Quest Deep Periphery Quest (Battletech Sandbox Empire Builder)
- Thread starter LordSunhawk
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[X] Plan: A Working Shotgun
It sounds like we may be veering dangerously towards MechWarrior Derangement Syndrome. Need to double down on new DropShips along with these new WarShips, and limit Battlemech construction!
It sounds like we may be veering dangerously towards MechWarrior Derangement Syndrome. Need to double down on new DropShips along with these new WarShips, and limit Battlemech construction!
Thors_Alumni
Well-known member
[X] Plan: A Working Shotgun
darkcloudt2
Well-known member
[X] Plan: A Working Shotgun
I am not sure how much more Mech / Ground Force build up we really need, I mean can anyone break down how many actual mechs we can field each year because its got to be in the 100s?
I am not sure how much more Mech / Ground Force build up we really need, I mean can anyone break down how many actual mechs we can field each year because its got to be in the 100s?
Yacovo
Occasionally spouting nonsense
[X] Plan: A Working Shotgun
I do not see a Furious, which is fair since it’s preferred enemy is about to not become an enemy. Okusawa is getting more ASF and fleet production, but at least the long, LONG pacification actions are about done.
huh, didn’t know economic stimulus raised the pop cap, hope it will be enough for New Capricorn. 3 new planets in one turn is nice, doing that and improving existing planets is better.
I see we are researching the Kraken, here’s hoping we do not need to feed it more advisors. If it does, I am voting to declare the research cursed like bringing bananas on a boat, before we throw more people down the Kraken’s maw in a sunk ship cost fallacy.
I do not see a Furious, which is fair since it’s preferred enemy is about to not become an enemy. Okusawa is getting more ASF and fleet production, but at least the long, LONG pacification actions are about done.
huh, didn’t know economic stimulus raised the pop cap, hope it will be enough for New Capricorn. 3 new planets in one turn is nice, doing that and improving existing planets is better.
I see we are researching the Kraken, here’s hoping we do not need to feed it more advisors. If it does, I am voting to declare the research cursed like bringing bananas on a boat, before we throw more people down the Kraken’s maw in a sunk ship cost fallacy.
Yacovo - New Caprican Gold Rush
Yacovo
Occasionally spouting nonsense
Omake: New Capricon Gold Rush
The birds were chirping in Milk Dish Park as Tom sighed and got out another bag of breadcrumbs. After the latest round of automations at the factory, Tom was unfortunately given a pink slip. Sure, the severance package was nice, and unemployment kept food on the table, but it has been two months and Tom was itching to get his hands working again.
“Hey Tom! You’ve got to look at this!”
Bart stomped through the crowd of birds, scattering them to the skies. They had run into each other literally when Bart was taking a jog through the park about a month ago and they hit it off. Bart had always been more energetic than Tom. However, his spontaneous attitude meant it was harder for him to hold down a job. So, they would meet up and talk about new job opportunities they were pursing. It was more interesting than the birds at least.
“What is it, Bart? Another pyramid scheme for you to invest into?”
Bart had the decency to look bashful.
“That was the one time, and you got me out before I spent too much right?”
Nodding, Tom took the flier that no doubt contained Bart’s latest scheme. It was actually pretty well-made. Of course, Tom had to squint to see past all the blasted bright colors the maker had insisted to splash about.
“Frontier Expansions Recruitment Agency? Sounds like the group that sponsored the initial colonization of Pollux, and the chicanery that followed that mess.”
“No Tom, this is different. They are a group of investors focusing on building up new industry in the colonies. There getting ready for a big drive on Capricorn.”
“But the continent of Capricorn has been colonized for over half a century.”
“No Tom New Capricorn, the planet.”
“That dusty old farming world that got colonized over twenty-three years back? What’s world investing on that dirtball besides dirt tilling and tax evasion?”
“Well now that the pirates are gone and the economic recession on the world is over, capital has been flowing into that world like milk in a Grifftiger’s dish. There’s talk of an economic boom about to go off and FERA needs people to main the new stations. Factories, orbitals, service industries, agriculture, everything is expanding!”
Tom took a moment to consider. Bart was acting like it was sure thing. Which meant it was probably another disaster waiting to happen.
“I don’t know Bart. Sounds like something too good to be true. Who’s to say you are not being taken for a ride again? Or that the money won’t dry up in a few years?”
