Turn 23: 1968-1969
World news:
A diplomatic incident result in the worsening of relations between China and Scotland.
-Scientific: +5 bonus to research (Lv 2: +10)
-P.R.- ific: Pr. Bonus/minus to (others) launches. LV 2: Increased bonus
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Enginious: + 5 bonus to engineerins LV2: +10
-Astronautical: +5 bonus to training astronauts( Lv2 : +10)
-Managing talent: +10% extra money. LV2: +15%
-Other: To be discussed
County relations:
US Spain Scot China Austria Wales Britain
US: Neutral, T-Embargo, Bad Neutral, Neutral Neutral Neutral
Spain: T-Embargo, Neutral Neutral, Neutral, Neutral Neutral Neutral
Scotland: Bad Neutral, Neutral, Neutral, Neutral Neutral Neutral
CHina Neutral, Neutral, Neutral, Neutral, Neutral Neutral Neutral
Austria : Neutral, Neutral, Neutral, Neutral, United Neutral Neutral
Wales: Neutral, Neutral, Neutral, Neutral, Neutral Neutral Neutral
Britain Neutral, Neutral, Neutral, Neutral, Neutral Neutral Neutral
3 armed creepers. Small explosive
5 Vengadors armed with thermobarics.
Research:
Dr Smith will continue researching nuclear technology (free).
Work here progresses fast.Lab 1 will increase the power of the kerosene fuel with the help of Robert Caldwell (-$1000)
Work here goes slowlyLab 2 will improve the communications capabilities of the large radio satellite with the help of the electronics expert (-$1000)
Work here goes slowly.Lab 3 will improve the survival chance of the 3 person capsule (-$1000)
Work here goes slowResearch cost: $3000
Design:
None this year.
Construction:
Add a fourth floor to the labs (-$20000)
Construction cost: $20000
Production:
1 solar powered comms satellite (-$1500)
1 Hyperion RLV (-$1000)
Production cost: $2500
Launch:
Launch the comms satellite into a stable LEO with the Hyperion
Launch and reentry are succesfull.Other:
Invest $1000 into the aerospace department (year 1 of 5)
After launching the comms satellite, try contacting various governments (especially the US government) to see if they have changed their minds regarding comms satellites.
Nope, still no interestInquire further to see what funding the US government wants to provide towards launching further weather satellites.
They'd want to pay Operating costs+ 10% for a single sattelite permantent network.Other costs: $1000
Total cost: $26500
C.H.A.S.E. Yearly report
CHASEResearch:Lab 1st floor (Propulsion Expert): XL Safe Thruster fuel efficiency. ($2000) Work here progresses.
Lab 2nd floor: 10m fuel tank capacity Work here progresses too.
Lab 3rd floor (Shaiming Hu): Tripod RC repair drone success rate
An explosion rips through the lab. No death, and only one scientist was heavily wounded. Nobody knows what caused the disaster, except for the wounded one, who keeps proclaiming that the robot became sentient. He's probabky delirous, but should be fine in a while. The damage is estimated to lie around 5000 currency units.Lab 4th floor (Specialized for space stations) (Yi shing): Water recycling system's effect on supplies
Work here progresses, and the water recylcing system is optimized.Spacelab: Space Heatlh Studies (Share results with Toaster)
Results are processed.Design & ProductionNone.
ConstructionNone.
Missions:Crew 1: Tiruin, Taikonaut 7, a scotonaut.
Crew 2: Taikonauts 6 and 8, a scotonaut.
Crew 3: Taikonauts Tiruin, Taikonauts 7 and 9.
My launch 1, Crew 2, Explorer II (2) without docking system, crew swapping and research supply mission. Max payload: 634kg
Research supplies: 269kg (Space Health Studies) ($??)
Supplies: 165kg ($165)
Launch and reentry go well, however during the actual crew swap, which due to the fact that there were no docking systems, had to be done spacey walkey, the scotonaut managed to get a slight puncture in a spacesuit. He reached the airlock in time, but was injured.
Toaster launch 1, Explorer II (1) without docking system, delivery in Mao Kongjianzhan's vicinity. Max payload: 1185kg
3m station hull piece with 4 docking systems: 1160kg ($1900 + $200 clerical error from last round)
Supplies: 25kg ($25)
Station crew will use their shuttle to attach the new piece.
The shuttle burned up completly during reentry. It was an automated flight, so no-one died. Later camera analysys indicated that a bird collided with the shuttle shortly after take-off, damaging the heat shield and leading to it's inevitable demise. You where however quick on the ball and managed to salvage the situation and reestablish trust in the rocket system.
There was some hassle with this mission, especially because they were one crewmember short, but the stationpiece was safely attached.
My launch 2, Crew 3, Explorer II (3) without docking system, resupply mission to Mao Kongjianzhan's vicinity. Max payload: 1185kg.
Supplies: 1185kg ($1185)
Mission succesfull, no problems
My launch 3, Crew 3, Explorer II (3) without docking system, resupply mission to Mao Kongjianzhan's vicinity. Max payload: 1185kg.
Supplies: 1185kg ($1185)
Mission succesfull, no problems
My launch 4, Crew 1, Explorer II (3) with docking system, crew swapping and resupply mission to Mao Kongjianzhan. Max payload: 634kg.
Time: 7.5 months into the year.
