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[Sirus]

I actually think the reason it's been so peaceful so far is having four nations; no one wants to act hostile lest the other three ally against them. A 3 nation game might have been much more unstable.

Nation A attacks B
C intervenes because they don't want to see A get uber powerful.
D waits until the others are weak and profits from neutrality

A, B, and C set aside their differences to defeat D...and eventually turn on each other again. 

[Korbac]

I actually think the reason it's been so peaceful so far is having four nations; no one wants to act hostile lest the other three ally against them. A 3 nation game might have been much more unstable.

Nation A attacks B
C intervenes because they don't want to see A get uber powerful.
D waits until the others are weak and profits from neutrality

A, B, and C set aside their differences to defeat D...and eventually turn on each other again. 

Until E (aliens) turn up... Then A,B,C and D unite to defeat E... then they go back to fighting each other. XD

[Sirus]

I actually think the reason it's been so peaceful so far is having four nations; no one wants to act hostile lest the other three ally against them. A 3 nation game might have been much more unstable.

Nation A attacks B
C intervenes because they don't want to see A get uber powerful.
D waits until the others are weak and profits from neutrality

A, B, and C set aside their differences to defeat D...and eventually turn on each other again. 

Until E (aliens) turn up... Then A,B,C and D unite to defeat E... then they go back to fighting each other. XD

Depending on the tech level, A thru D may only be able to give E a bloody nose before annihilation 

[Yodamaster]

I was under the impression that we have no aliens. And the thing is, if we start a conflict somewhere in space, what's to stop our inevitable doom once the Geneva Securities expire? Assuming we lose, of course.

[Bremen]

I was under the impression that we have no aliens. And the thing is, if we start a conflict somewhere in space, what's to stop our inevitable doom once the Geneva Securities expire? Assuming we lose, of course.

You may find aliens as you explore, but there's no "big bad"; any aliens you find will be single system civilizations, if I understand the mechanics right.

If you don't start a conflict once you're in space, what's to stop your inevitable doom when the accords expire . And you could always either move your entire nation off Earth or try to fortify it so much before they expire that you can defend yourself.

Basically, the purpose of the accords was to make sure no one could be crippled before they have a chance to not have all their eggs in one basket.

[Yodamaster]

All for extending the accords for 300 years say I!

[Knave]

All for extending the accords for 300 years say I!

I'd only want to extend the peace if a big giant alien empire appeared!

[Thranx]

I think that another reason why there has been so little combat is that any war fought between two nations biased in the same system on the same planet would be like holding a knife fight in a phone booth as no one side could achieve any strategic depth necessary for fighting a war with out being completely crippled. One system aliens will not stay with in there system but will build jump gates to neighboring systems and slowly exapand until they collapse due to a duranium crunch which the AI cant handle.

[Bremen]

January 1st

European Union

With fuel supplies precipitously low, The EU restricts spacetravel to essential missions, while lower priority shipping is contracted to civilian lines who buy their fuel off the market. They also make plans to purchase sorium harvester technology from the US, though the design is not expected to be finalized for a year and a half.

They also finalize designs for a Gravsurvey vessel, as the search for jump points is deemed critical to the nations future. The gunboat shipyard begins retooling to build the Audacious.

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Audacious class Exploration Ship    800 tons     78 Crew     164.8 BP      TCS 16  TH 25  EM 0
1562 km/s     Armour 1-7     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/1/0     Damage Control Rating 2     PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 2%    IFR: 0%    Maint Capacity 258 MSP    Max Repair 100 MSP    Est Time: 13.7 Years

Nuclear Thermal Engine E9 (1)    Power 25    Fuel Use 90%    Signature 25    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres    Range 125.0 billion km   (925 days at full power)

Gravitational Survey Sensors (1)   1 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
Scientists split their effort, some working on improved mining production, others working on designs for a jump drive.

United States of America

As all other nations now have civilian starship fleets, the US finds a local startup, Patrick Marine, and subsidizes it with 7000 megacredits.

January 16th

The US completes construction on a 17th and 18th Spruance class. No further construction is queued

January 21st

A Chinese espionage team manages to steal blueprints of the US Trekker class Freighter from Patrick Marine, which was considering building one but has avoided doing so so far due to a lack of offworld colonies. Unlike the Chinese freighter, the ship is armed with an automated anti-missile weapon, which may be useful information.

