Smuggler's Run APC News - 07.06.98 From: "Off-Planet" <mwmartin@gte.net> Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0000 ________________________________________________________________________ | ____________________ | | � ALIEN PRESS CORE � Volume 06, 07.06.98 | | _ ____ __ | | | \ | |- | _ | |__ Join Smuggler's Run! | | | \| |___|/ \|____| | | �____________________� www.off-planet.com | |________________________________________________________________________| � N E W S B R I E F S ��� � War UGH!! What Is It Good For? ��� by Grig Frod, APC - As more and more citizens back the war policies of the Terran Empire, the economy is beginning to stabilize, causing inflation to drop rapidly this week. New, more aggressive plans to defeat the combined Brogian/Gecko onslaught has forced Imperial bean counters and war mongers to outsource more military and civilian business to the private sector. "Var iz great for zee economy, unt ve really zhould have zhem more ovten." said Ernan Dwap, Zephy Economist and a member of the Imperial High Council. Dwap went on to list other benefits of interstellar war, including a sense of increased nationalism, an overall reduction in violent crime and teen population control. � Dr. Kno, Xenopsychologist ��� by Dr. Kno, APC - Imperial City - Q: Several years ago, I suddenly had a vivid image in my mind of a thin brown alien. At first, I assumed I was visualizing a person suffering from starvation. Then, I noticed that this being was sitting in front of what looked like a control panel and had a typical alien face. Its huge black eyes glistened with light like a crystal. I've never had an abduction experience, and I wonder if maybe I was clairvoyantly or telepathically seeing what someone else was dreaming or experiencing at the time. Any ideas about this mental image I had? Any information about thin brown aliens? A: It's obvious to me that you are suffering a delusion brought on by the recent demise of the famous Terran entertainer and octagenarian Frank Sinatra. Such a devestating emotional upheaval has stirred within you deep and conflicting desires that you have yet to explore. The thin brown alien was most likely a menatal incarnation of fellow rat-packer Sammy Davis, Junior. I reccommend that you get to a qualified mental health facility immediately. � Terran Affairs ��� by Matt Fore, FNS - Earth, Sol - Today Terrans were shocked as a Gecko warship attacked Luna, Earth's only moon. Luna City was devastated beyond repair in the attack; the Geckos used anti-matter weapons upon the colony and the entire area has been declared a radiation-polluted zone. Two million humans died in the assault along with 100 Zephyrs who were visiting the United Planetary Society on Luna when the assault broke out, early today around 04:30. Sources say that a Gecko warship broke through Luna's orbital weapon flack and descended upon Luna City within a few minutes. 