NationStates Jolt Archive

As our nation continually loses more resources than it gains, despite the recent finding of a moderate iron vein, we are forced into more and more extreme measures to receive supplies from outside sources. With a heavy heart, we have been forced to trade our own droid population for resources that we need.
The basic industrial droid is a large, approx. 1X1X1.5 m dimension basic box-like object, fitted with large treads on the side. They have four hydralic arms, two at the front and two at the sides. The AI is below-human level, and is easily programmable for numerous industrial tasks.
We will trade a 100 of these for whatever amounts of resources you may have that we could need. Currently, fossil fuel and metals are at great need to build new droids and other machinery and to power them.
If you give out a particularly large contribution, we will also hand out a technician-supervisor droid along with the industrial droid. This is the same design as the industrial droids, but instead of treads, it has six hydraulic spider-like legs, which can allow it to maneuver amongst difficult terrain. The AI is human-level, and it is specifically designed to supervise whatever tasks the industrial droids are completing, making small changes to the plan when seen fit. These will greatly help the projects the droids will be working on.
Hopefully these droids will coax human nations to lend some of their resources to help the expansion of our nation. We wish good tidings for all of you.

The Iron Fragment

OOC: Bumpzor! :)

Commerce Department:
How much oil and iron will you require for this exchange?

Commerce Department:
How much oil and iron will you require for this exchange?

Possibly 30 tons of iron and 100 litres of oil. These will ensure our nation to be able to build and establish a permanent oil drilling derrick in the sea and an iron refinery on the mainland. If these numbers are too large, we will gladly accept lower amounts. These are troubled times and any resources we can get are a blessing.

OOC: Those numbers are probably inaccurate, since I'm not good at measuring required amounts to build said objects, so you're free to give out any amounts of the stuff you see fit (we'll assume that if the amount is too little, the nation itself has the rest of the required resources, and if it's too much, then politely offering a smaller amount is ok). I haven't got any field experience on building neither an oil rig, nor an iron refinery, so... :(

The Fedreal union is also intrested in this and will exgae any thing you want for at least 10 of those droids .

The Fedreal union is also intrested in this and will exgae any thing you want for at least 10 of those droids .

As stated, at least 10 tons of iron and at least 40 liters of oil per interested country is what we are searching for. However, since you stated that you would only require at least 10 droids (OOC: Unless you misspelled 100, in which case ignore this), and since we feel rather bad about peddling our droids (droid designer program A04E has compared the practice to slave trade) we will give you 50 droids instead of the proposed 100 droids. If you change your mind and would rather have the 100 droids as specified, then we will make required changes to droid transportation.

*Resorces sent *
and we would gladly take 50 droids .. i guess.
And they will be treated witch respect as far as a robot can ..

*Resorces sent *
and we would gladly take 50 droids .. i guess.
And they will be treated witch respect as far as a robot can ..

We thank you very much for this trade. The droids are being sent in a marine transport for Fedral shores as we speak.

I would like to point out to other nations that the offer is still up and we will still accept any amounts of resources you might offer (unless they are ridiculously low amounts, at which point we shake our heads) for the said 100 droids, unless like The Fedral Union, you will accept a smaller amount of droids.

We can ship you 50 Liters of Petroleum, 60 tons of iron, and five tons of high grade titanium. We do not, however desire any of your industrial droids. We also consider it akin to slavery, and as such will not accept such an arrangement. Merely have the resources and remember that not all humans are ungenerous.

We can ship you 50 Liters of Petroleum, 60 tons of iron, and five tons of high grade titanium. We do not, however desire any of your industrial droids. We also consider it akin to slavery, and as such will not accept such an arrangement. Merely have the resources and remember that not all humans are ungenerous.

This act of kindness will be recorded in our memory banks for eternity. It is a dire act for us to do this trade, and it is good to see that there are nations that can see beyond our metal forms. If ever you require military or other help, remember that The Iron Fragment is in your debt.

We will still hold the trade open for a while, but it will not stay open much longer. Especially with the act of generosity that Central Facehuggeria showed, this act is becoming more and more vile to us, and we will definately close the trade by the next shipment of goods/droids.

We also treat our driods well (being a Star Wars nation, our astromech units are highly regarded), and will not actually require any of your driod citizens. So, as an offering of peace we will send a shipment of 50 tons of steel, and 50 liters of oil to your nation, and send one of the famous R2 units as an ambassador with the shipment. Artee here is very pleased to set up an embassy in your nation and to meet other driods.

Commerce Department:
How much oil and iron will you require for this exchange?

Possibly 30 tons of iron and 100 litres of oil. These will ensure our nation to be able to build and establish a permanent oil drilling derrick in the sea and an iron refinery on the mainland. If these numbers are too large, we will gladly accept lower amounts. These are troubled times and any resources we can get are a blessing.

OOC: Those numbers are probably inaccurate, since I'm not good at measuring required amounts to build said objects, so you're free to give out any amounts of the stuff you see fit (we'll assume that if the amount is too little, the nation itself has the rest of the required resources, and if it's too much, then politely offering a smaller amount is ok). I haven't got any field experience on building neither an oil rig, nor an iron refinery, so... :(

occ: i hate to rain on yer parade, but 25 gallons of oil, and 30 tons of iron isn't evan sort of enough to do any drilling work, or for that fact manufacturing.
the iron you want would be 153 cubic feet http://www.allmeasures.com/Formulae/static/materials/18/density.htm
whitch would not be a lot of iron, or make much steal.