February 11th

The US completes work on an 8th George Washington class Carrier. No more are planned for now.

April 6th

China's Luda type B survey ship finds a jump point deep in the asteroid belt.

April 12th

Europe completes construction of an FF Famous. No further production has been ordered.

April 27th

Europe completes construction of two Magazine gunboats. Two Audacious exploration ships are queued.

China completes research on a Nuclear Pulse drive for missiles; it begins designing an anti-missile and launchers using the new technology.

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Sunfire Anti-Missile Missile

Missile Size: 1 MSP  (0.05 HS)     Warhead: 1    Armour: 0     Manoeuvre Rating: 11
Speed: 23600 km/s    Endurance: 3 minutes   Range: 4.0m km
Cost Per Missile: 0.6683
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 259.6%   3k km/s 77%   5k km/s 51.9%   10k km/s 26%
Materials Required:    0.25x Tritanium   0.1683x Gallicite   Fuel x50
May 7th

Having completed its missile designs, China begins work on jump drive technology.

July 22nd

Iseya Carrier Lines opens for business in Japan

August 12th

The US completes a new naval shipyard.

September 12th

China completes its share of jump drive research. Europe and Japans contributions to the joint project are moving slowly due to low funding and lab time, possibly due to their wish to delay a working jump drive until they can locate jump points for themselves.

With no immediate research goals, Chinese scientists resume their work on increasing the range of meson weapons.

September 17th

China completes construction of automated mines. With no production directives, they begin producing a 50/50 mix of factories and automated mines.

September 30th

A European espionage group steals blueprints for the Raptor class survey fighter.

October 20th

Sanderson Company opens for business in Europe.

November 30th

Europe completes construction of 2 Audacious class geosurvey ships, which begin searching the system for jump points.

[Bremen]

Status of the Human Race, Earth Year 2026

European Union

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Earth:
Population: 572.9m
Research labs: 12
Construction Factories: 513
Ordnance Factories: 75
Fuel Refineries: 25
Automated Mines: 5
Maintenance Facilities: 45
Tracking Stations: 1
Ground Force Training Facility: 4
Naval Academies: 1
Mines: 350
Mass Drivers: 1
Low Fuel (242,540)

Mercury:
Population: .15m
Automated Mines: 15
Infrastructure: 320
Maintenance Facilities: 5
Mass Drivers: 1

Asteroid #81
Automated Mines: 17
Mass Drivers: 1

1 Brigade HQ (1 training)
5 Heavy Assault Battalions (3 training)
1 Garrison Battalion

7 BC Warlock
8 FF Illustrious
4 FF Famous
14 GB Broadsword
10 GB Poleaxe
3 SV Magazine
5 FT Outlander
1 SV Galileo
2 EX Audacious
2 CS Horizons (civilian)
7 FT Outlander (civilian)


2 63,400 ton commercial slipways (FT Outlander)
1 10,000 ton commercial slipway (SV Galileo)
2 7,000 ton naval slipway (BC Warlock)
1 3,000 ton naval slipway (FF Famous)
3 1,000 ton naval slipways (EX Audacious)

Wealth: 14897

Scientists
Energy Weapons 35% (35)
Missiles/Kinetic Weapons 15% (15)
Construction/Production 10% (20)
Sensors and Fire Control 10% (5)
Power and Propulsion 10% (5)

Research
Mining Production 12 (12th October 2026)
Max Jump Squadron Size 3 (24th March 2026)

Nihon-koku

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Earth:
Population: 162.15m
Research labs: 12
Construction Factories: 350
Fuel Refineries: 50
Automated Mines: 354
Financial Centres: 140
Maintenance Facilities: 50
Tracking Stations: 1
Ground Force Training Facility: 2
Naval Academies: 2
Mass Drivers: 8

