Manifest Destiny (Main thread)

[Zid]

RF

The RF raises it´s taxes to 50%, freeing another 106 T of production. All goes into rebuilding and terraforming efforts, and chinese refugees are not discriminated against. It is now, in the out hardest hour, that democratic values must be treasured highest.

All of the Chinese refugees willing are welcomed into the RF as full citizens. They are not to blame for their mad leader. All chinese military personel that participated in the destruction plan are caught and sent to the Crime tribunal in Hauge for sentencing by UN judges. Northen China is held by RF forces that tries to allocate help packages and keep law and order from disintegrating. Those parts of former China not held by GID are held by the RF, and a few high level bickerings are inevitable as GID and RF agrees to partition lines.

Chinese leadership considered most vile in history of mankind

A recent survey in Colombo treaty territory showed that the former Chinese leadership is now seen as worse than Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot and many other former dictators and mass murderers. "Even Hitler wouldn´t have bombed his own cities with nuclear weapons", an 80-year old woman replied.

[Eldan]

EU councils debate War in North America

Today, the Council of the States in Athes decided with a majority of well over 60% that the war in North America is something the EU should not get involved in. As per tomorrow, a special "North America comittee" will discuss possibilites of withdrawal and alternative methods of supporting the USNA.

Meanwhile, the Council of the People, announced that supporting the War in North America is necessary to protect democracy worldwide. This decision was made by a small majority of barely over 50% of all votes.
"Not one democratic state shall fall!", announced the leadership of the Unionist Party, UP.

In such cases were the two councils can not agree on an issue, the public will decide.

Results of Public election
Despite a massive propaganda campaign lead by the UP, the people of the EU seem war-weary. With a majority of 64%, it was decided that the EU will withdraw all it's troops from North America. Instead, trade boycotts against the BU and the FPNA are set in effect immediately.

[LongVin]

FPNA commends EU citizentry on a wise decision

The Supreme Command would like to praise the citizens of the EU for their wise decision in stopping an escalation of the war which would only lead to a downward spiral of destruction. We hope in the future to have positive relations with your government.

Propaganda Campaign continues against USNA

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North American Soldier why do you continue to fight? Even now your allies abandon you and flee back to their own borders and have replaced bombs with strong words and paper. Did you look up into the night sky before and see the show? In case your commanders have not informed you, that display was the destruction of your last assets and space is now under the complete control of the FPNA and her allies.

So tell me North American Soldier, why do you fight? The war is over, you have fought bravely but you have lost. Do not die let yourself die in a foxhole. Report to the nearest FPNA position with this leaflet in hand, get a warm bed and a hot meal.

OOC: War orders coming soon following planning.

[El_Frenchie]

NBU

NBU will cease hostilities with the EU and thanks its people for their decision:

'We praise your sense and we promise that as soon as the war is over, our future relations will always be positive. We commend your efforts in the War with China, and will commit all our efforts to help stop the spread of the deadly nuclear winter."

NBU Ground Forces are given temporary control of by the FPNA for the 'last push.'

'We urge the remaining NAR Forces to surrender in Space. As said in the communiqué's, we are not preventing your return to the Earth. We are preventing your participation in this war. What will you do?'

NBU Space forces are given the order to wipe out NAR forces if they give a negative answer to surrendering or withdrawing from the war.

[LongVin]

One More Push- Joint NBU FPNA Assault

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An agreement between the Supreme Command and Generalissimo has allowed for one last push against USNA forces in the Hudson Bay region before the Entente calls a halt to offensives to resupply and reequip.

Taking a page from the shock and awe theory formulated nearly a century before the FPNA(and NBU) begins a massive bombardment campaign lasting several days against the USNA positions. This is backed up by liberal use of cruise missiles(with conventional warheads) against suspected USNA fortifications.

This is then supported by air strikes against any remaining USNA forces. The Entente air forces are still cautious and do not probe deeply over enemy territory but confine their attacks to softening up the defenses at the front.

Finally, the Entente's army begins rolling. From all sides the armies begin probing attacks against the USNA trying to find weak spots within the defensive line to thrust through before circling back around to create additional pockets to constrict around.

The Supreme Command believes they will be able to knock the USNA out of the war after this assault.

FPNA Space Assets remain on Red Alert

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The Space based FPNA assets which have succesfully repulsed the last attacks do not shut down but stay on the alert preparing to use the same strategies that succeeded in the past.

While communications officers continue monitoring the space around them the rest of the crew members begin emergency patchwork repairs across any damaged systems.

[Wizard of the Coat]

GDSO sends space marines to USNA assets

In an attempt to ensure that space is spared the wars of earth GDSO commits space marines to USNA lunar assets. The government announces that the USNA is soon to strike a deal transferring ownership of this base fully to the GDSO and the GDSO wants to ensure that the deal goes smoothly and no foreign powers cease the assets. The marines have orders to stop foreign invasions.

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2 points of space marines extra (now 10 point in total) are formed from those forces holding the Asian protectorate (which are reduced to skeleton size, as not much is needed to hold an empty wasteland and instead join with the india based forces) these will go to the USNA space assets.

The marines and space forces are to consider an attack on these colonies as an attack on GDSO colonies and are prepping defensive strategies for them. Once ownership is transferred the marines will stay on Luna.

[Minchandre]

Libereco, Novo Brasil, Alpha System

It had been fifteen years since Carlo had been in Sol, and another two generations before that since anyone of his family had been on Earth herself, but he still spent every evening in anticipation of the morning's dispatch from "home". War-torn, weary Terra and her stern father Sol, so far away and yet still so vital. And interesting, certainly. The reports from Sol were better entertainment than the telenovellas, and cheaper to make besides.