“Nah Tom, the investments are Endoclad. The government is on this thing like Majeure Electrique on a pyramid and guess what? Rumor has it that FERA’s a shoo-in to be the big winner in the first round of grants.”
It did sound tempting to Tom. The government has been pretty reliable about the programs it sponsors, if only to wash away the stain of The Great Land Scam. Martha has been complaining about the city air getting to her. Maybe a move to the boonies would do her some good. He might even get something like his old job back. Who knows, he might make enough to take that trip to New Port Royal he’s always been wanting to take. Even if things do fall through, land prices would probably be cheap enough to buy a good plot of land to work. Not a bad twilight for a working career.
“Alright Bart, you sold me. I’ll head to this FERA place with you. Just give me some time to convince Marta and settle the paperwork before zooming off into the void without me.”
“Great Tom! I knew I could count on you. I get a bonus for each additional person I can bring with me. See ya!”
And with that ringing endorsement of this FERA place he’s off. Well, it can’t be a complete disaster. Besides, it is not like that many people are going to be heading for New Capricorn anyhow.
The birds were chirping in Milk Dish Park as Tom sighed and got out another bag of breadcrumbs. After the latest round of automations at the factory, Tom was unfortunately given a pink slip. Sure, the severance package was nice, and unemployment kept food on the table, but it has been two months and Tom was itching to get his hands working again.
“Hey Tom! You’ve got to look at this!”
Bart stomped through the crowd of birds, scattering them to the skies. They had run into each other literally when Bart was taking a jog through the park about a month ago and they hit it off. Bart had always been more energetic than Tom. However, his spontaneous attitude meant it was harder for him to hold down a job. So, they would meet up and talk about new job opportunities they were pursing. It was more interesting than the birds at least.
“What is it, Bart? Another pyramid scheme for you to invest into?”
Bart had the decency to look bashful.
“That was the one time, and you got me out before I spent too much right?”
Nodding, Tom took the flier that no doubt contained Bart’s latest scheme. It was actually pretty well-made. Of course, Tom had to squint to see past all the blasted bright colors the maker had insisted to splash about.
“Frontier Expansions Recruitment Agency? Sounds like the group that sponsored the initial colonization of Pollux, and the chicanery that followed that mess.”
“No Tom, this is different. They are a group of investors focusing on building up new industry in the colonies. There getting ready for a big drive on Capricorn.”
“But the continent of Capricorn has been colonized for over half a century.”
“No Tom New Capricorn, the planet.”
“That dusty old farming world that got colonized over twenty-three years back? What’s world investing on that dirtball besides dirt tilling and tax evasion?”
“Well now that the pirates are gone and the economic recession on the world is over, capital has been flowing into that world like milk in a Grifftiger’s dish. There’s talk of an economic boom about to go off and FERA needs people to main the new stations. Factories, orbitals, service industries, agriculture, everything is expanding!”
Tom took a moment to consider. Bart was acting like it was sure thing. Which meant it was probably another disaster waiting to happen.
“I don’t know Bart. Sounds like something too good to be true. Who’s to say you are not being taken for a ride again? Or that the money won’t dry up in a few years?”
“Nah Tom, the investments are Endoclad. The government is on this thing like Majeure Electrique on a pyramid and guess what? Rumor has it that FERA’s a shoo-in to be the big winner in the first round of grants.”
It did sound tempting to Tom. The government has been pretty reliable about the programs it sponsors, if only to wash away the stain of The Great Land Scam. Martha has been complaining about the city air getting to her. Maybe a move to the boonies would do her some good. He might even get something like his old job back. Who knows, he might make enough to take that trip to New Port Royal he’s always been wanting to take. Even if things do fall through, land prices would probably be cheap enough to buy a good plot of land to work. Not a bad twilight for a working career.
“Alright Bart, you sold me. I’ll head to this FERA place with you. Just give me some time to convince Marta and settle the paperwork before zooming off into the void without me.”
“Great Tom! I knew I could count on you. I get a bonus for each additional person I can bring with me. See ya!”
And with that ringing endorsement of this FERA place he’s off. Well, it can’t be a complete disaster. Besides, it is not like that many people are going to be heading for New Capricorn anyhow.
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Turn 85 - Twisting, Turning, Through The Never
Turn 85 - Twisting, Turning, Through The Never
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It’s been months now since the last ISB attack on Okusawa, although there are still dissident groups running about. They tend to the ineffective end of things, though, and are relatively non-violent beyond loud shouting, pounding of chests, and being generally annoying.
