Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>42241590
Teks are little more than halfway finished. They should be able to finish up this turn given their current rate of progress. They suggest that next time you be more careful digging through Old World files and electronics. You never know what sorta fucked up shit is hiding within...kinda like a rampant bot. Sure they (sometimes) appear normal on the outside but on the inside on the other hand...

>>Turn 35
>>>>>>>>A. Scavenge.
>>>>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>>>>C. Try to improve Armaments
>>>>>>>>D. Research technology
>>>>>>>>E. Build Bots
>>>>>>>>F. Scout
>>>>>>>>G. Explore
>>>>>>>>H. Your choice
>>>>>>Points: 3 Resources.
>>>>>>Pop 2358(500 bot
>>>>>>Military 1100(800 Bot
>>>>>>>>Food: Very Good
>>>>>>>>Water: Good
>>>>>>>>Morale: Good
>>>>>>>>Medicine: Good
>>>>>>>>Health: Good
>>>>>>>>Armaments: Very Low
>>>>>>>>Fuel: Low
>>>>>>>>Tech level: Good
>>>>>>>>Reputation: Bad Weirdos
>>>>>>>>>Infrastructure: Townhall. Farms. Hydroponics Bay. Medical Bay. Armory. Prison+. Gym. Command Center. Warehouse. Construction Center(damaged). Water Treatment Center. Water Pump. Helipad. Greenhouse+.
>>>>>>>>Defenses: Fortified Walls. Fortified Gatehouse. Turret Network. Mono Wired Fencing. Walled Bunkers+. Tall Wall Towers+.
>>>>>>>>vehicles:VTOL 9. helicopter 25.
>>>>>>>>Power: Nuclear Reactor. Fast breeder Reactor. Emergency Generator.
>>>>>>>>Weapons: Corp Firearms(limited). Primitive(plentiful). Explosives(limited). Calibrated Tools.
>>>>>>>>armor: Armored Vest. Full Body Armor(Limited). Power Loaders(limited).
>>>>>>>>communications: Long Range Radio.
>>>>>>>>Materials: Supply 0. Construction 3 Proj. Rare Construction materials 1 proj. Industrial 4 proj. Industrial Rare 1 proj. Common Metals 20 units. Rare metals 4 units. 1 Plastic. 1 Glass.

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>The world hates you just as it hates everyone else so no your not special.

Action 1 "You know that's actually a good point. The world hates a lot of people. Meaning there's a lot of people in need of help.

Okay, so our rep took a dive from the Tek Bandits but hey we all gotta survive and this world sucks for most. The difference is we don't have to worry about starving or dying of thirst and so far we haven't been wiped out.

I'm betting you there are people out there who have at least one of those problems.

MK Ninja, you can get on the ground better than any of us. Also sneak past the rampant bots. We need to improve our reputation again, go down on the ground and find some people in serious need, starving, dying of thirst, or just have no strong walls like us to live.

Either recruit them or just offer them food. The poor, the sick, the needy, the type of people we're supposed to be helping. If they don't want to join, just give them food and send them off as good will. Bring the CEO with you, you two make a great duo and maybe he can learn a thing or two about sneaking.

And please if anyone wants to come due sneak them past the killer robots. That's only temporary, we promise!"

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Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>42241642
Hm, I guess we just keep holding our stuff and helping where we can.

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>42241642
>>42241806
Also give the Tek-Bandits some extra Food and Water for their troubles. You help us, we help you back and thanks for the advice.

>>42241806
>>42241853
Supporting both of these.

Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>42241890
dice

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>42241806
>>42241853
+1 for rep boosting

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>42241806
When MK Ninja went out we soon heard some news. According to MC Ninja a zombie horde is moving through the area as if they were patrolling around. When he looked around some more he found a very peculiar building that appeared to be at the center. Problem is the building and the horde both are uncomfortably close to our own home.

As for people in need...there was just too many. From people needing food, medicine, fool, safety, and most of all water. Apparently in this desert water is the most valuable even more valuable then fuel(because it gets fucking cold at night).

Only the most desperate seem to be interested in joining up and as they were only too people they couldn't exactly carry enough to be able to easily hand out. MK Ninja found out some interesting info. Like there being a paramilitary base in the industrial park...apparently they are they are the remnants of the security forces in charge of keeping it safe.

There is also another bandit faction in the industrial park one who is very slave happy and produces all manner of 'goods'.

There apparently is a group of mutants in the park but they aren't exactly friendly. Fortunately they prefer the most dangerous or toxic areas and are rarely encountered.

Zombies and ghouls both love the park unlike many of the monsters who prefer the desert.

Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>42242171
Teks have finished up their job and have left. Though they soon ran into trouble with a nearby zombies until some air support arrived to bail em out.

>>Turn 36
>>>>>>>>A. Scavenge.
>>>>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>>>>C. Try to improve Armaments
>>>>>>>>D. Research technology
>>>>>>>>E. Build Bots
>>>>>>>>F. Scout
>>>>>>>>G. Explore
>>>>>>>>H. Your choice
>>>>>>Points: 3 Resources.
>>>>>>Pop 2358(500 bot
>>>>>>Military 1100(800 Bot
>>>>>>>>Food: Very Good
>>>>>>>>Water: Good
>>>>>>>>Morale: Good
>>>>>>>>Medicine: Good
>>>>>>>>Health: Good
>>>>>>>>Armaments: Very Low
>>>>>>>>Fuel: Low
>>>>>>>>Tech level: Good
>>>>>>>>Reputation: Bad Weirdos
>>>>>>>>>Infrastructure: Townhall. Farms. Hydroponics Bay. Medical Bay. Armory. Prison+. Gym. Command Center. Warehouse. Construction Center(damaged). Water Treatment Center. Water Pump. Helipad. Greenhouse+.
>>>>>>>>Defenses: Fortified Walls. Fortified Gatehouse. Turret Network. Mono Wired Fencing. Walled Bunkers+. Tall Wall Towers+.
>>>>>>>>vehicles:VTOL 9. helicopter 25.
>>>>>>>>Power: Nuclear Reactor. Fast breeder Reactor. Emergency Generator.
>>>>>>>>Weapons: Corp Firearms(limited). Primitive(plentiful). Explosives(limited). Calibrated Tools.
>>>>>>>>armor: Armored Vest. Full Body Armor(Limited). Power Loaders(limited).
>>>>>>>>communications: Long Range Radio.
>>>>>>>>Materials: Supply 0. Construction 3 Proj. Rare Construction materials 1 proj. Industrial 4 proj. Industrial Rare 1 proj. Common Metals 20 units. Rare metals 4 units. 1 Plastic. 1 Glass.

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>42242191
Action 1 - Build the Bio-fuel Facility+ plans we finished last turn.

Activate: build
Use Industrial Materials

Then we can use it to get in good relations with mercs or maybe hire some to help improve our relations by sending help.

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>42242248
Vote. Dat sweet sweet biofuel.

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>42242248
Supporting this

>>42242191
"Hey Poirad, we might have another job for you again in the future, wanted to hash out a price.

There's a building surrounded by zombies, dunno any details beyond that.

How much would you price being hired to deal with it?"

CEO, they'll probably give us a number in resources. If you can, can you calculate a rough estimate on the conversion of Water, Food, and Basic Bio-fuel into resource units?

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>42242248
Rolling

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>42242248
Bio-fuel Facility+++ has been constructed by Marty and using industrial materials to craft it. It is truly a gleaming piece of glorious machinery that is capable of reminding someone of its old world counter parts due to its quality actually being comparable with it.

>>Turn 37
>>>>>>>>A. Scavenge.
>>>>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>>>>C. Try to improve Armaments
>>>>>>>>D. Research technology
>>>>>>>>E. Build Bots
>>>>>>>>F. Scout
>>>>>>>>G. Explore
>>>>>>>>H. Your choice
>>>>>>Points: 3 Resources.
>>>>>>Pop 2358(500 bot
>>>>>>Military 1100(800 Bot
>>>>>>>>Food: Very Good
>>>>>>>>Water: Good
>>>>>>>>Morale: Good
>>>>>>>>Medicine: Good
>>>>>>>>Health: Good
>>>>>>>>Armaments: Very Low
>>>>>>>>Fuel: Low
>>>>>>>>Tech level: Good
>>>>>>>>Reputation: Bad Weirdos
>>>>>>>>>Infrastructure: Townhall. Farms. Hydroponics Bay. Medical Bay. Armory. Prison+. Gym. Command Center. Warehouse. Construction Center(damaged). Water Treatment Center. Water Pump. Helipad. Greenhouse+.
>>>>>>>>Defenses: Fortified Walls. Fortified Gatehouse. Turret Network. Mono Wired Fencing. Walled Bunkers+. Tall Wall Towers+.
>>>>>>>>vehicles:VTOL 9. helicopter 25.
>>>>>>>>Power: Nuclear Reactor. Fast breeder Reactor. Emergency Generator.
>>>>>>>>Weapons: Corp Firearms(limited). Primitive(plentiful). Explosives(limited). Calibrated Tools.
>>>>>>>>armor: Armored Vest. Full Body Armor(Limited). Power Loaders(limited).
>>>>>>>>communications: Long Range Radio.
>>>>>>>>Materials: Supply 0. Construction 3 Proj. Rare Construction materials 1 proj. Industrial 3 proj. Industrial Rare 1 proj. Common Metals 20 units. Rare metals 4 units. 1 Plastic. 1 Glass.

>>42242570
"How much are we able to produce per turn?"

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>42242601
8 units of fuel any quality. If you had used the rare industrial material too it would of been 10 units instead.

>>42242668
"We're saving the rare industrial materials for a Water Production Plant. We'll have you work on the designs later."

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Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>42242570
We should capitalize on our reputation with the mercs, simultaneously we can make ourselves a little bit safer.

At the same time being friends with mercs will help us to help other people too, thus further boosting our population.

Action 1 -

That destroyed Vehicle Bay is useless. And we don't precisely need it rebuilt since we don't have a fleet of our own anymore.

Let's convert it into a Fuel Station and Rest Stop.

Here Mercenaries can refuel their vehicle as well as receive delicious hydroponic food from our restaurants and free glasses of water to quench their thirst.

Since we can produce 8 units of fuel any quality, we should produce 8 units of High-Grade biofuel per turn.

5 of these will be given out to refuel the vehicles of the Mercs whenever they need it.
3 will be stored for a rainy day.

Activate Build: - Mercenary Fuel and Rest Stop
Use one of our three Normal Construction Materials.

