>>6038999

“For the army, yea.” Garrick says fumbling with a flask that he had already emptied. “But I’ve dealt with civvies, shit don’t work for civvies like they do for an army. You tell ‘em to get the hell out, they scream about their rights, you set the blasting charges off and suddenly you had violated some other set of rights.”

“Then here’s to hoping that they are military.” Jegede says with a tired look in his eyes.

“Sir, what now ?” Zack asks, not actually paying attention, if for no other reason than the potential risk of all his interest being blown apart, literally in this case.

“For now, have the patrol boats on standby and get everyone to have their rifles ready. Hopefully nothing will come of it, but it’d be best for everyone to be prepared to defend their homes.”

“We ain’t got any AOs, sir, they will blow us apart before we can even see them.” Garrick, rather pessimistically says.

“Not if they want anything worth a damn. I’d be a rather wasted effort to simply blow us away.” You reason.

Whatever other responses they may have, your councillors keep their opinions to themselves as they all begin mustering for the defence in some way or another.

You also check through your weaponry as does your wife, it will still be hours before a response and easily days before whomever is burning towards you actually reaches you. For now, all you can do it wait and see what response comes.
.
.
.
You check your rifle over once more, its much lighter heft compared to your service rifle giving you slight discomfort, but you know anything of a larger calibre could easily break your bones as you have no real cybernetics, much less so genemods that could toughen you up, the thirty round magazine you had looked over nearly a hundred times already, the last thing you need is a dud or some other malfunction.

All around you rages controlled chaos as you find yourself in the communications centre. The crammed condition means that you, besides another five people, are all twisting and turning. Of course, the situation is not helped by the bulky spacesuits filling the already overflowing room, you all want to be ready to run off the moment you need to. So far, everyone’s maintained their cool and discipline as continuous reports flow in about prepared boobytraps, the various fortifications hastily thrown up, and areas where those incapable of fighting are being evacuated to.

Suddenly, a loud ping echoes out in the room and everyone stops looking over the various consoles or their own firearms and stare at it. The incoming message noise.

“Open it.” You give the order to the nearest person to the console.

“Sir.” The man responds with a salute and begins the process of relaying the message through a loud speaker.

>>6039000

With a hiss and a crackle, a distorted voice comes through, no doubt the sheer distance, and probably cheap comm devices, making the message hard to listen to, but the man manning the console quickly begins to work upon it to increase the quality best he’s able to.

Finally, after a bit of tinkering, the voice becomes clear enough to distinguish. “Well, mister Hardrada, you’ve decided to settle in a rough neighbourhood, one certainly full of bastards.” You can only sigh at that. “But, we’re all humans here, at the edge of civilization, great and courageous pioneers and all that. So, as carriers of good faith, we offer you protection, for a…reasonable fee. You’ve got till we get to you to decide, choose well, mister Hardrada.”

“Extortionist fuckers !” One of the men in the room swears out loud and is then quickly greeted by a vastly more colourful flurry of insults by the remainder of the people in the room. It seems that the nature of your colonists means that it will be a tough pill to swallow to yield.

As you stand up and move towards the console yourself, you see the demands they had transferred for you. It seems that the unknown assailants are demanding a grand total of 10 standard units of common materials. A hefty chunk of your reserves.

Standing still, you ponder over your decisions and opt to have your options open, you will probably get a good enough reading of the potential enemy fleet about a day or so out from the colony, giving you enough flexibility to decide what to do.
.
.
.

File: Unknown contacts.jpg (20 KB, 696x564)

20 KB JPG

>>6039001

A couple of days later, as you had hoped, you once more find yourself in the comm centre listening to the reports of the two patrol boat captains.

“The computer struggled to identify two of the three vessels, we had to work on it ourselves in order to find a close approximation.” One of the captains continues his explanation, the minute delay of his facial expression being slightly unsettling as it is not synching with his voice.

“The first thing we identified appears to be Journeyman-class freighter. About half the size of the Argonaut and probably thirty years out of date compared to it. Nothing special about it really, just some detachable cargo pods and fuel pods. Probably carrying supplies for the long journey for the other two ships.” Another captain begins to explain the situation.

“Now the other two were a headache.” The first one continues where his colleague left off. “The two other ships seem to be a derivative of the Adamant-class armed freighter. About seventy of so years old, though these ones appear to be much larger. About 300 metres each. Scans indicate that there are two railgun turrets, one mounted atop and one at the bottom.”

“Bad or good ?” You quickly ask, you know little about warships other than their captains tend to be pompous assholes.

“Bad, if we’re talking about proper naval scale. It should have at least a few more of those, and mostly the ones they have are outdated, chances are that the weapons on our own patrol boats are superior and newer. As for other matters, one appears to have three missile launchers, armed with what and how well, we don’t know till they fire, unfortunately. The other seems to possess a hangar and a trio of escort fighters, we noticed that those are flying ahead of the main formation, so at least the enemy has a vague idea of proper naval tactics by employing some scouts.”

“How troublesome those would be ?”

“We don’t have anything to counter either the fighters or the missiles. If fact, those concern far more than their railguns.”

“So, they are stronger than us in terms of firepower, what about toughness ?”

“Hard to tell. Most likely the things were up-armoured, how well and how extensively, we don’t know. Even if the alloys they are using are outdated, if they bothered to slap enough of it on the ships, it could prove a tough nut to crack.”

Sighing, you ask the most important question. “Can we win ?”

Silence follows for nearly a minute as both captains end up looking concerned and they begin thinking, brows furrowed.

“No guarantees.” The still frowning man begins to speak, again, the delay making the entire exchange odd. “We’ve got proper training and up to date equipment. While the enemy has more weapons and heavier weight. So, it is possible, how likely, I make no promises other than we will give it our all.” The other captain nods in grim agreement.

>>6039002

“What about an ambush ?” You ask with some hope in your voice.

“Unlikely by now, they seem to be prepared for a fight, unless we can somehow disable those scouting fighters, we won’t be able to pull that off, it will be a straight on slugging match.”

Silence once more descends as you begin to ponder the decision you will have to make, to send more men to their possible deaths or to deal with the fallout of bowing your head, either way, someone’s bound to be unhappy.

>Give the order. You are soldiers, and you shall not go quietly into the night. Besides, you doubt you will be able to control the outrage that would spark otherwise.

>Give the order. Though a full on slugging match is unlikely to end in your victory, you have a better idea. (Write in)

>Accept the outrageous demands. You will have to make sure that your own colonists do not blow up the deal, literally. And you, maybe. If nothing else, your extortionist might be willing to share some actionable intelligence, after all, you are now under their protection.

>You will give in, but on your terms, you still have enough firepower to threaten the enemy, and you doubt they would be willing to fight and die so easily for a pittance of materials. (Write in)

>(Write in)

>>6039004
>You will give in, but on your terms, you still have enough firepower to threaten the enemy, and you doubt they would be willing to fight and die so easily for a pittance of materials. (Write in)

"We would Humbly give as you demand. But our storehouses are not full of wealth. We live on a poor world and only have 4 common material worth of goods and don't produce much yet. Would that suffice?"

I would recommend appeasement for now, and if we do so then as soon as they fuck off we try to get the last 2 common materials needed to get to 10 again and create Anti orbital defences.

Oh also, while you were sick Newb, I was planning and designing what a frigate made by our colony might look like. I'll post images relatively soon :D

>>6039004
>>Give the order. Though a full on slugging match is unlikely to end in your victory, you have a better idea. (Write in)

Give them boxes full of explosives rigged to blow. Then go for the kill, shock and awe.

Otherwise they will be back.

>>6039004
>>6039036
+1, although maybe we should mix materials and explosives in case they run scans.

>>6039046
Of course : )

>>6039004
>Accept the outrageous demands. You will have to make sure that your own colonists do not blow up the deal, literally. And you, maybe. If nothing else, your extortionist might be willing to share some actionable intelligence, after all, you are now under their protection.

>>6039004
>Accept the outrageous demands. You will have to make sure that your own colonists do not blow up the deal, literally. And you, maybe. If nothing else, your extortionist might be willing to share some actionable intelligence, after all, you are now under their protection.
Let's play nice, I'm curious.
Also hope you are feeling better, Newb.

>>6039004
>Accept the outrageous demands. You will have to make sure that your own colonists do not blow up the deal, literally. And you, maybe. If nothing else, your extortionist might be willing to share some actionable intelligence, after all, you are now under their protection.

>>6039036
>>6039004
+1
Of course mixed in between normal material..

>>6039004
>Accept the outrageous demands. You will have to make sure that your own colonists do not blow up the deal, literally. And you, maybe. If nothing else, your extortionist might be willing to share some actionable intelligence, after all, you are now under their protection.

>>6039004
>>Accept the outrageous demands. You will have to make sure that your own colonists do not blow up the deal, literally. And you, maybe. If nothing else, your extortionist might be willing to share some actionable intelligence, after all, you are now under their protection.

>>6039004
>Accept the outrageous demands. You will have to make sure that your own colonists do not blow up the deal, literally. And you, maybe. If nothing else, your extortionist might be willing to share some actionable intelligence, after all, you are now under their protection.
Appeasement may not be popular but we need time and info.

File: Lance class frigate.png (74 KB, 2020x1079)

74 KB PNG

>>6039031
Now, the design I've been working on. I want to hear what you guys think.

I present, the Lance class Hunter frigate.
Being 200 meters in length, this frigate comes from a generalist mindset. With 5 top mounted and 4 bottom mounted defense lasers, the ship can keep up with most missile boats in its tonnage class while still dishing out large quantities of damage using its two gimbal-mounted Railgun turrets and large M.A.G cannon.

Being moderately armoured, it is not the fastest frigate, but not the slowest either. Making it hard for most non frigates to hit its vulnerable backside.
(Additional note. The Compartment design is not final, and is more meant to represent where these services are located rather than their actual size or shape in the vessels.)

If you people have any good ideas, i would love to hear them as well :D

>>6039004
>Give the order

>>6039036
+1

>>6039135
Impressive work Fleet-anon. While I can't think/make of any better designs I feel like a faster and less armored vessel could be more economical and could help in raids and ambushes.

>>6039004
>Accept the outrageous demands. You will have to make sure that your own colonists do not blow up the deal, literally. And you, maybe. If nothing else, your extortionist might be willing to share some actionable intelligence, after all, you are now under their protection.
I should probably vote too.

>>6039227
Although this could only be possible if we're doing mass production of them, which might not be wise.
Maybe the design is better as an all-rounder that can hit well.

>>6039036
+1
What people gotta realize is what is tactically the best move is not always what is logically the best move.

I'd recommend reading about Richard I and his outing in the Third Crusade for a good example of this twice he was in a position to siege down the holy city and both times he turned away due to logistical concerns with actually holding the city. While tactically sound these decisions DESTROYED his troops' morale eventually leading to his men refusing his orders to attack egypt and leading to the 3rd crusade being considered (mostly) a failure having failed to recapture the holy city.

>>6039239
TLDR what would normally be the best choice is not the best choice anymore if you lose the loyalty and respect of your men in the process.

>>6039036
>>6039046
Changing my vote to this. I hope that the people we are potentially killing aren’t part of a larger group.

But, if we do kill them, then we’ve suddenly got a lot of resources to work with. If we just clean up so no one knows we killed them. Then this might actually be a boon?

Newb, how much common and rare material Would the pirate ships be made of?

>>6039227
I’ll definitely make some different designs as Well. That i promise!

This ship was mostly made with our current needs in mind. Since we aren’t really able to support specialization yet.

>>6039246
Sound reasoning. Asking soldiers with functional naval assets to roll over to every two-bit band of pirates won't go well.

>>6039004
>Accept the outrageous demands. You will have to make sure that your own colonists do not blow up the deal, literally. And you, maybe. If nothing else, your extortionist might be willing to share some actionable intelligence, after all, you are now under their protection.
I can't see my vote so I'm assuming it didn't go through.

>>6039246
Isn't the nat 100 great help with this? It legitimized us into being nobility.
We can afford doing something like this at least once I assume, so I'd rather not risk a potential quest ender and use the clout we have to get away with this.

>>6039252
I was about to change my vote but this is honestly a good point. It's good to make use of that nat crit success from last thread instead of chancing a battle roll and getting trounced on.

>>6039036
+1

You think a bunch of military men that were recently sold on being proud nobles are going to accept us surrendering? That Nat 100 isn’t doing shit but making them more pissed. They were sold on the promise of nobility and the pride that comes with that on top of being PTSD riddled combat vets.

>>6039252
Well yes it did but that doesn't really mean its a get out of jail free card when it comes to having people respect us as a leader. Look at it this way the worst case if we fight them is that we get our butt kicked then they loot and pillage our settlement or whatever. The worst case if we give in fully is that they take our minerals, instantly get sabotaged by our colonists some of who now hate us for making this decision and then we just get the end result of the first worst case scenario with the added bonus of almost no one respecting us anymore.

Hell even best case scenerio by giving in assuming things work like you think it does we still lose 10 minerals and burn up our get out of jail free card that may or may not exist. I just don't think its the best decision here.

>>6039259
>Look at it this way the worst case if we fight them is that we get our butt kicked then they loot and pillage our settlement or whatever.
That is way worse than what you think it is. Not to mention that sort of thing will cause unrest against the leadership too.
I mean what if they hurt our food supply and storage? That could be a game ender.

>>6039258
David is the fucking leader.
If they try shit then we can just sic our wife on them and let her run loose. If any rebel thinks he can win using clandestine sabotage or force they're wrong, David is good at the latter and his wife is good at the former.

