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[Jilladilla]

Revision #1:
PLACE 2B (2/3 size): (3) Tack, Milo, NUKE9.13
PLACE 2C (1/2 size):
No revision ((I think the place case can solve most of our problem.)) (1): Johiah

Revision #2
Itshana materials review: (1) Tack
Gauntlet Efficiency (3): Milo, NUKE9.13, Johiah

Revision #3
No revision:
PLACE V2.0 (Water cooling): (1) Tack
PLACE CASE (Blast shield and air cooling): (2) Johiah, Milo
Blast Shield (Blast shield): (2) NUKE9.13, Jilladilla

To be fair, a barrel extension could help out, to give the blast of superheated air more space to spread out into before slamming into our operators, but that might just increase ore costs...

[milo christiansen]

Revision #1:
PLACE 2B (2/3 size): (3) Tack, Milo, NUKE9.13
PLACE 2C (1/2 size):
No revision ((I think the place case can solve most of our problem.)) (1): Johiah

Revision #2
Itshana materials review: (1) Tack
Gauntlet Efficiency (3): Milo, NUKE9.13, Johiah

Revision #3
No revision:
PLACE V2.0 (Water cooling): (1) Tack
PLACE CASE (Blast shield and air cooling): (1) Johiah
Blast Shield (Blast shield): (3) NUKE9.13, Jilladilla, Milo

You grabbed the wrong vote box and missed my vote...

[Jilladilla]

.....Huh?... Not sure how that happened, either way, sorry milo.

[Tack]

Revision #1:
PLACE 2B (2/3 size): (3) Tack, Milo, NUKE9.13
PLACE 2C (1/2 size):
No revision ((I think the place case can solve most of our problem.)) (1): Johiah

Revision #2
Itshana materials review: (1) Tack
Gauntlet Efficiency (3): Milo, NUKE9.13, Johiah

Revision #3
No revision:
PLACE CASE V2.0 (Blast shield and Water cooling): (1) Tack
PLACE CASE (Blast shield and air cooling): (1) Johiah
Blast Shield (Blast shield): (3) NUKE9.13, Jilladilla, Milo

Still wouldn't hurt to cool the barrel and shoot awesome steam.
But that's one adrenaline junkie's opinion.

[Madman198237]

Here's the thing:
The CASE specifically directs the air past the COOLING SYSTEM (The fancy radiator we revised) and down the barrel, where it will help direct the blast of superheated air, even if it doesn't prevent it from being formed. It will increase our rate of fire (If it gets the air moving, which is the ONLY possible fault I can see [barring a 1 and a lot of shoddy engineering, of course] while also giving us an added edge of protection. Also, it's a great deterrent against suicide-charges and masses of small bugs)
No longer relevant, design adapted. Now with 100% more muzzle brake!

Cannon Revisions:
PLACE 2B (2/3 size): (3) Tack, Milo, NUKE9.13
PLACE 2C (1/2 size):
PLACE CASE V2.0 (Blast shield and Water cooling): (1) Tack
PLACE CASE (Blast shield and air cooling): (2) Johiah, Madman
Blast Shield (Blast shield): (3) NUKE9.13, Jilladilla, Milo

Gauntlet Revisions:
Itshana materials review: (1) Tack
Gauntlet Efficiency (3): Milo, NUKE9.13, Johiah

Tactics Revision (Instead of a third revision): (1) Madman

Alright, I changed the votebox. It is now more consistent. Please keep track of the number of things you vote for.

I encourage people to vote for basically any cannon revision that includes a wooden blast shield. It's practically free (What's 1 wood anyway?) and effective (Word of GM).

I would FURTHER encourage those who posted smaller version to go add a blast shield to the smaller version if it's not been done already, because it's so simple that it's not worth it's own revision (Hence the revised PLACE CASE, which now uses 100% more !!SCIENCE!!)

[milo christiansen]

NO to the new vote box. It is terribly confusing.

[Tack]

I believe madman wishes to consolidate the cannon votes, however in this case Itshana improvements would not be fielded under gauntlets, see?

Also re: consolidating size and shield feels like two disparate things.

Cannon Revisions:
PLACE 2B (2/3 size) and Blast Shield [2 Dice]: (3) Tack, Milo, NUKE9.13
PLACE CASE (Blast shield and air cooling): (2) Johiah, Madman
Blast Shield (Blast shield): (1) Jilladilla

Other
Itshana materials review: (1) Tack
Gauntlet Efficiency (3): Milo, NUKE9.13, Johiah
Tactics Revision: (1) Madman

Cool.

