Sixty-four Pixel Colonists

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BUILDING INFORMATION

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PREFAB SHELTER
(20 Plasticarbon)
A simple, bare-bones housing unit with air filtration, liquid recycling, heat management and pressurized door seals. Holds 5 colonists.
Requires no power.
Vulnerable: Low Morale

SMALL STORAGE CRATE
(5 Plasticarbon)
A small but durable plasticarbon box.
10 unit capacity.
Requires no power.

COMPACT ALGAE TANK
(10 Plasticarbon)
A portable, space-efficient algaculture tank for farming food and other organic substances.
Requires 400 W power
Can generate one of:
4 Food Units / Turn
5 Plasticarbon / Turn
1 Fuel / Turn
4 Biopaint (red, green, yellow) / Turn
4 Fertilizer / Turn
Vulnerable: Contamination
Vulnerable: Low Morale (if used for food)

SMALL ALGAE TANK
(20 Plasticarbon)
A small algaculture tank for farming food and other organic substances. Takes up more space and wattage than a single Compact Algae Tank, but produces more yield.
Requires 500 W power
Can generate one of:
6 Food Units / Turn
8 Plasticarbon / Turn
2 Fuel / Turn
6 Biopaint (red, green, yellow) / Turn
6 Fertilizer / Turn
Vulnerable: Contamination
Vulnerable: Low Morale (if used for food)

ANSIBLE
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A device for transmitting and recieving messages in real-time at interstellar ranges.
Requires 800 W to send a 128-char message once per Turn
Requires no power to recieve messages

SOLAR ARRAY
(10 Plasticarbon)
A simple array of solar panels.
Generates 1.2 kW

FUEL-POWERED GENERATOR
(20 Plasticarbon)
A power generator that burns biofuel or other combustible substances.
Requires 1 Fuel/Turn
Generates 2.5 kW
Vulnerable: Breakdown

DEEP-CYCLE BATTERY ARRAY
(20 Plasticarbon, 5 Post-transition Metals)
A cluster of batteries that will charge from the colony's power grid. They can later be deliberately drained for a temporary power boost, either to increase power capacity for a short while, or to buy time in case of an emergency power failure.
Charge time: 2 Turns
Discharge time: 1 Turn
Capacity: 1.2 kWT

BASIC COMMON ROOM
(25 Plasticarbon)
A simple space for colonists to socialize and hold community meetings.
Requires no power.

SIMPLE HYDROPONICS VAT
(10 Plasticarbon)
A container for growing plants in the absence of proper soil by partially submerging the roots in nutrient-rich liquid.
Requires 200 W power
Requires 1 Fertilizer/Turn
Generates 8 Food Units/Turn
Vulnerable: Blight

RADAR TOWER
(35 Plasticarbon, 1 Oscillator Crystal)
A tower that uses radio waves to detect objects at a distance, both across the surface of BRitS and up into space.
Requires 1.2 kW power
Sight 5

DRONE INFORMATION

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Drones must remain within a certain radius of a signal antenna to function. All standard landing craft are equipped with a built-in signal antenna.

CONSTRUCTION DRONE
A mobile, self-driven framework capable of printing plasticarbon building foundations onto any flat, solid surface.
Sight 1
Move 2
Range 3
Vulnerable: Nozzle Jams

COMPACT MINING DRONE
A small drone equipped with a weak laser-saw for cutting through solid rock. Programmed with algorithms for identifying and excavating valuable minerals. 1 unit capacity.
Sight 1
Move 3
Range 5

COMPACT SCOUTING DRONE
A small drone equipped with recording and measuring devices. Can take soil samples and capture signals across the electromagnetic spectrum.
Sight 2
Move 3
Range 6

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INCOMING TRANSMISSION from PROBE 07
ASTEROID BM-720861i-809:

CONGRATULATIONS! Your bid (#1703) in the Galactic Frontiers Project has been accepted! Attached above is your first glimpse of the slated landing zone. We hope you and your lucky group of colonists are excited to complete the months-long one-way journey to ASTEROID BM-720861i-809 to begin your new lives.

But first, we need a little bit of information. As part of our program, we offer one of three starting packages to equip your new colony. Do you hope to build a better society? Make exciting new discoveries? Strike it rich and find your fortune? GFP will outfit you with the things you need for success!

Please select the equipment that will be sent down with you to the landing zone:



(Additional supply drops may be offered upon request, but are not guaranteed.)

For the more technical-minded among you, here is some extra information about the equipment offered:

BUILDING INFORMATION

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PREFAB SHELTER
A simple, bare-bones housing unit with air filtration, liquid recycling, heat management and pressurized door seals. Holds 5 colonists.
Requires no power.
Vulnerable: Low Morale

SMALL STORAGE CRATE
A small but durable plasticarbon box.
10 unit capacity.
Requires no power.

COMPACT ALGAE TANK
A portable, space-efficient algaculture tank for farming food and other organic substances.
Requires 400 W power
4 Food Units / Turn
OR
5 Plasticarbon / Turn
OR
1 Fuel /Turn
Vulnerable: Contamination
Vulnerable: Low Morale (if used for food)

ANSIBLE
A device for transmitting and recieving messages in real-time at interstellar ranges.
Requires 800 W to send a 128-char message once per Turn
Requires no power to recieve messages

SOLAR ARRAY
A simple array of solar panels.
Generates 1.2 kW

FUEL-POWERED GENERATOR
A power generator that burns biofuel or other combustible substances.
Requires 1 Fuel/Turn
Generates 2.5 kW
Vulnerable: Breakdown

DRONE INFORMATION

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Drones must remain within a certain radius of a signal antenna to function. All standard landing craft are equipped with a built-in signal antenna.

CONSTRUCTION DRONE
A mobile, self-driven framework capable of printing plasticarbon building foundations onto any flat, solid surface.
Sight 1
Move 2
Range 3
Vulnerable: Nozzle Jams

COMPACT MINING DRONE
A small drone equipped with a weak laser-saw for cutting through solid rock. Programmed with algorithms for identifying and excavating valuable minerals. 1 unit capacity.
Sight 1
Move 3
Range 5

COMPACT SCOUTING DRONE
A small drone equipped with recording and measuring devices. Can take soil samples and capture signals across the electromagnetic spectrum.
Sight 2
Move 3
Range 6

Whichever package you choose, please also register the professions of the additional specialist(s) you elect to bring with you. Once you've confirmed these details, preparation for your exciting voyage can begin!