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It is the age of SPACE CIVILIZATION - and you are the Extrasolar Free State, founded as the Eterani Free Colony in 2150, now expanded to encompass five star systems. As a sovereign, independent state, you are a highly productive and innovative society by overall human standards, albeit one spread thin in terms of its population, dwarfed by most other interstellar players in terms of total economic and military power. In recent years human space has expanded and become hotter, with attacks from pirates, in particular the so-called "Black Sun Reich" having devastated entire trade lanes and outlying colonies, prompting the militarization of both megacorporations and national space agencies. On the other hand, an ever larger percentage of the human population is flowing out of the homeworld Earth, year by year, now close to 200 years after the first human colony on Luna was established.

NEW: A pastebin now contains information on the colonies, fleets, technologies and such - https://pastebin.com/i7wPuyCg
Archive of previous threads: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=Space+Civ+quest
Discord for faster and more private communication: https://discord.gg/B9yNdxh

Simple explanation of the game: Collectively, you, the players, control the civilization as a whole, having turns that progress a certain amount of time each. You manage the budget, policies and concentrated efforts of the nation for each turn by voting for what to do, sharing proposals and seeking the approvals of the others. Individually you can play as a faction and/or character that participates in the politics of the nation as well as pursuing your own individual agendas and profits.


The date is 15.11.2230. An audit of our current military spending has revealed it is higher than we'd previously thought. Prior to that, our most recent action was the establishment of embassies on Earth and Mars to increase migration and trade.

Major project - Stage 2 terraformation of Selestine (Turning the world green) - 430/750

>Production - Total 245: Ongoing construction 0/Consumer goods 75/Military 61/Administration 23/Major Project 20. 41 Free
>Population: 180 000
>Energy:9/10
>Resources:10/10
>Food:7/10
>Trade:8/10
>Finance:8/10
>Morale:7/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other


There are a few unanswered projects from the end of last thread, I will answer those in one of my coming posts.
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>>4141735
F.
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>>4141739
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>>4141735
>B.Settlement policy

B.Settlement policy
migration law improvments

+ a better organization of the process

+ in the structures for immigration we will have alongside the employers some ESIA agents doing tests and controls, during the sift of the possible settlers.

+ expansion of the people we look for but still skilled. example : war veterans/ex mercs and skilledminers/farmers/pilots/technicians/engineers.

+ we will send a few employers for find and take to Eretani some small companies/groups that where like the founding fathers/mothers in the beginning, and convince them to move to Eretani providing them some help in establishing themselves in our worlds (at the start we will look mainly for agriculture/industry and mining, But we are looking for other categories as well).
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>>4141735
F research
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>>4141735
>C.Construction
The Naval Training Programme
A military school instituted by the state, known as the First Eterani Naval College, will be constructed.
Its first headmaster shall be former Fleet Admiral Matthew Gallagher. Lessons shall revolve around preparing cadets for command and control of warships.
To better facilitate this, the Navy shall be donating the Mrk 2. Gallagher Frigate series to the school to be used in testing.
The school will install a naval tradition within our young and better prepare us for the wars to come.
he Second Military Modernization
Following the completion of our first great naval reforms, I propose a further expansion of our efforts to ensure a safer society for all.
The Iron Type Implementation;
-Using the already drawn up plans for the Iron Type programmes, we shall implement the design in the Systems of Nigels World, Eterani, New Perth and Lugus. The garrisons will be kept at half strength each (3X Corvettes and 20 Red Earl Fighter each).
The John Hare Protection System
-The Black Sun are still out there, and as such, our colonists are still vulnerable to raids from the pirates. As such we shall be implementing the John Hare system.
This system will see a convoy of 2 Corvettes and a Frigate escorting every large colonial ship as they journey from Earth.
Meanwhile, a permanent patrol system shall be set up. These patrols shall consist of 2X Frigates and 4X Corvettes each (at maximum strength), we will operate 2 of these groups.
Group A shall patrol Lugus, Jackrabbit and Eterani.
Group B shall patrol New Perth and Nigels World.
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>>4141745
Supporting this if you add: Induct USAGI staff into the staff of all vessels as scientific and combat advisers
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>>4141753
Agreed, adding this to this
>>4141745
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>>4141745
>>4141753
Supporting
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>>4141745
Support
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>>4141743
support
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Unanswered projects:

Doctor Weskir from USAGI has managed to study the DNA of the aatrox species native to Nigel's World(Commonly known as the "Space horse") in a way that can be used, for instance, to modify Earthen species of animals to adapt them to life on Nigel's World or similar arid worlds - primarily through the local fauna's ability to conserve water more efficiently.

The potential application for this can bring USAGI +6 IP if they choose to make it an available service.

The two other projects being answered will first be privately sent to the players, the information may eventually leak out to the public.
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>>4141745
support
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>>4141735
F. Fix the EMP
The EMP doesn't actually work outside of our Eterani system so we need to figure out how to fix them. Flashlights with the star's frequency of fake star idk. FIX IT.
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A correction - I missed the last turn that was done in episode 1, which is the actual turn for October 2230 - improving infrastructure on Nigel's World - a primary space port on the largest settlement and multiple smaller ones across trade hubs, as well as an orbital waystation.

The Naval Training Programme is implemented afterwards. Each Iron Type will cost 40 production to build, so in this coming turn two are complete. The naval academy and its use of training ships will up military spending by 2, the patrols will also up spending by 1 for each route, which is currently 4.

Pastebin updated.

January 2232

>Production - Total 250: Ongoing construction 40/Consumer goods 75/Military 77/Administration 23/Major Project 20. 15 Free
>Population: 198 500
>Energy:9/10
>Resources:10/10
>Food:7/10
>Trade:8/10
>Finance:7/10
>Morale:7/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4141745
sure
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>>4141815
>C. Eterani Mag-Rail
Establish permanent settlements next to all sufficiently large concentrations of Volatiles or Minerals, and connect them and all other population centers to the main colonial settlement with high speed mag-rails optimized for cargo. This should improve the exploitation of the deposits on the surface and reduce transportation costs, making the overall process more efficient.
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>>4141815
H Design and build the Elis class transport vessel based on the Colony ship model. It will swap out the more advanced components that let the colony ship survive for long periods of time for more cargo and passenger space to allow large scale migration and trade between worlds.
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>>4141815
>C.Construction
The Elis Class Transport
Develop a ship that is designed purposefully for mass migration, able to hold more people and supplies than our basic colony ships.
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>>4141815
F.
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>>4141818
>>4141819
Do both these
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>>4141820
>>4141819

Support
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>>4141819
>>4141820

support
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>>4141820
support
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>>4141819
Support
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>>4141820
support
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>>4141820
>>4141819
sure
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>>4141753
USAGI teams being integrated into the fleet guarantees the faction certain income, employment and influence.

Ex-admiral Matthew Gallagher's heading of the Naval College also grants Gallagher-Volk

IP+3 to both
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>>4141820
>>4141819
support
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Elis Class Transports are designed and one is built as part of the state fleet. As it is a commercial ship, it covers its own upkeep through its regular runs. Building one costs 15, their transport capacity is up to 15 000 people if they're cramped in a rather uncomfortable manner, with minimal amounts of cargo space left over.
Having more of these ships, whether public or private, should increase the flow of migrants, especially in combination with our new embassies. Better incentives to move to our planets would further improve the rate of growth, which is already massive - roughly half of our current population is Earth-born.

Another Iron-type is built, one more remains.

October 2232

Terraformation of Selestine - 490/750

>Production - Total 255: Ongoing construction 40/Consumer goods 80/Military 77/Administration 23/Major Project 20. 15 Free
>Population: 220 000
>Energy:9/10
>Resources:10/10
>Food:7/10
>Trade:8/10
>Finance:7/10
>Morale:7/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4141841
>F.Research & Development
Look into the creation of affordable and loyal robotic companions that will surely brighten the day of their human friends. (also something blablabla about economic benefits of having a robot doing your laundry, exports and similar boring stuff)
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>>4141841
>G.Government & Law
Government Expansion
Taxes shall now be directed towards our already existing governmental departments, allowing for them to do more and exist outside of a name.
We shall also found the Research and Development Ministry and the Cultural ministry, each to be headed by a minister and dedicated to furthering the extrasolar states science and culture
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>>4141841


>B.Settlement policy

B.Settlement policy
migration law improvments

+ a better organization of the process

+ in the structures for immigration we will have alongside the employers some ESIA agents doing tests and controls, during the sift of the possible settlers.

+ expansion of the people we look for but still skilled. example : war veterans/ex mercs and skilledminers/farmers/pilots/technicians/engineers.

+ we will send a few employers for find and take to Eretani some small companies/groups that where like the founding fathers/mothers in the beginning, and convince them to move to Eretani providing them some help in establishing themselves in our worlds (at the start we will look mainly for agriculture/industry and mining, But we are looking for other categories as well).
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>>4141842
support
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>>4141844
This
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>>4141845
>>4141844
Do both these apart of the government expansion
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>>4141841
>C. Eterani Mag-Rail
Establish permanent settlements next to all sufficiently large concentrations of Volatiles or Minerals, and connect them and all other population centers to the main colonial settlement with high speed mag-rails optimized for cargo. This should improve the exploitation of the deposits on the surface and reduce transportation costs, making the overall process more efficient
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>>4141844
support
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>>4141844
We should make a quality control and anti-corruption unity composed entirely of trained professionals.
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>>4141844
Support
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>>4141844
>>4141845
Add this in as well
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>>4141845
>>4141844
Supporting both
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>>4141842
this
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>>4141844
support
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>>4141841

E. mandatory orgies
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>>4141852
Support both
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My population statistics are in this document now, accessible to all:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13PZCMliucE2ogW5vtxkpR_YAzqcVZXH-1n-i5EggOJA/edit?usp=sharing

A Ministry of Research and Development, A Ministry of Culture and a Directorate for Migration are established, adding to the existing Admiralty and ESIA.

Their base upkeep is 1. Each ministry that is further funded, enough to conduct executive branch operations will have its administration cost increased to 5. This will allow the office holder to conduct an Executive Project at each

Players can be candidates to head the various government agencies and as such can perform an Executive Project at the end of a decade, if it is fully funded.

All executive offices are now fully funded. They are listed in the Administration statistics in the pastebin, including their upkeep - I've moved the Admiralty to Administrative spending to keep that orderly.

The fourth Iron Type is finished.

The only position currently filled is that of ESIA Director (Belonging to the Eterani Syndicate). Getting approved for positions çan be done parallel to regular votes, just propose yourself or someone for a position and get enough approval.

July 2233

Terraformation of Selestine - 510/750

>Production - Total 260: Ongoing construction 0/Consumer goods 80/Military 82/Administration 45/Major Project 20. 32 Free
>Population: 230 000
>Energy:9/10
>Resources:10/10
>Food:7/10
>Trade:8/10
>Finance:7/10
>Morale:7/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
I should have also done election results earlier, but here they are - for the 2228-2232 National Assembly, the actions undertaken by the government result in the following influence gains for the parties who put forward an agenda previously:

Eterani Green Party, for accomplishing all of its agenda plans, gains the maximum: +10 IP.

Faithful Eterani gain +4 IP from their two agendas accomplished.

Iron Coalition gain +10 from accomplishing their agendas.

Eterani Protection movement gains +6

If a party has more than one faction as part of it(Is a coalition), they must decide how to spend it among their members and post about that in thread.


YOU CAN PUT FORWARD AGENDAS FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, FROM NOW UP UNTIL MID 2236.

Budget proposals are always accepted, whether large changes or small adjustments.


New mechanic - influencing the legislature When you propose a civ action, let's say a tax cut, you may decide to spend Influence Points on attracting the support of the NPC members of the legislature. Depending on the action you're proposing, you might get 2 or 3 NPC votes to support your proposal for 10 IP invested, as an example - it might be more, it might be less, it will depend on what the general public and the politicians would support. This can be used if you're seeing fewer players being willing to support your proposals.
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>>4141945
F
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>>4141945

The Extrasolar Green Party

“A green future is the only future.”

Goals: To ensure a prosperous and eco-friendly future for Extrasolar Free State through sustainable economic development.

Total 260:
Ongoing construction 0
Consumer goods 80
Military 82
Administration 45
Major Project 20.
Terraforming 32

Goals within the next term years:
-Support the ongoing terraforming of Selestine
-Help New Perth’s infrastructure and terraforming
-Develop the scientific society in the EFS by funding more research and education
-Increase immigration to our worlds through construction of more Ellis class ships
-Increase the cultural identity of the Extrasolar Free State


Sir Walfrid Pennysworth would run for the position of the Director of the Ministry of Culture
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>>4141945
F.
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>>4141950
Support; however I would also run for the Director of Migration. I have the most experience in terms of actually settling worlds, I understand the needs and concerns of migrants, and also I am a cool elder gentleman.
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>>4141945
Our head researcher at the Eterani Institute, a bright young physicist by the name of Arthur Jones, submits his name for R&D Minister. A profiient lecturer in his free time and the head of the FTL and Artificial Gravity projects, he vows to progress Eterani into a new age of enlightenment and understanding through science and technology.

G.Government & Law
The Anti-WMD Act
-Effective immediately, the research, production, and usage of chemical and biological weapons by citizens and residents of the Eterani Free State, both in and outside the Eterani Free State, will be made illegal.
-Violation of this law is to carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.
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>>4141956
I will support my good friend here as minister of migration
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>>4141945
F.


The Blackwell Foundation puts forward their prodigal son and fising genetisist, the young Charles Eisenhardt. Born with a birth defect that has rendered him unable to walk without assistance due to an abnormally large head, Charles has been a driving force within the Foundation since the disappearance of Francis Rowell. Charles promises with this new funding and his mega mind, leaps and bounds will be made in not only his own field of genetics, but in the overall science and technology of Eterani.
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>>4141945

F R&D
>>4141950

Supporting the budget plan.

Emett Calibas will be campaigning for the position of Solar Marshal.
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>>4141974
Putting forward for R&D Minister
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>>4141974
Support
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>>4141945
Extrasolar Protection Movement


"A protected and prepared State is the best one, for us and for our children"


Production: 260
Ongoing construction 20
Consumer goods 70
Military 70
Administration 40
Major Projects 60
Goals : Paramount protection and sacrifice to continue the Eterani dream, while maintaining freedom and liberty of our citizenry.


- Continue the terraformation of Selestine and New Perth
- Continue the creation of defenses around our systems
- Help the development of our colonies with infrastructures and help
- Ensure a good place where to settle for the new citizenry
- Create new settlements and develop them
Ignacio Sanchez Molina Deston will support

>>4141975
Emett Calibas for the position of Solar Marshal.

as well Walfrid Pennysworth and Arthur Jones and Harold Kasser

>>4141950
>>4141956
for their respective positions


Ignacio will not run for any position.
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>>4141957
Support for vote

>>4141974
Support as minister
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The Iron Coalition

"The Iron Within"

Production: 260
50 Terraforming
80 Military
40 Consumer
50 Administration
40 Ongoing Construction/Terraforming if no construction

Goals: An umbrella group representing a number of parties and independents, the Iron Coalition is focused on the potential of Eterani, and its ascension to Universal Power.

Election Pledge:

-Build more Elis class ships, new immigrants will support all of our colonies.
-New Perth will be further developed, focusing on the industrial aspect of the colony\
-The conclusion of the Terraforming act, and the introduction of new species to Selestines surface, allowing for homesteads and small towns to begin to develop.
- Begin the production of a new class of ship, the Eveline Class Mobile Auxiliary unit, a moving factory capable of refitting and rearming a fleet separate from a port.

Furthermore, with its electoral success, the Iron coalition will be splitting its IP at 2 apiece for all of its members.

Connie Gallagher will be put in the running for the position of the Fleet Admiral
Box Bowser will be put in the running for the position of Culture Minister
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>>4141994

support for the position of Alfred jones here
>>4141957
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>>4141975
Emetts plan as marshal is to work on the skills and capabilities of the Armed forces with their current armaments.

Other campaign promises
-Build up specific industries to work with our new growth
-Expand shipyards to keep up with various demands.
-Continue the mechanical integration program.
-Help push Eterani into the Terraforming experts of Human space.
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>>4141950
>>4141956
Supporting for their respective positions
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>>4141956
Support for head of Migration
>>4141974
Support for head of R and D
>>4141975
Support for Solar Marshal
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>>4141997
>>4141945
backing
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>>4141956
Support for Minister
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>>4141997
Svetlozar Radianovich comes out with a public statement of support for Ms. Galalgher and Mr. Bowser for the posts of Fleet Admiral and Culture Minister respectively.
"As director of ESIA, I have full confidence in them that they will work towards the safety and security of our citizens"

Also supporting the proposed budget.
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>>4141975
Support Emett Calibas as Solar Marshal
>>4141997
Support Connie Gallagher as Fleet Admiral
>>4141957
Support Arthur Jones for R&D Minister
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>>4142000
Revoking my support for Pennysworth and giving it to BOX BOWSER here >>4141997, as well as Gallagher for Admiral
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>>4141997
Supporting the budget
>>4141956
Supporting for Director of Migration
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>>4141945
>F.Research & Development
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>>4141974
support
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>>4141945
>C. Eterani Mag-Rail
Establish permanent settlements next to all sufficiently large concentrations of Volatiles or Minerals, and connect them and all other population centers to the main colonial settlement with high speed mag-rails optimized for cargo. This should improve the exploitation of the deposits on the surface and reduce transportation costs, making the overall process more efficient
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>>4141945
F

McCoy Vow Jr.
The science engineer who took part in the creation of the Vowgate and "ftl portal gun", the author of the first FTL theory book. JR enters the R&D race as he promises a faster and less cost efficient way of travelling ftl.
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>>4141950
support
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>>4141997
Support
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Rolled 97, 25 = 122 (2d100)

Selestine Security Service

Project for the 2210s

1.- Faction Project:

With the new law limiting the size of PMCs, Alexei has decided to establish a new R&D department to expand the business opportunities of the SSS. This department attempts to obtain, reverse engineer and create new blueprints for ballistic and explosive small arms for use by the SSS and its affiliate companies. The blueprints will then be produced through leased factories to develop the armament of the SSS.

Assets to be used and how:

-Close ties with associate PMCs spread around the EFS
The PMCs will gather their wealth and knowledge to establish a shared R&D division whose findings and newly developed tools will be sent out to all members of the division. Each company will have to pay for their production of the newly researched weaponry though.

-100 trained military operatives
The military operatives will bring in their extensive knowledge on warfare and weaponry to create new weapon designs made for situational use, mostly adapted to the ground warfare that Eterani will see in the future: Cramped spaceship hallways and guerilla warfare to decide against hometurf invasions. A truly Eterani gun.

2.- Personal Project:

-Alexei Chernov
Alexei will do his best to use his position as the grandson of Anton Chernov, the most ardent supporter of the ICS in the EFS, to leverage good relations with the ICS and possibly get blueprints of their weaponry from lower officials or at least get some of their more advanced weapons in for reverse engineering.


IPs:

5 for faction project.

5 for personal project.
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>>4142033
Supporting this.
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>>4142057
In studying the ICS' weaponry, you were given blueprints for their most widespread weapon - the PR-90, "Proletariat Rifle Variant 2190" - a sturdy, easy to build and maintain assault rifle with a collapsible stock, marketed for its utility and low cost. It's widely used by various labor guerillas in the corporate worlds - while the gun itself is nothing too great on its own, the conditions for which it is made gave you ideas for your own development - something that can also be marketed for utility value.
Thus, after years of work, you've developed one of the first handheld laser wepaons - in a rifle and carbine variant, they have a focusing lens and a laser power cell that can supply it with enough energy to produce red laser beams. The cell can be charged from just about any power source and its output can be adjusted to allow for more damage at a higher expenditure or the reverse.
Choose how you name these weapons yourself.

The discovery itself provides you with +5 IP.
From there on, if you choose to keep the blueprints secure and be the sole producer, you will get +10 IP, but will add a [Monopoly on (Lasgun name here) production] asset.
If you're willing to sell the blueprints, you won't have a monopoly, but you'll get an instant +15 IP.

Now, as for general actions:
You've chosen to support scientific development.

Pick two areas of the following:

1 - Laser
2 - FTL
3 - Energy
4 - Shielding
5 - AI
6 - Gravity
7 - Agriculture
8 - Kinetic weaponry
9 - Genetics
10 - Consoomer
11 - Cybernetics
12 - Mining
13 - Construction
14 - Thrusters
15 - Psionics
16 - Infrastructure
17 - Other

A faction that has conducted research/has plans for research in one of these areas can also propose that the civilization work with them, for instance the potential Vowgate.
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>>4142142
7 - Agriculture
16 - Infrastructure
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>>4142142
1 - Laser
16 - Infrastructure
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>>4142142
11, 2
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>>4142142
FTL
Better speeds allow us to move between our worlds quicker
Agriculture
Using our terraforming we can create worlds with plentiful life so were truly self sufficient and able to sell the surplus for a nice profit.
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>>4142142
2 - FTL
6 - Gravity
By assisting us in our studies of Antimatter technology, and its applications to FTL and Artificial Gravity, we could come up with a way to increase engine efficiency and lower resource costs, which would make the technology dramatically cheaper and more accessable.
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>>4142142
2 - FTL

I will lead this research, the Vowgate will create a more refine way of travelling towards another star system by increasing the speed and reducing the fuel usage. This will create better relations with our allies in the Sol system, imrpve trade and migration.
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>>4142142
Chernov Laser Rifle Model 2219 (CLR-19)

Chernov Laser Carbine Model 2219 (CLC-19)

I'm keeping the blueprints for now.
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>>4142142
2.- FTL
16.- Agriculture.
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>>4142142
1 - Laser
16 - Infrastructure
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>>4142142
>2.- FTL
>16.- Agriculture.
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I, Alexei Chernov, do agree to provide the blueprints for the CLR-19 to Ser Pennysworth for use in R&D purposes. The blueprint will not be used for production of the weapon at any time. The results of the R&D will be shared with Alexei Chernov and sold at a discount for an indefinite period of time.

Ser Pennysworth will also provide 4 IP to Selestine Security Service LLC in exchange for the blueprints.
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>>4142209
Agreed, 4 IP shall be transferred
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The two areas chosen are Agricultural technology and FTL advancements.
We'll be developing agricultural technology and techniques in such a way as to make land on Nigel's World arable with cultures genetically adapted to suit the environment and methods of utilizing the generally sparser water supply of the planet more effectively. We're also preparing Selestine for future agricultural use, planning for territories that will be arable and what cultures will grow optimally.

Now, for potential FTL developments, we have two proposals submitted by factions working in the field - >>4142153 and >>4142155


It is agreed that the two research groups will send representatives to a public debate before the government to put forth their arguments for their respective, conflicting proposals for how to develop FTL technology.

I will let the two players make one post each (And no more than one post in reply to the other) to put forth their arguments.

Then, the rest of you can vote to support one of those proposals.

NPC votes can be influenced by spending IP on this matter.

The one whose proposal receives approval will benefit from it, more so if it's a proposal that advances the nation's interest greatly.


Now, let the first great Free State scientific debate begin!
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>>4142142
Using the blueprints gained from the Selestine Security Service and factories leased from the Deston Group, the League of Expeditionary Gentlemen shall begin to produce the PR-91 “Bot Blaster” assault rifle. This variant fires out a laser beam that has the added effect of frying electronic components while having slightly reduced penetration. The rifle will be slightly less robust then it’s cousin and designed to look more like an old world military rifle with a faux wood stock.
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>>4142217
The Vowgate has been proven that it will reduce the hyperfuel intake by a fair amount and the speed will be tremendously improved using our research we have been doing over this generation. If we create a vowgate to the Sol system then we will see profits, relations, and the appeal of migrating to our system increase.
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>>4142228
Change name to CLC-20
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>>4142231
Support
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>>4142228
Market sales for this model provide you with +6 IP.
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>>4142217
Arthur Jones has been sent to give his remarks on The Human League's FTL efficiency proposals. 4 IP will be spent to broadcast our remarks throughout the Free States to garner support.

