LIU FENG CONSULAR EXCLAVE
Installation of the Liu Xiu Special Economic Zone
[ Future Technology ]
Installation of the Liu Xiu Special Economic Zone
[ Future Technology ]
"Welcome to Liu Feng Station, visitor. Please refer to our bylaws and enjoy your stay."
Bylaws of the Liu Feng Exclave:
Liu Feng: An Overview
Liu Feng Station, located in the Port Expedition Orbital Array in the Liu Xiu system, is the premier diplomatic hub of the Collective of the Source Swarm, and thanks to that distinction it enjoys some prominence as a commercial port as well. In addition to its obvious economic and residential functions, Liu Feng has quarters for as many as a dozen permanent or semipermanent diplomatic missions from other star-states at any given time, and offers consular services to any and all - even citizens of states who have yet to formalize relations with the Swarm.
Current Diplomatic Missions:
States wishing to establish consular missions at Liu Feng - a necessary precursor for more permanent stations in Swarm space - should apply to the Administrator for Diplomatic Affairs, ~/Diplo/.
Latest News
Station Amenities
Economic Area
The Economic Area, oft referred to as the "Stem" of the station, offers little by way of amenities. Docking facilities are included for up to 150 ships of the shuttle or system liner class. An additional area near the stem has been clearly laid out for stationkeeping for larger vessels. A number of these vessels can offload reaction mass and certain other consumables by umbilical or via automated shuffle service.
Note: The economic area, with the exception of the Atrium airlock interface to the Social Area, is not kept pressurized and is maintained at system ambient temperature. Organics transferring from their shuttles to the Atrium are required by the laws of physics to wear protective clothing. Please account for this in your itinerary.
Social Area
The Social Area of the station, which is by volume the largest (and most active) section, is itself divided into various areas, each serviced with a habitable ambient temperature of 25 Celsius, Nitrogen-Oxygen Mix, 9.8ms-2 of artificial gravity, and, crucially, an extensive mass transit system. Wireless communications are available via a number of formats that support the Swarm External Telepresence Protocol.
The Commodities Market is the basal portion of the Social Area, and houses mostly raw materials warehousing, with only one central market (just outside the Atrium and its concentric belt of transit terminals) where such raw materials can be bought, sold, and traded. The price of commodities is calculated based on the going rate at time of purchase in aggregate, with the principal movers being hydrogen (as reaction mass), liquid water (presumably as consumable) and a few of the more popular coolant blends.
Just above that, the next level is the Trade Market. Certain exotics (either non-replicable matter, life forms, or what have you) are easily and frequently exchanged here. Many facilities exist for housing these goods and most are independent outlets on a showroom or retail model. In terms of foot traffic, the Trade Market is the busiest of the Market Levels.
The Information Market, located above the Trade Market, provides access to the primary cash crop of the Collective - the Information Evaluation and Trading Network. Though mostly a large server farm, a few facilities exist for organics who wish to trade directly - either to purchase Kibicredits or (more rarely) cash out, or, on rare occasion, themselves seeking to sell useful information to the Swarm. Most of these transactions could be handled over telecom protocols from anywhere in the station (or, indeed, in broadcast range), but some organics, for various reasons, prefer to conduct them in person.
The Recreation Hub is the next level up, and is probably where most organics visit. In addition to providing numerous lounges and equipment-oriented diversions for body rental for Clients, there are a number of bars, restaurants, theaters, and so on that accommodate organic clients. A list of particular hot-spots for visitors is forthcoming.
The Diplomatic Hub rests above the Recreation Hub and is the next-most-frequented area chosen by organic visitors to the station, owing to the use of Liu Feng as a consular station. In addition to a local headquarters for the Diplomatic Swarm, all consular offices held by other star-states are on this level. Districts of differing size exist within the hub, each with different atmospheric and artifical-gravity environments. A list of consulates of note is forthcoming.
Bylaws of the Liu Feng Exclave:
- All Rules, Codes, Directives, and Laws of the Liu Xiu Special Economic Zone apply in the space of approach of the enclave.
- Prior to arrival at the station, please contact Liu Feng Station Spacelane Control for docking permission. Space for visitors is limited due to facility constraints.
