Symphony D.
Deity
OOC: In such an instance, I'll send a new PM with more in it in a few hours.
NiNES: A Broken Galaxy
- Thread starter Niklas
- Start date
45 mins to the new deadline and I have all orders. And there was much rejoicing! ![[party]](/images/smilies/partytime.gif "Party [party]")
@Symph: Sure, if you want to.
@Symph: Sure, if you want to.
Symphony D.
Deity
OOC: Actually, nevermind; I'll save it for next turn. Presumably most of it's already been done in the initial system.
Year 1
It probably surprises no one that the survivors of the scourge, ever curious, would go on an exploration spree, trying to find the answers to several crucial questions. Has large is the devastation really? Were there other survivors? How much can we claim? Who can we dominate? And perhaps most urgent, and most dreaded - has the scourge really ended?
Ultimately many of the questions are yet to be answered, only so much could be explored in a year. Most systems found were empty hulks, some ravaged by pollution and radiation from systems malfunctioning, others having somewhat intact defense systems despite being otherwise desolate. But to some of the exploring survivors, it would become very clear that they were indeed not the sole survivors of the scourge. On a few of the explored systems there were other survivors, refugees from the scourge. But they were fewer, and less advanced, than the explorers, not having formed real societies, or gotten production back up, and certainly not having the means or the craft to go exploring on their own. It remains to see what their fate will be.
More importantly perhaps, two of the explorers met - each other! At the very nexus of the warpgates system, Sol itself, the crew on the Nekomi scout ship sent saw with exitement - and not a little trepidation - a scout vessel indentified as belonging to the Shuurai HI arms dealers emerge from another gate. Both ships hesitated and held, waiting for orders from back home no doubt.
(Nekomi-Shuurai contact)
A scout ship from Benalia, sent to explore the Errai system, was also able to report the finding of other survivors. An attempt at communicating through the yet unexplored gates got a reply, from the Magistracy of Capella. A Capellan scout ship also picked up a signal from a gate, from a caller identifying itself as the Magellan of Sezuren. Elsewhere a ship from the Furians made contact with the Intergalactic Corporation in a similar fashion. Remains to be seen what either faction will make of these contacts.
(Emergents-Capella contact, Capella-Colonials contact, Furians-Intergalactic contact)
Apart from the exploration, much effort was expended into redevelopment by all surviving factions. Progress was rather slow, and many mutter that a lot of this could have been spared if only some drones could be made to function again, to do the heavier and more boring tasks. Computers were another big obstacle, as old systems had to be torn out and replaced, sometimes circumvented, instead of examined and put to work anew.
Random mini-spotlight
The Nekomi, the cat people, are very proud of their heritage and are taking measures to preserve it for new generations. One of the first steps taken by the new elected government was the instigation of the Standardized Augmentation genetic program. All citizens are offered a free basic augmentation, consisting of either a set of cat-like ears, a cat's tail, or claws on their hands. All children are to be offered an augmentation from their 13th birthday. Although spending to the program has been rather low thus far, and techniques are still fairly rudimentary, initial reactions are somewhat positive, in particular amongst the young.
(+1% Sirius stability)
Story Bonuses
+ Furian soldiers were good at surviving the scourge. (+500 infantry)
+ NAMgp engineers get a crash course in ship computers. (Free tech: Ship Computers)
+ General Zabriskie worries for his ships. (+1 Escort Carrier)
+ Jonathan Domini is paranoid. (+20 fighters)
+ The Nebulan Party inspires greatness in all subjects, making them work harder. (+1 redev of Sezuren)
+ There are good doctors at Capella. (Prosthetics and Pathology research completed despite underspending)
+ Benalia II is redeveloped at break-neck pace. (+1 redev of Benalia)
Random Bonuses
The Furians are eager to dig in. (First Orders: +3 redev of Fury)
NAMgp workers are really good at what they do. (Best Background: +3 redev of Rigel)
Emergents find working minirep modules. (Dumb luck: +3 redev of Benalia)
OOC: Stats updated, if you find any discrepancies then let me know by PM and I'll fix them. I will complement with individual maps and tech results by PM during the day.
It probably surprises no one that the survivors of the scourge, ever curious, would go on an exploration spree, trying to find the answers to several crucial questions. Has large is the devastation really? Were there other survivors? How much can we claim? Who can we dominate? And perhaps most urgent, and most dreaded - has the scourge really ended?
Ultimately many of the questions are yet to be answered, only so much could be explored in a year. Most systems found were empty hulks, some ravaged by pollution and radiation from systems malfunctioning, others having somewhat intact defense systems despite being otherwise desolate. But to some of the exploring survivors, it would become very clear that they were indeed not the sole survivors of the scourge. On a few of the explored systems there were other survivors, refugees from the scourge. But they were fewer, and less advanced, than the explorers, not having formed real societies, or gotten production back up, and certainly not having the means or the craft to go exploring on their own. It remains to see what their fate will be.
