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[Taricus]

Type-24 Combat Exosuit: (2) Madman, Taricus

[Blade Master Model 42]

Type-24 Combat Exosuit: (3) Madman, Taricus, BMM42

[Blood_Librarian]

Type-24 Combat Exosuit
An evolution of the Type-23, the T24 is reengineered so individual parts have a militarily useful service life where possible. Continuous part replacement is not acceptable for any military part and can easily be avoided by ensuring that the pieces are better protected against dirt and water, assembled properly, and forces endured by the exoskeleton is exclusively inflicted on the structural elements capable of taking it.

In short, we're not sure what's been done poorly to require constant replacement of pieces of the exoskeleton, but we're going to fix that so it's not such a nightmare to maintain.

Difficulty: Normal
Result: [4 + 4] →  8 Unexpected boon
Part replacement issues fixed - More expensive but long lasting parts to reduce logisticla burden
Introduction of a Standard armor plating
THe Type-23 Exosuit had several faults, the most notable was the aforementioned logistical supply train required to keep it functioning. While to some degree, this burden will always follow the high-yield exclusive systems that are part of our Combat Exosuit series, the Type 24 has two distinct advantages over the Type-23. Metal parts are now created using a hammer forge system that ensures very tight tolerances in terms of composition and structure for the small mechanical parts that are in the Type-23.
Hermetic sealing is utilized on a large scale to ensure delicate control elements and motorized systems will stay uncompromised under the hardest of conditions. Mechanical wear and tear was also an issue, but primitive motorized systems are replaced with solutions that use frictionless ball bearings and magnetic ferric fluid. Militarized Engineers are provided with the tools to set up  portable clean rooms to safely maintain these systems, meaning our effective half-life of our equipment is expanded by a significant margin, to the point where only battlefield damage or ruptured casings are an issue.

In addition, battlefield experience as well as examination has given us the insight to create Armor configurations that are optimal for our figure for non-gene modded troops. There were several key insights to ballistic and thermal energy projection protection that we were missing to replicate the look (and protection) of Pre-Collapse Yaerian Standard Infantry, while making key improvements on theoretical faults that would occur with our inferior materials science. Soldiers configured for any operation now are both protected by a significantly increased margin from the T-23 as well as capturing the awe inspiring look and the hundreds of years of ergonomic improvements that the YSI had held in the remaining cultural artifacts that depicted them.

Our troops can fight day and night in their armor, only stopped by the perishability of their flesh or the simple needs of a soldier. The armor they wear will not hold them back, certainly not by being in the maintenance bay all day.


[Very Expensive, 4 Minerals, 6 Energy]

Designs

Spoiler: Elorius Designs (click to show/hide)

Transportation Capacity: 2 [1 used]
Resources: 3 Minerals, 3 Energy

Weapons
Salvaged Weaponry: Most scouts and some veteran personnel managed to get their hands on hand-crafted or pre-annihilation weapons that use a variety of methods of delivery. Logistics for these variable effectiveness weapons will be a headache until a standardized loadout is made. A vast majority of these weapons are lovingly crafted by the scavengers, and as such are chemically accelerated.  The few energy weapons in this mix are terrifying examples of what was our might, but we do not yet have the technological nor industrial might to recreate them, or even put them back together if we dismantle them. (N/A)

Iona II ICA
A large, boxy and rugged weapon more in line with the A-M_CA, the Iona ICA is capable of launching 60 70mmx3mm flechette needles into a target at 700 rounds a minute with a fully mechanically operated 5 coil system. It fires with enough power to directly pierce most examples of scavenged armor with a direct hit. Powered by external battery systems with a cable port in the stock that also accept stick batteries. 
[Expensive, 3 Minerals, 3 Energy]

18mmx1.V(Variable) Anti-Material Coil Accelerator- Breech Loader: an Antitank Rifle with an unparalleled ruggedness. Using a coiled magnetic system to fire, it is able to be fielded with munitions prepared in the field, requires a tripod or an exoskeleton to wield. Standard loadout is 30-40 shots worth of fire. Semi-Automatic requires about 3 seconds to reload the weapon unless its breech-loader fails, then it is a frustrating time to reload it.
 [Expensive/Very Expensive, 2+1 Minerals, 3 Energy]

Misc. Equipment
Survivalist uniform: Our troops are issued all the equipment they need to, in theory, survive the toxic air and deadly cold of some parts of the city. Given in the form of whatever can be found, but the standard is a gas mask and a coat in our colors, a Purple-ish coloration.

Type-24 Exosuit:  A mass produced set of systems for creating armor that invokes the visage of the soldiers of the stars turned to dust long ago. Durable, individually hermetically sealed components drive the Exoskeleton that in turn drives the Soldiers mass of armor, systems and firepower. Steps are taken to seal the user away from the environment, making the user resistant to biological & chemical hazards and allowing a minor Black Zone Access. Lighter examples of the Type-24 are equipped with Grappling hooks.
[Very Expensive, 4 Minerals, 6 Energy]


IFF Ping Emitter: A system by which Battle-Frame IFF signals are captured and reproduced at the call of another Battle-Frame, sometimes tricking it into not opening fire and moving on with its bizarre programming. Signal capture means that while every soldier has an IFF Ping Emitter, it doesn't work all the time.
[Expensive, Complex]

Infrastructure
Type-11 Exosuit: A hard to maintain yet easy to manufacture exoskeleton designed for logistics and “acquiring” personnel.  Their restrictive nature and difficulty in field repairs makes them categorically unsuitable for field operations.
[Expensive, 4 Minerals, 2 Energy] Provides  +1 Minerals [/color]

RESU: The ultimate in standardized battery production, an evolution of the Protobattery into a scalable system from anything from handheld to logistical systems. (1 Energy + 1 Energy, requires 1 TC)

Alpha Foundry: A series of series production systems designed to turn scrap metal into molded steel ready for casings, armor and other uses. Makes designs cheaper if it is applicable. After-recovery efforts on refining recovered metals effectively increase our industrial might.  +1 Minerals [/color]

Sky-Thread Base: One of the “lesser” achievements of our species exists in our territory, the amputated space-elevator is in the center of what was once the world's largest mercantile sector. Although the miracle of the thread is long gone, it’s surrounded by dozens of armatures and cargo unloading hardware that has been jury-rigged into transportation in between the jagged buildings of the Elorious.

PressGanged Cargo Loaders: Heavy, disposable vehicles designed to move cargo to the front, these vehicles are descendants of Thread-Base hardware for moving heavy goods, and use their bulk and armor plating to make rubbled areas traversable. Sometimes deployed on the front lines as an unauthorized Armored Personnel Carrier. + 2 LAND TC
[Cheap, 2 Minerals, 2 Energy]

