{"data":{"id":12972,"title":"Writer's Guide: Part Four","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/12972-Writers-Guide-Part-Four","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/12972","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/12972","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"Writer's Guide","images":[{"id":398,"name":"WriterGuideFI2_Crop.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/viqhhayioaj1er\/source\/WriterGuideFI2_Crop.jpg","alt":"","size":620486,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2013-07-19T05:22:37+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/398","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/398\/similar"}],"images_count":1,"translations":{"en_EN":"Hello and welcome to another installment of the Writer\u2019s Guide. In today\u2019s issue will be covering Corporations and save Criminals for next week. Once we started getting into the various companies, we quickly realized that it would be a disservice to skimp on the variety of companies already established in the universe.\n\nIf you\u2019re new to this feature, please consult our list of disclaimers here.\n\nERRATA\nThere weren\u2019t any major clarifications from last week\u2019s update except for further discussion about the ranking structure. We\u2019re still reviewing that and will keep you posted. CORPS\nThe UEE is a fiercely capitalist society. As the UEE enters a period of economic strain, while some corporations are beginning to wilt, the more powerful (and unscrupulous) ones are beginning to push the boundaries. They\u2019re finding that while everyone\u2019s suffering, the money they\u2019ve managed to accrue is buying them new opportunities with officials who are willing to take a payout to look the other way. CORPORATE ORGANIZATION\n\nLarger corporations will usually have several \u2018hub offices\u2019 scattered around the universe. Each one is responsible for a sector. These sectors vary in size depending on the size of the corporation. Due to the lag in communications, most corporations have found it more efficient to have senior executives placed strategically around UEE space to react more quickly to any problems or situations that may arise.\n\nThe Corporate HQ can be located in almost any system. Many base themselves on Earth or Terra for the prestige associated with it. A handful of ship and weapons manufacturers with military contracts base themselves on MacArthur in the Kilian system to be close to the military shipyards. The Stanton system was sold to generate money for the Synthworld. The four primary owners of the planets are MicroTech, Hurston Dynamics, ArcCorp and Crusader Industries. While Stanton\u2019s planets now serve as their primary production centers, hundreds of smaller corporations have rented out space on the planets for their own headquarters.\n\nINTER-CULTURE TRADING\n\nDo we trade with the Banu? The Xi\u2019An? The short answer, yes.\n\nThe long answer, yeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssss.\n\nThe Xi\u2019An\n\nThe UEE Department of Trade closely monitors the import and export of goods between the UEE and Xi\u2019An. Human companies that wish to trade raw materials and goods must obtain an import or export license from the government. During the licensing process, the Empire will analyze the company\u2019s trading history, run backgrounds on executives and charge handsomely for the opportunity. In short, the UEE is attempting to discern whether the company\u2019s trading will benefit the Empire.\n\nThe general mood of the UEE is that healthy trade is a sign of political goodwill. However, elements in the Empire are terrified of becoming too reliant on outside goods, so they will strategically approve or veto trade agreements. Trading corps (both Human and Xi\u2019An) find this endlessly frustrating, as it appears to them that agreements are approved or denied for strictly arbitrary reasons.\n\nHow does this affect the common trader? Well, technically, a UEE trader (Citizen or Civ) needs a license to trade with the Xi\u2019An but generally it boils down to a question of volume. If you\u2019re a trader with a Freelancer full of goods, they probably aren\u2019t going to really care. If you\u2019ve got a fleet of Caterpillars, they will.\n\nThe Banu\n\nBeing a trading culture, the Banu made sure there were nearly intractable provisions for trading from the very beginning. Let\u2019s just say the Interstellar Peace and Trade Accord of 2348 was not its original title. Therefore, there is a vast and free trading market between our two cultures that has permeated through the centuries.\n\nThe UEE has tried to temper the flow of goods in and out of the Banu Protectorate, but with little progress and there are two main reasons as to why:\n\nTheir organization. The Banu Protectorate is a collection of independent planets so it\u2019s difficult to negotiate sweeping trade protocols with them. In fact, there are three separate proposals submitted over the past ten years still waiting to be reviewed at the next Gathering.\n\nSecondly, their location. While there is a cluster of Banu systems on one \u2018side\u2019 of the UEE , they have also claimed isolated systems scattered throughout the universe; one in Vanduul space, one in Xi\u2019An, that we know about.\n\nThe UEE still isn\u2019t sure how they got there.\n\nCOMPANY LIST\nHere is a list of the companies that have already been established in the SC universe. You might have seen some of these in the Ships document, but we wanted to collate them together for easy reference. SHIP MANUFACTURERS\n\nROBERTS SPACE INDUSTRIES (RSI)\nThe original creators of the engine that kickstarted Humanity\u2019s expansion into space, Roberts Space Industries builds a wide range of spaceships that serve all needs, from basic interstellar travel to deep exploration on the outer edges of the galaxy. The tagline is \u201cRoberts Space Industries: Delivering the Stars since 2075\u201d\n\nORIGIN JUMPWORKS GmbH\nThe BMW of the Star Citizen universe. Their craft are more expensive, sleeker-looking status symbols, maybe more so than they\u2019re worth? Origin ships are customized for the client and can be expensive to maintain\/repair. They get numbers instead of names: \u201cOrigin 300i,\u201d\u201cOrigin 890 Jump,\u201d \u201cOrigin M50 Turbo,\u201d etc.\n\nMUSASHI INDUSTRIAL & STARFLIGHT CONCERN (MISC)\nMass produces very efficient, modular ships, mostly armored freighters of different sizes that make them the preferred brand for traders and larger corporations. Over thirty years ago, MISC signed a lend-lease agreement to establish a tech trade with Xi\u2019An engineers.\n\nDRAKE INTERPLANETARY\nOstensibly a legitimate company, it\u2019s an open secret that they manufacture cheap, well-armed craft favored by pirates, to the point that they\u2019re named in that vein: \u201cCutlass,\u201d \u201cBuccaneer,\u201d \u201cPrivateer,\u201d \u201cMarauder,\u201d etc. Drake ships tend to have a piecemeal look to them that makes each distinct but also means that they are inconsistently built. One of Drake\u2019s main subsidiaries is their Salvage Depots, located conveniently around UEE and Banu space, offering top dollar for spare parts.\n\nANVIL AEROSPACE\nFor civilians, Anvil Aerospace produces small fighting craft but with less of the pirate stigma. These ships are more expensive, less spit-and-glue, and built to take more hits than a comparable Drake model. The bulk of Anvil\u2019s income is from its military contracts with the UEE to design and build their warships, especially the iconic Hornet.\n\nAEGIS DYNAMICS\nAegis grew to prominence as a manufacturer of military spacecraft during the First Tevarin War. Favored by Ivar Messer, their orbital bombers grew to public prominence after his infamous victory on Idris IV. When he ascended to become the first Imperator, Messer contracted Aegis as the UEE\u2019s primary source of military-grade spacecraft and defenses. During the Messer Era, Aegis craft became synonymous with the ruthless, oppressive regime.\n\nAfter the Fall of the Imperator, most of Aegis\u2019 military contracts were stripped, their ships fell out of favor with the public, and the company went into a tailspin. They downsized their craft production and turned to manufacturing parts.