Quest Deep Periphery Quest (Battletech Sandbox Empire Builder)
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Turn 125 - Going Down
Turn 125 - Going Down
Repairs are underway for the surviving ships from Operation: Bronze Gate. With the severe damage to the refit & repair facility in the Arvum system fleet units are having to be sent further back for full repairs once the repair ships are done ensuring that they are completely safe to jump.
A number of small Black Steel raids, meanwhile, have begun hitting the frontier systems in that part of space. Home Fleet so far has been quite successful in running them off, mostly because the raids are primarily corvettes and raiders similar in tonnage to the Home Fleet assets. The Artemis wings are proving their worth as well the few times a Black Steel raid managed to use an uncovered transitory pirate point to try and hit the planets themselves.
Economists and political analysts have all agreed that the Steel March has grown far too large and unwieldy, stretching as it does all along your western border. Therefore it has been split, with a new Ruby March assuming control over the northwestern border, with the march capital placed in the Arvum system.
After this the Steel March still has 12 systems in it and it remains the largest, in terms of number of planets and spatial volume covered, but prior to this it had 20 systems under its jurisdiction. The new March has eight systems, making it the second smallest after the Diamond March which has seven.
In much more light hearted news, the Black Pumpernickels are back in the Griffon system, performing a truly hilarious comedic send-up of the very concept of theater which is so cheerfully narcissistic that you can’t help laughing uproariously. You even spotted Admiral Fisher in the audience, and the old admiral was laughing just as hard as you were.
In other positive news, your grandkids are truly a light in your life. With your daughters all pregnant with even more grand babies, you get to spend quite a few precious hours with the little ones. The palace raptors, grifftigers, and such all join in the fun, bringing flashbacks to your own kids' childhoods when they were that age and rampaging around the palace like a herd of cheerfully shrieking little hooligans. You do ensure that the oldest of them get proper swimming lessons from the Imperial Guard, much like you had as a child, and as your kids had had as well. There are so many ornamental pools, fountains, ponds, and streams around the palace that it would be criminally irresponsible to not do that as soon as possible.
And then it was time for the budget, one of your favorite times of year.
Amaunet is, as usual, laying on the dias behind the podium, the one place in the room where her massive bulk isn’t in the way of the others. “Padrone, the Ministry of Defense is pleased to report that despite our casualties and losses morale is at a ten year high in all services following the Battle of Shwartzstahlfriedhof. Recruitment is also going up, with us having to actually turn away prospective candidates for naval and ASF service, which is a nice problem to have. We are very proud to say that we’ve not had to even contemplate a universal draft to fill required positions within the military.” She then nods to General Bradley, who stumps up to the podium in her own inimitable imitation of the proverbial unstoppable force.
“Your Majesty, the Army remains in good shape, although we would like you to consider recruiting additional Infantry Divisions this year. Otherwise, we remain in an upgrade and hold pattern, with no prospective land-based enemies at this time.” She brings up the small budget request display.
General Perkins looks more drawn, it’s obvious that the heavy casualties among his fellow pilots weighs heavily on his shoulders. “Your Majesty, there’s no easy way to put this but we got hammered, hard. We are still building up our production capacity, fighting in friendly space in the past is really biting us in the ass, Your Majesty, because it misled us as to how resilient our ASF wings were to the loss of their transports. In addition, Training Command is reporting difficulty in training new pilots rapidly enough, which is putting a further squeeze on our recovery.” He grimaces as he brings up the display.
While Admiral Fisher and Admiral Sims are both present, neither move to take the podium, instead a much more junior officer wearing the insignia of a Commodore takes her position there. “Your Majesty, I am Commodore Kristina Savić, Admiral Fisher has asked that I handle this briefing this year.” She says formally. “Victory in the Battle of Shwartzstahlfriedhof is welcome, however it illustrates why it is critical not to rest on our laurels. The Black Steel installations are still present, if significantly damaged. We do not have a good handle on how long it will take them to restore them to full production capacity. This does not diminish the importance of this, indeed it only highlights it. Any industrial capacity that they devote to repairs is capacity they are not devoting to building up their offensive forces. This gives us a short window of breathing space to rebuild our own forces into an even more potent weapon.”
She pauses and checks her notes. “BuShips is continuing to work on a replacement for the Miranda-class to restore our scouting and survey capacity, Project Excelsior is well underway and should result in a very capable vessel. Otherwise, all vessels deployed performed well within expected parameters.”
She then brings up the budget request materials on the main display.
As Commodore Savić takes her seat Admiral Fisher looks over to you. “We’re experimenting with involving more prospective command officers in the administrative end of things, including giving these briefings.”
Elizabeth Lee then takes over. “Your Majesty, we only have three bored DoME teams waiting for something to do this year.”
You can’t help it, you start giggling like a schoolgirl.
This nearly sets Elizabeth off, but she’s able to continue. “So we intend to put them to work.”
“Without survey ships we can’t do any further surveys.” She points out, reasonably enough. “But we do have the work from our economic teams.”
Doctor Severino takes the podium at that point. “Your Majesty, there are no significant diplomatic needs this year that cannot be accommodated by our regular budget. With the upcoming Olympics in mind, however, we would like to recommend continuing to hold advanced sports training camps like we did during the last cycle.”
Tiberius then takes over. “I am going to sound like a broken record, therefore…” He hefts an obviously hand-made ancient style record player, the sort that plays from wax cylinders, up onto the table and presses play, with a scratchy voice that is noticeably his saying. “Expand the Civil Service please.”
Yours is not the only face to suddenly be impacted by a palm in a forbidden but loving embrace.
Grace clears her throat. “Your Majesty, our R&D teams have been looking over the studies being done in preparation for future work on larger warships and have determined the general parameters for a shipyard large enough to accommodate the work. Our budget is not nearly large enough to support the three major projects we’d need to accomplish to actually build such monsters, but we can lay the groundwork.”
