Quest Deep Periphery Quest (Battletech Sandbox Empire Builder)

Orangeduke38

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Can we sell dropships and old military vehicles to planets for their own planetary defense forces? I'm sure Calliope would want some of the Devestations.
 

Jarow

Well-known member
[X] Thanh is right, preserve them
There's no problems with the old designs, we've merely chosen slightly better optimized ones to be our only designs to simplify logistics. No reason to get rid of still functional designs.

[X] Plan: Do you have a flag?
-[X] Military [$ 61,606,656.12 ]
--[X] Refit HMS Morristown* [->3]
--[X] Construct Oasis II Heavy Recharge Station Griffon Zenith* [->2]
--[X] Construct Oasis II Heavy Recharge Station Nowa Warzsawa Zenith* [->2]
--[X] Construct White Tower System Defense Fortress GX-C9 [90]
--[X] Construct White Tower System Defense Fortress New Capricorn [90]
(Securing our current and future colonization sites)
--[X] Upgrade All Ferro Aluminium Foundries [70]
(We're not as short as the post suggested, but we are getting close to running low)
--[X] Lay down Jumpship [Jumpship Construction - 21,234 ] (65)
---[X] Caravel* [65]
---[X] Caravel* [65]
--[X] Upgrade All Mech Factories [105]
(We have 2 sets of level 2 factories right now, might as well use the dropship construction slots to finish them))
--[X] Purchase New Units [$ 1,974,568 ]
---[X] 1 Assault Regiment* [auto]
---[X] 3 Standard Mech Regiment* [auto]

---[X] 2 Fighter Wing [75]
---[X] 8 Assault Carrier Wing [75]

---[X] 1 Light Horse Regiment [75]
---[X] 3 Armored Cavalry Regiment [75]

---[X] 3 Mechanized Regiment [75]
---[X] 1 Imperial Guard Regiment [75]

-[X] Interior [$ 52,262,500.00 ]
--[X] Replace Nowa Warszawa's Power Grid with modern Fusion* [->6]
--[X] Bring Nowa Warszawa Up To Griffon Eco Standards* [->6]
--[X] Focus Development on TTP [65]
(Next biggest non-core "planet" to develop)
--[X] Build Orbital Factory Endosteel Calliope [110]
(We need exactly one more factories worth to have enough endosteel for 2 more mech regiments)
--[X] Build factories for ASF Nowy Gdansk [125]
--[X] Build factories for ASF Nowa Wazsawa [125]
(We'll need more ASF factories soon, this gets us a good start on them)
--[X] Build HPG Station Nowy Gdansk [->1]
(Last planet not having one, even if it can piggy back of Griffon's Roost to a degree)
--[X] Build HPG Station Sukiashi* [80]
--[X] Expand Refit and Repair Yard [100]
--[X] Expand All Shipyards [100]
--[X] DOME - Asteroid Redirect Mission Nowa Warzsawa [->4]
(This'll probably bring Nowa Wrzsawa pretty close to equality in GDP to our core worlds by the time it's boost finishes)
--[X] DOME - Underwater City* [80]
--[X] DOME - Planetary Sculpting - Artificial Riverbeds - Griffin IV* [->5]
--[X] DOME - Planetary Sculpting - Artificial Oceans - Griffin IV* [->5]
--[X] DOME - Planetary Sculpting - Artificial Lakes - Griffin IV* [->5]
--[X] DOME - Pollution Scrubbing Towers (Nowa Warszawa)* [->1]
--[X] DOME - Water Pollution Filtering (Nowa Warszawa)* [->1]
--[X] DOME - Industrial Pollution Cleanup (Nowa Warszawa)* [->1]

-[X] Diplomatic [$ 50,000,000 ]
--[X] Economic Investment in Nowa Warszawa [85]
(Investment in our biggest non-core planet)
--[X] Economic Investment in TTP [85]
(A bit more investment in the second biggest of three viable locations for this)
--[X] 1 empty

-[X] Political [$ 40,020,000.00 ]
--[X] Build Relations with Senate* [auto]
--[X] Build Relations with Chamber of Delegates [60]
(We need to start rebuilding our relationship. Next turn is probably not going to be fun for us in parliament)
--[X] Improve Educational System on Calliope IV* [75]
--[X] Improve Educational System in TTP* [75]
--[X] 1 empty

