Initiate work on practical atomic fusion/fission "alchemy", allowing refineries to convert lesser-value or usefulness ores into tougher and more valuable materials.

Begin construction of a "sphere of vigilance" in C system, consisting of a network of light autonomous surveillance probes that fly in continuous cycles back and forth from the star. Equip them with solar panels/sails, allowing them to coast on solar wind to the edge of the system and return to the center on stored power for constant, maintenance free detection of hostiles entering the system (of course, with locks preventing the invasion of Gehenna or Canis privacy and sovereignty).

Make several refinements to the Swarmdrone design, primarily a revamp to the weapons system giving it additional punch against things that aren't strike craft (micro-mass drivers? heavy armor piercing/high explosive autocannon ammo?).

minor actions
Make some changes to the build queue; our raw metal income is fine, what we need is refining capacity. Change the queue to two (2) Bulkheads and two (2) asteroid-surface refinery stations with the latest tech.

Mobilize the fleet and rendezvous with Canis forces. Assign two of Canis' fully trained personnel (which they gave to us) to each frigate and five to the command Haywire.

"Canis, Gungnir, Stationem XXVI, this is a heads up. We are setting up a system-wide probe surveillance system at point C; you can tap into this system at any time, provided you don't use it to snoop on sovereign nations. This is a joint defense project only; we can't be sure what the Nonopan scum will throw at us."

speech to the population on all comms channels
"This is Security Commander Jacob Armstrong. Tonight, the Nonopan bastard-race pay in blood for their crimes.

That is all."

My empire stats appear to be out of date and those drone orders weren't responded to.

Well, one of them WAS responded to. The Dozers' action.

+1k NCM.
>> Moles:
>Continuing
>> Salvager
>Continuing salvage, safety limits set to a higher degree

> Sigma: Divert additional processing power to securing those keycodes. Can't start an arms dealership without weapons, dammit!

> Freighter: Idle in orbit until the refinery, silo and loading arm are set up.

> Drones:
>> Locators: Idle until the smelter/silo are ready, then report for recycling.
>> Dozers: Continue construction of smelter, silo and docking arm.
>> Moles: Keep mining, stockpiling, etc. etc.
>> Salvager: Salvage and stockpile. Once the smelter is done, start feeding wrecks directly into it instead of loading them onto the freighter.

I think that's a tad too many actions, Arc.
Max is 3 actions/turn.

He's ordering the respective drones about. It's like 4 minor actions compressed into one.

There is a thing called minor actions, you know.

I know.. but
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whatever.

That's been my order format for the last ~3 turns or so. If there was a problem with it, Psy would have brought it up by now. You are not Psy, so shush.

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