Akiria - Term VI

[Cedayon]

Well, it took a good bit of counting minerals and turns in my head, but I think I've figured out a pretty sure-fire way to get the XD completed by '62 using New Tassagrad and Aurora.

I'll work out the rest of the orders later, this is just the stuff pertaining to getting the XD.

Here's the plan, otherwise known as "Operation WholeMessOCrawlers":

Turn 1 ('56)

New Tassagrad:
-Change production from Xenoempathy Dome to Fusion Speeder Supply (accept min loss)
-Change Queue to FSS, FSS, FSS, FSS, Xenoempathy Dome
-Move the worker on the farm/solars just S of the base to the kelp farm/harness square (N NE of base)
-Change the crawler at (9,105) (W W N of base) from nutrient crawling to mineral crawling.
-Change the crawler at (12,108) (SW of base) from nutrient crawling to mineral crawling.
-Move the crawler at (11,113) (S S S W of base) to (11,111) (N from there) and crawl minerals.

Aurora:
-Change production from Research Hospital to Fusion Speeder Supply (accept min loss)
-Change Queue to FSS, FSS
-Please use ec's to fill in the 3 or so mins to make sure the FSS finishes in 1 turn (no need to do overrun, since Aurora will have 15 min production and thus produce an FSS in exactly 2 turns anyway).

Where to put the crawlers (always displace workers, preferably to forest, use discretion if no forest is available):
New Tassagrad:
#1: move S SE to the mine square and crawl minerals
#2: move SE and crawl minerals
#3: move NW and crawl minerals
#4: move S and crawl minerals
#5: move out (along a road) and immediately back in to be cashed in for the XD.

Aurora:
#1: move SW to the nut bonus square and crawl nuts
#2: move S and crawl minerals
#3: move to NT to cash in for the XD.

What to do with the 5-former group that starts S SE of New Tassagrad:
Send 1 (The Tacticus Academy Former) to the condensor square NW NW of New Tassagrad to add a soil enricher, when it's done I return it to control of the Centralis Governor.
Send 2 to the farm/solar square S of New Tassagrad to replace the current stuff with forest
Send 2 to the farm/solar square S SW of New Tassagrad to replace the current stuff with forest
(I have other tasks for the last 4 formers, but they are irrelevant to the plan)

Turn 6 ('61)
New Tassagrad should be building the Xenoempathy Dome now, probably with 10 mins leftover from the last crawler. (10/300)
-Cash in the two newly built FSS's (1 from NT, 1 from Aurora) (70/300)
-Cash in the FSS that's S of NT (100/300)
-Cash in the FSS that's SE of NT (130/300)
-Cash in the FSS that's NW of NT (160/300)
-Cash in the normal crawler that's SW of NT (190/300)
-Cash in the normal crawler at (11,111) (S S W of NT) (220/300)
-Cash in the FSS that's SW of Aurora (250/300)
-Cash in the FSS that's S of Aurora (280/300)
NT's mineral production should be enough to fill in the rest and finish the Dome by the next turn ('62)

Turn 7 ('62)
*ding* Project's done!



K, any questions or problems with this (ie is there anything in there I need to poll)?

GT, this will obviously require significant attention to detail on your part during the turnchat, is that ok with you?

[GeneralTacticus]

I'll put it in big bold letters on the front page of my orders sheets so I don't forget.

[Kirov]

Hi Gov! Just dropping by, methinks NT is pretty safe in your hands... Many thanks for that XD, you're very reliable. What reminds me: do we plan to build any boreholes in Akiria, NT specifically? I don't know what Drogue would say, but I'd like to have one...

[GeneralTacticus]

I beleive one of Cedayon's campaign promises was that he would not build any boreholes in Akiria, and although he's departing for Jedinica Vrijstaat, I don't expect Herc will change this policy. I suppose you're free to agitate for boreholes as much as you like, and I wouldn't stop you.

[Kirov]

Writing my previous post I wasn't aware that Herc is to take Akiria governorship...

I think that NT with its XD to-be is a great place to build a borehole or two. Herc, consider this - XD is for keeping ED at bay, right? So let's have actually something to keep at bay - NT doesn't generate any ED right now.

GT, how many fungal pops we have exactly endured? Just please don't tell me we hadn't any...

[GeneralTacticus]

Two or three. There was one outside NS (that was our first), one outside TA (the most recent one), and I think one outside NA (not sure about that one).

[Kirov]

So with our 19 Tree farms and 2 Hybrid Forests there are no ED in our faction, aren't there?

[Cedayon]

Kirov, the no-boreholes thing was a decision I made to avoid losing the election because I think Akiria should be kept clean of such things, though I'm definately a supporter of boreholes anywhere else. I polled the borehole policy, actually, but there were only 3-4 voters and it was indecisive, so I just made the decision myself.

Herc is likely to be quite a bit more adamant than I have, so you might be out of luck...

there are these plans for a stealth borehole I've been working on, though...

Oh, and yea, we're totally ED free and probably will remain so until we start building mineral increasing facilities... even then (it'll be a while, since we'll build a Gennie if and only if the firey underworld freezes over) we're likely to have an insane number of TF's, HF's, Centauri Preserves and the such.

[Kirov]

Great, so once you'll change a region, be a supporter of boreholes 'everywhere else', specifically New Tassagrad, Akiria.

And I voted for you... how silly of me...

[Cedayon]

Originally posted by Kirov
Great, so once you'll change a region, be a supporter of boreholes 'everywhere else', specifically New Tassagrad, Akiria.

No no no, you misunderstand, my opinion of that is specific to Akiria ... As JV governor I intend to turn the place into swiss cheese pursue aggressive terraforming and industrialization (it's already pretty far along, though)... and at that point your beloved New Tassagrad will be out of my hands and into Herc's.

And I voted for you... how silly of me...

I'm a warm body, that qualifies me for governor under the current circumstances

[Kirov]

Originally posted by Cedayon
I'm a warm body, that qualifies me for governor under the current circumstances

I think that something more should be required from our authorities...

Originally posted by Pravin Lal
^Extra TALENT for every four citizens: {Attracts intellectual elite}

[Cedayon]

Originally posted by Kirov
I think that something more should be required from our authorities...

shhh! we'll lose our jobs!

[Cedayon]

Well, it's been a splendid term for me here in Akiria, and I think we're both the better for it.

As of the end of the turnchat today the Term VI government will be dissolved, and the Term VII government will be sworn in. I'd like to congratulate the new Governor, Hercules, on his succesful campaign for the office (not that there was any competition ).

*big round of applause*

Oh, and Herc, don't mind the various menacing looking buttons I installed in the governor's desk... and if you find any documents titled something like "My evil plans as DIA", please forward them to me immediately and don't bother reading them, I'm sure you'll have more important things to do

[Drogue]

Originally posted by Kirov
I don't know what Drogue would say

I think you do know what I would say

Originally posted by Cedayon
As JV governor I intend to turn the place into swiss cheese pursue aggressive terraforming and industrialization.

.... *cough* I mean of course

Herc: Do you have any plans re. the evil boreholes? Can we be assured another borehole-free term?

[Method]

i hope not. akiria needs them. though with herc...

_{aha! cedayon can order herc to do it}