New Year at PBC!

[Alneyan]

I would be interested in a Planetary governor position. (As Geo must know by now, I would make a very, very poor science minister. ) As long as I am not on a remote, unbreathable moon that is. (Although this could be leading to an unhappy officer, leading to other things more interesting. *Hint hint*)

[Suicide Junkie]

Science Minister:
The science minister needs to keep the research queue filled, at a minimum.
In doing so, you'll probably find the minister of defense and the minister of finance are the most interested in your choices

If you plan ahead and keep a couple of projects lined up, you'll have less to worry about, but you'll still need to check in at your office every now and then to see if there is anybody clamouring for your attention. It also helps to keep up to date on potential ruins tech, and any alien ships which would be valuable to analyse.

Planetary Governor:
You can pick any planet you'd like to govern, as long as there isn't already a local governor. You are encouraged to find a planet not covered by a System Lord, but that is not always possible.
You may even want to collect some colony ships and set out to find a new system to develop all by yourself.

In the planet forums, you will see that the moderator list will have two entries. One will be the player, and the second will be the state of that player's rule.
(Local Governor) - This planet has someone ruling it already, and is not available.
(System Lord) - This planet is semi-available. There is no Local Governor for this particular planet, but it is currently managed by the System Lord. System Lords manage traffic through their systems, and have most of the local governor rights for otherwise-ungoverned planets in the system.
(Construction Minister) - There is no Local Governor, and No System Lord in this system to manage the planet. Control of the planet thus defaults to the construction minister. If you decide to become governor of this planet, you can also become System Lord, and manage all the other ungoverned planets.

As a citizen, your avatar can give direct orders to any ship it is aboard.

As an Officer of the Navy, your avatar can give orders to any ships under your command and in the same sector, both strategically, and during Tactical Combat. (Tactical Combat makes officers extremely valuable in time of war )
You must be housed in Officer's Quarters or better in order to exercise these powers.

As a Local Governor, you control any stationary, non-military objects in the sector. This includes moons and construction bases in particular. Only 2/3rds majority senate votes can override your orders on your own planet.
You must be housed in VIP Quarters or better in order to exercise these powers.

As a System Lord, you get Local Governor control over any planets in your system of authority that do not have local governors. In addition, you have some authority over ships passing through your system, and can command other non-military installations that are not in orbit of a planet.
This would include remote miners, spaceyard bases and cargo bases at warppoints, etc.

PS:
After you sign up, post in the recruitment forum so I can get you set up properly.
Once your permissions have been set, you can make a post in the pre-election lounge as to which planet or system you're going to run for.
(You'll probably be the only candidate, so don't worry about the election part )

[ September 25, 2003, 17:51: Message edited by: Suicide Junkie ]

[Loser]

Alright. If it would be allowed, I'll take Science.

[Alneyan]

SJ, sorry to bother you, but could you give a few details about the military positions? I read the thread concerning the recruitements in the military, and this... well, kind of job may interest me. But I am not sure as there are also Planet Governors and... *Will decide with heads or tails* What are the duties of a military officer, his field of competency and so on?

However, you mentioned having to be often Online on any IM program to be a military officer. I would believe I am Online fairly often (understatement meaning a few hours a day) but since we are not in the same time zone, it may be a problem if we cannot be Online at the same moment.

[Suicide Junkie]

The IM/Online thing is for when you get into combat only.

Basically, the plan is to send a map screenshot and then exchange orders and results in realtime until the tactical combat is over.

As of yet, it has not been used. The one military incident so far involved a ship with an NPC captain.

Basically, as a military officer, you get full control over the ship you are on. The Minister of Defense may promote you to a fleet commander or admiral or whatever, which would give you direct control over additional ships.
You only get to use Tactical combat if you are personally in the sector.

As a military officer, there is also an experience system, so as you explore new systems, train at planetary facilities, and perform heroic acts, you'll be given the opportunity to purchase upgrades to your avatar. Hitpoints/Shields, Damage amount, ECM / CS.
These only have direct effects on the game during ground combat, but they're nice to have.
The ECM and CS bonuses can have a particularily large effect, since it will be applied to all thr troops on the planet with you.
You could forseeably make a career just on ground combat alone, though you'd probably be given command of the troop ship on the way over

[Alneyan]

Thanks for the information SJ! I should apply in a few days, probably tomorrow or so, for a military position.