Smuggler's Run APC - 07.13.98 From: "Off-Planet" <mwmartin@gte.net> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0000 ________________________________________________________________________ | ____________________ | | � ALIEN PRESS CORE � Volume 06, 07.13.98 | | _ ____ __ | | | \ | |- | _ | |__ Join Smuggler's Run! | | | \| |___|/ \|____| | | �____________________� www.off-planet.com | |________________________________________________________________________| � N E W S B R I E F S ��� � Terran Affairs ��� by Matt Fore, FNS - In hearing of last week's Brogian-Gecko onslaught upon Luna City, the Gecko Empire released the following statement: "The Gecko Empire does not support any rebel activity of rebelling Geckos. Through a Gecko spy that we have placed at a Rebel Gecko base, we have learned that Luna City was devastated last week by Rebel Gecko forces in conjunction with the Brogians. This statement is only meant to inform the Terrans that the Gecko Empire has not attacked Luna City or any other Terran establishment. We remain neutral in this conflict. Thank you." Sky Marshall Dienes officially called back the apocalyptic attack aimed at Draak, the Geckos' homeworld, after reading the above statement. No comment was given by the Brogian Magistrate, so Terran forces continue with plans to decimate Chook'Tai, the homeworld of the Brogian aggressors. Federal scientists state that the attack on Chook'Tai will be the equivalent of dropping an 8-kilometer-long asteroid upon the planet. The shockwave explosion from the weapon will cause 44.827% of the Brogians to be instantly vaporized, while the remaining 55.173% will die from lack of sunlight and plant life. "Complex life on Chook'Tai will most likely end." gleamed Professor Anton Hjorka of the Imperial Weapons And Nutrition Research Facility on Uranus Station 2. The single-sentence quote that the Sky Marshall released, and all Terrans seem to support, is "They f*cked with the wrong species." � Earth's Industrial Forces Break Loose ��� by Grig Frod, APC - The news released last week that The Imperial Bureau Of The Navy And Postal Service was going to be farming out military contracts to the private sector sent contractors running for supplies. Industrial production shot up over 200% in the last few days, and hundreds of thousands of new jobs have been created to meet the new demand. "I don't know bout you, but I've been laid off 17 times in the last year, all because this one time I killed my foreman with a hydrowrench!" said one lucky applicant who was accepted by Reerdin Steel Corporation to operate highly sophisticated and dangerous heavy machinery. "We've had to cut out some of the Q&A on the new employee screening process to allow more citizens to go through the system." said one Personnel Manager. "There just isn't time to consider minor issues like family history, criminal background or mental health." she said. � Billions Of Potential Lives Melt ��� by Tarneau Ze'Apiph, INC - A fire deliberately set at the Frozen Terran Sperm Bank orbiting Alpha Centauri destroyed the coolant systems in Lab 4 of the facility, causing the contents of a large vat to thaw and become unusable. Distraught scientists cried when it was discovered