CSEIA Civilian Goods

Despite the best attempts of its intelligence bureau, CSEIA has continued to steadily increase in infamy throughout the galaxy. Its successes as a technological black market and trustworthy arms dealing corporation have come back to haunt it as more criminal organizations seek them out. While negative publicity has been somewhat curbed through selective assassination and libel/slander lawsuits, their inherently obscure nature caused by closed-door policies continues to make them a popular gossip topic among the public of the galaxy.

In an attempt to counter this "completely baseless slander and libel," CSEIA began building up a public front as a generic corporation rather than continuing down the rumor-ridden path of a closed-door military contractor and research corporation. It is hoped that by openly producing various civilian goods, they will reduce their enigmatic aura while simultaneously providing better cover for their operations. Of course, the extra profit from the sales doesn't hurt either.

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First part in a multi-tiered product campaign for CSEIA, featuring civilian products instead of simply large-scale weaponry and illegal technology.

https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=phalanx_phillip
https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=brain-in-a-vat
https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=pe ... fabricator
https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=nuclear_toaster

Ah, the wonderful world of lawless capitalism. More stuff yet to add to the list, so don't approve just yet please! These have all been floating around my computer desktop for a while now, and while I was reorganizing my documents I decided to reformat and post them. Yes, I'm being a lazy ass and cramming it all in one submission. Shush.

I'd reallly prefer it if you posted the tech here.

Also they really don't go into enough detail ...

Zakalwe said:

I'd reallly prefer it if you posted the tech here.

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*Shrug* Wes didn't seem to mind the page when he found out about it, and he hasn't deleted it thus far. But if it really bugs you, I could probably try reformat everything for php when I get the free time.

Zakalwe said:

Also they really don't go into enough detail ...

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What level of detail would you like, and in which aspects? (I know the toaster needs work, but that aside) I think I've covered basic functionality and physical descriptions on most of them. Do you mean I should write up a few extra paragraphs on the technobabble and construction materials? Or does the physical descriptions need more detail through more paragraphs and/or sketches? Or do you want a short-story-esqe expanded background & history? Please be more specific in critique.

Civilian product submissions vary from four sentences to two pages, so I have no idea what level of detail I should go into for each product. However, I noticed it was only advanced equipment (such as intelligent androids or personal vehicles) that went into high detail. Most other consumer goods stuck with 1-3 paragraphs in the form of short-and-sweet descriptions, so I tried following suit. The 'Brain' one could qualify as a higher-end product, but I think the rest are simply toys, home cookers, and candy machines.

Of course, perhaps I am wrong. But without any detailed critique, I don't know what precisely needs fixing.