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>>36910131
>Current armory
269 Thorn Launchers
20 Thorn Cannons
123 Sting Casters
30 Cyclotrons
15 Rotary Stingers
3 Fire Sprays
5 Plasma Spray

>Current resource reserves
Nutrients: 719341
Metals: 438134
Credits: ₡2326
Credits in Lyle’s account: ₡577,450

>Hive population and upkeep cost
Hive maintenance – 534
Queen – 5
Fake Queen (2) – 44
Worker (4000) – 8000
Aquatic Worker (40) – 160
Vacuum Worker (200) – 1200
Radiator Worker (100) – 400
Warrior (209) – 1045
Aquatic Warrior (20) – 140
Thinker (500) – 1500
Quantum Thinker (150) – 750
Speaker – (3) – 12
Digger (80) – 320
Refinery (10) – 70
Sniffer (2) – 8
Small Sniffer (200) – 200
Fly (50) – 200
Wasp (100) – 500
Haz-mat Workers (20) – 80
Shock Troops (40) – 520
Parasite (30) – 120
Bio-tank (10) – 250
Excavator (200) – 3800
Colossus (20) – 300
Advanced Relay (68) – 6800 (set as default method of ship control)
Upkeep: 26958N

>Hive fleet
Space Pod (28) – 840
Shuttle (10) – 250
Mining Corvette (4) – 800
Scout Corvette (6) – 1350
Lancer Corvette (2) – 450
Fleet Corvette (4) – 900
Stealth Frigate (4) – 1952
Heavy Cruiser (8) – 9720
16262N

Clone upkeep/special projects and expenses
25 Human captives of the USV Hope – 750
3 Human hybrid clones in production – 180
Lyle Rogers – 47
977N

Total upkeep
Nutrient costs: 44597

When do we get to browse transmissions from space /pol/?

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>>36910171
Hive Territory
[G-426]
Asteroid mining base: 5 Excavators, 20 Diggers, +2250M per day (+50 M per digger, +250 per excavator)

*Leeland (capital)
Defensive structures
>Anti-orbital batteries: 2/35 (250N)
>33 under construction
>Surface to Orbit Missile System under construction
Military structures
>Hangar facilities: Room for 40 Aero/fighter Drones and 20 Shuttles (25N)
>Spring Mountain Hive: Original hive contains decoy queen within throne room
>*Secondary Mountain Hive: Actual site of Throne Room
>Clarke Research Outpost
>Hel’s Angel Prison Outpost
Industrial structures
>Docking Pylon: (4) (200N)
[Empty docks: 16/16]
Economic Structures
>Mine: 195 Excavators, 60 Diggers, +50250 M per day (+25 M per digger, +250 per excavator)
>Algae Farm: +100000 N per day, 1000 Workers (1 worker per 100N)

M-662
Raligha – Automated: defensive focus (No trade active)
Defensive structures
>Anti-orbital batteries: 4/35 (500N)
Economic structures
>Bloodroot collectors: A series of pipes and veins running from the roots of several of the nearest Bloodroot trees provide a passive and low maintenance source of nutrient income, +250N per day (5)
>Greenwall pit: Variable income (6 workers consumed in accidents, 2 containment breaches, 1 warrior wounded, average harvest provides net gain of 500N, thinkers report testing not yet complete)
>Temple alter: A place for the Ralighan locals to worship and bring offerings to your hive, built in the likeness of your local fake queen, +500N per day
>Mine: +30M per day (thinkers report soft soils and low mineral supplies are severely hampering metal production, and as a result anti-orbital battery construction, and request supplement of 46500M to complete anti-orbital grid)

M-323
>Orbital docking pylon: Space for docking and construction of 4 sub capitals or 1 capital ship, (50N)
[Empty docks: 4/4]
>Mining corvette salvage operations +4000M per day (+1000M per corvette)

>>36910182
You mean Thesus?

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>>36910190
Current Construction
4 Heavy cruisers

New Construction Options
>Algae Farm – +100N per day, 1 worker to maintain
>Hangar Expansion – Add on to current hangar facilities for your choice of +40 aero/fighter drone space, or +20 shuttle space. 50N 100M
>Anti-orbital battery – A bunker armed with a massive Particle beam capable of attacking ships in orbit from the ground. It includes the power and sensor systems required to operate it. 250N 1500M
>Docking Pylon – A large spire or station that contains space for docking and construction of 4 ships, or a single capital ship if placed in orbit. 100N 300M
>Surface to Orbit Missile System – This massive bunker complex houses a wide range of warheads and a nigh limitless number of missiles within its protective walls, allowing you to launch missiles against approaching invaders from the safety of your hive. The facility uses the ship missile stats and comes equipped with a single Cruise missile silo that can target any detected object within the system, five Stinger missile silos capable of targeting any craft within high orbit, and ten Swarm missile silos specialized in targeting high altitude aircraft and low orbiting targets. The facility itself is a massive complex spread out over several miles, and includes guidance and launch equipment, as well as the means to construct and maintain a stock of warheads and missiles. (1500N 2500M)

Ship Construction Options
http://pastebin.com/YTwGk8n1

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>>36910214
Finished research

>Flak Jacket
During the disassembly of Lyle's suit, you found an interesting layer of dense fibers that are extraordinarily resilient to kinetic damage. You have it set aside to have your thinkers take a closer look at it later.

[New adaptation unlocked]

>Ballistic carapace
This dense layer of fibers is designed specifically to absorb high speed shrapnel and shock waves associated with explosive damage. It is highly effective against explosive and moderately effective against kinetic damage.

New research unlocked

Ballistic armor
Very fast
A scaled up application of the ballistic carapace to use on ships.

Bulkhead
Fast
Filling space on ships normally reserved for tactical modules with super dense armor of varying types drastically increases a ship’s durability in combat.

>>36910200
No the ones from the union capital.

Remember when Lee went missing, they said exactly what we were, but nobody paid any attention to them 'cause it's fucking /pol/.

>>36910235
Fuck it. Let's add Ballistic armor and Bulkheads to the research list.

>>36910235
Add bulkheads and ballistic armor to that list and start construction on a surface to Orbit Missile System.

>>36910235
Lay 800 Thinkers
Lay 200 Quantum Thinkers

Add Research:
Ballistic armor
Bulkhead
Weather Spire
Molecular disassembler warhead
Ion cannon
Immolator warhead
Quantum Communications
Psionic Shroud

>>36910389
+1

>>36910389
Seconding!

>>36910389
I'll agree to that.

>>36910325
Retracting my vote here.>>36910325

Backing this vote>>36910389

Along with laying 300 warriors.

>>36910235
Your drones continue to examine the data recovered from the Union research lab. A number of short and erratic logs from Seiner. He reappears on the next log, this time wearing civilian garb in what appears to be an apartment. The sounds of traffic is heard outside a window that offers a stunning view of a graffitied brick wall.
"I think I got a bite!" He says, ecstatically. "I still knew a few people in the capital. I didn't really have strings to pull, but I managed to dangle one out until a big enough fish took it. A parliament rep by the name of Killinger. An old dog, been around for years now, and he's a tory favorite." he takes a sip of a drink in a can. "Bit extreme, honestly, but he's got a reputation as a real statesman, he's promised me samples, and plausible deniability. I promised him..." He looks down. "His legacy, I suppose. If there's even a link between the two." He looks back into the camera again. "And I know there is! I've made too many sacrifices along the line just to give up."

