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For the sake of argument, suppose the Neutron Star is set to collide with the Sun. This was the option I was assuming as well, though the reason we're leaving is ultimately unimportant. For the purposes of this discussion, all we need to know is that Earth/the whole Solar System will be rendered co...

Incidentally, why didn't you guys bring algae in an immediately useful state :p ? We wanted to, but there was only so much room on the ship. I'd have to double check, but if I remember right the Hive Mind decided to keep it as a sample because it wouldn't take several years to mature like some of t...

They apply to your character only. Special actions are required to improve your crew's stats further, usually via story arcs such the planned for journey to Loroi territory to return Spear's group to their families. Okay, thank you. Personal (Again): I'm of two minds about this. On the one hand, sp...

Writing for bonuses, you say? Sign me up! :twisted: Action discussion first: Special : We've been meaning to ditch rationing as soon as we could safely do so to hopefully get some bonuses. Our lucky crit means we finally can, so I say Lift Rationing . As for the chocolate, while conserving it as a t...

Wouldn't a star, neutron star or a normal one, do one hell of a number on the planets and their orbits? Yes. Even without it going exactly along the plane, it would perturb the hell out of everything. Hence our solar evacuation. Hey, nobody said it was likely. I've probably got better odds of going...

Can I get any college credit without going to college? Can I get a job that requires a degree without going to college? I want to go either into a Chemistry, Material science, Geology or Meteorology. Different universities have different standards. Some will allowCLEP tests and other exams to give ...

That's not even quite the limit on surviving population: the real limit is determined by the lesser of: 1) the population that the initial load(s) of mining, processing, & construction equipment and workers sent to the moon can build appropriate habitat capacity for, or 2) the population that the e...

I was originally going to throw Scurvy at you at some point, but apparently potatoes have Vitamin C in them. Loads of it, if you don't fry them. So uh. Yeah. Potatoes Strong! Not sure how much we'll have to worry about vitamins (medical supplies might cover that), but oranges and other citrus fruit...

The durability challenge of an Orion craft is somewhat counterbalanced by the fact that you're at least mostly freed from the need to minimize the mass of every possible thing. I'd expect an Orion's construction to resemble a bunker more than an aircraft. But I definitely agree that doing serious s...

Personally, I'd rather put my bet on Orion or even just massed chemical launches than an elevator. Yes, we've made good strides lately, but we're still very far from being able to make that cable, and there's no way of knowing how long it'll before we can, if we ever can. Orion was considered feasi...

Voted. [X] Debate Moderator [X] Clinic [X] Over There [X] Motion for Promotion For spending points, we'll want to focus on skills that will be needed when no one else is around to help us. For day-to-day use, we can use our subordinates' abilities, and in most categories they're better than what we ...

In terms of getting large quantities of individuals and resources into orbit quickly and cheaply, a space elevator is probably our best bet. We don't have the technology to make carbon nanotubes strong enough for one yet, but we don't have the tech for viable extra-solar vehicles either. Considering...

Hmm... Whalers of the Sky sounds awesome but active defense should be a priority before any scientific expeditions. So I am going to suggest: [X] The Common Folk [X] Clinic [X] Over There [X] Motion for Promotion I believe that we don't need the Common Folk with the level our relationship with the ...

What are the odds that it is not a beacon but a nest of man eating space mantas? ...probably low? But yeah, still too high for my liking. These things have to nest somewhere and they navigate with really, really powerful sonar. As for the big guys, sapient or edible seems unlikely (though possible!...

The atmosphere will provide the necessary fuel for movement since the thrusters are described as 'air breathing'. We don't know if its a beacon at the first place, however I am extremely anxious in the case of it belonging to someone who isn't nice. If it is a beacon and it works with sound (since ...

As I am transferring my fan fic from the manuscript I just realized something that may piss Razor off. If what makes the noise on Fenrir is some short of beacon then we will have to do a few things. First, move the beacon to an other asteroid group. Then move our asteroid group somewhere else befor...

The children will be born in round 9 and the creche will be finished in turn 10. If SHTF happens in turn 9 then having militia finished at that turn is the safest approach. Hmm. Could go both ways on that. On the one hand if things go wrong having a militia around would minimize the total damage to...

Crap, I think I confused a few things in my distracted state. Lemme fix it. {Edit} There fixed it. Thanks for pointing that out. {Edit 2} Oh, and a note. You can improve the diplomacy chance with the Loroi by actually bothering to learn their language for a change. :P Curse me and my inquisitive mi...

Did I miss something? I thought we built the Barracks last turn, when did we get a Children's Creche? Not that I mind, of course, we were going to build one soon anyway, but... I'm thinking that at least for our Personal time we should promote Izumi. We said we would, so we need to follow through. B...

Those 5 points were for us only, our subordinates will be improved the hard way. I assumed. I was actually asking about whether they would eventually be able to get their own stat increases (for example, would Izumi have gotten a bonus had we promoted her instead of taking the time for ourselves?),...