Alien Press Core - 06.29.98 From: "Off-Planet" <mwmartin@gte.net> Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0000 ________________________________________________________________________ | ____________________ | | � ALIEN PRESS CORE � Volume 06, 06.29.98 | | _ ____ __ | | | \ | |- | _ | |__ Smuggler's Run FREE! | | | \| |___|/ \|____| | | �____________________� www.off-planet.com | |________________________________________________________________________| � N E W S B R I E F S ��� ��� The Empire Beefs Up Security by Grig Frod, APC - Sigma Major, Saiph - The Imperial Navy stepped up security and law enforcement on all planets within The Empire, sources stated this week. Law levels on most planets increased as police recruited, some say shanghaied, citizens as deputies for local law enforcement agencies. "One hundred thousand new officers have been inducted on outlying planets throughout The Core." said Rhemis Dharwin, Chief Of Imperial Secret Police. "Don't tell anyone, though.", he continued. Fears in the Imperial High Command of terrorism by Alien Liberation Front operatives, as well as Brogian sympathizers has spurred on the need for additional security, claims one highly-placed official of the Terran government who wished to remain anonymous. In a related story, inflation seemed to stabilize this week after the news of additional security and police officers. ��� Bad Crop Taints Vaccine by Mason Thrax, NBC - Jo Jumba, Polaris - A recent harvest of bad shuaccara beans was accidentally used to make over 300,000 doses of Factor Q, the anti-viral agent used to vaccinate victims of Harah's Syndrome. The disease is native to Bangor, and cripples its hosts within 3 years of infection. The mistake was made by a crew of agribots which were scheduled for maintenance, but because of budget cutbacks, were re-slated for a later date. Luckily, the tainted vaccine was discovered before all 300,000 doses were administered, although some 120,000 are currently unaccounted for. So far, The Empire has had no comment as to the incident. Dr. Harvard W. Wilcox, of the Institute For Interstellar Health And Mutations was concerned about the effects the mutant drug may have on anyone who takes it. "Current laboratory tests indicate that the drug is mostly benign, but certain rare combinations of environmental contaminants, diet and genetic makeup can cause some individuals to become prone to homicidal blackouts." ��� Terran Affairs by Matt Fore, FNS - Earth, Sol - I'd like to say hello to all of the loyal fans of Off-Planet. I, myself, happen to love space and space travel and wonder how in the hell some people cannot! How about you? If you have any thoughts on the subject, you can e-mail me at FilmGuy102@aol.com. Anyway, space and the planetoids in it are wonderful. And the best things about it is that if Earth ever got to the point where it could not support human life [ha, that would only happen because of human interference, like we're doing right now by polluting our planet], we could escape into the void of space and search for a new planet to settle ourselves upon. But of course by then we would have had to learn form our mistakes on Earth and not do the same thing we did on our previous planet. Ha, knowing human nature, I