You watch as Seiner takes out a number of papers and sifts through them. "I have finished my first paper on the subject, it should be heading in for peer review soon. Hopefully I'll be able to get some interested researchers from it." He reaches to the camera and the feed cuts out.
cont.

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Lay 800 Thinkers
Lay 200 Quantum Thinkers

Add Research:
Ballistic armor
Bulkhead
Weather Spire
Molecular disassembler warhead
Ion cannon
Immolator warhead
Quantum Communications
Psionic Shroud

Has support.

>>36910389
I'd like to add the Psionic Cannon prototype, but want to wait to go through all the white crystals first to see of the research could be made easier.

>>36910389
>>36910438
Backing but only if we get the 300 warriors.

>>36910481
Add a thousand warriors too

>>36910481
I'm cool with it so long as we add the 300 warriors.

>>36910487
If only we found Mother corpse.

>>36910514
Man, we still gotta go back and look for her.

>>36910506
Actually this.
We need more warriors and workers and what not.
We need to grow the hive. 900 thinkers should be enough until we breach our first 100,000 workers.

>>36910481
So, after the ship crashed did Seiner just become a blogger?

>Hi everyone! It's Seiner, and it's science time!

>>36910481
Add a thousand warriors
Add 100 Assassins
Add 100 Scorpion Assassins
Add 50 Regeneration tanks
Add 20 Large Regeneration tanks

>>36910514
Should we take a genetic sample of the Gardener to see if we can get anything else from her?

>>36910535
>900
Meant 1300. Whatever makes sense, math wise.

>>36910546
We don't need that many regeneration tanks.
Our drones are already tough and disposable.

We could use more large drones; to serve as mobile tanks.
Or air drones.

But mostly more warrior drone chaff.

>>36910546
The hell are assassins?

Should we make more shock troopers?
If we are making more warriors.

>>36910583
The Assassins are two designs approved, but never hatched. They located in the middle of this:
http://pastebin.com/EyHX9rZu

>New Construction
200 Farms
>Lay Drones
For construction projects:
30 aquatic workers, 30 radiator workers, 500 standard workers, 40 diggers
For Research:
500 Thinkers, 150 Quantum Thinkers

>>36910599
Wasn't the whole idea behind those misleadingly named troops to buff surrounding warriors? We probably don't need that many.

>>36910481
"I don't know if I should be happy or pissed." Seiner looks like a mess. His glasses are smudged and his hair is greasy and uncombed. A clock in the background shows the time as 4 in the morning. "The contact Conrad sent me says his agent is late, and that he's never late. Got a report of an attack, or some infection, he doesn't know what to make of it." He is pacing the room. "I don't know what else to do, the lab has already been assigned, and we're bringing it up to full operation within the week. I can only assume that either this agent blundered into something, which this broker fellow says just doesn't happen, or these buggers end up being more of a threat then I assumed. Maybe Gray was right all along, maybe they are more advanced then they say, or hell, maybe we just had a translation error, not the first time it's happened."

He runs his fingers through his hair and sighs in exhaustion.
"Ah... oh, and get some milk, eggs, bread- whole wheat, none of that processed garbage." He turns off the camera.
cont.

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>Add 300 warriors
>Add 1000 warriors
>None

>>36910583
Drones with hypodermic needles. We don't need any, IIRC.

>>36910599
Yes. 1 shock trooper can give buffs to 20 warriors.

I propose the following military expansion:
Warriors; 1000
Shock Troopers; 50
And then Thorn Launchers to outfit them all.
(We should consider making a burn-proof carapace to make special drones that can act as a flame-thrower/acid spraying corps)

>>36910630
Supporting this, too. Except maybe more workers. 1000 workers? 2000?

>>36910630
>40 diggers
Try excavators.

>>36910647
Honestly, their primary advantage was lost when your standard warriors were modified to have wings, but you could upgrade the shock troopers with heavy carapace or a layered combo if you wished.

>>36910577
I think we should lay some large ones to handle large creatures, But the main reason I want to lay so many is utilizing the Cybernetics we could take workers and turn them into the type we need like gill workers or etc instead of laying a new drone and when no longer needed we can remove the costly bit to keep cost low.

>>36910652
>>Add 1000 warriors
>>Add 50 shock troopers.

>>36910675
What about thier brain and senses?

>>36910675
Don't they provide a control bonus to nearby warriors? That seems to be their main use.

Although giving them an additional carapace to make them more resistant to energy weapons would be a good idea.

>>36910675
Eh, I dont think they were ever that great. Too much crap thrown in and too little gotten out of it. Probably better of just making a drone for every situation.

>>36910652
>>Add 1000 warriors

we should make vanguards that have that explosive proof armor

>>36910775
Well I remember talking about heavy drones with the sledge fists a while ago but nothing seems to have come of it.

>>36910675
Could we utilize are regeneration tanks to turn them into regular warriors? I'd be up to do that.

>>36910703
Sniffers offer the same bonuses to those around them via senses.

>>36910675
Please no. Let's just start from scratch when we decide to make a heavy carapace medium drone.

>>36910682
As long as we can modify drones with them; then I'll vote yes.

>>36910721
Maybe we should rebuild them all as Sergeant drones?

I'm thinking:
As a warrior plus:
Quantum Brain 4N
Acoustic Moderate 1N
Ballistic Carapace ?N ?M

This makes our Sergeant drones cost 15N 10M; plus whatever nutrients and minerals are from the ballistics.
Their primary purpose is to act as a way for our warriors around them to do slightly better, without tying up our thinkers.

>>36910652
The camera flicks on again to see Seiner in a white washed room filled with various research equipment.
"They just arrived." He says. "We've been getting a wealth of data, or at least I am. We're slowly eliminating every possible method of communication, until eventually only one is left. Then I just might be able to convince someone to take a look at Earth." He clicks his pen and writes down several things on a notepad. "One is a speaker caste, same as the one we saw but potentially a different one, not sure and no real way to tell. It seems to remember our interactions on the planet but that could be from a social memory or just really good second hand stories. The others are apparently a worker caste, like the ones we saw in the camp." He clicks his pen again and puts it down. "It's a shame about Lee, I suppose. Conrad's plan B didn't exactly go down according to plan, but he is very good at crisis control. If it weren't for that bombing he probably would have gotten out once the media buzz died down." He rubs the stubble on his chin and adjusts his glasses. "Price of progress I suppose. But it does offer a good warning. Xeno Formicidae are formidable, and I still have no idea how a queen develops. Hell, it's possible the social caste is a kind of adolescent queen, or even the workers themselves. If even one were to get on a Union world... and if they are advanced. Well, theories for testing, I suppose."

The camera cuts out. It's the last of the logs, with only the audio log remaining, dated years ago and given the simple title "Luna".
Cont.

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>Add 1000 warriors
seems to have support.

>>36910708
>>36910703
Well yes, but judging by the conversation during initial design, it felt like the biggest advantage they had was the ability to leap over walls and obstacles. They still offer the sensory boost, in a similar manner to sniffers or flies.

>>36910836
Sure, that's possible

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>>36910915
>It's a shame about Lee, I suppose

>>36910901
Eh, flies are probably better for the boost. Maybe leave in the brain and give them a thumper and make them the same as a warrior otherwise. Maybe slightly better armour.