-[X] Research [$ 182,400,000.00 ]
--[X] Genetic Engineering Lvl 2* [->2]
--[X] Improved Germanium Refining lvl 1* [85]
--[X] Basic Compact Core Theory I [->4]
--[X] Basic Compact Core Design I [->4]
--[X] Basic Compact Core Construction I [->4]
(We want warships.)
--[X] Land-Air Mech* [->1]
--[X] Thumper Cannon [70]
(Really cheap and easy)
--[X] Improved XL Fusion Engine* [->2]

-[X] Intelligence [$ 0 ]
--[X] Counterintelligence Surveillance [?]
--[X] 4 empty

-[X] Justice [$ 10,000,000 ]
--[X] Colonization Survey - New Capricorn IV [80]
(Begin colonization process)
--[X] 2 empty

-[X] Miscellaneous [$ 100,000 ]
--[X] Local Olympics [100000]

About 50m leftover, which is about what I'm trying to preserve for next turn to make sure warship research doesn't break the budget.
 
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Knowledgeispower

Ah I love the smell of missile spam in the morning
[X]Plan: Do you have a flag?

Also thinking about it the Lightning class is probably destined to be converted to Tugs since they have such robust structures and such powerful engines.
 
Turn 62 - And She'll Have Fun Fun Fun

LordSunhawk

Das BOOT (literally)
Owner
Administrator
Staff Member
Founder
Turn 62 - And She’ll Have Fun Fun Fun

Meta Event - 29
Dynasty Luck - 48

Imperial Approval - 5
Approval Change - 6
Political Event - 1

Imperial Economy - 3
Economic Event - 0
Research Event - 7

Griffin’s Roost
Economy Rating - -2
Health Rating - 2
Rating Change - 0

Nowy Gdansk
Economy Rating - 4
Health Rating - 0
Rating Change - 3

Griffon Inner Asteroid Belt
Economy Rating - -2
Rating Change - 0

Griffon II Orbitals
Economy Rating - 0
Rating Change - 0

Griffon IV
Economy Rating - 0
Health Rating - 6
Rating Change - 0

Nowa Warszawa
Economy Rating - -2
Health Rating - 0
Rating Change - 2

Calliope IV
Economy Rating - 2
Health Rating - 1
Rating Change - 2

TTP
Economy Rating - 0
Health Rating - 3
Rating Change - 3

Plan: Do you have a flag?
Military [$ 61,606,656.12 ]
Construct White Tower System Defense Fortress GX-C9 [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 34
Result - SUCCESS

Construct White Tower System Defense Fortress New Capricorn [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 27
Result - SUCCESS

Upgrade All Ferro Aluminium Foundries [70]
Target - 70
Roll - 1
Result - CRITICAL SUCCESS

Lay down Jumpship [Jumpship Construction - 21,234 ] (65)
-Caravel* [65]
-Caravel* [65]

Upgrade All Mech Factories [105]
Target - 105
Roll - 74
Result - SUCCESS

Purchase New Units [$ 1,974,568 ]
-1 Assault Regiment* [auto]
-3 Standard Mech Regiment* [auto]
-2 Fighter Wing [auto]

-8 Assault Carrier Wing [75]
Target - 75
Roll - 68
Result - SUCCESS

-1 Light Horse Regiment [75]
Target - 75
Roll - 54
Result - SUCCESS

-3 Armored Cavalry Regiment [75]
Target - 75
Roll - 38
Result - SUCCESS

-3 Mechanized Regiment [75]
Target - 75
Roll - 57
Result - SUCCESS

-1 Imperial Guard Regiment [75]
Target - 75
Roll - 15
Result - SUCCESS

Interior [$ 52,262,500.00 ]
Focus Development on TTP [65]
Target - 65
Roll - 98, KnowledgeIsPower reroll - 46
Result - SUCCESS

Build Orbital Factory Endosteel Calliope [110]
Target - 110
Roll - 38
Result - SUCCESS

Build factories for ASF Nowy Gdansk [125]
Target - 125
Roll - 1
Result - CRITICAL SUCCESS

Build factories for ASF Nowa Wazsawa [125]
Target - 125
Roll - 38
Result - SUCCESS

Build HPG Station Sukiashi* [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 52
Result - SUCCESS

