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my dad posted:We can't deep scan a nebula without being inside. I had the same idea before. Can't deep scan a nebula sure, and normally unknown objects don't require deep scanning, but who knows what's going on here. Probably the nebula is sensor-jamming and giving more power to sensors can break through that, maybe the object itself is sensor-jamming and more power helps. Or maybe more power doesn't help, in which case we stay the hell away from unknown and unknowable forces. There's another black nebula we can investigate if we cruise along the north of the sector, one that has plenty of subsectors without unknowable objects that could very well be bombs.
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Judith Chiang, Nav Officermy dad posted:We can pick up the sample on our way to the dark orange nebula. Let's see what the deal is with the black nebula, presumably sensory disruption. Additional Comms to Rain|Hand: We're transmitting some information on a large piece of pockmarked debris we found. Perhaps you can make more sense of this than we did.
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Brad Nicholson, Cargo Foreman "Woah woah woah WOAH. Yeah, NO WAY are we taking any unidentified crap into MY cargo bay! Let's nab this thing we came to take, and deep scan the bugger in the nebula. I'm risking my neck out here already, I'm not gambling on possible brain eating alien parasites or whatever that thing might have." Helm: North 1 --It's more efficient movement-wise to take this now than to make a detour for it later. Weapons: No Shooting Damage Control: Nothing Sensors: Deep Scan object at F12 --Come on now sapce rock. Tell us your secrets! Engineering: Divert power to Sensors --Maybe we can figure out this thing this way? I certainly hope the black nebula merely jams scanner and that thing is not something more sinister.
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(Oh nice. I was told earlier today about a new Gravedust forum game. Happy to see getting in relatively ground floor-ish... I'm only a month late from the first post...) Jack Rafferty, Comms Officer "So... on the off chance of Jinxing the mission.... anyone got any thoughts on what's happened? My money's on some form of Alien from an antimatter universe jumping into this one from theirs. Either exploration or Invasion. A mini Big Bang here and the Core is suddenly a death trap." [Helm] North 1 [Weapons] No Target [Damage control] Stay Frosty [Sensors] Object at F12 [Engineering] Full Power to Sensors [Comms] Open traffic [VIA] Just in case this is some type of invasion situation, those samples we've collected, could they be some type of hyper dense armor? On the off chance we need it, can we Jury Rig the Jump system into some kind of weapon, like some Ultra powerful rail gun?
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(( Hey hey! Good to see ya!))Citizen Kane 13 posted:Just in case this is some type of invasion situation, those samples we've collected, could they be some type of hyper dense armor?
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Mick Telford, Junior Tactical Officer Second Class "Seconding Brad's concern. I don't think we should run the risk of pulling something aboard that we haven't been able to identify or scan properly. I don't think he'd appreciate being jumped by headhumpers and I don't want to have to go down there once they've killed the ship's power with a flashlight and an underpowered handgun to kill it." [Helm] North 1 [Weapons] No Target [Damage control] Standby [Sensors] Object at F12 [Engineering] Full Power to Sensors. Divert Auxiliary to Sensors too if at all possible. [Comms] "Twice the sensors, half the time. I suggest we coordinate with the Rain|Hand and share scan results. Everything tells me they're friendlies."
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===========CCS======================== [Helm] (4) North(1,1,1,1) (2) South(1,1) [Weapons] [n/a] [Damage Control] [n/a] [Sensors] (6)F-12 Engineering (6)Sensors --------------------------------------------- Comms posted:- Rain|Hand, best of luck with your mission. We would highly appreciate if you could scan some of the nearby debris and share your findings with us.  quote:
PRIMARY MISSION OBJECTIVES============================= Retrieve at least 4 Samples [3/4] Scan nebula types: [Orange:1/1](Hazardous) [Blue:1/1](Inhibits movement) [Red:0/1] [Black:0/1] ------------------------------------------------ BONUS OBJECTIVES Retrieve additional Samples [0/4] Scan 'Dark Orange' Nebula [0/1] ======================================================= ===========STARSHIP CONTROL======================== [Helm] - Choose a direction- (North, South, East West) - Choose a speed- (0-3) (defaults to full speed) [Weapons] - Choose a target- [Damage Control] -Choose a ship section to repair- [Sensors] -Chose an object to scan- Engineering -Choose a function to boost - (Engines, Weapons, Sensors, Damage Control, Tractor Beam) Comms -Say whatever to whoever- ====================================== All players welcome! 
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C - We're all friends here in the danger zone. OK, if we're staying out of the black nebula for now, let's explore the dark orange one since it's right there. [Helm] West(2) [Sensors] D3 [Engineering] Sensors [Comms] <Sarama> Would you kindly scan C12?
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Plan my dad, set to Kenny Loggins.
