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Attempting to Fulfill the Plan: GDI Edition

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Doing Chicago first would result in us getting the +12 capital goods sooner resulting in a larger stockpile allowing us to do predictive modeling sooner.
 
Logistics while not great should be good for now and there are not many projects that require them (for now) and thread as a whole have no plans to start them immediately.

Cap Goods, on the other hand, are not great and there are a lot projects that require them.

Still, with Nanotubes coming online, we probably can postpone Chicago for a quarter and build up Logistics.

Not comfortable, but shouldn't be catastrophic.
 
Circling back to the relative cost effectiveness of Predictive Modeling Management vs AEVAs.

While there was a lot of talk about how PMMis important as it significantly reduces the chance of critfails, and it does, there was less talk about directly comparing the increase in progress relatively speaking.

PMM has an average increase in the roll of all dice by +0.5. We currently have 59 dice, so that's an increase of 29.5 total.

AEVAs each provide +3 to all dice in a specific category therefore the total amount of progress varies between each category.
Infrastructure 5 Dice: +15
Heavy Industry 6 Dice: +18
Light and Chemical Industry 5 Dice: +15
Agriculture 6 Dice: +18
Tiberium 7 Dice: +21
Military 8 Dice: +24
Bureaucracy 4 Dice:+12

We have already completed Orbital and are doing Service so they are not listed.

Each of those can hypothetically increase by +21 from our 7 Free Dice. But I'm not going to count that for any particular section, but even an even split would give each of those categories a Free Die adding +3 to the above numbers which still keeps all of them believe PMM's.

From this it is clear that PMM will provide a greater bonus than any individual AEVA. However it costs 10 Capital Goods, while an AEVA only costs 3 less than a third of PMM. While PMM is greater then any individual AEVA, it is not greater then any 2 let alone any 3.

Of course, there is also the Energy cost associated with the AEVA's and the critfail reduction. So one's mileage may vary. PMM does come off better then I thought it would before running this,
 
Pyro Hawk said:
So when are we doing Karachi again? Starting Q4 of 2063?
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That would probably be the best time. Time for some more ships to be finished, not quite as much time for the rest of the Nod warlords to recover from the Regency War and think about earning credit from the Bannerjees with a diversionary attack, plenty of time to finish the project before the Q3 monsoon season.
 
doruma1920 said:
Circling back to the relative cost effectiveness of Predictive Modeling Management vs AEVAs.

While there was a lot of talk about how PMMis important as it significantly reduces the chance of critfails, and it does, there was less talk about directly comparing the increase in progress relatively speaking.

PMM has an average increase in the roll of all dice by +0.5. We currently have 59 dice, so that's an increase of 29.5 total.

AEVAs each provide +3 to all dice in a specific category therefore the total amount of progress varies between each category.
Infrastructure 5 Dice: +15
Heavy Industry 6 Dice: +18
Light and Chemical Industry 5 Dice: +15
Agriculture 6 Dice: +18
Tiberium 7 Dice: +21
Military 8 Dice: +24
Bureaucracy 4 Dice:+12

We have already completed Orbital and are doing Service so they are not listed.

Each of those can hypothetically increase by +21 from our 7 Free Dice. But I'm not going to count that for any particular section, but even an even split would give each of those categories a Free Die adding +3 to the above numbers which still keeps all of them believe PMM's.

From this it is clear that PMM will provide a greater bonus than any individual AEVA. However it costs 10 Capital Goods, while an AEVA only costs 3 less than a third of PMM. While PMM is greater then any individual AEVA, it is not greater then any 2 let alone any 3.

Of course, there is also the Energy cost associated with the AEVA's and the critfail reduction. So one's mileage may vary. PMM does come off better then I thought it would before running this,
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Each AEVA costs 60-80 R and 2-4 Service dice plus 1-2 dice from it's cattegory though, so they're a bit costly in other ways.
 
I'm definitely feeling that knocking out Chicago is the best play at the moment. It's a city capstone so it probably has some bonus or narrative effects in addition to the listed results.

And if it helps activate the refinery refit project faster, even better.
 
Cerazor said:
Botcommander if our giant microscope found a giant wooden sign post in space that read; 'The Homeworld of the True Scrin 560 light years that way'. You'd tell us right?
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don't be ridiculous it's a carving it's not a giant wooden signpost it's 38-meter tall letters carved into the surface of Deimos that when translated from Arabic reveal that the true scrin homeworld is approximately 934 light years to the galactic northwest of Stephenson 2-18 :D
 
