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I will be playing as Santiago against the other original six factions. I have customized them to be signficantly stronger. The difficulty is transcend, on a huge planet with 30-50% water, average orbit, average cloud cover, average erosive forces, and abudant native life. The rules are shown in the first screenshot. The second screenshot shows the faction bonuses.
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Link to show other faction bonuses for this AAR:
http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=4102.msg45728#new (http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=4102.msg45728#new)
Link to the Discussion Thread for the Santiago AAR:
http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=8144.0 (http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=8144.0)
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After escaping the suffocating confines of the Unity, Santiago and her followers are able to follow their own destiny on planet's surface. As her first act, she has her followers set up Sparta Command. Then, she orders her scout patrol to the northwest to explore a unity pod. Inside she discovers highly valuable energy resources. After that, she orders her extorted unity rover to the northeast and discovers mineral resources inside a unity pod. Finally, shortly before the end of her first year on planet, Santiago orders her colonists to board the unity foil that crashed near their location and take it towards the landmass to the southeast.
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I presume you have modified all the factions as well? Is there link to page with what changes are made? I am curious to see how the others are like- will be tuning in on this one regularly ;)
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During the previous two years, Santiago starts researching Centauri Ecology. Then she orders her Unity Rover to the north and east. Inside a fungus covered unity pod, the unity rover discovers a very unusual looking object: a alien artifact. Next she orders her unity foil with the colony pod to the east and discovers a unity pod with materials worth 100 energy credits. Santiago decides to save those energy credits for a later purpose. It has been another uneventful year on planet's surface and Santiago begins to wonder what type of mischief her other colleagues are up to.
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During the next year, Santiago starts by ordering her alien artifact south towards the splendor of Sparta Command. Then she goes on to order her unity rover north towards the frigidly cold polar ice caps. She then orders her unity plus colony pod into some sea xeno-fungus. On a personal note, Santiago wonders how far she is from the nearest faction. She is also beginning to hear a voice that appears to be narrating her every order. She wonders if perhaps someone is trying to mindcontrol her ::).
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The following year (2105 for those who are counting), sees the unity rover hit the Polar ice caps and the scout patrol heading north. Meanwhile the colony pod starts getting off the unity foil. Afterwards, the Unity Foil begins heading north and east.
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The year 2106 proved to be interesting because Santiago's unity rover encountered the faction's first ever mindworms. Luckily, Santiago's "mindworm death machine" dealt with them quickly. Afterwards, her unity rover became a hardened combatant due to the flaming of those slimy abominations.
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In the year 2107, Santiago and her researchers make a breakthrough in her research of Centauri Ecology. For some reason, this prompts Santiago to start on a mass raving about how great The Spartan Coalition has been over the last six years. This outburst has caused some to wonder about her sanity... Meanwhile, her researchers begin working on "Social Psychology". The unity foil heads north to explore a unity pod. From the unity pod explodes this green spaghetti looking substance that they assume are kelp farms.
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We get to have a overview of Santiago's empire so far with the first screenshot. This includes the lonely colony pod exploring the landmass to the south of Sparta Command. Then, we get to see that Santiago begins ordering her workers to produce two formers and then start working on the Weather Paradigm. Santiago thinks of how with the Weather Paradigm, she can manipulate planet's climate. She thinks of her Terraforming Engineers building mountains and land. Perhaps they might also produce Condensers and Boreholes. Another more realistic possibility is that she might not get it all and thus her thoughts would be shattered. However, for now, I will let her continue thinking about the possibilities that come with the Weather Paradigm.
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The first screenshot shows a overview of where Santiago is currently. Santiago next orders the colony pod north and finds a supply pod with both nutrient resources and enough supplies to finish building the former at Sparta Command. The spartan scout patrol is ordered east into the xenofungus along the polar ice caps and encoounters a spore launcher. This spore launcher is handily defeated and causes the scout patrol to be promoted to hardened status
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2110 proved to be a fairly uninteresting year with only units being moved. However, Santiago orders the first former to move northeast and starts consructing a mine on the rocky mineral resource square.
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In the year 2111, Santiago's subordinates recieved a global transmission that stated the archons had discovered Secrets of the Human Brain. This instantly sparked Santiago's paranoia that Zakharov was trying to mindcontrol her. Despite these irrational fears, nothing interesting happened for the next two years except for the continuing exploration of the surrounding terrain.
