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To Boldly Go... (a Starfleet quest) Starfleet Ship Design Bureau, Refit ("To Boldly Go...")
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OneirosTheWriter said:
I didn't want to post, because I have a strong feeling that I'm forgetting something bloody obvious but I can't for the life of me think what it is.
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Our roll for a non affiliate at random? We just got the tech last year.

Also can you clarify why the restriction on starbases and colonies, is it the heavy industry teams and engineering teams tied up in the state of emergency
 
Also I want both
  • NEW Acquire additional resources for Starfleet Intelligence Operations, 20pp (Will improve ops teams next time they are required)
  • NEW Acquire additional resources for Starfleet Intelligence Gathering, 35pp (Gain +1 Intel Report per year)
No plan from me as at work. I think k research colony expand utopia and the academy options
  • Request Academy Development, 35pp (Gain +.5 Officers/Enlisted/Techs throughput)
  • Request Science Academy Development, 15pp (Gain +1 Techs throughput)
  • Request
105 for those 4, 8 more for research colony. So 3 diplo pushes?
 
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We definitely want all of the Academy expansions. Probably at least one colony and starbase.

Should we shell out the lion's share of our PP for that heavy industrial park, or wait until next snakepit?
 
Deathbybunnies said:
Woah, what? Where did this come from?
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Probably since so many Engineering Ships are mobilized for the war effort.

On the other hand, I suppose we could do a bunch of Developments on existing Shipyards. Make sure we have the extra berths for repairs if/when we need them.

And a bunch of Diplomatic Pushes on <100 relations species.

OneirosTheWriter said:
  • Sponsor efforts to create additional Critical Ship Infrastructure on another world, 50pp (Pick world)
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When is this "Critical Ship Infrastructure"?
 
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*Looks at academy development*

We need to strike a deal to increase our recruitment somehow. We are so low on crew that we can't crew our repaired ships let alone anything new. There's literally no other major priority.
 
Leila Hann said:
We definitely want all of the Academy expansions. Probably at least one colony and starbase.

Should we shell out the lion's share of our PP for that heavy industrial park, or wait until next snakepit?
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The techs academy expansion is not actually useful. We've still yet to set direction to balance away from techs, and can only do so by 1 point every 4 years. So a techs expansion every four years would make sense.
 
Void Stalker said:
Our roll for a non affiliate at random? We just got the tech last year.

Also can you clarify why the restriction on starbases and colonies, is it the heavy industry teams and engineering teams tied up in the state of emergency
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Oh - crap, I applied that to an affiliate (randomly assigned to Orions).

Deathbybunnies said:
Woah, what? Where did this come from?
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Engineering ships are tied down in GBZ + and LBZ, there's just not many people available who can build things for you this year.
 
  • NEW Acquire additional resources for Starfleet Intelligence Operations, 20pp (Will improve ops teams next time they are required)
  • NEW Acquire additional resources for Starfleet Intelligence Gathering, 35pp (Gain +1 Intel Report per year)
  • Request Academy Development, 35pp (Gain +.5 Officers/Enlisted/Techs throughput)
  • Request Research Colony at Cronulla VI, 8pp 5 (7) rp/yr, 4 turns
  • Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 20pp (One affiliate or prospective race will undergo accelerate diplomacy) [Can be taken up to four times] Ashifi
  • Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 20pp (One affiliate or prospective race will undergo accelerate diplomacy) [Can be taken up to four times] not sure
  • Request new Tech Team to be added to your Ship Design Bureau, 20pp or utopia expansion or 3rd diplo, tech and diplo leaves 27 PP, utopia leaves 19 pp.
 
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off the top of my head we need a Starbase at Indoria, Both academy expansions, and a Shipyard expansion in the GBZ focusing on repair berths. Which faction increases PP output because I want to vote for them this time?
 
[X] Plan Make friends while the sun shines.
-Request new Starbase I [Indoria] 27pp
-Request Academy Development, 35pp (Gain +.5 Officers/Enlisted/Techs throughput)
-Request Science Academy Development, 15pp (Gain +1 Techs throughput)
-Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 20pp (Yrillians)
-Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 20pp (Gretarians)
-Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 20pp (Ashidi)
-Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 20pp (Honiani)
- Acquire additional resources for Starfleet Intelligence Operations, 20pp (Will improve ops teams next time they are required)

Total cost 177 pp

Reasoning being that we've got a decent number of berths at the moment, and none of the colonies are vital, so we can wait until next year when our engineering ships in the LBZ should be free.

A Starbase at Indoria is really important for defense against the Cardassians, and we are always in need of more crew. Diplomacy focused on three neutral species we want on our side, and the Honiani which we want to get up to 300 for resources and better coordination. Starfleet Intel Operations just proved their worth, so it seems fitting to give them a reward, plus I can't fit the better reports in my plan anyways.
 
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Chimeraguard said:
Probably since so many Engineering Ships are mobilized for the war effort.

On the other hand, I suppose we could do a bunch of Developments on existing Shipyards. Make sure we have the extra berths for repairs if/when we need them.


When is this "Critical Ship Infrastructure"?
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Oh okay, that's not so bad - I thought this was some kind of more political pushback in some way and we'd be lumbered with it indefinitely.

In that case, given the surplus of pp we have this year, maybe we should take a look at:
  • Request Ongoing Budget increase 40pp (Roll for success)
Since our usual budgetary increase via colonies is stymied?



The new intel options:
  • NEW Deploy Improved Listening Posts to a Border Zone to gain a 25% chance of generating +1 Intel report for powers on that border. (pick border zone), 20pp
  • NEW Acquire additional resources for Starfleet Intelligence Operations, 20pp (Will improve ops teams next time they are required)
  • NEW Acquire additional resources for Starfleet Intelligence Gathering, 35pp (Gain +1 Intel Report per year)
are all also very interesting, especially that last one. An extra intel report per year! I wonder if we can take it more than once, or even more than once per year?