[NUKE9.13]

Revision #1:
PLACE 2B (2/3 size): (3) Tack, Milo, NUKE9.13
PLACE 2C (1/2 size):
No revision ((I think the place case can solve most of our problem.)) (1): Johiah
Tactics revision (not specified what): (1) Madman

Revision #2
Itshana materials review: (1) Tack
Gauntlet Efficiency (3): Milo, NUKE9.13, Johiah

Revision #3
No revision:
PLACE CASE V2.0 (Blast shield and Water cooling): (1) Tack
PLACE CASE (Blast shield and air cooling): (2) Johiah, Madman
Blast Shield (Blast shield): (3) NUKE9.13, Jilladilla, Milo

There, I integrated Madman's votes into the old votebox. Which ain't broke, and thus does not require fixing.

[milo christiansen]

Yay!

The old one is easier to read, and isn't pushing an agenda.

[Jilladilla]

Revision #1:
PLACE 2B (2/3 size): (4) Tack, Milo, NUKE9.13, Jilladilla
PLACE 2C (1/2 size):
No revision ((I think the place case can solve most of our problem.)) (1): Johiah
Tactics revision (not specified what): (1) Madman

Revision #2
Itshana materials review: (2) Tack, Jilladilla
Gauntlet Efficiency (3): Milo, NUKE9.13, Johiah

Revision #3
No revision:
PLACE CASE V2.0 (Blast shield and Water cooling): (1) Tack
PLACE CASE (Blast shield and air cooling): (2) Johiah, Madman
Blast Shield (Blast shield): (3) NUKE9.13, Jilladilla, Milo

Just filling in the rest of my vote. Probably should add links to the posts for sake of Draignean.

[Madman198237]

As of right now: We're making a 2/3 size cannon (What does this entail? Is it a revision?) with a blast shield (This strikes me as 1 revision, not 2, yet we're spending an entire revision just to stick a blast shield on the thing). This is possibly going to help, however, without redirecting superheated air downrange (Even a little bit) it's still going to turn the hallway into an inferno--- Wait, this might be an advantage.

Self-firing cannons for the express purpose of burning everything?

[Tack]

Got buried in Discord so
Are using ishtanas in skiffs going to give us better-than-standard returns because of the bugfix?
How much effect is lost between a first and second revision?

[Draignean]

Are using ishtanas in skiffs going to give us better-than-standard returns because of the bugfix?
How much effect is lost between a first and second revision?

1. I have no idea what bugfix you're talking about.
2. That depends entirely on the revisions.


PLACE 2B
Efficacy: 6
The 2B variant of the P.L.A.C.E cannon is a massive step up in terms of usability for the marines. The reduced power is still capable of leveling anything Wreth infantry have encountered so far, and the initial heat wave no longer burns the gunner's exposed skin instantly! The cannon itself is safely made a great deal lighter, which in turn reduces the need for secondary components (trim crystal/webbing/tripod) of as high a grade.

Projected Cost: 3 Ore, 2 Crystal, 1 Silk


Gauntlet Efficiency
Efficacy: 1
It turns out that telling a bunch of engineers to increase weapon efficiency can be a very... dangerous request. The modified gauntlets that they design are indeed sometimes more power-efficient than a conventional gauntlet, but at the cost of being massively inefficient to produce. The variants they produce attempt to implement a half-dozen theoretical optimization options postulated by aetheric scientist, and incorporate various complex mechanical components and precious metals. While engineers gain a little experience working with more exotic techniques that might prove fruitful at a later date, their attempt to generate consistent and reasonably implementable improvements to the basic gauntlet design fail.


Blast Shield
Efficacy: 3+1
Designing a simple wooden blast shield for the fledgling P.L.A.C.E weapon series is a simple matter, though finding the best geometry to effectively disrupt the burning air emitted by the weapon requires some experimentation. The final variant is constructed of good hardwood, shaped to prevent the backwash from immediately burning the gunner, and thick enough to absorb fairly liberal fire from a Suppressor- though gauntlets still tear it to shreds and rifles will punch right through it.



It is now the Production, Deployment, and Tactics Phase
When deploying ships and marines, please specify their active tactic. If you do not, I will continue using their tactic from the previous round.


You will automatically produce 2 skiffs this turn.
You will automatically produce 2 marines this turn.