>>6039262
I'd rather the game end with us fighting and being respected then the game end with us kneeling and everyone hating us.

>>6039263
Except the game won't end if everyone hates us in the colony.
The QM said before this is using an EU4 type of system with rulers, and if David is overthrown or dies for some reason he'd be replaced by someone enough influence to be the leader of the planet. We have a bunch of nobles that could fit that role already.
However I don't think it would come to a rebellion overthrowing David, we have too much influence and too many connections here to be couped.

>>6039264
Personally, I say that a colony of soldiers that invested extensively in self defense should fight. Deference when we have a very good chance of winning is cowardly and might well permanently cripple development, depending on how often the pirates come around..

>>6039263
>>6039264
And compare this to getting raided and our food supply being destroyed while being practically defenseless for any pirate to attack again. That could easily be the end of the quest (unless the QM decides to change our pov to the pirates or something lol)

>>6039266
You may call it cowardly but it's the pragmatic thing to do. Leaders have to make hard choices to ensure survival of the settlement, that's just how life is.
And as for permanently crippling development, I think we should wait and watch what they do and find out where they come from. Then we can do a proper ambush on them when they least expect it.

>>6039264
You got to remember though I belief that the worst case for the kneeling is literally the same as the worst case of the fighting WITH the added bonus of everyone hating us.

Regardless we shall see what happens it ultimately both your views of whats best and my views of whats best mostly come down to assumptions so we shall see what happens.

>>6039270
Also man I really gotta proofread better before I post lol

>>6039270
>You got to remember though I belief that the worst case for the kneeling is literally the same as the worst case of the fighting WITH the added bonus of everyone hating us.
A raid from pirates, or really any hostile force, is objectively terrible in any circumstance. You're underestimating what criminals would do in order to "send a message". Meanwhile this extortion will likely only happen only once before we can get our shit together and prepare.
However if there's a rebellion in our civilization they won't just salt the earth and destroy their own supplies (and thus ruining any chance of succeeding in their rebellion), they'll just hate David and try to get him out of power (something that isn't really possible at this point due to his influence).

>>6039036
>>6039004
Boom goes the pirate

>>6039286
Is this a +1?

>>6039289
Yes

>>6039281
See what I mean about assumptions?

>>6039036
+1
Do we have escape pods in the ship? We could make a Homemade Torpedo, would be quite funny
And jetson some c4 into space a improvised minefield against their fighters and Torpedos

>>6039004
>>6039031
+1

>>6039004
>>6039349
>Accept the outrageous demands. You will have to make sure that your own colonists do not blow up the deal, literally. And you, maybe. If nothing else, your extortionist might be willing to share some actionable intelligence, after all, you are now under their protection.
Well shit, didn't realize we were in two camps already. I'll switch to this.

>>6039004
>Accept the outrageous demands. You will have to make sure that your own colonists do not blow up the deal, literally. And you, maybe. If nothing else, your extortionist might be willing to share some actionable intelligence, after all, you are now under their protection.

>>6039036
>>6039004
>support

Give them explody boxes.

>>6039004
>>6039054
+1

If I were to weigh in, I think there is no right answer.

There are multiple ways things could go south.
If we were to fight them, then indeed one wrong roll could make us lose and piss them off. If so then we have nothing really to stop them from turning our valley into a crater. And even if we were to win, and then try to smelt down every part of their ships for salvage and hide every potential clue of their death then if they have "friends" those could just find us by searching for the loot their comrade's ships would be.

But if we were to hand over the goods, then our colony might die a slow death. They would likely come back and squeeze us dry of our resources whenever they needed cash, most likely taking anything they thought they could demand without the colony dying outright.

When handing over the common material to the pirates, we might also just roll bad as well and have a rebellion. And if David's leadership is overthrown it might not kill the colony, But it will sow the expectation of rebellion. And that sets a standard that "it can indeed happen" in everyone's minds. Something that will likely doom the colony as Well from constant infighting and tithe the pirates Would demand from whatever new government Would form.

Either way, if we let them go now, we are likely to see them come back. They will certainly tell others about us. This would mean others would know it was us who killed anyone travelling through this system. As Well as friends who might come along and make the next possible encounter even harder to fight if we don’t kill them now.

So while appeasing them for now buys the colony more time, it might still doom it to a slow death as Well. But fighting them right now might be a death sentence as well.

Also. Since the common material bombs in the explosive rigging idea Would likely mostly go onto the freighter. Why don’t we try to “appease” them with a lot of the alcohol we have and then have that explode inside of their combat-capable ships? It Would also be much easier to hide a small fuse to light all of the high ethanol alcohol on fire compared to masking explosives inside boxes meant to carry raw metals. Imagine having to deal with both a several ton burning alcohol fire in their ships WHILE also getting fired upon by our patrol vessels.

Accept 11
Give the order 1
boxes full of explosives rigged to blow 10

Alright, seems like there's quite a bit of debate. In order to ensure everyone has time to weigh in with their decisions, I will give it 5 more hours before locking in the vote.

>>6039057

>Also hope you are feeling better, Newb.

I do, thank you.

>>6039135

Very nice. There are some technical limitations that I will go in on when you anons get to the point where you can make in house warships.

>>6039036
+1
Fuck it, we ball

>>6039036
+1
Fingers crossed they take the bait.

>>6039004
>Accept the outrageous demands. You will have to make sure that your own colonists do not blow up the deal, literally. And you, maybe. If nothing else, your extortionist might be willing to share some actionable intelligence, after all, you are now under their protection.

>>6039004
>>6039054
Support.
Because eh screw them pirates, we go hard and smart with the big brain plays.

>>6039004
>>6039004
>Accept the outrageous demands. You will have to make sure that your own colonists do not blow up the deal, literally. And you, maybe. If nothing else, your extortionist might be willing to share some actionable intelligence, after all, you are now under their protection.
Hidden pirate path?

>>6039764
You sure you supported the right post? Just double checking.

>>6039004
>Accept the outrageous demands. You will have to make sure that your own colonists do not blow up the deal, literally. And you, maybe. If nothing else, your extortionist might be willing to share some actionable intelligence, after all, you are now under their protection.
It's a shame Fleet-anon's idea on how to deal with this wasn't widely supported, it sounded sensible.

>>6039004
>>6039036
Supporting

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>6039698
Accept 14
Give the order 1
boxes full of explosives rigged to blow 14

I assume this is for blowing up, since what was written and chosen does not match. >>6039764

And once more we are at an impasse.

Rolling to determine it:
1 is accepting the demands
2 is for the dastardly plan

>>6039908

>Rolled 2

And there she blows !

Okay, I will be needing a total of 4d100 best of 3

First is for the bombs to go through basic scans
Second is for more thorough close up search, since the enemy is not stupid.
Third, presuming the first two succeed, the amount of damage caused by the bombs.
Fourth is for the patrol boats to fight, come what may.

Rolled 16, 25, 61, 10 = 112 (4d100)

>>6039910

Rolled 56, 9, 17, 49 = 131 (4d100)

>>6039910
rollin.

>>6039911
>>6039912
Shiiit. the bombs will be found with these rolls.

Rolled 68, 14, 4, 27 = 113 (4d100)

>>6039910
Come on dice gods. I will forever thank you if you give us just this one Good moment!

File: 4jtf7w.jpg (54 KB, 1000x560)

54 KB JPG

Remote search 68
Close up search 25
Explosion 61
Fight 49

Oh, boy. Writing.

>>6039917
>>6039911
>>6039912
It is so over bro’s…this isn’t right…i just hope the pirates are repelled enough for the colony to remain unscathed. This quest means too much for me to accept defeat.

>>6039919
>Broken Empire quest
>Disastrous rolls at pivotal moments
Classic

Valhalla here we come!

>>6039920
Don't worry Fleet-anon. We might be able to play as the pirates if they decide to stay here, it could be fun.

>>6039925
I just think about the big ship

>>6039920
Dont lose hope fleet anon, its not nat 1.

>>6039937
It's still extremely bad mate, it'd be unrealistic to think otherwise.

>>6039939
I know, i was here when we lost our brave men on that stealth ship, i was here when lost our waifu, i was here when we got nickname ghoul.

>>6039919
Oh you gotta be kidding me. I mean atleast our people probably aint gonna hate us but god what the hell are these rolls!

“Wait one.” You tell the ship captains as you quickly begin to call up Garrick, adding him to the call.

“Sir ?” His face also pops up at a weird angle, the camera feed from his spacesuit making his appearance far more distorted than it actually is.

“Infrastructure minister.” Nods of acknowledgement echo out a few seconds later from both of the captains, to which Garrick responds in kind.

“I called you up for an important reason.” You begin, a plan formulating as you speak. “How many det charges do we still have left that we managed to get from corp HQ ?”

The man raises an eyebrow at that. “Still got a good few kilos of it, high-yield.”

“I want you to grab all of it. These pirates, opportunists, or whomever else it may be, want something from us ? Then we will gladly give it to them, more than they had ever bargained for.” You begin explaining the idea, a predatory smile forming on your face.
.
.
.
-
(POV shift: You are Ewan Sartor, the captain of a patrol boat creatively named PB-2.)

You swallow nervously. The spacesuit you are wearing clings to you uncomfortably as you slowly move your fingers over the command console. You feel as the lack of gravity makes you float, with only the harness holding you down on your chair. You’ve already completed the decompression procedures so unless something important is hit, or simply the shell is large enough to annihilate you and the ship’s crew. Though you doubt you will even be capable of comprehending your death, so that’s an upside, you suppose.

“Contacts on approach.” One of the crewmen informs you as his voice comes over the comm network. “They appear to be slowing down on approach.”

“Keep firing vectors open.” You order the helmsman. You don’t need to turn around and burn backwards to slow yourself down, after all, you are to happily give away your hard-earned wealth.

“Sir, contact from PB-1.” Another crewman now draws your attention.

“Put it through.”

A few moments later, over the comm you hear the voice of your fellow captain, by the virtue of commanding a ship whose name comes before your alphabetically, your superior officer. “Received contact, they’re demanding that we let loose of our cargo.”

“Roger that.” You quickly respond. “Beginning detachment.” You gesture for another member to undo the locks on a large container that had been attached to your own hull, it was annoying to drag it to a place far enough not to threaten the drydock or the Argonaut with your inferior thrusters compared to the mass you had to shuttle ahead.

Well, there was one funny moment when the Argonaut’s captain learnt that you will be commandeering a couple of his cargopods. But other than his pained expression, all you had for calming yourself didn’t amount to much.

“Helm, begin withdrawal, bow thrusters. We’re moving back nice and slow.”

>>6040035

“Nice and slow, captain.” The helmsman responds and you feel yourself rattled as the harness once more keeps you in place.

You can feel the tension as enemy spacecraft begin to close in on the pods. Now that you got a good look at them, you realize just what cheap pieces of crap they are. What was once probably a civilian shuttle that was modified to have missiles attached to it and a simple railgun. They appear rather slow and sluggish to your eyes. It wouldn’t even be a contest if the adrenaline junkies that are given the right to call themselves pilots would encounter them. Unfortunately, you do not have any of those madmen alongside with you today, a thought you never believed you would entertain.

“Fighters drawing back.” The sensors officer reports as you watch small dots move away from the slightly larger dots tagged as your cargo pods.

There’s some visible relief amongst the crew. The first hurdle has been passed.

The two enemy warships, if you can use such a generous term, begin moving forwards, before quickly unleashing shuttlecraft from the side not identified by your computer program as hostile military component, most likely where they store everything ranging from ammo to supplies, and clearly shuttles. The enemy, unfortunately, has enough common sense to keep their warships away from the pods, so you will need them to bring the crates aboard for any real result.

Since you are close enough for it, you switch on the forwards facing camera and begin to zoom in as the shuttles disgorge people in spacesuits just as bulky as your won. Moving over the pods like ants you see as some of them disappear from your sight entering through the doors on the side of the pod.

You hold your breath.

For a minute nothing happens.

“Sir !” The tension you were feeling flairs up exceptionally as the sensors officer shouts out, the noise being even worse since it is all transmitted through comms. “Energy spikes from main warships !”

“Evasive action, now !” You raise your voice while trying to retain an aura of calm and authority.

And you must say your thanks to whomever designed your sensor system, as the enemy clearly did not expect for you to react in time as dozens of railgun rounds fly barely past you as you bank hard to starboard.

“Get me PB-1, we need to coordinate targets.” You quickly relay your orders to the comm officer. “Keep dodging and keep shooting, we must keep on the pressure. Keep to one side, their weapon placement means they cannot hit us with both turrets due to our small size.” Quickly analysing the situation, you find a straw that could ensure your survival.

>>6040036

“Sir, enemy fighters are turning around, I am detecting missile launches as well.” The sensors officer responds as you clench your teeth. You have no counter to those two other than prayer and the fact that a railgun turret fires thousands of rounds a minute, so chances are you might be able to hit them, maybe, space is far too vast after all.

Concentrating fire, you rattle the nearest enemy ship full of holes. One upside of your small size is that depressurization is actually possible and intended, so when a far of shoot blows through your plating and nearly kills the comm officer, you are fine. However, if you puncture enough holes rapidly enough, you see entire section of the ship being blown outwards.

Your luck however does not last, while you are harder to hit, and those hits may not cause as much damage, your systems are far more tightly packed and your staying power is vastly inferior.

