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URSAMAJOR

COLONISER'SHANDBOOK
CONTENTS
Introduction

Sequenceof
Action

TheMap

Fighting

Team
Structure

Movement

Startup
Resources

Technical
Developments

Time,
Distance& Terrain
Location

Structures
and
Buildings

Economy

Vehicleand
Reconnaissance Unit
Statistics

Share
Prices

Surveying

Colony
Moraleand
Recruitment

Introduction
Humankindhasfinallyworkedouthowtotravelbetweenthestars.Colonisationhasbecomea
realpossibility,andmankind,beingthesortofspeciesitis,hasengagedinsometimesviolent
competitionovertheresourcesofnewlydiscoveredworlds.
ThisgameisaboutthecolonisationofthethirdplanetoftheDubhesystem(knownasNew
Edo).Thereareanumberofhumangroupswishingtocolonisethehabitableandresourcerich
thirdcontinent.
Thecontinentisbrokendownintoaseriesofareaseachwithitsownmap.Playerteamswill
controlasinglemaptostartwithandexploreadditionalzonesinsearchofresources.Their
mapswillgenerallybeondifferenttables.Therelationshipbetweenthesetablesisshownona
mastermapofthecontinent.
Playerswillnotbeentirelyfreetoactastheywish,however.
TheirexpensivecolonisingtechnologyandthecostofthetriptoNewEdohavebeenfundedby
theirparentcompanyorgovernment.Theseparentorganisationwillbeexpectingareturn.
Successfulteamswillbethosewhoareabletofunctionwellasateam,andplan,delegateand
negotiatewell.
Thoseofyouwithtimeandenthusiasm,andinternetaccesscanfindoutalotmoreaboutthe
Universeinwhichthisgameissetatwww.pastpers.co.uk/universe.
WehopeyouenjoyagranddayoutonNewEdo.
JohnRutherfordandJimWallman
October2000
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TeamStructure
Eachteamhasthefollowingthreekeymembers:
ChiefExecutive

Inchargeoftheteam.
Responsibletothehomegovernmentor
owningmegacorporationforthewell
beingandefficientoperationofthe
colony.

HeadofResourcesand
Planning

AssiststheCEinplanningthegrowthof
thecolony
Managestheeffectiveuseofits
resources.
Organisingexports

SecurityChief

Ensuresthatthecolonyisprotectedand
itsareasecuredfromhostileorcriminal
elements.
Definessecuritypolicy
Reportstoowningcorporationon
securityofthecolony.
IfthereisnoChiefSurveyor,theSecurity
Chiefisexpectedtocoordinatesurvey
activity.

Iftherearemorethanthreeplayersthenonecouldusefullyaddtheseimportantroles:
HeadofInternalAffairs

Responsibleforreportingtothehome
corporations(inadditiontoanyreports
theCEmakes)andtoactasaninternal
auditor.
Responsibleforkeepingtrackof
colonistsmorale.
Responsible(withtheCE)for
negotiationswithothercolonies.

ChiefSurveyor

Responsibleforplanningandconducting
resourcesurveys
Responsiblefororganisingmining
activity.
Exploringandmapping

Playersmightchoosetorearrangeduties,thoughthereshouldalwaysbeoneplayerwhois
ChiefExecutiveortheequivalent.

Time,DistanceAndLocation
Thescalesaredeliberatelyvaguehowever,ifyouwanttogetasenseofthetimescalethis
gamerepresents,thinkintermsofeachturnbeingaround100days.
Thismeans,usingtheUniversalTimesystem,thatthereareabout4turnsperyear.
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Allthecoloniesareonthesamecontinent,becausethisiswhereorbitalsurveyshaveindicated
thegreatestlikelihoodofahighconcentrationsofRedMercuryandothersuitableminerals.

Economy
ThereareanumberofvaluablethingsthatcanbefoundonthesurfaceofnewEdo,andthe
colonistshavethetechnologytoexploitthesequicklyandeasily.
1. BIOMASS(Foodandarawmaterialforotherthings).BIOMASSiscollectedmostusually
fromthejunglesbymobileBiomasscollectorsandprocessedinfactories.
2. REDMERCURY(Essentialforadvancedtechnology).Thishastobeextractedfromthe
groundfromcertainsuitablesites.
3. MINERALS(Thecontinentisrichinusefulminerals).Thesecanbeextractedfrom
suitablemineralrichsites.

