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[Taricus]

Sorta. It's not meant to be accurate, just a classification of hulls and such.

[10ebbor10]

I believe we're still missing someone, but I'll be running the turn regardless.

Edit: Tomorrow. Sorry for the delay.

[RulerOfNothing]

What's the progress on the next turn?

[10ebbor10]

Working on it.

Deciding to change the system midgame was not a good idea; But it will help.

[10ebbor10]

Katavis Star works

While upgrading your production facilities, you discover a glitch in the main control computer. If you had not discovered that, it's likely that a large part of the production installation would have been disabled.



Monolith Industries

No actions. Target Eliminated.


Leviathan Corporation

Spoiler: Unknown (click to show/hide)

 Large automated cargo carrier
Cost: Ж 6.000
Production Cost : 5
Size: Large
Weight: Medium
Cargo: 80
Speed: 4 (medium)
Armor: 2 (Caution-
Weapons: None
Tools:
Mutations: Rapid unloading

You decide upon a plastic ship with an automated system for cargo control. It's cheap, and has a significant cargo storage. An innovative idea by your engineers means that the cargo is actually attached in separate hull segments, allowing rapid loading and unloading. 


Vulcan SpaceYards

Spoiler: Unknown (click to show/hide)

 Large automated cargo carrier
Cost: Ж 9.000
Production Cost : 7
Size: Large
Weight: Medium
Cargo: 70
Speed: 6 (medium)
Armor: 5 (Decent)
Weapons: None
Tools:
Mutations: Reentry capable

You design a cargoship capable of landing  and taking-off from various planets. This does however ramp up the cost a little bit. However, it's strong engines give it a decent speed during transfer.

Research: all case studies (Ж 20,000)

Spoiler: Research (click to show/hide)

FTL size reduction : You think you can get this done for Ж 15.000.
Investigate reducing the power consumption of FTL drives: Your engineers make a massive breakthrough on this matter. The low consumption variant of the Alcubierre drive is considerably slower, but still rather reliable. Finalization will cost Ж10.000
Plasma propulsion : You believe you can finalize this technology for Ж10.000 . It's not all that reliable however. 

Loer Drone Departement

Spoiler: Netto (click to show/hide)

 Massive armed freighter
Cost: Ж 16.000
Production Cost : 15
Size: Very Large
Weight: Heavy
Cargo: 140
Speed: 8 (fast)
Armor: 3 (low)
Weapons: Cannon*2 (Cannons are abstracted in smaller, manageable units. Also, they are relevant with ship size)
Tools: FTL drive
Mutations:

The Netto carrier is rather large, and quite expensive. However, it's FTL drive and engines make it really fast, and it has a significant cargo capacity.

Spoiler: Reasearch (click to show/hide)

You think you can finish missile research with 7500.
No progress is made here

Frex Shipyards Ltd.

Spoiler: Netto (click to show/hide)

 Massive armed freighter
Cost: Ж 15.000
Production Cost : 14
Size: Very Large
Weight: Heavy
Cargo: 160
Speed: 6 (fast)
Armor: 4 (decent)
Weapons: Unarmed
Tools: FTL drive, Long range sensor
Mutations:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Fusion propulsion : You believe you can finalize this technology for Ж15.000 . It's very complex and rather expensive though.

Pax Shipping & Receiving , Inc

Z1 Diplomatic craft
Two pilot anti fighter Corvette
Cost: Ж 12,000
Production Cost : 8
Size: Large
Weight: Heavy
Speed: 3 (medium)
Armor: 7 (More than decent)
Weapons: 6*Laser
Tools: Long range sensors, Hacking system
Mutations: None


Helios Defence Corp


Name: X-2 Hellfire Singly pilot interceptor
Cost: Ж 6000
Production Cost : 8
Size: Small
Weight: Light
Speed: 6
Armor: 5 (Decent)
Weapons: High power laser *2
Tools: Short Range sensors
Mutations: Re-entry capable

You succeed in the modification of the Hellfire fighter. It's a pretty decent craft, though rather hard to produce.


New/Old Contracts:

The Havitak league has offered a tender for an interstellar cargo Hauler. They intend to acquire ten craft. production capacity does not need to be provided.

