Rhadamant's New Official B18 Sea-Ice Challenge

[sick puppy]

pretty epic story, naia, keep it up

the last pic, though...lolwtf
did you try and paint the floor red because you couldnt afford devilstrand-carpets?

[Naia]

One of the muffalo was still alive after the great attack. For weeks John would tend to it's wounds, while Pumpkin brought pile after pile of rice for it to eat. Eventually it fully recovered and now seem to think of Pumpkin as it's new herd leader.
Some of the colonists appreciate eating rice boiled in fresh muffalo milk as a kind of serial, while others loves the steady supply of chicken eggs.

John have become really interested in cooking and during fall been taking an online class over the comms console. Now he is almost as good as Cross, and starting to create some fine meals. This in turn means Cross can devote more time for construction. Large parts of the base have been redesigned during fall.

First another row of bedrooms is being constructed on the North wing. The old defensive positions, where so many fierce battles have take place, is now completely gone. This have made room for a combined kitchen and recreation area. It got thick cream carpet and the furniture, is the best Cross have ever made. Everyone enjoys hanging out here in the evenings.



The two old gun turrets have been relocated to the East side of the base, where a whole new and much improved combat position have been constructed. Everything is made out of sturdy plasteel.
A third gun turret have been added along with a separate power system.
More defences is planned, but once again, our colonists are out of recourses. Traps, weapons and better armour have been put on hold for now.




When spring of 5506 comes around, the new defensive positions get battle tested. First a wave of tribals raiders appear and tries to storm the base. The defences work well and send them running.
Then a war band of pirates tries the same thing. They too, are no match for our improved fortifications.

It's also a busy time. Among Johns many talents, he is an accomplished miner. During winter, two meteors land Southwest of the base. While not very valuable, they contain a good amount of granite stone, something that would be useful for the missing section of wall around the old wind turbines. He is dispatched on several day long mining expeditions. 
The only day he takes off during winter, is the day he and Saylin celebrates their wedding.

Saylin herself have also been working hard. Most of them have gotten some new clothes made from muffalo hide. And when the first muffalo wool got harvested, she started working on the colony's first homemade parka. At least now only one of them have to wear one taken from a corpse.

The steel supply have improved after a trader passed by. They also purchased some medicine. Cross is already planning out  how to the build the hospital. So far they have been using the greenhouse when someone got sick, but this space is now completely full of hydroponics basins. And whit 4 colonists, 4 chickens and 2 muffaloes, they need every single one of them !
Summer of 5506 have just arrived, and a pirate merchant have just left. They had a bionic leg and arm to trade, and the colony had some old scyther blades in stock.
John have an old bite wound on his left arm, that's been causing him much pain ever since he was a young lad.. He is relived to finally get this taken care off. He even claims a new arm will make him much better at cooking.

Cross will be in charge of the operation, now that the hospital in finished. Then it will be his turn to get under the knife when John wakes up. Since Cross is the marksman of the group, he will get that old eye installed, which have been collecting dust in the stockpiles since last spring and the bionic leg they just purchased.

Another group of Mechanoids attacked. Apart from 4 Scythers leading the charge, there was also a dangerous Centipede whit some kind of flamethrower. While the first four was easily taken care off, Cross and Pumpkin carefully used a  hit and run tactic from long range with sniper rifles, when engaging the Centipede.


Late this summer saw the toughest battles yet !

It all started when another alien ship got spotted far Northeast of the base. The team gathered provisions, building materials, power cables and all those other items needed for a temporary fortification. They were working quick and effective, after all, they do have quite some experience with this now.
Unfortunately the stock of steel was very low, and the defences was not quite as strong as usual

At night time the construction crew returns to base. They would need a good nights sleep and some recreation time before the mechanoid battle.
They only get one hour of sleep before the warning systems wakes everyone up.

Earlier that day, the bases long range scanners had picked up on a herd of Muffalo Southeast of the base. Although everyone thought it would be too cold for any wildlife to appear in this region, they were just peacefully grazing and posed no threat.
But now one of them, a young bull, came straight at the base. It must have heard the moo'ing calls from the two female Muffalo inside the greenhouse. Now it wanted to mate and no door or wall was going to stop it from reaching it target. Something had to be done !