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SCEDquest Q3 2062
  • Apocrypha
    • [X] Plan To The Rings Of Saturn!
    -[X] Earth Facilities 50 C
    --[X] Isolinear Computing Center (Phase 1)(0/200) 2 Dice 50C
    -[X] Earth-Orbit Facilities 71 IP, 3 Astrotech Teams
    --[X] Gagarin Station (Stage 4)(9/10 Gagarin Station Parts) 1 Part Free
    --[X] Enterprise Orbital Assembler (Phase 3)(9/80 IP) 71 IP
    -[X] Lunar Facilities 0 IP
    --[X] Craterscope Mirror Laying and Sensor Installation (0/200) 4 Dice
    -[X] Venus Facilities 40 IP, 12 Pathfinder Days
    --[X] Venus Research Station (1/20 Parts) 4 Parts, 40 IP, 12 Pathfinder Days (Drop off)
    -[X] Martian Facilities 50 IP, 13 Pathfinder Days
    --[X] Martian SCED Research Base (Phase 2)(0/20 Parts) 10 Parts, 50 IP, 13 Pathfinder Days (Drop off)
    -[X] Assembly 21 IP
    --[X] Tick Digger Vehicle Rollout (0/80 IP) 21 IP
    -[X] Development 60 C, 18 IP
    --[X] He-3 Experimental Reactor (0/200) 3 Dice, 60C, 10 IP
    --[X] Treasury Communal Housing Evaluation (166/200) 1 Dice, 4IP
    --[X] Treasury Green Architecture Evaluation (131/200) 1 Dice, 4IP
    --[X] Void-Compatible Ultra High Albedo Coatings (0/150) 1 Dice
    -[X] Space Command Mission Planning
    --[X] Mission: Orbital Scan (Uranus: Minor Moons & Rings)
    --[X] Mission: Orbital Scan (Neptune)
    --[X] Mission: Orbital Scan (Neptune: Minor Moons & Rings)
    --[X] Mission: Orbital Scan (Triton)
    -[X] Missions 30 IP, 15 C, 1 Astronaut Teams, 63 Pathfinder Days
    --[X] Manned Mercury Landing (30 IP, 15 C, 1 Astronaut Team, 26 Pathfinder Days)
    --[X] Mission to Saturn (29+4+4 = 37 Pathfinder Days)
    ---[X] Observation Probes - Minor Moons + Rings (4 Pathfinder Days)
    ---[X] Observation Probes - Titan (4 Pathfinder Days)

    SCEDQuest Q2 2062 Results

    Isolinear Computing Center (Phase 1) 134/200
    The demand for Isolinear chips and associated computing components manufactured at the Anadyr Chip Foundry is absurdly high. This quarter SCED was able to requisition just over two thirds of the needed chips for the planned computing center, but additional credits and no small amount of political weight will need to be thrown in to gain the full supply needed in a timely manner.

    Gagarin Station (Stage 4) 10/10 Parts
    GDI's artificial gravity technology is a marvel without which space travel, exploration and colonization would be much more complicated. It suffers however from microspikes in localized gravity on the molecular scale that are not noticeable for a human, but make it unusable to mirror true zero-G for earthside laboratory or manufacturing applications. As such the new zero-g laboratory on Gagarin Station should open up another avenue of space research to the SCED, allowing them to advance the bounds of zero-g manufacturing and other sciences independent from the treasury's efforts.
    (+5 to all rolls, +1 Research Die) (-3 Astrotech Teams)

    Enterprise Orbital Assembler (Phase 3) 80/80 IP
    Since the early days in which Carter began misusing Space Command funds for his own private space program, the SCED and GDI's orbital presence has come a long way. Enterprise station is a hub of industry and activity, producing vast amounts of various components for Columbia and Shala in different orbits. A small section of the station however is reserved for the pioneers, the deranged, the boundary pushers, and other epithets given to SCED. Sadly the station part assembler is everything but exciting and essentially just replicates the work the Enterprise's Station Bay does on a smaller scale.
    (+1 free station part per turn, fewer parts needed once the Conestoga is ready)

    Craterscope Mirror Laying and Sensor Installation 351/200
    The once barren crater, dotted with lunarcrete grey boxes and thin power cables, has bloomed into a colossal mirror-petaled flower.

    Over the last quarter, the SCED lunar team executed a smooth install of the Craterscope's mirrors and optical instruments. Each delicate component was carefully transported from Earth's surface to the Moon, where they were slotted into pre-prepared mounting slots. All that remains is to test and calibrate one of the largest scientific instruments ever constructed by humanity. A daunting prospect, but one the lunar team and various support teams on the ground are fully prepared for.

    Venus Research Station 5/20 Parts
    Several more station components have been floated. Attached to the initial first stage, these mainly consist of weather monitors, maneuvering thrusters, lifting gas reservoirs, backup power systems, and spare parts storage. While each room of the station will have its own balloon envelope, the main 'backbone' of the floating research station is now fully established.

    Martian SCED Research Base 10/20 Parts
    An extensive aquaponics bay has been fully assembled, more than enough to feed the base's current astronaut crew fresh fruits, vegetables, and fish several times over. Finishing the base's expansion will be more crew quarters and accompanying supplies.

    Tick Digger Vehicle Rollout 21/80 IP
    SCED warehouses are now host to a huge collection of Tick-type drills in various configurations - without any accompanying vehicles to move or power said drills.

    Experimental Lunar Fission Reactor (Updated) 166/200
    GDI has extensive experience with earthbound fission reactors. However, a lunar based reactor in microgravity may face any number of unknown problems, and so the experimental reactor will be overbuilt with extensive testing and safety features. (Project modified due to science consultation with BOT.)

