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Re: The Space Race: Forum game(6/6-8 Players) 2 SPots open. Turn 4: 1949-1950
« Reply #180 on: February 18, 2012, 09:51:31 am »

How so? I don't see it.
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Re: The Space Race: Forum game(6/6-8 Players) 2 SPots open. Turn 4: 1949-1950
« Reply #181 on: February 18, 2012, 10:14:38 am »

Regained II

Height:7,Weight:1375,Thrust:1500kg to Leo
Components
Singlestage hull: 75*7:525kg
Small Thruster(1 meter): 100kg 1500kg To LEO
Small fuel tanks(6 meter):750kg
This one would have a payload of 125 kg

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Re: The Space Race: Forum game(6/6-8 Players) 2 SPots open. Turn 4: 1949-1950
« Reply #182 on: February 18, 2012, 10:31:00 am »

How so? I don't see it.
A 2 stage rocket isn't a single stage rocket that's double as high. A 2 stage rocket looks more like 2 singlestage ones stacked on top of each other. Each stage has seperate engines and fuel tanks. Also the max height of a single stage hull is 10 meter So yours would look more like:

[Personal Design]
The Spear Mk II
Height: 19m
Weight:  4678kg
Available Payload: 1100 kg+

Components:

Stage 1:
2 stage hull (9 meter): 192*9-> 1728kg
Small thruster (1 meter): 100kg, 2200kg To LEO
Normal fuel tanks x8 (8 meter): 1000kg
Weight: 2828
Thrust: 2200

Stage 2
1 stage hull ( 10 meter): 75*10-> 750kg
Small thruster (1 meter): 100kg, 2200kg To LEO
Normal fuel tanks x8 (8 meter): 1000kg
Weight: 1850
Thrust: 2200 kg

Max payload=
Thrust stage 1/(Weight stage 1+Weight stage 2+ Payload)+Thrust stage2/ Weight stage 2+ Payload >1
2200/(2828+1850+1100)+ 2200/( 1850+ 1100)> 1
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Re: The Space Race: Forum game(6/6-8 Players) 2 SPots open. Turn 4: 1949-1950
« Reply #183 on: February 18, 2012, 10:58:40 am »

Can I join?
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Re: The Space Race: Forum game(6/6-8 Players) 2 SPots open. Turn 4: 1949-1950
« Reply #184 on: February 18, 2012, 11:05:48 am »

Is it possible to use existing designs (With their added "experience") for stage 2, or would such a design act as an entirely new rocket?
Is it possible to strap an already built single-stage rocket onto a two-stage rocket?
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Re: The Space Race: Forum game(6/6-8 Players) 2 SPots open. Turn 4: 1949-1950
« Reply #185 on: February 18, 2012, 11:09:58 am »

Can I join?
I suppose so. Please note that this thread is supposed to update regularly
Is it possible to use existing designs (With their added "experience") for stage 2, or would such a design act as an entirely new rocket?
Is it possible to strap an already built single-stage rocket onto a two-stage rocket?
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Nah
and Nah
However, you can design booster rockets and swap those between different design. Also you can create an offshoot off a certain design, which will get a bonus based on the " experience" with the previous rocket. ( negative bonusses are possible)
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Re: The Space Race: Forum game(6/6-8 Players) 2 SPots open. Turn 4: 1949-1950
« Reply #186 on: February 18, 2012, 07:08:23 pm »

Two mathematics-related comments I wish to make:
  • Ghazkull, the Regained II has a weight of 1375kg, not 1275 so it can only take 125kg to space
  • 10ebbor10, I did a few calculations and the Spear Mk II design you put up can put 1551kg into space (the cutoff is between 1551kg and 1552kg)
Also regarding research, is there going to be any "pure research"? And are there going to be things that can't be researched on Earth (like docking systems)?
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Re: The Space Race: Forum game(6/6-8 Players) 2 SPots open. Turn 4: 1949-1950
« Reply #187 on: February 18, 2012, 07:20:30 pm »

dammit and there i thought i found the holy grail XDDD
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Re: The Space Race: Forum game(6/6-8 Players) 2 SPots open. Turn 4: 1949-1950
« Reply #188 on: February 18, 2012, 10:35:13 pm »

How so? I don't see it.
A 2 stage rocket isn't a single stage rocket that's double as high. A 2 stage rocket looks more like 2 singlestage ones stacked on top of each other. Each stage has seperate engines and fuel tanks. Also the max height of a single stage hull is 10 meter So yours would look more like:

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I can use the tech I'm trading for on a design this turn?  My design was intended as a 1 stage rocket.
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HMR stands for Hazardous Materials Requisition, not Horrible Massive Ruination, though I can understand how one could get confused.
God help us if we have to agree on pizza toppings at some point. There will be no survivors.