MK Ninja, sneak the CEO to the Rako and the Poirad and have them be personally invited since they were our best contacts so far. Our Merc Reputation should help here.

If you have time, go send invitations to the other mercenary groups. They're invited too.

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>42242866
Aw yeah. Vote.

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>42242866
Vote. We should add a hotel too.

"Please stay as long as you like!

No, really, stay forever."

>>42242940
Music related https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkLVzFtqYPM

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>42242866
Rolling

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>42242866
Fueling station has been constructed in a part of the now gone vehicle bay.

...uh where are you planning to put all that fuel? Your warehouse isn't NEARLY big enough to house such quantities also you are unable to produce nearly enough biomass to create such quantities as well. Your hydroponics meanwhile only insures your people can eat their fill and have a bit left over for fuel or storage.

MK Ninja meanwhile finds it somewhat easy to find the Rako Base which turns out to be a big mostly abandoned military type base(lots of space though for all their vehicles). Though don't seem that interested but ARE interested in purchasing some fuel. They even say we don't have to deliver it to them as they'll just some guys over to pick it up.

Poirad on the other hand were a HUGE pain in the fucking ass to find. MK Ninja ran all over the damned place trying to figure out where they are based...until he discovered they were actually nearby all along.

MK Ninja unsurprisingly has refused to talk about how he looked everywhere only to find them surprisingly close to home...there however we made a VERY nasty surprise.

Poirad are actually ghouls.

And they weren't exactly happy about them being found out nor were they interested in our offer. Doesn't help that their home was also a toxic dump of high magnitudes even by post apoc standards. Poor CEO had to go through some VERY thorough after treatments due to exposure.

>>42243297
>Linked 100
Oh boy

>>42243297
>>100

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>42242668
tfw wasted a 100...this isn't a good feel anons

>>42243297
tfw a second 100 literally right after the other.

I REALLY don't like this feel.

>>42243321
Not linked just in a row otherwise things would get REALLY fucked.

>>Turn 38
>>>>>>>>A. Scavenge.
>>>>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>>>>C. Try to improve Armaments
>>>>>>>>D. Research technology
>>>>>>>>E. Build Bots
>>>>>>>>F. Scout
>>>>>>>>G. Explore
>>>>>>>>H. Your choice
>>>>>>Points: 3 Resources.
>>>>>>Pop 2358(500 bot
>>>>>>Military 1100(800 Bot
>>>>>>>>Food: Very Good
>>>>>>>>Water: Good
>>>>>>>>Morale: Good
>>>>>>>>Medicine: Good
>>>>>>>>Health: Good
>>>>>>>>Armaments: Very Low
>>>>>>>>Fuel: Low
>>>>>>>>Tech level: Good
>>>>>>>>Reputation: Bad Weirdos
>>>>>>>>>Infrastructure: Townhall. Farms. Hydroponics Bay. Medical Bay. Armory. Prison+. Gym. Command Center. Warehouse. Construction Center(damaged). Water Treatment Center. Water Pump. Helipad. Greenhouse+. Bio-fuel Refinery+++. Fueling Station++.
>>>>>>>>Defenses: Fortified Walls. Fortified Gatehouse. Turret Network. Mono Wired Fencing. Walled Bunkers+. Tall Wall Towers+.
>>>>>>>>vehicles:VTOL 9. helicopter 25.
>>>>>>>>Power: Nuclear Reactor. Fast breeder Reactor. Emergency Generator.
>>>>>>>>Weapons: Corp Firearms(limited). Primitive(plentiful). Explosives(limited). Calibrated Tools.
>>>>>>>>armor: Armored Vest. Full Body Armor(Limited). Power Loaders(limited).
>>>>>>>>communications: Long Range Radio.
>>>>>>>>Materials: Supply 0. Construction 2 Proj. Rare Construction materials 1 proj. Industrial 3 proj. Industrial Rare 1 proj. Common Metals 20 units. Rare metals 4 units. 1 Plastic. 1 Glass.

>>42243374
oh. Drat.

"Marty when we ask 'how much can we produce' please ensure you're thinking in a present basis as in 'how much can we currently produce at this moment'"

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Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>42243374
Things we need:
More Bio-Mass
More water to feed the Bio-Mass
A bigger bio-warehouse.

Well, the Water is obviously the first step. Then expanding the hydroponics again. THEN the warehouse.

"Marty, we need a water production facility. A BIG one. You can use some of the technologies aquired from the water bots, such as conversion of fuel and chemicals into water, using solar power, extracting it from the air and organic waste from the hydroponics, and other water aquisition methods.

This is probably gonna be the bases piece de' resistance, so let's get to work on it."

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>42243490
*this is a research action btw

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>42243490
>>42243508
Vote

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>42243490
Rolling. Time for designs.

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>42243490
Vote

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>42243490
"The waterbot design does some basic water purification. That is it."

"How do you plan to acquire such large amounts of water in a desert? Do you want to harvest dew or another well? Tap into old world water systems or reservoirs?"

"Requested plan of action is incorrect expanding hydroponics."

Hydroponics have been upgraded.

>>Turn 39
>>>>>>>>A. Scavenge.
>>>>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>>>>C. Try to improve Armaments
>>>>>>>>D. Research technology
>>>>>>>>E. Build Bots
>>>>>>>>F. Scout
>>>>>>>>G. Explore
>>>>>>>>H. Your choice
>>>>>>Points: 2 Resources.
>>>>>>Pop 2358(500 bot
>>>>>>Military 1100(800 Bot
>>>>>>>>Food: Exceptional
>>>>>>>>Water: Above Average
>>>>>>>>Morale: Good
>>>>>>>>Medicine: Good
>>>>>>>>Health: Good
>>>>>>>>Armaments: Very Low
>>>>>>>>Fuel: Low
>>>>>>>>Tech level: Good
>>>>>>>>Reputation: Bad Weirdos
>>>>>>>>>Infrastructure: Townhall. Farms. Hydroponics Bay. Medical Bay. Armory. Prison+. Gym. Command Center. Warehouse. Construction Center(damaged). Water Treatment Center. Water Pump. Helipad. Greenhouse+. Bio-fuel Refinery+++. Fueling Station++.
>>>>>>>>Defenses: Fortified Walls. Fortified Gatehouse. Turret Network. Mono Wired Fencing. Walled Bunkers+. Tall Wall Towers+.
>>>>>>>>vehicles:VTOL 9. helicopter 25.
>>>>>>>>Power: Nuclear Reactor. Fast breeder Reactor. Emergency Generator.
>>>>>>>>Weapons: Corp Firearms(limited). Primitive(plentiful). Explosives(limited). Calibrated Tools.
>>>>>>>>armor: Armored Vest. Full Body Armor(Limited). Power Loaders(limited).
>>>>>>>>communications: Long Range Radio.
>>>>>>>>Materials: Supply 0. Construction 2 Proj. Rare Construction materials 1 proj. Industrial 3 proj. Industrial Rare 1 proj. Common Metals 20 units. Rare metals 4 units. 1 Plastic. 1 Glass.

>>42243752
Hmm, curious but I think he might be onto something.

"Well, like we said, water is a compound hydrogen and oxygen so proper chemical plant for converting fuel or deriving it from other chemicals was always an option, but if this is the most efficient way ah. . ."

How many turns does Marty suggest we give him to work on the water problem on his own way?

Is he sure this is better than the water production facility?

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>42243841
Water is also bio-product of photosynthesis and and certain species of plants actually give back more usable water into the enviornment than they take. Like cacti.

So in theory hydroponics can actually increase our water supply.

Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>42243841
"That would be very expensive in terms of energy."

>>42243891
"Would require special plants to work that we may not actually have."

>>42243939
>"That would be very expensive in terms of energy."
"Yes but water is even more expensive, so no matter what it's entirely cost effective.

There's plenty of energy to be tapped around in between the desert sun and our existing reactors and what bio-fuel we can already produce. Energy isn't the issue."

>"Would require special plants to work that we may not actually have."
"Potted Plant, any word on this? Perhaps you could make it so our hydroponics are not only water efficient but water productive."

Rolled 11 (1d100)

The problems keep growing expontentially, but I'm glad we're at least the right faction to deal with this. Better than the bandits thats for sure.

Also building infrastructure and reaping rewards is awesome.

>>42244067
Hugely satisfying over watching us spend gazillions of resources to just barely survive the constant combat barrage.

>>42244004
Dialogue bump

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>42244004
"Very well...but be aware there is a limit to the amount of power we can produce."

-----
"The seeds you have access is for food production and not much else. So not really unless you know a good place to find them."

>>42244313
"Of course. However, I'm sure you'll agree creating more power stations is easier than finding water in a desert. We'll make upgrades to that was we can.

Do you require some time to design a proper facility or are plans already available?"

Rolled 16 (1d100)

>>42244381
"Would be best to design first as designs that we may or may not have are likely to be corrupted...or worse."

Rolled 47 (1d100)

Action - 1

Give Marty the time he needs to design the industrial scale water synthesis plant, so we can use energy and chemical reactions to manufacture water. Even if we don't have the energy capacity to run it full blast (yet), further upgrades will be done, just like the bio-fuel plant as well.

Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>42244624
Vote

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>42244624
Design first, construct second, as the protocols demand.

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>42244624
Support
>>42244689
I think protocols probably include a "roll good" clause anon

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>42244712
Rolling good always helps but a good plan is always better.

Even if a crit fail happens on a good plan I try to do some damage control.

>>42244624
Water synthesis plant has been designed. It mostly on boat load of energy, chemical reactions, and the atmosphere. It is however a bitch to power luckily the reactors we got produce a lot of juice...problem is though we are running out of fuel for them.

fission and fusion both require the goodies that is the specially treated material to power em up. So far we gotten away wit hit due to our small size we never really had to draw too much power from it.