Now that things have calmed down for the six months that had been specified as the determinant if self-rule would return to Okusawa, it is time to determine what, precisely, the system's place will be in the Empire.
A number of locals are advocating for direct rule by a member of the Imperial family as a feudal demesne. Others are wishing an identical status to every other Imperial system, while still others have floated the proposition of Okusawa joining the TTP.
The Okusawan infrastructure is now fully up to the level established by the rest of the Empire as the ribbon is cut for the opening of the largest water works on the planet, supplying the capital area with clean and crisp water. Likewise, the Griffon legal system has been fully implemented on the planet.
Just in time too, because it looks like the experts involved in these projects might be needed very soon on Nya Kopenhamn, as the oppressive governments on both inhabited planets appears set to completely collapse in weeks, if not days.
The Imperial Grifftiger Mounted Police has been expanded yet again, with the newly sworn officers and ‘cats assigned around the Empire to support local law enforcement bodies in handling cross-system criminal matters. They have shown themselves to be quite efficient at dealing with the worst of the worst, and are gaining a quite impressive reputation for themselves.
Economic development on Nowa Warszawa and Okusawa is highly welcomed by the locals, as is the deep investment into New Capricorn. The careful focusing of development and investment monies is helping to spread out growth across the Empire, preventing the fears of many that the Core would forever dominate the Peripheral worlds in a perverse mirror of the ancient Star League.
The issues with the Kraken-T missile system continue, however a solution is in sight, albeit not one that is very welcome by most engineers as it increases the complexity of the system. Every bay of Kraken-T launchers will need additional targeting and tracking equipment over and above the regular fire control systems used for other capital missiles, roughly equivalent in mass and manpower requirements to a small naval comm-scanner suite for each bay. It is hoped that the additional fire control thus provided will solve the endemic issues plaguing the troubled development program.
The colonization efforts on Bari, Skala, and Pieklo are quite successful, expanding Imperial control over several gaps in the frontier. Governmental and legal systems are in place and all three systems seem poised for future success as parts of the empire, with the mineral wealth of Skala and Pieklo especially being valuable for the future. The locals on Bari are quite accommodating and friendly, with numerous local festivals and celebrations greeting your administrators and bureaucrats as they establish the system government.
The choice to use radiation screened habitats for Pieklo is validated within days as a massive eruptive flare comes from the Super Jupiter straight for the planet, anything less than those habitats and the colony would have been destroyed. It will be an effort to keep it supplied, most food will need to be imported.
New Pollux has been fully established as a major logistics and military hub for the Empire, giving you a greatly enhanced ability to support military operations in the northern quadrant of potential colonial expansion. This has also significantly boosted the local economy.
The large number of new orbital strategic materials forges has significantly boosted the economy in the Nowy Wroclaw system. They still lag far behind the rest of the empire in many ways, but the focus and attention paid to them is working wonders on solidifying local support for the Empire and encouraging residents to push through the hard times.
The expansion of orbital shipyards, including both new dropship slips, large dropship slips, escort slips, and small and medium warship slips, has boosted your available production rather nicely.
The new ASF factories are online, further increasing your ASF production capacity. The new defense stations around the new systems colonized, on top of the new Oasis II and Silver Tower stations are online and boosting your defenses. Even though the Black Steel seems quiescent and the Bourbons might not be a threat, you still do not want to become complacent.
Large numbers of new dropships, jumpships, and warships have been commissioned this year, significantly strengthening your naval strength. Unfortunately your frontiers are also continuing to expand, so while your fleet is powerful, it cannot be powerful everywhere at once. So far you’ve been lucky that your fleet has been concentrated close enough to where it was needed to be useful. Sukaishi showed what happens when it isn’t. The only real solution is to continue to build up your forces as rapidly as possible.
Your new ground forces are looking dangerous, three new Heavy Brigade Combat Teams, four new Light Brigade Combat Teams, and a substantial increase in garrison and militia forces strongly solidifies your ground defensive and offensive capability. Having a powerful navy is critical, but only ground forces can take and hold ground. May not be as sexy as space combat, but is still equally important.
R&D work on advancing your fundamental understanding of thermal transfer and the nanometallurgy of foamed composites has been successfully concluded, giving your researchers ever more sophisticated insights into the realms of material and thermal sciences.
