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>>32358170
>Current armory
3 Thorn Launchers
2 Sting Casters

>Current resource reserves
Nutrients: 150
Metals: 35

>Hive population and upkeep cost
Queen – 5
Worker (17) – 34
Warrior (5) – 20
Thinker (6) – 18
Speaker – 3
Digger (3) – 12
Nutrient costs: 92

>Income
Nutrients: 50
Net: -42

Hive Structure
>Reservoir
>General storage
>Food storage
>Laboratory
>Infrastructure

Hive construction underway
>Algae farm
>Mine

>Research underway
Unity Tech Interfacing 3/5
Human Tech Interfacing 2/5

Available research options
>Lightning gun
Very slow: potential of failure and destruction of sample device
>Human environment suit
Very Slow: a bulky looking, yet light weight suit composed of tightly woven fabric and small metallic plating covering the chest and forearms. The suit seems to react to injury to the user, and contains a number of devices the humans use to make up for their frail physical structure and sensitive biology. Study of this technology could offer insight into any number of research fields.
>Unity Drone salvage
Medium: The physical components of the drone are quite interesting. Opening it up and taking a closer look would give you a much better idea of how the device works (grants small bonus against Unity drones, and unlocks weapon, armor, and propulsion research options)
>Herd Beetle dissection
Fast: This massive beetle can hardly even fit into your hive entrance. It’s face is covered in strange eyes and spikes, while its body is protected by a thick armored carapace. Study of its biology could offer insights into new theories on armor development.

>>32358187
>Unity Tech Interfacing 3/5
>Human Tech Interfacing 2/5
Ah heh you corrected these so it summed to 5 this week.

Does anyone else want to put 3 ont human tech and 2 on unity instead though? since unity is close to done anyway.

>>32358187
In another day your refinery will hatch, and in several more your first two sniffer drones will enter the world.

Your thinkers have alerted you to good news! It appears that the prototype developed to interface with the Unity drone is almost perfectly compatible with the Union technology as well. Either a result of the relation between them or some convergent design theory, but regardless this will cut down on the time needed for research. Your thinkers have already conducted tests, and feel they are ready to develop a final interface device, but they require the resources to do so.

>Union-Unity interface: 10N 10M

>Y
>N

>>32358294
>Y

>>32358294
>Y
I presume it's going to resemble a clam-organ with crude USB ports sticking out of it?

>>32358187
Oh oh! I know what I remembered.

I made a gift for you this week OP. The Full/Pro Version of hexographer
http://www53.zippyshare.com/v/36507158/file.html

>>32358294
>Y

And it looks like its time for more hunting and gathering. Though, I don't think we've asked the humans if we can take the other Herd Beetles yet.

>>32358294
Y

>>32358294
>Y

Do we recycle the Metals from the prototype then?

...do all our metal constructs give 100% return on recycling?

>>32358229
You received a bonus because they both seem to use similar technology. Most of the differences are in the appearance. The human tech is more ergonomic and easy to assemble-disassemble, and is covered in "contact your system administrator" signs. The Unity drone is far more obtuse, and seems to be designed to be compact over anything else.

>>32358334
You have researched the high-tech cousin of the USB, yes.
It's made of jellyfish brains

>>32358351
I'm speechless, thank you.

>>32358387
Especially considering that once the chemical forge drone hatches it takes like 14N upkeep.

Guess we gotta send all 17 workers to make a few round trips for the beetles.

>>32358404
OP would it be possible to become transapient?

>>32358438
That would be very silly.

>>32358393
No, but I'll rebate the cost of the prototype once the refinery hatches. It isn't 100% efficient though.

>>32358424
7N actually. All upkeep is half of the upfront cost. Metal is never used in upkeep, but may be needed in repairs of some things.

>>32358456
>>31875299

>>32358438
>Orion's Arm reference
Can we keep our sci-fi masturbation to the OP's worldbuilding and not other people's?

>>32358294
>Y
140N
25M

The thinkers gleefully take the resources and begin assembly. It won't take very long, and should be complete by the end of the day.

The storm seems to be getting closer, but you detect very little change in air pressure or wind speed. The humans are rushing to resemble their tents and makeshift shelters.

>>32358404
>>32358456
>>32358528

Sorry to bug you hah. But did we ever get word back from the humans about eating their Herd Beetles?

>>32358528
>resemble
reassemble?

Great, a... dry thunderstorm. Ion storm? Electro storm. Whatever. Let's see what it does to organic beings!

>>32358528
We should really invite the humans to come live with us in our hive.
They might end up dying of exposure out there, and that would be sad.
Also keep your enemies closer and all that.

>>32358528
Maybe we should investigate? Might be something else causing the noise.

>>32358528
>>32358546

Sounds like a space ship of some sort to me.

Probably Unity. Raise the Antenna and see if it detects anything.

>>32358517
It's a nice site, but I find their refusal of FTL travel to be too depressing for my taste.
>>32358546
yes...silly auto correct is acting up again.

>>32358558

Nah, if they actually saw what we've done to our hive they'd really freak out.

They also probably wouldn't enjoy it.

>>32358528
Yeah, this >>32358560
sounds like a good idea.

