Naval Clash (turn tracking)

[Mart]

Naval Clash - PBEM game
SMACX v2.0

Factions:

Pirates		GMT-5	Sankis	   [email]xxshadorapt2@aol.com[/email]
Angels		GMT-8	DataAeolus [email]xxaeolusdata@yahoo.com[/email]
Atlants		GMT+1	GeoModder  [email]xxgeomodder@hotmail.com[/email]
University	GMT+1	Rubin	   [email]xxrubin_datalinks@hotmail.com[/email]
Gaians		AI
Peacekeepers	AI
Hive		AI

CMN		GMT-7	Mart7x5	   [email]xxmarcin777@hotmail.com[/email]
______________________________________
Preference	|	Settings

Map size	|	Standard
Ocean		|	50-70
Erosion		|	Weak	
Life		|	Aver
Clouds		|	Aver
Difficulty	|	Transc.

Transcend	|	Yes
Diplomatic	|	Yes
Economic	|	Yes
Cooperative	|	Yes
Do or Die	|	No	
Flexible start	|	Yes
Tech stag	|	No	
Spoils of war	|	No
Blind research	|	No
Intense riv	|	Yes
No survey	|	Yes
No scatter	|	No
No rnd events	|	No
Time Warp	|	No
Iron man	|	No
Rand person	|	No
Rand social	|	No

The scenario:

http://apolyton.net/upload/view.php?file=22659_NavalClash.zip

Installation instructions. Please unzip "Naval Clash.zip" to SMAX scenario folder. Follow instructions in "readme_naval_clash_scenario.txt" file in the attached scenario zip file. An example of the scenario folder path is:
C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri\scenarios\Naval Clash
*Please remember though that your root directory:
C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
may be completely different, what should not have any effect on finding the right folder, as terranx.exe should "get the start path" always when entering "scenario" folder

Rules:
attached as html file, soon to be updated though....

http://apolyton.net/upload/view.php?file=22659_NavalClashRules.zip

Signup thread:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=110241

[Mart]

Naval Clash

Chapter One - Arrival

(Part 1)

Sounds of working cryo machinery and voices of engineers operating in cryobay before "Unity" launch somehow got into her dream. She knew it was a dream. Void of space surrounded her, but she was without a spacesuit and yet she was alive. It must have been a dream. However, there was something more, something annoying. Something which was not there when she was falling asleep in a cryocell. Her body stiffened as if some unknown stimulus caused her muscles to strain. She wanted to examine her body, but she could not move her head. Sudden feeling of fear warmed her for a short moment. Was she in danger? Was she dying? That annoying thing... sound. Yes, it was a sound, unpleasant and drawing attention. She was awakening. Consciousness was returning. It was the end of cryosleep and "Unity" must have been entering Alpha Centauri star system.

Space around her became grey. Then shapes started to appear. It took her maybe five minutes or more before she could recognize the cryobay 4 through upper cover of the cryocell, partially covered with condensation moisture. Her home or maybe bedroom for the last several decades. She could move now. The touch of cryocell wall was warm. Warmer than the stasis fluid in which she was sleeping. Suddenly the upper cover moved slightly and the fluid started to escape downwards behind her back. Darn! That moment was coming. She had to spit from her lungs the fluid too. She tried to lay on her side. The pain lasted for several long breaths. She could not stand up, so just rolled over the edge of the cryocell onto the floor. It was warm the same as the cryocell. The sound, what was that sound? Alert! Not everything went without problems.

She looked around. None of other cells were opened. Next to her right hand there was a commpanel. She touched it. The dark screen lit with blue letters.

Unity COMM System is Online.
Please touch the ID panel for identification
>

She did that.

Welcome Colonel Santiago.
FIRST PRIORITY MESSAGE
=Impact Detected
=Severe damage to ship's systems:
=>Fusion Drive
=>Fusion Drive Shield
=>Bridge
=>Cryobay 1
=>Cryobay 5
=>Cryobay 6
=>Shield Module 3
=>Service Module 2
=>Service Module 7
=>Hydroponics 2
=>Landing Module 3
=>Landing Module 4
=Auto wakeup emergency staff
=Fusion Drive Shutdown
=Emergency Power Operational

"Aaa...". She tried to ask a question, but she was capable of nothing more than a weak moan. It was so much easier to type, though her fingers were aching.

fi
>

She activated flight information

posd
>
93.2 astronomical units from Alpha Centauri star. 17 degrees north.

They were almost there. It was great relief.

ccs
>
Captain Garland-------------Cryobay 1 - dead
Commander Sheng-ji Yang---Cryobay 2 - normal
Commander Lt. Sankis-------Cryobay 3 - normal
Colonel Santiago------------Cryobay 4 - normal
Commisioner Lal-------------Cryobay 5 - critical
Director Morgan-------------Cryobay 6 - dead
Doctor Rubin----------------Cryobay 7 - normal

Garland and Morgan were dead. Yang was ok. According to procedures he was the commanding officer now. Lal was alive but "critical" indicated that his life might end at any moment. Santiago felt cold. Her cryocell was heated as well as the floor around it, but the whole bay was still in "sleep" mode. She reached to the drawer. A towel and a uniform. She used the towel to clean her naked body from the remaining stasis fluid and dressed herself with the uniform. There was also a head comm unit in the drawer. She put it on.

"...Yang...". She started. A silent beep confirmed sending a call, but there was no answer.

"...Yang?"

She returned to commpanel.

si
>
comm
>
Core Communication operational
Communication failure in damaged systems:
=>Cryobay 1
=>Cryobay 5
....

