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[The Dark Lord]

Doom, I just issue the commands, the drones still have the AI to fire and take cover etc.

 

 

 

Just an idea for your battle-net. Have large "space hangars" that house Raptors in close proximity to every battle-net satellite. Also, add turrets to the space hangars. This would destroy any enemy vessel and satellite network designed to endanger your battle-net. The Raptors are like the ones from Battlestar Gallactica. Just send them out like wasps and swarm the enemy. They can also be controlled by your AI, which would eliminate the human element. The turrets just respond to heavy fire, which also aids the Raptors.

[Wisp]

Ah right. I guess it's not as important, unless it's a last second order change.

 

Anywho, all Brazilian soldiers and citizens have been removed from Somalia, and Kenya, and all Brazilian funded projects there have stopped, giving full control to the new owners.

 

50% of naval bases along the americas have been completed. At max production, we could put out a good 66 destroyers or frigates every year, or 10 submarines. 66 aircraft carriers every 3 years.

 

 

 

That's at max. I'm not producing more than a few a year now.

[Seraphi]

Yeah, if Elysium were ever targeted, the Zeus module would be ejected into an incredibly fast orbit around the earth, making it difficult to lock onto until things have settled down.

 

The space hanger thing sounds cool, and I may look into that.

 

Elysium already has a lot of ARC turrets on its surface.

 

I'm now at 20 million Icarus drones, so I'll tone down my production to 1.2 million per year.

[Nero]

Also Dusty, since I've just given up two of my countries, if anyone else joins, can you give them one of yours if needed?

 

 

 

Sure thing.

[Grim_]

Yeah, if Elysium were ever targeted, the Zeus module would be ejected into an incredibly fast orbit around the earth, making it difficult to lock onto until things have settled down.

 

The space hanger thing sounds cool, and I may look into that.

 

Elysium already has a lot of ARC turrets on its surface.

 

I'm now at 20 million Icarus drones, so I'll tone down my production to 1.2 million per year.

 

Exactly how much do these things cost? If they have railguns and can run at 68 miles per hour they are not gonna be cheap.

[Seraphi]

As I have said before, I gather the materials and energy myself.

 

No, the drones do not use railguns, they are still left to normal soldiers(Albeit normal soldiers with Exosuits)

 

They can run at 68MPH, due to their incredibly flexible and streamlined design.

 

They can also move over almost any terrain.

[Nero]

Yeah, if Elysium were ever targeted, the Zeus module would be ejected into an incredibly fast orbit around the earth, making it difficult to lock onto until things have settled down.

 

The space hanger thing sounds cool, and I may look into that.

 

Elysium already has a lot of ARC turrets on its surface.

 

I'm now at 20 million Icarus drones, so I'll tone down my production to 1.2 million per year.

 

Exactly how much do these things cost? If they have railguns and can run at 68 miles per hour they are not gonna be cheap.

 

Apparently 60k each :roll:

 

Since Europa has compulsory 18 month military service, its active military has been toned down to 15 million. In the event of a war, though, around 60 million trained soldiers can be called up, and millions more that could fight.

[Seraphi]

Yeah, if Elysium were ever targeted, the Zeus module would be ejected into an incredibly fast orbit around the earth, making it difficult to lock onto until things have settled down.

 

The space hanger thing sounds cool, and I may look into that.

 

Elysium already has a lot of ARC turrets on its surface.

 

I'm now at 20 million Icarus drones, so I'll tone down my production to 1.2 million per year.

 

Exactly how much do these things cost? If they have railguns and can run at 68 miles per hour they are not gonna be cheap.

 

Apparently 60k each :roll:

 

I GATHER ALL THE MATERIALS USING MY OWN SHIPS

 

I only have to pay for astronauts and repair men.

 

My Dyson shards can supply my factories with enough energy to function, and my harvester ships provide all the metals needed.

[frakir_staer]

 

I GATHER ALL THE MATERIALS USING MY OWN SHIPS

 

 

 

 

I SECRETLY REVEAL 200,000 MATERIALS IN MY OWN SHIPS

[a_bert]

 

I GATHER ALL THE MATERIALS USING MY OWN SHIPS

 

 

 

 

I SECRETLY REVEAL 200,000 MATERIALS IN MY OWN SHIPS

 

 

 

fking epic

 

 

 

- Japan's progress this year has been steady.

[Seraphi]

[Nero]

You've only built battleships, though.

 

Unless they are Battlemining ships :?

 

 

 

Anyways, Doom, can you build me a mining ship?

[Seraphi]

Wha..?

 

I posted a while back saying I was making some harvester ships...

 

I have 3 of them now.

 

four, if you count the one I got from Doom like 70+ pages ago.

[Nero]

Gathering the supplies yourself doesn't really cut down costs all that much, though.

[Seraphi]

If I power the ships that gather the supplies myself, it does.

 

(I guess the fact that there are only like 20 people on board helps too)

 

Remember that the drones are produced autonomously, requiring few humans during production.