SharePricesNEWEDOSTOCKMARKET
Playerteamsrepresentasubsidiary(thatisawhollyownedsubdivision)ofamuchbigger
companythisparentisrepresentedbytheUmpires.
Youshouldbecarefultotreattheparentcompanyasarealentitythatcanbothrewardgood
performanceandpenalisepoorperformance.
WhilsttheBoardoftheparentcompanyusuallyrealisethatimmediateprofitsmightnotbe
possible,failuretoexportafterareasonableperiodoftimemightresultinthecolonybeclosed
downasunprofitable.
Aregularseriesofshuttleswilllandnearthecolony,andtheteamcandecidehowmuchof
theirsurplustheyexport.
Themoretheyexport,themorewelldisposedtheirfinancialbackerswillfeeltowardsthemand
themorelikelytheyaretoprovideadditionalsupport,suchasprofessionalmilitarysupport,or
improvedtechnology.
Eachturn,theTeamControlcalculatesandgivesamovenumbertoGameControlwhokeep
trackofthesharelevels.Factorsthatmightinfluencesharepricesare:
1. ExportProductionlevelsallmaterialcanbeexportedandlevelsmightbehigherif
exportsincludeunusual,valuableoruniqueitems.
2. QualityofManagementgoodadministrativeprocedures,regularreportingtotheparent
company,rapidandeffectiveresponsetoproblems.
3. Diversificationtheextenttowhichthecompanyprotectsitselffromcatastropheby
avoidingputtingallitseggsinonebaskete.g.bybuildingextracities,redundant
systems.
4. Visiontheextenttowhichthecompanyhasaclearandwellexplainedideaofitsown
futureplans,andisabletopromoteacommonpurposeandboostmoralewith
teambuildinganduseofsymbols.
Ofcourse,noneofthisisapreciseprocess,andsotherewillalsobesomesmallrandom
fluctuationscausedbyexternalfactorsintheinterstellarmarkets.Theoverallsharevaluesof
eachcompanywillbepostedforalltoseeeachturn.

SequenceOfAction
Eachturnwilltake20minutestoprocess.Itisessentialthatyouthinkandplanaheadand
thiswillonlybepossiblewhenteamsdelegateanddividetheireffortbetweenthemselves.
Typicallywewillconductactivitiesinthisorder:
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1. GameControlAnnouncesnextturn.Sharepricesposted.
2. Playerteamsplotmovement,andplacemoveableunitsonthemapwheretheywantthem
togo,inthisorder:
a. Placeunitsonyourhomemap.
b. Placeunitsonthenextadjacentmap
c. Placeunitsonthenextfurthestmapandsoonuntilyouveplacedallyourunits.Once
deployedthereshouldbenofurthermovementunlesscombatoccurs.Ifthereislikelyto
beaconflict,playersmaybeaskedtowritedowntheirdeploymentsinadvance.
d. Placeunitsunderconstructionthisturnonthefactoryconcerned.
1. Ifacombatorconflictarises,workitoutnow(EXCEPTION:Flyeroverflightsmustbe
resolvedimmediatelytheyoccur)
2. Teamworksoutproduction/gatheringofresources(supervisedbyteamcontrol)
3. Workoutnewbuildsorconstruction.
4. Teamallocatesresourcesforexport(ifany)andpassesthemtoteamcontrol.
5. TeamControlgivessharemovevaluetoGameControl.
6. Teamcontrolreportstheresultsofsurveystotheplayers.
7. RoutineCompanyshuttlelandswithpotentialimmigrantsandtocollectexports.

