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[Chiefwaffles]

Core Thread

It is clear that Moerth's blatant actions of war require a strong reaction by Amaok.
After spacing firing off the former engineers and designers, Central Command has turned to you. Chosen from a particularly strange group of people that were still frozen, your new responsibilities are to ensure the victory of Amaok over Moerth via any means necessary. Through designs, of course.

It is the year 2206, some fairly small number of years since arrival. You are assembled at the Central Command of Amaok - a giant fortified complex placed in the center of Amaok's capital. Truly, a wondrous feat of Amaok engineering. The room is way too brightly lit, a table lies in the center and even some papers have found their way in here. Computers dot the walls and lesser staff members stand ready to satisfy your orders.

This is an Arms Race game, ripped off inspired by primarily Sensei's Arms Race and the many other games based on it. It has my own twists on it, of course. Players join a side and create designs to help them win in battles against another side with players in it.
For rules, please see the Core thread.

Spoiler: Starting Designs (click to show/hide)

Interplanetary Transport Craft: A primitive “shuttle” capable of carrying a unit and basic equipment to another planet. It’s quite large, and built completely in space. Docked to it are SSTO rocket shuttles designed with just enough fuel to carry things to/from planetside and return. However, the lack of large empty spaces in the shuttle and craft as well as limited fuel in the rocket shuttles means it can’t carry “heavy” things. The ITC relies on efficient chemical engines for thrust and powers essential systems via solar panels. While it can still carry units, the ITC cannot carry any item with a minimum weight above 1 CU.
Cargo: 4 CU
Expense: 3x
Resources: Metal, Exotics

Printed Pistol: A basic pistol that’s created via advanced 3d-printing techniques, making it very cheap. Unfortunately, its benefits stop there. It’s uncomfortable to use, inaccurate, works at short ranges, and fires very weak rounds. Fortunately, these rounds are still enough to puncture the basic suits and unarmored clothing used by soldiers on the field. Very light. Unreliable.
Weight: 1 CU = 10x
Expense: Unlimited

X112 Space Suit - A bulky space suit originally designed for the vacuum of space. It’s relatively flexible compared to spacesuits used by earlier space agencies such as NASA, but greatly restricts agility. Its complete lack of armor doesn’t help either. Luckily it’s cheap to produce.
Weight: 1 CU = 3x
Expense: Unlimited

Kevlar Armor & Uniform: Very basic thin-layered and light-weight partial Kevlar armor. Not even a helmet is included. This armor was originally used for security personnel sent with the colonies. It cannot be used in conjunction with regular armor. The facilities for producing Kevlar are still very limited in the colonies, making this armor a luxury.
Weight: 1 CU = 5x
Expense: 1x
Resources: Metal

Radio: Communications are done via basic radio systems. However, the size required means units would have to lug expensive radio systems to planets with them in order to communicate with Central Command back at their homeworld.
Weight: 2 CU = 1x
Expense: 2x
Resources: Metal

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

Planets
[Unclaimed] A1 - 1 Metal
[Unclaimed] A2 - 1 Exotic
[Unclaimed] A3 - 1 Metal
[Unclaimed] B1 - Nothing
[Unclaimed] B2 - Nothing
[Unclaimed] C1 - 1 Metal
[Unclaimed] C2 - 1 Exotic
[Unclaimed] C3 - 1 Metal

Spoiler: Production Lines (click to show/hide)

Production Line 1: Interplanetary Transport Craft (3/3)
Production Line 2: Printed Pistol (Unlimited)
Production Line 3: X112 Space Suit (Unlimited)
Production Line 4: Kevlar Armor & Uniform (1/1)
Production Line 5: Radio (2/2)
Production Line 6:
Production Line 7:
Production Line 8:
Production Line 9:
Production Line 10:

Spoiler: Units (click to show/hide)

Unit 1:
Equipped: Nothing
Location: Amaok

Unit 2:
Equipped: Nothing
Location: Amaok

Unit 3:
Equipped: Nothing
Location: Amaok

Unit 4:
Equipped: Nothing
Location: Amaok

Unit 5:
Equipped: Nothing
Location: Amaok

Spoiler: Transports (click to show/hide)

Interplanetary Transport Craft 1: Unassigned
Interplanetary Transport Craft 2: Unassigned
Interplanetary Transport Craft 3: Unassigned

It is now the Design Phase of 2206.

[Taricus]

Fusion Engines: In the starting groundwork for a more efficient engines and economy, the development of cold fusion engines is the first vital step in getting proper vehicles and stellar vessels in action.

[S34N1C]

Posting to design. Nothing to propose at the moment.

