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I'd like a lancer, or someone who pokes things with spears.

Okay. Here’s the rundown on stuff I have done. Below is an image of the system as it is now, with a ton of annoying notations for your viewing pleasure. Most notably, a new planet has been colonized.



There is method to all this numbering, however, and in this report I will document the point and purpose of every neon splash on the screen here.

1 and 2 are moons of Jahannam. They are both rich in minerals (120%ish of normal production) but are otherwise not very good planets. 3 cannot actually produce ANY minerals, but is good for radioactives (120%ish). These planets can all be claimed by independent business men, or as your summer home or research outpost or whatever.

4 is the planet that 3 is the moon of. It is a nice, mild ball of ice with a breathable atmosphere, low radiation, and a reasonable temperature. If we had ice colonies, life would be good. Unfortunately, they take a LONG time to research, so it will be a while.

5, like 4, is a breathable, nice and mild ice planet. It is also a total no-go zone. The government has ordered no traffic around the planet and placed it in a state of total lockdown. No traffic in or out unless you have the proper authorization, and you can’t get authorization. So sorry. Have a nice day.

6 is a small rock planet with lousy resource potential. However, there is enough room for a space port and a resupply depot. As part of a deal with Captain Nirur Torir, this planet is actually the captain’s property, although a close official to Captain Toon said that Nirur would be seeing very little of it because he has taken on an important mission.

7 is a very, very rich mineral field. Should any company get a ship out there with mining droids or farming robots or extraction clanks or whatever, they will become filthy stinking rich. To get shipboard miners, you need to research fairly heavily into the appropriate extraction field.

Lastly, 8 is the border which nobody is authorized to cross. Apparently the blue zone is dangerous and ships can be heavily damaged or destroyed in the area around the mysterious blue storm.

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Honest Boski’s Honest ships has announced that the Uralosric Starliner is now available! The Starliner comes with a ton of cargo space at an economic cost to you, and as an added bonus, you can launch and recover satellites from it! It’s even more comfortable than the usual spacecraft! Buy yours today and rumor has it the government might have a job for you!



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The spaceyard at Jahannam has been completed. The project, under Captain Woose, was completed in record time, but the financial setbacks may be more than government officals may be anticipating. Construction is blazing ahead, this time on a giant hospital facility that will be used to treat pretty much everything under the sun, and around it. In addition, surgery and prosthetics for recreational purposes will soon be available from the location, once construction has finished.

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Yesterday at the Military Testing Zone in Beii city, Chris Z, leader of the extremist faction known as the Spawn of Coyctus, conducted a raid and successfully stole what government officials say was the prototype to an energy weapon designed to fire a beam of cohesive energy at giant craft. What the Spawn of Coyctus will do with this weapon is unknown, but the Beii city police force and Captain Nirur Torir are following every lead to apprehend them.

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Today the Emperor unveiled the latest government project – The lion defense system. The lion defense system is a series of satellites and hovercraft designed to be an early warning system from the rampaging Spawn of Coyctus and any foreign incursions. The Lion Satellite is capable of scanning a target from well over 200 miles away and can recognize over 1000 different faces and insignia. The Lion Centurion is a surface based hovercraft sporting a depleted uranium cannon revolver style reload system, with complex targeting systems and excellent protection.



Teehee I double posted.

Today, the CEO of RC extraction made a statement to the people of Eggersdorf Bei Graz.

" Newspapers today are focusing on 2 things, a problem and its solution. The former is the fuel crisis: resources are running out, and prices go up; soon the average person won't be able to buy fuel for his car, all products will cost more, and most of humanity will have to live in poorness. But lets speak about the other important event: the first private colony ship was built , was launched and landed to make a new colony. Some, many of you blamed me and the whole corporation for this, you called us "evil",  evil plutocrats stealing fuel and running away to a new life leaving you in the mud. But stop and think of it: where will you take the fuel in the next 10, 20, 100 years? We use too much energy, and we can't keep producing so much with just the resources of 1 planet. The future, for me, for you  and for the whole human kind, is up here, in space. I won't be the one who robs you, i will be the one who will take fuel and energy to your houses and cars. If anyone, here, wanted to ruin you for their own interest, don't look here: look near you, toward all the people who wanted to stop space colonization. They are to blame, for having a short sight or for trying to earn on somebody's misery. Now you may suffer, since the fuel needed for the spaceship made the price rise, but keep your hopes up, since soon the resources of the whole universe will be at your hands."

