Quest Deep Periphery Quest (Battletech Sandbox Empire Builder)

[X] Joshua Castro

Nooo Jeremy, you were my favorite one yet

RIP dad

Which members of Erin's family are still alive? Does Erin only have Bastet and Sekhmet? Also, is the Eldest still around?

[X] Frederick Fisher

The mod is implying that ICly Erin wouldn't pick him, but OOCly he is most likely to give us some interesting options.

charclone said:

On a side note, does he have any relation to Fidel Castro?

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If he does it's no where near the relation that Justin Trudeau has.

Edit: Happy 331st Page. Go Wolverines!

Wolverines will make the Clans scream in terror.

[] Kenneth Jackson
+significant experience and training
-weak at strategy
[] Vanessa Jones
+significant theoretical knowledge
-limited practical experience
[] Joshua Castro
+good administrative background
-limited (though present) operational experience
[] Rachel Hebert
+recommended by fiancé
-will conflict with current head of military
[] Frederick Fisher
+we can learn why Jeremy protected him
-no one else likes him

Leaning towards Castro or Jackson. Will actually vote after I have time to actually put the plan together.

Admiral Kenneth Jackson - Solid performer and expert in Logistics; Tactics & Strategy win battles, but Logistics will win wars. Pretty solid choice. Though he won't have that something special those below him love to see.

Admiral Vanessa Jones - Not a great fit; not sure she'll be around long enough to really carry the load for us. I think leaving her in training command is best.

Admiral Joshua Castro - doesn't feel like he's got the seniority for the position honestly. I'd prefer him as a fleet CO not the Naval CiC.

Admiral Rachel Hebert - She doesn't feel like the right fit now either. I'd rather see her moved out of fortress command into a fleet command as well.

Admiral Frederick Fisher - I dearly want someone who's going to take the Navy to task for doctrinal fixation, and I like that he's willing to challenge the preconceptions. Frankly, we need him in the Navy, with some clout, but not in charge of it.

[X] Kenneth Jackson

[X] Frederick Fisher

Admiral Fisher is right -- now that we've had a chance to examine actual SDLF WarShips and the considerably-less-redacted records from a certain museum ship, it has become very clear that the SLDF's reputation for qualitative superiority has always been something of a carefully managed stage production. In reality, SLDF ships are closer to armed merchant cruisers than "true" combat vessels, as they are built for wars of aggression and conquest over interstellar distances. Even accounting for the now-well-confirmed fact that their officially published stats are entirely fabricated, they are far less powerful than vessels that size "should" be because they devote absolutely insane amounts of their hull space to cargo bays.

Those Black Steel WarShips that are hammering our Navy? Over the centuries, they've been converted to what amount to actual combat WarShips that share little more than the base hulls as their SLDF counterparts. They're easily powerful enough to casually smack their SLDF counterparts at better than five-to-one odds, and this rises to "Your entire task force constitutes a warm-up for my flagship" level against the downgraded export variants that the SLDF condescended to allow the Great Houses to possess.

Our fleet doesn't just need to be better, our fleet needs to be built around an actual coherent naval doctrine, not just piecemeal optimization of individual ship classes. Also, speed is armor, speed is armor, we need faster WarShips!

[X] Joshua Castro

[X] Frederick Fisher

We should voting because we literally just told we need to work on our designs and that’s what he wants to have done.

First, for the military, on top of researching even larger warships, we also would like to initiate a comprehensive study of the performance of our existing designs, with a focus on further improving our design philosophies for the future. We have reason to believe that our current design paradigms may not be fully ideal, as we are effectively building our warships much like the Star League did, as massive jump capable dropships with even bigger guns, rather than taking a clean sheet approach. I have some very eager researchers who’d like to see about changing that

[X] Frederick Fisher

[X] Frederick Fisher

While yes, logistics win wars and thus Kenneth Jackson would be a very good choice, the main issue is that our navy is apparently picking up the SLDF space fighting doctrine instead of trying to establish its own, which is a bad thing and needs to be corrected asap in order to become a spacefaring civilization that is unpredictable!

[X] Frederick Fisher

[X] Frederick Fisher

EDIT 1: placed costs in for a few things
EDIT 2: Realized I wasn't using all actions. Colonizing Bauernparadies means we're left with about $21 Billion.

So, I've voluntold myself to see if I can temp for @Jarow

Here's what I've come up with. I'm pretty sure I've screwed up somewhere or forgotten something so feel free to let me know!
Couple of notes:
1. I didn't post any Exploration missions simply b/c I don't have any solid idea of what the map looks like at present.
2. I spent a lot of money, but, if I did my math right, we've got around $28 Billion left in the bank.
3. All I really did was follow what the advisors asked for.

[X] Plan: Don't be mean to the Sub
-[X] Procurement [$798,159,543]
--[X] Lay Down Major Unit [Construction-$195,652,917] (95)
---[X] 23 Long Beach [95]
---[X] 50 Bainbridge [95]

---[X] 30 Saipan [95]
---[X] 11 Canopus [95]

---[X] 757 PPG-001 [95]

--[X] Lay down Jumpship [Jumpship Construction-$17,213,512] (75)
---[X] 15 Galleon*
---[X] 4 Galleon*

---[X] 13 Galleon [75]
---[X] 15 Windjammer [start]

--[X] Lay down Warship [Warship Construction-$492,308,143] (80)
---[X] 5 Haida*
---[X] 20 Fletcher II*
---[X] 20 Fletcher II [start]

---[X] 4 Wichita*
---[X] 1 Erebus*
---[X] 2 Wichita*
---[X] 4 Cleveland*
---[X] 1 Brooklyn*
---[X] 4 Erebus*
---[X] 11 Cleveland*
---[X] 6 Wichita [start]
(wasn't sure of the build time)
---[X] 1 Kongo*
---[X] 1 Kongo*
---[X] 1 Exeter*