A large hiring push has resulted in the expansion of the Civil Service being on time and on budget, giving you that much more flexibility in terms of future budgets.
| Meta Event | 42 | |
| Dynasty Luck | 38 | |
| Successes | ||
| Imperial Approval | -1 | |
| Approval Change | -2 | |
| Political Event | -3 | |
| Successes | ||
| Imperial Economy | 4 | |
| Economic Event | 0 | |
| Research Event | 2 | |
| Griffon | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 0 | |
| Nowa Warszawa | Econ | 5 |
| Health | 14 | |
| Event | 3 | |
| Calliope IV | Econ | 4 |
| Health | 0 | |
| Event | 0 | |
| TTP | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 3 | |
| Event | 3 | |
| New Capricorn | Econ | 12 |
| Health | 2 | |
| Event | 5 | |
| Nowy Śląsk | Econ | 12 |
| Health | 3 | |
| Event | 3 | |
| Edelsteine | Econ | 0 |
| Health | 2 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| Nowy Wroclaw | Econ | 5 |
| Health | 0 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Griff's Leap | Econ | 0 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 1 | |
| New Phoenix | Econ | 4 |
| Health | 2 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| New Eden | Econ | -1 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 3 | |
| New Castor | Econ | -2 |
| Health | -1 | |
| Event | 3 | |
| Okusawa | Econ | 4 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 5 | |
| New Pollux | Econ | 12 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 1 | |
| New Port Royal | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 3 | |
| Kainga | Econ | 2 |
| Health | -5 | |
| Event | 1 | |
| Chuma | Econ | -1 |
| Health | 2 | |
| Event | 1 | |
| Stahlfurt | Econ | 5 |
| Health | 0 | |
| Event | 3 |
Plan: A Working Shotgun
- Procurement [$ $707,738,087.42 ]
-- Lay Down Major Unit [Construction - $116,980,950.80 ] (95)
--- 80 Bainbridge [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 82
Result - SUCCESS
--- 1 Lancer [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 89
Result - SUCCESS
--- 30 Saipan [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 86
Result - SUCCESS
--- 6 Canopus [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 93
Result - SUCCESS
--- 201 PPG-001 [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 78
Result - SUCCESS
-- Lay down Jumpship [Jumpship Construction - $4,564,901.49 ] (75)
--- 15 Galleon [75]
Target - 75
Roll - 37
Result - SUCCESS
-- Lay down Warship [Warship Construction - $466,566,605.67 ] (80)
--- 20 Fletcher II [80]
Target - 80
Roll – 100, Jarow reroll - 9
Result - SUCCESS
--- 11 Cleveland [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 27
Result - SUCCESS
--- 1 Exeter [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 78
Result - SUCCESS
-- Purchase New Units [ $ 111,669,594.42 ] (90)
--- 20 Heavy Fighter Wing [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 31
Result - SUCCESS
--- 30 Heavy Carrier Wing [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 84
Result - SUCCESS
--- 9 Heavy Combat Team Regiment [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 44
Result - SUCCESS
--- 12 Medium Scout Regiment [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 43
Result - SUCCESS
--- 12 Medium Mech Regiment [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 15
Result - SUCCESS
--- 12 Air Cavalry Regiments [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 64
Result - SUCCESS
--- 9 Heavy Armored Regiments [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 86
Result - SUCCESS
--- 9 Mechanized Regiments [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 78
Result - SUCCESS
--- 16 Garrison Regiments [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 4
Result - SUCCESS
-- Increase Militia Rating of System [$ 7,956,035.04 ] (85)
--- 16 Militia Regiments [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 43
Result - SUCCESS
- General [$ 17,525,289,704.00 ]
-- Construct Oasis II Heavy Recharge Station Kainga Zenith* [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 6
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Silver Tower 2 Sukiashi* [auto]
-- Officially Annex & Colonize Bari [80]
Target - 80
Roll – 100, ShadowArxxy reroll - 20
Result - SUCCESS
-- Establish System Government - Bari [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 29
Result - SUCCESS
-- Establish Legal System - Bari [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 79
Result - SUCCESS
-- Colonize Skala [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 23
Result - SUCCESS
-- Establish System Government - Skala [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 29
Result - SUCCESS
-- Establish Legal System - Skala [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 59
Result - SUCCESS
-- Establish System Government - Piekło [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 58
Result - SUCCESS
-- Establish Legal System - Piekło [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 50
Result - SUCCESS
-- Expand Civil Service [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 44
Result - SUCCESS
-- Upgrade All DHS Factories [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 60
Result - SUCCESS
-- Upgrade All Endosteel Forges [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 54
Result - SUCCESS
-- Upgrade All Ferro Fibrous Forges [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 35
Result - SUCCESS
-- Upgrade All Ferro Aluminium Forges [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 5
Result - SUCCESS
-- Upgrade All Lamellar Ferro Carbide Forges [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 44
Result - SUCCESS
-- Basic Infrastructure Repair - Okusawa* [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 4
Result - SUCCESS