At the end of the CEO’s speech, the audience burst into applause. Hiring is up dramatically. While many are quite relieved to know that RC co. is not turning it’s back on old friends, some are more skeptical. Extremist faction leader Chris Z was quoted as saying “This will not last. The lying plutocrats will squeeze us dry and leave us with nothing.”

Also, news today, Honest Boskii’s honest ships is reportedly coming out with a better, more fuel efficient engine design that should be finished in two months. This engine will make the fuel crisis slightly more bearable, while making space travel much more economic. Government officials were seen coming and going from the company headquarters in Beii yesterday. Rumors of a government contract in the works are all over.

An explosion rocked the Military testing facility yesterday when fourteen tons of concrete and piping were expelled at high speeds from the building.

A lot of stuff happened the last couple turns... err, for early game, that is.



Today, the first ever colony ship to be constructed has finally launched on its mission to Jahannam, the future capital. Captain Woose reports being very excited about the mission, while the Emperor declined to make a statement. Meanwhile, however, the situation back home is getting rather tense as fuel is in incredibly short supply. Government agencies have not helped matters, by selling a numerous mega-gallons of fuel to RC Extraction, a company specializing in mineral extraction. One man, known only as “Chris” made the following statement: “Captain Toon is the villain responsible for letting all the fuel be sold to the evil corporation! If the government won’t do anything about it, Citizens may have to take matters into their own hands! We cannot allow evil such as Martin Empier and Toon to squeeze us like this!”

Speaking of Martin Empier, the manager of the colonization project has reportedly sold the rights to colonize the planet labeled as “1” to the RC extraction co. Reportedly, the company is having another colony ship built to go and settle on the planet. When asked about the fuel crisis, he made the following statement: “What do you care about a little fuel, huh? Soon, we will all live in space, and you will all be my slaves.” Then, it was reported that he burst into a fit of maniacal laughter and had to be hospitalized.



^ The RC extraction colony ship. ^

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Newly promoted Captain Nirur Torir has done it again! This time he rescued 6 million people from certain death by thwarting a plot by rebels to immolate a massive fuel tanker above the city of Beii, showering improvised napalm all over the city. When asked to comment, the Captain said he was only doing his job. Rumors that the Captain will be sent to the newly settled planet of Jahannam to have a private audience with the Emperor are unknown to be true. The rebels responsible have been apprehended and imprisoned. Martin Empier was heard as saying “YOU CAN’T CUT FUNDING! YOU’LL REGRET THIS!”

Jahannam construction continues, with a large space-port under construction. This massive space yard will be used to construct government ships in times to come. There is also news that a radioactives extraction facility is coming in the next year to relieve the fuel crisis. It is expected that construction may take up to five years.



The RC extraction colony ship has sent it’s confirmation home. The expedition has arrived safely, with no personnel losses or equipment failure. They have begun to construct the new headquarters for the company.



^ The system as it is now. ^

Okay, guys. Now would be a good time to start claiming planets. 1 is no longer available, but the rest are up for grabs. If you want a “Big Boskii” ask me about it. Anyways, I’m gonna take a little break from updating. I’ll get back to it sometime this evening, or tomorrow or something.

Bit of a clickfest in combat, especially if you use engies. Got to sell the buildings FAST, before an enemy engie grabs it back. Although it's a lot of fun grabbing Ordos or Atredies facilities and then using ornithopters AND nukes at the same time. Just wish I could use more than one barracks at a time.

Whelp, here goes.