Expand Refit and Repair Yard [100]
Target - 100
Roll - 65
Result - SUCCESS

Expand All Shipyards [100]
Target - 100
Roll - 73
Result - SUCCESS

DOME - Underwater City* [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 37
Result - SUCCESS

Diplomatic [$ 50,000,000 ]
Economic Investment in Nowa Warszawa [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 50
Result - SUCCESS

Economic Investment in TTP [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 2
Result - SUCCESS

Political [$ 40,020,000.00 ]
Build Relations with Senate* [auto]

Build Relations with Chamber of Delegates [60]
Target - 60
Roll - 65
Result - Bare FAILURE (auto success next turn)

Improve Educational System on Calliope IV* [75]
Target - 75
Roll - 69
Result - SUCCESS

Improve Educational System in TTP* [75]
Target - 75
Roll - 28
Result - SUCCESS

Research [$ 182,400,000.00 ]
Improved Germanium Refining lvl 1* [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 15
Result - SUCCESS

Thumper Cannon [70]
Target - 70
Roll - 27
Result - SUCCESS

Justice [$ 10,000,000 ]
Colonization Survey - New Capricorn IV [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 1
Result - Critical SUCCESS

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The Pan-Griffon Games complete with what are arguably your favorite events, the motorsports. Your kids loved racing hovercraft when they were little, your twins had gone into all forms of motorsports professionally, and you’d always been a supportive mom.

Plus two of your grandkids are themselves racing in the Stock Car race, that alone would guarantee that you absolutely enjoy the racing.

The hovercraft races are hard fought, almost surprisingly so. The drivers from Team TTP show a definite aptitude, pacing Team Griffon rather well. In the end it comes down to a triple overtime victory for Team TTP by less than a foot.

Team Griffon returns to dominant form in the motorcycle racing, sweeping the podium and leaving Team Nowa Warszawa and Team TTP to contend for silver and gold in the overall event on points, which Team Nowa Warszawa barely manages to win on the grounds of one fewer pit stop for the team.

You manage to scream yourself hoarse as your granddaughter Emily barely beats your grandson Claude for the gold medal in stock car racing. The event, held on a superspeedway, was fast, with the almost inevitable Big One that thankfully both of your grandkids managed to avoid. You are, of course, going to have to Have Words with Emily for her move right before the finish line spinning Claude out to pass him for the win. If she had taken the high line out of Turn 3 she’d not have had to do something that risky! Words will be said! Although the accompanying hugs might dilute their impact. Claude is certainly not pouting all that much, considering that he’d done the exact same maneuver on this track just a few months ago for the series championship against Emily. And you’d had Words with him then as well, come to think of it.

The Formula race is incredible, with a young driver from the TTP blitzing through the pack from an initial starting position of 8th and taking the podium in dominating fashion. The fact that the kid got promptly signed to the twin’s racing team right afterwards is just the cherry on the sundae.

The Men’s Marathon is the most brutal example of the race you’d ever seen, despite the pleasant weather. The pace was absolutely insane, with the lead runner from the TTP seemingly having an endless store of energy stored somewhere in his skinny bones. None of Team Nowa Warszawa even made it to the finish line, and the 2nd place Team Griffon runner collapsed right after crossing the line, while the winner looked like he could run another marathon after a drink of water and a bathroom break.

The Women’s Marathon is run in nearly identical conditions, but thankfully the pace was far less brutal. Team Nowa Warszawa wins gold, with Team Griffon in a close second.

The attack has begun on Nova Roma. Jeremy had engaged in a month-long series of fake landings and feints, drawing out reaction forces and pounding them from orbit. Throughout he’d made a special point of hammering the defenses in one area that would be ideal for the sort of patient and methodical tactics that he’d been using against the rebels from the start.

And then he landed his entire force right on top of the capital, with 2nd Armored actually conducting a combat drop right on the Palace itself. The fighting was over in less than an hour, with the self proclaimed God King captured and in custody before he could manage to do much more than grab a pistol.

The 2nd RRF is currently merrily running high speed patrols through the surrounding areas, sweeping up scattered rebel forces. 2nd Infantry division is securing the city itself as loyalist legions land and deploy, and 2nd Armored is holding the capital core.

Fighting continues as rebel legions refuse to surrender, but without effective leadership they are less than effective. Initial reports indicate that they expect to wrap up main combat operations in less than a year. The loyalists are moving in additional auxiliary legions in, making use of your infantry transports, to assist in securing the planet.

