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[Comrade P.]

"Unless any object, lets get this salvage mission started. I'll let someone else pilot, I need to keep working on the hydroponics issue."

 - I want iron. I want iron and circuits and whatever to build a body. I want it desperately, I want it right now. Yes, let us get into this salvage mission.

[_DivideByZero_]

"Unless any object, lets get this salvage mission started. I'll let someone else pilot, I need to keep working on the hydroponics issue."

Since the computer didn't respond to my UV sterilization request, try to manually get that system operating, if one is available. After than, inspect leaves of plants to identify disease vector.

((That's an action that requires a dice roll and thus is for the next roll.))

[Samarkand]

"Unless any object, lets get this salvage mission started. I'll let someone else pilot, I need to keep working on the hydroponics issue."

Since the computer didn't respond to my UV sterilization request, try to manually get that system operating, if one is available. After than, inspect leaves of plants to identify disease vector.

((That's an action that requires a dice roll and thus is for the next roll.))

((I figured. I didn't mean it to sound snarky, just wanted to include it in my bolded action since I know as a GM I find it difficult to keep track of things which aren't explicitly labeled as actions.))

[_DivideByZero_]

((Thanks for that ^^

Waiting on Avis' action. I'm writing up the next turn right now.))

[Comrade P.]

((Thanks for that ^^

Waiting on Avis' action. I'm writing up the next turn right now.))

((As far as I know, Avis right now suffers some internet issues due to his current location and might not be active in next 12 hours, though I hope I am mistaken))

[_DivideByZero_]

((Hmm, okay. Would any of you mind it if I auto-build 3 engineer bodies after Froggy's action?))

[Comrade P.]

((As for me - naaaaah, I don't mind))

[_DivideByZero_]

COMBAT REPORT:

Pirate Battleship thrusts to get away, but its gas-core nuclear drive fails! Its bearings seize and the centrifuge fragments, destroying the engine and spraying nuclear fuel all over the vicinity.


Proximity Log Updated!

Einstein's Cross, Low Orbit, Titan
Friday, Feb 6th, 2398
20:32 GMT

DATABANK

Spoiler: Ship Scan Database: Enceladus, Saturn (click to show/hide)

Object 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

Spoiler: Prospecting Information (click to show/hide)

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

Spoiler: Currently Discovered Resources (click to show/hide)

---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

Current Inventory:
Voxels: 4170
Steel: 60
Circuits: 70
Water: 31999/32000 tons (DeltaV: 4220.238 km/s)

Total Ship Mass: 31999
Structural Mass: 18000
Cargo Mass: 4170 + 60 + 70 (Max 20000)


Structural Materials: Aluminum, Steel, Titanium Alloy, Polymers, Carbon Fiber

Construction Catalog:
Transmitter Unit (Needed for commander bodies) - 5 Circuits.
Engineer Body - 50 Voxels, 5 Circuits, 10 Steel
Froggy Engineer Body - 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%)
-0% Standard Nanites

Body Storage: (Max 12)
-1x 'Boomer' (Engineer variant)
-3x Engineer

Spoiler: Proximity (click to show/hide)

---100km orbit (current orbit)---
-1x Neutral Tanker
-2x Neutral Cargo Shipper
-1x Pirate Battleship (engines disabled) (surrounded by radioactive cloud)
---Detection Radius (50000 km)---
9x Unidentified Vessel

Samarkand AKA Felicia Hasting

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

---General Skills---
Observer (1)
---Sciences---
Medic (1)
Botanist (2)
Chemist (1)
---Thievery and Deception---
Saboteur (1)
Scavenger (1)
Sleight of Hand (1)

Spoiler: Cloud Status (click to show/hide)

Cloud Health: 0%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites
Nanofabrication [1/3]

[2] The computer activates the UV sterilizers in the air ducts. Since the UV lights shouldn't be shining into the room as it would cause problems for the plants and crew, it doesn't do anything to actually help the plants. It should, however, keep the disease from collecting in the air ducts and spreading afterward, so it's still a good measure.

