Oh, by the way; I'd advise naming each ship class after the first ship of it's class that was commissioned. The Ark Royal class started with the HMS Ark Royal, the Dreadnought class with the HMS Dreadnought, etc.
I'll most likely begin doing that to new Navy and SDF ships and once the two have a more significant role. As of now though, only ships in the OSR are named after the ships of their class.
You have inspired me to come back to Aurora and finish learning it.
PTW
Aaaaand can I get a recruit renamed to 'Vladmir Dimitri' THat'd be nice.
Nice to hear that. By the way, here's your guy.
Vladimir Dimitri- Crew Training 75
- Fleet Movement Initiative Rating 154
- Political Reliability Bonus 10%
- Facotry Production Bonus 25%
Your guys also has the personality traits of Poor Family and... Wealthy family?
Should I change it?
PTW
One day, I'll find the patience to get past the game-crashing bugs, and learn the damn game.
You should. It's fun (though not always) once you can tolerate some of the annoying issues and know how to play.
2nd Year of the gameJanuary 2, 2101A separate team led by Alfie Matthews has succeeded in the development of the first Gravitational Survey Sensor. A design for a gravitational survey ship is quickly created. Despite the rush for extrasolar exploration, the OSR could not construct the ship as they will need to wait two months for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ shipyard to be retooled. Instead, the task is delegated to the Navy who will utilize its 1000 ton capacity shipyard which has remained unused for several years.
Sazanami class Gravsurvey Ship 1,000 tons 23 Crew 209.3 BP TCS 20 TH 52.5 EM 0
3500 km/s Armour 1-8 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/1/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Maint Life 6.17 Years MSP 92 AFR 11% IFR 0.2% 1YR 4 5YR 62 Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 8 months Spare Berths 2
Paxman Valenta 69-Rate Pulse Engine (1) Power 69.6 Fuel Use 142.79% Signature 52.2 Exp 14%
Fuel Capacity 300,000 Litres Range 37.8 billion km (125 days at full power)
Gravitational Survey Sensors (1) 1 Survey Points Per Hour
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
Following the momentum, Aaron Frost and his team recently announced that development of the first jump drive is now finished. The technology is still relatively new and inefficient, requiring long term research efforts before it could be used commercially and so is currently restricted to OSR ships.
The first jump drive is designed to allow ships of 1000 tons or less to jump. Due to its size, the planned jump tender will have no additional equipment other than the jump drive. The Jump Tender, once in service, will allow survey ships to explore systems beyond Sol once a jump point has been found.
Kongo class Jump Tender 1,000 tons 21 Crew 114.3 BP TCS 20 TH 52.5 EM 0
3500 km/s JR 1-50 Armour 1-8 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Maint Life 4.74 Years MSP 36 AFR 16% IFR 0.2% 1YR 3 5YR 39 Max Repair 43.5 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 4 months Spare Berths 1
OSR Experimental Jump Drive Max Ship Size 1000 tons Distance 50k km Squadron Size 1
Paxman Valenta 69-Rate Pulse Engine (1) Power 69.6 Fuel Use 142.79% Signature 52.2 Exp 14%
Fuel Capacity 300,000 Litres Range 37.8 billion km (125 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
The first ship will be completed on April, three months ahead of the completion date of the first Sazanmi class gravsurvey ship.
January 21, 2101The first two of the SDF’s new Tribal class escorts are commissioned. Both will be assigned to the newly founded 3rd Patrol Task Group and will be responsible for conducting patrols on Mars.
March 11, 2101The last two of the SDF’s new Tribal class escorts are out of dock and commissioned into service. Both will be assigned to the new 4th Patrol Task Group which will help the 1st Task Group in conducting patrols on Earth and Luna.
March 18, 2101In order to boost economic growth and colonization efforts, the administration has approved the construction of 8 new spaceports and 5000 units of infrastructure.