For example, a few years ago, a series of news reports had come down the line detailing the bloodiest war in human history. Shortly after that, Sao Paulo had been informed of the Brazilian Civil War. Shorly after that, Libereco had been informed of the bloodiest war in human history (again). Plus, there were always the new issues to vote on, and it made Carlo feel involved, which he liked. He was also getting used to the Outworld Republic's general political situation. Still, it occasionally threw him a curve ball, such as the one that now caused him to spit out his soy-"coffee".

"Honey, have you seen his?"
"Seen what, my flower?"
"The latest polls...the OR is voting on whether or not to officially sanction the Chinese government for killing 10 billion people!"
"Well, that seems like a reasonable sanction to make."
"There is no Chinese government remaining to sanction! China is a nuclear wasteland!"
"So you'll be voting no, then?"
"Ay, I don't know. Let's see what the Assemblers have said."

Outworlds Republic Officially Sanctions Chinese Government
Last week the votes were tabulated for the movement to sanction the Chinese government for their actions in "Operation Jian" over a year ago. In a 83% majority, the people of the Republic decided to enact these sanctions. Citizens may check PollNet to see a number of potential letters to be sent.

On an "unrelated matter", the OR Assembly voted 76% to make full use of all technologies transmitted by China during their death throes. While far from the consensus the Assembly seeks always to establish, the margin is quite comfortable, and the result is considered to be unchallengeable.

[Maldiem]

Looks Like A GDSO Or RF Tank, Shoots Like A GDSO Or RF Tank, Probably A GDSO Or RF Tank

The USNA shows up to the next round of battle with a whole lot of new equipment, received from unknown sources. Virtually all the equipment is of Indian or Russian make, however, with USNA engineers clearly merely repainting them and updating their technology a little bit. The new equipment makes an enormous difference in the outcome of the battle, with USNA forces surging off their Mississippi and Hudson lines and proceeding west despite heavy FPNA and NBU bombardment and a shock and awe campaign. NBU-established Nuclear mines put an initial crimp in the USNA push, but sheer determination and a bit of luck hold them through it, and USNA forces are able to re-establish contact with the troops trapped in the Rockies. The NBU fields a surprisingly large space force, and there are a number of rumors of the fact that the black market will be tapped out of spacecraft for the next several years.

USNA: Cutting Edge
Ground forces: 17.25 (10 reinforcements) (12)
Air Force: 28.75 (10 reinforcements) (23.5)
Naval Force: 17.5 (5 reinforcements) (12.25)

For: Tech, Air Superiority
Against: Prolonged Seige


FPNA/NBU Entente
FPNA: Good
Ground forces: 8.5 (5)
Air Force: 12.5 (9)
Naval Force: 9.5 (6)

NBU: Average
Ground forces: 17.5 (15)
Air Force: 11.5 (9)
Naval Force: 16.5 (14)
Space forces: 5.5 (5.5)

For: Naval Superiority, Space Superiority, Nuclear ambushes
Against: Overland Supply Lines

Turn 3 Over!

As the FPNA advance is clearly stalled, languishing on just the other side of the Rio Grande and Continental divide, the hot war of the past year slows down to a little bit of intermittent skirmishing as peace talks are convened. The world still nurses the black eyes from the Chinese conflict, and refugees stream out of Asia into GDSO and the RF in huge numbers, as it becomes more and more clear that the land will be uninhabitable for decades at the shortest. RF and GDSO efforts at terraforming do well to slow the ecological damage, but a larger effort will most likely be necessary to contain the conflagration.

Solar Economic Growth Rate: 0%
Alphan Economic Growth Rate: 11%
Solar Population Growth Rate: 7.5%
Alphan Population Growth Rate: 10.5%

Time Is Money, But People Are Time

With the disappearance of much of their citizenry, the targets of the final bit of Chinese spleen take an economic hit proportional to their population hit. Budgets will not be retroactively affected, but to calculate your new GEP, do the following:
1) Divide your population lost by the original population (for example, Russia took .55 billion casualties for a population of 1.088 billion (50.5% casualties, or .505)
2) Subtract that number from 1 (Russia would get .495)
3) Multiply your turn 2 GEP by that number (Russia would get $263.52 trillion)
4) Multiply that number by your turn 3 growth rate (-20% for Russia)
5) Add that number to the figure from step 3 (Russia would be at 210.816 trillion)

The economic damage from the destroyed population can be negated by the refugees. For example, since Russia took in 350 million refugees, it can subtract that from its casualties (so the above numbers are only examples)

100 million EU civilian casualties
1.6 billion Indian casualties
550 million Russian casualties
4.5 billion Chinese casualties
1% of terrestrial population from plagues for all factions

Turn 3 growth rates: These are pretty simple since the global rate is 0%. Pretty much, if you have an increase in Civilian Tech or Environmental Health, your rate is 10% per increase in level (a decrease in civilian tech does not decrease GEP, but a decrease in environmental health does). Environmental Health refers to Earth. An increase (or decrease) in environmental health does not affect space assets, but civilian technology does.

((Note: Populations, Production statistics, military statistics and growth are now the responsibility of the players. Excluding El_Frenchie, since he's new, I'd appreciate it if you calculated those yourself. Post any questions in the OOC thread. Seriously, now, it is important for all players to have a current status thread post.))