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Judith Chiang, Nav Officer C, share scans and sample data. I expect they're about to reciprocate with a sample of their own. [Helm] South 2 [Weapons] [Damage Control] [Sensors] Deep Scan F12 after moving [Engineering] Boost Sensors The gray nebula still looks like a harmless sensor jammer, and we need to investigate one eventually so we might as well do it now. I'm also curious whether the jamming is pervasive throughout the nebula or just a boundary effect.
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Malda Hiyre, Redshirt D: Reciprocate data tit for tat. For everything they send us we haven't seen, we send them back something they haven't shown us yet. Fill dead air with redundant information, but don't be obvious about it. They seem friendly but they're not humans, and showing our hand too soon could jeopardize our mission. In case you've forgotten: quote:This event could spell disaster or opportunity for the Human Alliance, or for the galaxy at large. If we head north and then cut west, we can gently caress off out of the dark orange nebula (which is probably super-acid, ugh) immediately and hit the red nebula in three moves. Then we can hit the black nebula a healthy distance from any unknown objects, and there's a long string of unknown objects we can investigate along the way. Helm: North 4 Sensors: D-3 Engineering: Power to engines
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my dad posted:C - We're all friends here in the danger zone. This. Yay, Gravedust is running a game again!
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Brad Nicholson, Cargo Foreman "Did I ever tell you guys about Jack? He was my pal. Past tense, because they did not bother scanning on a routine salvage mission. Turns out that the ship they were collecting was using an illegal anti-matter particle booster for their meson cannon. Do you know what happens when you pick up an anti-matter device with a containment breach and don't take the necessary precautions? Past. Tense." Helm: West 2 --I suppose we can do this whole thing as a counter-clockwise loop instead of a clockwise one. Weapons: No Shooting Damage Control: Nothing Sensors: Deep Scan object Nebula --Bonus objectives! Engineering: Divert power to Sensors --I sure hope it's not just a killier version of the slightly less orange nebula. Data Sharing: B --Sure, let's give the scintillans our scan data. Why not?
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Abyssal Squid posted:We can take whatever help they offer us, and let's do what we need to to keep them on friendly terms, but we don't need to volunteer everything. I see no reason to be 100% obedient to someone who drafted us and sent us to a death zone. 
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my dad posted:I see no reason to be 100% obedient to someone who drafted us and sent us to a death zone. Ugh, do I have to explain myself again? It wasn't a draft, they were student debt relief and I bought into it like a sucker and now I'm on the hook for two more years. But this isn't about me, this is about the fact that if we screw this up the whole galaxy might become a death zone. Not much point getting out of here alive if it only takes us somewhere worse!
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Gravedust posted:(( Hey hey! Good to see ya!)) VIA posted:...Ships or other hyperaccellerated objects are torn apart 'like tissue paper' when they collide with an object fully grounded in normal space, leaving the other object relatively unharmed. Jack Rafferty, Comms Officer "So, if we absolutely, positively hafta kill something trying to jump away from us, just sit in front of them. Good to know." [Helm] West 2 [Weapons] No Target [Damage Control] Get ready, in case of super acid nebula [Sensors] Nebula [Engineering] Full Power to Sensors [Comms] Open traffic [VIA] Option C. If they get samples, those are samples we can no longer get. So a scan is better than nothing. It's only fair to reciprocate. Edit [VIA] Also, how good are our passive sensors? Like say, if something spoofed the IFF of one ship with a different ship, could they tell the difference? Or would we need to deep scan? Citizen Kane 13 fucked around with this message at 17:33 on May 5, 2016 |
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Is there any way we can send them a virus? Not saying we should... just curious about EW. Could we turn off life support or activate hypothetical security turrets to gun down the personnel; and how hard would it be if possible? Anyway, share the data, be nice. RA Rx fucked around with this message at 20:25 on May 5, 2016 |
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Citizen Kane 13 posted:"So, if we absolutely, positively hafta kill something trying to jump away from us, just sit in front of them. Good to know." RA Rx posted:Is there any way we can send them a virus?
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note to self edit this to a vote when you are back home.
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PRIMARY MISSION OBJECTIVES============================= Retrieve at least 4 Samples [3/4] Scan nebula types: [Orange:1/1](Hazardous) [Blue:1/1](Inhibits movement) [Red:0/1] [Black:0/1] ------------------------------------------------ BONUS OBJECTIVES Retrieve additional Samples [0/4] Scan 'Dark Orange' Nebula [0/1] ======================================================= ===========STARSHIP CONTROL======================== [Helm] - Choose a direction- (North, South, East West) - Choose a speed- (0-3) (defaults to full speed) [Weapons] - Choose a target- [Damage Control] -Choose a ship section to repair- [Sensors] -Chose an object to scan- Engineering -Choose a function to boost - (Engines, Weapons, Sensors, Damage Control, Tractor Beam) Comms -Say whatever to whoever- ====================================== All players welcome!