Various free planets need human transport ships, and are offering various contracts as ships are available. They must be cheap, safe and have a large passenger capacity. They are also seeking cargo ships with similar requirements. Speed is a bonus.

The Hologian Confederation seeks to standardize it's interceptor fleets. They offer a tender of 20 crafts; The Hologian Confederation will utilize it's own production facilities, so production capacity does not need to be provided.

The Nemean empire intends to buy dedicated anti fighter craft , in order to defend against Hologian fighters. They want to acquire 10 crafts. Production capacity does not need to be provided.
 
Various civilians want to acquire craft with space to atmosphere capabilities, for cargo and personnel deliveries. FTL is not required. 


Craft performance

The Nemesis provides itself deadly against any fighter craft. However, it does have some trouble with the faster and more modern fighter craft.

The Adder craft is capable of taking on any fighter in a one on one, though testing indicates that it isn't as capable against larger crafts.

The Seeker craft manages to discover a series of new planets, with massive mineral deposits. This is likely to increase demand for mining vessels.

Loer's automated drone defense is a good deterrent for a lonely pirate, but has a tendency to be overwhelmed. When deployed in numbers, they do work well, though there 's a fear that the system can be hacked. Maintenance costs are also significant.

The Valkyrie is a capable pirate interceptor, responsible for taking down several pirate rings.

An important military transport in the Hologian Confederation has been intercepted. Rumours indicate that a new Nemean craft is responsible but have not been confirmed.

The X-1 rocket interceptor is not much of a success. When pirates come in range, it utterly decimates them thanks to it's superior speed, but it's hard to fly and has limited endurance.




Players

Note: I might have screwded up budgets. Pretty sure I did.

Spoiler:  Kavtavis Star Works (click to show/hide)

Corporation name: Kavtavis Star Works
Forum Name: Taricus
Your Starting Funds: Ж 3,600
Your Home Planet: Salcaris in region the Nemean empire
Infrastructure:
      - Design Complex    (Allows you to make a single new design at Ж25,000, or make (unlimited) modifications for Ж10,000 )
      - Production Facility  (Up to 90 Production units/ annum)
      - Research facility    (Can research 1 thing per turn at Ж10,000 or can do unlimited case studies at Ж5,000(Requires additional investment to finish research))
      - One Weapons facility (Bonus to weapon related research. Ship production cost lowered by 0.5 per weapon installed)

Spoiler: The Leviathan Corporation (click to show/hide)

Corporation name: The Leviathan Corporation
Forum Name:scapheap
Your Starting Funds: Ж60,000
Your Home Planet:Nidhogg in region Hologian Confederation
Infrastructure:
      - Design Complex    (Allows you to make a single new design at Ж25,000, or make (unlimited) modifications for Ж10,000 )
      - Production Facility (Up to 50 Production units/ annum)
      - Research facility    (Can research ! thing per turn at Ж10,000 or can do unlimited case studies at Ж5,000(Requires additional investment to finish research))
      - IT facility              (Bonus to computer related research and information gathering activities)

Spoiler: Vulcan Spaceyards (click to show/hide)

Corporation name:Vulcan Spaceyards
Forum Name: RulerOfNothing
Your Starting Funds: Ж45,000
Your Home Planet:Hyperion in region Havitak Free League
Infrastructure:
      - Design Complex    (Allows you to make a single new design at Ж25,000, or make (unlimited) modifications for Ж10,000 )
      - Production Facility (Up to 60 Production units/ annum)
      - Research facility    (Can research ! thing per turn at Ж10,000 or can do unlimited case studies at Ж5,000(Requires additional investment to finish research))
      - Computer Simulation Complex (reduces the cost of design actions by 10%)

Spoiler: Loer Drone Departement (click to show/hide)

Corporation name: Loer Drone Department
Forum Name: Ukrainian Ranger
Your Starting Funds: Ж 32,500
Your Home Planet: Loer IV  in an Independent system
Infrastructure:
      - Design Complex    (Allows you to make a single new design at Ж25,000, or make (unlimited) modifications for Ж10,000 )
      - Production Facility (Up to 60 Production units/ annum)
      - Research facility    (Can research 1 thing per turn at Ж10,000 or can do unlimited case studies at Ж5,000(Requires additional investment to finish research))
      - AI coding facility    (Benefits AI research and corporate intelligence)
      - Rose drone Defense network (5 drones)