Movement
Becauseeachturnrepresentsaconsiderableperiodoftime,wedonothaveunitmovementin
theconventionalsense.Instead,eachturnhasadeploymentphase,inwhichunitsare
allocatedtopartsofthemap(seeabove)
Intheeventofanemergencyortheunlikelyeventofcombat,unitscanberedeployedin
stages,accordingtotheiragilityandtheintensityofthecombatoremergency.
Intheoryitmightbepossibleforeveryunitontheplanettoassembleforasinglehugecombat
inoneturnthoughtheremightbeverygoodreasonswhyplayersmightnotwanttodothis.

Terrain
Thereareanumberofdifferenttypesofterrainthatwillbeshownonthemapzones.Eachtype
hasdifferentcharacteristics:
TypeofMapZone

Jungle

Volumeof
Biomass

Chance
of
Minerals

Chance
ofRed
Mercury

Operational
Difficulty

Abundance

Average

Low

Moderate
(x2)

Some

Average

Average

Easy

Lots

Low

Low

Moderate
(x2)

Lake/Ocean

Some

Low

Negligible

Hard(x3)

Escarpment

Little

Excellent

Average

Hard(x3)

Mountains

Little

Good

Good

Hard(x3)

Regolith/Desert

None

Good

Excellent

Moderate

Savannah
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(x2)
OperationalDifficultymeanstheeffectthattheterrainhasonactivities.

EasyEverythingtakesthenormalamountoftime
ModerateDoublethetimetakentodothingsinthisterrain
Hardx3timetakentodothings
TheeffectofthechanceofresultswillbereportedbyTeamControldependingonsurveyteam
activity.

Reconnaissance
Playersmayvisitothermapsonfootorinagroundorairvehicle.Playerswillbeindividually
representedbyamarkerorflagandwhenmovingaroundtheexactlocationofaplayermust
beindicated.
Thismayresultinsomepersonalrisk(localTeamUmpireswillinformyouwhenthisislikely).
Youcanalsosendflyerstocheckoutotherareaswithoutaplayerinattendance.
Informationyoucangatherisasfollows:
Youcanalwaysstandandlookatanotherteamscolonylayoutifyouareonthesame
map(unlessforcedtowithdrawbytheirsecurityteams).
Ifyouhaveaflyerandmanagetooverflytheirbase,youmaylookcloselyanddothings
likecountnumbersofcountersetc.
Faketesting:
Ifyoumoveaunitwithinthesamemapzoneofthem,oroverfly,youmaydemandatestonup
to2structuresperturntoseeiftheyarefake.Roll1d6score5or6andtheownerMUSTsay
whetheritisfakeorreal.
Attackingastructurewillalwaysrevealwhetheritisrealorfake.

Surveying
Surveyunitscansurveyanyzone,sometimesseveraltimesperturn.Itdependsonthe
operationaldifficultyofthezonethenumberinthetablebelowisthenumberofattemptsata
surveyyoucandoinaturn.
Operational
Difficulty

SurveyTeam

ATVSurvey
Team

FlyingSurvey
Team

Easy

Moderate

Hard

PlayerswillsaywhetherthesurveyattemptislookingforRedMercuryorMineralsforeach
attempt.
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ResultswillbereportedbytheTeamControlandwillbeoneofthefollowingresults:
DefinitelyYESyoufoundapotentialminingsiteofthetypeyouarelookingforatco
ordinatesthatwillbegiventoyoubytheTeamControl.Onceyouinstallanextractionunit,you
willbetoldhowmuchcanbeextracted.AdefiniteYESdoesnotruleoutthepossibilitythat
morethanonesiteofthetypeyouarelookingformightexist.Youcankeeplookinguntilyou
getadefiniteNOtobesure.
MAYBEtheremightbesomethinghere,butthesurveyteamcantbesure.Youcantry
anotherattemptifyouhaveoneinthesameturnoronsubsequentturnsotherwise.
DefinitelyNOThereispositivelynopotentialsourceofthetypeyouarelookingforinthis
zone.Youmightaswellgiveuplooking.

TheMap
EachmaprepresentsasegmentoftheMainContinent.Thiswilltypicallybedividedinto1625
zones,whichareusedtohelpadministertheeconomicsystem.

