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Author Topic: You are von Neumann Probe!  (Read 8526 times)

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Re: You are von Neumann Probe!
« Reply #30 on: October 18, 2010, 05:04:02 am »
Quote from: Cairon on October 18, 2010, 04:55:53 am
As for shields > battery, could do, please vote :)

Obviously I support it +vote :)
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Re: You are von Neumann Probe!
« Reply #31 on: October 18, 2010, 05:34:11 am »
As do I.
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Re: You are von Neumann Probe!
« Reply #32 on: October 18, 2010, 05:54:22 am »
+1 Support for shields before battery here
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Re: You are von Neumann Probe!
« Reply #33 on: October 18, 2010, 11:39:11 am »
Explore! using maneuvering thrusters and mechanical arm to navigate, you explore bottom of mining shaft, and with a little push, the bottom of the shaft crumbles away, revealing a large cavern, with a derelict vessel of unknown origin inside... Upon approaching it, cables extend from the derelict ship attaching to you, the ship deconstructs before your eyes, and parts of the ship merge into you. the rest turning to scrap in the cargo bay.

Detecting new equipment...

Advanced Battery Array
Assimilation Device
Micro Nuclear Reactor

Reconfiguring ship to accommodate new equipment... Complete.

Energy!
+5GJ from Solar Arrays, (Still in sunlight, hole is facing sun)
+5GJ from Micro Nuclear Reactor (LOW FUEL WARNING! [Approximately 40 hours to depletion]
-1GJ from Shields
Net: +9GJ [0 Lost to Overcharge!]

Cargo!

100m3 Scrap Metal [Unknown Element!]

>...



Stats:

Structural Integrity: 100/100
Armor Reinforcement: 200/200
Shields: 50GJ/50GJ
Battery: 19GJ/60GJ
Storage: 160m3/500m3

Equipment: Active:
Small Mining Laser (uses 15 GJ/hour, collects 50m3/hr) [Currently Offline]
Small Thrusters (100 km/hr acceleration) (Uses 20GJ /hr) [Currently Stationary (Landed on UNNAMED asteroid)]
Basic Sensors (1,000 km range) (Uses 1GJ / cycle) [Scanning Cycle Recently Completed. (5 Turns ago)]
Assimilation Device (Assimilates nearby technological devices into your ship.) (Uses 60GJ /use)

One Arm for manipulating close objects. (~10m)

Passive:
Small Solar Array (+5 GJ/hour) [Currently near a Star]
Micro Nuclear Reactor (+5 GJ/hour) LOW FUEL WARNING! [Approximately 40 hours to depletion]
Basic Optics (Forward only)
Advanced Battery Array (Stores 60 GJ)
Basic Shield (Capacity: 50GJ)
Small Cargohold (Stores 500m3) [Contains: 10m3 scrap iron, 50m3 iron ore, 100m3 scrap metal [unknown element!]]
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Re: You are von Neumann Probe!
« Reply #34 on: October 18, 2010, 12:01:23 pm »
Wow, that's a hell of an upgrade :)

We still need to find something to manufacture new devices though, or to find such devices. Mass spectromer has just been bumped up on our needs list I reckon what with our need for radioactives. (Is it a fission reactor?).

So keep exploring ... (if not in the asteroid then for by scanning for interesting things outside of it)
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Re: You are von Neumann Probe!
« Reply #35 on: October 18, 2010, 12:02:40 pm »
Yes, fission reactor.

Edit; and yes, it was a nice upgrade... rolled a 20 lol. (I rolled a D20)
« Last Edit: October 18, 2010, 12:30:49 pm by Cairon »
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Quote from: Terisuke on July 24, 2010, 12:02:24 pm
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Re: You are von Neumann Probe!
« Reply #36 on: October 18, 2010, 12:15:40 pm »
We should check out that unknown thing we found with the radar.
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Re: You are von Neumann Probe!
« Reply #37 on: October 18, 2010, 12:45:55 pm »
We should mine the trace element. With any bit of luck, it's uranium, and the DM never heard about how you need a HUGE factory to enrich it before using it in a reactor.
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Re: You are von Neumann Probe!
« Reply #38 on: October 18, 2010, 01:28:35 pm »
Both the above.  Mine out that unknown element, then go check out that unknown.
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Re: You are von Neumann Probe!
« Reply #39 on: October 18, 2010, 01:58:27 pm »
Mining Laser Initialized! Mining trace deposits!

Maneuver! Using maneuvering thruster and mechanical arm, duck out of the cavern and prepare to launch towards Unknown from earlier! Recommend Scan to determine location, else; fly to last known location!

