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Let's Play Aurora : Terran Amalgamation : Update 5 up, believe it or not!
Flying Dice:
So yeah, I finally bit the bullet and decided to do one. Just as a warning: my time available/interest level may vary, so there probably won't be a consistent schedule for updates. Scratch that. This one has my interest, and it helps me procrastinate.
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In 2017, massive droughts destroyed much of the world's crops. The panic over the shortage of food combined with ever-dwindling fossil fuel reserves to destabilize a number of nations, including several so-called first world countries. Conflict broke out across the globe as governments desperate to maintain power launched wars of aggression to sieze what they could from their neighbors. By the turn of the decade, more than half of Earth's 8 billion humans had died, in war, and of starvation. In 2021, an extremely limited nuclear exchange occurred between India and Pakistan, brought to a halt by mutual threats from China and the U.S., who had till now spent much of their time eyeing each other across the Pacific while gobbling up smaller nations. By this point, much of the world had degenerated into slipshod 'empires' of loosely connected regions. In 2023, a popular revolution swept the Chinese leadership from power and into mass graves. Shortly thereafter, more than 3/4 of the United States of the Americas seceded in a number of near-simultaneous yet unconnected decisions. An unknown USAF officer ordered the release of a new nerve gas in Manhattan to suppress the rebellious elements within the vast metropolis. In late 2024, surviving extremists in the Israeli and Iranian governments unleashed their WMD arsenals, immolating both nations in an orgy of nuclear fire. Washington ordered a nuclear strike on the Independent Confederation of Greater Brazil, which in return launched several mid-range nuclear missiles bought from the Republic of Greater California, sprouting mushroom clouds over the capitol of what remained of the U.S. In 2025, one of the factions of the former Red Army attempted to gain wider support by invading Japan; the attempt failed miserably, with nearly the entire corp destroyed, but much of the Home Islands were ravaged, and thousands of civilians were killed in the brief, bloody conflict. Late 2025 saw the final major conflict of the war, when elements of what were assumed to be nationalist forces detonated nuclear warheads in Geneva, Rome, Belgrade, Cardiff, and Kiev. This was to be the final nuclear attack, as well.
The change began in late 2026; fewer than 2 billion living humans remained on Earth, radiation lingered on, and the famines continued, killing more every day. No pre-war nation existed, at least, not in terms of structure, population, or territory. International communication began between isolated pockets of humanity, slowly forming into a desire for cooperation. In March of 2027, the first postwar international summit was held in Auckland, attended by representatives of hundreds of the various fragmented nation-states. A resolution was passed to form a world government, as no existing national government had the resources or population to properly address the multitude of issues which threatened the survival of the human race. On 9 August, 2027, the constitution of the Terran Amalgamation was signed by representatives of every surviving group of humanity. The TA assembly assigned a number of specialists to answering the issues facing humanity, a gesture which was to have consequences far beyond anything anticipated. On 12 September, 2027, a team of researchers pursuing alternate fuel sources announced an incredible discovery: a group of minerals which by their very nature defied the laws of physics. They were ordered to continue their research, and in late December, this paid off: the research team developed their Trans-Newtonian Theory, opening up astounding new fields of research and development. One of the most immediate applications related to massive increases in agricultural productivity, drastically increasing the amount of food yielded per acre, and the efficiency with which it could be grown and harvested.
It is now 1 January, 2028. This is the state of the Amalgamation:
This is a conventional start, with 1b population and no missile bases. Maint., political bonuses, inexperienced fleets, and JGs on all points are all off, mostly because they involve more micro than I enjoy. Real Stars and automated promotions are on. Precursors and Star Swarm are on. I'll turn Invaders on as soon as we have 3 colonies with >10m pop., OR we exceed 3.5 billion pop on Earth. NPR spawn chance is at 50%, NPR difficulty is at 300%, and there is one NPR at start.
Our current researchers:
Sensors & Fire Control: 20%; 25 labs
Power & Propulsion: 15%;25 labs
Defensive Systems: 15%; 20 labs
Power & Propulsion: 10%; 5 labs
Tech: Nothing, except T/N Technology.
Ground Forces:
Low Tech Armor x9
Low Tech Infantry x20
(Reminder: these can be converted into cadre, which can be used to reduce training times on T/N ground forces.)
I will take requests for renaming officers, though for the moment we have no ships, and no prospect of conflict. I'll be doing what I can to accelerate our development as fast as possible, and am going to lean towards missle + laser + gauss tech, and carrier-group based fleet mixes, with frigate/CL groups as scouts and pickets, as we are going to (hopefully) be running into serious opposition fairly early, but I'm still open to suggestions for design strategy. Our opening mix of researchers sort of leans us toward teching into survey ships more than anything else, so I'm going to concetrate on their specialities until we get some weapon-tech researchers.
First question: Does anyone want me to add and RP ruins on Mars/Titan/Venus/Whatever? Upside: it gives us a boost to technology and industry fairly early on. Downside: it gives us a boost to technology and industry fairly early on, plus robotic defenders. Barring response on that, I'm going to default to not doing it.
Well, that's about it. I'll set up the basic actions I was already planning and wait to see if there is any interest in this. :)
Bremen:
More Aurora LPs sounds fun :)
I don't see the real need for ruins on Mars, but maybe an artifact or two could be found if RP motivations are needed for "there are others out there". I see ruins as more a bonus for taking out precursors.
Flying Dice:
That's what I had figured as well. I might drop a destroyed outpost on Pluto or something, though. Oh, and if things ever start getting too easy for us, I'm going to up the NPR difficulty to 500% and set up an alien empire, which I will control, and use my meta-knowledge to replicate a race of hostile telepaths.
