What's going on in your empire/planet/battlefield?

[NihilRex]

01 January, 2025 - The USA, UK, Australia, and India form the Alliance for Space Activities to exploit outer space.         ASA acquires the top officers, scientists, and administrators each nation has to offer.         Unmanned mining probes launched by mass drivers to Luna, Venus, Mars, and Ganymede.         
1250 pop, 10k CI, 6automines, HUGE shortage for research, otherwise conventional start.       1 Automine and a Massdriver SMd in on each, HW minerals SMd on each, ruin on Luna and Mars SMd.         Commercial Conventional engine Instant RSTd.          No survey on any of these
17 September, 2025 - The Alliance for Space Activities launches ST Columbia 001, a space truck for a lunar cargo run.       With a single small cargo hold and 70km\s of speed, this engine will allow the fastest transit known to man.        Luna in 8hrs, Mars in 32!
22 September, 2025 - ASA Columbia 001 finishes flight testing and begins to load infrastructure for the planned lunar colony.     
27 September, 2025 - ASA Columbia 001 finally launches on it's maiden voyage, having been hampered by regulatory delays.         I forgot to separate it from the Shipyard TG
10 January, 2026 - Existence of darkside ruins confirmed!  ASA denies reports that Transnewtonian technology was located in these ruins.      In other news, ASA launched a massive new modernization program today to convert moribund industrial capacity into new factories.     Reports indicate that the ASA also intends to shutdown all mining in their nations until they can be converted into new safer, automated mines.     Cryonics research has also been rumoured, along with interest in possibly developing new kinds of reactors. 
10 June, 2026 - Construction begins on a new Spaceport complex in the Australian Outback, and recruiters begin preliminary recruitment for space colonists. 
12 July, 2026 - The first 500 settlers arrive in Luna City! The ASA appoints x as the new Governor of Luna, and continues to deny reports of plans to use new troops to explore the darkside ruins.    Spokesperson said "We don't even have a design for a troopship, much less a functional one.    Those brigades are training for purely terrestrial support.  "
24 October, 2026 - The ASA introduces a new nuclear thermal engine into full production today.    The design of these engines, and the larger cargo and colonist vessels they will allow, have apparently been a close held secret till now.   Shipyards in orbit are being expanded to accommodate the construction of these new ships.    Rumors of a troop carrying variant are still being denied. 

(Thats all for now.   Sleep time. )

The plan is to SM in another 2000 pop when first meeting any kind of hostile aliens, representing the rest of the world joining the ASA.   I wish I could have made an NPR with a conventional start and edit its' start to represent the other world factions, but that is apparently outside the purview of Aurora.

[Mirodian]

I'm in my first game where I'm setting up a real empire outside of my home system, and the mineral finds I've been getting in systems close to or in Sol are stupifying.

Venus has 50m tons of duranium at . 9 accessibility, a gas giant one system over has 130m tons of sorium at 1 accessibility, and 3 jumps away I just now found a pair of planets with a climate very similar to Venus with a combined 350m tons of literally all mineral types, including 50m tons of sorium and 50m tons of duranium at . 5 and . 3 accessibility without doing extra surveying.

I'm beginning to think that the late game fuel shortages everyone talks about won't happen in this particular game.

[Ghidorah]

Switched start date to 2100 A.D. in my 2nd game out of sloth, didn't have to subtract 25 to get the amount of years into game I was.   So I'm now just about 48 years in and my 'No Missile' Human race got lucky and didn't run into the main NPC until 3 years ago.   It gave me time to actually get enough tech to make the 'No Missile' fleet very survivable.   Also, when I ran into some basic spoilers, I ignored them and quarantined those system and nothing ever followed out of those systems, About 6 years ago I started removing those road-blocks.   I went science heavy for this game  (My second) and without pressure from either the Main NPC or the 2 spoilers I have active, things are going very well.   I got crushed in my first game, lots of Empire mistakes and closer, more active spoilers and NPC.   My daughter said the good luck came with me using Nippon/Japanese naming (She loves Anime), where I used French names in my first game.  She would not get the irony in the latter, as she is only just become a teen.

[Mirodian]

Just encountered non-hostile aliens for the first time, I'm guessing because they weren't strong enough to shoot at me and their home world has a very small population.  Reguardless, diplomacy has progressed very well and after only 2 months free trade is going on.

I also found a planet with 1. 25 billion total minerals, I don't even know what I'm going to do with that sort of wealth.

[Hydrofoil]

The United Socialist States of Earth is currently investigating Gravitational survey points in Sirius whilst expanding its economic base throughout the solar system.

[Theodidactus]

Still alive, 90


is there a record of some kind I should be shooting for?

At the age of 95, Jay Shah has been politely asked to retire by the Concordant himself. It's an open question whether he will comply.

