03-31-2011, 05:08 PM
We have set our plans in motion for the next five year plan.
First, of course, we will attempt to get Scout 3 back on track. It misjumped by a fair distance, so the jump to its target is still risky. But it's too far to traverse by normal space.
Second, we are preparing a message of peace for the alien species discovered in Sector 12. Hopefully they are peaceful as well. In any case, they do not appear to have significant armament, so our scout should be safe.
We have decided to keep Scouts 1 and 2 on station. Our long range plan is to maintain a presence in every system and keep scanners turned on throughout the game, to maximize the flow of vital, delicious information.
We have put out-system colonization on the back-burner momentarily. We wanted to address the gap in our mining capabilities. Hopefully we will bring MI up to the level of MA in one turn. It's taking a big bite, but if it works we will bump our productive output by a significant margin.
We have also discovered that we do not NEED a transport to build a colony in the same system as our home colony! In-system transportation is assumed to be available via local shuttles and freighters, and requires no special arrangements! So we are attempting to populate InfoMine with a starting set of colonists, using the all-powerful "DEVELOP" command. We shall see if it works. If it doesn't, the extra economic output will just drop into our liquid assets pool and we'll apply them elsewhere next turn.
So if all goes well, we will finish this turn with an efficient economic engine, a new in-system colony, a fresh scan of our 3 neighboring systems, and some form of contact from our mysterious visitors.
How long until SUNDAY???
First, of course, we will attempt to get Scout 3 back on track. It misjumped by a fair distance, so the jump to its target is still risky. But it's too far to traverse by normal space.
Second, we are preparing a message of peace for the alien species discovered in Sector 12. Hopefully they are peaceful as well. In any case, they do not appear to have significant armament, so our scout should be safe.
We have decided to keep Scouts 1 and 2 on station. Our long range plan is to maintain a presence in every system and keep scanners turned on throughout the game, to maximize the flow of vital, delicious information.
We have put out-system colonization on the back-burner momentarily. We wanted to address the gap in our mining capabilities. Hopefully we will bring MI up to the level of MA in one turn. It's taking a big bite, but if it works we will bump our productive output by a significant margin.
We have also discovered that we do not NEED a transport to build a colony in the same system as our home colony! In-system transportation is assumed to be available via local shuttles and freighters, and requires no special arrangements! So we are attempting to populate InfoMine with a starting set of colonists, using the all-powerful "DEVELOP" command. We shall see if it works. If it doesn't, the extra economic output will just drop into our liquid assets pool and we'll apply them elsewhere next turn.
So if all goes well, we will finish this turn with an efficient economic engine, a new in-system colony, a fresh scan of our 3 neighboring systems, and some form of contact from our mysterious visitors.
How long until SUNDAY???