TypicalStartupResources
Unlessdetailedotherwiseinyourteambriefing,theinitiallandingwillhavethefollowing
buildingsandresources:
CommandCentre
StructureManufacturingCentre
BiomassFactory
PowerPlant
2Habdomes(andthe10coloniststhatgowiththem)
1Constructionvehicle
1SecurityTeam
1DPSRLink
25xBiomass,15xRedmercuryand30xMinerals
OPTIONALEXTRAS:ChooseanyTwoofthefollowing:
SecurityTeam
SecurityTeam
SurveyTeam
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SurveyTeam
1PowerPlant
1DPSRLink
1Habdome
1BulkCarrier
1lengthofsecurityperimeterfence
Playerscanlayouttheirinitialbasehowtheypleasetostartwith.Bearinmindthatthelayout,
onceplacedcannotbeeasilychanged.Thinkcarefullyaboutthis.

StructuresandBuildings
Thesequenceofconstructionis:
FirstTurn:BuildPrefabricatedStructureattheStructureManufacturingCentre(SMC).Itcan
bestoredthereonsubsequentturnsifrequired.(EXCEPTION:DPSRLinkandSecurityPerimeterwhich
arenotmadeatandSMC)

SecondTurn:Loadontoconstructionvehicleandmovetosite.Ifthesiteisonthesamemap,
assemblycantakeplacethisturn.
ThirdTurn:Assemblestructureonsite.
StructuresMUSTbelinkedtonearbystructuresbydata/power/services/road(DPSR)linkto
work.
Structuresindirectcontactmaybeassumedtobelinked.
Structuresmustbeassembledbyaconstructionvehicle.
AdvancedStructureslistedbelowcannotbebuiltuntilyoureceivetheplansfromyourhome
corporation(orequivalent)andtheywillonlyinvestinthiswayiftheyfeelyourcolonyis
profitable.
Dontexpecttoaccessalltheadvancedstructuresinthecourseofthegame.
CostsofconstructingstructuresareexpressedintermsofBiomass,RedmercuryandMinerals
(consumedwhenthestructureisfirstmadeinprefabricatedformattheSMC)
OtherrequirementsarePowerandColoniststhesearerepresentedbycounters,whichmust
beplacedonthestructure.Insufficientpowerorcolonistsmeansthatthestructureisn't
functioning.
Structure

Costs
to
build

Timeto
build

Power/
Colonists
Required

Whatitdoes

BasicBuildings
Youcanselectfromthislistfromtheinceptionofthecolony
Automated
MiningUnit

1B

2R

1P
1C

3M
Biomass
Processing

2B

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2P

Allowsminingofminerals
orRedMercuryatarate
of3perturnuntilthemine
isexhausted.Thismustbe
linkedtotheprocessing
centrebyaDPSRlink
Centralcollectionand
processingpointforRaw
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Plant

1R

2C

5M

Biomassintousable
material.Thecollection
vehiclesarefactoredin,
anditcancollectbiomass
fromanywherewithinits
mapzoneorzonethatit
cantrackaroutetoviaa
DPSRlink
Collectionratesare:
Abundant=30,
Lots=20,
Some/Little=10.
Azonecanonlysupply
biomassforalimitedtime
beforeitisstripped.
Theamountofbiomassin
agivenzoneismarkedon
themap.

Command
Centre

0B

1R

1P
1C

5M

Allowscommunicationoff
worldandonworld.
Playerswillbeabletouse
aradioonanopennet.
Thisisanessential
elementofeachcolony,
sinceitrepresentsyour
mainheadquarters.Dont
loseit.

Data/Power/
Services/Road
(DPSR)Link
(approx20cm)

FakeStructure

2B
0R
2M

Doesn't
needto
be
made
atan
SMC

1B

0P
0C

0P
0C

FlyerFactory

1B

1R

2P
2C

Thislinksbuildings
together,andprovidesa
conduitformaterialsof
varioussorts.Allows
buildingsetctofunction
properly.
Canbemadetolooklike
anystandardstructure.
Allowsthemanufactureof
allflyingvehicletypes.

10M
GuardMissile
Turret

1B

1R

1P
0C

2M
GuardSCA
Turret

0B

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1P

Providesfixeddefences
esp.againstairunits.
Defendsitsownmap
zone.
Providesfixeddefences
esp.againstgroundunits.
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2R

0C

Defendsitsownmap
zone.

