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Ws60: /* Infrastructure */

2010-06-22T12:50:18Z

Infrastructure

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 *Critical Failure: Means all rolls that month automatically fail.
-='''Infrastructure'''=
+='''Economy'''=
-:While the military is the most obvious sign of power, ones true potential lies in the muscle and bone that drives its fearsome blade. Such is the important of ones infrastructure, as the strongest military force in the world is all but powerless unless backed by a matching ability to support it. infrastructure is treated somewhat differently then in other SD's with the status of each point being split into four states, Inactive, Active, Mobilized, and Mothballed; with the second difference being its expansion is resolved Monthly. Not all states are applicable to all Infrastructure types, exceptions will be noted under their relevant section.<br>
+[Some random placeholder notes, incomplete.]<br>
-:'''Active''' is Infrastructure that has been provided its minimum requirements but has not been Mobilized to government ends. In this state, depending on the infrastructure in question, its assumed to be happily producing goods and services for the civilian sector and eventually generating government income via taxes. Most infrastructure will ideally spend the most time in this state.<br>
+'''Industry'''<br>
+*Separated into Light Industry (LP), Heavy Industry (HP), and Advanced Industry (AP).<br>
-:'''Mobilized''' is Infrastructure that is both Active and has been Mobilized for government use via Wealth. While in this state it can be used to produce military goods and Services but is removed from the civilian market, thus not generating a net income for Tax purposes.<br>
+**Light Industry: Produces light industrial goods.<br>
+**Heavy Industry: Produces heavy industrial goods.<br>
-:'''Mothballed''' is Infrastructure that is Inactive and has special preparations made for long term caretaking. In this state is has no requirements and will not degrade provided a yearly upkeep payment is made in Wealth. However such infrastructure does not contribute at all, can be expensive to reactivate, and finally can only be brought back online so fast.
+**Advanced Industry: Produces high tech goods.<br>
 ='''Social Modifiers'''=

Ws60: /* Industry */

2009-08-31T04:14:00Z

Industry

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	==='''Industry'''===		==='''Industry'''===
	:Represents both ones ~~industrial strength~~ and the ~~necessary infrastructure~~ network ~~to support~~ it, this allows you to transform vital resources into military or economic muscle. Each Active point is assumed to generate Wealth, this representing their taxable profits on the civilian market and automatically generate Trade Goods. The former represents the hard currency your power can raise via taxes, and the latter being civilian goods specifically produced for trade. There are two limits on this ability; the first being Domestic Support which controls how much industry your citizens will tolerate being redirected, and the second being Economic Strength which dictates what percentage of active industry your current economy can support.<br>		:Represents both ones manufacturing capability and the support network for it, this allows you to transform vital resources into military or economic muscle. Each Active point is assumed to generate Wealth, this representing their taxable profits on the civilian market and automatically generate Trade Goods. The former represents the hard currency your power can raise via taxes, and the latter being civilian goods specifically produced for trade. There are two limits on this ability; the first being Domestic Support which controls how much industry your citizens will tolerate being redirected, and the second being Economic Strength which dictates what percentage of active industry your current economy can support.<br>
	*Costs X Wealth to Mobilize per Point.		*Costs X Wealth to Mobilize per Point.
	Tentative Formula for Active Industry is MA=(TS), where A = Maximum Active, T = Total Industry, and S = Support.		Tentative Formula for Active Industry is MA=(TS), where A = Maximum Active, T = Total Industry, and S = Support.

Ws60: /* Overview */

2009-08-31T04:12:48Z

Overview

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	='''Overview'''=		='''Overview'''=
	Adaption of the Gurps 3d6 roll under system to an Empire SD format.		Adaption of the Gurps 3d6 roll under system, with inspiration from HoI2 and SMAC to an Empire SD format.

	='''Technology'''=		='''Technology'''=

Ws60: /* Industry */

2009-08-31T04:00:55Z

Industry

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	*Costs X Wealth to Mobilize per Point.		*Costs X Wealth to Mobilize per Point.
	Tentative Formula for Active Industry is MA=(TS), where A = Maximum Active, T = Total Industry, and S = Support.		Tentative Formula for Active Industry is MA=(TS), where A = Maximum Active, T = Total Industry, and S = Support.
	Tentative Formula for Trade Goods is G=(B(AI/2)), where TG = Trade Goods, B = Base Production, and AI = Active Industry.		Tentative Formula for Trade Goods is TG=(B(AI/2)), where TG = Trade Goods, B = Base Production, and AI = Active Industry.
	*Requires: X Population, X Metals, X Rare Materials per point along with sufficient economic strength.		*Requires: X Population, X Metals, X Rare Materials per point along with sufficient economic strength.
	*Costs X Mobilized Primary Industry per Point for expansion, and 1/2 this cost per level of Hardening against attack.		*Costs X Mobilized Primary Industry per Point for expansion, and 1/2 this cost per level of Hardening against attack.