\n\nThese days, Aegis only produces a few craft. The old Retaliator bombers have been re-purposed for widespread use as a deep-space transport or hauling vessel. The Idris Frigate (named after the the battle of Idris IV) has been demilitarized for private ownership, even though entrepreneurial pirate packs have been known to spring for one.\n\nSHIP PARTS SUPPLIERS (ENGINE, COMPUTERS, THRUSTERS)\n\nAEGIS DYNAMICS\nThe manufacturing department of Aegis (now their most profitable division) still produces quality, dependable engines and propulsion systems for contracted ship manufacturers.\n\nManufactures:\nPower plants\nThrusters\n\nGrade: Standard to Quality\n\nTYLER DESIGN\/TECH\nAstronautic firm that exclusively designs power plants. Has a \u2018generic\u2019 line of off-the-shelf power plants, but is also contracted for exclusive plant designs (such as their successful bid to build the Constellation plant).\n\nManufactures:\nPower plants\n\nGrade: Quality\n\nWILKES & FEDERMAN (W&F)\nPropulsion company. Been around for over a hundred years. Formed by a pair of engineers building engines and thrusters for land-based vehicles and hovers. As their success grew, they slowly expanded their operations to ship parts. A dependable and affordable option. Unfortunately, they aren\u2019t the most reliable. Their low cost comes with the savings of cheaper parts. \u2018When they work, they\u2019re great.\u2019\n\nManufactures:\nThrusters (main and maneuvering)\n\nGrade: Standard\n\nWILLSOP\nTheir primary product is their P3 Autocompensator targeting software, but they have products to cover the whole spectrum of electronic analysis, from tracking and targeting to scanners and deep-space radar.\n\nManufactures:\nAvionics\nShip Systems (CPU)\n\nGrade: Standard to Quality\n\nCHIMERA COMMUNICATIONS\nA dedicated Comm and Scan system builder. They are the rugged go-to company for miners and explorers alike. They tend to be pricier but their products are sturdy, well-tested and dependable. Tries to keep a blue-collar tone to their ads and company.\n\nManufactures:\nRadar\/Comm (Avionics)\nSystems scanners (variable types and focuses)\nShip Systems (CPU)\n\nGrade: Standard to Quality\n\nDEFENSIVE SYSTEMS (ARMOR\/SHIELDS)\n\nBASILISK\nManufacturers of body armor and ship-plating. While it would seem that most of their massive yearly profits come from military contracts, but the armor they provide to the military is cheap and weak. They break out the good stuff for high-end private sector sales.\n\nOften joked among Naval rank-and-file that if you\u2019re going to strap Basilisk armor to your ship, make sure you order it from their public site.\n\nManufactures:\nArmor\nShield Generators\n\nGrade: Cheap (for military craft) to Quality (for private buyers)\n\nTALISMAN\nPrivate defense company that deals exclusively in plating. They are a solid middle-of-the-road company that does offer some high-end armor options.\n\nManufactures:\nArmor\nShield Generators\n\nGrade: Standard to Quality (based on cost)\n\nWEAPONS MANUFACTURERS (GUNS\/MISSILES)\n\nBEHRING\nTerra-based weapons consortium. Outsources to a lot of designers and subsidiaries to be a one-stop shop for all your defensive needs. Think of it as a conglomerate of Springfield Arms and General Dynamics. They make guns, missiles, tanks, dropships, sentry drones, etc., mostly for the UEE but there are also civilian models. Usually favor quantity of production over quality.\n\nPopular models: P4AR \u2013 Standard issue rifle for the UEE military, about as basic and recognizable as the modern M16. Also available as the P4SC, a more compact and collapsible carbine version.\n\nManufactures:\nPersonal weapons (small arms & mobile heavy weaponry)\nArmored units (tanks, drop-ships, personnel carriers)\nSpacecraft armament (Kinetic, Energy, Missiles Turrets)\nShip Armor\nShield systems\n\nGrade: Standard to Premium\n\nKLAUS & WERNER\nSome government contracts but mostly personal defense company.\n\nPopular models: Model II Arclight \u2013 handheld laser made famous as Kyle Fenris\u2019 sidearm on the hit Vid-Show The Frontier.\n\nManufactures:\nSpacecraft armament (Kinetic, Energy, Turrets)\nArmor\nMisc. Gear\n\nGrade: Standard to Quality\n\nASSOCIATED SCIENCES & DEVELOPMENT (ASD)\nHigh-end ship weapons company. Usually their stuff is very expensive and exclusive. Mostly energy weapons but also some \u2018specialty\u2019 classes. Distortion cannons, rail guns, shredders, etc.\n\nPopular models: Gained notoriety with the unveiling of the EE6 Electron Cannon. Its blast polarizes electrical charges on an atomic level, causing all sorts of destruction as well as ugly, gruesome deaths. Consequently they have a somewhat tarnished reputation with the public.\n\nManufactures: Spacecraft weapons (Kinetic, Energy, Missiles, Turrets)\n\nGrade: Standard to Excellent\n\nTALON WEAPON SYSTEMS\nCroshaw-based munitions manufacturer, focusing mostly on missiles and bombs. \u201cIf it exists, there\u2019s a Talon that can blow it up.\u201d\n\nManufactures: Missiles\n\nGrade: Standard\n\nJOKER ENGINEERING\nSmall start-up company founded by an eccentric engineering whiz-kid named Barlowe Elias. Burst onto the scene by creating \u2018specialty weapons.\u2019 His weapons are generally favored by criminals and pirates because of their unusual applications, such as the Beacon Bomb designed to simulate a distress beacon with customizable distress calls.\n\nManufactures: Specialty weapons\nDefensive (criminal) countermeasures\nDeception tech\n\nGrade: Cheap to Standard\n\nROUSSIMOFF REHABILITATION SYSTEMS (RRS)\nRoussimoff Rehabilitation Systems (RRS) is an Earth-based corporation that provides rehabilitation services throughout the UEE. Their arms division is responsible for a groundbreaking series of new weaponry designed to incapacitate opponents without taking lives.\n\n\u201cPiracy is a real risk in some areas of space. But the good men and women at Roussimoff Rehabilitation Systems believe that death is not the ultimate deterrent to criminal behavior. Instead, a solid combination of financial consequences and structured rehabilitation is the key to getting offenders to straighten up and fly right. That is why we offer a line of hangar-level, shipboard, and personal less-than-lethal defense options that provide customers with the safety that they need and criminals the second chance that they deserve. The Silent Sentinel Less-lethal Boarding Defense System provides multiple forms of short-term defense that can disable even the largest boarding party, leaving you to collect the insurance payout or available bounties, and the authorities to do what they do best. The personal stunner provides the necessary leverage for those who want to keep a bad situation in hand.\n\n\u201cIf safety AND civility are your objectives, visit your local RRS vendor today.\u201d\n\nTagline: RRS: security with humanity\u00ae\n\nManufactures:\nAnti-Intrusion Devices\nArmor\n\nGrade: Standard to Quality\n\nOTHER COMPANIES\n\nKEL-TO CONSTORES\nFuture convenience stores (7-Eleven, SPAR Express, Circle K). They\u2019re found in virtually every hauling station, orbital platform and city. Famous for their Hydro-Froz frozen drink.\n\nTagline: It\u2019s a long road out there; we make it a little shorter.\nAppeared in: Tales of Kid Crimson (Hydro-Froz), Clean Shot sponsor\n\nSHUBIN INTERSTELLAR\nMassive conglomerate that started out as a terraforming outfit, then expanded into planetary mining. They\u2019ve even started releasing a line of mining equipment.\n\nCurrent CEO: Gavin Arlington, 38, born on Earth. Many speculate that he\u2019s a robot due to his perfectly manicured appearance, utter lack of empathy, and methodical business-sense. He is very much human, just has no time for base human relations.\nAppeared in: The Lost Generation\n\nTORREELE FOODSTUFFS\nProducer of vacuum-sealed vitamin-rich food-stuffs. Usually bought in bulk for extended space trips.\n\nTagline: For the Distance.\nAppeared in: Clean Shot Dispatch #1\n\nCOVALEX\nShipping company. Owns several orbital platforms that act as transfer hubs and hauler\/commercial transport stops.\n\nARCCORP\nBuilds fusion engines for industrial craft. Also has divisions for terraforming and mining. Owns one of the planets in Stanton System.