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In the mission year 2013, Santiago's minions discover Social Psychology and start researching Doctrine: Mobility. It is around this time that Santiago starts realizing she needs to get longevity treatments if she is to maintain her youthful strength and stamina. Santiago simply hopes that she does not have to pay too much to get them. The spartan colony pod exploring this southern continent discovers nutrient resources within range of Sparta Command. In addition, the Unity Foil exploring the ocean west of Sparta Command discovers enough building supplies to finish the other ordered former production at Sparta Command.
Edit: The screenshots for this year are clipped. That is bad..
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Thankfully, our spy reports for all following years so far are crystal clear and unclipped. Santiago orders her newly minted former to the northwest and intends for it to start planting a forest on the energy resources. In addition, the colony pod is moving south through fungus. Lastly, Santiago's thought about project, The Weather Paradigm, is beginning to be built at Sparta Command. Santiago thinks that soon she will have complete control over the weather.
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Nothing of importance happens in 2115 to the Spartans except that a aquatic vector of mindworms, an isle of the deep, vomits mindworm boils onto the continent south of Sparta Command. In 2116 the colony pod continues moving south.
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In 2017, the scout patrol at the polar ice cap kills another mindworm boil. In 2018, the formers finish constructing a forest and mine. The former northwest of Sparta Command is ordered to board the awaiting unity foil while the other former begins making a road.
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In 2119, the former boards the unity foil and begins heading towards the nutrient resources on the other continent. The colony pod continues to head towards land unknown. In 2120, Santiago's :hunter: claims another victim.
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In 2121, the scout patrol encounters and kills another mindworm boil. In the process it is elevated to the status of veteran and has over 80% of its force incapacitated. This forces Santiago to let the scout patrol perform field repairs for several years before they move onward. The former on the southern continent begins planting a forest on the Nutrient Resources.
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In 2122, Santiago gets to see for the first time her standing against other factions. Unfortunately, she is in second to last place. This prompts Santiago to start pounding her fist against one of the improvised input interfaces present in the so called splendor of Sparta Command. In addition, the colony pod is ordered to hold its position for the time being.
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In mission years 2122, 2123, and 2124 not much happens other than the former northeast of Sparta Command starts building a road towards a potential base location. We also get to see how the recovery of that badly injured spartan scout patrol is proceeding.
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In 2125, the unity foil ordered to head west uncovers another unity pod filled with supplies worth 100 energy credits. In addition, we get a look at the production screen of Sparta Command after the former on the southern continent finishes planting the forest.
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In 2126, Santiago's :hunter: strikes again, twice. As a result, it is promoted to the status of commando. Santiago then decides to keep moving the former towards a potential base site.
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Not much happens over the following year except that Santiago decides to move the colony pod towards a promising unity pod and discovers mineral resources inside. In addition, the unity foil continues to head west towards land uncharted...
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In 2128, Santiago's researchers make a breakthrough on Doctrine: Mobility. These crazy researchers begin studying Biological Genetics. With Biological Genetics, the Spartans hope to start creating the perfect baby for their enviroment. We can only hope that it does not look like Santiago. Meanwhile, the unity foil continues to head west while the little terraformer that could is heading towards a future base site.
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At the beginning of the next year, our unity heading west encounters a Morgan foil careening around the ocean in a haphazard manner. This prompts Morgan to contact Santiago in a bizarre exchange that leads to the two signing a treaty and exchanging technologies. The trades are Doctrine: Mobility for Industrial Base and 100 Energy Credits for Industrial Economics. Santiago thinks to herself that Morgan must be bathing himself in a golden shower studded with diamonds and pictures of himself. Of course we think that is a ridiculous notion and as such must attempt to dismiss it immediatley. After that unusual encounter, the unity foil heads toward a prospective unity pod and finds inside Biological Genetics!!!! This makes Santiago very happy because she can know have the designer babies created. Obviously this discovery does not bode well for the future genetic diversity of the Spartans. We might just end up with individuals that look suspiciously alike. The researchers then decide to head for Information Networks because they want to make fun of Deidre.
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In the nesxt two years, 2130 and 2131, the Spartan Researchers make a breakthrough with Information Networks. This allows them to begin studying the Doctrine: Security. The little terraformer that could is nearing its fellow colony pod and is about to prepare the site for habitation by building a sensor array. Santiago thinks to herself that "once this new site is set up, perhaps I should order the Morgan Fitness holo videos directed and lead by CEO Morgan for the Stellar Tots". Then she thinks, "no, all the proceeds from the purchase of those videos would find its way into his pocket."
