17-12-2000 06:14									#31
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2108 to Misotu.

I've got monolith for 1st base, 2nd base on what looks like long river. Another river and an energy special close. Rainy rolling square for 2nd base. Looks like a good size land mass. Switched to planned with 1/2 the money from the Unity Wreckage. Knew where you were hiding. Was ready to build 4 foils, 5 rovers, 1 garrison, and 2 probes and pay you a visit. Too bad you weren't in the jungle. I could have used the extra population.

	22-12-2000 15:31									#32
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I just sent the 2nd start to Tau Ceti.

I've checked this one for balance before sending it out, and it's not obvious which team has the better starting position.

Good luck!

	23-12-2000 04:03									#33
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LOL Big_C ... only just saw your post. Makes me very glad I whinged

Thanks for doing all the work on this Basil - it's very much appreciated

	23-12-2000 04:41									#34
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Yes, thanks, Basil! 2102 was sent to Googlie earlier today.

[This message has been edited by Tau Ceti (edited December 22, 2000).]

	23-12-2000 08:51									#35
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	23-12-2000 23:53									#36
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NU1B 2102 to Misotu

	24-12-2000 04:06									#37
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2103 to Tau ...

	24-12-2000 20:00									#38
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2103 to Googlie last night. Merry Christmas, everyone!

	24-12-2000 21:13									#39
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turn turned to big_canuk

(Would there be snow on Chiron at Christmas?)

G.

	25-12-2000 00:27									#40
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2103 to Misotu. HoHoHo, Merry Christmas!

	27-12-2000 05:36									#41
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Season's Greetings everyone, and apologies for the delay. I don't think there would be snow on Chiron at this time of year, since I've never seen any snow anywhere on Planet, not even in the polar regions ...

2104 to Tau.

	28-12-2000 10:41									#42
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2104 to big_canuk's x-drive

	28-12-2000 06:52									#43
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NU1 2104, and NU2, 2103 both sent to Misotu

	28-12-2000 07:16									#44
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2105 to Tau.

	28-12-2000 13:05									#45
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Misotu:
I think that there is *LOTS* of ice and snow on Chiron. You can tell, because on Terra, the only way the sea level could rise as a result of global warming (by anywhere near the amount seen in SMAC) would be by the melting of the polar ice caps.

Skanderbeg talks of a game where the sea level rose 3000+ meters . In order for this to happen, Chiron would have to have truly massive polar ice caps. I notice the standard game maps are twice as wide (east-west) as they are high (north-south): if they are covering the whole planet they should have roughly equal dimensions. I infer that everywhere north of 45 degrees N and south of 45 degrees south is covered in an ice sheet... Even so, that ice sheet would have to be several kilometers thick for the observed increase in sea level to take place .

	28-12-2000 23:55									#46
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Hi Basil. I'm sure you're right . But still, none of my scouts has ever encountered snow. So I suggest the following explanations:

- The polar ice cap is actually located in vast caverns beneath the surface of Planet. When the temperature rises, it melts and flows into the seas. This ice and snow is not visible on the map - and snow never falls on Chiron so a visible ice cap never appears.

alternatively ....

- Chiron snow is transparent. Or invisible. Or pink.

Either way, there's no White Christmas on Chiron

	29-12-2000 01:12									#47
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2106 to Googlie.

Given that Chiron's climate is roughly similar to the Earth's, and that the oceans are water, there should almost certainly be snow in some places...

	29-12-2000 07:56									#48
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(TC: I hope it wasn't 2106 that you sent, 'cos it's 2105 that I'm passing on to b_c)

2105 to big_canuk via conventional e-mail

	29-12-2000 17:32									#49
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Yes, it was 2105. My mistake...

	30-12-2000 02:41									#50
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NU2, 2104 and NU1, 2105 both to Misotu

	30-12-2000 04:41									#51
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2106 to Tau.

	30-12-2000 07:01									#52
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2106 to Googlie.

	30-12-2000 09:14									#53
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2106 to big_canuk (via e-mail)

	31-12-2000 02:15									#54
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2105 and 2106 both to Misotu

	31-12-2000 02:58									#55
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2107 to Tau

	31-12-2000 06:03									#56
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2107 to Googlie.

	31-12-2000 09:49									#57
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2107 e-mailed to big_canuk

	31-12-2000 21:24									#58
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06 and 07 to Misotu

	01-01-2001 03:03									#59
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2108 to Tau.

	02-01-2001 01:32									#60
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2108 to Googlie. Happy new year!