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

[E: 2/2; P: 0/2]District 7: The Unyielding Bunkers of Elorius
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Elevator Base (1)
The base of one of two Space Elevators that were on this world. Its cord has long since rotted, but impact scar crater is one of the larger craters that lead all the way to the Sea. Surrounding it is razed cityscapes and looted spaceports, tarnished only by intense infighting and neglect as the centuries went on.
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Scraper Kill Hills (2)
Heavy city development, the ruins of which have only been recently cleared. Unlike the Arcology, this is many, many buildings that all amalgamate against each other as wreckage that has compacted into something like hills and valleys.  Watch your step.
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Collapsed V. Farms (3)
What was once a burgeoning vertical farm now lies as a massive mound of soil, mutated crops, and strange intoxicating monsters set in a bog. Raider gangs live here, with an eclectic set of gear they terrorize the countryside and are renowned for their accuracy with their war-bows, strung with threading from the Elevator.
[E: 3/4; P: 1/4] Deteriorating Arcology (4)
The center of our world, The largest Arcology of the planet. Its name has been forgotten, and the only reason it stands was that the Hated Enemy coveted it. Inside it is miles of corridors and unscavenged loot, as well as ticking machines. Sometimes the dying reactor inside the Arcology manages to power some of the sub-systems inside, including internal and external defenses.
+1 Energy
[E: 2/4; P: 2/4] The Metro (5)
A dozen tunnels go directly underneath the Arcology, allowing for truly horrific tunnel fights between both factions as well as the active menace of Battle-Frames directed by the equivalent of an autonomous sub-way and construction authority. It’s already dying, but its dreams dictate when its legions will march
+1 Minerals
[E: 0/4; P: 4/4] Ruined Park (6)
Massive fields of gardens, forests, and microbiomes grow un phased here. One of the few places on the planet without city development.  A rebellion from the Phozirus Shard had arrived here after a mutiny a long time ago, and they have appeared to now be ruled by the Metro’s Construction Authority. They are vicious and cunning about doing their masters bidding, which often makes no sense whatsoever.
[E: 0/4 P: 4/4] Glass Crater (7)
What was once a massive stretch of the city has been obliterated to the foundations by a particularly devastating hydrogen bomb. Nothing grows here, and nothing stirs besides interloping Yaerians, for it is a hollowed grave of millions of the dead. In the center of the crater is a monumental pile of corpses stacked up by the Battle Frames. Sometimes they visit, but unlike other areas, they seemingly do so to mourn rather than to patrol. This is one of the few places where  Battle-Frames do not open fire upon Yaerian forces upon detection, and it is perhaps one of the most terrifying places to be in. If you die here, your body is added to the pile.

[E: 0/4 P: 4/4]Cleared Metropolis(
This part of the city was spared by the wide-spread bombardment the most of the world was hit with, and the vast majority of buildings are still intact. People might actually live here in the coming years, were it not for the unsettlingly close Black Zone.
[E: 0/2; P: 2/2]District 6: The Shining Spires of Phoziris
Black Zone (9)
The Black Zone is a hellish city-scape of active Battle-Frames, malfunctioning nano hives, radioactive craters, and other equally horrible things. Only Special forces equipped with defense against chemical, biological, radiological and nano-scale threats (CBRN-S) can traverse this zone safely and a semblance of control over this zone will provide a bonus towards attacking Sectors  3, 4, and 7.
The Shining Sea(10)
Generations ago,  the local Battleframes used a series of what was later discovered to be thermonuclear charges to turn this area into a basin, which the sea now resides. No one knows why, but the Frames had a planet shaking conflict with each other in what was once Sector 8. This conflict ended when the Zone had been terraformed, the area was sunken down and entirely flooded. The conflict ultimately leads to the formation of an inland sea as vast amounts of material were cratered into the surrounding area as well as a concerted effort by the Battleframes themselves. The water is unsafe to drink and is sterile, but it is incredibly convenient that the vast majority of nuclear materials have sunk to the floor of the seabed, and only requires minor filtration to become drinkable. Most of our water is projected to come from the Shining Sea as it is easier to filter water than to reclaim it. Control over this zone will provide a bonus towards controlling Sectors 2, 5, and 6.

It is now the Combat Phase of Cycle  0.00 Next phase will be Design.

[Blood_Librarian]

Design Phase

The war council is pleased at the state of affairs, but vigilance and continued advancedment is required to keep the march ongoing. Progress must not be stalled, Citizens of Elorius.

Designs

Spoiler: Elorius Designs (click to show/hide)

Transportation Capacity: 2 [1 used]
Resources: 3 Minerals, 3 Energy

Weapons
Salvaged Weaponry: Most scouts and some veteran personnel managed to get their hands on hand-crafted or pre-annihilation weapons that use a variety of methods of delivery. Logistics for these variable effectiveness weapons will be a headache until a standardized loadout is made. A vast majority of these weapons are lovingly crafted by the scavengers, and as such are chemically accelerated.  The few energy weapons in this mix are terrifying examples of what was our might, but we do not yet have the technological nor industrial might to recreate them, or even put them back together if we dismantle them. (N/A)

Iona II ICA
A large, boxy and rugged weapon more in line with the A-M_CA, the Iona ICA is capable of launching 60 70mmx3mm flechette needles into a target at 700 rounds a minute with a fully mechanically operated 5 coil system. It fires with enough power to directly pierce most examples of scavenged armor with a direct hit. Powered by external battery systems with a cable port in the stock that also accept stick batteries. 
[Cheap, 3 Minerals, 3 Energy]

18mmx1.V(Variable) Anti-Material Coil Accelerator- Breech Loader: an Antitank Rifle with an unparalleled ruggedness. Using a coiled magnetic system to fire, it is able to be fielded with munitions prepared in the field, requires a tripod or an exoskeleton to wield. Standard loadout is 30-40 shots worth of fire. Semi-Automatic requires about 3 seconds to reload the weapon unless its breech-loader fails, then it is a frustrating time to reload it.
 [Cheap, 2+1 Minerals, 3 Energy]

Misc. Equipment
Survivalist uniform: Our troops are issued all the equipment they need to, in theory, survive the toxic air and deadly cold of some parts of the city. Given in the form of whatever can be found, but the standard is a gas mask and a coat in our colors, a Purple-ish coloration.

Type-24 Exosuit:  A mass produced set of systems for creating armor that invokes the visage of the soldiers of the stars turned to dust long ago. Durable, individually hermetically sealed components drive the Exoskeleton that in turn drives the Soldiers mass of armor, systems and firepower. Steps are taken to seal the user away from the environment, making the user resistant to biological & chemical hazards and allowing a minor Black Zone Access. Lighter examples of the Type-24 are equipped with Grappling hooks.
[Very Expensive, 4 Minerals, 6 Energy]


IFF Ping Emitter: A system by which Battle-Frame IFF signals are captured and reproduced at the call of another Battle-Frame, sometimes tricking it into not opening fire and moving on with its bizarre programming. Signal capture means that while every soldier has an IFF Ping Emitter, it doesn't work all the time.
[Expensive, Complex]

Infrastructure
Type-11 Exosuit: A hard to maintain yet easy to manufacture exoskeleton designed for logistics and “acquiring” personnel.  Their restrictive nature and difficulty in field repairs makes them categorically unsuitable for field operations.
[Expensive, 4 Minerals, 2 Energy] Provides  +1 Minerals [/color]

RESU: The ultimate in standardized battery production, an evolution of the Protobattery into a scalable system from anything from handheld to logistical systems. (1 Energy + 1 Energy, requires 1 TC)

Alpha Foundry: A series of series production systems designed to turn scrap metal into molded steel ready for casings, armor and other uses. Makes designs cheaper if it is applicable. After-recovery efforts on refining recovered metals effectively increase our industrial might.  +1 Minerals [/color]

Sky-Thread Base: One of the “lesser” achievements of our species exists in our territory, the amputated space-elevator is in the center of what was once the world's largest mercantile sector. Although the miracle of the thread is long gone, it’s surrounded by dozens of armatures and cargo unloading hardware that has been jury-rigged into transportation in between the jagged buildings of the Elorious.