\n\nMICROTECH\nProduces electronics, including handheld sensors and computer software upgrades for starships. Owns one of the planets in Stanton System.\n\nHURSTON DYNAMICS\nFamily-owned company that is a serious weapons provider for the civilian ship market. Owns one of the planets in Stanton System.\n\nCRUSADER INDUSTRIES\nConstructs and operates commercial transports for lower to middle income families. Has defense contracts with government to make military thrusters. Owns one of the planets in Stanton System.\n\nWRITING FOR CORPS\n\nThis is pretty open terrain at the moment, so feel free to explore the possibilities of creating corporations. I stress again to use your judgment when coming up with the company, especially evil ones. No company can get away with doing true evil for long without serious safeguards in place. They have to have greased the right palms and paid the right officials to look the other way. The more outrageous their behavior, the more it will cost them to keep it under wraps.\n\nFor example, we mentioned earlier that Basilisk gets away with delivering cheap armor for their military contracts. How can they consistently get away with it to the point where it\u2019s almost a joke to the troops? Technically they haven\u2019t violated their contract and are continuing to deliver their ship plating at the agreed cost, but they aren\u2019t going to use the best materials and operate at a loss, right? That\u2019s just bad business. Of course, when they know they\u2019re delivering a particularly bad pressing, they\u2019ll pay off the necessary contacts in the military to make sure that the plates are approved and accepted. So in short, to the pilots the armor is unreliable but to the higher-ups, the deliveries are always on time and within budget.\n\nAt their core, corporations are run by people, so focus on the characters you\u2019re trying to create for your story. Establish their motivation and needs for your story by asking yourself questions: are they corrupt? If so, were they always that way? Is there a culture of corruption in the corp, or is your character manipulating the system to keep his or her actions secret? Have fun with it. The universe is varied enough to handle all types (except dragons); just figure out how your corporate character fits into the universe.\n\nQUESTIONS\nFROM: Messenger Q: In regards to the \u2018Information Decay\u2019 you are still working out: if it is going to function in a way you have hinted at here, how are you going to make it work alongside the meta game?\n\nIs there anything stopping 2 people at other ends of the map but on the same TeamSpeak informing each other of events their end? It would disregard the Information Decay idea, for starters\u2026\n\nA: This probably falls under a game mechanic question but I\u2019ll try to field it. In short, no, we can\u2019t stop people from talking over Skype, Ventrilo, carrier pigeon, etc. As it stands now, the information decay will only really affect the UEE\u2019s reaction to things. For example, if there\u2019s a Vanduul raid in Centauri, you could IM your friend in Terra about it immediately, but the military or news won\u2019t find out until hours later.\n\nThis also affects the transportation of goods and cargo \u2014 resources and items won\u2019t instantly beam to their destination, they will travel.\n\nFrom: Cardboard Brain\n\nQ: Probably a little late to ask a question, but here\u2019s a two of mine anyway.\n\nWhat\u2019s the average human lifespan in 2943?\n\nWill we see tinfoil clad lunatics wandering around Prime and New York yelling about Y3K?\n\nA: It\u2019s never too late, I\u2019m checking comments pretty regularly.\n\nWe haven\u2019t really tackled this one yet. My initial reaction is that with medical advances and technology it would probably be around 100. Maybe the record is 140. I feel like at a certain point, the body is just going to wear out. We really aren\u2019t designed to be around that long. Gene-therapy and cybernetics will help but ultimately, to quote the fantastic British vampire show Ultraviolet, \u201cWe\u2019re programmed to die.\u201d What do you guys think?\n\nRegarding the tinfoil-clad lunatics, I hope so.\n\nAgain, I apologize for breaking up this entry, but next week we\u2019ll jump wholeheartedly into the criminal element, specifically the syndicates, pirates and an intro course to the Cathcart dialect.\n\nPlease post questions in the comments about this post or for next week\u2019s entry.\n\nUntil next time \u2026","de_DE":"Hallo und willkommen zu einer weiteren Ausgabe des Writer's Guide. In der heutigen Ausgabe wird es um Unternehmen gehen und Kriminelle f\u00fcr die n\u00e4chste Woche aufheben. Als wir anfingen, in die verschiedenen Unternehmen einzusteigen, wurde uns schnell klar, dass es ein schlechter Dienst w\u00e4re, an der Vielfalt der bereits im Universum etablierten Unternehmen zu sparen.\n\nWenn Sie neu in dieser Funktion sind, lesen Sie bitte unsere Liste der Haftungsausschl\u00fcsse hier.\n\nERRATA\n\nEs gab keine wesentlichen Klarstellungen aus dem Update der letzten Woche, au\u00dfer einer weiteren Diskussion \u00fcber die Ranking-Struktur. Wir sind noch dabei, das zu \u00fcberpr\u00fcfen und werden Sie auf dem Laufenden halten.\n\n\nKORPSEN\n\nDie UEE ist eine heftige kapitalistische Gesellschaft. W\u00e4hrend die UEE in eine Zeit der wirtschaftlichen Belastung eintritt, w\u00e4hrend einige Unternehmen zu welken beginnen, beginnen die m\u00e4chtigeren (und skrupellosen), die Grenzen zu \u00fcberschreiten. Sie finden, dass, w\u00e4hrend jeder leidet, das Geld, das sie erreicht haben, ihnen neue M\u00f6glichkeiten mit Beamten kauft, die bereit sind, eine Auszahlung zu nehmen, um in die andere Richtung zu schauen.\n\nUNTERNEHMENSORGANISATION\n\nGr\u00f6\u00dfere Unternehmen haben in der Regel mehrere \"Hub Offices\", die \u00fcber das ganze Universum verteilt sind. Jeder ist f\u00fcr einen Bereich verantwortlich. Diese Sektoren variieren in ihrer Gr\u00f6\u00dfe je nach Gr\u00f6\u00dfe des Unternehmens. Aufgrund der Verz\u00f6gerung in der Kommunikation haben die meisten Unternehmen es f\u00fcr effizienter befunden, dass F\u00fchrungskr\u00e4fte strategisch rund um den UEE-Raum platziert werden, um schneller auf auftretende Probleme oder Situationen zu reagieren.\n\nDie Unternehmenszentrale kann sich in fast jedem System befinden. Viele gr\u00fcnden sich auf der Erde oder auf Terra wegen des damit verbundenen Prestiges. Eine Handvoll von Schiffs- und Waffenherstellern mit milit\u00e4rischen Auftr\u00e4gen haben sich auf MacArthur im Kiliansystem niedergelassen, um in der N\u00e4he der Milit\u00e4rwerften zu sein. Das Stanton-System wurde verkauft, um Geld f\u00fcr die Synthworld zu generieren. Die vier Haupteigent\u00fcmer der Planeten sind MicroTech, Hurston Dynamics, ArcCorp und Crusader Industries. W\u00e4hrend die Planeten von Stanton heute als prim\u00e4re Produktionszentren dienen, haben Hunderte von kleineren Unternehmen auf den Planeten Fl\u00e4chen f\u00fcr ihr eigenes Hauptquartier gemietet.\n\n\n\nINTERKULTURELLER HANDEL\n\nHandeln wir mit den Banu? Der Xi'An? Die kurze Antwort, ja.\n\nDie lange Antwort, yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.\n\nDas Xi'An\n\nDas UEE-Handelsministerium \u00fcberwacht den Import und Export von Waren zwischen der UEE und Xi'An genau. Menschliche Unternehmen, die Rohstoffe und Waren handeln wollen, m\u00fcssen eine Import- oder Exportlizenz von der Regierung einholen. W\u00e4hrend des Lizenzierungsprozesses wird das Empire die Handelsgeschichte des Unternehmens analysieren, Hintergrundinformationen \u00fcber F\u00fchrungskr\u00e4fte sammeln und die Gelegenheit gut nutzen. Kurz gesagt, die UEE versucht zu erkennen, ob der Handel des Unternehmens dem Imperium zugute kommt.\n\nDie allgemeine Stimmung der UEE ist, dass ein gesunder Handel ein Zeichen f\u00fcr den politischen Willen ist. Allerdings haben die Elemente im Imperium Angst davor, zu sehr von Fremdprodukten abh\u00e4ngig zu werden, so dass sie Handelsabkommen strategisch genehmigen oder ein Veto einlegen werden. Das Handelskorps (Human und Xi'An) finden dies endlos frustrierend, da ihnen scheint, dass Vereinbarungen aus streng willk\u00fcrlichen Gr\u00fcnden genehmigt oder abgelehnt werden.