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Re: The Space Race: Forum game(6/6-8 Players) 2 SPots open. Turn 4: 1949-1950
« Reply #189 on: February 19, 2012, 04:08:34 am »

How so? I don't see it.
A 2 stage rocket isn't a single stage rocket that's double as high. A 2 stage rocket looks more like 2 singlestage ones stacked on top of each other. Each stage has seperate engines and fuel tanks. Also the max height of a single stage hull is 10 meter So yours would look more like:

-Snip-


I can use the tech I'm trading for on a design this turn?  My design was intended as a 1 stage rocket.
Yes, you can
Also, at your current tech level your singels tage rockets can only be 10 meter high.


Two mathematics-related comments I wish to make:
  • Ghazkull, the Regained II has a weight of 1375kg, not 1275 so it can only take 125kg to space
  • 10ebbor10, I did a few calculations and the Spear Mk II design you put up can put 1551kg into space (the cutoff is between 1551kg and 1552kg)
Also regarding research, is there going to be any "pure research"? And are there going to be things that can't be researched on Earth (like docking systems)?
Pure research: Dependson what you want to do( I'm actually making the tech tree up as I go along)
Most things can be researched on earth, but some only theoretically.
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Re: The Space Race: Forum game(6/6-8 Players) 2 SPots open. Turn 4: 1949-1950
« Reply #190 on: February 19, 2012, 04:40:33 pm »

How so? I don't see it.
A 2 stage rocket isn't a single stage rocket that's double as high. A 2 stage rocket looks more like 2 singlestage ones stacked on top of each other. Each stage has seperate engines and fuel tanks. Also the max height of a single stage hull is 10 meter So yours would look more like:

[Personal Design]
The Spear Mk II
Height: 19m
Weight:  4678kg
Available Payload: 1100 kg+

Components:

Stage 1:
2 stage hull (9 meter): 192*9-> 1728kg
Small thruster (1 meter): 100kg, 2200kg To LEO
Normal fuel tanks x8 (8 meter): 1000kg
Weight: 2828
Thrust: 2200

Stage 2
1 stage hull ( 10 meter): 75*10-> 750kg
Small thruster (1 meter): 100kg, 2200kg To LEO
Normal fuel tanks x8 (8 meter): 1000kg
Weight: 1850
Thrust: 2200 kg

Max payload=
Thrust stage 1/(Weight stage 1+Weight stage 2+ Payload)+Thrust stage2/ Weight stage 2+ Payload >1
2200/(2828+1850+1100)+ 2200/( 1850+ 1100)> 1


Okay, do that then.
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HMR stands for Hazardous Materials Requisition, not Horrible Massive Ruination, though I can understand how one could get confused.
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Re: The Space Race: Forum game(6/6-8 Players) 2 SPots open. Turn 4: 1949-1950
« Reply #191 on: February 20, 2012, 11:37:59 am »

I Pm'ed DeadMead. Will do a turn today or tomorrow.
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Re: The Space Race: Forum game(6/6-8 Players) 2 SPots open. Turn 4: 1949-1950
« Reply #192 on: February 20, 2012, 10:36:53 pm »

Player name: Franz Herdinand
Archetype: Engineer
Funds: 10.000
Organisation Name: ASC Austrian Space Center
      -Motto: 'Screw the rest'
      -Nation: Austria
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
       -Designs
       -Assets
             - Small labs
             -Small launchpad
             -Small Mission Control
              -Small manufacturing and design factory     
-Special people
       -Special thingy:
             Efficient Manufacturing Facility
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Re: The Space Race: Forum game(6/6-8 Players) 2 SPots open. Turn 4: 1949-1950
« Reply #193 on: February 21, 2012, 04:58:32 pm »

Player name: Franz Herdinand
Archetype: Engineer
Funds: 10.000
Organisation Name: ASC Austrian Space Center
      -Motto: 'Screw the rest'
      -Nation: Austria
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       -Designs
       -Assets
             - Small labs
             -Small launchpad
             -Small Mission Control
              -Small manufacturing and design factory     
-Special people
       -Special thingy:
             Efficient Manufacturing Facility
Seems good, I'll update the game tomorrow.
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Re: The Space Race: Forum game(6/6-8 Players) 2 SPots open. Turn 2: 1947-1948
« Reply #194 on: February 22, 2012, 04:48:15 am »

