Smuggler's Run News - 11.30.98 From: "Off-Planet" <mwmartin@gte.net> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 00:00:00 +0000 .________________________________________________________________________. | | | _____________________ | | � ALIEN PRESS CORPS � Volume 06, Issue11.30.98 | | � _ ____ __ � | | � | \ | |- | _ | |__ � Join Smuggler's Run today! | | � | \| |___|/ \|____|� Membership is 100% FREE at | | �_____________________� http://www.off-planet.com. | | | | ���� NAME A STAR at http://www.off-planet.com/millennium ��������� | | | | Submit news articles to The APC News and earn up to 10,000 QPs cash | |________________________________________________________________________| � I N T E R S T E L L A R N E W S B R I E F S ��� <<< DATELINE 11.27.98 - Core (00:00) >>> The holiday seasons are upon us. Already travel is way up. Imperial Travel Athourity warns that this is also pirate season. In this time of great spending, ransoms go way up. So all travelers are advised to keep a large cash reserve. Solomon Particle Splitting industries is offering speacials on upgrades on your ships shield to lower the chance of piracy. They also recomend staying away from outposts and planets with a crime rate below 7. <<< DATELINE 11.25.98 - Benedol, Megriz (13:36) >>> Some say the galaxy is not safe. Most people have either been attacked, know someone who has been attacked, or know someone who is a pirate. But BEE-57-GEEOW a senior econo-instructor-droid at Benedol's Osmosis University announced yesterday that the recent violence in the Core is good news. Dr. GEEOW said the he expects dramatic and exponential growth in the weapons industries over the next few years as traiders and pirates compete in an arms race. "This is good news for investors," said Dr. GEEOW. "Until thEEE Imperial Government raises the penaltEEE for this wanton destruction, I'm going to kEEEp my moneEEE in Weapons stock." Earlier today Dr. GEEOW's transport was attacked and destroyed by pirates while on route to class . There were no survivors. __________________________________________________________________________ � 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 1.11 with the base cargo pod cost at 555 QPs. STAR QUAD TYPE LAW GOV AGR IND MIN TEC SVC ACH 17:34 Desert 8 Terran 9.99 3.96 6.49 4.68 R ADH 12:06 Earthlike 2 Terran 4.51 9.18 9.61 3.71 GLRT ALD 10:18 Earthlike 4 Terran 3.95 9.99 6.16 3.84 GRT ALG 13:09 Jungle 3 Terran 9.23 4.03 8.43 9.09 GLRT ALK 11:21 Earthlike 2 Terran 9.99 4.21 8.20 9.52 GLRT ALP 25:32 Desert 7 Terran 9.42 4.32 4.08 0.32 T ALT 38:13 Ice 3 Terran 9.19 6.04 7.52 2.38 GLRT ALZ 10:11 Desert 5 Terran 8.33 9.99 4.59 6.09 GRT ANT 21:40 Desert 6 Terran 3.68 1.35 3.80 0.48 G ARC 10:29 Mountain 7 Terran 1.77 3.87 8.38 4.80 R ATR 37:03 Earthlike 4 Terran 5.96 5.72 2.70 7.23 GRT BEL 03:19 Volcanic 4 Terran 9.31 6.73 3.65 0.23 GT BEN 31:37 Desert 9 Terran 9.19 0.01 7.91 6.10 R BET 13:41 Swamp 9 Terran 8.33 2.21 9.33 4.81 R CAN 30:35 Mountain 8 Terran 5.79 8.23 5.70 6.36 RT CAP 13:18 Volcanic 4 Terran 9.23 2.76 5.41 8.75 GR CAS 15:01 Earthlike 8 Terran 0.68 5.52 3.22 0.02 T COR 35:19 Ice 2 Brogian 3.03 9.63 9.01 1.30 GLT DEB 04:46 Oceanic 9 Terran 3.01 5.68 4.82 6.35 RT DEN 42:12 Swamp 2 Terran 3.61 9.31 9.65 5.67 GLRT DIP 24:27 Mountain 8 Terran 0.01 6.62 4.99 4.96 RT DUH 24:10 Desert 4 Terran 5.79 5.43 9.99 6.89 GRT ELN 49:38 Volcanic 4 Free 3.62 6.79 0.01 3.32 GRT EPS 46:49 Swamp 2 Brogian 3.38 4.98 6.96 9.74 GLRT FOM 24:31 Swamp 6 Terran 7.70 2.30 4.70 9.99 GR HAM 18:12 Desert 3 Terran 8.24 7.69 6.72 2.89 GLRT KAU 43:30 Earthlike 2 Terran 7.07 7.42 6.93 5.02 GLRT KOC 06:12 Earthlike 9 Terran 6.55 4.13 1.95 7.88 RT MEG 13:36 Forest 8 Terran 9.57 5.98 0.25 1.05 T MIA 33:29 Desert 8 Terran 9.87 5.04 5.35 6.58 RT MIP 10:34 Desert 9 Terran 9.91 8.37 3.30 1.54 T MIR 15:31 Volcanic 8 Terran 6.81 1.86 3.77 2.05 R MIZ 08:13 Ice 5 Terran 9.98 3.76 6.29 8.37 GR NUN 06:38 Desert 8 Terran 0.01 8.35 7.60 9.02 RT PHA 03:28 Volcanic 7 Terran 9.99 1.55 2.85 9.01 R POL 19:46 Oceanic 7 Terran 4.21 2.40 3.36 6.76 R POX 06:47 Ice 9 Terran 8.59 3.67 7.76 0.43 PRO 20:08 Jungle 4 Terran 6.88 0.74 6.43 4.91 GR RAS 05:36 Volcanic 6 Terran 1.67 8.77 4.37 5.46 GRT REG 10:39 Earthlike 9 Terran 9.16 1.98 7.05 7.07 R RIG 04:05 Mountain 