PressGanged Cargo Loaders: Heavy, disposable vehicles designed to move cargo to the front, these vehicles are descendants of Thread-Base hardware for moving heavy goods, and use their bulk and armor plating to make rubbled areas traversable. Sometimes deployed on the front lines as an unauthorized Armored Personnel Carrier. + 2 LAND TC
[Cheap, 2 Minerals, 2 Energy]

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

[E: 2/2; P: 0/2]District 7: The Unyielding Bunkers of Elorius
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Elevator Base (1)
The base of one of two Space Elevators that were on this world. Its cord has long since rotted, but impact scar crater is one of the larger craters that lead all the way to the Sea. Surrounding it is razed cityscapes and looted spaceports, tarnished only by intense infighting and neglect as the centuries went on.
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Scraper Kill Hills (2)
Heavy city development, the ruins of which have only been recently cleared. Unlike the Arcology, this is many, many buildings that all amalgamate against each other as wreckage that has compacted into something like hills and valleys.  Watch your step.
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Collapsed V. Farms (3)
What was once a burgeoning vertical farm now lies as a massive mound of soil, mutated crops, and strange intoxicating monsters set in a bog. Raider gangs live here, with an eclectic set of gear they terrorize the countryside and are renowned for their accuracy with their war-bows, strung with threading from the Elevator.
[E: 3/4; P: 1/4] Deteriorating Arcology (4)
The center of our world, The largest Arcology of the planet. Its name has been forgotten, and the only reason it stands was that the Hated Enemy coveted it. Inside it is miles of corridors and unscavenged loot, as well as ticking machines. Sometimes the dying reactor inside the Arcology manages to power some of the sub-systems inside, including internal and external defenses.
+1 Energy
[E: 3/4; P: 1/4] The Metro (5)
A dozen tunnels go directly underneath the Arcology, allowing for truly horrific tunnel fights between both factions as well as the active menace of Battle-Frames directed by the equivalent of an autonomous sub-way and construction authority. It’s already dying, but its dreams dictate when its legions will march
+1 Minerals
[E: 0/4; P: 4/4] Ruined Park (6)
Massive fields of gardens, forests, and microbiomes grow un phased here. One of the few places on the planet without city development.  A rebellion from the Phozirus Shard had arrived here after a mutiny a long time ago, and they have appeared to now be ruled by the Metro’s Construction Authority. They are vicious and cunning about doing their masters bidding, which often makes no sense whatsoever.
[E: 0/4 P: 4/4] Glass Crater (7)
What was once a massive stretch of the city has been obliterated to the foundations by a particularly devastating hydrogen bomb. Nothing grows here, and nothing stirs besides interloping Yaerians, for it is a hollowed grave of millions of the dead. In the center of the crater is a monumental pile of corpses stacked up by the Battle Frames. Sometimes they visit, but unlike other areas, they seemingly do so to mourn rather than to patrol. This is one of the few places where  Battle-Frames do not open fire upon Yaerian forces upon detection, and it is perhaps one of the most terrifying places to be in. If you die here, your body is added to the pile.

[E: 0/4 P: 4/4]Cleared Metropolis(
This part of the city was spared by the wide-spread bombardment the most of the world was hit with, and the vast majority of buildings are still intact. People might actually live here in the coming years, were it not for the unsettlingly close Black Zone.
[E: 0/2; P: 2/2]District 6: The Shining Spires of Phoziris
Black Zone (9)
The Black Zone is a hellish city-scape of active Battle-Frames, malfunctioning nano hives, radioactive craters, and other equally horrible things. Only Special forces equipped with defense against chemical, biological, radiological and nano-scale threats (CBRN-S) can traverse this zone safely and a semblance of control over this zone will provide a bonus towards attacking Sectors  3, 4, and 7.
The Shining Sea(10)
Generations ago,  the local Battleframes used a series of what was later discovered to be thermonuclear charges to turn this area into a basin, which the sea now resides. No one knows why, but the Frames had a planet shaking conflict with each other in what was once Sector 8. This conflict ended when the Zone had been terraformed, the area was sunken down and entirely flooded. The conflict ultimately leads to the formation of an inland sea as vast amounts of material were cratered into the surrounding area as well as a concerted effort by the Battleframes themselves. The water is unsafe to drink and is sterile, but it is incredibly convenient that the vast majority of nuclear materials have sunk to the floor of the seabed, and only requires minor filtration to become drinkable. Most of our water is projected to come from the Shining Sea as it is easier to filter water than to reclaim it. Control over this zone will provide a bonus towards controlling Sectors 2, 5, and 6.

It is now the Design Phase of Cycle  0.25, The next phase will be Revision.

[Blade Master Model 42]

The Seer, as our engineers have taken to calling it, is a combat visor with over ear placement. The Seer performs one primary function, as well as several secondary functions. First, and most importantly, the Seer allows our soldiers to more easily communicate between themselves and command, relaying intel to where it can best be put to use with lightning speed. Enemy troop movements picked up by scouts can be quickly relayed to command, with accompanying photographs by cameras in the main housing that follow the wearer's line of sight. Additionally, the visor is equipped with rudimentary Augmented Reality technology, allowing squadmates to direct each others attention to areas within their line of sight without the need for words or even to catch one another's eye.

[Taricus]

'Seer' Tactical Communications Platform (2): BMM42, Taricus

[Madman198237]

The shotgun might not be a viable close-combat weapon, but a light cannon that sometimes fires shotgun bursts of rifle-caliber munitions seems pretty reasonable to me. At least when carried by a really big suit of armor.

Charger Assault Cannon
A very large rework of the Iona firing from a belt and powered from the exoskeleton that must be paired with the weapon, the Charger Assault Cannon is a 20mm five-coil magnetic accelerator which works on a computer system rather than a switching system. The computers are tied to the user's exoskeleton, along with the power connection, to offload much of the work of target acquisition and rangefinding and reduce the need for computer systems in the weapons themselves. The computers can take a range from the user designating a target, set a detonation distance from firing for certain projectiles, and also tell the user whether or not they're running out of ammo. The projectiles used include common ones such as shotgun-like sabots filled with Iona II 3mm needles, solid slugs meant for armor-piercing, and fragmentation/explosive rounds meant to detonate on impact or airburst depending on the settings the computer loads into the rounds.

And basically a scaled-down version for infantry.

Iona III Hardened Multirole Weapon
Similar to an upsized Iona II, the Iona III is a three-coil, belt fed design capable of firing a 12mm projectile or sabot-cased set of the Iona's 3mm needles. The system is optimized for firing at relatively low velocities and close ranges, so that the 12mm projectiles can be fired from a bipod or other braced condition while the shotgun bursts can be fired in any position due to its lower mass and consequently lower recoil. Whatever computer systems evidently remain in the mechanical fire control system we designed are adjusted to be resistant to EMP effects, and a grounding system is added so that if the weapon does get EMP'd it can just be tapped against the ground or a building or something to drain extraneous charge out of the mechanical system to prevent any residual effects or whatever it is that fouls a mechanical switch setup in an EMP.

And I just...kept writing, so here's an attempt to reduce the cost of the Type-24 to something approaching reasonable for mass deployment if at all possible. Re-reading the Type-23 results, however, suggests that really, we need to do something about energy...so now to write something about that.

Type-25 Light Exoskeletal Combat Array
The Type-24 exoskeleton is a wonderful combat device, but its heavy armor and sealed frame make it far too expensive and energy-intensive to produce for common deployment. In order to reduce these issues, we've taken a Type-24, removed the seals, reduced the weight and carrying/hitting/motive power of the suit substantially, and compensated for the power reduction by removing most of the armor. Armor is only retained on the torso and head, and only enough to stop small arms fire from close(ish) range. The new exoskeleton is optimized for fast movement rather than durability and melee destruction, and everything about the systems is once again simplified as much as we can to ease production. Where corners can be cut, they are cut, to produce a generally-deployable exoskeleton if possible, even if that exoskeleton is going to be a pale imitation of the seriously destructive Type 24 rigs.