>>32358558
Nope nope nope.

They have no idea how advanced our hive was. They have to continue to believe we were just simple cave dwellers. Things are bad enough as they are now.

>>32358595
>>32358565
>>32358560

Yup.

>>32358560
Investigate with what? Our sniffer isn't hatched yet.

Our workers pretty much have to gather the beetlehemoths--well Herd Beetles now-- before something else eats them or the hive will starve.

>>32358569
That's because actual FTL is impossible.

>>32358592
Why would they freak out?
Sure, meatwalls and creep are scary, but they're not exactly unexpected for giant bugs.
And while they might not be comfortable for their short stay in our hive, they don't have to be in there for longer than it takes for the storm to pass.

>>32358612

Also, you're both forgetting they don't have night vision like we do.
Our hive is, most likely, probably entirely unlit. If we keep them in the literal dark, all they'll hear and know is the skittering of workers and the pulsing of creep. Nothing advanced.

>>32358528
Your speaker drone watches the humans gather their things when Lee walks up to you.
"Hey, thanks for the heads up again. You know I talked to the Commander and he said we could help you haul these things up to your hive...I'm not sure if he'd still be willing to lend the man-power if this storm turns out to be rough though.

You turn to the sky. The lightning flashes never hit the ground, but continue to grow stronger, and the wind is picking up now. Your antenna is picking up some level of EM radiation, but if it is an ion storm you are unsure if that would be usual or not.
>Direct your antenna to the storm
>Other

>>32358648
The existence of creep itself that wasn't there a few days ago is bad enough.

The humans are fine where they are. But if they're not fine, more technology for us.

>>32358648

Eh, you have a point. If they bring it up we'll let them (if we kept things hidden it would help conceal our nature too), but I don't feel like inviting them.

>>32358663
>Direct your antenna to the storm

Hopefully it won't overload and explode.

>>32358639
When you have a site with a section dedicated to "space magic" and still claim FTL is impossible, I can't help but call it bias.

>>32358663

>Direct your antenna to the storm

>>32358663
No. We can handle it ourselves. The storm is probably dangerous.

>>32358687
>overload and explode
You watch too many movies.

>>32358687
...that is not how antennae work anon.

>>32358670

You have a point, but such rapid development shouldn't be terribly unexpected of an insectoid race.

>>32358730
It is now.

>>32358734
Yes it should.

Because our ruse is that we are not a new hive we've been here a while.

If there's more evidence of us being young and still growing and putting up infrastructure like that, more evidence that we're newcomers. With the organic pod that landed recently.

>>32358712
>>32358730
While you may be right, are you going to tell me our semi-organic sensor array couldn't be overwhelmed by large signals?

>>32358755
We've been very, very vague on our wording.
Also, only Lee has seen our hive proper (and he's not really the brightest of the bunch). If anyone asks, we can say that we liked the idea of buildings (like humans have), and are doing our best to imitate their works.

>>32358794
What's the point of taking the risk at all? The less they see and the less we say to them the better.

>>32358778
At worst it would be a minor headache.

>>32358778
>>32358794
>>32358813

Well I'll be content either way it goes. Let's investigate this storm first though.

>>32358663
Direct the antenna

>>32358663
The storm is too far over the horizon still to get a clear signal. Your warrior hefts the antenna up and tilts it over to the side, pointing it directly to the flashing lights and thunder in an effort to get a better signal.

It...is not a storm. At least you hope not. You can detect high levels of radiation of various kinds being emitted in bursts, and a cloud of radio waves is clustered high above in a chaotic mess. It sounds like they are transmissions of some sort but you can't make them out through the garbled mess.

Another thunderclap and a bright flash of light, but this time the glow becomes much brighter, and a minuet later you can see something break through the clouds. A large metal object, tumbling end over end as its hull collapses in on itself. When it hits the ground it detonates several miles away into a bright ball of light, and then disappears, leaving only a smoldering crater.

I feel like we should create a brain-jacking parasite of some sort.

>>32358813
The point is that there's a chance they'll die if we don't let them take refuge.
And confiscating their lights/keeping them away from any hub of activity in the hive would keep their discoveries down to a dull whisper.

>>32358873
No point.

But if you insist you better hope you find a little proto-Zerg somewhere in the universe so you can reverse engineer its biology. Cuz it ain't happening otherwise.

>>32358867
Tell the humans that a large beast fell out of the sky near the storm. Tell them it became like the sun in our eyes, for a brief moment.
Ask them if it was their beast.

>>32358867
INVESTIGATE!

>>32358867
...So that is either a giant bombardment weapon or the Unity landing gear rolled a 1, too.

>>32358867
This has been happening for some time right?

Try to receive signals from space. Is there some fleet engagement occurring up there?

Or occurred.

>>32358891
While I agree there's little point to making a brain-jacker (at the moment).
I would like to point out Hivers can still innovate, it's just really really hard.
What we'd want is a grub with a tachyon receiver and nervous system interfacing capabilities.

>>32358867
Since the farm is up, we can afford to lay more eggs and send the drones we already have to investigate

>>32358898
We're starving.

At least nab one Herd Beetle first. More will fall from the sky anyway.