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

The Calm: The calm is a region of the aerosphere with almost no wind beyond fleeting turbulence, and absolutely no aetheric currents. It's frigidly cold, and filled with fine red 'snow' that barely moves. Traversing it with a conventional vessel is impossible due to the lack of energy to fuel the lift and trim crystals.
The Everstorm: As the name suggests, the everstorm is a region of the aerosphere dominated by an enormous and eternal thunderstorm. It's a chaotic region of raging winds and surging aetheric energy that manifests in terrible bursts of prismatic flame. No conventional vessel could hope to survive the nightmarish storm conditions.

Wreth Territory

Haze-Maze
Marine Presence: K 0/8 |  W 1/8
--->Marines
---> Squad G (No Equip)
Territory: 0/4 | 1/4
Resources: 1C, 3O, 1W, 2S
Conditions: Deadly Gas Pockets, significant vertical shafts and steep tunnels.

Miner's Folly
Marine Presence: K 0/18 |  W 1/18
--->Marines
---> Squad G (No Equip)
Territory: 0/4 | 2/4
Resources: 1C, 6O, 0W, 1S
Conditions: Toxic Stone, Massive Caverns, pitch-black

The Verdant Vista
Marine Presence: K 0/18 |  W 0/18
Territory: 0/4 | 4/4
Resources: 1C, 0O, 8W, 2S
Conditions: Mostly earth and soil, Unstable pocket caves


The Belt

Three Captains
Marine Presence: K 0/20 |  W 2/20
--->Marines
---> Squad D (Pincushion, Fireteam | Cutlass, All)
---> Squad E (Pincushion, Fireteam | Cutlass, All) [Squad at 50%]
Territory: 0/4 | 1/4
Resources: 1C, 6O, 2W, 6S
Conditions: Kinetoluminescent Ores, Heavily Infested

Wrackspire
Marine Presence: K 0/12 |  W 0/12
Territory: 0/4 | 0/4
Resources: 3C, 4O, 4W, 2S
Conditions: Unstable Aetheric Phenomena, Broken Spire

Burned Mountain
Marine Presence: K 0/24 |  W 0/24
Territory: 0/4 | 0/4
Resources: 1C, 10O, 1W, 0S
Conditions: Inexplicably Molten Core, Hundreds of narrow tunnels and small galleries.

The Unfinished
Marine Presence: K 0/45 |  W 1/45
--->Marines
---> Squad A (Pincushion, Fireteam | Cutlass, All)
Territory: 0/4 | 1/4
Resources: 8C, 0O, 6W, 2S
Conditions: Unfinished infrastructure, Massive open rooms and halls.

Spoiler: Ships (click to show/hide)

Skiffs With No Name - Skyskiff Class (x3)
Loadout
2 Light Aether Cannons+ (Flanged Heatsinks, Itshana Refinement).
1 Very Small Basic Core Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
1 Very Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
4 Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
2 reams of webbing
Location: Three Captains
Status: All papers are in order.

WOSV Implacable - Transport Barge
Loadout
1 Small Basic Core Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
1 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement) [Cracked!]
2 Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
1 reams of webbing
Carrying: 0/6
Location: Spire Wreth
Status: All papers are in order

Skiffs With No Name - Skyskiff Class (x2)
Loadout
2 Light Aether Cannons+ (Flanged Heatsinks, Itshana Refinement).
1 Very Small Basic Core Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
1 Very Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
4 Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
2 reams of webbing
Location: The Unfinished
Status: All papers are in order.

WOSV Herbie - Transport Barge
Loadout
1 Very Small Itshana Select Core Crystal
1 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
2 Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
1 reams of webbing
Carrying: 0/6
Location: Haze Maze
Status:  All papers are in order.

Skiffs With No Name - Skyskiff Class (x2)
Loadout
2 Light Aether Cannons+ (Flanged Heatsinks, Itshana Refinement).
1 Very Small Basic Core Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
1 Very Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
4 Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
2 reams of webbing
Location: Spire Wreth
Status: All papers are in order.

Spoiler: Infantry (click to show/hide)

Marines x11

11/y Crystal, 22/55 Banked
8/y Ore, 12/40 banked
18/y Wood, 39/90 banked
7/y Silk, 26/35 banked

[Jilladilla]

Draignean, the ships/infantry/map reports, these are last years!

[Draignean]

Draignean, the ships/infantry/map reports, these are last years!

Furk.

Well, it's fixed now. Sorry, got down with business a little late.