Technology and breakthroughs have been outsourced to the players. I'm posting each breakthrough's research cost below. To get your total expenditure, multiply how much you spend by 1 +.1 per level above Average you are in civilian tech (so $10T from a Very Good Civilian tech would be $13T). Notify me in a PM or the main thread when you've completed a breakthrough to get a more detailed description of what it does, leads to, etc. The Private Sector develops tier 1 technologies at a rate of 10%/turn. Add the private sector's progress to your own to find your total. (turn 3 is over, so the private sector has each tier 1 technology 30% complete).

For cooperative research, at the start of a collaboration you can bring another faction up to your level, but cannot add your progress together. For shared research progress, pool the spending and get a progress figure from that.

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Tier 1
Antimatter: 200T.
Cybernetics: 150T.
Genetic Engineering: 200T.
Graviton Theory: 50T.
Nanotechnology: 300T.
Terraforming: 100T - completed and released to public by the EU
Quantum Computing: 300T.
Alphan Archeology: 20 T
The Fake Sky: 20 T
Those Strange Clouds: 20 T

Tier 2

Gravity Manipulation: 800T.
Planck Field: 700T.

@Budgets: Please total your civilian and military research spending in one place in your budget, so I can find it easily.

Turn 4 (2125-2129) will end next Sunday



Key: Same as first map, except:
Puke Yellow: Uninhabited/Uninhabitable
Crosshatched: Base color is the type of territory, crosshatching is the claiming/occupying power.

The OR

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Civilian Tech rating: Average (up two)
Military Tech rating: Average
Environmental Health: N/A-
Espionage rating: Below Average

The NBU

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Earth: South America, Cuba, non-Bahama Caribbean islands, Antarctic Colony ($8T/Turn)
Mars: Terraforming/mining colonies, pop 63,847 ($58.254T)
Space: Earth-orbit shipyard $8.64T
Capitol: Brasilia
Major Spaceport: The Galapagos Islands
Population: 2.06 billion
GEP: $307.54 trillion
Civilian Tech rating: Below Average (up one)
Military Tech rating: Average
Environmental Health: Below Average (up one)
Espionage rating: Below Average
Military:
Ground forces: 15
Air Force: 9
Naval Force: 14
Space forces: 5.5
Breakthroughs:
Genetic Engineering: 20T, 18T after tech (39% complete)
All: 20%

Mars: Atmosphere terrformed to 40% of the limits of current technology

The EU

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Civilian Tech rating: Cutting Edge (up one)-
Military Tech rating: Below Average
Environmental Health: Above Average
Espionage rating: Good

Add 2.2 billion people from African territories, $160 trillion (after changes from biological attack)

The USNA

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$50 T occupied by the FPNA
Civilian Tech rating: Below Average (down one)
Military Tech rating: Cutting Edge-
Environmental Health: Above Average (up one from terraforming)
Espionage rating: Very Good-

The RF

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Civilian Tech rating: Good (down one)
Military Tech rating: Good
Environmental Health: Above Average (down three from fallout, up one from terraforming)
Espionage rating: Very Good

The FPNA

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$50T occupied USNA assets
Civilian Tech rating: Good-
Military Tech rating: Good-
Environmental Health: Idyllic (up one from terraforming breakthrough)
Espionage rating: Good

The Grand Democracy of the Southern Ocean (GDSO)

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Civilian Tech rating: Good (Up one, then down two from nuclear attack)-
Military Tech rating: Good
Environmental Health: Good (down three from nuclear attack, up two from remediation)-
Espionage rating: Below Average

Add 2.2 billion people from African territories, $160 trillion (after changes from nuclear attack)

Venus: Terraforming progress:
Atmosphere 4% terraformed to the limits of current technology ($2T spent)

The Ascendant Caliphate (AC)

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Civilian Tech rating: Above Average (up one)
Military Tech rating: Average (up one)
Environmental Health: Below Average (down one from fallout, up one from Terraforming breakthrough)
Espionage rating: Average

The New Ausland Republic (NAR)

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Civilian Tech rating: Good
Military Tech rating: Above Average (up one)
Environmental Health: Above Average (down one from fallout, up one from Terraforming breakthrough)
Espionage rating: Average (up one)

[LongVin]

FPNA Turn 3

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Earth: North America west of the continental divide and everything south of the Rio Grande, Central America, Hawaii
Space: Lunar base $27.2T, Ceres mining/manufacturing station $37T ($5T defenses), Asteroid bases ($6.7T), $4.5T defenses, $2.5T armor, Earth-orbit shipyard ($5T), $2.5T SDI, $2.5T defenses
Saturn: Titan base, $10T, Pop 1,000
Capitol: Los Angeles
Major Spaceport: Area 51
Population: 1 467 180 000
GEP: $379.121
Civilian Tech rating: Good
Military Tech rating: Good
Environmental Health: Pristine
Espionage rating: Good
Military:
Ground forces: 6
Air Force: 10
Naval Force: 6
Space forces: 0

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Completed:
Gravitron Research
Terraforming

Being Researched:
Antimatter 200T: 68 T
Cybernetics 150T: 48 T
Genetic Engineering 200T: 108.5 T
Nanotechnology 300T: 116.4 T
Quantum Computing: 150T: 116.4 T(at 50% cost for Gravitron)
Alphan Archeology 20 T: 5 T
The Fake Sky 20 T: 5 T
Those Strange Clouds: 20 T: 2 T (civilian research)

Tier 2

Gravity Manipulation 400T: 22.5 T
Planck Field 300T: 29 T

Budget Turn 4

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Untaxed: 208 516 550 000 000(tax: 45% war tax)
Budget: 170 604 450 000 000
Military upkeep: 11 T
Army Expansion: 50 T
Air Force Expansion: 20 T
Navy Expansion: 20 T
Civilian Tech: 15 T
Military Tech: 15 T
Space Expansion: 10 T
Gravity Manipulation: 10 T
Planck Theory: 10 T
Quantum Computing: 7 T

