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It is the 7th of October, 2279. After nearly a century and a half aslumber, the Earth sleeper ship Copernicus has finally arrived at a system deemed supportive of life by her sensors. Dormant programming begins to reactivate key personnel from the near 9000 passengers, as they wake up to the 23rd century and an uncertain future. Before them, a tightly packed series of planets orbiting 4082 Mensae A - snappily named by the on-board computer - and her distant companion star.
The Copernicus is one of several sleeper ships launched from Earth during the 2130s, as the Solar System became overdeveloped and tensions between the Coalition and Alliance forces soared across the Earth and her colonies. Some made for specific star systems nearest to the Sun, with rival vessels racing for candidate planets, aided by advances in cryofreezing and suspended animation. Such expeditions could take decades, even centuries, due to the lack of FTL travel. Thus the Alliance sleeper ship Copernicus launched from Jovian orbitals in 2137, bound for a distant reach of the local spiral arm, crewed by Alliance citizens of Russian and Northern European descent.
Yet, as the initial system engines were discarded beyond the Kuiper Belt and the Copernicus' ion engines were activated, the last crewmembers to enter cryosleep may well have dreamt uneasily. For the aft sensor array detected thermonuclear explosions throughout the Inner Solar System, just as they left range. Who knows if there is an Alliance, or even an Earth, left behind them...
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The most important figure aboard the Copernicus is the Captain. His word is law while you're in space, though restrained by a code of conduct and his various crew members. However it is only with his say that the colony ship may land. The Chief Engineer is a less powerful role, but far more important considering the centuries-old vessel is needing repairs and the massive engineering challenges colony building will provide. And the Marine Commander is another key role - without any true power in law, but in reality the skills, muscle and loyalty of his troops make him an invaluable figure.
The differing factions have no real power initially - but they'll push for it, and more than the advisory role to the Captain mandated for the first stage of the colony. The Unitarists are essentially oligarchical and are pushing for a colonial government focusing on development, without much consideration for citizen freedoms. Constitutionalists, on the other hand, are supportive enough of the various key crew figures being in charge initially, but are pushing for advisory roles for civilian figures as per the original "constitution" of the Copernicus' mission, as devised on Earth. Pioneers on the other hand would prefer a more laissez faire approach to colony-building, allowing for differences of government and opinion. They're somewhat aligned with the Democratic faction; although the democratic faction are all committed to a single colony. Finally the Corporatists are also an important section of opinion - they would like to see a civilian, commerce based economy being formed from the get go, and corporations instead of the colony being mandated to provide key services.
The game will be freeform - no credits to speak of - but this being a colony sim, equipment is crucial, and practically impossible to build early in the game. Thus, the cargo of the Copernicus is pretty darn important, and will limit your actions. As time moves on, and a colony government and administration forms, you might well find that the equipment is less important than the politics.
The differing factions have no real power initially - but they'll push for it, and more than the advisory role to the Captain mandated for the first stage of the colony. The Unitarists are essentially oligarchical and are pushing for a colonial government focusing on development, without much consideration for citizen freedoms. Constitutionalists, on the other hand, are supportive enough of the various key crew figures being in charge initially, but are pushing for advisory roles for civilian figures as per the original "constitution" of the Copernicus' mission, as devised on Earth. Pioneers on the other hand would prefer a more laissez faire approach to colony-building, allowing for differences of government and opinion. They're somewhat aligned with the Democratic faction; although the democratic faction are all committed to a single colony. Finally the Corporatists are also an important section of opinion - they would like to see a civilian, commerce based economy being formed from the get go, and corporations instead of the colony being mandated to provide key services.
The game will be freeform - no credits to speak of - but this being a colony sim, equipment is crucial, and practically impossible to build early in the game. Thus, the cargo of the Copernicus is pretty darn important, and will limit your actions. As time moves on, and a colony government and administration forms, you might well find that the equipment is less important than the politics.
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Pioneer class sleeper Copernicus
Schematics: Full, Annotated
Captain: XXX
Chief Engineer: XXX
Marine Commander: XXX
Unitarist faction leader: XXX
Constitutionalist faction leader: XXX
Pioneer faction leader: XXX
Democratic faction leader: XXX
Corporatist faction leader: XXX
Location: Entering 4082 Mensae A Outer System
Crew: 120 '[20 officers, 60 sailors, 40 technicians]
Marines: 300 [30 Officers, 260 Infantry, 10 Pilots]
Colonists: 8'380 [95% Cryostored]
Ethnicity: [37% Russian, 23% French, 12% German, 11% Scandinavian, 9% Polish, 8% Other]
Religion: [54% Atheist, 39% Christian, 7% Other]
Armament: 4x railguns [4000 Ammo], 2x missile launchers [12 thermonuclear missiles]
Sensor Array: Long-range Sensors [56% efficiency], Combat Sensors [23% efficiency]
Power: 3x E6 fusion reactors [Low reserves]
Life Support: Online [97% efficiency]
Cryo Support: Online [99% efficiency, stress detected]
Engines: 3x Gagarin-class sub-FTL ion drives [Low fuel]
Cargo Hold Alpha: Agricultural equipment, Seed Vault, Mining equipment, Food & Water Containers
Cargo Hold Beta: 100x Prefab buildings, ATV Fabrication Unit, Air Filtration Unit, Fauna Embryo Vault
Cargo Hold Gamma: Armoury, 50x Prefab buildings, 2x E4 fusion reactors
Hangar Bay:
3x Magellan class shuttles [3-crewed basic shuttle - can carry light cargoes or up to 20 passengers]
5x Galileo class satellites [unmanned basic observation satellite]
Captain: Kosta Jovovich (Huojin)
Chief Engineer: Kasper Cornelissen Martens (Seren)
Marine Commander: Col. Wiera Dombrowski (Snacks)
Unitarists: Dr. Oswald Amsel (Gesar)
Constitutionalists: Jean-Pierre Duval (BgKnight)
Pioneers: Dr. Erik Arvidsson (Smyg)
Cole Partridge (Langben)
Democrats:
Corporatists: Friedrich Schreiber (Aegis)
Sign ups to be completed preferably as follows:
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