The Infotrader/Infiltrator Network - Diplomacy plug-in

[Hercules]

Yes no labs addition that turn I guess. And it would be needed for two turns to regain cash back. Also when we switch next we lose half anyway. Half of something is better than nothing.

Thank Maniac for the useful advice (I didn't know that), and we will surely negotiate some arrangement. Explain that we too are short of cash and need whatever we have to build those nodes.

[Mart]

Ok, anyway I did 50-40-10
We get 24EC/turn
8labs/turn
I put pre-accepted Adaptive Economics for Spartans.
We do have Democracy now. So we can freely speak up now

[Hercules]

But whatever we will do the deal between this turn and next.

If the hold out for a price then we can always pay it back over a period of years.

[Mart]

I will inform Spartans that we decided to go for trading Adaptive Economics. Maniac wrote that only some members were preferring energy compared to Adaptive Economics.

And also, just my "other side of it" note, at some point both techs will be needed, so we both will be just after this hassle. I agree - it increases research cost maybe in the least needed moment, but after all we will not escape growing research costs. I think Opt Comp for Adapt Eco is as fair for Spartans as it should be.

[Mart]

Posted this message:

Spartan-Angel Embassy, MY 2153

To Spartan Federation,

We had a discussion regarding transfer of energy credits for Optical Computers. However, we would prefer to exchange it for Adaptive Economics as it was initially proposed. We are presently in urgent need of energy in order to increase our research output. Our present energy income is not large and reserves not meeting all requirements.

The Adaptive Economics has been offered for transfer to Spartan Federation on the pre-accepted basis in case you agree to follow this way.

IT Mart

[Hercules]

And this in repsonse fom Kassi

Recognizing your plight, the Junta has agreed to accept Adaptive Economics for Optical Computers as payment instead of energy credits. I assume this will mean the trade will be carried out in due order as quickly as possible?

Oh and hello Angels, it's been a while.


Major Kassiopeia, Diplomatic and Foreign Affairs Officer of the Spartan Junta. Also Governor-General of Arcadia, CO of Spartan Expedition Force/Operation Arcadia.

[Hercules]

This is good news.

[ForesterSOF]

This says we could make the tech trade to work on relations with S and still go forward as we fulfill the G obligation.

[FlameFlash]

This is what I get for going AWOL for a little while...

[Mart]

Ok, Gaians became very uneasy, so this is a message in the Embassy:

RPS base, MY 2155

To Gaian Union,

In response to your counterproposal regarding trading Social Psych, when negotiating technology trade with Spartan Federation we exchanged it with Spartans, which was supposed to enable us to switch our research to Intellectual Integrity. We currently posses the following technologies acquired recently:

Ethical Calculus
Social Psych
Optical Computers

In your counter proposal you requested only one of this technologies and energy, but our current energy situation is not very good in large part due to the fact that we lost the race in building the Planetary Energy Grid. We presently are improving our economy but our schedule of energy allocation will be for several next years rather tight. This leaves still open the trade of offered by us technologies of Progenitor Psych and Adaptive Economics, and we can trade it with you at time of your convenience.

In the last message in the Embassy it has been already indicated that we are currently researching Intellectual Integrity. However, the lab cost is quite high and in MY 2155 the expected year of completion was 2182. This is though expected to change quite significantly.

I believe this updates the state of our research and also replies to the offered tech trade.

IT Mart

[Mart]

And one more thing. Gaians inquire about the proposal mentioned earlier. I canno find the posts, so I quote it again here:

We do have to agree that the biggest threat presented to each faction on planet is Morgan Industries. Regardless of our current/future relations with them, they are the biggest and most immediate threat to our survival. This is why I simultanuously suggest this pact to you and High Council. Although no direct actions against Morgan are required from any of our respective factions, we should share our intelligence data on him between us, as well as our hypothesis about their future actions. We would establish a databank regarding Morgan activities. We can both contribute by adding data about technologies that are in ther possesion (like their recent aquisitions of Mobility and Flexibility) and other possible data. Gaian Union can also provide you with data on their relations with Yang, since we have infiltrated his networks (the fact that these two faction have good relations is concerning). We would provide each other with new info as soon as we discover it. Terms are open for proposal and negotiations and I believe that this idea is reasonable. What do you say? I believe High Council will express support my proposal.

[Mart]

We should decide if we agree for it. It is now official inquiry from Gaians.

[Mart]

And this message regarding the spore launcher adventure:

RPS base, MY 2155

To Gaian Union,

We feel that the following message is required to be transmitted to Gaian Union.

When investigating the possible landing site of one of the starship "Unity" supply pods deep in the fungus field, the survey team discovered some mysterious object instead of the unity pod. When approached, it reacted violently creating some dimentional rift in space. The team appeared lost in it, but several minutes later we received its transmission from a region far east, which we believe is within the borders of the Gaian Union.

We appologise for any inconvenience this accident may create, but it was beyond our ability to avoid it.

IT Mart

[Mart]

And the reply from Illuminatus:

Thank you for information, we will contact you in few days when we decide what to do. Could you please give us grid coordinates if possible to determine where you landed?

So I guess we may give the current coordinates, what do you think?

[Hercules]

Yes give the co-ordinates.

And then I suppose we'll vote on the council thing.

It has been ages since we had a vote.