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[The Dark Lord]

Military police will ensure that there isn't a conflict between Brits and anyone else at the next Games. Some of our most well-disciplined marines will act as body guards for the athletes. Any civilian spectators that come will be seated in a reserved area, so as not to be riled up by what's going on during the games. Trotsky's March will also be played.

 

And if anyone wonders how the basic tune of the song goes, it is this:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t156xOu0nw

[Grim_]

Errm sere I have the honor of holding the next games (I think) and they are being held in a massive gilded stadium on nova lux. I am using H-class walkers as security as well as L-class granted they are riot type ones but still I doubt anyone would be insane enough to riot with a building sized police officer standing near you...

[Nero]

Something that big is incredibly impractical for crowd control.

 

The Yexenus troops have been sent to Earth.

[Grim_]

There is also one heckuva lot of riot police there but... it's more to the fact of intimidation rather than actually fighting it. As I said before there is going to be one heckuva lot of armed forces and police officers there protecting our honored guests.

[Nero]

*shrug* I just think it's a bunch of overkill.

 

My Olympic games were to display military power and the unification of the Federation. Yours is to win medals and compete. Having an army marching around sort of detracts from the Olympics.

[Grim_]

Hey I am just trying to keep zealots that I have cultivated from attacking your athletes. Also sometimes overkill is good... I think it goes without saying that war-ships will not be allowed as an accompaniment for your transports though.

[archimage_a]

Military traditionalists have repeatedly pointed out that Assault Mechs are very poorly designed weapons- farcically bad, some have said. They are extremely tall and are almost impossible to camoflage, making them easy targets. Their two or four legged gait is more more complicated, more vunerable and less efficent than are treaded wheels. And if one of the blasted things falls over, it can't get up again without the assistance of massive cranes or helicopter.

Yank the legs off and mount the chassis on treads, the experts say, and you'll get a better weapon at a lower cost.

All of this is true. However, the units have one thing going for them that more than makes up for all their weaknesses: They are massively, enormously cool.

Military Planners have long noted that national governments often confuse coolness with effectiveness and are willing to pay a lot more for flashy armament than for effective, but dull, systems.

 

In other words, a military with an army of assult mechs has a far better chance of getting a bloated budget approved than one without them!

[Retech]

My athletes are happy with the super cool protection that you've given them. By the way, what is the theme of your olympics? If somehow I manage to host the next one (or someone allows me to if they already hosted before), then my theme will be prosperity...and showing land dwellers the charms of the sea. :P

[The Dark Lord]

It's a good thing that my "mechs" aren't that ineffective. They are replacements for tanks and are a little bit smaller(ish). More can be stored in a certain area due to their bipedal design. "Why not just use the money that I would be spending on one Lancelot on individual exo-suits instead? All a Lancelot is is a glorified exosuit."

 

The answer is simple. Mech-tanks are bad [wagon].

 

Video of bad [wagon] real life exosuit:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9k4oUNHLJs

 

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Military reforms are now featuring a restructuring of the Military. New special groups will be organised. Specialisation of armour for each unit will be adopted. Each branch and subgroup will also be given an added 'pomp and flair' in order to demonstrate Britannian pride in the military once more.

 

A recent nation-wide survey has revealed an increase in the new religion. Hinduism and Buddhism have taken a sharp dive because former Hindus and Buddhists no longer believe in their gods, however, they still practise Hindu/Buddhist philosophy. Christianity and Judaism have had a less decline than normal. Islam has had somewhat of a greater decline than Christianity and Judaism. The amount of professing Agnostics (not necessarily on the Atheistic side of the Agnostic spectrum) has grown leaps and bounds, as is expected in a modern society where Science has replaced Mysticism, although Science seems to have created a mysticism of its own.

[Seraphi]

The Durendal drone which I use are huge, and maintain a very quick pace. They can move their arms and legs at the same rate (In comparison to size) as a normal Icarus drone, if they get knocked over, they can get back up.

 

My monomolecular wire is finished now. And Project Artemis too. Artemis is basically a huge railgun design, which fires a shell which contains a battery and a high powered laser. The shell is launched towards the enemy, then the laser is released afterwards, allowing for a really, really big range.

 

Oh, and the Matrioshka brain in Eos. It has the computational capacity to simulate a universe, or run through every possible scenario of every single battle to find a method to win.