The concordant has further issued a mandate that no Admiral or Duke's commission will be renewed after the age of 70. This means the oldest members of the concordance council will likely be 75 or so from this point on, after which they will be forced to retire. Media sources speculate that this is to clear the last remenants of the old guard away and solidify Leopoldo Fanca's power.

[PSI]

In this entire time, I've started games with the default setting of one starting NPR.
Today, I made a new game without any starting NPRs.  I'm not kidding when I say that my game speed has tripled.

[Theodidactus]

In this entire time, I've started games with the default setting of one starting NPR.
Today, I made a new game without any starting NPRs.  I'm not kidding when I say that my game speed has tripled.

I always start 0.

NPRs and their requisite slowdown are things that you should deal with after you've settled into a routine, once you've got 50 years of exploration in, and you can advance time in 30 day increments between answering emails or making a sandwhich. The way I play is that I advance time by 1-2 months a night, I click +30 days, take a shower, then come back,  and then maybe do it again while I eat dinner....but I can only do this in a fun way because everything in my empire is set up already and can just run.

[Theodidactus]

Simultaneous battles in two systems and a brewing military coup suggest that terran supremacy might be crumbling

[CharonJr]

The Martians broke the Solarian Truce and will soon provide oppotunities for the salvagers currently under construction, I just have to hope that none of the other 4 solar power already have prebuild salvagers

[GodEmperor]

So brand new 6.4 game ( after some frakk ups in my last ).

Pretty standart "After the End " scenario : ~900 mil ppl on Earth , Conventional start representing united mankind after the III World War under the guidance of Slavic Alliance.

Sol has one jump point to Proxima Centauri - INCREDIBLY RICH crossroad system. So i established presence ( "1 main colony plus auto mines and mass drivers on 3 barren-mineral rich rock" ) and keep on exploring.
And then i found this gem of a system :

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Sigma Draconis
Rocky Planets: 9   Surveyed: 9
Gas Giants: 4   Surveyed: 4
Moons: 60   Surveyed: 60
Asteroids: 0   Surveyed: 0

Sigma Draconis-A I
Duranium 21 648 200  Acc: 0.1
Neutronium 24 010 000  Acc: 0.4
Corbomite 6 002 500  Acc: 0.1
Uridium 16 483 600  Acc: 0.1
Corundium 14 822 500  Acc: 0.1

Sigma Draconis-B I
Duranium 524 288  Acc: 0.9
Neutronium 1 149 184  Acc: 0.9
Tritanium 1 638 400  Acc: 0.4
Mercassium 160 000  Acc: 0.3
Vendarite 1 327 104  Acc: 0.2
Sorium 82 944  Acc: 0.5
Gallicite 262 144  Acc: 1

Sigma Draconis-C I
Sorium 51 456 000  Acc: 0.4

Sigma Draconis-B II
Duranium 20 917 510  Acc: 0.5
Corbomite 777 924  Acc: 0.1
Boronide 16 597 480  Acc: 0.1
Vendarite 11 009 120  Acc: 0.5
Gallicite 28 224  Acc: 0.1

Sigma Draconis-A III
Duranium 935 712  Acc: 0.8
Corbomite 3 055 504  Acc: 0.1
Uridium 2 547 216  Acc: 0.2
Corundium 6 290 064  Acc: 0.1

Sigma Draconis-B III
Duranium 64 025 930  Acc: 0.3
Neutronium 32 798 530  Acc: 0.1
Corbomite 28 965 920  Acc: 0.1
Boronide 15 468 490  Acc: 0.1
Sorium 19 044  Acc: 0.9
Uridium 32 012 960  Acc: 0.1
Corundium 5 503 716  Acc: 0.1
Gallicite 39 425 840  Acc: 0.1

Sigma Draconis-C III
Duranium 115 034 100  Acc: 0.6
Neutronium 20 994 720  Acc: 0.1
Corbomite 37 970 240  Acc: 0.3
Tritanium 37 002 890  Acc: 0.4
Boronide 224 676  Acc: 0.1
Vendarite 14 379 260  Acc: 1
Sorium 9 985 600  Acc: 0.8
Uridium 52 823 820  Acc: 0.1
Gallicite 34 175 720  Acc: 0.8

Sigma Draconis-A IV
Neutronium 8 940 100  Acc: 0.1
Vendarite 2 856 100  Acc: 0.1

Sigma Draconis-C IV
Sorium 114 000  Acc: 0.6

Sigma Draconis-C IV - Moon 4
Neutronium 3 841 600  Acc: 0.1
Corbomite 9 486 400  Acc: 0.1
Mercassium 35 402 500  Acc: 0.3
Sorium 47 059 600  Acc: 0.1
Uridium 4 708 900  Acc: 0.1

Sigma Draconis-C IV - Moon 7
Corbomite 864 900  Acc: 0.9
Tritanium 48 400  Acc: 0.9