that the large titanium vessel contained 3.8 billion Terran sperm specimens on hold from Earth. "The potential for a new super race has been set back years!" exclaimed one of the doctors, who was later hauled away and shot for revealing government secrets. __________________________________________________________________________ � 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 1.53 with the base cargo pod cost at 765 QPs. STAR QUAD TYPE LAW GOV AGR IND MIN TEC SVC ACH 17:34 Desert 8 Terran 8.04 7.82 3.79 7.12 RT ADH 12:06 Earthlike 2 Terran 9.11 9.67 7.63 1.38 GLT ALD 10:18 Earthlike 4 Terran 3.88 8.02 6.01 4.29 GRT ALG 13:09 Jungle 3 Terran 5.10 5.80 7.67 9.99 GLRT ALK 11:21 Earthlike 2 Terran 9.53 7.51 7.25 6.08 GLRT ALP 25:32 Desert 7 Terran 7.52 4.04 3.85 0.01 T ALT 38:13 Ice 3 Terran 9.21 8.43 7.37 2.35 GLRT ALZ 10:11 Desert 5 Terran 9.27 8.42 9.77 5.52 GRT ANT 21:40 Desert 6 Terran 2.31 0.84 5.09 6.27 GR ARC 10:29 Mountain 7 Terran 2.34 3.18 7.88 6.70 R ATR 37:03 Earthlike 4 Terran 5.39 3.33 5.34 7.81 GR BEL 03:19 Volcanic 4 Terran 9.57 5.50 4.13 2.42 GRT BEN 31:37 Desert 9 Terran 8.68 4.70 8.64 5.29 RT BET 13:41 Swamp 9 Terran 8.68 0.29 7.25 6.42 R CAN 30:35 Mountain 8 Terran 5.27 8.81 5.04 8.18 RT CAP 13:18 Volcanic 4 Terran 8.78 3.56 6.45 8.85 GR CAS 15:01 Earthlike 8 Terran 2.13 9.09 4.21 0.97 T COR 35:19 Ice 2 Brogian 7.08 9.85 9.55 0.01 GLT DEB 04:46 Oceanic 9 Terran 5.25 4.99 5.36 6.29 RT DEN 42:12 Swamp 2 Terran 5.82 9.48 9.66 7.85 GLRT DIP 24:27 Mountain 8 Terran 0.75 8.98 9.99 2.88 RT DUH 24:10 Desert 4 Terran 5.01 5.05 8.17 7.73 GRT ELN 49:38 Volcanic 4 Free 1.03 5.62 0.01 1.14 GT EPS 46:49 Swamp 2 Brogian 0.01 6.99 8.59 9.74 GLRT FOM 24:31 Swamp 6 Terran 9.70 0.01 5.21 9.71 GR HAM 18:12 Desert 3 Terran 6.50 8.84 5.61 2.48 GLRT KAU 43:30 Earthlike 2 Terran 7.50 7.47 8.74 1.94 GLT KOC 06:12 Earthlike 9 Terran 6.76 4.74 1.31 9.18 RT MEG 13:36 Forest 8 Terran 9.99 7.62 0.38 1.78 T MIA 33:29 Desert 8 Terran 9.87 2.96 6.53 5.48 R MIP 10:34 Desert 9 Terran 6.69 8.06 4.59 5.42 RT MIR 15:31 Volcanic 8 Terran 6.96 2.06 2.93 3.07 R MIZ 08:13 Ice 5 Terran 7.25 7.87 5.09 8.68 GRT NUN 06:38 Desert 8 Terran 1.10 6.83 8.12 8.68 RT PHA 03:28 Volcanic 7 Terran 8.97 2.84 8.89 6.35 R POL 19:46 Oceanic 7 Terran 4.26 1.69 4.48 7.77 R POX 06:47 Ice 9 Terran 9.26 0.95 8.63 4.38 R PRO 20:08 Jungle 4 Terran 8.19 6.51 9.80 6.45 GRT RAS 05:36 Volcanic 6 Terran 0.01 9.56 0.69 5.06 GRT REG 10:39 Earthlike 9 Terran 7.96 0.87 4.24 3.77 R RIG 04:05 Mountain 3 Terran 4.99 9.99 6.27 4.16 GLRT SAB 30:30 Ice 9 Terran 6.41 5.35 3.16 0.81 T SAI 12:38 Desert 9 Terran 6.46 5.56 2.97 2.27 RT SHA 28:29 Mountain 9 Terran 4.47 2.90 9.36 8.75 R SIR 07:33 Oceanic 6 Terran 5.24 6.99 4.88 7.82 GRT SOL 27:32 Earthlike 9 Terran 7.68 5.20 5.07 5.98 RT SPI 36:39 Earthlike 8 Terran 5.04 6.62 4.03 4.44 RT THU 19:09 Earthlike 3 Terran 8.21 3.41 9.83 1.40 GL VEG 27:04 Desert 4 Terran 0.01 4.52 6.46 3.61 GRT WEZ 33:35 Ice 7 Terran 5.52 0.39 4.35 5.10 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 710 +17 Atmospheric Seeding Corp. ATM 581 -16 AuthentiCoal AUT 131 -22 Big Bang Pyrotechnics BBP 761 +11 Chemico Corporation CHE 826 -1 Cryo-Fresh CRY 1,405 +24 Driheeve's Distilleries DRD 180 +24 Duraplast Industries