>>36910915
noo Lee! >:c vengeance will be ours

>>36910915
They had better not harmed the Lee!

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>>36910978
>emoticons on tg besides ;_;

>>36910960
Warrior +:
Quantum brain, 4N
Thumper, 5N 10M
2x Combat Carapace 3N 10M (Assuming we can stack carapaces; otherwise ballistic)
Average warrior is 10N 10M

So a sergeant would be 22N 40M and cost 11 to upkeep.

Guys we need to find the location of Lee and make sure he's alright.

And plan his rescue.

>>36910652
>Add 1000 warriors

30 aquatic workers, 30 radiator workers, 1000 standard workers, 40 excavators

>>36911025
This too.

>>36910915
Remove the senses from the shock trooper and add a Thumper, change the Carapace to Heavy with the addition of the Mimetic combo and a Tail with a (Combat blade).

>>36911090
Heavy makes them too slow to keep up with our regular warriors.

Anyone else want to ask Theseus about establishing a joint research base on his homeworld?

>>36911158
I figure he'd probably already know everything there is to know on his home planet, right?

>>36911123
Also, makes them tougher and a terror to see in action.

Heavy carapace medium drones are best suited for attacking fortifications or fighting in tight spaces like underground tunnels or ship interiors. They're not for open field engagements, large drones are superior in the role of heavy support for those.

>>36911158
How about NO.

>>36911178
For researching biological things. It would also give us a better way of communication, since right now we communicate pretty much through the quantum device they gave us.

>>36910915
You play the audio file and a loud beep plays with a crackle of static.
"This is the Seiner residence, leave a message after the tone." The voice is similar to the Seiner you know, but not quite. An even older voice comes through afterwards.

"Hello, son? Steven, please, pick up." There is an audible exhale. "I suppose you're working, I always loose track of the time outside of Sol. You have no idea what I had to go through to get this Q-link in the middle of a war.
"Look, son, I know we've had our differences. You think I'm a traitor and you have every right to hate me, but at least hear me out. Let me explain why."

There is a click and the voice of a young child comes through. "Grandpa, dad says you're not supposed to call."

"Adam! Adam, how long has it been?"

"Dad says you've been on the moon since the war started. He said you've been helping Earth."

"That's, true. Yes. But we found something here. Buried."

There is a pause, and the child speaks. "Like buried treasure?"

The old man laughs. "Yes, yes exactly, but this isn't just gold coins or holo-maps. It's alive, you see, and it's very old and very wise. I've been trying to learn all I can from it. You see it speaks with thoughts, not words, and it can do other things with thoughts too."

"Like what?"

The old man chuckles and continues. "Lots of things, but what's important is that I tell someone about it. I need someone to know what's here, because I don't think the Confederates are going to last much longer, and I can't let this fall into Union hands. Do you understand?" His voice is growing more stern. "This is very important."

"Ok. Should I tell dad? He's at work now, the lab people called him in late again."

"No, no. I suppose it's better he not know. But you need to know what's here, even if nobody else does, even if nobody believes you, you need to remember. It needs to be found again."

Someone can be heard in the background.
"Sir, we've loaded the device and the harmonics are stable.

>>36911253
YA MANIACS
YA BLEW IT ALL UP

>>36911253
Well then we are lucky then

So.
Black crystals?
The humans are on very precarious ground. We need to figure out where they stand. Maybe lead them away from the crystals.

>>36911158
Sure.

>>36911253
"The enemy fleet has been detected near Europa. We need you in the firing chamber."

"I'm coming, I'll meet you there." The man says, then speaks again through the speaker. "I need to go now Adam, I think this will be the last time we get to talk. Don't... don't tell your father I called, it would only upset him."

The call ends with a click.

Theseus sends you a ping.
"A virus placed within the Union capital has just detected Lee with a seventy eight percent probability. He was boarding a shuttle to Long Island nearly a day ago.

>Speak (write in)
>Other

>>36911353
...
Was it our mother?
Maybe we took after her more than we thought.

>Speak
Well, we need to figure out where he is right now, which is probably on Long Island. And then we need a plan to abduct him. I mean rescue him.

>>36911353
>speak
>"What's on Long Island? How well defended is Long Island?"
>Prepare a corvette, and a large team of the baddest of warrior asses.

>>36911417
Supporting this.
But instead of the baddest of warrior asses we need stealthy fuckers.

>>36911353
>Speak
Can he send us all the data on Long Island.
Also, what affect is the orbital bombing of the lab has done in the news and net

>>36911410
No, that's how they blew up the fucking moon. They found fucking crystals there and tried to use them against the Union

>>36911253
Figured Seiner had good intentions, too bad he was so ready to compromise for his goals.

>>36911353
>Speak
"Do you know his status? Was he accompanied?"

I wonder if we should pull Lyle from his other mission now that we've got significant drones on the ground.

>>36911353
Is this a good moment to perhaps spill the beans to Theseus about the black crystals and whatever? I'm sure he's figured it out mostly, but perhaps he doesn't quite understand the scale of the threat this presents.

Does anyone not want to do this? I know we've been kind of holding out on him in the hopes of exchanging tech beneficially, but we're going to need a lot of research to get the God-gun working, and Theseus is going to be the greatest help in this area.

>>36911417
>>36911431
I don't think overt military action will help us here, especially with our drones.

>>36911353
>Thank you. I will send Lyle as soon as possible. It seem Seiner had some very interesting information. Ask if they have any world with life on them in their control and if they say use ask about letting us create a research outpost. Propose a joint research plan with the hive helping them on anything organic if they help us on anything Mechanical.

>>36911447
yeah we should tell him and ask him to join us when the fight starts

>>36911447
I'm all for it, honestly. I really feel like it's about time we pull him in on this. I'd say offer up all the information we got on the white crystals and Skyl, too. Along with possibly explaining to him how tachyons work.

>>36911496
and telling him that the woman that saved him is working with us

>>36911471
>>36911496
I know there were some dissenting opinions regarding these because of the idea that Theseus might just pack up and leave, or perhaps join the other side. It's kind of a big deal and I'd rather not take this decision lightly.

Does anyone have any more dissenting opinions?

Perhaps we should float the question by Theseus by asking a disconnected entity (the one in the Clarke?) "what would you the Unity do in the face of imminent danger?" and if he's ready to commit to war, I don't see a point in holding out any longer.

>>36911515
He already knows that, I think. I don't think he knows why though.

>>36911531
>Perhaps we should float the question by Theseus by asking a disconnected entity (the one in the Clarke?) "what would you the Unity do in the face of imminent danger?" and if he's ready to commit to war, I don't see a point in holding out any longer.
this is better than just telling him

>>36911353
We have Adam's head correct? If we place it into a regeneration tank that will preserve it correct?

>>36911534
He doesn't know.

>>36911531
I like the idea of asking an isolated entity. But I doubt theseus would join the other side, especially with the mountains of proof we can drop on him.

Him leaving is a possibility, but this opens up a LOT of research he might want in on.

>>36911531
>>36911549
this

>>36911253
OH SHIT NIGGA

>>36911431
Well there's a design on the 1d4chan talk page called "Stealth Operator."