would bet that would never happen. Off-Planet is a wonderful organization and I have to applaud Mr. Martin's efforts toward the organization. Of course Off-Planet is science fiction, but in the future, who knows, it just might be science FACT. If any member has anything they would like me to put in my next weekly column, e-mail me and ask! __________________________________________________________________________ � 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 1.90 with the base cargo pod cost at 950 QPs. STAR QUAD TYPE LAW GOV AGR IND MIN TEC SVC ACH 17:34 Desert 7 Terran 8.08 7.99 3.99 6.52 RT ADH 12:06 Earthlike 1 Terran 9.41 9.99 7.63 1.56 GLT ALD 10:18 Earthlike 3 Terran 4.40 8.08 5.91 3.92 GLRT ALG 13:09 Jungle 2 Terran 5.41 5.50 8.35 9.79 GLRT ALK 11:21 Earthlike 1 Terran 9.99 8.07 6.96 6.15 GLRT ALP 25:32 Desert 6 Terran 7.30 4.73 3.68 0.42 GT ALT 38:13 Ice 2 Terran 9.29 8.37 7.41 2.25 GLRT ALZ 10:11 Desert 4 Terran 8.55 6.73 9.99 6.01 GRT ANT 21:40 Desert 5 Terran 1.57 0.77 5.13 5.68 GR ARC 10:29 Mountain 6 Terran 2.36 3.15 8.44 3.68 GR ATR 37:03 Earthlike 3 Terran 5.96 3.38 5.59 7.80 GLR BEL 03:19 Volcanic 3 Terran 9.99 4.82 4.66 2.57 GLRT BEN 31:37 Desert 9 Terran 9.53 5.28 8.36 4.82 RT BET 13:41 Swamp 9 Terran 8.79 0.48 7.93 6.55 R CAN 30:35 Mountain 7 Terran 5.15 9.16 5.08 8.69 RT CAP 13:18 Volcanic 3 Terran 9.39 3.43 6.54 9.00 GLR CAS 15:01 Earthlike 7 Terran 2.29 9.19 4.63 1.53 T COR 35:19 Ice 1 Brogian 6.50 9.90 9.67 0.01 GLT DEB 04:46 Oceanic 9 Terran 5.00 5.14 5.45 6.89 RT DEN 42:12 Swamp 1 Terran 5.86 9.40 8.73 7.50 GLRT DIP 24:27 Mountain 7 Terran 0.57 8.60 9.44 2.82 RT DUH 24:10 Desert 3 Terran 2.25 5.18 7.46 7.84 GLRT ELN 49:38 Volcanic 3 Free 1.29 5.00 0.11 1.20 GLT EPS 46:49 Swamp 1 Brogian 0.05 6.46 8.38 9.99 GLRT FOM 24:31 Swamp 5 Terran 9.99 0.05 4.90 9.66 GR HAM 18:12 Desert 2 Terran 6.50 8.55 6.22 2.34 GLRT KAU 43:30 Earthlike 1 Terran 6.61 7.38 8.71 1.39 GLT KOC 06:12 Earthlike 8 Terran 7.45 4.44 0.89 9.68 RT MEG 13:36 Forest 7 Terran 9.99 7.46 0.01 1.95 T MIA 33:29 Desert 7 Terran 9.73 2.86 6.34 4.76 R MIP 10:34 Desert 8 Terran 6.80 7.97 2.95 6.23 RT MIR 15:31 Volcanic 7 Terran 7.19 2.21 3.10 2.51 R MIZ 08:13 Ice 4 Terran 9.58 8.06 5.16 8.59 GRT NUN 06:38 Desert 7 Terran 1.56 7.28 8.15 6.54 RT PHA 03:28 Volcanic 6 Terran 8.94 2.31 9.30 6.38 GR POL 19:46 Oceanic 6 Terran 4.80 1.88 4.63 7.60 GR POX 06:47 Ice 8 Terran 9.62 0.81 8.79 4.10 R PRO 20:08 Jungle 3 Terran 7.78 7.02 9.99 6.83 GLRT RAS 05:36 Volcanic 5 Terran 0.48 9.58 0.66 5.07 GRT REG 10:39 Earthlike 8 Terran 7.69 0.44 4.75 5.47 R RIG 04:05 Mountain 2 Terran 5.20 7.83 6.04 4.38 GLRT SAB 30:30 Ice 8 Terran 6.67 5.14 3.22 0.44 T SAI 12:38 Desert 8 Terran 5.95 6.28 5.22 2.81 RT SHA 28:29 Mountain 8 Terran 5.15 4.93 9.62 8.07 RT SIR 07:33 Oceanic 5 Terran 4.75 7.12 7.44 7.24 GRT SOL 27:32 Earthlike 9 Terran 7.55 1.99 5.57 6.39 R SPI 36:39 Earthlike 7 Terran 5.01 6.53 3.85 3.77 RT THU 19:09 Earthlike 2 Terran 8.95 3.31 9.99 1.42 GL VEG 27:04 Desert 3 Terran 0.08 4.39 6.15 3.66 GLRT WEZ 33:35 Ice 6 Terran 5.26 0.01 3.76 5.13 GR __________________________________________________________________________ � 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 679 -3 Atmospheric Seeding Corp. ATM 615 -7 AuthentiCoal AUT 130 -24 