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you can transfer me from Communication HQ if you want
but im not sure if the traits impatient, uncaring, stubborn might be good for a first contact
I don't even know my traits.. I hope that all on the team aren't stubborn
The defense status of Mars? Didn't know there even was a status.
BTW, I predict DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The team is complete, two ex-Navy and three ex-Marine officers (four PCs and one NPC):
Brigadier Hyme, ex-Marine, Ground Training 50, Ground Combat +10%, Xeno +10%, Diplo +30%, dishonest, impoverished, methodical.
Lt. Commander Forgiven, ex-Navy, Combat Training 50, Fleet Initiative 299, Survey +10%, Xeno +15%, Diplo +20%, embraces change.
Brigadier Nisco, ex-Marine, Ground Training 100, Diplo +20, courteous, embraces change, history buff, pessimistic.
Brigadier Cleomenes, ex-Marine, Ground Training 50, Ground Combat +5%, Diplo +20%, observant, organized, poor family, self-confident
... plus one non-player character with Diplo +15%
I've set them to work trying to contact the aliens.
Now... what orders do we give Schwuermann? Continue withdrawing to the jump point to Ross 248? Picket it or pass through it? Picket the Ross 248 side of it, or withdraw further to the Sol jump point?
Remember that he's in an unarmed ship. It will take him more than three days to reach the exit from this system.
And what about our unarmed Geo-Survey ships? I stopped them when the aliens were spotted... but if they do let Schwuermann leave unmolested, is it worth sending through a Geo-scout to check out that Earth-like world and see if it's the home planet of the aliens?
Brigadier Hyme, ex-Marine, Ground Training 50, Ground Combat +10%, Xeno +10%, Diplo +30%, dishonest, impoverished, methodical.
Lt. Commander Forgiven, ex-Navy, Combat Training 50, Fleet Initiative 299, Survey +10%, Xeno +15%, Diplo +20%, embraces change.
Brigadier Nisco, ex-Marine, Ground Training 100, Diplo +20, courteous, embraces change, history buff, pessimistic.
Brigadier Cleomenes, ex-Marine, Ground Training 50, Ground Combat +5%, Diplo +20%, observant, organized, poor family, self-confident
... plus one non-player character with Diplo +15%
I've set them to work trying to contact the aliens.
Now... what orders do we give Schwuermann? Continue withdrawing to the jump point to Ross 248? Picket it or pass through it? Picket the Ross 248 side of it, or withdraw further to the Sol jump point?
Remember that he's in an unarmed ship. It will take him more than three days to reach the exit from this system.
And what about our unarmed Geo-Survey ships? I stopped them when the aliens were spotted... but if they do let Schwuermann leave unmolested, is it worth sending through a Geo-scout to check out that Earth-like world and see if it's the home planet of the aliens?
Fighters don't have jump drives. That means you can send only 2 for each ship that jumps, and if that ship is destroyed the fighters are stranded.
We have to remember that we dont want the aliens to get angry at us before the diplomatic team is finished
This.
The presence of any of our ships in one of their systems can cause damage to our relations if they are not already outright hostile.
If we can establish friendly relations or even work out a trade deal with them, then perhaps further exploration of their territory could be possible.
In the meantime, I'd begin investigating other jump points in an attempt to find non-alien inhabited worlds for us to colonize.
Schwuermann should exit the system and picket the opposite side.
MSG Fleet Ops Survey to Earth command
We can not gamble with our brave pilots lives
I suggest we withdraw until proper units with defense capability are ready
- Lord Martin Survey Ops out
MSG ends XXXXX
We can not gamble with our brave pilots lives
I suggest we withdraw until proper units with defense capability are ready
- Lord Martin Survey Ops out
MSG ends XXXXX
Fighters don't even have the fuel endurance to reach the jump-point from Sol to the Ross 248 system, let alone to cross that system to the next jump point and go on to Groombridge.
A few points to ponder:
If this is their home system, then it might (slightly) damage relations to keep ships on-station there.
If this is not their home system, then it is considered to "belong" to whoever reached it first... unless he leaves, in which case it belongs to whoever didn't leave.
stamasd said:
That's one possibility... withdraw to the jump point to Ross 248 but don't pass through it. Wait for a Geo-Survey ship to arrive (Rackham was on the way) and then after the Geo-Survey ship is in the system, jump through to Ross 248 and picket the opposite end of the jump point.
Or withdraw entirely and let the Diplo corps do their job.
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Lt-Commander Rockingluke has joined the Diplo team.
Fleet Initiative 264, Diplo / Espionage / Operations all +15%, aggressive, follows orders without question, impoverished.
... and that fills out the team.
The balance of opinion seems to be in favor of withdrawal until the Diplo corps makes some progress or gives up. Five people seem to support that idea (including me, incidentally).
without having a proper armed navy to back our rightful claim it seems the best solution right now
ok lets do it then. It may be time to get an proper armed navy. I vote for a fast and mobile force. It may be time to get fighters, instead of all bombers.
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