Funding Pro FPNA Partisans in USNA: 2.604450 T

Luna 1- 27.2 T
Quantum Computing: 13 T
Cybernetics: 7 T
Antimatter: 7.2 T

Ceres Mining Association - 37 T
Space Expansion: 20 T
Nanotechnology: 10 T
Cybernetics: 5 T
Quantum Computing: 2 T

Asteroid Bases - 6.7 T
False Sky: 2 T
Alphan Archealogy: 2 T
Expansion of ECM Suite: .7
Quantum Computing: 2 T

Orbital Yard - 7 T(after expansion)
Weapons system: 5 T
Quantum Computing: 2 T

Titan Base: 10 T
Untaxed: 6 T(40%)
Strange Clouds: 3 T
Cybernetics: 3 T

EDIT: Occupied USNA Budget

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Untaxed: 27.5 (45% tax)
22.5 budget
Army Expansion: 10 Trillion
Navy Expansion: 10 Trillion
Pro FPNA Propaganda: 2.5 Trillion

EDIT 2: Revised and finalized research budget

[Eldan]

EU turn four GEP:

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New GEP:
1)Losses: 0.1Billion. Original Population: 2.984 Billion Ratio: 0.034
2)1-Ratio: 0.966
3) Turn 2 GEP: 644.69T
GEP*Ratio: 622.77
4)Turn three growth rate: 10% (Increase in Civilian Tech)
5) GEP: 685.05
+160T from Africa
NEW GEP: 845.05

[Wizard of the Coat]

GDSO Economic Survey

Despite heavy war damage the newly formed GDSO manages to remediate a lot of it through new technology. Visual screens of the marriage between africa and asia is seen as immigrants are freely traveling between the continents to where economic prosperity is found. Interestingly for a nation committed to peace defense analyst still see that they bolster armed forces second to none.

(calculations for population and GEP)

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Asian refugees (pollution refugees) and African immigrants (economic refugees) are brought in to fully negate the loss of productivity from the GID civilians that have died. 0.817 billion chinese were left, half of them stream into the GDSO (basically moved out as refugees under military escort), coupled with 1.1915 Africans seeking a living a lot better (there is more economy in India to work in, higher wages, economic refugees), effectively boasting the economy back to pre-war levels, onlt having the decrease in environment to deal with. 964.0235 -10% = 867.62115 in India. Africa is emptied by this as over half the population leaves it, but fortunatly the population growth in both continents 4.304 +7.5% = 4.6268 (=0.3228 growth) remediates this somewhat, as nearly all these people move to the african regions, vast and outstretched and perfect for raising childern. Thus the african population = 2.28 - 1.1915 + 0.3228 = 1.4113; which makes it's economy 160 * (2.28/1.4113) = 99.03859649 T. Total GDSO economy = 160 99.03859649 + 867.62115 = 966.6597465 T (966.66 to round of a bit) An additional benefit is that the GDSO society is now heavily mixed with no clear ethnicity taking enormous precedence in any region and the government is actively celebrating the marriage of africa and asia.

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Ground = 22 (12 ground/ 10 space marines)
Air = 21.5
Navy = 14.5
Space = 16
Total = 74

Air and Naval Forces are reformed into special operations rapid response forces, patrolling the indian ocean and protecting all GDSO and friendly lands, they are deployed in such a way as to allow their immediate strikes to trouble spots.

2 Space marines are stationed on FPNA holdings and 2 on ghandi station for immediate orbital insertion into trouble spots, using the space forces to accomplish this. The remaining ground forces are 5 in Asia; 5 in India and 2 in NAR lands as peacekeepers. 10 of these units are immediately mobilised for trouble spots in any region. (total 14 ground; all space, navy and air can be deployed to trouble spots).

Space forces are based on Ghandi Station, but set to immediately deploy against foreign forces moving to our holdings.

Though on high alert all forces need the prime minister's order to engage, unless defending GDSO territory and even then advanced warning is appreciated.

Colombo research outcomes

The GDSO, EU and RF develop: Quantum Computing and Genetic Engineering and Antimatter and Fake Sky and Alphan Archeology.
(calculations and new numbers)

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The excel spreadsheet used, including the reinvestments made to finish it all.

(note the leftovers are based on the absolute value of the research and already includes the 30% bonus for the very good tech we had during turn 3)

I'd love to know what maldiems tech do, maybe following:

Quantum Computing (civilian and or military tech and or espionage increase perhaps?) and Genetic Engineering (environment and or civ tech increase perhaps?) and Antimatter(civilian and or military tech increase perhaps?) and Fake Sky and Alphan Archeology (maybe combined random 1 point rating in something?).

A flat out 1 rating increase in civ tech, environment, military tech and espionage seems about right, but we'll have to wait on what maldiem says.

Also I'd like to know further techs before setting research budgets and or techs that get cheaper.

Please note that though talks on membership are happening Colombo is currently only EU, RF and GDSO, with several others being considered as full members as soon as the wars die down.

New lunar assets (by state purchase from USNA)

The new lunar holdings are effectively maintained and held by GDSO personnel, the USNA operators being returned to their country or offered refugee status is they wish. The bases are merged with lotus base to form the Lotus base mining and construction works, with a stated mission to spread peaceful technology to earth and prevent the pains of war from hurting Gaia.

[Eldan]

EU baptises Abari station in Alpha System

The newly arrived Ramscoop EUS Argo brings highly priced technical goods to the colony of Hyperborea on Argo. They also establish a small, unmanned research and surveilance station in Novo Brasilias Orbit, named Abari.