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2009-08-31T03:59:59Z

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Ws60: /* Technology */

2009-08-23T03:54:17Z

Technology

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	='''Technology'''=		='''Technology'''=
			''[Tech is split into application categories, like weapons, powerplant, armor, etc. Range from TL 1 through TL10, with the former being Early Industrial revolution and the latter being Future Tech. Levels in each category go to the second decimal place, with every tenth of a level achieved giving a cumulative 5% bonus to any items built with the relevant tech. Advancement is done by spending mobilized Research Points, with each point giving a single check that month for success. three successes or one critical successes are required to gain a single advancement point that's then randomly distributed. Points can be focused on certain categories, but at the cost of sacrificing potential advancement in others.]'''<br>

			*Critical Success: Counts as three Successes.
			*Success: Every three cumulative successes gives one advancement point.
			*Failure: Gives no points, failed research effort.
			*Critical Failure: Means all rolls that month automatically fail.

	='''Infrastructure'''=		='''Infrastructure'''=

Ws60: /* Design and Manufacture */

2009-08-23T03:31:06Z

Design and Manufacture

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	:'''System''': A system is a discreet collection of interrelated components, from a single weapon to the turret its mounted in. These items are assumed to have a basic level of functionality as determined by their size and tech advancement, but can be further modified for enhanced and completely optional customization. The larger the system the more '''Slots''' it requires to mount.		:'''System''': A system is a discreet collection of interrelated components, from a single weapon to the turret its mounted in. These items are assumed to have a basic level of functionality as determined by their size and tech advancement, but can be further modified for enhanced and completely optional customization. The larger the system the more '''Slots''' it requires to mount.

	:'''Caps''': A cap is a single optional modification that has been made to a '''System''' to either increase or decrease its statistics in a single area. They not usually alter the '''Slots''' a system takes up but will always increase or decrease the cost accordingly. Exceptions to this rule are caps that increase system size, decrease system size, or add empty space for future modifications.		:'''Caps''': A cap is a single optional modification that has been made to a '''System''' to either increase or decrease its statistics in a single area. They do not usually alter the '''Slots''' a system takes up but will always increase or decrease the cost accordingly. Exceptions to this rule are caps that increase system size, decrease system size, or add empty space for future modifications.

	:'''Slots''': This is the measure of how much physical room is required to mount a system internally; or in the case of a Hull or Turret, how much room they possess to mount other systems. The value is set once research commences for any system, and can only be modified by future research of a related item with a different size. Anything that's larger than the internal slots available to mount it is assumed to be at least partially exposed and thus much more vulnerable to damage from both enemy fire and environmental conditions.		:'''Slots''': This is the measure of how much physical room is required to mount a system internally; or in the case of a Hull or Turret, how much room they possess to mount other systems. The value is set once research commences for any system, and can only be modified by future research of a related item with a different size. Anything that's larger than the internal slots available to mount it is assumed to be at least partially exposed and thus much more vulnerable to damage from both enemy fire and environmental conditions.
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	**+X Turret - The basic framework and equipment for a rotating superstructure, takes up 1/2 its size in slots in the hull or turret its mounted on for internal machinery. If this is not included the turrets assumed to be a fixed superstructure.		**+X Turret - The basic framework and equipment for a rotating superstructure, takes up 1/2 its size in slots in the hull or turret its mounted on for internal machinery. If this is not included the turrets assumed to be a fixed superstructure.
	*Protection - The physical protection for a unit or structure.		*Protection - The physical protection for a unit or structure.
	*+X Armor - The total protection mounted, and is split between 6 faces; Front, Back, Left, Right, Top, Bottom. Slotless for the purpose of calculating size.		**+X Armor - The total protection mounted, and is split between 6 faces; Front, Back, Left, Right, Top, Bottom. Slotless for the purpose of calculating size.
	*Weapons - Any and all methods of causing harm to the enemy against their will, from bayonets to bombs. The larger the system the bigger its caliber and punch but the slower its rate of fire.		*Weapons - Any and all methods of causing harm to the enemy against their will, from bayonets to bombs. The larger the system the bigger its caliber and punch but the slower its rate of fire.
	**+X Projectile - Firearm or cannon.		**+X Projectile - Firearm or cannon.

Ws60: /* Development */

2009-08-23T00:38:13Z

Development

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	==='''Development'''===		==='''Development'''===
	:Design in hand, lets go over how to develop it in the game. Like previous systems item cost determines how much it'll take to develop, and this is paid with Research Points that have been Mobilized. Similar items can also default to one another, allowing one to merely pay the difference instead of having work from scratch. With that covered, now to the differences.		:Design in hand, lets go over how to develop it in the game. Like previous systems item cost determines how much it'll take to develop, and this is paid with Research Points and Industry that have been Mobilized since those prototypes aren't grown out of the dirt. Similar items can also default to one another, allowing one to merely pay the difference instead of having work from scratch. With that covered, now to the differences.