Flying Dice:
Terran Amalgamation Update 1
1 January 2028: Conversion of the remnants of Earth’s conventional industry to new, Trans/Newtonian factories, mines, and refineries begins.
1 July 2028: A team led by Gemma Barlow completes research into a new Pressurized Water reactor. She and her team begin work on a hypothetical Nuclear Thermal drive.
1 April 2029: A team led by Gemma Barlow completes research into her proposed Nuclear Thermal Drive, and she feels that she has gained a greater understanding of the principles of Trans/Newtonian energy (RB+ to 25%).
23 July 2029: A team led by Victoria Dennis completes research into a new form of armor which uses wafers of Duranium to dissipate kinetic force and directed energy.
21 October 2029: A team led by Sophia Hayward completes research into a new type of deep-penetration geological scanner, which she believes can detect even trace amounts of Trans/Newtonian elements at the very core of a planet.
3 March 2030: A team led by Gemma Barlow completes research into a type of additive which will, theoretically, increase the efficiency of Sorium-fueled drives.
21 May 2030: A team led by Sophia Hayward completes research into a new form of active sensor, which, according to early tests, appears to be nearly instantaneous within its range of operation.
26 February 2031: A team led by Stephanie Gordon completes research into a new, miniaturized version of the Nuclear Thermal Drive, with potential applications for practical Trans/Newtonian missiles, which were previously thought impossible. Further research will be required to see if warheads of similar efficiency are possible.
2 June 2031: Stephanie Gordon’s recent efforts have given her new insight into T/N drive components.
Representative Élodie Saint-Pierre, of the EurArabian Region of the TA, has been elected as the Chancellor of the Terran Amalgamation by a near-unanimous vote of the Assembly. This well-liked, observant, enterprising young man has always been known as a pillar of honesty among the people he represents, and on the floor of the assembly. At the ripe young age of 21, he is the de facto leader of the human race. His first action is to appoint Rear Admiral Anna Swift, the most senior surviving member of any prewar Terran military force, as the commander of Fleet Headquarters, though as of yet there are no spacecraft for her to command, only a few wet-navy ships. In accordance with this, Admiral Swift has been promoted to Vice Admiral.
14 August 2031: A team led by Stephanie Gordon completes research into a visible-light laser which utilizes T/N elements in the focal lenses. Further research will be necessary to develop a housing, firing system, and power source for any potential directed-energy weapons.
2 July 2032: Lead Researcher Gemma Barlow, the Amalgamation’s brightest mind, develops a serious medical condition which may affect her in the coming years. She sent a message from her hospital bed stating that she and her team are nearing the greatest scientific breakthrough since the discovery of T/N elements, but refused to comment further, saying only that she expects to complete theoretical work within the year, provided her doctors allow her to return to work.
2 October 2032: Just months later, Researcher Barlow follows through on her promise, delivering a proposal that shakes the foundation of current scientific thought: a theory suggesting the existence of detectable wormholes connecting different solar systems, gravitational anomalies which could potentially allow practical interstellar travel, which had up till now been dismissed as pure fantasy. She hands her research files over to Researcher Hayward, who will develop a design for gravitational sensors which may be capable of detecting these gravitational anomalies, or “Jump Points”, as the popular media has begun referring to them.
2 January 2033: A team led by Mao Qiang Ni completes research on a new, high-density type of Duranium armor plating.
2 July 2033: 50% of the pre-T/N industry of the Amalgamation has been converted to new mines, factories, and Sorium refineries. Some of the new production capacity is redirected toward assembling more research facilities, as well as extending the current Academy and Deep Space Tracking Station.
4 August 2033: Researcher Stephanie Gordon develops a serious medical condition which may cut her life short. It seems that fate is cruel to the brilliant minds of this generation.
14 November 2033: Sophia Hayward and her team complete the proposed gravitational survey sensor design. All that remains now is a ship with which to carry it.
15 November 2033: Two ship designs, the Discovery class geological survey vessel, and the Admiral Peary gravitational survey vessel, are drawn up.
--- Code: ---Discovery class Geological Survey Vessel 1,000 tons 93 Crew 256 BP TCS 20 TH 25 EM 0
1250 km/s Armour 1-8 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/2 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
Maint Life 7.74 Years MSP 160 AFR 8% IFR 0.1% 1YR 5 5YR 71 Max Repair 100 MSP
Nuclear Thermal Engine E9 (1) Power 25 Fuel Use 90% Signature 25 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres Range 100.0 billion km (925 days at full power)
Geological Survey Sensors (2) 2 Survey Points Per Hour
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
--- End code ---
--- Code: ---Admiral Peary class Gravitational Survey Vessel 1,000 tons 93 Crew 256 BP TCS 20 TH 25 EM 0
1250 km/s Armour 1-8 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/2/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
Maint Life 7.74 Years MSP 160 AFR 8% IFR 0.1% 1YR 5 5YR 71 Max Repair 100 MSP
Nuclear Thermal Engine E9 (1) Power 25 Fuel Use 90% Signature 25 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres Range 100.0 billion km (925 days at full power)
Gravitational Survey Sensors (2) 2 Survey Points Per Hour
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
--- End code ---
2 December 2033: BAE Systems shipyard begins constructing a Discovery, the first true human spacecraft. It simultaneously begins an expansion operation, the construction of a second slipway, which will be completed in 11 months. The Discovery is expected to complete exactly one year and ten days from today.
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Just a short update, the first five years. Not really much to show, visually speaking, until I start exploring and getting geosurveys done. Things should start picking up around two years from now, once survey efforts are underway in earnest. I really hope someone is reading this, hah.
Darkening Kaos:
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Looking good up until this point - they must have bought out a company that knew what it was doing and it won't be long until they have contracted out the work to ten other companies and paying five times as much for it.
Anyways, I'd like to command the first geo-survey ship until you get carriers.
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