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Terracoste

Type: Space/Atmospheric Battleship
Propulsion: Approx. 1 billion gravatic microdrives spread throughout the surface of the ship
Armor: 1.5 metres of organic Darkling VII carapace with a lattice of variable bond fluid, 3 millimetres of ablative armor
Armament: 40 small weapon turrets, 10 medium weapon turrets, and a single large stationary weapon for placement at the nose of the ship
Weapon Choices:
Small weapons:
High Power Chemical-propelled Rifle(500 USD)
10-millimetre railgun(500 USD)
1 metre coilgun(550 USD)
Burst Laser(600 USD)
Pulse Cannon(1000 USD)
Ion Cannon(500 USD)
1 metre GAC bay(1500 USD)
Hornet 10-missile launcher(650 USD)
Flak Cannon(300 USD)
Medium Weapons:
1 metre railgun(1000 USD)
Boarding Cannon(1200 USD)
Stream Laser(900 USD)
Nanite Cannon(1500 USD)
100-block Hornet launcher(1000 USD)
60 millimetre Chaingun(900 USD)
Tesla Cannon(1100 USD)
Mine Launcher(900 USD)
4 metre GAC bay(2000 USD)
Torpedo turret(900 USD)
Heavy weapons:
"Shipbuster" 10 metre Railgun(3500 USD)
Inductive "Shunt" Cannon(3500 USD)
1000-block Hornet Launcher(1500 USD)
100 metre GAC bay(3500 USD)
Mechanized Unit Launch System(4500 USD)
Gravatic "Crush" cannon(5000 USD)
Gravatic "Shear" cannon(4500 USD)
STC Manipulator node(3500 USD)
Multi-ship Gravatic Focus node(7800 USD)

*You may mix and match weapons!*

Basic ship price: 500 Billion USD.

While purchasing, include the price of all items. You don't need to do the math.
For example:
1 Terracoste at 500 billion,
30 Machineguns at 500 each
etc. etc. etc.

It makes my job easier.

If you want something I don't have, ask me and I'll try to get it for you

Note: My list of weapons is ever-expanding, so check in often :)

My god! It's full of weapon choices!

Oh yes. And you can get other weapons, just ask me. And you can get the weapons seperate, so you can change the weapons sets between battles. Impressive, no?

Bump

I need order in a minute or so or I can't fill them until tommorrow

A most interesting vessel. Surely this must be among the most powerful near-future tech ships in existence. Unfortunately, my nation is still small, and as such can't afford to purchase a vessel of this size. We also lack docks large enough to service a Terracoste. In a few decades* (*NS of course!) we may look into purchasing one as a flagship for our new armada, pehaps mounting several railguns.

I would like the "shipbuster" rail guns
and 2 ION cannons for mine thank man

I would like the "shipbuster" rail guns
and 2 ION cannons for mine thank man
You get this ship free, since you have helped me defeat QUITE the overwhelming foe of whats-his-face. And since I still haven't given you back your garden gnome. Also, Akaton, I am glad to see you are a prospective buyer. I am also glad to see you aren't being foolish and just randomly buying it, like most people do.

I am very much interested in your product but before i buy anything I would like to know what exactly some of these weapons do. For instance, the difference between a lightning gun and a tesla cannon.

I am very much interested in your product but before i buy anything I would like to know what exactly some of these weapons do. For instance, the difference between a lightning gun and a tesla cannon.
They're basically the same, however the Lightning Gun is much bigger and I didn't know what else to call it. Also, due to it's size it sends out multiple beams of electricity, which then continue to jump to nearby targets, unlike the Tesla Cannon, which only has one beam which continues to jump. The heavy tesla cannon is stronger. The Ion cannon deal a small amount of electrical damage, but is mainly used to shut down electrical equiptment. A well placed shot at a power plant, for example, could be devestating. Anything else you want to know about?

No more takers?

1 single terracoste with no weapons....

1 single terracoste with no weapons....
No weapons comm? 500 billion for meeeeeeeeeeee!

*Wires money*

I'm putting my ownTechnologically-Superiour weapons on thankyou :p

*Wires money*

I'm putting my ownTechnologically-Superiour weapons on thankyou :p
Funny, coming from a July nation. And uhh, I can't find my smilies. I had a little panel full of them. But it dissapeared.