Everyone able to carry a gun ( that means everyone except John who refuses any violence and got to stay in bed ) was dispatched to the front gate.  The crazed animal came charging right at them !!
Hold your fire.... hold..... hoold ....hoooooold.....NOW ! yelled Cross, and a deadly barrage got unleashed at close range. The Muffalo bull dropped dead on the spot.

Since the firing squadron already had their sleep disturbed and daybreak was just a few hours away, they decided to have their breakfast now, and then prepare for another fight. There was still those robots to deal with.

Two hours later they were in position. Cross and Saylin behind the sandbag walls, Pumpkin would have to shot around the corner of the steel walls
She fired a salvo at the ship, and out came no less that five Mechanoids ! 3 Centipedes, one whit a inferno cannon, one armed whit a mini gun and the last got a heavy blaster. 2 Scythers was supporting whit precision fire from the rear. Our 3 man strike team was severely outgunned. Luckily they also had the gun turrets in position.

For hours they exchanged fire. One of the Scythers in the back goes down, they try to hit the other one, but most shots gets deflected by the Centipedes in front. The minigun and heavy blaster Centipedes fires salvo after salvo. The fortification sustain heavy damage and is starting to fall apart. Pumpkin fires another shot around the corner of the walls, but is spotted by the last Centipede. It shoots, and a huge explosion engulfs Pumpkin in flames. She panicked starts running forward, away from the flames. Cross immediately sees the danger and tackles her hard, throwing them both to the ground. He starts rolling them around, extinguishing the flames.
Pumpkin have gotten multiple burns on her upper body. Her t shirt is almost burned off. But she can still fight. and a few moments later she drops the other Scyther.

Only the three Centipedes remain now. They focus on the most dangerous one first. Round after round of heated plasma hit the thick armour, finally the one equipped whit inferno cannon goes down. Things start turning in favour of the small heroic team.
Cross fires yet another round, both remaining enemies spots him and he dives back behind the sandbag wall. Saylin is yelling his name and pointing back at the base. He turn around and see emergency flares in the sky above. What have happened, is John in danger ?

Although he is still under heavy suppressive fire, he leaps for the field radio and establishes contact whit John. What he hear turns him pale and sends a chill down his spine. More animals have been picked up on the base scanners, a huge pack of Wargs is moving rapidly towards them. They are on an interception course, and threaten to cut them off from the base !!

They cannot stay here, it would be suicide !  He looks up, the girls have taken down another Centipede. They need to act NOW ! He screams for them to just take their weapons and run. They have to pray the thorn apart sandbags can provide just a  little more cover, until they are out of range of the heavy blaster. As the last thing he cuts the power for the turrets before running for his own life, perhaps that can save them getting destroyed ?

They run like they have never been running before. Saylin reaches the base first, the wounded Pumpkin follows slightly after. Cross almost caught up to her, thanks to his new bionic leg.
Despite John refuses to carry a gun, they find him outside the base, where his is singing as loud as he can and waving his arms above head. It's brave and successful, he manages to distract half of the Warg pack.
Saylin is waiting at the door, run Cross, RUN ! she shouts. Cross throws himself towards the door, the leading Warg does the same. Just as the door gives in, he feel teeth ripping apart the flesh of his good leg.

He tumbles trough the door, and they are welded shut behind him, no one is allowed outside the base for the next days ! Both Cross and Pumpkin head for the hospital to get treated, so does John as the base doctor Saylin just barely reaches her room, before collapsing from exhaustion.


Everyone recovers from their wounds and a few days later all is back to normal.
They send a scouting party to the alien vessel. Quite to their surprise, they find all 3 turrets intact and the enemies dead. No one is sure how it happened. Perhaps one of the turrets got a last salvo off before power was cut.

The meteorites gave enough granite stone to complete some of the wall. Many new heaters have been constructed trough out the base. It makes the heat disperse much better.
The colony have been running low on components, so a new workbench have been added to the workshop area. All this new machinery need lots of  power though. Another two wind turbines are constructed. Whit no room for more, the colony have started looking into solar power. It seems to fit in well between the turbines.
Finally a few traps have been constructed near the entrance.

