Smuggler's Run APC - 08-10-98 From: "Off-Planet" <mwmartin@gte.net> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0000 ________________________________________________________________________ | ____________________ | | � ALIEN PRESS CORE � Volume 06, 08.10.98 | | _ ____ __ | | | \ | |- | _ | |__ Join Smuggler's Run! | | | \| |___|/ \|____| | | �____________________� www.off-planet.com | |________________________________________________________________________| � N E W S B R I E F S ��� � TERRAN AFFAIRS ��� by Matt Fore, APC Correspondent Reporting LIVE from Luna - Well, after I engaged the interstellar drive engine on the escape pod above Chook'Tai, I finally reached Luna (known to some as just "the Moon"). I can see Terra from here, and it's so beautiful. I have to wait a few hours for my TransLunar shuttle to take off so I can reach Terra and inform the Empire of what happened above Chook'Tai. Of course, I cannot divulge that information here, in this FEDNET news service. I must report to the Sky Marshal. So long, loyal readers, for I must perform my duties as a Terran. After the Sky Marshal has made his decisions and I have been cleared for it, I will inform you, all the readers, about what happened above Chook'Tai. � THE REP RIEPER ��� By Tellin Y�all, Independent Columnist Hey now, all you space jockeys out there! This is Tellin here again to remind you all that when your name begins to buzz within the �who�s who circle� you should begin to pack a larger laser. A little Rhesian with the initials Saasit, (you may remember him from such lists as Ten Largest Net Worth), didn�t take this piece of advice to heart. The poor little bug was stomped by the mysterious ship Mario�s Asure Cow, #778. Looks like Saasit stock will plummet on the next net worth list. Speaking of plummeting, the original ship Was-Wasnot is no more. The pilot, Chak�lanna, was looking slightly perturbed as his escape pod was towed into Epsilon-Aurigae port. Hey Chak�lanna - those are the hazards of flying over Brogian space. For those of you who were wondering about that little �skirmish� over the space docks of New Old Caledon, it was a feisty Terran Brodius Nukeum, in his Claw 1 (ship #340), chasing off Yino, pilot of The Mariner (ship #774). Two Level 1 ships facing off, that is to say until Yino pressed the glowing FLEE button on his cruise control. Better keep taking The Mariner in for its routine maintenance checks Yino, wouldn�t want that button to get too worn down. Let me finish up this article with Tellin�s Top Target, the pilot, Brandon Carr, in his Torries Pride (ship # 781). Brandon has accumulated 3 demerits, but yet feels safe riding around in his Level II ship. For those of you who still aren�t convinced of this prize target, his weapons and shields are only level 1! Here�s another juicy detail for all you head hunters, the Imperial bureaucrats that be have stamped a 8,000 QP bounty on his head. This is a primo fish for those beginning bounty hunters chumin� for targets. Hurry Brandon! Upgrade those ship systems! The race is on. If you have any interesting road stories for Tellin, drop me a line at jda70@yahoo.com. Well, this is Tellin, reminding you all when you speak to me - speak sweetly. � SMUGGLER'S Q&A ��� Q: What exaxctly are the risks of a forced landing? I have tried several forced landings with no problems reported. It seems like it's an easy way to avoid customs and take the rewards by smuggling anything, anywhere. Am I wrong about this? A: Yes you are wrong, Brogian breath. The fact that you have been lucky so far is all that has saved you from expensive and extensive ship repairs and maybe even a face-to-face with the Grim