Or just concerns?

 

[Warriorx1]

Question on Moons:

Now Moons don't count as planets in terms of Orbital Archeology or any of the 1 per planet items right? Could the Orbital Archeology be applied to a moon in terms of habitat capacity?

 

[Darksaber1]

So quick question about something I just noticed; should the description of Crossroad say that ectotherms are generally rare on land (damn autocorrelate* auto-correct)?


* :| Really? I don't even... just proves my point, I guess.

 

[Immaculate]

Great Update, Immac! I'm really happy to be back in one of your games!

On the robotics issue, I actually see it being the opposite! these automated factories REDUCE the number of people in contact with high technology, thus limiting the taint. Robotics is one of the gifts, though I'm sure the curses associated with it hasn't showed itself yet.

Edit: Also, Aurora sounds beautiful.

Also, quick question that I'm sure is going to sound entitled and ungrateful:

Spoiler :

Story Bonuses:
Seon. Love the ostriches. What with you and the ostriches. +100 industry
Darksaber: Very interesting ideology. I look forward to seeing where it goes. +100 industry
Southern King: What does anti-technocracy mean in practice? +100 industry
Warriorx1: Does Chrislam have Ramadan? Because if it does fasting on your planet is going to be tough. +100 industry
Polyblank: Setting yourself up as the anti-Zap? +100 industry
Zap: Loving the propaganda. Got me teased by my wife for laughing so much. +150 industry
Thomas: I love your idea but worry about incorporating technologies.
Ailed: Love the posters! +100 industry

Did I get anything there? Or just concerns?

fixed

Question on Moons:

Now Moons don't count as planets in terms of Orbital Archeology or any of the 1 per planet items right? Could the Orbital Archeology be applied to a moon in terms of habitat capacity?

Moons count as their own planets for all game related purposes. You can build separate habitats and improvements on them independently of the planets they orbit.

So quick question about something I just noticed; should the description of Crossroad say that ectotherms are generally rare on land (damn autocorrelate* auto-correct)?


* :| Really? I don't even... just proves my point, I guess.

yes. Fixed.

 

[Blaze Injun]

Hey,

OOC
Love Miyobi. "Despite this, water is very common with most areas receiving rain several times a day". "and plentiful sun, as well as a very healthy soil microbiome.". Just wonderous.

Now then a few questions.

Some wonder at the lack of any attempt to recover the secrets of the ancestors. Many officers suggest developing labs to experiment with new and old technologies that may be useful for the grand navy.

I did build a Physics lab. Can't do much more then that. I see that a bonus was given for this construction to Celestial Enhanced Republic of Nations (Scientists are eager to recover lost secrets using their new physics lab (+ minor stability, physics lab caters to knowledge value)

Plans for developing decascale fusion engines were cancelled when colonists realized Miyobi had no oceans and only small lakes and vast rivers.

Could we not be designing the decascale fusion engines space module and have no need to cancel the development of the tech. For story purposes at least. We are a Space Navy based Fraction. It is funny to design a ocean going engine on a world with no oceans.


Blaze Injun

 

[Immaculate]

I'll check orders and fix. Sorry blaze.

EDIT: so yeah, i made a mistake. Fixed.

Could we not be designing the decascale fusion engines space module and have no need to cancel the development of the tech. For story purposes at least. We are a Space Navy based Fraction. It is funny to design a ocean going engine on a world with no oceans.

Indeed you did not cancel learning fusion engines, only the application towards your planetary navy.

 

[Zappericus]

Federal Purity Categorization & Recognition Chart (FPCRC)

The definition of purity in a human being is based on the paramount principles of allowing the human mind and physique to grow and function without adjustment. An individual of the hominin ssp. stage whom has not undergone physical or genetic augmentation to provoke forced evolution, is considered the ultimate height of racial purity.
Therefore: Purity equals natural evolution in the human race, unspoiled by outside influence. This does not imply that tools such as vaccines or prosthetics are considered impure, as they are the result of human engineering, and is required to dominate physical injuries and disease. However, to willingly adjust the genetic code of a human being, to willingly sacrifice healthy limbs for mechanical counterparts; is to sacrifice one's humanity to become something less. To become impure.