    Treasury Communal Housing Evaluation 199/200
    To Do: The surveys went out late and got held up in a hilarious bureaucratic kerfuffle. Interviews are in but not the surveys, need 3 months to sort and analyze the mess. (Auto-completes this turn)
    I know we're all swamped with work, but make sure you fill out the report before we send it to the Commander. - Head Analyst Johnson​

    Treasury Green Architecture Evaluation 234/200 (Quality: 98 general population, 81 SCED staff)
    The Green Architecture Evaluation has been a resounding success on all fronts. After going through the available architectural notes and consulting with the SCED's internal architects and the Enterprise design team, several mockups were constructed to test a few layout variations taking ideas from the Treasury's Green Architecture project while keeping the limitations and requirements of space construction in mind. In total three mockups of different areas were built, each with a focus on breaking up Columbia's strict floor layout of to provide a greater sense of verticality. Indirect soft sunlight imitation lighting fixtures provided overhead lighting and worked together in tandem with the greater amount of plant decorations to provide, at least in theory, the illusion of open air spaces and nature.

    Several groups were invited for varying length testing, inspection and survey. Including Space Command staff, their families, members of Project Trailblazer and groups of civilians cleared for visitation tours of the less critical SCED facilities.

    Initial responses have been very good, from both the more broad survey population and the SCED staff itself. While these opinions will need to be confirmed with more long term observations, a few things are already clear. The plants significantly contribute to the air quality, absorbing CO2, microparticles and dust. Pollen has been isolated as a problem, both because they might clog up the mechanical air filter and because of allergic reactions, but creating decorative plants with minimal or no pollination is feasible with some effort. Construction of the more vertical spaces is a challenge in itself and while theoretically possible, requires some additional effort to get a consistent artificial gravity field.

    Void-Compatible Ultra High Albedo Coatings 104/150
    Pigments and paints are already an expansive scientific field for earthborn applications, requiring fields of chemistry and quantum physics to understand and predict the photon absorption and reflection of different molecular structures. The demands expand even more for spaceborn ones. In space, the color of surfaces is important for temperature control, as bright surfaces reflect more incoming light back out again. Organic pigments however degrade quickly under the bombardment of solar- and interstellar-radiation and are thus hardly usable. As such metal oxides in a stable coating medium remain the only viable source. For the longest time, Zinc Oxide has been used for the purpose of coating GDI satellites and spaceborn infrastructure. Since the late 1990s however, pigmentation science had advanced and titanium oxide has emerged as the definite white standard. Adapting current coating mediums for titanium oxide will require some more work from the chemists, but once completed should offer a small improvement in space science.

    Mission: Orbital Scan (Uranus: Minor Moons & Rings)
    Mission: Orbital Scan (Neptune)
    Mission: Orbital Scan (Neptune: Minor Moons & Rings)
    Mission: Orbital Scan (Triton)
    Scanning missions have been planned for nearly all the remaining jovian bodies. While it will still take perhaps several years for all of Sol system's major bodies to be surveyed, the necessary preparations - greatly simplified by Pathfinder's G-drive - have been laid down. Soon enough one of SCED's founding missions will be completed.

    Observation Probes - Titan (4 Pathfinder Days)
    Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest natural satellite in the Solar System. It is the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere, and is the only known object in space other than Earth on which clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid has been found. Titan is primarily composed of ice and rocky material, which is differentiated into a rocky core surrounded by various layers of ice, including a crust of ice and a subsurface layer of ammonia-rich liquid water. The geologically young surface is generally smooth, with few impact craters, although mountains and several possible cryovolcanoes have been found. Titan's surface temperature is about 94 K/−179.2 °C. Atmospheric methane creates a greenhouse effect on Titan's surface, without which Titan would be much colder. Conversely, haze in Titan's atmosphere contributes to an anti-greenhouse effect by absorbing sunlight, cancelling a portion of the greenhouse effect and making its surface significantly colder than its upper atmosphere.

    Titan's clouds, composed of methane, ethane or other simple organics, are scattered and variable, punctuating the overall haze. The findings of the Observation probes indicate that Titan's atmosphere periodically rains liquid methane and other organic compounds onto its surface. Titan has likely been around since the Solar System's formation, but its surface is much younger, between 100 million and 1 billion years old. The moon's atmosphere is four times as thick as Earth's, making it comparatively difficult for astronomical instruments to image its surface in the visible light spectrum. The SCED probes manage to pierce the dense cloud layer via radar- and microwave spectroscopy. The first images revealed a diverse geology, with both rough and smooth areas. There are features that may be volcanic in origin, disgorging water mixed with ammonia onto the surface. There is also evidence that Titan's ice shell may be substantially rigid, which would suggest little geologic activity. There are also streaky features, some of them hundreds of kilometers in length, that appear to be caused by windblown particles. Examination has also shown the surface to be relatively smooth; the few objects that seem to be impact craters appeared to have been filled in, perhaps by raining hydrocarbons or volcanoes. Radar altimetry suggests height variation is low, typically no more than 150 meters. Occasional elevation changes of 500 meters have been discovered and Titan has mountains that sometimes reach several hundred meters to more than 1 kilometer in height.