[Eldan]

Eurafrican Union, Budget turn 4

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Sol, Earth, Eurafrica:
GEP: $ 845.05T
$ 507.03T: Untaxed (40% Tax rate)
$37T: Military Upkeep
$85T: Improve the Environment Rating
$15T: Increase Ground Forces to 12.
$5T: Increase Air Force to 19
$5T: Increase Naval Force to 19
$12.5T: Increase Space Force to 13.8
$130.52: Research, Colombo Treaty Research Budget by Wizard of the Coat
$5T: Build anti-missile defence systems in Africa
$43T left.

Sol, Asteroid Belt, Massilla asteroid scientific and mining stations: $50T$10T: Increase Space Force to 14.8
$10T: Build conventional defences
$10T: Build gasers
$20T: Research, sent to Colombo Treaty research budget

Sol, Mars, Harmonia Research and Terraforming Station: 24.463TTaxed: $8T (32.70% Tax Rate)
$4T: Build Gasers
$4T: Research, add to budget

Sol, Sun orbit, Eos research station $14T
$10T: Increase Facilities
$4: Research, add to budget

Earth-orbit shipyard $7T
$5T: Increase facilities
$2T: Increase space forces to 14

Selene Lunar Colony: $11T
$10T: Increase Facilities
$1T: Add to research budget

Alpha, Novo Brasil: Hyperborea colony $15.34T
Taxed: $6T (39.1% Tax Rate)
$5T: Build Gaser defence systems
$1T: Add to research budget

Alpha, Novo Brasil: Abari Research and Surveillance Station $5T
$5T: Increase facilities

Total research budget: 160.52
Total Military Research: 0
Total Civilian Research: 0

[El_Frenchie]

((I'll try to go through info in the OOC threads to start trying to figure out how to deal with the calculations myself, I don't want to be some sort of deadweight))

NBU

The News Tonight!

Program '113' is given a further $5T to ensure the continued efficiency of the social program. The Conselho announced today.

Program 'Verde' is given a further $20T using the newly developed terra-forming technology.

Program 'Novo' has been engaged and is given $5T to upgrade the current outdated NBU military.

Genetic Engineering researchers slowly breaking through discoveries of their own! The Government has further invested in this essential domain with $20T.

The L.A.B. (Laborious Advance Breeding research center) ((Maldiem))

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Cross-breeding occurring and salvaging any useful creatures.

The Government is spending around $10T in a program to help families fund the high school and college funds of every child between the third one and the fifth one (both included). The social program will focus on long-term loans with virtually no interest over 10 years. (0.01% yearly)

Propaganda ((Maldiem))

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This program and $1T of its funding is dedicated to promoting more children and higher birth rate.

!!!HEAVY DEBATING OCCURRING IN THE NBU CONSELHO!!!

The current structure of the Conselho is divided in two parts. Pro-war and anti-war. Heavy debating is occurring and it seems the Conselho is divided equally between parties. Because of the Generalissimo's power being in favor of the war, the country follows suit, however, the Conselho generally disapproves the continuity of this war because of the recent reinforcements. Conselho members are all in favor of a speedy conclusion.

Air Forces ((Maldiem))

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Air forces are upgraded/expanded with $20T worth.

Antarctica Colony ((Maldiem))

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$40T are contributed to the expansion of the Antarctica Colony underground. Especially establishing sewage systems and overall terra-forming.

Budget for Earth based assets: (Turn 4: For now anyway.)

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GEP: $307.54 trillion

$165.54 trillion: untaxed. (a tax rate of 53.8%.)

$40 trillion: 'Antarctica-capitol' program.

$22 trillion: Military upkeep. (this nation's military adds up to 43.5.)
=> Rounded to 44/2 = $22T of upkeep.

$20 trillion: Program 'Verde' (with Terraforming technology).
$20 trillion: Buying two points of Air forces.
$20 trillion: L.A.B. Research on Genetic Engineering.

$10 trillion: Long-term student loans + Propaganda. (To increase birth rate)

$5 trillion: Social Program '113'.
$5 trillion: Program 'Novo'. (Upgrading military tech towards FPNA standards)

[LongVin]

Orders Turn 4


Atlantis continues forward towards Eisenhower system

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The Atlantis continues its journey towards the solitary planet in the Eisenhower system and keeps scanning the planets trying to find the most suitable one to habitat.

FPNA troops dig in deep

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Consolidating the gains they managed to keep the army of the FPNA digs in deep aloeng the new border. They convert the old border fortifications of the USNA to their own use.

Industrial Gaser complex tested but not for intended use

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The Industrial Gaser under construction for the past 5 years has been completed and drafted into service. Originally intended to lift the large and heavy equipment into space its role has been slightly expanded to tossing large and heavy boulders and debris into the USNA.

The three roles of of the Industrial Gaser complex are the following:
1. Near nonstop bombardment of large USNA installations and bases. The IGC will catapult boulders, debris and anything else capable of causing damage or hampering the USNA war effort.
2. Using its broad beam to grab enemy flights of aircraft and force said aircrafts into slamming into mountain faces or crashing into the ocean.
3. When needed it will lift supplies into the atmosphere for the Orbital Yard, SDI grid and the NBU fleet.
4. And if the need arises will redirect strategic missiles back to their point of origin.

FPNA fleet links up with NBU fleet

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The FPNA fleet will be linking up with the NBU fleet for joint operations.

Space Assets

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The SDI Grid and the Space Station continue heavy bombardment against USNA positions pausing only to reload their armaments. The Space station uses its military gasers to launch a steady barrage of small asteroids and debris against USNA positions.