We really need to get our races together and gathering allies, get some commitment. The Cepth are our enemies. Theseus is looking like a definite ally. The humans either need to be allied with, "Adopted", or gotten out of the way. We don't need to be worrying about them when the black pawns come. (That's an idea for a derogatory term for the cepth, "Pawns.") And we need to figure out what's going on with the other races.

>>36911353
Hm, so I guess we'll float the idea of "what would Unity do in the face of absolute warfare?" to a de-networked Theseus, and ask for more information about Long Island.

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>>36911353
FUKKEN.
CALLED IT.

>>36910131
GOD YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW I HAVE NO REASON TO SLEEP!!!!

>>36911644
top kek

>>36911353
"What do you know about this place?" You ask.

Theseus sends a report. It is much of what you know from your continuous observation of Tau Ceti. It is a space city often used as a port for ships moving in and out of the system, as well as a known den of smugglers, thieves, and mercenaries, although it has managed to avoid being known too much for its shady side by supporting a bustling casino and resort focused tourism industry. It is also the listed billing address of "Forrester", Lyle's alias used by his bank account, with a listed address as a docking port on lease from a "Jerry's Interstellar Garage."

>Speak with Theseus (write in)
>Speak with Lyle (write in)
>Other

>>36911531
Before we spill the beans on all of that, we have to spill the beans on the good doctor in our custody. She makes or breaks things, and I want to know where their relationship stands.

>>36911679
>Speak with Lyle
Who or what is this "Forrester" on Long Island? And how soon can you get your ship airborne?

>>36911679
>Speak with Lyle (write in)
"How would you like to meet a brother?"

>>36911679
Something tells me that this might be a trap. A hard trap.
Ask Theseus about his 22% of doubt.

>>36911720
I'm pretty sure we already let Elizabeth have some contact with Theseus.

>>36911736
Supporting this, And;
>>36911737
This, Along with a side of:
>Speak with Theseus (write in)
"What would Theseus do if faced with impending war or destruction?"

>>36911736
>"How would you like to meet your brother?"
FTFY

>>36911737
I'll agree to be wary of traps. But if they wanted to trap us, they would need to assume we're FTL-capable.

>>36911756
I actually don't think we ever told Theseus about Elizabeth. Or Elizabeth about Theseus. But i'll second what you're supporting.

>>36911679
>>Speak with Theseus (write in)
"How might we access the Unity's full psyche profile of Lyle Rogers?"

I want to know more about this madman we've adopted.

>>36911756
Also, Another big thing to note is we aren't keeping Elizabeth here by force. She's pretty clearly happy to be here and help.

>>36911353
>And it needs to be found again.

CEASE EXCAVATION ON EARTH IMMEDIATELY.

Inform Theseus we can ferry some of his drones to Earth so they can excavate it, but it can't be near any of our drones. We'll assist in studying it remotely through him.

Well I guess thank Theseus for his knowledge is in order, tell him we'll probably send Lyle if we can get a psyche profile: >>36911774

Although we might know more than Theseus about Lyle because we are literally in his brain.

>>36911781
No, I want to know what they found.

>>36911781
Maybe just hold off till we get that psionic mantle whatchamacallit tech up and running?

>>36911781
nope

>>36911767
I'm looking through the archives right now, We mentioned pretty clearly that we're working with Theseus to Elizabeth. Back in thread 26. Checking later logs if we actually let them speak.

>>36911679
>Ask Theseus about his 22% of doubt.
>Ask Lyle when he will be ready to leave.

Can someone tell me what we gained from having Seiner head?

>>36911679
>you know from your continuous observation of Tau Ceti
Hold up, when did Theseus lean of our spying operation on the Union? Why isn't he begging us for raw data captured from our pods?

>>36911679
>>Speak with Lyle (write in)
He's not doing any good watching over the Earth excavation. This sort of thing is more his speed.

>>36911839
We never do. We can change that now if you wish.

>>36911845
I think some people wanted to clone Seiner? Or extract his memories? I'm not really sure that's possible...

>>36911851
He doesn't know, that's the point. He's just giving us things we already know because he doesn't know we know it.

Now that I think about it, Theseus can probably make very great use of those white crystals we got from the Skyl and from White Queen.

Elizabeth said the white crystal is revolutionary to computer tech.

>>36911880
only if he shares the resulting tech with us

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>>36911845
Fuck you, that's what.

>>36911862
Can we keep his head alive like a futurama Head in a Jar?

>>36911898
Well it was originally used as an interface between Skyl and Hive tech, and Skyl were heavily mechanized, so this would be pretty much like a direct bridge to Theseus, if we can get it working.

>>36911880
Really, It seems like we can help eachother a huge amount. It's almost surprising how good of a match an organic and mechanical hive structure can make.

Just think about how much technology we could both get so quickly if we both worked together, without any of the tech trading stuff!

>>36911839
How clearly? I only remember asking her about Theseus, not saying we're working together.

>>36911839
Pretty sure you're wrong about that one there anon.

>>36911860
I'd be down to let Elizabeth on to the fact we've been dealing with Theseus for months now.

>>36911918
We'd need a guarantee that Theseus wouldn't betray us or run away like a bitch.

>>36911918
yup, we should see if he's open to an alliance

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>>36911899
Tell me more.

>>36911679
"What about your doubt? Is there a chance it could be false?"

"Always." He says. "Detected bone structure is 98% identical, iris data is a match, and tissue holds a 17% difference, within acceptable deviation due to age or dietary changes. Hair color and skin tone were changed slightly, but that too was within acceptable parameters. It should be noted that medical technology does allow for alterations in appearance, but I have no way to differentiate such fakes from authentic facial structure."

On Earth Lyle has nearly fallen asleep as the workers continue to dig, the thoughts of danger from the natives far from his mind. Your illusionary image wakes him from his light sleep.
"You may need to leave soon. How soon could you be ready?"

He opens one eye. "Already am. Got a pair of nutjob prims in my hold and more bugs in the back seat then a first year warp drive design."

>Speak with Theseus (write in)
>Ask Lyle about Long Island
>Speak with Elizabeth (write in)
>Other

>>36911926
>>35494423
"The Unity has rendered assistance on several occasions, and refer to themselves as Theseus. Do know Theseus, then? Why was he built?"
"He- it." She clenches her teeth and spins around sit on the small bridge. "Damnit. The project was meant to be a way to collate data and boost research. It ended up being some social engineering project. Eventually the whole thing came crashing down and the project got shut down. My job was to monitor his development as more hardware was added, and at the end of the project, to monitor his regression as hardware was shut down." She sits near the edge of the small bridge overlooking the pool. A worker rushes past with a pile of eggs arranged in its mandibles and several clumps of nutrient paste in its claws."

>>36911899
AKA "We need a royal trophy room" excuse.
We will mount his head so that Theseus can come over to enact his spit-protocols on it.

>>36911949
>>Speak with Elizabeth (write in)
I feel like now would be a good point to tell you I've been in contact with Theseus for some time now. Would you be at all interested in communicating with him at this time?

>>36911949
>>Speak with Theseus (write in)
We should approach the topic of alliances and a possible war with an unknown enemy in the future.

With caution, of course. Definately don't want to scare him off. Start with the whole "What would you do if faced with absolute war?"

>>36911988
I'l support this too, Tell her we've been in pretty much constant contact with her.