1P

Provideshabitationfor5
Colonists.

1M
HabDome

1B

0R

10Bper
turn

2M
PowerPlant

0B

1R

0P
0C

Provides10powertothe
colony.

2M
Security
perimeter
(approx20
cm)

Structure
Manufacturing
Centre(SMC)

0B
0R
2M

Doesn't
needto
be
made
atan
SMC

1B

1R

0P
0C

2P
2C

10M

Maynotbecrossedby
vehiclesorfoot.

Allowsthemanufactureof
prefabricatedversionsof
mainstructureslisted
here.Itisessentialfor
makingbuildings.
Prefabricatedbuildings
madebyanSMCcanbe
stockpiledpriorto
assemblybya
ConstructionVehicle.

Training
Centre

2B

2R

1P
2C

ConvertsColonistsinto
securityteamsandsurvey
teams

5M
Vehicle
Factory

1B

1R

2P
2C

Allowsthemanufactureof
allsurfacevehicletypes.

8M
Warehouse

2B
0R
3M

0P
1C

Canstore,inreasonable
security,upto20
prefabricatedbuildingsor
theequivalent.(Otherwise
structuresawaiting
assemblyareopentothe
elements,sabotageor
otherrisks).

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Advanced
Structures

(OnlywhenblueprintsreleasedfromCorporateHQ
see'techdevelopment'below)

AdvancedAMU

Doubletheextractionratefromanormalmine.
Increasedextractionefficiencymeansthatitcan
continuetoextractfromadepletedmineatarateof1
perturnafteritisdepleted.

Advanced
CommCen

Allowsplayerstotalkprivatelywhentheywish.

AdvancedPower
Station

Poweroutputis20

Biological
Research
Station

Conductspureresearchintothelocalfloraandfauna
andnativebiosystems.Notmuchdirecteconomicvalue
tothisthough.Infactitsabitofawasteoftime.I
wouldntbotherifIwereyou.

Commercial
Zone

Openairtradingarea,shopsetc.ImprovesColonist
Moraleandincreasesvaluesofexports.Canonlybe
builtifthecolonyhasaBiosystemSafetyCertificate

DeepCover

Diggingundergroundbunkersforabuilding.Makesthe
typeofbuildinginvisibletorecce.Alsoprovidessome
coveragainstattack(+5hitpoints).
Theexistenceofabuildingcannotbehidden.
Thismustbebuiltbeforethebuildingithouses.Needs
aconstructionvehicletodoit.

Education&
TrainingFacility

Maintainsandimprovescolonistsskills.+1tocolonist
morale

Farm

Feeds5colonistspermanently.
CanonlybebuiltifthecolonyhasaBiosystemSafety
Certificate

HiDensityHab
Dome

Provideshabitationfor10Colonists.

HSD
construction
facility

Anorbitalfacility.MusthaveIndustrialUnit,Tech
CentreandOrbitalTradingStationfirst.Doesnot
requireconstructionvehicle.Requiressomecoloniststo
manage.Hasinternalpowerandissuppliedfrom
planetside.WithashipyardandHSPallows
constructionofinterstellarships.

Hyperlynium
SynthesisPlant

MusthaveIndustrialUnitandTechCentrefirst.Allows
theconstructionofHyperspaceFieldGenerators
(HSFG).Ittakes1turntomakeenoughHyperlyniumto
makeoneHSFG

IndustrialUnit

AllowsconstructiontohappenmorerapidlyanSMC
onthesamemapcanmakeanystructurein1turn.
Newstructuresmaybecomeavailable.

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MedicalCentre

Retainscolonistshealthatahigherlevel.+1tocolonist
morale

MilitaryTraining
Centre

MusthaveIndustrialunitandTechCentrefirst.Allows
productionandtrainingofmilitarygradegroundforce
troopsandvehicles(notPacifiersorMarinesthough).