Mobile Nuclear Power Stations
We've had some very serious issues with power needs: We simply don't have enough energy to field enough vehicles or enough exoskeletons for our army, which is not ideal in a world filled with dangers such as Battleframes. Oh, and those other guys, the ones that go "squish" when you hit them. In order to provide our front-line troops with some more useful things, we've decided to try and restart some serious power generation here on our planet. Solar isn't exactly combat effective, however unpleasantly radioactive materials are relatively plentiful. By throwing some of these together into a liquid fuel and generating steam from the heat, we can conceivably produce relatively simple fission reactors in small packages, limited only by our capability to safely collective radioactive materials. Perhaps lead "armor" covered Type-24s could be of assistance in this regard? Irrespective of this problem, we will utilize chemical means to sort out radioactive materials and produce the liquid fuels. Then the fuel can be pumped into a reactor vessel, control rods installed, and a turbine assembly attached.

These fission reactors are then built into the casings of the broken-down cargo lifters whose powerplants have failed but whose wheels or treads or whatever are still intact, and a direct geared drive is set up on the end of the steam turbine to run the vehicle when necessary. When not running the vehicle around, the reactor is set up to provide energy direct to forces or infrastructure that is far from our geothermal plants. No masses of battery-laden vehicles are required to provide power to forces with one or more of these in the rear lines.

'Seer' Tactical Communications Platform (2): BMM42, Taricus
Mobile Nuclear Power Stations (1): Madman

[Blood_Librarian]

The Seer, as our engineers have taken to calling it, is a combat visor with over ear placement. The Seer performs one primary function, as well as several secondary functions. First, and most importantly, the Seer allows our soldiers to more easily communicate between themselves and command, relaying intel to where it can best be put to use with lightning speed. Enemy troop movements picked up by scouts can be quickly relayed to command, with accompanying photographs by cameras in the main housing that follow the wearer's line of sight. Additionally, the visor is equipped with rudimentary Augmented Reality technology, allowing squadmates to direct each others attention to areas within their line of sight without the need for words or even to catch one another's eye.

Difficulty: Very Hard
Result: [3 + 3] - 1 →  4 Below Average

The Seer is a success with unforeseen consequences.

The Visor systems allows for visors to be created with minimal impact on the users peripheral vision and endurance. The communication systems are robust enough to survive battlefield conditions, and the camera’s guts was easily gutted from one system or another. It does have virtual vision augmentations, but it is more focussed on very basic elements like allowing pre-coded signals between connected elements of networked Seers to cause lights to come up on the hud or electronic integration of ammo counters with some pre-collapse weapons.  This is done mainly by utilizing a matrix of lasers that bounces light off the lense of the visors. They are mostly salvaged from civilian systems.

As it turns out, the most critical part of the enemy communication systems was the towers, relays and encoding, not the actual head system, which we’ve begun to suspect that they put a not entirely reasonable amount of effort in making. Right now, we can handily communicate from command to leader and with team mates, the only issue is that there is a not insignificant chance that a BattleFrame will leave its patrol to triangulate the position of the signal and shoot it dead.

Building sized mechatronics are usually good at locating radio signals.

Furthermore, ours doesn't quite replicate the enemies uncanny ability to navigate terrain, likely due to the fact that we don't have the computer-based mapping systems with complex sensors that Phoziris systems have. But regardless, it is a capable replacement, if only our soldiers are not so terrified in using it all the time.

[Cheap, 2 Minerals, 3 Energy]

Designs

Spoiler: Elorius Designs (click to show/hide)

Transportation Capacity: 2 [1 used]
Resources: 3 Minerals, 3 Energy

Weapons
Salvaged Weaponry: Most scouts and some veteran personnel managed to get their hands on hand-crafted or pre-annihilation weapons that use a variety of methods of delivery. Logistics for these variable effectiveness weapons will be a headache until a standardized loadout is made. A vast majority of these weapons are lovingly crafted by the scavengers, and as such are chemically accelerated.  The few energy weapons in this mix are terrifying examples of what was our might, but we do not yet have the technological nor industrial might to recreate them, or even put them back together if we dismantle them. (N/A)

Iona II ICA
A large, boxy and rugged weapon more in line with the A-M_CA, the Iona ICA is capable of launching 60 70mmx3mm flechette needles into a target at 700 rounds a minute with a fully mechanically operated 5 coil system. It fires with enough power to directly pierce most examples of scavenged armor with a direct hit. Powered by external battery systems with a cable port in the stock that also accept stick batteries. 
[Expensive, 3 Minerals, 3 Energy]

18mmx1.V(Variable) Anti-Material Coil Accelerator- Breech Loader: an Antitank Rifle with an unparalleled ruggedness. Using a coiled magnetic system to fire, it is able to be fielded with munitions prepared in the field, requires a tripod or an exoskeleton to wield. Standard loadout is 30-40 shots worth of fire. Semi-Automatic requires about 3 seconds to reload the weapon unless its breech-loader fails, then it is a frustrating time to reload it.
 [Expensive/Very Expensive, 2+1 Minerals, 3 Energy]

Mechatronics

Type-24 Exosuit:  A mass produced set of systems for creating armor that invokes the visage of the soldiers of the stars turned to dust long ago. Durable, individually hermetically sealed components drive the Exoskeleton that in turn drives the Soldiers mass of armor, systems and firepower. Steps are taken to seal the user away from the environment, making the user resistant to biological & chemical hazards and allowing a minor Black Zone Access. Lighter examples of the Type-24 are equipped with Grappling hooks.
[Very Expensive, 4 Minerals, 6 Energy]


Misc. Equipment

'Seer' Tactical Communications Platform
A light visor system that allows communications of images and voice between our military forces, with a special focus on our command element becoming knowing what our troops know.
Survivalist uniform: Our troops are issued all the equipment they need to, in theory, survive the toxic air and deadly cold of some parts of the city. Given in the form of whatever can be found, but the standard is a gas mask and a coat in our colors, a Purple-ish coloration.



IFF Ping Emitter
: A system by which Battle-Frame IFF signals are captured and reproduced at the call of another Battle-Frame, sometimes tricking it into not opening fire and moving on with its bizarre programming. Signal capture means that while every soldier has an IFF Ping Emitter, it doesn't work all the time.
[Expensive, Complex]

Infrastructure
Type-11 Exosuit: A hard to maintain yet easy to manufacture exoskeleton designed for logistics and “acquiring” personnel.  Their restrictive nature and difficulty in field repairs makes them categorically unsuitable for field operations.
[Expensive, 4 Minerals, 2 Energy] Provides  +1 Minerals [/color]

RESU: The ultimate in standardized battery production, an evolution of the Protobattery into a scalable system from anything from handheld to logistical systems. (1 Energy + 1 Energy, requires 1 TC)

Alpha Foundry: A series of series production systems designed to turn scrap metal into molded steel ready for casings, armor and other uses. Makes designs cheaper if it is applicable. After-recovery efforts on refining recovered metals effectively increase our industrial might.  +1 Minerals [/color]

Sky-Thread Base: One of the “lesser” achievements of our species exists in our territory, the amputated space-elevator is in the center of what was once the world's largest mercantile sector. Although the miracle of the thread is long gone, it’s surrounded by dozens of armatures and cargo unloading hardware that has been jury-rigged into transportation in between the jagged buildings of the Elorious.