\n\nWie wirkt sich dies auf den Common Trader aus? Nun, technisch gesehen ben\u00f6tigt ein UEE-H\u00e4ndler (Citizen oder Civ) eine Lizenz, um mit dem Xi'An zu handeln, aber im Allgemeinen l\u00e4uft es auf eine Frage des Volumens hinaus. Wenn Sie ein H\u00e4ndler mit einem Freelancer voller Waren sind, wird es ihnen wahrscheinlich egal sein. Wenn du eine Flotte von Raupen hast, werden sie das tun.\n\nDer Banu\n\nAls eine Handelskultur sorgten die Banu von Anfang an daf\u00fcr, dass es fast unl\u00f6sbare Bestimmungen f\u00fcr den Handel gab. Lassen Sie uns einfach sagen, dass das Interstellare Friedens- und Handelsabkommen von 2348 nicht sein urspr\u00fcnglicher Titel war. Daher gibt es einen riesigen und freien Handelsmarkt zwischen unseren beiden Kulturen, der sich im Laufe der Jahrhunderte entwickelt hat.\n\nDie UEE hat versucht, den Warenfluss in und aus dem Banu Protektorat zu mildern, aber mit wenig Fortschritt und es gibt zwei Hauptgr\u00fcnde, warum:\n\nIhre Organisation. Das Banu Protektorat ist eine Sammlung unabh\u00e4ngiger Planeten, so dass es schwierig ist, mit ihnen \u00fcber umfassende Handelsprotokolle zu verhandeln. Tats\u00e4chlich gibt es in den letzten zehn Jahren drei getrennte Vorschl\u00e4ge, die noch auf die \u00dcberpr\u00fcfung bei der n\u00e4chsten Versammlung warten.\n\nZweitens, ihre Lage. W\u00e4hrend es auf der einen Seite der UEE einen Cluster von Banu-Systemen gibt, haben sie auch isolierte Systeme beansprucht, die im ganzen Universum verstreut sind; eines im Vanduul-Raum, eines im Xi'An, von dem wir wissen.\n\nDie UEE ist sich immer noch nicht sicher, wie sie dorthin gekommen sind.\n\n\n\n\nUNTERNEHMENSLISTE\n\nHier ist eine Liste der Unternehmen, die bereits im SC-Universum etabliert sind. Sie haben vielleicht einige davon im Dokument Ships gesehen, aber wir wollten sie zur besseren \u00dcbersichtlichkeit zusammenfassen. SCHIFFSHERSTELLER\n\nROBERTS RAUMFAHRTINDUSTRIE (RSI)\nRoberts Space Industries, der urspr\u00fcngliche Sch\u00f6pfer der Maschine, die die Expansion der Menschheit in den Weltraum ankurbelte, baut eine breite Palette von Raumschiffen, die allen Bed\u00fcrfnissen gerecht werden, von einfachen interstellaren Reisen bis hin zu Tiefenerkundungen an den \u00e4u\u00dferen R\u00e4ndern der Galaxie. Der Slogan lautet \"Roberts Space Industries: Wir liefern die Sterne seit 2075\".\n\nORIGIN JUMPWORKS GmbH\nDer BMW des Star Citizen Universums. Ihr Handwerk sind teurere, schlanker aussehende Statussymbole, vielleicht mehr als sie wert sind? Origin-Schiffe werden f\u00fcr den Kunden ma\u00dfgeschneidert und k\u00f6nnen teuer in der Wartung\/Reparatur sein. Sie bekommen Zahlen statt Namen: \"Origin 300i\", \"Origin 890 Sprung\", \"Origin M50 Turbo\", etc.\n\nMUSASHI INDUSTRIAL & STARFLIGHT CONCERN (MISC)\nMass produziert sehr effiziente, modulare Schiffe, meist gepanzerte Frachter unterschiedlicher Gr\u00f6\u00dfe, die sie zur bevorzugten Marke f\u00fcr H\u00e4ndler und gr\u00f6\u00dfere Unternehmen machen. Vor \u00fcber drei\u00dfig Jahren unterzeichnete MISC einen Mietvertrag, um einen Technologiehandel mit Xi'An-Ingenieuren aufzubauen.\n\nDRAKE INTERPLANETARISCH\nAngeblich ein legitimes Unternehmen, ist es ein offenes Geheimnis, dass sie billige, gut bewaffnete Boote herstellen, die von Piraten bevorzugt werden, bis zu dem Punkt, dass sie in dieser Hinsicht benannt sind: \"Entermesser\", \"Seer\u00e4uber\", \"Freibeuter\", \"Pl\u00fcnderer\", etc. Drachenschiffe neigen dazu, einen st\u00fcckweisen Look zu haben, der jedes einzelne Schiff unverwechselbar macht, aber auch bedeutet, dass es uneinheitlich gebaut ist. Eine der wichtigsten Tochtergesellschaften von Drake sind die Bergungsdepots, die sich verkehrsg\u00fcnstig in der N\u00e4he von UEE und Banu befinden und Spitzenpreise f\u00fcr Ersatzteile anbieten.\n\nAMBOSS-LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT\nF\u00fcr Zivilisten produziert Anvil Aerospace kleine Kampfschiffe, aber mit weniger Piraten-Stigma. Diese Schiffe sind teurer, weniger Spucke und Kleber und so gebaut, dass sie mehr Treffer vertragen als ein vergleichbares Drake-Modell. Der gr\u00f6\u00dfte Teil des Einkommens von Anvil stammt aus seinen Milit\u00e4rvertr\u00e4gen mit der UEE zur Konstruktion und zum Bau ihrer Kriegsschiffe, insbesondere der legend\u00e4ren Hornet.\n\nAEGIS DYNAMICS\nAegis wuchs w\u00e4hrend des Ersten Tevarin-Krieges zu einem bedeutenden Hersteller von milit\u00e4rischen Raumfahrzeugen heran. Von Ivar Messer favorisiert, wuchsen ihre Orbitalbomber nach seinem ber\u00fcchtigten Sieg \u00fcber Idris IV in die \u00d6ffentlichkeit. Als er zum ersten Imperator aufstieg, beauftragte Messer Aegis als prim\u00e4re Quelle f\u00fcr milit\u00e4rische Raumfahrzeuge und Verteidigungsanlagen der UEE. W\u00e4hrend der Messer-\u00c4ra wurde das Aegis-Handwerk zum Synonym f\u00fcr das r\u00fccksichtslose, repressive Regime.\n\nNach dem Sturz des Imperators wurden die meisten milit\u00e4rischen Vertr\u00e4ge von Aegis ausger\u00e4umt, ihre Schiffe fielen in Ungnade bei der \u00d6ffentlichkeit, und das Unternehmen geriet in einen Stau. Sie verkleinerten ihre handwerkliche Produktion und wandten sich der Fertigung von Teilen zu.\n\nHeutzutage produziert Aegis nur noch wenige Schiffe. Die alten Vergeltungsbomber wurden f\u00fcr den breiten Einsatz als Tiefraumtransport- oder Schleppschiff umger\u00fcstet. Die Fregatte Idris (benannt nach der Schlacht von Idris IV) wurde f\u00fcr den Privatbesitz entmilitarisiert, obwohl bekannt ist, dass unternehmerische Piratenpakete f\u00fcr eine Person springen.\n\nSCHIFFSTEILELIEFERANTEN (MOTOR, COMPUTER, TRIEBWERKE)\n\nAEGIS DYNAMICS\nDie Fertigungsabteilung von Aegis (heute der profitabelste Gesch\u00e4ftsbereich) produziert nach wie vor hochwertige, zuverl\u00e4ssige Motoren und Antriebssysteme f\u00fcr Auftragsschiffe.\n\nHersteller:\nKraftwerke\nTriebwerke\n\nQualit\u00e4t: Standard in der Qualit\u00e4t\n\nTYLER DESIGN\/TECH\nAstronautisches Unternehmen, das ausschlie\u00dflich Kraftwerke entwickelt. Verf\u00fcgt \u00fcber eine \"generische\" Reihe von Standardkraftwerken, wird aber auch mit exklusiven Anlagenkonzepten beauftragt (z.B. mit dem erfolgreichen Auftrag zum Bau der Constellation-Anlage).\n\nHersteller:\nKraftwerke\n\nKlasse: Qualit\u00e4t\n\nWILKES & FEDERMAN (W&F)\nAntriebsfirma. Ich bin seit \u00fcber hundert Jahren dabei. Gegr\u00fcndet von einem Ingenieurpaar, das Motoren und Triebwerke f\u00fcr landgest\u00fctzte Fahrzeuge und Luftschweber baut. Als ihr Erfolg wuchs, dehnten sie ihre Aktivit\u00e4ten langsam auf den Versand von Teilen aus. Eine zuverl\u00e4ssige und erschwingliche Option. Leider sind sie nicht die zuverl\u00e4ssigsten. Ihre niedrigen Kosten kommen mit der Einsparung von billigeren Teilen. \"Wenn sie arbeiten, sind sie toll.\n\nHersteller:\nTriebwerke (Haupt- und Man\u00f6vertriebwerke)\n\nQualit\u00e4t: Standard\n\nWILLSOP\nIhr Hauptprodukt ist die Targeting-Software P3 Autocompensator, aber sie haben Produkte, die das gesamte Spektrum der elektronischen Analyse abdecken, von Tracking und Targeting \u00fcber Scanner bis hin zu Tiefraumradar.\n\nHersteller:\nAvionik\nSchiffssysteme (CPU)\n\nQualit\u00e4t: Standard in der Qualit\u00e4t\n\nCHIM\u00c4REN-KOMMUNIKATION\nEin spezieller Comm and Scan System Builder. Sie sind das robuste Einstiegsunternehmen f\u00fcr Bergleute und Entdecker gleicherma\u00dfen. Sie sind in der Regel teurer, aber ihre Produkte sind robust, gut getestet und zuverl\u00e4ssig. Versucht, einen Arbeiter-Ton f\u00fcr seine Anzeigen und sein Unternehmen beizubehalten.\n\nHersteller:\nRadar\/Comm (Avionik)\nSystemscanner (variable Typen und Schwerpunkte)\nSchiffssysteme (CPU)\n\nQualit\u00e4t: Standard in der Qualit\u00e4t\n\nVERTEIDIGUNGSSYSTEME (R\u00dcSTUNGEN\/SCHILDE)\n\nBASILISIKO\nHersteller von K\u00f6rperpanzerungen und Schiffsbeschichtungen. W\u00e4hrend es scheinen w\u00fcrde, dass die meisten ihrer massiven j\u00e4hrlichen Gewinne aus Milit\u00e4rvertr\u00e4gen stammen, aber die R\u00fcstung, die sie dem Milit\u00e4r zur Verf\u00fcgung stellen, ist billig und schwach. Sie bringen die guten Dinge f\u00fcr den Verkauf im gehobenen Privatsektor hervor.\n\nH\u00e4ufig scherzt unter Naval Rang-and-File, dass, wenn Sie Basilisk-R\u00fcstung an Ihr Schiff schnallen wollen, stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie sie von ihrer \u00f6ffentlichen Website bestellen.