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Sounds prudent. As a member of the diplomatic corp, I fully support that notion.
No. I dislike stationing ship and leaving them in one spot. The early part of the game is all about exploration and gathering information so that you can make sesnsible plans. For example, without the discovery of the Nexus and the surrounding habitable worlds, we might have felt committed to fighting for the Groombridge 34 system.
OK... on December 1st 2028, our relations are +166.9
We met them at Groombridge 34. I tend to assume it would be unwise to colonise there, particularly as long as we don't know which system they actually inhabit.
BTW, we already have enough colonising going on, Mars (going well), Dravar XV, and soon the Nexus. Adding another faraway planet to the list is stretching our forces a bit, in my opinion.
On the other hand, I don't have any objection to scouting Groombridge. We need more detailed info on the Charlies' whereabouts.
BTW, we already have enough colonising going on, Mars (going well), Dravar XV, and soon the Nexus. Adding another faraway planet to the list is stretching our forces a bit, in my opinion.
On the other hand, I don't have any objection to scouting Groombridge. We need more detailed info on the Charlies' whereabouts.
I totally agrees on that decision in general. But isn´t it worrying that Charlie could sneak a fleet into even the Sol system before sensors picks him up?
Yes, it is. Very worrying.
But I hate to tie down a useful vessel. I suppose I could station a mostly-empty Tanker there... but they have crap for sensors.
That's the big problem... the only vessels we have that carry even the lowest grade of sensors are our Scoutships, our Troop Transports, and our Warships. I'd hate to tie down... and offer as bait... any of those vessels. A Tanker or (possibly) a Freighter would be more expendable... but they are nearly blind. What would be the point of stationing a blind vessel to "keep an eye on things"?
This calls for huge space stations to guard the jump points into sol!
For the glory of emu!
For the glory of emu!
Hmmm... relations with Charlie seem to be going up at about 0.14 per day. About eight months to +200, then. Roughly.
But a trade treaty will have no purpose for spying if we use a military ship to do so as it will lower relations since a trade treaty allows only commercial ships without loss in relation.
The logistics of such a thing would be amazing, as it would need constant maintenance supplies as it got older and would have to be towed back once a few years to be overhauled.
You could create a patrol vessel class, that would be small, with large sensors, and minimal weapons, easy to assemble, no?
You forget that the shipyard has to be retooled and that could take quite some time.. None the less, a good idea.
I suggest that we wait for an agreement with the Charlies.
Is it 1.) guaranteed that 200 is the limit AND 2.) guaranteed that ze charlie accepts?
January 1st 2029... the beginning of year 5.
Confirmed: Relations with Charlie are gong up by 0.1466666 per day. It will take seven and a half months to reach +200 (and probably a trade treaty).
We have 801 bucks in the bank, and -18 per day... bankruptcy is immanent. That's what we get for trying to expand as fast as possible, I guess. Repairing the economy must be a major goal for this year.
Yes, and no.
Confirmed: Relations with Charlie are gong up by 0.1466666 per day. It will take seven and a half months to reach +200 (and probably a trade treaty).
We have 801 bucks in the bank, and -18 per day... bankruptcy is immanent. That's what we get for trying to expand as fast as possible, I guess. Repairing the economy must be a major goal for this year.
Arjyla said:
Yes, and no.
So we shall count our money while Charlie sneaks in our back door then?
We can't afford anything like this, the best bet would be buoys. We could create buoys that last for a few years and have active sensors on them and drop them on jump points.