diff --git a/wiki/economics/corporations/tier1.toml b/wiki/economics/corporations/tier1.toml index 368da081b..525946bca 100644 --- a/wiki/economics/corporations/tier1.toml +++ b/wiki/economics/corporations/tier1.toml @@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ name = "Sova Station Works" tier = 1 lore_archetype = "station_module_constructor" behavioral_archetype = "producer" -headquarters_system = "GJ 280B" +headquarters_system = "GJ 280A" headquarters_settlement = "Sova" currency_preference = "tractus" bloc_affiliation = "assembly" diff --git a/wiki/economics/corporations/tier2/core.toml b/wiki/economics/corporations/tier2/core.toml index aa163a3f7..2d3110a91 100644 --- a/wiki/economics/corporations/tier2/core.toml +++ b/wiki/economics/corporations/tier2/core.toml @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ tier = 2 lore_archetype = "corridor_freight_operator" behavioral_archetype = "distributor" corridor = "core" -headquarters_system = "GJ 280B" +headquarters_system = "GJ 280A" headquarters_settlement = "Sova" currency_preference = "tractus" bloc_affiliation = "independent" diff --git a/wiki/economics/corporations/tier2/north_reach.toml b/wiki/economics/corporations/tier2/north_reach.toml index a0474689a..a119e86fe 100644 --- a/wiki/economics/corporations/tier2/north_reach.toml +++ b/wiki/economics/corporations/tier2/north_reach.toml @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ # deep_rock_extraction, medical_re_embodiment_clinic, corridor_freight_operator, # commission_certification_agent, gas_giant_skimming, intelligence_network # Notable systems: Calloway Reach (GJ 3325), Braemar (GJ 475), Stillvakt (GJ 534/west_reach), -# Dunbar (GJ 3991), Crown's Hollow (GJ 661A), Holmgren's Landing (GJ 880), +# Dunbar (GJ 3991), Crown's Hollow (GJ 661A), Holgersen's Landing (GJ 880), # Havnfjord (GJ 3622), Ngata's Star (GJ 706), Fremantle (GJ 273) # ========================================================================== @@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ gate_energy_dependent = false backstory = "High-volume food production for the northern corridor, operating agricultural settlements on Waterkant's productive plains. The aquifer management situation is being monitored." character = "Results-oriented, slightly defensive about the aquifer question. Waterkant Agricultural produces excellent grain yields and does not want to discuss the hydrological survey." -[holmgren_fermentation] -name = "Holmgren Fermentation Collective" +[holgersen_fermentation] +name = "Holgersen Fermentation Collective" tier = 2 lore_archetype = "fermentation_cooperative" behavioral_archetype = "cooperative" @@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ bloc_affiliation = "independent" scope = "regional" primary_commodities = ["processed_food"] secondary_commodities = ["agricultural_produce", "organic_compounds"] -branded_products = ["Holmgren Cellar Reserve", "Holgersen's Standard Ferment", "North Reach Culture Pack"] +branded_products = ["Holgersen Cellar Reserve", "Holgersen's Standard Ferment", "North Reach Culture Pack"] shadow_connections = false gate_energy_dependent = false backstory = "The north reach's fermentation tradition in institutional form. Produces artisanal fermented food and beverage products through member-controlled processing." -character = "Unhurried, locally famous, politely resistant to outside attention. Four months in a fermentation cellar at Holmgren is apparently not uncomfortable. The correspondent who reported this was enthusiastic about it." +character = "Unhurried, locally famous, politely resistant to outside attention. Four months in a fermentation cellar at Holgersen's Landing is apparently not uncomfortable. The correspondent who reported this was enthusiastic about it." [singh_seed_co] name = "Singh Seed and Agri" diff --git a/wiki/economics/corporations/tier2/west_reach.toml b/wiki/economics/corporations/tier2/west_reach.toml index 716292c6e..2e6262484 100644 --- a/wiki/economics/corporations/tier2/west_reach.toml +++ b/wiki/economics/corporations/tier2/west_reach.toml @@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ # # Coverage: financial_clearing_house, corridor_freight_operator, gateway_transit_operator, # heavy_industrial_manufacturer, commercial_law_firm, deep_rock_extraction, -# precision_instrument_maker, distribution_clearing_hub, gas_giant_skimming, +# precision_instrument_maker, distribution_clearing_hub, frontier_ice_mining, # industrial_staple_farming, intelligence_network, deep_ocean_fishery, # station_module_constructor, fermentation_cooperative, risk_underwriting_house, -# perishable_chain_operator, destination_hospitality_operator, asteroid_belt_mining, -# frontier_ice_mining +# perishable_chain_operator, destination_hospitality_operator, asteroid_belt_mining # ========================================================================== @@ -349,7 +348,7 @@ character = "Craftworthy, secretive about projections. Kopparhytta Mining Guild [rodvik_geothermal_works] name = "Rødvik Geothermal Works" tier = 2 -lore_archetype = "gas_giant_skimming" +lore_archetype = "frontier_ice_mining" behavioral_archetype = "producer" corridor = "west_reach" headquarters_system = "GJ 581" @@ -365,23 +364,23 @@ gate_energy_dependent = false backstory = "Geothermally reliable energy and water supply for the outer west corridor, until someone actually investigates the deep geology. The reliability is real; the duration is uncertain." character = "Confident about its output, less confident about its projection models. Rødvik Geothermal Works delivers consistently. How long this will continue is a matter on which it declines to speculate." -[ross154_water_cooperative] -name = "Ross 154 Water Cooperative" +[kapteyn_ice_cooperative] +name = "Kapteyn Ice Cooperative" tier = 2 lore_archetype = "frontier_ice_mining" behavioral_archetype = "cooperative" corridor = "west_reach" -headquarters_system = "GJ 729" -headquarters_settlement = "Ross 154" +headquarters_system = "GJ 191" +headquarters_settlement = "Kapteyn's Star" currency_preference = "mixed" bloc_affiliation = "independent" scope = "regional" primary_commodities = ["water"] secondary_commodities = ["fusion_fuel"] -branded_products = ["Ross Water Cooperative Standard", "Inner West Ice Extract", "Free Fuel Feedstock Certificate"] +branded_products = ["Kapteyn Ice Standard", "Inner West Ice Extract", "Free Fuel Feedstock Certificate"] shadow_connections = false gate_energy_dependent = false -backstory = "The inner west's fusion fuel feedstock supply, running ice extraction and basic refinement as a cooperative resource for the corridor's energy needs." +backstory = "The inner west's fusion fuel feedstock supply, running ice and Oort-capture extraction from Kapteyn's Star's outer system as a cooperative resource for the corridor's energy needs. The M0V primary's outer formation is cold and ice-rich; the cooperative has worked these bodies since Wave 4 settlement." character = "Energetic in the most literal sense — provides the energy supply. Keep your helmet on." [grunfeld_self_supply] diff --git a/wiki/economics/currency_zones.toml b/wiki/economics/currency_zones.toml index 7a5ece525..e05cc7877 100644 --- a/wiki/economics/currency_zones.toml +++ b/wiki/economics/currency_zones.toml @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ system_id = "GJ 832" proper_name = "Hansestadt" hop_distance = 5 gate_topology = "hub" -notes = "Major commercial hub (5-gate hub); seat of the Merchant Assembly (west_reach commercial body, distinct from the Concord Assembly). Compact-sympathetic but commercially invested in Assembly trade frameworks. Both currencies in active use due to high through-traffic volume from inner and outer corridor systems." +notes = "Major commercial hub (6-gate hub); seat of the Merchant Assembly (west_reach commercial body, distinct from the Concord Assembly). Compact-sympathetic but commercially invested in Assembly trade frameworks. Both currencies in active use due to high through-traffic volume from inner and outer corridor systems." # --- Hop 6 — Outer transition zone (9 systems) --------------------------- diff --git a/wiki/economics/shadow_economy.toml b/wiki/economics/shadow_economy.toml index 2248b8324..374f63bdb 100644 --- a/wiki/economics/shadow_economy.toml +++ b/wiki/economics/shadow_economy.toml @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ # actual contraband networks, unlicensed re-embodiment operations, Sol # black markets filling gaps in formal medical and technical supply. # The frontier shadow economy is a CAPACITY GAP (the Commission cannot -# physically reach here, not a deliberate choice to operate outside it. +# physically reach here), not a deliberate choice to operate outside it. # # WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE INVESTIGATE VERB (Phase 3): # @@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ hop_range = [7, 9] intensity_min = 0.45 intensity_max = 0.70 note = """ -Commission presence is minimal. The Assembly's permanent trade delegate at Altmark -(GJ 357, hop 7) is the outer limit of sustained Assembly observation in the west_reach -corridor. Beyond that, enforcement is intermittent and practically symbolic. +Commission presence is minimal. Assembly observation thins sharply at this range — +the furthest sustained Commission post (Altmark, GJ 357) sits at mid_reach (hop 6), +one band inward. In outer_reach systems, enforcement is intermittent and practically symbolic. Compact member systems dominate this band. Mark-denominated commerce is the norm; Tractus is accepted but priced at a premium that reflects currency friction and @@ -412,22 +412,26 @@ it simply has the resources to operate discretely rather than visibly. """ [system_overrides."GJ 357"] -# Altmark — Assembly trade delegate post, hop 7, west_reach border +# Altmark — Assembly trade delegate post, hop 6, mid_reach/Compact border intensity = 0.48 rationale = """ Altmark hosts the Assembly's permanent trade delegate — the furthest sustained -Commission presence in the west_reach corridor. Its intensity is below the -outer_reach band midpoint (0.45–0.70 = midpoint ~0.57) because the delegate's -presence introduces informal scrutiny to transactions that would not otherwise -be reviewed. Operators in Altmark understand that the Commission watches here; -high-profile informal commerce that would be unremarkable in a deeper system -draws attention in Altmark. +Commission presence in the west_reach corridor. Its intensity is above the +mid_reach band midpoint (0.30–0.55 = midpoint ~0.42) because Altmark sits at +the edge of the Compact zone: outbound freight heading deeper into Compact space +passes through here, and a meaningful fraction of that commerce enters Compact +customs arrangements that Commission audit cannot follow. + +The delegate's presence introduces informal scrutiny that suppresses the most +visible informal commerce. Operators in Altmark understand that the Commission +watches here; high-profile informal commerce that would be unremarkable in a +deeper system draws attention in Altmark. However, Altmark is not truly an Assembly-compliant system. It is the border. Both currencies circulate in daily commerce. Both sets of customs rules are applied negotiably. The shadow economy is real but structured: informal-channel operators have adapted to the delegate's presence, which means Altmark's shadow -economy is more disciplined and harder to observe than a typical hop-7 system — +economy is more disciplined and harder to observe than a typical hop-6 system — but it is not suppressed. What you will find at Altmark is not absence of informal commerce but absence of visible informal commerce.