\n\nHersteller:\nR\u00fcstung\nSchildgeneratoren\n\nKlasse: G\u00fcnstig (f\u00fcr Milit\u00e4rfahrzeuge) in Qualit\u00e4t (f\u00fcr private K\u00e4ufer)\n\nTALISMAN\nPrivates Verteidigungsunternehmen, das sich ausschlie\u00dflich mit Galvanik besch\u00e4ftigt. Sie sind ein solides mittelst\u00e4ndisches Unternehmen, das einige High-End-R\u00fcstungsoptionen anbietet.\n\nHersteller:\nR\u00fcstung\nSchildgeneratoren\n\nQualit\u00e4t: Standard zur Qualit\u00e4t (basierend auf den Kosten)\n\nWAFFENHERSTELLER (WAFFEN\/RAKETEN)\n\nBEHRING\nTerrabasiertes Waffenkonsortium. Auslagerung an viele Designer und Tochtergesellschaften, um einen One-Stop-Shop f\u00fcr alle Ihre defensiven Bed\u00fcrfnisse zu bieten. Betrachten Sie es als ein Konglomerat aus Springfield Arms und General Dynamics. Sie stellen Waffen, Raketen, Panzer, Dropships, Wachdrohnen usw. her, haupts\u00e4chlich f\u00fcr die UEE, aber es gibt auch zivile Modelle. In der Regel bevorzugen Sie die Quantit\u00e4t der Produktion gegen\u00fcber der Qualit\u00e4t.\n\nBeliebte Modelle: P4AR - Standardausgabegewehr f\u00fcr das UEE-Milit\u00e4r, etwa so einfach und erkennbar wie das moderne M16. Auch als P4SC erh\u00e4ltlich, eine kompaktere und faltbarere Karabinerausf\u00fchrung.\n\nHersteller:\nPers\u00f6nliche Waffen (Kleinwaffen & mobile schwere Waffen)\nGepanzerte Einheiten (Panzer, Dropships, Mannschaftswagen)\nRaumfahrzeugbewaffnung (Kinetische, Energie-, Raketent\u00fcrme)\nSchiffsr\u00fcstung\nAbschirmsysteme\n\nQualit\u00e4t: Standard bis Premium\n\nKLAUS & WERNER\nEinige Regierungsauftr\u00e4ge, aber vor allem pers\u00f6nliche Verteidigung Unternehmen.\n\nBeliebte Modelle: Model II Arclight - Handlaser, bekannt geworden als Kyle Fenris' Unterarm in der erfolgreichen Vid-Show The Frontier.\n\nHersteller:\nRaumfahrzeugbewaffnung (Kinetik, Energie, Gesch\u00fctzt\u00fcrme)\nR\u00fcstung\nSonstiges. Zahnrad\n\nQualit\u00e4t: Standard in der Qualit\u00e4t\n\nASSOZIIERTE WISSENSCHAFTEN & ENTWICKLUNG (ASD)\nHochwertige Schiffswaffenfirma. Normalerweise sind ihre Sachen sehr teuer und exklusiv. Haupts\u00e4chlich Energiewaffen, aber auch einige \"Spezialklassen\". Verzerrungskanonen, Railguns, Shredder, etc.\n\nBeliebte Modelle: Bekanntheit erlangte er mit der Enth\u00fcllung der EE6 Elektronenkanone. Seine Explosion polarisiert elektrische Ladungen auf atomarer Ebene und verursacht alle Arten von Zerst\u00f6rung sowie h\u00e4ssliche, grausame Todesf\u00e4lle. Dadurch haben sie in der \u00d6ffentlichkeit einen etwas angeschlagenen Ruf.\n\nHersteller: Raumschiffwaffen (Kinetik, Energie, Raketen, Gesch\u00fctzt\u00fcrme)\n\nQualit\u00e4t: Standard bis ausgezeichnet\n\nTALON-WAFFENSYSTEME\nCroshaw-basierter Munitionshersteller, der sich haupts\u00e4chlich auf Raketen und Bomben konzentriert. \"Wenn es existiert, gibt es eine Kralle, die es in die Luft jagen kann.\"\n\nHersteller: Raketen\n\nQualit\u00e4t: Standard\n\nJOKER-ENGINEERING\nKleines Start-up-Unternehmen, gegr\u00fcndet von einem exzentrischen Ingenieurskind namens Barlowe Elias. Platzen Sie auf der Stelle, indem Sie \"Spezialwaffen\" kreieren. Seine Waffen werden im Allgemeinen von Kriminellen und Piraten wegen ihrer ungew\u00f6hnlichen Anwendungen bevorzugt, wie z.B. die Leuchtfunkbombe, die entwickelt wurde, um ein Notsignal mit anpassbaren Notrufen zu simulieren.\n\nHersteller: Spezialwaffen\nDefensive (strafrechtliche) Gegenma\u00dfnahmen\nT\u00e4uschungstechnik\n\nKlasse: G\u00fcnstig nach Standard\n\nROUSSIMOFF REHABILITATIONSSYSTEME (RRS)\nRoussimoff Rehabilitation Systems (RRS) ist ein Unternehmen mit Sitz in der Erde, das Rehabilitationsdienstleistungen in der gesamten UEE anbietet. Ihre Waffenabteilung ist verantwortlich f\u00fcr eine bahnbrechende Serie neuer Waffen, die entwickelt wurden, um Gegner zu entm\u00fcndigen, ohne Leben zu nehmen.\n\n\"Piraterie ist in einigen Bereichen des Weltraums ein echtes Risiko. Aber die guten M\u00e4nner und Frauen von Roussimoff Rehabilitation Systems glauben, dass der Tod nicht das ultimative Abschreckungsmittel f\u00fcr kriminelles Verhalten ist. Stattdessen ist eine solide Kombination aus finanziellen Folgen und strukturierter Rehabilitation der Schl\u00fcssel dazu, dass die T\u00e4ter sich aufrichten und richtig fliegen. Deshalb bieten wir eine Reihe von Optionen f\u00fcr die Verteidigung auf Hangar-Ebene, an Bord von Schiffen und f\u00fcr die pers\u00f6nliche, nicht t\u00f6dliche Verteidigung an, die den Kunden die Sicherheit bieten, die sie brauchen, und den Kriminellen die zweite Chance, die sie verdienen. Das Silent Sentinel Lesss-lethal Boarding Defense System bietet mehrere Formen der kurzfristigen Verteidigung, die selbst die gr\u00f6\u00dfte Boarding Party deaktivieren k\u00f6nnen, so dass Sie die Versicherungsauszahlung oder die verf\u00fcgbaren Kopfgelder einziehen k\u00f6nnen, und die Beh\u00f6rden das tun, was sie am besten k\u00f6nnen. Der pers\u00f6nliche Bet\u00e4ubungseffekt bietet die notwendige Hebelwirkung f\u00fcr diejenigen, die eine schlechte Situation in den Griff bekommen wollen.\n\n\"Wenn Sicherheit UND H\u00f6flichkeit Ihre Ziele sind, besuchen Sie noch heute Ihren lokalen RRS-Anbieter.\"\n\nTagline: RRS: Sicherheit mit humanity\u00ae.\n\nHersteller:\nEinbruchschutzvorrichtungen\nR\u00fcstung\n\nQualit\u00e4t: Standard in der Qualit\u00e4t\n\nANDERE UNTERNEHMEN\n\nKEL-TO CONSTORES\nZuk\u00fcnftige Lebensmittelgesch\u00e4fte (7-Eleven, SPAR Express, Circle K). Sie sind in praktisch jeder Schleppstation, jedem Bahnsteig und jeder Stadt zu finden. Ber\u00fchmt f\u00fcr ihr Tiefk\u00fchlgetr\u00e4nk Hydro-Froz.\n\nTagline: Es ist ein langer Weg da drau\u00dfen; wir machen ihn ein wenig k\u00fcrzer.\nErschien in: Geschichten von Kid Crimson (Hydro-Froz), Clean Shot Sponsor\n\nSHUBIN INTERSTELLAR\nMassiver Mischkonzern, der zun\u00e4chst als Terraforming-Ausr\u00fcstung begann und dann zum planetarischen Bergbau expandierte. Sie haben sogar begonnen, eine Reihe von Bergbauausr\u00fcstungen auf den Markt zu bringen.\n\nDerzeitiger CEO: Gavin Arlington, 38, geboren auf der Erde. Viele spekulieren, dass er ein Roboter ist, wegen seines perfekt manik\u00fcrten Aussehens, seines v\u00f6lligen Mangels an Empathie und seines methodischen Gesch\u00e4ftssinns. Er ist sehr menschlich, hat nur keine Zeit f\u00fcr grundlegende menschliche Beziehungen.\nErschien in: Die verlorene Generation\n\nTORREELE LEBENSMITTEL\nHersteller von vakuumversiegelten, vitaminreichen Lebensmitteln. Normalerweise in gro\u00dfen Mengen f\u00fcr ausgedehnte Weltraumreisen gekauft.\n\nTagline: F\u00fcr die Entfernung.\nErschien in: Clean Shot Versand #1\n\nCOVALEX\nReederei. Besitzt mehrere Orbitalplattformen, die als Umsteigeknoten und Haltestellen f\u00fcr den Spediteur\/Gewerbeverkehr dienen.\n\nARKCORP\nBau von Fusionsmotoren f\u00fcr Industriefahrzeuge. Au\u00dferdem gibt es Abteilungen f\u00fcr Terraforming und Mining. Besitzt einen der Planeten im Stanton-System.\n\nMIKROTECH\nProduziert Elektronik, einschlie\u00dflich Handheld-Sensoren und Computer-Software-Upgrades f\u00fcr Raumschiffe. Besitzt einen der Planeten im Stanton-System.\n\nHURSTON-DYNAMIK\nFamilienunternehmen, das ein ernstzunehmender Waffenlieferant f\u00fcr den zivilen Schiffsmarkt ist. Besitzt einen der Planeten im Stanton-System.\n\nKREUZRITTERINDUSTRIEN\nKonstruiert und betreibt gewerbliche Transporte f\u00fcr Familien mit niedrigem bis mittlerem Einkommen. Hat Verteidigungsauftr\u00e4ge mit der Regierung, um milit\u00e4rische Triebwerke herzustellen. Besitzt einen der Planeten im Stanton-System.\n\n\n\nSCHREIBEN F\u00dcR DAS CORPS\n\nDies ist im Moment ein ziemlich offenes Gel\u00e4nde, also z\u00f6gern Sie nicht, die M\u00f6glichkeiten der Unternehmensgr\u00fcndung zu erkunden. Ich betone noch einmal, dass Sie Ihr Urteilsverm\u00f6gen einsetzen sollten, wenn Sie mit der Firma zusammenarbeiten, insbesondere mit b\u00f6sen. Kein Unternehmen kann damit durchkommen, wahres B\u00f6ses lange Zeit zu tun, ohne ernsthafte Sicherheitsvorkehrungen getroffen zu haben. Sie m\u00fcssen die rechten Handfl\u00e4chen geschmiert und die richtigen Beamten bezahlt haben, um in die andere Richtung zu schauen. Je emp\u00f6render ihr Verhalten, desto mehr wird es sie kosten, es unter Verschluss zu halten.