Turn 4 : 1949-1950
Solar flares are predicted for the next year, and the increased solar activity is followed by observatories worldwide.
County relations:
Australia Japan Poland Greece Scotland Nicuaraga France Maryland
Australia Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Japan Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Poland Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Greece Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Scotland Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Nicuaraga Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
France Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Maryland Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
SPACE
Research:
Lab 1 will improve the reliability of the small thruster further, and improve the fuel efficiency if reliability is maxed out (-$1000)[Progress is slow]
Lab 2 will develop solar cells that can operate in space with the help of the Electronics Expert (-$1000) [Much progress is made, though not at much as there could’ve been.]
Research costs: $2000
Design:
None this year.
Production:
1 Radio transmitter satellite (-$500)
Production costs: $500
Missions:
Launch the improved Arrow I with the satellite to fulfill our promise. Use Lobbyist ability on this launch. [The launch is succesfull, but only because of the last minute adjustements made to the rockets. Nevertheless with some clever PR tricks it turns into a stunning succes. +15 Prestige (crit)]
Other:
Announce that SPACE will launch a long-term communications satellite within 4 years. [Announcement made. +4 prestige]
Trade fuel tank research for fuel power research with Nirur Torir (up to the minimum of [0.90] and wherever Nirur Torir's standard fuel tech is)
Trade results of this years solar cell research for the solar powered comms satellite with Nirur Torir, unless research this year is unsuccessful.
Total costs: $2500
NASA (Japan)
No turn
PCIS Turn 2
TURN:
Research:
Me: Engine, safety + thrust (-1000$)[Serious progress is made, though increased complexity will double costs from now on]
Lab 1: Research probe (-1000$) [Little progress is made]
Launch:
Gather dataregistering devices and cameras, launch the TS-1 prototype. Try to learn as much as possible from the launch. If launch goes well inform the press and military, if not keep quiet about it. [The launch is a stunning succes, gathering some prestige]
Totals: -2000$
PSI
No turn
SMF Turn
Turn:
Research:
Me:(-1000) Improve fuel efficiency with the medium thruster [Progress is slow]
Design:
Alter design so that lighter hull is introduced [UPDates are automatic]
Construction: Peregrine mk2{using new lighter hulls}(-800) [Unneeded]
Have a meeting with the Militaries of many Nations, to show them the launch of my Peregrine; and propose it's use as a Surface-To-Air Missile [The millitary is not interested in a surface to air missile that can’t be aimed properly, and is more likely to end up in space than into an enemy plane. Also, it’s a tad large]
Other: Trade off medium engine schematics to FIEE for [1.00] of lighter hull and $500
Promise: By 5 years, will have photos of Earth from space [Few people believe you. +2 prestige]
Summary:(-1300)
Research:
1st floor: Improve liquid fuel ($1000) [A new high energy density fuel was developed, but in the end it turned out to be just a little to volatile to be useable. (2000 repair costs)]
2nd floor: Make medium engines safer and repair the lab ($2100) [The explosion of the floor below is rather annoying for the researchers, and little progress is made ]
3rd floor: (Chassis Scientist) Decrease weight of reentry capable hull. ($1000) [Decent progress is made]
Design and Production:
-$2000 [Lowest priority if financing problems] [Decided to drop this]
Courrier
Height: 10m
Weight: 2700kg
Thrust: 2.15 * 1000 * 1.05 = 2257
Payload to orbit: Cannot enter LEO
Failure chance:
Survival chance:
Cost: 750? 850?
10m Reentry capable hull (10 * 150kg = 1500kg)
1m Medium Engine (200kg) [CANCEL DESIGN IF 2M]
8m small fuel tanks (8 * 125kg = 1000kg)
1m payload space
Missions:
None
Construction:
None
Other:
Trade with SMF: Get medium thrusters (start of turn) for [1.00] of lightened hull and $500.
Technology Trade with SPACE: Improved fuel (end-of-turn) for better small fuel tanks, equal research progress. If I fail, [0.55] for [0.55]. If I do well, up to [0.90] for [0.90].
Technology Trade with SPACE: Solar satellites for end-of-turn solar cell research if he doesn't fail.