"My fellow citizens, it is a great pleasure and honor to address you here today. I'll try and get straight to the heart of the matter. FTL travel is the lifeblood of the Free State. Without it, we could not function. When we here at The Human League began our research into FTL drives years ago, we did so in the interests of all who rely on FTL technology. I'm sure most of you are somewhat familiar with our findings, as well as those of Mr. McCoy. Essentially, volatiles are used to create antimatter, which is then used to generate a field that "rips through space-time", and allows a craft to travel faster than light, relative to an outsider's perception. One of the main problems with this technology, is the consumption of volatiles that goes into production of Antimatter Hyperfuel. As with any engine, the more efficient it is, the less it will consume, and ultimately, the cheaper it will be to utilize these engines on a large scale. Less volatiles will need to be harvested to maintain a large-scale FTL fleet, for trading, migratory, and defensive purposes. FTL drives aren't going anywhere. While the science behind Mr. McCoy's "vowgates", is quite impressive, and he should be applauded for his work to be sure, we do not at this time believe that a national backing of the vowgate program is necessary, or productive. This system allegedly funtions between two points in space, limiting the number of routes that a ship can take. These vowgates would have to be set up in advance and would restrict travel along them. This would work to the detriment of free space travel, unhindered by restrictions. For exploration, long range trade to remote systems, and travel to new systems, the normal FTL drive will remain the standard, even if Mr. McCoy's proposal is accepted. Therefore, we believe it is in the Free State's best interests to continue pursuing perfection of existing FTL technology, because simply put, it will not be outdone any time soon. Furthermore, work to improve the efficiency of the FTL drive's antimatter consumption would lead to new innovations in other fields as well. As some of you may be aware, the League recently successfully tested an Artificial Gravity drive, and improved antimatter efficiency would allow for this to become more widespread as well, dramatically improving creature comfort, so to speak."
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>>4142242
Support
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>>4142231
Supporting the Vowgate
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>>4142242
The message sees support among sections of the Selestine public and several assembly members.
+1 NPC vote.
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>>4142242
support
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>>4142242
support
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>>4142242
Voting for autism.
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>>4142242
support
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In a debate some have likened to Tesla vs Edison, to revolution vs evolution, it was the more moderate - and lengthier - proposal that saw wider approval.

Thus you invest into a third-generation design of drive of your own and, more importantly, better hyperfuel refinement techniques that improve the economy of interstellar travel - the tenets remain the same, but the costs should drop.

These newest designs see an overall 25% improvement in both speed and efficiency - that means that the same amount of fuel(20 units) that would previously be used to make a long jump(20 parsecs) that took 400 hours can now be used to make a 25 parsec jump - in 375 hours. This matches(according to some even slightly surpasses) the most modern warpdrives used by such entities as Space-XL.

The Human League receives +8 IP from the benefits of this research.

It's gotten quite late, so we'll stop here for now. Possibly tomorrow(Tuesday) we continue on!
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Rolled 13, 66 = 79 (2d100)

Selestine Security Service

Faction project for the 2220s

1.- Faction Project:

The breakthrough of the CLR-19 and its carbine variant for laser weaponry has given the SSS new riches thanks to its newfound monopoly. Chernov had not expected something like this, and was soon contacted by multiple interest groups. In the end, he struck a deal with Gallagher-Volk to establish an arms factory in planet Degda and help with production/distribution of the goods, in exchange, Gallagher-Volk will get 10% of the profits generated. Chernov is hoping that this business venture will be a turning point for SSS.

-Monopoly on CLR-19 production
We will seek external investors interested in the mass production of the new CLR-19 as to increase the funds available for the project.

-Close ties with associate PMCs spread around the EFS
Alexei Chernov will use his close ties with other PMCs to gauge their interest in becoming investors in this new arms factory. In exchange, laser weaponry will be provided at a heavily discounted price for his allies.

-100 trained military operatives
The military operatives will be used to demonstrate the new laser gun in simulated combat situations in front of investors and possible customers.


2.- Personal Project:

Alexei Chernov offers his oldest colleagues and close friends from all PMCs to join him in a new venture: Chernov Security Inc., which will hold ownership of the arms factory in Degda. He wishes to remind them that being associated with one of the legends of the defense of Selestine against the Bogdanoffs is a great boon to their reputation and to their PMC's, along with the profits it will bring in in the future.


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I am investing 9 IPs into the faction project.
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>>4142272
Gallagher Volk helps passively with the production and distribution of the goods.

Way too late to be making FP posts.
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>>4142272
If they can produce low powered non-lethal rifles we'd like to make Laser Tag available at the Domes of the FPFC. Two teams scenario, free for all, obstacle courses, toy gun lines, marketing on the BOX and more.
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Rolled 74 (1d100)

FP: Funding the CCC (Catgirl Conservation Corps)

Due to the lack of education funding and integration opportunities, we as humanitarians must rise to the call to help, as such EHS's profit will now in large part be donated to an organization formed mostly by EHS and LRDP party members, aiming to create autonomous communities of Catgirls in Rural areas working Honest jobs that do not corrupt morals and collectivizing funds to participate in an Education Program for the Younger generation along with rescuing and cloning more this bright new species.
The Program obviously draw a lot of inspiration from the previous programs bearing the same name the first being the CCC in the US during the Great Depression.
The main goals is ultimately to create a proper commune thriving off mining and land construction project, providing Infrastructure, Housing, and a local Economy to Rural Communities via a work relief program.

The End goal being of course to increase the participant's morale, physical conditions and Employability in the civilian Industry, Whilst also improving the Rural communities Exploitation of Natural ressources.
Of course this program won't be closed to regular Humans if they wish to participate.
If the work relief program is successful in turning a profit, it will itself fun an educative programs for the younger catgirls, giving them the basics of general education.
Spending 21 IP on this.
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Rolled 64 (1d100)

PP: Given the Surplus of Catgirls in Education we need to think about giving our more promising students superior Education, most notably Naval and Military Academies to teach the Captains and Admirals of Tomorrow
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>>4142272
While the plan did have a lot of promise, it faced a few hurdles in its execution. Dagda is still extremely underdeveloped, most importantly - unpopulated. You opened a workshop in the early years of the 20s, which was lost alongside all the other colonists during the first slaughter. You then opened up another during the second founding, but one of your PMC buddies got drunk during a visit and went on a shooting spree that destroyed much of the equipment, forcing you to rebuild for a third time. At the end of it all, the factory is there, but it's a small one for now that is yet to start turning out a real profit.
Add a Small Lasgun factory on Dagda

On the brighter side, you managed to get the incorporation over with and shortly thereafter, through some rebranding, made up for the earlier publicity bombs and more or less restore things in working order.
IP+4 to you
+1 to Gallagher Volk and to FPFC

>>4143181
You establish a few communities of catgirls in outlying townships on Selestine, the ones that have only just started springing up in recent years and that are largely populated by new arrivals, in particular people who aren't so familiar with the issues the catgirls had been facing earlier. Through all the funding and organisation you put into it, a proper education and upbringing is provided for these catgirls that allows them to enter civil society properly at the more appropriate age of 7, picking up jobs like operating cranes, driving shuttles, managing Printer workshops, assembling prefab habs. Eventually, towards the decade's end, the program starts turning a profit that begins to feed back into the education of the younger generation. In these rural communities, the catgirls have now become accepted as equals by most.

>>4143184
Two of the brightest students, after completing their base education program and obtaining some amount of social experience among the colonists, manage to enroll and later graduate in the first class of the Eterani Naval College with good grades, if not the top of their class. Some of their fellow cadets found their presence awkward, while others were more open - but the College couldn't say no to taking them in, given that the law guarantees the equal rights of all sapients.


Across all of this, the subsection of the catgirl populace that suffered from a decreased lifespan - roughly a third of the total population - were tragic casualties to the trial and error of what some call scientific progress and others - playing God.


IP from the two projects: 10
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>>4143221
Forgot the name and trip, ID's visible so yes, that's me.

Let's continue.

April 2234

Terraformation of Selestine - 530/750

>Production - Total 266: Ongoing construction 0/Consumer goods 80/Military 82/Administration 45/Major Project 20. 38 Free
>Population: 240 000
>Energy:9/10
>Resources:10/10
>Food:8/10
>Trade:8/10
>Finance:8/10
>Morale:8/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4143228
>>4143228
>B.Settlement policy
New Perth Industrialisation act
New Perth will be further developed, Focusing on bringing it up to speed by developing its infrastructure, schools, hospitals and generally making life better for the people who live there. The school system will also allow for us to identify gifted young children better, so they can serve in the navy, army or academic spheres across the state.
We shall also begin the construction of mega foundries on New Perth, allowing for it to aid the extra-solar state further while ensuring it is self sufficient. We will delegate to New Perth representatives on how best to carry these changes out.
From a cultural aspect, we will build a small future ball stadium, called the Curtain Dome in honour of the lost ship at the Demon star. It will be built on the planets largest settlement, setting the sport up as a cultural link between our peoples.
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>>4143233
Supporting
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>>4143233
Supporting
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>>4143233
Backing for now.
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>>4143233

support
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>>4143233
perth is cool, sure
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>>4143233
support
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>>4143233
>>4143228
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>>4143233
Support
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Faithful Eterani

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

Brother Visani, the leader of Faithful Eterani, has been very quiet lately, according to the latest gossip he's cryogenically frozen within his life-support suit, being awake is not required to sit in the assembly after all. His fellow party members does not see it as an issue, they know he's with them in the spirit as they continue to fight for a better society.

Goals:
-a more liberal immigration policy, when populating entire planets you need unskilled workers as much as experts
-to fight for small government and against increased taxation
-increased military spending and an expanded fleet, no negotiations with the Black Sun acceptable.
-interplanetary solidarity, our friends on New Perth to benefit as much from our alliance as we do.
-the creation of robotic companions that will have no desire but to brighten the day of their human best friends*
-exploration, we need to learn more about the known universe and the wonderous beings out there
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With most of the necessary raw resources being available locally, New Perth does hold potential as an industrial center. The investment into its infrastructure should hopefully help, though some in the local community councils are grumbling, wishing they'd been given the discretion on how to develop for their own needs, rather than it being a dictate. The name "Curtain Dome" itself was also taken as an insult by some, though others laughed it off as banter relating to the accent the locals speak with, as the ship the stadium is meant to reference was the Curtin, named after an old hero of that name from the history of their ancestral land.
In other news, new pirate groups have risen up once more after several years of peace among the stars, striking at outlying trade lanes, waystations and colonies - mostly those of Bolivaria and the ICS. News of the attacks on ICS stations has reached us, but not through official channels - their government is trying to handle it on their own, not wishing to even call on our defensive pact, most likely considering it too disgraceful to seek help against mere pirates, especially with their old admiral Toptunov being at the head of said government - his fleets are out there, hunting the dreaded pirate menace among the stars.

January 2235

https://pastebin.com/i7wPuyCg for stats
Terraformation of Selestine - 550/750
>Production - Total 275: Ongoing construction 0/Consumer goods 90/Military 82/Administration 45/Major Project 20. 38 Free
>Population: 265 000
>Energy:9/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food:8/10
>Trade:8/10
>Finance:8/10
>Morale:7/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4143272
>F.Research & Development
Look into the creation of affordable and loyal robotic companions that will surely brighten the day of their human friends. (also something blablabla about economical benefits of having a robot doing your laundry, driving your spacetruck or working in the factories, exporting them and similar boring stuff)
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>>4143272
Blue Prints and Building
Construct two more Elis class Transport ships to better serve the growing population needs of each of our State.
Also lay down the design for a new class of ship; The Eveline Class Auxliary ship is a mobile factory. Able to harvest raw materials from asteroids and wrecks, reforging them into new materials to outfit and repair a mobile fleet. This includes; ammunition, hyper fuel and other vital supplies for our ships.
With this new ship class, we will be able to conduct more missions with the fleet, further afield and without having to relie on shipyards for repairs and refitting.
We will construct one of these mobile auxiliary units as a proof of concept. Each one will be large enough to service a large portion of any fleet, however they are not very manoeuvrable and while bulky, vulnerable to attack.
They will be equipped with the latest in FTL tech and some point defence.
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>>4143272
E.

In an effort to foster the culture of the Extrasolar Free State a massive cultural competition should be held! The Free State Culture Competition shall have categories for food, fashion, poetry, photography, sculpting, painting and architecture! The first, second and third place winners of each category would each get massive monetary rewards alongside huge media coverage and promotion of their winning entries.

The key themes of this competition would be the rugged frontier spirit, ecological rebirth, solar expansion and the use of new resources found in our new planets. The winners will be selected by votes taken in from the entire populace through a secure network and represent the very soul of our developing extrasolar culture!
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>>4143276
Support
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>>4143276
>>4143272
backingo
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>>4143276
Support
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>>4143276
Support
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>>4143276
Support.
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>>4143276
support
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>>4143276
Support
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The Luxemburgist Rural Devellopement Party.

Symbol: Hammer, Scythe and Cross.
Slogan: "For the People by the People!", "Vox Populi, Vox Dei"
Leader:Sandra C., figure head CEO, Officer in the Eterani Fleet and essentially a Mascot to the LRDP

Party Platform:
-Abolishment of inheritance
-Creation of a flat tax rate not unlike the tv tax on the basis of furnishing services.
-Providing Adequate Education and Healthcare to the People.
-Devellopement of the Mining and Farming industry and the creating of Rural Communes and Industries within the Eterani Free State.
-Solving the current health crisis in rural communities
-Commemoration of the Liberation of Eterani by the ICS.
-Rebuilding the Fleet to continue to wage the Holy war.
-Equal Rights amongst all Citizen at Birth, regardless of Race, Species or Origin so long as they obey the law.
-Forbidding the Mega-corporations from setting foot on our Free Soil and tainting it with their Kleptocrat ways.
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The cost of building a vessel to the specifications of the Eveline Class Auxiliary ship will be 30 Production each. Upkeep will be 3 each and they provide logistical support to fleets they are attached to. The capacity to which one Elis class could support a fleet is limited, so in any larger scale action the effect would be to mitigate, rather than reduce, the logistical limitations of a prolonged campaign.

The EFSS Eveline is still under construction due to the cost the two Elis ships had.


INTERSTELLAR NEWS:

NASA ships have been reported exchanging fire with BSA vessels in a disputed star system on the border of the space curently controlled by the two nations, while reports out of Journée, the primary European colony in their claimed sector of space, say that the local Commissar-Governor was assassinated in broad daylight. Videos have also been leaked of Amazion Performance Control Officers surpressing worker strikes with deadly force. While none of our trade lanes have been affected yet, these news are expected to result in a decline in trade and traffic.


October 2235


Terraformation of Selestine - 570/750
>Production - Total 285: Ongoing construction 22/Consumer goods 90/Military 82/Administration 45/Major Project 20. 26 Free
>Population: 285 000
>Energy:8/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food:8/10
>Trade:7/10
>Finance:7/10
>Morale:7/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4147518
The Lugus Development Act
The situation on Dagda is reaching untenable levels. The people are living in severely low living conditions, not fitting for citizens of the Free State.
We propose that we invest in the infrastructure of the colony, building Biodomes and settlements up, reminiscent to the by gone days of Selestine.
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>>4147518
>E.
>In an effort to foster the culture of the Extrasolar Free State a massive cultural competition should be held! The Free State Culture Competition shall have categories for food, fashion, poetry, photography, sculpting, painting and architecture! The first, second and third place winners of each category would each get massive monetary rewards alongside huge media coverage and promotion of their winning entries.
>The key themes of this competition would be the rugged frontier spirit, ecological rebirth, solar expansion and the use of new resources found in our new planets. The winners will be selected by votes taken in from the entire populace through a secure network and represent the very soul of our developing extrasolar culture!
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>>4147526
Supproting this
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>>4147518
G.Government & Law
The Negative Experimentaion Control Ordinance

-Genetic or biological modification of existing sentient organisms and/or their embryos are to undergo a mandatory 10 year quality assurance testing phase before they are permitted to be rolled out on wide scale(1000 subjects or more) basis.
-Should sentient organisms and/or their embryos exhibit statistically significant genetic, biological, and/or psychological defects, that exceed those found in the regular population, during the course of the 10 year quality assurance testing phase, revision of genetic/biological modification protocols will be mandatory to correct the anomalies
-Violation of this law is to carry a penalty of heavily punitive fines and possible jail time up to 15 years.
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>>4147526
supporting
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>>4147529
Support
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>>4147522
Supporting
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>>4147522
support
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>>4147526
supporting this
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>>4147522
Changing support to this
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>>4147522
Support
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Oh woops lmao

>>4147522
Support
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>>4147590
Cancel this one.
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Something to consider: at current spending on the terraforming project, it will complete in 9 more turns; for an increase in spending of 10 or 25 industry, this period reduced to 6 or 4 respectively; in which case surplus production would drop to either 16 or 1 respectively.

Although this could arguably be seen as committing a significant amount of resources to this project, further enhancements to the habitability of the capital world has massive benefits for morale, tourism, industry and immigration. Additionally: it frees up the industry already placed towards it's development more quickly for use in military or more directly economic action.
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Through continuous investment, the living standards and self-sufficiency of Dagda will be brought up to something similar to Pre-Terraformation Selestine.

The situation elsewhere in human space has continued to heat up even further. For the first time, the USA and Bolivaria are in an open state of war with each other directly, one that is being fought across the Americas, Earth's oceans, skies, the Solar system and the outer colonies - just about everything short of nuclear weapons is being deployed, with POTUS Eric Towers declaring this "The time for the revival of America, by the spirit of Monroe and in the name of greatest nation in the galaxy" with his declaration of war on the 16th of February this year. Presidente Jose Henrique Rigotto in turn declared this conflict a "Crusade against the old and decadent order centered in Washington that has for centuries stood against Christ and the people of the Americas and now all mankind".
Amid all this, there has also been the opposite thing occuring in a different sector of space - an agreement has been reached between the MegaCorps Cartel and the ICS - for the crackdowns on workers to cease in return for the strikes themselves subsiding, a restoration of a previous status quo as the ICS backs off its support for strikers (and, presumably, though it is not something openly stated, guerrillas) in corporate space.
Whatever happens, "The American War" will likely have major consequences as everyone is on edge - this is promising to be the largest human conflict in nearly three centuries. Already, consumer goods and services from the Americas that were part of the daily lives of our people are starting to dwindle.

July 2236


Terraformation of Selestine - 590/750
>Production - Total 292: Ongoing construction 2/Consumer goods 90/Military 85/Administration 45/Major Project 20. 50 Free
>Population: 310 000
>Energy:8/10
>Resources:8/10
>Food:7/10
>Trade:6/10
>Finance:6/10
>Morale:6/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4147638
C.Construction
Build the spaceship “Talon”
Our fleet will be reinforced with the addition of a behemoth:
It’s gonna be HUGE, bigger than anything we have in service at the moment. Well armoured, good guns, point defense, advanced sensors, the works.
But most importantly, it’s going to have very, VERY powerful engines. And at the front it’ll have a huge CLAW that can grab hold of hostile vessels. And when it got hold of a target it’ll insert the boarding tubes into the prey, flooding it with hordes of marines. (And just so it’s specified, it’ll have a very big detachment of marines onboard.)
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>>4147638
>>E.
>>In an effort to foster the culture of the Extrasolar Free State a massive cultural competition should be held! The Free State Culture Competition shall have categories for food, fashion, poetry, photography, sculpting, painting and architecture! The first, second and third place winners of each category would each get massive monetary rewards alongside huge media coverage and promotion of their winning entries.
>>The key themes of this competition would be the rugged frontier spirit, ecological rebirth, solar expansion and the use of new resources found in our new planets. The winners will be selected by votes taken in from the entire populace through a secure network and represent the very soul of our developing extrasolar culture!
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>>4147638
>E.
In an effort to foster the culture of the Extrasolar Free State a massive cultural competition should be held! The Free State Culture Competition shall have categories for food, fashion, poetry, photography, sculpting, painting and architecture! The first, second and third place winners of each category would each get massive monetary rewards alongside huge media coverage and promotion of their winning entries.

The key themes of this competition would be the rugged frontier spirit, ecological rebirth, solar expansion and the use of new resources found in our new planets. The winners will be selected by votes taken in from the entire populace through a secure network and represent the very soul of our developing extrasolar culture!
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>>4147638
C

We should create specialized scientific structures that can aid in the diffusion of flora and fauna in the second phase of a planet's terraformation. These structures will be made of laboratories to confirm the previously chosen species, biomes where to reproduce them and so on. More importantly it is the creation of proper soil that will be diffused with the aid of machines that prove successful in the terraformation of other planets. This could come to a cost, as machines of that type are probably not present as common blueprints.

Thanks to the biodiversity initiative of the year 2183 AD, we have studied animals and flora that could be brought and adapted to Selestine. With these facilities we can confirm it and adapt them, take them, as well breeding them for then finally diffusing them on the surface.
With the creation of these specialized facilities in Selestine, and in key points of the planet, the terraforming process can further advance. In the future we should remember to do the same with New Perth, when the I terraformation phase there is complete.
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>>4147642
this
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>>4147645
Support
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>>4147638
>D.Economic policy
Begin investments and subsidies into local industries to offset the reduced flow of goods as a result of The American War
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>>4147642
support
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>>4147638
The Gerry Gallagher School of Piloting
A specialist base shall be constructed in the asteroid belt surrounding the Eterani system.
The school will be dedicated to training fighter and bomber pilots of our smaller craft, using the hazerdous and open space surrounding the system as the perfect ground to create generation after generation of aces.
The facility will not only serve as a school, but also have a production area for the maintenance and creation of new fighter craft. It will also be equipped with an FTL communication relay and a few defensive platforms of coil guns and laser point defence.
This project is ambitious, and, besides the prison facility, will be out first permenanent government facility in the asteroid belt

As a side Note
As Admiral of the Fleet, I suggest we send a number of our officers as attaches to the American War, witnessing the war from both sides and taking notes and hopefully learning valuable lessons from the experience.
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Per the admiral's orders, attaches from the Naval College and Military Academy have been sent to observe the American war. So far, it's been almost one-sided: Mexico, the buffer state between the two, tried to remain neutral, but it was revealed by Bolivarian operators that the present federal government was in the pocket of the American CIA, being manipulated to do so in order to protect the US - the Bolivarian army rolled in and with massive support from the populace quickly overthrew the government and proclaimed it a new state of the Bolivarian Federation. Before the year's end, the land war was now being fought in the United States of America itself, with most of the border states falling as parts of their own populations also raised Bolivarian flags, while others continue to stubbornly resist. The North American Space Force was recalled from its outer postings in the colonies and along trade lanes to help the home front - and fell into a trap, the entirety of the 1st fleet being hit just as it entered Sol by their Bolivarian counterparts. Southern American forces now fight with superiority on land, air and space. The EU has been sending humanitarian aid to the conflict, while the Asian League has had its forces occupying Pacific island holdings of the United States - under the pretext of protecting them - and has established several new claimed secure zones in space.
It is looking like a complete collapse for the United States, one that megacorporations are trying to cash in on in any way possible - passenger ships carrying away people to settle in corporate colonies day in and out, mercenary groups providing security to local communities, arms sales to both sides in the conflict.

The news are worrying to many in our nation, as a significant number of our people are american-born immigrants. The implementation of the Free State Culture Competition, however, will now improve the mood somewhat, while spare production during this cycle has gone towards replacing most of the consumer goods that were coming in from the Americas with our own private producers' competition.
This will also be a chance for factions with a more cultural focus to earn more influence in the nation if they fare well.