>>32358916
I want to hope the Ion storm is natural and the Unity just foolishly tried to fly/land through it.

>>32358867
You know, in hindsight maybe taking out those Unity drone wasn't such a good idea, seeing as how they decided to akip to orbital bombardment.

>>32358931
>the farm is up
Do you even read? Come back in 7 days.

>>32358940
>We're starving.
Not yet we aren't

>>32358867
Welp, time for loot.
>>32358961
Its more likely to be that union ship.

>>32358867
The damaged Unity drone sits in your lab, and it begins to make a loud buzzing noise. You can tell it is attempting to take off, but as it sends power to its thrusters sparks begin to fly in all directions from its open chassis and it grows silent again.

The Humans seem to be cheering as the object falls, engulfed in flames. They have stopped assembling their shelters and a few are even climbing several of the trees to get a better view. They have become incredibly interested, and grey is throwing objects left and right from a large case looking for something.

You wonder if anything survived the crash...
>Send some drones to investigate
>Stay away from the crater for now
>Other

>>32358986
He's using foresight. We WILL be starving if we don't get some food up soon.

>>32358961
I'm curious if the Unity drones were even in constant contact with their server ship through this planet's troublesome ionosphere.

Maybe they were just running on orders, and the server ship still knows nothing about how, exactly, they perished.

>>32358999
>send two drones to investigate
>send the rest to claim the herd beetles from the humans.

>have Speaker ask the humans (or just Lee) why they're cheering and what's going on

>>32358999
>Send some drones to investigate

>>32358999
>Stay away from the crater for now

If there's anything of value there, we can get it later.

>>32358999
>Send some drones to investigate

>>32358999
>Send some drones to investigate

>>32358999
>>Send some drones to investigate
Send some warriors.

all workers are on food retrieval.

>>32358999
>>Send some drones to investigate
Question, Those Drones we took out likely sent back feedback before we creamed them. What are the chances that whatever remains at the crash will attack us on site?

>>32359054
High.

>>32359034
unless the humans take it.

>>32359030
The humans actually offered to help move the Herd Beetles.

Also, we can't take workers off the Farm if we want it to be ready soon.

>>32359069
Truth.

>>32359054
>asking for OOC knowledge
We can only draw our own conclusions based on those observations you just said.

They may not have even been in contact with the server ship due to the planet's nature.

>>32358999

>send some drones

It's not like a primitive race wouldn't go to investigate this.

>>32358999
>Other
Look over Grey's shoulder.

>>32358999
>Send drones to investigate
How many?
>Send two warriors
>Send a team of workers
>Send a warrior and several workers
>Other

Your speaker walks up to Lee, who is watching what little is visible of the sky through the canopy.
"Why do you show joy? What has happened?"
"That was a Unity frigate! It means the cavalry's arrived and it's kicking their tin asses!"

>Ask for help taking the Beetles to the hive
>Send the workers building the farm move them. (Will take a full day to move all five)
>Ask Lee (write in)
>Other

>>32359160
>Ask for help taking the Beetles to the hive

>Send no drones

>>32359160
>Send two warriors

>Send the workers building the farm move them. (Will take a full day to move all five)
Let's not interrupt their revelry.

Can we estimate how many Nutrients each herd beetle is worth based on the one we have?

>>32359160
>Two warriors

>Ask for Beetle help, offer lodging in exchange.

>>32359160
>>Send a warrior and several workers
>Ask for help taking the Beetles to the hive
But not into the hive itself though, just the entrance.

>>32359196
>exchange
They offered it for our aid so far. We are not giving them anything. We gave them much and more already.

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>>32359160
>the cavalry is here

I don't know how to feel about this.

>Send a warrior and several workers

>Send the workers building the farm move them. (Will take a full day to move all five)

The humies are all distracted with shelters and their dumb war.

>>32359195
>>32359231
The humans offered their help already.

>>32359218
More like the river side.

Don't want them getting any closer a look than they did when the Unity drones got slagged.

>>32359160

>Send a team of workers

>Send the workers building the farm to move them. (the herd-beetles I suppose?)

The only reason we were so desperate to get the farm done quick was because we're running low on nutrients. If we get these beetles it won't be nearly so pressing.

>>32359195
Each beetle will be worth about 150 nutrients, depending on how much is left after being shot so many times with the lighting gun.
If I said how much they were before and forgot about it, let me know and you get whatever is greater.

>>32359244
I don't trust an 'offer' to come to our hive. They're suspicious, they want information.

>>32359265
And while I respect your opinion, our main reason for not telling them the truth originally was because we didn't know how they would react to us. Showing them that we don't mind their presence will go a good way towards alleviating their suspicions.

>>32359160
>>Send the workers building the farm move them. (Will take a full day to move all five)

Spy on Grey doing whatever it is he's doing.

>>32359160

>Send a warrior and several workers

>Send the workers building the farm to move them.

>>32359314
I concur with this guy, also we need to find some way to lay their suspicions to rest. If there's an enigma about this planet/us then they'll never leave us alone.

>>32359265
Then just let them carry it to the door.

>>32359338
>the door.
The door that wasn't there when Lee was here?

You mean a metaphor for the edge of the jungle I hope.