“Port thrusters got hit, I am reading red all over the board, frontal armour is buckling, sir.” Trying to keep a steady voice and display professionalism of a soldier, one of the crew reports.

You are about to order for power to be cut to port, when the comms officer pipes up. “Sir, PB-1 suffered critical damage, their fusion reactor has been breached.”

Interfacing with the system of the patrol boat, you quickly note that one of the missiles had impacted PB-1 and caused such intensive damage, the only redeeming thing would be the confirmation that they are not nuclear warheads, but rather regular explosives, what little comfort it brings in this situation.

That’s that then. You grimly think, with your own thrusters damaged and enemy fighters closing in for the kill upon you. All that’s left to do is cause enough damage for them to break off.

Just as try to find a solution against the closing enemy warships that had sensed your weakness and began to move in for the kill, over open frequency you hear a single battlecry.

“Valhalla !” The captain of PB-1 directs all power towards the thrusters, utterly ignoring any dangers such a decision carries. You quickly note radiation emanating from the vessel, the breach must have been worse than you had thought, and you are certain of one thing, those people are all dead men walking.

You watch with utter bafflement as the patrol boat slams into one of the pods, and only then do you realize what the captain is planning. And the enemy has realized it too, judging by the amount of firepower they are throwing towards the pod. Still, Captain David had decided to cram some common materials into the pods, plus the det charges are safe to handle by their nature unlike some other explosives, so the added protection results in the pod slamming straight into the nearest warship that had been furiously trying to reverse its movement direction.

File: First battle for Thunor.png (288 KB, 2077x1682)

288 KB PNG

>>6040037

For a moment, nothing happens other than all three objects slamming into each other, and a moment later, a miniature sun flashes out for a few moments before dying out, lacking any oxygen to burn on further or any atmosphere to allow for a shockwave to roll over.

At the end, the situation still looks grim, but maybe you have a fighting chance.

>Keep slugging against the main ship, you might get lucky and disable it before the fighters get you.

>Those fighters are going to knock you out sooner or later; you need to deal with them first.

>After such a display, maybe you could bluff the foe into disengaging ?

>What you do, you do for your family and their future. Valhalla !

A colony of insane war veterans that for some reason or another decided to abandon civilization sometimes comes in clutch.

>>6040038
>>Those fighters are going to knock you out sooner or later; you need to deal with them first.

File: YES.png (64 KB, 457x98)

64 KB PNG

>>6040038
>Those fighters are going to knock you out sooner or later; you need to deal with them first.

GIVE ME A NAME LIST OF EVERYONE WHO DIED ON THAT PATROL BOAT. THEIR GLORY WILL BE ETERNAL.

>>6039248
also Newb, i am still interested in knowing the resource make-up of these ships. how much could these scrap ships be smelted into if given the chance?

>>6040038
>Those fighters are going to knock you out sooner or later; you need to deal with them first.

...NEVER HAD ANY DOUBTS BABY I ALWAYS TRUSTED THE PLAN! SEE THIS IS THE TYPE OF STUFF YOU CAN PULL WHEN YOU GOT MEN WHO BELIEVE IN YA AND ARE WILLING TO DIE FOR YA! LETS GOOOOOOO

>>6040038
>>Those fighters are going to knock you out sooner or later; you need to deal with them first.
SAY IT WITH ME: VALHALLA!

>>6040038
>Those fighters are going to knock you out sooner or later; you need to deal with them first.
Glory!

>>6040038
>>Keep slugging against the main ship, you might get lucky and disable it before the fighters get you.

>>6040090
Isn't it better to take on the fighters first?

>>6040121
>A colony of insane war veterans that for some reason or another decided to abandon civilization sometimes comes in clutch.
They can handle it. Even if we get a low-ish roll the pseudo-nobles will still win, as could be seen by the last update.

>>6040123
Fair.

>>6040038
>Keep slugging against the main ship, you might get lucky and disable it before the fighters get you.

>>6040038
>>6040059
>>Keep slugging against the main ship, you might get lucky and disable it before the fighters get you.
Actually i'm gonna change my vote to this.
Damn the fighters, full speed ahead!

>>6040038
>What you do, you do for your family and their future. Valhalla !

This is our best chance at outright winning the fight take out their last warship and hope to god the fighters have to limited of range to chase down the argonaut. Worst case scenario they poke some holes in the dry dock and we have to do some repairs.

It also may be worth bringing the argonaut into this battle it does have those anti asteroid weapon systems and those could at least irritate the enemy maybe even destroy a few of the fighters

Hopefully after this battle we can salvage some repairable weapon systems from our own and the enemies wrecks and increase the defensive armament of both the drydock and the argonaut.

>>6040038
>>Those fighters are going to knock you out sooner or later; you need to deal with them first.

>>6040038
>Keep slugging against the main ship, you might get lucky and disable it before the fighters get you

>>6040038
>Keep slugging against the main ship, you might get lucky and disable it before the fighters get you.

>>6040038
>Keep slugging against the main ship, you might get lucky and disable it before the fighters get you
Literally no reason we should NOT take this. Even if it's unlucky we still win.
This was apparently a big nothingburger.

>>6040038
>Keep slugging against the main ship, you might get lucky and disable it before the fighters get you.

File: Wrong size.png (10 KB, 324x222)

10 KB PNG

Rolled 94 (1d100)

fighters 6
slugging 7
Valhalla 1

Alright, slugging it out wins.

Need a 1d100 best of 3 for slugging it with the ship.

Also, I got the sizes wrong for the patrol boat, on the left is the oversized one, the ones on the right showcase them at a proper size.

>>6040493
>Rolled 94
VALHALLA

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>6040493

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>6040493
The roll isn’t for the enemies right?

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>6040493

>>6040497

>The roll isn’t for the enemies right?

Do not worry, there's a set DC against the ship. :)

File: IMG_7637.jpg (5 KB, 223x226)

5 KB JPG

>>6040499
VALHALLA’S SONS AND DAUGHTERS SHOW THEIR TRUE METTLE

THANK YOU ANON

>>6040499
WELCOME TO VALHALLA GENTLEMEN!!

>>6040499
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

>>6040499
GLORY TO THE SECOND SHIP TO DIE

>>6040499
First ones to Valhalla get the best seat. Die well brothers. I'll save you some mead.

“Helm, ignore the fighters, concentrate upon the retreating enemy ship, they’re trying to create a gap so we don’t pull the same trick again.” A moment of thought later, finally recovering from the shock of the sacrifice you had witnessed, you begin ordering the crew. “Gunnery, if we cannot win, then we have to make damn sure that they lose, target the railgun housing best as able, we need to prevent them from being able to bombard Valhalla from orbit.”

With your port thrusters being damaged as they are, the helmsman has a hard time moving you with a modicum of grace and speed at the same time. Though perhaps by fortune or skill, the man is somehow able to keep the ship going straight, providing a stable platform allowing for the gunnery officer to unleash accurate hell, to the point where even the minute shifts of the ship due to the weapon fire is being compensated for.

“Sir, enemy fighters lining up on us.” Your sensors officer warns you just as there’s a slight shift as enemy railgun fire rattles your hull, breaching some of the forwards facing armour and causing internal damage.

“Ignore them, enemy vessel is our top priority.” As your words leave your mouth, you already know the implication of your order. While not as glorious, you just signed the death warrant of everyone onboard, including yourself.

“Take this you bastards.” You hear the determined voice of the gunnery officer and a minute or so later, through the camera feed you see a small explosion rock out from the ship facing you.

“Explosion from the enemy ship, it seems we managed to cook off their ammo storage !” The sensors officer quickly reports what you are already seeing, excitement creeping into the man’s voice.

“Helm, orient me upwards.” The gunnery officer request and you quickly send your approval to the helmsman.

“Fighters in range, they’ve launched missiles.” The sensors officer says with resignation in his voice.

Not yet. You grit your teeth and read the data flowing into your suit.

The vessel is rocked by explosives and you can feel yourself being propelled portwards from the impact of the missiles.

“Sir, starboard thrusters are down, starboard armour is compromised, I am reading internal damage throughout the entire system.” Once more, grim tidings fill your ears.

“Gunnery, I need a win here.” You simply call out ignoring the damage report.

“Got in my sights, sir. Firing !” In a blink of an eye, thousands of rounds erupt as your ammo read drops rapidly.

And yet again, another Sun erupts as the back of the enemy vessel is blown out.

“Neutronium reactor hit !” The sensors officer shouts out. “We’ve had a direct hit !”

>>6040663

You thank your lucky stars for once not being aboard a vessel with the reactor. Maybe a few generations down the line the reactors won’t be temperamental as they are now, but at the moment, you can only smile as the awesome energy held within is unleashed in but a blink of an eye.

The celebrations however, are cut short. Once again you are rocked in your seat, this time from port side, and before your mind is even capable of processing it, shrapnel erupts in the command bridge, fist sized and larger pieces of metal kill the sensors officer instantly, his spacesuit shredded and a large piece piercing the helmet with goblets of blood having erupted out and filling the chamber from the now dead man.

Pain also erupts as you no longer feel your left arm and your vision begins to swim. You think someone is screaming. You cannot tell whom it might be. Still, you are able to make out something bright, brighter than the sparks erupting from the various screens and consoles around you whose breakers had clearly failed, then the brightness grows, for but a second.

-
(End of POV shift.)

“They’re dead.” Stellan’s voice comes distorted and artificial, your comm equipment barely able to pick him up from the great distance.

Silence fills the entire room. You had won, technically, two patrol boats faced down what could be classified as heavy frigates or light destroyers and won, but that victory came at the cost of 40 men and women and both of your patrol boats. Any commander would applaud such small losses both in terms of manpower and material, but for you, this all is devastating.

“What’s the remaining ship doing ?” You must keep everyone on the same page, you still have a threat to deal with and mourning can come later, and they will be mourned, you will make sure of that later on.

“It looks, lost. It’s standing still for now, though it might just be waiting to pick up the trio of fighters. Speaking of, they are returning to the cargo ship.” About five minutes later you hear Stellan’s response.

“Any other actions ?”

“None yet.”

“If it comes down to it, can they threaten you ?”

“I’d rather not risk it. The point the defence I have is nowhere near capable of hunting the little buggers down and all they have to do is blow out my engines and I am a sitting duck.”

“How about I get some men to sit at your hull and fire off some manpads ?”

“I’d take my chances at diving at a star.”

You sigh. The enemy could still tear apart the drydock. It’s abandoned for now, so you don’t have to worry about any civilian casualties. Stellan should be able to outrun the enemy ship and fighters can operate independently for so long, so he should be fine as long as proper distance is maintained.

“Alright kee-“

“Wait, the fuckers are hailing me.” Stellan interrupts you rather abruptly, and you are unsure if it is due to the delay or his simple prediction that you were about to say something.

>>6040664

About fifteen or so minutes later, Dragan once more contacts you. “Well, this is an interesting situation. Uhhh, the captain of the ships wants to sell you stuff.”

“What ?” That causes you some pause alongside everyone else in the room.

“Yea, apparently the guy’s escorts are a part of a coalition that’s he’s a part of, but other than some business dealings he has no hard feelings one way or another, since it was his escorts’ decision to fuck with us. They were on their way to trade with something called the Directorate of Chorix , but with their escorts now blown to bits, they’re uncertain how well that trade will go, so instead of calling it quits and eating the loss, the captain’s offering to deal with us.”

“That is…” You are quite frankly, baffled and at a loss for words. Looking around the room, there appears to be a general air of confusion amongst the gathered people, so if nothing else, they do not seem outraged by the offer.

“So, uh…orders, I guess ?” Unused to military lingo, Stellan asks.

>Tell them to fuck off and leave your system as fast as they are able to.

>Accept their offer, and during the exchange board the vessel and try to take it over, they might be ready for boarders, but you doubt they’d be ready for battle-hardened veterans. Though with the trick you pulled before, they might be overly cautious.

>Accept their offer, having a friendly trader might we worth the bother his departure may imply.

>(Write in)

>>6040665
>>Accept their offer, and during the exchange board the vessel and try to take it over, they might be ready for boarders, but you doubt they’d be ready for battle-hardened veterans. Though with the trick you pulled before, they might be overly cautious.

>>6040665
>On the condition that the trader abandons or otherwise turns over the trio of fighters to our jurisdiction
>Accept their offer, having a friendly trader might be worth the bother his departure may imply.

>If he refuses to do so
>Tell them to fuck off and leave your system as fast as they are able to.
If he's being honest, then the only people I want really dead are those fighters. And if he refuses to turn them over, then he's too embedded with the "rogue elements" for me to trade with.

>>6040665
NewbQM is the voice same one that tried to extort us?

>>6040671

>On the condition that the trader abandons or otherwise turns over the trio of fighters to our jurisdiction

"The fighters." You begin, your face hardening. "They have to be turned over." You are unsure if the trader will accept that, but you certainly want so vengeance and so do the people.

"I'll try to ask." Stellan says and once more disappears for about five minutes, a surprisingly short amount of time. "He's fine with it." Slightly perturbed he says. "Bastard didn't even hesitate, though he's only willing to give away the pilots, not the craft themselves. He claims that since they landed on his ship, the craft are now his property."

Cruel. The only word that comes to your head, even though you are demanding them for their execution, the person did not hesitate to hand them over.

>>6040674

>NewbQM is the voice same one that tried to extort us?

"The man's voice." You continue with another question. "Is it the same one that demanded things from us ?"

"Nah." Stellan's head shakes a minute or so later. "But the fucker's voice is cold, felt a chill roll up my back when he talked."