    In terms of resources Titan's surface is likely an environment rich in water and volatiles, whereas the majority of its metallic resources is locked up in the core and will require a deep drilling mission to acquire samples for study.

    Manned Mercury Landing 30 IP, 15 C, 1 Astronaut Team, 26 Pathfinder Days
    Observation Probes - Saturn's Minor Moons + Rings (4 Pathfinder Days)
    *QM Note: Both of these missions were done in previous turns, but were accidentally not removed from the missions list afterwards. The Manned Mercury Landing was done in Q2 2061 (Tally here) and the Probing of Saturn's Minor Moons + Rings was done in Q4 2060 (Tally here). As there are no easy equivalents to these two missions, I'm giving a one-time bonus of their IP, C, and Pathfinder Days for this turn only. These will not carry over to next turn.


    SCEDQuest Q3 2062

    This Side Quest was allowed by Ithillid and is supposed to be fun. Things happening in SCEDQuest will be affected by the main one, but unless Ithillid says otherwise it is only semi-canon.

    Budget: 186+15* C (+100 Capital per turn)
    Industrial Capacity: 230+30* IP
    Pathfinder Time: 90+30* Days
    Astronaut Teams: 5 (+1 per year, +1 per Plan)
    Astrotech Teams: 8 (+1 per turn, +5 per year)
    Zero IP Station Parts: 2 per turn

    How to make SCED Plans.

    Mechanics update: A Manned Landing mission is required before you may plan (or execute) Pathfinder surveys or a Research Base for that location. (This doesn't apply to gas giants, since you cannot land on them.)

    Earthside Facilities (Unlimited Dice, +5 bonus)
    [] Isolinear Computing Center
    Now that we can print Isolinear chips, we can build dedicated computers for the development department who are eager to get the increased calculation power. With the fabricator at Anadyr completed we can get some of the needed chips from there reducing the cost of the project.
    (Phase 1) (25 Capital per Die 134/200)
    (Phase 2) (0/50 IP) (+5 to development dice)

    Earth-Orbit Facilities
    [] Enterprise Orbital Assembler (Phase 4 of 4)
    With the industrial space and resources available on Enterprise station steadily growing, the possibility opens up for other GDI departments besides the Treasury to get a piece of the station's manufacturing capacity. Luckily Developmentalist, Starbound and even a few Militarist politicians continue to look out for the SCED and have reserved some of the station space for the small organization.
    Phase 4: (0/80 IP) (+10 IP, research projects require less progress)

    Lunar Facilities (4 Dice available, +25 to lunar dice):
    [] Craterscope Final Assembly and Testing (New)
    The Craterscope is ready for many months of testing, tweaking, tuning, turning, and even more testing after that. With thousands of ultra-high precision components, dozens of incredibly intricate instruments, and hundreds of kilometers in power and data cabling, it is a massive project even before taking into account that it must all be done by a mere handful of astrotechs in the vacuum of space.
    (0/900, 2 IP per die)(-2 Astrotech Team)

    [] Lunar Imaging Seismic Array (Phase 2 of 10)
    LISA can be deployed from orbit, the pods landing and burying their sensors by themselves. The SCED will expand the array region by region, scanning each for available volcanic caves.
    (0/10 Sensor Pods, 4 IP per Sensor Pod)

    Martian Facilities (13 Pathfinder days)
    [] Martian SCED Research Base (Phase 2) (Northern polar region)
    The polar research base's focus is the colonization of Mars and the first expansion focusses on that with a small aquaponics bay to feed the base and expanded living quarters to house more scientists.
    (10/20 Facilities, 5 IP per Facility) (Max 10 parts per Pathfinder trip) (-3 Astrotech Team)

    [] Martian Particle Mining Base (Phase 2)
    An expansion of the base will more than double the rate of particle collection, speeding the start of viable research by six months, and greatly increasing the amount of material available for research. (Research starts in Q1 2063)
    (0/30 Facilities, 5 IP per Facility) (Max 10 parts per Pathfinder trip) (-3 Astrotech Team)

    Mercury Facilities (13 Pathfinder days)
    [] Mercury Comsat/GPS Networkper pathfinder
    Before permanent facilities can be manned on Mercury, a network of communication and positional satellites has to be completed to facilitate communication with Earth and allow for accurate positioning on the planet for the scientists. This includes relay satellites to enable communications when the sun blocks line of sight to earth, thus the need for larger transmitters and receivers.
    (0/10 CSATs) (5 IP per CSAT)

    [] Mercury SCED Research Base (Northern polar region)
    The initial base will follow a similar pattern to the lunar one. A number of prefabricated habitat units, connected to life support and power. The plan is for an underground base near the poles as it is easier to deal with constant cold temperatures than the large changes that are present away from the poles.
    (0/15 Facilities, 5 IP per Facility) (Max 10 parts per Pathfinder trip) (-1 Astronaut Team)

