Flockingbird... we'll be launching Blaaat's survey craft in a month.
Did you want the second survey craft?
Did you want the second survey craft?
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No? Thank you for asking, though. I like reading sf but don’t want to be stuck in a tin can.
Even just pretending! I prefer this version, actually:
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Blaaat will be taking off shortly to find out whether there is life on Mars.
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As our techs improve, we can continue designing useful ships:
Mule class Freighter 35,888 tons 113 Crew 434.9 BP TCS 718 TH 480 EM 0
668 km/s Armour 1-96 Shields 0-0 HTK 45 Sensors 6/6/0/0 DCR 1-0 PPV 0
MSP 7 Max Repair 50 MSP
Cargo 25,000 Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 2
Lieutenant Commander Control Rating 1 BRG
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months
CIV NT Engine EP80.00 1954 (6) Power 480 Fuel Use 8.94% Signature 80 Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 1,000,000 Litres Range 56 billion km (970 days at full power)
CIV Search Sensor AS20-R100 1955 (1) GPS 1000 Range 20.3m km Resolution 100
CIV EM Sensor EM1.0-6.0 1955 (1) Sensitivity 6 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 19.4m km
CIV Thermal Sensor TH1.0-6.0 1955 (1) Sensitivity 6 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 19.4m km
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Freighter for auto-assignment purposes
New Hope class Colony Ship 20,181 tons 114 Crew 716 BP TCS 404 TH 320 EM 0
792 km/s Armour 1-66 Shields 0-0 HTK 37 Sensors 6/6/0/0 DCR 1-0 PPV 0
MSP 22 Max Repair 400 MSP
Cryogenic Berths 50,000 Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 2
Lieutenant Commander Control Rating 1 BRG
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months
CIV NT Engine EP80.00 1954 (4) Power 320 Fuel Use 8.94% Signature 80 Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 550,000 Litres Range 54.8 billion km (800 days at full power)
CIV Search Sensor AS20-R100 1955 (1) GPS 1000 Range 20.3m km Resolution 100
CIV EM Sensor EM1.0-6.0 1955 (1) Sensitivity 6 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 19.4m km
CIV Thermal Sensor TH1.0-6.0 1955 (1) Sensitivity 6 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 19.4m km
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Colony Ship for auto-assignment purposes
Now four of our six shipyards are working on new construction:
Mule class Freighter 35,888 tons 113 Crew 434.9 BP TCS 718 TH 480 EM 0
668 km/s Armour 1-96 Shields 0-0 HTK 45 Sensors 6/6/0/0 DCR 1-0 PPV 0
MSP 7 Max Repair 50 MSP
Cargo 25,000 Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 2
Lieutenant Commander Control Rating 1 BRG
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months
CIV NT Engine EP80.00 1954 (6) Power 480 Fuel Use 8.94% Signature 80 Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 1,000,000 Litres Range 56 billion km (970 days at full power)
CIV Search Sensor AS20-R100 1955 (1) GPS 1000 Range 20.3m km Resolution 100
CIV EM Sensor EM1.0-6.0 1955 (1) Sensitivity 6 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 19.4m km
CIV Thermal Sensor TH1.0-6.0 1955 (1) Sensitivity 6 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 19.4m km
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Freighter for auto-assignment purposes
New Hope class Colony Ship 20,181 tons 114 Crew 716 BP TCS 404 TH 320 EM 0
792 km/s Armour 1-66 Shields 0-0 HTK 37 Sensors 6/6/0/0 DCR 1-0 PPV 0
MSP 22 Max Repair 400 MSP
Cryogenic Berths 50,000 Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 2
Lieutenant Commander Control Rating 1 BRG
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months
CIV NT Engine EP80.00 1954 (4) Power 320 Fuel Use 8.94% Signature 80 Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 550,000 Litres Range 54.8 billion km (800 days at full power)
CIV Search Sensor AS20-R100 1955 (1) GPS 1000 Range 20.3m km Resolution 100
CIV EM Sensor EM1.0-6.0 1955 (1) Sensitivity 6 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 19.4m km
CIV Thermal Sensor TH1.0-6.0 1955 (1) Sensitivity 6 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 19.4m km
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Colony Ship for auto-assignment purposes
Now four of our six shipyards are working on new construction:
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Blaaat's survey craft has been launched!
Blaaat heads first for Earth's moon, and surveys it from low orbit.
Meanwhile, the shipyard begins work on a second survey craft.
@Blaaat, you may rename your ship if you wish. Some sort of Beetle name, please... Cockroach, Ladybug, Scarab, Dung Beetle... that sort of thing.
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Blaaat finds Luna to be entirely barren of the rare and precious TN minerals. Then Mercury, the same. Then Venus. No luck. Finally, she makes a modest but useful mineral strike on Mars. There will indeed be life on Mars... once we set up our first colony there.
One-and-a-half million Duranium at 70% concentration... and note that it says: "The potential for a ground survey is Excellent".
This is a moderately rare message, which urges us to build some Geology Team ground units and transport them to Mars to search the planet on foot.
I have indeed expanded our ground forces training facilities (from 1 to 2), but we don't yet have the techs that I want to have before building ground units. Soon.
Nov 26th 1955
The second survey craft has been launched, and the third (and last) one laid down. Blue Emu takes command, and heads out into space to survey a few of the nearest comets. This is almost certain to produce results of some sort... although the deposits might be disappointingly small.
As expected, I found a bunch of small deposits on the comets, but no game-changers. At least, as of January 1956.
One-and-a-half million Duranium at 70% concentration... and note that it says: "The potential for a ground survey is Excellent".
This is a moderately rare message, which urges us to build some Geology Team ground units and transport them to Mars to search the planet on foot.