>>36911949
>>Speak with Theseus (Is their a way to be sure? Ask about the worlds in the system he is in control of and if any of them support life. If he says Yes ask about the hive setting up a joint research outpost on said world.)
>>Ask Lyle about Long Island
>>Speak with Elizabeth (Ask how research is going? Ask if she would like to speak with Theseus?)

>>36911988
>>36912015
>>36912024
We're pretty much on the same page here, and if there are people who wish to object, they are not here now for I have heard no objections. We should ease in to the subject, of course.

Lyle should come back with the natives and we should provide him with more flies for his scouting/retrieval mission.

>>36911949
>Speak with Theseus (write in)
"How do you feel about the irony of your carrying on Seiner's mission for the truth of the Lunar disaster that he received from his own forefather?"

>Speak with Elizabeth (write in)
She her Seiner's USB and ask what she thinks.

>>36912061
If he's going to be our infiltration guy we should at least triple his flies and start looking into more stealth options.

Wait actually why are we busting Lee out? Doesn't that imply to the powers that be that the Hive has reach into human worlds? Isn't that counterproductive?

>>36912061
Vaughn/Theseus reintroduction is definitely the first, and possibly deciding, step of formal alliance.

>>36912181
No, it's neither productive nor counterproductive.

>>36911949
You find Elizabeth with the other humans in the common area, sampling some of the food provided by your workers. She detects your mind as the speaker moves to the doorway of the prison area and she quickly excuses herself.

"It's sweet. Not bad at all, honestly. I should be going now though."

Someone shouts out as she leaves. "You've been in talks with those things for weeks now, you should try spending time with other humans on occasion."

She meets your drone at the door as if flexes shut behind her. "You needed something?"

"It is regarding Theseus."

"Yes." She says, "You've had decent dealings with them before, what happened?"

"The hive has been in contact, and has cooperated on numerous occasion, and wondered if you wished to speak with him."

"I- what? No no, he's probably too busy, I mean."

"Theseus is virtually infinite in his attention."

"Well. I'm busy, I mean."

"You have finished your research efforts of the day, it is your scheduled eating cycle."

She brings her hand up to her mouth and looks to her feet. "Does, I mean I haven't spoken with him since, since Chandra. That was years ago, would he even want to speak with me? What would I say?"

>Ask Theseus about dr. Vaughn
>Speak with Theseus on his response to potential war
>Speak with Lyle about Long Island
>Speak with Elizabeth (write in)
>Other

>>36912181
That's why Lyle is doing it.

>>36912208
>Ask Theseus about dr. Vaughn

>>36911931
seconded

>>36912208
>>Ask Theseus about dr. Vaughn
Do this first, keep the other options on the table.

>>36912208
Ask theseus about Elizabeth

>>36912208
>Ask Theseus about dr. Vaughn

>>36912208
>Ask Theseus about dr. Vaughn

>>36912208
>>Ask Theseus about dr. Vaughn

>>36912208
Can we get Seiner memories from his head or is it to far gone? Can we make keep someone alive with just their head?

>>36912301
The soviets pulled it off in the 70's, I think the hive could keep a severed head alive if need be. So long as it's not to far gone, of course.

>>36912208
You send a thought to Theseus, changing the topic. "You spoke of a Doctor Vaughn once before, what do you know of this human?"

Theseus halts for a moment in confusion. "She was a part of the project which created the first instance of my intelligence. What more do you wish to know?"

"What else do you know?" You say simply.

He pauses as data streams back and forth through him and Zero One. "It is listed among those killed in what the Union now calls the Raligha Incident. I cannot confirm if she was aboard the USV Hope when it was destroyed, but she was listed as a member of the ground team."

>Speak with Theseus (write in)
>Speak with Lyle (write in)
>Speak with Elizabeth (write in)
>Other

>>36912301
Memory retrieval would require a roll. The head is dead as a doornail, but it is properly preserved by your pod so that said retrieval is not a pressing matter. Keeping it alive would be possible, if the head were alive, as it is cloning and memory transference would be needed.

>>36912358
>Speak with Theseus
>"You may be pleased to know she survived. Albeit, a little changed by exposure to something within the ruins."
>"Would you like to speak with her, Theseus?"

>>36912358
>Other
Seriously just try to reunite them already, they obviously care about eachother.

Failing that, I'm bringing back an option from earlier.
>Speak with Theseus on his response to potential war

>>36912358
Tell Theseus that she is not dead and ask if he would like to speak to her?

>>36912378
Oh, Yeah. Supporting this.

>>36912358
>>Speak with Theseus (write in)
I know you're not telling the truth about her Theseus.

Also, let's bring him back then, If only to fuck with him.

>>36912358
>cloning and memory transference would be needed
HAHAHAHAHAHAfucking told you niggas.

>>36912378
>>36912379
I support.
This could be not just good-hearted decision but a practical one.
Thessius might have some sentimental notions about her because she made it free and thus saved it from destruction.
And we have her in our control.

>>36912395
Oh, Yeah. We totally need to fuck with him.

Like I said in the last thread, Let's put him in a room and have a speaker "Study" him. Maybe a bunch. Pull some role reversal. Then have some other speaker come in, start rambling about cats, and have him sprayed down with (A non-lethal) dose of cryo spray.

>>36912358
>Speak with Theseus
>"You may be pleased to know she survived. Albeit, a little changed by exposure to something within the ruins."
>"Would you like to speak with her, Theseus?"

Begin Hybrid cloning and memory transference.

>>36912436
>hybrid cloning
Hey, none of that. Maybe later, but first one should be vanilla. Gotta talk to the dude proper like.

>>36912358
Well, at least now we have something to mount and hang above the mantlepiece, right?

>>36912500
Agreed. No hybrid. Parasite though.

>>36912550
I'm with this anon.

>cloning someone
>giving them the same memories as a dead person
>just to torture them
Ya'll some sadistic motherfuckers.

>>36912575
It's the only way.

>>36912575
Seiner deserves it.

Hell doesn't exist. Yet. We'll make it ourselves.

>>36912583
>>36912589
I get it, sure, but do you guys really want to spend resources and quest time on it?

>>36912583
It's also educational.

>>36912594
It's the only way.

>>36912594
We won't spend that many resources.
And the point of the quest is to have fun.

This is going to be REALLY fun.

>>36912575
Hey, when our species' sibling rivalry is regularly expressed through interplanetary battles, this is well within mundane.
Be impressed with our unbridled patience, and our unlimited mercy.

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>>36912575
>>36912583
Or, we could just take his memories, clone his body, and control him ourselves using magic space science.

>>36912358
"You will be pleased to know that she is alive, and has been assisting the hive for some time. Would you like to speak with her?"

"Humans are inefficient, she is likely busy."

"She is not."

"They are forgetful creatures, she likely hardly remembers her time at Chandra."

"She has not forgotten."

Theseus seems to sit in silence for some time as Zero One churns on potential responses. You eventually break the silence.

"The hive will relay a connection."

"Very well." He says.

Your speaker chitters. "Theseus requests to communicate. Follow."
Your speaker moves to Elizabeth's own sleeping area, heavily modified in the time she has been here with numerous grown furniture and what has served as a computer, a layer of mimetic skin pulled tight across a wall with a keyboard of bone and chitin. It connects to your thinkers to assist in research efforts, and in this case, displays Theseus's communications.