MilitiaArmoury

Permitsthearmingofallcolonistsinthezoneasa
peoplesmilitiaintimeofcrisis.Obviouslyifthemilitia
arecalledout,allotherfunctionsofthecolonycease.
Thecolonymustalsostopworkforoneturninitially,to
organisebasictrainingtoallowcoloniststobearmed.

OrbitalShipyard

Doesnotrequireconstructionvehicle.Requiressome
coloniststomanage.Hasinternalpowerandissupplied
fromplanetside.Allowsconstructionoforbitalshuttles,
smallinterplanetaryshipsandStarshipMarines.

OrbitalTrading
Station

Musthavespaceportfirst.Doesnotrequire
constructionvehicle.Requiressomecoloniststo
manage.Hasinternalpowerandissuppliedfrom
planetside.Duringconstructionallexportsarereduced
by50%.OnceconstructedDOUBLEvalueofall
exports.

Recreation
Dome

Pleasures40colonists.+1tocolonymorale

ResidentialZone

Openairhousingfor30colonists.Improvescolonist
morale.Makeshabdomesobsolete(soonceyoustart
onthesecolonistswontliveinhabdomesanymore).
CanonlybebuiltifthecolonyhasaBiosystemSafety
Certificate

SecurityStation

Providesinternalsecurityandpolicingequivalentto6
securityteams(seeColonistMorale&Recruiting)

ShuttleLanding
Field

Increasestheefficiencyofshuttleactivityallows
exportsandimportstobemademoreeffectively.Add
30%tovalueofallexports.

Spaceport

MustbeanupgradedShuttleLandingField.Massively
increasesexportsefficiency.Add60%tovalueof
exports.

Technology
Centre

Allowstechnologiestobeaccessedwithoutreference
tothehomecorporation.
Instantaccesstoplansforallavailableoptionsfor
vehiclesandstructures.

SpaceDefence
System

Canshootdownmilitaryflyers,shuttles,andattacklow
orbitshippingororbitalfacilities.

Populationgrowthoccursmainlybyimmigration.Thereisthereforeasmuchpopulationas
therearehabdomestosupportit.Colonistsarrive/leaveontheCompanyShuttle.
DamagetoStructures
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Basically,iftheenemyhasunrestrictedopportunitytoattackyourbase,inthe100daysofa
gameturntheycandoextensivedamageanddestroymanybuildings.Inthecombatsection
below,thetablewillshowhowmanystructuresaunitcandamageinaturnoftrying.Unitsthat
foughtagainstdefendingunitsinaturncannotattackbuildingsinthesameturn.Abuilding
damagedtwiceisdeemeddestroyed.
Deconstruction
Moststructurescanbedismantledandmovedbyaconstructionvehicle.Obviouslyitlosesits
function,andittakes1turntodeconstruct,and1Mand1turntorebuildatthenewsite.
(EXCEPTIONS:DPSRlink,shuttlelandingfields,spaceport,pleasuredome,farm,deepcover).

Vehicle&UnitStatistics
Vehicle(s)

Cost

Build
time

Movement
Agility

Pop
Requirement

Whatitdoes

BasicUnits
AirTrans

2B

Flyer

1C

Cantransport
onefootteamby
air.

Lumbering

1C

Cantransport20
unitsofany
type.Or2foot
teams.

Lumbering

1C

Assembles
prefabricated
structurekits
andbuilds
certainitems.
Capacity1
structure.

Flyer

1C

Moreeffective
thanRPV.

Flyer

1C

Armedflyer.A
securityteamis
neededascrew.

2R
3M
BulkCarrier

1B
0R
1M

Construction
Vehicle

1B
0R
2M

PilotedFlyer

1B
2R
2M

Piloted
SecurityFlyer

2B
2R

1Secteam

2M
Repair
Vehicle

1B

0R
2M

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Lumbering

1C

Canrepair
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RPVFlyer

0B

Flyer

Agile

1C

Transports
SecurityTeam

Mobile

1C

Heavilyarmed
combatvehicle.
Asecurityteam
isneededas
crew.

2R
1M
SecurityATV

1B

0R

Usefulfor
surveyingthe
terrainfornewR
orMmines.