>>6040665
>Accept their offer, and during the exchange board the vessel and try to take it over, they might be ready for boarders, but you doubt they’d be ready for battle-hardened veterans. Though with the trick you pulled before, they might be overly cautious.
More big brained plays.

>>6040678
>Bastard didn't even hesitate, though he's only willing to give away the pilots, not the craft themselves.
Lmao, good enough for me.

>>6040665
Switching my conditional >>6040671 to
>Accept their offer, having a friendly trader might be worth the bother his departure may imply.

>>6040665

>>6040671
>+1

As much as I want to try boarding them, if we attempt something like that and fail. We will have burnt any chance at peaceful relations with these people in the future. Though I would say if he is unable or unwilling to surrender the strike craft pilots I would also accept a surrender of the strike craft themselves into our custody. We’re currently defenseless and I’m sure we can scrape up pilots to fly the things

>>6040665
>Tell them to fuck off and leave your system as fast as they are able to.

>"As part of this, you will also hand over any star maps and information on the local colonies in the next 1000 light years if you have any data on such systems. Included will be a demand that all data about this system be scrubbed along with the data of the destruction of your escorts being logged as happening in a separate system along your route. And a log of the names and identities of everyone aboard your ship is made available for our use if anyone comes to this system with the knowledge of what happened here."

Also, why the fuck aren't we out potentially trying to search for survivors? I get the first PD vessel being...yeah. but the second one might've had one or two people survive.

...Also Newb, could we make any form of weapon able to be mounted onto the Argonaut capable of taking down the now neutral trade vessel in the days it takes to get the ship into orbit? A high power point defense laser? A railgun? Could crude missile(s) be made in the factory?

>>6040688
oh fuck, wrong vote. was copying back and fourth too much.

>Accept their offer, having a friendly trader might we worth the bother his departure may imply.

>>6040665
>>6040688
>>6040689
>Accept their offer, having a friendly trader might we worth the bother his departure may imply.
+1

>>6040678
Ask them to identify themself and to identify their now-dead escorts and to help in search and rescue of our men as a sign of goodwill. After that we may trade.

>>Accept their offer, having a friendly trader might we worth the bother his departure may imply.

>>6040688

>"As part of this, you will also hand over any star maps and information on the local colonies in the next 1000 light years if you have any data on such systems. Included will be a demand that all data about this system be scrubbed along with the data of the destruction of your escorts being logged as happening in a separate system along your route. And a log of the names and identities of everyone aboard your ship is made available for our use if anyone comes to this system with the knowledge of what happened here."

"Alright, if he's willing to go that far, send them these demands. He will hand over any star maps and information on the local colonies in the next 1000 light years if he has such data. I also want all data about this system be scrubbed along with the data of the destruction of his escorts being logged as happening in a separate system along his route. And I also want a log of the names and identities of everyone aboard his ship to be made available for our use if anyone comes to this system with the knowledge of what happened here." You quickly outline another series of demand to Stellan, so that he could relay it. Judging by the shifting expression on his face, you can clearly tell that you're pushing it, but hey, if he wants to trade, there are some sacrifices that need to be made.

"Right, this will go well." Dragan says without even attempting to hide his murmurings. This time you have to stand around for nearly half an hour before you hear from him again. "Alrighty, the first two can be negotiated for a price, the last one, and I quote push your luck more and I will just leave and let my associates deal with you later. Was what he said."

"Cheeky bugger." You remark.

>Also, why the fuck aren't we out potentially trying to search for survivors? I get the first PD vessel being...yeah. but the second one might've had one or two people survive.

"Right. What about survivors ?" Trying to keep your cool, you ask the most pressing question.

"Ours ? Dead. First ones are now atoms at best, the second ship, those fighters did a number on it. I've seen a few raids myself, and well, I can tell you no one's left. Besides, not even their automated distress calls are going, and those only break when the suits themselves fail, and if that happens, well, death via exposure to vacuum is not a pretty one, David." Somberly, he responds.

>>6040688

>...Also Newb, could we make any form of weapon able to be mounted onto the Argonaut capable of taking down the now neutral trade vessel in the days it takes to get the ship into orbit? A high power point defense laser? A railgun? Could crude missile(s) be made in the factory?

Gotta go out of character for this one. Shit like that, you cannot make, you simply do not have the tech nor the knowhow, as the sort of people who would know how to do it are paid very, very well and do not go the end of nowhere to get away from their demons, they just go to their personal therapist. Had you dismantled a patrol boat and actually figured out how it works, you might be able to, but as of right now, other than small arms and accompanying ammo, no one knows how to make anything space related.

>>6040693

>Ask them to identify themself and to identify their now-dead escorts and to help in search and rescue of our men as a sign of goodwill. After that we may trade.

They will do so if you decide to trade.

>>6040665
>Accept their offer, having a friendly trader might we worth the bother his departure may imply.
Directorate of Chorix(corporates?)

>>6040698
>>6040700
Welp. I am VERY unhappy that we are letting them go off the hook if we trade with them. We've become very vulnerable due to this recent attack and lost a lot of good people because of it. So any whisper of "an unprotected colony ripe for the picking" could easily slip anywhere this trading ship goes.

I will still vote for trade. But I am definitely not happy about the fact that these people are feeling daring enough to say such.

And fair enough about the weaponry. I didn't necessarily expect much either and just wanted to make sure we couldn't do anything.

I'd wager we could offer usage of the drydock as a trade commodity they might want to use. However, I imagine we see the potential back-and-forth trade options only when we've agreed to do said trading.

>>6040721
Fleet anon, as much i would like kill them all. They are trade ship and claim that they are not same group as escorts but if in some point it turns out not to be true.

Well then am sure we will put their heads on to a pike.

>>6040728
>Accept their offer, having a friendly trader might we worth the bother his departure may imply.
I don't like it but this guy seems just psychopathic and pragmatic enough to not hold any grudges as long as we don't slight him any further/do business with him. Although who knows maybe it's all a show.

>>6040728
Let us not delude ourselves here if that guy plans on murdering us later down the line he isn't going to be dumb enough to show up in person.

>>6040728
It is indeed possible he might not mention anything about us to anyone.

But a merchant is a merchant. If he is willing to let the people who flew those fighters get executed so coldly, then a bit of cash to have a "slip of the tongue" near some people who bought him drinks at the bar (or just straight up bought the information with cold hard cash) about some unprotected fringe world isn't out of the picture either. and that risk increases exponentially the more of his crew are aware of these details.

>>6040738
You douple at me.

>>6040754
>You douple at me.
I spent a good 15 seconds wondering what douple meant before I realized what you were talking about pff.

>>6040738
For this the actual vote part is meant as a reply to this
>>6040665
My bad.

Betray 2
Trade 7

Alright calling it now, since no doubt you anons will have questions and I've got a few things to flesh out. Trading wins.

>>6040700
>Had you dismantled a patrol boat and actually figured out how it works
Motherfucker, the damn techies were on the right track. Oh well, spilt milk.

Let's remember to let them crack that core next turn.

Fuck it. You’re in no condition to throw away an opportunity to get something out of this guy, besides, this is probably the only way to get those fighter pilots and satisfy the grudge everyone will undoubtedly bear the moment word spreads of the battle.

“Stellan, tell the man I accept his offer for trade, and I want those pilots.” You finally say, enduring dubious looks from the gathered onlookers.

“Riiight, David, I know that I may not be the most of, uh…” Dragan struggles for a minute. “legit looking guys out there, and hell, can’t even lie that I am, but what I can say is that whomever can stay cool under such circumstances and under such demands, well, let us say that he comes off as a truly sketchy fuck, keep your wits about you.”

“Don’t worry, you’d be surprised how often military contractors come off as such.” You hadn’t dealt with them often, peaking out at captain and all, but you’ve seen enough to know that most would be comfortable in back-alley deals, or at least the ones that do sales on the ground.

It takes nearly an hour afterwards of no doubt fierce negotiations before Stellan pops up again, just when you thought that it might have fallen through. “Okay, the little shit was hard to deal with, by the intensity of my headache I can affirm that he’s certainly a merchant. I managed to work out a deal wherein both of you will meet on shuttles at few hundred kilometres distance, enough to prevent any comm lag, but far enough from anyone to interfere directly against either of you. Best neutral ground I was able to set up. Naturally, he will maintain contact with his ship, and you with mine, should the signal be cut, there’s an agreement that it means that both sides will withdraw. Got it ?”

“Got it.” You say with a sigh, not looking forwards to the rather rough ride out of atmosphere.
.
.
.
It still takes quite a few hours of meandering flight before far off in the distance, with only the sensors indicating that there’s another shuttle out there, somewhere.

“Sir, connection established.” A comm officer, one who volunteered from the communications centre informs you after having worked a console set in the far corner of the rather tightly packed room, as well, your people may have gotten a bit paranoid over your safety and nearly a company showed up to act as your bodyguards, but you had to decline most of them. Though even now there’s dozens of them clad head to toe in weapons and munitions.

Sitting down before console, you hit a few buttons as instructed, and soon thereafter, a figure appears before you.

>>6040813

Sharply dressed in a comically loose flowing white robe with golden embroidery and sown in jewels sits a man in a rather luxurious and comfortable looking leather chair, if it is real or synth, you cannot tell, but judging by the rather looking luxurious surroundings where you note what appears to be actual wood decorations, you are certain that if nothing else, the person certainly likes to show off.

The person smiles, revealing perfect pearly white teeth, though you quickly note that the smile does not reach his eyes. The pupils are dark, set into handsome features, though they are far too sharp for your tastes, making the man appear like a predatory bird than a man, clear indications of genemodding, but nowhere near as extensive as back in the Empire. Curling black hair are kept neat and short, and you very quickly note, immaculately clean. No matter how you put it, you don’t wash too often, since the water has to be processed which means less water to drink, something your wife constantly nagged you about, but not much you can do about that.

Finally, the brown-skinned man begins. “Good day, mister Hardrada. I am Akil Salb, representative of the Salb house and a part of the Hysomanra traders’ association which is a part of the Three Star Coalition. Before we start business dealings, allow me to express my deepest condolences for your loss. Keeping in mind the situation, I shall be handing over the pilots for free, whether or not we complete the business dealings here to the satisfaction of both of us.”

“How kind of you. Now then, I am curious as to what you have to offer.” You try to keep a straight face through the dealings, ignoring the noises of everyone checking their rifles, as if preparing for a boarding action.

“Oh, of course, I offer a fine collection of goods that will, alas, not see their original destination, as such they are heavily discounted, allow me to assure you as such.”

Liar. Your tongue itches to say your thoughts out loud.

“As it stands, and looking at what you have, I can offer you this…” The man prepares to remark about his goods, you had already exchanged what you will be willing to trade, nothing more than common materials unfortunately, as you lack anything else and even though you have a food surplus, it’d be best not to tempt faith so early.

Naturally, there are a few good you could trade, though you have no means of replacing those once given away:

>Extra munitions (Worth 10 standard units of common materials)
>A collection of civilian DRM blueprints (Worth 250 standard units of common materials)
>Uncracked beta A.I. core (Worth 70 standard units of common materials)

>>6040816

Clearing his throat, the man begins:

Current common materials: 16

>”Since you seem to have your common materials situation under control, I can offer rare materials at a reasonable exchange rate of 7 to 1. Free shipping of course included.”

>”I do have some farming equipment, simple, rugged designs that you will find are quite able to keep going despite any sort of abuse. I offer them at an appropriate price of only 6 standard common material units”

>”It just so happens that a part of my cargo consists of space rated railgun turrets, and even a couple of M.A.G. rated cannons. Unfortunately, installation shall be a separate service charge for more capable experts. I can offer these few, but highly sought-after items for a low, low price of only 12 standard common material units. Perfect for any space station of vessels you would wish to build.”

>”Due to unforeseen circumstances, I just so quite recently acquired a trio of spacecraft. Quite well made and rugged, though out of munitions unfortunately, so they shall have to be resupplied. I offer them at a bargain of only 1 standard common material unit per fighter.”

>”I am carrying a good quantity of foodstuffs, ranging from simple vegetables, to actual meat products that I think you would be interested in. It’d say I could offer about a month’s worth of it for a few thousand people for just 3 standard common material units. The steak comes from my family’s estates, it is quite delicious, I assure you.”

>”Now, as for your requests for information, I will gladly inform you that you decided to settle in a dangerous part of the galaxy, and I shall offer you details for as low as only measly 5 standard common material units.”

>”I am well aware that for small colonies, staying hidden is quite essential. I will gladly sell this vital service for just, let us say 8 standard common material units.”

>”Naturally, I can offer some neutronium fuel to top that tank so to say. Your freighter could take on quite a bit, I’d say 12 units for a full top off, 7 for half.”

>”My halls are overflowing with goods and I am sending you over a list of them, if something peaks your interest, do speak up, it is a merchant’s greatest desire to fulfil the needs of their customers.” (Write in)

>>6040817

“And before you decide on something, allow me to bring forth you another proposition. The job of a merchant’s is quite a competitive one, and there’s always a need of reliable and trustworthy clients. So, I offer you this deal, sign an exclusive trade contract with my house, and I shall not only give you a discount of 2 standard units for every purchase, I will even throw in the information you desire for free, and of course, keep your location a secret only known to my house until you are ready.” He chuckles with fake amusement. “Spread your wings as you will. A good alliance so to say. After all, everyone’s looking for friends in these trying, trying times.”

>Take the man up on his offer. What’s the worst that could happen ?