    Venus Facilities (12 Pathfinder days):
    [] Venus Comsat/GPS Network
    Before permanent facilities can be manned on Venus, a network of communication and positional satellites has to be completed to facilitate communication with Earth and allow for accurate positioning on the planet for the scientists. As with Mercury, relays to communicate when occluded are a required part of this network.
    (0/10 CSATs) (5 IP per CSAT)

    [] Venus Research Station
    A station in orbit of Venus has been requested to safely study tiberium samples collected there as they can easily be returned to the surface if needed. The station will float in the upper atmosphere with oxygen-nitrogen as a lifting gas. A second goal of the station would be a study of Venus's unique weather phenomena
    (5/20 Station Parts; 10 IP per Part) (Astrotech Teams -2) (Max four parts per Pathfinder trip)

    Assembly

    [] Tick Digger Vehicle Rollout 21/80 IP
    Rollout of the improved construction vehicle designs based on the Tick Tank. There are several variants, each designed to operate in the many different gravity and atmospheric conditions across the solar system.
    (+10 to all off-Earth construction rolls)

    [] Pathfinder Engine Refit 0/150 IP
    Replacing the engine on the Pathfinder will take months and a large part of our workshops supporting the effort.
    (60 Pathfinder days to install)

    [] Pathfinder General Refit 0/90 IP
    In the years since the Pathfinder was first built there have been several research breakthroughs that can be applied to the ship ranging from better superconductors to transport power to the new sparkle shield. A refit to apply these will allow the evaluation of these new components in space.
    (45 Pathfinder days to install)

    [] Pathfinder Science Refit 0/50 IP
    The Pathfinder is currently designed to do everything the SCED needs from science missions to constructions of space stations. With the Treasury's promise to give SCED a Conestoga this plan we can reduce the Pathfinder's cargo space to increase the size of the onboard labs, sensors and crew quarters.
    (40 Pathfinder days to install) (Pathfinder can carry only one station part, gets +10 to all science missions, and Pathfinder surveys take two days less to complete.)

    Development (7 Dice, +35 bonus)
    [] Curiosity Shuttle Prototype 0/200 (50C +20IP/Die)
    With work on new variations of the Leopard underway the research department has asked permission to build one to test new technology. The plan is to start with one of the new VIP Leopards and refit it with a hover landing system and artificial gravity. Other planned additions include large sensor arrays, an isolinear EVA, and extensive monitoring systems to study the craft while it is flying.

    [] Experimental Lunar Fission Reactor 166/200 (20C/Die +10IP) (Updated)
    To prepare for the next wave of construction on the moon the construction of a full scale lunar fission reactor is planned. The reactor will be designed to experiment with and operate in low gravity, and will have extensive sensor networks to study its function. (Unlocks more Lunar Facilities.)

    [] He-3 Fusion Prototype 0/400 (35C/Die + 15IP) (New)
    GDI's current fusion reactors use Deuterium-Deuterium or Tritium-Deuterium fusion. (Hydrogen isotopes with one and two extra neutrons respectively). These cycles have several limitations as they release a radical neutron that needs to be stopped by radiation mass shielding in the form of metal, concrete or energy shielding. Helium-3 Fusion, in addition to its availability in space mining, has the potential to allow for smaller fusion reactors as the cycle releases a free proton instead. A proton has a positive charge and can thus be manipulated and tapped for energy via magnetic fields, reducing the need for hard shielding. While SCED does not have the funds to produce an energy net-positive reactor, it can still operate and build a prototype test reactor to lay the groundwork.

    [] Europa Deep Ocean Sample Extraction Drone 0/200 (4IP/Die)
    It has long been theorized that Europa contains oceans of liquid water under its icy surface, heated by geothermal forces. If this should prove to be the case, there may be life in some form huddled around the energy providing deep sea volcanoes on Europa. A specialized, disinfected robot would have to be designed to take samples without contaminating any potential ecosystem already in place.

    [-] Treasury Communal Housing Evaluation 199/200 (Auto-completes this turn)
    Since the second attempt at building communal housing has seemed to have more success than the first, the SCED is obligated to evaluate the principles employed in their design for use in orbital-, lunar- and general off-Earth habitation both for the SCEDs staff and the general civilian inhabitant of any such future facilities. Notable for this project is the undeserved vitriol that the project has gotten from some of the higher ups and multiple favors had to be called in by the scientists to even put it on the planning table for further consideration.

    [] Gravitational Wave Observatory Assessment 0/150 (4IP/Die)
    The theory of gravitational waves has long existed in scientific literature and has gained some increased attention with the discovery of the Gdrive. New advancements in Laser-, sensor- and computing technology have brought new options to the table to facilitate the construction of such Gravitational Wave Observatories on or off Earth.

    [] Void-compatible Ultra High Albedo Coatings 104/150 (No cost per die)
    White surfaces had been used to protect space equipment from the sun's heat ever since the early days of space exploration, but since then space coating technology has barely evolved. By going through the chemical literature and papers on high albedo pigments and coatings since then, maybe an improvement can be made.