PressGanged Cargo Loaders: Heavy, disposable vehicles designed to move cargo to the front, these vehicles are descendants of Thread-Base hardware for moving heavy goods, and use their bulk and armor plating to make rubbled areas traversable. Sometimes deployed on the front lines as an unauthorized Armored Personnel Carrier. + 2 LAND TC
[Cheap, 2 Minerals, 2 Energy]

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

[E: 2/2; P: 0/2]District 7: The Unyielding Bunkers of Elorius
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Elevator Base (1)
The base of one of two Space Elevators that were on this world. Its cord has long since rotted, but impact scar crater is one of the larger craters that lead all the way to the Sea. Surrounding it is razed cityscapes and looted spaceports, tarnished only by intense infighting and neglect as the centuries went on.
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Scraper Kill Hills (2)
Heavy city development, the ruins of which have only been recently cleared. Unlike the Arcology, this is many, many buildings that all amalgamate against each other as wreckage that has compacted into something like hills and valleys.  Watch your step.
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Collapsed V. Farms (3)
What was once a burgeoning vertical farm now lies as a massive mound of soil, mutated crops, and strange intoxicating monsters set in a bog. Raider gangs live here, with an eclectic set of gear they terrorize the countryside and are renowned for their accuracy with their war-bows, strung with threading from the Elevator.
[E: 3/4; P: 1/4] Deteriorating Arcology (4)
The center of our world, The largest Arcology of the planet. Its name has been forgotten, and the only reason it stands was that the Hated Enemy coveted it. Inside it is miles of corridors and unscavenged loot, as well as ticking machines. Sometimes the dying reactor inside the Arcology manages to power some of the sub-systems inside, including internal and external defenses.
+1 Energy
[E: 2/4; P: 2/4] The Metro (5)
A dozen tunnels go directly underneath the Arcology, allowing for truly horrific tunnel fights between both factions as well as the active menace of Battle-Frames directed by the equivalent of an autonomous sub-way and construction authority. It’s already dying, but its dreams dictate when its legions will march
+1 Minerals
[E: 0/4; P: 4/4] Ruined Park (6)
Massive fields of gardens, forests, and microbiomes grow un phased here. One of the few places on the planet without city development.  A rebellion from the Phozirus Shard had arrived here after a mutiny a long time ago, and they have appeared to now be ruled by the Metro’s Construction Authority. They are vicious and cunning about doing their masters bidding, which often makes no sense whatsoever.
[E: 0/4 P: 4/4] Glass Crater (7)
What was once a massive stretch of the city has been obliterated to the foundations by a particularly devastating hydrogen bomb. Nothing grows here, and nothing stirs besides interloping Yaerians, for it is a hollowed grave of millions of the dead. In the center of the crater is a monumental pile of corpses stacked up by the Battle Frames. Sometimes they visit, but unlike other areas, they seemingly do so to mourn rather than to patrol. This is one of the few places where  Battle-Frames do not open fire upon Yaerian forces upon detection, and it is perhaps one of the most terrifying places to be in. If you die here, your body is added to the pile.

[E: 0/4 P: 4/4]Cleared Metropolis(
This part of the city was spared by the wide-spread bombardment the most of the world was hit with, and the vast majority of buildings are still intact. People might actually live here in the coming years, were it not for the unsettlingly close Black Zone.
[E: 0/2; P: 2/2]District 6: The Shining Spires of Phoziris
Black Zone (9)
The Black Zone is a hellish city-scape of active Battle-Frames, malfunctioning nano hives, radioactive craters, and other equally horrible things. Only Special forces equipped with defense against chemical, biological, radiological and nano-scale threats (CBRN-S) can traverse this zone safely and a semblance of control over this zone will provide a bonus towards attacking Sectors  3, 4, and 7.
The Shining Sea(10)
Generations ago,  the local Battleframes used a series of what was later discovered to be thermonuclear charges to turn this area into a basin, which the sea now resides. No one knows why, but the Frames had a planet shaking conflict with each other in what was once Sector 8. This conflict ended when the Zone had been terraformed, the area was sunken down and entirely flooded. The conflict ultimately leads to the formation of an inland sea as vast amounts of material were cratered into the surrounding area as well as a concerted effort by the Battleframes themselves. The water is unsafe to drink and is sterile, but it is incredibly convenient that the vast majority of nuclear materials have sunk to the floor of the seabed, and only requires minor filtration to become drinkable. Most of our water is projected to come from the Shining Sea as it is easier to filter water than to reclaim it. Control over this zone will provide a bonus towards controlling Sectors 2, 5, and 6.

It is now the Revision Phase of Cycle 0.25 Next phase will be Combat.

[Madman198237]

Type-25 Light Exoskeletal Combat Array
The Type-24 exoskeleton is a wonderful combat device, but its heavy armor and sealed frame make it far too expensive and energy-intensive to produce for common deployment. In order to reduce these issues, we've taken a Type-24, removed the seals, reduced the weight and carrying/hitting/motive power of the suit substantially, and compensated for the power reduction by removing most of the armor. Armor is only retained on the torso and head, and only enough to stop small arms fire from close(ish) range. The new exoskeleton is optimized for fast movement rather than durability and melee destruction, and everything about the systems is once again simplified as much as we can to ease production. Where corners can be cut, they are cut, to produce a generally-deployable exoskeleton if possible, even if that exoskeleton is going to be a pale imitation of the seriously destructive Type 24 rigs.

Hopefully much cheaper version of the exoskeleton to get armor to more of our troops, same as from the previous design-phase proposal but I think it's really simple enough to be a revision. It might, maybe, hopefully, get us something that could at least become common enough for all our troops to be armored with it.

Standardized Combat Uniform
We've got more than enough production capacity now to produce some simple uniforms for our soldiers to wear. Uniforms are issued in a standard grey urban camouflage pattern, covered with an armor vest, made of (thin) ballistic fiber, built to hold insert plates made of either scavenged ceramics or metals from the Magnetized Reclamation Works, which is itself covered by a large array of pockets and attachment points for extra gear, weapons, and ammo. A combat knife is likewise issued with the soldiers' equipment, for close combat and utility work. A gas mask and a camouflage outer cloak which serves both as protection from the elements and as a sort of urban ghillie suit rounds out the basic equipment. Specialist soldiers might carry a backpack or additional plates on other parts of the body, as the basic plate carrier rig extends across the torso and shoulders, but extended variants might include additional ballistics fiber padding on the legs, underneath the carrier rig, and on the arms. These add protection against some weapons or against splinters, for example a grenadier may want maximum coverage to protect himself from any damage due to his own grenades' fragmentation.

We do need a better standardized uniform. This includes some basic level of protection and wound mitigation (i.e., getting hit is not less likely to injure you, but the injury will be less severe) and camo more effective than "vaguely purple" or whatever our standard color is.

[Blade Master Model 42]

Standardized Combat Uniform: 1 (BMM42)

[Madman198237]

Standardized Combat Uniform: (2) BMM42, Madman

[Blood_Librarian]

Standardized Combat Uniform
We've got more than enough production capacity now to produce some simple uniforms for our soldiers to wear. Uniforms are issued in a standard grey urban camouflage pattern, covered with an armor vest, made of (thin) ballistic fiber, built to hold insert plates made of either scavenged ceramics or metals from the Magnetized Reclamation Works, which is itself covered by a large array of pockets and attachment points for extra gear, weapons, and ammo. A combat knife is likewise issued with the soldiers' equipment, for close combat and utility work. A gas mask and a camouflage outer cloak which serves both as protection from the elements and as a sort of urban ghillie suit rounds out the basic equipment. Specialist soldiers might carry a backpack or additional plates on other parts of the body, as the basic plate carrier rig extends across the torso and shoulders, but extended variants might include additional ballistics fiber padding on the legs, underneath the carrier rig, and on the arms. These add protection against some weapons or against splinters, for example a grenadier may want maximum coverage to protect himself from any damage due to his own grenades' fragmentation.

Difficulty: Normal
Result: [4 + 4]→  8 Unexpected boon


The SCU is simple in theory: a standard set of webbing, uniform, armor plates along with a grab back of goodies including but not limited to: Knives, camo, gasmask, backpack, Trauma plates. The details for making it an effective part of our armed forces is another matter. Excepting the armor plating, none of this is particularly exciting for the design team, but the task is done. All our forces are now reasonably equipped with such.