	:Unlike in other systems research time is not fixed and any caps mounted onto a system must be researched as part of that system. Thus a +5 Cannon with +2 Extended Range would have to be researched together, but a +5 Hull with +4 Drivetrain(Land) could be researched separately without issue. An item requires its Cost in mobilized Research Points per month, with each ~~point~~ giving a single check on 3d6 dice. To be fully developed an item needs 3 cumulative successes per point of Cost, each representing the cumulative trial and errors that take part in any development process. Extra RP can be spent to increase the number of rolls it has for that month at the ratio of an extra roll per additional RP point spent, which can help rush an item through with a minimum development time of a month while increasing the chances of the designers making mistakes. The four possible roll results for a check are '''Critical Success''', '''Success''', '''Failure''', and '''Critical Failure''' which will add a '''Flaw'''. <br>		:Unlike in other systems research time is not fixed and any caps mounted onto a system must be researched as part of that system. Thus a +5 Cannon with +2 Extended Range would have to be researched together, but a +5 Hull with +4 Drivetrain(Land) could be researched separately without issue. An item requires its Cost in both mobilized Research Points AND Mobilized Primary Industry per month, with each pair of points giving a single check on 3d6 dice. To be fully developed an item needs 3 cumulative successes per point of Cost, each representing the cumulative trial and errors that take part in any development process. Extra RP can be spent to increase the number of rolls it has for that month at the ratio of an extra roll per additional RP point spent, which can help rush an item through with a minimum development time of a month while increasing the chances of the designers making mistakes. The four possible roll results for a check are '''Critical Success''', '''Success''', '''Failure''', and '''Critical Failure''' which will add a '''Flaw'''. <br>

	:A '''Flaw''' is a negative capability that offers no savings to cost or size, and remains hidden until actual combat as your best people have already missed it. Once revealed attempts can be made to fix it, but if another critical failure is suffered at any time during this the bug has proven to be a fundamental part of the design and '''CANNOT''' be fixed. Thus it will share its flaw automatically with any future designs based on it, and can only be ''removed'' by cutting your losses and starting over.<br>		:A '''Flaw''' is a negative capability that offers no savings to cost or size, and remains hidden until actual combat as your best people have already missed it. Once revealed attempts can be made to fix it, but if another critical failure is suffered at any time during this the bug has proven to be a fundamental part of the design and '''CANNOT''' be fixed. Thus it will share its flaw automatically with any future designs based on it, and can only be ''removed'' by cutting your losses and starting over.<br>
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	::'''Example C3''': [Tank]<br>		::'''Example C3''': [Tank]<br>


	==='''Production'''===		==='''Production'''===

Ws60: /* Design */

2009-08-23T00:35:50Z

Design

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	==='''Design'''===		==='''Design'''===
	:'''Initial Design'''<br>		:'''Initial Design'''<br>
	:Now that you understand the three basic components used in a design, lets cover how to create your own. First all designs require at least one Structure System, representing the basic framework used to tie all other systems together. This is generally a Hull, though Turrets are also possible for certain applications. Second any unit that is to be mobile requires a Drivetrain, this representing the system of wheels, legs, or propellers that determines what sort of movement it can make and how resilient the drive train is. If intended to be self-propelled then a Powerplant is also needed to provide the necessary motive force, determining how fast it can move. A list of all systems can be found at the end of this section, with notes giving further explanation of the effects each have or any relevant info; though a general rule of thumb would be that the larger a system is the more pronounced its specific effect and the greater punishment it can take.<br>		:Now that you understand the three basic components used in a design, lets cover how to create your own. First all designs require at least one Structure System, representing the basic framework used to tie all other systems together. This is generally a Hull, though Turrets are also possible for certain applications. Second any unit that is to be mobile requires a Drivetrain, this representing the system of wheels, legs, or propellers that determines what sort of movement it can make and how resilient the drive train is. If intended to be self-propelled then a Powerplant is also needed to provide the necessary motive force, determining how fast it can move given its size. A list of all systems can be found at the end of this section, with notes giving further explanation of the effects each have or any relevant info; though a general rule of thumb would be that the larger a system is the more pronounced its specific effect and the greater punishment it can take.<br>


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	*Miscellaneous		*Miscellaneous
	**+X Electronics - From sensors to ECM to Computers, its covered.		**+X Electronics - From sensors to ECM to Computers, its covered.
	**+X Powerplant - The actual power source for your vehicle, from an engine to reactor. Required if a vehicle is to be self-propelled.		**+X Powerplant - The actual power source for your vehicle, from an engine to reactor. Required if a vehicle is to be self-propelled. The larger it is the greater the performance but the more fuel it requires.
	**+X Equipment - Covers any misc items not listed above, can be renamed and modified as needed.		**+X Equipment - Covers any misc items not listed above, can be renamed and modified as needed.


	==='''Development'''===		==='''Development'''===

Ws60: /* Design and Manufacture */

2009-08-22T19:48:19Z

Design and Manufacture

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