That evening Cross is sitting whit the blueprints and looking at the layout of the base. He is quite happy whit how everything looks now. But it's hard to believe, it all started whit a tiny little room in the middle where he spend almost 3 years alone, doing nothing but research.

[mebe]

It's good to see Cross is doing well but he shouldn't get complacent as those mechanoids communicate with each other. They know where you are and they will come in ever larger numbers, a properly organised trap system will be essential. I hope Cross is already interrogating every trader about items made of Uranium.

[SimpleMachine88]

I really like the stream, and your write ups.  I'm also playing a polar base at the moment.

Some people were talking about the sun light throughout the year at the poles.  Everybody realizes that the way rimworld is calculating daylight here is completely crazy right?  At the poles, there's only 1 day in the year.  The sun should rise at the vernal equinox, slowly get higher, and then set at the autumnal equinox.  Hopefully Tynan will fix this, or perhaps someone can create a mod that would make the daylight calculation in rimworld correct.  When I chose a polar start I was looking for dealing with the challenge of a 6 month long night, with the realistic darkness mod on.

[Naia]

Many times during the last months have the base been attacked by powerful Mechanoids. 6 or 7 of them now come in each wave. More and more of them is Centipedes, and of them, many are equipped with the fearsome inferno cannons.

As a direct response, defences have once again been improved. A fourth gun turret have been installed along the Northern wall. To counter the devastating fires, an automated system of fire extinguishers have been build throughout the fortification. An armoury have also been constructed near the entrance, so our heroes can quickly change into battle gear or switch equipment during battle if needed.

But even with these improvements, battles are long and hard. Both Cross and Pumpkin have been treated for multiple burns and Saylin for a nasty blaster shot to her torso. Although John refuses to fight, he is invaluable when it comes to patching up the rest of the crew.

Saylin have successfully back engineered the advanced helmet that was found some years ago. And she have been granted unlimited access to the materials stockpiles in order to make one for them all. She have even managed to make a suit of body armour from the same materials.




The only "relief" from the Mechanoid attacks, came a few days ago when a strong group of pirates took position in the hills West of the base. Their intention was clear, they wanted to bombard the base from range.
It's the first time our colonists face this kind of threat and the base defences have not been designed for this type of attack. Anxiously the colonists was watching from the top of the West wall.
Would this been their doom ?

At first the pirates worked quick. Sandbag walls and cannon foundations went up at alarming rate ! But then something started happening. Most of them was just wearing simple work gloves, and when they tried to install the freezing cold mortar barrels, their fingers would quickly swollen up, making it impossible to hold tools or work properly. Too late they realised their mistake and tried to evacuate

Most of them still lies out there, whit an expression of pain and fear frozen solid on their faces.

A month later the survivors returned whit reinforcement. This time they came better prepared and had a new tactic. They started breaking down base walls to get in.
It was the first time our colonists was fighting on urban battleground, but they clearly had an advantage in knowing the base layout. Multiple times did they surprise the attackers whit clever ambushes, or gunned them down in close quarter combat.
They may have made it in, but not many made it out.
Towards the end of the fight, John spotted a female marine trying to sneak out along the North wall. He quickly alerted the others, and her escape route was cut off. Facing the overwhelming odds of three charge rifles, she wisely surrendered. She is now awaiting her fate in the prison !
During battle one of the Muffalo got caught in crossfire and the most merciful thing was to put her down. She have provided many buckets of fresh milk, and three times have her think wool been harvested. for clothing  Rest in peace girl !

A bulks good trader arrived shortly after and some of the pirate loot got traded for all of their components and enough granite stones to finish the last section of wall. However, a  Mechanoid battleship must have triangulated the location of the trade beacon and a drop ship landed just North of the base. Two Scythers and three Centipedes launched a surprise attack. But whit the new and improved defences, and everyone in proper battle gear, the attack was easily repelled.



A few hours every night, John would spent whit the prisoner Silva. He would tell funny little everyday stories about the chickens or a special dish he cooked, or sometimes more serious ones about the battles the colony have been in. He was hoping it would appeal to her past as a space marine. She listened intensely to these stories, and it did not take long before she asked if the colony could use an extra gun.