500 Brogian Warriors were then dropped from the ship and began to invade the city. After all sorts of electronics and data had been retrieved, the warship picked up the Brogians and nuked the already-invaded city to smithereens with two anti-matter missiles. Earth-side officials say that Terran Patrol Craft weapons nicked part of the warship, but it was nothing to stop the ship from jumping back to Draak in the Kochab star system. Today the Terran Sky Marshall issued a state of war with the Gecko and Brogian races. Quoting Sky Marshall Dienes, he said, "The Terran species shall not be defeated by races of lizardmen or leathery-skinned savages! As I am speaking, the Terran Military is preparing an apocalyptic attack upon both Draak and Chook'Tai, homeworlds of the Gecko and Brogian species. I will not rest until WE WIN THIS WAR!" The majority of Terran citizens concur with the Sky Marshall and support the attack. We will bring you an update with this interstellar and inter-species war next week. __________________________________________________________________________ � 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 1.60 with the base cargo pod cost at 800 QPs. STAR QUAD TYPE LAW GOV AGR IND MIN TEC SVC ACH 17:34 Desert 8 Terran 7.63 8.32 3.57 6.70 RT ADH 12:06 Earthlike 2 Terran 8.94 9.76 7.82 1.75 GLT ALD 10:18 Earthlike 4 Terran 4.36 8.33 6.14 4.16 GRT ALG 13:09 Jungle 3 Terran 5.58 5.52 8.16 9.99 GLRT ALK 11:21 Earthlike 2 Terran 9.99 7.93 7.21 5.99 GLRT ALP 25:32 Desert 7 Terran 7.60 4.29 4.06 0.47 T ALT 38:13 Ice 3 Terran 8.98 8.74 7.31 2.72 GLRT ALZ 10:11 Desert 5 Terran 9.05 8.45 9.99 6.00 GRT ANT 21:40 Desert 6 Terran 1.82 0.54 5.59 6.13 GR ARC 10:29 Mountain 7 Terran 2.37 3.50 7.97 6.38 R ATR 37:03 Earthlike 4 Terran 5.78 3.14 5.69 7.52 GR BEL 03:19 Volcanic 4 Terran 9.59 5.08 4.53 2.22 GRT BEN 31:37 Desert 9 Terran 9.10 5.13 8.79 5.20 RT BET 13:41 Swamp 9 Terran 8.40 0.74 7.72 6.28 R CAN 30:35 Mountain 8 Terran 5.21 9.09 4.72 8.62 RT CAP 13:18 Volcanic 4 Terran 9.19 3.81 6.85 8.88 GR CAS 15:01 Earthlike 8 Terran 2.45 9.59 4.65 1.18 T COR 35:19 Ice 2 Brogian 6.69 9.53 9.25 0.01 GLT DEB 04:46 Oceanic 9 Terran 5.01 4.82 5.44 6.54 RT DEN 42:12 Swamp 2 Terran 5.42 9.36 9.22 7.52 GLRT DIP 24:27 Mountain 8 Terran 0.77 8.97 9.99 3.05 RT DUH 24:10 Desert 4 Terran 4.68 4.72 7.71 7.46 GRT ELN 49:38 Volcanic 4 Free 0.90 5.18 0.01 0.93 GT EPS 46:49 Swamp 2 Brogian 0.15 6.67 8.37 9.99 GLRT FOM 24:31 Swamp 6 Terran 9.75 0.01 5.25 9.88 GR HAM 18:12 Desert 3 Terran 6.55 8.52 5.79 2.67 GLRT KAU 43:30 Earthlike 2 Terran 7.03 7.63 8.35 1.65 GLT KOC 06:12 Earthlike 9 Terran 7.09 4.91 1.36 9.37 RT MEG 13:36 Forest 8 Terran 9.97 7.90 0.01 1.81 T MIA 33:29 Desert 8 Terran 9.99 2.49 6.37 5.09 R MIP 10:34 Desert 9 Terran 6.73 7.66 2.71 5.79 RT MIR 15:31 Volcanic 8 Terran 7.02 2.37 2.75 2.76 R MIZ 08:13 Ice 5 Terran 9.32 7.97 5.55 8.58 GRT NUN 06:38 Desert 8 Terran 1.08 7.23 7.71 8.60 RT PHA 03:28 Volcanic 7 Terran 9.16 2.68 8.85 6.45 R POL 19:46 Oceanic 7 Terran 4.65 1.68 4.85 8.08 R POX 06:47 Ice 9 Terran 9.14 0.76 8.63 4.39 R PRO 20:08 Jungle 4 Terran 8.24 6.54 9.99 6.34 GRT RAS 05:36 Volcanic 6 Terran 0.11 9.61 0.39 5.19 GRT REG 10:39 Earthlike 9 Terran 7.85 0.51 4.58 5.62 R RIG 04:05 Mountain 3 Terran 5.48 9.99 6.25 4.64 GLRT SAB 30:30 Ice 9 Terran 6.30 5.45 2.88 0.43 T SAI 12:38 Desert 9 Terran 6.33 6.06 5.48 2.33 RT SHA 28:29 Mountain 9 Terran 4.93 3.29 9.39 8.43 R SIR 07:33 Oceanic 6 Terran 5.04 6.70 7.73 7.73 GRT SOL 27:32 Earthlike 9 Terran 8.03 1.78 5.33 6.36 R SPI 36:39 Earthlike 8 Terran 4.68 6.91 3.67 4.22 RT THU 19:09 