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Yes, but we're already up to the level where we'll need 150,000 research points for the next level, and double that for the next.
We could use a hundred more Research Labs... but I'm building Mines.
... and of course our very best C-P scientist isn't working on Mining Rate anyway... she's working on Research Rate.
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Lots of surplus Grinders in Tau Ceti. We'll open a new mine in P Eridani.
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also in reference to some of the sites you have mentioned, the rate will decline as the accessibility drops off.
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Yeah, I realize that even a carefully calculated number will be off because of the drop-off of ACC as tonnage runs out.
... but by then we'll probably want to be moving the Grinders to a new location anyway, because (1) the Return-on-Investment from this mine will be petering out, and (2) new and better mining sites elsewhere will have been found by then.
Our obsolescent Scientist class scout ships have finished the Geo-Survey of the Prixhome system (with average results) and are now checking for jump points out.
We have four of the new-model Scientist V class under construction.
... but by then we'll probably want to be moving the Grinders to a new location anyway, because (1) the Return-on-Investment from this mine will be petering out, and (2) new and better mining sites elsewhere will have been found by then.
Our obsolescent Scientist class scout ships have finished the Geo-Survey of the Prixhome system (with average results) and are now checking for jump points out.
We have four of the new-model Scientist V class under construction.
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With the ground-based Geo-survey of Prixhome completed (worthless 10% ores) the Geo-Survey teams are returning to Earth.
Lieutenant-Colonel Flockingbird continues to probe the hidden secrets of the lost race that built the ruins.
Lieutenant-Colonel Flockingbird continues to probe the hidden secrets of the lost race that built the ruins.
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The first group of Winged Hussars has been laid down!
Winged Hussar III class Battlecruiser 22,993 tons 834 Crew 16,015.9 BP TCS 460 TH 7,680 EM 12,000
16701 km/s Armour 3-72 Shields 400-600 HTK 154 Sensors 24/24/0/0 DCR 21-9 PPV 120
Maint Life 2.56 Years MSP 15,767 AFR 201% IFR 2.8% 1YR 3,359 5YR 50,387 Max Repair 3840 MSP
Captain Control Rating 4 BRG AUX ENG CIC
Intended Deployment Time: 10 months Morale Check Required
2021 SCAM Drive EP7680.00 HS-150 B-150 (1) Power 7680 Fuel Use 20.67% Signature 7680 Explosion 15%
Fuel Capacity 1,432,000 Litres Range 54.2 billion km (37 days at full power)
Xi S400 / R600 Shields (1) Recharge Time 600 seconds (0.7 per second)
2025 Particle Lance-24 320k RoF-40 (10) Range 320,000km TS: 16,701 km/s Power 75-10 ROF 40
2016 Beam Fire Control R480-TS12500 (20%) MW (1) Max Range: 480,000 km TS: 12,500 km/s ECCM-3 98 96 94 92 90 88 85 83 81 79
2027 SCAM Power Plant R100 (1) Total Power Output 100.5 Exp 5%
2027 CIV PD Search Sensor AS19-R1 (1) GPS 48 Range 19.1m km MCR 1.7m km Resolution 1
2027 CIV Search Sensor AS88-R100 (1) GPS 4800 Range 88.9m km Resolution 100
2018 CIV EM Sensor EM1.0-24.0 (1) Sensitivity 24 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 38.7m km
2025 CIV Thermal Sensor TH1.0-24.0 (1) Sensitivity 24 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 38.7m km
Electronic Warfare Jammers: Sensor 5 Fire Control 5 Missile 5
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Warship for auto-assignment purposes
Construction time : 4.4 years.
