>>6136544You roll your eyes. “Of course you do, you silly man, but we need more practical designs if we’re going to sell anything.”
“Hrmph, well moving on we also added an Excelsis variant with stealth composites, seemed like a natural fit.”
“Are you sure that’s a good idea?” Asked Shin-Claih
“Uh yeah, it’s a straight upgrade.”
“A light freighter that’s fast and stealth; the ideal craft for smugglers. Jack, this ship is catered towards criminals.”
“Or it could cater to legitimate couriers navigating high risk routes, make it easier to <span class="mu-i">hide</span> from criminals.”
“Be that as it may, selling a ship like this will raise eyebrows.”
“Speaking of selling ships, it’s time to review the next set of orders we’re taking. We’ve actually got some now which is a nice change of pace from having to chase customers.”
You put the orders up on the AR display.
“First off the producers of the star ship enthusiast show: Galactic Gear want to buy an Excelsis and Thunderbird to feature in their next episode. They want us to sell it at a 20% markdown in exchange for ‘exposure’.”
“Ugh, fuck that. My uncle told me: never do anything for exposure. I’m not giving Jerry Quarkson two of my babies just so he can make sarcastic remarks about them for 45 minutes.”
“Well it can’t be denied that the sales of featured ships do increase after the fact… provided the designs are solid.”
“Moving on, the Car’cass militia are holding trials for a new frigate. We’ll have to produce one or both of the Heron variants out of pocket in order to participate, but if we win it could mean a fat contract further down the line.”
“Oh! Kyrska is back in town. She wants to upgrade her Enforcer to the B-Variant. Since it’s only a refit we can do the job with a single work crew.”
“Not much of an opportunity compared to the others.”
“Well it’s a straight forward job that pays upfront. Plus she’s looking to expand her crew. Maybe I could sell her one of our new frigates?”
What do?
>Sell a discounted Excelsis and Thunderbird to be featured on Galactic Gear.>Build and submit both Heron variants for the Car’cass militia trials. >Build and submit one Heron variant (which one) for the Car’cass militia trials and upgrade Kryska’s Enforcer.>Upgrade Kryska’s Enforcer and try to sell her a Heron. 