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Brad Nicholson, Cargo Foreman "Let's just get this over with since I do not fancy bumming around and waiting for this sector to turn into an intergalactic party zone. A counter-clockwise sweep to gather the samples and scan the black nebula. Let's just not forget to Deep Scan the orange nebula before we leave it. " Helm: South 3 --This thing is in range so let's nab it. Weapons: No Shooting Damage Control: Nothing Sensors: Deep Scan Nebula --Bonus objectives!!!!! let's not screw this up this time around! Scan before moving! Engineering: Divert power to Sensors --Let's see what this orange nebula does.
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Mick Telford, Junior Tactical Officer Second Class After a deep breath Mick sets to work. "Got them on long range, Via. Thanks for that. Based on their approach, do they appear to be following debris or meteorite trajectories, or are they showing signs of propulsion?" "Party zone seems to be about right, based on what I'm seeing up here Brad. Multiple new blips registering. I count eight so far. Could be debris, could be trouble. This early on I can't tell. No need to upgrade to Coqueliot or Cerise Alert yet, not until I can see more." [Helm] See Sensor order, then move South 3. [Weapons] Not right now. [Damage control] Nothing. [Sensors] Deep Scan dark orange nebula. [Engineering] Power to Sensors. [Comms] "Sarama, Rain|Hand, This is Lacustrine Tactical. Multiple inbound sensor hits from 180 absolute, eight counted at present."
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OK, time to start planning our actions based on the assumptions that the incoming signals are hostile. I think we should pick up the sample South of us (+1 turn), double time it North to pick up the other (+2 turns with 1 rush and 1 tractoring), Head east with Sarama to scan the red nebula(+~4 turns), and prepare to get the hell outta dodge(meaning Sarama should probably start charging at a certain point before that). Any better ideas?
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^^^^^ (Sounds like a plan) Jack Rafferty, Comms Officer "How in the nine hells did we go into the nebula to scan the nebula.... and then not scan the nebula? Blehhhhh. And now 8 unknown incoming blips. What, are Space Pirates after our Phazon? Hey! One of you engineers in the command channel. I know one of you've got a still set up somewhere already. I got a feeling I'll need something stiff before this is all said and done with. *sigh* Alight then, order of operations time...." In Order: [Comms] Open traffic [Engineering] Full Power to Sensors [Sensors] Nebula [Weapons] Gitcher thumbs out of it, we got incoming, potentially hostile. [Damage Control] Keep Alert [Helm] South 3 [VIA] For the purposes of this map, North is Coreward and South is Homeward? Or Edgeward, even? That means those incoming blips are coming not from whatever remains of the Core, but generally back the way we came from? And I doubt it'll ever become relevant, but which way is Spinward? (Everyone knows the galaxy spins) East or West? How is the Map layout determined? Citizen Kane 13 fucked around with this message at 05:00 on May 7, 2016 |
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Citizen Kane 13 posted:[VIA] For the purposes of this map, North is Coreward and South is Homeward? Or Edgeward, even? That means those incoming blips are coming not from whatever remains of the Core, but generally back the way we came from? And I doubt it'll ever become relevant, but which way is Spinward? (Everyone knows the galaxy spins) East or West? How is the Map layout determined? ((*I sometimes include a z-axis in fluff because it amuses me, but functionally the 3rd dimension of space doesn't play a part in this game because it is a pain in the rear end. ))
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Malda Hiyre, Redshirt No argument here: Theantero posted:Helm: South 3 If these things are hostile we're outnumbered nine to two, and we'll need to split. After we pick up this sample we need to figure out what the deal is with the black nebula, and if it's sensor jamming like some people keep insisting, that should mask the Sarama's jump drive heating up. But we have to deep scan the nebula before we can risk sending the Sarama in there, and the only part in range is the area around F-12. What I'm saying is we need to blast that drat mystery thing to smithereens the second we get within range. I REALLY want to call the Sarama "Samara."
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Oh right, I keep forgetting that we wasted our time in the black nebula and didn't scan it. There's one to the East, so we'll probably be able to do it from there.
