Downtime

Pre-Mission

As the ship approaches its next destination through manifold space travel, the crew will be given a briefing on the upcoming planet and will decide which courses of action the ship should take between arrival in the system and planetfall. Each mission will present unique options and opportunities, which you will find the results of when the event begins.

Voting

One month before the event, a voting form will appear on the website. You must be booked on to the event to place your vote.

Everyone’s vote counts, deciding where a percentage of the ship’s actions go. Any missed votes will go to the default option. All options with votes will do something useful; votes determine how much of an impact each option has on the story, not whether they succeed or fail (unless otherwise stated).

Options

There will be general options open to any crewmate to vote on.

• MATTOCK’s options may include deploying security drones, scouting areas, or investigating planetary defences.
• KENOLAB’s options may include collecting samples, alien biological scans, or chemicals present on the planet.
• DIPLO’s options may include cultural studies, researching diplomatic assets, or detecting communications.
• TASKMINDER’s options may include ship maintenance and upgrades, technological scans, or resource gathering drones.

Post-Mission

After each deployment, crew mates will have several opportunities to shape the future of the Ardent’s mission.

Debrief

Mission Debriefing forms will be available for crew to formally record their findings during the mission. These forms will also be available during the mission.

Survey

During the Debrief period, crew mates are encouraged to complete a survey polling the goals of the Ardent’s overall mission, and which direction the ship should go next, such as following an ancient technology trail discovered on the planet, making first contact with new nearby civilisations, or countering galactic threats.

Anyone may partake in the survey.

Feedback

A feedback questionnaire will become available immediately after each event to track the overall experience of the game.

We are always open to feedback by email at contact@ardentspacers.com