Energy!
+5GJ from Solar Arrays,
+5GJ from Micro Nuclear Reactor (LOW FUEL WARNING! [Approximately 39 hours to depletion]
-15GJ from Mining Laser!
Net: -5GJ [0 Lost to Overcharge!]

Cargo!
50m3 of Rock! [Trace Materials Present] (Require device to identify / process!)


>...


Stats:

Structural Integrity: 100/100
Armor Reinforcement: 200/200
Shields: 50GJ/50GJ
Battery: 14GJ/60GJ
Storage: 210m3/500m3

Equipment: Active:
Small Mining Laser (uses 15 GJ/hour, collects 50m3/hr) [Currently Online! (Ending start of next turn!)]
Small Thrusters (100 km/hr acceleration) (Uses 20GJ /hr) [Currently Stationary (Orbit of UNNAMED asteroid)]
Basic Sensors (1,000 km range) (Uses 1GJ / cycle) [Scanning Cycle Recently Completed. (6 Turns ago)]
Assimilation Device (Assimilates nearby technological devices into your ship.) (Uses 60GJ /use)

One Arm for manipulating close objects. (~10m)

Passive:
Small Solar Array (+5 GJ/hour) [Currently near a Star]
Micro Nuclear Reactor (+5 GJ/hour) LOW FUEL WARNING! [Approximately 39 hours to depletion]
Basic Optics (Forward only)
Advanced Battery Array (Stores 60 GJ)
Basic Shield (Capacity: 50GJ)
Small Cargohold (Stores 500m3) [Contains: 10m3 scrap iron, 50m3 iron ore, 100m3 scrap metal [unknown element!], 50m3 rock (trace unknown materials)]
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Quote from: Terisuke on July 24, 2010, 12:02:24 pm
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Re: You are von Neumann Probe!
« Reply #40 on: October 18, 2010, 02:31:56 pm »
Examine ship's remain: we may have something ueful in it, plus, it'd be nice to know where it comes from.
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Re: You are von Neumann Probe!
« Reply #41 on: October 18, 2010, 02:33:10 pm »
What ship remains?

Scan and then move to the unknown thing.
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Re: You are von Neumann Probe!
« Reply #42 on: October 18, 2010, 02:34:39 pm »
The ones in our hold, even if nothing useful in it, we may find information about the ship's origin or why he was in this asteroid. A black box or something.

Maybe we can access its memory?
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Re: You are von Neumann Probe!
« Reply #43 on: October 18, 2010, 05:31:06 pm »
Initializing Sens... PING! Some unknown object has PINGed you. From direction of Rocky Planet. Note: Unlikely that we are distinguishable from asteroid currently. Sensors suspended, please resume.

Analyzing debris from derelict ship in hangar. Black Box detected, attempting to access...
ERROR! Black Box blank. Possible reason: Unknown.


Energy!
+5GJ from Solar Arrays,
+5GJ from Micro Nuclear Reactor (LOW FUEL WARNING!)
Net: +10GJ [0 Lost to Overcharge!]


>...



Stats:

Structural Integrity: 100/100
Armor Reinforcement: 200/200
Shields: 50GJ/50GJ
Battery: 24GJ/60GJ
Storage: 210m3/500m3

Equipment: Active:
Small Mining Laser (uses 15 GJ/hour, collects 50m3/hr) [Currently Offline!]
Small Thrusters (100 km/hr acceleration) (Uses 20GJ /hr) [Currently Stationary (Orbit of UNNAMED asteroid)]
Basic Sensors (1,000 km range) (Uses 1GJ / cycle) [Scanning Cycle Recently Completed. (7 Turns ago)]
Assimilation Device (Assimilates nearby technological devices into your ship.) (Uses 60GJ /use)

One Arm for manipulating close objects. (~10m)

Passive:
Small Solar Array (+5 GJ/hour) [Currently near a Star]
Micro Nuclear Reactor (+5 GJ/hour) LOW FUEL WARNING! [Approximately 38 hours to depletion]
Basic Optics (Forward only)
Advanced Battery Array (Stores 60 GJ)
Basic Shield (Capacity: 50GJ)
Small Cargohold (Stores 500m3) [Contains: 10m3 scrap iron, 50m3 iron ore, 100m3 scrap metal [unknown element!], 50m3 rock (trace unknown materials)]
« Last Edit: October 18, 2010, 05:42:56 pm by Cairon »
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Quote from: Terisuke on July 24, 2010, 12:02:24 pm
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Re: You are von Neumann Probe!
« Reply #44 on: October 18, 2010, 05:43:47 pm »
See if it's possible to assimilate the unknown.
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