Total expenses:
-$4600 (-rocket, +1000 not spent on last turn's research)
PromisesFIEE: Radio transmittor by the end of 1951 [fulfilled ]
Reentry capable rocket by 1955
SPACE:Radio transmittor by the end of 1951
PCIS:- Succesfull guidance system assisted launch by the end of 1950 [DONE]
- Succesfull scientific probe in LEO by the end of 1953
NASA: Photos from space by the end of 1955
SMF: Photos from space by the end of 1955 [High reward]
Player name: Peter Fletcher
Archetype: Lobbyist
Funds: 5500 (+4200)
Prestige: 32
Organisation Name: SPACE: Space Projects for Australian Commerce and Exploration Motto: Ad astra per ardua
Nation: Australia
Fuel
-Standard fuel: 105% thrust [0.55]
-Small fuel tank ( 147.5 liters of liquid fuel per meter hight) [0.90]
Thrusters
-Small thrusters Weight 100 kg,Failure chance 16.2%, 1meter high, Can carry 2kg of weight to LEO per liter fuel, Max fuel use: 1000)[0][1.69][0][0][1.48]
Chassis
-Single stage hull(75 kg weight per meters high, max 10 meters)
Payload
-Radio transmittor sattelite (155 kg, 1 year lifetime) [1.9]
-Solar pannels (405 kg, 3 years lifetime)[0.99]
-Solar powered radio sattelite [575 kg, 3 years lifetime] 0.87 (Awaiting solar cell research
Arrow I: [0.53]
Height: 9m
Weight: 1775kg
Thrust: 2000kg to LEO
Payload: 100kg to LEO, 91kg to stable LEO
Failure chance: 14.7%
Cost: 675
9m single stage hull (675kg)
Small thruster: 1m, 100kg
7 x Small fuel tank: 7m, 1000kg standard fuel
1m free space
- Two floor labs (2 research thing. 1000 per research)
- Small launchpad (Max 10 meters)
- Small Mission Control (1 mission/ year)
-Small manufacturing and design factory (Design: 2000. Max 10 meters of rocket/year)
Expert Electrical Engineer: +40 (This would be a bonus to sattelites and stuff, and maybe even capsules)
Player Name: Samuel Wells
Archetype: Scientist
Funds:4,500 (+1000)
Organisation: NASA (I can't think up a better name.)
Motto: Lets screw with history
Nation: Japan (Bet you didn't expect that)
Fuel
-Small fuel tank ( 125 liters of liquid fuel per meter hight)
Thrusters
-Small thrusters Weight 100 kg,Failure chance 50%, 1meter high, Can carry 2.29kg of weight to LEO per liter fuel, Max fuel use: 1000)[0][0][1.68][0][1.68]
Chassis
-Single stage hull(75 kg weight per meters high, max 10 meters)
Payload
-Solar pannels(555 kg) [0.72]
2 floor labs labs
Small launchpad
Small Mission Control
Small manufacturing and design factory
Special scientist old German propulsion scientist: + 40 Propulsion research
Sent in as part of the Marshal Plan, Well's job is quite simply to rebuild Japans research capacity, he hopes to ally with another space program to help with the space program.
Player name: Aleksander Sołtyk
Archetype: Scientist
Funds: 3250 (+2000)
Prestige: 10
Organisation Name: P.C.I.S. (Poland CAN into Space)
Motto: Show the world what we can do.
Nation: Republic of Poland
Fuel -Small fuel tank ( 125 liters of liquid fuel per meter hight)
Thrusters -Small thrusters Weight 100 kg,Failure chance 10.8%, 1meter high, Can carry 2.04kg of weight to LEO per liter fuel, Max fuel use: 1000)
Chassis -Single stage hull(75 kg weight per meters high, max 10 meters)
Payload -Mechanical guidance system(92.75 kg, +5% Safety) [1.29]
-Athmospherical research probe (100 kg, 1 year lifetime, Very slow data gathering/transmission) [1]
TS-1 [0.30]
Total mass: 1742.75kg
LEO: 42.25 kg
Fail chance: 17.8% failchance
Cost: 600
Height: 9m - plating weight - 675kg
Fuel tanks: 7m - 875kg
Thruster: Small - 1m - weight 100kg - 1785kg thrust
Equipment: Mechanical Guidance System - 92.75kg
Payload space: 1 m
Small Upgraded labs (+5 research bonus)
Small launchpad
Small Mission Control
Small manufacturing and design factory
Fuel production line: [Reduces price of fuel tanks with 50%]
After the WW2 Poland was in terrible financial state. That, and it was mostly rubble after Germans passed through it to the east and the Russians to the west. With most of the intellectual elite killed by one side or another it's luck that the Soviets could even find people to make puppets from.
I myself returned from Britain hoping for a sovereign Homeland. Having worked for PZL before the war I have continued working for aerospace
engineering industry during the war and after it.
The state representatives approached me and few others to create a small space program. We were to build a rocket or two and send them into space. It was to be something to show to the people, you see, a national pride thing. I believe they wanted to wrap the project up fast, but we are men of science and will use any opportunity to research the world that surrounds us.
If I must I will FIGHT the bureaucrats for funding, I won't let MY... our project to die, this is a great chance for this country.
The facilities are state owned, some kind of proving grounds... The 'labs' are humble barracks, for the design and manufacture we will have to depend on Centralne Studium Samolotów (Central Aircraft Studies) for now. They get even worse funding than us but they have some great men there. I will need to procure some better equipment, get more professional facilities built, but for now it will have to suffice.
We've got some german equipment from our 'comrades'. Will have to get some guys to dismantle it and reverse engineer its workings.
