Metallum 2013

Turn fasterthanlight travel deadly lifeform human send invention instead explore galaxy colossal factory ship capable build deploy automate extractor ship drill mine transport raw mineral faraway planetary system earth soon hundred hundred star system visit planet drill core strip valuable resource ship move system leftover excavation installation linger grim sign past mining operation time corporation monopolize galaxy mining business myriad system exploit remain state uneasy peace peace break automate analysis report system mine decade ago yield weird lead discovery ofmetallumthis new substance carry promise interstellar travel living organism bind stir conflict earth government immediately step claim ownership system good mankind clear corporation afford exclusive right extract metallum huge profit come tension raise instantly outright corporate war avoid thank promise grant mining right corporation develop efficient mining infrastructure planet incident bind happen old installation destroy enemy extractor clear earth government hand grant base metallum extraction rate corporation finally award exclusive mining right good pilot corporation sit console factory ship approach system production extractor set maximummetallum strategy game player role corporate pilot charge task direct factory ship order construct efficient mining network system planet opponent round consist main phase programming player simultaneously create program compose puzzlelike subroutine activate system factory ship engine move production deploy extractor etc powerful subroutine time execute impede ability react player move prevent activate ship system action player execute program compose programming phase order execution subroutine decide player program yield vastly different outcome lead interesting tactical decision phase new extractor deploy system planet profit player earn credit planet extractor depend themafter round pilot s earn credit corporation declare winner able cover planet system network extractor time disturb plan opponent conflict officially economic successful pilot need know strike rival mining infrastructure slight modification say remember detail struggle great pilot history galaxy.