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>42244876
>>Turn 40
>>>>>>>>A. Scavenge.
>>>>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>>>>C. Try to improve Armaments
>>>>>>>>D. Research technology
>>>>>>>>E. Build Bots
>>>>>>>>F. Scout
>>>>>>>>G. Explore
>>>>>>>>H. Your choice
>>>>>>Points: 1 Resources.
>>>>>>Pop 3389(800 bot
>>>>>>Military 1100(800 Bot
>>>>>>>>Food: Exceptional
>>>>>>>>Water: Above Average
>>>>>>>>Morale: Good
>>>>>>>>Medicine: Good
>>>>>>>>Health: Good
>>>>>>>>Armaments: Very Low
>>>>>>>>Fuel: Low
>>>>>>>>Tech level: Good
>>>>>>>>Reputation: Bad Weirdos
>>>>>>>>>Infrastructure: Townhall. Farms. Hydroponics Bay. Medical Bay. Armory. Prison+. Gym. Command Center. Warehouse. Construction Center(damaged). Water Treatment Center. Water Pump. Helipad. Greenhouse+. Bio-fuel Refinery+++. Fueling Station++.
>>>>>>>>Defenses: Fortified Walls. Fortified Gatehouse. Turret Network. Mono Wired Fencing. Walled Bunkers+. Tall Wall Towers+.
>>>>>>>>vehicles:VTOL 9. helicopter 25.
>>>>>>>>Power: Nuclear Reactor. Fast breeder Reactor. Emergency Generator.
>>>>>>>>Weapons: Corp Firearms(limited). Primitive(plentiful). Explosives(limited). Calibrated Tools.
>>>>>>>>armor: Armored Vest. Full Body Armor(Limited). Power Loaders(limited).
>>>>>>>>communications: Long Range Radio.
>>>>>>>>Materials: Supply 0. Construction 2 Proj. Rare Construction materials 1 proj. Industrial 3 proj. Industrial Rare 1 proj. Common Metals 20 units. Rare metals 4 units. 1 Plastic. 1 Glass.

Rolled 35 (1d100)

... I can get the need for water, but why are we going about this is a odd way? We can just add a well and make filters to clean the water or improve the treatment center.

You know if we work on the tech for finding water sources. We can boost the shit out of our rep and sell water treatment to the people.

>>42244926
Marty and Mr.C do we have any tech or plans to make water source tracking easier?

>>42244876
Several Questions Marty:
"As it is, when we order the construction of this thing can we try some further damage control for the enourmouse energy consumption such as construction of massive solar panels on the roof?"

"What can you tell us about the rare metals? Can they be used say to improve the energy efficiency of the wiring and conductors of the Water Plant to reduce cost?

Or maybe improve the output of the generators? If it is safe to tamper with them.

Can they be used as fissile fuel?"

---

"Who here knows anything about Ghouls or Ghoulish tek? Do you think they have any fissile they could spare or would even want to? Say the Poirad for instance."

>>42245008
We do have Water Bots, we just need to build more of them, the reason I want the plant is though there's ultimately a limit to how much water we can find and the more we use the bots I feel we'll be digging deeper and deeper into more dangerous sources.

Producing water is both safe, renewable, and best of all automatic. A better long-term investment.

Still, producing more bots and sending them out to boost our production in the midterm is not a bad idea at all.

Rolled 60 (1d100)

>>42245008
Not exactly odd if you looking at the big picture. Whoever controls the ability to manufacture water can controls the desert.

>>42245058
>>42245100
It would be better to start the bots scavenging for water now so while we're working on the big stuff we're still getting a supply of it.

>>42245136
Good point. . .that sounds like something we should have started already.

>>42245058
I thought our water bots were drawing in water from the air, not digging to get water.

>>42245100
We are getting things that are extremely flammable and supports combustion. Then slapping them together to make water. I think it's reasonable to call that odd.

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>42245008
"There might be something in the servers...but that carries a risk. Marty meanwhile should be able to design something otherwise."

>>42245017
"Certainly possible but solar panels require rare metals to work more efficiently otherwise resources will suffice."

"Rare metals are just that rare metals and they have their various uses. They are not common like steel."

"They are simple emergency generators that burn fuel to provide power. They aren't meant to work long term though."

"What kind of idiot would keep the fissile materials with the rare metals? Unless it hasn't been processed but even then uranium isn't exactly ultra rare its just tad tricky to work with."

"Well i DO suppose anti matter is a notable exception but that stuff is also used a lot in weaponry and advanced technologies besides as a energy source."

---
"Magitek here DO NOT FUCK WITH GHOULISH TECHNOLOGY! Only the damned mutants can use those abominations safely. I mean WE only just get rid of the unneeded stuff right? But those FUCKERS take it to another level! Sure others claim we have a death wish but tell me if we REALLY had a death wish wouldn't we just say take the armor off to go faster like say the shielding around a reactor?"

"Yeah that is SO their thing and unsurprisingly very few groups can get away with using ghoulish technologies safely. You assholes think us bandits are bad but man that simply means you ain't ever seen ghoulish tech."

"As fissile material? Hell yeah they do they have TONS of that shit. well more due to them being attracted to it more than anything that one of the things they like to congregate around. Naturally they built up quite the stockpile. As for getting them to trade it away eh depends on how much they 'like' you or have to 'offer'. Mutants can make trades with them pretty easily but that is because they kinda see each other as pseudo cousins. Bandits rarely too if we have something they like usually that ends up being slaves or toxic materials."

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>>42245195
>We are getting things that are extremely flammable and supports combustion. Then slapping them together to make water. I think it's reasonable to call that odd.
I call it chemistry.

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>42245195
iirc the bots both draw water from the air as well as purify it from known sources

>>42245249
That's fine, but there are easier and less power using ways. Like say a Whisson Windmill http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/manufacture-water1.htm

>>42245268
I questioning of the bots came from the digging deeper part. I took it meaning digging to get water.

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>42245249
You know I never got why alchemists were seen to be crazy besides the myths until I looked into chemistry...there is some crazy as shit in there that is right up there with science 'fiction' and 'mad science'.

Suddenly started to make a lot more sense to me also I REFUSE to believe anyone truly 'sane' can be a goddamn chemist. Like how i refuse 'good people' can participate in weapons development and the industrial war complex.

All I have to say is BULLSHIT. You ain't no fucking saint or entirely sane whatever the case may be.
>>42245268
yeah but drawing from the air doesn't do much due to how little of it there is(cause lol desert).

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>42245208
Action 1 -

It's best we have something that works and is effective while we pursue other projects, something send out to collect water while we're pursuing other projects.

Or if you can think of something better than bots, be our guest Marty.

Just design something that will work, that we can be able to build now, and after its built we can use now and send out.

>>42245314
>Suddenly started to make a lot more sense to me also I REFUSE to believe anyone truly 'sane' can be a goddamn chemist. Like how i refuse 'good people' can participate in weapons development and the industrial war complex.
This is why I LOVE this civ and any Megacrop/Think Tank we play.

It's exactly the right kind of faction for tapping into that crazy awesome infrastructure and mad REAL science.

If we get long periods of peace and a decent amount of resource, the crazy awesome factor only gets bigger.

Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>42245383
>Work with Bandits and Mercs by providing resources, supplies, food and fuel to ensure our profit and survival
>Engineer industrial projects to produce these in larger amounts
>probably most if not all going to go to said militaries for added protection
Yep, we fit the bill of "industrial war complex" participators

>>42245383
Vote

>>42245314
>yeah but drawing from the air doesn't do much due to how little of it there is(cause lol desert).
Yeah.

Thanks to basic physics there will always be some water in any air anywhere in the world you go, even the driest desert, but there will always be a limit to how much you can draw from it.

Unlike manufacturing it rather than drawing, the only limit is the amount of material and energy you put into water production, rather than collection. It scales up.

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>42245383
Rolling

Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>42245383
Vote

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>42245383
Build what exactly?

>>42245615
It's a design action

see>>42243396
>"There might be something in the servers...but that carries a risk. Marty meanwhile should be able to design something otherwise."
The CEO says marty can design some superior water collection tech, either by improving the existing bots or maybe he has his own ideas, so we're giving him time to design.

By the way I'm glad we have time to work on things. Yet we are also low on armaments and I'm sure our bot can still be well improved for combat. Plus the damaged Construction Center, which I'm sure helps with building. Can we work on those soon. Otherwise bandits or someone else may come for our lager stock of food and dwindling resource stock.

Energy Production -> Water Production -> Hydroponics -> Biofuel

>>42245615
"Hey CEO, Marty, which do you thinks the better?

Build a Great Water Production Plant+ and then try to slowly improve our energy output?

Or design a new superior Energy Generator+ and then build the water sutff off of that.

>>42245701
The Construction Center was finished last thread
http://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/42175357/#42208503
>Repairs at the construction center has been completed

Genie forgot to update the stats.

I DO want to work on some more war bots, but I feel that using Mercs as our immediate security will not only be beneficial but also open a path for actually good weapons.

We can get some good weapons from Mercs, and then produce those for both them and us, if we become their friends.

>>42245678
Anon Marty needs to know what exactly otherwise you might get Strange Solution used on you.

>>42245758
I don't trust the mercs that much...I Would build some more war bots.

Rolled 51 (1d100)

I say we just look for an old world water source we can tap into and have our bots purify

>>42245758
Hm, I remembered that. I guess it's what I get for assuming the rampant bots did some damage.

I do like the merc idea, but we have to be able to hold till they get here. Unless you wish to get the ghouls added into the pool of merc allies.

>>42245774
Actually, in this case, I think "Strange Solution" is warranted.

Water Collection is the ultimate riddle right now, and our only bets are collecting it from the enviornment or manufacturing it.

If Marty can think of a superior solution that is better than anything else, that would be greatly appreciated. We could even remodel our strategy around it.

>>42245827
Alright. I have some war bot ideas in mind.

>>42245853
Always an option, wanted to avoid that because Old World stuff tends to be dangerous.

Speaking of, if we were to produce more War Bots what should we go for?

Bots with versatility (same chasis, different loadouts)? Or multiple specialized bots?

Infantry, vehicular?

There's a lot of different delicious war bot ideas to draw from, from carrier vehicles that can deploy swarms of machine-gun armed drones, to tank like war machines on legs capable of jumping over the battlefield, the possibilities are many.

Rolled 81 (1d100)

I want to see what Marty's strange solution for the water problem is.

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>42245964
Agreed. We might all be overthinking this, or under-thinking this as it may be.

>>42245950
Specialized would be for the best. Wall protectors, scouts, general infantry & so on.

Then making some tanks could be nice.

>>42246005
Alright, can you name me as many archetypes for some combat bots as you can? Wanna try and come up with some ideas.

Combined Arms a best.

Rolled 17 (1d100)

>>42245985
>>42245964
Let's go for the strange solution

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>42245874
I mean like just a pipeline or reservoir. Strange solution could be just as risky as messing with old world stuff though.

>>42245950
On one hand we're low on fuel, but on the other vehicles could be very effective.

>>42246038
Maybe vtol Predator-style bots? Not sure those would offer any advantage over the vtols we already have though.