Supplies: 600kg ($600)
Mission succesfull.
Toaster launch 2, Explorer II (1) without docking system, mission repeat or delivery in Mao Kongjianzhan's vicinity. Max payload: 1185kg
Repeat a previous mission if it failed.
Otherwise:
11 solar cells: 1100kg ($2750 + $550 S&H)
Supplies: 85kg ($85kg)
The allocated shuttle was unavailable. Mostly because of the fact that the parts that had been found had been stored in plastic bags in a laboratory in scotland.
Total payload:
3m station hull piece with four docking systems
269kg research materials
3160kg supplies
Taikonauts:Tiruin and Taikonauts 6, 7, and 8 will not be training to improve their skills between station stays.
If Taikonauts die in the line of duty, give $1000 to their families.
In the unlikely event that a crew swapping mission fails, the station crew will receive a bonus for staying out the year.
Other:Aerospace department investment (year 3 of 5) ($1000) (preferred specialty: quantum mechanics, theory and applications)
Use PR on my first launch of the year.
Total expenses: $(14,645 + research supplies(1345))
Research
-Dr Faust stabilises the Vasimirs more.
Progress here is slow, but the VASimirs are now optimized.-Dr Fuerza lightens the Solar Panels
Work here doesn't go very fast-Floor three commercialises the Solar Panels.
No progress is made hereConstruction
Build 1 Relampago and 1 Mano de Ayuda
Missions
Launch the Relampago with the Mano do Ayuda, as far as it will go.
The Rempalogo is succesfully brought into orbit. However none of the Mano Do Ayuda's are recoverable.Other
Send another advert to all the universities, looking for scientists. (3000+PR)
No results. Btw, Pr isn't useable for everything.Expenditure
7900 (1k Vasimirs, 1k Solar Panels, 1k commercialization 1900 rockets, 3k university)
DWARF
Research:
[Electronics Expert] Continue theoretical work on unmanned rovers. (1k)
Work here goes fast[Thruster Expert] Work on ionic thrusters. (1k)
Work here progresses. However, The gm is too lazy to look up what they are, and how to implement them in game mechanics[Fuel Expert] Increase the thrust (or if that's maxed, safety) of Solid Fuel. (2k)
Work here progresses.Increase the max height of the Space Shuttle hull. (2k)
Work here doesn't progresses. A maquette flies through the lab and explodes in a freak incident(Damege: 2000) Increase the max height of booster rockets!
Work here progresses (1k)
Designs:
Nope, no design.
Building:
None today.
Other:
See Nirur's turn. My launch schedule is in that.
Please state which scotonauts Nirur has to use. Easier for me when I have to do skill rolls, or to see who died.Expenses: 7k research
Kingfisher: ASC monthly report
Turn:
Research:
Mass drivers. 2K
Research here progresses fast (100, grats). You can now upgrade the launcher(10.000) to limit launch weight by 40%. You can also upgrade (5000) it's weight capacityVASIMIR engines. Work progresses. 1K
Work here doesn't prgress Superconductors. Work here progresses. 1K
Slow progressLaunch: Ye olde creeper 1 to get some prestige, not much really.
Launch succesfull. +2 prestigeOther: Announce the intention to have a mass driver launch by 1970.
The anouncement goes unnoticed. In fact, you might even say it goes bad as many nations are fearing the military uses of this device. Your mass driver pr stunt was ridiculed by various governements. (Feel free to try the promise again though.)4525
SoHowAreYou
Other players can vote for 3 techs to donate to the common knowledge. Techs might not be donated completly.
adwarf.
Research:
-Basic Life Support Hub: Recycles air, and water to allow extended stays in space, works well in combination with the Agricultural Hub for my ship.
Liquid oxygen causes an explosion in the lab. estimated repair cost: 3000-Basic Crew Quarters Hub: Houses a crew to maintain the space shuttle, and a few extra.
Progress is mediocre-EMP Theory
Work here progresses wellThings you are designing:
Excalibur I Decrease the Failure Chance
No progress is made on the design. Maybe you should improve the components.-Small Fuel Tank (5 Meter Height)
-Small Thrusters (1 Meter Height)
-Single Stage Hull (10 Meter Capacity)
-Agricultural Hub (4 Meter Height)
Building things(If you want to)
None
Other things
None
5K
Sattelites and other things in orbit:
Venus
Earth
Leo:
Solar power com sat
Advanced SEO: Earth weather: 1 years left
Advanced SEO: Earth weather: 1 years left
Station: Mao Kongjianzhan
3m hull piece[1.25] (1 Shuttle docked, 2 open docking ports)
4m hull piece[Space lab][1.20](
4m hull piece[Large sleeping cabin(2/2)] [1.15]
4m hull piece[Large sleeping cabin(0/2)] [1.10]
4m hullpiece[Gym] [1.10]
2m hullpiece[Lifesupport(3/9)] [1.10]
1 m hull piece[Control hub(5/10)] [1.10]
13 solar panels (2 years left,3 years left(1)) (12.85/13)
Storage:
1464/4100 (704:Food,600: Solar cells(6))
Crew: (Stayed here 3 months. Max 7.5)
-Tiruin
-Taikonaut 7
-Scotonaut ??
Moon
Mars
Promises:( All due by the end of the stated year)
Open source:
Moon Map: [1.00]
Mars Map [1.00]