The following evening everyone gathered at the recreation area and after a short but serious ceremony, where she pledged to defend the colony to her last breath and beyond, she was welcomed by everyone. She is an excellent markswoman, a skill the colony can surely use.




The former prison cell is quickly turned into a proper bedroom for Silva. A good quality bed, her own nightstand and dresser, even some fresh flowers that Pumpkin brings. Soft blue carpet on the floor as the finishing touch. 
She is quite impressed by it all.
A TV is installed in the recreation area, and everyone binge watches the last 427 episodes of "Trapped on a tropical island"
Whit 5 colonists, 4 chickens and a Muffalo, one final change is made to the greenhouse. All available space is needed for growing now. These changes makes room for another 4 hydroponics.

Now that Saylin is in charge of most crafting and less time is needed for construction, Cross have again been able to devote some time for research.
Not since the research bench was moved to the Southeast corner 2 years ago, have he had any time for this. There have just been too much work. He have found an old copy of "Spaceships for dummies" and now think it may be possible for them to leave this place.


Fall of 5507. They have just defeated one wave of Mechanoids, when a drop ship with reinforcement arrives ! Cross take a direct hit to his upper body. Not even John will be able to fix his shattered rib.



Moments later Silva gets hit in the head. Had it not been for her superior power armour helmet, that could have been fatal. Instead all she needs is some of John's herbal medicine and a few hours in bed.
Not everyone survived though. One of the gun turrets, the old one made entirely out of steel that have been trough so many battles, finally have broken beyond repair. It will be replaced by a more modern one of plasteel.

[Naia]

A long time have passed for the small settlement.

Many times have the base been attacked. It seem to be only Mechanoids now. After each attack, much time have to be spend on repairs and rebuilding defences. The hospital have also been frequently visited. Sailyn took a direct hit to the head that almost ripped her jaw off. John had to use all of his skill to restore his wife's face. It was a work of master craftsmanship and love. After nearly a week of recovery, she could once again stand up, as pretty as ever.

A particular vicious attack came, when for the first time in many years, a group of Mechanoids dropped right into the base. Several pieces of furniture sustained massive damage, so did doors and walls. Only a stroke of luck prevented large scale destruction. And once again did the hospital become overbooked with patients.

But while these attacks are tough, the colony also reap the benefits. The stockpiles of steel and plastic are overflowing and many broken down Mechanoids have started to pile up around the base. Most of them can be salvaged for spare parts.
All these attacks, have shut down the air space though. No traders dare venture close to the settlement. The only one to break the blockade in the last year, brought them another 3 chickens. The colony now have 7 in all.

Cross is now confident they can make a spaceship and escape from this freezing hell. It will require rare recourses like gold and uranium, and an advanced computer. All materials the colony don't have access too. Just like in the beginning, they are once again totally dependant on imports.


Finally in the spring of 5509 is the blockade broken. A combat supplier and exotic goods trader fight their way trough. Our colony takes the opportunity to sell off some spare weapons and  armour, and in return buy a large quantity of pure gold.





But now where the Mechanoids are temporarily gone, the local tribes try to take advantage of the situation. First a huge tribal raiding party appears. There are so many of them they must have mobilised the entire village. While they are not very well equipped, they waste no time and attack immediately.
One of the scouts get caught in a trap and get a leg ripped off. Another one triggers a mine and blows himself and a war chieftain up. Still their main force keeps advancing and are now closing the gab to the colonists. Silva unloads an entire clip on a guy whit a large ornate headdress. It's another one of their leaders.  He fall over. The last one starts shouting orders, but suddenly stops mid sentence when one of the turrets scores multiple hits and almost rip his body in half.

All of their leaders have fallen. Some starts throwing pilas at the turrets, others start moving towards the colonist whit their clubs and knives drawn. Some of them wants to fall back and take cover, but they cant find any. The invaders are confused and hesitate, and that becomes their doom.