The Froggy Ninja AKA David "Dave" Steel

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

---Crafting---
Inventor (2)
---Sciences---
[spoiler=Skills]Engineering (2)
---Nanites---
[spoiler=Skills]Cloud Combat (1)

Spoiler: Cloud Status (click to show/hide)

Cloud Health: 0%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites
Constructor [1/3]

[4] You order the defunct rover to be unloaded from Wasp via the cargo elevator and brought into the factory. Robotic arms disassemble the vehicle, removing electronics and funneling them into the recycling unit.

Gained 400 Voxels, 100 Circuits, 100 Steel

[6 + 2 / 8] You construct a body, using the existing design as a template. You include HUGE speakers (-30 Voxels, -5 Circuits) and and repurpose the rover's prospecting laser (-5 Circuits) as a weapon, including a HUGE lens made out of the optical systems. The body rolls out of the assembly platform, allowing you to take control of it and walk about on two feet again.

Total Cost: -80 Voxels, -15 Circuits, -10 Steel

You also build 3 bodies for the others.

Total Cost: -150 Voxels, -15 Circuits, -30 Steel

Avis-Mergulus AKA Anton "Tosha" Teremnoi

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

---General Skills---
Acrobat (1)
Diplomat (1)
---Vehicles---
[spoiler=Skills]Piloting (2)
Engineering Technician (1)
---Deception---
Sleight of Hand (1)

Spoiler: Cloud Status (click to show/hide)

Cloud Health: 0%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites

Well unfortunately you aren't able to go down to the surface yet as your companions disagree.

It seems you have a body now waiting for you. Froggy must have built extra units for the rest of the party.

Comrade P. AKA Hamilton Teromo

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

---Deception---
Ambusher (1)
Liar (1)
---Combat---
[spoiler=Skills]Sidearms (2)
Swordsman (1)

Spoiler: Cloud Status (click to show/hide)

Cloud Health: 0%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites

It appears that the pirate ship has been crippled. That said, there is a lot of harmful radiation surrounding it. This is bad for its crew, but since your bodies are remote-operated you can keep your distance as you control the boarding team.

[Samarkand]

Inhabit one of the bodies an inspect plant's leaves to try to identify what the disease vector is.

"Radioactive field sounds pretty dangerous to me. I vote we work on mining to get resources, maybe the cloud will dissipate eventually anyway."

[_DivideByZero_]

((Note that you don't need to bring the ship any closer to be able to control your boarding party. It's safe because the radiation isn't strong enough to affect electronics.))

[Samarkand]

((Note that you don't need to bring the ship any closer to be able to control your boarding party. It's safe because the radiation isn't strong enough to affect electronics.))

((Oh, if we can board from this distance then we should definitely do that! Hooray for remote control cyborgs!!!!!!))

[The Froggy Ninja]

I board the pirate ship and use my new speakers to generate a soundwave of 5 hertz and 240 dB which would cause severe physical damage in the for of ruptured organs and cranium of any nearby humans.

[Comrade P.]

- Hey, hey, can we make any kind of handgun with what we have? I wanna board that ship, too.

Hamilton looks around for materials. Some kind of combat knife would be useful, too. Also take control over Engineer body.

((And I'm pretty sure we can do at least knives and swords if we can construct cyborgs, aren't we?))

[Avis-Mergulus]

((Say, Divide. How much is actually automated? I mean, what does a pilot actually do in this verse, save for small craft piloting? Is there actually a situation when one needs to switch to manually controlling a large craft, or is everything from landing to liftoff controlled by robots stealing honest people's jobs?))

[_DivideByZero_]

((Say, Divide. How much is actually automated? I mean, what does a pilot actually do in this verse, save for small craft piloting? Is there actually a situation when one needs to switch to manually controlling a large craft, or is everything from landing to liftoff controlled by robots stealing honest people's jobs?))

((Orbital transfers don't take much human input to do, since it's just timing and thrusts without too many modifications to the ship's path. The pilot of a large ship is there to change courses, adjust the course while on the way, and occasionally for emergency maneuvers. Pilots do the maneuvering during combat, however, as well as during docking and other precision cases.

For smaller craft, the pilot flies the vessel like a normal atmospheric craft when in an atmosphere, since the computer isn't as adept as an experienced pilot when adjusting to problems that crop up. Wasp can fly around on its own in space, but for atmospheric flight, combat, and docking/boarding, the pilot is needed.))