Smuggler's Run APC News - 07.20.98 From: "Off-Planet" <mwmartin@gte.net> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0000 ________________________________________________________________________ | ____________________ | | � ALIEN PRESS CORE � Volume 06, 07.20.98 | | _ ____ __ | | | \ | |- | _ | |__ Join Smuggler's Run! | | | \| |___|/ \|____| | | �____________________� www.off-planet.com | |________________________________________________________________________| � N E W S B R I E F S ��� � Terran Affairs ��� by Matt Fore, FNS - Reporting LIVE from the Starship Saratoga I am here live on the Starship Saratoga, along with Admiral McFlattery, who has informed me that the "device" will be released upon Chook'Tai within the next hour. The device I am referring to is, of course, the device that will cause an impact equal to an 8-kilometer-long asteroid and that will be shot towards Chook'Tai at over 35,000 kilometers-per-hour. Right now, the Saratoga is in a stable orbit approximately 40,000 kilometers out from the planet. That means that when the weapon is deployed, it will take a little over one hour to impact the planet. Currently, the Admiral and all of the tactical engineers are surprised that there has been no attack made toward the Saratoga by either Brogian or Rebel Gecko ships, "knock on titanium". Wait...I have just been informed that the ship's sensors have picked up enemy signals. They seem to be... oh my... they are attacking the interstellar communications external probe. This might mean that we will lose communiafuew9***** TRANSMISSION SEVERED. COMMUNICATIONS CARRIER DEVICE INOPERATIVE. ***** � Attempt On Professor's Life Fails ��� by Grig Frod, APC - An failed assassination attempt on the renowned Terran Professor, Dr. Diginaldi Ramora of the Plethoric Regeneration Complex on Legume shocked the local scientific community. Dr. Ramora is well liked and respected by his peers, and is an expert in the field of non-human regenerative techniques. "The Doctor's Work has greatly enhanced Imperial chemical weapons technology in the field of xenographic transmutational diseases." said the doctor's lovely assistant, Veeva Matrix. The suspect, a Mechbot, eluded capture by local Federal Police after trying to kill Dr. Ramora with a poisonous slug fired from a slingshot. __________________________________________________________________________ � T H E E C O N O M I C R E P O R T ��� The Economic Page lists all 50 planets of The Core. Each line includes the star system, location, planet type, government, and economic info. SVC lists the Planet's available services such as Gambling, Loansharks, Repairs and Training. Fuel is available everywhere, with the cost per unit influenced by mining production. Current galactic inflation is 1.49 with the base cargo pod cost at 745 QPs. STAR QUAD TYPE LAW GOV AGR IND MIN TEC SVC ACH 17:34 Desert 8 Terran 7.91 7.93 4.26 7.03 RT ADH 12:06 Earthlike 2 Terran 8.66 9.99 7.21 1.84 GLT ALD 10:18 Earthlike 4 Terran 4.37 8.30 6.23 3.98 GRT ALG 13:09 Jungle 3 Terran 4.70 6.23 8.15 9.99 GLRT ALK 11:21 Earthlike 2 Terran 9.35 7.84 6.75 5.98 GLRT ALP 25:32 Desert 7 Terran 9.88 4.00 3.44 0.01 T ALT 38:13 Ice 3 Terran 