While the colonists are still outnumbered 4 to 1, they have been trough so many battles now. Even Saylin have become quite capable whit her weapon. They fire in short controlled bursts, almost every salvo find it's target.
A young female warrior is leading the centre charge. She gets hit, and for a brief moment there is an expression of surprise and disbelief in her beautiful brown eyes, then her head explodes, spraying blood and brain matter on the warriors that follows behind. That becomes the final straw !
All at once do the remaining warriors turn around and run. They probably wont be back any time soon.


But the pirates came. Two times just a  few days apart did they show up whit large stacks of supplies and tried to set up camp. Thankfully the bad weather was helping the small settlement. A powerful blizzard was preventing them from getting a clear view of the base. They had to leave before firing even a single shell.


The colony have also witnessed quite some drama, of the social kind ! After the colony acquired a small amount of beautiful rosy white marble stones from a meteorite, Saylin have been working on some art. She is not very good at it, but it's a passionate hobby of hers. One day around noon, loud arguing was heard from the workshop area, she and John was having another one of their heated arguments. It came as no surprise when they later that day announced they were no longer husband and wife. What was surprising though, already that same evening at the dinner table, John and Pumpkin was seen sitting close together, too close. Around 10 o'clock when it was time to head for bed, they both got up at the same time and left together. Cross thinks of this as another opportunity, but Sailyn is not pleased about John dumping her !


All this excitement ( or perhaps it was the exercise among the sheets ) causes Pumpkin to fall ill. A serious heart attack threatened her life, she needed surgery and she needed it fast !
Some may think of it as luck, but John knew exactly what he was doing when he back in spring of 5505 asked for the medical supplies to get extended with spare organs.
A top notch quality hospital and a fresh heart from storage, his new lover Pumpkin was saved !

The following weeks Cross was paying special attention to Sailyn. Always making sure she had everything she needed and was in good mood. He even made an especially nice nightstand for her room. During another Mechanoid attack, they were both hiding behind the same sandbags. And there, with bullets flying overhead and explosions shaking the ground, he said something that won her over.
Only Silva is sleeping alone now.


Halfway trough fall, everyone gathered at the recreation room to celebrate the marriage between John and Pumpkin. The only one not to be invited, was the prisoner Wolle, who had just been captured the day before during a failed tribal attack.
After the ceremony, they all admired the beautiful masterwork table Cross had made out of pure silver and the marble statue, which Saylin claimed looked exactly like a rooster. After looking at it from different angles, most of them agreed it looked more like a lump of rock. But everyone was polite enough not to say anything before Sailyn had left the room.




Only 3 days later did Cross finally get his Saylin, when another wedding was celebrated.
Everyone was in a fantastic mood.



All these festivities made Wolle very curious. He could hear them sing and laugh just outside his room, and when he peeked trough the keyhole, he saw well dressed people eating fine meals in a beautiful environment. All of a sudden he was not sure why he even joined to attack this place, they all seemed like really nice people. And although he was locked up, even his prison cell was much better then any other room the tribe ever had. And the food, ohhh the food was the most delicious he had ever tasted. When the always smiling Pumpkin whit her soft voice came to check on him later that afternoon, he begged her to join the colony.
And so it became. Silva spent a few hours with him. They were rehearsing where he should stand and which things to say in what order. Having been trough the ceremony herself, she was an excellent teacher.
That evening the colony logbook got changed from prisoner 1 - To prisoner 0, colonists 6, muffalo 1 and chickens 7.
The colony wealth got noted at a record high of 250 000.

[Naia]

Late in the summer of 5510 do the settlement receive news from Confederacy of Hidio, one of the local outlander settlements. Their leader Erika, says they have found an advanced AI unit and since they knew our settlement was looking for one, they wanted to bring it for trading. Unfortunately they had to drop it nearby after being attacked by wild animals. They offered the location in return for a small amount of silver, but the settlement would have to go and pick it up them self.

It's a 5 days travel to the South, and would of course also require 5 days travel back. The colony debates if they should send a small group on foot, but eventually decides to use drop pods instead. A series of pod launchers is constructed, and a 3 man team consisting of Cross, Pumpkin and Wolle, is launched together whit some food.