A massive system of graft and corruption in one of the sub-levels of our logistics and manufacturing divisions came up with an idea of sorts with the assets we had earmarked for this project. Part of the testing of the armor for our soldiers was actual live-fire weapons testing against it. This particular aspect was abused and took quite a bit of our resource stipend for this quarter in the quest for ultimate firepower.

A single prototype was built before the project was ended. The military armed forces were very cagey about what exactly this project was trying to build, but our best guess was that thing was supposed to be attached to a gigantic turret as if it were going to be attached to the side of a massive piece of equipment.

The monstrosity in question is a 100mm railgun, with support equipment and heat dispersal systems weighing in at almost exactly 2.25 tons. With its autoloader, it could fire a 40 lb shaped slug of magnetic alloy about once every five seconds, but its prestigious power consumption is so far above our ability to provide that it’s being relegated to a fixture in our core districts, next to a Geothermal tap.

After it was confiscated from the black-marked “project” it was born from, the series of tests it went through as well as the notes on the progressively larger iterations it went through in its blueprinting phase provides a wealth of inspiration for our magnetic engineering team. It is powerful enough to not only finely mince anyone wearing a SCU, but also mission-kill an industrial blast furnace as well as a deep-freeze metal cooler a mile away. It could probably destroy a smaller battle-frame as well as the building behind it.

In short, the railgun is a very impressive piece of kit, but it utilizes several Pre-Collapse technologies in its supporting systems that we have not reliably replicated. a mass-produced system will likely have to be downscaled if it were to be produced, but the experience is there, and it proves that large scale railguns are technically possible.

Standard Combat Uniform
[Cheap, 2 Minerals, 1 Energy]

Unnamed 100mm Railgun
[Theoretical]

Designs

Spoiler: Elorius Designs (click to show/hide)

Transportation Capacity: 2 [1 used]
Resources: 3 Minerals, 3 Energy

Weapons

Salvaged Weaponry:
Most scouts and some veteran personnel managed to get their hands on hand-crafted or pre-annihilation weapons that use a variety of methods of delivery. Logistics for these variable effectiveness weapons will be a headache until a standardized loadout is made. A vast majority of these weapons are lovingly crafted by the scavengers, and as such are chemically accelerated.  The few energy weapons in this mix are terrifying examples of what was our might, but we do not yet have the technological nor industrial might to recreate them, or even put them back together if we dismantle them.
[Cheap, 1 Minerals, 1 Energy]

Iona II ICA
A large, boxy and rugged weapon more in line with the A-M_CA, the Iona ICA is capable of launching 60 70mmx3mm flechette needles into a target at 700 rounds a minute with a fully mechanically operated 5 coil system. It fires with enough power to directly pierce most examples of scavenged armor with a direct hit. Powered by external battery systems with a cable port in the stock that also accept stick batteries. 
[Cheap, 3 Minerals, 3 Energy]

18mmx1.V(Variable) Anti-Material Coil Accelerator- Breech Loader:
an Antitank Rifle with an unparalleled ruggedness. Using a coiled magnetic system to fire, it is able to be fielded with munitions prepared in the field, requires a tripod or an exoskeleton to wield. Standard loadout is 30-40 shots worth of fire. Semi-Automatic requires about 3 seconds to reload the weapon unless its breech-loader fails, then it is a frustrating time to reload it.
 [Cheap, 2+1 Minerals, 3 Energy]

Unnamed 100mm Railgun:
The result of graft and corruption for a super project that was left unfinished. It provides some knowledge for the construction of heavy magnetic weaponry. Weighs 2.25 tons, fires 40lb shot  Rof (1/5 seconds). Singular example mounted in the core district. High command is desperately wondering what the name of this thing is since agents of the military censored it, so the R&D team is tasked with naming it.
[Theoretical]

Mechatronics

Type-24 Exosuit:
A mass-produced set of systems for creating armor that invokes the visage of the soldiers of the stars turned to dust long ago. Durable, individually hermetically sealed components drive the Exoskeleton that in turn drives the Soldiers mass of armor, systems and firepower. Steps are taken to seal the user away from the environment, making the user resistant to biological & chemical hazards and allowing a minor Black Zone Access. Lighter examples of the Type-24 are equipped with Grappling hooks.
[Very Expensive, 4 Minerals, 6 Energy]


Misc. Equipment

SCU Standard Combat Uniform:
A logistically complete set of equipment, all of our troops are equipped with a very functional grey uniform complete with webbing and  along with it the standard issuing of Knives, camouflage nettings, gas masks, backpacks. Scavenged Trauma plates are available to those who can bear the weight.
[Cheap, 2 Minerals, 1 Energy]

'Seer' Tactical Communications Platform:
A light visor system that allows communications of images and voice between our military forces, with a special focus on our command element becoming knowing what our troops know.
[Cheap, 2 Minerals, 3 Energy]

IFF Ping Emitter:
A system by which Battle-Frame IFF signals are captured and reproduced at the call of another Battle-Frame, sometimes tricking it into not opening fire and moving on with its bizarre programming. Signal capture means that while every soldier has an IFF Ping Emitter, it doesn't work all the time.
[Expensive, Complex]


Infrastructure

Type-11 Exosuit:
A hard to maintain yet easy to manufacture exoskeleton designed for logistics and “acquiring” personnel.  Their restrictive nature and difficulty in field repairs makes them categorically unsuitable for field operations.
[Expensive, 4 Minerals, 2 Energy] Provides  +1 Minerals [/color]

RESU:
The ultimate in standardized battery production, an evolution of the Protobattery into a scalable system from anything from handheld to logistical systems. (1 Energy + 1 Energy, requires 1 TC)

Alpha Foundry:
A series of series production systems designed to turn scrap metal into molded steel ready for casings, armor and other uses. Makes designs cheaper if it is applicable. After-recovery efforts on refining recovered metals effectively increase our industrial might.  +1 Minerals

Sky-Thread Base:
One of the “lesser” achievements of our species exists in our territory, the amputated space-elevator is in the center of what was once the world's largest mercantile sector. Although the miracle of the thread is long gone, it’s surrounded by dozens of armatures and cargo unloading hardware that has been jury-rigged into transportation in between the jagged buildings of the Elorious.

PressGanged Cargo Loaders:
Heavy, disposable vehicles designed to move cargo to the front, these vehicles are descendants of Thread-Base hardware for moving heavy goods, and use their bulk and armor plating to make rubbled areas traversable. Sometimes deployed on the front lines as an unauthorized Armored Personnel Carrier. + 2 LAND TC
[Cheap, 2 Minerals, 2 Energy]