Purity Categorization Chart

Non-genetically modified, non-mechanically modified - (0%) Impure

Mechanically modified (minor) - (25%) Impure
Genetically modified (minor) - (45%) Impure
Mechanically modified (major) - (85%) Impure
Genetically modified (major) - (100%) Impure

Genetically modified (major/minor), mechanically modified (major/minor) - (100%) Impure

Purity Percentage

0% - Federal standard. All civil rights reserved
25% - Minor impurity. Second-grade sub-human. Moderate rights reserved
50% - Moderate impurity. Third-grade sub-human. Minor rights reserved
75% - Exceeding impurity. Forth-grade borderline-human. No rights reserved
100% - Impure. Non-human. Designated KoS (Kill on Sight)

________________________________________________________​

Recognized Religious/Spiritual Entities in The Federation

- Chrislam
- Buddhism
- Hinduism
- Confucianism
- Taoism
- Judaism
- Sikhism
- Wicca

Recognized National Entities

- Klorin
- Ummah-Al-Salaam
- The Pilgrimage
- Yankee Suns
- Corona Flori
- Suon
- Kyusu
- Pambazuka

Unrecognized National Entities

- CERN (Xeno sympathizers, non-human, terrorists)
- CCC (Non-human, terrorists)
- The Refuge (Xeno sympathizers, non-human)

 

[Blaze Injun]

Hey,

The Haldeman Secret.

"Scientist 3rd level. R & D. Van Halen 348, small t, small f, 723." Said the uniformed woman. She saluted with her black gloved right fist over her left breast and returned it to her side at attention. "Vans Fushio."

"Please, Miss Vans Fushio sit. Sit." The publisher replied standing and motioning for her to take a seat across from him. "I hope you don't mind that I had you come in for this meeting but your ideas." He sat, picking up a cat skin covered manuscript and began shaking at her. "Do you know what would happen if I published this? Do you?"

"What do you mean?" She replied with wide eyes and a questioning look. Trying to look innocent like a character from he favorite P.A.Novel. Peg Killer.

"What do I mean!" The publisher stood slamming the manuscript down on his desk. He stood shaking for a moment before muttering something and calming down. "The idea that even if we, meaning the Yankee Suns, could reach Terra that the Aliens would be that much more advanced. As of this moment in time, the Aliens are 850 years more advanced then when they took Terra. Even if it took 1000 years to reach Terra the Aliens would be 1000 years more advanced then us."

"Yes thats correct." Vans said as a matter of fact. "It is foolish to think that we could ever advance beyond them."

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" The publisher moved across the room to check the doorlock and to the small mini bar. "That talk will get you killed and me killed." He poured a drink and downed it. "You do know that the whole Yankee Suns Empire is based on the fact that we will return to take Terra back for mankind. And you sent me that story." He pointed at the pages on his desk. 'That story telling us all that we can never accomplish that task." He shock his now sweat covered head. "Never."

"Well, publisher." The young Vans Fushio stood and picked up her manuscript. "I wish we could have done beautiful things together." Turning towards him she produced a small silenced pistol and shot him between the eyes. "And you were right. This knowledge can get you killed."



Blaze Injun
OCC

Spoiler :

Thanks to Haldeman's "The Forever War" for inspiration;. Didn't know this story until after I wrote my fraction & seeing Starship Troopers this weekend. So this make a good plot for my fraction.

 

[SouthernKing]

great update!

"The technocrats of the old world sought to centralise all knowledge, to use it as a tool for the ruling classes. This is what lead to the old world's decay, for, as Gautama taught, enlightenment can only come from the self. Gautama taught us to reason, to learn for ourselves, not to blindly accept what is passed down to us. So we must constantly ensure that science, knowledge, education are for all of us to gain from - we must constantly ensure that the ruling classes to not blithely monopolise knowledge - or, indeed, we must ensure that a ruling class does not develop at all."
-Vũ Quang Kim

 

[Polyblank]

OATHS OF SERVITUDE​

The oath of servitude, as it is called, for every government official serves the collective of all society according to the first political philosophers from which the organisation of CERN was inspired, for the President is as follows:

I, (name), as the President, upon the founding principles of Science and in the presence of my fellow human comrades, do solemnly affirm in the name of our democratic Constitution that I shall safeguard science, the system of the Celestial Republic and the rights of every sentient being; to use all my talents and abilities in the discharge of responsibilities undertaken by me; to devote myself to the service of the people, glory of the republic, promotion of science and rationality, support of right and propagation of justice; to refrain from being individualistic; to protect the freedom and sentience of individuals and the rights of the People recognized by the Constitution; to spare no efforts in safeguarding the frontiers and the political, economic and cultural freedoms of the country; to guard the power entrusted to me by the People as a sacred trust like an honest and faithful trustee, by seeking help from the Parliament and the Scientific Commision and following the example of the first Scientists, who applied rationality to the world around them, and to entrust it to the one elected by the People after me.

