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[EagleV]

The ship is a ship like any other supply ship, and you can do with it what you want - as long as the pilot agrees to lend it to you.

I meant the CC but that is good info to have. 

Ah, no, that is Spectre property and has been returned to base. However, you can always buy your own ship.

[Criptfeind]

The ship is a ship like any other supply ship, and you can do with it what you want - as long as the pilot agrees to lend it to you.

I meant the CC but that is good info to have. 

Ah, no, that is Spectre property and has been returned to base. However, you can always buy your own ship.

That makes sense... but than what is the second part of the map?

[Cheddarius]

Acanthus, my dear man! I think I'll go for a stroll with the engineers and see if I can't find some of that algae they're talking about, eh?
And our researchers can look at it. Maybe we can synthesize the process, and produce some food for ourselves. What do you think? And what will you do?

[x2yzh9]

Have 2 engineers try and design a scanner for minerals.
Have 2 miners help in the shaft digging for Inteuniso.
Sit in my office on the base doing paperwork not so dutifully.
"I've arrived on this hellhole.. And it looks like it might be rich in natural resources. Gauging here, but it seems to be a volcanic planet-Geology is stable, oddly enough. Most volcanic worlds are very unstable when it comes to the ground it rests on. And most volcanic planets are rich, rule-of-thumb, 'ye know? Anyway, I've gotta finish this recordings, research and so on. God, I'm swamped."

[Acanthus117]

I'll have my four researchers study the algae. I would also like a geological survey. The redness of this planet might mean it has iron.
study some algae
ask for more solar panels and researching tools from supply ship.

[Nirur Torir]

"We're under-equipped for fighting sandworms. Captain, I trust you will help solve this problem, with the aid of my soldiers?"
Two soldiers will spend time training in EVA combat with the rifles.
Two soldiers will assist the engineers by carrying their heavy supplies from storage.
Commander Frederick XVII will monitor both groups, making suggestions on improving their training or lending a hand for carrying particularly heavy objects.

[Criptfeind]

Commander Frederick has taken the ground forces down to base, presumably to train Alpha squad for combat in these new environments. I have found that our weaponry, well more impressive than any non C-class regulated units is quite lacking. I have ordered the engineers to draw up plans for heaver weapons, particularity one of the vehicle based. Also if we are going to explore this wasteland we will need to mobility. To that end I have ordered the engineers to try to make a land based transport.

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

two engineers will work on heavy weapons.
two engineers will work on a rover of some sort for transport.
If I can use that ship (my question seems to be some what unanswered) I will fly over the affected area in a scouting mission. If no ship that I will help the military training in the EVO suits, assuming that I know anymore than they if I don't know more than I guess I will train with them.

[EagleV]

The ship is a ship like any other supply ship, and you can do with it what you want - as long as the pilot agrees to lend it to you.

I meant the CC but that is good info to have. 

Ah, no, that is Spectre property and has been returned to base. However, you can always buy your own ship.

That makes sense... but than what is the second part of the map?

Thats the orbital part of your base. Supply ships that need to enter and exit the atmosphere, or dive to deep into the gravity well, will use much more power, so they unload in high orbit in a geostationary sattelite, who than transmits the matter to your base via particle beam technology (the so-called 'beaming', or even 'teleportation')

[EagleV]

Spoiler: Acanthus and Cheddarius (click to show/hide)

Acanthus, my dear man! I think I'll go for a stroll with the engineers and see if I can't find some of that algae they're talking about, eh?
And our researchers can look at it. Maybe we can synthesize the process, and produce some food for ourselves. What do you think? And what will you do?

I'll have my four researchers study the algae. I would also like a geological survey. The redness of this planet might mean it has iron.
study some algae
ask for more solar panels and researching tools from supply ship.

Taking the engineers with him, the captain explores the base, searching for a sign of the algae. Hours pass, and nothing has been found, untill one of the researcher notices a spot of darker sand. After a bit of digging, you find a tiny patch of soil - and sure enough, a hint of green in it. Now to get the plants out of the sand, without damaging them...

One of the researchers lends an EVA suit early in the morning, taking some samples of the soil, and when the engineers depart, the researchers start a whole range of experiments. One of the researchers, testing for acidity, decides to add a bit of water to the soil and stir it up. What he didn't know was that the particular place his sample came from, contains traces of francium. You know what francium does with water, right? You don't? Look at this.

Yep. We're not even started, and already we have our part of destruction and mayhem, as an explosion fills the lab with compressed air and bits of hot safety glass. Aside from cuts bruises and burns among the whole crew, one unlucky researcher has to be shipped of in an emergency ambulance shuttle. Good thing he's unconscious, those wounds look like they hurt. Lab damage is minimal, but the equipment will have to be replaced if the researchers are to do any more serious research.

Spoiler: Criptfiend and Nirur Torir (click to show/hide)

"We're under-equipped for fighting sandworms. Captain, I trust you will help solve this problem, with the aid of my soldiers?"
Two soldiers will spend time training in EVA combat with the rifles.
Two soldiers will assist the engineers by carrying their heavy supplies from storage.
Commander Frederick XVII will monitor both groups, making suggestions on improving their training or lending a hand for carrying particularly heavy objects.