>>32359333

Oh, and because I agree with that guy ask for help moving the beetles. (mybad)

>>32359333
The head guy said that because we are stoneage we are to be left alone and avoided.

>>32359333
No. They will definitely leave alone Horroterror Deathworld.

>>32359355
Dont let lee come. Alternatively say its new since we just moved into this cave because our last cave got flooded..

>>32359390
>Dont let lee come.
He told them everything about his stay there. They've interrogated him thoroughly for details.

They know everything he saw. A simple cave. No organic doorways or piping or such.

>>32359366
I doubt that will happen. With Unity here, I can imagine they'll take a more 'active' role.

>>32359160
>Send two warriors and a few workers
>Send workers to carry the beetles

Your speaker looks at Lee. "The hive can take them."
"Sure thing, just let the Commander know."
You look to where Lee is pointing. Commander Grey is still frantically trying to find something.
Your speaker walks up to the small tent, and he glances at you for a moment before continuing his search.
"You offered to help move the beetles. It is not needed, The hive will send workers."
"Uh, sure thing. A little busy here, do you mind?"

He seems quite concerned about something.

>>32359407
Then like I said say its new since we just moved into this cave.

I've noticed we don't have a exact number of Drones whereas we have warriors and thinkers #'s out of curiosity how big is our give? How many bugs do we got?

>>32359418
Well, ask Lee what bee got into Grey's bonnet over this.

>>32359445
>we don't have a exact number of Drones
Yes we do. Worker drones, warrior drones, thinker drones. Everything is a drone.

You new?

>>32359418
Ignore. Dont look too interested in their hitech stuff

>>32359366

That guy died and the new guy is far more suspicious.

Thus him asking us to transmit "Classification Unknown" instead of "Class 0 Species."

>>32359418
Speaker: Stand at a slightly further distance. Watching.

>>32359418

Ask him what his concern is over. Ask him if the Hive can offer assistance.

>>32359484
In fairness we didnt let the last guy know we could transmit radio waves. Doesnt matter anyway looks like they got bigger things on their minds right now.

>>32359524
>>32359502

Supporting.

>>32359434

We said that we've been here for as long as the hive can remember (or something like that last thread) so that doesn't work. Doing the imitating humans thing though might work.

>>32359524
This might creep him out a bit.

>>32359418
Just wish him well with whatever he's doing. He's apparently going home soon.

>>32359553

Nah, we need more info. Gotta pry.

>>32359551
Been here in the jungle, not here in this particular cave. And I wasn't suggesting we pretend to copy them I was suggesting we imply we do this with all our lodgings eventually.

>>32359569
They might bomb the base if we get on their bad side

If they ask about the doors and stuff, just tell them that we created them because of all this Unity shit that's going down.

You don't need walls until someone comes along capable of invading you.

>>32359636
>doors
Wait why would doors be suspicious?

>>32359636
Doors don't really stop Unity's death rays though. That excuse would be... thin.

>>32359659
Well it's what a primitive culture would do.

>>32359672
It would be utterly unconvincing evidence to people who already suspect these bugs landed from space a few days ago and thus are only now setting up their hive.

>>32359612

And we'll get on their bad sides by asking if they want/need help?

>>32359659
>>32359672
>>32359636
Jesus christ how hard is it to say we just moved into that particular cave because our last one was flooded or something? And you >>32359689 You need to calm your tits with the shadowruns.

>>32359710
>Jesus christ how hard is it to say we just moved into that particular cave because our last one was flooded or something?
Pretty much impossible because they are suspicious.

>>32359636
Or, you know, we were inspired by the Human's advanced door technology?

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>>32359418
Your speaker backs away, giving him room to search his things.
"Damn it, damn it, damnit! I must have left it! Shit!"
"Do you need help?"
Grey turns to your drone, a look of defeat in his eyes.
"No....I just...realized I forgot something. It was really important and it's probably slag right now."
"What was it?"
Grey smiles as he collapses into the soft moss.
"It's a small disk, about the size of my hand. I must have lost it in the mayhem

A small...disk...

Your thinker directs a worker in its duty, poking at the strange human device. The interface is complete, but is still being calibrated to translate the data.
The clouds part with a thunder clap that shakes the very foundations of your hive, and a object impacts a mountain miles away on the south side of the mossy plains. Your Warrior strains to keep itself and the antenna upright against the shock wave, and a moment later a second gust of wind from behind knocks your warrior forward. A massive ball of fire rises from the impact, and a hole in the clouds several miles across slowly closes back up. Your antenna can briefly make out a series of transmissions bouncing back and forth from a number of small objects high above, and your warrior can see six bright stars moving in unison across the sky on the far side of a massive metal object. Even in orbit your warrior can see it plain as day. A massive cylindrical object, many miles in length is being engulfed in flames. A cloud of dots buzzes around it like a nest of hornets.

>>32359698
By bothering their locational leader, remember all the tech and backup they have, why would they care about some small hive would be better for them to just get rid of the hive before it becomes more advanced, only lee has our side

>>32359754
>exterminatus
>we stole the disk

Shit.

>>32359710
>shadowruns
Ah, the skeptic rears his head again.