9.34 8.43 7.22 2.14 GLRT ALZ 10:11 Desert 5 Terran 8.98 8.27 9.99 5.15 GRT ANT 21:40 Desert 6 Terran 2.48 0.41 4.81 6.27 GR ARC 10:29 Mountain 7 Terran 1.88 3.26 7.38 6.53 R ATR 37:03 Earthlike 4 Terran 5.69 4.93 5.08 7.32 GRT BEL 03:19 Volcanic 4 Terran 9.28 5.93 3.96 2.65 GRT BEN 31:37 Desert 9 Terran 9.00 4.88 9.01 5.71 RT BET 13:41 Swamp 9 Terran 8.54 0.06 7.52 6.52 R CAN 30:35 Mountain 8 Terran 5.62 8.66 5.47 7.71 RT CAP 13:18 Volcanic 4 Terran 8.29 3.33 3.98 8.97 GR CAS 15:01 Earthlike 8 Terran 1.69 8.66 4.35 0.77 T COR 35:19 Ice 2 Brogian 6.62 9.56 9.70 0.01 GLT DEB 04:46 Oceanic 9 Terran 4.79 5.41 5.23 6.26 RT DEN 42:12 Swamp 2 Terran 6.31 9.39 9.65 7.54 GLRT DIP 24:27 Mountain 8 Terran 0.82 8.87 9.58 2.54 RT DUH 24:10 Desert 4 Terran 4.96 5.44 8.04 7.98 GRT ELN 49:38 Volcanic 4 Free 0.54 5.93 0.50 0.77 GT EPS 46:49 Swamp 2 Brogian 0.07 7.04 8.88 9.32 GLRT FOM 24:31 Swamp 6 Terran 9.79 0.41 4.75 9.93 GR HAM 18:12 Desert 3 Terran 6.47 9.13 5.68 2.20 GLRT KAU 43:30 Earthlike 2 Terran 7.96 7.74 8.45 1.77 GLT KOC 06:12 Earthlike 9 Terran 6.70 4.73 1.72 9.30 RT MEG 13:36 Forest 8 Terran 9.99 8.11 0.68 2.17 RT MIA 33:29 Desert 8 Terran 9.99 2.85 6.79 5.74 R MIP 10:34 Desert 9 Terran 6.24 7.79 4.76 3.19 RT MIR 15:31 Volcanic 8 Terran 6.66 1.83 2.96 2.64 R MIZ 08:13 Ice 5 Terran 7.70 7.54 4.88 8.91 GRT NUN 06:38 Desert 8 Terran 1.51 6.42 7.97 8.22 RT PHA 03:28 Volcanic 7 Terran 9.32 2.78 8.72 6.50 R POL 19:46 Oceanic 7 Terran 4.70 1.76 4.45 8.08 R POX 06:47 Ice 9 Terran 9.73 0.56 8.57 4.52 R PRO 20:08 Jungle 4 Terran 7.81 6.58 9.99 6.86 GRT RAS 05:36 Volcanic 6 Terran 0.03 9.31 0.45 5.55 GRT REG 10:39 Earthlike 9 Terran 8.04 1.20 4.23 3.55 R RIG 04:05 Mountain 3 Terran 4.62 8.06 6.24 4.24 GLRT SAB 30:30 Ice 9 Terran 6.76 5.42 3.15 0.38 T SAI 12:38 Desert 9 Terran 6.44 5.66 3.32 2.22 RT SHA 28:29 Mountain 9 Terran 4.58 2.63 9.75 8.38 R SIR 07:33 Oceanic 6 Terran 4.86 7.08 5.29 7.75 GRT SOL 27:32 Earthlike 9 Terran 8.15 4.88 5.28 5.98 RT SPI 36:39 Earthlike 8 Terran 4.98 6.57 3.84 3.99 RT THU 19:09 Earthlike 3 Terran 8.66 3.41 9.42 1.11 GL VEG 27:04 Desert 4 Terran 0.08 4.54 6.44 3.54 GRT WEZ 33:35 Ice 7 Terran 3.75 0.60 4.39 4.82 R __________________________________________________________________________ � T H E S T O C K M A R K E T I N D E X ��� The stock market is exclusive to the 50 planets of The Core. Investing in stocks is relatively risky, but the rewards can be high. You may own up to 2,500 shares in each company. COMPANY SYMBOL VALUE CHANGE 6M Bioprotheses 6MB 688 -22 Atmospheric Seeding Corp. ATM 593 +12 AuthentiCoal AUT 120 -11 Big Bang Pyrotechnics BBP 781 +20 Chemico Corporation CHE 811 -15 Cryo-Fresh CRY 1,428 +23 Driheeve's Distilleries DRD 162 -18 Duraplast Industries DUR 317 -41 Eliza Microbrains ELI 389 -6 EndlessLoop Armaments END 117 +4 Eversharp Elementals EVE 271 +16 FoodCo FOO 718 -14 Green & Leafy Spice Co. GRE 589 +15 Galaxy Terravehicles GTV 667 -14 Guaranteed Tame GUA 622 +22 Haul-O-Rama HOA 408 -15 Hydroponics Lumber HYD 1,137 -14 Instant Art INS 689 -21 Kludge Cola & Beverage Co. KLC 1,240 -12 K'Karkh'uk's Textile Mills KTM 218 +21 Lester's Old-Fashioned Books LOF 1,741 -22 Orboid Fruit Growers ORB 506 +14 