\n\nZum Beispiel haben wir bereits erw\u00e4hnt, dass Basilisk mit der Lieferung billiger R\u00fcstungen f\u00fcr ihre Milit\u00e4rvertr\u00e4ge davonkommt. Wie k\u00f6nnen sie konsequent damit durchkommen, bis zu dem Punkt, an dem es f\u00fcr die Truppen fast ein Witz ist? Technisch gesehen haben sie ihren Vertrag nicht verletzt und liefern weiterhin ihre Schiffsplattierung zu den vereinbarten Kosten, aber sie werden nicht die besten Materialien verwenden und mit Verlust arbeiten, richtig? Das ist nur ein schlechtes Gesch\u00e4ft. Nat\u00fcrlich, wenn sie wissen, dass sie eine besonders schlechte Pressung liefern, werden sie die notwendigen Kontakte zum Milit\u00e4r auszahlen, um sicherzustellen, dass die Platten genehmigt und akzeptiert werden. Kurz gesagt, f\u00fcr die Piloten ist die R\u00fcstung unzuverl\u00e4ssig, aber f\u00fcr die H\u00f6heren sind die Lieferungen immer p\u00fcnktlich und innerhalb des Budgets.\n\nIn ihrem Kern werden Unternehmen von Menschen gef\u00fchrt, also konzentrieren Sie sich auf die Charaktere, die Sie f\u00fcr Ihre Geschichte zu erschaffen versuchen. Stellen Sie ihre Motivation und Bed\u00fcrfnisse f\u00fcr Ihre Geschichte fest, indem Sie sich Fragen stellen: Sind sie korrupt? Wenn ja, waren sie dann immer so? Gibt es eine Kultur der Korruption in dem Unternehmen, oder manipuliert dein Charakter das System, um seine Handlungen geheim zu halten? Viel Spa\u00df damit. Das Universum ist so vielf\u00e4ltig, dass es mit allen Arten (au\u00dfer Drachen) umgehen kann; finde einfach heraus, wie dein Firmencharakter in das Universum passt.\n\n\n\n\nFRAGEN\n\nVON: Messenger F: In Bezug auf den'Information Decay' arbeitest du noch daran: Wenn es so funktionieren soll, wie du es hier angedeutet hast, wie willst du es dann neben dem Metaspiel machen?\n\nGibt es etwas, das 2 Personen an anderen Enden der Karte aufh\u00e4lt, aber auf der gleichen TeamSpeak, die sich gegenseitig \u00fcber Ereignisse informieren, die ihr Ende haben? Es w\u00fcrde die Information Decay Idee ignorieren, f\u00fcr den Anfang.....\n\nA: Das f\u00e4llt wahrscheinlich unter eine spielmechanische Frage, aber ich werde versuchen, sie zu beantworten. Kurz gesagt, nein, wir k\u00f6nnen die Leute nicht davon abhalten, \u00fcber Skype, Ventrilo, Brieftaube, etc. zu sprechen. So wie es jetzt aussieht, wird der Informationsverfall nur die Reaktion der UEE auf die Dinge wirklich beeinflussen. Wenn es zum Beispiel einen Vanduul-\u00dcberfall in Centauri gibt, k\u00f6nnten Sie Ihrem Freund in Terra sofort eine IM schicken, aber das Milit\u00e4r oder die Nachrichten werden es erst Stunden sp\u00e4ter erfahren.\n\nDies betrifft auch den Transport von Waren und G\u00fctern - Ressourcen und Gegenst\u00e4nde werden nicht sofort an ihr Ziel beamen, sie werden reisen.\n\n\n\nVon: Karton Gehirn\n\nF: Wahrscheinlich ein wenig sp\u00e4t, um eine Frage zu stellen, aber hier sind sowieso zwei von meinen.\n\nWie hoch ist die durchschnittliche menschliche Lebensdauer im Jahr 2943?\n\nWerden wir sehen, wie die mit Alufolie bekleideten Wahnsinnigen durch Prime und New York wandern und \u00fcber Y3K schreien?\n\nA: Es ist nie zu sp\u00e4t, ich \u00fcberpr\u00fcfe Kommentare ziemlich regelm\u00e4\u00dfig.\n\nWir haben das noch nicht wirklich angegangen. Meine erste Reaktion ist, dass es mit dem medizinischen Fortschritt und der Technologie wahrscheinlich etwa 100 sein werden. Vielleicht ist der Rekord 140. Ich habe das Gef\u00fchl, dass sich der K\u00f6rper an einem bestimmten Punkt einfach abnutzen wird. Wir sind wirklich nicht dazu bestimmt, so lange zusammen zu sein. Gentherapie und Kybernetik werden helfen, aber letztendlich, um die fantastische britische Vampirshow Ultraviolet zu zitieren, \"Wir sind programmiert zu sterben\". Was denkt ihr Jungs dar\u00fcber?\n\nWas die mit Alufolie bekleideten Wahnsinnigen betrifft, so hoffe ich das.\n\n\n\n\nNochmals entschuldige ich mich daf\u00fcr, dass ich diesen Eintrag abgebrochen habe, aber n\u00e4chste Woche werden wir von ganzem Herzen auf das kriminelle Element eingehen, insbesondere auf die Syndikate, Piraten und einen Einf\u00fchrungskurs in den Cathcart Dialekt.\n\nBitte stellen Sie Fragen in den Kommentaren zu diesem Beitrag oder f\u00fcr den Eintrag n\u00e4chste Woche.\n\nBis zum n\u00e4chsten Mal.....","zh_CN":"Hello and welcome to another installment of the Writer\u2019s Guide. In today\u2019s issue will be covering Corporations and save Criminals for next week. Once we started getting into the various companies, we quickly realized that it would be a disservice to skimp on the variety of companies already established in the universe.\n\nIf you\u2019re new to this feature, please consult our list of disclaimers here.\n\nERRATA\nThere weren\u2019t any major clarifications from last week\u2019s update except for further discussion about the ranking structure. We\u2019re still reviewing that and will keep you posted. CORPS\nThe UEE is a fiercely capitalist society. As the UEE enters a period of economic strain, while some corporations are beginning to wilt, the more powerful (and unscrupulous) ones are beginning to push the boundaries. They\u2019re finding that while everyone\u2019s suffering, the money they\u2019ve managed to accrue is buying them new opportunities with officials who are willing to take a payout to look the other way. CORPORATE ORGANIZATION\n\nLarger corporations will usually have several \u2018hub offices\u2019 scattered around the universe. Each one is responsible for a sector. These sectors vary in size depending on the size of the corporation. Due to the lag in communications, most corporations have found it more efficient to have senior executives placed strategically around UEE space to react more quickly to any problems or situations that may arise.\n\nThe Corporate HQ can be located in almost any system. Many base themselves on Earth or Terra for the prestige associated with it. A handful of ship and weapons manufacturers with military contracts base themselves on MacArthur in the Kilian system to be close to the military shipyards. The Stanton system was sold to generate money for the Synthworld. The four primary owners of the planets are MicroTech, Hurston Dynamics, ArcCorp and Crusader Industries. While Stanton\u2019s planets now serve as their primary production centers, hundreds of smaller corporations have rented out space on the planets for their own headquarters.\n\nINTER-CULTURE TRADING\n\nDo we trade with the Banu? The Xi\u2019An? The short answer, yes.\n\nThe long answer, yeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssss.\n\nThe Xi\u2019An\n\nThe UEE Department of Trade closely monitors the import and export of goods between the UEE and Xi\u2019An. Human companies that wish to trade raw materials and goods must obtain an import or export license from the government. During the licensing process, the Empire will analyze the company\u2019s trading history, run backgrounds on executives and charge handsomely for the opportunity. In short, the UEE is attempting to discern whether the company\u2019s trading will benefit the Empire.\n\nThe general mood of the UEE is that healthy trade is a sign of political goodwill. However, elements in the Empire are terrified of becoming too reliant on outside goods, so they will strategically approve or veto trade agreements. Trading corps (both Human and Xi\u2019An) find this endlessly frustrating, as it appears to them that agreements are approved or denied for strictly arbitrary reasons.\n\nHow does this affect the common trader? Well, technically, a UEE trader (Citizen or Civ) needs a license to trade with the Xi\u2019An but generally it boils down to a question of volume. If you\u2019re a trader with a Freelancer full of goods, they probably aren\u2019t going to really care. If you\u2019ve got a fleet of Caterpillars, they will.\n\nThe Banu\n\nBeing a trading culture, the Banu made sure there were nearly intractable provisions for trading from the very beginning. Let\u2019s just say the Interstellar Peace and Trade Accord of 2348 was not its original title. Therefore, there is a vast and free trading market between our two cultures that has permeated through the centuries.