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Updated September 29th
Starting Conditions:
- 1 of each MFG facility
- 1 Golan platform
- 1 Free HQ Garrison -or- 1 Free Heavy Imperial Garrison base (for Imps)
- 18,000 MC purse to spend however you want
Oct 1st - Official Start Date:
You should
- Collect income
- Pay maintenance on your existing (starting) units
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If any of our resident spreadsheet gurus want to volunteer a template we can all use for this stuff, that would be great! :-*
Why does that sound like me? ... ;)
I'll poke around at what I'd use and share it. Y'all are welcome to use it. If someone else wants to create their own or a template for others, zero offense will be taken here.
1. A read-only Google Doc/Spreadsheet that lists their starting units, with a cost break down. Please ROUND all numbers when calculating costs.
How do you want to round? Nearest MC or 2 decimal (like we would for USDs)?
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Why does that sound like me? ... ;)
::whistles, looks around, kicks some dirt::
How do you want to round? Nearest MC or 2 decimal (like we would for USDs)?
No decimals! The dollar is doomed!
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I'll keep working from my original public document for the SA.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Lr45crkYKNgeP3_Ly8L_4P-24ct5ZQxLWnfQm2vyeTg/edit?usp=sharing
First tab is accounting (yet to be updated for the latest changes). Currently the second tab is a back-up of my accounting main tab just in case. Pretend it doesn't exist and I'll refer to subsequent tabs like it doesn't. The second tab is the maintenance calculator. It's the super simple list of your ships and facilities and just totals up what your maintenance for your currently built things are. It hasn't been updated for the latest changes at the time of this post. Finally, we start getting into planet sheets. Here we have the planet name, the orbital/ship/ground assets at it, and then the grid with a color/letter coded key for terrains.
Feedback is absolutely welcome as this is very much a first pass.
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Looks real good your maintenance is still set at 3 thousand
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A simple spreadsheet "hack" is to simply tab everything out in any word processing program, and set the font to Courier.
Courier uses an equidistant spacing scheme so that each letter and empty space physically occupies the same amount of space.
I attached a file to this post "System Grid Template - Notepad Edition" if you want a down and dirty version.
For example, here is how it looks in Arial.
PLANET GRID
A B C D E
1 ( )( )( )( )( )
2 ( )(X)(X)( )( )
3 ( )(X) O ( )( )
4 ( )( )( )( )( )
5 ( )( )( )( )( )
(#) UNIT LOCATION
(1) Orbital Space Dock-III B-2
(4) Corellian Corvettes B-2
(4) Corellian Corvettes B-3
(4) Corellian Corvettes C-2
Here is how it looks in Courier.
PLANET GRID
A B C D E
1 ( )( )( )( )( )
2 ( )(X)(X)( )( )
3 ( )(X) O ( )( )
4 ( )( )( )( )( )
5 ( )( )( )( )( )
(#) UNIT LOCATION
(1) Orbital Space Dock-III B-2
(4) Corellian Corvettes B-2
(4) Corellian Corvettes B-3
(4) Corellian Corvettes C-2
Aesthetically, a huge difference. Might be easier to adapt when writing posts too.
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I am also finishing an automated map plotting app.
It will have two text area inputs that will take something like this;
ISDI Deaths Head <E-A1>
VSDII Viceroy <E-B2>
TIEF 36 <E-B2>
TIEB 12 <E-C2>
(Note: <E-C2> means heading east, grid C2. Also, unit abbreviations will be fomalized and in the specs)
This should work for the ground grid as well, but first i want to get it working for space.
And plot them visually on the map for you, and you can hover over icons to see a popup with details. The first version will be rough but eventually I willa dd more features. I am close to having this tdone.. just need time and all my free time has been in the docs this last 10 days.
A simple spreadsheet "hack" is to simply tab everything out in any word processing program, and set the font to Courier.
Courier uses an equidistant spacing scheme so that each letter and empty space physically occupies the same amount of space.
I attached a file to this post "System Grid Template - Notepad Edition" if you want a down and dirty version.
For example, here is how it looks in Arial.
PLANET GRID
A B C D E
1 ( )( )( )( )( )
2 ( )(X)(X)( )( )
3 ( )(X) O ( )( )
4 ( )( )( )( )( )
5 ( )( )( )( )( )
(#) UNIT LOCATION
(1) Orbital Space Dock-III B-2
(4) Corellian Corvettes B-2
(4) Corellian Corvettes B-3
(4) Corellian Corvettes C-2
Here is how it looks in Courier.