Reaper. Forced landings are always risky, but even more so on planets with high gravity or severe climates and terrain. Maybe you are an exceptional pilot, and have a crack crew to assist you, or maybe it really was just luck. But don't keep pressing it or it might just shove back harder than you can handle. Q: How do the attributes influence skills? Is it a bad idea to have a skill for an attribute that is +0? A: It's never a bad idea to have a skill... period. The higher your skill level, the better. Any action performed by you is goverend by 2 things. First, the computer determines how dificult the action you are attempting to perform is. Then, a combination of attributes, 2 prominant skills and related items are gathered to determine your abilities, along with applicable crew members. Once all od this data is tallied, the computer flips a coin... heads you lose, tails we win. __________________________________________________________________________ � 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 1.25 with the base cargo pod cost at 625 QPs. STAR QUAD TYPE LAW GOV AGR IND MIN TEC SVC ACH 17:34 Desert 8 Terran 7.80 7.51 2.12 7.42 RT ADH 12:06 Earthlike 2 Terran 8.31 9.99 9.99 2.56 GLRT ALD 10:18 Earthlike 4 Terran 3.38 8.04 5.92 3.85 GRT ALG 13:09 Jungle 3 Terran 5.51 3.82 8.23 9.99 GLR ALK 11:21 Earthlike 2 Terran 9.99 7.68 6.79 8.47 GLRT ALP 25:32 Desert 7 Terran 9.99 4.04 3.71 0.99 T ALT 38:13 Ice 3 Terran 9.50 8.75 7.12 2.07 GLRT ALZ 10:11 Desert 5 Terran 8.93 7.04 9.26 5.42 GRT ANT 21:40 Desert 6 Terran 2.39 0.88 3.32 5.92 GR ARC 10:29 Mountain 7 Terran 1.69 4.61 8.11 7.19 RT ATR 37:03 Earthlike 4 Terran 6.92 4.17 2.12 7.99 GRT BEL 03:19 Volcanic 4 Terran 8.72 5.38 3.54 1.48 GT BEN 31:37 Desert 9 Terran 8.91 4.54 9.49 5.75 RT BET 13:41 Swamp 9 Terran 9.11 0.66 8.23 6.63 R CAN 30:35 Mountain 8 Terran 5.97 8.43 4.90 7.97 RT CAP 13:18 Volcanic 4 Terran 7.56 2.98 3.97 8.96 GR CAS 15:01 Earthlike 8 Terran 1.87 7.59 3.46 1.92 T COR 35:19 Ice 2 Brogian 5.65 8.15 9.99 0.69 GLT DEB 04:46 Oceanic 9 Terran 4.98 5.59 5.19 6.11 RT DEN 42:12 Swamp 2 Terran 5.62 9.03 9.83 8.24 GLRT DIP 24:27 Mountain 8 Terran 1.19 8.23 9.99 3.01 RT DUH 24:10 Desert 4 Terran 5.29 5.57 7.87 8.37 GRT ELN 49:38 Volcanic 4 Free 1.66 5.73 0.73 0.57 GT EPS 46:49 Swamp 2 Brogian 0.43 5.07 8.81 9.17 GLRT FOM 24:31 Swamp 6 Terran 9.91 2.76 4.43 9.90 GR HAM 18:12 Desert 3 Terran 6.74 7.38 5.33 2.30 GLRT KAU 43:30 Earthlike 2 Terran 8.04 8.26 8.44 3.98 GLRT KOC 06:12 Earthlike 9 Terran 7.03 4.73 2.41 9.41 RT MEG 13:36 Forest 8 Terran 6.69 6.28 0.01 2.36 RT MIA 33:29 Desert 8 Terran 9.62 2.89 6.63 5.69 R MIP 10:34 Desert 9 Terran 6.13 7.78 5.19 2.96 RT MIR 15:31 Volcanic 8 Terran 6.73 2.17 2.95 5.21 R MIZ 08:13 Ice 5 Terran 8.15 4.51 4.42 9.99 GRT NUN 06:38 Desert 8 Terran 0.99 7.18 7.55 8.38 RT PHA 03:28 Volcanic 7 Terran 8.71 2.55 5.87 5.90 R POL 19:46 Oceanic 7 Terran 7.68 2.11 4.13 7.94 R POX 06:47 Ice 9 Terran 9.96 0.01 9.99 1.14 PRO 20:08 Jungle 4 Terran 8.08 3.75 9.91 8.06 GR RAS 05:36 Volcanic 6 Terran 0.19 9.35 0.97 6.47 GRT REG 10:39 Earthlike 9 Terran 7.91 1.32 5.79 3.40 R RIG 04:05 Mountain 3 Terran 5.49 7.29 6.69 4.74 GLRT SAB 30:30 Ice 9 Terran 5.90 5.22 2.18 0.01 T SAI 12:38 Desert 9 Terran 4.74 5.77 2.37 1.58 T SHA 28:29 Mountain 9 Terran 4.71 3.07 9.86 8.76 R SIR 07:33 Oceanic 6 Terran 7.09 6.22 4.93 8.30 GRT SOL 27:32 Earthlike 9 Terran 8.14 5.64 5.61 5.52 RT SPI 36:39 Earthlike 8 Terran 6.11 7.71 4.23 4.45 RT THU 19:09 Earthlike 3 Terran 9.31 3.64 9.82 0.01 GL VEG 27:04 Desert 4 Terran 0.01 5.65 6.47 5.95 GRT WEZ 33:35 Ice 7 Terran 4.28 0.04 4.74 4.19 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 701 +18 Atmospheric Seeding Corp. ATM 