-- Implement Griffon legal code on Okusawa* [75]
Target - 75
Roll - 24
Result - SUCCESS
-- Set up framework for Okusawa system government* [75]
Target - 75
Roll - 26
Result - SUCCESS
-- Broadcast Propaganda to Nya Kopenhamn III* [~]
-- Broadcast Propaganda to Nya Kopenhamn IV* [~]
-- Expand Imperial Grifftiger Mounted Police [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 66
Result - SUCCESS
-- Focus Development on Core World Nowa Warzsawa [70]
Target - 70
Roll - 29
Result - SUCCESS
-- Focus Development on Peripheral World Okusawa [70]
Target - 70
Roll – 97, General reroll - 42
Result - SUCCESS
-- Economic Investment New Capricorn [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 83
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Military Logistics Factory (95)
--- New Port Royal [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 77
Result - SUCCESS
--- Nowy Wrocław [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 42
Result - SUCCESS
--- Okusawa [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 39
Result - SUCCESS
--- New Phoenix [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 43
Result - SUCCESS
-- Expand Orbital Shipyards [105]
Target - 105
Roll - 22
Result - SUCCESS
-- Build ASF Factory Complex (95)
--- Okusawa [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 31
Result - SUCCESS
--- Edelsteine [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 63
Result - SUCCESS
--- Chuma [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 29
Result - SUCCESS
--- New Capricorn [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 76
Result - SUCCESS
--- New Castor [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 78
Result - SUCCESS
-- Build New Material Factory (90)
--- Build New DHS Factory Nowy Wroclaw [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 53
Result - SUCCESS
--- Build New Endosteel Factory Nowy Wroclaw [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 47
Result - SUCCESS
--- Build New Ferro Fibrous Factory Nowy Wroclaw [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 10
Result - SUCCESS
--- Build New Ferro Alumnium Factory Nowy Wroclaw [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 52
Result - SUCCESS
--- Build New Naval Armor Factory Nowy Wroclaw [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 64
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Okusawa [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 3
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nowy Slask [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 16
Result - SUCCESS
-- Build Light Warship Yard Nowa Warzsawa [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 70
Result - SUCCESS
-- Build Light Warship Yard Calliope [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 20
Result - SUCCESS
-- Build Medium Warship Yard Griffon [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 83
Result - SUCCESS
-- Upgrade Refit & Repair Yard [105]
Target - 105
Roll - 91
Result - SUCCESS
- DoME [$ 15,145,000,000.00 ]
-- Colonize Piekło [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 24
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Major Fleet Base - New Pollux* [65]
Target - 65
Roll - 45
Result - SUCCESS
- Research [$ 14,325,000,000.00 ]
-- Thermal Dissipation (Advanced) Tier 5 [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 88
Result - SUCCESS
-- Structural Materials (Advanced) Tier 5 [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 90
Result - SUCCESS
-- Kraken-T [65]
Target – 65
Roll – 70
Result – Bare FAILURE (automatic success next turn)
- Procurement [$ $707,738,087.42 ]
-- Lay Down Major Unit [Construction - $116,980,950.80 ] (95)
--- 80 Bainbridge [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 82
Result - SUCCESS
--- 1 Lancer [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 89
Result - SUCCESS
--- 30 Saipan [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 86
Result - SUCCESS
--- 6 Canopus [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 93
Result - SUCCESS
--- 201 PPG-001 [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 78
Result - SUCCESS
-- Lay down Jumpship [Jumpship Construction - $4,564,901.49 ] (75)
--- 15 Galleon [75]
Target - 75
Roll - 37
Result - SUCCESS
-- Lay down Warship [Warship Construction - $466,566,605.67 ] (80)
--- 20 Fletcher II [80]
Target - 80
Roll – 100, Jarow reroll - 9
Result - SUCCESS
--- 11 Cleveland [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 27
Result - SUCCESS
--- 1 Exeter [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 78
Result - SUCCESS
-- Purchase New Units [ $ 111,669,594.42 ] (90)
--- 20 Heavy Fighter Wing [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 31
Result - SUCCESS
--- 30 Heavy Carrier Wing [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 84
Result - SUCCESS
--- 9 Heavy Combat Team Regiment [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 44
Result - SUCCESS
--- 12 Medium Scout Regiment [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 43
Result - SUCCESS
--- 12 Medium Mech Regiment [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 15
Result - SUCCESS
--- 12 Air Cavalry Regiments [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 64
Result - SUCCESS
--- 9 Heavy Armored Regiments [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 86
Result - SUCCESS
--- 9 Mechanized Regiments [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 78
Result - SUCCESS
--- 16 Garrison Regiments [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 4
Result - SUCCESS
-- Increase Militia Rating of System [$ 7,956,035.04 ] (85)
--- 16 Militia Regiments [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 43
Result - SUCCESS
- General [$ 17,525,289,704.00 ]