I suppose that it technically allows for limited-Omniscience. There are also some other bonuses, such as faster research and such, but aside from that, it's really just me flexing my muscles at the rest of you.

 

The two tiny planets in Sega-Res are also gone now.

 

Zypherius is full. There is no longer any surface which isn't colonised and with a high population density, so Orojike will now be transformed into the same sort of thing.

 

Don't know what I'm going to do with the remaining matter from the other planet I cannibalized yet.

 

Also, 500 Chronos matter harvesters have been dispatched to a secret location, along with an escort of 150 Cataclysm battleships and 5 Adresteia battleships.

 

All Nyx drones are going to be retrofitted with monomolecular wire strands in their arms.

 

There, 11 day update.

[The_Mather1]

Ross, that brain might have the requirements for ascending, but it isn't the same functions(as you said), an ascended being is practically an admin of the universe or a god.

[Seraphi]

If I made it simulate a universe, then I would be the admin of that universe. Therefore, I am god.

[archimage_a]

Not quite, the brain doens't give you the ability to blow up Midguard at a thought, or summon minions...Kind of a neuted God.

[Seraphi]

Nah, I'm thinking if I made it simulate a universe, and then blew up midgard within the simulation. But now it starts to become all Matrix-y and wierd.

[archimage_a]

Hehe, simulation within a simulation...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKmySdCD77Y&feature=related

 

Oi! Who broke my window!

[Seraphi]

I blame the huge eyeball.

[The_Mather1]

Wrong topic.

[Nero]

Oi! I think I've been the recipient of enough mind boggling silliness in this game already! Go try and blow up Kajea.

[The Dark Lord]

Ross, will the work on Orojike interfere with my research colony (50% of Orojike surface)? I have some research stations there.

 

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The Royal Guard has been restructured. A small group of the most trustworthy gentlemen has dedicated themselves to the protection of both the King and the President. They operate like the Secret Service. The Royal Guard will now make up part of the Federal Reserve Army. They receive training like the career members of the Standing Army, but FRA members are part-time. FRA members can be used during disaster relief events, just like the US National Guard. A permanent police force has been created and will replace the title of 'Royal Guard.' These police units make up the new Territorial Guard. They still practise the same policy of kindness and helpfulness to the civilians, and they still receive training from the Armed Forces.

 

To recap:

-The Royal Guard now protects the King and the President.

-A large portion of the Royal Guard has been absorbed into the Federal Reserve Army.

-The Territorial Guard has been formed; it is the successor to the Royal Guard's police force.

[The_Mather1]

Hyperdrive research still open for anyone to join, it is not too late yet.

[Retech]

Sere, Buddhism does not believe in gods. Infact, Buddhism only teaches the philosophy of a single good person, who was turned from greed by guilt and tried many different ways to find enlightenment. He eventually succeeded. Buddhism does not contradict modern science (21st century) in anyway. Just to inform you. :P

[The_Mather1]

How can a story of a real prince saying gods aren't here among us be proved wrong with science?

[The Dark Lord]

Sere, Buddhism does not believe in gods. Infact, Buddhism only teaches the philosophy of a single good person, who was turned from greed by guilt and tried many different ways to find enlightenment. He eventually succeeded. Buddhism does not contradict modern science (21st century) in anyway. Just to inform you. :P

 

I'm aware of that, but it was rather late last night, and I was in a rush. I saw that I implied that Buddhism had a god-figure and I was like, "Hmm... That's not right. Oh well." Anyway, my point still stands. Hindus are giving up their gods and are now taking a purely philosophical approach, just like the Buddhists.

[Seraphi]

Sere, why do you need 50% for a few research facilties?

[The Dark Lord]

Sere, why do you need 50% for a few research facilties?

 

I don't, but that's how Orojike was divided originally. I really only care about my research facilities, so I'm making sure that I have enough resources to continue alchemy (using snow and ice in order to supply fuel for the strange matter reactors).

 

Space elevators on every Britannian world are being built. They are expected to dramatically lower costs of the space programme.

 

Also, the Magnate III has been completed. It is able to enter and leave an atmosphere. It is like a space shuttle, although the design looks more like a stealth fighter.

 

Major military 'war games' commenced last year. The public (including militias) as well as the Military were trained how to react during a large-scale war.

 

Project New Eden is going into the final stages of terraformation. Volunteers for colonisation are signing up at local offices.

 

The 100 battle ships from Yexenus are being used for patrol purposes.

 

Astrum has reached a 500 million population.