The Infotrader/Infiltrator Network - Diplomacy plug-in (III)

[Mart]

Ok, I checked this issue and the following will be transferred to Gaians:

Lord BinTravkin,

As you are able to confirm from our databanks, we will complete research on Presentient Algorythms in 2189, which is one turn after you will have researched Centauri Meditation in 2188. For this reason, we will have a gap of 2 turns, since we are after you in turn order. There is although a solution to this problem:

If Gaian Union in 2188 chooses Cyberethics as the next research technology, after receiving from us:
- Cyberethics
- Presentient Algorythms
forwarded from us in 2189 and received by you in 2190, Gaian Union will be able to switch the research effort without loss of lab points in 2190 to Orbital Spaceflight.

Please confirm our analysis, so there is no error in our plan.

Sincerely,
Data Angels
IT Mart

[GeoModder]

Yeah, there's no way we can hasten our research. I tried.

[Hercules]

Yes do so. We still are oK and on target for exchange of tech laden units.

[Kataphraktoi]

who is handling morgan relations?nobody?

[GeoModder]

As far as I'm aware, no. Interested?

[Kataphraktoi]

what do i do? deliver the standard ''our words are backed by nuclear weapons'' line,chat and talk about techs?

[ForesterSOF]

We could always ask them how theire plans of economic conquest is doing.

[GeoModder]

Check the turn thread, Mart and Herc want to start tech trade negotiations.

[ForesterSOF]

In response to the communiqué by IT Mart

1) The flawed logic and mathematics in your communiqué may indicate why the Angel economy is performing so poorly compared to the Spartan one. The annual interest rate of the loan in question is 82/118, divided by 100 = 0.69%. This is ridicously low. By comparison, a common practice such as harvesting a forest with a supply crawler returns an annual profit of 6.7% on the investment. Almost ten times higher. Why, if the Angels believe a 0.69% interest rate is very high, the Federation would be more than happy to lend money from you after this matter has been arranged.

2) We are not asking for any money to be transferred to the Federation. We are asking for the credits to be returned to Minerva Bank - with headquarters in the University Protectorate - from which the money was fraudulously obtained.

Sincerely,
Pedro 'Maniac' Riveira
Colonel of the Spartan Federation
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118 x 1.66...... = 196

This formula tells me a 66% above cost increase is wanted.

Although our estamate is closer....................

What S is saying is 118 x 1.0069 = 200 when in reality it is 118.814.

Maybe we should agree to their math and pay 118 x .69% to them.

Or better yet 82 x .69% = 82.5658 at a ridiculously slow rate so when vendeta starts the loan is killed.

[GeoModder]

Nah, they want us to pay off the loan at once.

Our best shot would be to... internationally... settle the case once and for all whether the Uni is to be considered an independent nation, or at least try to start such a case, and meanwhile do our thing.

An option is to try trading techs with Zak just before we probe rape Yang. Even if they have infiltration on us, they could never tell how we received all of these techs. As I see it, we could get 4 probe operations (at least) out of the Hive: 3 foils and at least 1 probe ready on the border to infiltrate Yang Mine. If we can get for instance Doc:Init from Zak.

We could even try to buy a tech or two from Zak, make him declare war on us and state to the Spartans that we paid the (original) amount back with a small sum extra for the trouble.

[Kataphraktoi]

We could even try to buy a tech or two from Zak, make him declare war on us and state to the Spartans that we paid the (original) amount back with a small sum extra for the trouble.

so if i was the diplomat to morgan i would say something like this->>>>>
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To Morganites

The DataAngel's would like to know if you are interested in a technology exchange. We can offer Advanced Military Algorithms, in exchange for an apropiately valuable technology of your own.

Cataphract887
Morganite Ambassador

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and who would i say it to?

[GeoModder]

Good message. AndiD still seems to be their turnplayer. Perhaps (if a quorum YEA's are posted here) it can be sent to him.

[ForesterSOF]

Last I knew paramir was incharge of dip relations.

That was like 20 turns ago though.

[Hercules]

No Andid is the main player.

And yes send it.

[Hercules]

But the reply shouldn't hold up the game this turn.

Obviously AV and some Hybrid and the Supercollider have boosted Spartan research capability.