-- Construct Oasis II Heavy Recharge Station Kainga Zenith* [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 6
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Silver Tower 2 Sukiashi* [auto]
-- Officially Annex & Colonize Bari [80]
Target - 80
Roll – 100, ShadowArxxy reroll - 20
Result - SUCCESS
-- Establish System Government - Bari [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 29
Result - SUCCESS
-- Establish Legal System - Bari [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 79
Result - SUCCESS
-- Colonize Skala [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 23
Result - SUCCESS
-- Establish System Government - Skala [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 29
Result - SUCCESS
-- Establish Legal System - Skala [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 59
Result - SUCCESS
-- Establish System Government - Piekło [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 58
Result - SUCCESS
-- Establish Legal System - Piekło [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 50
Result - SUCCESS
-- Expand Civil Service [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 44
Result - SUCCESS
-- Upgrade All DHS Factories [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 60
Result - SUCCESS
-- Upgrade All Endosteel Forges [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 54
Result - SUCCESS
-- Upgrade All Ferro Fibrous Forges [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 35
Result - SUCCESS
-- Upgrade All Ferro Aluminium Forges [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 5
Result - SUCCESS
-- Upgrade All Lamellar Ferro Carbide Forges [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 44
Result - SUCCESS
-- Basic Infrastructure Repair - Okusawa* [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 4
Result - SUCCESS
-- Implement Griffon legal code on Okusawa* [75]
Target - 75
Roll - 24
Result - SUCCESS
-- Set up framework for Okusawa system government* [75]
Target - 75
Roll - 26
Result - SUCCESS
-- Broadcast Propaganda to Nya Kopenhamn III* [~]
-- Broadcast Propaganda to Nya Kopenhamn IV* [~]
-- Expand Imperial Grifftiger Mounted Police [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 66
Result - SUCCESS
-- Focus Development on Core World Nowa Warzsawa [70]
Target - 70
Roll - 29
Result - SUCCESS
-- Focus Development on Peripheral World Okusawa [70]
Target - 70
Roll – 97, General reroll - 42
Result - SUCCESS
-- Economic Investment New Capricorn [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 83
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Military Logistics Factory (95)
--- New Port Royal [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 77
Result - SUCCESS
--- Nowy Wrocław [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 42
Result - SUCCESS
--- Okusawa [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 39
Result - SUCCESS
--- New Phoenix [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 43
Result - SUCCESS
-- Expand Orbital Shipyards [105]
Target - 105
Roll - 22
Result - SUCCESS
-- Build ASF Factory Complex (95)
--- Okusawa [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 31
Result - SUCCESS
--- Edelsteine [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 63
Result - SUCCESS
--- Chuma [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 29
Result - SUCCESS
--- New Capricorn [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 76
Result - SUCCESS
--- New Castor [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 78
Result - SUCCESS
-- Build New Material Factory (90)
--- Build New DHS Factory Nowy Wroclaw [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 53
Result - SUCCESS
--- Build New Endosteel Factory Nowy Wroclaw [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 47
Result - SUCCESS
--- Build New Ferro Fibrous Factory Nowy Wroclaw [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 10
Result - SUCCESS
--- Build New Ferro Alumnium Factory Nowy Wroclaw [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 52
Result - SUCCESS
--- Build New Naval Armor Factory Nowy Wroclaw [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 64
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Okusawa [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 3
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nowy Slask [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 16
Result - SUCCESS
-- Build Light Warship Yard Nowa Warzsawa [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 70
Result - SUCCESS
-- Build Light Warship Yard Calliope [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 20
Result - SUCCESS
-- Build Medium Warship Yard Griffon [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 83
Result - SUCCESS
-- Upgrade Refit & Repair Yard [105]
Target - 105
Roll - 91
Result - SUCCESS
- DoME [$ 15,145,000,000.00 ]
-- Colonize Piekło [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 24
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Major Fleet Base - New Pollux* [65]
Target - 65
Roll - 45
Result - SUCCESS
- Research [$ 14,325,000,000.00 ]
-- Thermal Dissipation (Advanced) Tier 5 [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 88
Result - SUCCESS
-- Structural Materials (Advanced) Tier 5 [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 90
Result - SUCCESS
-- Kraken-T [65]
Target – 65
Roll – 70
Result – Bare FAILURE (automatic success next turn)
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It’s been months now since the last ISB attack on Okusawa, although there are still dissident groups running about. They tend to the ineffective end of things, though, and are relatively non-violent beyond loud shouting, pounding of chests, and being generally annoying.