McSquared FTL Jumpdrives MCS 499 -10 Metals and Minerals MET 469 -19 Magma-Neutron Mining MNM 84 +23 Myrmidon Security Systems MYR 33 +17 New Life Genetics NLG 837 +24 Nukonium Industrials NUK 503 +18 RoboPets PET 10 +0 Phoenix Recycling PHO 342 -3 Pharmicon PHR 456 +4 Piltdown Fossils PIL 195 -16 Perpetual Motion Limited PML 865 -12 PowerThrust Weapons Mfg. POW 104 +15 Rare Air Radiates RAR 81 +2 Reerdin Steel Corporation REE 846 -10 RepliPod REP 1,098 -18 Screaming Organisms SCR 768 -6 Strip'n'Ship SNS 322 -19 Slipping Penguin Artifacts SPA 249 +7 Solomon Particle Splitting SPS 171 +21 Synthoceramics SYN 964 -12 Tagert Transport TAG 358 -11 Toxiwaste Shipping Co. TOX 657 +20 Universal Robitronics UNI 1,475 -11 Widget Incorporated WID 978 +19 Warped Tree Orchards WTO 815 -4 Xenosplice XEN 342 +18 Zeerocks Clones ZER 541 -7 Zero-G Tool Manufacturers ZGM 229 -3 __________________________________________________________________________ � T H E R A N K I N G S L I S T S ��� The following traders have earned a place of exceptional honor and respect by succeeding as 1st-class smugglers. Well Done! NET WORTH LIST: #226: Hermes I (Quiiksiilviir)............................7,936,505 #115: Achille's Heel (Alain Delon)........................7,188,950 #881: Holy Doughnut (Xanthippus).......................... 913,337 #436: White Planet (Delune Von Bek)....................... 838,056 #172: The Guttersnipe (Mc Kano)........................... 829,909 #297: Oblivious Thorn (Mekong Noir)....................... 704,722 #914: Conquestador (Ricardo Valdez)....................... 520,499 #806: The Rambling Pheonix (Mereik Jalpoor)............... 491,659 #600: The Dragon's Scale (Telracs Rettel)................. 454,931 #474: Rhondirus' Buckle (Saasit).......................... 429,510 REPUTATION LIST: #226: Hermes I (Quiiksiilviir)............................ 620 #115: Achille's Heel (Alain Delon)........................ 377 #806: The Rambling Pheonix (Mereik Jalpoor)............... 28 #436: White Planet (Delune Von Bek)....................... 27 #140: Eclipse Jackhammer (Khorg-Nok)...................... 18 #881: Holy Doughnut (Xanthippus).......................... 17 #295: The Dark Sun (Zanya)................................ 16 #970: Eclipse Trader (Puta)............................... 16 #301: Draischt (Cl'Scathe)................................ 12 #376: Predaking (K'ita)................................... 9 DEMERITS LIST: #433: Bounty (Gustav Carmi)............................... 7 #745: Amanda's Mercy (Igthorn)............................ 7 #213: Snakebite (KerrSnap)................................ 6 #251: Future Shock (Uriah)................................ 5 #436: White Planet (Delune Von Bek)....................... 5 #295: The Dark Sun (Zanya)................................ 4 #685: Freedom Express (Ender Wiggin)...................... 4 #970: Eclipse Trader (Puta)............................... 4 #301: Draischt (Cl'Scathe)................................ 3 #478: Nova Chaser (Aleric Blackshadow).................... 3 __________________________________________________________________________ Join the fray! 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