Earthlike 3 Terran 8.68 3.21 9.99 1.06 GL VEG 27:04 Desert 4 Terran 0.19 4.85 6.23 4.05 GRT WEZ 33:35 Ice 7 Terran 5.62 0.01 4.13 4.78 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 693 +14 Atmospheric Seeding Corp. ATM 597 -18 AuthentiCoal AUT 153 +23 Big Bang Pyrotechnics BBP 750 -15 Chemico Corporation CHE 827 -4 Cryo-Fresh CRY 1,381 +14 Driheeve's Distilleries DRD 156 +17 Duraplast Industries DUR 346 +24 Eliza Microbrains ELI 402 -23 EndlessLoop Armaments END 110 +3 Eversharp Elementals EVE 268 +23 FoodCo FOO 731 +19 Green & Leafy Spice Co. GRE 568 +20 Galaxy Terravehicles GTV 689 -5 Guaranteed Tame GUA 581 +24 Haul-O-Rama HOA 434 +15 Hydroponics Lumber HYD 1,135 -9 Instant Art INS 729 -1 Kludge Cola & Beverage Co. KLC 1,228 +5 K'Karkh'uk's Textile Mills KTM 186 -15 Lester's Old-Fashioned Books LOF 1,761 -22 Orboid Fruit Growers ORB 327 -8 McSquared FTL Jumpdrives MCS 494 -16 Metals and Minerals MET 467 +12 Magma-Neutron Mining MNM 49 -3 Myrmidon Security Systems MYR 15 -20 New Life Genetics NLG 804 +16 Nukonium Industrials NUK 503 +99 RoboPets PET 20 +6 Phoenix Recycling PHO 334 -9 Pharmicon PHR 451 +22 Piltdown Fossils PIL 200 +0 Perpetual Motion Limited PML 881 +82 PowerThrust Weapons Mfg. POW 99 -17 Rare Air Radiates RAR 66 -201 Reerdin Steel Corporation REE 839 +9 RepliPod REP 1,109 +24 Screaming Organisms SCR 774 -7 Strip'n'Ship SNS 362 -21 Slipping Penguin Artifacts SPA 256 +7 Solomon Particle Splitting SPS 160 -1 Synthoceramics SYN 986 +10 Tagert Transport TAG 356 -13 Toxiwaste Shipping Co. TOX 645 +22 Universal Robitronics UNI 1,461 +130 Widget Incorporated WID 1,172 +23 Warped Tree Orchards WTO 803 -5 Xenosplice XEN 304 -79 Zeerocks Clones ZER 532 +79 Zero-G Tool Manufacturers ZGM 244 +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)............................8,289,814 #115: Achille's Heel (Alain Delon)........................6,467,747 #881: Holy Doughnut (Xanthippus).......................... 851,208 #297: Oblivious Thorn (Mekong Noir)....................... 674,851 #172: The Guttersnipe (Mc Kano)........................... 529,131 #806: The Rambling Pheonix (Mereik Jalpoor)............... 470,097 #914: Conquestador (Ricardo Valdez)....................... 418,834 #474: Rhondirus' Buckle (Saasit).......................... 418,309 #600: The Dragon's Scale (Telracs Rettel)................. 347,585 #492: Babylon Rocker (Maelcum Koschwitz).................. 346,206 REPUTATION LIST: #226: Hermes I (Quiiksiilviir)............................ 590 #115: Achille's Heel (Alain Delon)........................ 377 #806: The Rambling Pheonix (Mereik Jalpoor)............... 25 #436: White Planet (Delune Von Bek)....................... 21 #140: Eclipse Jackhammer (Khorg-Nok)...................... 18 #970: Eclipse Trader (Puta)............................... 16 #881: Holy Doughnut (Xanthippus).......................... 14 #575: Rat's Tail (Jim de Griz)............................ 11 #200: Was-Wasnot (Chak'lanna)............................. 10 #295: The Dark Sun (Delune von Bek)....................... 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 __________________________________________________________________________ Join the fray! 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