Now that things have calmed down for the six months that had been specified as the determinant if self-rule would return to Okusawa, it is time to determine what, precisely, the system's place will be in the Empire.
A number of locals are advocating for direct rule by a member of the Imperial family as a feudal demesne. Others are wishing an identical status to every other Imperial system, while still others have floated the proposition of Okusawa joining the TTP.
| Option | Description | Mechanical Effects |
| Personal Demesne | You would appoint a member of the Imperial family as the hereditary ruler of the system in a feudal setup, this could either be a cadet branch of the family or a position held by somebody within the line of succession, or even a secondary title of the Imperial throne. You would have greater input into the future development of the system than otherwise, requiring more of your attention and Imperial resources to manage as the system government would be too weak to be fully autonomous. |
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| Ordinary System | Okusawa would elect a system governor and legislature as normal for the Griffon Empire. |
|
| TTP | System would be folded into the TTP |
|
| [] | Personal Demesne |
| [] | Ordinary System |
| [] | TTP |
The Okusawan infrastructure is now fully up to the level established by the rest of the Empire as the ribbon is cut for the opening of the largest water works on the planet, supplying the capital area with clean and crisp water. Likewise, the Griffon legal system has been fully implemented on the planet.
Just in time too, because it looks like the experts involved in these projects might be needed very soon on Nya Kopenhamn, as the oppressive governments on both inhabited planets appears set to completely collapse in weeks, if not days.
The Imperial Grifftiger Mounted Police has been expanded yet again, with the newly sworn officers and ‘cats assigned around the Empire to support local law enforcement bodies in handling cross-system criminal matters. They have shown themselves to be quite efficient at dealing with the worst of the worst, and are gaining a quite impressive reputation for themselves.
Economic development on Nowa Warszawa and Okusawa is highly welcomed by the locals, as is the deep investment into New Capricorn. The careful focusing of development and investment monies is helping to spread out growth across the Empire, preventing the fears of many that the Core would forever dominate the Peripheral worlds in a perverse mirror of the ancient Star League.
The issues with the Kraken-T missile system continue, however a solution is in sight, albeit not one that is very welcome by most engineers as it increases the complexity of the system. Every bay of Kraken-T launchers will need additional targeting and tracking equipment over and above the regular fire control systems used for other capital missiles, roughly equivalent in mass and manpower requirements to a small naval comm-scanner suite for each bay. It is hoped that the additional fire control thus provided will solve the endemic issues plaguing the troubled development program.
The colonization efforts on Bari, Skala, and Pieklo are quite successful, expanding Imperial control over several gaps in the frontier. Governmental and legal systems are in place and all three systems seem poised for future success as parts of the empire, with the mineral wealth of Skala and Pieklo especially being valuable for the future. The locals on Bari are quite accommodating and friendly, with numerous local festivals and celebrations greeting your administrators and bureaucrats as they establish the system government.
The choice to use radiation screened habitats for Pieklo is validated within days as a massive eruptive flare comes from the Super Jupiter straight for the planet, anything less than those habitats and the colony would have been destroyed. It will be an effort to keep it supplied, most food will need to be imported.