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This is our new flag. The symbol of our nation. A lion. Like the lions, marble, that protect libraries and old temples, I will be as the lion to the empire, standing alert to any threat, any danger. Yet, I will not sit idle as many emperor before me. I have a plan. A grand, terrible plan.

And you will help me realize my dreams.

Today marks the day when we have finally finished construction of the colony ship, Lion. The ship will be sent to our new home, the beautiful, red star. It will be the seat of power for the coming empire, the utopia upon which I will rule.


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This is the technical report for the Lion, and all colony ship models like it.



A= The bridge. Captain Woose will run the ship from within this hub, and make sure that nothing goes amiss during this mostly automated trip.
B=The crew quarters. All men and women under the captain sleep here when not on duty babysitting the civilians in the colony module or looking around space with the scanners.
C= This is the most state of the art censor package currently available. We can see out to three hexes with it.
D= This is the crew life support. The colony module is self contained and can support the colonists, but, for some reason, the crew has to use a much inferior set.
E= This is the armor for the ship, in case of collision with meteorites.
F= This is the actual colony module. A 200kt spherical designed to pop right out of the ship and begin the colonization process minutes after landing. It’s a self contained city.
G= This is a state of the art Mouse pointer, complete with porthole defoggers and a retractable, vibrating bone-saw.
H= The engines, designed to haul a multi-million ton spacecraft at high, controlled speeds. They’re pretty neat.
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The ship itself will be done in two short months, and then we will embark on a journey of discovery, joy, and hopefully, new life. A lottery will be held to see who will come with me to the new world.

But it will not be the only planet colonized. There are a half-dozen planets within our system eligible for colonization, and each and every one will be.
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This is what our planet looks like. We’re going to refit it later to do more refining and farming, but for now it’s fine like it is.



Next time, I’ll give you guys options for research and then we truly, properly get started. Also, Woose, don’t worry. You’ll be able to go on to do other stuff after being captain of the lion. As for you, Toonyman…You want to become ruler of our current capital once the new colonies are established? You’ll get to control what it produces in the off season, and you’ll have a fair bit of political clout, to boot.

So, yes. I’m running this let’s play. It’s about SPACE EMPIRES V, believe it or not. Hopefully, I have the follow-through enough to actually bring this game to a finish, but we’ll see. Anyways, this LP runs on player involvement. So, feel free to join up. You pick what kind of thing you want to do and control your in-game stuff through PM’s, mostly. Here are some suggestions for stuff you can do inside this let’s play.

SPACESHIP OPTIONS:
Explorer captain: Someone makes a spaceship designed to explore the galaxy and you get to captain it.
Mercenary captain: Someone builds a military-type spaceship. You get to captain it and work for the highest bidder. Probably not very interesting until players start fighting with each other.
Government sponsored captain: The government builds you a frigate geared towards utilitarian functions. Deal with the various problems of the galaxy. Deliver mail. Fix broken down ships and refuel vessels.
Pirate captain: As silly as the concept is, steal a ship from somebody or convince them to give you a ship for another purpose, sail the seven solar winds, rob people, and steal money from other players.
Colony captain: Someone builds you a colony ship. You steer it to the planet it needs to go to, and then found a new colony. If  it’s self financed venture, become the governor of the planet afterwards.

ORGANIZATION OPTIONS:
Mining/Farming/Refining company: The three major resources of the game are pretty important, and governors have to make deals with you to build resource facilities on their planets. Also, you get to be pretty wealthy.
Dissidents: An organization dedicated to causing trouble for the government or the organization or governor in charge. Capable of some pretty nasty stuff, like sabotaging production and blowing facilities up. And yelling cool catch-phrases and playing guitars at people.
Research companies: What drives the empire forward is technology. Choose which path the empire follows and bring better toys to the boys and girls of the empire. Also, get to play with prototypes. Basically, you get to pick research options and get prototype crafts and units with your new technology built into them.

GOVERNOR OPTION
Rule a planet. Build stuff on it, facilities and craft. Choose to build stuff for people, defend your planet and…sorry, I sound like an Evony ad. But you get the idea.