So it looks like ships use Deuterium for their upkeep, and I’ll need to up that which is at +15 right now. There is a star nearby with 5 unmined in Ardana I’ll go ahead and do with the Construction ship since one energy into 5 of another resource seems like good math. It looks like Alloys are also used by Ships as upkeep too.
So in order to Colonize I need 1300 Food and 97.5 Alloys.
Looks like we are guaranteeing the independence of the Betazeds.
I am ready to start moving forward with the game!
Jan 12 – I get a request from the Betazed Houses to set up an Embassy and we agree
Jan 28 – The Romulans are supporting the Independence of Bajor. I do so as well now that I have an ally
Feb 1 – The Event “The Ashes of Khitomer” happens. The brutal ambush by Romulans on the Klingon Khitomer happens. The relative peace of the last 50 years is shattered. How do I want to approach strangers?
I have two options:
1. Be Proactive- I will greet new civilizations with respect and warmth
2. Be Cautious – I will greet new civilizations with cautiousness.
These set my First Contact Policy I choose Proactive.
I unlock the USS Cerritos and 2nd Contact Protocols. I can send it to do Second Contact stuff and then it’s also a Science Ship. I send it to Beta Zeta to 2nd Contact the Betazeds
Feb 12 – Research Pact offered by Betazeds, I agree!
Feb 15 - I set up an Embassy with the Klingons
Mar 1 – Event – The Bottom of the Plot – Our spies are trying to figure out what happened in Khitomer so they are unavailable for a while.
Mar 12 – I accept a Commercial Pact option with the Betazed Houses
Mar 15 – Great news! The Klingons support Bajoran Independence too!
Mar 23- I set up an Embassy with the Romulans.
Sept 23 – Our Construction Ship arrives in Ardana
Dec 12 – My Science Ship called the USS Naweth City is ready. A new Scientist costs 1000 Energy and I have 941 so I swap 100 Food for 70 Energy. I send him to the area around Beta Zeta in the opposite direction
Mar 27, 2347 – My Construction Ship is done in Ardana I order it to Wolf 357 where my Science ship is researching with a planet to incorporate.
May 17 – We finish studying Wolf 357, and my ship heads to the next system. My Con Ship needs 100 Alloy and 86 influence, so instead I order it to the 4 Deuterium son of Bethel to start mining
Aug 2 – We finish surveying the next system over from Wolf 357 which is a Highway Node we have discovered, I order an investigation. We unlock the tech “Highway Fluctuations Scanner” and can enter Warp Highways
Nov 29 – We discover an anomaly in Dorasi next to the Romulans, this is difficult and will take me 226 days, but I do so.
Dec 5 – We have enough Unity to unlock my first Tradition! What do I want? Let’s look at my options:
You can see my Federation specific Traditions to the left, and then the six categories, each which is mutually exclusive to the one on the other side. I am zooming in on the Research one I like here, so I grab it!
My Mining Station is done, next I grab 3 Energy in 61 Cygni