New Pollux has been fully established as a major logistics and military hub for the Empire, giving you a greatly enhanced ability to support military operations in the northern quadrant of potential colonial expansion. This has also significantly boosted the local economy.
The large number of new orbital strategic materials forges has significantly boosted the economy in the Nowy Wroclaw system. They still lag far behind the rest of the empire in many ways, but the focus and attention paid to them is working wonders on solidifying local support for the Empire and encouraging residents to push through the hard times.
The expansion of orbital shipyards, including both new dropship slips, large dropship slips, escort slips, and small and medium warship slips, has boosted your available production rather nicely.
The new ASF factories are online, further increasing your ASF production capacity. The new defense stations around the new systems colonized, on top of the new Oasis II and Silver Tower stations are online and boosting your defenses. Even though the Black Steel seems quiescent and the Bourbons might not be a threat, you still do not want to become complacent.
Large numbers of new dropships, jumpships, and warships have been commissioned this year, significantly strengthening your naval strength. Unfortunately your frontiers are also continuing to expand, so while your fleet is powerful, it cannot be powerful everywhere at once. So far you’ve been lucky that your fleet has been concentrated close enough to where it was needed to be useful. Sukaishi showed what happens when it isn’t. The only real solution is to continue to build up your forces as rapidly as possible.
Your new ground forces are looking dangerous, three new Heavy Brigade Combat Teams, four new Light Brigade Combat Teams, and a substantial increase in garrison and militia forces strongly solidifies your ground defensive and offensive capability. Having a powerful navy is critical, but only ground forces can take and hold ground. May not be as sexy as space combat, but is still equally important.
R&D work on advancing your fundamental understanding of thermal transfer and the nanometallurgy of foamed composites has been successfully concluded, giving your researchers ever more sophisticated insights into the realms of material and thermal sciences.
A large hiring push has resulted in the expansion of the Civil Service being on time and on budget, giving you that much more flexibility in terms of future budgets.
Val the Moofia Boss
Well-known member
If a member of the royal family were to rule a planet, wouldn't it make more sense to rule over one of our ancestral worlds? Ie, Griffon? Okusawa was relevant to our nation's history as the capital of our historical enemy.
[X] TTP
Eh, it's just one planet, and we already have a protectorate of the Combine population. Mind as well move this world along into the same group as the others. Besides, the prince who overthrew and slew the warlord would be much better received than a member of the Griffon family, and would be better able to run that society.
[X] TTP
Eh, it's just one planet, and we already have a protectorate of the Combine population. Mind as well move this world along into the same group as the others. Besides, the prince who overthrew and slew the warlord would be much better received than a member of the Griffon family, and would be better able to run that society.
Knowledgeispower
Ah I love the smell of missile spam in the morning
[X] Ordinary System
Thors_Alumni
Well-known member
[X] TTP
Jarow
Well-known member
We built 9+12+12 regiments this turn, for a total of 33 regiments. A regiment consists of 3 battalions, 9 companies, 27 lances, or 108 mechs. So in total we're building almost 3600 mechs a turn at current production levels.
Yacovo
Occasionally spouting nonsense
[X] Ordinary System
Woo, no failures and the Kraken’s appeased. We already ruled Okusawa for decades at this point, transferring it to the TTP seems kind of silly with all the work we put into it.
Also, the TTP are a tourist-focused state, an industrial powerhouse like Okusawa is probably little use to them.
Woo, no failures and the Kraken’s appeased. We already ruled Okusawa for decades at this point, transferring it to the TTP seems kind of silly with all the work we put into it.
Also, the TTP are a tourist-focused state, an industrial powerhouse like Okusawa is probably little use to them.
Winter_Wind45
Well-known member
[X] Ordinary System
[X] Ordinary System
darkcloudt2
Well-known member
That’s a lot more then I thought we can build, I don’t see the point in expanding production more then this, I mean unless this is a massive AU universe we are probably one of the bigger producers of Mechs.
Rukatin
Malfunctioning NPC at Best.
Yeah this is Heavy AU in the sense that nonsensical FASA-economics has been kicked to the curb.
In other words we are likely not.
This is indeed a massive AU due to @LordSunhawk's decision to not only get rid of "FASAnomics" but also to turn off the giant cosmic dispenser of Idiot Balls which drives every single plot decision in the canon BTech universe.