Sina Day then takes the podium. “Your Majesty, we have no budget requests this year, but we do have several reports. The Bourbons are experiencing a major economic boom but also extreme political infighting thanks to the new worlds, the Crown has declared them to be part of the Royal demesne, and the great nobles are objecting vigorously to that. It hasn’ reached the point of civil war yet, but we are seeing concerning trends. Both the NRI and the NRR are planning significant expansions in the near future, having brokered a treaty between themselves to accept a border line extending due south from their current border.”
Repairs are underway for the surviving ships from Operation: Bronze Gate. With the severe damage to the refit & repair facility in the Arvum system fleet units are having to be sent further back for full repairs once the repair ships are done ensuring that they are completely safe to jump.
A number of small Black Steel raids, meanwhile, have begun hitting the frontier systems in that part of space. Home Fleet so far has been quite successful in running them off, mostly because the raids are primarily corvettes and raiders similar in tonnage to the Home Fleet assets. The Artemis wings are proving their worth as well the few times a Black Steel raid managed to use an uncovered transitory pirate point to try and hit the planets themselves.
Economists and political analysts have all agreed that the Steel March has grown far too large and unwieldy, stretching as it does all along your western border. Therefore it has been split, with a new Ruby March assuming control over the northwestern border, with the march capital placed in the Arvum system.
After this the Steel March still has 12 systems in it and it remains the largest, in terms of number of planets and spatial volume covered, but prior to this it had 20 systems under its jurisdiction. The new March has eight systems, making it the second smallest after the Diamond March which has seven.
In much more light hearted news, the Black Pumpernickels are back in the Griffon system, performing a truly hilarious comedic send-up of the very concept of theater which is so cheerfully narcissistic that you can’t help laughing uproariously. You even spotted Admiral Fisher in the audience, and the old admiral was laughing just as hard as you were.
In other positive news, your grandkids are truly a light in your life. With your daughters all pregnant with even more grand babies, you get to spend quite a few precious hours with the little ones. The palace raptors, grifftigers, and such all join in the fun, bringing flashbacks to your own kids' childhoods when they were that age and rampaging around the palace like a herd of cheerfully shrieking little hooligans. You do ensure that the oldest of them get proper swimming lessons from the Imperial Guard, much like you had as a child, and as your kids had had as well. There are so many ornamental pools, fountains, ponds, and streams around the palace that it would be criminally irresponsible to not do that as soon as possible.
And then it was time for the budget, one of your favorite times of year.
Amaunet is, as usual, laying on the dias behind the podium, the one place in the room where her massive bulk isn’t in the way of the others. “Padrone, the Ministry of Defense is pleased to report that despite our casualties and losses morale is at a ten year high in all services following the Battle of Shwartzstahlfriedhof. Recruitment is also going up, with us having to actually turn away prospective candidates for naval and ASF service, which is a nice problem to have. We are very proud to say that we’ve not had to even contemplate a universal draft to fill required positions within the military.” She then nods to General Bradley, who stumps up to the podium in her own inimitable imitation of the proverbial unstoppable force.
“Your Majesty, the Army remains in good shape, although we would like you to consider recruiting additional Infantry Divisions this year. Otherwise, we remain in an upgrade and hold pattern, with no prospective land-based enemies at this time.” She brings up the small budget request display.
- Imperial Griffon Army
- Conventional Forces
- 10 Infantry Divisions
- Garrison
- 25 Garrison Divisions
- 25 Militia Divisions
- Conventional Forces
General Perkins looks more drawn, it’s obvious that the heavy casualties among his fellow pilots weighs heavily on his shoulders. “Your Majesty, there’s no easy way to put this but we got hammered, hard. We are still building up our production capacity, fighting in friendly space in the past is really biting us in the ass, Your Majesty, because it misled us as to how resilient our ASF wings were to the loss of their transports. In addition, Training Command is reporting difficulty in training new pilots rapidly enough, which is putting a further squeeze on our recovery.” He grimaces as he brings up the display.
- Imperial Griffon Aerospace Force
- Production
- New ASF Factories
- Glorreich
- Shin Tōkyō
- Kurortas
- Raj
- Pustina
- New ASF Factories
- Procurement
- 20 CAP Wings
- 25 Training Wings
- 100 Carrier Wings
- Production
While Admiral Fisher and Admiral Sims are both present, neither move to take the podium, instead a much more junior officer wearing the insignia of a Commodore takes her position there. “Your Majesty, I am Commodore Kristina Savić, Admiral Fisher has asked that I handle this briefing this year.” She says formally. “Victory in the Battle of Shwartzstahlfriedhof is welcome, however it illustrates why it is critical not to rest on our laurels. The Black Steel installations are still present, if significantly damaged. We do not have a good handle on how long it will take them to restore them to full production capacity. This does not diminish the importance of this, indeed it only highlights it. Any industrial capacity that they devote to repairs is capacity they are not devoting to building up their offensive forces. This gives us a short window of breathing space to rebuild our own forces into an even more potent weapon.”
She pauses and checks her notes. “BuShips is continuing to work on a replacement for the Miranda-class to restore our scouting and survey capacity, Project Excelsior is well underway and should result in a very capable vessel. Otherwise, all vessels deployed performed well within expected parameters.”
She then brings up the budget request materials on the main display.