Upon arrival, they realise they have made a tactical error. The region is overrun by hostile Alpha beavers, and they are already attacking !
The three colonists form a firing line, the first Beavers fall quickly. But there are so many of them. They shoot and shoot, but they get overwhelmed. Wolle get surrounded by 6 or 7 of them. Their sharp teeth inflict multiple wounds, and the chock and pain makes him pass out.

Cross also get attacked. He tries his best to get the 4 Beavers of him, using his rifle he beat them as hard as he can. Only Pumpkin have been smart enough to take a step back, and can still use her weapon freely. It's a big brown pile of teeth and fur, but she stays calm and one after one do they fall dead at Cross feet.
When the last one is dead, they combine their firepower and engage the ones still attacking Wolle.

It's over, all the Beavers have been slain. There is only one possible place for shelter, a small hut in the middle of the region. Cross drags himself towards it, while Pumpkin waits at the unconscious Wolle.
Upon reaching the hut, some temporary beds are constructed. Pumpkin gently carries the badly bleeding Wolle there. He must have at least 20 different cuts and bites, they have no medicine and the base is five days travel away. Even Cross seem close to giving up.

He works for hours trying to save Wolle's life, but he is badly hurt himself and work slowly. A large pool of blood from both of them is slowly spreading across the rough stone floor...
Before he have everything bandaged, Wolle have already gotten multiple infections. Things are not looking good !

They establish contact whit the base, and Cross start asking John for advice on how to treat infections, but John quickly cuts him off and instead ask how badly Cross is hurt and if he can still work ?
John is thinking clearly. He constructs another drop pod, it is loaded whit supplies and sent to the same coordinates.
Both of the guys are resting, only Pumpkin is keeping watch when the pod arrives.  She is expecting medicine, but when it opens up, only steel and chemfuel get scattered around. She is confused and return to the radio.
John patiently explains his plan. It would take them several days to treat those serious infections. They wont have enough supplies and there would not be many chances of  Wolle recovering on the floor of a dirty little hut. Instead they are to construct a single pod launcher and pod.

She let Cross sleep for another 20 minutes, then she is forced to wake him up. Wolle's infections have just turned even worse. She tries to explain the plan, but Cross can barely stand on his feet. She start explaining again, but can see he still don't understand, eventually she just points at the ground and orders him to build. He nods slowly and get started.

The pod is finished, she fuel it up and pack the dammed AI core. Then she carefully place the still unconscious Wolle inside and hit the launch button.
Finally she can head inside the hut. She check on Cross who is obvious still in a lot of pain, before finding her own makeshift bed for a few hours of rest.
They will have to stay here for a day until Cross recovers enough that he can travel.

Back at the base the pod whit Wolle arrives. He is rushed off to the hospital. John takes no chances and uses the best medicine he got. These infections needs to get beaten down immediately.
He too works for hours, refusing to let Wolle sink into eternal darkness. He is so concentrated he don't even hear the alarm go off.

But Saylin and Silva do. They are the only two remaining at the base who can fight !
Two Scythers and four Centipedes are making their way towards the weakened defences. The girls are not sure what to do. Whit only two of them there, they are not sure if the base defences can hold.
Silva want to meet them in the open, while Saylin think staying in their battle positions is better.
But while they argue, a solution presents itself. Both Scythers are brought down by the bases automated  trap system. Whit only the Centipedes remaining, they both grab a sniper rifle and head South to face the enemies.
A whole day of running, shooting and changing positions does it take, but eventually the starving and exhausted girls are victorious.


A few days later a still weak and pale Wolle open his eyes. The first ones to greet him is Cross and Pumpkin who only just returned home themselves.


The troubled young couple Cross and Sailyn did not stay together for long. In less than a year, did they break apart. Eventually Cross and Silva found comfort in each others arms. Having been dumped twice now, perhaps Sailyn have a chance with Wolle, who also sleeps alone.

Construction wise not much have happened around the base. Only the research table and multi analyser have been deconstructed and a reactor for chemfuel have replaced them.
Some of the animals have started dying of old age. The colony now count 6 humans and 5 chickens.

From a combat supplier a very expensive uranium long sword is purchased. When smelted down, it provides around 300 uranium, only a small amount of what will be needed for the spaceship.
And once again it seems like the Mechanoids is tightening their grip on the small colony. No traders can make their way trough. The colonists have to figure out a different method to get the much needed supplies for building.