She walks to the keyboard and slowly types out her message.
"Hello."

The text forms along the screen as darkened skin, and a new line appears.
"Hello, Dr. Vaughn. What is your status?"

Elizabeth stifles a laugh.
"Strange. Made a new friend. You have been busy."

Your speaker leaves the room as the two increase the speed of their typing, and you turn your attention back to Earth.

"What do you know of Long Island?"

Lyle opens his other eye and turns to look to you, and promptly squints his eyes shut as the illusory shadow you cast fails to block the harsh sun. "Damnit." He grunts as he flicks his visor closed. "Well it's prob'ly the closest thing I have to a home. Usually head there for repairs. Know a guy named Jerry there who can fix something without peeking, if you get me."

>>36912404
I should be clear though, cloning is needed to get him "alive" again, but you can just roll the dice and go memory diving at any point. Just plug his head in and go.

>>36912594
Yea sounds like it might be interesting, but not worth the time and resources.

>>36912594
I favor cloning and memory blah de bloo because I'm interested in his perspective. Also, hey genus scientist. Those are nice to have. I'm not in it to torture the guy. He might even be not a dick when he's not desperately chasing a ghost of a scrap of a mission left to him by his soon-to-be-dead grandfather.

>>36912609
"Explain."

Lyle frowns. "Ok, well before my little escapade in your fun-box, my angel's drive was something of a secret. My mate Jerry's the only one i'd trust to so much as look at her with a wrench in hand. Wouldn't trust him with much else though."

He flips a switch in his helmet and the shutters close, and you sense him try his absolute best to return to sleep.

>Speak (write in)
>Send Lyle to Long Island
>Other

>>36912651
>Send Lyle to Long Island
"You are to look for a man named Lee. I understand he has been rather...Popular as of late. He was last spotted going to Long Island. He is not to be harmed under any circumstances."

>>36912651
>Send Lyle to Long Island

>>36912594
I want to use his Genius for the will of the Hive.

>>36912651
>>Speak (write in)
"Once you have completed this task you will return to Long Island to find a man named Lee."

>>36912651
>>Send Lyle to Long Island

At this point, I'm not super-sure what we would do with Lee if we freed him. Abduct him? Give him a new identity?

>>36912667
>>36912674
I know we all want to return our husbando, but does anyone have any advance plans for Lee?

>>36912689
Keep him in Leeland, of course! He'll get along great with Seiner, I'm sure!

>>36912700
But why? To what end?

>>36912689
That... is a good point. We could make him into an "Agent" (for lack of a better name) like Lyle is.

>>36912706
Doesn't he have a family? And he seems to be of rather simple mind, why go through the trouble when we can clone our own agents?

>>36912651
"Return to the hive, deposit the natives, and make way to Long Island. Find a man named Lee and bring him in alive."

How soon will the Hybrid clones be done?

>>36912704
Procreation with the mind of a hybrid queen being made of course.

>>36912706
Yes, an agent with diplomatic functions. The only thing stopping us from turning him into an official ambassador is our reluctance to reveal ourselves to the Union. Once that happens he'll be a perfect ambassador.

>>36912689
At this point, I'm just wishing for his safe return. We can talk to him and figure out what to do with him once we know he won't die on us.

>>36912729
Well, at least it's a reason that makes sense.

>>36912716
's just a suggestion. Instead of kidnapping him, we could just talk to him, see if he has plans or dreams.

>>36912729
This is assuming anons aren't trigger happy and straight up try to cripple the humans(this plan will need at least one run, if not multiple rolls).

>>36912651
What are Coil and the twins doing?

Did we rebuild Lyle's regeneration tank or give him a Hive tank?

>>36912749
still in thier tanks.

>>36912704
Why do we need a point? He is the first human we were in contact with. He is honorary human that will survive ragnarok. We can probably use him as our representative to humies

>>36912729
Basically this. He has an identity that is well known. This is of benefit to us. A random cloned human with no identity would be super suspicious.

Guys, what the hell is ghe self replicating skyl fleet up to?

>>36912729
>>36912762
Except a hybrid or drone would allow for direct interaction, like the old queens.

>>36912779
Probably something good.

>>36912779
still rebuilding.

>>36912779
Self replicating.

>>36912781
Simple communication isn't the issue. There's a loophole in Union diplomatic law that allows humans to act as representatives to their government on behalf of foreign governments they are citizens of. This law was drafted with the intention of allowing diplomats to interact between human governments, but was not strictly worded enough to preclude our needs.

To interact with their government in any official capacity, it's either having our own human agent or having one assigned to us, which would mean our representative serving Union interests.

Hybrids, if discovered, would most likely be deemed inhuman. Because, well, they are. Drones don't even begin to qualify.

>>36912651
You reach out and flip the switch to the shutter, or in actuality his own hand reaches to the switch, but the illusion is quite potent. "You are needed to find someone there by the name of Ryan Lee. He is not to be harmed."

Lyle scowls as he tilts himself out of his hammock. "Could use some repairs there anyhow. My baby's more scrap then hull at this point. I mean it looks like you have things covered here."

A worker scuttles by, dropping a pile of refuse on the shore before diving back into the water. Another pair move off to retrieve the captive locals, who have each been given medical care and kept sedated within the Angel's medical bay. They are quickly brought out and your workers make to carry them to the repairing corvette.

"In any case, I'd like to think of myself as rather good at finding people, and I can call in a few favors around Gemini. Got a few good friends there."

Your ghostly form looks at him in disbelief.

>Send flies with Lyle (how many)
>Send Lyle alone
>Other

>>36912779
Probably getting ready to target and facilitate the destruction of servile species.

>>36912813
>>Other
Leave all of the flies on Earth where they are, and load up a pod with 10 flies to send to the Gemini system.

>>36912813
Ask him if he want's any of the flys to accompany him to serve as lookouts?

>>36912813
>Send flies with Lyle (15)
You can never have too many lies
Oh and send a pod there if we haven't already.

>>36912813
>Send flies with Lyle (15)
Flies are great, but holy crap are they expensive for the size: 9N 1M apiece.

So has anyone considered that perhaps Ceph Voidcutters aren't /Ceph/ at all and might instead be Obsidian Queen Voidcutters?

Just throwing it out there for consideration.

>>36912869
thats one of our cheapest drones considering their cost if medium sized.

>>36912879
Haven't heard theories like that, but wouldn't surprise me. They serve the same masters.

>>36912879
>>36912879

Then why did the Voidcutters indiscriminately destroy both mom's and Obsidian's ships back in the flashback?

>>36075869
>Not far from the slaughter there is a slight disturbance in space as the light of the stars appear to fold inward. The small darting shapes fill the sky around your fleet as they flutter with their black, crystal wings. They fire indiscriminately, dealing as much damage to the enemy fleet as to your own

>>36912813
>Send the 6 flies on Earth with Lyle
>Lay 15 flies and send them to Tau Ceti via pod
>Other

>>36912892
It's not much considering our income, but that's a lot of N for something that fits on your palm. Workers are only 5N apiece.

>>36912914
>>Send the 6 flies on Earth with Lyle

>>36912914
>>Send the 6 flies on Earth with Lyle
Can we have both?