- Imperial Griffon Navy
- Production
- Orbital Shipyards
- Upgrade all Orbital Shipyards
- Refit & Repair Shipyards
- Upgrade all Refit & Repair Shipyards
- Escort Yards
- Neubayern
- Neuhessen
- Nouvelle Bourgogne
- Nuova Lombardia
- Nuova Puglia
- Nuovo Abruzzo
- Nyū Shikoku
- Stenen Tuin
- New Libertalia
- Nuova Tripoli
- Catachan
- Feurstern
- Neuthüringen
- Nowe Mazowsze
- Nox
- Platzregensburg
- New Algiers
- New Clew Bay
- Nubifragio
- Bellaterra
- Bohren
- Landprettig
- Porto Milano
- Hot Mess
- New Narnia
- The Hub
- Baddorando
- Sturmland
- Small Warship Yard
- Raj
- New Port Royal
- Nowa Warszawa
- Nowy Slask
- Chuma
- Awha
- Kaiyo
- Shin Tōkyō
- Iskra
- Griffon
- Medium Warship Yard
- New Pollux
- Calliope
- Okusawa
- Pieklo
- Bari
- Large Warship Yard
- Glorreich
- New Phoenix
- New Castor
- Nowy Wrocław
- Orbital Shipyards
- Procurement
- Regular Dropships
- 400 Artemis-class System Defense Flotillas
- 79 Wright-class Dockable ASF Platforms
- 100 Colt-class Defense Blisters
- Large Dropships
- 30 Saipan-class Parasite Carriers
- 276 Mikasa-class Parasite Battleships
- Jumpships
- 4 Windjammer-class Jumpships
- Escorts
- 140 Battle-class Destroyers
- 10 Skjold-class Missile Corvettes
- 10 Constellation-class Corvettes
- 50 Tarantul-class Missile Raider
- 50 Asheville-class Raider
- Small Warships
- 50 Belfast-class Light Cruisers
- 30 De Grasse-class Light Cruisers
- 8 Hosho-class Light Carrier
- Medium Warships
- 25 Prinz Eugen II-class Heavy Cruiser
- 10 Algerie-class Heavy Cruiser
- Large Warships
- 10 Kaiserin-class Battleship
- 10 Saratoga-class Fleet Carriers
- Regular Dropships
- Fortress Command
- Black Tower
- Neubayern
- Neuhessen
- Hot Mess
- New Narnia
- The Hub
- Black Tower
- Production
As Commodore Savić takes her seat Admiral Fisher looks over to you. “We’re experimenting with involving more prospective command officers in the administrative end of things, including giving these briefings.”
Elizabeth Lee then takes over. “Your Majesty, we only have three bored DoME teams waiting for something to do this year.”
You can’t help it, you start giggling like a schoolgirl.
This nearly sets Elizabeth off, but she’s able to continue. “So we intend to put them to work.”
- Department of Mega Engineering
- Planetary Optimization
- Kurortas
- Terraforming
- Catachan
- New Clew Bay
- Planetary Optimization
“Without survey ships we can’t do any further surveys.” She points out, reasonably enough. “But we do have the work from our economic teams.”
- Economic Focus, Investment & Infrastructure
- Economic Focus
- Core
- Calliope IV
- Periphery
- Feurstem
- Core
- Major Investment
- Core
- Raj
- Periphery
- Novolar
- Core
- Investment
- Novolar
- Infrastructure & Industrial Zones
- Hot Mess
- Baddorando
- Salamander
- Nouvelle Bourgogne
- Nuova Puglia
- Economic Focus
Doctor Severino takes the podium at that point. “Your Majesty, there are no significant diplomatic needs this year that cannot be accommodated by our regular budget. With the upcoming Olympics in mind, however, we would like to recommend continuing to hold advanced sports training camps like we did during the last cycle.”
Tiberius then takes over. “I am going to sound like a broken record, therefore…” He hefts an obviously hand-made ancient style record player, the sort that plays from wax cylinders, up onto the table and presses play, with a scratchy voice that is noticeably his saying. “Expand the Civil Service please.”
Yours is not the only face to suddenly be impacted by a palm in a forbidden but loving embrace.
Grace clears her throat. “Your Majesty, our R&D teams have been looking over the studies being done in preparation for future work on larger warships and have determined the general parameters for a shipyard large enough to accommodate the work. Our budget is not nearly large enough to support the three major projects we’d need to accomplish to actually build such monsters, but we can lay the groundwork.”
- R&D
- New Projects
- Capital Shipyards
- Build the massive yard complexes needed to build the largest possible warships
- Advanced Terraforming Techniques lvl 2
- Speeds up terraforming significantly
- Advanced Terraforming Equipment lvl 2
- Improved equipment means that superior techniques become available much more quickly
- Genetic Engineering lvl 6
- This project will focus on significantly improving our livestock yields
- Thermal Dissipation (Advanced) Tier 7
- Basic research on a highly advanced and vital area of development
- Economic Forecasting lvl 1
- With the growth of the empire standard economic forecasting models are no longer sufficient, this project would fund deep research into more capable and accurate projection models for use by industry and government, thus significantly boosting economic growth.
- Capital Shipyards
- New Projects
Sina Day then takes the podium. “Your Majesty, we have no budget requests this year, but we do have several reports. The Bourbons are experiencing a major economic boom but also extreme political infighting thanks to the new worlds, the Crown has declared them to be part of the Royal demesne, and the great nobles are objecting vigorously to that. It hasn’ reached the point of civil war yet, but we are seeing concerning trends. Both the NRI and the NRR are planning significant expansions in the near future, having brokered a treaty between themselves to accept a border line extending due south from their current border.”
Rukatin
Malfunctioning NPC at Best.
Well I'm glad the NRR and NRI were able to peacefully conduct border agreements, but maybe we should sent a sternly worded letter to the Bourbons' nobles and remind them what happened last time we interceeded in a civil war of theirs, namely a very public humiliation that occured.
charclone
Well-known member
Making the king look like our puppet would actually make things worse, and they might just start attacking us right off the bat.
Better off taking a more... subtle approach to it, unless invited in. With those new worlds, I wonder if the King is open to trade?
Jarow
Well-known member
Don't disagree about possible repercussions regarding unilateral involvement with the current Bourbon civil tensions. As for trade, pretty sure their older worlds are trading with us already, and the new worlds (the ones we took from Rouges Noir and gave them) probably aren't very productive yet, and quite possibly an active drain on Bourbon resources.
[X] Plan: Actually enough actions?