>Decline the deal, he’s already charging you outrageously.

>>6040812

>Motherfucker, the damn techies were on the right track. Oh well, spilt milk.

To disassemble is easier than to reassemble. Chances are good that you would have lost a patrol boat in the process, which would have made the battle no longer hard, but potentially impossible. Each decision has a cost and a pay off.

>>6040818
>Take the man up on his offer. What’s the worst that could happen?
As long as it only lasts, say, 50 years I don't mind it. Sketchy fuck or not, we need trade- ideally while also remaining unknown to the wider universe. If we can get manufacturing with those civvie blueprints up and running we might even do pretty well.

Buy
>”It just so happens that a part of my cargo consists of space rated railgun turrets, and even a couple of M.A.G. rated cannons. Unfortunately, installation shall be a separate service charge for more capable experts. I can offer these few, but highly sought-after items for a low, low price of only 12 standard common material units. Perfect for any space station or vessels you would wish to build.”
>”Due to unforeseen circumstances, I just so quite recently acquired a trio of spacecraft. Quite well made and rugged, though out of munitions unfortunately, so they shall have to be resupplied. I offer them at a bargain of only 1 standard common material unit per fighter.”
>”Naturally, I can offer some neutronium fuel to top that tank so to say. Your freighter could take on quite a bit, I’d say 12 units for a full top off, 7 for half.”
Half.

With the 2 material discount per purchase, that gets us to 16 common materials. Not quite as good as the two patrol boats, but it grants us decent defensive assets and information at the low low cost of being associated with House Salb.

>>6040817
sell
>Offer to sell him food. at 2 or 2.5 common materials value
buy
>”It just so happens that a part of my cargo consists of space rated railgun turrets, and even a couple of M.A.G. rated cannons. Unfortunately, installation shall be a separate service charge for more capable experts. I can offer these few, but highly sought-after items for a low, low price of only 12 standard common material units. Perfect for any space station or vessels you would wish to build.”
>”Due to unforeseen circumstances, I just so quite recently acquired a trio of spacecraft. Quite well made and rugged, though out of munitions unfortunately, so they shall have to be resupplied. I offer them at a bargain of only 1 standard common material unit per fighter.”
>”Naturally, I can offer some neutronium fuel to top that tank so to say. Your freighter could take on quite a bit, I’d say 12 units for a full top off, 7 for half.
half
although we can maybe buy more stuff for selling the guy food.
>Take the man up on his offer. What’s the worst that could happen ?
But tell him that he does know that we will not be bullied around as shown by our ferocious "negotiations" earlier. He may have his upper hand at some stuff, but he should let people know we are not an easy target and in the future may even be a harsher target.
>"Three star Coalition? May we know who they are and were that is?"

>>6040831
For selling of course a months supply for a few thousand people. We should of course let him buy only a few months max and not everything.

>>6040816
>>6040831
nevermind on the food selling. Just reread the last part. Apologies.

>>6040817
>>”It just so happens that a part of my cargo consists of space rated railgun turrets, and even a couple of M.A.G. rated cannons. Unfortunately, installation shall be a separate service charge for more capable experts. I can offer these few, but highly sought-after items for a low, low price of only 12 standard common material units. Perfect for any space station of vessels you would wish to build.”
Useful for our space drydock

>>”Due to unforeseen circumstances, I just so quite recently acquired a trio of spacecraft. Quite well made and rugged, though out of munitions unfortunately, so they shall have to be resupplied. I offer them at a bargain of only 1 standard common material unit per fighter.”
Just one to disassemble for techies

His deal would fine if we would know he can delivere what we need when we need it but seeing as he failed to keep his escords in check tells me his not a man who is very high in peaking order but as a counter-offer we give him chance to first buy and sell to us and he can drop his discount by 1 unit.

And i still want those names of your escorts. If he accepts take his offer.


>Take the man up on his offer. What’s the worst that could happen ?

>>6040816
Would selling the civilian DRM blueprints make them unavailable to us? Is it hardware locked, or is it just a copy of the data?

Secondly, how long would he be willing to stay in the system while we cannibalize the remains of his previous escorts?

Could we offer him a potential drydock visit in exchange for anything while the previous ships are cannibalized and the bodies of the patrol boat might be gathered for funeral purposes?

>>6040817
>”It just so happens that a part of my cargo consists of space rated railgun turrets, and even a couple of M.A.G. rated cannons. Unfortunately, installation shall be a separate service charge for more capable experts. I can offer these few, but highly sought-after items for a low, low price of only 12 standard common material units. Perfect for any space station of vessels you would wish to build.”

I don't know why everyone is picking fighters. The fighters are kind of useless to us right now as anyone we might meet would probably still beat them. We have much better chances of winning if we expanded the drydock into a space station and installed the M.A.G cannons.

>Take the man up on his offer. What’s the worst that could happen?
As mentioned, only if it lasts under 50 or so years. That is still most of a human lifetime through most of history.

>” I do have some farming equipment, simple, rugged designs that you will find are quite able to keep going despite any sort of abuse. I offer them at an appropriate price of only 6 standard common material units”

I would recommend that we buy the farming equipment. It should free up many people from doing it all by hand as we have been doing. Might even make up for the people we've lost in terms of workpower. We already talked about how we were missing out because of the benefits these machines would have had with the fact we have a colony able to support open agriculture.

>>6040862
>I would recommend that we buy the farming equipment.

It doesnt sound like its better that what we already have

>>6040862
>I don't know why everyone is picking fighters. The fighters are kind of useless to us right now as anyone we might meet would probably still beat them.
Given that we're taking the deal, all three only cost 1 common material. I'm mostly interested in trying to reverse engineer some of their systems to get low-level defense manufacturing going. Plus, we're currently down two space-worthy craft.

>>6040862

>Would selling the civilian DRM blueprints make them unavailable to us? Is it hardware locked, or is it just a copy of the data?

They are, as the name implies, DRM locked, you cannot copy them, so giving it away is losing it.

>Secondly, how long would he be willing to stay in the system while we cannibalize the remains of his previous escorts?

He leaves once the deal is concluded.

>Could we offer him a potential drydock visit in exchange for anything while the previous ships are cannibalized and the bodies of the patrol boat might be gathered for funeral purposes?

He has a well developed sense of not staying in area full of people that might kill him, so that would be a no. He might be a bastard, but he's not stupid.

>>6040876
Okay fair enough on all aspects. Not selling the DRM then.

>>6040869
Yes…But why Would it be an option if it wasn’t beneficial? (Yes i did forget we actually got basic farming gear)

>>6040870
That might be beneficial. But i also know most anons will probably vote for nearly anything else the next tens of votes Because we have more pressing issues and limited construction capacity. Like the AO defenses, starbase expansion and railgun installment as Well as the civilian improvements we still need to sort out.

>>6040817
>Decline the deal, he’s already charging you outrageously.

Buy:
>”Since you seem to have your common materials situation under control, I can offer rare materials at a reasonable exchange rate of 7 to 1. Free shipping of course included.” (Just one rare material.)
>”I do have some farming equipment, simple, rugged designs that you will find are quite able to keep going despite any sort of abuse. I offer them at an appropriate price of only 6 standard common material units”
>”Now, as for your requests for information, I will gladly inform you that you decided to settle in a dangerous part of the galaxy, and I shall offer you details for as low as only measly 5 standard common material units.”

>>6040851
>>6040876

I have feeling that i cant shake that you didnt see my counter-offer, so making this post just in case before i go to sleep.

>>6040817
I have the feeling the guys gonna snitch on us to everyone he meets if we don't take up his offer or buy the "stay hidden" package. About all I want to say here otherwise staying out this vote for now.

>>6040817
>A collection of civilian DRM blueprints (Worth 250 standard units of common materials)

>”Since you seem to have your common materials situation under control, I can offer rare materials at a reasonable exchange rate of 7 to 1. Free shipping of course included.”
>>15 rare materials if we sell the blueprints, none if we don't.

>”I do have some farming equipment, simple, rugged designs that you will find are quite able to keep going despite any sort of abuse. I offer them at an appropriate price of only 6 standard common material units”
>”Now, as for your requests for information, I will gladly inform you that you decided to settle in a dangerous part of the galaxy, and I shall offer you details for as low as only measly 5 standard common material units.”
>”I am well aware that for small colonies, staying hidden is quite essential. I will gladly sell this vital service for just, let us say 8 standard common material units.”
If we don't sell the blueprints then just buy the info and the remaining hidden parts.

>Decline the deal, he’s already charging you outrageously.

>>6040817
>>6040914
Forgot to put the selling part.
>Uncracked beta A.I. core (Worth 70 standard units of common materials)

Also the amount of people thinking we're going to need more protection, after that beautiful display of might on the part of our colony, is saddening.
We could literally just start raiding and seizing ships and tech with what we have if we wanted too, once we get the info of course.

>>6040817
>Ask about a terraforming machine and it's price

We really need to get this planet to a habitable level in this generation. The main benefit of this planet is that it's supposed to be basically ready to be settled without much equipment already, but we didn't pick up the terraforming machine in set-up which kind of screwed us over. So we just have a still semi-hostile planet without ore to make up for it. We need the flood and hurricanes and other shit to stop.

>>6040817
Sell
>Uncracked beta A.I. core (Worth 70 standard units of common materials)
Buy
>”Since you seem to have your common materials situation under control, I can offer rare materials at a reasonable exchange rate of 7 to 1. Free shipping of course included.” (A few.)
>”I do have some farming equipment, simple, rugged designs that you will find are quite able to keep going despite any sort of abuse. I offer them at an appropriate price of only 6 standard common material units”
>”Now, as for your requests for information, I will gladly inform you that you decided to settle in a dangerous part of the galaxy, and I shall offer you details for as low as only measly 5 standard common material units.”
Fuck it we ball, the other anon is right we don't need jack shit.
>Decline the deal, he’s already charging you outrageously.
Not taking your scam today old man.

Also ask about terraforming machines.

>>6040964
I mean we can just take shit, but still it's good to buy for now I guess.

>>6040966
But that crap with protecting our identity might be some sort of scheme or blackmail too.

>>6040817
>Take the man up on his offer. What’s the worst that could happen ?

I think you anons are being a little naive. This isn't a deal this is a threat. If we don't take this he's selling our info to the nearest pirates he can find who would love a defenseless colony.

>>6040969
Let them. They'll realize why we aren't to be messed with.

>>6040971
You're really confident when our best naval weapon is a practically unarmed freighter.

>>6040974
Don't be so defeatist, anon. I was in the same mindset you were at the beginning of the thread, thinking too much with pragmatism when really there was nothing to worry about.

We are a colony of nobles and insane military fanatics, it will always come in clutch with this sort of thing.
We could be armed with shovels and catapults and we'd give any would-be invader hell!
VALHALLA AWAITS! OUR NAMES WILL BE FEARED IN THE GALAXY!

>>6040851
>>6040921

>His deal would fine if we would know he can delivere what we need when we need it but seeing as he failed to keep his escords in check tells me his not a man who is very high in peaking order but as a counter-offer we give him chance to first buy and sell to us and he can drop his discount by 1 unit.

"Since you are willing to indulge us with such...s-, I mean wondrous discounts, I'd like to propose a counter offer. Instead of exclusive access, you would gain favoured access, where in you would have the opportunity to be the first one to sell to us, and for that privilege, you'd drop the price by 1 standard unit." You think of a counter offer.

"What a wondrous idea, unfortunately I will have to decline it. Being first to play second fiddle is hardly worth the effort. Though my offer of the previous deal still stands." Almost immediately the merchant shoots it down. Well, you're no diplomat, so this was an expected outcome.

>>6040957

>Ask about a terraforming machine and it's price

"What about terraforming machines ? I do not see any in your possession from the list you gave me." You continue after the previous exchange, having looked through the catalogue.

"That is expensive technology, alas I did not carry any of it on this journey. However, I could certainly deliver a basic set of it later on, for I'd say 100 standard common material units."

>>6040977

>We are a colony of nobles and insane military fanatics, it will always come in clutch with this sort of thing.
>We could be armed with shovels and catapults and we'd give any would-be invader hell!

Because of your leader and colony, you have insane positive modifiers when it comes to combat. I use tiered DC system, so shit like 50/70/80 etc. the higher the better the result. So chances are, you will probably eek out the smallest DCs more often than not. Though I should give a word of caution, you are not the only highly militarized colony, and you are still in early stages yet. Of course, on the other hand, the best way to make wealth is to simply seize it from others.

>>6041169
Then my vote >>6040851 stays the same but
>Decline deal
Also lets not sell anything.

>>6041171
I see a raider route, how very viking of you

>>6040817
>>”It just so happens that a part of my cargo consists of space rated railgun turrets, and even a couple of M.A.G. rated cannons. Unfortunately, installation shall be a separate service charge for more capable experts. I can offer these few, but highly sought-after items for a low, low price of only 12 standard common material units. Perfect for any space station of vessels you would wish to build.”
No selling, only buying

>Decline the deal, he’s already charging you outrageously.
Bad deal, possible the worse trade deal ever

>>6040862
I'm actually changing my vote.

>”It just so happens that a part of my cargo consists of space rated railgun turrets, and even a couple of M.A.G. rated cannons. Unfortunately, installation shall be a separate service charge for more capable experts. I can offer these few, but highly sought-after items for a low, low price of only 12 standard common material units. Perfect for any space station of vessels you would wish to build.”