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

[E: 2/2; P: 0/2]District 7: The Unyielding Bunkers of Elorius
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Elevator Base (1)
The base of one of two Space Elevators that were on this world. Its cord has long since rotted, but impact scar crater is one of the larger craters that lead all the way to the Sea. Surrounding it is razed cityscapes and looted spaceports, tarnished only by intense infighting and neglect as the centuries went on.
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Scraper Kill Hills (2)
Heavy city development, the ruins of which have only been recently cleared. Unlike the Arcology, this is many, many buildings that all amalgamate against each other as wreckage that has compacted into something like hills and valleys.  Watch your step.
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Collapsed V. Farms (3)
What was once a burgeoning vertical farm now lies as a massive mound of soil, mutated crops, and strange intoxicating monsters set in a bog. Raider gangs live here, with an eclectic set of gear they terrorize the countryside and are renowned for their accuracy with their war-bows, strung with threading from the Elevator.
[E: 3/4; P: 1/4] Deteriorating Arcology (4)
The center of our world, The largest Arcology of the planet. Its name has been forgotten, and the only reason it stands was that the Hated Enemy coveted it. Inside it is miles of corridors and unscavenged loot, as well as ticking machines. Sometimes the dying reactor inside the Arcology manages to power some of the sub-systems inside, including internal and external defenses.
+1 Energy
[E: 2/4; P: 2/4] The Metro (5)
A dozen tunnels go directly underneath the Arcology, allowing for truly horrific tunnel fights between both factions as well as the active menace of Battle-Frames directed by the equivalent of an autonomous sub-way and construction authority. It’s already dying, but its dreams dictate when its legions will march
+1 Minerals
[E: 0/4; P: 4/4] Ruined Park (6)
Massive fields of gardens, forests, and microbiomes grow un phased here. One of the few places on the planet without city development.  A rebellion from the Phozirus Shard had arrived here after a mutiny a long time ago, and they have appeared to now be ruled by the Metro’s Construction Authority. They are vicious and cunning about doing their masters bidding, which often makes no sense whatsoever.
[E: 0/4 P: 4/4] Glass Crater (7)
What was once a massive stretch of the city has been obliterated to the foundations by a particularly devastating hydrogen bomb. Nothing grows here, and nothing stirs besides interloping Yaerians, for it is a hollowed grave of millions of the dead. In the center of the crater is a monumental pile of corpses stacked up by the Battle Frames. Sometimes they visit, but unlike other areas, they seemingly do so to mourn rather than to patrol. This is one of the few places where  Battle-Frames do not open fire upon Yaerian forces upon detection, and it is perhaps one of the most terrifying places to be in. If you die here, your body is added to the pile.

[E: 0/4 P: 4/4]Cleared Metropolis(
This part of the city was spared by the wide-spread bombardment the most of the world was hit with, and the vast majority of buildings are still intact. People might actually live here in the coming years, were it not for the unsettlingly close Black Zone.
[E: 0/2; P: 2/2]District 6: The Shining Spires of Phoziris
Black Zone (9)
The Black Zone is a hellish city-scape of active Battle-Frames, malfunctioning nano hives, radioactive craters, and other equally horrible things. Only Special forces equipped with defense against chemical, biological, radiological and nano-scale threats (CBRN-S) can traverse this zone safely and a semblance of control over this zone will provide a bonus towards attacking Sectors  3, 4, and 7.
The Shining Sea(10)
Generations ago,  the local Battleframes used a series of what was later discovered to be thermonuclear charges to turn this area into a basin, which the sea now resides. No one knows why, but the Frames had a planet shaking conflict with each other in what was once Sector 8. This conflict ended when the Zone had been terraformed, the area was sunken down and entirely flooded. The conflict ultimately leads to the formation of an inland sea as vast amounts of material were cratered into the surrounding area as well as a concerted effort by the Battleframes themselves. The water is unsafe to drink and is sterile, but it is incredibly convenient that the vast majority of nuclear materials have sunk to the floor of the seabed, and only requires minor filtration to become drinkable. Most of our water is projected to come from the Shining Sea as it is easier to filter water than to reclaim it. Control over this zone will provide a bonus towards controlling Sectors 2, 5, and 6.

It is now the Combat Phase of Cycle 0.25. The next phase will be Design.


I am going to belay the contest until such time I feel like more enough turns have passed since the last contest, as it feels a bit premature for when I did it.

[Blood_Librarian]

High Command is surprised at the advancements the Phoziris have made on the battlefield. Additional resources have been allocated to the R&D team as part of an uptick in industrial production dedicated to the war effort.

Designs

Spoiler: Elorius Designs (click to show/hide)

Transportation Capacity: 2 [1 used]
Resources: 3 Minerals, 3 Energy

Weapons

Salvaged Weaponry:
Most scouts and some veteran personnel managed to get their hands on hand-crafted or pre-annihilation weapons that use a variety of methods of delivery. Logistics for these variable effectiveness weapons will be a headache until a standardized loadout is made. A vast majority of these weapons are lovingly crafted by the scavengers, and as such are chemically accelerated.  The few energy weapons in this mix are terrifying examples of what was our might, but we do not yet have the technological nor industrial might to recreate them, or even put them back together if we dismantle them.
[Cheap, 1 Minerals, 1 Energy]

Iona II ICA
A large, boxy and rugged weapon more in line with the A-M_CA, the Iona ICA is capable of launching 60 70mmx3mm flechette needles into a target at 700 rounds a minute with a fully mechanically operated 5 coil system. It fires with enough power to directly pierce most examples of scavenged armor with a direct hit. Powered by external battery systems with a cable port in the stock that also accept stick batteries. 
[Cheap, 3 Minerals, 3 Energy]

18mmx1.V(Variable) Anti-Material Coil Accelerator- Breech Loader:
an Antitank Rifle with an unparalleled ruggedness. Using a coiled magnetic system to fire, it is able to be fielded with munitions prepared in the field, requires a tripod or an exoskeleton to wield. Standard loadout is 30-40 shots worth of fire. Semi-Automatic requires about 3 seconds to reload the weapon unless its breech-loader fails, then it is a frustrating time to reload it.
 [Cheap, 2+1 Minerals, 3 Energy]

Unnamed 100mm Railgun:
The result of graft and corruption for a super project that was left unfinished. It provides some knowledge for the construction of heavy magnetic weaponry. Weighs 2.25 tons, fires 40lb shot  Rof (1/5 seconds). Singular example mounted in the core district. High command is desperately wondering what the name of this thing is since agents of the military censored it, so the R&D team is tasked with naming it.
[Theoretical]

Mechatronics

Type-24 Exosuit:
A mass-produced set of systems for creating armor that invokes the visage of the soldiers of the stars turned to dust long ago. Durable, individually hermetically sealed components drive the Exoskeleton that in turn drives the Soldiers mass of armor, systems and firepower. Steps are taken to seal the user away from the environment, making the user resistant to biological & chemical hazards and allowing a minor Black Zone Access. Lighter examples of the Type-24 are equipped with Grappling hooks.
[Very Expensive, 4 Minerals, 6 Energy]


Misc. Equipment

SCU Standard Combat Uniform:
A logistically complete set of equipment, all of our troops are equipped with a very functional grey uniform complete with webbing and  along with it the standard issuing of Knives, camouflage nettings, gas masks, backpacks. Scavenged Trauma plates are available to those who can bear the weight.
[Cheap, 2 Minerals, 1 Energy]

'Seer' Tactical Communications Platform:
A light visor system that allows communications of images and voice between our military forces, with a special focus on our command element becoming knowing what our troops know.
[Cheap, 2 Minerals, 3 Energy]

IFF Ping Emitter:
A system by which Battle-Frame IFF signals are captured and reproduced at the call of another Battle-Frame, sometimes tricking it into not opening fire and moving on with its bizarre programming. Signal capture means that while every soldier has an IFF Ping Emitter, it doesn't work all the time.
[Expensive, Complex]


Infrastructure

Type-11 Exosuit:
A hard to maintain yet easy to manufacture exoskeleton designed for logistics and “acquiring” personnel.  Their restrictive nature and difficulty in field repairs makes them categorically unsuitable for field operations.
[Expensive, 4 Minerals, 2 Energy] Provides  +1 Minerals [/color]

RESU:
The ultimate in standardized battery production, an evolution of the Protobattery into a scalable system from anything from handheld to logistical systems. (1 Energy + 1 Energy, requires 1 TC)

Alpha Foundry:
A series of series production systems designed to turn scrap metal into molded steel ready for casings, armor and other uses. Makes designs cheaper if it is applicable. After-recovery efforts on refining recovered metals effectively increase our industrial might.  +1 Minerals [/color]

Sky-Thread Base:
One of the “lesser” achievements of our species exists in our territory, the amputated space-elevator is in the center of what was once the world's largest mercantile sector. Although the miracle of the thread is long gone, it’s surrounded by dozens of armatures and cargo unloading hardware that has been jury-rigged into transportation in between the jagged buildings of the Elorious.