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In 2133-2135, the spartans continue moving outward and we get to see a overview of their territory. Next, the unity foil is headed west and encounters a unity pod with data on applied physics. This delights Santiago because now she can make laser sentries.
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In 2136, the little terraformer that could finally finishes constructing the sensor array and the Spartans construct their second base on Planet: Supply Depot. This means they finally have a hold on some territory seperate from the little penisula that Sparta Command is on.
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In 2137, we find a unity pod with the commlink frequency for Miriam. Knowing that they might get into a catfight, Santiago decides to forgo immediately contacting Miriam. What do or do not a gun lover and a religious fanatic have in common? They will probably find out later.
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In 2138, the unity pod finds a unity pod with enough building supplies to finish the scout patrol at Supply Depot next turn. In addition, not much of significance happens in 2139. The unity foil in 2140 finds another unity pod with materials worth 100 Energy Credits.
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In 2141, the unity foil sees a bunch of buoys marking the border of Morgan's oceanic territory. On the buoy were monitors with live feeds from Morgan Central News. Finding them uninteresting, Santiago orders the Unity Foil to move away. In 2142, some wild mind worms are puked up on the shore next to Sparta Command and are promptly dealt with by a scout patrol. Lastly, Santiago's " :hunter:" traveling along the north polar ice caps encounters anothe mind worm boil and kills it. This causes the unity rover to achieve elite status.
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In 2143, Santiago get an unwanted transmission from Sister Miriam. Basically the conversation goes something like:
Santiago: What do you want?
Miriam: "I demand you hand over Centauri Ecology now!!! Give it to me!!:
Santiago: "No."
Miriam: "Fine, I shall now crush your pathetic faction."
Santiago: Spray paints a bullseye on Miriam's face. Takes out veteran troops with synthmetal armor and laser weapons. "Bring it".
That was the story of how the Spartans and Believers started a vendetta even though they did not know where each other were located on the Planet's surface. Meanwhile we get a look at Sparta Commands' base screen. Also, this turn Santiago decides to hurry the Weather Paradigm to completion.
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In 2144, Sparta Command finishes building The Weather Paradigm. This officially allows Santiago's thoughts about terraforming to become a reality. Sparta Command starts building Recycling Tanks.
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In 2146, Supply Depot built Recycling Tanks. We also get a view of Sparta Command and Supply Depot's base windows. Then in 2147, the unity foil opens a unity pod filled with a... Isle of the Deep. This will not end well. Afterwards, the Spartan Scout Patrol finds a unity pod full of fungus.
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Not much happens in 2148 other than the scout patrol killing a mindworm and Sparta Command starts building a Recreation Dome (Recreation Commons).
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In 2149, forest expands near Sparta Command. Then, Spartan Researchers discover Doctrine: Security. This prompts Santiago, in a fit of paranoia, to want the Command Nexus Secret Project. The Spartan researchers later start researching Doctrine: Flexibility. Santigao quickly places the Command Nexus in the queue to be built at Sparta Command.
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In 2150, Supply Depot finishes building a former and starts working on a command center. In 2151, Sparta Command finishes the recreation dome and starts working on the Command Nexus. This new recreation dome (reserved intellectual property of Morgan Construction), allows the Spartan citizens finally to do something other than polish their guns and practice shooting.
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In 2152, Santiago's " :hunter:" kills a spore launcher it comes across. The scout patrol over on the eastern continent then discovers a monolith that fully heals their injuries and promotes them to Commando status. Finally, Santiago decides to start upgrading their military weaponry by prototyping a laser squad at Supply Depot.
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In 2153, the Spartan Scout Patrol kills another mind worm boil. In 2154, Santiago rush builds the command center at Supply Depot to completion. Next, the scout patrol ans unity rover kill some mindworms. This causes the scout patrol to achieve elite status.
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In 2155, the command center at Supply Depot is completed and the production of Laser Infantry is started. In 2156, after the Laser Infantry is produced, Santiago will start making rover formers. We also get a view of Sparta Command and Santiago's plan to cash in the alien artifact to speed production of The Command Nexus.
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In 2157, a mind worm boil pops up near Supply Depot and is promptly slaughtered by a scout patrol. Then the elite Spartan Scout Patrol finds two unity pods. One contains an alien artifact and the other has supplies worth 150 energy credits. Not much happens in 2158 except that Santiago's thoughts of a borehole mine are almost a reality near Sparta Command.