Keep the rest of the material and then we go for orbital defences and Starbase expansion as the next upgrades possible. The more I think about it the more likely he is trying to get us into an agreement only to demand even worse prices in the future. Better to turtle now and then expand rather than be under the thumb of some pirate trader's empire ambitions.

>Decline the deal, he’s already charging you outrageously.

>>6040817
>”It just so happens that a part of my cargo consists of space rated railgun turrets, and even a couple of M.A.G. rated cannons. Unfortunately, installation shall be a separate service charge for more capable experts. I can offer these few, but highly sought-after items for a low, low price of only 12 standard common material units. Perfect for any space station of vessels you would wish to build.”

>”Due to unforeseen circumstances, I just so quite recently acquired a trio of spacecraft. Quite well made and rugged, though out of munitions unfortunately, so they shall have to be resupplied. I offer them at a bargain of only 1 standard common material unit per fighter.”
Only buy one fighter for disassembly. These purchases will hopefully allow us to quickly bolster our defences and maybe even allow us to get started on building some raiding ships.

>Decline the deal, he’s already charging you outrageously.
Fuck this guy for ripping us off, we will never forgive the Salb house for thinking they can get away with taking advantage of us.

>>6039698
>>6039004
>boxes full of explosives rigged to blow +1

>>6041317
Whoops missed a refresh

>>6040817
Are the space fighters atmospheric-capable? Fast craft getting around the planet is worth it, buy all 3.
>Take the man up on his offer. What’s the worst that could happen ?
>”Naturally, I can offer some neutronium fuel to top that tank so to say. Your freighter could take on quite a bit, I’d say 12 units for a full top off, 7 for half.”
Full

>>6040817
>>6040964
+1

>>6040817
>Uncracked beta A.I. core (Worth 70 standard units of common materials)

>”Since you seem to have your common materials situation under control, I can offer rare materials at a reasonable exchange rate of 7 to 1. Free shipping of course included.”
Get at least 1 rare material
>”I do have some farming equipment, simple, rugged designs that you will find are quite able to keep going despite any sort of abuse. I offer them at an appropriate price of only 6 standard common material units”
>”Now, as for your requests for information, I will gladly inform you that you decided to settle in a dangerous part of the galaxy, and I shall offer you details for as low as only measly 5 standard common material units.”
>”Due to unforeseen circumstances, I just so quite recently acquired a trio of spacecraft. Quite well made and rugged, though out of munitions unfortunately, so they shall have to be resupplied. I offer them at a bargain of only 1 standard common material unit per fighter.”
Just get one space fighter.

>Decline the deal, he’s already charging you outrageously.

>>6040817
>>6040964
Support.

>>6040817
>>6040964
+1

>>6040964
>Selling the Ai core
>Not buying weapons
>Not taking the deal or paying him to shut his mouth
>This is going to win
We're so fucked

>>6040964
>>6041340
>>6041362
>>6041388
>>6041350
You all really voting for to sell something very unique to get something we already like tractors. Most likely for cheap too

>>6041396
Never trust ai.
But really I'd rather sell something that wouldn't affect us for a while and needs a separate action to even have the chance of cracking open than something like ammunition and blueprints.

>>6041392
There is no need to doompost, we are NOBLES and it's our blood and birthright to win. The gods are with us, trust the plan.

>>6041406
Could you all at least trade the Ai core for a basic terraformer or something genuinely useful?

>>6041406
Then at least buy the guns

>>6041407
I would but they don't have terraforming stuff.

>>6041408
Alright fine.

>>6041388
Add buying the fighters and cannon.

>>6041388
Also add buying a rare material. May as well have something to help us build stuff.

>>6041410

>100 standard common material units. >>6041169

>>6041413
>I did not carry any of it on this journey. However, I could certainly deliver a basic set of it later on, for I'd say 100 standard common material units."
He doesn't have it with him now, and I don't want to sell our blueprints. Because selling our blueprints would be the only way to afford it.

>>6040665
Either this >>6041350 and/or this >>6040964
Either is fine by me.

>>6041340
>>6041350
>>6041362
Ok I was going to stay out of this but I swear to god there is some blatant same faggery going on. These three (plus a couple of others) have been voting for the same exact stuff around the same exact damn time for the last three votes. Once is like yeah sure, twice is a coincidence, but three damn times in a row for a proposition that is straight up throwing? Yeah nah I refuse to believe something fishy as hell isn't going on.

>”It just so happens that a part of my cargo consists of space rated railgun turrets, and even a couple of M.A.G. rated cannons. Unfortunately, installation shall be a separate service charge for more capable experts. I can offer these few, but highly sought-after items for a low, low price of only 12 standard common material units. Perfect for any space station or vessels you would wish to build.”
>”Due to unforeseen circumstances, I just so quite recently acquired a trio of spacecraft. Quite well made and rugged, though out of munitions unfortunately, so they shall have to be resupplied. I offer them at a bargain of only 1 standard common material unit per fighter.”
>”Naturally, I can offer some neutronium fuel to top that tank so to say. Your freighter could take on quite a bit, I’d say 12 units for a full top off, 7 for half.

>Take the man up on his offer. What’s the worst that could happen?

Is my personal vote but seriously am I the only one who thinks this is the case here?

>>6041436
>>6040817
Also forgot to link to the main post

>>6041436
>but three damn times in a row for a proposition that is straight up throwing?
How the hell are any of the votes throwing? Maybe it seems like that to you since you disagree with what the votes are saying.
Also how the hell would any of the two anons you quoted and myself be samefagging? It's literally three different IDs.

>>6041436
It does seem weird how that three times after this ano has posted >>6041350 then other anon >>6041362 has posted. This being third time.

First time
>>6039110
>>6039117

Second time
>>6040220
>>6040223

>>6041464
>disagree with what the votes are saying.
*disagree with the logic
But that's the same difference there honestly.

>>6041464
>It's literally three different IDs.
Multiple devices.

>>6041470
How the hell would that even work? IDs are connected to the internet, not the device.

>>6041473
A device with different source of the internet. For example a phone and pc

>>6041477
MANY such cases (home wifi and work/mobile cellular service)

>>6041477
That is sus.
But why would a samefag do it in such a predictable way? Wouldn't it be smarter to switch it up?

>>6041480
Yeah you could have pc, work phone and personal phone all with different source of internet

>>6041483
It would but if you think your going to lose the argument anyway without it, it is not like somebody is going to notice it... until we arrived here.

>>6041436
>Ok I was going to stay out of this but I swear to god there is some blatant same faggery going on. These three (plus a couple of others) have been voting for the same exact stuff around the same exact damn time for the last three votes. Once is like yeah sure, twice is a coincidence, but three damn times in a row for a proposition that is straight up throwing?
If this samefag is really about sabotage then he's doing a bad job at it. The first vote wasn't won, the second vote was a net gain, and this vote we have no idea about what will happen in the future other than paranoia and being overly cautious like I was in the beginning.

File: edouard-groult-inside-90.jpg (97 KB, 1019x595)

97 KB JPG

>>6041473
Either you are new, or you are feigning ignorance.

---------

Okay everyone. How about this? This is my new offer since seeing the discussion go back and forth. This is the best offer which I think will satisfy both sides.

Sell:
>Uncracked beta A.I. core

Buy:
>7 rare materials
>The 3 fighters
>Vacuum rated M.A.G cannons and railguns
>His silence
>Map details
>Farming equipment

and
>Decline the deal, he’s already charging you outrageously.

We are getting rid of a core, which while potentially game-breaking later on, is currently useless. Even if we were to crack it, we are surviving on the edge of civilized space. So I would rather we get necessities now, rather than a late-game item when we are barely surviving.

7 rare materials for a hospital, a government building, a laboratory, a police building, a space station upgrade AND a drydock expansion to the ring dock. With the M.A.G addon to make them defensible. This could likely be the same as skipping potentially 7 separate actions of gathering these rare materials.

We get all the information we need, and we are under no legal obligation to the psycho we are trading with.

This would leave us with 3 common materials, which we can use together with any we get for the next vote for anti-orbital batteries as our next vote.


I think this is the best option we can go for.

In fact, last thread there was also accusations of samefagging by anons that were losing the vote.
I;m not implying anything, but those accusations pretty much disappeared once the "samefag" lost the vote back then.
Again I'm not saying fearmongering to sway the vote is going on, just another strange "coincidence I guess.

>>6040817
>>6040914
>>6041495
Yeah I'll change my vote to support this, sure.

>>6041495
+1 Seems like a solid enough plan to me, I’m half regretting not killing this guy just seems like to much of a son of a bitch to let go now that he knows where our planet is. But it’s a little late for all that now

>>6041499
Samefag accusers won, we went with noble choice not the other one

>>6040817
I'll switch from >>6040827 to >>6041495
Fleet-anon bringing out sound reasoning.

>>6041464
I just meant the current vote the first vote I personally disagreed with the opposition on but even if the coinflip landed on them its like sure whatever. The second vote I didn't really care what the result for that one was but this vote it just... its a almost cope levels of overconfidence in our abilities like they saw the results of the bad rolls and how we weren't completely destroyed over it and are now taking a "well clearly nothing matters let us act like we are invincible!" stance out of spite.

>>6041494
The first vote was only not won due to a literal coinflip tie caused by late votes and the second vote could been an absolute disaster if we didn't roll godly for it besides I don't know what the samefags motivation is maybe they are lashing out over the nobles winning last thread, maybe they are trying to sabo, maybe they are doing it for "fun", maybe they just want their specific preferences to win, maybe im just schitzo and seeing things that aren't there who knows! The issue with samefaggery is its a complete and utter pain in the ass to prove so ultimately all I can do is go "that's kinda sus!" and hope for the best.

>>6041495
+1 Changing my vote to this from >>6041312

It would be nice to keep the AI core but yeah it's completely worthless right now.

>>6041499
You mean like three or four anons againts nobles that did not vote after that.

>>6041495
Also I'll reluctantly +1 this for the sake of compromise even though selling the A.I core hurts my soul.

>>6041436
Changing from this

>>6041495
Am just going to list what i think plus and minus of an iteams

>Uncracked beta A.I. core -
I think its very bad idea to sell AI core as it could give us the second action point after it has being put to use. Also it could tell as more corp secret. And i think we are underselling it.

>7 rare materials -
Why? We can get more most like from corp HQ. And after we have mining operation going in ´the outer most planet of the system we can get even more.

>The 3 fighters +-
For that price just one should be should be the max we take

>Vacuum rated M.A.G cannons and railguns +
Useful for spacestation or ship

>His silence -
High price for something that could useless at best or at worse paying our backstabber

>Map details +-
Depending how much info it could good but even the what use do we have with that info as we dont have warship at moment that could explore or exploit it. I dont think its good idea to send our space truck along out there

>Farming equipment -
We already have this or even better so i dont see the reason for it.Expensive and not very good

>Decline the deal, he’s already charging you outrageously. +
I agree with anon saying that we should have merc'd this guy after all

>>6041541
I mean I don't disagree with you for the most part but the alternative which will win if there isn't a solid opposition block is just a worse version of Fleet-anons suggestion. If QM comes in and rules that there is samefaggery going on and voids some votes then im fine staying with my current one but right now im voting for that because the alternative is even worse.

>>6041547

>If QM comes in and rules that there is samefaggery going on and voids some votes then im fine staying with my current one but right now im voting for that because the alternative is even worse.

There's no good counter for samefagging. If the issue persists, I will most likely enforce a rule later down the line that 1 ID posts would be discarded, but even then that feels pretty shitty to do.

As for the farming equipment, having more of it means more production capacity and more automation. It is not a necessity, but it would boost your agricultural production as you would get more heavy machines to work with as you are incapable of producing any yourselves.

As of now, there still seems to be a lot of discussion going, so I will most likely update tomorrow as I did not expect this much discussion from this. In the meanwhile, I will probably be around for a couple of hours to answer any pressing questions that may prop up both in and out of character.

>>6041558
>>6041247
This is me but i write on phone so ID changes

>>6041558
I don't think a 1 ID post rule would even solve what I think is going on assuming I am in any way correct, regardless completely understandable take.

>>6041541
I agree that the A.I core could be game-changing. But I don't think it holds any corporate secrets. It was a defence grid administrator. Unless someone was actually stupid I see no reason for the previous owners to have left sensitive data on it.

Secondly, the 7 rare materials are because even if we find more loot in the Corp HQ, it isn't necessarily going to be rare materials or even more than one at a time. Buying these would allow us to speed up our construction efforts and use less in-game time on making the argonaut go and get milk at the outermost planet every time we want a new building or to improve our space security.

...Honestly, the buying of all three is because I expect the techies to break more than one of them. It is a very complicated science to break things constructively.

I don't like having to buy his silence. Especially since it is not a guarantee. But if we are selling the core then I think it is worth it since we aren't able to kill him at the moment.

that is at least my thoughts on the things you brought up.

>>6041558
Very good to know about the farming equipment. Makes it much more appealing to choose when knowing its effects.

>>6041495
I'll also switch my vote to support Fleet-Anon's vote here, if only for the sake of thread sanity.

>>6041495
I've been on 4chan for 4 years, so I'm not exactly new.

>>6040817
>>6041340
Actually changing to support >>6041495

>>6041495
I don't really care about any of the drama in the thread but I too will change my vote to support this because it's objectively better than the other suggestions.

>>6041495

Look I've been lurking since the start and I'm only posting to say that I am opposed to the idea of selling the ai core.

>>6040817
>>6041495
>>6041325
Changing my vote to support this then. Makes sense and speeds us along the path of development.