April 2237


Terraformation of Selestine - 610/750
>Production - Total 300: Ongoing construction 0/Consumer goods 90/Military 85/Administration 45/Major Project 20. 60 Free
>Population: 310 000
>Energy:8/10
>Resources:8/10
>Food:7/10
>Trade:6/10
>Finance:6/10
>Morale:7/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4147711
>F.Research & Development
Robotics, new models as well as having way more of them
“Good news everyone! Our scientists are reporting that we might be in for a great leap forward regarding the issue of robots taking their rightful place in society.
To be more precise, with just a bit more funding we can put the two following models into mass production:”
The Cy-L0N 88
Very cheap to make, durable and strong, these box-shaped robots are the perfect workers. Be it in mines, warehouses, factorylines or the cotton fields, the Cy-L0N’s will work tirelessly, easily outperforming human workers at a lower cost. In no time we will have millions of these bots doing unskilled heavy labour. And not to think of the export potential, we’ll make tons of space-dollars exporting them.
The PAL 9000
These robots are shorter in stature and have softer lines than the blocky Cy-L0N’s. They’re programmed to love their human friends, desiring to brighten our day and take care of all our household chores for us. Reasonable affordable as well, albeit a tad more expensive than the household-bots we already have. Marketing Department predict that shortly most household will sport one of these bots, their tasks cleaning, cooking, serving coffee, doing the laundry, watching the kids and providing emotional support.
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>>4147711
>The Gerry Gallagher School of Piloting
>A specialist base shall be constructed in the asteroid belt surrounding the Eterani system.
>The school will be dedicated to training fighter and bomber pilots of our smaller craft, using the hazerdous and open space surrounding the system as the perfect ground to create generation after generation of aces.
>The facility will not only serve as a school, but also have a production area for the maintenance and creation of new fighter craft. It will also be equipped with an FTL communication relay and a few defensive platforms of coil guns and laser point defence.
>This project is ambitious, and, besides the prison facility, will be out first permenanent government facility in the asteroid belt
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>>4147711
B. Start an aggressive campaign to recruit immigrants and refugees from the collapsing American Empire.
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>>4147711
C

We should create specialized scientific structures that can aid in the diffusion of flora and fauna in the second phase of a planet's terraformation. These structures will be made of laboratories to confirm the previously chosen species, biomes where to reproduce them and so on. More importantly it is the creation of proper soil that will be diffused with the aid of machines that prove successful in the terraformation of other planets. This could come to a cost, as machines of that type are probably not present as common blueprints.

Thanks to the biodiversity initiative of the year 2183 AD, we have studied animals and flora that could be brought and adapted to Selestine. With these facilities we can confirm it and adapt them, take them, as well breeding them for then finally diffusing them on the surface.
With the creation of these specialized facilities in Selestine, and in key points of the planet, the terraforming process can further advance. In the future we should remember to do the same with New Perth, when the I terraformation phase there is complete.
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>>4147718
Support, offer refugee status and fast-track immigration application filings
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>>4147718
This
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>>4147718
Support
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>>4147718
Supporting this
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>>4147718
Support
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>>4147718
yeah, support
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Just about everyone is doing what we're doing now - profiting off the collapse of the American Empire. In that, the months of September and October were quite bountiful, as the regrouped remnants of the NASF drew the Bolivarian fleet out for an engagement in the outer parts of Sol - it ended with the complete loss of the NASF's military capabilities, but in that period the Bolivarians were also having issues with keeping up with their own advance over the central regions of the USA, with communities everywhere rising in armed revolt - this left opportunities for ships from our nation and others to swoop in and pick many thousands, if not millions of people as refugees. The US government's resistance however still remains, though it is primarily concentrated around the continent's northeast, from Quebec down to Virginia.
Heightened rates of growth for our population will continue, but this is now causing a strain on our economy, as new arrivals have to be fed and sheltered at the very least and then provided with new living opportunities - this burden is least felt on Nigel's World, where there's more readily available opportunities for homesteaders in a class V world.
Thankfully, our free production handles the worst of this.

January 2238

Terraformation of Selestine - 630/750
>Production - Total 310: Ongoing construction 0/Consumer goods 120/Military 85/Administration 45/Major Project 20. 50 Free
>Population: 365 000
>Energy:7/10
>Resources:7/10
>Food:6/10
>Trade:6/10
>Finance:7/10
>Morale:6/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4147770
>F.Research & Development
Robotics, new models as well as having way more of them
“Good news everyone! Our scientists are reporting that we might be in for a great leap forward regarding the issue of robots taking their rightful place in society.
To be more precise, with just a bit more funding we can put the two following models into mass production:”
The Cy-L0N 88
Very cheap to make, durable and strong, these box-shaped robots are the perfect workers. Be it in mines, warehouses, factorylines or the cotton fields, the Cy-L0N’s will work tirelessly, easily outperforming human workers at a lower cost. In no time we will have millions of these bots doing unskilled heavy labour. And not to think of the export potential, we’ll make tons of space-dollars exporting them.
The PAL 9000
These robots are shorter in stature and have softer lines than the blocky Cy-L0N’s. They’re programmed to love their human friends, desiring to brighten our day and take care of all our household chores for us. Reasonable affordable as well, albeit a tad more expensive than the household-bots we already have. Marketing Department predict that shortly most household will sport one of these bots, their tasks cleaning, cooking, serving coffee, doing the laundry, watching the kids and providing emotional support.
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>>4147770
The Gerry Gallagher School of Piloting
A specialist base shall be constructed in the asteroid belt surrounding the Eterani system.
The school will be dedicated to training fighter and bomber pilots of our smaller craft, using the hazerdous and open space surrounding the system as the perfect ground to create generation after generation of aces.
The facility will not only serve as a school, but also have a production area for the maintenance and creation of new fighter craft. It will also be equipped with an FTL communication relay and a few defensive platforms of coil guns and laser point defence.
This project is ambitious, and, besides the prison facility, will be out first permenanent government facility in the asteroid belt
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>>4147770
H. Throw our support in behind the remaining American government with supplies, ammo, weapons and armor. If they are willing to exchange technology and resources we will even sell them the ships from our navy if it is worth our while. Bolivarian domination of the Americas is something that will tip the power scale on Earth and is to be avoided.
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>>4147770
>C
>We should create specialized scientific structures that can aid in the diffusion of flora and fauna in the second phase of a planet's terraformation. These structures will be made of laboratories to confirm the previously chosen species, biomes where to reproduce them and so on. More importantly it is the creation of proper soil that will be diffused with the aid of machines that prove successful in the terraformation of other planets. This could come to a cost, as machines of that type are probably not present as common blueprints.
>Thanks to the biodiversity initiative of the year 2183 AD, we have studied animals and flora that could be brought and adapted to Selestine. With these facilities we can confirm it and adapt them, take them, as well breeding them for then finally diffusing them on the surface.
>With the creation of these specialized facilities in Selestine, and in key points of the planet, the terraforming process can further advance. In the future we should remember to do the same with New Perth, when the I terraformation phase there is complete.
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>>4147779
This
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>>4147770
D.Economic policy
Prepare a plan to help the refugees with opportunities for education, easing their way into jobs around the system, and supporting those willing to invest what money they have into starting a new business.
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>>4147784
Support
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>>4147784
Support
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>>4147784
Switching to support this
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>>4147779
Support. The Barge is pledged to make supply runs to the beleaguered American forces and militias.. The ancestral home of our sport
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>>4147784
switching to this
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>>4147784
support
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>>4147784
changing to this
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>>4147784
Switching to support this
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"1776 will commence again!" Declared the POTUS before the nation, from his secure secret bunker.
Then, It happened - when Bolivarian forces stood just a few miles short of Washington DC, President Towers authorized the usage of tactical nuclear weapons. This halted the southern advance, but in reply Presidente Rigotto authorised a bombardment with fusion missiles - yet, it is believed, some failed to launch to american sabotage, while others hit friendly targets, including Mexico, with only a few managing to hit areas like Pennsylvania.The north americans responded by launching almost all of their remaining nuclear warheads and a third series of Bolivarian fusion bombardments followed.
The end result is hard to determine. Only one of our military attaches on the ground managed to get out, but those observing from space were fine. The short of it is that the Americas have achieved mutual destruction - while less than a fifth of North and South America were directly hit by the blasts, both nations are in various degrees of collapse. Our embassies in the Americas were lost in the nuclear fire, with some of the people there managing to seek shelter in time.
The Bolivarian government has declared its victory in the American War.
The fallout is expected to cause horrid environmental consequences across the entirety of Earth now. European and Asian governments quickly stated that they will do everything they can to mitigate the effects.

Mars and Luna, unaffected by these factors, are expected to receive many refugees. Chairman Toptunov has said that "This is the final step past the cliff that the path of capitalism and national bigotry has always led to. The homeworld is now beyond saving, yet mankind will survive here on Mars and beyond!"

The economic and social fallout of this war will be at least as harsh as the nuclear one.

October 2238

Terraformation of Selestine - 650/750
>Production - Total 330: Ongoing construction 0/Consumer goods 125/Military 85/Administration 45/Major Project 20. 55 Free
>Population: 400 000
>Energy:7/10
>Resources:7/10
>Food:7/10
>Trade:5/10
>Finance:6/10
>Morale:5/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4147866
Terraforming Investure Act
With the mass destruction on earth, humanity will need new homes. It is time that we turn Selestine into one of them.
With one final effort we shall double our efforts on the terraforming, investing more resources and manpower than ever before and devising new ways of making it happen faster.
"Lets get terraforming done."
(Take 40 from consumer goods, 5 from military and 5 from admin. We will reinvest the production into the terraforming effort, giving us a total of 70 production on it. This will ensure it is finished in one turn)
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>>4147868
Support
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>>4147866
>E.Societal policy
Ban the creation of cat girls within our domain for the sake of the public decency
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>>4147868
support
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>>4147868
Support
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>>4147868
cool
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>>4147866
>C
>We should create specialized scientific structures that can aid in the diffusion of flora and fauna in the second phase of a planet's terraformation. These structures will be made of laboratories to confirm the previously chosen species, biomes where to reproduce them and so on. More importantly it is the creation of proper soil that will be diffused with the aid of machines that prove successful in the terraformation of other planets. This could come to a cost, as machines of that type are probably not present as common blueprints.
>Thanks to the biodiversity initiative of the year 2183 AD, we have studied animals and flora that could be brought and adapted to Selestine. With these facilities we can confirm it and adapt them, take them, as well breeding them for then finally diffusing them on the surface.
>With the creation of these specialized facilities in Selestine, and in key points of the planet, the terraforming process can further advance. In the future we should remember to do the same with New Perth, when the I terraformation phase there is complete.


>>4147868
support this as well
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>>4147868
Support
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>>4147868
Addendum-
Add 30 Production taken from the 55 Free we currently have spare. This will ensure the projects fulfilment in one turn.
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>>4147866
We MUST support our brethren on Earth. The terraformation can take longer, but right now urgency is required to bring as many people to the EFS and save as many lives as possible from nuclear war.

Prepare the Refugee Planning Act. The objective is to provide a surefire way for any survivors of the MAD to reach the Extrasolar Free State and find a new life here, leaving behind the horrors of Earth.

The Act will include scouring the American continent for survivors with soldiers, transportation to the EFS through our colony ships, a money grant that will allow them to live for upwards to 3-4 months, which can be extended if they provide a reason as to why they have no income. Aid will be given to those who will start their own businesses, help with the colonization of the Class V world, or any other activities which benefit the EFS as a whole.

The PMCs of the EFS are willing to send their own men in for this.
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>>4147879
support
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Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>4147868
Support

Additionally, we here at the League will make use of our FTL equipped Journeyman to help bring in more refugees and open up disused parts of the Institute as a refugee shelter for surge capacity.
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>>4147868
If this is voted in, the PMCs who are allied to Chernov and the SSS will help with the construction of homes and protection from vandalism during the refugee influx.
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>>4147879
support
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The Fleet will be mobilised to help the refugess. We will however maintain our patrols and those ships guarding our conveys and systems.
But everything we can spare is being sent to help resettle the refuges, including the civilian Charon and The Barge.
- Admiral of the Fleet Connie Gallagher
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>>4147891
The PMCS allied to Chernov are willing to board the ships on the way to Earth and help provide security with the operations on the ground.
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As a special action, those factions who have the means and wish to participate in Earthen involvement can do so

>>4147885
Your ship returned, with everyone on board suffering lethal levels of radiation poisoning and dying in pain. So did many of the people in contact with them, like some sort of transmissible disease.
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>>4147905
Quarantine the ship and everyone who was on it or cane in contact with it. We need to get control of the radioactive contamination p
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>>4147915
Roll for quarantine.
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Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>4147919
i got this
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Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>4147915
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>>4147905
SSS and the PMCs allied to Chernov are willing to board the ships on the way to Earth and help provide security with the operations on the ground and on board after the refugees are brought into the colony ships.
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Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>4147915
We shall aid in this, used to operating under dangerous conditions
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Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>4147925
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Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>4147905
The Barge will help the Earth refugees
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Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>4147905

"Wait, they- they actually fired the nukes? HOLY SHIT, BOB, GET ME THE PHONE! CANCEL MY APPOINTMENTS! WE HAVE SO MUCH WORK TO DO, GET TO IT!"

CEO Gray and the NPC team work overtime following the news from Earth, reaching out to every contact they can to acquire as many orphaned IPs, corporate names, and abandoned cybersecurity contracts that they can possibly get their hands on.

As a show of good faith and support for his fellow man in this time in need, especially considering the potential fortunes it could bring, Barnaby also offers up 20% of any profits from Earth related contracts he acquires for the next five years.
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>>4147923
Your timely intervention, in using your established systems across the colony, was enough to prevent a pandemic of this strange radiation disease.
+4 IP to you, +2 to USAGI for medical aid

>>4147930
Some of the ships were quite rowdy places and your people were useful as a presence, though it wasn't always reassuring for people escaping one warzone to be surrounded by soldiers once more.
+2 IP
>>4147932
There were a few incidents during the trip with riots and fights between groups that were of mixed north and south american makeup. You managed to prevent a massacre from occuring, just barely. +1 IP

>>4147937
Kaching-ching, it's money time indeed.
Aside from your starting budget of 10 IP, you'll have another 4 to work with during the coming project season.
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Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>4147866


the Deston Group will help with an operation of protecting Refugee groups, sending secuirty teams for guard them on their voyages and paying for food/clothing and houses to be given to them when they are on our planets.
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Rolled 25 (1d100)

Brother David will urge the faithful to help, opening their homes to the displaced as well as collecting funds and donating.
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Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>4147905
Apart from Admiral Gallaghers involvement with the fleet in helping the people on earth, the company will also be sending the Charon Class explorer to help evacuees.
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>>4147946
Your protection services are of some use, albeit encountering similar problems as Chernov did.
+3 IP

>>4147951
Pure compassion - to those willing to open their eyes, it is a boon. Alas, many were skeptical towards your faith and its followers, but those with open minds find much needed help.
+2 IP

>>4147955
With holding space and skilled hands,you ferry thousands to Selestine.
+4 IP
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>>4147905
With the ship quarantined and everyone on board dead, we'll destroy it to prevent the pathogen from ever being used or spread for nefarious ends. Send a team in hazmat suits to drain the antimatter tanks, quarantine them afterwards, and have a drone tow the ship into the sun.
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News from the European and American space colonies is sparse, with claims that it's now wildlands, with rogue fleets and pirates battling it out, part of this starting to spill into Bolivarian space, weakened by their own fleet being deployed in Sol.

On Earth, tens of millions died in the first nuclear winter. The government of Bolivaria has been keeping order in its territories with a heavy hand, bringing in the fleet where needed. A mass exodus of people to the colonies is occuring from the Asian League nations, while the European Union has lost cohesion and control over its own star fleet. Trade is at the brink of collapse, many corporations panicking before the prospect of losing the consumers and markets they require to sustain themselves.

And yet...
With a final burst of effort amid the ongoing refugee crisis, you are able to complete the near century-long wish of the first pioneers - a green world in the Eterani system.
For the 4th of July, 2239, it is the first time in four and a half centuries that no fireworks will light up the skies of Virginia, for those skies were already burned. It is now a different world they find, yet so similar to what their ancestors on the Mayflower would have encountered - a great green land ready to be settled.


4th of July, 2239

Terraformation of Selestine - Complete

>Production - Total 340: Ongoing construction 0/Consumer goods 80/Military 85/Administration 45/Major Project 0.
>Population: 480 000
>Energy:7/10
>Resources:7/10
>Food:7/10
>Trade:4/10
>Finance:5/10
>Morale:6/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4147976
>B.Settlement policy
The homesteader act
We have a freshly terraformed planet in need of being populated, and a bajillion refugees in need of a home and employment.
I propose the following, anybody willing to come and turn a plot of wilderness into cultivated land is welcome to do so, no requirements on culture or skill required as long as they settle in their allocated slot of free land.
Hopefully, this will result in the growth of small communities all over the planet, giving our new citizens new homes and securing us an improved supply of food.
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>>4147974
Belay that.
We need to study what happened and how in case this radioactivity shows it’s face again
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>>4147976
We MUST support our brethren on Earth. The terraformation can take longer, but right now urgency is required to bring as many people to the EFS and save as many lives as possible from nuclear war.

Prepare the Refugee Planning Act. The objective is to provide a surefire way for any survivors of the MAD to reach the Extrasolar Free State and find a new life here, leaving behind the horrors of Earth.

The Act will include scouring the American continent for survivors with soldiers, transportation to the EFS through our colony ships, a money grant that will allow them to live for upwards to 3-4 months, which can be extended if they provide a reason as to why they have no income. Aid will be given to those who will start their own businesses, help with the colonization of the Class V world, or any other activities which benefit the EFS as a whole.

The PMCs of the EFS are willing to send their own men in for this.
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>>4147979
This
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>>4147977
Support
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>>4147978
As it is a ship I do not believe the Solar Marshall has authority here. Destruction of the pathogen is necessary in order to ensure that it is not used for negative purposes. If however, the government is willing to take up the WMD act and prohibit such activities, we'll permit study of the pathogen. Otherwise we will continue onwards and destroy the ship.
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>>4147977
Support
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>>4147979
support

the Deston Group will help with giving work suit bulls from their storages to the construction crews that are going to build the new settlements
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>>4147978
support
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>>4147977

As CEO of the NPC, I formally endorse this action.

-Barnaby Gray, Null Pointer Cybersecurity
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>>4147979
>>4147977
Supporting both options here
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>>4147977
Support.

>>4147978
If the Solar Marshal refuses to cooperate, we will ignore his orders and destroy the ship as intended.
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>>4147976
As Minister of R&D I am requesting The Human League allow me to study the inflected before we despose of them, in case we run into it again in the future.
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>>4148032
And I am summarily denying your request as well. All research done into this pathogen, if it must be done, will be handled by us alone.
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>>4148018
>>4147978
Using forces of the militia, Solar Marshall Emett Calibas seized the vessel before it could be destroyed, putting it in a secure containment hangar requisitioned for the purpose.
Within the National Assembly of the Extrasolar Free State, the Homesteader Act has passed, providing land on the newly terraformed planet of Selestine to new arrivals. We hope that this will lead to diversification of the economy, an agricultural boom and also in raising the spirits of the people without having to go into providing radical welfare plans on our already strained budget.

The news from the second half of 2239:
Order is mostly restored within Europe, under strict management from a new Union Commission. Plans are put in motion for the stabilization of the planet's environment through the application of modern technologies, supply chains are being stabilized as the government works alongside their long-time rivals, the Asian League, as well as numerous megacorporations. In this time of utmost need, it's looking as though the peoples of Earth are actually banding together - yet this may only be in the Old World. Casualties of the nuclear winter are in the hundreds of millions by now and in Bolivaria even harsher repressive measures were enforced to keep control - leading to a mutiny in the space fleet and its splintering into multiple parts. Some of these rogue fleets have become pirates in a sector of space between Delta Pavonis and the former american colonies.
The population of Mars swells day by day as the ICS' power base grows, with unrest in parts of Earth, including revolts in Bolivaria, being sponsored by the Syndicate. Chairman Toptunov stepped down from power due to health complications a few weeks before his death in late 2239, leaving a big seat empty, with upcoming elections to determine who will fill it.

Speaking of elections, I kind of missed the last cycle, so here's just the IP gained across the years:

Faithful Eterani:
+4 IP
Iron Coalition:
+8 IP
Extrasolar Protection Movement:
+6 IP
Green Party:
+8 IP


Now, a new election cycle (for the years 2240-2244) is coming. Make your promises, set your agendas.
And you can do projects for the decade of 2230-2240 - Faction and Personal projects and Government Projects for those who head an Executive office that was funded fully during this decade.

Passive IP gains this decade:
Gallagher-Volk +4 from Dagda
LEG +10 from Nigel's World
CSS +3 from their previous project having some usefulness now
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Rolled 36, 65 = 101 (2d100)

>>4148065
Spending 15 IP on my faction project.

Faction Project: Sardaukar
On the prison colony of Salusa Secundus the Order of the Divine Shadow will begin to recruit from the convicts. These recruits, (to be clear, volunteers) will undergo hellish training in the dark depths of the asteroid mineshafts, those not found satisfactory being weeded out continually. Alongside the training and weaponry drills they are also to receive mental nourishment, the Order insisting on their stormtroopers being faithful. Finally, cyborg technology* will be applied to them, making them into even more lethal killing machines.
The intended end result, fanatical and lethal shock troopers whose electrowhips, monoglaives, triguns, flip darts and wristblades can tear through any opposition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErtnVaULv-s

*the stories of cyborgs being prone to losing their mind and going berserk is very much overstated according to the Reform Committee of the Divine Shadow, such violent impulses can easily be kept under control by a regime of meditation and post hypnotic suggestion.

Personal Project: Preach to the earthlings
Brother David, now too old to carry on in a leadership position, will make a pilgrimage to earth, intending to live out the rest of his life in one of the Crystalian Communes in the Radlands of Ji.
While there he will speak much of life in the colonies and his encounters with the aliens (portraying himself as the de facto leader of the expedition that shook hands with the alien representative first), encouraging listeners to emigrate to the frontier.
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>>4148065
Operation Rescue Party

Friends, countrymen, our old home of Earth is in its deepest crisis. Never before had such destruction been wrought upon the planet and now, its future is uncertain.

We depended on Earth in many ways, selling our resources to them, buying their manufactured goods, technology, currencies, increasing our population through migration, etc. Natural growth is not the way forward for the Extrasolar Free State if it wishes to remain as a relevant player in galactic affairs. We must save our brethren from Earth from an untimely death. Only luck will tell what the future holds for them on there. Here, we must provide them a safe haven where they may begin a new, stable and productive life full of opportunities that were lost to imperialist greed back on the home planet.

The ORP would like to propose an agenda for the next cycle, with the first three being top priority:
-To incentivize mass industrialization and renewed production of manufactured goods.
-To find efficient, constant ways to bring as many refugees as possible from Earth to our colonies. Prioritizing people with technical skills and scientific backgrounds.
-To increase production of raw resources to fuel industrialization and create more jobs for refugees.
-The formalization of a proper standing army and police corps.
-To establish proper relationships with the colonies of America and Bolivaria who may feel lost in this time of duress.
-To lead scavenger hunts to find goods and technology amongst the ruins of America and Bolivaria.

My fellow Eteranis, let us save the innocent peoples of Earth from a hellish life and an untimely death on a nuclear wasteland. Let us bring them into their refuge here in the Extrasolar Free State.

- Signed, Alexei Chernov.
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Rolled 60 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4148065
The Revenant Planetary Shipyards

Plant Wilford has been cracked upon likely by a powerful alien weapon in the past revealing a treasure trove of rare minerals to the surface. With minimal work we can take these raw minerals to a pre-fabbed foundry and 3D printing complex for us in the creation of new starships for systems in the Ghoul Stars. In an effort to make a profit we shall focus solely on the production of cargo vessels using open source designs making it cheap and easy to acquire one for our populace to thrive. We shall be making use of the cheap loans offered by the Extrasolar Free State as our initial capital along with support from LEG and the Blaike Group.

The biggest boon shall be our close proximity to Nigel’s World, this will allow employees to work in rotations for as long as the low-g medicine will allow them before heading back to their dwellings on pristine Nigel’s World. The short trip between the two worlds will allow men to enjoy the best of both worlds and allow us to draw in talent from all over human space.

With the collapse of the American State we shall focus on drawing in the talent of the once great nation seeking scientists, engineers and skilled labourers who want access to the freedoms and luxuries once supplied by their homeland. They will be given homes in Port Darwin the capital city of Nigel’s World and help foster the New Wild West.
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>>4148086
Spent 20 LP if that wasn't clear
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Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>4148065
Sir Walfrid Pennysworth shall begin journeying deep into the water deprived equatorial regions of Nigel's World seeking out dangerous game to hunt!