Ground ForceThe Ground Force or the Army as the public calls them has started training 3 construction brigades along with a Brigade Headquarters unit to command them. Along with the new construction force, the Ground Force hopes to train and procure equipment for at least two heavy armor brigades, four light assault brigades and one artillery support brigade by 2015. In addition to that, the Ground Force hopes to establish a permanent base on Luna and Mars at the same year to better project its power.
The only problem they currently face is lack of budget as most of it is focused on space exploration and colonization.
April 7 - 12, 2101Significant deposits of readily accessible Sorium (1,358,250 with 0.9 access) have been discovered on Io. In addition to that, the survey reports the following:
Minerals Discovered on Io: Duranium 663 (0.8 access)
Neutronium 1,358,250 (0.4 access)
Tritanium 613,136 (0.3 access)
Boronide 361117 (0.6 access)
Mercassium 119,709 (1)
Uridium 2,122,266 (0.2)
Only four days later, a civilian mining colony has already been established on Io. The Navy as well plans to establish a base on the somewhat chaotic moon in the near future.
April 21, 2101Due to Commander Zoe Rhodes meager performance as the head of High Command as well as allegations of bribery, he has been relieved of his position and demoted to Lieutenant Commander. He will be replaced by a better candidate, Commander Matthew Potter.
April 27, 2101Ironically, Jupiter, which is far larger than Io, has only 1/3 the amount of Sorium deposits with a low accessibility of 0.4. This means that Io contains the only readily accessible source of fuel for colonization efforts in the Jovian moons and beyond.
May 1, 2101In light of greater public support, Congress has given the OSR additional funds for the construction of two Kongo class Jump Tenders and one Sazanami class Gravsurvey Ship.
NavyConstruction of the first prototype for Oliver H Perry class Escort, the SRN Duffy has finally started after problems with the shipyard tooling have been resolved. Once done, testing of its main armaments will be conducted on Deimos before it will be renamed and commissioned on June 2102. The Navy hopes to have at least 4 in service within 5 years.
July 9, 2101The Ground Force and Air Force have been struggling to modernize their forces ever since the end of the Unification War. While there are no direct threats as of this moment or in the foreseeable future, the current state of both forces would barely be a match to an army of the one of the independent nations during said war. This however was a necessity. After the end of the last war, the military was very powerful and had no enemies to fight. This caused widespread oppression around the globe and caused a huge dip in economic growth. In order to restore order, the URE administration took a pacifistic route in the next few years, resulting in the military losing a lot of its power.
Eventually though, the military will need to be modernized in order to properly defend the people from possible future threats. The first step to this is the construction of at least 6 Ground Force Training Facilities which upon completion allows the military to train two brigades at once. There are plans as well to provide both the Ground Force and Air Force with their own cargo and transport ships by next year.
Office of Scientific ResearchWith the first jump capable ship near completion, the administration has realized that very soon, the OSR will play a bigger role in humanities advancement. And so, a new law has been passed that guarantees the OSR a larger minimum amount of funds per year and more autonomy. In addition, ships under them will now use the prefix SSR (Ships for Scientific Research). Initially, the Office only used the non-official prefix RV which is short for Research Vessel.
July 12, 2101The SSR Sazanami is now out of dock and is already heading towards potential places that may contain jump points. Once one has been discovered, the SSR Kongo will immediately be mobilized to perform the very first jump.
September 8, 2101The other two Kongo class Jump Tenders, the SSR Kaga and SSR Shokaku are now out of dock and in standby.
September 26, 2101Construction of the Ground Force Training Facilities is complete. Next in the pipeline is the automation of at least 150 manned mines scattered around the world.
Ground Force and Air ForceThe Ground Force has begun training and procuring equipment for two Light Walker Battalions and one Assault Brigade Headquarters. Following them, the Air Force has also started training for two Fighter Wings and one Air Wing Command Headquarters.