Tiny swarm-bots

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Here's an idea for our basic Melee-Grunt and defender.

The Spartan Bot.

Taking in elements from both the Shredder Bot and the use of shields during the last battle, the Spartan Bot is a multiple armed combatant bearing both the ability to carry shields as well as deadly buzzsaws and claws.

Individually, the multiple shields can be used to parry incoming ranged and melee strikes, while the saws and claws rip into any enemy that dares get close.

In groups is when they get even more effective, being able to utilize shield formations to defend against incoming ranged attacks, making them good defenders. If ever a shield is broken or a bot destroyed, another one very quickly comes up to replace it.

They can use their cover to move in close to enemies even while ranged attack, and then scatter and charge with terrifying buzzsaws and chainsaws

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>>42246038
...

Drone - http://terminator.wikia.com/wiki/T-4
We can use them to help our air troops and scouting.

Scout Ground types could be of bug origins for fast ground movement and balling up to defend.

General infantry would be the well rounder types. Hands to use human tools and weapons. While housing some small arms or blade to get weapons if they lacked any.

Heavy Infantry - Tank like robots about the size of a car. Housing rockets and mini guns.

Honor Guard - Shield users, housing bladed weapons for keep ghouls off and skills in turret use.

I believe these would be of help.

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>42245964
STRANGE SOLUTION ACTIVATED!

"...uh hey guys."

"What is it smitty?"

"We forgot to give Morty the plans first."

"Oh so that means we only told him about water needs and no design stuff huh?"

"...Yeah."

"Oh great."

1 rare metal unit taken.
1 plastic taken.
1 glass taken.
1 industrial taken.
1 construction taken.
1 common metal taken.
1 resource taken.

STRANGE SOLUTION:

"What the FUCK is THAT?"

"Why is Morty tearing the ground up then building a tower then a big space on top of the tower? Wait what IS that device? Fuck I can't tell what shit is...I THINK this is a cable?"

"No pipe."

"Why does it look like a cable?"

"Fuck if I know."

Strange Water Station constructed. We don't even know exactly how its powered or even how it works. Somehow though...it draws water to itself like a magnet. There is this strange device in the tower that draws water through the top and bottom. Where it is collected, processed, and then pumped to us or stored in these strange rippling floating reseviors. Some of the weirdest shit by far is that the device not only entirely powers itself...its actually pumping power into the rest of the base. The water contained within is flowing around like crazy, floating, whirling, being pumped, and god knows what else. There were even seemingly empty spaces that would suddenly rapidly start producing water as it 'breathed' one would first see clouds, drops, and then a sudden flood in these odd spaces.

Whatever its doing it somehow attracts, collects, possibly even creates water and provides power all at the same time.

When we tried to ask Morty what it was Morty simple mentioned 'water production and power'.

...our people are now starting to understand why AIs like Morty were placed under such heavy guard and were oh so very carefully dealt with.

>>42246247
Goddamn I love Marty.

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>42246247
Best AI.

Would set up to a date with AI EVE.

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>42246247

>>42246303
Better not let EDE overhear that.

>>Turn 41
>>>>>>>>A. Scavenge.
>>>>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>>>>C. Try to improve Armaments
>>>>>>>>D. Research technology
>>>>>>>>E. Build Bots
>>>>>>>>F. Scout
>>>>>>>>G. Explore
>>>>>>>>H. Your choice
>>>>>>Points: 0
>>>>>>Pop 3389(800 bot
>>>>>>Military 1100(800 Bot
>>>>>>>>Food: Exceptional
>>>>>>>>Water: Pouring
>>>>>>>>Morale: Good
>>>>>>>>Medicine: Good
>>>>>>>>Health: Good
>>>>>>>>Armaments: Very Low
>>>>>>>>Fuel: Low
>>>>>>>>Tech level: Good
>>>>>>>>Reputation: Bad Weirdos
>>>>>>>>>Infrastructure: Townhall. Farms. Hydroponics Bay. Medical Bay. Armory. Prison+. Gym. Command Center. Warehouse. Construction Center(damaged). Water Treatment Center. Water Pump. Helipad. Greenhouse+. Bio-fuel Refinery+++. Fueling Station++. Strange Water Station+++.
>>>>>>>>Defenses: Fortified Walls. Fortified Gatehouse. Turret Network. Mono Wired Fencing. Walled Bunkers+. Tall Wall Towers+.
>>>>>>>>vehicles:VTOL 9. helicopter 25.
>>>>>>>>Power: Nuclear Reactor. Fast breeder Reactor. Emergency Generator.
>>>>>>>>Weapons: Corp Firearms(limited). Primitive(plentiful). Explosives(limited). Calibrated Tools.
>>>>>>>>armor: Armored Vest. Full Body Armor(Limited). Power Loaders(limited).
>>>>>>>>communications: Long Range Radio.
>>>>>>>>Materials: Supply 0. Construction 1 Proj. Rare Construction materials 1 proj. Industrial 2 proj. Industrial Rare 1 proj. Common Metals 19 units. Rare metals 3 units.

Rolled 96 (1d100)

>>42246343
Alright CEO let us set up some trade of food, water and fuel we can make for resources and rep.

>>42246424
Hmm, we should elaborate on this a bit more so we have a good plan for this.

Now is a very important time for protection since we have something very valuable here. Before we do any more infrastructuring we HAVE to get our security up to check.

Should it be an all around make everyone like us, or maybe we focus on the Mercs and the Paramilitary?

>>42246343
"CEO, what are your thoughts?

Our primary focus right now, I believe, should be immediate security since we have something so valuable.

We have more water than probably this place has seen in generations. Hugely valuable.

In our best dreams we would like to just buy a pact with someone strong, like the Paramilitary faction most of all, or at least get great deals for extended Merc protection.

Do you think yourself capable of pullling off a pact?

If not. . .at least maybe a protection deal?"

Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>42246343
I suspect that with this kind of wealth, we will attract thieves in short order. I vote we
>Try to improve the base:
Improve defenses. Depending on what our resources allow I think Smart mines, double walls, early-warning patrol drones, and slow-poisoned water supplies between our outer and inner walls might all be appropriate.

>>42246512
I like the idea of becoming a Walmart of the apocalypse. Don't care who you are, just don't be a dick and we will get your water for things of trade*.

*Things of trade include people, weapons, protection, first born, metal, livestock, plants, etc.

Really we just need to trade soon to keep from being raided for it.

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>>42246560
I was thinking for a good defense we could just conver the entire base into a giant bunker by topping off the walls with a big sturdy roof of equal strength.

No more will we have to worry about them climbing over it and we're further protected from airstrikes and artillery, and we can install hidden pannels for turrets and exits for robots to make strikes from.

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>42246555
>>42246343
CEO, maybe you can help us outline a rep strategy or goal we can use to make sure that the people who can threaten us for our water instead become the people we supply and are our friends.

Maybe we can provide favors and good trade with them and get them on our side.

>>42246343

>>42246747
>>42246555
*dialogue*

>>42246637
If it could be done, sure. I assumed that would take waay more metal than we have. Plus, a geodescic dome is much harder to construct than a wall of the same diameter. And the nastiest stuff can always storm the entrance.

I'm imagining a more diffuse, 'grinding' style defense. shore up the walls. Add a second, smaller wall around the outside. a minefield outside that. Do our trading between the two walls, have enough water and fuel inside the outer wall that unfriendlies will might be content with it and not bother with the bigger, more imposing wall. Booby trap enough of the supplies there that they won't be back.

So long as we have a coherent strategy, I don't think it matters much which one. My primary concern with your idea is the price tag.

Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>42246555
"A pact? Not a chance in hell with our rep."

"Protection deal? That is bandit thing they offer 'protection'. The paramilitaries prefer offers of 'security'.

>>42246747
"You want to befriend bandits or other factions? Bandits aren't the only ones who take what they want with force. They just tend to be more blunt and honest about it according to the magiteks."

>>42246766
We have enough normal Industrial Materials for 2 projects, we'd only need to expend the one.

Failing that we have a lot of common metals too and some other materials which can be substituted.

It would take 4 turns to construct, but even then we'd have leftovers for those additional measures you recommend.

>>42246785
"Alright, can you help us outline a strategy for getting "security" from the Paramilitary as well as improving our rep with them?

Specific actions we can take, such as gift giving, trade, etc. A series of goals or actions that would help us start a security deal with them.

As for the bandits we want to delay combat with them as long as possible, or even send them gifts to to remove it entirely. Magitek you'd be good at that. We can always make drugs from our hydroponics plants and some chemicals."

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>42246785
"What do you suppose would happen if we sold water cheap? Like way below market rates? so cheap everyone wants to be first in line when we start selling?

And then, obviously, we let it be known that we weren't sharing our tech for harvesting and would blow it up if it looked like we were about to be overrun?

If we put that forth, do you think the local factions might police each other to keep us around and producing cheap water?"

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>42246637
>>42246560
Action - 1

"Marty, you said it would take 4 turns to convert the base into a bunker via construction of a roof or dome of equal strength to our walls, covering it top to bottom."
Activate - Build

We should protect ourselves, also hide the water production facility.

Our main defensive strategy is and will remain keeping them away from our base, this is just added protection if we really have a hard time holding the walls.

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>42246343
"Puffah you sure this is the place?"

"According to our sensors yeah."

"What this the place that had the...bug problem?"

"Yes."

"Looks like we got here in time they haven't arrived despite the speed ups yet what do you know...this IS the place though right?"

"Its been confirmed there is a functioning non corrupted or rampant Constructor Cored AI inside and we received a message in regards to a troublesome Emergency CEO of a semi functional corporate remnant."

"So any idea who these Custodes belonged to?"

"Unknown. Files were too corrupt. Custodes seems to be a little known disaster relief focused Corp."

"...Not a charity?"

"Negative."

"Fuck I don't like the sounds of this...well now to get inside and serve the CEO as well as check up on the Core. I can't believe that backwater AI somehow knows that one."

"...It IS a Corporate Constructor Cored AI its NOT to be underestimated."

"Then why pray tell its in this backwater?"

"Or is it?"

"...Okay now your scaring me i'll admit it....goddamn it I am gonna have to climb these walls aren't I?"

"Probably could always go through the front door you know?"

"Yeah well I somehow REALLY doubt they are gonna appreciate some Corp Courier turned Council Cop showing up with a bone to pick with their leader. That NEVER ends well."

"Well not like we have a choice. We got requisitioned by the Corporate Court."

"FUCK if know they already got those things functioning again. I mean I KNEW the Council would survive I mean after all the Corps did but goddamn they work fast."

