ACDG5: Turn Posting Thread

[Bodissey]

2186 Ter

Manifold Nexus Central (45% damaged) missile needlejet at Hooverville moves 3 sq. N (blocking position) and attacks Hive stack to the N, i.e. a Hive ECM garrison. Victory but missile needlejet damaged to 95%.

Hooverville fusion needlejet (15% damaged) 1 sq. NW of Eureka destroys a Hive gatling squad (damaged 60%).

East (65% damaged) X fusion penetrator at Fungi League moves to 1 sq. SE of Great Collective (blocking position) and destroys Hive ECM plasma garrison to the N with nerve gas (damaged 70%).

Hooverville (45% damaged) fusion 'copter at home moves 1 sq. NW, destroys Hive ECM plasma garrison 2 sq. W by NW of Hooverville, moves 1 sq. NW, 1 sq. N, 1 sq. NW, destroys Hive Gatling rover 2 sq. N by NW of Fecundity Tower, destroys Hive Unity former droid 1 sq. NW of Fecundity Tower, moves 1 sq. NW, 2 sq. N, destroys Hive Gatling rover 2 sq. N by NE of Kelp Abundance and returns to Kelp Abundance.

Peacenik X shard chopper at home moves 4 sq. NW, 6 sq. N, destroys Hive ECM plasma garrison to the W using nerve gas and returns to Eureka (damaged 10%).

BRCM (80% damaged) fusion 'copter at Bunny Burrows re-homes, moves 1 sq. S, destroys University former 2 sq. S by SE of Bunny Burrows, moves 2 sq. NW, destroys Hive former 2 sq. W by NW of Bunny Burrows and returns to Eureka (damaged 90%).

Gateway sea colony pod 2 sq. SE of Sea Harvest moves 1 sq. W, 4 sq. NW and establishes "Fairbanks." We get an efficiency warning.

[Bodissey]

2186-2187

End Turn
Forest expands near Santiago's Last Stand and East.

2187 Ops
Peacenik speeder probe team 1 sq. SW of Tie Share fails its attempt to sabotage perimeter defense at Academgorodok.

Athens cruiser probe team at Semper Phi disables sabotage perimeter defense at Gagarin Memorial and safely returns to Sea Harvest.

Fungi League speeder probe team at home fails its attempt to sabotage perimeter defense at Academgorodok.

Peacenik speeder probe team at home disables perimeter defense at Academgorodok and returns to Stellar Door.

E pur si mueve and Stellar Door X shard batteries 1 sq. N of Stellar Door bombard Academgorodok with nerve gas: University drop fusion shock troops damaged 30%, ECM probability sentinels damaged 25%, scout rover damaged 50%.

Manifold Nexus Central (95% damaged) missile needlejet 1 sq. SE of The Hive scouts around Fecundity Tower and north of the Hive and returns to Hooverville.

Seaview (70% damaged) fusion needlejet at Hooverville moves to 1 sq. N of Fecundity Tower and destroys a Hive AA team in Fecundity Tower.

Pre-boil mindworm at Hooverville moves to Fecundity Tower, seizes it (59 credits bounty) and holds. Renamed Fecundity Tower 'Schmoking Gun'.

Hooverville (60% damaged) fusion 'copter at Kelp Abundance destroys a Hive armored gatling rover and an AA team between The Hive and Kelp Abundance, moves to 1 sq. NW of the Hive but forfeits its attack on the stack 1 sq. NE of the Hive (odds 1-1 vs. Hive ECM plasma garrison) and returns to Kelp Abundance (damaged 75%).

Peacenik (10% damaged) X shard chopper at Eureka moves 1 sq. NW, attacks Hive stack 2 sq. W by NW of Eureka (ECM plasma garrison out, gatling squad x 3, AA team, AA rover, AA team). As it is damaged 90%, it returns to Eureka.

[Bodissey]

2187 Ops

East (60% damaged) missile needlejet moves 1 sq. NW, 1 sq. W (blocking position) and destroys Hive AA team to the W (75% damaged).

Peacenik (20% damaged) elite fusion marines 1 sq. E of Gagarin Memorial destroys Gagarin Memorial's AAA probability sentinel (55% damaged).

Drydock (45% damaged) X shard penetrator at Fungi League moves to monolith 1 sq. SW of Socialism Tunnels and attacks Socialism Tunnels with nerve gas. AA team destroyed (damaged 70%).

Hot Springs (60% damaged) fusion 'copter at Eureka moves 4 sq. NW, 3 sq. SW and destroys Hive ECM plasma garrison to the SW (damaged 65%).