Your reading comprehension needs work, anon: >>32211449

Not to mention previous hints in >>32070962 >>32075034

>>32359746
...remind me where exactly we have seen human doors in their treehouses.

>>32359772
The filename is a coincidence, that's just what it was when I downloaded it. It appears to simply be a shot that missed.

>>32359754
Tell him we could send drones to investigate their old camp. Then, we can buy enough time to return it once we've recorded everything on it.

>>32359801
Oh, I thought the humans were going to blow up the planet and it was all our fault.

Whew.

>>32359786
Their barracks? I don't think they ALL used treehouses.

>>32359816
No, do not offer anything of the sort. He thinks it's slag.

Because Unity leaves nothing behind.

>>32359824
What barracks?

They literally landed here in Space Life Boats.

>>32359841
And if it turns out to be important? What if its critical data?

Besides, I never said we would return it, just to offer to look for it.

>>32359816
Yea this seems alright, also i suggest we start hiding a bit more.

Also see greys reaction to the falling spacetube with sparkles

>>32359816
>>32359874

Supporting.

>>32359870
That's not our problem is it? What's the actual point of offering?

>>32359816
I'll second this. Do not tell him anything about it though until we can read the disk.

>>32359930
The same reason we warned them of the bugs, the same reason we sent their signal into space, the same reason we didn't just kill all of them. We want them to like us enough that they won't bother and/or exterminate us.

>>32359930

It's a good way to put their fears of us being technologically advanced to rest.

What sort of technologically advanced race would give up something with such obvious value so easily/quickly, after all?

Rolled 14

>>32359930
Social Links

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>>32359754
Your drones quickly make their way to the human camp once the shock from the blast has subsided. You surprise several of the humans on guard duty as even they seem to be distracted with the battle overhead, but quickly detach the inert cables and let you pass. The workers get more than a few looks as they heft the beetles and carry them off, but the chance to see the battle itself through the parted clouds is far more appealing.

Small orbs of light flicker in the cloud of dots around the cylinder, and eventually it starts to curve into itself, like a reflection rippling in the surface of water. It gradually bows at impossible angles until eventually it collapses into a sphere of bent light that quickly evaporates.

Your drones make it to the site of the crash after a few hours of walking. Little remains.
Please roll 1d100, best of three. This isn't to do anything, more for random salvage to see what survived.

Rolled 77

>>32360006

Rolled 88

>>32360006

Rolled 2

>>32360006
COME ON BABY!

Rolled 67

>>32360006

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>>32360020
The shame!
Thank god its Best of three

>>32360006
>it starts to curve into itself, like a reflection rippling in the surface of water. It gradually bows at impossible angles until eventually it collapses into a sphere of bent light that quickly evaporates.
...did it just ollie outie with their FTL drive? Darn.

>>32360035
Truly the unions ballistics are the most devastating observe this far

>>32360035
>rolled 1

>the only thing that survived was a ticking atomic bomb

>>32360061
Perhaps we could task a thinker to observe the battle.

You never know when anti-aircraft fire might be useful.

>>32360006
Several large piles of slag have come to rest in the crater, and you note that much of the crater seems to be not from a blast outward, but from being pulled inward. You suspect this "Frigate" was powered by a similar device to the human beacon that destroyed their camp.

You detect a faint flicker of a signal, less a beacon and more of a request, as if it is waiting for a response. It flickers in and out, then more rapidly, as if panicked before growing silent.

>Scrap the slag
>Search the crash for the signal's source

>>32360103
>>Search the crash for the signal's source
You knew everyone would pick this. No one can resist this bait.

>>32360103
>Search the crash for the signal's source

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>>32360103
>Search the crash for the signal's source

>>32360103
>Search the crash for the signal's source

>>32360103
>Search the crash for the signal's source
Another Unity drone? Interesting.

>>32360103

>Search the crash for the signal's source

>>32360146

Sounds like it was the ship's AI searching for that Server ship that just hopped out of the system.

I wonder what would happen if we captured a live Unity drone and hacked into it.

>>32360103
>Find the source them eat it

>>32360208

We might just be able to see what would happen in a few minutes.

>>32360103
>Search for the source of the signal
Your drones split up and scour the crash site in search of survivors. You...think you found one.
A large array of circuitry embedded in a half-melted chunk of metal. It still hums slightly with a tiny bit of power, but appears to be dwindling quickly. It is sending transmissions in random directions, at random intervals at in an increasingly simple manner. The first few are elaborate broadcasts of some kind, then brief pulses of data, and now short beeps of random information. The device is quite large and would require all your drones present to lift it.

>Take it back to the hive
>Salvage the metal
>Other

>>32360322
>Other
Bury the device
Then
>Salvage the metal

>>32360224
Ha
first readthrough of that I thought you were saying we would be able to see a few minutes into the future


>>32360322
>Take it back

>>32360322
>Take it back to the hive

>>32360322
>Take it back to the hive
A pet AI you say?

...Let's not take it to the hive itself though? Where it could interact... interestingly... with the drone we have there already.

Somewhere nearby maybe?

>>32360322
>Take it back to the hive
I doubt anythings coming for it, and its probably dying anyway. Might as well bring it back and see what we can see.

