Flight Phase 2081-2085
+1 Advanced parts +1 Air +1 Water
Moral [24+20-8] Minor Failure -1 ongoing
Engineering [33+8] Minor Failure -5 to next roll
VR CAD [89] Success
Some additional supplies are loaded in and a small farewell party is thrown. A picture of the crews of all three outposts is taken and framed.
The launch goes without issues and the first few months seem exciting, but the routine starts to wear despite attempts to liven up the atmosphere. The cramped quarters are proving a strain as well, despite the entertainment center personal space is at a premium.
Everything seems to be going well with the ship. So well that some routine maintenance checks are overlooked. The autopilot should be able to catch it though... right?
The crew set up a design program for the VR system, a more powerful system is needed to supplement the VR computer designed for simple entertainment and several goggle headsets are built to allow use of the VR pod for recreational use.
-.1 basic parts -.1 advanced parts
4 crew required for engineering work during flight. Or 2 crew, but lose -5 moral from Recreational commons.
Orders for 2086-2090
Use VR pod for design work instead of recreation?
Engineering or other orders?
Also you can not expert test systems. The systems used to do that were several hundreds of computers much more complex then the colony computer, aided by thousands of engineers and developers to actually build the simulations. The fusion core research was basically the last great achievement of a golden age of technology.
A single VR pod lets you use 2 people, instead of 4 with the VR headsets, if you set up multiple VR pods with a real expert system computer it might have a bonus. The Colony computer can act as an engineer action at +20 with 2 manpower, for example.
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