Einstein's Cross, Enceladus (Orbit)
Friday, Feb 6th, 2398
21:36 GMT
Mission Timer: 3d 18.5h
DATABANKObject Classification: Moon
Atmosphere: Trace
-91% Water Vapor
-4% Nitrogen
-3.2% CO2
-1.7% Methane
Takeoff DeltaV: 112 m/s
Notable Surface Features:
-Surface Ice
-Cryovolcanism (south pole)
Landing Possible?: Yes
Surface Activity: 91% Free | 9% Unidentified Mining Operations
Moon:
Resources:
Known Hazards:
Moon: Titan
Resources: Hydrocarbons, Water Ice
Known Hazards: Human Settlements, Dense Atmosphere, Cryovolcanism
Moon: Hyperion
Resources: Beryllium, Water Ice (difficult to mine)
Known Hazards: Surface Chasms
Moon: Mimas
Resources: Water Ice, Meteorites
Known Hazards: Surface Chasms
Moon: Enceladus
Resources: Silicon, Iron, Water Ice, Water, Nuclear Fuel (deep)
Known Hazards: Cryovolcanism
Moon: Tethys
Resources: Water Ice
Known Hazards: Human Settlements
Moon: Dione
Resources: Water Ice, Iron, Water (Deep)
Known Hazards: Human Settlements
Moon: Rhea
Resources: Carbon, Water Ice
Known Hazards: Rings, Human Settlements
Moon: Iapetus
Resources: Water Ice, Rock
Known Hazards: Human Settlements,
Nanoplague
---Natural---
Iron is an abundant element that is directly made into steel. Without processing it is brittle and weak.
Carbon is an element found mainly inside asteroids and terrestrial planets. It is great for thermal shielding and can be used to create a variety of materials.
Hydrocarbons are a ready source of chemical fuel. They can be refined into energetic fuel for atmospheric craft, or be condensed into plastics for structural use.
Rare Minerals are, as their name implies, rare on Earth and thus incredibly valuable.
Rare Earth Minerals should not be confused with rare minerals. These are not so rare, and are key to building electronics.
Alloy Minerals are used to made durable alloys out of other metals.
Aluminium is a lightweight metal that is the material of choice for lightweight applications like aircraft and spaceships.
Titanium is similar to aluminium in that its strength/weight ratio is extremely high. However, it is extremely rare and requires processing to be useful.
Scrap consists of parts looted from nonfunctional electronics and machines. Each turn, your current scrap is converted into random resources.
Water is the blood of all spacefaring vessels and plays an important role in life as we know it. It is used as a coolant, propellant, solvent, and refrigerant and is absolutely vital to just about any operation.
---Processed---
Voxels are the basic building blocks for 3D printers onboard starships. They consist of polymers coated in a sealing agent, and can only be looted or purchased.
Steel is a high-strength building material with medium density. It is used in a variety of applications, ranging from airframes to armor plating. Made from: 3 Iron, 1 Carbon, 1 Alloy Minerals
Monocrystalline Iron is iron composed of a single crystal, free of defects. It is exceptionally strong, but difficult to manufacture in large quantities. Nonetheless, small shards are ideal for kinetic projectiles. Made from: 1 Iron
Titanium Alloy is titanium processed into a high-strength material capable of taking more stress than steel while being lighter to boot. This stuff puts aluminum to shame. Made from: 4 Titanium, 1 Aluminum, 1 Alloy Minerals
Polymers are plastics made from hydrocarbons. They can be used as-is for lightweight, low-strength applications, or be used in building carbon fiber for more critical uses. Made from: 3 Hydrocarbons, 1 Carbon
Carbon Fiber is an exceptional material, though brittle. It is ideal for armor and lightweight components, but requires complex machining processes to build and cannot be manufactured on the ship.