Dec 03 nation actually :D

Dec 03 nation actually :D
January 02 nation actually :mp5:

Bump. For a view of Terracostes in action, keep an eye on the "Species 1 attacks" thread. Hostilities are soon to break out. Note, this is a space-tech RP, so the Terracoste has different weapons, and is moving through space.

Lucky bump?

Bump! Bump Bump It Up!

Must everyone sell these impossbily large battleships?

Must everyone sell these impossbily large battleships?
Hmm. It's not a watership. And I've had these for a year. This is just a new storefront, more weapons. Buy one, fly over people and wreak destruction.

Bum...s

Bump in the morning.

Good day!
Noretum is interested in these fine battlecraft but unfortunatly is too small at the moment to finance one. The cost of the Craft is 5 times our GDP! As well as the fact that we are currently rearming our military and police force with the latest H&K G36 assult rifles as well as Para P14 - 45 hand guns but maybe we can come to some sort of arrangement? Noretum has a large ammount of room, inexpensive land, and many skilled workers but lacks big buisness to expand our economy. I propose that part of the terracoste be built in Noretum in brand new state of the art plants. In return for being built there my nation will have a large increase in the economy and you will recive cheap labour and land to build the terracoste.

Good day!
Noretum is interested in these fine battlecraft but unfortunatly is too small at the moment to finance one. The cost of the Craft is 5 times our GDP! As well as the fact that we are currently rearming our military and police force with the latest H&K G36 assult rifles as well as Para P14 - 45 hand guns but maybe we can come to some sort of arrangement? Noretum has a large ammount of room, inexpensive land, and many skilled workers but lacks big buisness to expand our economy. I propose that part of the terracoste be built in Noretum in brand new state of the art plants. In return for being built there my nation will have a large increase in the economy and you will recive cheap labour and land to build the terracoste.
Agreed. Just tell me the loadout and I'll start building.

Well, what weapons do you want on it?

Bump

Marak has heard the request of Noretum and wants the same for its country. A factory to be built in Mark would boost our economy and our military. So then, have we a deal?

Marak has heard the request of Noretum and wants the same for its country. A factory to be built in Mark would boost our economy and our military. So then, have we a deal?
Quite. Also, If you could spread the word of my storefront, it would make me QUITE happy.

Certainly, the slogan Terracoste!-Protect Everything will be plastered on every bunch in the capital of Marak. and now about the benefits of this

Thanks :D

Bump.

A most interesting vessel. Surely this must be among the most powerful near-future tech ships in existence. Unfortunately, my nation is still small, and as such can't afford to purchase a vessel of this size. We also lack docks large enough to service a Terracoste. In a few decades* (*NS of course!) we may look into purchasing one as a flagship for our new armada, pehaps mounting several railguns.

Same here, 'course, I'll probably find some wacky way to get meself 500 billion. Ya know, the usual stuff, ransoms, blackmail. It all adds up eventually. So, until the day when I've got every nation giving me money out of fear I'll sell out all their illegal drug operations and slave labour and kill off all their illegitimate daughters and tell everyone they're illegitimate, Tag.

Same here, 'course, I'll probably find some wacky way to get meself 500 billion. Ya know, the usual stuff, ransoms, blackmail. It all adds up eventually. So, until the day when I've got every nation giving me money out of fear I'll sell out all their illegal drug operations and slave labour and kill off all their illegitimate daughters and tell everyone they're illegitimate, Tag.
Good to know, I guess. How about we set up one of the deals I have made earlier, like with Marak.

Bumpy

about this deal we made, any chance of say...a discount or even a free Terracoste.

about this deal we made, any chance of say...a discount or even a free Terracoste.
But of course. As a token of friendship, you may have a terracoste with fulloadout of your choice.

Marak thanks you for this very generous contribution to our army. I would like my Terracoste to be equipped with 4 light railguns, 2 Heavy Machine guns, 1 lightning cannon, and one Hornet Missilie Launcher.