The Gasers are also deployed to grab enemy aircraft out of the sky and toss them into space.

IF POSSIBLE: The gasers will pluck the smaller ships of the USNA Navy out of the water and use them as makeshift projecticles against the capital ships

EDIT: More coming tonight following planning with NBU.

[Thymin]

USNA:

Budget:

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GEP: $305.861 trillion
$153.686 trillion: untaxed (a tax rate of 49.75%)
$23.875 trillion: Military upkeep
$33.3 trillion: Payment to Russia
$15 trillion: Direct Investment in Civilian Technology
$20 trillion: Ground Forces
$20 trillion: Naval Forces
$40 trillion: Air Forces

Lunar base: CEDED

Earth-Orbit Shipyard: DESTROYED

[El_Frenchie]

NBU

The News Tonight!

In the Naaaaaavy!

The Navy, space forces in Earth's orbit and air forces of the NBU have been given the order to attack the USNA fleet in an attempt to reduce its hold in American waters. This attack will be coordinated with the FPNA navy.

Pressure from the Conselho!

Heavy debating is again occurring in the Conselho, anti-war partisans are vehemently arguing against further ground assaults. NBU ground troops are stationed with FPNA troops at the new frontier in order to stabilize it.

Anti-war partisans have obtained a halt to any further aggression against the NAR. However, they remain on a high alert defensive position in most of the FPNA's space assets.

Anti-war Chairmen(FPNA, RF, GDSO, EAU)

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Awaiting only the final confirmation, anti-war chairmen do their best to slow the war down. War weariness is steadily growing in the NBU.

[Prophaniti]

Ascendant Caliphate
Turn 4
Budget:

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Income: $157T (43% tax rate)
$27T Military Upkeep
$60T Nanotech Research
$20T Military Tech Research
$20T Civilian Tech Research
$30T Environmental Restoration

((Orders and public address to follow tomorrow))

[LongVin]

Feelers sent out for a cease fire to USNA

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It is believe of the Entente that other nations are using this war to unduly profit from the state of distress in the Americas. Despite our differences in this matter the FPNA is only interested in securing American supremacy in the world and these interventionists will destroy any chance of this occuring in the foreseeable future no matter who wins the war.

As willing to order a halt to all combat operations, order troops to hold their place and begin work on declaring a cease fire.

[Wizard of the Coat]

GDSO

Diplomats from the GDSO rally out to the North American continent to persuade both sides to lay down their arms and talk it out as soon as there are whispers of a cease fire. A white peace is suggested by them, but they are willing to work as neutral go betweens.

[Moechi_Vill]

UMF: It's interesting how the EAUnion's flag reflects most African areas outside their control and vice versa.

[El_Frenchie]

NBU Status:

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Earth: South America, Cuba, non-Bahama Caribbean islands, Antarctic Colony ($8T/Turn)
Mars: Terraforming/mining colonies, pop 63,847 ($58.254T)
Space: Earth-orbit shipyard $8.64T
Capitol: Brasilia
Major Spaceport: The Galapagos Islands
Population: 2.06 billion
GEP: $307.54 trillion
Civilian Tech rating: Below Average (up one)
Military Tech rating: Average
Environmental Health: Below Average (up one)
Espionage rating: Below Average
Military:
Ground forces: 15
Air Force: 9
Naval Force: 14
Space forces: 10.5
Breakthroughs:
Genetic Engineering: 20T, 18T after tech (39% complete)
All: 20%

Mars: Atmosphere terrformed to 40% of the limits of current technology

((Updating a number ^^))

Earth Budget Update: (Military upkeep)

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GEP: $307.54 trillion

$163.29 trillion: untaxed. (a tax rate of 53.09%.)

$40 trillion: 'Antarctica-capitol' program.

$24.25 trillion: Military upkeep. (this nation's military adds up to 48.5.)
=> Rounded to 48.5/2 = $24.25T of upkeep.

$20 trillion: Program 'Verde' (with Terraforming technology).
$20 trillion: Buying two points of Air forces.
$20 trillion: L.A.B. Research on Genetic Engineering.

$10 trillion: Long-term student loans + Propaganda. (To increase birth rate)

$5 trillion: Social Program '113'.
$5 trillion: Program 'Novo'. (Upgrading military tech towards FPNA standards)

[Minchandre]

Outworlds Republic Gives $10T To Harmonia!
The Outworlds Republic has recently announced that they will contribute $10T to the Harmonia Base Joint Research Institute on Mars, to be spent at the discretion of base administrators. "I realize this is a paltry amount compared to the EU's contribution," noted one Republican researcher at Harmonia, "But, proportionally, it represents quite a large portion of our economic resources, which are admittedly quite limited. We thank the EU for their continued alliance and understanding, and hope that these funds might help another great breakthrough like the terraforming technology recently developed and that, like that technology, any breakthroughs will continue to be used for the betterment of all humanity."

[Jael_Darkwood]

Behold : The NAR Flag
::Spoilered only for space considerations, take a look:)::

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With its earth territories restored, NAR sets about a massive campaign of restoration. Priorities receiving heavy focus are civilian technology and military reconstruction.