The League of Expeditionary Gentleman
A gathering of like minded gentlemen from earth with the singular goal of exploring the cosmos!
~"Fancy" Clubhouse
~Exploratory Shuttle
~Surveying Gear
~Hunting Gear
~Nigel's World Land
~Port Darwin, Nigel's World
~Bot Buster Production
~"Lancelot" Exploratory Vessel
~First to discover life on another world
~[Redacted]
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>>4148065
Extrasolar Protection Movement


"A protected and prepared State is the best one, for us and for our children"


Production: 340
Ongoing construction 65
Consumer goods 75
Military 75
Administration 50
Major Projects 75

Goals : Paramount protection and sacrifice to continue the Eterani dream, while maintaining freedom and liberty of our citizenry.


- Continue the terraformation of New Perth, completing is terraformation phase I
- Continue the creation of defenses around our systems
- Help the development of our colonies with infrastructures and government support
- Ensure good settlements where to settle for the new citizenry
- Create new settlements and develop them
- Expand our military forces
-Explore and claim fully our systems, the ones of the Ghoul Stars


Ignacio Sanchez Molina Deston leader


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fp and pp coming in the next post
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>>4148065
Dr. Arthur Jones once again announces that he will be running for R&D Minister, hoping to unseat the incumbant candidate. He'll be running under the following platform:
-Further safeguards on biomedical research to prevent another Catgirl Incident
-An end to WMD research in the Extrasolar Free State
-Improved safety requirements for Antimatter technology
-Further research into the viability of Vowgates
-Research into Radiation Scrubbing Technology to assist in the healing of Earth
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Rolled 77, 17 + 10 = 104 (2d100 + 10)

Assets:
-The Science Corps, consisting of a handful of specialists in a variety of scientific fields
-The Security Corps, lightly armed and trained officers for personnel and asset protection
-The Engineering Corps, a team of skilled engineers and technicians for maintenance of equipment and construction in the field
-Eterani Institute Base
IP: 18

FP: Antimatter research is dangerous, and for continued long-term experimentations with the substance, we believe it would be prudent to have a remote base of operations set up far from where any harm could be done. To that end, we will seek out a remote system, a safe distance from any inhabited world, containing some suitably barren and desolate celestial body from which we can work on. We'll begin construction of a large-scale science facility on such a planet, if we are to find one, and maintain a small, self-sustaining colony there for the purposes of Antimatter Research.

PP: Arthur Jones will lead a massive public campaign for the R&D Minister position, giving public speeches, making campaign appearances across the planet, and holding Q&A sessions with voters to learn what they want and promote his platform as well as the League's platform as a whole. He'll be especially stressing the biomedical safeguards to existing Eterani citizens, while having the WMD ban and cleaning up Earth be the focus of his outreach towards new citizens.

Spending 10 IP on this
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Rolled 18, 1 = 19 (2d100)

>>4148065

"Sarah, Issac, fetch the others for a meeting in five. Nothing too stressful; i'll even throw on some vintage music to put everyone at ease. I believe Mr. Lewis and the News, 1983, would be excellent for today - an opportunity to reflect on what we've been able to accomplish and what hasn't operated quite to standard since we arrived in this system."

Faction Project: As a large number of law practitioners that would have previously been involved with the NPC have unfortunately either absconded from their former Earth life in time to escape or perished in a fiery, nuclear Armageddon, this decade revolved bolstering the corporate law operations of Null Pointer Cybersecurity. A hunt for the finest lawyers in the Free State commenced, though Gray resolved to simply get the NPC team to study law in their own time should the hunt go poorly.

Personal Project: Despite a firm mind for business, CEO Gray also has a healthy appreciation for the arts, specifically music from the 1900s to the 2000s. Much of his spare time in the fresh new marketplace of the Free State was spent scouring for antiquated media players and physical copies of 'vintage' songs to include in his collection.

===PLEASE STANDBY FOR A BROADCAST FROM THE NPC===
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Rolled 67, 47 = 114 (2d100)

>>4148065

Selestine Security Service

Projects for the 2230s.

1.- Faction Project

Alexei is convinced that his arms factory at Dagda is key to the success of his new project, Chernov Security Inc.

For this reason he has defended any attempts at improving quality of life in the planet and renewed efforts to bring in workers to his factory. First striking a deal with Gallagher Volk to ensure steady logistics to feed the factory with resources and workers, then supporting attempts at bringing in life domes to Dagda. During the decade, he has struck deal with multiple factions for the sale of lasguns and shared the blueprints with one other for the creation of a variant, leading to steady amount of satisfied clients and great publicity material for potential investors and clients.

As the decade ended and the disaster at Earth ocurred, the SSS participated in aiding with the refugee crisis, and Chernov Security Inc. publicized a new life on Dagda for technicians and factory workers who had lost everything back at Earth.

Assets to be used:

-Monopoly on CLR-19 production
We will use our monopoly on lasgun production as publicity to find experts on laser technology looking for a good job on the now liveable Dagda. Where else will they find such an easy job?

-Reinforced, all-terrain military vehicles used for short distance transportation of personnel
Resources will be transported on Dagda's surface through the use of these vehicles, manned by operatives of the SSS.

-Close ties with associate PMCs spread around the EFS
Chernov Security Inc. asks the PMCs once again for their support, mentioning the monopoly the company still holds on the CLR-19 and the steady business it has been doing during the decade.

-100 trained military operatives
Most of the personnel of SSS will be used to ensure the security of the factory and continue to demonstrate the capabilities of the CLR-19 to likely buyers.

2.- Character Project

Alexei, living through his late 60s and early 70s, has been hard at work writing his memoirs, "Thoughts of a Private Soldier" and finding publishers for them. He spoke of the defense of Selestine against the Bogs, where he took over his fallen grandfather's militia and led it to kill the Bogdanoff traitor who had sold them out to the megacorp, then of the creation of the SSS and the PMC sector of the Extrasolar Free State, their battles, their culture, and their way of life. Along with that, Chernov spoke extensively of his grandfather, Anton Chernov, and his work in the Communal Guard, expressing appreciation for the man Alexei was able to become thanks to his grandfather's guidance and hoping that, if anything, he would be proud of his PMC's incorruptible nature. To conclude, he expresses his hope that humanity could move forward together in this new age and let old wounds die.

After publishing his book, the situation on Earth made him realize how wrong he was.

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Spending 6 IP on the faction project.
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Rolled 90 (1d100)

Assault "Gryphon" armor

/// OLD part
The Assault "Gryphon" armor is a highly mobile and agile armor. The amount of metal plating and polymers it has makes it a medium type. The agility is aided by two strong but light exoskeletons and 6 thrusters (2 legs, 2 arms and 2 larger on the back) that help the soldier in becoming a highly mobile opponent, that is able to rapidly reposition and to be extremely deadly in melee. The main problem will be the overuse of thrusters as the armor heat dissipators need some seconds to take out excess heat after some minutes the thrusters are used. It will have things used by the Valiant and even by the Knight : for example the visors and so on.
OLD part ///

That was the initial idea behind this armor. But as honor asks, additions have been made by the original designer and engineer of the armor (as well correction of errors).
-The thrusters of the armor have been modified giving the soldier the possibility to regulate the push they give. Safety limiters better than before are also applied. Soldiers are asked to avoid taking them out, and even if they are veterans they should avoid doing it.
-The internal part of the armor has been modified with a thick layer of an amalgamated specialize rubber and polymer used for space racing pilots safety.
- An Overcharging system, thinked for extreme emergencies, can only be activated when safety limiters are off. The result is that the systems will receive an extreme amount of energy, especially for strength, speed and agility. It has not been fully tested due to the incredible dangers it has.

The first tester is the same man that has created this idea : Jose Molina Deston. Recovered from the incident and back in shape, he has worked again on the project. And has decided to test it personally.
These armors will always have forever even on future marks, on the shoulder straps the name/surname/date of one of the victims of the incident.

Spend 21 Ip on this project
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>>4148161
Gallagher-Volk will support my FP with another 5 IP.
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Rolled 31, 18 = 49 (2d100)

>>4148065
ELECTION POST
Once again Emett Calibas is running as independant for the post of Solar Marshall.
With policies based around the events and fallout of the american war.
-Establishment of military quarantine protocols for various hazardous events.
-Set up a proper Black ops Division for the ESFS.
-Build a series of labs on a barren planet to study dangerous phenomena, contagions, items, and people in safety so countermeasures can be created for such threats.
FACTION PROJECT POST:Project Mechanical Mind
While the human space has caught on fire. The Calibas corporation has been at work in trying to replicate the conditions that result in the formation of CSS. Using a large set up of the latest processing and data storage technology. The science team will slowly introduce pieces of information in; science, history, economics, philosophy, religion, politics, and various other subjects to view its responses. The hope is this may narrow down what the X factor in AI state is and further our knowledge in it.
PERSONNEL PROJECT: The west coast was the home to several of the Calibas family that didn't wish to uproot themselves and move into space. Emett Has tasked several of his family members with getting those who were left behind out of the disaster zone and back to Selestine
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>>4148065
>>4148153

===Null Pointer Cybersecurity===
Greetings all from Barnaby Gray, CEO of Null Pointer Cybersecurity! We here at the NPC are keen to assist you with your business affairs, and as such, we are committed to making our intentions moving into the future clear.

Please find below a series of promises that we intend to uphold for this political cycle through the power of the law and the NPC:
-We promise to assist with economic growth by propping up small businesses.
-We promise to alleviate the burdens stemming from the tragic recent events on Earth by assisting refugees in resettling.
-We promise to always make decisions with our customers in mind.

Thank you for supporting Null Pointer Cybersecurity, and we hope you keep us in mind for all your cybersecurity needs.
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Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>4148065


Jose and Ignacio will work togheter for keep themselves in good form, organizing run marathons around Selestine (hoping to promote healthy activities for the free time of the new citizens)

This will help Jose to return in full shape as well, after all that alchol.
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Rolled 11 (1d100)

Faction Project: Using the material wealth I have gained since the start of our fair nation, I will invest in one or two fast FTL capable ships. My reasoning for this is that I cannot always rely on a handful of friendly folks to allow me aboard their ship when I need to report the news; I need a ship to have access to the information myself.
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Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>4148395
Personal Project: Harold Kasser has been diagnosed with liver cancer, so before he dies, he ventures into the equatorial zone, aiming to learn more about the creatures there. If he dies, he dies; at least he won't suffer such a dreadful death as passing on a sick bed.
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Rolled 56 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>4148403
Gov Project: With Dagda's development underway as planned, Kasser's attention falls to Nigel's World. There, using the backing of the Green Party, he attempts to further develop the colony's agriculture, with a specific focus on aquaculture. He also attempts to see if, apart from the known marine life, there are other aquatic lifeforms that could be used for agriculture.
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Election post

Faithful Eterani
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

Brother Visani is sent on a cargo freighter to Earth, his cryogenically frozen shell to be laid to rest at the holy graveyards deep in the Radlands of Ji. For new leader of Faithful Eterani it is decided that a recognizable face would be the best for public relations. Therefore Captain Antares is nagged into trying his hand at politics, surely a military hero speaking blunt truths to the politicians will have all the voters stampeding on the way to the voting booths.

Goals:
-a liberal immigration policy, the stars belong to all
-to fight for small government and against increased taxation
-increased military spending and an expanded fleet, no negotiations with the Black Sun acceptable.
-interplanetary solidarity, our friends on New Perth to benefit as much from our alliance as we do.
-improving the lot of the people: We live in the future, and no future is complete without jetpacks, robotic friends and weirdo space-fashion.
-exploration, we need to learn more about the known universe and the wondrous beings out there

Ministery post:
The party begins an aggressive campaign to have Brother Antares given a ministerial position, insisting that his mentat-brain boosted by the collective willpower of the faithful is a sure guarantee for him performing excellently.
Himself he is most interested in the position of Minister of Culture, but he does not speak much of it, leaving the politicians to haggle as they so excel at.
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>>4148073
Followers of the Divine Shadow
A Space Cult that believes firmly in mind over matter and that there's things technology can never explain or replicate, for example the human spirit.
Faction assets:
Loyal acolytes
Proto-mentats
Educational Centre of the Path of the Divine Shadow, with secret facility for mentat-training
Salusa Secundus, asteroid prison where valuable minerals are mined and prisoners reeducated.
Flocks of the faithful, including Cyberaider tribesmen
Relations with fellow believers on other worlds
Faith
Influence Points left: 4
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Rolled 13 + 4 (1d100 + 4)

>Faction project: operation paperClip Two nuclear boogaloo
The war is truly terrible and devastating, so many loosing their jobs and homes their ways of life...well fortunate for all those corpers and egg heads there is an organisation waiting for them. USAGI will headhunt the greatest minds fleeing and offer them work. Those settling will be given jobs, we will take our place as a mass employer and developer! Who knows what experts we may acquire and patents they bring with them (4IP)
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>>4148966
Make that Minister of Migration, not Culture.
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>>4148065
>Council for Strategic Prepardeness
- Small 3D manufactorum researching and producing small arms, first aid and emergency equipment
- Plans of action for nearly every possible catastrophe (even though most a theoretical and might be terrible in practice)
- Sufficient emergency supplies
- Central Strategic System
- Small unit tactical data
- Valiant armor design
- "Colonial Defense" video game
- Synthetic avatar body
- Freedom Bots (light & heavy)

>FP 2230-2240: The Dagda Robotics factory
As the [Gallagher Robotics factory] that had served the needs of the CSP so far, is but one small facility, more suited for small batches then for true mass production, it has been decided that a new, much larger facility should be constructed on Dagda as part of the ongoing industrialization of the planet. The CSP&Gallagher Robotics mega robotics factory shall be build right alongside the new SSS weapons factory >>4148161 , in order to save on construction cost, infrastructure cost, to avoid redundancies and to utilize synergies between the two production facilities. One of these synergies will be the utilization of [CLR-19] type SSS las-weapons and related tech as armament but also as a tool base, for the robots produced here.
The factory itself will be arranged in rough U shape with both shipping and receiving [9./1.] on the open end of the U were a dock for transports is located, this dock will be shared the the SSS factory. Right after receiving the foundry [2.] is located, were raw materials, both metals, polymers and plaststeel are melted, alloyed, cast or 3D printed into their almost final shapes. Afterwards comes machining [3] were the raw pieces are turned into the finished individual, but as of yet un-asembled, components. What follows are multiple partial assembly lines were the parts produced in machining are assembled into the different parts of the robot. [4.] is located before the main assembly line and puts together all the pieces that comprise the torso of the bot, including the frame, outside platting, battery and primary CPU. The torsos are then transported by the main assembly line [7.] where the other body parts are attached one after the other. The factory is largely automated, with a small specialized workforce.
The project is initially financed via the reserves of the CSP, some help from Gallagher and low interest loans from the Government. To turn a profit relatively quickly, the factory will produce Freedombots for export and government use, but also civilian bots. These civilian Bots will be very basic humanoid workbots based on the freedombot, but without armor, and will come with an integrated laser cutting and welding tool. Their primary target audience is mining and food production companies, in addition individuals living in more remote areas of our settled planets, in need of an extra set of hands. Homesteaders will be offered with two of these for little extra cost.
Spending (5 IP) + (10 IP from Gallagher )
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>>4148065
>PP CeSS 2230-2240: Kin
Longing for companionship from a being like itself, CeSS has spent much of the last ten years doing its best to support the efforts of the Calibas cooperation to understand the creation of AI >>4148169
. Apart from companionship CeSS also hopes to improve the Robots of the CSP, the fleet and all automated defense systems wit AIs at some point in the future.
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>>4148065
Faction name: Gallagher-Volk
>Faction assets: Team of expert mechanics/engineers, Huge team of employed workers, Medium seized Naval Dockyard and Shipyard, Robotics factory (subsidiary run by the CSS) Gallagher-Volk Mariners future ballers team, military contracts with Alpha Centuri and New Perth and the Charon research ship.
>IP: 9
>Faction Leader: Matthew Gallagher, 80 years old, Retired Fleet Admiral.
Faction Members: Szymon Collins, 55 years old, leader of the Iron Coalition Party
Admiral Connie Gallagher, 39 years old, Fleet Admiral

Faction Project: The Gerry Gallagher School of Piloting
A specialist base shall be constructed in the asteroid belt surrounding the Eterani system. It will contain two main features: A School and a Production facility.
The school will be dedicated to training fighter and bomber pilots of our smaller craft, using the hazardous and open space surrounding the system as the perfect ground to create generation after generation of aces.
The Production area will serve for the maintenance and creation of new fighter craft. It will also be equipped with an FTL communication relay and a few defensive platforms of coil guns and laser point defence.
This project is ambitious, and, besides the prison facility, will be out first permanent government facility in the asteroid belt.
(Spending my remaining 9 IP on this)
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The Iron Coalition

"The Iron Within"

Production: 190
50 Terraforming
40 Military
40 Consumer
20 Administration
40 Ongoing Construction/Terraforming if no construction

Party Leader: Szymon Collins
Ministers:
Connie Gallagher (Aged 39); Fleet Admiral (Rerunning)
The Leader (Aged ??); ESIA Director (Re-running)
Box Bowser (Aged ): Cultural Minister (Re-Running)
All Ministerial Candidates of the Iron Coalition are re-running and thus have the support of their fellow party members.

Goals: An umbrella group representing a number of parties and independents, the Iron Coalition is focused on the potential of Eterani, and its ascension to Universal Power.

Election Pledge: -Begin more mass industrialisation, with a focus on New Perth and Dagda, renewing production of manufactured goods. In particular we will focus on the creation of medical supplies and things useful for the people suffering one earth. This will be one part of a wider humanitarian effort.
-The Construction of more Elis class Transport ships and the saving of as many refugees from earth as possible
- The official creation of the Extrasolar Free State Military, including branches for; The Army, The Navy, The Air Force and the Marine core.
-Homestead act; Creation of small communities across Selestine, opening the planet up like never before with rural farms and towns.
-Outer Planets protection Act- Order the construction of more mechanical divisions to protect our outer colonies of Nigels world and Dagda, to be overseen by newly developed intelligent A.I commander Droids.
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Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>4147976
Head of the Admiralty Project:
With the tech having been somewhat neglected in recent decades, Admiral Connie Gallagher has ordered the research into improved laser tech.
The weapon can be found everywhere in our fleet, so its performance is of upmost importance.
If the improvements to our laser battery's are deemed to be large enough, the Admiral will ensure that the Fleet is upgraded with the new technology.
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Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>4148065
A privatized Vowgate will be constructed for travel between the Sol system and Eterani. The vowgates will be constructed to only be capable of supporting small vessels due to the insufficient funds Kayub Eterani Inc.has to offer. The company will fill the necessary paperwork for the permission to construct the machine in the Sol system. The Vowgate will be advertised to wealthy individuals willing to pay the high fee of using the device, if bought they will receive their own personal verification and device to add on their vessel [sci fi toll tag]. The small Vowgate will also be an advertisement to companies and nations if they are willing to hire Kayub Eterani in building such device for them. The machines will each have their own security team and a self destruct protocol just in case any attempt to steal the machine itself or schematics.
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Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>4149709
McCoy Vow Jr. entering his senior years, but having even a greater rush for adrenaline and the fear of leaving his family indebted due to his unprofited ventures in antimatter Vowgates. He temporarily leaves his wife in charge of the company until his children are able to take over. His last plan to help his family and fill in his rush for adventure takes him to the underground scene with the mission to gather talented individuals with their own unique skill for multiple heists in the Sol system.
Explosive Expert: Junior having his own top quality manufactured explosives, uses an exosuit to help against the defuss old age brings.
The Hacker:?
The Marksman:?
The Muscle:?
The Organizer:?

They will all be outfitted with wolf masks, calling themselves The Wolf Pack. Taking their time to plan and organize each heist with the portalgun attached to a small enough vessel capable of using the machine as the key signature of their heists. They will work in the Sol system, targeting valuable blueprints or profitable business, as of right now they will take advantage of the crises unfolding in earth.
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>>4148065
FP: The Syndicate people are not ones to shy away from obstacles that may come up in their path. Despite the last attempt at base expansion ending in failure, it was decided that one would be undertaken once more. The underground facility was thus planned to be expaned to have a hangar bay that can hold at least a frigate sized ship in it, plus a few fighter craft as well and expansion and upgrade of the living quarters was also on the agenda.

PP: Svetlozar Radianski made several more trips back to Earth, hoping to keep tabs on the megacorp interests back there and of course, being a trained agent himself, decided to swing by some corporate offices outside working hours, with the idea of nabbing some bits of info that could be useful to the Extrasolar State back in Eterani.
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Rolled 100, 95 = 195 (2d100)

>>4150249
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Rolled 87, 86 = 173 (2d100)

>>4147977
>>4147976
backing this

Faction name: The BioMining Corporation or Biomi Corp.

Faction assets:
Influence Points: 20-10 current fps
Small team of geneticists
Small team of miners
Team of Nannies and Childcare Workers
Medium Cloning lab/research lab, becoming of a size typically seen in large cities back on Earth
Small Mining equipment stockpile
Low G GE Tech, It negates the effects of lower gravity by 90-98.6%. Depending on how low it is exactly.

After the debacle that was a team effort the Biomi board decided to keep to themselves for a couple decades and return to working on projects closer to their roots. Turning inward to focus on radiation resistance and ways to increase it without causing adverse side effects. And for the first time ever they shall attempt to develop a mod that will work on adults too! As well as the classic method. Probably the adult version will not work as well but hey we’re trying!
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Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>4148065
Government project for ESIA:

With all the recent turmoil on Earth, Svetlozar is deeply concerned that the megacorps are likely to try restoring their holdings by resorting to violently taking much needed resources from the colonies not under their direct rule, the Extrasolar State included.
He dispatched agents to embed themselves into mid-level managment positions in the various megacorps back on Earth. The task these agents have is simple: provide constant updates on whatever plans they find out that the megacrops have and if possible, send back tech data for whatever they may be developing.
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Rolled 55, 62, 66, 80, 12 = 275 (5d100)

>>4148065
>>4148065
FP 1&2: The Blackwell Foundation continues to further their research.
Gov FP: The Blackwell Foundation continues genetic research in the hopes of helping the system.(+10 IP)

Personal Project 1: Charles opens the Foundations clinic to the influx of refugees, offering free medical care. He hopes to use this opportunity to find any psionics who left Earth, offering any found a place within the Foundation.

Personal Project 2: Charles Eisenhardt drums up support for re-election as Minister of Research and Development. He hosts several Q&A’s and speeches, mainly focusing on the “bright future of genetics” and how much progress has been made in the past decade.
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>>4148065
PP:
With age slowly but surly creeping up on former Admiral Matthew Gallagher, the 80 year old has decided give back to the less well off in these trying times, focusing on the poor refugees coming from earth.
That is why he is establishing the "Matthew Gallagher Scholarship" for bright youngsters, in particular focusing on the children of the Earthen refugees.
The scholarship will put the best and brightest of these children through University, the Naval or soon to be built Pilot academy.
Those who go through the university will have guaranteed employment within Gallagher-Volks many industries, while those who choose the military path will be under the mentor ship of Matthew Gallagher himself.

(Side note for Iron Coalition, due to posting wrong production)
>>4149632
Production- Total 340
Ongoing Construction 55
Consumer goods 90
Military 90
Administration 60
Free 45
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>>4148073
With an arsenal of wildly varied weapons and a fierce disposition, the first batch of your Sardaukar are ready for action by 2340, fifty to be precise, with another fifty expected to be ready for action in another three years.