---[X] 2 Exeter [start]
(Went with 2 Exeters for our Cap ships b/c they have the heaviest long range firepower..also, not sure of build time)
---[X] 10 Haida [80]
---[X] 10 Fletcher II [80]

---[X] 2 Wichita [80]
---[X] 3 Cleveland [80]

---[X] 2 Exeter [80]
---[X] 1 Kongo [80]

--[X] Purchase New Units [$92,984,970] (90)
---[X] 0 Fighter Wing [auto]
---[X] 30 Heavy Carrier Wing [90]

---[X] 3 Standard Mech Regiment [90]
---[X] 6 Assault Mech Regiment [90]

---[X] 12 Medium Mech Regiment [90]
---[X] 12 Medium Scout Regiment [90]

---[X] 12 AirCav Regiments [90]
---[X] 24 Light Armored Regiments [90]
---[X] 12 Light Mechanized Regiments [90]

---[X] 18 Garrison Regiments [90]

--[X] Increase Militia Rating of System [$7,500,000] (85)
---[X] 15 Militia Regiments [85]


-[X] General [$96,791,907,272]
--[X] Construct Oasis II Heavy Recharge Station New Pollux Nadir* [->2]
--[X] Construct Oasis II Heavy Recharge Station Bari Zenith* [->1]
--[X] Construct Oasis II Heavy Recharge Station Skala Zenith* [->1]
--[X] Construct Oasis II Heavy Recharge Station Pieklo Zenith* [->1]

--[X] Infrastructure Upgrades - Nya Kopenhamn III* [->2]
--[X] Infrastructure Upgrades - Nya Kopenhamn IV* [->2]
--[X] Economic Focus-Core - New Port Royal
--[X] Economic Focus-Periphery - New Pollux
--[X] Invest in Edelstein
--[X] Major Economic Investment - New Capricorn
--[X] Construct Infrastructure and Industrial Zones
---[X] New Pollux [85]
---[X] New Castor [85]
---[X] Edelstein [85]
---[X] Nya Copenhamn [85]
---[X] Kainga [85]
--[X] Expand Military Industrial Infrastructure
---[X] Chuma [90]
---[X] Bari [90]
---[X] Skala [90]
---[X] Pierlo [90]

--[X] Build New Commercial Space Station* [auto]
--[X] Build Logistics Factories New Port Royal x9 [95]
--[X] Build Logistics Factories New Pollux x20 [95]

--[X] Build ASF Factory Complex (95)
---[X] <Okusawa> [95]
---[X] <New Pollux> [95]
---[X] <New Castor> [95]
---[X] <Chuma> [95]
---[X] <Edelstein> [95]
--[X] Build New Material Factory (90)
---[X] Build New Factories in Okusawa
----[X] Build New DHS Factory [90]
----[X] Build New Endosteel Factory [90]
----[X] Build New Ferro Fibrous Factory [90]
----[X] Build New Ferro Aluminum Factory [90---[X] <Okusawa> [95]]
----[X] Build New Naval Armor Factory [90]
---[X] Build New Ferro Aluminum Factory Edelstein [90]
--[X] Expand Production Endo Steel
--[X] Expand Production Ferro Fibrous
--[X] Expand Production DHS
--[X] Build Light Warship Yard New Port Royal [80]
--[X] Build Light Warship Yard Nowa Warzsawa [80]
--[X] Build Medium Warship Yard Calliope [80]
--[X] Build Medium Warship Yard Griffon [85]
--[X] Upgrade Refit & Repair Yards [105]

-[X] DoME [75,545,000,000]
--[X] Initial Catachan Terraforming* [->7]
--[X] Build Naval Shipyard Complex - Dragon's Eye* [->2]
--[X] Terraform Calliope V - Stage III* [->1]
--[X] Terraforming Chuma - Stage 0* [->1]
--[X] Colonize Kaiyo* [->2]
--[X] Orbital Radiation Shield - Pieklo* [->7]
--[X] Construct O'Neill Cylinder Complex on Stahlfurt* [75]
--[X] DOME - Megafactory Griffon* [auto]
--[X] DOME - Megafactory Nowa Warzsawa* [auto]
--[X] DOME - Megafactory Calliope* [90]

-[X] Research [85,145,000,000]
--[X] Advanced Naval Combat Doctrine* [70]
--[X] Advanced Ferro-Fibrous Armor* [->1]
--[X] Advanced Small Pulse Lasers [60]
--[X] Improved Germanium Refining Lvl 2* [->2]
--[X] Materials Research Lvl 7 [95]
--[X] Advanced Compact Core Theory V* [->5]
--[X] Advanced Compact Core Design V* [->5]
--[X] Advanced Compact Core Construction V* [->5]
--[X] Optimized Warship Design [75]
--[X] Dual Purpose Capital Lasers* [->2]

-[X] Colonization & the Rest [9,461,140,600]
--[X] Colonize Bauernparadies
--[X] Jump Point Defenses - Bauernparadies
--[X] Establish System Government - Bauernparadies
--[X] Establish Legal System - Bauernparadies
--[X] Designate Bauernparadies a Garden World
--[X] <Culture> German Cultural Festival
--[X] <Justice> Rationalize Legal Codes
--[X] <Miscellaneous> People Purchase

[X] Plan: Don't be mean to the Sub

[X] Frederick Fisher
SPEED IS ARMOUR! SPEED IS ARMOUR! SPEED IS ARMOUR!

[X] Plan: Don't be mean to the Sub

[X] Plan: Don't be mean to the Sub

[X] Plan: Don't be mean to the Sub

[X] Frederick Fisher

just found this quest and spent 4 days straight binging it just to catch up