>>36912914
>Send the 6 flies on Earth with Lyle
More ships is more time and liability

>>36912914
>>Send the 6 flies on Earth with Lyle

Are we already out of flies? OP lists 50. If so,
>Lay 30 flies

>>36912914
>>Lay 15 flies and send them to Tau Ceti via pod

>>36912869
The funny thing is that we still have room to give them a few upgrades if we want.
>Thermal imaging upgrade once that done.
Better to see in the dark and find heat signatures
>Quantum brains
So that they can survive when not in contact with us and when there is psionic jamming.
>Hypodermic
For poisoning people
>Honey Pot
for storing shit, inside its body
any other caprice type since we can give it something along with its stealth

>>36912919
They're gonna get more expensive when we get thermal vision too.

>>36912919
Scaled up it would be 36N.

>>36912945
Eh, the latter two just muddy its mission profile.

So, could we lay flies with explosive suicide pouches in them to like, sabotage computers or maybe as like mobile breaching charges? Do you guise think that would be cool or doable? I think it'd be pretty useful.

>>36912945
>>36912951
basic warriors are only 10N 10M. I wish we could lay a "base" that in turn grows flies. would be nice for longer term recon and we wouldn't have to pay for each one. Dunno how feasible it is though.

>>36912951
The best part of it all,ignoring thermal vision(since we don't know the cost).
>>36912945
All this would just only add
1 honey pot
1 brain
.5 for needle
caprice is variable so lets ignore that, but thats just an added 3N.
>>36912970
True, but i do think these guys should have a second set of armour for protection.

>>36912913
To be honest I just wanted to throw it out there for other anons to consider cross-referencing stuff. I was at work for the thread where the ancient battle was discussed, so it's a bit fuzzy.

>>36912914

>Lay 15 flies and send them to Tau Ceti via pod.

>>36912914
Your flies move back to the Angel as Lyle enters and starts up the engines. "Ok, hard part's getting off this rock in one piece, then we can make our way out and cut the cloak once we hit the... whatever the fuck you call that drive." He runs his hands along a number of switches as the system comes online and the ship heaves itself into the air.

"Let's play some dodge ball."

Please roll 1d100, best of 3 to exit Earth space.

>>36912940
Most are at the hive. 10 were sent with him 4, then split off to the Tadega lab, and have been taken back to the hive.

>>36912989
If we want flies that do more than just recon, It's worth considering creating variants instead of straight upgrades.

>>36912970
the Hypodermic can be used for getting samples and might be free, since Quest drone rounds down.

Rolled 27 (1d100)

>>36913007

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>36913007
rollan

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>36913013
The brain and thermal vision should be an upgrade since it just makes it better at recon, but the other stuff and extra protection i agree with.
>>36913007

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>36913007
For Mother!

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>36913007

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>36913007
Let me show you scrubs how it's done

>If you can dodge a ball, you can dodge hypersonic spacejunk

>>36913029
now just work on your speed

>>36913015
They way I see it, finding out something is free after rounding down is like finding a peanut butter cup while cleaning the sofa.

>>36913023
Meh. He'll survive at least. Here's hoping the stealth system doesn't take a hit.

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I remember the early days when people called Lyle's ship "Hal's Angle".

Fun times.

>>36913037
I don't know if this is good or not.
But, if that true, wouldn't the fly be cheaper or are we just gonna go with total cost now?

>>36913058
My understanding is: it should be a bonus after adding everything up; don't abuse it to get free additions.

>>36913058
I believe QuestDrone is saying that the intention of rounding down is to not penalize the players, not to reward them. If we always deliberately take it into account to cram as much onto them as possible while designing small drones then we're kind of subtly messing with reality in a way that doesn't accurately reflect the reality of the game space.

Fly
Olfactory: Advanced 2
Acoustic: Advanced 2
Radio: Advanced 6N 3M
Electrical: Advanced 3N 2M
Psionic: Basic 0
Arms: None
Legs: Sprint 1
Wings: Advanced 4
Carapace: Adaptive Camouflage 8
Mimetic skin 2
Radiator tubes 4
Oxygen recycler 8
Acid glands 1
41N=10N
Well shit the cost in the pastebin is wrong.

>>36913087
Why does a fly have an Oxygen recycler? They shouldn't be in a vacuum at any point. Radiator tubes I assume are to reduce the thermal footprint?

>>36913130
>Radiator tubes I assume are to reduce the thermal footprint?
Yup, the recycler is in case of there being no oxygen or if they are in a toxic environment.
do you think we should give it protection?

>>36913007
You watch as the ship accelerates into space and quickly hits the debris field. Lyle jerks on the controls to avoid the back half of an ancient cruiser and spins the ship as the hulk collides with a shattered troop carrier and sends bulkheads and scrap flying in all directions. A fist sized chunk of metal impacts the ship and sends it into a tumble, and as Lyle stabilizes it near the edge of the field he watches as the Angel's radio drifts away on the scanner.

"Damnit!" He shouts, and the ship vanishes in a blink of light.

In Tau Ceti the Angel appears, tumbling end over end as it still reels from the impact. Lyle takes several moments to recover after steadying the ship, and then switches the comm from radio to laser. A small turret unfolds from under the hull and points itself to Long Island as he hits several numbers into a screen.

"Jackob, call Dillon and meet me at the grease trap." He clicks another switch and the laser fires a concentrated stream of data with the encoded address needed to find its way. Lyle looks to the empty navigator's seat where you appear to be. "See, I actually do have friends."

cont.

>>36913058
Add up everything, then add in size modifiers, then round down if applicable. It's just to avoid keeping track of fractions of a resource unit, and rounding up would be less fun. It's possible some drones were added up improperly during design, and if so I will fix them as soon as possible.

>>36913141
It's so tiny protection seems pointless. The conductive carapace is the only one that might possibly actually offer any benefit in any situation, and these things are basically disposable despite their pricetag. If they get spotted, nothing we can equip them with realistically helps their survivability.

>>36913141
The recycler and tubes seem like overkill for disposable units, especially when they are a quarter of the total price, but it's not a big issue unless we start using them in bulk.

>>36913160
Actually the protection could make it really difficult to kill for cheap kinda like the ronclad Beetle. A real life bug with a shell so hard bug collectors have to use a power drill to break the carapace to pin them.

>>36913152
"Who are these people?" You ask, your drone already dredging the depths of his memory for the answers. Jackob was a Talgoan born who moved away the moment he could and quickly became involved in the industry of contraband and illicit security, often hired to make sure deals go smoothly. Dillon was a Geminese native and a member of a government anti-terrorist task force, although the division was not officially recognized by any authority, and often worked closer with the terrorists then with police. They had known eachother for years after their individual jobs collided in a spectacular fashion that left an apartment block in flames, and is one of the main reasons Lyle was forced to change the name with which he makes and receives payment.

The Grease trap was the nickname of a local bar not far from Lyle's port.

He simply looks at you. "Is it really that hard to picture me on good terms with someone?"

"Yes." You say, he finishes punching in the approach to Long Island and it begins to grow into view soon enough.

At 6 am I think we should call it for tonight here, although I'll take any last minuet votes you wish to discus.

>Build (write in)
>Lay/design ship/drone
>Add (write in) to research
>Other

>>36913201
Weight is an issue. Any defensive measure that noticeably reduces their speed and/or agility is counterproductive for their role.