Winged Hussar III class Battlecruiser 22,993 tons 834 Crew 16,015.9 BP TCS 460 TH 7,680 EM 12,000
16701 km/s Armour 3-72 Shields 400-600 HTK 154 Sensors 24/24/0/0 DCR 21-9 PPV 120
Maint Life 2.56 Years MSP 15,767 AFR 201% IFR 2.8% 1YR 3,359 5YR 50,387 Max Repair 3840 MSP
Captain Control Rating 4 BRG AUX ENG CIC
Intended Deployment Time: 10 months Morale Check Required
2021 SCAM Drive EP7680.00 HS-150 B-150 (1) Power 7680 Fuel Use 20.67% Signature 7680 Explosion 15%
Fuel Capacity 1,432,000 Litres Range 54.2 billion km (37 days at full power)
Xi S400 / R600 Shields (1) Recharge Time 600 seconds (0.7 per second)
2025 Particle Lance-24 320k RoF-40 (10) Range 320,000km TS: 16,701 km/s Power 75-10 ROF 40
2016 Beam Fire Control R480-TS12500 (20%) MW (1) Max Range: 480,000 km TS: 12,500 km/s ECCM-3 98 96 94 92 90 88 85 83 81 79
2027 SCAM Power Plant R100 (1) Total Power Output 100.5 Exp 5%
2027 CIV PD Search Sensor AS19-R1 (1) GPS 48 Range 19.1m km MCR 1.7m km Resolution 1
2027 CIV Search Sensor AS88-R100 (1) GPS 4800 Range 88.9m km Resolution 100
2018 CIV EM Sensor EM1.0-24.0 (1) Sensitivity 24 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 38.7m km
2025 CIV Thermal Sensor TH1.0-24.0 (1) Sensitivity 24 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 38.7m km
Electronic Warfare Jammers: Sensor 5 Fire Control 5 Missile 5
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Warship for auto-assignment purposes
Construction time : 4.4 years.
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In preparation for our upcoming expansion phase, we have begun construction on a dozen more Sabres along with their supporting Eyeballs, Whetstones, etc and a set of Gadget class maintenance bases (for setting up new Naval bases); and also re-started Grinder construction with another 20 on the slipways.
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Also, I wonder if we can build multiple emotion variants in the same shipyard or if we can't. Even with a bridge design.
In the ship design section there is a "Refit From" and "Refit To" list, and if it says "Yes" then you can build in the same shipyard as well.
For the Emotion II :
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I can build obsolete Constellation class Carriers in a shipyard tooled for Winged Hussars, but not Emotions or Phalanxs.
Maybe it goes by monetary value, or minerals used in construction or something?
Maybe it goes by monetary value, or minerals used in construction or something?
Two more weeks and we'll have a shipyard re-tooled for Phalanxs (the PD-escort version of the Emotion chassis).
Since ship construction is getting back underway, we should give some thought to breaking up some of the older designs that didn't go anywhere.
General class, for example. Island class, maybe.
Since ship construction is getting back underway, we should give some thought to breaking up some of the older designs that didn't go anywhere.
General class, for example. Island class, maybe.
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The terraformed gas giant moon Nessus in the Alpha Centauri star system has begun building its own construction factories.
... using 20 construction factories lent from Earth, to do it...
Is this the beginning of an industrial revolution in the provinces?
Up until now all manufacturing has been centralized at Earth, with the provinces supplying resources.
In other news, a proposal is being considered to open up three more moons of Jupiter as colony sites.
There are no minerals there... they would serve mostly as destinations for trade and tourism.
... using 20 construction factories lent from Earth, to do it...
Is this the beginning of an industrial revolution in the provinces?
Up until now all manufacturing has been centralized at Earth, with the provinces supplying resources.
In other news, a proposal is being considered to open up three more moons of Jupiter as colony sites.
There are no minerals there... they would serve mostly as destinations for trade and tourism.
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Culise inaugurates the Second Age of Exploration by finding and entering a new jump point in the recently captured Prixhome star system.
Beyond the star-bridge, Culise finds an odd system... the central "star" is in fact a super-jovian gas giant planet, with two more gas giants in orbit around it!
LOL at the "Luminosity zero" star in the center!
Beyond the star-bridge, Culise finds an odd system... the central "star" is in fact a super-jovian gas giant planet, with two more gas giants in orbit around it!
LOL at the "Luminosity zero" star in the center!
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There is a tool out there that lets you make bridge designs - ship designs you can tool a yard to which makes it possible to build both in the same shipyard.
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