Spoiler: Frex Shipyards Ltd. (click to show/hide)

Corporation name:Frex Shipyards Ltd.
Forum Name:Tryrar
Your Starting Funds: Ж38,000
Your Home Planet:Kalik III in Havitak Free League
Infrastructure:
      - Design Complex II(Allows you to make a 2 new design at Ж25,000 (each), or make (unlimited) modifications for Ж10,000 (each) )
      - Production Facility (Up to 50 Production units/ annum)
      - Research facility(Can research 1 thing per turn at Ж10,000 or can do unlimited case studies at Ж5,000(Requires additional investment to finish research))
      - Propulsion Lab (Significant bonus for propulsion research)

Spoiler: Pax Shipping & Receiving , Inc. (click to show/hide)

Corporation name: Pax Shipping & Receiving, Inc.
Forum name: Nunzillor
Starting funds: 60,000 units.
Home planet: Pax of the Nemean Empire, but ostensibly Independent.  ((Gee, I wonder where all that Hologian Confederation piracy is coming from?))

Infrastructure:
1.  Design Complex
2.  Production Facility
3.  Research Facility
4.  Hacked Communications Array (Allows for the interception and optional modification of secure information, decrypted and encrypted on-the-fly.  Can also attempt to overwhelm a ship or corporation's communications infrastructure by transmitting a large number of long, nonsensical auditory or visual signals within a short time period.)

Spoiler: Helios Defence Corp. (click to show/hide)

Corporation name: Helios Defence Corp.
Forum Name: WhitiusOpus
Your Starting Funds: Ж49,000
Your Home Planet: Darmanica in Hologian Confederation
Infrastructure:
      - Design Complex
      - Production Facility
      - Research facility
      - Scrap Salvager (used to, well, salvage the scrap and remains of other starships.)

Facility upgrade cost:
      - Design Installation : 25.000   (Allows 2 designs to be made per year. Gets a bonus to actions )
      - Production Complex : 10.000 (Increases production by 10)
      - Research Facility : 25.000      (Allows 2 research actions  to be made per turn. Gets a bonus to actions)
      - Other facility upgrades: 25.000
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[Ukrainian Ranger]

Hey) 10ebbor10 You have two freighters with the same name, my and Tryrar's

[Taricus]

Ebbor, you forgot my research actions...

[WhitiusOpus]

Market the X-2 to the Hologians


Hello again, trade partners! We here at Helios Defence Corp. have just recently devloped an improved version of the X-1 Interceptor, which we have heard has some... Minor problems. But don't worry! Our most recent fighter, the X-2 Hellfire, has increased flight capabilities and endurance, with a expanded powered arsenal of our new Firedex High Powered Lasers! This fighter is a great improvement for inter-stellar defense, with the added ability to reenter through orbit! At a sales price of 9.000, it is more expensive than our previous sales, but over %400 more versatile!

((Did I research into better/Cheaper fuel alternatives?))

[10ebbor10]

Ebbor, you forgot my research actions...

Oh, srry
 
Engine research worked, Cost 10 000

((Did I research into better/Cheaper fuel alternatives?))

Nope

Hey) 10ebbor10 You have two freighters with the same name, my and Tryrar's

Copy and paste error. I'll solve it later.

[tryrar]

Finalize research on fusion propulsion, make a quick modification to the Valkyrie with the new engines, and aggressively pursue the Hologian contract.

"Frex Shipyards is happy to hear the success you have had with our Valkyrie interceptor. We have recently completed a brand new propulsion type that promises to push our ships even faster than before, to speeds unheard of in memory. We have included in this memo a plan for upgrading all your existing Valkyries, as well as the sale of a prototype for evaluation by your forces. We hope to continue a long partnership with the Federation, that should be mutually profitable to all involved."

As well(if my math is correct), I'll have a single cargo ship built as an example for the Havitak League.