The oath of servitude for members of the Parliament:

In the presence of the People of the Celestial Republic I ,(name), swear in the name of Science and Rationality and undertake upon my human dignity to protect the rationality and freedom of our Republic and safeguard the achievements of the Exodus of the Human people from Earth and the essentials of the Celestial Republic, to uphold the trust placed in us by the People as a just trustee, to observe innovation in the discharge of my functions as a representative of the people, to remain always vigilant and true to the independence and of our collective country, protection of rights of the People and service to Them, to defend the Constitution and Science, and to uphold the independence of the country from individualistic tendecies and the freedom and interests of the people in words, writings and comments.

The oath of servitude for members of the Scientific Commision:

I, (name), having been elected as a Member of the Scientific Commision do solemnly affirm that I will faithfully discharge my duties as such to the best of my ability, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Celestial Republic and its People and will preserve, protect and defend the Logic and Rationality that function as our Foundatoin.

The oath of servitude for judges:

In the presence of the Celestial People I, (name), do solemnly and sincerely promise and affirm that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my knowledge and power execute the office of (office) without fear or favour, affection or personal opinion towards any man, and that I will uphold the Constitution and the laws. May Logic direct and sustain me.

 

[Immaculate]

The deadline for new players to post their factions and send their initial spending via e-mail is Wednesday, noon EST.

The deadline for established players to send their orders (via e-mail) is Thursday, noon EST.


These are hard deadlines. I want to push through the first few updates at a brisk pace so we can get to real player interactions sooner rather than later.

 

[Warriorx1]

Different ship classes have different design costs. Design costs are paid in both research points and industry. Once that particular ship is designed, that class of ship becomes available to its creator. New ships cost 20 research and 20 industry per module to design.

Does this mean it is 20 research flat, or 20 research per module? I get the industry part.

 

[Darksaber1]

Does this mean it is 20 research flat, or 20 research per module? I get the industry part.

Adding on, is it the cost per each module, or each module type on the vessel (say, 2 engines of the same type), particularly for the research?

 

[Traveller76]

History Lesson
By the end 21st Century, the peoples of Africa had united themselves into a federation encompassing over a billion people and stretching from the UAS and Sahara to the borders of Toasije. This was not done by conquest or commercial dominance but by common agreement between peoples. Imagine if you will a continent that was filled with warfare, disease, hunger and exploited for hundreds of years becoming a symbol of stability and progress. Yet that progress did not stop at Earth, Pambazuka with a coalition of other phyles built one of the first massdrivers at Kilimanjaro and funded the development of the colonies on Luna and Mars. Our people settled dozens of stations and ports, planetoids and planets and built a vibrant community before the arrival of the Others and the Great Exodus.

This planet, and our community represent the best of Earth. Incredible diversity in life with everyone and everything working together. If they are put out of balance then the whole system is unable and eventually collapses. If Humanity is to survive this Great Exodus, we must work together. Not forces to conform to one ideal or creed, but by bringing our talents, our skills and wealth to the community table. Together we can build a better civilization and a better people.
Colonel Aron Omri Virtanen, Historian, Church of Jesus Christ Spartan

 

[Immaculate]

Does this mean it is 20 research flat, or 20 research per module? I get the industry part.

20 per module.

Adding on, is it the cost per each module, or each module type on the vessel (say, 2 engines of the same type), particularly for the research?

per module. So two identical engine modules cost 40, not 20.

 

[Warriorx1]

20 per module.



per module. So two identical engine modules cost 40, not 20.

*whistles* I guess making new ships is going to be really expensive research wise. But I suppose that makes sense. Do we design ships first and you give us the total research cost?