Player name: Apostolos Urian
Archetype: Lobbyist
Funds: 5.500 (+1000)
Organisation Name: PSI(Preeminent Space Investigation)
-Motto: Fly Higher, Fly Faster
-Nation: Greece
Fuel storage - Small fuel tank ( 125 liters of liquid fuel per meter height)
Propulsion - Small thrusters Weight 100 kg,Failure chance 50%, 1meter high, Can carry 2kg of weight to LEO per liter fuel, Max fuel use: 1000) 0][0][0][0][0]
- Medium Thrusters Weight 200 kg, Failure chance 10%, 1 meter high, Can Carry 2.15 kg weight to LEO per liter fuel (2.75 max capable) Max fuel use: 1500
Chassis - Single stage hull(75 kg weight per meters high, max 12 meters) [1.02]
Payload-Radio transmittor sattelite [235 kg, 1 year lifetime] [0.85]
- Small labs (1 research/year for $1000)
- Small launchpad (Max rocket height of 10m)
- Small Improved Mission Control (1 launch/year, +5 Safety)
- Small manufacturing and design factory: (Can build rockets, can design new rockets ($2000 + cost))
-a V2 rocket(may be reverse-engineered for low-level components, but not launched) (Below is an overview of the info you can get out of the parts)
-Basic radiocontrol direction system [3.0]
-Medium warhead [2.0]
-Upgraded Chassis(14 meter) [3.00]
-Upgraded Medium engine [4.00]
-Upgraded fuel tank [2.00]
Greece was heavily occupied during the Second World War, and though they lost much to famine and heavy-handed oppression, they have begun to resurge with a vengeance, and recent caches of German equipment found unmolested in store-houses across the country have been a great help in that regard. While most of these were sold off, a disarmed v2 rocket has sparked interest in the myriad possibilities of rocketry, propelling Greece into the space race.
Player name:Javier
Archetype:scientist
Funds: 3.900 (+1600)
Prestige: 6
Organization: S.M.F.(supermagicalfuntime)
-Motto: No one builds 'em better than us!
-Nation: Nicaragua
- Fuel -Improved standard fuel(102%) [0.17]
Fuel[ Storage - Small fuel tank ( 125 liters of liquid fuel per meter height)
Propulsion - Small thrusters Weight 100 kg, Failure chance 41.4%, 1meter high, Can carry 2kg of weight to LEO per liter fuel, Max fuel use: 1000) 0][0.43][0][0][043]
- Medium Thrusters Weight 200 kg, Failure chance 21.2%, 1 meter high, Can Carry 2.21 kg weight to LEO per liter fuel (2.75 max capable) Max fuel use: 1500
Chassis - Single stage hull(62.5 kg weight per meters high, max 10 meters) [1]
-Peregrine [0.95]
Height: 10m
Weight: 1700kg
Thrust:1,972.45kg to LEO
Payload: 272.42kg to LEO
Fail chance: 1%
Cost: 800
10m single stage hull (625kg)
Medium thruster: 1m, 200kg
Small fuel tank: 7m, 875kg standard fuel
- -Small labs (+5)
-Small launchpad
-Small Mission Control
-Small manufacturing and design factory
- - mathematician(German) (What do you want to do with this one.)
-Special thingy:
-none yet
Player name: Medoro Marceau
Archetype: Bussinesman
Funds: 3575(+3410)
Prestige:21
Organisation Name: French Institute for Extraterrestrial Exploitation (FIEE)
-Motto: Étendre l'influence de l'humanité (Expanding humanity's influence)
-Nation: France
Fuel -Standard fuel: 105% thrust [0.55]
Fuel[ Storage - Small fuel tank ( 138.75 liters of liquid fuel per meter height)[0.55]
Propulsion - Small thrusters Weight 100 kg, Failure chance 50%, 1meter high, Can carry 2kg of weight to LEO per liter fuel, Max fuel use: 1000)
- Medium Thrusters Weight 200 kg, Failure chance 20.8%, 1 meter high, Can Carry 2.15 kg weight to LEO per liter fuel (2.75 max capable) Max fuel use: 1500
Chassis - Single stage hull(50 kg weight per meters high, max 10 meters) [2][0]
-Reentry capable hull (135 kg. 57% survival chance) [1.6] [0.3]
¨Payload -Radio transmittor sattelite [235 kg, 1 year lifetime] [0.85]
-Solar powered radio sattelite [575 kg;3 years lifetime] 0.87
-Solar pannels (405 kg, 3 years lifetime)[0.99]
Moineau I [0.83]
Height: 10m
Weight: 1575kg
Thrust: 2.15 * 875*1.05 = 1975
Payload to orbit: 400kg
Failure chance: 1%
10m single stage hull (10 * 50kg = 500kg)
2m Medium Engine (200kg)
7m small fuel tanks (7 * 125kg = 875kg)
1m reserved for Radio Transmission Module
Construction:
None
- 3 floor labs (3 research/year for $1000)
- Small launchpad (Max rocket height of 10m)
- Small Mission Control (1 launch/year)
- Small manufacturing and design factory: (Can build rockets, can design new rockets ($2000 + cost))
Expert structural scientist (Chassis, fuel tanks, maybe armor).
Initial bonus: Expert Chassis scientist (+40)
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