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In 2159, the first ever Spartan prototype is complete. We also get to see a wimpy Morgan synthmetal garrison get murdered by a Fungal Tower. This does tell Santiago that Morgan is running Free Market Economics. "They are energy fattened Corporate retards." Santiago thinks to herself after viewing this report. This leads us to the years 2160 and 2161. Everything appears quiet on the home front near Supply Depot with the little terraformers that could until we get to 2162.
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...and we encounter a colony pod from Academician Zakharov (,the Unity's drunken head scientist, thinks Santiago as she gets the communciation uplink). Surprisingly, the talks go fairly well and Santiago not only signs a Treaty with Zakharov but also buys Doctrine: Flexibility and Superstring Theory from him. Santiago was almost expecting to encounter a disheveled mess yet what she saw was a megalomaniac with delusions of grandeur instead. Was this perhap Santiago oversimplifying a certainly complex personality? The Planet(Mind) may never know.
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In 2163, Santiago's researchers decide to start researching High Energy Chemistry. The Spartan researchers, in part, decided to start researching High Energy Chemistry because it had been packaged by Morgan Distrubition with a fantastic quotation from Sister Miriam's lastest "work". The researchers just needed to make sure Santiago did not find out they liked some of Miriam's works better than hers... Santiago then orders one of the little terraformers that could by Supply Depot to explore the border with Zakharov.
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In 2164, Santiago decides to rush build the Command Nexus to completion at Sparta Command. Next up in the queue is a colony pod. In 2165, the Command Nexus is completed and Sparta Command begins building a Colony Pod.
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In 2166, Morgan has an emotional crisis over Santiago's collabration with Zakharov. This means Morgan gave Santiago a ring on the commlink and their conversation goes something like this:
Morgan: Santiago, why are speaking to my enemy Zakharov?
Santiago: We were simply trading technologies.
Morgan: Your collabration with Zakharov is an affront to my business plans. From this day forth, my vendetta extends to you as well Santiago.
Santiago: Okay...
These series of events will not end well for poor (yet financial wealthy) Morgan. Zakharov then contacts Santiago and their conversation goes something like:
Santiago: What do you need?
Zakharov: Do you want to sign a pact of brother and sisterhood so that we can join forces against our common enemy Morgan?
Santiago: Sure.
Zakharov: Great, from this day forth I pronounce us Pact Brothers and Sisters (until I stab you in the back with Missile Needlejets).
Santiago knows this relationship will not last a long time. Is it simply Santiago's gut instinct or is it some kind of omniscient power? We will probably find out later.
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In 2167, Santiago orders a colony pod towards a potential base site northeast of Sparta Command. We also get to see who's who in 2167. In 2168, Hommel's Citadel is founded northeast of Sparta Command. In 2169, Supply Depot starts building a colony pod. Finally, in 2170, we get a overview of the empire and a screenshot of each factions' relative strength.
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In 2171, Supply Depot finishes building a colony pod. Santiago then gets another unwanted commlink communciation from Sister Miriam. She again demands that Santiago give her technology or else she "will derive great pleasure from crushing your pathetic faction". Despite this threat, Santiago simply says no and ends the communciation.
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In 2172, the Spartan Coalition encounters the Keepers of Wisdom for the first time. Apparently Lal starts having fits of anger for some unknown reason towards Santiago. This prompts some very weird conversations that end up having them declare war on Santiago. Why does everyone hate Santiago's guts?
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In 2173, the little formers that could near Supply Depot are setting up a good base site for the recently built colony pod. Meanwhile, the other Spartan bases have begun revving their limited proverbial industrial capacity for expansion and warfare.
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In 2174-2176, Santiago is shoring up the infrastructure of the colonies in preparation for war.
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In 2177, forests are expanding rampantly near Sparta Command and Supply Depot. Then, Santiago has a new base called Parade Ground founded. Lastly, we get a view of Supply Depot's base window.
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In 2178, Santiago has a perimeter defense erected at Sparta Command in order to ease her fears of a invasion from Lal and his wannabe bureaucrats. In 2179-2181, Santiago is having her little terraformers that could connect the Spartan empire with a system of highways. Lastly, in 2182, Santiago has all of the Laser Infantry upgraded to Impact Squads.
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Santiago thinks "science gets more fun when we get bigger guns" as she orders her Laser Infantry to be upgraded to Impact Squads. In 2183-2185 nothing much happens. However, in 2186, a certain Spartan Unity Rover comes across a Keeping Unity Rover and decides to eliminate the keeping rover.
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