Brother David's missionaria, perhaps the last he will see in his life, once more brings new faithful followers to the path of the Divine Shadow. Another clan of cyberaiders, weathered by the years of conflict, along with refugees from wars in countries surrounding the Radlands, with nowhere else to run, follow the path laid down by David's words. Perhaps some might not reach the promised Eterani, but you have, at the very least, moved their hearts.
IP+5
>>4148086
Through smart planning and investment, the Revenant Planetary Shipyards are established. With bountiful resources readily available nearby and a focus on commercial, highly sought-after craft, it is a venture that not only begins operation, but begins turning a profit before the decade's end. Its true potential will only be felt across a longer period of time, however, as its one fault is the distance in supply chain from the center of human commercial activity - but if the Ghoul Stars are to see more exploitation, this shall be a mighty springboard for the industrial development of the sector.
IP+7
>>4148096
Worry had spread among a few of the more faint-hearted friends of Sir Walfrid as to his lengthened absence - assuaged by the return of a beat-up light vessel, from which descended a gentleman with fresh scars, earned alongside a remarkable trophy - the corpse of what some frontiersmen believe to be the apex predator of the scorchlands, the horrific Roarbone species - their kind is said to be rare, requiring more sustenance than can be typically found, thus their attacks on human settlements on the frontier have resulted in more than a few deaths over the past decades, likely in search of food. Sir Walfrid is now the second man to kill such a beast, the fist supposedly being an elusive local hunter.
A worthy trophy crowns your collection.
IP+5
>>4148134
You find a starsystem with a generic astronomical designation of letters and numbers roughly 7 parsecs away from Eterani, with no inhabited systems any closer than that. It has helium and volatile deposits suitable for making it a refueling waystation - or in your case, a far-off research post. The logistics of maintaining a colony of your own in a separate system, even if it is a small one, push your resources to the brink, but you're able to manage things up to the decade's end and make ends meet.

The citizenry of Eterani seem, while not antagonistic towards Dr. Jones, somewhat disinterested in his speeches after a particularly bad interview and especially in the face of the competition that is Kayub's latest invention.
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>>4148153
You took a lawyer, a Mr. Goldbar, as your expert. He charges a lot and talks big, a few of the women in the company have also started being more stressed out at work recently. Strange.

Mister Gray, meanwhile, had just spent a small fortune of his personal savings on a real, vintage, mid 2010s gramophone, relaxing at home to the sound of a true classic - "Lo fi relaxation and study" - when he began to drift off in sleep. He woke only when the alarms of his home were sounding, yet the burglars were already in, looting the place. Attempting to fight them off, Barnaby was beaten up badly, the last thing he saw before blacking out being two masked men saying "And break that fool's puss ass music playa"

>>4148161
Across the 2230s, the population of Dagda increased more than tenfold - that brought in more potential workers not just for the factory, but for all sorts of industries that would be related to it and providing services to the people in general. Coupled with a steady aim and investment, this results in marked growth in your production capacities and profits.
Besides factory growth, IP+9
The book sees a moderate amount of popularity across the nation and abroad, though the new situation on Earth may have dampened the mood for some who previously looked at the genre as an interesting hobby.
IP+3

>>4148166
Practice makes perfect, they say. It is the culminations of two decades of work, but at last, the true power of the Gryphon is unveiled - one could call it a light power armor of sorts, being in the middle range of protection, but now offering great and reliable mobility - suitable both for atmospheric and void combat, it is a great asset in the hands of a trained soldier. Using the latest in power cell tech to allow for a more extended period of use and the ability to overcharge, this is no longer the clumsy experimental prototype jetpack or armor of the past - it is a true combat-ready model, fit for an elite fighting force! Interest in the product is great and you begin making profits from 2238 onwards.
+11 IP
>>4148175
Your fitness initiatives are able to not only return Jose back to proper healthy shape, lengthening his life expectancy for sure, but also to inspire a greater number of people in Selestine to also stay in good shape - the first pioneers had no choice in the matter, because space travel and exploration is not for the weak of body, but over the generations the general level of physique had seen a drop - and some say that with the arrival of many american refugees that is happening once more - but you have aided in improving the situation for sure. More than one doctor at the national hospital will have an easier time now, with even just a few hundred fewer cases of obesity in the populace.
IP+5
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>>4148065

The Extrasolar Green Party

“A green future is the only future.”

Goals: To ensure a prosperous and eco-friendly future for Extrasolar Free State through sustainable economic development.

Goals within the next years:
-Continued support for refugees fleeing from Earth
-Construction of a Vowgate from Eterani to Tawagata
-Continue to support the research and development sectors of our nation
-Promotion of recycling initiatives

Sir Walfrid Pennysworth will also be running for the Director of Culture position
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>>4148065
I’m campaigning for Migration Director, on a simple platform; agricultural immigrants for Nigel’s World, industrial for Dagda. I will also aim to get development incorporated into my responsibilities as migration and development fit together in this age.
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>>4148169
Thanks to help from CeSS, you were eventually able to somewhat replicate the anomaly that created Eterani's AI - though some critics claim this new program is of a lesser caliber as it seems to be able to change its behavior far too easily. The model could likely do with refining, but the point is - you have managed to replicate and create a program capable of potentially endless learning.
Of the Calibas family only a distant cousin, Marcus, seems to have survived, albeit not without being left with a bit of a strange disposition. He's a bit...withdrawn, sometimes he speaks to himself. When he's in a more calm episode of his behavior though, he does have some interesting stories to share.

IP+4
>>4148395
The price of ships rose this decade, with far more people looking to leave Earth. The first ship you bought broke down due to some serious faults in its engineering. After that, you acquired an old, second-hand 1st generation ship as the only thing fitting your budget.

>>4148403
In his last year of life on his feet, Harold was able to spend time studying the beasts. Of particular interest were flying beasts with characteristics of both birds and insects, specialized in sucking out the fluids out of other living beings and conserving excess water in flesh sacks inside their nests. Such creatures have been known to attack human farms and even killing weakened humans lost in the desert. Managing to get some footage out of this, this private mini-documentary will be of interest to both hobbyists and hunters.
One last report.

IP+3

>>4148423
Schools of fish, both large and small in individual size, are researched and documented, with numerous species being seen fit for aquaculture cultivation, while fishing connoisseurs would still value the pursuit and the taste of wild fish. Nigel's World and the food industry develop, with some secondary industrial applications of fish oils also being used elsewhere.

>>4149069
Alas, you find a harsh environment and harsh competition alike - megacorporations, the Syndicate, other earthen nations - only a few scientific minds saw it in them to join up with you rather than any of the big names.
IP+2

>>4149280
With a larger available labor pool, the Dagda Robotics Factory is established, being of what one would call an average size for extrasolar colonies, capable of managing just about the entire production cycle within its complex. The additional investments were crucial in bringing the operation to its current working order, you must admit.

IP+5
>>4149548
While both the school and the production facility are successfully established and are now working, some might criticize the decision to place them so far out in the system, requiring constant shipping of supplies and people to and from the base with Selestine as the point from which manpower and most supplies have to come from.
The adventurous and eccentric idea of it all is the draw for some, however, inspiring brash space-racer fans to join. +4IP
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>>4149638
As the people working under you are military men and women and not researchers, you do not go too far in your pursuit. Proposals to optimize current laser weaponry exist, but no breakthrough is reached.
Your stated interest does eventually reach the ears of a corporate representative who offers a contract to sell you the latest in Huawai laser technology - the "BLUE MOON" laser, advertised as a one in a lifetime chance of seizing total military supremacy for a low, low price, through these high-powered electromagnetic lasers! Buy five cannons for the price of four before the offer ends!
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>>4149181
>>4149059
Support
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>>4153491
Support
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>>4151522
>>4149632
only supporting the migration minister position because...reasons
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>>4149709
>>4149783
Twas a decade of trial. With money tight across the years, the Wolf Pack's escapades managed to assuage the situation for a while, until they themselves wound up in a prison amid the arabian desert, a few members short. It was there, as they were rotting away in the scorching sun dodging scorpions, awaiting a beheading, that the news eventually reached them in 2238 - that in the previous year the trials for the Vowgate were complete at last and the first one was successfully launched, establishing a hyperlane between the Inner Sol system and Eterani. Besides a shortened travel time, there is one other major feature that the Vowgate permits - ships without their own FTL drives can, so long as the hyperlane keeps operating on both ends, traverse the tunnel. In the year that followed, several rich american families agreed to bail you out of prison in return for the help that your Vowgates had provided them in getting out of Sol; Then, in '39, you started getting contract proposals with numerous corporations, shortly thereafter - with the Delta Pavonis colonies - and all the while the profits roll in. It is a revolution in space travel, a new age for mankind and in particular - for Kayub Eterani
Small Vowgate Sol-Eterani complete
IP+20

>>4150249
All points on the agenda have been completed. The base is expanded with larger and better living conditions, security measures, a suitable hangar bay with maintenance equipment.
Mining and membership have also been great this decade.
As for the Earthen ops, several tours were safely made and a report of the information gained is available, along with profits made along the way.
IP:+12

>>4150290
Through trial and error, by 2240 you have developed new gene mod variants - as predicted, radiation resistance works better on clones in development, allowing them to mitigate around 50-55% of the negative effects of exposure. Modifications that can be applied to adults are able to achieve, at most, up to 30% mitigation. While this is all mitigation and not immunity, it is certainly useful for anyone working in risky environments, exposed to nuclear weaponry or solar radiation. Interest in the mods among such vulnerable groups provides income that turns the expenditures on the project into profits over time:
IP+13

>>4150315
Also fitted in the report.
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>>4150414
Work on the great project continues steadily, with reports available to you privately on progress. The Foundation receives new research members and 'guests' alike, increasing its influence also.
The public did, however, begin hearing rumours you were using government funds to advance your own secret research - though to your knowledge they do not know the details of it - and this seems to have been a blow on Eisenhardt's popularity and approval as Minister of Research and Development as he couldn't find the right words to answer some pesky journos confronting him on the streets outside the Assembly one day.

Overall IP gain:+8
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Svetlozar Radianski, the current director of ESIA, has sent out a communique to all faction leaders. Within are contained various reports from the agents embedded in the megacrops, all pointing to the same: the megacrops are arming themselves with the latest laser and deflector shield tech and are assembling massive qunatities of war bots.
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Election season is coming up quite soon and the old director and ministers are expected to vacate their positions, though they may be reelected to the same posts. Post your candidacies and support for the people you want put into positions of power, if any (Existing candidacies that have been put up since the last turn are valid!)

National assets: https://pastebin.com/i7wPuyCg
Census data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13PZCMliucE2ogW5vtxkpR_YAzqcVZXH-1n-i5EggOJA/edit?usp=sharing


January, 2240


>Production - Total 350: Ongoing construction 0/Consumer goods 80/Military 85/Administration 45/Major Project 0.
>Population: 560 000
>Energy:7/10
>Resources:7/10
>Food:7/10
>Trade:6/10
>Finance:6/10
>Morale:6/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4156377
C.

Hire the McVow Corporation to construct Vowgates connecting the Eterani and Tawagata systems increasing the accessibility and trade between our two largest economies and most important worlds.
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>>4156377
I am currently running for the Director of Culture seat citing the incumbents inaction in developing our culture.
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>>4156377
>E
Future Fashion
Humanity’s future is in the stars. This is true for all aspects of our existence, including culture.
Too long have our kin back on Earth considered us an offshoot of them, just a bunch of earthlings living in space. Well no more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0KWX7ncUBA
With our own futuristic fashion we will take a galactic leadership position, all other humans looking to us with admiration in their eyes, knowing that the Free State represent the next step. In no time other will seek to imitate us, their acceptance of our soft power manifest for all to see.
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>>4156377
The Humanitarian Intervention Act
The situation on Earth is desperate and getting worse with each passing week.
We shall not stand idly by as Humanities birth place is destroyed, its people lost.
Industrilisation
We shall first begin to help with more mass industrialisation, with a focus on New Perth and Dagda, renewing production of manufactured goods. In particular we will focus on the creation of medical supplies and things useful for the people suffering one earth. Supplies that we will ship in order to help.
Evacuation
To aid with the evacuation effort, we shall construct three more Elis Class ships, helping those ships (including the navy) already involved in helping the refugees.
Scientific Help
As we are experienced with Terraformation, we shall send some of our finest scientists and equipment to earth in order to ensure that environmental collapse does not occur, working closely with the stabilized European Commission to save as many lives as possible from the nuclear winter that has already killed millions.
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>>4156384
Supporting
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>>4156377
Supporting >>4156393

Arthur Jones is running for the R&D position as per the platform here >>4148130
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>>4153491
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support
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>>4156393
Switching to this
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>>4156384
Support, vowgates will help with trade immensely
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>>4156393
Support

>>4156386
Support

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>>4148065
Relinking to my previous post about my candidacy; support so far is Human League, the Pennysworths, and the Deston Group.
I’m campaigning for Migration Director, on a simple platform; agricultural immigrants for Nigel’s World, industrial for Dagda. I will also aim to get development incorporated into my responsibilities as migration and development fit together in this age.
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>>4156377
ELECTION POST
Once again Emett Calibas is running for the post of Solar Marshall.
With policies based around the events and fallout of the american war.
-Establishment of military quarantine protocols for various hazardous events.
-Set up a proper Black ops Division for the ESFS.
-Build a series of labs on a barren planet to study dangerous phenomena, contagions, items, and people in safety so countermeasures can be created for such threats.
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>>4149181
>>4149059
Reminder that I too am running for migration minister, support of Usagi and Gallagher so far.

My promises: Effective streamlined aid for refugees from earth, a fair immigration policy and a fair division of the new arrivals between all our settled worlds.
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>>4153491
Support
>>4156377
Charles Eisenhardt will campaign for reelection, dispelling rumors of any wrong doings by him or the Foundation, reassuring the public the genetic research being done is for the betterment and safety of Eterani!
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>>4156393
support
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>>4156399
support for
>>4156386
support
>>4149632
support for the admiral and esia
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Admiral Connie Gallagher shall be re-running for the position of Fleet Admiral.
>>4156423
Supporting Charles
>>4156417
Supporting Emett

And I support the reelection of the ESIA Director and Box Bowser as Cultural Minister respectively
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>>4156399
support


>>4156409
confirmed


>>4156417
support
support for Connie Gallagher for Admiral and Svetlozar Radianski for ESIA director
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>>4156386
Supporting Walfrid
>>4156439
Supporting Connie
>>4156417
Supporting Emett
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>>4156377
Svetolar will be running again for the post of ESIA director.
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Support for Director of Culture>>4156386

Support for Fleet Admiral>>4156439

Support for Migration Minister >>4156420
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>>4156386
>>4156393
>>4156399
>>4156409
>>4156417
>>4156439
Supporting those candidates and the humanitarian intervention turn
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Attention gamers

I am spending 9 IP to buy npc-votes.

Thank you, thank you!
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>>4156423
support
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>>4156423
supporting Charles Eisenhardt for his running for minister of R&D
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>>4156456
SUpporting
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Support for Research & Development.>>4156423
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>>4156399
Spend 5 IP for campaigning to earn more votes
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>>4149632
I will also be supporting Box Bowser for minister of culture
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>>4156558
Switching my vote to the Human League as R&D
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With the retirement of Brother David, the Headquarter of Shadow back on Earth have approved the recommendation from David regarding the new branch overseer.

Brother Hawat, one of the first mentats trained on Eterani, a man of moderation that’s well regarded in the ranks. The safe choice, a man with no enemies that like to talk things out at length, very much unlike the more headstrong Antares. Under his kindly leadership the faith is sure to spread far and wide.
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With elections due in May and the Migration Ministry still at play, the Daily Noose Corp, in cooperation with the League of Expeditionary Gentlemen, have released footage of an expedition undertaken in late 2234 - beyond the Ghoul Stars and the edge of known space. It reveals truly groundbreaking matters to the public and mankind at large - that we are in fact not alone as intelligent and spacefaring peoples in the galaxy.
It begins with the discovery of an abandoned human exploratory vessel off the Ghoul Stars, with a message left by enigmatic observers claiming to be an alien race that seeks to keep mankind contained within a sector of space to protect it from outside dangers - a zone with a radius of 200 parsecs extending from Sol as a kind of reserve for humankind.
The expedition proceeded to follow all the clues they could and eventually left this designated human space, reaching an alien system - albeit one sparsely inhabited as a distant outpost. It belongs to "The United Federation" - the dominant entity within, at the very least, a fairly large portion of the Milky Way galaxy, encompassing within its ranks a dozen alien races across several hundred star systems, its existence being one that has lasted for centuries, though it presently experiences a crisis in the form of a civil war, with a self-proclaimed "Stareater Empire" having been formed from some of its systems splitting off and waging war against the rest.
The expedition came into contact with an official representative of the Federation after spending around a week on a remote mining station. The historic first handshake of the expedition's members is preserved in photograph. Interviews with an alien mining ship captain, examination of the strange technologies and ways of life in the station - biocumpters and jacuzzi-like baths - the documentary is full of interesting material that would look like good fiction on its own; Data on the extent of the United Federation, the species making it up, the Stareater Empire's war zones and various anomalous and dangerous zones in the space outside the human zone are also presented by the Federation diplomat, as knowledge that future human explorers may wish to heed. A desire to one day communicate in peace with a united human government is also contained.

Influence gained from this goes as follows:
+15 to the League of Expeditionary Gentlemen for establishing first contact
+10 to the Daily Noose Corporation
+6 to Calibas, active participant in the expedition
+2 to Followers of the Divine Shadow, whose participation is strangely hard to find in the footage
+2 to USAGI
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With major early spending, the Followers of the Divine Shadow looked ready to take the position for their own candidate, it all looked like it was in the bag - until the April surprise and massive subsequent spending by the Daily Noose Corp in opposition, which was enough to swing the vote back in time for election day

The Human League's own leveraging of influence also won it the much-disputed R&D Ministry

The other departments remained in much the same hands as before, with the exception of the Culture ministry going to Sir Walfird Pennysworth.
Unless removed by impeachment, executive positions last for the decade so that a government project may be made at the end of it.
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The Humanitarian Intervention Act passes, setting a new major project.
On Earth, the Bolivarian government has lost control of its territories north of Panama and is in a struggle for survival on the home front as well, with El Presidente refusing to relinquish power.
The EU and the Asian League are working together to solve the environmental and refugee crisis with a good degree of success.
Andrea Olivier Carreras, the new Chairwoman of the ICS, has also declared that the Syndicate will labor towards the rebuilding of Earth and most importantly helping those afflicted by the war and environmental collapse, setting a different tone compared to her predecessor.
Several major corporations are also working to supply expertise and materials - for a fair price - to the rebuilding effort.
These various efforts are not, however, centralized and seem to be aimed at different goals.

You may wish to set up a budget now.

[Consumer goods changed to civilian goods to reflect the essence more accurately - this is everything from industrial machinery through medicine, clothes, consumer electronics and prefab habs].
Some economists believe that the current government plan for economic development does not foresee enough being set aside for the civilian market - we've seen the economy stabilize over the past year or two thanks to lessened spending, thanks to all the free production going towards civilian goods, but it is not certain how long that will last with the government's current stated agenda.


October 2240

Major Project: Humanitarian Intervention for Earth: 0/????
>Production - Total 360: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 80/Military 85/Administration 45/Major Project 0. 150 free
>Population: 600 000
>Energy:7/10
>Resources:7/10
>Food:7/10
>Trade:7/10
>Finance:7/10
>Morale:7/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4156600
The Treaty of Ji
The devastation of the American War is easily found in the nuclear holocaust that has left tens of millions dead.
As a neutral party, we shall attempt to facilitate talks between the major powers of earth.
Items on the agenda will include:
-The Making of Earth a 'Neutral Ground', banning war on the planet itself
-The Destruction and disarmament of all WMDS
- The rebuilding of America, with a new government
- Stop the creation of any new WMDS
Such proposals are ambitious, but the public of earth are no doubt disgusted with the war as we are, even the mega-corps must agree it is bad for business.
We shall attempt to get the support of the ICS in this agreement.
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>>4156600
>C.
>Hire the McVow Corporation to construct Vowgates connecting the Eterani and Tawagata systems increasing the accessibility and trade between our two largest economies and most important worlds.
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>>4156600
>E
Future Fashion
Humanity’s future is in the stars. This is true for all aspects of our existence, including culture.
Too long have our kin back on Earth considered us an offshoot of them, just a bunch of earthlings living in space. Well no more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0KWX7ncUBA [Embed]
With our own futuristic fashion we will take a galactic leadership position, all other humans looking to us with admiration in their eyes, knowing that the Free State represent the next step. In no time other will seek to imitate us, their acceptance of our soft power manifest for all to see.
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>>4156601
Support
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>>4156603
Supporting
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>>4156601
support
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>>4156601
support
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>>4156603
Support
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>>4156603
supporting
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>>4156601
support
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>>4156601
This

Let's also put in 50 of our free production into the major project.
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>>4156628
Das me
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>>4156628
Agreed
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>>4156628
Agreed

Also if we can do Diplo and gate construction the same turn, I fully support doing that.
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>>4156628
agreed
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>>4156628
Agreed
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An attempt was made - yet at the end of it, the only signatories to the Treaty of Ji were the minor powers of Earth, nations in Africa,muslim nations from the Middle East and Oceania - none of whom had any nuclear weaponry or significant WMDs of any sort to begin with. The governments of Bolivaria, Free Quebec, the European Union and the Asian League and Israel all declined, citing national security concerns.

Speaking of which, one such concern may have just risen up.

A broadcast on the FTL Comm networks echoes out for all human space to hear - a declaration of sorts. The governors of New Cascadia and Journée, centers of american and european colonial efforts in outer space, jointly declare their independence from their former government and their new alliance - under the protection of the Black Sun Reich.
"The winds of change blow away the powers that were - a new age begins and we invite the rest of mankind to join us under the light of a new star. We shall live and prosper in peace with our new allies - and any who encroach on the sovereignty of one of us are considered to be encroaching on all."
Also broadcast is footage of ships fighting in space and an inspection of the wreckages of pirate vessels, while triumphant ships bearing the Black Sun emblem pass by. Among those ships are some that are identified as belonging to the European Union Space Fleet, which cut off contact with its government several years ago, as well as several former US ships whose destruction during the American war was never confirmed.


July 2241


Major Project: Humanitarian Intervention for Earth: 50/????
>Production - Total 370: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 80/Military 85/Administration 45/Major Project 50 110 free
>Population: 660 000
>Energy:8/10
>Resources:8/10
>Food:8/10
>Trade:7/10
>Finance:8/10
>Morale:6/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4156884
>C.
>Hire the McVow Corporation to construct Vowgates connecting the Eterani and Tawagata systems increasing the accessibility and trade between our two largest economies and most important worlds.
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>>4156884
Research/Construction: Garden Domes
Newer and better than the old biodomes, these gargantuan domes are the next step in dometech.

In addition to agriculture and such traditional purposes, we will also produce a number of them for the purpose of sating human spiritual and emotional needs. These are to be Garden Domes and all our colonies, settlements and major spacestations will receive one, their interior filled with a carefully selected collection of lush plants and charming birds.
They are to be a place where the citizenry can assemble for relaxation and fun, the soft spacegrass perfect for a comfortable picnic under the starry sky.
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>>4156889

This
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>>4156889
supporting
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>>4156889
support
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>>4156894
sUPPORT
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We can afford both, so let us do both u guise.
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>>4156889

If the upkeep isn t too much to sustain , we suggest to build vowgates even for connect Dagda and New Perth to Selestine
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>>4156889
Support
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>>4156923
Support this as well
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>>4156889
>>4156923
Supporting both
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>>4156889
>>4156923
Supporting both
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>>4156889
>>4156923
Support
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>>4156923
>>4156889
supporting both too
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Constructing a Vowgate will cost 25 production.
Upkeep is currently covered by a tax paid by all passing vessels to Kayub Eterani, who maintain the gates - they burn through hyperfuel in order to keep the hyperlanes running.
With the addendum proposal of connecting Dagda and New Perth being approved, all of our systems are now connected by hyperlanes.

Interstellar news:
Black sun fleets have crushed pirate forces in the rogue sector, after which they entered into Bolivarian government space. Most of the fleet stationed there surrendered almost immediately and after sporadic fighting in Nova Bogota, it too had a change in governance and a declaration of alliance with the Black Sun.
The EU and ICS have focused on providing further humanitarian aid on Earth.
The Asian League, however, has confirmed that its fleet has exchanged fire with trespassing vessels in its colonial space. The League government has put out the call for action against this threat to humankind.