Hyperion:
Automated Mines: 20
Mass Drivers: 1

Charon:
Automated Mines: 14

Triton
Automated Mines: 16

Titan:
Population: .06m
Infrastructure: 60

Mars:
Population: .17m
Infrastructure: 40

Sol-A Asteroid #81
Mining Complex: 1

3 Mobile Infantry Battalion
1 Garrison Battalion

8 CA Mirai
1 GEV Kongo
1 CS Yubari
2 FT Kobayashi Maru
2 FT Kobayashi Maru (civilian)
1 CS Yubari (civilian)

2 35,000 ton commercial slipways (FT Kabayashi Maru)
1 20,000 ton commercial slipway (CS Yubari)
2 8,000 ton naval slipways (CA Mirai)
1 1,000 ton naval slipway (unassigned) Adding 5000 tons capacity 87.6%

Wealth: 6795

Scientists:
Missiles/Kinetic 40% (20)
Logistics / Ground Combat 35% (30)
Construction/Production 25% (10)
Sensors and Fire Control 25% (30)
Energy Weapons 10% (10)

Research
Beam Fire Control Range 32,000 (ETA 2nd October 2027)
Jump Drive Efficiency 3 (ETA 15th October 2026)
Mining Production 14 (ETA 17th November 2028)

People's Republic of China

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Earth:
Population: 1474.49m
Research labs: 12
Construction Factories: 606
Ordnance Factories: 100
Fighter Factories: 100
Fuel Refineries: 100
Automated Mines: 23
Financial Centres: 40
Maintenance Facilities: 50
Tracking Stations: 1
Ground Force Training Facility: 2
Naval Academies: 1
Mines: 576
Mass Drivers: 1

Mars:
Population: 8.36m
Infrastructure: 2220

Io:
Automated Mines: 4
Mass Drivers: 1

Deimos:
Automated Mines: 4
Mass Drivers: 1

Charon:
Automated Mines: 4
Mass Drivers: 1

Ariel:
Automated Mines: 4
Mass Drivers: 1

0 Brigade HQ (2 training)
7 Assault Infantry Battalions
6 Mobile Infantry Battalions
2 Replacement Battalions

5 MB Jin
12 CT Jianghu
1 GSV Luda type B
1 CS Project 13
2 FT Houjian
1 CS Xian (Civilian)
3 FT Houjian (Civilian)

2 35,000 ton commercial slipways (FT Houjian)
1 10,000 ton commercial slipway (CS Project 13)
2 3,000 ton naval slipways (GSV Luda type B)
1 3,000 ton naval slipway (unassigned) Add 2000 ton capacity

Wealth: 16,250

Scientists:
Defensive Systems 20% (5)
Missiles/Kinetic Weapons 20% (20)
Biology/Genetics 15% (20)
Energy Weapons 10% (5)

Research:
Meson Focusing Technology 3 (ETA 12 September 2026)

United States of America

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Earth:
Population: 380.6m
Research labs: 10
Construction Factories: 400
Fighter Factories: 50
Fuel Refineries: 50
Automated Mines: 1
Maintenance Facilities: 50
Tracking Stations: 1
Ground Force Training Facility: 1
Naval Academies: 1
Mines: 361
Mass Drivers: 6

Mercury:
Automated Mines: 23
Mass Drivers: 1

Deimos:
Automated Mines: 23
Mass Drivers: 1

Venus:
Automated Mines: 23
Mass Drivers: 1

Io:
Automated Mines: 19
Mass Drivers: 1

1 Heavy Assault Battalion
1 Marine Battalion
2 Mobile Infantry Battalions
2 Marine Companys
1 Engineer Brigade (1 training)

8 CV George Washington
18 DE Spruance
192 Kestrel
40 Zephyr
2 Raptor
1 Eagle
6 FT Trekker

2 35,000 ton commercial slipway (FT Trekker)
1 20,000 ton commercial slipway (unassigned)
1 15,000 ton commercial slipway (CS Oregon)
1 10,000 ton naval slipway (CV George Washington)
2 4,000 ton naval slipways (DE Spruance)
1 1,000 ton naval slipway (unassigned)
1 1,000 ton naval slipway (unassigned)

Wealth: 12182

Scientists:
Energy Weapons 20% (15)
Biology/Genetics 20% (5)
Construction/Production 15% (15)
Sensors and Fire Control 10% (25)

Research:
Sorium Harvester (ETA 29th August 2026)
Genome Sequence Research (ETA 20th March 2039)