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Ivana Sendvič - Science Officer Woah there! I thought I set my cyropod to 30 minutes, not 30 days! Woops \_ _/ ahaha oh well I mean what could I possibly have missed am I right?... The big bang happened again?  What. Uhm. Well uh, good thing we are out examining it already! Well done team! Let me just take a moment to get up to spec as it where, haha! --- Oh man! Look at that carbon!? Super dense and everything, wow! I wonder how it stands up to Phason bombarment! Yeah! haha! We have a spare in the hold anyway right? What could possibly go wrong! Oh and hey, Via! Via! Hello yes, can we get samples of the nebula as well? I'd love a bottle of super acid for ~experiments~ ! ====================STARSHIP CONTROL==================== [Helm] South - 3 [Weapons] C12 - Sample [Damage Control] Hey Via, could you check the cyropods please? I was so sure I set the timer right... [Sensors] Deep Scan C12 as we engage it; I want high-res VR of the impact! [Engineering] All Power to Sensors - I said High res!! [Comms] "Hey Sarama, watch out for the Science!!" =========================================================
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Swedish Thaumocracy posted:Ivana Sendvič - Science Officer Brad Nicholson, Cargo Foreman "I- Wha- IVANA!" "You are doing this on purpose. Aren't you?" Theantero posted:Brad Nicholson, Cargo Foreman "Well, if that's how you want to play, then that's fine." "But don't come crying to me if whatever terribly unsafe and possibly illegal crap you want smuggled onboard mysteriously finds itself on some other ship entirely. Those dockers you know? They can be so terribly sloppy sometimes..."
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Theantero posted:
This Next turn we can move into and scan the black nebula: using it to hide the warming of the jump drives is a good idea if our theories about its properties are true. Don't think we'll have time to scan the Red nebula if the contacts are hostile, but 4 nebulas scanned and four samples taken should be enough.
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Sparky, Assistant Ship's Engineer "Oh crap, Ivana's awake? I thought I had changed the timer long enough to... uh nevermind. Yeah, lets not shoot that thing, Ivana. I like Brad's idea too." Brad Nicholson, Cargo Foreman posted:Helm: South 3
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Judith Chiang, Nav OfficerTheantero posted:Brad Nicholson, Cargo Foreman
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Theantero posted:Brad Nicholson, Cargo Foreman Mick Telford, Junior Tactical Officer Second Class "The wrath of the stevedores is not something I'd want brought down on me when I relied on them for making sure I got the supplies for my latest ethics-optional science project but I'm just a JuTacOf who doesn't even have the second leaf yet so what do I know?"
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Hexenritter posted:Mick Telford, Junior Tactical Officer Second Class Jack Rafferty, Comms Officer "Indeed. Though such a thing as, for example, creating and running a still is against regulations, such a thing can have positive influence on morale, especially on extended missions as this might prove to be. Crew need their things to blow off steam, and if they are suddenly cut off... Well, it's rarely a pretty sight. So never a good idea to cross a quartermaster in their domain."
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Comms posted:-"Hey Sarama, watch out for the Science!!"  Qura'xxo Podship(s) posted:> Sarama posted:
PRIMARY MISSION OBJECTIVES============================= Scan nebula types: [Orange:1/1](Hazardous) [Blue:1/1](Inhibits movement) [Red:0/1] [Black:0/1] ------------------------------------------------ BONUS OBJECTIVES Retrieve additional Samples [0/4] Obtain a 'Dark Orange' Nebula Sample[0/1] ======================================================= Sarama - Start Charging Jump Drive? (Yes or No) ===========STARSHIP CONTROL======================== [Helm] - Choose a direction- (North, South, East West) - Choose a speed- (0-3) (defaults to full speed) [Weapons] - Choose a target- [Damage Control] -Choose a ship section to repair- [Sensors] -Chose an object to scan- Engineering -Choose a function to boost - (Engines, Weapons, Sensors, Damage Control, Tractor Beam) Comms -Say whatever to whoever- ====================================== All players welcome!
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Don't warm up the jump drive (yet) [Engineering] Engines [Engines] C16 [Comms] <GAR'XX'T'UUR> We've only just arrived, on a mission from the Human Alliance to discover what the hell happened here. We would like to formally ask for your protection. Whoever did this might still be around, and we'd feel a lot safer if we could count on you . // Diplomatic counteroffensive. Most likely, we've just hit the mission timer, but I'd like to give diplomacy a chance for at least one turn. Trying to run away as soon as those guys show up is the sign of a burglar.We can get both the southern sample and the nebula piece if we boost engines on this turn and the next. From there, we should be able to either jump out or to rapidly head east to scan red and black nebulas. e: ^^^ Oh, interesting. my dad fucked around with this message at 00:39 on May 11, 2016 |
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Jack Rafferty, Comms Officer "Huh. So if these.. this... these... If the Qura'xoo use jump ships to jump.... where is their jump ship? Aaaanyways, I think we should grab the sample due south of us, then back north, grab dark orange sample and go around clockwise from there." [Helm] South 4 [Weapons] No Target [Damage Control] Nothing yet [Sensors] B14 [Engineering] Power to Engines [Comms]Open traffic -<GAR'XX'TUUR> There has been a Major incident at the Core which we are investigating. This sector was the closest safe distance we could get to to investigate. As you can no doubt tell, the damage has been extensive, debris reaching all the way here. We are gathering samples of the debris and will be returning to our sector shortly once we are done. If this is your home sector, is there anything we can do to provide assistance while we are here? [Sarama] No Charge
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