OK, anyone else feel free to leap in if timing matters, but I think we’re back to @yashima.
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(I’m done other than checking my life support at end of turn.)
Okay first of all have I forgot to survey Mercury?
Because the map still says ??? and a search on the thread suggests I did not in fact do so.
I was going to do it while in fly-by. So I didn’t do it this turn because I assumed it was done and had not checked the map -.-
Thanks @RossM for the hint with the Habitats.
There appears to be 1 Juno + 1 Probe of mine in the “Orbital Mess”
So. Shopping:
- 24¤ for 2x Proton Rocket
- 1¤ for 1 Food
Testfire
- 1 Atlas Rocket: buy off failures only
Assemble Lastesel I as planned:
- 1 Saturn for Stage 1
- 1 Saturn for Stage 2
- Total 20 Payload to EO:
- 2 Proton Rocket = 12
- 2 Ion Thrusters = 2
- 2 Food = 2
- 4 Junos = 4
Rendevous payload with my Orbital Leftovers for now. I don’t need to have the food inside some kind of Life Supporting container right? The food keeps…
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You did get the points for Mercury Survey, I just didn’t actually reveal it. Valuable minerals, sample on Earth $30.
| Item | Paid | Left |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Proton | 24 | 6 |
| 1 Food | 1 | 5 |
Firing the Atlas, it’s a Success.
I have lost track of anything in orbit for you. I’d believe in a Juno + Probe.
No special storage needed for food, but to test Life Support you’ll need a capsule. @Lordof1 has an Eagle and a Vostok in orbit they might be willing to transfer.
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I’m good with no life support test. but Atlas success means i have a bit of money. I’ll hold the thought on what to do with it. meanwhile if anyone else isn’t finished for the round go ahead.
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France is done
Nobody else has money at all, so your call when you want to end the year.
Buy an Atlas. If I misremember and it is 4 and not 5 buy Food. Done.
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Atlas is 5 money, 4 mass.
End of 1967.
- Capsules off Earth check Life Support.
- NASA - you have a couple in orbit. I think that counts as auto-failure since you haven’t developed your own life support advancement.
- The OLA mission en route uses OKB-1’s reliable life support.
- ESA has two Vostoks in orbit. First one, success. (No money to buy it off even if you want to.) Second one, success.
- OLA mission astronauts eat one Food.
- Time tokens are removed.
- SAC’s Chang’e arrives at Outer Planets Transfer.
- ESA’s Reliable arrives at Venus Fly-By.
1968
- Calendar advances. Jupiter slingshot is open.
- Money is reset.
- Hydroponics produce food.
- @RossM ESA first draw is a success. Buy it off? One to follow.
Nope. Let’s leave it
- Second synthesis draw is a success. Buy it off it you like.
- Fuel generators with CO₂ produce fuel.
- no “start of year” mission resolution.
Scoreboard:
- 13 France - RossM
- 12 Japan - yashima
- 4 USSR - RogerBW
- 1 USA - Lordof1
- 0 China - lalunaverde
Turn order:
- China - @lalunaverde
- USA - Lordof1
- USSR - RogerBW
- Japan - yashima
- France - RossM
I won’t pay off the success
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I’ll drive my Probe + Ion to Jupiter Fly-By pls
I’ll pass for now so I can think of what to do.
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Jupiter fly-by is D4, fixed 2 years; mass 3 needs 12 thrust;, 2 ions × 5 thrust/year × 2 years = 20, no problem.
@Lordof1 is up next.
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Do any of the astronauts need to check for radiation?
Nope! That’s why we included the Aldrin in the Ares Mk 2 design.
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Apologies, I know it’s my go, just trying to find time. I’ll skip my turn for the moment if it helps.
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OKB-1:
- buy 4 large fuel tanks @ 6 = 24
- buy 1 Aldrin @ 4 = 4
- hold onto remaining 2 for now.
Over to @yashima
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Okay, sorry I am here and (edit: done) thinking about my turn.
From the Orbital Mess aka Lastesel I detach
- 2 Ions and 1 Probe to form a new vehicle which I christen “Plan C” and launch it towards ITP
- Shinji and Kusanagi both still have time to go
- Buy 1 Proton and 1 Atlas for 17 spacebucks
- With the Atlas I bought last round assemble “Lastesel II”
- Stage 1 to LEO (diff 3): 2 x Atlas = 2 x 27 / 3 - 8 = payload capacity 10 (minus 6 for stage 2) = 4
- Stage 2 to EO (diff 5): 1 x Proton = 1 x 70 / 5 - 6 = payload capacity 8
- Payload: Aldrin Capsule (3) + Food
So let’s try this rather risky endeavour.
- I will buy off any failure on stage 1. But leave successes.
- I will buy off whatever happens on stage 2 if we get that far.
1 I don’t see a Probe in the orbital stack, but there’s a fair chance I’ve messed it up somewhere. Difficulty 3 × mass 3 = thrust 10 needed, so 1 time.
3 check.
4
- Atlas has 2 cards. First fire: success. Second fire: success
- Protoc has 3 cards. Fire: success. Buying that off. ¤3 remaining.
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