PressGanged Cargo Loaders:
Heavy, disposable vehicles designed to move cargo to the front, these vehicles are descendants of Thread-Base hardware for moving heavy goods, and use their bulk and armor plating to make rubbled areas traversable. Sometimes deployed on the front lines as an unauthorized Armored Personnel Carrier. + 2 LAND TC
[Cheap, 2 Minerals, 2 Energy]

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

[E: 2/2; P: 0/2]District 7: The Unyielding Bunkers of Elorius
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Elevator Base (1)
The base of one of two Space Elevators that were on this world. Its cord has long since rotted, but impact scar crater is one of the larger craters that lead all the way to the Sea. Surrounding it is razed cityscapes and looted spaceports, tarnished only by intense infighting and neglect as the centuries went on.
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Scraper Kill Hills (2)
Heavy city development, the ruins of which have only been recently cleared. Unlike the Arcology, this is many, many buildings that all amalgamate against each other as wreckage that has compacted into something like hills and valleys.  Watch your step.
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Collapsed V. Farms (3)
What was once a burgeoning vertical farm now lies as a massive mound of soil, mutated crops, and strange intoxicating monsters set in a bog. Raider gangs live here, with an eclectic set of gear they terrorize the countryside and are renowned for their accuracy with their war-bows, strung with threading from the Elevator.
[E: 3/4; P: 1/4] Deteriorating Arcology (4)
The center of our world, The largest Arcology of the planet. Its name has been forgotten, and the only reason it stands was that the Hated Enemy coveted it. Inside it is miles of corridors and unscavenged loot, as well as ticking machines. Sometimes the dying reactor inside the Arcology manages to power some of the sub-systems inside, including internal and external defenses.
+1 Energy
[E: 2/4; P: 2/4] The Metro (5)
A dozen tunnels go directly underneath the Arcology, allowing for truly horrific tunnel fights between both factions as well as the active menace of Battle-Frames directed by the equivalent of an autonomous sub-way and construction authority. It’s already dying, but its dreams dictate when its legions will march
+1 Minerals
[E: 0/4; P: 4/4] Ruined Park (6)
Massive fields of gardens, forests, and microbiomes grow un phased here. One of the few places on the planet without city development.  A rebellion from the Phozirus Shard had arrived here after a mutiny a long time ago, and they have appeared to now be ruled by the Metro’s Construction Authority. They are vicious and cunning about doing their masters bidding, which often makes no sense whatsoever.
[E: 0/4 P: 4/4] Glass Crater (7)
What was once a massive stretch of the city has been obliterated to the foundations by a particularly devastating hydrogen bomb. Nothing grows here, and nothing stirs besides interloping Yaerians, for it is a hollowed grave of millions of the dead. In the center of the crater is a monumental pile of corpses stacked up by the Battle Frames. Sometimes they visit, but unlike other areas, they seemingly do so to mourn rather than to patrol. This is one of the few places where  Battle-Frames do not open fire upon Yaerian forces upon detection, and it is perhaps one of the most terrifying places to be in. If you die here, your body is added to the pile.

[E: 0/4 P: 4/4]Cleared Metropolis(
This part of the city was spared by the wide-spread bombardment the most of the world was hit with, and the vast majority of buildings are still intact. People might actually live here in the coming years, were it not for the unsettlingly close Black Zone.
[E: 0/2; P: 2/2]District 6: The Shining Spires of Phoziris
Black Zone (9)
The Black Zone is a hellish city-scape of active Battle-Frames, malfunctioning nano hives, radioactive craters, and other equally horrible things. Only Special forces equipped with defense against chemical, biological, radiological and nano-scale threats (CBRN-S) can traverse this zone safely and a semblance of control over this zone will provide a bonus towards attacking Sectors  3, 4, and 7.
The Shining Sea(10)
Generations ago,  the local Battleframes used a series of what was later discovered to be thermonuclear charges to turn this area into a basin, which the sea now resides. No one knows why, but the Frames had a planet shaking conflict with each other in what was once Sector 8. This conflict ended when the Zone had been terraformed, the area was sunken down and entirely flooded. The conflict ultimately leads to the formation of an inland sea as vast amounts of material were cratered into the surrounding area as well as a concerted effort by the Battleframes themselves. The water is unsafe to drink and is sterile, but it is incredibly convenient that the vast majority of nuclear materials have sunk to the floor of the seabed, and only requires minor filtration to become drinkable. Most of our water is projected to come from the Shining Sea as it is easier to filter water than to reclaim it. Control over this zone will provide a bonus towards controlling Sectors 2, 5, and 6.

It is now the Design Phase of Cycle 0.50. The next phase will be Revision.

[Madman198237]

Hailfire Hardened Squad Support Weapon
Similar to an upsized Iona II, the Hailfire is a sleeker design using a 100-round drum magazine (think Gamma-C mag, except smaller because our bullets are just the bullets and have no cases to speak of) and a new, standardized back-mounted or stationary power supply to lighten the weapon proper, and is capable of firing a 7mm projectile or sabot-cased set of the Iona's 3mm needles using an identical mechanical switching system to the original Iona. Whatever computer systems evidently remain in the mechanical fire control system we designed are adjusted to be resistant to EMP effects, and a grounding system is added so that if the weapon does get EMP'd it can just be tapped against the ground or a building or something to drain extraneous charge out of the mechanical system to prevent any residual effects or whatever it is that fouls a mechanical switch setup exposed to an EMP. The larger coils of this new weapon are capable of throwing the lightweight sabot and handful of Iona needles at even more dangerous velocities, filling streets with a deadly hail of high-velocity needles.

It is intended to be used as a medium machinegun, capable of moving with troops but more often deployed in defensive roles where its fire rate, ammunition supply, and killing power allow it to stop advances in their tracks.

Mobile Nuclear Power Stations
We've had some very serious issues with power needs: We simply don't have enough energy to field enough vehicles or enough exoskeletons for our army, which is not ideal in a world filled with dangers such as Battleframes, razor rain, and radioactive dust-filled air. Oh, and those other guys, the ones that go "squish" when you hit them. In order to provide our front-line troops with some more useful things, we've decided to try and restart some serious power generation here on our planet. Solar isn't exactly combat effective, however unpleasantly radioactive materials are relatively plentiful. We should be able to build small molten-salt nuclear reactors using our supplies of dangerous materials, which are unfortunately plentiful. The principle limitation might be the relative scarcity of radioactive materials in our typical working zones, at least compared to the really nasty areas which would be easy to get this stuff from. Perhaps lead "armor" covered Type-24s operating near the radioactive regions could be of assistance in this regard? Irrespective of this problem, we will utilize chemical means as well as the production of the Alpha Foundry (whose magnetic sorting system should be separating heavy elements from light ones anyway) to sort out the heavy, radioactive materials we need. Then we combine it with some fluorine or a comparable material, again acquirable from many interesting forms of toxic material and things burned by non-oxygen means, and away we go with the reactors.

These fission reactors are built into the casings of the broken-down cargo lifters whose powerplants have failed but whose wheels or treads or whatever are still intact, and a direct geared drive is set up on the end of the steam turbine to run the vehicle when necessary. When not running the vehicle around, the reactor is set up to provide energy direct to forces or infrastructure that is far from our geothermal plants. No masses of battery-laden vehicles are required to provide power to forces with one or more of these in the rear lines.

[Blade Master Model 42]

Hailfire Hardened Squad Support Weapon: (1) BMM42