    [] Pollen Free Decorative Plant Development 0/100 (No cost per die) (New)
    Plant pollen causes two issues in spaceborn environments: Allergies and increased maintenance for the air-exchangers' particle scrubbers. Since the environment they are in is entirely artificial and controlled they have no need for reproductive functions. Removing the ability to produce pollen for a number of flowers, bushes and trees meant for decorative greenery should be a relatively easy affair.

    [] Lunar Metallurgy 0/400 (4IP/Die) (New)
    With the experimental refineries in place, practical work on producing Luna alloys can begin. Lunar soil consists of primarily light metals like silicon, calcium, aluminum, magnesium, titanium with a good percentage of heavy metals like iron. The purpose of the project will be to produce a variety of alloys and metal components entirely made from local materials to figure out the limitations of lunar industry without reliance on material importation.

    Space Command Mission Planning (4 Dice, +10 bonus)
    [] Mission: Orbital Scan (Write-in) (for example: Neptune, Saturn or Uranus) (Requires one Die)(Gas Giants have the main planet, each major moon, and rings+minor moons as locations)
    -Titania

    [] Mission: Manned Landing (Write-in) (Requires one Die)
    -Titan
    -Charon
    -Pluto

    [] Mission: Survey Mission (Write-in) (Requires one Die)
    -Mercury
    -Titan

    [] Mission: Research Base (Write-in) 0/150
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    Missions
    Total Pathfinder Time: 90 days
    Current Maintenance time: 3 days

    Mechanics update: A Manned Landing mission is required before you may plan (or execute) Pathfinder surveys or a Research Base for that location. (This doesn't apply to gas giants, since you cannot land on them.)

    Mercury: 9 days
    Venus: 9 days
    Mars: 10 days
    Asteroid Belt: 13 days
    Jupiter: 20 days
    Saturn: 26 days
    Uranus: 36 days
    Neptune: 45 days
    Pluto: 51 days

    Mercury (12 Pathfinder days)
    ---

    Venus (12 Pathfinder days)
    ---

    Mars (13 Pathfinder days)
    [] Rover Delivery-Mars
    (Required for activation: 4IP per Location) (22/50 locations surveyed)

    [] Mars Pathfinder Survey
    (Required for activation: 20 Pathfinder days) (Max 2 surveys per pathfinder trip) (22/50 locations surveyed)

    Asteroid Belt (16 Pathfinder days)

    [] Rover Delivery-Ceres
    (Required for activation: 4IP per Location) (2/15 locations surveyed)

    [] Manned Ceres Landing
    (Required for activation: 30IP, 15 Capital, 1 Astronaut Team, 14 Pathfinder days)

    Jupiter (23 Pathfinder days) Banned due to Scrin presence.
    [] Observation Array - Jupiter
    (0/10 Observation Satellites 6IP)

    [] Callisto Rover Delivery
    (Required for activation: 4IP per Location) (0/15 Locations surveyed)

    [] Manned Landing Callisto
    (Required for activation: 30IP, 15 Capital, 1 Astronaut Team, 23 Pathfinder days)

    [] Surface Scan - Ganymede
    (Required for activation: 6IP or 4 Pathfinder days)

    [] Surface Scan - Io
    (Required for activation: 6IP or 4 Pathfinder days)

    [] Manned Landing Europa
    (Required for activation: 30IP, 15 Capital, 1 Astronaut Team, 23 Pathfinder days)

    [] Observation Probes - Jupiter's Minor Moons + Rings
    (Required for activation: 6IP or 4 Pathfinder days)

    Saturn (29 Pathfinder days)
    [] Observation Array - Saturn
    (0/10 Observation Satellites 6IP per Satellite)

    Uranus (39 Pathfinder days)
    [] Observation Array - Uranus
    (0/10 Observation Satellites 6IP per Satellite)

    [] Surface Scan - Oberon
    (Required for activation: 6IP or 4 Pathfinder days)

    [] Surface Scan - Titania
    (Required for activation: 6IP or 4 Pathfinder days)

    [] Surface Scan - Miranda
    (Required for activation: 6IP or 4 Pathfinder days)

    [] Surface Scan - Ariel
    (Required for activation: 6IP or 4 Pathfinder days)

    [] Surface Scan - Umbriel
    (Required for activation: 6IP or 4 Pathfinder days)

    [] Observation Probes - Uranus's Minor Moons + Rings
    (Required for activation: 6IP or 4 Pathfinder days)

    Neptune (48 Pathfinder days)
    [] Observation Array - Neptune
    (0/10 Observation Satellites 6IP per Satellite)

    [] Surface Scan - Triton
    (Required for activation: 6IP or 4 Pathfinder days)

    [] Observation Probes - Neptune's Minor Moons + Rings
    (Required for activation: 6IP or 4 Pathfinder days)

    Pluto (51 Pathfinder days)
    []Pluto Rover Delivery
    (Required for activation: 4IP per Location)(0/10 Locations surveyed)