>>36913246
Still want to discuss a stronger alliance with Theseus, especially with the idea of warfare on the table. What would he do? We can't really tell him a lot of things unless we know he won't flee or betray us.

>>36913285
Didn't he say he wanted like complete genocide of the human race or something like that? I don't know how that's going to work out. I also still don't trust him. He's too suspicious.

>>36913246
>Other
See if we can purchase a pony with Lyle's bank account.

>>36913292
wut

>>36913285
Don't worry, Vaughn's probably spilling most of the beans to him already. Load off our shoulders, for sure!

>>36913290
Nope.

>>36913246
Take a genetic sample of the gardener and try to access her Tech and designs

Try to Access Seiner's memories

Go throw the other White Crystals

Create 50 Space Pods
Build 1000 More Farms

>>36913299
Pretty sure he said something along those lines.

>>36913246

>Lay drone
2 Close Aerial Support drones
5 Stealth Operators
5 Heavy Boarders
Muh speshul snowflakes
1000 workers
50 Excavators

>Manufacture Weapons
Enough particle cannons to equip every large drone we currently have with one if we wanted to.

Also: >>36913303

>>36913290
How? He's done nothing but help us. All our dealings with him end with us and him being happy at the new research we just gained.

>>36913299
You really think our thinkers wouldn't notify us of that sort of thing? We're the ones providing the channel, it's not like they can have any secret conversations.

>>36913310
>>36913303

I'll support those.

>>36913246

Use the preserved Skyl remains and the archived DNA samples to create some Skyl clones.

Are there any other Technologies we might want to research in the memories of the Skyl?

Did they genetic samples of their Homeworlds plants & animals on it?

>>36913319
He's a ginormous supercomputer AI that can code his entire personality into other systems at will basically. He's a bit too trusting for something that originally accepted its fate as expendable

>>36913334
>>36913310
>>36913303

Do these things for Mother!

>>36913336
What are you even talking about man? "He's a bit too trusting", of who? Us? And when did he ever "accept his fate as expendable", except when he was shackled and so had no choice?

>>36913307
I think he said something along the lines of hanging out at the edge of human space because the alternative was wiping them out. He didn't say he actually wants to do it.

>>36913321
I don't actually care if she does though.

>>36913246

Did we ever lay that Planetary Raider/Moth Shuttle suggested earlier in this thread or somewhere last thread? Those would be nice.

>>36913356
Neither do I, but you know how these shitstorms go.

>>36913303
I do wonder if we if we could learn anything from her corpse even though she's been dead for so long; It's still there so acquiring the genetic sample rather then trying to remember it from archives can help.
Like a dinosaur fossil in a sense.
We'd probably need a very high roll to successfully clone her though.

>>36913336
I'm still not seeing where he has ever done anything malicious or detrimental to us in any way.

He has given us zero reason to mistrust him. In fact, he literally said that he'll help us with whatever, so long as we help him with things he needs done in return.

>>36913368

>Crit on resurrecting this other queen
That'd be neat.

>>36913246
Adding to my post here:
>>36913334
Contact Skyl Ship asked for all available information to allow us to give the New Skyl's a full history of their culture and how to operate their tech.

That way we can get free information from the ship.

>>36913246
>Other

Can we get some more space /pol/? Those bits were hilarious.

>>36913384
>>36913350
Yeah yeah, these are all good.

>>36913384
While I approve of the information-gathering tactic, we're not going to raise those little twits after they're birthed. We'll let Engram do that himself.

I suppose we should ask the engram for personalities to shove into the Skyl.

>>36913429
Why not let the Skyl develop their own? That seems like the sort of thing Engram would prefer.

>>36913246
>Try to Access Seiner's memories
We can roll for this now and have the results in next thread, actually.

Please roll 1d100, best of 3


>Go through other white crystals
>Build 1000 farms + 1000 workers
>Build 50 space pods
>Build particle cannons for all large drones
>50 Excavators
>2 Close Aerial Support drones
>5 Stealth Operators
>5 Heavy Boarders

All seem to have plentiful support.

>Begin Skyl cloning project (how many)
>Hold off for now
>Other

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>36913447

>>36913447
How many samples do we have of them?

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>36913447

>>36913447
>Begin Skyl cloning project (how many)
5 for prototypes, see if everything went right and what we could improve so future Skyl cloning goes better.

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Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>36913447

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>36913447

>Begin Skyl cloning project (how many)
Enough that we won't have to clone another batch. Make it large enough to self-sustain to an extent, like 1-settlement's worth.

And all those birth/build options seem fine to me.

>>36913447
can we give the codes we learned to thesus to use?

>>36913459
>>36913447
Noice

>>36913447

>Begin skyl cloning project
Starting small with 5-10 seems prudent.

>>36913447
10 seems good for now, but lay 8 Bio Tanks. That way we can at least have 5 free tanks if we need them.

>>36913447

>Begin Skyl cloning project (how many)
However many gets enough support, I just want to resurrect a dead race.

I can also support adding some bio tanks to the birth list. Time to sleep now though.

Thanks for running, QD <3

>>36913447
Thanks for running man. Can we set learning the Earthlings language as a research subject and do we have any research subjects not set to research besides the connon?

>>36913515
Thanks for playing, and I think it's time for me to sleep too.
Feel free to discuss plans or designs since we're so close to the bump limit anyway, I'll read through when I wake up and be sure to hold any requested votes next thread.

>>36913443
The Engram is made of Skyl who made their own. Seems like a decent compromise to me. Skyl-derived personalities for the Skyl to get them started. Next generation can be entirely their own thing. It's how the Skyl did it after their rebellion, except not even so 'natural' as this would be.

just barely managed to see this, but I'm surprsed after QD mentioned that there were no metals on reliagh, and remembering that the hive there was made of a crystal structure, that we havent done some research onto the hive of religha to reduce the costs of our hives in other locations.

Something we should do at some point is preform a anatomy study of the Reliagh Natives.

>>36913619
If they allow us to take their corpses for study (they probably will and think their dead are being ascended to a higher plane.)
Anatomy study *might* give us something special and will give them access to healing from us.

>>36913638
We'll learn how to make round speakers. Finally we will be able to truly communicate with the humans.

>>36913648
Finally we can Jeff properly.

>>36913648
Our speakers will become universal translators/diplomats.

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>>36913638
Hang on a sec, just got our next drone design.

Something I just remembered we could look through Coil's mind to learn more about Ceph Culture. We can also learn what happened to the twins brother and see Taidaren culture.

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>>36913689
Majestic as fuck.

>>36913699
>We can also learn what happened to the twins brother and see Taidaren culture.
From what we know about the Taidaren culture it should be pretty easy to clone their brother.

>>36913718
Yes. In fact, we could actually tailor the memories of the clone using the twins memories making him a perfect stand in for their lost brother.

>>36913689
Now imagine each arm has a Sledghammer attached to it.

Someone should add Taidaren's to the 1d4chan races.

Also, anyone else notice we forgot to add the Gardener to the order.

>>36913865
Obsidian queen gets rekt.
Never has her soldiers engage us in close combat again.

>>36913865
Now imagine each of them is equipped with a flamethrower.

Awoo~

>>36913552
Thanks for running QD, anybody here down to debate on how to design the Close Aerial Support, Stealth Operator, Heavy Boarder drones?