DUR 358 +12 Eliza Microbrains ELI 395 -7 EndlessLoop Armaments END 113 +3 Eversharp Elementals EVE 255 -13 FoodCo FOO 732 +1 Green & Leafy Spice Co. GRE 574 +6 Galaxy Terravehicles GTV 681 -8 Guaranteed Tame GUA 600 +19 Haul-O-Rama HOA 423 -11 Hydroponics Lumber HYD 1,151 +16 Instant Art INS 710 -19 Kludge Cola & Beverage Co. KLC 1,252 +24 K'Karkh'uk's Textile Mills KTM 197 +11 Lester's Old-Fashioned Books LOF 1,763 +2 Orboid Fruit Growers ORB 492 +165 McSquared FTL Jumpdrives MCS 509 +15 Metals and Minerals MET 488 +21 Magma-Neutron Mining MNM 61 +12 Myrmidon Security Systems MYR 16 +1 New Life Genetics NLG 813 +9 Nukonium Industrials NUK 485 -18 RoboPets PET 10 -10 Phoenix Recycling PHO 345 +11 Pharmicon PHR 452 +1 Piltdown Fossils PIL 211 +11 Perpetual Motion Limited PML 877 -4 PowerThrust Weapons Mfg. POW 89 -10 Rare Air Radiates RAR 79 +13 Reerdin Steel Corporation REE 856 +17 RepliPod REP 1,116 +7 Screaming Organisms SCR 774 +0 Strip'n'Ship SNS 341 -21 Slipping Penguin Artifacts SPA 242 -14 Solomon Particle Splitting SPS 150 -10 Synthoceramics SYN 976 -10 Tagert Transport TAG 369 +13 Toxiwaste Shipping Co. TOX 637 -8 Universal Robitronics UNI 1,486 +25 Widget Incorporated WID 959 -213 Warped Tree Orchards WTO 819 +16 Xenosplice XEN 324 +20 Zeerocks Clones ZER 548 +16 Zero-G Tool Manufacturers ZGM 232 -12 __________________________________________________________________________ � 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)............................8,834,559 #115: Achille's Heel (Alain Delon)........................6,857,025 #881: Holy Doughnut (Xanthippus).......................... 913,337 #436: White Planet (Delune Von Bek)....................... 829,536 #297: Oblivious Thorn (Mekong Noir)....................... 778,346 #172: The Guttersnipe (Mc Kano)........................... 695,569 #806: The Rambling Pheonix (Mereik Jalpoor)............... 546,711 #914: Conquestador (Ricardo Valdez)....................... 479,190 #600: The Dragon's Scale (Telracs Rettel)................. 387,992 #474: Rhondirus' Buckle (Saasit).......................... 367,183 REPUTATION LIST: #226: Hermes I (Quiiksiilviir)............................ 609 #115: Achille's Heel (Alain Delon)........................ 377 #806: The Rambling Pheonix (Mereik Jalpoor)............... 27 #436: White Planet (Delune Von Bek)....................... 26 #140: Eclipse Jackhammer (Khorg-Nok)...................... 18 #881: Holy Doughnut (Xanthippus).......................... 17 #970: Eclipse Trader (Puta)............................... 16 #295: The Dark Sun (Zanya)................................ 13 #200: Was-Wasnot (Chak'lanna)............................. 10 #301: Draischt (Cl'Scathe)................................ 10 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 #823: Deep Space Trader (James Robertson)................. 5 #200: Was-Wasnot (Chak'lanna)............................. 4 #295: The Dark Sun (Zanya)................................ 4 #685: Freedom Express (Ender Wiggin)...................... 4 #970: Eclipse Trader (Puta)............................... 4 __________________________________________________________________________ Join the fray! 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