    []Charon Rover Delivery
    (Required for activation: 4IP per Location)(0/5 Locations surveyed)
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    Eris(85 Pathfinder days)
    [] Orbital scan
    There is little practical benefit of scanning a dwarf planet this far away but it would be the most distant object visited by the Pathfinder
    (Required for activation: 6IP or 4 Pathfinder days)

    Other

    [] Voyager Visitation
    The Voyager probes were the first and only of Mankind's creations that reached the Interstellar void between the stars. Their position has been extrapolated and, using Pathfinder, the SCED could catch up to their theoretical position to place a higher power beacon next to them and secure the probes inside a protective, armored shell.
    (Required for activation: 90 Pathfinder days)
    —
    Earthside Facilities (Unlimited Dice, +5 bonus)
    -[] Isolinear Computing Center (Phase 2) 134/200 1 die 40%, 2 dice 85%, 3 dice 98%
    Lunar Facilities (4 Dice +25 bonus)
    -[] Craterscope Final Assembly and Testing (New) 0/900 10 dice 6%, 11 dice 24%, 12 dice 53%, 13 dice 78%, 14 dice 93%
    Development (7 Dice +35 bonus)
    -[] Curiosity Shuttle Prototype 0/200 2 dice 26%, 3 dice 87%, 4 dice 99%
    -[] Experimental Lunar Fission Reactor (Updated) 166/200 1 die 100%
    -[] He-3 Fusion Prototype (New) 0/400 4 dice 17%, 5 dice 66%, 6 dice 95%
    -[] Europa Deep Ocean Sample Extraction Drone 0/200 2 dice 26%, 3 dice 87%, 4 dice 99%
    -[-] Treasury Communal Housing Evaluation 199/200 0 dice Auto-completes this turn
    -[] Gravitational Wave Observatory Assessment 0/150 2 dice 69%, 3 dice 99%
    -[] Void-compatible Ultra High Albedo Coatings 104/150 1 die 90%, 2 dice 100%
    -[] Pollen Free Decorative Plant Development (New) 0/100 1 die 36%, 2 dice 96%
    -[] Lunar Metallurgy (New) 0/400 4 dice 17%, 5 dice 66%, 6 dice 95%
    Space Command Mission Planning (4 Dice) +10
    -[] Mission: Orbital Scan (Write-in) 1 die auto
    -[] Mission: Surface Exploration (Write-in) 1 die auto
    -[] Mission: Manned Landing (Write-in) 1 die auto
    -[] Mission: Research Base (Write-in) 0/150 2 dice 26%, 3 dice 73%, 4 dice 94%

    Thanks to @BOTcommander for helping me extensively and for writing many of this turn's project entries, @sunrise for his run of SCED, and @Simon_Jester for prompting me to go back to this and finish it.

    Vote by Plan. Comments and critiques are welcome.
     
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    • OK then. Here is my plan for this:

    [X] Plan Digging the Ms Instrumentally:
    -[X] Earthside Facilities (Unlimited Dice, +5 bonus)
    --[X] Isolinear Computing Center Phase 1 134/200 25 CpD, 1 Die = 25 C 40% DC 61
    -[X] Earth-Orbit Facilities
    --[X] Enterprise Orbital Assembler (Phase 4 of 4) 0/80 +80 IP
    -[X] Lunar Facilities (4 Dice available, +25 to lunar dice):
    --[X] Craterscope Final Assembly and Testing (New) 0/900 4 Dice 4/13 Median ADC N/A
    -[X] Martian Facilities (13 Pathfinder days)
    --[X] Martian SCED Research Base (Phase 2) (Northern polar region) (10/20 Facilities, 5 IP per Facility) (Max 10 parts per Pathfinder trip) (-3 Astrotech Team) 50 IP 13 Pathfinder days
    -[X] Assembly
    --[X] Tick Digger Vehicle Rollout 21/80 IP +59 IP
    -[X] Development (7 Dice, +35 bonus)
    --[X] He-3 Fusion Prototype 0/400 (35C/Die + 15IP) (New) 3 Dice = 105 C 45 IP 3/5 Median ADC N/A
    --[X] Lunar Metallurgy 0/400 (4IP/Die) (New) 4 Dice 16 IP 17% ADC 65
    -[X] Space Command Mission Planning (4 Dice, +10 bonus)
    --[X] Mission: Orbital Scan (Tittania) (Requires one Die) 1 Die
    --[X] Mission: Manned Landing (Titan) (Requires one Die) 1 Die
    --[X] Mission: Manned Landing (Charon) (Requires one Die) 1 Die
    --[X] Mission: Manned Landing (Pluto) (Requires one Die) 1 Die
    -[X] Missions
    --[X] Mars (13 Pathfinder days)
    ---[X] Mars Pathfinder Survey X4 106 Pathfinder days
    (Required for activation: 20 Pathfinder days) (Max 2 surveys per pathfinder trip) (22/50 locations surveyed)

    201-25-20-105 = 51 C
    260-80-50-59-10-45-16 = 0 IP
    120-13-106 = 119

    Budget: 186+15* C (+100 Capital per turn)
    Industrial Capacity: 230+30* IP
    Pathfinder Time: 90+30* Days
    Astronaut Teams: 5 (+1 per year, +1 per Plan)
    Astrotech Teams: 8 (+1 per turn, +5 per year)
    Zero IP Station Parts: 2 per turn

    OK this plan does everything except use Zero IP Station Parts. I'm too sleepy to recalculate that one so can someone else do a version of my plan that uses those and still uses up our IP and Pathfinder Time as much as possible?
     