-[X] Procurement [$ 865,237,792,438.58 ]
--[X] Lay Down Major Unit [Construction - $83,960,717,812.25 ] (95)
---[X] 400 Artemis [95]
---[X] 79 Wright [95]
---[X] 100 Colt [95]
---[X] 276 Mikasa [95]
---[X] 30 Saipan [95]
--[X] Lay down Jumpship [Jumpship Construction - $18,640,054.20 ] (90)
---[X] 4 Windjammer [90]
--[X] Lay down Warship [Warship Construction - $471,233,438,016.67 ] (90)
---[X] 50 Belfast*
---[X] 40 De Grasse*
---[X] 8 Hosho*
---[X] 20 Prinz Eugen II*
---[X] 10 Algerie*
---[X] 20 Prinz Eugen II*
---[X] 10 Algerie*
---[X] 10 Kaiserin*
---[X] 6 Saratoga*
---[X] 10 Kaiserin*
---[X] 10 Saratoga*
---[X] 10 Kaiserin*
---[X] 10 Jean Bart*
---[X] 140 Battle [90]
---[X] 10 Skjold [90]
---[X] 10 Constellation [90]
---[X] 50 Tarantul [90]
---[X] 50 Asheville [90]
---[X] 50 Belfast [90]
---[X] 30 De Grasse [90]
---[X] 8 Hosho [90]
---[X] 25 Prinz Eugen II [90]
---[X] 10 Algerie [90]
---[X] 10 Kaiserin [90]
---[X] 10 Saratoga [90]
--[X] Purchase New Units [Minor Unit - $ 71,024,346,555.46 ] (90)
---[X] 0 Fighter Wing [auto]
---[X] 100 Carrier Wing [90]
---[X] 20 CAP Wing [90]
---[X] 25 Training Wing [90]
---[X] 10 Infantry Division [90]
---[X] 25 Garrison Division [90]
---[X] 25 Militia Division [90]
--[X] Fortress Command [$ 229,000,650,000.00 ] (90)
---[X] Build Jump Point Defenses
---[X] Construct Oasis II
---[X] Construct Black Tower
----[X] Neubayern [90]
----[X] Neuhessen [90]
----[X] Hot Mess [90]
----[X] New Narnia [90]
----[X] The Hub [90]
--[X] SLEP [$ 10,000,000,000 ] (100)
---[X] SLEP all Mech Units* [->4]
---[X] SLEP all Conventional Units* [->4]
-[X] General [$ 2,512,050,000,000.00 ]
--[X] Focus Development on Core World Nowa Warzsawa [90]
--[X] Focus Development on Peripheral World Raj [90]
--[X] Massive Core Investment Iskra [85]
--[X] Massive Peripheral Investment Raj [85]
--[X] Economic Investment Nox [90]
--[X] Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on Salamander [90]
--[X] Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on Nouvelle Bourgogne [90]
--[X] Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on Hot Mess [90]
--[X] Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on Baddorando [90]
--[X] Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on Nuova Puglia [90]
--[X] Build ASF Factory Complex (95)
---[X] Glorreich [95]
---[X] Shin Tōkyō [95]
---[X] Kurortas [95]
---[X] Raj [95]
---[X] Pustina [95]
(ASFs are lost a lot, so we need more factories for them)
--[X] Expand Civil Service [80]
(More actions are always useful)
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Neubayern [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Neuhessen [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Nouvelle Bourgogne [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Mazowsze [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Nuova Lombardia [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Nuovo Puglia [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Nuovo Abruzzo [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Nyu Shikoku [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Stenen Tuin [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe New Libertalia [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Nuova Tripoli [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Catachan [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Feurstem [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Neuthuringen [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Mazowsze [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nox [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Platzregensburg [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard New Algiers [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard New Clew Bay [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nubifragio [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Bellaterra [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Landprettig [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Porto Milano [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard The Hub [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Baddorando [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Sturmland [90]
--[X] Upgrade Refit & Repair Yard [105]
--[X] Expand Orbital Shipyards [105]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard New Phoenix [->1]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard Nowy Wroclaw [->1]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard Glorreich [->1]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard New Castor [->1]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard New Capricorn* [90]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard Edelsteine* [90]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard Nya Kopenhamn* [90]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard Kainga* [90]
--[X] Construct Medium Warship Yard Calliope [90]
--[X] Construct Medium Warship Yard Okusawa [90]
--[X] Construct Medium Warship Yard Pieklo [90]
--[X] Construct Medium Warship Yard Bari [90]
--[X] Construct Medium Warship Yard New Pollux [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard New Port Royal [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Nowa Warzsawa [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Griffon [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Nowy Slask [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Chuma [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Awha [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Kaiyo [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Shin Tokyo [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Iskra [90]
(We like ships of all sizes)
-[X] DoME [$ 422,000,000,000.00 ]
--[X] Expand Shin Tōkyō Arcologies* [90]
--[X] Terraforming Kurortas [->2]
--[X] Terraforming New Clew Bay [->2]
(Needed for new core worlds, and makes them better)
--[X] Terraforming Feurstem* [->1]
--[X] Terraforming Steingarten* [->1]
--[X] Terraforming Olej* [->1]
--[X] Terraforming Nyu Shikoku* [->1]
--[X] Terraforming Porto Milano* [85]
--[X] Terraforming Nuova Fortezza* [85]
--[X] Terraforming Neuthuringen* [85]
--[X] Terraforming New Algiers* [85]
--[X] Terraforming Nox* [85]
--[X] Planetary Optimization (Peripheral) - Kurortas [->1]
-[X] Research [$ 28,250,000,000,000.00 ]
--[X] Thermal Dissipation (Advanced) Tier 7 [90]
(Gives us new clantech-tier research)
--[X] Genetic Engineering Lvl 6 [->3]
(Helps us build our population)
--[X] Advanced Terraforming Techniques Lvl 2 [->4]
--[X] Advanced Terraforming Equipment lvl 2 [->4]
(We want nice planets to turn into core worlds so we can build larger-than-escort ships)
--[X] Capital Shipyards [->1]
(Building biggest boats is very important)
--[X] Multi-Missile Launchers* [->2]
--[X] Improved Germanium Refining Lvl 5* [->7]
--[X] Economic Forecasting lvl 1 [->2]
(Helps make sure our economy can keep up with increasing research costs)
--[X] Commercial R&D [-]
--[X] Industrial R&D [-]
-[X] Miscellaneous [$ 136,370,000,000.00 ]
--[X] Culture [$ 2000000000 ]
---[X] Fund sports camps to improve performance in low performing Olympic sports [80]
--[X] Production Contract [->4?][134,370,000,000]
$24t leftover, and we acually had enough actions to do what needed to be done! (Not that there isn't more we could do with more actions, but we actually had room to build all the requested escort yards for once)
Thors_Alumni
Well-known member
[X] Plan: Actually enough actions?
darkcloudt2
Well-known member
[X] Plan: Actually enough actions?