Marak thanks you for this very generous contribution to our army. I would like my Terracoste to be equipped with 4 light railguns, 1 lightning cannon, and one Hornet Missilie Launcher.
Ok, ship in transit now.

Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmp!

Good day!
Noretum is interested in these fine battlecraft but unfortunatly is too small at the moment to finance one. The cost of the Craft is 5 times our GDP! As well as the fact that we are currently rearming our military and police force with the latest H&K G36 assult rifles as well as Para P14 - 45 hand guns but maybe we can come to some sort of arrangement? Noretum has a large ammount of room, inexpensive land, and many skilled workers but lacks big buisness to expand our economy. I propose that part of the terracoste be built in Noretum in brand new state of the art plants. In return for being built there my nation will have a large increase in the economy and you will recive cheap labour and land to build the terracoste.

I think I'll go ahead and make the same proposition. With that bench thing, too.

ooc: JJR, will you accept gems instead of currency? My nations main natural resource is natural gems. Matter of fact, if I sold all of the faceted stones in my nation, I would have over 100 times my national budget. We, however choose to use gems only as a item to trade or a means of paying storefronts.

ooc: JJR, will you accept gems instead of currency? My nations main natural resource is natural gems. Matter of fact, if I sold all of the faceted stones in my nation, I would have over 100 times my national budget. We, however choose to use gems only as a item to trade or a means of paying storefronts.
OOC: Yes, we will.
IC: Ok, Miratha, we'll set that up now.

I would like a Description of the following weapons (not necessarily detailed, just what they do and about how much damage they deal):

Burst Lasers
Small Prism Cannons
Small Tesla Cannons
Hornet 10-missle launchers
10 gauge shotguns
Heavy Lasers
Large Prism Cannon
Large Tesla Cannon
Particle Wave Cannon
Gargantuan Prism Cannon

Burst lasers are, obviously, lasers. They slice through thin metal with ease, and it heats up the target on contact quite nicely.

Prism cannons are lasers sent into a silvered concentrating prism and are then shot from the end. It's range is long, and is quite devestating. With each size, it gets a longer range and it gets much stronger. The largest can slice through anything from miles away.

Tesla cannons are electrical weapons, that deliver huge shocks and leap form target to target.

Hornets are tiny, seeker missiles, launched in groups, with a small C-4 charge in the tip.

The ten gauge shotguns are more like cannons filled with shot. This 'gauge' is a different meassure than the contemporary, and is more a length measurement just under an inch. Like the S-11's, it uses a metallic mix, turned to plasma by electromagnetic pulses, to violently release the shot. This is an EXTREMELY dangerous weapon, but must be used up close.

Heavy lasers are a beefed up version of the pulse lasers, which can be used to melt tank barrels, due to the heat. These are more used for splash damage than slicing damage.

A particle wave cannon is a weapon that releases a huge blast of heat and light energy, along with extremely high speed atoms, which makes a fierce combo. The heat and light weakens the target, if not destroying it, and then the particles rip throught the target like thousands of bullets. And due to the thousands of particles breaking the sound barrier, it creates a massive sonic boom, knocking into anything in from of the ship with devestating strength. Perfect for destroying anything you don't like.

Thank you immensely!!

Ok, Miratha, we'll set that up now.
Do you have any preferences in the operation? Or are ya just gonna throw a factory in?

I prefer the second operation.

Anyway, what is my end of the deal? Same thing? A terracoste and full armament?

Do you have any preferences in the operation? Or are ya just gonna throw a factory in?

I prefer the second operation.

Anyway, what is my end of the deal? Same thing? A terracoste and full armament?
You get whatever you want ordered for cheaper, at a 50% discount, and we get land to build a factory and a little help.

You get whatever you want ordered for cheaper, at a 50% discount, and we get land to build a factory and a little help.

Damn, I still don't have enough money. Well, go ahead, but when the time comes...

I wanna buy one.

Damn, I still don't have enough money. Well, go ahead, but when the time comes...

I wanna buy one.
And you get a free one as part of the deal. Almost forgot. :D

Wait, I get a free terracoste and armament, and THEN I get 50% off other purchases?

Sweet.

If I'm wrong, please correct me.