September 28, 2101The very first jump point has been discovered. It is located between the orbit of Saturn and Uranus, 561 million km away from the Sun. Lieutenant Junior Thomas Bell will have the honor of commanding the SSR Kongo and performing the very first transit in human history. The ship will arrive at the jump point in 1 day and 14 hours. Once there, they will send a message to the OSR and High Command and wait for confirmation before leaving.
September 29, 2101The SSR Kongo makes history by making the very transit. Upon activating its jump drives, a brilliant flash of light momentarily obscures the ship. Thereafter, the ship was nowhere to be seen. Instead, it is now located in the other end of the jump point which is discovered to be Proxima Centauri system.
The system compromises a red dwarf, 6 terrestrial planets, 3 gas giants, 79 Moons, and 496 asteroids. Proxima Centauri-A II is the only candidate for colonization as it has the lowest colony cost out of all planets (x4.25). The only problems are the extremely cold surface, the thin atmosphere and 22% of it being composed of methane.
Despite that, the system itself has significant real estate and is a potential candidate for establishing numerous mining colonies once a full geological survey has been performed. However, this plan may only be truly realized if significant improvements on jump drives are made which may take some time.
October 2, 2101The SSR Kongo returns to Earth. The commander and its crew are being hailed as heroes and have been awarded several medals and symbols as recognition of their contribution to the URE. Support for the OSR is at all time high as people call for further spending on research and colonization efforts.
October 16, 2101Sam Heath has finished his research on improving the EM Sensor technology of the URE. He now lies idle as priority is shifted to research in propulsion.
October 28, 2101Two Akagi class survey ships, the SSR Soryu and SSR Zuikaku have been approved for constructions. They will be used to survey newly discovered systems once commissioned on April next year.
November 3, 2101Daniell Carrol and her team have finished their studies regarding Sorium. Thanks to better understanding on how Sorium works, the team has successfully conceptualized an engine design standard that is more efficient than what is currently used. This has the unintended effect of advancing Ion engine technology by a few years, allowing research on the specific technology to be finished as early as January rather than the predicted 4 years required. The new standard will be used once Ion engines are available.
November 18, 2101After much deliberation in Congress, it has been decided that Callisto is the next candidate for colonization. The 2nd Cargo Task Group which is composed of the four new freighters shall immediately begin shipping infrastructure to the Jovian moon.
As for the 1st Cargo Task Group, it will continue on providing infrastructure to Luna until it reaches the target maximum supported population of 15 million.
Department of CommerceThe DOC in a joint research with the OSR has successfully developed the first functional Sorium Harvesting Module. This allows a ship to safely harvest Sorium floating in the extremely dense atmospheres of Gas Giants. With the recent announcement of Ion engine research being near completion, plans for the first Sorium Harvester will be made once a commercial Ion engine is available which should be available no later than the 2nd quarter next year.
December 7, 2101The SSR Hiryu and SSR Akagi are placed into dock for overhaul. This means that the URE currently does not have any active geological survey ships though the OSR plans to remedy that with the construction of the SSR Soryu and SSR Zuikaku once they are commissioned. They also plan to develop a new and larger Geological Survey Ship.
December 7, 2101Two new jump points have been discovered in the span of a few hours. The SSR Kaga and SSR Shokaku Jump Tenders are dispatched to probe the system beyond the two jump points.
December 10, 210102:30
The Kaga finds itself on the Alpha Centauri system. It is a binary of a G-class primary and K-class companion. Orbiting the primary is a single unremarkable dwarf planet and the B component. The B component on the other hand has 1 planet, 2 gas giants, 4 moons (1 being a terrestrial planet), and 39 asteroids. The first and fourth moon of the gas giant Alpha Centauri-B III have a low colony cost of x1.90 and are good candidates for future colonization. In addition, its fourth moon has the bonus of containing water.
23:30
The Shokaku arrives on the Luytens Star System. It is composed of a red dwarf with 2 planets, 5 gas giants, 63 moons, 103 asteroids and 6 comets. While there is no potential for colonization, the presence of comets and multiple gas giants makes the system a good candidate for mining and Sorium harvesting.
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