More importantly perhaps, two of the explorers met - each other! At the very nexus of the warpgates system, Sol itself, the crew on the Nekomi scout ship sent saw with exitement - and not a little trepidation - a scout vessel indentified as belonging to the Shuurai HI arms dealers emerge from another gate. Both ships hesitated and held, waiting for orders from back home no doubt.
(Nekomi-Shuurai contact)
A scout ship from Benalia, sent to explore the Errai system, was also able to report the finding of other survivors. An attempt at communicating through the yet unexplored gates got a reply, from the Magistracy of Capella. A Capellan scout ship also picked up a signal from a gate, from a caller identifying itself as the Magellan of Sezuren. Elsewhere a ship from the Furians made contact with the Intergalactic Corporation in a similar fashion. Remains to be seen what either faction will make of these contacts.
(Emergents-Capella contact, Capella-Colonials contact, Furians-Intergalactic contact)
Apart from the exploration, much effort was expended into redevelopment by all surviving factions. Progress was rather slow, and many mutter that a lot of this could have been spared if only some drones could be made to function again, to do the heavier and more boring tasks. Computers were another big obstacle, as old systems had to be torn out and replaced, sometimes circumvented, instead of examined and put to work anew.
Random mini-spotlight
The Nekomi, the cat people, are very proud of their heritage and are taking measures to preserve it for new generations. One of the first steps taken by the new elected government was the instigation of the Standardized Augmentation genetic program. All citizens are offered a free basic augmentation, consisting of either a set of cat-like ears, a cat's tail, or claws on their hands. All children are to be offered an augmentation from their 13th birthday. Although spending to the program has been rather low thus far, and techniques are still fairly rudimentary, initial reactions are somewhat positive, in particular amongst the young.
(+1% Sirius stability)
Story Bonuses
+ Furian soldiers were good at surviving the scourge. (+500 infantry)
+ NAMgp engineers get a crash course in ship computers. (Free tech: Ship Computers)
+ General Zabriskie worries for his ships. (+1 Escort Carrier)
+ Jonathan Domini is paranoid. (+20 fighters)
+ The Nebulan Party inspires greatness in all subjects, making them work harder. (+1 redev of Sezuren)
+ There are good doctors at Capella. (Prosthetics and Pathology research completed despite underspending)
+ Benalia II is redeveloped at break-neck pace. (+1 redev of Benalia)
Random Bonuses
The Furians are eager to dig in. (First Orders: +3 redev of Fury)
NAMgp workers are really good at what they do. (Best Background: +3 redev of Rigel)
Emergents find working minirep modules. (Dumb luck: +3 redev of Benalia)
OOC: Stats updated, if you find any discrepancies then let me know by PM and I'll fix them. I will complement with individual maps and tech results by PM during the day.
Symphony D.
Deity
TO: "Nekomi"
FROM: 襲来重工業
We shall be terse and to the point: any effort to colonize or lay claim to Sol System will result in the conduction of hostilities. Do not attempt this, and we are willing to conduct trade of technology and commerce and pursue co-existence. The choice is yours.
FROM: 襲来重工業
We shall be terse and to the point: any effort to colonize or lay claim to Sol System will result in the conduction of hostilities. Do not attempt this, and we are willing to conduct trade of technology and commerce and pursue co-existence. The choice is yours.
First a reminder to all about the rules for communication. Basically, if not all nodes in the communication chain back to your home system are manned in one way or another, communication from your forward scouts will not reach home. You can still send scouts further out, with orders, and hope that they will follow their orders and return back to report their finds.
Now, a small moderation of the rules, to simplify exploration in light of the above. Scout ships are now able to set up defensive command posts to a cost of 5 PP (previously only capital class ships and above could do this).
Now, a small moderation of the rules, to simplify exploration in light of the above. Scout ships are now able to set up defensive command posts to a cost of 5 PP (previously only capital class ships and above could do this).
Disenfrancised
Beep Beep
Nice update 
Question; Where are my escort carriers?
Question; Where are my escort carriers?
Symphony D.
Deity
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[FONT="courier new”] 襲来重工業 CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
ERIDANI PRIME, EPSILON ERIDANI, CORE WORLDS
1624 UTC, JANUARY 6, 0005AE [/font]
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[FONT="courier new”] 襲来重工業 CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
ERIDANI PRIME, EPSILON ERIDANI, CORE WORLDS
1624 UTC, JANUARY 6, 0005AE [/font]
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Each member of the board had presented news relevant to their particular aspect of corporate operations in turn. Director of Nanotechnology Daniel Archer's news was little better than the rest: "The nanofoundries are still shot, literally and figuratively; we've made almost zero progress given the effects of both the Scourge and the self-destruct mechanisms."