Turn 125 - Monkey On My Back
Turn 125 - Monkey On My Back
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You are going over some paperwork and reports in your office when you get an alert, a massive fire has broken out on the campus of Griffin's Roost University, specifically in their thermal labs. As you were funding some high end research there this is of interest. You get word a few hours later that an experiment had proven, in the words of the report, ‘less than fully successful’ as the ‘experimental thermal dissipation technique proved excessively energetic’.
A few hours later you are trying very hard to keep from consigning the entire research team to Periphery Studies… After all… what sensible and sane person would think it’s a good idea to use LASERS to dissipate heat?
You make the mistake of saying that out loud, and promptly get buried in a slew of research papers discussing conversion of thermal energy into light via the excitement of photons draining the thermal potential. You understand maybe one word in ten, and that is including things like the word ‘the’ and ‘a’.
You also get some bad news on the bureaucratic front, the Civil Service informs you that they were unable to meet their recruitment goals for this round of expansion, likely due to how highly competitive the jobs market has become this year with the overall superb economic growth. They are unwilling to relax their standards, which is unfortunately slowing recruitment at the moment.
Other than some quality control issues reported on various parasite lines, especially the Colt lines, which have all been resolved to the satisfaction of the inspectors and the fleet, the rest of your reports are very positive. New production lines have been built across the empire, expanding your warship production numbers rather substantially.
There are three designs to be reviewed for the replacement for the Miranda-class. One is internal to BuShips, while the other two are from private industry.
The Beagle is the least expensive of the three as well as the lightest. It has the weakest offensive and defensive armament, however, being very lightly armed. While it technically meets all of the requirements, the Naval General Staff is highly negative on the design as it is essentially defenseless if faced with any decently armed enemy force, as even most pirate Jolly Rogers outgun it by a substantial margin.
The Shawnee is the middle of the road offering, being highly comparable to the old Mirandas in terms of survivability with greater sensor capacity and a more diverse weapons array. The rather innovative distributed weapons array is of questionable utility, however, as it consists of large numbers of small turrets with somewhat questionable fields of fire due to mutual interference.
The Spahkreuzer proposal from BuShips is the top end proposal, and the one endorsed by the Naval General Staff. While it is the most expensive of the three designs, it also possesses the most capable sensor suite, the best defensive armament suite and the greatest overall utility.
Terraforming work has been universally very successful this year. The reports are very positive about the improved economic prospects as a result of the efforts of DoME. It is due to their efforts, in many ways, that the empire is as prosperous as it is. You make a point of writing a rather sincere commendation for the entire department, praising them for their ongoing hard work.
Procurement has gone quite well this year, although you haven’t gotten anywhere near to the point of being able to replace all of your naval losses in the flash of an eye. Would be nice, but build times are rather inflexible.With the increase in ASF production and training assets the reports are quite confident that within several years your ASF losses will be made good.
All in all, this has been a very positive and successful year. You are looking forward to the Olympics next year, which should be a very welcome and exciting time for all.
| Meta Event | 38 | |
| Dynasty Luck | 19 | |
| Successes | ||
| Imperial Approval | 0 | |
| Approval Change | 4 | |
| Political Event | 3 | |
| Successes | ||
| Imperial Economy | 5 | |
| Economic Event | 0 | |
| Research Event | 0 | |
| Griffon | Econ | 5 |
| Health | 6 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| Nowa Warszawa | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 2 | |
| Event | 1 | |
| Calliope IV | Econ | 5 |
| Health | 6 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| TTP | Econ | 5 |
| Health | 6 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| New Capricorn | Econ | 5 |
| Health | 6 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| Nowy Śląsk | Econ | 5 |
| Health | 6 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| Edelsteine | Econ | 5 |
| Health | 6 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| Nowy Wroclaw | Econ | 5 |
| Health | 6 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| Griff's Leap | Econ | 5 |
| Health | 6 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| New Phoenix | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| New Eden | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| New Castor | Econ | 5 |
| Health | 6 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| Okusawa | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 2 | |
| Event | 1 | |
| New Pollux | Econ | 4 |
| Health | 3 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| New Port Royal | Econ | 1 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Kainga | Econ | 4 |
| Health | 3 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Chuma | Econ | 4 |
| Health | 3 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Stahlfurt | Econ | 1 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Bāṛi | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| Skała | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 2 | |
| Event | 1 | |
| Piekło | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 2 | |
| Event | 1 | |
| Nya Köpenhamn | Econ | 5 |
| Health | 6 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| Bauernparadis | Econ | 4 |
| Health | 3 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Awha | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| Kaiyo | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| Bohren | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| Grand View | Econ | 4 |
| Health | 3 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Iskra | Econ | 4 |
| Health | 3 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Raj | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 2 | |
| Event | 1 | |
| Feurstern | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| Pinball | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| Catachan | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 2 | |
| Event | 1 | |
| Nox | Econ | 4 |
| Health | 3 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Olej | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 4 | |
| Glorreich | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Pryyemnyy | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Novolar | Econ | 4 |
| Health | 3 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Steingarten | Econ | 4 |
| Health | 3 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Pustina | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Kurortas | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Arvum | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Landprettig | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 2 | |
| Event | 1 | |
| Bellaterra | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Nubifragio | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 2 | |
| Event | 1 | |
| Platzregensburg | Econ | 1 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Shin Tōkyō | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Porto Milano | Econ | 1 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Nuova Fortezza | Econ | 1 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Nowe Mazowsze | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 2 | |
| Event | 1 | |
| Neuthüringen | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| New Algiers | Econ | 1 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| New Clew Bay | Econ | 1 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Nuova Tripoli | Econ | 1 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| New Libertalia | Econ | 1 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Nuova Puglia | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 5 | |
| Nuovo Abruzzo | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 5 | |
| Nuova Lombardia | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 5 | |
| Stenen Tuin | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 5 | |
| Nouvelle Bourgogne | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 5 | |
| Nyū Shikoku | Econ | 1 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Neubayern | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 5 | |
| Neuhessen | Econ | 2 |
| Health | 1 | |
| Event | 5 | |
| Hot Mess | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| New Narnia | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| The Hub | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Baddorando | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Sturmland | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Blár | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Nueva Chiapas | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| New Kansas | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Nowego Lublina | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Nowy Szczecin | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| Salamander | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 | |
| New Portland | Econ | 3 |
| Health | 4 | |
| Event | 2 |
Plan: Actually enough actions?
