((^That project is already started. The repair drone is on the job. Since it takes four units of work to complete, and it has one already, it will be done by the end of 3 turns from now. I'll roll anyway for the others))
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Action Bonus: 3
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Action Bonus: 4
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Action Bonus: 5
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Action Bonus: 6
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Einstein's Cross, Enceladus (Orbit)
Friday, Feb 7th, 2398
24:16 GMT
Mission Timer: 3d 21.25h
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.
Fullerenes are forms of carbon such as graphene and carbon nanotubes, regarded widely for their great strength and useful thermal properties. They are used in heat-sensitive applications, armor, and tension members in construction.
Circuits are the core components of all electronics. They are needed especially for building nanites. Made from: 1 Polymers, 1 Rare Earth Minerals
3465
Steel: 94
Circuits: 1
Fullerenes: 300
Water: 31999/32000 tons (DeltaV: 4220.238 km/s)
Uranium: 1999/6732 tons (DeltaV: 1253.1372571 km/s))
Structural Mass: 18000
Cargo Mass: 1 + 2x75 = 151 (Max 20000)
--Utility--
2x Mining Rig
1x Repair Drone
--Loot--
8x Salvaged Harddisk
1x 30 ton Furniture Container
3x Whipple Shield Plates
--Weapons--
1x Falcon PDW
Gladius
Structural Materials: Aluminum, Steel, Titanium Alloy, Polymers, Carbon Fiber
Construction Catalog:--Bodies--
Engineer Body - 50 Voxels, 5 Circuits, 10 Steel
Froggy Engineer Body - 80 Voxels, 15 Circuits, 10 Steel
Grasshopper Body - 55 Voxels, 5 Circuits, 5 Steel (can be replaced with 5 Titanium for better performance)
Paladin Body - 100 Voxels, 20 Circuits, 20 Steel
Saboteur Body - 140 Voxels, 20 Circuits, 10 Steel
--Drones--
Repair Drone - 40 Voxels, 3 Circuits
--Utility--
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
--Weapons--
Excalibur - 2 Steel
Falcon PDW - 30 Voxels
Cloud Catalog: Type (% produced) - Cost
Standard Nanite (100%) - 100 Voxels, 10 Circuits
Mobile Nanite (100%) - 100 Voxels, 10 Circuits
Mobile Nanite Controller - 10 Voxels, 1 Circuit
Cloud Storage: (Max 3000%)
(in use)
-190% Standard Nanites
-100% Mobile Nanites (1 Controller)
(extra)
none
Body Storage: (Max 12)
(in use)
-1x 'Boomer' (Engineer variant)
-2x Engineer
--1 Moderately damaged
-1x 'Paladin'
(extra)
-1x Engineer
--1 Heavily damaged
---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---
Sidearms (2)Swordsman (1)---Items and Crafting---
Scavenger (1)Cloud Health: 0%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites
You have much more success in building a plastic bike out of the voxel stuff that's used by the printer. With plastic wheels, plastic tires, a plastic body, and a scavenged motor, you are worried it'll collapse under your weight, but the moon below doesn't have much gravity to speak of.
You head to the cargo elevator to load your stuff.
Avis-Mergulus AKA Anton "Tosha" Teremnoi---General Skills---
Light as a Feather (2)Diplomat (1)---Vehicles---
Piloting (2)Engineering Technician (1)Hacker (1)---Thievery and Deception---
Sleight of Hand (1)Scavenger (1)Cloud Health: 100%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites
You take the rest of the Cloud in the storage, noticing a second kind of nanite present but ignoring it. You wouldn't want to mess with someone else's work.
You order two weapons, taking both of the with you and holstering one on each side. Since the guns are chambered for the same ammunition as the original guns on the enemy ship, you have plenty of ammo, and bring along six magazines in addition to the ones in the guns.
Next, you head to Wasp to get the equipment loaded. You come across Hamilton with a plastic bike trying to get his stuff into the cargo elevator. For some reason, however, the elevator won't work. You check on
Wasp's status... it's missing.
You find a note on the wall of the cargo elevator:
Going to hunt robot spiders
-Dave
The Froggy Ninja AKA David "Dave" Steel---Crafting---
Inventor (3)---Sciences---
Engineering (2)Destructive Testing (1)---Nanites---
[spoiler=Skills]
Cloud Combat (1)Cloud Health: 100%
Composition: 100% Mobile Nanites
Constructor [1/3]
[6] Taking
Wasp for yourself, you have the computer take over piloting for you as you head. With your new, vacuum-rated Cloud surrounding you, those drones won't stand a chance.
As
Wasp parks itself near the wreckage of the pirate battleship, you notice that the original container hasn't moved much. The hole you tore into it, however, seems to be much larger. You tie a cable to yourself and send yourself floating in the direction of the container, touching down and investigating it. The container that contained the robot spiders... is now empty.
Samarkand AKA Felicia Hasting---General Skills---
Observer (1)---Sciences---
Medic (1)Botanist (2)Chemist (1)---Thievery and Deception---
Saboteur (1)Scavenger (2)Sleight of Hand (1)Cloud Health: 90%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites
Nanofabrication [1/3]
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