Big Easy (70% damaged) fusion needlejet at Hooverville moves to 1 sq. N of Socialism Tunnels and destroys AA team inside, achieving veteran status in the process.

Hooverville police at home moves to Socialism Tunnels, seizes it (38 credits), re-homes and holds.
Socialism Tunnels renamed 'Fat Cat Alleys'.

Atlantic Ruins sea colony pod at Kelp Bounty moves 1 sq. E, 2 sq. SE (to 2 sq. W of Hooverville) and establishes "Schmoking Cannon."-- You owe me some copyright on this one.

(Semper Phi has a command center so the fusion marines can fully recover after a year of rest.)

The name of this base makes it a predestined healing place for marines.

The Northern Outpost gun foil popped a material pod which has helped finish building the formers at Bunny Burrows.

1 sq. NE of Greenhouse Gate (Gaian), a Bunker Palace Hotel sea colony has 2 moves remaining.

[Bodissey]

2187-2188

End Turn

Kelp expands near Covert Operations.

Sunspot activity has ended. We now have communications.

Sea Holiday has been attacked native units twice. The trance scout infantry held and got a double promotion to commando.

Deirdre (noncommital) asks to talk to us and asks us to join the vendetta against Morgan.
— Sorry, I cannot help you right now.
She ends the pact therefore. 2 units removed from Gaian territory.

Morgan (ambivalent) asks us to help against Deirdre.
— Sorry, I cannot help you right now.
No more pact is the reply. 2 units removed from Morganic territory.

CEO Morgan convenes the Planetary Council to elect planetary governor.
Garlan (us) retained by 248 votes against 89 for Morgan.



2188 Ops
Peacenik speeder probe team at Stellar Door sabotages the perimeter defense at Monitoring Station and returns to Tie Share.

[Bodissey]

The two probes have drained 100 credits from the Hive reserves.

[Bodissey]

2188 Ops

Trolls are Us sea colony pod moves to 2 sq. E of 300 Down and establishes "301.". This foundation triggers an efficiency warning.

Couldn't find the (19) Hot Springs (65% damaged) fusion needlejet at Eureka, so impossible to move it to 1 sq. E of Monitoring Station and rest.

E pur si mueve and Stellar Door X shard batteries 1 sq. N of Stellar Door bombard Academgorodok (conventional attack): University drop fusion shock troops damaged 35%, ECM probability sentinels damaged 30%, scout rover damaged 50%.

Athens cruiser probe team at Sea Harvest drains energy reserves from Gagarin Memorial (30 credits) and returns to Fairbanks.

Northern Outpost gun foil 2 sq. S of Bunny Burrows moves 2 sq. SE and pops pod. Materials pod from the Unity to finish building the Biology Lab at Atom Heart Mother.

58 credits remain after rushing, due to the pod popping.

An elite Hot Springs fusion 'copter remains to be moved (damaged 65%)

[Bodissey]

2188-2189

End Turn

Prometheus virus epidemic breaks out at Training Camp (Morgan)! All bases within 2 squares of Training Camp affected, except those with hospitals or other advanced medical facilities.

Hive artillery destroyed a sensor array near Schmoking Gun.

The Hunter-Seeker Algorithm destroys a Morganic probe team.

2189 Ops

Athens cruiser probe at Fairbanks drains 19 energy from Gagarin Memorial and returns safely to Fairbanks.

Peacenik (elite) fusion marines 1 sq. E of Gagarin Memorial destroys University ECM probability sentinels in Gagarin Memorial (40% damaged).

Miriam's Last Stand (hardened) fusion marines 1 sq. E of Gagarin Memorial destroys University drop fusion squad in Gagarin Memorial and achieves veteran status.

Pre-boil mindworm 1 sq. E of Gagarin Memorial moves into Gagarin Memorial, seizes it (11 credits bounty) and holds. Gagarin Memorial renamed "Space Duck".

E pur si mueve and Stellar Door X shard batteries 1 sq. N of Stellar Door bombard Academgorodok (conventional attack): University drop fusion shock troops damaged 50%, ECM probability sentinels damaged 50%, scout rover damaged 50%.

[Bodissey]

2189 Ops sup

Stellar Door (35% damaged) fusion needlejet at Fungi League moves to 1 sq. SE of Great Collective (blocking position) and destroys a Hive AA rover in Great Collective. Great Collective is now defenseless.

Vladisever trance scout invests Great Collective (25 credits bounty).
Great Collective renamed "Party Time".

Fungi League (35% damaged) X shard penetrator moves to 1 sq. S of Fellowship City and destroys Fellowship City's Hive missile infantry (no nerve gas). Damaged 65%.