- Procurement [$ 865,237,792,438.58 ]
-- Lay Down Major Unit [Construction - $83,960,717,812.25 ] (95)
--- 400 Artemis [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 72
Result - SUCCESS
--- 79 Wright [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 52
Result - SUCCESS
--- 100 Colt [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 5
Result - SUCCESS
--- 276 Mikasa [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 45
Result - SUCCESS
--- 30 Saipan [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 52
Result - SUCCESS
-- Lay down Jumpship [Jumpship Construction - $18,640,054.20 ] (90)
--- 4 Windjammer [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 35
Result - SUCCESS
-- Lay down Warship [Warship Construction - $471,233,438,016.67 ] (90)
--- 140 Battle [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 79
Result - SUCCESS
--- 10 Skjold [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 27
Result - SUCCESS
--- 10 Constellation [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 87
Result - SUCCESS
--- 50 Tarantul [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 83
Result - SUCCESS
--- 50 Asheville [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 86
Result - SUCCESS
--- 50 Belfast [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 5
Result - SUCCESS
--- 30 De Grasse [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 54
Result - SUCCESS
--- 8 Hosho [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 32
Result - SUCCESS
--- 25 Prinz Eugen II [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 26
Result - SUCCESS
--- 10 Algerie [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 27
Result - SUCCESS
--- 10 Kaiserin [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 39
Result - SUCCESS
--- 10 Saratoga [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 84
Result - SUCCESS
-- Purchase New Units [Minor Unit - $ 71,024,346,555.46 ] (90)
--- 100 Carrier Wing [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 62
Result - SUCCESS
--- 20 CAP Wing [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 82
Result - SUCCESS
--- 25 Training Wing [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 35
Result - SUCCESS
--- 10 Infantry Division [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 77
Result - SUCCESS
--- 25 Garrison Division [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 60
Result - SUCCESS
--- 25 Militia Division [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 14
Result - SUCCESS
-- Fortress Command [$ 229,000,650,000.00 ] (90)
--- Construct Black Tower
---- Neubayern [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 70
Result - SUCCESS
---- Neuhessen [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 75
Result - SUCCESS
---- Hot Mess [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 55
Result - SUCCESS
---- New Narnia [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 70
Result - SUCCESS
---- The Hub [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 75
Result - SUCCESS
-- SLEP [$ 10,000,000,000 ] (100)
--- SLEP all Mech Units* [->4]
--- SLEP all Conventional Units* [->4]
- General [$ 2,512,050,000,000.00 ]
-- Focus Development on Core World Nowa Warzsawa [80]
Target - 80
Roll – 98, Jarow reroll - 22
Result - SUCCESS
-- Focus Development on Peripheral World Raj [80]
Target - 80
Roll – 100, ShadowArxxy reroll - 61
Result - SUCCESS
-- Massive Core Investment Iskra [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 7
Result - SUCCESS
-- Massive Peripheral Investment Raj [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 72
Result - SUCCESS
-- Economic Investment Nox [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 22
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on Salamander [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 51
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on Nouvelle Bourgogne [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 14
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on Hot Mess [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 41
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on Baddorando [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 67
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on Nuova Puglia [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 4
Result - SUCCESS
-- Build ASF Factory Complex (95)
--- Glorreich [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 40
Result - SUCCESS
--- Shin Tōkyō [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 91
Result - SUCCESS
--- Kurortas [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 13
Result - SUCCESS
--- Raj [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 3
Result - SUCCESS
--- Pustina [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 81
Result - SUCCESS
-- Expand Civil Service [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 86
Result – Bare FAILURE, auto success next turn
-- Construct Escort Yard Neubayern [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 82
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Neuhessen [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 44
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nouvelle Bourgogne [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 25
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nowe Mazowsze [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 90
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nuova Lombardia [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 30
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nuovo Puglia [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 88
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nuovo Abruzzo [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 13
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nyu Shikoku [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 67
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Stenen Tuin [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 55
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard New Libertalia [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 31
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nuova Tripoli [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 26
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Catachan [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 4
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Feurstem [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 33
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Neuthuringen [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 26
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nowy Szczecin [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 63
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nox [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 49
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Platzregensburg [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 23
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard New Algiers [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 49
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard New Clew Bay [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 8
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nubifragio [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 82
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Bellaterra [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 88
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Landprettig [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 42
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Porto Milano [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 77
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard The Hub [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 30
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Baddorando [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 24
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Sturmland [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 27
Result - SUCCESS
-- Upgrade Refit & Repair Yard [105]
Target - 105
Roll - 96
Result - SUCCESS
-- Expand Orbital Shipyards [105]
Target - 105
Roll - 94
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Large Warship Yard New Capricorn* [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 56
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Large Warship Yard Edelsteine* [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 54
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Large Warship Yard Nya Kopenhamn* [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 41
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Large Warship Yard Kainga* [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 85
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Medium Warship Yard Calliope [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 75
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Medium Warship Yard Okusawa [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 65
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Medium Warship Yard Pieklo [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 52
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Medium Warship Yard Bari [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 76
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Medium Warship Yard New Pollux [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 13