3 Terran 4.55 4.94 7.88 1.85 GLT SAB 30:30 Ice 9 Terran 7.71 8.05 3.48 0.97 T SAI 12:38 Desert 9 Terran 4.75 5.63 4.13 2.01 RT SHA 28:29 Mountain 9 Terran 9.99 1.14 4.79 5.32 R SIR 07:33 Oceanic 6 Terran 5.52 5.24 3.86 9.20 GRT SOL 27:32 Earthlike 9 Terran 4.30 6.73 5.19 3.68 RT SPI 36:39 Earthlike 8 Terran 8.26 7.52 3.83 3.63 RT THU 19:09 Earthlike 3 Terran 9.42 1.70 9.63 0.68 GL VEG 27:04 Desert 4 Terran 0.72 5.37 4.03 6.00 GRT WEZ 33:35 Ice 7 Terran 0.51 0.90 4.84 8.06 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 723 +30 Atmospheric Seeding Corp. ATM 431 +17 AuthentiCoal AUT 549 +71 Big Bang Pyrotechnics BBP 788 +37 Chemico Corporation CHE 979 -19 Cryo-Fresh CRY 1,147 +38 Driheeve's Distilleries DRD 133 +24 Duraplast Industries DUR 546 -24 Eliza Microbrains ELI 452 +41 EndlessLoop Armaments END 111 -21 Eversharp Elementals EVE 257 +22 FoodCo FOO 929 -12 Green & Leafy Spice Co. GRE 607 -16 Galaxy Terravehicles GTV 440 +20 Guaranteed Tame GUA 460 -19 Haul-O-Rama HOA 409 +46 Hydroponics Lumber HYD 1,277 +22 Instant Art INS 498 -9 Kludge Cola & Beverage Co. KLC 782 -31 K'Karkh'uk's Textile Mills KTM 10 -13 Lester's Old-Fashioned Books LOF 1,604 +0 Orboid Fruit Growers ORB 349 -42 McSquared FTL Jumpdrives MCS 600 -45 Metals and Minerals MET 438 +49 Magma-Neutron Mining MNM 25 +15 Myrmidon Security Systems MYR 259 -19 New Life Genetics NLG 988 +48 Nukonium Industrials NUK 413 +0 RoboPets PET 72 +4 Phoenix Recycling PHO 236 +31 Pharmicon PHR 73 +19 Piltdown Fossils PIL 246 -47 Perpetual Motion Limited PML 745 -37 PowerThrust Weapons Mfg. POW 29 +19 Rare Air Radiates RAR 80 +16 Reerdin Steel Corporation REE 871 -45 RepliPod REP 933 -28 Screaming Organisms SCR 787 -23 Strip'n'Ship SNS 447 +32 Slipping Penguin Artifacts SPA 355 -8 Solomon Particle Splitting SPS 146 -26 Synthoceramics SYN 907 -2 Tagert Transport TAG 529 +10 Toxiwaste Shipping Co. TOX 713 +5 Universal Robitronics UNI 1,627 +25 Widget Incorporated WID 1,049 -50 Warped Tree Orchards WTO 745 +36 Xenosplice XEN 120 -18 Zeerocks Clones ZER 769 -6 Zero-G Tool Manufacturers ZGM 96 -35 __________________________________________________________________________ � 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: #806: The Rambling Pheonix (Mereik Jalpoor)............... 4,524,908 #984: Oracle of Delphiil (Squiizl)........................ 4,492,108 #486: Shk'rill (Djenna)................................... 3,057,175 #297: Oblivious Thorn (Mekong Noir)....................... 3,056,486 #474: Rhondirus' Buckle (Saasit).......................... 2,453,338 #768: Sheng Long (Chichi)................................. 2,302,771 #603: Aluminium Mallard (Roger Thornhill)................. 1,988,163 #939: The Scarlett Lady (Cassiana)........................ 1,043,685 #508: Power7 (Flandar).................................... 716,117 #915: Morgul (Joe Patroni)................................ 657,675 REPUTATION LIST: #806: The Rambling Pheonix (Mereik Jalpoor)............... 103 #768: Sheng Long (Chichi)................................. 49 #486: Shk'rill (Djenna)................................... 35 #939: The Scarlett Lady (Cassiana)........................ 31 #984: Oracle of Delphiil (Squiizl)........................ 29 #603: Aluminium Mallard (Roger Thornhill)................. 28 #370: S.S. Minnow (Gilligan I. Landde).................... 27 #146: EX1 (DDOUBLEYOUZEE4)................................ 26 #542: Brock Bomber (M'KL)................................. 24 #615: The Green Hornet (Rick Deckard)..................... 16 DEMERITS LIST: #742: S.S. Unagi (Syph A. Luss)........................... 9 #103: Juggernaught (Zammies).............................. 6 #613: Katiekoo (Smuggler)................................. 5 #390: Red Herring (Smuggler).............................. 4 #146: EX1 (DDOUBLEYOUZEE4)................................ 3 #630: The Lady of Negotion (P'astrami).................... 3 #806: The Rambling Pheonix (Mereik Jalpoor)............... 3 #822: The Green Scale (Smuggler).......................... 3 #889: DragonFly (Vrusk)................................... 3 #161: The Silver Bullet (Lamb'B).......................... 2 __________________________________________________________________________ �1998 Off-Planet. All Rights Reserved. Up