\n\nThe UEE has tried to temper the flow of goods in and out of the Banu Protectorate, but with little progress and there are two main reasons as to why:\n\nTheir organization. The Banu Protectorate is a collection of independent planets so it\u2019s difficult to negotiate sweeping trade protocols with them. In fact, there are three separate proposals submitted over the past ten years still waiting to be reviewed at the next Gathering.\n\nSecondly, their location. While there is a cluster of Banu systems on one \u2018side\u2019 of the UEE , they have also claimed isolated systems scattered throughout the universe; one in Vanduul space, one in Xi\u2019An, that we know about.\n\nThe UEE still isn\u2019t sure how they got there.\n\nCOMPANY LIST\nHere is a list of the companies that have already been established in the SC universe. You might have seen some of these in the Ships document, but we wanted to collate them together for easy reference. SHIP MANUFACTURERS\n\nROBERTS SPACE INDUSTRIES (RSI)\nThe original creators of the engine that kickstarted Humanity\u2019s expansion into space, Roberts Space Industries builds a wide range of spaceships that serve all needs, from basic interstellar travel to deep exploration on the outer edges of the galaxy. The tagline is \u201cRoberts Space Industries: Delivering the Stars since 2075\u201d\n\nORIGIN JUMPWORKS GmbH\nThe BMW of the Star Citizen universe. Their craft are more expensive, sleeker-looking status symbols, maybe more so than they\u2019re worth? Origin ships are customized for the client and can be expensive to maintain\/repair. They get numbers instead of names: \u201cOrigin 300i,\u201d\u201cOrigin 890 Jump,\u201d \u201cOrigin M50 Turbo,\u201d etc.\n\nMUSASHI INDUSTRIAL & STARFLIGHT CONCERN (MISC)\nMass produces very efficient, modular ships, mostly armored freighters of different sizes that make them the preferred brand for traders and larger corporations. Over thirty years ago, MISC signed a lend-lease agreement to establish a tech trade with Xi\u2019An engineers.\n\nDRAKE INTERPLANETARY\nOstensibly a legitimate company, it\u2019s an open secret that they manufacture cheap, well-armed craft favored by pirates, to the point that they\u2019re named in that vein: \u201cCutlass,\u201d \u201cBuccaneer,\u201d \u201cPrivateer,\u201d \u201cMarauder,\u201d etc. Drake ships tend to have a piecemeal look to them that makes each distinct but also means that they are inconsistently built. One of Drake\u2019s main subsidiaries is their Salvage Depots, located conveniently around UEE and Banu space, offering top dollar for spare parts.\n\nANVIL AEROSPACE\nFor civilians, Anvil Aerospace produces small fighting craft but with less of the pirate stigma. These ships are more expensive, less spit-and-glue, and built to take more hits than a comparable Drake model. The bulk of Anvil\u2019s income is from its military contracts with the UEE to design and build their warships, especially the iconic Hornet.\n\nAEGIS DYNAMICS\nAegis grew to prominence as a manufacturer of military spacecraft during the First Tevarin War. Favored by Ivar Messer, their orbital bombers grew to public prominence after his infamous victory on Idris IV. When he ascended to become the first Imperator, Messer contracted Aegis as the UEE\u2019s primary source of military-grade spacecraft and defenses. During the Messer Era, Aegis craft became synonymous with the ruthless, oppressive regime.\n\nAfter the Fall of the Imperator, most of Aegis\u2019 military contracts were stripped, their ships fell out of favor with the public, and the company went into a tailspin. They downsized their craft production and turned to manufacturing parts.\n\nThese days, Aegis only produces a few craft. The old Retaliator bombers have been re-purposed for widespread use as a deep-space transport or hauling vessel. The Idris Frigate (named after the the battle of Idris IV) has been demilitarized for private ownership, even though entrepreneurial pirate packs have been known to spring for one.\n\nSHIP PARTS SUPPLIERS (ENGINE, COMPUTERS, THRUSTERS)\n\nAEGIS DYNAMICS\nThe manufacturing department of Aegis (now their most profitable division) still produces quality, dependable engines and propulsion systems for contracted ship manufacturers.\n\nManufactures:\nPower plants\nThrusters\n\nGrade: Standard to Quality\n\nTYLER DESIGN\/TECH\nAstronautic firm that exclusively designs power plants. Has a \u2018generic\u2019 line of off-the-shelf power plants, but is also contracted for exclusive plant designs (such as their successful bid to build the Constellation plant).\n\nManufactures:\nPower plants\n\nGrade: Quality\n\nWILKES & FEDERMAN (W&F)\nPropulsion company. Been around for over a hundred years. Formed by a pair of engineers building engines and thrusters for land-based vehicles and hovers. As their success grew, they slowly expanded their operations to ship parts. A dependable and affordable option. Unfortunately, they aren\u2019t the most reliable. Their low cost comes with the savings of cheaper parts. \u2018When they work, they\u2019re great.\u2019\n\nManufactures:\nThrusters (main and maneuvering)\n\nGrade: Standard\n\nWILLSOP\nTheir primary product is their P3 Autocompensator targeting software, but they have products to cover the whole spectrum of electronic analysis, from tracking and targeting to scanners and deep-space radar.\n\nManufactures:\nAvionics\nShip Systems (CPU)\n\nGrade: Standard to Quality\n\nCHIMERA COMMUNICATIONS\nA dedicated Comm and Scan system builder. They are the rugged go-to company for miners and explorers alike. They tend to be pricier but their products are sturdy, well-tested and dependable. Tries to keep a blue-collar tone to their ads and company.\n\nManufactures:\nRadar\/Comm (Avionics)\nSystems scanners (variable types and focuses)\nShip Systems (CPU)\n\nGrade: Standard to Quality\n\nDEFENSIVE SYSTEMS (ARMOR\/SHIELDS)\n\nBASILISK\nManufacturers of body armor and ship-plating. While it would seem that most of their massive yearly profits come from military contracts, but the armor they provide to the military is cheap and weak. They break out the good stuff for high-end private sector sales.\n\nOften joked among Naval rank-and-file that if you\u2019re going to strap Basilisk armor to your ship, make sure you order it from their public site.\n\nManufactures:\nArmor\nShield Generators\n\nGrade: Cheap (for military craft) to Quality (for private buyers)\n\nTALISMAN\nPrivate defense company that deals exclusively in plating. They are a solid middle-of-the-road company that does offer some high-end armor options.\n\nManufactures:\nArmor\nShield Generators\n\nGrade: Standard to Quality (based on cost)\n\nWEAPONS MANUFACTURERS (GUNS\/MISSILES)\n\nBEHRING\nTerra-based weapons consortium. Outsources to a lot of designers and subsidiaries to be a one-stop shop for all your defensive needs. Think of it as a conglomerate of Springfield Arms and General Dynamics. They make guns, missiles, tanks, dropships, sentry drones, etc., mostly for the UEE but there are also civilian models. Usually favor quantity of production over quality.\n\nPopular models: P4AR \u2013 Standard issue rifle for the UEE military, about as basic and recognizable as the modern M16. Also available as the P4SC, a more compact and collapsible carbine version.\n\nManufactures:\nPersonal weapons (small arms & mobile heavy weaponry)\nArmored units (tanks, drop-ships, personnel carriers)\nSpacecraft armament (Kinetic, Energy, Missiles Turrets)\nShip Armor\nShield systems\n\nGrade: Standard to Premium\n\nKLAUS & WERNER\nSome government contracts but mostly personal defense company.\n\nPopular models: Model II Arclight \u2013 handheld laser made famous as Kyle Fenris\u2019 sidearm on the hit Vid-Show The Frontier.\n\nManufactures:\nSpacecraft armament (Kinetic, Energy, Turrets)\nArmor\nMisc. Gear\n\nGrade: Standard to Quality\n\nASSOCIATED SCIENCES & DEVELOPMENT (ASD)\nHigh-end ship weapons company. Usually their stuff is very expensive and exclusive. Mostly energy weapons but also some \u2018specialty\u2019 classes. Distortion cannons, rail guns, shredders, etc.\n\nPopular models: Gained notoriety with the unveiling of the EE6 Electron Cannon. Its blast polarizes electrical charges on an atomic level, causing all sorts of destruction as well as ugly, gruesome deaths. Consequently they have a somewhat tarnished reputation with the public.