Turn 5: 1950-1951
World news

Due to a few diplomatic incidents, trading between Western Germany and Scotland is now  impossible

County relations:
             USSR             US     Spain     Scot         China     W-Germ
USSR:    Neutral ,    Neutral,    T-A,      Neutral,    Neutral,   Neutral
US:        Neutral,    Neutral,   Neutral,   Neutral,    Neutral,   Neutral
Spain:    T-A,         Neutral,  Problems*,Neutral,    Neutral,   Neutral
Scotland:Neutral ,   Neutral,    Neutral,  Neutral,    T-A    ,   T- Embargo
CHina:    Neutral ,   Neutral,    Neutral,  T-A   ,      Neutral,  Neutral
W-Germ: Neutral ,   Neutral,    Neutral,  T-Embargo,Neutral,   Neutral
Israel:    Neutral ,   Neutral,    Neutral,  Neutral,    Neutral,   Neutral
Austria : Neutral ,   Neutral,    Neutral,  Neutral,    Neutral,   Neutral

* Ethnic tensions have increased, as the Basques are now threathning to bomb important targets and cities. Nobody knows where they got the weapons from.

W.A.T. Yearly report

Research:
COntinue lifesupport research. research goes fo

Design:
Regained II

Height:7,Weight:1375,Thrust:1500kg to Leo
Components
Singlestage hull: 75*7:525kg
Small Thruster(1 meter): 100kg 1500kg To LEO
Small fuel tanks(6 meter):750kg
This one would have a payload of 125 kg


Launch:
N/A

Construction:
2 Regained II as constructed, including the prototype

Other:

The Basques pay you 4500 for all the rockets. This causes Tensions in Spain to skyrocket, which might hamper the local space program.

Expenses:
1000(Research) + 1150(Rocket construction)+ 1000( warhead construction)



ASTRO Yearly report

Research:
Dr Smith will further improve the reliability of the small thruster. There'sn't much progress made, but there's some
Lab 1: Konrad Becker will reduce the weight of the 2-stage hull. Again, much progress is made.
Lab 2: Improve the lifespan of the Explorer satellite. Much progress is made, mainly in the cooling reservoirs that prevent the sattlite from overheating, therefore allowing it to function longer. Sadly, they're afraid that further research would require extra funds.( Upgrading sattelite cost= 2000)
Research cost:$2000

Design:
None this year.

Manufacturing:
Another Redstone I. DONE

Construction:
Done

Launch:
Another Redstone I is launched whitout problems. The launch isn't as perfect as the previous one, but scientists gathered a lot of data from it.

Other:

Special event: Nothing

Total Cost: $2650



C.H.A.S.E. Yearly report

Research:
Lab 1st floor: Practical solar cells. Solar cell research goes fast. Soon the lab is filled with solarpowered airplanes, rockets and other little stuff. The scientists calculate how much surface area they would need to power the sattelite. Saddlt they're are rather fragile and the stuff they need to be packed in with weights quite a lot.
Lab 2nd floor: Re-usable primary phase rocket chassis[0.39] Your scientist are set to work designing a reusable rocket chassis. The problem is that it should survive the crash back to earth. Saddly the heath shield is rather cumbersome.


Design & Production
None

Construction
None.

Missions:
The Rocket takes of rather sluggishly, but no major problems arise. The sattelite is properly dropped into LEO and begins transmitting its signal around the world.

Other:
The press conference goes exceptionally well. Important figures from around the globe are present and the press easily found your locations, thanks to helpfull signs placed every 10 meter.
Most of the people are listening to the radio reciever in the middle room, which is emitting a low Beeb every 10 seconds, the location signal of your sattelite. But they haven't seen the true possibilities of this sattelite. You flick a switch and the Beeb cuts out. Several seconds later the national Anthem is faintly heard in the room. I takes them several seconds to realise it's coming from the Radio.
You clarify the uses of your sattelite, and tell them the signal will be recieved across the whole of CHina. Then you hand the microphone to one of the more important peoples so that he can give a speach to the whole of China.
Prestige: +6

The trade is succesful.