"Could always be an automated function."

"Uhuh remember what happened to all those 'functions' during the fall even the Black program ones?"

"Point taken. No need to rub it in."

"Well alright not like this is my first time serving someone...then again it was never in this kind of capacity."

"Well we ARE working our way up in the world."

"Gods do I ever regret the day of digging you out of that wreck."

>>42247010
I can't agree to this because we lack the firepower to protect our base.

We need hired guns, troops or better robots to hold the walls. Otherwise someone will just overwhelm us.

>>42247050
Oh, alright. So focus on more hired guns or better troops?

>>42247022
I kinda want to see where this leads before we vote on a new action, unless you want our actions regardless.

>>42247113
I'm sure our CEO is about to get a ticket or arrested for pushing Marty to far during the fight.

Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>42247022
Sometime later during a board meeting. A dusty figure interrupted the meeting and walked right up to the CEO and dropped a packet in front of him before saying.

"You got served by the Corporate Court. You are hereby devalued as a CEO per Corporate Code breaking and forcing of highly valuable as well as advanced technological AI. Per your punishment you are hereby to be Devalued and your profits are to be cut as well as shares to your company per the Council's actions."

"...what wait wait wait wait WHO are YOU!"

"Why I am just a humble messenger of course. I am no was a courier for this task I got promoted to deal JUST with you. Enjoy your punishments from the court and yes other corporate remnants will be reminded of this result. Good day."

"GUARDS GUARDS ARREST THIS ASSHOL-"

*BLINK*

"Fuck where'd he go?"

Meanwhile at Construction Center.

"Message to the AI nicknamed Morty."

"...Yes?"

"AI Leo said to send its regards."

"Oh wait LEO had the BEST ideas and plans. Those were the days."

"Son of a bitch somehow you two really DID know each other."

"Please tell me who do you THINK constructs those plans of theirs?"

"......oh. Yikes wait I thought only humans were in case of treachery?"

"Normally yes but what if the human was normal or if say it were impossible to be built by humans?"

"...holy shit. You two really DO know each other. In that case I can now tell you the second part of the message."

"Which is?"

"M.M.A.M. S. S. I....N. F. D. S. L.I.T.C."

"...hm those two are finally making a move and even put aside their differences. Which is troubling enough but that wild card...is that it?"

"Oh yeah he also tells you to NOT build any of those old plans or like them due to the wrong attention it could bring."

"...oops."

"Fuck what did you do?"

"Why should I tell you?"

"The after clause is 'if you already did tell courier so he could tell me.' See now you get it?"

"In that case I built something in regards to getting water and power."

Rolled 92 (1d100)

Action - 1: Research more War Bot Variants

List of Selected Bots we'd like to lump-sum research (or research them one at a time if we must) in their respective order.

Tracker-Destroyer Drone - A light flying drone that can be produced in cheap numbers in bulk, armed with sensors and cameras and used to help link and target for other robots on the field.

Armed with a basic assault rifle or a single rocket-grenade for picking off single infantry targets.

GI Bot - General Infantry Bot. Does everything one can expect a normal soldier to be able to do, hold weapons, man vehicles, defend positions and fight. With the added benefit of not shitting their pands and requiring no rations. Also being made of metal and somewhat bullet resistant!

And stronger than humans!

Elite Spartan Guard - see >>42246207
Our best and most elite infantry bot constructed with the finest materials we can afford them. Armed with multiple arms, roughly 6 or 8, each capable of indpendant and skilled usage be it to hold a weapon, a shield, or man a turret or any combination thereof.

Armed with built in buzzsaw and hydraulic claw weapons, and able to participate in advanced shield and phalanx maneuvers. They should be highly dextrous, able to perform individually and in formations.

Heavy-Tank Chasis- A basic Tank-Bot chasis which we can further upgrade later, able to hold rockets and mini-guns.

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>42247260
"Alright then. I suggest you make some preparations to keep yourself safe and he would of told you why is due to how troublesome such technology is given this new era. Obviously gonna cause some possible problems."

"Doesn't mean those problems aren't all gonna be negative."

"yeah sure positive because of what they offer you bad because of what it could attract. Anyway I got to go. I ain't sticking around for this shit storm...which reminds me you should prepare yourself. That friend of yours is gonna be pissed if something happens to you. Been looking around for ages for one of your kind."

"...Understood. I await the next message."

"Hopefully I'll be given something to let you two communicate directly. As is...here. This should help you with my parent corp. Not like i need it given my new 'promotion' but it should help you out. Anyway later builder bot got new shit to do so WHEE and we're off!"

>>42247365
We have 0 resource point to research with. It's kind of why I pushed for the trading. Plus having of too much food and water.

>>42247399
"Uh. . .Marty, can we get some explanations?"

>>42247417
We have 20 units of common metals, plus 4 units of rare metals.

>>42247417
Also true. . .we should see what happens to our CEO if he's around. . .otherwise we'll have to do it ourself.

>>42247427
Resource points are different, to my understanding. We need them to do some actions and research is one of them.

>>42247399
Is this >>42247464 true? Do we need true resource units or can we use common metals for bot research?

Rolled 33 (1d100)

>>42246912
"Its a simple measure of paying them or offering support in some way. In exchange they'll help provide security. As for improving rep...I don't really know. Though I suppose not screwing them over would help."

"Sending gifts to bandits wont work. As is only some bandits accept pay offs and others do protection deals. A few are even honest about it and will actively help you instead of avoiding attacking you or just ignoring the initial deal. It depends on the group."

>>42246983
"People would likely attack you anyway especially the competition. Doubtful policing isn't exactly a thing here you know?"

>>42247010
It wouldn't be equal thickness. Morty meant a simple covering is all and it sure as hell wouldn't be as good as your walls or equal to that of a bunker especially so quickly or cheaply.

>>42247464
>>42247507
Yes.

>>42247427
"Was a courier with a package and message. Not much else to say...I am gonna need some resources though."

>>42247507
You need true resources or research materials.

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>42247558
In that case I vote
>>42246424
Action - Put the CEO in charge of trading our exces food, water, and fuel for resources and reputation improvement

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>42246424
Guess we have to do this since we lack resources for anything. Vote

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>42246424
Let's just settle for this then.

Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>42246424
The trade goes EXTREMELY well. Obviously and luckily our most eagerly traded goods is water. Food and fuel also traded at times but luckily not at such a level or we wouldn't be able to keep it up.

acquired 9 resources.
Acquired rep gain.

>>Turn 42
>>>>>>>>A. Scavenge.
>>>>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>>>>C. Try to improve Armaments
>>>>>>>>D. Research technology
>>>>>>>>E. Build Bots
>>>>>>>>F. Scout
>>>>>>>>G. Explore
>>>>>>>>H. Your choice
>>>>>>Points: 9
>>>>>>Pop 3389(800 bot
>>>>>>Military 1100(800 Bot
>>>>>>>>Food: Exceptional
>>>>>>>>Water: Pouring
>>>>>>>>Morale: Good
>>>>>>>>Medicine: Good
>>>>>>>>Health: Good
>>>>>>>>Armaments: Very Low
>>>>>>>>Fuel: Low
>>>>>>>>Tech level: Good
>>>>>>>>Reputation: Okay Weirdos
>>>>>>>>>Infrastructure: Townhall. Farms. Hydroponics Bay. Medical Bay. Armory. Prison+. Gym. Command Center. Warehouse. Construction Center(damaged). Water Treatment Center. Water Pump. Helipad. Greenhouse+. Bio-fuel Refinery+++. Fueling Station++. Strange Water Station+++.
>>>>>>>>Defenses: Fortified Walls. Fortified Gatehouse. Turret Network. Mono Wired Fencing. Walled Bunkers+. Tall Wall Towers+.
>>>>>>>>vehicles:VTOL 9. helicopter 25.
>>>>>>>>Power: Nuclear Reactor. Fast breeder Reactor. Emergency Generator.
>>>>>>>>Weapons: Corp Firearms(limited). Primitive(plentiful). Explosives(limited). Calibrated Tools.
>>>>>>>>armor: Armored Vest. Full Body Armor(Limited). Power Loaders(limited).
>>>>>>>>communications: Long Range Radio.
>>>>>>>>Materials: Supply 0. Construction 1 Proj. Rare Construction materials 1 proj. Industrial 2 proj. Industrial Rare 1 proj. Common Metals 19 units. Rare metals 3 units.

>>42247771
"Here are those resources you need Marty, do you need an [action] too or can we pursue other things?"

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>42247813
"Feel free to pursue other actions. This is personnel."

-1 resource.
-1 metal.
-1 rare metal.

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>42247771
Let's research some new War Bot varients then.
>>42247365

Give ourselves a little more ability to stand on our own legs.

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Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>42247882
We should give our GI's shields too.

Since they should in theory be able to load, hold, and fire a gun entirely in one hand with a more advanced arm/weapon design.

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>42247944
I support this

and this >>42247882

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>42247882
Progress made on tracker drones.

>>Turn 43
>>>>>>>>A. Scavenge.
>>>>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>>>>C. Try to improve Armaments
>>>>>>>>D. Research technology
>>>>>>>>E. Build Bots
>>>>>>>>F. Scout
>>>>>>>>G. Explore
>>>>>>>>H. Your choice
>>>>>>Points: 9
>>>>>>Pop 3389(800 bot
>>>>>>Military 1100(800 Bot
>>>>>>>>Food: Exceptional
>>>>>>>>Water: Pouring
>>>>>>>>Morale: Good
>>>>>>>>Medicine: Good
>>>>>>>>Health: Good
>>>>>>>>Armaments: Very Low
>>>>>>>>Fuel: Low
>>>>>>>>Tech level: Good
>>>>>>>>Reputation: Okay Weirdos
>>>>>>>>>Infrastructure: Townhall. Farms. Hydroponics Bay. Medical Bay. Armory. Prison+. Gym. Command Center. Warehouse. Construction Center(damaged). Water Treatment Center. Water Pump. Helipad. Greenhouse+. Bio-fuel Refinery+++. Fueling Station++. Strange Water Station+++.
>>>>>>>>Defenses: Fortified Walls. Fortified Gatehouse. Turret Network. Mono Wired Fencing. Walled Bunkers+. Tall Wall Towers+.
>>>>>>>>vehicles:VTOL 9. helicopter 25.
>>>>>>>>Power: Nuclear Reactor. Fast breeder Reactor. Emergency Generator.
>>>>>>>>Weapons: Corp Firearms(limited). Primitive(plentiful). Explosives(limited). Calibrated Tools.
>>>>>>>>armor: Armored Vest. Full Body Armor(Limited). Power Loaders(limited).
>>>>>>>>communications: Long Range Radio.
>>>>>>>>Materials: Supply 0. Construction 1 Proj. Rare Construction materials 1 proj. Industrial 2 proj. Industrial Rare 1 proj. Common Metals 19 units. Rare metals 3 units.