Yang should receive, maybe he was too lazy to get up and was still floating... She allowed herself for this sarcastic thought. Yang was first to report for duty. To the point of almost obsession. She had to admit, that was making her sometimes look less responsible. Yang did not like her, he was saying that she was giving too much freedom to her subordinates.

fi
>
deta
>
Unable to calculate

That was not OK.

spe
>
0.1027c - 93.4%

A thousand needles pierced her body. Now she could feel fear. The ship did not slow down. The damage to the fusion drive must have occured before deceleration was completed. It hardly even started. If they would not be successful with reinitiation of deceleration, in several days they would pass by Alpha Centauri star. Drifting in space eventually power supplies would be exhausted. All systems would fail. They would suffocate or starve to death. Those more lucky would die in their cryosleep not properly awaken after power failure.

* * *

to be continued...

[Mart]

Naval Clash

Chapter One - Arrival

(Part 2)

The very first thing Sheng-Ji Yang did after he woke up into alert sound in cryobay 2 was checking the flight, crew and ship's status. He was stunned. How that might happen?! They were well protected! He had countless conversations with engineering corps people. They assured him thousands of times, that practically anything bad that could happen on their way to Alpha Centauri was foreseen and appropriate measures were taken to make that not happen. The mission was probably now under his command. Probably, because Yang refused to accept Captain Garland's death based on the info of ship's computer. It might be mulfunctioning after the collision. Back on Earth he made many attempts which were supposed to make the mission entrusted to his command but all was in vain. He was offered First Officer. He was not happy now. He felt like a boy who gets a toy to play last. Toy which is already damaged, used by all and no longer popular.

He almost missed a call. A beep... but from where? It beeped again. Ah, a drawer. Yang opened it and took out the uniform. A towel and a head comm unit. How to operate that damn thing!? It was so difficult to remember some things after cryosleep. Several decades in the cryocell did terrible damage to his body. He glanced quickly at his reflection on the cell lid. Although that was not a fancy mirror, he could see his shaking, extremely lean body and grey skin. He hardly recognised himself. Drying stasis fluid became sticky, so he made use of the towel and put on the uniform. Yes, he could remember now how to return a call using head comm.

"Santiago here". A very well known voice of his not so much liked comrade. Her calm voice made him suddenly more confident. Something strange happened, he felt a spark of sympathy for that young girl.

"Yang here" replied. "The computer says you are alright. Is that true?"

"Yes" Santiago answered.

"What can you see about Garland?"

"Garland and Morgan are dead, Lal critical"

"We have to stop the ship"

"I know"

* * *

to be continued...

[Barinthus]

Files copied and everything's set up.

[GeoModder]

Downloaded.

Mart, a question, do you plan to add something to the intro story till planetfall, or do we take over from now.

I guess my faction transforms somehow out of the Spartans , but I would love to see Santiago land on the surface...

[Mart]

I would like to write the story till planetfall - it is just seem to be turning out quite long... but i should have it very soon, maybe less than a day. Pm or email me your ideas for Santiago and Elevea, if you wish. I kinda was about to make Santiago survive, though she wouldn't have her faction on planet. What relationship is there between Santiago and Elevea? Queen is head of some new sea nation as I presume? How has she got included in the Unity crew?
I made Morgan dead already....
=========
Anyway, if anyone wishes to contribute to the events before planetfall, please, you are welcome to do so. However, this is one ship - so as CMN i will coordinate it all. After planetfall everyone takes over the appropriate faction/character.
i hope you see this an ok arrangement

[Mart]

I think of Mirriam making a sacrifice from her life in order to save the mission. Unless someone would be happy having her on the planet. The same with Morgan - so far only the computer says he is dead.....

[Sankis]

Pirates 2101 done. Datal Angels save sent.

(I'll hold out writing any RP stories until you're done, Mart.)

(Also, this is my first PBEM game, but I think i did everything right.. )

[GeoModder]

Not like you can do many things wrong the first turn, Sankis

[Barinthus]

Santiago become Elevria's love slave... ha just kidding.

If I recall correctly, Angels branched from Morganites so maybe in Morgan's absence, a radical named Aeolus rose and took over the survivors?

[Barinthus]

Queen, it is your turn.

[GeoModder]

Queen Elevea, my lovely partner, and I, King Geo, have decided to abandon this place of turmoil and destruction and find a new and wonderfull place under the waves.

Doctor Rubin, if you please... the year is 2101.

O yes, next turn can be played the soonest tomorrow evening

[Rubin]

2102 passed to Captain Sankis.

However, I'd like a restart for two reasons:

1) The difficulty level that I am playing at is LIBRARIAN. This is a known problem when setting up PBEMs. Sankis is currently the only one playing on TRANSCEND difficulty.

2) I have an extra technology researched--in addition to the University's free technology. If this is not intentional, I'd rather restart.

We can use the same map and starting locations--no problem.

[Barinthus]

I have no problem with restarting.

[Sankis]

Originally posted by Rubin
However, I'd like a restart for two reasons:

1) The difficulty level that I am playing at is LIBRARIAN. This is a known problem when setting up PBEMs. Sankis is currently the only one playing on TRANSCEND difficulty.

2) I have an extra technology researched--in addition to the University's free technology. If this is not intentional, I'd rather restart.

We can use the same map and starting locations--no problem.

I'm fine with restarting, too. I don't understand the first problem though, did I do something wrong?

Also, about the 4 reloads..I'm assuming its because I first tried to load the map in load game, then scenario(twice), before I remembered there was a multiplayer button Sorry.