1M
SecurityGCV

1B

0R

1Secteam

1M
Security
Team(foot)

1B

Mobile

1C

Defendscolony.
Countsasan
extracolonist.
Canonlybe
madeina
trainingcentre.

Mobile

1C

Detectssites
likelytobegood
forRorM
mining.

Agile

1C

Detectssites
likelytobegood
forRorM
mining.

1R
1M

Surveyteam
(foot)

0B
0R
1M

SurveyTeam
ATV

1B
1R
1M

Vehicle(s)

Whatitdoes

AdvancedUnits
(needtechnologyimportfromSponsors)
Advanced
SurveyTeam
(flyer)

Canfindminingsitesthatmayhavebeenmissedby
standardsurveyteams.

HeavyAirtrans

Cantransport1vehicleofanytype(withitscontents).Or
3footteams

RiotSquad

Cancaptureratherthankill.Veryeffectiveatkeeping
orderinthecolony.Notveryeffectiveinconventional
combat.

Inanunsurveyedareatheyhaveahigherchanceof
findingnormalmines.NewDeepminesrequirea
constructionvehicletospend1d6turnsdiggingoutbefore
theExtractionUnitcanbedeployed.

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Transformer

Thisisamethodofconvertingavehiclesothatitappears
tobeadifferenttype.Forexample,youmightconverta
SecurityGCVtolooklikeaBulkCarrier.Thedisguiseis
undetectableuntiltheytransform.Transformationtakes
time,sotheycannotbeusedtoshootsomeonewithout
warningortheopportunitytomoveaway.

Demanufacture
Vehiclescanbescrapped.ThisisanactivityconductedattheVehicle/Flyerfactoryandtakes
oneturn.
Yourecoverhalftheirmineralvalue(roundedup)or1Mwhicheverisgreater.

ColonyMorale&Recruitment
Thecolonysmoraleissignificantbecauseitaffectsthepopulation.
Inanyturnthatyouarerecruitingmorecoloniststofillnewhabdomes,roll1d6forthenumber
ofcoloniststhatarrivethatturn.
Thisismodified:
1foreachcolonistorsecurityteamlostatanytimeduringthelastturn.
1ifthecolonyischaotic.Thismeansthatthereisinsufficientlawandorder.Ifthecolony
haslessthanonesecurityteam(ortheequivalent)per20colonistsallocatedtointernalsecurity
only(i.e.notwanderingabouttheplacepickingfightswithothercolonies),thentheSaturday
nightbarfightsgetseriouslyoutofhand.
2ifthecolonyisdeemeddemoralised.Theteamcontrolwillwarnyouifthisislikelyto
happenbutyoucanprobablyworkoutforyourselveswhatislikelytomakethecolony
demoralised.
1ifthecolonyisdeemedtodisadvantaged.Theteamcontrolwillexplainifthishas
happenedusuallyiflifeinanothercolonyontheplanetissubstantiallybetterthaninyour
colony)
Becauseimmigrantsarriveonships,thedieroll,oncemade,cannotbeunmade.Iftheresultant
scoreisnegative,itmeansthatthisnumberofcolonistsleave.
Ifyourecruitmorecoloniststhanyouhavespacefor,theunaccommodatedonesleave
immediately(youcantsavethemup!)

Fighting
Combat
Power

Unit(s)

Defensive
Power

Movement
Agility

Numberof
buildings
damaged
perturn

Vs
Grnd

Vs
Air

AirTrans

Flyer

BulkCarrier

Lumbering

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ConstructionVehicle

Lumbering

GroundForceGCV(1)

15

12

Agile

20

GroundForceSection
(1)

12

10

Agile

12

GuardTurret

10

Fixed

MilitaryPacifier(1)

10

20

12

Flyer

20

MissileTurret

10

Fixed

PilotedFlyer

Flyer

PilotedSecurityFlyer

Flyer

RPVFlyer

Flyer

SecurityAllTerrain
Vehicle

Agile

SecurityGround
CombatVehicle

Mobile

SecurityTeam(foot)
orPeoplesMilitia

Mobile

StarshipMarine
Section(2)

