Turns 2121 through to 2130

[Hercules]

Turn 2121

[Hercules]

Bases

Tripoli:Producing Sea Colony. Then possible Rec Com
Min production at 10. and nuts 3.

Sea Lurk: Producing Transport foil. still some turns to go. Then produce seaformer or scout.

Margaritaville: Producing Party Boat, should drop below 100, next turn if we want to rush.

Henry Morgans Boot(HMB): Temporary network for pod pop purposes, then scout.

Liar's Lair: Also producing party boat, some turns to go.

Sea Formers/Formers as per Cuspidore's recommendations except for slight diversion at 58.70.

PMS's East exploring as planned.
PMS 001 south west, recovering
PMS 005 at 50% strength, moved 2 tiles in search of Borg base. N o luck but revealed at bit more of the area.

[Hercules]

Whoops got east and west mixed up re PMS's. I couldn't edit.

[johndmuller]

I think you got the ID numbers mixed up a bit too (it is PMS-003 Revenge in the NE and the PMS001 Farragut in the SE). Here is the updated Registry of Ships.

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The Cuspidor's Registry of Ships - PMS = 'P.e.a.c.e. Military Services' or 'Pirate Merchantile System'

PMS-001 Unity Gunship 'Admiral David Glasgow Farragut' of Unity
PMS-002 Unarmored FoilTransport, BootyBoat 'BootyCheck' of Margaritaville
PMS-003 Gun-Unarmored Foil Warship, Schooner 'Montezuma's Revenge' of Tripoli
PMS-004 Gun-Unarmored Foil Warship, Schooner 'Colonel Corazon Santiago' of Margaritaville
PMS-005 Gun-Unarmored Foil Warship, Schooner 'Unnamed' of Liar's Lair

-(Approximate) Locations, Morale and Status as of 2121
PMS-001 (87,61) - Hardened - 70% Damaged - Anchored for Repairs
PMS-002 at HM's Boot (40,66) - Green - 100% OK - Serving as (Temporary) Garrison
PMS-003 (75,53)(?) - Disciplined - 50% Damaged - Wandering, Searching for the mythical Scarlet Pimpernell's Secret Repair Facility
PMS-004 (34,50) - Green - 100% OK - Exploring in NW
PMS-005 (38,76) - Green - 100% OK - Exploring in SW

-Under Construction (PCS = PEACE/Pirate Colonization Ship)
PMS-006 or PMS-007 BootyBoat 'Unnamed' at SeaLurk
PMS-006 or PMS-007 PartyBoat 'Unnamed' at Margaritaville
PCS-005 SeaColony - 'RedBeard's Ark' at Tripoli
PMS-008 PartyBoat 'Unnamed' at Liar's Lair

-Archives - Davey Jones' Fleet
PCS-001 - SeaColony - 'Barbarossa's Ark' - of Unity - Founded Tripoli
PCS-002 - SeaColony - 'Anne Bonny's Ark' - of Unity - Founded Margaritaville
PCS-003 - SeaColony - 'Sir Francis Drake's Ark' - of Unity - Founded Liar's Lair
PCS-004 - SeaColony - 'Calico Jack's Ark' - of Margaritaville - Founded SeaLurk
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I was imagining that Cap'n Flubber was commanding aboard the Farragut and the Cuspidore aboard the Revenge, but I was probably inconsistent when jazzing up the dialog in the various threads. Feel Free to consider yourself as aboard the PMS-004 Santiago in the NW if you want to continue the imagery.

Viz a Viz repairing the Revenge, I think we should see the base perimeter of the Borg Bases when any part o f them is in our discovered area, and when we get the pact infiltration on them, we can perhaps figure out where any missing ones might be. There is still room for there to be a hidden base SE of Pi Square, but no guarantee it is a seaport, although one would think that they would make their HQ a coastal base.

PS: re the question of whether or not there is another faction where the Santiago discovered solar improvements in the NW - I don't think that base perims or faction boundaries are visible until we officially discover the faction (and of course the tiles with the boundaries would have to be visible too (the solars are not necessarily inside a base yet anyway if they were popped by an outlying explorer).

[Hercules]

Turn 2122

Tripoli Still producing Sea Colony. 3 turns to go.
[b}Margaritaville[/b] Party Boat PMS 006 rushed. Needs a name Tiger?
SeaLurk Still producing transport. 2 turns.
Liar's Lair producing party boat 3/4 turns
Henry Morgans Boot (HMB) Scout rushed. Stockpile
Sea formers at Liars Lair and Sealurk producing Solar in situ

[Hercules]

Former near Tripoli constructing Sensor as is former near HMB
Second former near HMB constructing forest
Former near Margaritaville awaiting instructions

Shipping news

Schooner PMS 005 (requires name) explores coastal area of HMB.
My PMS Santiago prepares for further exploration along datatech coast
PMS Revenge cast anchor to undertake repairs. Crew explore reddish coastal strip for sea food such as Lobster and Shrimp. Some already have crabs.
PMS Farragut becalmed, crew set about repairs. good atmosphere on board. Lots of shanties being sung and whaling songs. Crew keen to name the area 'Flubber's Sound'

[Hercules]

Report part three (size limit)

Foreign Relations

Cybernetic Consciousness
Pact with the Borg concluded. They have 5 bases and are researching Ind Base. They have a colony pod in production. They seem not to have made contact with any other faction.

PUT
Offered treaty. They do not have Doc Mob or Doc Flex nor have they met other factions

Miriam
Along with Datajack Roze they top the power charts. At truce

Datajack
I had another conversation. She tried the old emergency routine to obtain Doc. Flex but I advised her I'd be keelhauled and strung up on a yardarm if I even suggested it. Mind ye Ms Roze has some nice f'c's'l's and yardarms herself. And I's partial to helping out young damsels.