The NRI has also caused Jeremy a bit of a headache which he’s kicked up to you. Once combat operations are resolved and the rebellion firmly crushed they intend to hold a formal Triumph… for him. He’d have to dress up in a ridiculous toga, wear a laurel crown, have his face painted red for some godawful reason… and parade through the city riding a 4 horse chariot, with all of the captured rebels and their families proceeding him, the entirety of 2nd Armored and 2nd Infantry marching behind him… and encouraged to sing ribald songs at his expense.

The real complication, beyond personal embarrassment, of this entire thing is that at the end of the parade the entire rebel leadership is scheduled to be publicly executed, along with their spouses and children. Evidently the Romans do not buy into the whole ‘sins of the father’ ideal of later jurisprudence, but in the event of High Treason they practice the obliteration of entire families for the crimes of the head.

You’d almost certainly be able to convince the NRI not to execute the families, but in that case the families would be exiled… and in the best case would be exiled to you or one of your allies. The NRR has already indicated that they have no interest in harboring the families of convicted traitors.
[]Take the exiles yourself
  • Add 5,000 POP to Calliope IV
  • +1 Econ Rating to Calliope IV
  • +1 Health Rating to Calliope IV
  • -1 Politics
  • +1 Approval Change
  • Small chance of certain events
[]Convince the NRR to take them
  • Will cost $250,000,000
[]Let the rebels be exterminated
  • -1 Approval

A group of investors and engineers from Calliope IV have approached your office with a proposal to build a dedicated LAM facility on the planet. Unlike regular ASF or Mech factories the LAM facility would only be able to build and upgrade LAMs, and the engineers have developed a design for production that fully embraces the unique capabilities of the platform. By the time the factories are built they’ll have fully tested and validated the design.

Alternatively they would build out a standard Mech factory setup, although that would cost slightly more, to enable production of any light or medium mech as well as specialized tooling enabling LAM production.
NameCostMaterialsHPA/DSpecials
Raider LAM504.56DHS1727
  • Mech
  • Missile 1
  • AMS 1
  • TAG
  • Swift (ground only due to LAM)
  • Scout (due to LAM)
  • Anti-Air (due to LAM)


[]Approve LAM only factory
  • Cost 13,000,000
  • On Turn 65
    • Obtain 3 lvl 3 LAM Factories on Calliope IV
    • Factory Rating on Calliope IV +9
  • +5 Econ Calliope IV
[]Upgrade to full Mech Factory
  • Cost 15,000,000
  • On Turn 65
    • Obtain 3 Lvl 3 Mech Factories on Calliope IV
    • Factory Rating on Calliope IV +9
  • +10 Econ Calliope IV
[]We really don’t need this
  • No change

QM Note - you currently cannot build factories on Calliope IV due to Factory Rating of 0

The new White Tower stations have been built and emplaced in GX-C9 and New Capricorn, effectively claiming the two systems for the Griffon Empire. Full airwings have been stationed on each, giving you a strong defensive position. As the White Tower includes extensive manufacturing capacity it is now possible to build Silver Tower and Oasis II stations in each system.

The plans to upgrade all Ferro-Aluminium Foundries gets a serious boost when it is found that the manufacturer of some of the critical hardware required for the systems had had a major commercial customer cancel their own order of the same equipment, allowing all current foundries to be upgraded this year giving a massive boost to production.

Both new Caravel jumpships have completed their trials and are now in service, clearing their construction bays for next year.

The Mech Factories on Griffon IV and Nowa Warszawa have been fully upgraded to sustain useful production rates. You are now able to build six entire regiments worth of light to medium mechs per year.

Unit production has gone very well. All required wings have been deployed, although the Aerie is in the planning stages of opening up satellite campuses on Nowa Warszawa and Calliope IV. 3rd Infantry Division is now at full strength, and 3rd Armored has grown in force as well. The first Imperial Guard Regiment has stood up on Griffin’s Roost, drawing from the most elite armor and infantry personnel in the army.

A campaign to steer development funds to the TTP has resulted in a welcome boost in economic activity on the two planets of the protectorate. Combined with the economic investment in the TTP and Nowa Warszawa you have seen a nice boost in GDP, employment, and overall well being in the former Drac portion of the Empire.

