Communications

Communications with Sol provide rich and powerful bonuses.

The Communications Panel is located on the bridge and accessible by everyone. Anyone may help establish the link to Sol, but everything else is reserved to Communications Officer.

The hacker kit does not override these settings.

The antenna in the Engine Room influences communications:

• If it is down, actions cost 1 AP more.
• If it is enhanced by the spatial wave radar, the chances of making a connection with Sol are doubled.

All communication begins with establishing a connection.

This simple action can be performed by any member of the crewn and should be attempted by everyone at the start of the ship (but only once everyone has joined). The link provides morale points to the team and unlocks new abilities for Comms Officer.

If the contact fails,it will improve signal quality and increase the chances of contact at the next attempt.

Link

Establishing contact with Sol is the prerequisite for everything else.

The first time this succeeds, every already awoken crew member is granted +3 Morale Points (). (NERON will announce: (tbd - grab text of announcement).)

The signal starts at 0% at the beginning of the game.

2 AP or 1 IT Point increases the signal strength by 4%, 6% in the presence of a Radio Expert or 8% if you are a Radio Expert. The stronger the signal strength, the more likely you will get a successful connection with Sol. As long as the contact is established, this button is replaced by "connection established"

The signal may drop:

• If you use the microwave
• By random chance. When the signal strength is low, this is more likely to happen.
• If the Daedalus hits debris or hunters while moving (rumored, no confirmation)
• If the communications panel is broken for any reason.

Version

Note: Updating NERON allows you to take advantage of the morale that NERON could have been in the Magellan project.
Once the update is complete, a project can be completed.

NERON Version upgrades from the Communications Panel allows the Comms Officer to complete some random NERON projects before they appear a projects in the Heart of NERON.

The Version number starts at NERON v1.00 and increases from there.
1 is the version number and indicates which project number you are currently working on.
00 is the percentage of completion toward the current project number.

After completing the first nine projects, the version number goes from v9.xx to v1.0xx to v1.1xx and so on.

2 AP or 1 IT Point increases the completion percentage by a random amount, though the amount decreases with higher version numbers.

Once the project reaches 100% completion, it completes a randomly selected project among those that have never appeared as options in Heart of NERON.

If all projects have appeared in Heart of NERON, the version upgrade will not complete any project.

Xyloph DB

Allows you to contact the home port of the Daedalus, whatever is left of it... Every time contact is made, a new advantage is unlocked (workshop plans, information on Mush, etc.).

2 AP or 1 IT Point decodes one Xyloph DB entry.

Name Nickname	Effect
Access the Lost NERON Database Version	Some of Janice's research findings from Xyloph-17 are added to NERON's memory. Advances the NERON update progress by 25%
Corrupted Data Nothing	There's nothing there... The data has been corrupted by a rhizomal virus. Useless
Wireless Infidelity Magnetite	The connection is bad... really bad, no doubt due to the massive magnetite cloud you're currently crossing. Causes com link failure and a significant decrease in signal quality. Note: 20% decrease in signal strength
Zhong Chun's Genome Codex Ghost Chun	Zhong Chun is the only human who has proved immune to the Mush infection, and the analysis of her genome is the key to developing and anti-Mush vaccine as well as several other pieces of research. Adds a "ghost" to Zhong Chun's laboratory interface which is the equivalent of her being there in person.
Workshop Manuals Blueprints	Here are multiple plans for basic tools aboard the Daedalus if we dismantle one or two surplus pieces of kit we should have enough materials to build them. Prints 3x Plans Note: Exact blueprints vary.
Contact established with Kivanç Terzi! Kivanc	You have established contact with Kivanç Terzi, who united a large part of the rebellion in the Sol system. His help will be vital in decoding messages from rebel bases. Gives a 100% bonus on decoding rebel base transmissions. Paola earns 8
Contact made with Nils Carlsson! Ghost Sample	You have re-established contact with Nils Carlsson, whose help with your lab research will be invaluable. Communication with Nils will replace a Test Sample in the research module.
Finola's Lost Research List	The anti-Mush research carried out by Finola was completed after the departure of the Daedalus. The findings were sent to the tabulatrix, and by reading them, you'll know the status of infection aboard the Daedalus from day 1! Prints the current crew infection status report Note: Note that this will often provide "insufficient" results.
Roger's Kitchenary 2830 Cook	You find a file containing dozens of recipes. Lots of recipes. Lots and lots of recipes. Gives the impression of being an apprentice chef Note: Prints a chef mage book at the bridge
Blizzard Documentary... Snow	Your screen is covered in greyish snow, it's giving you a headache, so you give up... Causes com link failure.
School Workbooks Mage Books	You've managed to get your hands on the Teaching centre archive from Xyloph! This intellectual treasure should help you educate your dumbwitted crewmates. Prints 2x Workbooks Note: Mage books printed will vary
Genome Data Disk	This disk contains a wealth of information on the Mush genome collected by Ian Soulton just before the departure of the Daedalus. Supplies the disk containing data on the Mush genome

The DB entries appear in the comms panel in the following locations:

Nothing	Snow	Magnetite	Disk
List	Ghost Sample	Version	Kivanc
Cook	Ghost Chun	Mage Books	Blueprints

Rebel Bases

Decoding rebel bases generally give large bonuses to the ship.

Once per day, a rebel base will attempt to contact the Daedalus. This will happen randomly between cycles 2 and 7 (inclusive) and will remain the same for the course of the ship. As long as contact with Sol has been established, NERON will announce when the rebel bases attempt to make contact.

2 AP or 1 IT Point makes progress toward decoding the rebel base signal. Once the signal is 100% decoded, it will provide the bonus to the ship. The amount of AP required will vary based on whether Kivanc has been contacted through the Xyloph DB and/or the Rebel skill.

If the base is not fully decoded within a certain period of time, or if the Daedalus moves before the signal is decoded, the base will be lost forever and you will not receive that bonus.

Day	Image	Name	Bonus
2		WOLF Lost Children of Wolf	The Lost Children of Wolf installed many antennae on Earth along with a broadcasting station in Mumbai. We will be able to broadcast the news of your odyssey on terrestrial radio. You are heroes. + a for the whole crew.
3		SIRIUS Message from the Black Mages of Sirius	We thank you for all the Mush information you have brought to the table. In exchange, we have sent you the plans to the Shkunz molecule. By administering a homeopathic dose to your rations, you should be able to increase your crew's productivity. Rations give an extra 1 .
4		CENTAURI Message from Centauri Lovers	It was a pleasure to meet the heroes of the anti-Mush war. In our sector, the war to control the colonies is raging. We have sent you the plans for the PL80-Blaster, a powerful plasma cannon which should be handled with care, to facilitate your surface exploration expeditions. Fight to the end! Each Blaster gives 1 extra power point on expeditions.
5		KALADAAN ???	Provides 6 morale for all crew members.
6		LUYTEN-CETI ???	Crew receives status Brainsync and allows everyone to communicate without the use of Walky Talkies of iTrackies. Does not replace the tracker functionality.
7		CYGNI Aurora Cygni	Patrol ships' damage is increased by one point Provides 3 morale for all crew members. (Possibly bugged)