Obviously given our crew troubles, the personnel options are interesting:
  • Request Academy Development, 35pp (Gain +.5 Officers/Enlisted/Techs throughput)
  • Request Science Academy Development, 15pp (Gain +1 Techs throughput)
  • Request Temporary Explorer Corps Recruitment Drive, 25pp, (Gain 2 Officer, 2 Enlisted, 2 Techs, PLUS Convert 2 Officer, 2 Enlisted, 2 Techs from normal service)
The temporary recruitment drive isn't quite as exciting as a permanent yearly boost, but given that we're in something of a crunch it might be worth considering anyway?

Also, maybe we could consider making Personnel a Vice Admiral position? The VA boosts are often pretty strong, and we might get one that will really help us out here:
  • Reorganise a Starfleet Command from a Rear Admiral position to a Vice Admiral position. Pick one: 20pp for Starfleet Intelligence, 30pp for Medical, 30pp for Explorer Corps, 30pp for Personnel, 25pp for Explorer Corps.



I don't know nearly enough about ship design to really comment on the offered refits:
  • Request Refit Program for Constellation Cruiser class [+1 C,S,H,L,D, for 40br, 30sr, 1.5 Year (6 turns)], 6 turns 18pp (NB: new unit cost for Constellation will be 70/55)
  • Request Refit Program for Constellation Escort class [+1 S, P, D, for 2br, 10sr, 1 Year (4 turns)], 4 turns, 18pp (NB: Constellation-E reclassified as Escort, new cost 70/50)
Maybe someone from the design thread could tell us if they're great/worthless/average?
 
Given that we don't really have the RP to fund it, I'm willing to cut the tech team for this year. Accordingly:

[x] [COUNCIL] Plan Colony, UP, and Diplo
-[x] Request Research Colony at Cronulla VI, 8pp 5 (7) rp/yr, 4 turns
-[x] Request development of Utopia Planitia, 28pp, (4 turns, gain 1 3mt, 1 1mt berth)
-[x] Request Academy Development, 35pp (Gain +.5 Officers/Enlisted/Techs throughput)
-[x] Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 20pp (Gretarians)
-[x] Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 20pp (Yrillians)
-[x] Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 20pp (Ashidi)
-[x] Acquire additional resources for Starfleet Intelligence Gathering, 35pp (Gain +1 Intel Report per year)
166 pp

UP subs in for our normal shipyard building and will mean our infrastructure is better positioned to handle the repairs of a war in the future, and for an Heavy Industrial Park in the future. The research colony is the highest priority item of the remaining starbase/colony options (Starbase at Indoria is not far behind). Three diplo at three high priority, the Obar are nice but not high priority in comparison. The Intel pick is the most important of the two and we can slot in the other next year.
 
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[X] [COUNCIL] Plan Research and Intel
-[X] Request Research Colony at Cronulla VI, 8pp 5 (7) rp/yr, 4 turns
-[X] Request Academy Development, 35pp (Gain +.5 Officers/Enlisted/Techs throughput)
-[X] Request Science Academy Development, 15pp (Gain +1 Techs throughput)
-[X] Request new Tech Team to be added to your Ship Design Bureau, 20pp (Weapons/Offensive Doctrine)
-[X] Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 20pp (Gretarians)
-[X] Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 20pp (Ashidi)
-[X] Acquire additional resources for Starfleet Intelligence Operations, 20pp (Will improve ops teams next time they are required)
-[X] Acquire additional resources for Starfleet Intelligence Gathering, 35pp (Gain +1 Intel Report per year)
 
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I've been busy and probably can't participate much here, but this is a snakepit so...

OneirosTheWriter said:
Only up to ONE of the following may be taken: COLONY, STARBASE, NEW SHIPYARD. A Second may be taken at +15pp. No more may be taken.
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OneirosTheWriter said:
Engineering ships are tied down in GBZ + and LBZ, there's just not many people available who can build things for you this year.
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@OneirosTheWriter, can elaborate more on the bottlenecks? We need to know what action to take that can help alleviate this situation.

For colonies, we think the main bottleneck is colony ships, secondarily engineering ships and cargo/freighters; and for starbases/outposts/shipyards, we know it's the engineering ships, secondarily cargo/freighters that are the bottleneck.

Is "not many people available who can build things for you this year" indicating some other resource?

OneirosTheWriter said:
  • Request Refit Program for Constellation Cruiser class [+1 C,S,H,L,D, for 40br, 30sr, 1.5 Year (6 turns)], 6 turns 18pp (NB: new unit cost for Constellation will be 70/55)
  • Request Refit Program for Constellation Escort class [+1 S, P, D, for 2br, 10sr, 1 Year (4 turns)], 4 turns, 18pp (NB: Constellation-E reclassified as Escort, new cost 70/50)
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Are these still available with the Constellation-P refit? Is it still called Constellation-P? Can we get multiple such refits?

OneirosTheWriter said:
Arrange to have an Old Guard Admiral convinced it is time to retire, 20pp
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I don't think we have any Old Guard left.


Notes to others:

  • Sponsor efforts to create additional Critical Ship Infrastructure on another world, 50pp (Pick world)
  • Sponsor efforts to create Heavy Industrial park to reduce construction times by 1 month/year in that system, 115pp (pick world)
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These are 10pp cheaper than last year.

  • Request Start of General Cruiser project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 18pp
  • Request Start of Combat Frigate project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 20pp
  • Request Start of Garrison Frigate project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 20pp
  • Request Start of Science Frigate project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 10pp
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These are all 5pp cheaper than last year.
 
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