10

10

Mobile

10

AdvancedUnits
AdvancedSurvey
Team

Flyer

HeavyAirtrans

Flyer

RiotSquad

1+

Mobile

(1)Militaryandcertainspecialisedunitscannotbebuiltonlyimported.
(2)RiotSquadcanKOandcaptureunitsonfootratherthankill.
DECOYUNITS
Eachteamispermittedtocreate3decoyunits.Thesearemarkedonthebackclearlyas
DECOYandcanbeofanymobiletype.
However,oncecalledoutinacombat,therealnatureofthedecoymustberevealedandthe
decoyunitisremovedfromplaythatturn.
Itcanbereturnedtoplayagainthenextturn.
COMBATSEQUENCE
Iftwo(ormore)colonieshaveforcesinagivenmapzone,theymaychoosetofaceoff.Each
playercanaddtotheirforcesuntiltheiropponentisreadytofight,orbacksdown.
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Theorderinwhichforcescanbeaddedare:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Flyersonthesamemap
Agileunitsonthesamemap
Mobileunitsonthesamemap
Flyersonanyothermap
Agileunitsonthenextadjacentmap
Mobileunitsfromnextadjacentmap
Lumberingunitsfromthesamemap
Everythingelsethatcanmove
Anyunitsmanufacturedthisturn

SPECIALRULE:Transformerscanjointheactionbytransformingonthephasetheywould
otherwisejoinin,andactuallyjoininginonthenextphase.
Itgoeslikethis:
Player1"Youleave"
Player2"No,youleave"
Player1"No"
Control"Thisisafaceoffplayer1,willyouuptheante?"
Player1"Yes"movesallthreeofhissecurityteamsonthesamemap.
Control"Player2backdownoruptheante?"
Player2"Uptheante"movestwosecurityteamsin.
Control"Player1,uptheante?"
Player1"No,Illfight"
Combatisthenresolved.Inthisexample,Player2isforcedoutofthezone.
COMBATRESOLUTION
Totalthecombatpoweranddefensivepowerforeachside.
Aircombatpowercanbeusedifthereareanyairunitsontheopposingside.
Groundcombatpowercanbeusedifthereareanygroundunitsontheopposingside.
Ifthedefensivepowerisexceededthenthatforcemustwithdrawintothenextzone.
Ifthedefensivepowerisexceededbyafactorof2ormore,thatforcemustwithdrawtothenext
map.
Itispossibleforbothsidestobeforcedtowithdraw.
Losses
Roll1d6foreachunitinthefight
Winnerscore1forittobedestroyed
Loserscore1or2forittobedestroyed
+1todierollifregularmilitaryunit
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IfadestroyedunithasaCvaluethenloseacolonistaswell.

TechDevelopment
Therearenonewtechnologiescreatedduringthegame(oratleastveryfew).
Howeverthebettertechnologiesareexpensivetoimporttothecolonyandthecorporate
sponsorswanttoknowthattheirinvestmentwillbeworthwhilebeforeallowingyoutodeploythe
highertechstuff.
Sometechnologies(suchasthefarm)cannotbedeployedstraightawaybecauseofthe
investmentneededinanalysingthelocalbiologicalconditions.
Thisissimulatedherebyananalysisoftheexportseachteammakestoitspatrons.Depending
onhowsuccessfulatexportingyouareperceivedtobe,youwillbeawardedtechnologycredits.
Thesecanbetradedbetweenteams.
Youcanusetechnologycreditstoaccessthefollowingtechnologies:

Technology

TechCredit
Value

AdvancedAMU

AdvancedCommCen

Advancedpowerplant

Barracks

100

BiologicalResearchStation

CommercialZone

20

DeepCover

30

Farm

20

HeavyAirtrans

Hidensityhabdome

HSDFactory

150

HyperlyniumPlant

150

IndustrialUnit

60

MedicalCentre

11

MilitiaArmoury

OrbitalShipyard

120

OrbitalTradingStation

50

Recreationdome

15

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ResidentialZone

20

RiotSquad

10

SecurityStation

ShuttleLandingField

SpaceDefenceSystem

150

Spaceport

17

TechnologyCentre

75

TrainingFacility

12

Transformers

20

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