Anyhow just for a bit of the old blarney, I asked was she interested in exploring a bit of tech trading.
Well she wanted 100 ecs (what is the PoE exchange rate) for Ind. Base.
I politely declined and ended the conversation.

[Hercules]

Well not much further to add from email and discussion thread. Party boat from 'Rita' on its way to Coder's point? will take another 4 turns to get there.
Nothing rushed bar the transport at sealurk.

Tripoli: Still producing Sea Colony
Sea Lurk: Completed transport
'Rita', scout in the queue
Liar's Lair:building second party boat: to be named
Henry Morgan's Boot: temporary for pod pop, then rover ( usually for exploring elsewhere.

Former and sea formers: constructing solars and sensors.


Foreign relations:

Tried to get Treaty with Roze but no success on this occasion; still truce
Same with Miriam. Note Borg also have been in contact with Miriam
Offer to trade Doc Mob sent to Uni.

[Hercules]

Turn MY 2124

Tripoli: Sea colony built and stockpile in queue.

Sealurk: Didn't rush scout, so it should be ready in 1 turn

Rita: added 4 Poe ( not 8 as mentioned in email) to rec com build) to get to end row of mins

Liar's Lair: Again didn't rush. should be lower cost next year. Inclinedto build Colony pod for oneof those nearby islandsidentifiedby Cuspidore BB for colonisation.

HMB: letting rover contuinue.

Sea Formers and formers all busy bar one which will go to Min ( 60,70) near new sea base site 1.

FMS's steady as she goes. In light of map knowledge, the Col Santiago will explore further north in search of missing factions.

The Party Boat (PMS Shanghai) continues to Coder's pit

Foreign Relations

Background negotiations continue.

Roze: Still truce but no treaty
Miriam: same

That unity chopper must be Miriams because it would have comefrom the unity salvage wreckage and would also give Miriam knowledge of faction landing sites.

[Hercules]

Turn continue more or less as in the earlier posting. Nothing radica. Headed kinda north with D.G. Farrgutt.

Ambassador Flubber reports absense of further coomunications wit hthe PUT.

[Hercules]

Tripoli: Well I rushed the Rec Com for 42 min. Hope to start SP.

Liar's Lair: Rushed the party boat for 56 min. We need it services.

Sealurk: continuing production of sea former.

'Rita: tempted but refrained to rush. It continues production of Rec. Com and worker moved to match new citizen with production of Rec. Com ( can be changed of course next turn).

Henry MB: Rover production continues.

New base: Alexandria:

PMS 's moves, same as posted in mid turn.

Diplomacy: Still on the slow side. nothing furtehr to report. Roze still insists on Doc. Flex and I don't feel I can threaten.

Intelligence: The Hive have got Ind Auto (see faction profile).

See discussion thread for views on next steps

[Hercules]

Tripoli: Well I rushed the Rec Com for 42 min. Hope to start SP.

Liar's Lair: Rushed the party boat for 56 min. We need it services.

Sealurk: continuing production of sea former.

'Rita: tempted but refrained to rush. It continues production of Rec. Com and worker moved to match new citizen with production of Rec. Com ( can be changed of course next turn).

Henry MB: Rover production continues.

New base: Alexandria:

PMS 's moves, same as posted in mid turn.

Diplomacy: Still on the slow side. nothing further to report. Roze still insists on Doc. Flex and I don't feel I can threaten.

Intelligence: The Hive have got Ind Auto (see faction profile).

See discussion thread for views on next steps

[Hercules]

Well Hi there maties. A very interesting number of events during 2127 .

First we have infiltrated Roze. She has 8 bases and is pacted with
Miriam

She had three techs we didn't have Biogentics, Ind Base and Ind Econ.

She is currently discovering techs at the rate of a new tech every 5
years and her next discovery is in three years.

Unfortunately our brave fellow privateers on the party boat (PMS Shanghai) after they had secured infiltration, whether they were celebrating with Xenorum
or whatever, seemed to have met with Madam misfortune.
The signals base, at 'Rita, monitoring the expedition, reported that the
signal went dead shortly after the jubilant crew had reported success
and then alas the party boat disappeared from the Radar screen.

This is one of first major tradegies at sea, not counting the brave
souls on the colonisation ships.

So a moments silence and 10 whistles there Maki for our brave pirate
maties.

[Hercules]

Mid Turn 2127 report cont'd
Tech news

We discovered Progenitor Psych and were offered Ethical Calc, Doc
Loyalty, Field Modulation and Ind. Base. I opted for Ethical Calculus.
However as you know our tech rate is not the best.

Anyhow I called up Roze. She was cordial as before and again wanted Doc
Flex in exchange for Ind Base. Again I refused. I again suggested we
were interested some tech. She offered Ind Econ for 100ecs.

I thought long and hard. If I declined and came to consult with ye
during this mid turn and then tried to contact her again, it was likely
she would decline ( politely of course) our communication transmission.
I thought about all the comments and views I had on trading Doc Flex and
on Ind Econ. We seem to agree we want Ind Econ but how.

So I bought it for 100ecs.

[Hercules]

Mid turn 2127 cont'd
Exploring

The Revenge explored further north and one of the crew has spotted the
signs of what we imagine is a PUT base.

The Farragut also went north but a slower pace and nothing to report.

The Liar' lair craft moved further west but became stuck in some fungus
(the first mate has been ridiculed by the crew and relieved of duty and
more importantly denied xenorum ration for the rest of the trip, for
failing to negotiate a safer passage)

The Col Santiago avoided the temptation to pod pop and ventured even
further north but encountered what seems to be almost endless deep
ocean. The special Bzzzzz detector on board has picked up nothing, not
even a hum.