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<blockquote data-quote="Ralts Bloodthorne" data-source="post: 1755804" data-attributes="member: 6390"><p>Thanks, Ragboy...</p><p></p><p>I nearly forgot...</p><p></p><p><strong>Nanotech Creation Engines.</strong></p><p><em> With the invention of nanotechnology, more to the point, nanite (dis)assemblers, the creation of one type of matter from another led to the end of the industrial giants of previous generations. The need for vast factories and manufacturing plants became a thing of the past, and for the most part, Terran Humans could not junk them fast enough.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em> Unfortunately, the economic disaster that hit nearly caused a war. With the old "work for food" ethic destroyed, entertainment and luxuries easily available at any corner NCE, there was no longer a need for any type of labor, from R&D to actual building something.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em> MacroTek, a nearly backrupt software firm, came up with the answer.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em> "Synth-tags" were an easy answer. Since the nanite (dis)assemblers got thier orders from the NCE's primary computer, and schematics and building instructions were contained within the NCE's database, it became quite simple to charge for more advance services outside of basic food, clothing, luxuries and transportation. Specifically, weaponry and armor and state of the art luxuries and equipment were not only available for a fee.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em> Despite the fact that many homes had NCE's installed (by either the construction company, or by the residents, who simple had the street corner NCE make them a small home one) it was simple to do a software revision, and require items to be paid for prior to assembly.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em> This halted the growing unemployment and directionless civil unrest that was beginning to occur across many systems, spreading from Terra itself. While manual labor was still a ready thing (it proved to be more cost effective to hire biologicals or synthetics to dig ditches, collect garbage, etc) people began going back to work in orbital factories, nanite-command programming, etc.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em> Many socialologists claim that the widespread discontent with the lack of physically challenging labor led to the explosion of exploration and colonization of the late 21st century that continues to this day.</em>-From the Synthetic Systems Social Library</p><p></p><p> Just because a starship, or armor, or location has an NCE does NOT mean that the PC's can gain free items without cost. Things of a that have a purchase DC of 10 or less can be gotten free (these nanite command programs are considered "freeware), but the plans still cost money to make, even if the PC provides matter for the NCE to utilize (if they do not have matter, and the nano-gel resivoir is empty, then they are SOL. If nano-gel is used, then add the cost of the nano-gel to the items Purchase DC) they must still pay for the one-shot nancom's.</p><p></p><p>Despite NCE's, it is still more expensive to purchase one shot plans from an NCE than it is to purchase it from a store, even taking into account merchant markup, and many systems still block certian nancom's from being transmitted to unsecure or eve all, NCE's.</p><p></p><p> This prevents wealth bonuses from suddenly becoming useless.</p><p> NCE's are rated by size. An NCE tasked with creating an object larger than itself acts as if the object is as many size categories larger than it is in comparison to the NCE. If the NCE is larger than the item in question, the item is reduced in size (for creation time) in order of the amount of size difference.</p><p></p><p> For example, a fine NCE attempting to create a Medium object will treat the object as if it is collosal for creation time. A medium NCE will treat a Tiny object as if it is Fine for the purpose of creation time.</p><p></p><p>Size == Time == Modifier to Purchase DC</p><p>Colossal == 1 year == +50</p><p>Gargantuan == 6 months == +30</p><p>Huge == 1 month == +20</p><p>Large == 1 week == +10</p><p>Medium == 1 day == +5</p><p>Small == 12 hours == +4</p><p>Tiny == 1 hour == +3</p><p>Diminutive == 1 minute == +2</p><p>Fine == 1 round == +1</p><p></p><p>For each size category that would be above large, add 5 years to the amount of time.</p><p></p><p><em>If anyone can help me with tables, I would appreciate it...</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ralts Bloodthorne, post: 1755804, member: 6390"] Thanks, Ragboy... I nearly forgot... [b]Nanotech Creation Engines.[/b] [i] With the invention of nanotechnology, more to the point, nanite (dis)assemblers, the creation of one type of matter from another led to the end of the industrial giants of previous generations. The need for vast factories and manufacturing plants became a thing of the past, and for the most part, Terran Humans could not junk them fast enough. Unfortunately, the economic disaster that hit nearly caused a war. With the old "work for food" ethic destroyed, entertainment and luxuries easily available at any corner NCE, there was no longer a need for any type of labor, from R&D to actual building something. MacroTek, a nearly backrupt software firm, came up with the answer. "Synth-tags" were an easy answer. Since the nanite (dis)assemblers got thier orders from the NCE's primary computer, and schematics and building instructions were contained within the NCE's database, it became quite simple to charge for more advance services outside of basic food, clothing, luxuries and transportation. Specifically, weaponry and armor and state of the art luxuries and equipment were not only available for a fee. Despite the fact that many homes had NCE's installed (by either the construction company, or by the residents, who simple had the street corner NCE make them a small home one) it was simple to do a software revision, and require items to be paid for prior to assembly. This halted the growing unemployment and directionless civil unrest that was beginning to occur across many systems, spreading from Terra itself. While manual labor was still a ready thing (it proved to be more cost effective to hire biologicals or synthetics to dig ditches, collect garbage, etc) people began going back to work in orbital factories, nanite-command programming, etc. Many socialologists claim that the widespread discontent with the lack of physically challenging labor led to the explosion of exploration and colonization of the late 21st century that continues to this day.[/i]-From the Synthetic Systems Social Library Just because a starship, or armor, or location has an NCE does NOT mean that the PC's can gain free items without cost. Things of a that have a purchase DC of 10 or less can be gotten free (these nanite command programs are considered "freeware), but the plans still cost money to make, even if the PC provides matter for the NCE to utilize (if they do not have matter, and the nano-gel resivoir is empty, then they are SOL. If nano-gel is used, then add the cost of the nano-gel to the items Purchase DC) they must still pay for the one-shot nancom's. Despite NCE's, it is still more expensive to purchase one shot plans from an NCE than it is to purchase it from a store, even taking into account merchant markup, and many systems still block certian nancom's from being transmitted to unsecure or eve all, NCE's. This prevents wealth bonuses from suddenly becoming useless. NCE's are rated by size. An NCE tasked with creating an object larger than itself acts as if the object is as many size categories larger than it is in comparison to the NCE. If the NCE is larger than the item in question, the item is reduced in size (for creation time) in order of the amount of size difference. For example, a fine NCE attempting to create a Medium object will treat the object as if it is collosal for creation time. A medium NCE will treat a Tiny object as if it is Fine for the purpose of creation time. Size == Time == Modifier to Purchase DC Colossal == 1 year == +50 Gargantuan == 6 months == +30 Huge == 1 month == +20 Large == 1 week == +10 Medium == 1 day == +5 Small == 12 hours == +4 Tiny == 1 hour == +3 Diminutive == 1 minute == +2 Fine == 1 round == +1 For each size category that would be above large, add 5 years to the amount of time. [i]If anyone can help me with tables, I would appreciate it...[/i] [/QUOTE]
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