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard New Port Royal [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 58
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Nowa Warzsawa [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 11
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Griffon [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 6
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Nowy Slask [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 9
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Chuma [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 60
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Awha [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 36
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Kaiyo [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 44
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Shin Tokyo [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 32
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Iskra [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 62
Result - SUCCESS
- DoME [$ 422,000,000,000.00 ]
-- Expand Shin Tōkyō Arcologies* [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 90
Result - SUCCESS
-- Terraforming Porto Milano* [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 48
Result - SUCCESS
-- Terraforming Nuova Fortezza* [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 25
Result - SUCCESS
-- Terraforming Neuthuringen* [85]
Target - 85
Roll – 97, Hellspawn reroll - 41
Result - SUCCESS
-- Terraforming New Algiers* [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 80
Result - SUCCESS
-- Terraforming Nox* [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 77
Result - SUCCESS
- Research [$ 28,250,000,000,000.00 ]
-- Thermal Dissipation (Advanced) Tier 7 [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 94
Result – Bare FAILURE (auto next turn)
-- Commercial R&D [-]
-- Industrial R&D [-]
- Miscellaneous [$ 136,370,000,000.00 ]
-- Culture [$ 2000000000 ]
--- Fund sports camps to improve performance in low performing Olympic sports [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 40
Result - SUCCESS
-- Production Contract [->4?][134,370,000,000]
- Procurement [$ 865,237,792,438.58 ]
-- Lay Down Major Unit [Construction - $83,960,717,812.25 ] (95)
--- 400 Artemis [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 72
Result - SUCCESS
--- 79 Wright [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 52
Result - SUCCESS
--- 100 Colt [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 5
Result - SUCCESS
--- 276 Mikasa [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 45
Result - SUCCESS
--- 30 Saipan [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 52
Result - SUCCESS
-- Lay down Jumpship [Jumpship Construction - $18,640,054.20 ] (90)
--- 4 Windjammer [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 35
Result - SUCCESS
-- Lay down Warship [Warship Construction - $471,233,438,016.67 ] (90)
--- 140 Battle [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 79
Result - SUCCESS
--- 10 Skjold [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 27
Result - SUCCESS
--- 10 Constellation [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 87
Result - SUCCESS
--- 50 Tarantul [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 83
Result - SUCCESS
--- 50 Asheville [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 86
Result - SUCCESS
--- 50 Belfast [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 5
Result - SUCCESS
--- 30 De Grasse [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 54
Result - SUCCESS
--- 8 Hosho [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 32
Result - SUCCESS
--- 25 Prinz Eugen II [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 26
Result - SUCCESS
--- 10 Algerie [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 27
Result - SUCCESS
--- 10 Kaiserin [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 39
Result - SUCCESS
--- 10 Saratoga [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 84
Result - SUCCESS
-- Purchase New Units [Minor Unit - $ 71,024,346,555.46 ] (90)
--- 100 Carrier Wing [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 62
Result - SUCCESS
--- 20 CAP Wing [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 82
Result - SUCCESS
--- 25 Training Wing [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 35
Result - SUCCESS
--- 10 Infantry Division [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 77
Result - SUCCESS
--- 25 Garrison Division [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 60
Result - SUCCESS
--- 25 Militia Division [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 14
Result - SUCCESS
-- Fortress Command [$ 229,000,650,000.00 ] (90)
--- Construct Black Tower
---- Neubayern [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 70
Result - SUCCESS
---- Neuhessen [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 75
Result - SUCCESS
---- Hot Mess [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 55
Result - SUCCESS
---- New Narnia [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 70
Result - SUCCESS
---- The Hub [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 75
Result - SUCCESS
-- SLEP [$ 10,000,000,000 ] (100)
--- SLEP all Mech Units* [->4]
--- SLEP all Conventional Units* [->4]
- General [$ 2,512,050,000,000.00 ]
-- Focus Development on Core World Nowa Warzsawa [80]
Target - 80
Roll – 98, Jarow reroll - 22
Result - SUCCESS
-- Focus Development on Peripheral World Raj [80]
Target - 80
Roll – 100, ShadowArxxy reroll - 61
Result - SUCCESS
-- Massive Core Investment Iskra [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 7
Result - SUCCESS
-- Massive Peripheral Investment Raj [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 72
Result - SUCCESS
-- Economic Investment Nox [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 22
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on Salamander [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 51
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on Nouvelle Bourgogne [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 14
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on Hot Mess [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 41
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on Baddorando [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 67
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on Nuova Puglia [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 4
Result - SUCCESS
-- Build ASF Factory Complex (95)
--- Glorreich [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 40
Result - SUCCESS
--- Shin Tōkyō [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 91
Result - SUCCESS
--- Kurortas [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 13
Result - SUCCESS
--- Raj [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 3
Result - SUCCESS
--- Pustina [95]
Target - 95
Roll - 81
Result - SUCCESS
-- Expand Civil Service [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 86
Result – Bare FAILURE, auto success next turn
-- Construct Escort Yard Neubayern [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 82
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Neuhessen [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 44
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nouvelle Bourgogne [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 25
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nowe Mazowsze [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 90
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nuova Lombardia [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 30
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nuovo Puglia [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 88
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nuovo Abruzzo [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 13
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nyu Shikoku [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 67
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Stenen Tuin [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 55
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard New Libertalia [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 31
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nuova Tripoli [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 26
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Catachan [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 4
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Feurstem [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 33
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Neuthuringen [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 26
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nowy Szczecin [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 63
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nox [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 49
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Platzregensburg [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 23
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard New Algiers [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 49
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard New Clew Bay [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 8
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Nubifragio [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 82