Total expenses: -$4250( Sattelites aren't free+ Special event)

Special event: You didn't expect so many important people showing up so you had to pay 1000 for emergency catering.
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STARS Yearly report
Research:
-Dr Faust continues research into improving the efficiency of our thrusters. Research goes well, but Doctor Faust sadly has to inform you they seem to have reached the maximum efficiency for this type of thruster.
-A second team develops something which can transmit a signal from space. Some form of artificial satellite perhaps. Sattelite development goes exceptionally well. Your scientists ensure you that it's already to superior to what the chinese sent into space this year.
Design:
N/A
Construction:
Build an 'El Perajo Cantor II'
Launch:
The launch is succesfull and your are granted extra funds.( Several people whisper though they want you to build rockets to match those the Rebels got )
+2 Prestige
Expenditure:
4,750 (1k for satellite, 2k for thrusters, 750 for the rocket+ 1000 for war event)

Random Event: None
War event: The Ethnic struggles escalate. WHitout intervetion this might turn into a civil war. Yesterday rebels stole over 1000 worth of launching material. I wonder what they would want with that.


DWARF Yearly report.

Research:
Rocket fuel research continues, but not much progress is being made.

Life Support Module:  Make that elephant lighter. Your engineers decide for once to not blow anything up, and make ridiculous amounts of progress. WHo needed the Lead chairs anyway.

Thruster:  I want a larger one.  Keep it safe, but we NEED MORE POWA! A large thruster is developped and progress is well, as you can see by the amount of prototypes flying by your office.


Designs:
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The Spear Mk II
Height: 19m
Weight:  4678kg
Available Payload: 1735(calculated in the webversion of geogebra, that was a lot of scrolling)
Price: 1475
Components:

Stage 1:
2 stage hull (9 meter): 192*9-> 1728kg
Small thruster (1 meter): 100kg, 2200kg To LEO
Normal fuel tanks x8 (8 meter): 1000kg
Weight: 2828
Thrust: 2300

Stage 2
1 stage hull ( 10 meter): 75*10-> 750kg
Small thruster (1 meter): 100kg, 2200kg To LEO
Normal fuel tanks x8 (8 meter): 1000kg
Weight: 1850
Thrust: 2300 kg


Building:
Repair the labs.


Other:
Accept this trade:  (Note- it is for all blueprints and notes both ways.)
I'll trade you the plans for my two-stage hull for your improved standard fuel plans.


Total expenses:

7475  (3x 1k for research, 3k for building+ Rocket price)

Promises:
Toaster: Dog in space by 1952
Kashyk: Radio signal from space by 1952
Ruler of nothing: Comm satelite in LEO orbit by 1952
Nirur Torin: Radio transmitting object in space by 1953 DONE

Players:
Player name: Xin Su
Archetype: Lobbyist Political Commissar
Funds: 7050(+7500)
Prestige:13
Organisation Name: Chinese Assembly for Space Exploration (CHASE)
      -Motto: Ensuring China's dominance of the Solar System.
      -Nation: People's Republic of China

       
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Player Name:  Urist McLowe
Archetype: Engineer
Funds:11850 (+8500)
Prestige:13
Organisation Name: DeWard Aeronautical Research Foundation [DWARF]
      Motto: Strike the moon!
      Nation: Scotland
     
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Player name: Friedrich von Hohenzollern
Archetype: Astronaut
Funds: 5400(+1500)
Prestige: 1
Organisation Name: W.A.T. (West-German Aeronautical Technologies)
      -Motto: Inveniam viam aut faciam ( either i'll find a way, or I'll make one)
      -Nation: Western Germany
     
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Player name: Alexis Solsona
Archetype: Engineer
Funds: 5175 (+3500)
Prestige: 5
Organisation Name: Science, Technology And Research in Space (STARS)
      -Motto:  Vamos a infinito y más allá!
      -Nation: Spain
     
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Player Name: Dr James Smith
Archetype: Scientist
Funds: 2900(+2500)
Prestige:3
Organisation Name: American Space Technology and Research Organisation (ASTRO)
Motto: Exploring space for the greater good of mankind.
Nation: USA
     
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Player name: Teldon Y'rell
Archetype: Businessman
Funds: 20.000(2.200°
Organisation Name: Astronomical Wealth by Orbital Lucritiveness(AWOL)
Motto: 'Making space profitable for everyone'
Nation: Israel

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Player name: Franz Herdinand
Archetype: Engineer
Funds: 10.000
Organisation Name: ASC Austrian Space Center
      -Motto: 'Screw the rest'
      -Nation: Austria
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       -Designs
       -Assets
             - Small labs
             -Small launchpad
             -Small Mission Control
             -Efficient manufacturing and design factory( Rockets are 10% cheaper)   
-Special people
       -Special thingy:
             Efficient Manufacturing Facility
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