Commander Frederick has taken the ground forces down to base, presumably to train Alpha squad for combat in these new environments. I have found that our weaponry, well more impressive than any non C-class regulated units is quite lacking. I have ordered the engineers to draw up plans for heaver weapons, particularity one of the vehicle based. Also if we are going to explore this wasteland we will need to mobility. To that end I have ordered the engineers to try to make a land based transport.

two engineers will work on heavy weapons.
two engineers will work on a rover of some sort for transport.
If I can use that ship (my question seems to be some what unanswered) I will fly over the affected area in a scouting mission. If no ship that I will help the military training in the EVO suits, assuming that I know anymore than they if I don't know more than I guess I will train with them.

Being interplanetary soldiers, the two recruits training in EVA combat quickly adapt to the new environment, and they even manage to change most of their tactics into low-grav spinoffs. At the end of the day, they fight as well on this planet as they did on Earth.

The supplies are heavy and cumbersome, and the people carrying them all feel their backs before noon, but under the strict command of Commander Frederick XVII, they don't dare to complain. At the end of the day, one of the soldiers drops a full 50 litres of water on his foot. Luckily, his steel-tipped shoes prevented all mayor damage, even though he will feel the bruises for a few days.

The engineers fiddle around for a bit, and even though explosives are not available, they mange to make a prototype heavy energy beam. Using a concentrated beam of ultraviolet light, they manage to melt trough a metal plate at a hundred meters distance - however, the batteries will have to be reloaded at the station every 5 shots.

Even though one of the engineers has a bit of garage experience, a decent rover is very hard to make - today, they did only the engine.

The ship is a sattelite, but anyway, you can use it to scan from great heights. A surface scan shows nothing but sand, but once you go sub-surface, you notice a strangely regular signature near the epicentre of the attacks. What is weird is that it doesn't seem to move in any way, so it can't be a living creature.

Spoiler: x2yzh9 and Inteuniso (click to show/hide)

Have 2 miners begin to create a shaft 40 meters deep.
Have 2 engineers design a small powered cargo elevator.

Have 2 engineers try and design a scanner for minerals.
Have 2 miners help in the shaft digging for Inteuniso.
Sit in my office on the base doing paperwork not so dutifully.
"I've arrived on this hellhole.. And it looks like it might be rich in natural resources. Gauging here, but it seems to be a volcanic planet-Geology is stable, oddly enough. Most volcanic worlds are very unstable when it comes to the ground it rests on. And most volcanic planets are rich, rule-of-thumb, 'ye know? Anyway, I've gotta finish this recordings, research and so on. God, I'm swamped."

The drills work like a knife through butter, and the shaft is soon over 40 meters deep. What's more, the ground is richer than you would've thought, as you crossed several iron veins already - not to mention a few traces of highly volatile but very expensive alkali metals.

An elevator is not easy to make, and what is now hanging in the mine shaft is more an engine with a pulley system. It works, however, albeit a bit unreliably and not very fast.

A mineral scanner, on the other hand, is noted as 'impossible' after a day of trying. You'll have to do with the sattelites low-end orbital scan systems.

[Acanthus117]

We should've scanned 'em first. XD

[Cheddarius]

Well! This seems to be quite unfortunate. But perhaps it's a blessing in disguise? I'll go get some more algae, accompanied by an engineer. Meanwhile, two can help you with lab reconstruction. And finally, one will manufacture francium bombs with francium, plate metal, and water. What do you think?

[x2yzh9]

Have 2 engineers start designs on a hydroponics system and a chemical manufactury for the nutrient solution needed for growing hydroponic plants.
Have 2 miners dig a little into each into the various deposits, inspecting them to see how rich they are in their respective mineral. However, don't go too far to create a sizable percentage chance of a cave-in. We don't want to lose any miners at all.
Have myself assist the engineers with whatever knowledge I can spare.
"Looks like the new shaft they've got is working fine. The elevator-ish thing works O.K., could be better but it is still very convenient. We discovered mostly iron, but we also found some very precious minerals which will certainly help. The mineral scanner is supposedly 'impossible'. Bah! Lies I say, however they seem fairly stuck on the idea that it IS impossible. As such, I will not push the point-The satellites will have to do.

[inteuniso]

Pleased at the new progress, Inteuniso looked at the lift. The shaft went so far down, he couldn't see the bottom. He might have to install lights later. He would get the miners to start digging outwards now though, as he doubted the little lift could reach much farther down.

Have 2 miners dig a 3x3 area at the bottom of the shaft.
Have 2 engineers design a solar-powered engine.

[Nirur Torir]

I will personally take my soldiers and go on a scouting mission to the site of the disturbance. I'll take the heavy UV rifle, while they all bring standard guns. This is to be a minimal contact mission if at all possible.

[Criptfeind]

My head has taken Alpha squad to investigate the disturbances, but not before he complained to me of lack of Intel. I completely agree, we cant send our men out into danger without know what they are getting into. I have order the workers to try to make some bots to help us with this.

Actions: Two engineers work on the rover, two engineers work on a small flying bot I can use for scouting. I will go meet the supplier if he is here yet, if not than I will help the squad with orbital scouting to make sure no like huge thing attacks them.