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Bellaterra [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 88
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Landprettig [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 42
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Porto Milano [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 77
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard The Hub [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 30
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Baddorando [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 24
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Escort Yard Sturmland [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 27
Result - SUCCESS
-- Upgrade Refit & Repair Yard [105]
Target - 105
Roll - 96
Result - SUCCESS
-- Expand Orbital Shipyards [105]
Target - 105
Roll - 94
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Large Warship Yard New Capricorn* [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 56
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Large Warship Yard Edelsteine* [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 54
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Large Warship Yard Nya Kopenhamn* [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 41
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Large Warship Yard Kainga* [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 85
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Medium Warship Yard Calliope [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 75
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Medium Warship Yard Okusawa [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 65
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Medium Warship Yard Pieklo [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 52
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Medium Warship Yard Bari [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 76
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Medium Warship Yard New Pollux [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 13
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard New Port Royal [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 58
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Nowa Warzsawa [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 11
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Griffon [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 6
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Nowy Slask [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 9
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Chuma [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 60
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Awha [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 36
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Kaiyo [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 44
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Shin Tokyo [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 32
Result - SUCCESS
-- Construct Small Warship Yard Iskra [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 62
Result - SUCCESS
- DoME [$ 422,000,000,000.00 ]
-- Expand Shin Tōkyō Arcologies* [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 90
Result - SUCCESS
-- Terraforming Porto Milano* [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 48
Result - SUCCESS
-- Terraforming Nuova Fortezza* [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 25
Result - SUCCESS
-- Terraforming Neuthuringen* [85]
Target - 85
Roll – 97, Hellspawn reroll - 41
Result - SUCCESS
-- Terraforming New Algiers* [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 80
Result - SUCCESS
-- Terraforming Nox* [85]
Target - 85
Roll - 77
Result - SUCCESS
- Research [$ 28,250,000,000,000.00 ]
-- Thermal Dissipation (Advanced) Tier 7 [90]
Target - 90
Roll - 94
Result – Bare FAILURE (auto next turn)
-- Commercial R&D [-]
-- Industrial R&D [-]
- Miscellaneous [$ 136,370,000,000.00 ]
-- Culture [$ 2000000000 ]
--- Fund sports camps to improve performance in low performing Olympic sports [80]
Target - 80
Roll - 40
Result - SUCCESS
-- Production Contract [->4?][134,370,000,000]
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You are going over some paperwork and reports in your office when you get an alert, a massive fire has broken out on the campus of Griffin's Roost University, specifically in their thermal labs. As you were funding some high end research there this is of interest. You get word a few hours later that an experiment had proven, in the words of the report, ‘less than fully successful’ as the ‘experimental thermal dissipation technique proved excessively energetic’.
A few hours later you are trying very hard to keep from consigning the entire research team to Periphery Studies… After all… what sensible and sane person would think it’s a good idea to use LASERS to dissipate heat?
You make the mistake of saying that out loud, and promptly get buried in a slew of research papers discussing conversion of thermal energy into light via the excitement of photons draining the thermal potential. You understand maybe one word in ten, and that is including things like the word ‘the’ and ‘a’.
You also get some bad news on the bureaucratic front, the Civil Service informs you that they were unable to meet their recruitment goals for this round of expansion, likely due to how highly competitive the jobs market has become this year with the overall superb economic growth. They are unwilling to relax their standards, which is unfortunately slowing recruitment at the moment.
Other than some quality control issues reported on various parasite lines, especially the Colt lines, which have all been resolved to the satisfaction of the inspectors and the fleet, the rest of your reports are very positive. New production lines have been built across the empire, expanding your warship production numbers rather substantially.
There are three designs to be reviewed for the replacement for the Miranda-class. One is internal to BuShips, while the other two are from private industry.
The Beagle is the least expensive of the three as well as the lightest. It has the weakest offensive and defensive armament, however, being very lightly armed. While it technically meets all of the requirements, the Naval General Staff is highly negative on the design as it is essentially defenseless if faced with any decently armed enemy force, as even most pirate Jolly Rogers outgun it by a substantial margin.
The Shawnee is the middle of the road offering, being highly comparable to the old Mirandas in terms of survivability with greater sensor capacity and a more diverse weapons array. The rather innovative distributed weapons array is of questionable utility, however, as it consists of large numbers of small turrets with somewhat questionable fields of fire due to mutual interference.
The Spahkreuzer proposal from BuShips is the top end proposal, and the one endorsed by the Naval General Staff. While it is the most expensive of the three designs, it also possesses the most capable sensor suite, the best defensive armament suite and the greatest overall utility.
| [] | Name | Cost | Materials | HP | A/D | Specials |
| [] | Beagle | $1,267,350,600.00 | LFA, DHS | 508 | 328 |
|
| [] | Shawnee | $1,590,101,800.00 | LFA, DHS | 1165 | 935 |
|
| [] | Spahkreuzer | $1,748,393,000.00 | LFA, DHS | 3710 | 3510 |
|
Terraforming work has been universally very successful this year. The reports are very positive about the improved economic prospects as a result of the efforts of DoME. It is due to their efforts, in many ways, that the empire is as prosperous as it is. You make a point of writing a rather sincere commendation for the entire department, praising them for their ongoing hard work.
Procurement has gone quite well this year, although you haven’t gotten anywhere near to the point of being able to replace all of your naval losses in the flash of an eye. Would be nice, but build times are rather inflexible.With the increase in ASF production and training assets the reports are quite confident that within several years your ASF losses will be made good.
All in all, this has been a very positive and successful year. You are looking forward to the Olympics next year, which should be a very welcome and exciting time for all.
EDIT: Looks like I was late to the party!
[X] Spahkreuzer
-though, why we want to field a luxury liner I don't know. Military's getting soft wanting spa's on their warships.
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[X] Spahkreuzer
I'm never *not* going to vote for my own design...even if @LordSunhawk steals it in-character for BuShips...
I'm never *not* going to vote for my own design...even if @LordSunhawk steals it in-character for BuShips...
Winter_Wind45
Well-known member
[X] Spahkreuzer
Thors_Alumni
Well-known member
[X] Spahkreuzer
we have 24t in the bank right now, this is literally pocket change.
we have 24t in the bank right now, this is literally pocket change.
GooseElite
Well-known member
[X] Spahkreuzer
Assuming they didn't get obliterated by the BS out of hand or us if they were confused for a BS ship...
"We're screwed if either one comes to the sphere." -- Then they'll ramp up warship production. The Houses will spot it and think it's their competitors. So the Houses will ramp up production as well. Arms race boogaloo! Then Armageddon when Comstar tries to force the Houses to put their warship-genie back in the bottle.