Schmoking Gun (70% damaged) X shard penetrator at home moves to 1 sq. W of Fellowship City (blocking position) and destroys a Hive armored transport in Fellowship City (damaged 75%).

Suez (65% damaged) missile needlejet at Fat Cat Alleys destroys Fellowship City's Hive missile rover.

Schmoking Gun drop scout at home airdrops into Fellowship City, seizes Fellowship City (8 credits bounty), re-homes and holds.

The good chairman seems rather upset. We rename Fellowship City "Hysteria Lane".

Hot Springs (35% damaged) fusion 'copter at Fat Cat Alleys moves 2 sq. N, destroys Hive AA team and Hive AA rover to the NW, destroys Hive ECM plasma garrison to the SE, moves 3 sq. SE, 1 sq. S, destroys Hive fungicidal former and University Unity former droid to the S, and returns to Fat Cat Alleys (85% damaged).

[Bodissey]

2189 Ops ter

Peacenik (60% damaged) X shard chopper at Eureka moves 1 sq. W, destroys Hive ECM plasma garrisons to the W and to the NW, becoming veteran in the process, but as hit points fall below 75%, it destroys the Hive gatling rover 1 sq. to the SW of Northern Outpost, and then returns to Hysteria Lane.

BRCM (30% damaged) fusion 'copter follows the same path as Peacenik X shard chopper and tries to destroy Hive ECM plasma garrison to the E by SE of Hysteria Lane. It succeeds for one but is reduced to 75% damage and becomes veteran. It then returns to Hysteria Lane.

East (40% damaged) X fusion penetrator at Eureka moves to 1 sq. N of The Hive and destroys an ECM plasma garrison in The Hive (no nerve gas).

[Bodissey]

2189 Ops quarto

Kelp Abundance (45% damaged) fusion 'copter at home moves 3 sq. E, destroys 3 Hive ECM plasma garrisons to the S (out of 4) and becomes veteran in the process (90% damaged). Returns to Hysteria Lane.

[Bodissey]

2189-2190

Kelp expands near Tu es Petrus.

Hercules (Alpha Centauri B) is approaching perihelion! For the next 20 years, we expect native life activity to increase dramatically.

Zakharov convenes the Planetary Council to salvage Unity fusion core. We vote 'Yea' even if this allows the Provost to use this unexpected wealth.

Morgan has tried thrice to probe us.

2190 Ops

HQ speeder probe at Schmoking Gun drains 476 energy reserves from The Hive and returns to Schmoking Gun.

The Battery cruiser probe 1 sq. SE of Monitoring Station drains 260 energy reserves from Monitoring Station and returns to 300 Down???!!!

Kragen's Maw cruiser probe at Trench Explorer drains 130 energy reserves from Monitoring Station and returns to 300 Down???!!!

Peacenik speeder probe at Fungi League drains 65 energy reserves from Monitoring Station and returns to Tie Share.

Panama speeder probe at Schmoking Gun drains 60 energy reserves from The Hive but is lost in the process.

[Bodissey]

2190 Ops

Hysteria Lane (75% damaged) X shard chopper at Hysteria Lane moves 1 sq. SW, destroys Hive ECM plasma garrison and Hive missile artillery to the S and return to Hysteria Lane 80% damaged.

Stellar Door X shard battery 1 sq. N of home moves to 2 sq. E of Monitoring Station and bombards Monitoring Station (no nerve gas). 2 University AAA Shard squads damaged 10%, drop fusion squad damaged 25%, AAA plasma garrison damaged 20%, transport foil damaged 50%. Hive transport damaged 50%.

Sea Harvest fungicidal sea former 2 sq. north of Greenhouse Gate is idle. The two other fungicidal sea formers have already cleared the fungus.

[Bodissey]

2190-2191

End Turn

Forest expands near Gibraltar and East.

The Morganites sign a peace treaty with the Gaians.

We now have Frictionless Surfaces and are researching Digital Sentience.

Peacenik shard squad at home moves to 1 sq. SW of Academgorodok and destroys Academgorodok's ECM probability sentinels (damaged 35%).

Peacenik fusion marines destroy University drop fusion shock troops in Academgorodok (damaged 50%).

Miriam's Last Stand fusion marines destroy the University scout rover (damaged 20%).

Academgorodok seized by the Atom Heart Mother recon rover (21 credits bounty) and renamed Sands of Hope and Glory.

Stellar Door and E pur si mueve X shard battery bombard Monitoring Station (no nerve gas). University AAA shard squad damaged 25%, AAA shard squad damaged 15%, drop fusion squad damaged 30%, AAA plasma garrison damaged 35%, transport foil damaged 50%. Hive transport damaged 50%.