The best traders are John and Pumkin. But John refuses to carry any weapons and Pumpkin wont take care of other people or herself. They also both suffer from sensory mechanites, which increases their need for sleep and lower their mood. So it is decided that Cross will be the best choice. First he get his second leg replaced whit a bionic one. The colony already had one in storage that had been removed from a pirate raider.

Using the pod launchers it will be possible to visit two nearby outlander settlements, so after recovering from the operation, he is sent on a one man expedition, whit just a few meals and all the silver he can carry.

He is lucky and find what he need at the village of Witwick. Not only do they have a small amount of loose uranium, they also have a small sculpture made entirely out of pure uranium for sale.
He do not have enough money, so a message is sent back to the base. Another pod is loaded whit all remaining silver and some spare clothes that can be traded and then sent to Cross. He quickly completes the deal, and then start on the dangerous journey back.
He is all alone and exposed, but the base have some pods fueled and ready to launch if he gets attacked and need reinforcement.




Thankfully he only meet another friendly caravan on his way back. He got no money left and are running out of food, so a message is sent back to base and shortly after a pod whit a few meals arrive.
He is tired, hungry and in a very bad mood, but he makes it safely back. But before he even have time to unload the goods, he is summoned to the recreation room. Everyone  is gathered to celebrate Sailyn and Wolles marriage, they were just waiting for him. It's a grand party, everyone congratulates the happy couple. At least this will quickly put Cross in a better mood.

After the statue is broken down, nearly 600 uranium gets added to the stockpiles. After dinner that evening, they try to calculate how many resources they need for the ship. But it's really complicated math, they all reach a different number. In the end, they just agree to get started on the advanced components. When they are completed, they can see how many materials that are left.


One final redesign of the base is undertaken. The largest one yet !

The area that housed most of the power system is completely cleared.  Graves are moved outside the base walls and stockpiles are relocated elsewhere. To make up for the power loss, a number of chemfuel reactors are constructed throughout the base.
The colony have already lost half of the animals to old age related causes, the remaining 4 chickens are about to be butchered. Whit only 6 colonists less food is needed and the base still have a good amount of meet in storage.



A large number of components will be needed for the spaceship. The stockpiles of steel that seemed so plentiful, quickly starts shrinking when another component workbench is constructed

[Naia]

On the 9th of Aprimay 5513 Cross initiate the launch sequence and as the last colonist board the rocket.

Saylin
John
Pumpkin
Silva
Wolle

Are already sleeping safely in their cyro sleep caskets.

The AI core have suggested a small moon called LV 427 as target location. None of them have heard of it before, but they all hope it going to be a nice place !




This was the story about my Cross. Hope some of you enjoyed reading it. Looking forward to the next challenge !

[dkmoo]

On the 9th of Aprimay 5513 Cross initiate the launch sequence and as the last colonist board the rocket.

Saylin
John
Pumpkin
Silva
Wolle

Are already sleeping safely in their cyro sleep caskets.

The AI core have suggested a small moon called LV 427 as target location. None of them have heard of it before, but they all hope it going to be a nice place !




This was the story about my Cross. Hope some of you enjoyed reading it. Looking forward to the next challenge !

Great story! Thanks for sharing, I for one followed every post and thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Vlad0mi3r]

Good work well done, thanks for sharing with us. 

[sick puppy]

On the 9th of Aprimay 5513 Cross initiate the launch sequence and as the last colonist board the rocket.

Saylin
John
Pumpkin
Silva
Wolle

Are already sleeping safely in their cyro sleep caskets.

The AI core have suggested a small moon called LV 427 as target location. None of them have heard of it before, but they all hope it going to be a nice place !




This was the story about my Cross. Hope some of you enjoyed reading it. Looking forward to the next challenge !

heck yeah, lv 427 is a nice place
good luck there
try not to crashland
try not to die there
and dont stick your face into eggs
and dont get hentai raped by gene manipulated worms
and dont get lost in a place you have a 3d map of
and dont take off your helmets

but seriously, thanks for the epic story, but now it's game over man, gane over!