[VoidSlayer]

Okay so, to start out, everything sucks.

So right now it looks like we could send a transport ship with a pistol, armor and radio with one unit to each planet-lane, is that correct?  Or do the units themselves take up a CU?

I am thinking improve the pistol with a standard medium caliber round for the rest of the game, combine the space suit and armor or create an orbital attack craft.

We can directly attack other ships (if we massively massively improve the tech) right?

[VoidSlayer]

I mean, we don't need cold fusion, like, regular fusion or nuclear engines would be great already.  We seem to have chemical rockets right now.

Maybe ion engines and solar panels for long range and then chemical rockets for short range maneuvers?

Edit: Also got an idea for a name?  I was thinking Project Unity or something with a funny abbreviation.

[Chiefwaffles]

Units take up 2 CU, but multiple cargo ships can be sent to the same location. Your current ITC can carry Printed Pistols, the X112 or Kevlar Armor, and one unit. Though keep in mind that multiples of most items can be packed into one CU. For example, the Printed Pistol can have 10x - enough for 10 Units - fit into one CU.
Directly attacking other ships is possible, but as it stands the ITC is completely unarmed.

Designing a Fusion Engine will likely require multiple iterations, depending on rolls, in order to get a practical version that can be used in other designs.
Currently, the ITC relies on chemical engines more efficient than those found today as well as solar panels to keep essential systems powered in flight. This will be edited into the description of the ITC for the Core thread and both sides.

[S34N1C]

I like the idea of improving our gun, but that sounds like a job for the revision phase

[VoidSlayer]

Units take up 2 CU, but multiple cargo ships can be sent to the same location. Your current ITC can carry Printed Pistols, the X112 or Kevlar Armor, and one unit. Though keep in mind that multiples of most items can be packed into one CU. For example, the Printed Pistol can have 10x - enough for 10 Units - fit into one CU.
Directly attacking other ships is possible, but as it stands the ITC is completely unarmed.

Designing a Fusion Engine will likely require multiple iterations, depending on rolls, in order to get a practical version that can be used in other designs.
Currently, the ITC relies on chemical engines more efficient than those found today as well as solar panels to keep essential systems powered in flight. This will be edited into the description of the ITC for the Core thread and both sides.

Good Good.

Uh, the non green planets do not have atmospheres right?  I do not want to be sending guys in non-environmental armor down to fight in a vacuum.

[Taricus]

Well, Starting on the fusion engine now could help us a lot in the long run.. By giving up a chemical engine reliance we can massively decrease how much fuel is needed to be carried by our stellar vessels, meaning we can secure a lot more of space via more heavily armed craft.

@Voidslayer: We do have spacesuits, so we'd be fine there.

[VoidSlayer]

I like the idea of improving our gun, but that sounds like a job for the revision phase

Not if we make a good quality semi auto rifle.  Or really, a pistol that is not weak, inaccurate, short ranged and difficult to use.

[Taricus]

We've got to get to their lines first before we can make use of better weaponry. And it'll be a couple of turns before that happens

[Chiefwaffles]

It is completely possible to see fighting in the first combat phase, as Unclaimed planets (every planet other than Amaok and Moerth) can be skipped by transport craft.

[Taricus]

Okay, first plan is to set up units on A2, B2 and C2 and form up an effective defence line. With that sorted we can use that advantage to cut them off from those resources and start out-producing them in everything we need.

[RAM]

I am pretty sure that we will want rockets for the forseeable future. Fusion engines are great and all, but it is difficult to fit them on missiles...
Speaking of:
 Design: Happenstance missiles
We take the transport craft, build models, then refine the disegn into a spike, and then make it fly in a straight line, and when it hits something, it sprays burning rocket-fuel all over the vicinity. We have attempted to implement a crude suicidal A.I. to fly it, but for now will probably be
We minaturise the shuttles down to a single-seat short-range(20 kilometre in gravity and atmosphere) hopper that explodes into a cloud of burning fuel when it tries to land. We attempt to improve the manoeuvreability  compared to known technologies and make an attempt to produce a Suicidal Artificial Decision-matrix capable of flying this craft, but reserve the option to remove it and add more fuel.

[VoidSlayer]

Iron Turtle Hardened Space Suit: A slimmer space suit with a metal armored life support unit on the back and light Kevlar plates built into the arms, legs, helmet and chest.  A tube of fast drying adhesive is included to allow the user fix any punctures that do not prove fatal.

Target expenses (basically equivalent to Kevlar Armor & Uniform) :
Cargo: 1 CU - x3
Expense: 1x
Resources: Metal