>>32360322

>Take it back to the hive

>>32360352
Metals aren't so important with the imminent opening of our mine.

>>32360384
>not wanting interesting interactions

>>32360322
>Take it back to the hive
LOOT.

>>32360322
>take iiiiit!

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>>32360322
>Take it back to the hive

Let's waifu the cylon!

>>32360416

We might want to remove the guns from the Unity Drone real quick though.

>>32360322
>>Take it back to the hive

>>32360322
>Take it back to the hive
YES!

>>32360459

Lee is our waifu already, get it straight.

>>32360467
pretty sure they're already removed, or not functional.

>>32360467
I think its just the hard-drive we're collecting. The explosion broke most of the ship.

>>32360529

I meant on our drone back at the hive.

>>32360529
he said Unity Drone. not the AI here.

>>32360541
Oh yeah. That's probably a good idea. Might want to move it to a secure room as well.

>>32360572

The laboratory it's being worked on in right now is probably pretty secure.

>>32360322
>Take it back to the hive

Your drones heft the massive array of circuits and make their way back to the hive, your warriors flanking the column to watch for any predators.

In the sky, three objects break through the clouds and arc over the jungle, each one being lead by a small orb of light that quickly flickers out and is replaced with the thundering roar of conventional thrusters.
"This is Swordfish of Halifax patrol, do you copy? Any one alive down here?"
"Repeat, this is Swordfish, do you copy?"
A moment later you hear a crackling sound as Grey hefts a small device to his face.
"Yes Yes! This is Acting Commander, Captain Trevor Grey of the Clark, we read you, over!"
"Glad to see you didn't get scraped in that mess. We will send a shuttle in the clearing to the south of you. Pack your bags, and don't forget to go before you leave."

The three shapes pitch up and their thrusters cut out, replaced again with the flickering orbs of light and they quickly accelerate, punching through the clouds with a boom.

"WE HAVE DONE THING FOR QUEEN!"
Your thinkers seem to have finished.

>>32360649

>WE HAVE DONE THING FOR QUEEN!

These Thinkers are 3cute5me

>>32360649
Oh boy.

Now we get to see the plans for the Union's "Frontier Expansion".

Just in time to have a battleship in orbit.

>>32360703
I can just picture an RTS where these cute voices say that every time they finish researching an upgrade.

>>32360649
Alright, let's see what's on that disk.

>>32360738
It starts off as one lone voice.
Then as you get more and more researchers it becomes a group.
And finally? A choir.

>>32360788

I would play this game.

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>>32360808
>mfw I'll never play this game

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>>32360649
The humans quickly toss their things into various bags, some of them simply chucking supplies into a tent and folding it all up at once.
Grey seems to be slightly less elated, more tired than anything.
"Roger Swordfish. I'll buy you a round. Tell Halifax our black box was destroyed by Unity assault."
"Roger that, over and out."

Your thinkers beam with pride as they present the interface. A small, coiled up shell with a small plug sticking out one end.

>Use interface on Unity drone
>Use interface on Union "black box"

>>32360849
>Use interface on Union "black box"
DO IT! DO IT NOW!

>>32360808
Thinking on it, it would probably be better made as a Turn-based strategy, a la Civ, rather than an RTS. Its a little too much for a RTS really.

>>32360849
>Use interface on Union "black box"

Got to see what's on this thing.

>>32360849
>>Use interface on Unity drone
This first. Before the new machine arrives.

>>32360703
>>32360738
Seriously this reminds me of playing as the Hivers from the first Sword of the Stars.

>>32360849
>Use interface on Union "black box"

>>32360849

>Use interface on Union "black box"

>>32360849
>black box

>>32360849
We're going to get them killed aren't we?

>>32360849
>Use interface on Union Black box

Roll 1d100, best of 3 to retrieve data.

>>32360849
>Use interface on Union "black box"
This one is less likely to kill us.

Rolled 20

>>32360910

Rolled 46

>>32360910
Time for nat 1!

>>32360849
>Use interface on Unity drone
We dont want the box lighting up until the humans leave the planet.

Rolled 27

>>32360910

Rolled 24

>>32360910
Here we go!

Rolled 11

>>32360910

Rolled 12

>>32360910
If ever we needed a 100...

>>32360919
>>32360920
>>32360930
>>32360937
>>32360938
>>32360943

Wow, /tg/ really doesn't want us looking at this.

>>32360919
>>32360920
>>32360930
Why do the rolls suck so much?

>>32360910
We have to roll? What kinda technology is this?

>>32360968
It must encrypted.

>>32360987
Probably.

But it's not too bad for a first attempt. We just need to do more research.

>>32360968
The kind we literally invented an interface to ten seconds ago.

>>32360927
Yeah that's what I was thinking.

This is bait.

>>32361028
>>32360927
It doesn't work like that.

>>32361003
We probably accidentally turned on its radio transmissions and alerted the humans we have it.

>>32361056
Even if it did work like that, we're inside a mountain. What kind of reception is it going to get?

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>>32360910
You connect the interface and your thinkers are overwhelmed with a stream of data.