I have indeed expanded our ground forces training facilities (from 1 to 2), but we don't yet have the techs that I want to have before building ground units. Soon.
Nov 26th 1955
The second survey craft has been launched, and the third (and last) one laid down. Blue Emu takes command, and heads out into space to survey a few of the nearest comets. This is almost certain to produce results of some sort... although the deposits might be disappointingly small.
As expected, I found a bunch of small deposits on the comets, but no game-changers. At least, as of January 1956.
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Sure!
Have you played Aurora before?
There's a link to our first completed forum game of Aurora (years ago) in my signature. Ad Astra.
The -F just indicates a Forum member, rather than a generic NPC. At the moment you are searching the asteroid belt for any possible TN-mineralized asteroids.
The ship has been renamed.
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Commander Blaaat has found LOTS of Sorium (as in: more than half a billion tons) in the atmosphere of Jupiter, but in rather low concentrations (40%). Hopefully one of the outer gas giants will have a more concentrated deposit.
June 9th 1956
Our first interplanetary Freighter comes out of the shipyard!... and work immediately begins on a second one.
For the moment, it will be used to carry life-support infrastructure out to Mars, and stockpile it there in advance of the arrival of our Colonists... we don't actually have a Colony Ship yet. We're building a new shipyard specifically to produce Colony Ships. Later on, the Freighter will be used for tasks like carrying automated mines out to an off-world mining site, carrying the refined ore back to Earth, and carrying magnetic catapults out to mining sites, so they can launch their refined ore back to Earth.
June 9th 1956
Our first interplanetary Freighter comes out of the shipyard!... and work immediately begins on a second one.
For the moment, it will be used to carry life-support infrastructure out to Mars, and stockpile it there in advance of the arrival of our Colonists... we don't actually have a Colony Ship yet. We're building a new shipyard specifically to produce Colony Ships. Later on, the Freighter will be used for tasks like carrying automated mines out to an off-world mining site, carrying the refined ore back to Earth, and carrying magnetic catapults out to mining sites, so they can launch their refined ore back to Earth.
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I've read your other games which prompted me to download it and I only got a few years in before telling myself I'd come back to it and then just not. I love the idea of Aurora and Dwarf Fortress but devoting the time to learning them is not something I've been able to do.
Both Aurora (Steve Walmesly) and Dwarf Fortress (Toady) were basement projects, too... one madman working at home instead of a development team.
December 17th 1956
We have explored a considerable part of the Sol system, and have yet to really strike it rich. All of the mineral finds have been pretty modest so far.
... perhaps we should put more emphasis on researching interstellar drives? If the minerals we need are not here in the Sol system, let's go looking for them.
January 2nd 1957
Finally! Not that I'm particularly interested in producing weak early-game lasers... but this gives me the last tech I need to start producing ground units.
We have explored a considerable part of the Sol system, and have yet to really strike it rich. All of the mineral finds have been pretty modest so far.
... perhaps we should put more emphasis on researching interstellar drives? If the minerals we need are not here in the Sol system, let's go looking for them.
January 2nd 1957
Finally! Not that I'm particularly interested in producing weak early-game lasers... but this gives me the last tech I need to start producing ground units.
Ooh, I missed this. I'll sign up for the next wave of survey ships if/when we launch, and I may have to dust off my own copy as well. I haven't played since 2.1.1, so I'm sure I missed quite a bit.
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Considering how much luck I have with surveying I think renaming my ship to Dung Beetle seems appropriate.
On the bright side this does mean early interstellar exploration so that's a good thing in my book.
On the bright side this does mean early interstellar exploration so that's a good thing in my book.
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Considering how much luck I have with surveying I think renaming my ship to Dung Beetle seems appropriate.
On the bright side this does mean early interstellar exploration so that's a good thing in my book.
Renamed. We'll probably be breaking out of the Sol system in four to six years.
Our next survey ship will likely be interstellar. We already have some civilian ships launched, of course... a Freighter and a Tug.
Yes.
What are those? As in, what does each of them entail. And do w know for certain all of them will happen?
Do we know who that will be?
What's th 1000 125 m at the end of the thermal and EM names for the soundary?he inner solar system. The dotted circle represents the limit of our current Earth-based detection systems, assuming a fairly "noisy" Thermal or EM target.
What'st the percentage at the end of the names?We have two extra zero-skill scientists that we can re-purpose, so we'll make one of them a zero-skill Construction / Production scientist and the other one a zero-skill Missile scientist.
Why?
Finally, a major mineral strike... and a major complication.
A civilian company (ie: not player-controlled) Rowe Industries has announced the discovery of large deposits of high-grade TN minerals on the dwarf planet of Quaoar.
... and they have claimed exclusive mining rights on the planet, as their own company property. The Blue Emu government considers this completely unacceptable, since it sets the precedent that planets, moons and other bodies can be claimed and (in effect) owned by private corporations. If this is allowed then the government can be crowded out of the interstellar colonization and exploitation game.
Legal measures are underway to settle the matter by nationalizing the private company, while appropriate legislation is being passed.
A civilian company (ie: not player-controlled) Rowe Industries has announced the discovery of large deposits of high-grade TN minerals on the dwarf planet of Quaoar.
... and they have claimed exclusive mining rights on the planet, as their own company property. The Blue Emu government considers this completely unacceptable, since it sets the precedent that planets, moons and other bodies can be claimed and (in effect) owned by private corporations. If this is allowed then the government can be crowded out of the interstellar colonization and exploitation game.
Legal measures are underway to settle the matter by nationalizing the private company, while appropriate legislation is being passed.
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Why is Earth all under an imperial government? I thought hte nazis lost.