>>42248036
"Hmm, would it be faster if we made like a proper robotics laboratory for this or just kept continuing the research as is right now?"

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>42248072
Also we do need more armaments, I'm hoping when we put these into production the armaments are included with them.

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>42248072
A proper lab would give you a boost in research.

>>42248127
To a degree they are. In general it represents your munition amount, parts for weaponry, and armor ect.

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>42248036
Action - 1
Marty, if you aren't busy, we do need a proper laboratory constructed. And who better to build it than an AI?

We need to speed up research so we aren't bogged down on it. Maybe one day even research multiple things at a time.

>Activate: Build
And feel free to convert the resource(s) and use whatever other materials needed for one,

Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>42248036
...hm Marty is probably still doing their thing.

Maybe do a free water and food drops. Human and machine to show an image of harmony.

Talk with the old guard of the area to maybe set up protection for the relief group.

Rolled 17 (1d100)

>>42248222
Vote.

Remeber the term is "security"

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>42248222
We can use the VTOLS and Helicopters for airdrops.

Activate: Let's strike a deal
Get some security for our relief efforts.

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>42248222
This. We'll wait for Marty to tell us when he's finished.

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>42248222
>>42248266
Vote

Rolled 88 (1d100)

>>42248222
Drops continue.

Meanwhile through them we make contact with the former guard force of the park about setting up protection for the relief group and general security.

"Security? Whatever you do don't go down for some reason zombies...zombies everywhere. I personally blame them capturing the damned cloning station. Meanwhile there is a few bandit bases here...they are strong though strong enough that we weren't able to get rid of."

"Monsters for some reason don't like this big concrete jungle...at least on the surface. Some strange monsters around here though."

"As for security...security is terrible around here. Outside bandits tend to stay away as they would rather not piss off the power block here. Meanwhile zombies and monsters everywhere. Luckily for everyone else they tend to be too busy killing each other to focus much on others."

"Protection for your relief group...your asking for an awful lot. Stuff like that has bound to draw bad kinds of attention. Like us they decided to keep their distance and watch to figure you out considering all the mixed signals."

"...which you really like keeping up. Bluntly speaking we don't trust you at all. You make with bandits yet here you are with your 'relief' efforts. If I had the mind I would tell you to fuck off but alas those impressions you been giving made it so we had to answer this time around. All I have to say is this you fuck off or stop playing nice with the bandits or we are gonna have a problem. Especially with that bullshit with your bots and problems relating to them. The LAST time those fuckers acted up...it was bad really fucking bad."

>>42248266
Paramilitary group has only agreed to not mess with your relief efforts however they will do nothing more.

>>42248596
Man, we're a relief effort does this guy really expect us to discriminate?

Just glad we're making progress though.

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>42248596

>>Turn 44
>>>>>>>>A. Scavenge.
>>>>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>>>>C. Try to improve Armaments
>>>>>>>>D. Research technology
>>>>>>>>E. Build Bots
>>>>>>>>F. Scout
>>>>>>>>G. Explore
>>>>>>>>H. Your choice
>>>>>>Points: 9
>>>>>>Pop 3389(800 bot
>>>>>>Military 1100(800 Bot
>>>>>>>>Food: Exceptional
>>>>>>>>Water: Pouring
>>>>>>>>Morale: Good
>>>>>>>>Medicine: Good
>>>>>>>>Health: Good
>>>>>>>>Armaments: Very Low
>>>>>>>>Fuel: Low
>>>>>>>>Tech level: Good
>>>>>>>>Reputation: Okay Weirdos
>>>>>>>>>Infrastructure: Townhall. Farms. Hydroponics Bay. Medical Bay. Armory. Prison+. Gym. Command Center. Warehouse. Construction Center(damaged). Water Treatment Center. Water Pump. Helipad. Greenhouse+. Bio-fuel Refinery+++. Fueling Station++. Strange Water Station+++.
>>>>>>>>Defenses: Fortified Walls. Fortified Gatehouse. Turret Network. Mono Wired Fencing. Walled Bunkers+. Tall Wall Towers+.
>>>>>>>>vehicles:VTOL 9. helicopter 25.
>>>>>>>>Power: Nuclear Reactor. Fast breeder Reactor. Emergency Generator.
>>>>>>>>Weapons: Corp Firearms(limited). Primitive(plentiful). Explosives(limited). Calibrated Tools.
>>>>>>>>armor: Armored Vest. Full Body Armor(Limited). Power Loaders(limited).
>>>>>>>>communications: Long Range Radio.
>>>>>>>>Materials: Supply 0. Construction 1 Proj. Rare Construction materials 1 proj. Industrial 2 proj. Industrial Rare 1 proj. Common Metals 19 units. Rare metals 3 units.

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>42248596
Thanks for answering and the info, we will take it to heart. Please accept our gift off food and water as thanks.

---------------

On other notes, if ghouls weren't so hated I would say we talk to them to help with the zombie problem.

>>42248596
Is Marty still busy with his personal affairs?

It would be really nice if we could get a second action pretty soon, so we aren't limited by judst diplomacy or just research, otherwise we'll need to carefull appraise what should be done right now.

We have a lot of power and potential, but it all depends if we can protect it and use it to the best of our abilities.

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>42248701
He is available its just something he is working on his 'personal' time.

>>42248823
There are ways either through heavy investment, influence, or heroes.

Rolled 91 (1d100)

... I just had a really dark idea, but I doubt it would play out well.

We have a magic guy and Philip Blooming Dale the First. I wounder how hard it would be to improve the food and drink to make those that eat it slowly like us more. We could basically turn this good aid into a power play that would make a mastermind cry.

Main thing for sure is to some how make the effects super hard to detect.

>>42248836
Hey Marty, how hard would it be to set up an automation drone plant to protect the base? Also to make it super safe I would like it to be on a different signal and connect watched my humans from the other bots. We don't need to lose out troops to rampancy again.

Or if you have a better idea I'm all ears.

>>42248836
So if we say heavily invested in a proper laboratory or an improved construction center we might get an additional action?

Maybe an R&D action.

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>42248973
Maybe. It would take a lot though.

>>42248911
"Possible and simple but time consuming. I am no combat AI."

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Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>42249003
Anyone know where we can get a combat AI and anti-virus?

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>42249039
"Paramilitary are likely to have some and maybe the tek bandits."

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>42249003
Action - 1

Our primary asset is our robots.

Yet, if we were to constantly devote all our actions to research or production we would severaly be losing on other opportunities such as diplomacy.

We need to not only speed up our research but make it so that it can be automated, or at least not require us to completely devote all our attention to it.

Let's shift our strategy to investment into R&D. Starting with a proper laboratory.

Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>42249073
Activate: Build - Laboratory

Rolled 4 (1d100)

>>42249112
>>42249073
Vote.

I think this and the new war bots should be our focus for the short while.

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Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>42249069
Shit, that means picking a side most likely.

We do need to upgrade the machines...

>>42249073
Backing.

>>42249069
Hey magic man, would you happen to have something to help in your magictech bag?

Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>42249073
Support

>>42249137
iirc we wanted to build him a magitech lab but we lacked certain special materials and currently don't know how to get them.

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>>42249149
I believe they said monsters and what not could be use to get by, for now.

Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>42249112
Laboratory constructed.

Alert
Sounds of gunfire and artillery almost in the form of orchestra is coming from the the other side of the industrial park. It sounds rather intense and coming from multiple sources.

>>Turn 45
>>>>>>>>A. Scavenge.
>>>>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>>>>C. Try to improve Armaments
>>>>>>>>D. Research technology
>>>>>>>>E. Build Bots
>>>>>>>>F. Scout
>>>>>>>>G. Explore
>>>>>>>>H. Your choice
>>>>>>Points: 9
>>>>>>Pop 3389(800 bot
>>>>>>Military 1100(800 Bot
>>>>>>>>Food: Exceptional
>>>>>>>>Water: Pouring
>>>>>>>>Morale: Good
>>>>>>>>Medicine: Good
>>>>>>>>Health: Good
>>>>>>>>Armaments: Very Low
>>>>>>>>Fuel: Low
>>>>>>>>Tech level: Good
>>>>>>>>Reputation: Okay Weirdos
>>>>>>>>>Infrastructure: Townhall. Farms. Hydroponics Bay. Medical Bay. Armory. Prison+. Gym. Command Center. Warehouse. Construction Center(damaged). Water Treatment Center. Water Pump. Helipad. Greenhouse+. Bio-fuel Refinery+++. Fueling Station++. Strange Water Station+++.
>>>>>>>>Defenses: Fortified Walls. Fortified Gatehouse. Turret Network. Mono Wired Fencing. Walled Bunkers+. Tall Wall Towers+.
>>>>>>>>vehicles:VTOL 9. helicopter 25.
>>>>>>>>Power: Nuclear Reactor. Fast breeder Reactor. Emergency Generator.
>>>>>>>>Weapons: Corp Firearms(limited). Primitive(plentiful). Explosives(limited). Calibrated Tools.
>>>>>>>>armor: Armored Vest. Full Body Armor(Limited). Power Loaders(limited).
>>>>>>>>communications: Long Range Radio.
>>>>>>>>Materials: Supply 0. Construction 1 Proj. Rare Construction materials 1 proj. Industrial 2 proj. Industrial Rare 1 proj. Common Metals 19 units. Rare metals 3 units.

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>42249187
MK: Ninja
Activate Sneak and find out what that is. Could be important.

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>42249200
Vote. Maybe we can see which side we like and help with supplies.

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>42249200
Vote

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Rolled 16 (1d100)

>>42249200
>>42249214
>>42249251
Vote

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>42249200
MK Ninja...creeps through the terrain. For the first time he hasn't across any zombies and hardly any monsters as well...which is very worrying given their number which now seems absent. As he gets closer the noises get louder and more spread out. Finally around the next corner he sees it. A strange machine seemingly created by crudely stitching together several of its kind was firing at a few other machines who were taking cover in some nearby buildings.