Athens cruiser probe at Eureka drains 21 energy credits from Monitoring Station but is lost.

Peacenik speeder probe at Tie Share drains 10 energy credits from Monitoring Station and returns to Tie Share.

HQ speeder probe at Schmoking Gun drains 13 energy credits from The Hive and returns to Schmoking Gun.

BRCM (45% damaged) fusion 'copter at Hysteria Lane destroys 3 Hive ECM plasma garrisons in the region around Party Time (1) and Northern Outpost (2) and returns to Northern Outpost (damaged 65%).

Kelp Abundance (60% damaged) fusion 'copter at Hysteria Lane continues to hold as there are no Hive units left to destroy.

GJgG sea colony pod at home tries to move to 3 sq. NE of home but the way is blocked by a Gaian IoD.

The Battery sea colony pod 1 sq. W of Boiled Egghead moves 2 sq. N, 2 sq NE to coordinates (20, 30) and establishes "Oceana." We get an efficiency warning.

Just an idea: why don't we use the plasma hoverboat and the missile foil near Monitoring Station to bombard the defenders?

[Bodissey]

2191 Ops Sup

Eureka plasma hoverboat 1 sq. SE of Monitoring Station bombards Monitoring Station.
Party Time missile foil 1 sq. N of Monitoring Station moves to 2 sq. S by SE of Monitoring Station and bombards Monitoring Station.
Northern Lights impact foil at Eureka moves to 2 sq. N of Monitoring Station and bombards Monitoring Station.
University AAA shard squad damaged 25%, AAA shard squad damaged 15%, drop fusion squad damaged 30%, AAA plasma garrison damaged 35%, transport foil damaged 50%. Hive transport damaged 50%. No real gain from this shore bombardment.

[Bodissey]

2191-2192

End Turn
Forest expands near Bay Area.
Kelp expands near Sea World.

2192 Ops

(27) The Hive assault
(a) Eureka Shard penetrator destroys Hive AAA plasma garrison in The Hive and achieves veteran status (dam. 35%);
(b) Northern Research (45% damaged) X shard penetrator destroys Hive ECM plasma garrison (dam. 50%);
(c) Sea Embassy (35% damaged) X fusion penetrator at home destroys Hive ECM plasma garrison (dam. 50%);
(d) Schmoking Gun (5% damaged) fusion interceptor at home destroys Hive rover (dam. 25%);
(e) Hooverville (60% damaged) fusion needlejet at Eureka destroys Hive X missile speeder and achieves veteran status (dam. 65%);
(f) Trench Explorer (60% damaged) fusion needlejet at home destroys Hive missile artillery (dam. 70%);
(g) Ocean Research (40% damaged) missile needlejet at home destroys Hive missile artillery (dam. 45%).
All defenders are eliminated.

(28) Schmoking Gun police at Fat Cat Alleys moves into The Hive, seizes it (11 credits bounty), re-homes and holds. We now have control of the Command Nexus.

Yang is awaiting trial in his cell with the complete works of Emmanuel Kant as sole distraction.

(34) Bombard Monitoring Station with:
(a) Stellar Door and E pur si mueve X shard batteries 2 sq. E of Monitoring Station (no nerve gas);
(b) Northern Lights impact foil 2 sq. N of Monitoring Station;
(c) Eureka plasma hoverboat 1 sq. SE of Monitoring Station: and
(d) Party Time missile foil 2 sq. S by SE of Monitoring Station.
(35) Bunny Waters and Cana missile foils 2 sq. N by NE of Eureka move to 2 sq. N of Monitoring Station and bombard Monitoring Station.

University AAA shard squad damaged 40%, AAA shard squad damaged 25%, drop fusion squad damaged 50%, AAA plasma garrison damaged 50%, transport foil damaged 50%.

Peacenik shard squad becomes Elite while investigating monolith 2 sq. N by NE of Fungi League.

HQ speeder probe at Schmoking Gun drains 9 energy reserves from Monitoring Station and returns to Freedom of Speech.

Morgan (obstinate) has drop shard shock troops (13^e-4-1*2) and asks for Unified Field Theory (C7). I suggest he exchanges Centauri Psi (E8) for this. No trade. Lecture on the nonsense green economics. We try once again to trade tech and he offers us Centauri Psi in exchange for 225 credits. Deal. Adv. Ecological Engineering (B7) is offered for 250 credits. Deal again. But the CEO doesn't wish to speak further.

Deirdre (obstinate) is contacted. She asks for Adv. Industrial Robotics. I trade the tech for 100 credits. Deirdre doesn't wish to speak pact with us and ends the conversation.