Light Armament-
Standard Heavy Machineguns(500 USD) x4
Light railguns(500 USD) x3
Grenade launchers(550 USD) x3
TOW Rocket launchers(800 US) x4
Burst Lasers(600 USD) x3
Small Prism Cannons(700 USD) x3
Small Tesla Cannons(500 USD) x3
Small Generic Missile launchers(500 USD) x3
Hornet 10-missle launchers(650 USD) x3
10 gauge shotguns(300 USD) x4
Small Flamethrower(400 USD) x3

Medium Armament-
Heavy Railguns(900 USD) x1
Large Prism Cannon(1000 USD) x1
100-shot hornet launchers(1000 USD) x1
Large Tesla Cannon(900 USD) x1
Rapid Grenade launcher(900 USD) x1

Is this acceptable? And, is there anything I have to pay for?

Wait, I get a free terracoste and armament, and THEN I get 50% off other purchases?

Sweet.

If I'm wrong, please correct me.

Light Armament-
Standard Heavy Machineguns(500 USD) x4
Light railguns(500 USD) x3
Grenade launchers(550 USD) x3
TOW Rocket launchers(800 US) x4
Burst Lasers(600 USD) x3
Small Prism Cannons(700 USD) x3
Small Tesla Cannons(500 USD) x3
Small Generic Missile launchers(500 USD) x3
Hornet 10-missle launchers(650 USD) x3
10 gauge shotguns(300 USD) x4
Small Flamethrower(400 USD) x3

Medium Armament-
Heavy Railguns(900 USD) x1
Large Prism Cannon(1000 USD) x1
100-shot hornet launchers(1000 USD) x1
Large Tesla Cannon(900 USD) x1
Rapid Grenade launcher(900 USD) x1

Is this acceptable? And, is there anything I have to pay for?

Nothing to pay for, this IS acceptable, and your the first person to do the right amount of weapons. Therefore, I'm modifying it and enlargening to nose, to allow you all of your weapons, AND a particle wave cannon on the nose.

Awesome! Thanks!

I will purchase 4 Terracostes with the following weapons (NOTE: These are the overall weapons, I only want what's on this list, and not per ship):

22x Standard Heavy Machineguns(11000 USD)
12x Light railguns(6000 USD)
12x Grenade launchers(6600 USD)
16x TOW Rocket launchers(12800 US)
12x Burst Lasers(7200 USD)
17x Small Prism Cannons(11900 USD)
12x Small Generic Missile launchers(6000 USD)
12x Hornet 10-missile launchers(7800 USD)
17x 10 gauge shotguns(5100 USD)
12x Small Flamethrower(4800 USD)

4x Heavy Lasers(3600 USD)
8x Large Prism Cannon(8000 USD)
4x Chainguns(3600 USD)

2x Particle Wave Cannon(5000 USD)
2x Gargantuan Prism Cannon(6000 USD)

Everything will be paid for in faceted Sapphires, Alexandrite, Rubies, and Diamonds (If you would like other types of stones, just let me know). The shipment of gems, estimated in value to be around 2.25 Trillion USD, will be shipped to your country aboard a frigate. The stones will be individually packaged to keep them from rubbing against each other and causing damage. Thank you for your time, my friend.

ooc: I realize I put no small weapons on the front of the Terracoste, but that was deliberate.

I will purchase 4 Terracostes with the following weapons (NOTE: These are the overall weapons, I only want what's on this list, and not per ship):

22x Standard Heavy Machineguns(11000 USD)
12x Light railguns(6000 USD)
12x Grenade launchers(6600 USD)
16x TOW Rocket launchers(12800 US)
12x Burst Lasers(7200 USD)
17x Small Prism Cannons(11900 USD)
12x Small Generic Missile launchers(6000 USD)
12x Hornet 10-missile launchers(7800 USD)
17x 10 gauge shotguns(5100 USD)
12x Small Flamethrower(4800 USD)

4x Heavy Lasers(3600 USD)
8x Large Prism Cannon(8000 USD)
4x Chainguns(3600 USD)

2x Particle Wave Cannon(5000 USD)
2x Gargantuan Prism Cannon(6000 USD)

Everything will be paid for in faceted Sapphires, Alexandrite, Rubies, and Diamonds (If you would like other types of stones, just let me know). The shipment of gems, estimated in value to be around 2.25 Trillion USD, will be shipped to your country aboard a frigate. The stones will be individually packaged to keep them from rubbing against each other and causing damage. Thank you for your time, my friend.

ooc: I realize I put no small weapons on the front of the Terracoste, but that was deliberate.
Confirmed. Expect the shipment in a month(Today)

Thank You. The extra gems were a sign of good will between our nations, in case you were wondering.