"Frex Shipyards Ltd. is proud to showcase our newest craft, the Freya long-range transport((I prefer a Norse theme, 10ebbor, for future reference)). Combining our signature speed, large capacity for cargo, and an option to upgrade with various self-defense turrets for defense, as well as reasonable armor, this craft can take any cargo even through the most dangerous of spaces you can imagine!"

[10ebbor10]

Doing those quick modifications is only intended to work for recently designed craft, nor for predesigned ones.

I can allow it, but it might involve some risk.

[tryrar]

.......well, you only live once. Let's roll the dice and go for it!

[Ukrainian Ranger]

Spoiler: turn (click to show/hide)

Prices:
Rose: Ж1400
Netto: Production cost + Ж6000

Quick modification : Install nose mounted homing missile launcher, further boosting freighter's firepower. Additionally install long range sensors. Don't allow the change to reduce speed of the ship. Slight reduction of cargo capacity is acceptable.

Marketing:

The Havitak league has offered a tender for an interstellar cargo Hauler. They intend to acquire ten craft. production capacity does not need to be provided.

We offer you a reliable solution for interstellar hauling. Having powerful engines the ship can maintain decent speed  even when loaded with dense cargoes like tungsten. Using common and well proven material,(steel) and reliable liquid fuel engines the ship will be easier to repair and it's maintenance cost will be manageable. 
High speed allows Netto to outrun many pirate crafts. If some lucky pirate manage to catch with our ship the defensive armament will force the enemy to think twice before attacking  especially when  several Netto's move in defensive formation. Fast, spacious, simple, can defend itself

Various free planets need human transport ships, and are offering various contracts as ships are available. They must be cheap, safe and have a large passenger capacity. They are also seeking cargo ships with similar requirements. Speed is a bonus.

Our competitors may provide ships that are better for safe systems, that are cheaper but Netto is the best choice when pirates are possibility. Traders, It's cannons may save your life. Additionally our ship is the fastest freighter on the market and it can carry more than two cheaper freighters!

The Nemean empire intends to buy dedicated anti fighter craft , in order to defend against Hologian fighters. They want to acquire 10 crafts. Production capacity does not need to be provided.

While Netto is designed as a cargoship we believe that it can be effective in anti-fighter role. Yes, they don't have thick armor or many guns, but:
It's FTL gives it great strategical mobility, allowing you to assemble task groups in key areas
New missile launcher system creates additional problems to any fighters the craft may experience
They are fast enough to intercept many fighters, allowing to attack enemy fighter groups, when, for example, they return home without payload and low on fuel.
It can be used in a secondary role as a supply ship, something that every Navy needs
It's size make it hard to completely destroy by small, fighter sized weapons

Finalize the homing missile research  (Ж7500)

Give homing missile blueprints to Frex Shipyards Ltd in exchange for fusion propulsion blueprints

[10ebbor10]

Yup

[Taricus]

Damn, That railgun/coilgun thing is a difficult topic?

Anyway, my turn, again marketing the Nemesis to the Nemean Empire:

Salutations once more form Katavis, we hear your need for a dedicated anti-fighter craft, and we shall answer the call with our proven Nemesis design! It's tough, it has the firepower, and it's strategically viable with it's FTL drive. Not only a proven design due to recent events, but it is a highly efficient, well-rounded ship, which is one thing our competitors seem not to realise: The Netto is a freight ship, and with it's armour, size and armament, not to mention the lack of sensors, make it extremely unsuited to anti-fighter duty, for it would be the prey rather than the predator. The Z1, while certainly more formidable in it's armament, is approximately 50% slower, lacks FTL capability, and nearly costs the same as a far more manoeuvrable and efficient Nemesis.

And we offer two things our competitors will not. First; we offer a 10-year warranty on all ships, so long as the damage hasn't been caused from direct combat. And second, in the event we have a much better ship qualitatively, we offer the opportunity to trade in the old ship for a new one, provided we can resell the old hull after modifications have been made. Finally, we listen to the feedback our customers give: If there are any issues or problems, inform us and we can modify our designs to accommodate the changes to produce a more efficient craft.

We trust that you know we are the optimal choice, and with our expanded production facilities, we can provide the entire order with our own factories allowing you to dedicate your own production elsewhere.