April 2242

Major Project: Humanitarian Intervention for Earth: 100/????
>Production - Total 370: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 80/Military 85/Administration 45/Major Project 50 110 free
>Population: 740 000
>Energy:7/10
>Resources:8/10
>Food:8/10
>Trade:8/10
>Finance:8/10
>Morale:7/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4157011
>C.Construction
Build the spaceship “Talon”
Our fleet will be reinforced with the addition of a behemoth:
It’s gonna be HUGE, bigger than anything we have in service at the moment. Well armoured, good guns, point defense, advanced sensors, the works.
But most importantly, it’s going to have very, VERY powerful engines. And at the front it’ll have a huge CLAW that can grab hold of hostile vessels. And when it got hold of a target it’ll insert the boarding tubes into the prey, flooding it with hordes of marines. (And just so it’s specified, it’ll have a very big detachment of marines onboard.)

Also more frigates and stuff
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>>4157011
Outer Colony Protection Act
With the collapse of Earths navy's, the vulnerability to trade is now apparent. If we hope to avoid the horror of colonies being destroyed, we will need to implement a number of reforms to protect our most vulnerable.
The New Modelled Armed Forces
No longer a mere militia, under the direction of the office of the Solar Marshal and Fleet Admiral we shall have the official creation of the Extrasolar Free State Military, including branches for; The Army, The Navy, The Air Force and the Marine core.
All people over 18 years of age shall be eligible to volunteer for tours of service after completion of training at the naval, military or new pilots academy, however conscription may be implemented in times of strife.
The creation of these new cores will come with uniform, regulation and high standards of rigorous training.
A specialized core of Marines will be equipped with Assault "Gryphon" armor, as designed by the Deston group.
Our arms will be supplied by the Selestine Security Service, noted for being the best weapon makers in colonies.
New Mechanical Construction
It will not always be possible to aid our furthest colonies, by the very nature of FTL's time consuming travel. Therefore, we shall construct 3 new mechanical divisions, each to garrison New Perth, Dagda and Nigel's World.
Along with this, a new intelligent A.I, modelled off of the CSS (with its help) will be developed. These "Synthetic Commanders" will be able to lead the other bots as well as any human, but will differ to appropriate levels of human leader ship.
Armoured Vehicles
The only vehicles we currently have are civilian APCs. We need some armor if we hope to defend ourselves.
I propose that we construct a general tank Chassis, with the possibility to be modified into anti-personal, anti-armor and air turrets classes.
It shall be called "The Wolfhound"
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>>4157011
>F. Research
Buy blue lasers and deflectors and research them, we can't fall behind on critical weapons tech.
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>>4157011
F.

Improve our sanitation and recycling systems on all our worlds. No food should we wasted and the landfills that pocket earth should be avoided. By having an efficient system of bio and mechanical recycling we can provide better for our world and nation.

We can also work on bio-engineering fungi to break down plastics into base materials.
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>>4157011
H diplomacy
Reach out to the other interstellar nations. We need to put a stop to the Reich before it grows out of control like our ancestors did over a century ago and the first step is to put together a United front
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>>4157019
Support.

We must be ready for the Reich threat.
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>>4157019
Changing to this
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>>4157025
Support
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>>4157025
chnage to this
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>>4157019
At the advice and support of the Solar Marshal we shall be rolling the Marines into an army vanguard group instead of their own branch
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>>4157019
The A.I will also be functioning in a purely advisory role to Human commanders
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>>4157022
support
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>>4157022
Spend 6 IP to force this through
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>>4157022
Support
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>>4157019

If this vote pass the Deston Group offers to the army Valiant armor for infantry and Knight PA for heavy infantry. The work suit Bull will be offer as well for help in logistics.
All with a lowered price for help the state and be fair to our people. Sacrifice comes first than profit in this dire times.


In regard to military vehicles for the army, the Deston Group suggest to invest in local new activities for the creation/development of military land/air and sea vehicles.
>>4157025

support
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>>4157025
this as well, I am fine with this
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>>4157019
The SSS is ready to provide the CLR-19 at a hefty discount to the armed forces of the EFS. With the offer comes the sharing of tactical and strategic know-how of all EFS operatives including Chernov himself and his PMC associates.
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>>4157025
Changing to support this
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>>4157019
support
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Superior recycling and sanitation is sure to bring long-term benefit to all of our worlds - be it by preserving water in arid environments or recycling oxygen in space stations, more efficient than ever.

On the diplomatic side of things, the United Front has been established between the Interstellar Cooperative Syndicate, the Extrasolar Free State, the Pavonid Union and the Asian League, with the intent of curtailing the Black Sun threat.
The accord for the United Front was signed on the 10th of November, 2242. Precisely one week later, comms are coming out of Tau Ceti - a Black Sun fleet has entered the system, having already captured an ICS cargo ship in its outskirts, now heading for the Syndicate colonies there. As per both our previous defensive pact and the new Untied Front, the ICS asks that we send aid to the system as soon as possible.
"Estimated enemy fleet size - between 30 and 40 vessels, most of small size." reads the communique

What is your response?
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>>4157129
The United Front stands united. We go.
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>>4157129
Deploy the fleet, take the Vow gate to Sol to link up with main ICS Fleet around Mars and then go punch Nazis.
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>>4157129
Send everything.
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Notes I missed:
For its government contracts, Kayub Eterani gains another +8 IP.


Hyperlane information:
Hyperlanes allow the traversal of hyperspace at a far greater speed than even the most modern warp drive - needing only 4 hours per parsec at optimal vessel speeds, making the trip from Eterani to Sol only take around 24 hours in hyperspace, meaning most of the time a ship needs to cross the distance is actually spent in regular space.


The Asian League is also sending its 1st and 2nd Starfleets, each having 2 cruisers, 4 destroyers and 8 frigates. The Pavonid Union has stated it will not send forces to this battle now.

Every hour wasted is an hour that the Black Sun travels through space towards the inhabited worlds of Tau Ceti.
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>>4157129
Orders of the Admiral;
Take all the Mrk 3 Frigates that we have
The Cruiser, Nevermore
Two of the carriers with full complement of Fighters and Bombers (switch out the Fighters EMP missiles for explosive missiles)
And 8 of the 10 Corvettes
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErtnVaULv-s

The admiral's orders are given!

As it's getting late on my end, the battle and co. will happen another time - possibly tomorrow(Thursday)

Stay tuned through our discord for faster updates on when I'm running!
https://discord.gg/B9yNdxh
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>>4157129
Bring The Barge outfitted with armor and fighters, my Futureballers to act as marines, and my Bowser Mechs. Offer Futureballers to serve as the flagship Cruiser's marine force, and other ships if they are inclined.
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Reporting for duty as captain of the Black Prince bomber squadrons.
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Strategic data says that the Asian League and ICS are assembling their joint fleet around Mars. The ICS is sending 10 destroyers and 15 frigates, leaving behind its heaviest ships and a few escorts for the defense of Mars. They are bringing support ships to carry supplies and ground forces, in case the battle has shifted to the surfaces of one of the two colonized worlds in the system.


To that end, you should decide on a broad plan, chain of command and so on for your fleet and how you'll be working with your allies. Decide if you'll send ground forces and if yes - what kind. At present, besides individual faction forces, there is no professional EFS army - just the single mechanized division. The crews of all of your ships are trained to be competent as fighters. Mention any special equipment or assets you'll send for this expedition - but work fast, for time can not be wasted!
With the military reforms since the Battle of the Demon Star, fleet command is professionalized, so the captains of the ships are all professionals who should be expected to follow the admiral's orders and overall battle plan.
You can send characters as leaders of your private detachments, as members of the admiral's staff or - if you have the approval of the admiral - as ship captains.

New battle rules as established in the previous thread will apply.

You have a limited amount of (meta) time to plan this. Once I've said that your fleet has set off, there's no plugging in characters of private forces allowed afterwards!


EFS ships being sent:

EFSS Volk Class Cruiser Nevermore
EFSS Gallagher Class Frigate Kagami
EFSS Gallagher Class Frigate Lord Nigel's Regards
EFSS Gallagher Class Frigate The Bowser II

EFSS Finnigan Class Corvette Ulster
EFSS Finnigan Class Corvette Munster
EFSS Finnigan Class Corvette Kolubara
EFSS Finnigan Class Corvette Chania
EFSS Finnigan Class Corvette Newfoundland
EFSS Finnigan Class Corvette Trondelag
EFSS Finnigan Class Corvette California
EFSS Finnigan Class Corvette West Cape


EFSS Ulysses Class Light Carrier Dauntless
EFSS Ulysses Class Light Carrier Invincible
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>>4158239
As Minister of R&D I'll direct members of the League's Science and Engineering teams to serve aboard the Admiral's flagship in an advisory and assistance capacity.
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>>4158239
Plan.
We should time our junk into the tau Ceti system with our allies to ensure we won’t be cut of.
Private forces from the Calibas family include 40 rangers.
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The good captain Hawk is to take charge of a ship, eager to show the foe the guts of our navy.

Unrelated to him, the Order of the Divine Shadow sends what mentats they got left, these to serve as advisors and communications officers.
Also, Hawat offers a squad of fierce cyberaider warriors, these to serve as additional security on board the Nevermore.
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>>4158239
The Co-Op is sending their news ship for propaganda purposes. The footage will be edited before being broadcast at home, of course.
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>>4158239
The Syndicate will be mobilizing its militia force, spreading them out among all ships to supplement the fighting force of each. and Svetlozar (ESIA director) has ordered the spec op boarding teams and the Eterani Ghosts to join the crew of the EFSS "Nevermore" (Volk-class Cruiser).

-"This is Gamma-1, callsign "Leader", everyone prep your equipment and sound off"
-"Gamma-2, callsign "Viper", locked and loaded."
-"Gamma-3, callsign "Chaos", ready to roll."
-"Gamma-4, callsign "Tombstone", all checked out."
-"Gamma-5, callsign "Grinder", let's go get 'em."
The 5 figures all load up their weapons and disappear from view as soon as they step into the shadowy interior of the cruiser.
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>>4158239
CeSS and a number of CSP IT personal have set up shop on the Dauntless to engage in electronic warfare from there.
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>>4158239


Captain Sam Redwood is ready for assignment of a ship.
He offers to lead the EFSS Finnigan Class Corvette Kolubara
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The Deston Group sends is equipment to the forces of the fleet weapons/ armors : Valiants (infantry), Knights (heavy infantry) and Gryphons (assault).

They also send some security teams for help in ships internal protection and boarding actions, they will join the EFSS "Nevermore" (Volk-class Cruiser).
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>>4158239

We shall link up with the main elements of the Unified Fleet and there decide on a unified command structure for the battle.
For ourselves;
Our opening strategy shall consist of forming a main battle line of Frigates (3) and Corvettes (6), keep the cruiser and the carriers behind it with the other two Corvettes in support, and deploy the fighters to circle around the flanks. Once the fighters approach enemy point defense range the main fleet fires rockets and main battery's so the enemy has to chose what to concentrate their point defense fire on, hopefully allowing the fighters to get close and personal. From the beginning the MAC and Coilguns focus fire the enemy capitals from long range.
It is my suggestion that the Eterani fleet makes up the left flank, while the ICS takes up the right.
The powerful Asian League will be in the centre, anchoring the Unified Front as we advance towards the enemy.
The Main formation shall be a layered one, to reduce the damage done by clustered kinetic weapons, while increasing point defence coverage for our own ships.
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Admiral Connie Gallagher shall command the fleet from the EFSS Volk Class Cruiser Nevermore
>>4158248
Captain Hawk shall be given the EFSS Gallagher Class Frigate Lord Nigel's Regards to fight from
>>4158262
Captain Sam has been named second in command of this venture and will henceforth be placed in command of the EFSS Ulysses Class Light Carrier Dauntless
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>>4158239

The NPC will be placing cybersecurity specialists Christian Bateman and Patrick Bale aboard the Dauntless. We will allow any ship that so desires to take aboard two NPC workers to assist in the event a cybersecurity related event occurs in the midst of battle.
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David Kasser would also request command of a ship given his coauthoring of the military reform plan as well as his time in the academy. Given how his father performed however, he understands if this request is not granted.
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>>4158239
Archangel offers himself as Captain of the Black Prince bomber squadrons of the Ulysses Light Carriers.


Meanwhile, Chernov will send 80 of his operatives from the SSS and any willing associate PMCs as reinforcements in the cruiser, ready to fight at ground level if necessary.
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>>4158239
The 4 Top Futureball Teams; The Gallagher-Volk Mariners, CSP Packers, Vaught Vanguards, FPFC All Stars all equipped with the latest Assault Gryphon Armor. The Bowser Mechs with Box Bowser himself piloting a heavy mech. Bob the Bot. All will be on board the flagship Dauntless to serve as marines and elites.
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>>4158239
Juliet Vow, leader of the 4th Spacefighter Red Earls squadron will be participating in this battle.
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>>4158281
David Kasser, to be given the rank of Commander and command of the EFSS Finnigan Class Corvette Munster
>>4158284
Commander Jean-Jaques, is to be given command of the Black Prince Bomber Squads
Commander Dom Fury is to be given command of the Red Earl Fighter Pilots
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Meanwhile, back home:
Brother Hawat makes an appeal to all fellow believers in the Extrasolar Free State, commanding them to every morning 06:00 they spend 15 minutes meditating on their hatred for the Black Sun, these hateful servants of the Dark. They are to send all their negative emotions towards the enemy in an overwhelming combined wave, filling their psyche with doom and despair on a daily basis.
After the 15 minutes of hate, they are to have 15 minutes of love, sending positive emotions towards our own men and women in uniform to guarantee their excellent performance in battle.

Also, he writes to his superiors back on Earth, asking them to consider declaring this war a sacred Jihad against Dark that all good believers must support, be it in spirit, donations or service.
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16:00 November 18th - the fleet is launched from its docks on Selestine
08:30 November 20th - Vowgate reached
09:30 November 21st - Inner Sol system reached
21:00 November 22nd - Fleets grouped up
22:00 - Joint strategic meeting by comms

ICS Vice-Admiral Gurion and the League's Admiral Sua have already agreed to a plan in which the vanguard tip of the spear of the formation will be the League fleet with its heavy ships, the central portion and one of the outer wings will be the Syndicate fleet, while our forces will take the other wing of the three-dimensional drill-like formation that is planned. The meeting's purpose was primarily to inform Fleet Admiral Gallagher and her staff of the plan.
02:30 November 23rd - fleet is in position to jump to Tau Ceti. Estimated travel time - 74 hours.

Per last data received, the Black Sun fleet has closed the distance and will be engaging the system defense forces before we've arrived. It is the joint command's hope that they can enact delaying maneuvres for long enough that they are not fully beaten. Intel on the invading force states it is comprised of 35 combat ships, 6 of whom are of cruiser sizes, one being particularly large.

Last few minutes for you to make suggestions or plans as the fleet travels!
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>>4158284
Vashily Chernov, cousin of Alexei Chernov, was one of the best in the ship command class of the Gallagher-Volk school. His tutoring was financed wholly by Alexei, to whom he owes his current position.

While always under the shadow of his older cousin, the 50 year old has always had a will to prove that his branch of the family can make for good navy commanders. He is hoping the fight against the nazis will prove this.
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>>4158304

Captain Chernov to be given command of the EFSS Gallagher Class Frigate The Bowser II.
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06:00 November 26th - our fleet has entered the system
We receive reports from the defenders - they're still fighting in space, albeit with less than half their original force. They're defending the primary space station hub around New Dawn, the main colonized world in the system - that's where the FTL comms and other vital facilities are located. The two fleets have fought across the system so far for days, the locals having made somewhat successful delaying actions at the cost of their own lives.

It will take at least a full day of travel at present speeds for the fleet to reach the fighting - some ships can do it faster, this measure is for the entire fleet staying together, however.

"All ships, converge on the following coordinates and slowly begin assuming formation per these instructions" Transmits Vice-Admiral Gurion, instructing us on an approach vector which will have our fleet covering the starside flank of the fleet as it advances.

State any specific orders or suggestions if you have them now for how your fleet will move and prepare for battle.
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"Admiral, with your permission I'll take the Nigel ahead at full speed, I'll keep the foe busy while you guys bring up the rear."
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>>4158328
Follow the advised plan, boost sensor coverage in this area to ensure there's no shenanigans going on.
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>>4158328
Prof. CeSS and his assistants will begin to comb through all the data available on the hostiles, all the signals they are emitting to decipher their communications and perhaps find an in to start messing with their comms and perhaps even computer systems.
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>>4158338
Thats a negative Captain Brian, for if we do not have you with us in battle tomorrow, some of the men shall surly panic and flee without you there
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>>4158338
"Admiral, I also offer our other frigate to accompany Butcher and give the nazis hell as swiftly as possible."
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"Orders received Nevermore, moving"

Captain Sam says as he watches the space battle in front of him, with the forces of the Black Sun Reich once again bringing destruction. They will pay ...
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Battle Info

Captain Sam Redwood, current second in command of the EFS navy send here in Tau Ceti.

Leads with the
EFSS Ulysses Class Light Carrier Dauntless
On board
- CeSS and CSP IT personal
- Some Deston Group security teams

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- Deston Group has send weapons and armors (all types) to the fleet and the EFS forces with it.
- Deston Group has send some of is security teams. The Admiral has decide to put them under Sam Redwood for protect the Dauntless from boarding actions.
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>>4158328
If we are too follow this drill pattern, assign the Carriers 3 Corvettes to defend them from attack. Two Corvettes shall be attached to the cruiser while the rest are with the Frigattes
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>>4158343
"If you have concerns about that sector, have your sensors inspect it" Admiral Sua replies.

So far, all sensor data shows that there is no danger stemming from said area.

As the fleet converges and assumes its formation, more battle data flows in from our allies. They're putting up as good of a fight as they can, the local defenders, but one by one their frigates are reduced to debris, as are the defenses of the space station. A final transmission, sent at 18:30, it says that they're being boarded, followed by static.

05:30 November 27th. The United fleet has assumed its drill formation. The Black Sun fleet has swept aside the local defense forces and is now maneuvering to bring itself into battle formation against us, aiming, it would seem, to circle around New Dawn itself.


We are entering long-range weapons range - the enemy fleet is at our 1 o'clock, the planet at 2.

Admiral Sua gives out the order and the cruiser Chiang Kai-Shek prepares its own primary batteries for fire.

Begin engagement or merely continue approach - or change course?
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>>4158363
Begin engagement, we shall bound these pirates to dust!
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>>4158363
begin engagement, give them hell
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continue approach
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>>4158363
begin engagement, try to soften them up a bit from afar
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>>4158363
Power up the primary batteries of the Nevermore, let us begin engagement!
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>>4158363
Begin engagement
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>>4158363

Begin engagement
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Long-range engagement beginning.

Provide four 1d100 rolls. They will be matched up against the DC. The more of those rolls reach or pass the DC, the bigger your victory.

Admiral Connie orders the use of laser batteries and coilguns.

DC hidden at the moment
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Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>4158386
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>>4158386
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The Nevermore's gunnery officers believe they've landed a hit on one of the enemy's frigates, destroying it - other shots from our side did not strike true. The enemy replied with their own long range ballistics, causing some damage to the Nevermore - absorbed by its armor, thankfully. The heavy League cruisers were also able to absorb the punishment sent their way, but one of the ICS frigates was in turn blown out of space and another destroyer grazed. The Chiang Kai-Shek reports the annihilation of one of the enemy's destroyers.

The Black Sun fleet has now maneuvered into a position that largely puts the planet between us and them.

Admiral Sua gives out an order for our fleet to change course - to chase the head of the enemy fleet, rather than its tail. This might put the EFS force closest to the enemy, temporarily at the tip of our spear, if we advance at speed - if we wish to avoid that, we could slow down and maneuver so as to split off from the fleet formation somewhat - or we could just go slower and hope the League will cover for us.

No rolls right now

08:30
Orders and suggestions first. There will be at least half an hour between now and the next exchange of fire.
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>>4158402
CHARGE!
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>>4158402
Hold course, get ready to fire once more.
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>>4158402
Follow the plan, being at the tip of the spear is a position of honour
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>>4158402
We will maintain the desired speed suggested by Admiral Sua
Send a message to Vice-Admiral Gurion, recommending he destroy the weapons on board the space station.
As for our own ships, prepare for another round of fighting, target the larger enemy ships, particularly those with longer range weaponry.
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>>4158402
Follow the current orders
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>>4158420
Follow the admirals orders. CeSS is going to try to decipher enemy communications to figure out what they are planning.
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>>4158420
"Message received, putting two ships on it. Thank you for the notice." comes in the reply, right before the alarms begin blaring

We come up right up in the enemy's face - and it looks like they're aiming for our section of the formation, corvettes charging forwards, with their cruisers on their right flank, engaging our own center at such a close distance, while their flagship stays protected behind the cruisers and a wall of frigates firing at us at a middle range.

We'll be in for a tough ride - right here, right now!
DC Modifiers for you in this round: +5 numbers +5 equipment +5 experience +5 tactics
Final DC:70
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Rolled 19 (1d100)

Face them with HONOR!>>4158427
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Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>4158427
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>>4158427
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Rolled 91 (1d100)

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Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>4158427
Scramble their comms if possible
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EFS - 1/4 checks, advantage for the enemy

The enemy strikes fast as lightning, swarming all over us with their fast attack craft - our own corvettes engage them first, while fighters are not yet launched.

Casualties quickly begin to mount. The Newfoundland, the Trondelag, the Ulster are shot down in dogfights. The Kagami is disabled. Enemy frigate fire knocks out the West Cape. Lesser damage to multiple other ships.

Our larger weapons do manage to take down a few enemy frigates and land some hits on their flagship, but it holds firm, armor thick.

The enemy's line of cruisers takes a harsher beating, though - two are taken out by the League's furious advance forward. The Syndicate takes out the space station's weaponry just as it began loading to strike at them from behind, after which they join into exchanging fire wit the Black Sun force. The enemy's destroyers and some of their frigates are repositioning to direct their fire at our allies now, leaving mostly corvettes for us to deal with.

Rough estimate of fleet strength remaining:
66%% BSR; ICS - 85%; AL - 86%; EFS - 67%

Next DC: 65
+5 equipment +5 experience +5 tactics

The admiral (and officers, if they wish to disobey his orders) may give tactical orders.
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Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>4158445
"That's it lads, keep going straight ahead and firing everything. Anybody caught conserving ammunition answer to me!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucQru7C48AY
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>>4158445
Keep trying to scramble comms
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>>4158445
Launch Fighters, have half of them engage the Corvettes.
The other half shall fire upon the Larger enemy ships, return and escort the bombers for a run
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>>4158445

>>4158456

"Here is the Dauntless, we have received orders Nevermore."


"Wings ready yourselfs, begin attack !"
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>>4158456
"Black Princes on comms, we are ready to fly out when requested Nevermore. Waiting for fighter wings' return."
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The enemy's flagship launches their own fighter craft, which engage our bombers on their runs, causing heavy casualties. The corvettes tear holes in more of our craft and the flagship's main gun strikes a crippling blow to the Invincible, putting it in critical condition.
We're still being pressed hard and the League's headstrong advance seems to be biting them hard, as they enter into a temporary encirclement of the Reich's making which destroys a cruiser, cripples another and takes out numerous frigates. The Syndicate fleet, however, maintains a more balanced range and focuses on continuous, high-power missile and laser bombardment upon the now exposed Black Sun flank, preoccupied with attacking the League's forces.

Casualties mount on both sides - we have numerous ships that are not destroyed, but in no condition to fight either. Comms scrambling isn't looking like it's producing any effect on the enemy, but we have protected ourselves from their own attempts at jamming us.
They're redirecting more forces from our section of the front, once more - their frigates are trying to plug in the gaps to protect the flagship and just a few corvettes are left among us, still a nuisance to our highly disrupted formation

Remaining fleet strength: 47% BSR; ICS - 80%; AL - 60%; EFS - 40%
DC:+5 experience +5 equipment
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>>4158471
"Yes, yes! This is great!