There was a rumble of conversation and muttering across the table. Progress since the termination of the "Scourge" on Eridani Prime had been slow. The battle had been terribly costly and it had only been due to the supplies of armaments stockpiled in the orbital warehouses that it had been repulsed at all. It had been a wake-up call for the board; approximately half of the current department directors had been appointed in the past year, the rest having died in the fighting or associated accidents. The Scourge itself had not been combat-capable so much as capable of manipulating existing equipment. In that regard, Shuurai's stockpiles of weaponry had also been to its disadvantage, as it had wound up fighting much of its own equipment, a chief cause for the casualties. The nanofoundries of which Archer spoke in particular had activated their self-destruct sequences upon being contaminated. Shuurai fail-safes were thorough to be sure: there was little left to rebuild.
CEO Tsukuda sat at the head of the table with a perpetual scowl at the news. It was bad. It had been bad for years. He was growing tired of it. Profitability was obviously down. Markets were non-existent. Shuurai was a weapons company, not a government body. Yet here he was, having to deal with these ungrateful survivors. And now, of all things, cat-people. Like some story out of the archaic manga he had read as a boy. It was ridiculous. Was some Space Princess going to next enter their system claiming sovereignity over all humanity? Perhaps they should build feline-formed robots that combined to form a giant humanoid mecha to defend themselves in anticipation...
His demeanor, as it appeared to his subordinates, was not helped by the long scar on one of his cheeks, gained during a rough forced aerodyne landing during the initial Scourge outbreak. Combined with his red hair and scowl it gave him all the appearance of an ancient Yakuza gangster. With the state of affairs today, maybe there were still some of them too, somewhere out there. Nobody knew.
Tsukuda wasn't listening to Archer's report, but instead staring at some vague point on—nay, through—the desk. He tapped his holopen impatiently upon the duralloy surface of the table before at last slamming a fist on the table. "Enough," he exclaimed, adding "Who has something positive to report?"
There was silence. The board members eyed one-another. After moments of deafening quiet, Merle Sterling, Director of Research and Development cleared her throat and intoned "We have made remarkable progress in regaining basic equipment from salvaged battle units throughout the system now that it's fully secure, although locating intact... specimens... is difficult..."
She trailed off, the inflection in her voice betraying apparent perturbation at some of the things seen in the wake of the event. The eleven other board members and the CEO turned their attention on her. She was a somewhat meek woman of lithe frame and possessed of soft blue eyes behind large black-rimmed glasses and dark auburn hair. She spoke infrequently. To Tsukuda at least, she had always been a mystery; her ability was obvious but how she had risen to the position of the board often perplexed him, despite the fact he himself had ultimately appointed her. She was demure and soft-spoken, and why she continued to use glasses when so many other options presented themselves was beyond him. But she had good news, and at this moment, that was all he really cared about.
"What sort of capabilities are you talking about," he asked, measuring his tone evenly. She glanced his way uneasily before pushing her glasses up and pulling out a holoprojector and setting it on the desk. It immediately uplinked with the central projector in the desk and began displaying readouts and schematics. It was difficult to perceive without full synesthesia and only limited throughput from Helper AIs, but just barely manageable. She replied, "We've managed to recover full-functionality in all basic hard-sciences fields except our Biotech Department, although due to almost universal combat damage offensive and defensive systems are proving difficult to salvage..."
Shuurai had never been big on bioweapons. They were messy and hard to control—as evidenced by the Scourge itself. The largest catastrophe in human history, just because some idiot didn't know how to compile nano-assembler code properly. What stupidity. Einstein had been more right than he had imagined.
Another voice, deep and masculine, spoke up. Jirai Ericsson, Director of Production, stated "We have also finally regained full basic functionality of our assembly lines, although more advanced products still remain out of our industrial capacity; we have regained basic function on Eridani Prime and its orbital assembly networks, and some of the outer planets, but Secundus and Tertius are still a mess..."
"Do we have the shipyard or defensive network working yet," asked Tsukuda. Ericsson nodded his head before replying "We have managed to restore operation of both over the past year. Both are somewhat patchy but given time we can bring them up to functionality like new."
Tsukuda swept his eyes over the table. He reached up and stroked a hand along the scar on his cheek almost subconsciously; it still bothered him after the years. "Are there any other matters the board wishes to discuss?"
A hand came up down the table. All eyes turned. It was Sterling again. "Sir, if I may... might it not be prudent to switch to a new calendar system?... Given the events of the past years, it would seem logical..."
Tsukuda tilted his head to one side and quirked an eyebrow "And what would you suggest?"
She looked downward for a moment before lifting her gaze back up and looking his way "Although After Scourge would be appropriate, as it was not the only defining factor... that is, since so much more was involved... it could only be described as... an Event."