Budget :

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Earth: Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania
Jupiter: Gas harvesting plants ($40T)
Jovian system: Ganymede colony, Pop 449,778 ($61.94T), Ganymede co-orbital shipyard ($20T), Castillo colony, Pop 245,890 ($39.52T), Europa Colony, Pop 199,437 ($33.91T), Io research base, pop 40,389 ($17.07T)
Space: Occupied Kupier Interstellar Staging Point ($50T available)
Capitol: Ganymede
Major Spaceport: Heard Island (damaged)
Population: 927.430 million
GEP: $272.45 trillion
Civilian Tech rating: Good
Military Tech rating: Above Average (up one)
Environmental Health: Above Average (up one)
Espionage rating: Average (up one)
Military:
Ground forces: 2
Air Force: 0
Naval Force: 0
Space forces: 6.35

Breakthroughs:
All: 20%

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GEP: $272.45 trillion - 50%
$90T Ground Forces Investment
$30T Espionage Investment
$0.225$ Military Maintenance
$6T Columbo Treaty Research

Jupiter :
Gas Harvesting Plant : $40T -
$40T Space Military Investment

Ganymede colony($61.94T) - 50%
$.97 Military Maintenance
$30T Space Forces Investment

Ganymede co-orbital shipyard ($20T)
$20T Space Forces Investment

Castillo colony($39.52T) - 50%
$.76 Military Maintenance
$10T Ground Forces Investment
$9T Columbo Treaty Research

Europa Colony($33.91T) - 50%
$10T Ground Forces Investment
$6T Columbo Treaty Research
$.955T Military Maintenance

Io research base($17.07T)
$.3615T Military Maintenance
$8.1735T Columbo Treaty Research

Research Totals :
$58.1735T Columbo Treaty Research
$30T Espionage

Budget that is @michandre & maldiem

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KP Station - 50T, 50% taxes
$25T - Columbo Treaty Research

Ramscoop Arrives, Red Dwarf Budget

Arriving in-system, the NAR explorers christen the new system 'Beleg'.

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$50T hold space ramscoop (Arrived Red Dwarf) - Creates :
$10T Space Colony - 50% Taxes -
-$5T Space Military

Although torn by the various intercine combats related to war with China, NAR nonetheless escaped with its civilian base relatively unscathed. With nothing but respect and sadness for the plight of the chinese refugees, the Australian civilian airforce and civilian naval freight vessels join the effort to rescue as many as possible from the moonlike wasteland that China has become.

In the Kupier Point station, the NAR continues its promised slow withdrawl, the OR now has access to 50% of the resources of the station.

[Eldan]

The EU expresses it's thanks

The EU thanks the OR for it's contribution to the Harmonia project and announce that the full amount will be used for research, which will of course be shared with the OR and all of the Colombo Treaty members.

[Minchandre]

OR Status and Budget

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Civilian Tech rating: Average (up two)
Military Tech rating: Average
Environmental Health: N/A-
Espionage rating: Below Average

Alpha System

Ground Forces: 0
Air Forces: 0
Naval Forces: 0
Space Forces: 2 (.8 @ Novo Brasil + surrounding area, 1.2 throughout outer system)

Libereco Colony: Population 1221; Gross Product $12.65T

Budget:
Military Maintenance: $1T
Alphan Technology: $5T
Untaxed: $6.65T (tax rate 47.4%)

Sol System

Ground Forces: 1 (1 @ 50000 Quaoar)
Air Forces: N/A
Naval Forces: N/A
Space Forces: 5 (5 @ 50000 Quaoar + surrounding space)

50000 Quaoar: Population 638,482; Gross Product $102.75T ($51.375T available)

Budget
Military Maintenance
Harmonia Base Research Contribution: $10T
Filling $50T Ramscoop: $15.7T
Untaxed: 25.675 (50% tax rate)

[Moody the Wise]

Broadcast To Fellow Nations of The Earth

We, the Free and Democratic Commune of Atlantis, do humbly greet our land-dwelling neighbors. The time for living in secrecy, apart from our fellow Terrans, is no more. We seek trade opportunities with all friendly parties. Diplomatic envoys and trade missions can be sent to our temporary above-surface trading outpost at 120 degrees West longitude along the Tropic of Capricorn. We look forward to meeting you all with the hope that all Terrans can live in harmony and prosperity.

::End Broadcast::

[Maldiem]

Colombo Treaty Makes Many Breakthroughs

Quantum Computing: Computers that can say yes, no, and yes and no at the same time. Way, waaay faster than electron-based computers, and they represent a revolution in much the same way the silicon revolution of the 1980's did.

Major bonus to civilian tech, direct 15% bonus to GEP, minor bonus to espionage, +15% bonus to future research, halves subsequent cost of Cybernetics. Prereq for AI (1 other tech)

Genetic Engineering: Researchers can now mess around with the genes of an adult, fully developed organism and expect them to be expressed correctly. They can also reverse adult development and then allow the process to proceed again as they'd like it. Pretty much every genetic, oncological, developmental and microbial disorder is taken completely out of action, and only a few barriers remain to incredible longevity. The expected life span of a human effectively increases by about 80 years if a competent Genetic Engineer is on the staff of a hospital.

Minor bonus to civilian tech, 5% bonus to population growth for 80 years (the death rate is effectively 0), minor decrease in unrest, direct 1-category bonus to environmental health, halves subsequent cost of Terraforming, unlocks Extreme Longevity, unlocks Posthumans

Antimatter: The production of antimatter in large enough quantities, efficiently enough to replace Fusion in most applications. Opens up a whole new can of worms in terms of superweapons, but the boons to industry are hard to ignore.

Minor bonus to civilian tech, Major bonus to Military tech, direct 10% bonus to production, interstellar ships speeds increased 25%, transport costs in Sol 75% of normal. Prereq for Grand Unified Theory (also needs Graviton Theory), unlocks High-energy weapons.