Ground has broken on a pair of new ASF factories, one on Nowy Gdansk and the other on Nowa Warszawa. It will be at least 2 years before they are both at full production levels. The factory on Nowy Gdansk has seen a surge of investment from local firms eager to cash in on future contracts, allowing for somewhat faster construction.

The new Endosteel plant has been built in Calliope IV orbit.

Sukiashi in the TTP has joined the HPG network, giving a further boost to overall productivity that may yet be small, yet has noticeable effects on commerce.

Shipyards and the refit facility have been expanded, increasing the number of dropship slips available.

The completion of an underwater arcology on Griffon IV is cause for celebration. Tourists are flocking to the unique destination, while underwater mining has begun in earnest causing a lovely boost in the planet’s economy.

Relations with Parliament are still extremely poor, although most of the politicians are willing to admit that they brought this upon themselves. The Senate, cowed somewhat by the Eldest tapping his claws on the pavement, has been just slightly mollified, while many in the Chamber of Delegates are still insisting that they did nothing wrong and are snubbing your political team's efforts to calm them down.

A large number of new schools at all levels, along with comprehensive planetary educational data networks have been built on Calliope IV and in the TTP, allowing for the local populace to take full advantage of the advances in pedagogy and educational sciences that the Empire has to offer.

More efficient methods of refining raw germanium ore have been developed, tested, and distributed. Your germanium refineries are now somewhat more efficient, increasing the number of jump cores that can be built.

The new Thumper Cannon has been tested. Essentially a short ranged direct fire only version of the Thumper howitzer, this weapon system has several potential advantages for armored vehicles, especially if dealing with unarmored infantry.

There’s a bit of a scandal over in the Exploration branch, and it all comes down to two things. A single typo in a data form that wasn’t caught, and the fact that the initial survey team hadn’t looked closely enough at some of the swampland on New Capricorn IV.

For the first, the official data form lists the equivalent gravity of New Capricorn IV at 1.3 times that of Earth, however the actual data shows a gravity of 1.03 times that of Earth. Trying to nail down how exactly this happened is a bit of a rabbit’s hole of competing statements, but in the end it was probably just a fat fingered typo.

You’ve never done that. Ever.

The other thing is that in the various swamps near the projected initial colony site Terran animals have, in fact, been found to be thriving. Specifically several bird species, most notably the shoebill. Said discovery happens when several veteran members of the survey team entered the swamp and promptly hit the muck as the sound of gunfire exploded around them. Only to discover that they’d startled a number of shoebills.

There were many red faces that day.

Regardless, Capricorn IV looks like it will be an incredibly viable colonization site.
 

ShadowArxxy

Well-known member
Comrade
[X] Take the exiles yourself.
- [X] I'm sorry, but the unjust mass execution of innocents is not something we should be prepared to accept when we *can* stop it.
[X] We really don't need this.
- [X] Because LAMs are bullshit and stupid.


You’ve never done that. Ever.

Absolutely not. Our writing skills are as royally perfect as Our driving skills, obviously, and We still proudly maintain the best driving record in our entire empire!
 

Orangeduke38

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Its hard to believe that all of their family members were not aware of both the active participants general views in general and that they were planning something. Unless they reported their relatives to the authorities then they can be considered accessory to their crimes. This also does not take into account any actions they may have taken during the rebellion. Therefore they can be not all be considered to be innocents. We would also taking on a headache that has already proven it can go underground for long periods of time before causing trouble again.

Edit: If anyone wants a real world example look at thisThe Women of ISIS and the Al-Hol Camp.
 
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ShadowArxxy

Well-known member
Comrade
Its hard to believe that all of their family members were not aware of both the active participants general views in general and that they were planning something. Unless they reported their relatives to the authorities then they can be considered accessory to their crimes. This also does not take into account any actions they may have taken during the rebellion. Therefore they can be not all be considered to be innocents. We are also taking on a headache that has already proven it can go underground for long periods of time before causing trouble again.

Look, there's a reason that the U.S. Constitution explicitly prohibits any bill of attainder, not only for the federal government but also binding on state governments. They were wise enough to learn from literally centuries of European bloodbaths that this is not just morally reprehensible, but also utterly stupid and counterproductive.

While it is our ally, the NRR is also a violent and backwards regime with deeply disturbing cultural practices, balanced mostly by the fact that its internal opposition chose to *double down* on the neobarbarism. We should not entertain their lunacy one inch further than realpolitik requires.
 

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