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The combined build order is followed, but halted at turn 6 due to an important announcement from Vice Admiral Dwight and several other advisers.
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VICE ADMIRAL DWIGHT: Sir, we have grave news. We have detected a Breaker fleet finally appearing somewhere near Gretz. Since it is out of range of our scanners, we can't identify their exact fleet position or composition, though we know they are not far from Gretz and have a combined MASS roughly equal to that of three of our Destroyer-Class starships. A side note to this is Occissor reporting the scanning the Archive star system and planet (both of which still need official names). The planet the Archive is located on is mostly arid, with a belt of dense swamps and jungles near the equator. The planet has an atmosphere acceptable enough that we can build without a construction time or morale penalty, though is nearly devoid of resources. The only derricks it can support are Metal, and even those will operate at %50 capacity. The Archive itself is a large cluster of structures, currently inactive according to our scans.
NADIR OPERATIVE 42: We've finished screening the Storks, boss. There is no evidence for a subversive plot of any kind, but many of them are pretty unhappy relative to the rest of the populace. Another thing of note is that we found 14 Storks with magical abilities. They claim to be supportive of humanity and the Splinter government, but it's still risky having them around, especially with the amount of power they have over the Dryad community. The funny thing is that, despite all the hate the rebels have for the noble mages on their own planet, they seem to be looking to these magic-gifted individuals for guidance. Old habits die hard I guess.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL SEGALE: The Gesters have already integrated surprisingly well within the Splinter, helped by their tendency to curiosity. They're mostly workers or support soldiers within the Light Infantry, though a few, like NaNi here, have become productive members of the professional community. The Galts are pestering to get a bit more culture and technological information out of us, and are hoping for large scale trade of goods, resources and weapons. There are some Galts asking for induction into the Splinter, though they appear to be mostly extremist cultists. The Dryads are distancing themselves from the main populace when they can avoid it, though this is hardly surprising behavior. Though they consider themselves friends of humanity and the other Splinter races, there is still some species tension going on. A part of their discomfort stems from the unfamiliar culture and environment of the Splinter. If we can set up something to create a more familiar environment for them we can help ease their integration. Also, inducting some Dryads into the workforce or military might help them gain a better sense of equality, as all of their populace is non-workers at the moment.
DR. METZGER: Right now, our research is doing fine. I'd prefer live subjects for chemical weapons construction, but I suppose we can make do without. In terms of research direction, there's really no way we can go wrong. If I were to make a suggestion, it would be to not focus on dead-end tech like chemical gas right just yet, and stick to technologies that have possibilities for further development. As for genetically engineered species, I recommend thinking of it as designing a new weapon. The meatheads in the military think they've got all their bases covered, but there are always gaps like melee combat and distraction roles that can be filled by an appropriate, cheaply-produced modified organism. In non-combat roles, we probably could whip up something that can help slowly rewrite planetary ecologies if it serves us, or try to replace an expensive bit of technology with an organism that performs a similar task, though how exactly to go about the latter I am not entirely sure. I don't recommend creating another sentient creature, as those are much more difficult to engineer and can be a lot more trouble than they're worth. Don't tell any of the Nautil I said that.
With the construction of Labs and and Orbital Factory, Research and Shipbuilding may commence. So far, it appears the next order of research will be continuing NEURAL IMPLANTS.
The star-maps will have our short range scanner range be represented by the light gray squares. Longer range scanners generally can detect space-warping presence at two tiles further away, though have a chance to miss detecting such targets entirely.
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