TUTORIAL

CORE PROTOCOL

WHAT YOU MUST DO — FAST

MISSION

Keep the bunker alive while building one geothermal system. First choose a site. Then run Deep Scan. No geothermal action is available before the scan. After that, follow the numbered geothermal steps.

WIN CONDITIONS

1

Get geothermal online by cycle 9

Last-turn activation is not enough. The system must be running before the final cycle.

2

Avoid deficit on cycles 9 and 10

If production is lower than bunker demand, you lose energy. Two deficit cycles in a row mean defeat.

3

Keep Safety above 35

If Safety falls below 15, the expedition is evacuated immediately.

◉ FIRST 2 CYCLES

SCAN EARLY

Cycle 1 should usually be Deep Scan. It unlocks all geothermal branches. Then commit to one path and start Step 1.

▣ DEFICIT

WATCH DEMAND

Demand is the bunker's energy need this cycle. If demand is 22, you need 22 energy to break even.

⚠ DANGERS

PLAN FOR RISK

Weather can cut solar or wind. Materials never recharge. EGS can raise seismic pressure. Online systems still need monitoring.

◈ READ THE UI

FOLLOW THE GREEN CUE

Use the recommended-next-step box, the numbered geothermal steps, and the forecast panel before ending a cycle.

CORE PROTOCOL

SURFACE RECON · BUNKER FUNS GROND · YEAR 2157

CHOOSE ONE SITE FOR THE EXPEDITION

STURMGRAT

DEUTSCH · BERNER OBERLAND

STURMGRAT

◉ WINDY RIDGE

Constant winds from post-Cascade atmospheric disruptions. Fractured ground makes drilling less predictable. Wind events are frequent here.

Strength: strongest early wind production

Weakness: drilling and weather are less predictable

Detailed modifiers

Starting equipment1 wind turbine

☀ Solar×0.7

≋ Wind×1.8

◉ Geothermal bonusNormal

⚙ Drill risk+10%

EventsWind surges frequent

★★ INTERMEDIATE

DEPLOY HERE →

VAL DES CENDRES

FRANÇAIS · VAUD

VAL DES CENDRES

◉ STABLE PLAIN

Former agricultural valley, now ash-covered. Exceptional solar yield, stable ground, and low event frequency make this the safest opening.

Strength: safest opening with solar + battery

Weakness: lower wind potential than Sturmgrat

Detailed modifiers

Starting equipment1 solar panel + 1 battery

☀ Solar×1.6

≋ Wind×0.8

◉ Geothermal bonusNormal

⚙ Drill risk−5%

EventsLow frequency

★ BEGINNER

DEPLOY HERE →

FUNS GROND

RUMANTSCH · GRISCHUN

FUNS GROND

◉ VOLCANIC DEEP ZONE

Harsh surface conditions and frequent seismic events — but the strongest geothermal upside in the sector. Experts only.

Strength: strongest geothermal upside

Weakness: weakest opening and highest event pressure

Detailed modifiers

Starting equipment1 battery unit only

☀ Solar×0.8

≋ Wind×1.0

◉ Geo bonus Conv/AGS+8/turn

◉ Geo bonus EGS+15/turn

⚙ EGS seismicity+20%

EventsSeismic events frequent

★★★ EXPERT

DEPLOY HERE →

CORE PROTOCOL

BUNKER FUNS GROND · 2157

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⚡ ENERGY

65

Nominal — heating, hydroponics, comms

⚙ SAFETY

70

◎ SURFACE

PRE-SCAN

☀—

≋—

CYCLE

01

/ 10

Bunker demand: 22 energy this cycle

▣ MATERIALS

100%

◈ TEAM TIME

18 / 18 UT

▶ RECOMMENDED NEXT STEP

Run Deep Scan

Without scan data, geothermal options remain locked and the next decision stays blind.

STATUS

WeatherUnknown

Production+0

Bunker demand22 energy

Net this turn0

Battery support0

Immediate riskStable

Essential rule: demand is the energy the bunker consumes this cycle. Keep Energy positive, avoid a second consecutive deficit, and follow one geothermal protocol step at a time.

◉ CONVENTIONAL LOCKED

Run Deep Scan to analyse subsurface

◉ AGS CLOSED-LOOP LOCKED

Run Deep Scan to analyse subsurface

◉ EGS (MILA O&G) LOCKED

Run Deep Scan to analyse subsurface

▼ SECONDARY DETAILS

INFRASTRUCTURE

☀ Solar panels	0
≋ Wind turbines	0
▣ Batteries	0
🔋 Stored	0

ENERGY BREAKDOWN / TURN

☀ Solar

+0

≋ Wind

+0

◉ Conv

+0

◉ AGS

+0

◉ EGS

+0

↓ Bunker demand

−22

∑ NET

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GEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

— Scan required to reveal geology —

ACTIONS THIS TURN:

No actions yet.

Turn flow: check the recommended step, choose actions, review the forecast in the right panel, then end the cycle.

⊙SURVIVAL

EVERY TURN

◉CONVENTIONAL

+20/turn

Hydrothermal reservoir · Zone-dependent · Fastest route · Monitoring prevents depletion

Step 1 SurveyStep 2 DrillStep 3 TestStep 4 Monitor

Locked until scan data confirms a reservoir.

◉AGS CLOSED-LOOP

+18/turn

Universal pathway · Fracking-free · Long drilling phase · Monitoring prevents drift

Step 1 AssessStep 2 DrillStep 3 TestStep 4 Monitor

Locked. Run Deep Scan first, then assess before drilling.

◉EGS MILA O&G

+45/turn

Crystalline hot rock · Highest output · Hydraulic stimulation · Monitoring protects safety

Step 1 SurveyStep 2 DrillStep 3 StimulateStep 4 TestStep 5 Monitor

EGS stays visible here. Run Deep Scan to confirm whether this site supports hot fractured rock.

LOGBOOK — VERNIENNE 2.0

— INITIALISATION —

Surface contact established. The Kernach sector registers background radiation at 0.4 mSv/h — within operational tolerance. Subsurface temperature gradient: unmeasured. The Earth's heat has been waiting four billion years. It will wait no longer than ten cycles more.

→ The subsurface is unreadable without instrumentation. Observation must precede action — this is the first principle of field geology, and the last lesson most expeditions learn too late.

⚠ FAILURE WATCH

Blackout risk —

Safety risk —

Geo deadline —

Endgame —

▣ MISSION MARGIN

Cycles left —

Safety buffer —

Energy reserve —

Geo deadline —

◈ MISSION CHECK

Geo online by cycle 9 —

No deficit cycle 9 —

No deficit cycle 10 —

Safety ≥ 35 at end —

END-TURN FORECAST

Projected production

0

Projected bunker demand

0

Battery support

0

Net if ended now

0

End-of-turn consequences will appear here.

IF YOU END NOW

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KNOWLEDGE CARD

MILA SOLBERG

GEOTHERMAL ENG. · EX-PETROLEUM SPECIALIST

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EXPEDITION REPORT

◈ CITIZEN DEBATE REPORT — VERNIENNE 2.0

⚠ BALANCE ANALYSIS [DEV]