\n\nManufactures: Spacecraft weapons (Kinetic, Energy, Missiles, Turrets)\n\nGrade: Standard to Excellent\n\nTALON WEAPON SYSTEMS\nCroshaw-based munitions manufacturer, focusing mostly on missiles and bombs. \u201cIf it exists, there\u2019s a Talon that can blow it up.\u201d\n\nManufactures: Missiles\n\nGrade: Standard\n\nJOKER ENGINEERING\nSmall start-up company founded by an eccentric engineering whiz-kid named Barlowe Elias. Burst onto the scene by creating \u2018specialty weapons.\u2019 His weapons are generally favored by criminals and pirates because of their unusual applications, such as the Beacon Bomb designed to simulate a distress beacon with customizable distress calls.\n\nManufactures: Specialty weapons\nDefensive (criminal) countermeasures\nDeception tech\n\nGrade: Cheap to Standard\n\nROUSSIMOFF REHABILITATION SYSTEMS (RRS)\nRoussimoff Rehabilitation Systems (RRS) is an Earth-based corporation that provides rehabilitation services throughout the UEE. Their arms division is responsible for a groundbreaking series of new weaponry designed to incapacitate opponents without taking lives.\n\n\u201cPiracy is a real risk in some areas of space. But the good men and women at Roussimoff Rehabilitation Systems believe that death is not the ultimate deterrent to criminal behavior. Instead, a solid combination of financial consequences and structured rehabilitation is the key to getting offenders to straighten up and fly right. That is why we offer a line of hangar-level, shipboard, and personal less-than-lethal defense options that provide customers with the safety that they need and criminals the second chance that they deserve. The Silent Sentinel Less-lethal Boarding Defense System provides multiple forms of short-term defense that can disable even the largest boarding party, leaving you to collect the insurance payout or available bounties, and the authorities to do what they do best. The personal stunner provides the necessary leverage for those who want to keep a bad situation in hand.\n\n\u201cIf safety AND civility are your objectives, visit your local RRS vendor today.\u201d\n\nTagline: RRS: security with humanity\u00ae\n\nManufactures:\nAnti-Intrusion Devices\nArmor\n\nGrade: Standard to Quality\n\nOTHER COMPANIES\n\nKEL-TO CONSTORES\nFuture convenience stores (7-Eleven, SPAR Express, Circle K). They\u2019re found in virtually every hauling station, orbital platform and city. Famous for their Hydro-Froz frozen drink.\n\nTagline: It\u2019s a long road out there; we make it a little shorter.\nAppeared in: Tales of Kid Crimson (Hydro-Froz), Clean Shot sponsor\n\nSHUBIN INTERSTELLAR\nMassive conglomerate that started out as a terraforming outfit, then expanded into planetary mining. They\u2019ve even started releasing a line of mining equipment.\n\nCurrent CEO: Gavin Arlington, 38, born on Earth. Many speculate that he\u2019s a robot due to his perfectly manicured appearance, utter lack of empathy, and methodical business-sense. He is very much human, just has no time for base human relations.\nAppeared in: The Lost Generation\n\nTORREELE FOODSTUFFS\nProducer of vacuum-sealed vitamin-rich food-stuffs. Usually bought in bulk for extended space trips.\n\nTagline: For the Distance.\nAppeared in: Clean Shot Dispatch #1\n\nCOVALEX\nShipping company. Owns several orbital platforms that act as transfer hubs and hauler\/commercial transport stops.\n\nARCCORP\nBuilds fusion engines for industrial craft. Also has divisions for terraforming and mining. Owns one of the planets in Stanton System.\n\nMICROTECH\nProduces electronics, including handheld sensors and computer software upgrades for starships. Owns one of the planets in Stanton System.\n\nHURSTON DYNAMICS\nFamily-owned company that is a serious weapons provider for the civilian ship market. Owns one of the planets in Stanton System.\n\nCRUSADER INDUSTRIES\nConstructs and operates commercial transports for lower to middle income families. Has defense contracts with government to make military thrusters. Owns one of the planets in Stanton System.\n\nWRITING FOR CORPS\n\nThis is pretty open terrain at the moment, so feel free to explore the possibilities of creating corporations. I stress again to use your judgment when coming up with the company, especially evil ones. No company can get away with doing true evil for long without serious safeguards in place. They have to have greased the right palms and paid the right officials to look the other way. The more outrageous their behavior, the more it will cost them to keep it under wraps.\n\nFor example, we mentioned earlier that Basilisk gets away with delivering cheap armor for their military contracts. How can they consistently get away with it to the point where it\u2019s almost a joke to the troops? Technically they haven\u2019t violated their contract and are continuing to deliver their ship plating at the agreed cost, but they aren\u2019t going to use the best materials and operate at a loss, right? That\u2019s just bad business. Of course, when they know they\u2019re delivering a particularly bad pressing, they\u2019ll pay off the necessary contacts in the military to make sure that the plates are approved and accepted. So in short, to the pilots the armor is unreliable but to the higher-ups, the deliveries are always on time and within budget.\n\nAt their core, corporations are run by people, so focus on the characters you\u2019re trying to create for your story. Establish their motivation and needs for your story by asking yourself questions: are they corrupt? If so, were they always that way? Is there a culture of corruption in the corp, or is your character manipulating the system to keep his or her actions secret? Have fun with it. The universe is varied enough to handle all types (except dragons); just figure out how your corporate character fits into the universe.\n\nQUESTIONS\nFROM: Messenger Q: In regards to the \u2018Information Decay\u2019 you are still working out: if it is going to function in a way you have hinted at here, how are you going to make it work alongside the meta game?\n\nIs there anything stopping 2 people at other ends of the map but on the same TeamSpeak informing each other of events their end? It would disregard the Information Decay idea, for starters\u2026\n\nA: This probably falls under a game mechanic question but I\u2019ll try to field it. In short, no, we can\u2019t stop people from talking over Skype, Ventrilo, carrier pigeon, etc. As it stands now, the information decay will only really affect the UEE\u2019s reaction to things. For example, if there\u2019s a Vanduul raid in Centauri, you could IM your friend in Terra about it immediately, but the military or news won\u2019t find out until hours later.\n\nThis also affects the transportation of goods and cargo \u2014 resources and items won\u2019t instantly beam to their destination, they will travel.\n\nFrom: Cardboard Brain\n\nQ: Probably a little late to ask a question, but here\u2019s a two of mine anyway.\n\nWhat\u2019s the average human lifespan in 2943?\n\nWill we see tinfoil clad lunatics wandering around Prime and New York yelling about Y3K?\n\nA: It\u2019s never too late, I\u2019m checking comments pretty regularly.\n\nWe haven\u2019t really tackled this one yet. My initial reaction is that with medical advances and technology it would probably be around 100. Maybe the record is 140. I feel like at a certain point, the body is just going to wear out. We really aren\u2019t designed to be around that long. Gene-therapy and cybernetics will help but ultimately, to quote the fantastic British vampire show Ultraviolet, \u201cWe\u2019re programmed to die.\u201d What do you guys think?\n\nRegarding the tinfoil-clad lunatics, I hope so.\n\nAgain, I apologize for breaking up this entry, but next week we\u2019ll jump wholeheartedly into the criminal element, specifically the syndicates, pirates and an intro course to the Cathcart dialect.\n\nPlease post questions in the comments about this post or for next week\u2019s entry.\n\nUntil next time \u2026"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":103,"created_at":"2013-04-25T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"13 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-08 05:34:41","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":12971,"next_id":12973}}