>Warning, computer core not found. Attempting to reconnect.... connection failed.
>Running system diagnostic....damage detected, data corruption detected.
>Deleting corrupted data.....
>Attempted link with FTLComm.....unable to find FTLComm, backup failed. Please contact system administrator.


>U.S.V. Clarke detected destroyed. Black box protocol activated
>Playback available
>Clarke archives available, warning, archive incomplete: Unable to update data.
>Local map available
>Enter search query_____________

>>32361069
...Its a bloody disk. You do understand that right?

>>32361100
Why not try looking up the desert planet and terran planet that we opted not to settle on.

Search term "arid."

>>32361100
We're the purple by DM-759 right?

>>32361100
>Query, locations of known or suspected Unity activity.

>>32361100
Fuck. Those rolls.

Query: G-426, then.

>>32361137
Yes

>>32361100
>Query: Hivers, hive creatures, big bugs.

>>32361137
You Mean G-426?

>>32361100

>Initiate Playback

>Enter search query
FG-883
Dagmar

>>32361209
It's a black box, not an encyclopedia.

>>32361100
>Sol
>Union of Independent Colonies
>Colonies
>Sol
???

>>32361218
nope.
>>32361160

>>32361100
So judging from this map, it's safe to say that Lalande is their home system, seeing as that's the center of their empire.

Right? So maybe we should search "Lalande"

>>32361243

>Sol
Using OOC knowledge like that, you ought to be ashamed.

>>32361253
There IS no purple near DM-759. You make no sense.

>>32361100
>Enter search query: First contact protocols.

>>32361287
Quick we need to expand to every world in the frontier to be able to fight them on even terms!

>>32361287
It's OOC confusion that he's trying to address.

But maybe the Union conquered Sol.

>>32361287
Nah, my gripe is that Sol is where humans came from, so by normal logic, it isn't in any definition a colony. Unless there was a rebellion and the Union conquered Sol then I guess that might work

>>32361301
DM-759 is a binary system with a purple star. Look at the map.

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>>32361301
Do you not see the purple dot next to the red dot that is DM-759? Its literally right above DM. And I'm sorry, but considering I asked and the QM said YES. You make no sense.

>>32361353
That star is not purple.

The ring around G-426 -- as if, perhaps, indicating systems within the hive's territory -- is purple.

>>32361100
You enter several queries into the search field in sequence.
>Arid
>Unity activity
>G-426

The small device hums for a moment before displaying the results in your mind, translated from digital signals to thought by the interface.

>Arid - Low precipitation, typically high temperature and low biosphere. Searching for planets with arid climates....
>Acheron
>Deckard's Claim
>DATA CORRUPTED

>No data on Unity activity found. Please log any known sightings with Fleet Dispatch via FTLComm //WARNING. NO FTLCOMM DETECTED//

>G-426
>Uncharted system designated for exploration and classification by USV Clarke
>Proposed names:
Siegfried
Caladan
Leeland --shut up, Lee, you were off duty when we found it.--
Clarke
>>32361253
Sorry, my mistake. Your system is indeed circled in purple as G-426

>>32361359
Ah Good old Ornstein. I love that picture.

>>32361353
>>32361359
Are we IN a binary star system? No.

So how the hell would that be us?

The little star isn't even purple!

>QMs never fuck up

Idiots.

>>32361384
We should call this world Leeland as an alternative name.

>>32361384
>Sorry, my mistake. Your system is indeed circled in purple as G-426
Lol no worries OP. Glad you cleared that up.

>>32361384
Leeland sounds like a great name!

But I'd rather name it Virginia, in honor of our Queen.

>>32361359
Sorry. That was my bad.
Also...I made DM-759 a blue and red binary system.

>>32361384
does it need a USV FTL or could we jury rig it to our FTL drive?
>Hive
>Leeland
>Origin
>Happy Fun Time Planet

>>32361454
Like I said here >>32361438
No worries. As far as it being blue and red... I see purple and red. The lines are blue to me though.

>>32361100
I've been waiting for this moment.


>>31423707
>The constellations are unfamiliar to you, meaning you must be in uncharted space

>The Thinker drone is likely a brother of yours; born to keep your pod safe until you had developed sentience.
Ask our original Thinker to use its memories of our journey from our origin to determine the direction we came from.

>>32361454
I have a question OP, can't we just download the entire thing's memory into a bio-thinker and then give back the machine to the humans?

>>32361482
Seconding these searches

>>32361511
Cut that out already. They are leaving. It doesn't matter.

They don't NEED a black box.

>>32361482
>Lee's Happy Fun Time Fungus Planet

>>32361511
That should be theoretically possible.

we need to have an ET moment with Lee before he goes, tell him to come visit, write when he can, and the Hive will remember him in its heart like area

>>32361508
And also, can said Thinker determine which star systems contain the other two worlds it originally considered for colonization?

>>32361508
The thinker is overjoyed at your question. He indicates that the pod had made several jumps through the nebula before arriving here.
(The left side of the map.)

>>32361493
The lines are white to me. You may want to tilt your monitor, or adjust it.

>>32361482
>does it need a USV FTL or could we jury rig it to our FTL drive?
It's not asking for a drive.

It's asking for an FTLComm.