589 -16 AuthentiCoal AUT 127 +0 Big Bang Pyrotechnics BBP 748 -10 Chemico Corporation CHE 820 +2 Cryo-Fresh CRY 1,243 -104 Driheeve's Distilleries DRD 133 +3 Duraplast Industries DUR 301 -22 Eliza Microbrains ELI 400 +10 EndlessLoop Armaments END 84 +3 Eversharp Elementals EVE 244 -9 FoodCo FOO 722 -17 Green & Leafy Spice Co. GRE 535 -18 Galaxy Terravehicles GTV 425 -224 Guaranteed Tame GUA 405 +1 Haul-O-Rama HOA 394 +3 Hydroponics Lumber HYD 1,157 -6 Instant Art INS 688 +20 Kludge Cola & Beverage Co. KLC 1,144 -139 K'Karkh'uk's Textile Mills KTM 335 -12 Lester's Old-Fashioned Books LOF 1,722 +10 Orboid Fruit Growers ORB 550 +15 McSquared FTL Jumpdrives MCS 489 -6 Metals and Minerals MET 481 +25 Magma-Neutron Mining MNM 10 -60 Myrmidon Security Systems MYR 261 +251 New Life Genetics NLG 857 -16 Nukonium Industrials NUK 490 -12 RoboPets PET 10 +0 Phoenix Recycling PHO 137 -2 Pharmicon PHR 325 +10 Piltdown Fossils PIL 194 +4 Perpetual Motion Limited PML 824 -17 PowerThrust Weapons Mfg. POW 90 -6 Rare Air Radiates RAR 10 -36 Reerdin Steel Corporation REE 869 +1 RepliPod REP 1,056 -15 Screaming Organisms SCR 774 +4 Strip'n'Ship SNS 282 -9 Slipping Penguin Artifacts SPA 283 +12 Solomon Particle Splitting SPS 165 -3 Synthoceramics SYN 950 -5 Tagert Transport TAG 380 +23 Toxiwaste Shipping Co. TOX 682 +7 Universal Robitronics UNI 1,456 -14 Widget Incorporated WID 969 -1 Warped Tree Orchards WTO 690 -19 Xenosplice XEN 348 -9 Zeerocks Clones ZER 522 -16 Zero-G Tool Manufacturers ZGM 224 -10 __________________________________________________________________________ � 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)............................ 9,191,263 #115: Achille's Heel (Alain Delon)........................ 7,138,983 #881: Holy Doughnut (Xanthippus).......................... 3,020,468 #297: Oblivious Thorn (Mekong Noir)....................... 1,261,962 #436: White Planet (Delune Von Bek)....................... 1,104,007 #492: Babylon Rocker (Maelcum Koschwitz).................. 1,036,850 #806: The Rambling Pheonix (Mereik Jalpoor)............... 783,108 #172: The Guttersnipe (Mc Kano)........................... 754,358 #389: The Borealis (Dutch)................................ 705,616 #433: Bounty (Gustav Carmi)............................... 656,867 REPUTATION LIST: #226: Hermes I (Quiiksiilviir)............................ 635 #115: Achille's Heel (Alain Delon)........................ 377 #806: The Rambling Pheonix (Mereik Jalpoor)............... 49 #436: White Planet (Delune Von Bek)....................... 28 #295: The Dark Sun (Zanya)................................ 21 #881: Holy Doughnut (Xanthippus).......................... 19 #140: Eclipse Jackhammer (Khorg-Nok)...................... 18 #781: Torries Pride (Brandon Carr)........................ 16 #970: Eclipse Trader (Puta)............................... 16 #231: SlipStream (K'Geladin'Peggy)........................ 15 DEMERITS LIST: #295: The Dark Sun (Zanya)................................ 9 #433: Bounty (Gustav Carmi)............................... 7 #745: Amanda's Mercy (Igthorn)............................ 7 #436: White Planet (Delune Von Bek)....................... 5 #990: Heferlopolis (Beefcake Sirloins).................... 5 #685: Freedom Express (Ender Wiggin)...................... 4 #970: Eclipse Trader (Puta)............................... 4 #301: Draischt (Cl'Scathe)................................ 3 #473: Stella (Leuven)..................................... 3 #478: Nova Chaser (Aleric Blackshadow).................... 3 __________________________________________________________________________ Join the fray! 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