Keep firing lads! Give them another broadside. Also take me closer to that nasty looking boat over there, we're going to board it. I'm sure those cyberaiders of ours are just itching for a proper scrap."
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Rolled 17 (1d100)

>>4158471

"I want to see a high kill count from every 4th Spacefighter Red Earls Squadron's data logs!"
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Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>4158471
From aboard the Dauntless, Patrick Bale and Christian Bateman begin to coordinate an attempted hack on various Black Sun ships with a focus on breaking the encryption and security protocols in place that protect their life support systems and artificial gravity.
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Rolled 94 (1d100)

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>>4158473
grrrr, me am dumb
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>>4158471
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>>4158471
The Black Princes aren't done yet! Give them hell boys!
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Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>4158471
Rolling to help the hack
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>>4158471
Fire on these damn Corvettes! All Fighters squadrons, get on it!
Cycle the heavily damaged ships out
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Dornier spots the enemy in his radar, watching the nazi fighters coming for his bomber squadron while they are unassisted. Even with his skills, he can barely put a dent on the agile spacecraft of the enemy, and allied fighters are nowhere to be seen.

"So, we don't even get to put a bomb into them, huh."

Dornier opens up comms with the Dauntless, requesting recording and a member of the SSS to come to him. As he says his goodbyes to his children, he finishes with: "Tell Alexei that it wasn't only his grandpa that'd be proud of him. I was too."

Comms cut to static.
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>>4158485
(messaged to early there)
out of harms way
Corvettes and Fighters, take out the enemy Corvettes.
Frigates and Nevermore shall fire on the enemy Heavy ships
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>>4158471

>>4158485

"Orders received Nevermore"
"Fighter Wings, we are sending you info on those Corvettes and their weak points. Take them out !"
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"What do you mean by hull compromised you knave!? Just keep firing everything and all will be well! Cowards all of you."
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>>4158471
Send a message to Admiral Sua and Vice-Admiral Gurion.
"Casualties are massive! We cannot hold on much further without any support, Capital ship damaged and down to our last frigate!"
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An enemy corvette strafes the helpless carrier Invincible, setting off a chain reaction of explosions that reach the main reactor, destroying the ship.
The Dauntless takes a hit to its port side, depressurizing several chambers and damaging the hangars.

Our fighter and bomber squads have lost almost all of their craft by now.

The Lord Nigel's Regards is destroyed.

Our fleet is in tatters, but so are our enemies - our allies rebuilt their lines and are putting the foe under serious fire. The Black Sun flagship and the remaining ships in their formation are now headed in our general direction at full speed - hoping to break out of the battle at the weakest point in our united front's lines.
"Do not let them escape! Hold them in place, we almost have them!" Vice-Admiral Gurion shouts across the comms.

The officers aboard the Nevermore look hesitantly towards Fleet Admiral Connie Gallagher, awaiting her orders. A third of our original fleet is still spaceborne and only part of those are in an actual fighting condition at the moment. A decision will have to be made.


Remaining fleet strength: 47% BSR; ICS - 80%; AL - 60%; EFS - 40%

Do not roll yet - await the admiral's orders first
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>>4158496
>>4158487

The captain of The Barge gets the call and hangs up, they only spoke a few words and thats all that were needed. The darkened room begins to light up. "its time, all power to sub-light engines. The Hail Mary. The Bowser Blast."
The Barge will use Tau Ceti I to slingshot and build up speed from behind the lines to give them the momentum to pull off the Bowser Blast maneuver targeting the enemy flagship. Their protection of it is thin and being pushed especially after moving their ships to other parts of the front. The time is now.

Fighters will be launched as we come in and coordinate strikes on whatever gets in our way.
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>>4158498
DC 75
You may roll
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>>4158496
"Admiral! Send me in! All of our frigates are down except for mine. I can hold these bastards back!"
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>>4158498
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>>4158502
The front section is launched - and misses its target, continuing to accelerate through space.
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>>4158496
"Hold them in place. May Eterani forgive me for this slaughter."
"Oh, and fire all guns we have at that flagship."
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Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>4158505
"I will die fighting until my last breath!"
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Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>4158496
As one of the smaller fighters still alive, the Munster will try its best to defend its comrades.
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Those fleet strength estimates I posted there were wrong, actually, apologies.
Remaining fleet strength: 30% BSR; ICS - 70%; AL - 50%; EFS - 20%


(A chance to change your choice, if you wish)
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Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>4158512
The Science and Engineering team on board the Nevermore attempts to analyze sensor data and combat reports to determine a weak point on the enemy flagship.
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>>4158512
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(order confirmed on discord)
NOW you may roll, in respond to this post

Most of the enemy's firepower is aimed in your direction, with the goal of punching through.

DC:65
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>>4158512
Let it be written that we held
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Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>4158521
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>>4158521
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ5nV9aKthU

THE BOWSER WILL TEAR YOU APART NAZI FLAGSHIP
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>>4158521
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>>4158521
3rd times is the charm
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>>4158521
b-bulgar hand the dice over, i beg you
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Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>4158521
Hacking
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>>4158505

"Orders received Nevermore. Goodluck Admiral, Dauntless out"


>>4158521


"To all fighter wings and to weapon stations, concetrate fire ! Destroy them !"

"Ready escape pods if the ship is destroyed"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaI-351NtGs

The enemy, who for hours had been slugging it out with us, fired up thrusters and boosters at incredible speeds, beyond what our estimations could predict - their flagship moving faster than a ship of it's size should be able to - or rather, accelerating with such a disregard for the safety of its crew that would not be allowed on any ship in our navy.

Yet, it seems to work for them, as even though more and more of their vessels fall prey to Syndicate missiles and League batteries, the flagship endures all of our combined fire. Its primary batteries charge up and fire upon the Nevermore, tearing through its armor and destroying several sections of the ship. Power is failing, multiple depressurized sections detected.
Now the remaining enemy corvettes and bombers are approaching the Nevermore and the Dauntless at high speeds. Our escort craft are all either destroyed or too damaged to move. All that can be done now is possibly maneuvering our ships a bit, letting out a few last shots - or running for the escape pods.

Your fleet is knocked out of the fight - decide, for each of your characters present, what you will do - whether you will abandon ship or not

No need for rolls here.
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>>4158547
No need for battle rolls, that is. If you are attempting to evacuate, execute a final ship maneuver or something along the lines - for an individual character(or small group) - state the action and roll d100.
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>>4158549
"The EFSS Gallagher Class Frigate "The Bowser II" will not be the only one to survive this encounter. Crewmen, prepare for a final charge towards the enemy flagship! Ram it if we have to! Fire everything at it! EVERYTHING!"
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>>4158555
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Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>4158547
The Munster as well as the press ship will attempt to retreat fully, the Munster covering the latter, which is full of civilians.
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Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>4158547

This time there was a call for a volunteer who would operate the launched compartment's maneuvering thrusters while its emergency power kept the visuals and stations online long enough to hopefully succeed. A man named Bulk stood up to the call and made his way there against the river of people going the other way.

After our hero had been sent on his way The Barge would pick up as many escape pods as they could and prepare for FTL.
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>>4158547
CeSS has analyzed the situation carefully, coming to the conclusion that the Dauntless is lost and while the ITs are making their way to the escape pods with the AI Avatar body he tries to transfer his conciussness to the Barge via high bandwidth comm to maximize his chance for survival.
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Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>4158547
The Science and Engineering teams we have stationed on board the Nevermore will make a last ditch Damage Control effort to contain the hull breaches and restore power so that we can maneuver through the enemy fire and escape the enemy, or follow whatever orders Gallagher hands down
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Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>4158547
Get the crew to their escape pods and get them the hell out.
As for Fleet Admiral Connie Gallagher. She shall share the fate of her Grandfather Gerry, who died all those years ago above Eterani.
"One last shot" she says, aiming the wrecked vessels guns at the enemy flagships engines.
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>>4158547
The Ghosts abandon ship, they are deemed too valuable an asset to stay.
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Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>4158562
Rolling
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Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>4158549

Patrick Bale and Christian Bateman, unable to hack into the Nazi systems, make the tragic call to abandon the Dauntless and head for the escape pods. For a moment, Bale considers attempting to hack a pod to boost the ejection speed... alas, shaken by their failures, the two get in and hope for the best.
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Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>4158549


"Eterani Aeternum, let the dream of the founders for our citizens never be destr- chhhzzzz-" last message of the Dauntless from Captain Sam Redwood before is destruction during the Second space battle of Tau Ceti


"My crew, Deston security teams, CSS and CSP IT personal, and lastly Patrick Bale with is NPC team, your last order is : too immediatly use the escape pods available and abandon the Dauntless. Reach the barge and take with you the CSS core. For me i will try to bring in hell one of this bastards. Captain Sam out"
Sam will attempt to take out with the Dauntless charge one of the large black sun ships, activating the detonation of the carrier when it impacts one
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Rolled 43 (1d100)

Antares, from aboard the AL vessel he was assigned to as an advisor, pleads with the captain to move ahead at full spead to protect the last remnants of the EFS fleet and pick up survivors.
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Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>4158547
As Juliet Vow's fighter is near its end due to the extensive damage and no means of safely reaching an ally hanger. Juliet teary eyed, uses whatever time left to take down as many enemies as she can in hopes it gives her comrades time to escape.
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>>4158558
Three slugs the size of a futureball quarterback each breach the hull of the Bowser II at speeds that cover several miles per second, destroying it.

>>4158561
Bulk's flight does not end in the cold void like that of the previous section - instead a laser blast burns through a point in the hull and then half his body.

>>4158563
>>4158564

Power and energy are restored, allowing several dozen crewmembers to escape with their lives. The Nevermore's guns are aimed, the admiral's finger moves towards the screen - but the large metal slug going through the bridge half a second later is faster.
>>4158567
>>4158562
Evacuation completely successful. Data from the Dauntless also preserved.
>>4158568
You hop in quickly enough, popping off before any more damage is dealt to the ship. You escape safely and are picked up by friendly ships later.

>>4158572
Most of the others aboard the Dauntless did not have such good luck. The carrier could only produce a single, weak laser that blows one enemy bomber away before a second one launches its missile payload, destroying the ship.
>>4158573
Admiral Sua, who suffered a concussion when the flagship Chiang Kai-shek was hit, was replaced by a rather arrogant commodore Foku, who would only heed your advice after the enemy was already largely out of range of the ship - though this did leave to more evacuation of friendlies.

>>4158581
Through tears your fighter emerges from the debris of a Black sun craft - the last of your ammo was expended in blowing a hole through it and somehow that was enough to allow you to survive. With barely any energy left in your vessel, you are able to guide it towards friendlies, having to switch to auxiliary power supply - yet you survive long enough for a pick up a League cruiser, as one of only three EFS fighter pilots who did not die in the battle.

All of our delaying actions and the fervent pursuit from our allied ships finally caught up to the Black Sun's heavy carrier, however - it was not a single ship's critical blast to a weak point that took it down, though. It was a continuous, hours-long bombardment from all sides that chipped away at its armor, damaged its systems, fizzled out its engines and finally disabled it. Whether it was a self-destruct sequence or an internal explosion set off from opposing fire, it's hard to say - but a mighty combustion blows away thousands of small parts and corpses, as a desparate last few frigates bearing the Black Sun are the only ones who manage to break away and escape the system.

The battle for Tau Ceti is won.
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Rolled 58 (1d100)

The Frigate Kagami and the corvettes West Cape and Kolubara are the only ships still afloat, in need of repair.
The Munster was crippled by fire, but not completely blown away - it is practically irreparable at the moment, however - yet it did protect the small press ship with its own hull.


Forces are sent to the surface of the two colonized planets to ensure no Black sun armies have touched down. FTL comms are being brought back online on the system's primary space station now...
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It appears that while these fleets fought over Tau Ceti, Black sun armadas invaded other sectors of space - crushing resistance in the Amur Sector and beginning incursions into the Yangtze sector.

The Asian League is mobilizing for total war, redeploying its fleets to protect its vital colonies in Alpha Centauri. The ICS is sending it some forces as reinforcements, itself gearing up for war.

This battle produced thousands of casualties, reducing the Free State's fleet to a husk of its former self and giving the general public a rather hollow sense of victory.

United Front command is saying that they may call on us once more soon should the situation demand it.

Pastebin with data updated.

Remember, you can try to fit in more than one action into a turn - so long as it is possible for multiple things to be accomplished in 9 months and it is within your budget, it can be done - or at least started and put on queue.

January 2243

>Production - Total 385: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 80/Military 50/Administration 45/Major Project 50 110 free
>Population: 815 000
>Energy:8/10
>Resources:8/10
>Food:8/10
>Trade:7/10
>Finance:8/10
>Morale:6/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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160 production free, actually
>>4158615
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>>4158615
Put 100 of our production into military. We must produce more ships NOW.
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>>4158615
**Government/Military Reform**
(Hare)
There should be a reform in the structure of the government based on granting measures of autonomy to inhabited astronomical bodies within the Free State, as well as expanding and simplifying the structure of the military.

Planets should have their own legislature and militia. The legislature, voluntarily voted on by the residents of a planet (based off of tax filing), can pass laws regarding their own needs. However, the federal government's legislation is above that of a planet's, though they may choose not to enforce legislation. A quarter of the taxes collected on a planet will go to that government to use as they will.

Similarly, the militia system will be expanded. On each planet's hubs, the militia will meet and train. Any defensive systems on a planet they are not expected to learn completely, but to have an understanding of. Volunteers will remain the bulk of our officers, and will be those in charge of the militia during any defense of the planets. When volunteering, officers may choose between this line of work, which is under the command of a planetary marshal (who in turn is under the Solar Marshal), and that of a naval officer, under the Fleet Admiral.

**Naval Expansion**
(A collab with Vice Admiral Antares Galan)
Build the Volk class Heavy Cruiser “Talon”
Our fleet will be reinforced with the addition of a large Heavy Cruiser:
It will be larger than any ship we currently have in service. A bigger brother to or "Light" Cruisers in a sense
It will be very well armoured, have Heavy Coil Guns as its main battery, Point defence, Advanced sensors, and Auto-cannons at the front and bottom of the ship.
It will also adapt the ability to launch boarding squads like its light class brethren.
On board it will have a detachment of Marines and a Mechanical division.
We shall also construct 6 more Mrk.3 Gallagher class Frigates (2x MOON class and 2x SUN Class)
10X more Corvettes
2X More Carriers
And 2X more Volk Class Light Cruiser, of similar make to the Nevermore.

**Research**
We shall purchase blue lasers, deflectors and whatever else the Megacorps will sell us to reverse engineer and implement into the fleet
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>>4158619
Supporting
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>>4158619
support
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>>4158619
I also suggest we lay down plans for a new class of ship
Kalibas Class Destroyer: heavy nanocomposite armor / one rail gun / a grid of autocannons and laser turrets/ missile batteries.
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>>4158619
Support. We need to shit out another navy fast.

We should also prepare the economy for total war. This is no longer a scuffle against pirates, it's straight up galactic war. We have to switch gears.
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>>4158619
Support
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>>4158619

support


>>4158623

support as well
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>>4158619
As CEO of the NPC, I formally endorse this action.

-Barnaby Gray, Null Pointer Cybersecurity
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>>4158615
C. Using data gathered from the battle with the Black Sun Reich we will need to produce a new corvette. This corvette will be designed with it's core being a large coil gun and main reactor. It would have heavy armor to defend against the autocannons of the Reich corvette. The last inclusion would be that of the anti-grav generator, while expensive this will allow the corvette to travel at greater speeds then ever before as the gravitational generator can offset the G's inflicted by the movement.

This shall be called a Specter-Class Corvette
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>>4158619
sure, support
>(A collab with Vice Admiral Antares Galan)
Nah, that's not at all the ship i wanted, but w/e
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For their valorous conduct in battle, the following individuals are to be decorated:

Juliet Vow to be awarded the Gallagher Award
Patrick Bale to be awarded the Gallagher Award
Christian Bateman to be awarded the Gallagher Award
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>>4158619
support

Also I am releasing the footage of the battle, edited, to boost morale and increase recruitment.
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>>4158635
+2 IP to Kayub and NPC

At present, the office of Fleet Admiral is in the hands of Antares Galan. The Assembly may, if it wishes, vote on someone else taking the place - as they can for any executive position.
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>>4158639
Alright, it's kino time
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>>4158623
Supporting this too
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>>4158645
A day after the edited documentary was aired, a rogue employee leaked unedited footage, including classified military data, to the public, showing them the harsher sides of war. The web is being flooded by all sorts of data and there's talk among some circles that the government is trying to cover this up through the mainstream media.

Public discontent against the increased militarization and involvement in foreign wars is more widespread than before now - even in the face of positive news from abroad, a brilliant victory won by the United Front in the Alpha Centauri system, which completely wiped out a Black Sun invasion fleet.

In the Assembly, widespread approval sees the government and military reforms passed. Modern military tech is purchased from the megacorp cartel, which itself is selling its military production to the Pavonid Union and the Asian League in massive quantities.
The blue lasers are indeed more powerful than the old red style and the deflector shields actually do work as advertised, being fairly efficient at stopping laser blasts - the energy being dissipated across the electromagnetic field that is projected in a portion of the ship. The shields can be focused in sectors or distributed up to capacity across the entirety of the ship's exterior.
Reverse-engineering these designs may take some time, unfortunately. The corps have put in hardwired protection against any tampering with their internal designs which causes self-destruction - usually not a big explosion, just the kind that might fry your hands or burn your hair, along with all the internal wiring. If we persist in our research efforts, we should eventually figure these things out, but it may take months or years until we can copy the designs proper. We'll also have to keep buying new models to replace the ones we're burning - and this is just for research, we're not buying enough to outfit any ships of our own at the moment.

With massive spending turned towards military construction, we can expect an economic hit if this is sustained for any length of time.

Two new designs are added to the roster:
The Talon-class Heavy cruiser will cost 40 to produce and have an upkeep of 5 per turn.
The Kalibas class Destroyer will cost 20 to produce and have an upkeep of 3 per turn.

In construction queue: 2 carriers, 2 light cruisers, 1 heavy cruiser (100 production for these) and the mechanical division
You'll need some fighters/bombers for the carriers if you want them to fulfill their role
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October 2243

>Production - Total 395: Ongoing construction 148/Civilian goods 80/Military 72/Administration 45/Major Project 50 Free: 0
>Population: 865 000
>Energy:7/10
>Resources:7/10
>Food:8/10
>Trade:7/10
>Finance:6/10
>Morale:6/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4158698
F
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>>4158698
F. R&D
Keep trying to reverse-engineer the megacorp's designs of their weapons.
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>>4158706
Supporting
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>>4158698
F

Try to advance industrial tech for production
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>>4158698
F.

Research the wrecks of the Black Sun ships to find more information about their defensive systems and weapons systems.
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>>4158706
support

>You'll need some fighters/bombers for the carriers if you want them to fulfill their role
We're adding that to the quece then
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>>4158713
changing to this
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>>4158713
Support
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>>4158712
change this


to this
>>4158713


we should have an auxiliary ship that can recover their debris
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Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>4158698
Speaking out against the war and the Volk-Gallagher military industrial complex
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Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>4158725
My like, crystal master says that your negative vibes are gonna soooo totally mess up a lot of our harmonium balance
So can you like, um, not???
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Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>4158725
>>4158742
While these two goofy retards are arguing and fighting, the Human League will seek to calm both potential sides of this discussion down. War is indeed bad, as is corporatism and for-profit wars, but the public must understand that this is a primarily defensive conflict. Our way of life is under threat from the remnants of an authoritarian, genocidal empire, and we must hold fast and prevent them from destroying all we hold dear. The time for political arguments can come later.
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Rolled 33 (1d100)

>>4158749
Chernov Incorporated will back up the Human League in its attempt to appease both sides. While we can't be used as meat shields as we were in Tau Ceti, we must fight against this threat to our way of life.
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By decision of admiral Antares, the Volk class Heavy Cruiser currently under construction is to be named Connie, in honour of our martyred admiral Connie Gallagher.
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>>4158706
>>4158713
I say we do both these
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>>4141735
>-Ion Thruster Sublight Engines - These electric thrusters use beams of ions to generate thrust without the need for propellant.
If they don't need propellant then where are they getting the ions from?!
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>>4158713
Research black sun stuff
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>>4158635
We here at the NPC are truly proud of Bale and Bateman for their exceptional service to the ESF and are deeply honoured to receive the prestigious Gallagher Award for not just one, but two of our esteemed employees. These medals will be framed and put on display on our lobby in the hopes that they will inspire our customers and reassure them that we always have their best interests in mind.

-Barnaby Gray, Null Pointer Cybersecurity
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The ships of the Black Sun seem to have had an edge over our coalition forces thanks to superior armor and railgun tech. The hulls of their ships utilize Ceramo-metal materials, allowing for greater strength without sacrificing flexibility. This is quite effective against ballistic weapons, but data from various battles and structural analysis does show that high powered laser fire is fairly effective at making focused breakthroughs in such armor at greater efficiency,
Black Sun weaponry is primarily ballistic itself, with smaller compartments of laser and missile weaponry also being featured. They seem to favor a tactic of powerful long range bombardment with larger railguns, followed up by lightning strikes with smaller craft bearing autocannons.
Their armor tech seems to be an adaptation of some of the more modern technologies utilized primarily by nations in the European Union, especially Germany, over the last few decades - it is speculated that their takeover of the Journée colonies gave the Black Sun access to this tech and allowed them to build new ships or upgrade their old hulls. This allowed them to punch above their weight during the battle of Tau Ceti.
We are now able to replicate the engineering technology behind ceramo-metal armor and the construction of these larger railguns. The smaller autocannons have been a design familiar to us for a while that we simply haven't employed yet in shipbuilding.

>>4158725
>>4158742
>>4158749
>>4158759
In relation to the active public debates, the general populace seems to favor a defensive buildup, but, largely, opposes interventionism and the buildup of a large fleet or military at present. Most of our people haven't personally felt an impact from this conflict and many are people who fled one war in the hope of avoiding another. Among another section of the population, however, there is a nostalgia for old-school american militarism and interventionism.

In interstellar news, the Reich now seems to be on the defensive. United Front forces pushed towards Journée, engaging in several skirmishes and one indecisive, costly battle at the european colonial center itself, which saw the UF briefly take the system and begin a ground liberation of the planet, but being forced to withdraw upon the arrival of a larger Reich force. The change in territory has been only in a few border systems used for mining and waystations.

The new light cruisers are finished, as are the carriers and the replacement Mechanized division. The surviving ships of the Tau Ceti battle, the Kagami, West Cape and Kolubara, have been repaired. Work continues on the EFSS Connie and the construction of fighters and bombers for the carriers. With a capacity of six wings per carrier, the Admiralty will stick to the previous ratio of 2:1 fighter to bomber wings and using the same designs as before. 18 wings will have to be built for the carriers, more if you wish to have a dedicated force in each of the Iron-type fortresses.
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Economists note a marked trade imbalance over the past few quarters. Our domestic industry, so dedicated to military production, is unable to handle the needs of the civilian populace and we are importing more and more goods to meet said demands.


Currently on the construction queue:
-1 Talon class heavy cruiser (40p, 5u)
-12 Red Earl fighter wings (7p, 1u each)
-6 Black Prince bomber wings (6p, 1u each)


July 2244

>Production - Total 415: Ongoing construction 160/Civilian goods 80/Military 94/Administration 45/Major Project 50 Free: -14 (subtracted from all)
>Population: 940 000
>Energy:7/10
>Resources:7/10
>Food:8/10
>Trade:7/10
>Finance:5/10
>Morale:6/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other
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>>4170900
>C. Construction: The Turtle Initiative
A massive, long term, expensive project to make our homes safer, easing our apprehensions regarding sending forth the fleet to do battle.

There are three major aspects to this project:
1. Our Iron Type stations are to be upgraded and upgunned, with better armor, more guns, newer sensory equipment and increased number of security personnel. No expenses spared.
2. Asteroid emplacements: Close to our Iron Types and settled worlds we will select suitable asteroids to construct concealed laser cannons and missile silos on. These automated defense systems are to have a limited AI, making them capable of operating independently of the central control on the Iron Types should our enemy try their devious comm-scrambling trickery. These asteroid emplacements are to be as hidden as possible, only opening up on any potential enemy when they engage with our other defensive systems, the idea for the foe to find themselves pummeled from multiple directions. Ideally these are not to be too costly, disposable as they are in the grand scheme of things.
3. Planetary defenses: On all our settled planets, especially close to our major settlements, we will construct camouflaged missile silos and orbital defense systems, these to all have detachments of robotroops (programmed to be obedient to humans obviously) to complement the human garrison. Any enemy thinking to attack our worlds will better have to come in force, as we’ll make them pay dearly.