Mineral Surveys

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Earth
Duranium: 87,899 (.86)
Neutronium: 20,773 (.25)
Corbomite: 14,256 (.17)
Tritanium: 32,107 (.2)
Boronide: 11,125 (.16)
Mercassium: 8,971 (.19)
Vendarite: 9,568 (.16)
Sorium: 1,680 (.13)
Uridium: 22,107 (.2)
Corundium: 23,527 (.26)
Gallicite: 18,512 (.19)

Mercury
Duranium: 45,774 (.3)
Corbomite: 59,306 (.8)
Tritanium: 30,284 (.9)
Corundium 58,063 (1)

Venus
Duranium: 32,001 (.4)
Neutronium: 60,264 (1)
Vendarite: 34,411 (1)
Uridium: 56,603 (1)

Deimos
Duranium: 25,674 (.5)
Mercassium: 84,576 (1)
Sorium: 56,789 (.8)
Gallicite: 34,568 (.9)

Jupiter
Sorium: 4,205,253 (1)

Io
Duranium: 123,450 (1)
Neutronium: 6,387 (.3)
Boronide: 45,628 (1)
Sorium: 14,257 (.5)
Corundium: 3,484 (.4)

Saturn
Sorium: 7,625,312(1)

Hyperion
Neutronium: 2,529 (1)
Corbomite: 3,114 (1)
Vendarite: 5,715 (1)
Sorium: 10,899 (.9)
Gallicite: 31,755 (1)

Uranus
Sorium: 2,274,840 (.9)

Ariel
Neutronium: 26,170 (.8)
Corbomite: 26,295 (.8)
Mercassium: 5,641 (.6)
Vendarite: 93,844 (.8)
Sorium: 5,241 (.5)

Oberon
Duranium: 6,690 (.9)
Neutronium: 4,231 (.5)
Tritanium: 3,716 (.7)
Mercassium: 8,563 (.9)
Corundium: 6,347 (.6)

Neptune
Sorium: 5,917,640 (1)

Triton
Duranium: 10,253 (1)
Corbomite: 9,253 (.9)
Tritanium: 3,562 (.3)
Boron: 7,633 (.7)
Vendarite: 3,562 (.3)
Sorium: 5,472 (.5)
Uridium: 5,421 (.5)
Gallicite: 6,423 (.6)

Charon
Duranium: 155,359 (.9)
Corbomite: 208,493 (.8)
Boronide: 53,486 (.9)
Uridium: 20,255 (.8)
Gallicite: 272,317 (.7)

(For the record, these aren't meant to be secret; I only spoil them to save space)

[Sirus]

Cursed Chinese, stealing mah ship designs!

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Seriously, do I even have an espionage team yet? I've requested one at least twice by now 

[Bremen]

Cursed Chinese, stealing mah ship designs!

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Seriously, do I even have an espionage team yet? I've requested one at least twice by now 

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 Yes, but in accordance with the orders, it isn't doing anything

[Sirus]

Cursed Chinese, stealing mah ship designs!

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Seriously, do I even have an espionage team yet? I've requested one at least twice by now 

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 Yes, but in accordance with the orders, it isn't doing anything

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I thought that leaving a team at home prevented foreign teams from causing mischief.

[DemonOfWrath]

Cursed Chinese, stealing mah ship designs!

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Seriously, do I even have an espionage team yet? I've requested one at least twice by now 

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 Yes, but in accordance with the orders, it isn't doing anything

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I thought that leaving a team at home prevented foreign teams from causing mischief.

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No, I just brought that idea up as a possible workaround to counter spying ages ago, since no method actually exists in-game.

[Sirus]

Cursed Chinese, stealing mah ship designs!

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Seriously, do I even have an espionage team yet? I've requested one at least twice by now 

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 Yes, but in accordance with the orders, it isn't doing anything

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I thought that leaving a team at home prevented foreign teams from causing mischief.

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No, I just brought that idea up as a possible workaround to counter spying ages ago, since no method actually exists in-game.

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Well hell. So there's no way to get rid of teams? I didn't do anything before, as I didn't have an RP way to do anything. Now that Mrs. Hernandez knows however, she'll want to do something.