- No personal weapons shall be permitted in the Residential Quarter, Diplomatic Quarter, or Recreational Quarter.
Liu Feng: An Overview
Liu Feng Station, located in the Port Expedition Orbital Array in the Liu Xiu system, is the premier diplomatic hub of the Collective of the Source Swarm, and thanks to that distinction it enjoys some prominence as a commercial port as well. In addition to its obvious economic and residential functions, Liu Feng has quarters for as many as a dozen permanent or semipermanent diplomatic missions from other star-states at any given time, and offers consular services to any and all - even citizens of states who have yet to formalize relations with the Swarm.
Current Diplomatic Missions:
States wishing to establish consular missions at Liu Feng - a necessary precursor for more permanent stations in Swarm space - should apply to the Administrator for Diplomatic Affairs, ~/Diplo/.
Latest News
- ~/Herodotus/ unintentionally discovers inhabited system in previously "dead" region of the Gamma Quadrant;
- Chemical Industry Administrator ~/Blake/ authorizes Leukos Group to begin research of pharmaceuticals for humans.
- Kibi-Credit value rises against Galactic Credit for fourth straight economic quarter.
- Liu Feng Station operations authorized to begin.
- Missing shipment of military Clients sparks probe.
- Shipping Functional Group {Sunder Interstellar} moves corporate headquarters to Liu Feng Station
Station Amenities
Economic Area
The Economic Area, oft referred to as the "Stem" of the station, offers little by way of amenities. Docking facilities are included for up to 150 ships of the shuttle or system liner class. An additional area near the stem has been clearly laid out for stationkeeping for larger vessels. A number of these vessels can offload reaction mass and certain other consumables by umbilical or via automated shuffle service.
Note: The economic area, with the exception of the Atrium airlock interface to the Social Area, is not kept pressurized and is maintained at system ambient temperature. Organics transferring from their shuttles to the Atrium are required by the laws of physics to wear protective clothing. Please account for this in your itinerary.
Social Area
The Social Area of the station, which is by volume the largest (and most active) section, is itself divided into various areas, each serviced with a habitable ambient temperature of 25 Celsius, Nitrogen-Oxygen Mix, 9.8ms-2 of artificial gravity, and, crucially, an extensive mass transit system. Wireless communications are available via a number of formats that support the Swarm External Telepresence Protocol.
The Commodities Market is the basal portion of the Social Area, and houses mostly raw materials warehousing, with only one central market (just outside the Atrium and its concentric belt of transit terminals) where such raw materials can be bought, sold, and traded. The price of commodities is calculated based on the going rate at time of purchase in aggregate, with the principal movers being hydrogen (as reaction mass), liquid water (presumably as consumable) and a few of the more popular coolant blends.
Just above that, the next level is the Trade Market. Certain exotics (either non-replicable matter, life forms, or what have you) are easily and frequently exchanged here. Many facilities exist for housing these goods and most are independent outlets on a showroom or retail model. In terms of foot traffic, the Trade Market is the busiest of the Market Levels.
The Information Market, located above the Trade Market, provides access to the primary cash crop of the Collective - the Information Evaluation and Trading Network. Though mostly a large server farm, a few facilities exist for organics who wish to trade directly - either to purchase Kibicredits or (more rarely) cash out, or, on rare occasion, themselves seeking to sell useful information to the Swarm. Most of these transactions could be handled over telecom protocols from anywhere in the station (or, indeed, in broadcast range), but some organics, for various reasons, prefer to conduct them in person.
The Recreation Hub is the next level up, and is probably where most organics visit. In addition to providing numerous lounges and equipment-oriented diversions for body rental for Clients, there are a number of bars, restaurants, theaters, and so on that accommodate organic clients. A list of particular hot-spots for visitors is forthcoming.
The Diplomatic Hub rests above the Recreation Hub and is the next-most-frequented area chosen by organic visitors to the station, owing to the use of Liu Feng as a consular station. In addition to a local headquarters for the Diplomatic Swarm, all consular offices held by other star-states are on this level. Districts of differing size exist within the hub, each with different atmospheric and artifical-gravity environments. A list of consulates of note is forthcoming.