Cannons 3
Fighters all 2
Fighters one 2
Fuel half 1
Fuel full 1
Farming 5
Info 5
Silence 1
rares 3

Accept 3
Decline 6

Beta 5

Fleet-anon's plan 9

Okay, based on everything put together, it seems that Fleet-anon's plan wins in general, writing.

File: Local space.png (141 KB, 2056x1024)

141 KB PNG

Having looked through the list, you eventually send out your list.

You see a slight eyebrow rise from the man whom had maintained a cordially cold expression. “That is quite the extensive list, mister Hardrada.”

“Indeed it is.” You respond with a nod.

“I must admit, I am quite surprised that you have so many materials in storage, your colony must not be even a decade old.”

“While we do have materials, I have something else of great worth to offer instead, for this shopping list.”

You see his smile, for once filled with intrigue rather than fake platitude. “You truly know how to make a merchant interested, very well Mister Hardrada, what do you offer ?”

“An A.I. core.” You’ve got to admit, a rather smug look crosses your face as shock registers on Akil’s face.

“Now that is truly intriguing. I am listening to you with rapt attention.” His smile disappears and a serious look takes front and centre as he staples his fingers together.

“A beta core, older make and uncracked, but still an advanced A.I.” After you drop that, his expression shifts once more to contemplative one.

“If you would excuse me for a moment ?”

“Of course.”

It takes nearly five minutes, while you could not see it, you have no doubt he was interfacing with his ship and the crew within, finally he returns. “Very well, such a precious item would certainly cover most of the list.”

“But not all ?”

“Just a bit short.”

“And I suppose you offer no discounts for bulk purchases ?”

“Unfortunately, no, but you could always take my deal.”

“I will have to politely decline, we have enough to cover the shortfall.”

“Ah, this does sadden my heart, but I can understand, one must value their freedom if they had come here so far.”

“Quite so, especially when I had already bought your silence.”

“Do not look at me sceptically so, it is but a service I offer as a merchant. For a merchant, his reputation is everything, so you can rest assured that the deal is signed and the payment done, means that my lips shall not move.” If only you could shut up now. “For now however, I shall send instructions to my crew to begin delivering your purchases to a stable point in space, this matter will take a while as you had purchased a good amount of goods. I would request for you to deliver the core and common materials there as well.”

“I will contact my people to do so.” You say nodding to the rest of ship whom are busily trying to contact Stellan to facilitate the deal. “There’s still the information.” You state returning your gaze to the console.

“Naturally, I am sending you the map within my ship. I must give caution, I had not known you were here, and there might be other polities that had expanded or new ones might have settled.”

You simply nod as you regard the data, and most importantly the various polities displayed upon it.

File: Legend.png (47 KB, 890x978)

47 KB PNG

>>6042113

“For now, give me a quick run down on these larger states.” You state rubbing your chin, looking over the names of the various states.

“Of course. Let us begin with the Three Star Coalition, I suppose.”

“The one you are a part of ?”

“Yes, I can assure you that I am quite impartial in my descriptions.”

“Oh, I’m certain.”

“To begin with, the Coalition is made up of three entities. The first one, the one I am a part of is Hysomanra Traders’ Association. We, naturally, come from Hysomanra from the Al-Aras system. It is a wondrously hot world, still within the goldilocks’ zone, and due to the fact that the day last around thirty hours, we have great domes where we grow vast quantities of food and we have well developed trading network and space infrastructure.

Our wondrous government is made up of the executive of the Triarchs. The Triarchs are elected, and last for 9 years in office, unless removed of course, though in each cycle of 3 years one Triarch leaves his position as his term expires and a new one is elected, which means that we continuously renew our executive office and ensure that no one may suppress our freedoms.”

“Sounds inefficient.”

“Oh, it wondrously is, by purpose. Most laws are set in contracts that you make, giving plenty of freedom of choice for everyone. If you wish to be a slave, you are free to do so by your will, if you wish to be a master, you may do so as well.”

“You have slavery ?”

“We are all slaves to something. A turn of phrase, though I suppose some work for so little that they are derided as such by others.” He shrugs.

“And these Triarchs, who elects them ?”

“Ah, that would be the Golden Chamber. Of which, my family is a member. It is made up of the heads of the two hundred wealthiest families. A smart way to ensure that tax evasion is kept to an appropriate minimum, for if you proclaim to have little, the access to the chamber is barred, oh, and I should also note that a Triarch can only be elected from members of the chamber once they finish their term, they must await another 9 years before trying to run for office again.”

“Your government sounds, as barely existent.”

“But it is one we merchants would fight for. We have many ships mister Hardrada, and we have a lot of wealth with which to ensure everyone fights for us as well.”

“And the other two polities ?” You ask, cutting the man off before he could go in too deeply about his state.

>>6042115

“Ah, those. Yes. There’s the Free Volunteers Confederation in control of Narth. My escorts were a part of it. It is a government, and I use this term loosely, of…freedom loving mercenaries and privateers that had decided to create their own country. Membership of the League is loose and unless rallied by the Warcouncil, made up of the strongest groups, they all tend to operate independently in their own little companies. Though I should note, that even we, do not possess the extensive shipyards that the Free Volunteers Confederation does. The system they inhabit is one without any habitable worlds, and even those that are there are cool and while there are plenty of places where one could disappear into, the system is unremarkable. As such, their population lives in various space stations across the system.”

“And what determines the membership in the Warcoucil ?”

The man shrugs “Might. Reputation. Preferably both. The council is rather fluent, one lucky break, or one failure can see large swathes of it change.”

You think you might know why the two are willing to cooperate, since both seem to have incompetent governments to be the heart of their nations.

“If I may ?” He gestures to you, to which you nod. “Finally, there’s Drilles’ League occupying Eridrus system. The star there is young and the space is dominated by massive clouds of dust and gas as well as numerous asteroids. When the FVC first formed, they launched a raid against the league, and saw their great armada reduced to scrap by hidden defence network and small, but powerful ships that used the terrain to their greatest. The League is primarily based upon the world of Drilles. They have large underground cities there where sections of mined tunnels form independent nations cooperating with each other against external foes, but bickering internally. They possess immense mineral wealth, but their constantly bombarded world and tricky in system navigation means that they lack reliable food production, nor do they possess large shipyards capable of making ships of proper size.”

“Your coalition sounds like it should have collapsed already.” You bluntly respond.

“Oh, yes, no doubt it will.” The man doesn’t even try to deny it.

“Then why is it still together ?”

>>6042117

“That would be thanks to the two states to the galactic north. The Directorate in control of Newsun and Hojun in control of Redstar are God’s way of laughing at mankind. That or the Abyss desires for more spacer blood, whichever you ascribe to. Both of the states are the oldest ones in the area, their capitals are terraformed to fit human life, both have extensive facilities and even the beginnings of Dyson Swarms in system. They are also constantly at war at each other and fully dedicated to it. The directorate is Neo-fascist and Hojun is Neo-communist. Both utterly despise each other, and both strongly believe that had another not existed, they would control this whole area of space, and frankly, they might have a point. As you may note, the Graveyard system is named as such as both sides had thrown numerous fleets at each other from there. They have a constant presence in system, but the sheer amount of scrap has made sensors nearly worthless and allowed pirates to settle in that now harass both sides using their own ships.”

You unfortunately note their close distance to you, just a few jumps and your colony could be squished out of existence. “And this fighting is what keeps all the other states safe ?”

“Relatively speaking.”

“What of the other states ?” You ask, now pondering how to deal with two highly ideological and militaristic states.

“There are the Christon Principalities, I use plural here because Edward the 2nd used to be our favoured customer that was rather unjustly murdered by his subjects. Unfortunately for the Principality, he had many, many bastards and no legal children. So at this point and time, there are space stations, the equivalent of nation states, to roaming fleets all proclaiming that they have the legitimate prince or princess and bickering with each other. We’re they not out of the way, and had these various princelings not possessed quite the quantity of nuclear devices, they would have most likely been conquered already. Though there are also both communist and fascist revolutionaries amongst the bickering states, as well as some democratic movements. In short, it is a mess.”

“Or an opportunity.” You state already knowing whom might be supplying all sides of the conflict.

“For some.” Noncommittally, the man responds.

>>6042119

“Since I mentioned democracies. There’s the Republic of Medoia in the Troth system. They are, quite isolationists. The system, though I must admit I had never personally witnessed it, is filled to the brim with standardised warship fleets and defence platforms. They also block any movement deeper inwards, or if anyone tried to do it, they never reported back. Though when House Orion took over Berton’s sore. Well. My father had personally witnessed an entire armada heading out to put down the very idea of nobility. Though seeing as the House is still standing, and the rather vast quantities of junk reported in the House’s system, it seems that they had failed.”

Oh, just wonderful, another ideology that would see me hanged. You dourly think. “And this house then ?”

“Came around fifty or so years ago. Exiles from the Unbroken Empire. They took over their one system and had been relatively isolationists, though as of late, other merchants report that they had seen small fleets, usually headed by a light cruiser moving around nearby systems to the House’s domain.”

Now those, I might be able to work with. “What about the Athena Association ?”

“Scientists, seemingly. I had delivered large quantities of food to them once or twice, but other than that, I know little. They seem to control two worlds in system with limited space infrastructure. An ice ball called Niflheim and a hot lava world called Muspelheim. Both have some small facilities, but quite the visible network of anti-orbitals as well.”

“An odd bunch.”

“They pay on time with piconeutrons. There are some rumours swirling around spacers, but nothing concrete.”

“I see. Are these all states that I should be aware of ?”

“Of ones that could actually arrive to meet you ? Yes.”

“You’ve been quite forthcoming.”

“A deal was struck, and a merchant has to keep his word.” He says once more donning the usual fake businessman’s smile. “Do you have any other questions ?”

>”I do, actually.” (Write in)

>”No, this suffices.”

>>6042120
>>”I do, actually.” (Write in)
What kind goverment/people live in Gnides, Sosie and Lapus systems

>>6042156
>>6042120
And which group were your escorts part of in Free Volunteers Confederation?

>>6042120
>>6042156
>>6042157
+1.

>>6042156
>>6042157
>>6042120
And does Graveyard have any "stable" spacestation?

>>6042120
>” I do, actually.” (Write in)

"What do the star maps say about the systems close to Thunor?"

"Do the pirates occupying Graveyard have any relations to any of the free Volunteers Confederation?"

"It seems weird to me that as a part of the Traders’ Association, you were en route to trade with one of the very empires your coalition was formed to protect against."

"How come nearly no state has more than a singular system to their name despite the potential navies most field?"

"How come it has taken so long for any ship to come through our system despite its location on a potential trade route?"

Sorry for lateness. i was at a birthday.

>>6042478
+1

>>6042120
>>6042156
>>6042157
>>6042163
>>6042478
Supporting making all of these questions.

>>6042120
>”No, this suffices.”
Call me paranoid but I don't trust having this slimeball around for more time than we have too.

>>6042120
>”I do, actually.”
All of the questions made by the other anons above.
>Keep an eye out for any foul play by the merchant.

“I do, actually. Let’s continue off with the crash course of the local system. I’m interested in Gnides, Sosie and Lapus. What about them ? What governments, and what sorts they are ?”

“Gnides and Lapus are not places that I had personally visited, so there’s little that I can truly tell you about them. From the traders that I exchange information with, Gnides appears to be an off shoot from the Principalities. One of the Princes having lost his position departed Coria and is trying to settle there and create a new Princedom for himself. Lapus is a fledgeling direct democracy, from what I could gather down the grapevine, it seems that the Medoians are supporting their efforts in colonizing the system. Finally, Sosie is a pet project of some corporation within the Unbroken Empire. I had dealt with them before, but they had not revealed to whom they belong to. Understandable, really, as you know, what they are doing is highly illegal, if you care for the Empire’s authority that is. Nor do I know exactly what they are doing there.”

“I see. The situation as a whole does strike me as somewhat odd. How come nearly no state has more than a singular system to their name despite the potential navies most field ?”

“I am no expert in geopolitics or infrastructure. Mostly, it comes down to piracy, I suppose.”

“Piracy ? Is that much of an issue ?”

“Oh, it most certainly is. Hojun and Chorix, Orion and Medoia. They tend to exterminate most ideological opponents if they grow too large and, in the meanwhile, you have vast hordes of pirates that pop up in all these conflicts. In these parts, the difference between a pirate and mercenary is whether or not they were contracted or not. The area you decided to settle, mister Hardrada, is one dominated by highly militarized societies and it attracts, certain individuals. As for other reasons, defending one system is easier than patrolling multiple. Besides, one star system can provide plenty enough resources for the already established powers, for they had secured the choicest of worlds to settle. Otherwise, most systems tend to have mining expeditions, temporary outposts, things of such nature that does not require immense resource investment on the side of any state that undertakes them. As for new powers, well, mister Hardrada, are you in position to expand to a new star system ? Do you have resources to protect two star systems ?”

“Not at the moment.” You have to concede.

“That is the prevailing idea. Perhaps there will be expansion, I do not know, but right now, the situation is far too volatile to allow expansion.”

“Still, one must look to the future. Tell me, what do the star maps say about the systems close to Thunor ?”

>>6042942

“Ah, the three systems that you can interact directly with are, interesting. The one to the galactic north is a white dwarf and rather barren, with there only begin one world of note. A molten world with an equally as hot a moon orbiting it. If you look through the data, you will note that there had been exploration and colonization attempts. The shattered remains of those are still scarring the worlds surface. I do believe the world is referred to as Hephaestus Prime.