Reading comprehension, anon.

It wants to DIAL HOME.

>>32361511
I don't know, there's a possibility that it logs all the times it's being accessed. and the humans would notoce somebody fiddling about with it after the crash.

>>32361575
What about the other prospective planets? Are they nearby? Can he find them on this map?

>>32361625
Already asked that. It was right before that post. Patience.

>>32361575
Hex lines (white) or the thicker blue dashes indicating the boundaries of the Frontier Expanse? I'm talking about the thicker blue dashes.

>>32361384
You enter in several other queries
>Hive
>Leeland
>Origin
>Happy fun time planet

>Hive
Hivemind, or gestalt intelligence is a theorized method of consciousness in which each member is not sentient, but the civilization as a whole is. Current major proponent of this theory is Dr. Adam Seiner, who has joined the Expanse Colonization project in an effort to find such a race. Many critics cite his withdrawn funding for his extreme measures.

>Leeland
Proposed name for G-426, entered by Ryan Lee, Spaceman First class.

>Origin
A failed method of entertainment distribution
Beginning, or the start of an event or object
A bankrupt entertainment developer of history
A fictional company in a highly successful entertainment simulation of history

>Happy fun time planet
No data found

>>32361562
Your thinker is unsure, but believes the arid world was in FG-883, and the lush world was in M-662

>>32361675

The dashed lines are blue, as are the boarder to Union space. The boarder to Commonwealth space is green. The only things that are purple is the ring around your system, and the nebulae.

>>32361675
>>32361786
I think its just the shade of blue used for the other planet. It looks more like a purple to me as well.

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>>32361786
>A failed method of entertainment distribution

Query: Frontier Expansion
Query: Commonwealth

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>>32361786
>A failed method of entertainment distribution

And it seems we should be wary of Dr. Seiner. He'll probably want to cut open our brains.

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>>32361786
>Origin
>A failed method of entertainment distribution

>>32361786
>FTLComm

>>32361786
Query, location of known fleets, friendly AND hostile. Rank by approximate strength if possible.

>>32361894
This data probably won't be up to date, but at least it gives us an idea of force strength.

>>32361786
>Query: Unity
I think that they're a faction of humans that went full-AI post-singularity and want to kill all the inferior meatbags. Though so far, the only evidence for this is the similarity between the unity and human interfaces suggesting a common origin or a freak parallel design.

>>32361786
>FTL comm
>construction of FTL comm
>Ryan Lee
>Trevor Grey
>Blueprints: weapons, ships, drones
>Friendly species in immediate area

>>32361786
>Query:FTLComm

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>>32361925
I'm leaning on Cylons, but you might be right.

>>32361925
>a faction of humans that went full-AI post-singularity
Someone's been fapping to scifi too long.

>>32361977
Dude, I don't even like Eclipse Phase or whatever that was. I'm just throwing out possibilities.

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>>32362020
It is far more likely for them to be just plain old AI.

>>32362047
I always chuckle when I see this.
Because it is true.

...If/when we return this to the humans, is there going to be a browsing history? Because that'll make them suspicious like nothing else.

What the unity faction is was explained in earlier threads if I remember correctly.

>>32362088
We'll just look up a bunch of porn and that will mask it entirely.

>>32361786
>FG-883
>>31423718
>The first is an arid planet in close proximity to its star, the day would likely be too hot for extended surface activity, and by the looks of it the system is filled with the debris of stellar formation. The planet would likely suffer regular asteroid impacts, although such impacts would have also made the planet very rich in metals and other such resources. Finding food and feeding your drones would likely prove difficult, but it might be worthwhile.

But it's a double star system?

>>32362088
At the very least its already gone through the 'Can't find ...' stuff and entered data retreival mode. I doubt we can reset it back to before we turned it on.

>>32362088
Literally doesn't matter. We're not returning it.

>>32361786
You are starting to like this. Actually getting answers for you questions for once. You enter more searches once more.

>Frontier expanse
>Commonwealth
>FTLComm
>Fleet locations
>Unity

>Frontier expanse
Union parliament has announced the exploration and habitation of the area Spinward of the Antonine Wall nebula. Colony charters will be issued to the commander of any discovering vessel of any habitable planet, and dividend payment for all associated crew.

>Commonwealth
Militarized remnant of the Earth Confederation's International Fleet. Passage past Proxima Centauri is forbidden by all fleets in accordance with the Proxima convention, except for the purpose of diplomatic meetings aboard Via Maris station.

>FTLComm
A method of direct FTL communication using quantum entangled particles. Destruction of one end results in the disablement of the other end. Both must be constructed together.

>Fleet locations
DATA PURGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BLACK BOX PROTOCOL

>Unity
Artificial intelligence technology which led to the total destruction of Chandra 3, and the loss of half the Rimward fleet. Remnant has fled outside of Union space, and is suspected to be operating on a nomadic basis via serverships of various designs. Unity serverships are reported to have weaponized singularity devices, engagement is advised only in dire circumstances.

>>32362123
It is a blue dwarf orbiting a red giant. Apart from two shadows, there is little effective difference. It would be incredibly hot, however.

>>32361828
Okay glad I'm not crazy.