Circuits are the core components of all electronics. They are needed especially for building nanites. Made from: 1 Polymers, 1 Rare Earth Minerals
3890
Steel: 58
Circuits: 50
Water: 31999/32000 tons (DeltaV: 4220.238 km/s)
Total Ship Mass: 31999
Structural Mass: 18000
Cargo Mass: 3970 + 60 + 50 (Max 20000)
Structural Materials: Aluminum, Steel, Titanium Alloy, Polymers, Carbon Fiber
Construction Catalog:Engineer Body - 50 Voxels, 5 Circuits, 10 Steel
Froggy Engineer Body (Advanced heavy crowd control unit. Moves on magnetic treads and has reinforced structure/limbs. Equipped with mining laser and dual high-intensity speakers.) - 80 Voxels, 15 Circuits, 10 Steel
Mining Drone (Can be tasked to Mining Rig for increased production. Can also explore caves.) - 80 Voxels, 5 Circuits, 10 Structural Materials, 2 Steel
Mining Rig (Automated. Can be left on a planet.) - 80 Voxels, 35 Circuits, 50 Structural Materials, 15 Steel
Cloud Catalog: Type (% produced) - Cost
Standard Nanite (100%) - 100 Voxels, 10 Circuits
Cloud Storage: (Max 3000%)
(in use)
-100% Standard Nanites
(extra)
-100% Standard Nanites
Body Storage: (Max 12)
(in use)
-1x 'Boomer' (Engineer variant)
-3x Engineer
(extra)
Cargo Hold:-Mining Rig x1
---Melee Range---
-1x Pirate Battleship (engines disabled) (surrounded by radioactive cloud)
---100km orbit (current orbit)---
-1x Neutral Tanker
-1x Neutral Cargo Shipper
---Detection Radius (50000 km)---
9x Unidentified Vessel
Comrade P. AKA Hamilton Teromo---Deception---
Ambusher (2)Liar (1)---Combat---
[spoiler=Skills]
Sidearms (2)Swordsman (1)Cloud Health: 0%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites
[2] You attempt to slice the hapless space pirate's neck, but he wriggles free of your mechanical grip (not without some wounds and torn sleeves) and grabs his gun with his teeth! Dave moves to capture the hostage, so you focus on continuing your assault on the bridge.
The other pirate is still in front of the elevator, having backed away from the opening between elevator and shaft as you pulled his comrade. You can either continue with hit-and-run attacks or just make your entrance and state your demands.
You hear a voice: "Send the elevator down!"
The voice is followed by the harsh sound of boots clinging to the metal floor and being used too quickly, scratching the surface.
Avis-Mergulus AKA Anton "Tosha" Teremnoi---General Skills---
Light as a Feather (2)Diplomat (1)---Vehicles---
Piloting (2)Engineering Technician (1)---Deception---
Sleight of Hand (1)Cloud Health: 0%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites
[Observe: 5] Hearing what Hamilton also heard and recognizing the threat, you scramble up the shaft [4+2/8 = ~5] in a flash and toss one of the grenades after priming it.
[1] The grenade buckles inside your hand and begins to leak toxic gas into the elevator shaft. you throw it as fast as you can, but by the time it goes over the edge and enters the bridge, it has already exhausted its supply.
(2) On the bright side, the pirate grinds to a halt on the floor as he sees the grey mist rising out of the shaft.
"Well, that'll do em in."
"Poor Rodrick."
"Say, James, ya booby trapped the grenades, didn't ya? Good stuff."
"Sir, I didn't do a thing. I'm afraid we're just incredibly lucky."
"Alright then. After the air scrubbers clear it out, I need you three boys to get the suits out of the closet and see what you can find."
The Froggy Ninja AKA David "Dave" Steel---Crafting---
Inventor (2)---Sciences---
[spoiler=Skills]
Engineering (2)---Nanites---
[spoiler=Skills]
Cloud Combat (1)Cloud Health: 0%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites
Constructor [1/3]
[4] You fire another pulse at the pirate's other hand, rendering him effectively dis
armed (ha ha). As he floats by, you pluck him out of the air and make your way back toward
Wasp, when suddenly you see a grey mist coming down the shaft. Your squad probably broke a steam pipe or something.
[3] After shoving the wounded pirate inside a closet and taking his gun, you come back to the shaft and run some diagnostics on your systems. First, you check your battery supply:
Estimated Supply: 29 minutes.Already? With nanotechnology where it is you at least expected the suits to have better batteries. Since your modified version is so much heavier and less efficient, its average battery life goes from about ten hours to a couple at best.
Samarkand AKA Felicia Hasting---General Skills---
Observer (1)---Sciences---
Medic (1)Botanist (2)Chemist (1)Engineer (1)---Thievery and Deception---
Saboteur (1)Scavenger (1)Sleight of Hand (1)Cloud Health: 100%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites
Nanofabrication [1/3]
You set the manufacturing system to begin producing a mining rig. Unfortunately, you've run short on materials!
Since your only structural material is Steel, and you have 58 Steel, you cannot meet the requirement of 65 Steel (15 Steel + 50 Structural Material). Production cancelled.You might as well scrounge about for anything that needs attention--for repairs or recycling.
[4] You've noticed that a lot of the machinery in the utility closets is old and rusted, after years of cold, damp conditions. You have about twelve floor scrubbers in this particular habitat section, but after you go back and test them only four of them actually start when plugged in.
[5] You check on the plumbing and also find several nonfunctioning pumps. This could be bad, as a malfunction could compromise the interior of the ship. Every nook and cranny that isn't habitat or storage either contains expensive equipment or is filled with water. Water is the blood of a spacecraft, used for all sorts of applications including fuel, cooling, refrigeration, manufacturing, and chemical processing. It even dissipates the energy of projectiles impacting the hull.
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