To your galactic west, there’s a planet of note being Venusian in nature. The thick atmosphere and high-gravity makes it near impossible to settle on the worlds surface, and flying cloud cities are far too easy to destroy to make settlement viable.

Finally, to your galactic south is a binary star system. It has seven different gas giants, and a few hundred moons. By some chance what should have been a trinary had ended up in such a way. Personally, I do not recommend settling there, the numerous moons offer many hiding places and more often than not, pirates set up an outpost there. Which is why I had hired my escorts to begin with. Occasionally FVC mounts an effort to get rid of the pirates, but they usually just pop back up again.”

This opens some options, but every system does sound like a pain to settle in the near future, an effort your sons will have to most likely undertake, if even then they should expand.

"How come it has taken so long for any ship to come through our system despite its location on a potential trade route ? Is it related to the pirates you had mentioned before ?"

“Precisely so. There’s been a large uptick in their activities as of late. They usually flair up around the end of some conflict or another, as most come from other areas of space and decide that stealing is just as profitable as contract work. Despite what the Empire might proclaim, these lands are just as complex and inhabited as any corewards area, though more scarcely I must admit.”

“I must admit, that it does strike me as weird that as a part of the Traders’ Association, you were en route to trade with one of the very empires your coalition was formed to protect against.”

“I am but a humble merchant that deals in wares. Besides, the Coalition is a defensive alliance against external threats, since we are not in a state of war, my actions are perfectly acceptable.”

“Since you travelled into the area before, or I assume so. I have a couple of questions related to the Graveyard system.”

“I had personally not travelled there. Far too dangerous for my business, but I had interacted with spacers whom had frequented the area. As such, I have no means of confirming the things I heard, I hope for your understanding.”

“I am sure you will be able to answer my questions adequately. I have only a couple of them to begin with. First of all does the Graveyard have any stable spacestations ?”

>>6042943

“Not of any that I am aware of. Neither the Directorate nor the People’s Republic have permanent postings. What I am aware of, they seem to employ mobile fleets to maintain their interest in the system and keep an eye on their enemy and the pirates both. Speaking of the latter, they tend to cobble together spacestations from in system junk. For as long as it lasts that is.”

“The two states blow them apart ?”

“Occasionally, from what I know, both sides seem to employ the disparate pirate groups to harass each other and put these groups down when they grow too much of a threat. And of course, pirates are not known for their safety standards and no doubt there is internal competition.”

“From what you said, these pirates act part mercenaries. Do the pirates occupying Graveyard have any relations to any of the free Volunteers Confederation ?"

The man shrugs. “Probably. Membership is fluid. Besides a few set rules such as not openly attacking members of the Confederation and its allies, keeping to the contract you sign, and giving the Confederation a tenth of the value from said contract, everyone can leave and join the Confederation at will. As I mentioned before, the line between pirate and mercenary is a thin one.”

“Finally, which group were your escorts part of in Free Volunteers Confederation ?”

“Ah. That would be captain Bulick. He was in charge of the two ships. His services were relatively cheap compared to the firepower he possessed. Unfortunately, he had underestimated you and your people. The pilots are all that remains of the group. So do not worry, getting rid of them shall not result in any inconveniences for the both of us.”

Inconveniences. Heartless bastard.

“Oh, it seems that the cargo has been exchanged.” He interrupts your thoughts. “It seems that our pleasant time together has come to an end, mister Hardrada. Should fortune allow so, I will most likely be making another journey in years to come, so I might visit your system again, though under a more…reasonable escort.”

“I likewise hope that our next meeting, should it come to it, would a more reasonable one.” You respond more diplomatically than you thought possible, the Q&A must have given you time to cool off for the moment.
.
.
.
Log: David Hardrada
Date: year 5 month 4 day 13 since arrival
Title: Trade and death

Everyone’s in mourning. Stellan had managed to drag back some of the bodies, and they were not pretty, exposed to vacuum and shattered as they were. Were it not for Reinhart and his police officers, the trio of pilots would have been lynched already by the people. Zack is also crying over losing the A.I. core, but thanks to it we actually now have some weapons to put a stop to another raid.

Signing off, David Hardrada.

>>6042944

Settlement action:

>Begin farming the algae, they had fully populated the lakes and rivers, to the point where they are choking them up, so harvesting them is not going to affect much.

>Continue the ground reclamation.

>Set up some more hab blocks, you’ve got the resources to spare. (Cost: 2 standard units - common materials)

>Continue the exploration of the local corp HQ.

>Send out the Argonaut with the supplies and personnel it needs. You could send it to just explore, or to a specific location.

>You have the three fighters, might as well let the techies take a crack at it and see if they cannot reverse engineer it. (Three spacecraft fighters)

>You’ve got some materials and some blueprints; you could easily throw up some buildings. (Which building ? Write ins are acceptable, will make tokens for more buildings later on.)
3 standard units - common materials
7 standard units - rare materials

>Continue the dam construction. (Cost: 3 standard units - common materials)

>Your advisors have brought up the need of specialized buildings, the projected costs run about the same for all of them, so it is really an issue of budgeting and prioritization. (Which: Police station, R&D laboratory/school, Hospital, Governmental office.) (Cost: 3 standard units - common materials, 1 standard unit - rare materials a building.)

>As the new noble ruler, you need a bigger house. (Cost: 3 standard units - common materials, 1 standard unit - rare materials.)

>You think it would be a good idea to have a monument that shall provide future generations further inspiration. Build those life-like statues, not too hard, just time consuming. (Cost: 1 standard unit - common materials)

>Since you are all about naming things in the ancient style, an idea has popped up – build a longhouse. Though rather than a proper longhouse, it’s just a large building that can house most of the population at the moment. A good location for public gatherings, perhaps even trade between the colonists. (Cost: 2 standard units - common materials)

>You better start thinking of defence. Start setting up a basic bunker and trench network. Should make any ground assaults against you a pain. (Cost: 6 standard units - common materials)

>Go out of your way to start digging underground redoubts, enough to house the current populace. Not true protection against orbital bombardment, but it should provide good enough safety for the people. (Cost: 4 standard units - common materials)

>Start setting up facilities for AO batteries, might as well, since this will take a lot of time, cause Garrick will build it to perfection and he’ll have it no other way. (Cost: 10 standard units - common materials)

>>6042945

>You’ve got the basic drydock set up, it is small and barely able to even service the Argonaut, might as well expand it, though it will be expensive. (Cost: 12 standard units - common materials, 2 standard units - rare materials.) (Currently too small to mount weaponry)

>Since you’ve gotten yourself an anchor point, it is possible to start building a space station. It would be unarmed and barely armoured, but it would be a constant point where you could store material and provide a proper dock for your patrol boats. (Cost: 8 standard units - common materials, 1 standard unit - rare materials.) (Currently too small to mount weaponry)

>With the cannons you now have, you can build up some space defences. Garrick says that you could build a separate defence platform to house the weapons. If it comes down to a fight, only it will be targeted rather than a spacestation or the drydock. (Cost: 6 standard units - common materials, 2 standard units - rare materials, vacuum rated M.A.G cannons and railguns)

>Serret is willing to put down his gear for the techies and begin a training program to make more recon specialists. For that he needs special training facilities and the techies need resources to blow away, literally on some occasions. (Cost: 3 standard units - common materials, 1 standard unit - rare materials, extra munitions secured from the HQ.)

>You’ve got the extra gear, so you might as well expand your farming capacity. (2 standard units - common materials, basic farming equipment.)

>(Write in)

Personal actions:

>Expand the advisory council. (What positions ?)

>Your people are crying for vengeance against the three pilots. You need to judge them. In such a situation, no one would bat an eye if you had already made a decision even before the trial begins. Though, holding a fair trial might be prudent as means of setting a precedent, but you won’t be able to control the outcome so easily. (Fair Trial) (Kangaroo court: Execution, Exile, Hard-labour.)

>Send out Serret to explore the planet. It will take a while, him running about and all, but it won’t take up much in terms of resources. (Council action, cannot be taken if expanding the recon corp)

>(Write in)

Current equipment:

3 standard units - common materials
7 standard units - rare materials
Extra munitions
A collection of civilian DRM blueprints
Spacecraft fighters x3
basic farming equipment x2 (Note: using this equipment does not expend it)
advanced mining equipment (Note: using this equipment does not expend it)
Vacuum rated M.A.G cannons and railguns

Thought I'd put this down so you anons would know what you have.

>>6042945
>>Continue the exploration of the local corp HQ.
Lootbox

>Your people are crying for vengeance against the three pilots. You need to judge them. In such a situation, no one would bat an eye if you had already made a decision even before the trial begins. Though, holding a fair trial might be prudent as means of setting a precedent, but you won’t be able to control the outcome so easily. (Fair Trial) (Kangaroo court: Execution, Exile, Hard-labour.)
They should be interrogate first to get all the info out about their group. I see no reason not to do fair trial

>Send out Serret to explore the planet. It will take a while, him running about and all, but it won’t take up much in terms of resources. (Council action, cannot be taken if expanding the recon corp)

File: size comparison.png (179 KB, 681x561)

179 KB PNG

>>6042946

Settlement action:

>(Write in)
> Have the Argonaut Tow the pieces of the destroyed combat freighters close to the drydock. Over time teams cut the ships apart and any still functional parts are kept in storage while any slag or hull part is refined in the planet-side refinery.

From what you've shown both in the last few images and from the previous quests you've run, these ships "break apart" into chunks when destroyed. So it should be relatively easy to tow them over and begin breaking these chunks into smaller parts.

For an example of how much mass these vessels have, I did a bit of calculation.

Assuming them to be a square, which yeah they aren't so we are taking away 20% by the end. If we were to take the said square and calculate it (I used pixel measurement to find the width of the ships) We have a 300 by 188 by (I'm assuming 80 meters in height) and assuming the ships are made of aluminium (which would be on the lighter side of potential metals for armour) and using the average density of an aircraft carrier, the mass of one of these ships is 8.280.963 tons, or just above 8 million tons.
and with two, it would mean potentially 16 million tons of scrap metal. Assuming of course the ships to be whole. So minus like 20%, it goes down to 13 million tons of scrap metals. It should be a LOT of common materials with some rare materials mixed in. And it would allow us to have a lot of Common material to work with for the next projects.

For a better comparison. This is how big one of the vessels is when using the Patrol boats from >>6040493 as a reference for scale. And made of nearly pure common and rare materials.

>>6042960
+1 to fleet anons plan

>>6042945
>Your people are crying for vengeance against the three pilots. You need to judge them. In such a situation, no one would bat an eye if you had already made a decision even before the trial begins. Though, holding a fair trial might be prudent as means of setting a precedent, but you won’t be able to control the outcome so easily. (Fair Trial) (Kangaroo court: Execution, Exile, Hard-labour.)
Fair trial.
>Send out Serret to explore the planet. It will take a while, him running about and all, but it won’t take up much in terms of resources. (Council action, cannot be taken if expanding the recon corp)
I'm sure nothing will go wrong.
>>6042960
+1 to this write in

>>6042946
>Continue the exploration of the local corp HQ.
There could be a ship in there

>Your people are crying for vengeance against the three pilots. You need to judge them. In such a situation, no one would bat an eye if you had already made a decision even before the trial begins. Though, holding a fair trial might be prudent as means of setting a precedent, but you won’t be able to control the outcome so easily. (Fair Trial) (Kangaroo court: Execution, Exile, Hard-labour.)
After a fair trial we could have people vote on punishment with ballots if they are found quilty. And make it the future punishment in all case in future.

>Expand the advisory council. (What positions ?)
Trade minister could useful in the future

>>6043001
>>6041562
This is me

>>6042946
>>6042960
+1, SALVAGE

>Your people are crying for vengeance against the three pilots. You need to judge them. In such a situation, no one would bat an eye if you had already made a decision even before the trial begins. Though, holding a fair trial might be prudent as means of setting a precedent, but you won’t be able to control the outcome so easily. (Fair Trial)
I don't really care what happens, so setting a good precedent is ideal.

>Send out Serret to explore the planet. It will take a while, him running about and all, but it won’t take up much in terms of resources. (Council action, cannot be taken if expanding the recon corp)
RIP my homeboy, we hardly knew ye.

>>6042960
+1

>>6042946
>>6042960
+1 for Settlement Action

PA:
>Expand the advisory council. (What positions ?)
Law and Justice

>Your people are crying for vengeance against the three pilots. You need to judge them. In such a situation, no one would bat an eye if you had already made a decision even before the trial begins. Though, holding a fair trial might be prudent as means of setting a precedent, but you won’t be able to control the outcome so easily.
Either way has good bonuses but I'd like us to just execute them so we could appease the population better. Might cause less grumblings of giving our enemies more than they deserve.

>>6042946
>As the new noble ruler, you need a bigger house. (Cost: 3 standard units - common materials, 1 standard unit - rare materials.)
Having a government building we live in can help with prestige. And palaces are cool.

>Your people are crying for vengeance against the three pilots. You need to judge them. In such a situation, no one would bat an eye if you had already made a decision even before the trial begins. Though, holding a fair trial might be prudent as means of setting a precedent, but you won’t be able to control the outcome so easily. (Fair Trial) (Kangaroo court: Execution, Exile, Hard-labour.)
Fair trial.
>Send out Serret to explore the planet. It will take a while, him running about and all, but it won’t take up much in terms of resources. (Council action, cannot be taken if expanding the recon corp)