[Wisp]

Just saying, an asteroid doesn't provide much faster mining. It just has a lot more minerals left than on earth

 

My nations in total are producing close to 420 tonnes of iron a year. That's more than a few ships can do. Think about it, your production facilities are on earth. If a ship could carry 10 tons of iron (which is probably pushing it), how would you get it down to earth? It's not like you can just drop it down.

 

Just because you have ships capable of getting to asteroids doesn't mean that mining will be faster.

 

 

 

Dusty, what type do you want? A harvester, which harvests rare gases from gas planets (helium-3 is one of the main components of our reactors, but it's only reasonably found on jupiter), or a asteroid mining ship.

 

 

 

Also, a solar battery won't make ships go too fast.

[Nero]

Well then, costs for everyone should be next to nothing. I gather all the metal and whatnot for my Scorpion artillery tanks, so does that mean they only cost $50,000? They don't have AI in them, so all I need to pay for is the assembly, neh?

 

 

 

And Doom, an asteroid miner. Hopefully I can find an asteroid that has the stuff I need it in *whistles to self*. Nope, nothing suspicious going on here guys.

[Wisp]

I gather approximately 1/3rd of the iron on earth. The holy empire has another third, then a combination of Australia and russia makes up the other third.

[ThurinEthir]

Just poking in here.

 

School is taking up a lot of my time (ahhhhh), so that explains why I haven't posted in a few days. I'll try to make a "detailed" summary every few days, or at least hopefully sometime this weekend.

 

Though if you want a quick rundown right now, basically all I've been doing is boosting my defenses. Been working on those turrets, as well as fortresses/bunkers/shelters, and defensive missiles.

[Wisp]

Just for the sake of it, here's a list of some major mineral production in my colonies:

 

 

 

Copper: 8.8 million tonnes (about 78% of worldwide production)

 

Iron:410 million tonnes, (About 1/4th-1/3rd of worldwide production)

 

Diamonds: 61% of world production, including synthetics.

 

Gold: 1024 tonnes (52% of world production)

 

Silver: 9300 tonnes (55.1% of world production)

 

Tin: 60,000 tonnes (20% of world production)

 

Oil: 13 million barrels a day. For the record, we produce much more than we need. (about 20% of world production)

 

 

 

This is as of 2009, so numbers are lower than it would be in real life., but the percentages should remain about the same

[jasignhagj]

Tensions are growing in Kazakh, with an election taking place next year. conservatives are worried that the elections are rigged, and are organizing mass protests. while the protests have remained peaceful, the army has been mobilized.

[stonewall337]

I feel like building another harvesting ship, so construction of my third harvester craft has begun.

 

 

 

My computer systems are very close to their goal now, and we have begun testing its ability to store and redirect massive amounts of data.

 

If successful, I will wire myself into my Zeus network, giving me almost omnipresent control over my forces from the safety of space.

 

 

 

With the success of my human efficiency syrum, I am researching another drug which will increase the sensetivity of human senses of sight, sound and smell, R&D should take about 10 years.

 

 

 

Stone, we basically agreed that a new player shouldn't be able to just jump in and take a country, so Somalia will have to do.

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, someone gives me a straight answer....

 

 

 

Ok thanks. I still don't know the state of my country. (I'm in my basement playing RS, I can't go outside and look at my country)

[Wisp]

My estimates are this.

 

19 million people, GDP of about 70 billion, a lot less poverty, better infrastructure, and no piracy.

 

 

 

Your country was previously owned by someone who attacked me unprovoked, I conquered them, and took control of the country.

[RpgGamer]

Okay, production on the TerrAvenger is complete, now I just need to construct it. Should take a while. And I may improve it during construction (like last minute updates).

 

 

 

In light of this subject I was wondering if I could purchase a Dyson Shard to slap on the side of the behemoth to give it extra power and whatnot. I'll pay whatever's necesary, even if the payment is spread over time. This is mostly directed at Ross of course.

[The Dark Lord]

If a ship could carry 10 tons of iron (which is probably pushing it), how would you get it down to earth? It's not like you can just drop it down.

 

 

 

What if the ship was designed to eject tungsten-coated pods toward a desolate and unpopulated wilderness within your country? Once the pod has connected with the Earth's surface, specially designed vehicles can harvest the iron from the pods and collect the empty shell, melt it down, and reuse it again. (It probably would have cracked upon impact. Or you could make disposable pods that use the special type of ceramic that space shuttles iirc use. You could just shape the pod a certain way so it would have greater air resistance (and thus help protect it from the atmosphere) and land at an angle, causing it to skip across the ground like a flat stone skips over a pond when thrown.

 

 

 

EDIT:

 

 

 

Another 450,000 X4 exo-breakers have been produced.

 

 

 

Another 100,000 Lancelots have been produced.

 

 

 

Lancelot total: 700,000 commissioned vehicles.

 

X4 exo-breaker total: 1,000,000