    Okay so wow on this Quest. I just read over ten years worth of activities and it has been fun and awesome and I wish I wasnt at the now point.

    But it's pretty awesome and a lot of fun. The quest choices have been nifty and so has the writing and storytelling in the begining of each update.

    I just wanted to say wow and awesome I look forward to seeing what comes next.

    Ps. The occult slash psychic stuff is interesting and so is the wormhole tech being looked at. Lots of potentials for the future.
     
    This is Dmol8's plan with one of the pathfinder surveys replaced with a trip to Venus to deliver the two free parts to the research base there.

    [X] Plan Digging the Ms Instrumentally with venus trip:
    -[X] Earthside Facilities (Unlimited Dice, +5 bonus)
    --[X] Isolinear Computing Center Phase 1 134/200 25 CpD, 1 Die = 25 C 40% DC 61
    -[X] Earth-Orbit Facilities
    --[X] Enterprise Orbital Assembler (Phase 4 of 4) 0/80 +80 IP
    -[X] Lunar Facilities (4 Dice available, +25 to lunar dice):
    --[X] Craterscope Final Assembly and Testing (New) 0/900 4 Dice 4/13 Median ADC N/A
    -[X] Martian Facilities (13 Pathfinder days)
    --[X] Martian SCED Research Base (Phase 2) (Northern polar region) (10/20 Facilities, 5 IP per Facility) (Max 10 parts per Pathfinder trip) (-3 Astrotech Team) 50 IP 13 Pathfinder days
    -[X] Assembly
    --[X] Tick Digger Vehicle Rollout 21/80 IP +59 IP
    -[X] Development (7 Dice, +35 bonus)
    --[X] He-3 Fusion Prototype 0/400 (35C/Die + 15IP) (New) 3 Dice = 105 C 45 IP 3/5 Median ADC N/A
    --[X] Lunar Metallurgy 0/400 (4IP/Die) (New) 4 Dice 16 IP 17% ADC 65
    -[X] Space Command Mission Planning (4 Dice, +10 bonus)
    --[X] Mission: Orbital Scan (Tittania) (Requires one Die) 1 Die
    --[X] Mission: Manned Landing (Titan) (Requires one Die) 1 Die
    --[X] Mission: Manned Landing (Charon) (Requires one Die) 1 Die
    --[X] Mission: Manned Landing (Pluto) (Requires one Die) 1 Die
    -[X] Missions
    --[X] Mars (13 Pathfinder days)
    ---[X] Mars Pathfinder Survey X3 = 3x20 +2x13= 86 Pathfinder days
    (Required for activation: 20 Pathfinder days) (Max 2 surveys per pathfinder trip) (22/50 locations surveyed)
    Venus Facilities (12 Pathfinder days):
    -[X] Venus Research Station
    --[X] Both free parts


    201-25-20-105 = 51 C
    260-80-50-59-10-45-16 = 0 IP
    120-13-13-86 = 8 days left

    Budget: 186+15* C (+100 Capital per turn)
    Industrial Capacity: 230+30* IP
    Pathfinder Time: 90+30* Days
    Astronaut Teams: 5 (+1 per year, +1 per Plan)
    Astrotech Teams: 8 (+1 per turn, +5 per year)
    Zero IP Station Parts: 2 per turn
     
    HeruKane said:
    Okay so wow on this Quest. I just read over ten years worth of activities and it has been fun and awesome and I wish I wasnt at the now point.

    But it's pretty awesome and a lot of fun. The quest choices have been nifty and so has the writing and storytelling in the begining of each update.

    I just wanted to say wow and awesome I look forward to seeing what comes next.

    Ps. The occult slash psychic stuff is interesting and so is the wormhole tech being looked at. Lots of potentials for the future.
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    Great to have you! Welcome, and pay no attention to the bald man in the trenchcoat doing secretarial work 2 rooms down the hall. :p

    Edit:
    Also, voting for SCED plan:
    [X] Plan Digging the Ms Instrumentally with venus trip:
     
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    @Derpmind , in the spirit of avoiding any more hiccups like the one caused by me forgetting we'd already landed on Mercury (etc.), I'd like to ask: when it says "Mars Particle Base, start 2062Q1," or something like that for that particular project, what does that signify?

    ...

    And, yeah, I like that plan draft I'm seeing. It checks the right boxes on the list, focusing heavily on researching industrial projects that will come in really handy soon.

    [X] Plan Digging the Ms Instrumentally with venus trip:
     
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