Big Bang Pyrotechnics BBP 765 +15 Chemico Corporation CHE 831 +132 Cryo-Fresh CRY 1,367 -17 Driheeve's Distilleries DRD 139 -14 Duraplast Industries DUR 322 +9 Eliza Microbrains ELI 425 -10 EndlessLoop Armaments END 107 +15 Eversharp Elementals EVE 245 +11 FoodCo FOO 712 +8 Green & Leafy Spice Co. GRE 548 +24 Galaxy Terravehicles GTV 694 +11 Guaranteed Tame GUA 557 +16 Haul-O-Rama HOA 419 +2 Hydroponics Lumber HYD 1,144 +15 Instant Art INS 730 -9 Kludge Cola & Beverage Co. KLC 1,223 +22 K'Karkh'uk's Textile Mills KTM 201 +8 Lester's Old-Fashioned Books LOF 1,783 +11 Orboid Fruit Growers ORB 335 +7 McSquared FTL Jumpdrives MCS 510 -5 Metals and Minerals MET 455 +9 Magma-Neutron Mining MNM 52 +9 Myrmidon Security Systems MYR 35 +25 New Life Genetics NLG 788 +10 Nukonium Industrials NUK 404 +19 RoboPets PET 14 +4 Phoenix Recycling PHO 343 +14 Pharmicon PHR 429 -18 Piltdown Fossils PIL 200 +22 Perpetual Motion Limited PML 799 -8 PowerThrust Weapons Mfg. POW 116 +1 Rare Air Radiates RAR 267 +3 Reerdin Steel Corporation REE 830 +14 RepliPod REP 1,085 +11 Screaming Organisms SCR 781 -50 Strip'n'Ship SNS 383 -84 Slipping Penguin Artifacts SPA 249 +19 Solomon Particle Splitting SPS 161 -14 Synthoceramics SYN 976 -1 Tagert Transport TAG 369 +15 Toxiwaste Shipping Co. TOX 623 -13 Universal Robitronics UNI 1,331 +20 Widget Incorporated WID 1,149 +8 Warped Tree Orchards WTO 808 +20 Xenosplice XEN 383 +3 Zeerocks Clones ZER 453 +19 Zero-G Tool Manufacturers ZGM 233 +11 __________________________________________________________________________ � 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)............................6,956,954 #115: Achille's Heel (Alain Delon)........................6,427,640 #881: Holy Doughnut (Xanthippus).......................... 851,208 #297: Oblivious Thorn (Mekong Noir)....................... 473,627 #172: The Guttersnipe (Mc Kano)........................... 350,341 #600: The Dragon's Scale (Telracs Rettel)................. 330,771 #914: Conquestador (Ricardo Valdez)....................... 322,560 #575: Rat's Tail (Jim de Griz)............................ 301,307 #806: The Rambling Pheonix (Mereik Jalpoor)............... 289,697 #474: Rhondirus' Buckle (Saasit).......................... 261,338 REPUTATION LIST: #226: Hermes I (Quiiksiilviir)............................ 589 #115: Achille's Heel (Alain Delon)........................ 377 #806: The Rambling Pheonix (Mereik Jalpoor)............... 21 #140: Eclipse Jackhammer (Khorg-Nok)...................... 18 #436: White Planet (Delune Von Bek)....................... 16 #970: Eclipse Trader (Puta)............................... 16 #573: Gideon's Garbage Tow (Gideon Darrington)............ 15 #881: Holy Doughnut (Xanthippus).......................... 14 #575: Rat's Tail (Jim de Griz)............................ 11 #200: Was-Wasnot (Chak'lanna)............................. 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 #575: Rat's Tail (Jim de Griz)............................ 4 #685: Freedom Express (Ender Wiggin)...................... 4 #970: Eclipse Trader (Puta)............................... 4 __________________________________________________________________________ �1998 Off-Planet. 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