Tsukuda tapped his holopen on the table. There was again silence. After Event. How terribly bland. How perfectly inadequate to explain everything they had all been through. How deliciously ironic. He savored it for a moment before glancing to either side before pushing his chair back and rising, saying almost on a whim "Very well, let it from here forward be 0005 After Event in all documents. With that, this meeting is adjourned. Human Resources, I want some damn opinions on how to control these... people and force them to understand the new order of things on my desk by this weekend. That is all."
At Rigel of course. (what part of by PM did you not understand?
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TerrisH
Mischief?
To 襲来重工業
If you Are willing to Abide by this as long as you do not try to Claim our Collinze Sol yourself. Let the People Remaining on Earth recovery and Our Proud homeworld Florish Once again free of the Exta-Solar grip. Where they stand in the future shall be thier own choice. be It with you, Ourselves, Or On their own. meow.
We will Be sending them assistance and Supplys, of course, and hope You will do the Same.
To Sol, Rana
Greetings, It is a pleasent supprise that to find Others have Surrvived, Esspecily On Our homeworld. We will be sending you supplies and physical assistance to hopefully put you on the road to recovery.
OOC: see you relized where I got the Idea Symphony D., and that your nation has some copies of the sacred texts. oh body, there are going to be some intersting interactions between our nations...
Kozmos
Jew Detective
Terrish said:
The only interaction I can see is Symphony raising an eyebrow like The Rock and then obliterating you through his elaborate plans. Also get the new Firefox browser, it has a built in spell checker.
Disenfrancised
Beep Beep
MSPaint Spaceships: 001
It was an ugly beast indeed Captain Ptarmigan mused as he stared at his new ship on the view screen. His new home for the next three years was aptly named the Caddis Fly; resembling nothing so much as a vast insect of that name who had made its case from slag and tar. The result of the problems of these post-scourge times, the escort frigate was constructed to be as low tech robust and modular as the limited facilities of CII could make it. In essence a standard fighter deployment cage with all the launch tubes, handling robots and repair bays had be grafted to a overpowered thruster tug, some living habitats and a warpgate activation unit wrapped around the waist of this unseemly join, and then the whole thing sheathed in processed slag to provide radiation protection and some degree of armouring. The cylindrical design allowed the prospect of spin gravity during long stay overs and in an emergency the explosive charges build into the frame could allow the sheath and the cage to be jettisoned whilst the thruster unit makes a bid for safety.
Oh well, I wont have to look at it during the tour anyways the captain said, turning to ask his second how preparations for the trip to Betelgeuse were progressing
It was an ugly beast indeed Captain Ptarmigan mused as he stared at his new ship on the view screen. His new home for the next three years was aptly named the Caddis Fly; resembling nothing so much as a vast insect of that name who had made its case from slag and tar. The result of the problems of these post-scourge times, the escort frigate was constructed to be as low tech robust and modular as the limited facilities of CII could make it. In essence a standard fighter deployment cage with all the launch tubes, handling robots and repair bays had be grafted to a overpowered thruster tug, some living habitats and a warpgate activation unit wrapped around the waist of this unseemly join, and then the whole thing sheathed in processed slag to provide radiation protection and some degree of armouring. The cylindrical design allowed the prospect of spin gravity during long stay overs and in an emergency the explosive charges build into the frame could allow the sheath and the cage to be jettisoned whilst the thruster unit makes a bid for safety.
Oh well, I wont have to look at it during the tour anyways the captain said, turning to ask his second how preparations for the trip to Betelgeuse were progressing
All maps and tech info sent. If there's any problems, and if you have further enquiries to your advisors, don't hesitate to contact me by PM. 
Kozmos
Jew Detective
When are next orders due?
Ah, good question. But what the ..., let's see if I can keep up weekly updates, shall we? At least this first week it should work fine.
Deadline for next orders is Thursday, 20:00 GMT. That goes for every week henceforth (until I say otherwise).
Kozmos
Jew Detective
Okay can we start projects? You know, for example a project that reworks your military structure and all your ground units are robotic in nature with very few manpower needed to operate it.
Erik Mesoy
Core Tester / Intern
Neatness. I have compiled my various info from PMs and statblocks into a five-page document to have it all in one place. Lots of nice reference material. Great update! 
Thanks for the praise guys, it's comments like those that make modding worthwhile. 
You can spend your PP at whatever you like, and I'll try to deal with the consequences. Like TerrisH did with the Standardized Augmentation program. But if it's something largescale, or something you think would require some tech first (such as robot soldiers), you really should talk to me first, unless you want to risk the only effects being a stability drop and lost PP.
Kozmos
Jew Detective
Well of course, I was just being theoretical. Also if I forgot great update. I am hungry for more. I've got my budget spendings already worked out
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