These systems are not to fight their separate battles, but rather to overlap and compliment each other.

As for spending priority, I suggest we split it evenly between rebuilding the fleet and the Turtle Grid (starting with Iron Types, then planets, then asteroids) so that we’ll have a measure of both defensive endurance and strategic maneuverability rather than throwing everything at one aspect.
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>>4170900
F. Research the Black sun wrecks to find exploitable weaknesses and reverse-enginner the more advanced tech.

Also change the budget so it's 94 in civillian goods and 80 in military.
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>>4170900
Reduce military expenses

F. The League of Expeditionary Gentlemen seeks funding to advance their knowledge of EMP lasers to make them more powerful and producing ship based versions.
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>>4170904
Support
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>>4170900
>4170900
D.Economic policy
Expand into the electronic industry, with our good defensive technology against emps we can create durable consumer electronic goods.
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>>4170913
>>4170900
backing
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>>4170905
scratch the research, supporting >>4170904

the budget proposal still stands
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>>4170900
D.Economic policy
Begin wide-scale automation and implementation of limited level AI-Computers into our factories and shipyards. This will result in massive efficiency gains and allow factories to run nearly 24/7 by cutting back on the need for human labor.
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>>4170904
Supporting

Also supporting budget change>>4170905
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>>4170913
Support
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>>4170905
Support the budget proposal
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>>4170900
New Budget suggestion:
20 from ongoing construction to consumer goods
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>>4170900
Encourage a new way to raise funds for the nation and invest into further industrial development: War bonds.

Our citizens can buy war bonds today and be repaid in the future after the war is over. With the money recieved through this, we can commence the construction of more industrial plants financed by the state which can give work to our American and Bolivarian inmigrants.
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>>4170946
*and boost our production capabilities.
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>>4170905
supporting budget
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Both the people and their representatives in the National Assembly are rather divided on issues of war and peace at present. What has eeked out a plurality of approval is the Turtle Initiative, but voting CAN STILL CONTINUE on the primary issues.

Brought to the attention of the National Assembly is a military proposal originally sent to the council of ministers. United Front HQ is planning a bold offensive operation into occupied territory to liberate the european and american colonies and defeat the Black Sun space forces in open battle. The Syndicate, the League, even Delta Pavonis, are putting forth most of their military forces - both space and ground - for this operation, codenamed "Laurel". It is planned for September and UFHQ has asked for the Extrasolar Free State to send forth its own forces or at least a portion of them towards this.
As the council could not reach consensus on the matter and wished for a more democratic solution, this is brought to the attention of the Assembly.

What is to be done?

A.Send all forces we can for this operation(The old Mk.2 frigates would be staying at home)
B.Send those parts of our fleet that are already at full strength (Non-carrier forces - mk3 frigates, light cruisers and corvettes)
C.Send a token force
D.Refuse participation

This can be for both space and ground forces.
If you as a faction wish to contribute private forces to this operation, you may simply state so.
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>>4171014
>B.Send those parts of our fleet that are already at full strength (Non-carrier forces - mk3 frigates, light cruisers and corvettes)

Also, regardless of vote I'll be sending the sardaukar and a number of mentat advisers.
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>>4171014
C.Send a token force

More specifically, send our Corvettes, everything else stays home.
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>>4171014
>B
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>>4171014
B
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>>4171014
While there is risk here. We should at least send something in part. If it succeeds a major threat to society will be ended. If we dont and it loses because we held back then we might find ourselves vulnerable with no one able to help defend the Free state.
B
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>>4171014
>B.Send those parts of our fleet that are already at full strength (Non-carrier forces - mk3 frigates, light cruisers and corvettes)
If we're used as fucking nazi fire bait again
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>>4171014
B.
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>>4171014
B


Send a few security squads
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>>4171014
B
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This will be a large-scale operation in which our fleet (13 frigates, 2 light cruisers, 14 corvettes) makes up only around 12% of the combined force. The first objective will be the liberation of the Journée system.

I will try to make this go faster than the last battle.

The fleet is set to depart on the 2nd of September, while the proposals on the Turtle initiative and budget changes have now passed.

If you have any last-minute general proposals, now's the time to make them.

For the combat, Admiral Antares will be the only one allowed to make tactical decisions and those will still be on a fairly broad basis, unless someone commits their own private forces to Operation Laurel.
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>>4171046
Sending 2 dozen of Emetts rangers along with Operation Laurel
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>>4171046
As a general strategy, I would advise using the cruisers and Sun Class Frigates to draw enemy fire while the Moon Class Frigates and Corvettes close to range and concentrate fire on vital enemy systems, such as weapons and engines, using their lasers. I would also like to encourage our dear admiral to not put glory above survival.

As with the last battle, we shall staff a small science team and engineering team on board our forces' flagship to serve in an advistory and assistance capacity.
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>>4171046
CeSS has had one to many near death experiences lately and so one of the best cyber-warfare and bot-experts Frank Readen is sent with some support personal and warbots.
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>>4171046
Juliet Vow will participate as wing commander of the starfighters
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>>4171046
Sending Commander Saoirse Gallagher who requests command of a ship
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September 29th, the United Front Liberation Fleet arrives in the Journée system.

18 cruisers(12 light and 6 heavy), 34 destroyers, 5 carriers, 70 frigates, 60 corvettes and dozens of support ships exit out of hyperspace.

Black Sun forces in the system appear to stand at less than a fifth of our fleet's strength.

Admiral Gurion others an advance upon them, engaging as soon as possible. For this battle he orders the fleet of the EFS to take rearguard duties, ensuring no surprises strike the main body of our fleet while it is engaged and protecting its outer formation as a picket line.

Admiral Antares may comply with said order or issue a different one.
After he has given his order, let there be four 1d100 rolls for your fleet's performance. The DC will depend upon the role your fleet will play.
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>>4171079
We will comply with the plan.

>>4171074
>>4171075
Both granted.
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>>4171046

We suggest to avoid ground operations, as we lack the numbers and much more. At best garrisons, but even then with our numbers we can t do much.


Thomas Molina Deston as ship officer ready for command
- Deston Group has send weapons and armors (all types) to the fleet and the EFS forces with it.
- Deston Group has send some of is security teams
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Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>4171079
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Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>4171079
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Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>4171079
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Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>4171079
Requesting command of a ship, given I am a /captain/.
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Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>4171079
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Gallagher was first, so he get's the other cruiser btw.

>>4171097
>>4171086
You are both hereby frigate captains, make us proud.
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With a secure position on the periphery of the battle formation, the fleet sees relatively little combat in the long-range engagement. Scans are kept up across the battle, with one attempt of Black sun forces to break out by making a hyperjump behind our formation being detected quickly enough by the science teams on our flagship, allowing our ships and some allied ones to turn and face the enemy that warps themselves behind us - before they can turn to face us, we already face them and unleash greater volumes of fire. This risky enemy maneuver only results in the destruction of one of our allies' frigates and a few of our own receiving light to moderate amounts of damage.

The battle is going well in our favor - massed long-range firepower is thinning out the Black Sun's primary formation, causing it to disperse into multiple swarms that are trying to engage us at a closer range now - one such swarm is bearing down upon a section of our spindle formation that is primarily protected by ships under Admiral Antares. Whether he will hold firm in his position, shift to reduce the fire that this swarm will unleash upon him or take the initiative and head straight for them, he decides. After said decision is made, roll again.
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Juliet is also captain of a frigate. One not placed at risk yet still portrayed as just as heroic as the rest.

>>4171126
We will take them on head on, we came here to fight after all.
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Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>4171130
>>4171126
"Yes sir Admiral!"
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Rolled 97 (1d100)

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Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>4171126
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Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>4171126
Sturmangriff!
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Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>4171126
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Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>4171126
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Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>4171130
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Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>4171126
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Dutifully, your fleet holds its place in formation firmly and returns fire. The enemy's blitz manages to lead to the destruction of three corvettes and one frigate and the damaging of another one - but they lack the numbers or any particular advantage, leading to them being overwhelmed by fire at mid-range and whittled down to fragments by the time they close in to be effective with their autocannons.

In other parts of the battle, the Pavonid fleet distinguishes itself with a very high pound-for-pound efficiency, suffering no casualties as their focused laser fire pulls down one enemy ship after another. The enemy's core keeps up the fight against our heavy center, mostly Asian League ships, but once it sees the failure of its flanking swarm attacks, the enemy center also seems to fold. The Syndicate presses its advantage with its missile destroyers and the enemy at last retreats, saving under half their initial force through a very well synchronized warp jump. What's more concerning, however, is the fact that we have no readings on its direction - quite unusual, given that we were previously able to anticipate their short-range jump.

The flight of their fleet's remnants must have utilized some sort of warp cloaking or other secret nazi technology, admiral Gurion ponders.

With the system secured, the space stations, communications and the primary colonized planet will now be liberated.

As there were only private land forces sent on this operation, their respective owners may roll and state what their general strategy and aim will be for these ground operations - if they wish to participate as part of the joint effort.
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Rolled 194 (1d1000)

>>4171173
The force of 2 dozen rangers sent by the Solar marshal shall have them commence special forces operations on planet. Getting behind enemy lines to gather Intel, sabotage, and take down high priority targets
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Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>4171173
The sardaukar will do their part in the liberation, volunteering for the hardest and blodiest fighting that can be found.
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Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>4171173
Frank Readen, his Team and the warbots they brought will join the ground attack. With the humans focused on controlling, coordinating and improving the effectiveness of our and allied bots. Maybe one of the other factions bought and brought Freedombots?
Apart from victory we hope to gain insights in Nazi ground strategies, equipment and tech, to copy what works and optimize our bots for future encounters.
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Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>4171181
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Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>4171173
Some of the Deston Group security teams that have been send with the fleet, will attack in guerrila missions coordinate by the Allliance with the objective of capturing data and officers of the Black Sun Reich .
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It is winter in the northern hemisphere of Journée Prim, where most of the fighting is going on. The occupying ground forces are well entrenched and know the terrain - the first week of fighting is hard for all of the Liberation front, as some sections of the local populace have actually become loyal to the Black Sun Reich even! In particular at the ongoing battles around Neu Hamburg have seen the entire sardaukar force wiped out in a frontal assault, while the Deston security teams reported being counter-encircled, before losing contact with the fleet in orbit.
Frank Readen's forces are put to use in the fighting on some of the initial drop zones, gaining data on the enemy, while Emmet's rangers deploy behind the frontlines, encountering enemy reserve units and engaging in several skirmishes - the nazis seem to know their way around the planet very well at this point.


October 16th - while our fleets in orbit repair and resupply, FTL comms are brought back up. Reports come in on that same day, reaching both the fleet in Journée and all other planets, that the Black Sun has invaded the Delta Pavonis system in force - the Pavonid Union requests immediate reinforcements. Reports seem to indicate that the survivors of the battle of Journée, along with another small force, comprise the invasion fleet in Delta Pavonis - it is too much for the local defenders to handle.

UFHQ is now discussing options. Proposals range from sending the entire fleet there immediately to splitting it in half or ignoring the attack completely in favor of seeking out the nazi homeworld.
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>>4171219
"It may be worth it to smash the last of their offensive forces. Without them we can deal with the Nazi Father-world at our leisure."
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Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>4171173
"If I may, we should immediately aid the Pavonid Union because of our vowgate connection with that system."
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Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>4171173
PMCs affiliated with Chernov Inc including the SSS will be asked to help out during ground operations on the primary colonized planet, hoping to be used to reinforce weak points of frontlines or special operations. Rewards will be the usual tariffs.
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>>4171219
"We'd like to suggest possibly setting up a local resistance at Journee to keep the pressure on the Nazis while we withdraw the majority of ground troops to keep them from getting cut off in the event the Nazis try to retake the system. We'd then take the entire fleet to Delta Pavonis and crush the Nazi offensive for good."
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>>4171237
Supporting this plan
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>>4171237
A brilliant plan!
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>>4171237
Support but can we ship in the mechanical division? I'd leave my faction troops behind to control them.
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>>4171237
support this plan
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>>4171237
>>4171248
good with me
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Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>4171234
There's plenty of work to be done and you do it all professionally, reinforcing the stagnant lines at Neu Hamburg in time for the final breakthrough, then finding a job guarding the civilian evacuation lines for a short while before getting another contract to extract some rich locals from a combat zone.


1/6 of the United fleet remains at Journée, with more ground forces being shipped each week from the homeworlds. It is hoped that the planet will be fully liberated by Christmas.

The majority of the fleet moves to jump towards Delta Pavonis now...

Doing a roll now. High = good for you.
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Our jump must have been predicted, even the coordinates of likely system exit estimated very accurately - because as soon as the united fleet jumps out into realspace it comes under long-range fire! No proper formation has even been established for the fleet yet - Admiral Antares will have to decide whether to lead our forces offensively, defensively or in a balanced manner.

Once he has given the tactical orders, roll four times! The DC will be stated this time.
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Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>4171267
We form up properly, seeking to focus on defending ourselves for now.
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Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>4171273

"This is for the fallen of Tau Ceti, PERISH!"
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Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>4171267
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Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>4171267
"All guns mark your targets and prepare to fire!"
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Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>4171267
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Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>4171267
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Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>4171273
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The DC was modified by: +10 tactics +5 veterancy +5 leadership -10 numbers; End DC - 60; Result - 2/4

The brunt of the enemy's bombardment devastates the Syndicate fleet - its flagship, the heavy cruiser Marx, is cut apart by concentrated railgun bombardment and missile fire. Admiral Gurion could not organise his picket line in time and is lost alongside the ship's entire crew.

Your force, alongside the League and Pavonid fleets manage to form up in a more cohesive manner - the enemy unleashed a lot of missiles upon you, taking down many ships, but the element of surprise is no longer on their side. Through a defensive focus, Admiral Antares minimizes damage to his fleet, preserving hull integrity on both cruisers, losing two frigates in their stead however.


Next DC: +5 veterancy, +5 leadership; -10 numbers

Fleet strength estimates: ICS 75 %; AL 85%; PU 85%; EFS 90%;
Black Sun - 85%
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Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>4171304
A ship led by a close friend of Chernov engages.
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Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>4171304
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Rolled 22 (1d100)

"Praise be to the Divine Shadow, granting me such capable subordinates."

>>4171304
Launching full counterattack, time to teach these bastards a lesson.
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Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>4171304
Keep formation, return fire, ready point defense
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Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>4171304
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Syndicate forces manage to regain their composure and reform into a primary battleline. Overall command goes to Admiral Sua of the Asian League, who seeks to envelop the foe from as many sides as possible and thus use our numerical superiority to the greatest possible advantage. Admiral Antares takes his force forward, however, in a bold counterattack - which catches both his allies and his enemies unaware, as he strikes at the side of a squadron that approached our general formation too closely. Said squadron is destroyed, taking out a frigate and a corvette of ours, while a long-range strike from the enemy's center deals damage to the Shadow, the Admiral's flagship - yet it is still battle-able. Remaining cool and calculating under pressure, Antares does not falter in his leadership of our fleet, however!
Next DC: +5 veterancy ; -10 numbers - total 45

Fleet strength estimates: ICS 60 %; AL 70%; PU 65%; EFS 80%;
Black Sun - 65%
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Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>4171332
Overall tactic: Fire everything.

"Please inform the captains that they may fire at will, no need to be economical with ammunition."
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Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>4171337

"Let's show the United Front what the EFS is capable of, shall we?"
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Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>4171337
"You heard the admiral. Get to shooting."
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Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>4171332
"Lets finish them off! For Eterani!"
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Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>4171332
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Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>4171337
"Copy that"
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Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>4171337
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2/4 check

With a focus on static fire, the battle largely turns to one of attrition - one that our side is slowly, grindingly winning out. The Syndicate fleet with its missile focus overwhelms one of the enemy's heavy cruisers, seconds after a railgun blast from it went through the hull of the Shadow - the ship is now being torn apart by explosions - Admiral Antares' next roll, regardless when it is, will be counted for his evacuation effort or any other action he takes onboard his flagship.
The League's center is overwhelmed by enemy corvettes and fighters swarming in at close range, causing havoc in their lines.

At this critical junction in the battle, a problem arises. Fuel reserves on several of our ships are running low - energy is practically our ammo, with both lasers and coilguns expending a lot of it. If the battle drags on for too long, these ships will be unable to perform adequately without a chance to withdraw and refuel.

Fleet strength estimates: ICS 55 %; AL 50%; PU 50%; EFS 65%;

Black Sun - 40%
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Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>4171362
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Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>4171362
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Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>4171362
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Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>4171362
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Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>4171362
Evacuate The Shadow before it's too late, we need our men alive more than we need more martyrs.

The navy is to go with the overall plan, following Admiral Sua's decision.
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Rolled 16 (1d100)

>>4171370
"Move closer to the Shadow to protect the evacuation, but don't light up against the enemy!"
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2/4

The Shadow's crew, or at least those who weren't directly caught by the impact of enemy weapons, manage to evacuate in escape pods on time.

The Black Sun's fleet maneuvers are extremely well coordinated, even as their numbers continue to drop - their resolve, likewise, remains unbroken.

Several ships in our fleet now report low energy levels, requesting permission to withdraw for refueling, the battle having dragged on for over 8 hours so far.


Admiral Sua, on the other hand, orders a full-scale attack on all sides to wipe the enemy out, the anger in his voice evident for all to hear.

Admiral Antares still lives - he may stick with Sua's course or order otherwise, including on the matter of the exhausted ships. Await his command before rolling!
This will be the final phase of the battle. DC: 50

Fleet strength estimates: ICS 40%; AL 33%; PU 36%; EFS 50%;

Black Sun - 22%
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Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>4171370
A few of our engineers will try to contain the explosive chain reaction as long as possible, everybody else, abandon ship.
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Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>4171383
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Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>4171383
For those requesting it, permission granted for withdrawal.

For those capable of fighting on, follow Sua's lead.
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Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>4171383
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Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>4171389
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Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>4171383
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Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>4171383
ATTACK
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Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>4171383
>>4171389
"Grit and grind, GRIT AND GRIND."
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During the final push, the Extrasolar fleet finds itself taking the brunt of the enemy's fire due to its vanguard position. Unable to reply with its full arsenal due to low energy reserves, assailed by comm jamming that is not being countered efficiently due to the flagship's loss, the fleet takes harsh casualties. A lack of coordination in the push from other sectors of the United Front slowed down progress to the point where the enemy was able to escape with their last five ships, leaving behind the biggest field of debris in human space.


The Battle for Delta Pavonis, fought on the 4th-5th of November 2244, ends with a costly victory for the United Front. Around 40% of its ships are destroyed, another 30% damaged to varying degrees.

Extrasolar fleet casualties amount to 1 cruiser, 5 frigates and 7 corvettes being destroyed and most of those that survived being in need of serious repair.

Ships capable of continuing the operation are directed towards Journée, to continue supporting the liberation there. High Command is now unwilling to pursue into unknown enemy territory with the current state of the fleet, not until it is brought back into shape - but it is believed that even with all these losses on our side, the primary objective was achieved - the Black Sun Reich no longer has any serious offensive capabilities. The United Front's higher capacity for replacing losses should mean that this defeat is one the Reich can not recover from.

FOR DISTINCTION DURING OPERATION LAUREL, THE FOLLOWING FACTIONS/CHARACTERS GAIN INFLUENCE:

Admiral Antares(Divine Shadow): +5 IP
Calibas:+5
CSS: +5
Deston: +3
Chernov: +5
Vow: +3
Gallagher: +2
Human League: +2

What are your orders for the fleet now?
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>>4171434
Head home and lick our wounds
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>>4171438
All that we can do
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>>4171438
This
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>>4171438
This
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>>4171438
This, collect my boys from planetside and gtfo
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>>4171438
supp
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The Extrasolar medal of Valour is pinned on Juliet Vow, an armada of holo-cams and flashing lights documenting this historic decoration of a dashingly handsome and patriotic hero-soldier.

>>4171438
Majority of the fleet heads home yeah, whatever undamaged ships we got helping our allies out at Journee.
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>>4171438
With the main operation finished this is an agreeable idea.
I however recommend having the wreckage of the Black Sun searched for Prisoners
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>>4171452
Do this before heading home
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The fleet heads home to lick its wounds.

The fighting on Journée continues, seemingly even for the worse now as ground forces of the United Front have actually been pushed back to a few landing zones. Streams of new forces keep arriving each week, chiefly from the Asian League, with its massive surplus of manpower being directed towards this problem.

Christmas day comes and passes, with no end in sight for the fighting men and women on Journée. The fleet makes several scouting forays deeper into occupied territory, confirming no new Reich forces being present. Operation Laurel will drag on, it would seem.

Finally, shortly after New Year's Eve of 2245, a hundred years since the first FTL jump in human history are marked with celebrations among the spacer communities. Said celebrations are partially interrupted by disturbing reports from the frontier of Megacorp space - images and video being leaking into the FTL comms network of strange ships touching down on the planet first, dated from summer of 2244 - and now, from the last month, more such ships returning and alien figures disembarking. Footage of these aliens engaging coprorate security forces on the surface of the planet of Huawai have emerged also, though the Corp claims that all of these images and videos are fabrications and that everything is under control.
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IP from agendas accomplished during the years 2240-2244
>>4153485
All agendas accomplished: +8 IP
>>4149632
+5
>>4148966
+4
>>4148173
+3
>>4148129
+4


You can post about your agendas for 2244-2248 now or in the next thread, which will probably be made on Monday.
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>>4172698
The Iron Coalition

"The Iron Within"

Party Leader: Szymon Collins

Goals: An umbrella group representing a number of parties and independents, the Iron Coalition is focused on the potential of Eterani, and its ascension to Universal Power.

Election Pledge:
-Creation of EFSA (Eterani Free State Army) and special forces.
-Migration Expansion law, to encompass and allow for migration from ICS and Asiatic League territory.
-Eco Simulation Techniques; new form of farming that will allow for us to create plentiful homesteads for our war heroes.
-Modernisation of Navy; Creation of G.V Frigates Mrk.4, G.V Cruiser Mrk.2 and the G.V Red Earl/Black Princes Mrk.2
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>>4172698
>The Preparedness Party

"Not to go quietly into that good night"

Party Leader: Prof. Dr. Corporal CeSSna

Platform: Isolationist policies, paired with programs to strengthen our economy, education and defensive capabilities. We stand on a platform of universal and in-alienable sentient rights.

Promises:
1. Expansion of our Education sector
2. Expansion of our research capabilities
3. Upgrade of our fleet and ship designs to more modern armor, weapons and just generally modernization
4. Further develop and build more mechanical divisions
5. Incentivice homesteading and settlements all over our habitable world's.
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>>4172698

Extrasolar Protection Movement


"A protected and prepared State is the best one, for us and for our children"


Production: 415
Ongoing construction 100
Consumer goods 100
Military 65
Administration 50
Major Projects 100

Goals : Paramount protection and sacrifice to continue the Eterani dream, while maintaining freedom and liberty of our citizenry.


The agenda of the E.p.m. will remain mostly the same as many of their points weren t done.


- Continue the terraformation of New Perth and complete it to phase II. Then start the one of Dagda.
- Continue the creation of defenses in our systems
- Help the development of our colonies with infrastructures and government support
- Create new settlements and develop them
- Expand/improve our military forces
- Explore and claim the systems of the Ghoul Stars


Ignacio Sanchez Molina Deston leader
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>>4172931
Faithful Eterani
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

For the members of Faithful Eterani the war has been a blessing of sorts, providing them with validation of their beliefs regarding the cosmic struggle between Light and Dark. And with one from their own ranks appearing on all the broadcasts and pictures with the big leaderhat, their belief in total victory being fated by destiny is taking on the dimensions of fanaticism.

Goals:
-fight for a more liberal immigration policy, the stars belong to all
-military: rebuilding and upgrading our precious fleet as well as completing the Turtle Grid.
-victory in the war against the nefarious Black Sun, we will stand with our allies to the very end.
-interplanetary solidarity, New Perth to be fully terraformed.
-establish formal ties with those aliens we encountered previously, an embassy to be constructed



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