Thank You. The extra gems were a sign of good will between our nations, in case you were wondering.
As were the mechs.

bump

Bump bump it up!

Do claim these to be modern tech?

January 02 nation actually :mp5:
Since the game was created in November 02 I think NOT.

I hope this is meant to be future / magic (as electromagnets cant hold a ship up, if they could we would have done it already).

August 02

Err... I knew that.... hehheh... although what I said still stands.

Ack >.<
That made me look stupid. 03. January 03. Anyways, it's future tech, but near future tech. Also, electromagnets CAN hold things up, it's all a matter of alligning them, and I need a lot of ballast in the ship so it won't flip. Also, they need to have the right polarity. One wrong magnet and your dead. You'd spin into the ground. It would have to very precise. But it could work. And it has set engines, using Harrier-like technology. So you could claim it in the 2000-2100 bracket. Aside from some of the weapons. It is, in fact, about as plausible as Soviet Block's little 11's are. My mechs, which most people consider LESS technologically advanced, are, truthfully, more so. This is just on a much large scale. This would for space tech with a few modifications, so it really fits into any time period. If you tried, you could even mod it into a fantasy timeline.

People have made maglev trains, but they only hover a few centimetres and they need soft iron rails below to act as electromagnets polarised opposite to the EMs on the train. You cant make an EM powerful enough to repel against the earth's core, as if you pumped enough current through it you would melt whatever was conducting it. It's fantasy but people would probably accept it as future tech.

People have made maglev trains, but they only hover a few centimetres and they need soft iron rails below to act as electromagnets polarised opposite to the EMs on the train. You cant make an EM powerful enough to repel against the earth's core, as if you pumped enough current through it you would melt whatever was conducting it. It's fantasy but people would probably accept it as future tech.
Look. Not in the mood right now. I couldn't sleep last night. I just lay awake all night during full moons and the days near them. Look, if it makes you feel better, it's all a series of 60 jet engines. Be happy, and leave me alone. It's not fantasy, anyway. It's science based, so Scifi.

Look. Not in the mood right now. I couldn't sleep last night. I just lay awake all night during full moons and the days near them. Look, if it makes you feel better, it's all a series of 60 jet engines. Be happy, and leave me alone. It's not fantasy, anyway. It's science based, so Scifi.

This thing would eat fuel like crazy if it's powered by jet engines...

How are all these energy weapons powered, out of curiosity?

Axis Nova

This thing would eat fuel like crazy if it's powered by jet engines...

How are all these energy weapons powered, out of curiosity?

Axis Nova
Giant 9 Volts... Duracell

These are updated to Space tech. Not that these are capable of FTL, but I don't have the exact specs posted, because I'm really lazy.

So you're not claiming they're modern tech anymore?

Axis Nova

Never did. I just made it more obvious. Partially because some bastard got mad about me having Terracostes when he made up a metal that didn't exist, had the strength of titanium, deafened all sounds, and was completely natural. He actually said, "Well, you just accept Terracostes and Mechs, but you get mad at me because I think up some stupid metal!" And no one knew what the hell a Terracoste was, and so some guy gave a link to it. Anyway, sorry about the whole "Giant 9 volts" thing. I was having a bad day. Canceled trip to King's Dominion... curse you rain, curse you. What I do is I get extremely hot materials, such as lava, and molten metals, and use the kinetic energy of the shaking shells to power energy to the ship. This freezes the material, so it has to be reheated. We've been experimenting with doing this with plasma, but in order to properly shield it against the heat, the probes can't really draw heat from the plasma, so it hasn't worked yet.

OOC: This is just a notice, I am now REVIVING this storefront, and shall be changing the first post significantly to reflect my new technologies. Thank you.