PLANET GRID
A B C D E
1 ( )( )( )( )( )
2 ( )(X)(X)( )( )
3 ( )(X) O ( )( )
4 ( )( )( )( )( )
5 ( )( )( )( )( )
(#) UNIT LOCATION
(1) Orbital Space Dock-III B-2
(4) Corellian Corvettes B-2
(4) Corellian Corvettes B-3
(4) Corellian Corvettes C-2
Aesthetically, a huge difference. Might be easier to adapt when writing posts too.
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Okay, the sheet is updated now with what my builds should look like (I reserve the right change details for a little longer!), but prices and such should all be good now. The sample planet has been updated with some sample data, and the orbital grid to go with the ground grid.
Let me know if you see anything incorrect, or have ideas/suggestions.
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Updated the OP. Just to clarify google docs are not a requirement! Just want all the data posted on the boards ;)
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So how are things going?
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So how are things going?
Sorry for the lack of communication. I'll make a new thread today with starting conditions and all that.
Please sit tight a bit longer :)
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Just want to make sure I haven't missed the new thread. Going to be very busy next week packing up, but might find some down time, too.
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OP updated!
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Updated September 29th
Starting Conditions:
- 1 of each MFG facility
- 1 Golan platform
- 1 Free HQ Garrison -or- 1 Free Heavy Imperial Garrison base (for Imps)
- 18,000 MC purse to spend however you want
Oct 1st - Official Start Date:
You should
- Collect income
- Pay maintenance on your existing (starting) units
All right, I guess Oct 1st was too ambitious... ::listens to radio silence::
You guys still in or what?
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I am here for sure. I think it might be a little short notice. Possibly get a role call out so everyone is actually aware. The long several delays might have slepted a few.
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I am still in but have an unfortunate right index finger injury that made computer work this weekend a non starter lol.
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I am still in but have an unfortunate right index finger injury that made computer work this weekend a non starter lol.
Ouch! Hope it's not too bad
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Im here and in. Was pulling dock, boat and hoist from lake at my moms place this weekend. TGE banking should get updated today, don't know that we will start moving tangible ships around until we get our SL background wrapped up. Will be working diligently on that this week in my free time mainly.
As soon as me and Bish finish that we will embark on some hijinx!
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October 1st snuck up on me. After the many spec resets I need to rework my background infos and such. Still need to post my banking as well.
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I'm here and interested still. Oct 1 was just a bit short for me to re-work start-up again. I'm working through some of it tonight and we'll see how far I get. Got a lot going on right now.
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Questions:
1) Orbital Repair Dock...included in starting stuff or not? (not sure if it counts in with the mfg stuff)
2) What was the decision on what these started with? i.e. the HQ Base: Conscript Infantry, Standard Infantry, or None? Speederbikes? Z-95s? Can we 'sell' the starting to upgrade? i.e. -20 speeder bikes = 70MC to spend toward other vehicles?
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Not too bad, just cut so that I couldn't bend the finger. At least I can now bend it, and thankfully write.
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Yeah, lets just take our time posting our starting stuff and when everyone has it up we can get active with units. Meanwhile SL and figure out starting stuff.
As regards facilities: you get one of each MANUFACTURING facility, the repair docks aren't included in that.
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Probably a dumb question:
I remember we had discussed starting PDFs and such. That isn't happening right? Just the 18MC and one of each manufacturing, correct?
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All worlds neutral and player owned get the Local Defense Forces which is a Common Tech Garrison Base loaded with most basic Common Tech units. Conscripts, Speeders, Cloakshapes and Tramp Shuttles.
These cannot be exchanged for purse money.
All START UP BASES and MFG Facils (1 Golan, 1 Gar HQ, 1 SF Plant, 1 Space Drydock, 1 Troop Grounds, 1 Ground Weapons Factory) come with most basic common tech units (ie same listed above) Those can be exchanged for purse money at start up purchase.
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Thanks for the confirmation Eidolon.
I think I've got a basic planned laid out: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Lr45crkYKNgeP3_Ly8L_4P-24ct5ZQxLWnfQm2vyeTg/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Lr45crkYKNgeP3_Ly8L_4P-24ct5ZQxLWnfQm2vyeTg/edit?usp=sharing)
Am I missing anything or doing something that changed and isn't allowed now? I think it's good (other than being off budget).