Sigma Draconis-A V
Sorium 90 750 000  Acc: 0.7

Sigma Draconis-A V - Moon 2
Duranium 648  Acc: 1

Sigma Draconis-A V - Moon 5
Duranium 722  Acc: 1
Sorium 2 401  Acc: 1

Sigma Draconis-A V - Moon 10
Neutronium 295 936  Acc: 0.7

Sigma Draconis-A V - Moon 15
Neutronium 462 400  Acc: 1
Boronide 67 600  Acc: 0.5

Sigma Draconis-A VI - Moon 2
Boronide 1 557 504  Acc: 0.1

Sigma Draconis-A VI - Moon 7
Duranium 1 371 168  Acc: 0.4
Tritanium 518 400  Acc: 0.1
Vendarite 3 504 384  Acc: 0.8
Uridium 11 943 940  Acc: 0.2

Sigma Draconis-A VI - Moon 22
Corundium 38 416  Acc: 0.9

Sigma Draconis-A VI - Moon 30
Neutronium 2 190 400  Acc: 0.1
Boronide 409 600  Acc: 0.1
The kicker ( apart from absurd quantities of minerals ) ?

A - its a dead end - only JP leads back to Proxima.
B - Sigma B-III and C-III ARE A 0!! colony cost planets
C - Sigma B-III has remains of an ancient Civilization on her ....

And for a dessert i have another one :

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Centaurus
Rocky Planets: 4   Surveyed: 4
Gas Giants: 2   Surveyed: 2
Moons: 21   Surveyed: 21
Asteroids: 0   Surveyed: 0

Centaurus-A I
Duranium 5 848 200  Acc: 0.9
Neutronium 16 402 500  Acc: 0.1
Corbomite 893 025  Acc: 0.3
Mercassium 14 288 400  Acc: 0.1
Sorium 1 703 025  Acc: 0.1
Uridium 11 696 400  Acc: 0.1
Corundium 980 100  Acc: 0.1

Centaurus-A II
Sorium 100 800  Acc: 0.8

Centaurus-A III
Duranium 4 805 000  Acc: 0.9
Neutronium 2 030 625  Acc: 0.9
Tritanium 765 625  Acc: 0.5

Centaurus-A III - Moon 4
Duranium 675 703  Acc: 0.9
Mercassium 68 906  Acc: 0.8
Corundium 135 977  Acc: 1

Centaurus-A IV
Sorium 884 000  Acc: 0.8

Centaurus-A IV - Moon 13
Boronide 731 025  Acc: 0.9

Centaurus-A V
Corbomite 369 664  Acc: 0.5
Gallicite 2 253 001  Acc: 0.2
Another dead end system from Proxima and another ruined civilization on Centaurus A-I ...

Its gonna be helpful coz i had extraterrestial visit in Proxima about 6 months ago and even those aliens are not hostile i have no idea how the hell this ship flew from Tau Ceti to Proxima while i had survey ships in every system beyond Tau Ceti.

[Erik L]

Its gonna be helpful coz i had extraterrestial visit in Proxima about 6 months ago and even those aliens are not hostile i have no idea how the hell this ship flew from Tau Ceti to Proxima while i had survey ships in every system beyond Tau Ceti.

Some nice real estate there. As for the alien, anytime you explore a JP it randomly picks a system. This may be an already discovered system. One that has had a full grav survey. So the new JP is "hidden" until you perform another survey. So nothing is every truly a dead end. So you never know when that back door is opened.

[NihilRex]

Is there any way to easily do a resurvey?

[GodEmperor]

Some nice real estate there. As for the alien, anytime you explore a JP it randomly picks a system. This may be an already discovered system. One that has had a full grav survey. So the new JP is "hidden" until you perform another survey. So nothing is every truly a dead end. So you never know when that back door is opened.

There probably is a closed JP in Tau Ceti after all so i ordered SAS Defiance to make another sweep of the system. I dont know if simply flying around the system with active sensors on will do anything but hey, lets try.
Founding those aliens ( Heligoland Federation ) isn't all that important because they are extremly friendly to me ( mutual trade access and more than 1000 relation ) but it would be nice.

Meanwhile Centaurus ruins are being exploited ( almost 500 abandoned instalations ) and i had some battles with robotic guardians but my Assault batalions and mobile infantry managed to destroy them all.
40 years into game and only recently i've trained my first Missile researcher and Energy weapon guy so i have no military apart from 2 PDC , couple of ground units and armed exploration ships...
And with all that emmigration to 3 different planets, Terra is starting to face employment problems because there are only 16 m workers left despite 2bn population.

God i hope some douche aliens aren't gonna come to ruin my day ..

Edit : And of course Fuel shortage hits me so i had to recall all my deep survey vessels. I think i kinda overextended so its time to develop my colonies using those absurd amounts of minerals discovedred <3

[Vandermeer]

Never noticed that the ship speed considers jumping through lagrange points^^



If it considers those jumps, why not through regular jump points too. 4 light-years in 5 seconds = ~1,888,220,160,000 km/s