The Fake Sky: The beacon screen around Sol was composed of millions of tiny little spacecraft, each Fusion-powered, with some kind of computer on board. The inner workings of the beacons are hard to deduce, since they melted when they shut off. Recordings of the shutoff event and technical details from the beacons all insinuate that the beacons were not only emitting light, they were altering the properties of light as it passed from outside. This allowed an incredibly realistic illusion that fooled the best and brightest of Human astronomers until it stopped trying. While the devices have been destroyed, their materials and general structure make Colombo researchers believe that they can infer some new things about this field.

Unlocks Planck Field, cost of Planck Field 75% of normal (as long as Graviton Theory is researched)

Alphan Archeology/Xenobiology: As the researchers have already noticed, the life on Alpha is similar in almost every way to Earth life chemically. Using evolutionary clocks, researchers have been able to infer that life on Alpha actually has a common ancestor with Earth life, dated around the time of the Cambrian explosion. This accounts for most of the same phyla present on Earth also being present in the Alphan system. Some of the plants seen on Alpha (particularly Varanu) have interesting agricultural properties, in that they are much more resistant to certain environmental stresses than Earth life. Sample have been sent back, and are ready to go for wide-range planting, as soon as Earth governments approve their use. (Minor bonus to Civilian tech)

The intelligent life of Alpha (Novo Brasil, anyway-- research teams were unable to find intact ruins on Varanu, though there are many un-intact sites) was very similar to Humanity. The Talls, who are native to Novo Brasil, are basically humanoid in appearance, though they have six fingers on each hand and stand a full meter taller than the average human. Their architecture was mainly hexagonal, and the researchers have traced the origin of the Dodecahedrons to the Talls. Researchers can now translate Tall, and have pieced together an extensive history of the system:

Intelligent life on Novo Brasil and Varanu arose around the same time, with the Shorts on Varanu. As radio communication was developed, the two species made contact, and it became apparent that the warlike Shorts were far less unified than the Talls. Due to their balkanized politics, the Shorts progressed more slowly technologically, and as space travel became easier, the Talls slowly enslaved the Shorts. Two centuries of basically peaceful co-existence followed, though there were frequent uprisings by small groups of Shorts. As technology progressed, a group of Shorts developed a sophisticated biological weapon against the Talls, and the plague ravaged their population. As their numbers dwindled, uprisings by the Shorts became more and more common, and eventually bloomed into all-out war for xenocide. The Talls, still the more technically adept and powerful party, bombarded Varanu with asteroids until almost nothing of Short civilization remained, and were able to extinguish Short space presence. Their ex-slaves extinct, the Talls were unable to cure the plague, and it seems were eventually wiped out by it. There are references to a number of schemes by the Talls to avoid extinction, but the researchers were unable to locate any of these supposed facilities.

((RF and GDSO Civilian technology goes up to "Cutting Edge", EAU Civilian technology goes up to "Bleeding Edge". Colombo Nations' Military Tech goes up one category. Please add the GEP bonuses at the same time, not one after another (so 15% of your turn 3 over GEP, not 15% of your turn 3 GEP after the 5% increase from the other tech), ditto for the GEP bonus for an increase in Environmental health.))

New Breakthroughs Available:

AI: Sentient programs. Useful for just about everything. 1000T Just realized that Cybernetic has not been researched. its the other prereq.
Extreme Longevity: How long could a human live? A really, really long time. Seriously. Long. 800T
Posthumans: Taking the technology of Genetic Engineering to places it has never been before, and taking control of Humanity on the Darwinian super-highway. 700T
Grand Unified Theory: A theory of everything. How could it not be awesome? 1000T
High Energy Weapons: When you just need to huck a three-ton gob of antimatter plasma at .8c at someone. Everyone has those moments, right? 650T

[El_Frenchie]

NBU

Welcoming Atlantis

'Greetings to our friends of Atlantis. A true surprise and a true delight. Legends come alive as the nations of the Earth unite together. Let us have peace, and let us trade.'

NBU cargo ships loaded with goods of all kinds come finally to the temporary trade outpost. There, they suggest trading items, technologies and ask about what kind of technology allowed them to subsist under the ocean for so long. Of course, the diplomats ask for the location of Atlantis, and also about whether or not legend has been accurate in the telling of the drowning of the land.

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$10T worth of various goods, items, spices are brought to Atlantis, half of which are gifts to the underwater people ($5T) the rest being given as trade for Atlantis items.

[Eldan]

Eurafrican Union, Budget turn 4, edited

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Sol, Earth, Eurafrica:
GEP: $1056.31 trillion
Untaxed: 528.16 $(50% Tax rate)
$37T: Military Upkeep
$45T: Increase Ground Forces to 15
$15T: Increase Air Force to 20
$15T: Increase Naval Force to 20
$52.5T: Increase Space force to 18
$130.52: Research, Colombo Treaty Research Budget by Wizard of the Coat
$5T: Build anti-missile defence systems in Africa
$123.12T: Increase Spy rating (I'm sure they can profit from some of the new technologies. Genetically engineered spies will be useful, for example)
$10T: Gifts for Atlantis, set up an embassy, newest technology included. Because their trading post is temporary, a large civilian ship will be the base for this embassy.
$100T left. More on this will follow

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I want my spy satellites set to scanning every squaremeter oceans for anything suspicious that might be a trace of the atlanteans. The embassy set up at their trading post should include some spies.

EAU greets Atlantean brothers
The EAU greets the people of Atlantis. We will immediately send an embassy, located aboard the civilian vessel EAUS Platon, which will soon dock near your trading post.
We welcome your desire for peace and harmony and are eager to open trade relations. Therefore, we will bring you gifts and trade goods worth $10T.