The enemy ship awaits a response.
Einstein's Cross, Enceladus (Orbit)
Friday, Feb 6th, 2398
20:43 GMT
Mission Timer: 3d 17.75h
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
Current Inventory: Voxels: 3970
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:Transmitter Unit (Needed for commander bodies) - 5 Circuits.
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%)
-200% Standard Nanites
Body Storage: (Max 12)
-1x 'Boomer' (Engineer variant)
-3x Engineer
---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
Avis-Mergulus AKA Anton "Tosha" Teremnoi---General Skills---
Acrobat (1)Diplomat (1)---Vehicles---
Piloting (2)Engineering Technician (1)---Deception---
Sleight of Hand (1)Cloud Health: 0%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites
Controlling the security network... it's a gambit. On one hand, the ship's crew may have opted not to encrypt their signals to save on processing time. On the other hand, if it's encrypted then your boarding team will need to recover some information in order to decode the broadcast. On the other hand, it could simply be a wired network, in which case you'd need to fabricate some sort of transmitter.
[6+1/7] You drop your jaw in sheer cynical horror. Virtually
everything on the ship runs on unprotected signals. You easily snag a feed of the bridge, revealing a crew of about four, floating in zero G, with no CN uniforms in sight. The man doing the speaking, in fact, looks entirely unprofessional, wearing a bandana and eyepatch just as a typical pirate of old legends would, sitting in a wooden chair. This is telling.
Two crewmen float out of an elevator in the back of the room, each carrying three guns. [1] You don't recognize the make and model of the weapons from the feed.
Samarkand AKA Felicia Hasting---General Skills---
Observer (1)---Sciences---
Medic (1)Botanist (2)Chemist (1)---Thievery and Deception---
Saboteur (1)Scavenger (1)Sleight of Hand (1)Cloud Health: 0%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites
Nanofabrication [1/3]
If only you could fit inside the vents... getting up there is also actually a problem because this section of the ship has artificial gravity. [5+1/7] You find a stepladder in a supply closet, as well as some cleaning chemicals. The problem, of course, is that if you got chemicals in the vents, it would contaminate the entire section of the ship! The ventilation only allows you to cut off specific rooms, giving you minimal control over the whole system.
You hear something coming through the airway. Something that sounds like dust in the wind... a cloud of something fine.
As it draws closer, you hear a voice projected through:
"Ah! Why hello! I just wanted to mention that I felt it would be prudent to kickstart production of some nanites. You'll find them in the nanite storage."
Comrade P. AKA Hamilton Teromo---Deception---
Ambusher (1)Liar (1)---Combat---
[spoiler=Skills]
Sidearms (2)Swordsman (1)Cloud Health: 0%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites
[4] You pick up a Colten A93, a fairly versatile pistol used during your days of service. You never used one yourself, however, but this body should make adjusting to the recoil a non-issue.
You start walking up the elevator shaft, thanks to no gravity. However, it seems that Dave is stuck in the lower levels of the shaft!
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]
[1] You punch the ground at the bottom of the shaft, propelling yourself upward. You start spinning, unable to control your motion, and your treads fail to latch on to any suitable surfaces. Your right speaker becomes tangled in a mess of cables on the wall.