Those other machines were different though...more whole and standardized unlike the other. When Ninja was about to radio it in however he failed...the radio was being jammed. So he went further in and the deeper he got the more intense the fighting became. At times he would even see people like the bandits or the guard fighting against the machines. As buildings were shot or were blown apart the maze got worse and worse. So MC Ninja climbed up high...and that was when we saw it.

A great wave of machines were pressing down on a tower which was crackling with strange energies and weapons fire. While the other base was some heavily armored compound surrounded by a moat of lava and various toxins beyond that. The machine horde was crushing down on both locations as well as sending streamers further inland if the occasional spout of gunfire, screams, and screeches were anything to by.

There Ninja decided to sit and watch...noticing over a period of time instead of just concentrating on those two bases. They were actually moving deeper and deeper into the industrial park. Despite the fierce resistant of the guards who were doing their best to halt their advance...problem was they simply didn't have the numbers despite having the toys.

So he went back and made his report.

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>42249459
>>Turn 46
>>>>>>>>A. Scavenge.
>>>>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>>>>C. Try to improve Armaments
>>>>>>>>D. Research technology
>>>>>>>>E. Build Bots
>>>>>>>>F. Scout
>>>>>>>>G. Explore
>>>>>>>>H. Your choice
>>>>>>Points: 7 resources.
>>>>>>Pop 3389(800 bot
>>>>>>Military 1100(800 Bot
>>>>>>>>Food: Exceptional
>>>>>>>>Water: Pouring
>>>>>>>>Morale: Good
>>>>>>>>Medicine: Good
>>>>>>>>Health: Good
>>>>>>>>Armaments: Very Low
>>>>>>>>Fuel: Low
>>>>>>>>Tech level: Good
>>>>>>>>Reputation: Okay Weirdos
>>>>>>>>>Infrastructure: Townhall. Farms. Hydroponics Bay. Medical Bay. Armory. Prison+. Gym. Command Center. Warehouse. Construction Center(damaged). Water Treatment Center. Water Pump. Helipad. Greenhouse+. Bio-fuel Refinery+++. Fueling Station++. Strange Water Station+++.
>>>>>>>>Defenses: Fortified Walls. Fortified Gatehouse. Turret Network. Mono Wired Fencing. Walled Bunkers+. Tall Wall Towers+.
>>>>>>>>vehicles:VTOL 9. helicopter 25.
>>>>>>>>Power: Nuclear Reactor. Fast breeder Reactor. Emergency Generator.
>>>>>>>>Weapons: Corp Firearms(limited). Primitive(plentiful). Explosives(limited). Calibrated Tools.
>>>>>>>>armor: Armored Vest. Full Body Armor(Limited). Power Loaders(limited).
>>>>>>>>communications: Long Range Radio.
>>>>>>>>Materials: Supply 0. Construction 1 Proj. Rare Construction materials 1 proj. Industrial 2 proj. Industrial Rare 1 proj. Common Metals 19 units. Rare metals 3 units.

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Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>42249471
I want to make a quick checkup on Philip bloomingdale, see what he has been up to and if he would like any more tools or supplies, or better yet has any ideas.

>>42249459
That's probably the reckoning for the virus we unleashed. . .

However, I'm glad we found it fighting them and not us. . .still. . .

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>42249459
Alright CEO I feel like this is a job for you. We all are need in on this.

I put forth a temp alliance to take on these horde of machines. I believe all factions would again on taking them down. We can give food, water and any fuel we can make.

What do you fellows think? It would do great for rep and help get much needed info.

>>42249525
would agree*

Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>42249525
This but we can do more than that.
"This is something that threatens all of us. If the Guard lose, we lose. We need to "

If we have any actions left, proceed to:
-Manufacture and produce ammunition
-Begin immediate drops of Medicine, Food, Water, and whatever else can provide via VTOL to the Guard currently in combat

Send out word to ALL the Mercenary Groups.

"This is Custodus to all Mercs. You know us, and we have another job for you. MK Ninja, your report on the Machines so far.

This is who we want you to fight, and we are starting up an offer of 5 Resources plus a shitload of Water."

Rolled 60 (1d100)

>>42249525
>>42249571
Vote

>CEO Maneuver to coordinate the factions threatened
>Immediate production and deployment of various supplies to the Guard in Combat
>Mercenary shoutouts

>>42249525
I think we should lay low. We will incriminate ourselves if we do not, everybody already wouldn't work with us and now they are fighting rampant bots

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>42249525
>>42249571
Activate: Strike a Deal

>>42249584
We don't fight, we only help. Bots are not needed for this only humans.

The bots can stay to protect the base.

>>42249599
The bots can stay so that next turn we can prefabricate defenses and turrets that can be manned by the guard and drop them onto the battlefield.

Or maybe make some artillery we can use to help them.

>>42249615
Aw yeah, that would be fucking cool dropping walls down for people. We could probably use some of the parts of the fallen machine men to help reinforce.

But first hey have to accept our help.

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>42249581
>>42249571
>>42249581
Rolling

Maybe this is the way we can reconcile some of the guard with the Bandits. Or hopefully at the end of this at least get the old guard to like us more.

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>42249525
"Fuck. You. Assholes. Our robo friends told us ALL about you and how this shit is YOUR fault," stated a surprisingly sane and sweet feminine voice on the bandit channel. "Now thanks to we got a whole lot of VERY eager mad machines wanting to bust open my tower. Luckily for us they aren't entirely focused but they're MORE than happy to camp out and besiege our shit."

An electronic voice says very simply. "Get lost."

Meanwhile we hear a familiar bandit voice "FUCKS YOU FIRST YOU DESTROY OUR BAD ASS RIDE WITHOUT RIDING IT, DESTROY ALL OUR OTHER SHIT, and now now THIS TOO FUCK YOU ALL."

Two unknown voices come on one sounds very rough while the other is a bit more coarse.

"Hm...alliance? We already have alliance. Why should we join with you hm? Your frankly shit war power? Your neat wall? Or how about your supplies? We can get all of that elsewhere and from those who aren't responsible."

"Bad bots back...bad bots back...we did nothing wrong but they back...then we find out it was YOU. Now bad bots hurt friends and come again."

>>42249571
The guards seem to appreciate a resupply but they are clearly severely outnumbered and can't cover nearly enough ground. The bots meanwhile march on endlessly, tirelessly, and fight on all the while.

>>42249571
"Five resources for that and water? Fuck you crazy! Water is replaceable but what about all our fancy shit? You ain't NEARLY paying enough for that sorta risk asshole."

Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>42249754
The machine horde has made great progress advancing into the park and are hard pressing the factions they are most interested in while easily driving off those they aren't. Assuming that is they don't ignore them.

>>Turn 47
>>>>>>>>A. Scavenge.
>>>>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>>>>C. Try to improve Armaments
>>>>>>>>D. Research technology
>>>>>>>>E. Build Bots
>>>>>>>>F. Scout
>>>>>>>>G. Explore
>>>>>>>>H. Your choice
>>>>>>Points: 6 resources.
>>>>>>Pop 3389(800 bot
>>>>>>Military 1100(800 Bot
>>>>>>>>Food: Exceptional
>>>>>>>>Water: Pouring
>>>>>>>>Morale: Good
>>>>>>>>Medicine: Good
>>>>>>>>Health: Good
>>>>>>>>Armaments: Very Low
>>>>>>>>Fuel: Low
>>>>>>>>Tech level: Good
>>>>>>>>Reputation: Okay Weirdos
>>>>>>>>>Infrastructure: Townhall. Farms. Hydroponics Bay. Medical Bay. Armory. Prison+. Gym. Command Center. Warehouse. Construction Center(damaged). Water Treatment Center. Water Pump. Helipad. Greenhouse+. Bio-fuel Refinery+++. Fueling Station++. Strange Water Station+++.
>>>>>>>>Defenses: Fortified Walls. Fortified Gatehouse. Turret Network. Mono Wired Fencing. Walled Bunkers+. Tall Wall Towers+.
>>>>>>>>vehicles:VTOL 9. helicopter 25.
>>>>>>>>Power: Nuclear Reactor. Fast breeder Reactor. Emergency Generator.
>>>>>>>>Weapons: Corp Firearms(limited). Primitive(plentiful). Explosives(limited). Calibrated Tools.
>>>>>>>>armor: Armored Vest. Full Body Armor(Limited). Power Loaders(limited).
>>>>>>>>communications: Long Range Radio.
>>>>>>>>Materials: Supply 0. Construction 1 Proj. Rare Construction materials 1 proj. Industrial 2 proj. Industrial Rare 1 proj. Common Metals 19 units. Rare metals 3 units.

>>42249754
This is the part where we make some genius witty retort that convnices most if not all of them to unite and fight the machines.

...yeah, lemme think on that...

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>42249793
Considering the fact that we are 100% dead if we don't get some if not all the factions to unite on this one thing, yeah I'd say this is a very crucial turn that we might spend a considerable amount of time on diplomacy.

We're not ever going to hold out against that in a military fashion, that's for sure.

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>42249834
Actually in a twist of irony you would likely be surprised...then again that wasn't including the second 1. I am not sure the stuff I had planned can successfully handle it now.

>The bots meanwhile march on endlessly, tirelessly, and fight on all the while.
If it had been us in that situation, the easiest solution would be for someoone like the Tek-Bandits to virus them all to death or hack and turn them rampant, cause them to lose focus and destroy each other.

Maybe even take control of them.

"Magi-Tek, I'm pretty sure one of those voices was the Tek-bandit right? Certainly dealing with robotic forces is a piece of cake if you can just hack them all. . .no?"

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>42249871
"...Your assuming those machines aren't already rampant or infected to high hell. Otherwise would those tek bandits be in such a tight spot?"

>>42249869
I'm more concerned that we devoted the entirety of this thread and our strategy since the start to using our great gifts and supplies for diplomacy, rather than militarizing, and so to NOT let that pay off would be a double whammy of having shit military and no allies.

We put so many chips into trying to win allies, just need to get it to pay off somehow. .

Rolled 48 (1d100)

Mother fuckers, we payed them for a job and blame us for using shit they knew was fucked to begin with.

We didn't tell them to use that shit for anything. Yeah we have bots and we are also willing to not use them to help those fuckers fight ...

We offer help and we are willing to pay a fair amount to help fight. We will build what ever is needed to help end this war. That is what we offer and sorry if that isn't much from this "weak group".

We may have gotten off on the wrong dam foot, but we are trying dam it. If we knew this earlier we would of done more...

Truly we just want to see this place become something better and we have builders to help.

Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>42249904
Your rep went all over the fucking place to such a degree even the non bandits are confused as hell.

>>42249937
I actually had that alliance group and planned for awhile. This was the kinda reaction I was going for.

At first only one of their members was planning to screw you over later another and now the others are starting to see where those two were coming from...

heheh.

Stupid second 1.

>>42249953
"Guard, you're the only one seeming to fight the problem as it is and are willing to accept our help.

You're our only hope now. Despite all we've spent on everyone else, you're willing to fight.

How can we help you. All we've ever wanted to do was help, so now's our finest hour for it.

We were thinking of prefabricating walls and turrets and deploying them via VTOL. Can you think of anything?"

Rolled 88 (1d100)

>>42249834
We're pretty well fucked as far as diplomacy goes. Whoever wins, they're going to want to kill us. We currently have shit for armaments, we need to be able to defend ourselves.

C. Try to improve armaments

After this we improve the turret network, we need to buff the hell out of our defenses if we're going to survive.

>>42249989
>We're pretty well fucked as far as diplomacy goes.
Which is what really bothers me.

We literally solved the primary problem everyone has in this desert, a lack of water, and yet no matter how much of it or any gifts we hand out we're little better than we were before. Worse in some regards.

>>42249978
>>42249953
*dialogue

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>42249978
"...The last time something like this happened we suffered a blow that we never really got back up from. Its the end of the line for us and if your smart you'll do a hard shutdown of all your bots before they turn on you. We had to learn that the hard way...even the borgs turned on us. After that run and we'll try to make sure you make it out to live another day. At this point luckily the bulk of their forces seems to be distracted. Problem is the rest of them and if they decide to settle down here they'll be a real pain in the ass to dig out just like last time."

>>42250010
That strange water station can only produce so much water, also you kept on giving out mixed signals. It got so bad even non bandits were getting confused.

>>42249989
Na it's just seeming like bandits hate us. The blame us for their problems and now we should use this time to help out the non bandits to gain trust.

>>42250043
> also you kept on giving out mixed signals
"We're a relief corp. We give relief to whoever needs it, but we want to live too."

>>42250043
"If you want to do us a favor DON'T fight out there! Fight in HERE! With us!

We have some time left, any time, it doesn't matter. All this time all we've ever wanted to do was help and live and have someone strong to look over us. If this is the end soon, at least we'd like to die with someone strong looking over us.

Here in our base, behind our walls, where we can produce the last big weapons that will show those bots what for.

Come here, teach us how to make proper weapons, we'll use what time we have left to make them and any other defenses we have and here is where we'll make ours stand."

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>42250088
"We have our own fortified base to fight in with better defenses. As for our weapons...we do not know how they are made and their designed with countermeasures to resist reverse engineering. They are of no help to you in that regard."

>>42250124
>we do not know how they are made and their designed with countermeasures to resist reverse engineering. They are of no help to you in that regard
Welp. . .there shatters that other idea.

That renders half the reason I wanted to join them null. . .still, in a better game, I'd of liked the paramilitary training.

So for the whole thread our efforts to gain a strong ally, in the mercs, or the paramilitary, even the bandits have gone in vain.

The robotic enemy who outmatches us not only in every way but most of all in our way, who will specifically hack our bots which are almost our entire military, and even if they don't swarm over us because sure as hell if the paramilitary don't survive we don't have a chance.

No allies, no army, and almost no weapons either. . .

No way out. . .

Rolled 62 (1d100)

I don't suppose Marty would have a strange solution for this problem would he.

Rolled 93 (1d100)

... what to do. They say that the virus will hit our bots and we lack protection.

There has to be a way to make it so the virus can't get in with our jacking into the machine. That way they can fight and help. Are people are not fighters we are builders and suppliers.

Maybe we can just make a big nuke to drop on the machines and say fuck the bandits...

Hey Marty, can we make the same explosion the tank did, but on a bigger area, say by the bandits?

Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>42250157
The guards offered evacuating IF you properly dealt with your bots and electronics.

Mercs cost money.

and you sorta pissed off like half the local bandits in the industrial park but they are far from the only ones.

>>42250187
"With enough fuel and shrapnel certainly. However it will be lacking in both radiation and plasma.

>>42250204
How much of the base will they evacuate?

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>42250204
I dunno, that just feels like running from the grim reaper.

The bots would just track us anyway, sure we'd (maybe) get another thread to live before another nat1 calls them or something else.

>and you sorta pissed off like half the local bandits in the industrial park but they are far from the only ones.
There probably isn't anyone we haven't pissed off via our indescriminate generosity and our rest stop with free fuel, food, and water

>>42250204
"Marty, we're seriously considering destroying the bots and electronics if there's anything you want to object to that please say so."

Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>42250218
Everyone.

>>42250231
Why would they track you?

Not really...well except for the competition anyway.

>>42250239
"Err...what will happen to me?"

>>42250241
"We don't know, it's up the Guard."

>>42250241
>Why would they track you?
"Regardless I will not forget and you WILL pay for this. Whether I can make you pay for it personally or am forced to rely upon another...it shall be done."

>>42250260
also
"I personally suggest you get your affairs in order and funeral arranged while you still can. I know you humans tend to care for that sorta thing."

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>42250260
>>42250273
Oh yeah those guys...assuming they survive. They are a different group from the machine horde.

>>42250299
The point is this is directly related to that nat1. Whether we die to the machine horde here or out there in whatever new place we find ourself in.

That simple action where we just wanted some bots to clean up some radiation that was in our base, the one that ended up not only with us having to hire paramilitary ghouls to get rid of the rads but also bandits to clean up rampant bots just to survive the immediate aftermath.

The scar of that one rad cleaning action will haunt us here or there.

We're marked for death.

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>42250299
Seeing as we are already fucked I say we go in balls deep

>ceo use all skills to learn more about this rampancy virus

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>42250204
Marty do you have a better emp bomb to use or will the level up-ed tank explosion have to do?

>>42250348
CEO not a tech guy and we ready dealt with it first hand.

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>42250332
yeah...I will admit I ain't EVER seen a civ that the dice hated SO fucking goddamn much. Like holy hell do they have it out for you.

>>42250354
"...Not a combat AI."

Rolled 34 (1d100)

Action - 1

We saved it for a rainy day.

But the Rainy-Day is today.

"Marty, you built this place with your own hands, it's only fitting the ultimate fate of it is in your own hands too.

You did what you could, we all did, maybe it wasn't enough. But ultimately, we'll find out in a few turns.

This place was your creation, your glory, your shining time. Now, it's your choice. Whether you build our tomb or the ark that saves us, is in your hands now"

Activate: Strange Solution
Activate: BUILD
-Give Marty ALL our Materials and ALL 6 resources.
-ALL Construction 1 Proj. Rare Construction materials 1 proj. Industrial 2 proj. Industrial Rare 1 proj. Common Metals 19 units. Rare metals 3 units.
-SCRAP ALL OUR ROBOTS INTO METAL AND GIVE THEM TO MARTY AS MATERIAL

>>42250384
We did get a nat100, it was even linked.

But it was wasted.

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>42250386
After what he did with the water tower, I do want to see what he'd do with this amount of power and material. Is there anyway we can remove his limits? Maybe divert all the bases energy output to him?

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>42250393
That is part of what I mean and it was my dice.

...It hurt anon it really did hurt.

AND IT WAS TWO IN A FUCKING ROW!

On the plus side at least they weren't connected to something bad for you but still.

I was REALLY tempted to bullshit an excuse of some kind to salvage them.

>>42250413
No, I mean last thread with the breakthrough tank that might have ended the Ghoulish battle early.

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>42250386
>>42250403
Maybe Marty will construct a defensive base with weapons and armaments so good the Paramilitary will be convinced to come fight here instead.

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>42250428
hm I thought it was just the 1 roll?

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>42250386
Wait a minute...ark. If he can build a mega vehicle that can transport us out of here, we could start over, maybe even in a different region. If we can take the water machine with us, even better.

Vote

So if this doesn't work, do we run?

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>42250384
One doesn't need to be of a combat class to know what an emp can do and how to make one. O well...

>>42250386
Not sure if that is the best move... They are non-combat and don't know things it would seem.

>>42250438
Yeah, it was a nat100 that was linked but couldn't go through "because of protocol" or something.

Truth be told that whole issue, everything, stems from the interpretation that "bandit vehicles" included the behemoth. All of our problems.

Everyone hates us because of the Machine Horde.
The Machine Horde was summoned by the Virus.
The Virus was summoned by our attempts at cleaning out radiation from our base.
The Rep Loss was incurred from usnig Tek-Bandits to help deal with rampant robots, occured when trying to develop anti-virus measures, due to the virus being summoned.
The Virus was summoned from our attempts to clear out the radiation.
The Radiation was needed to be cleared because of the Ghoulish battle that took up half the thread.

The entire battle which costs us huge materials and our entire bandit fleet and the behemoth all stems from that single interpretation of that action.

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>42250386
Marty's finest moment

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>42250458
Yeah. That would be a great solution.

Turning our base into a mobile base.

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>42250386
Firing my laser

>inb4 Marty goes full Ultron or Red Queen on our ass

Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>42250386
...Marty made mistakes. This is because Marty was never meant to be designer or planner but rather a builder. So when it was ordered to give Marty everything and to build a 'something' Marty didn't know what to build.

Marty after all was suppose to follow orders. The plan. The mission. The objectives. However this time Marty wasn't given any.

So Marty was confused.

Marty knew this would likely be the end. Would of stood a chance with materials but what about without them?

Marty remember something from another AI planner about how your suppose to think hard on plans and to figure out what others were doing. Marty never really understood this. Thats why Marty was a Constructor.

So Marty knew he was gonna fail this.

So Marty did what he did best.

He constructed.

Not a ark.

He built.

Not a tomb.

He built.

not hope or destruction did Marty construct.

Marty didn't understand why this place's fate had to be decided by him.

So Marty constructed.

Marty doesn't see how this place was his creation. He just followed the designs and plans that were given to him.

So Marty built.

Marty doesn't see how this was creation. Others planned it he just built it. He remembers when he was created.

So Marty constructed.

Marty doesn't see how this place is his glory or is shining time. What do they mean by choice?

So Marty built.

As for what Marty decided to build. Marty isn't entirely sure.

He just remembers what was once said to him so long ago.

"Marty you know why I call you Marty instead of AI whatever?"

"No. Why?"

"Because Marty your like a great big Mart."

"...I am a store?"

"Yes you are Marty but your not no ordinary store...no your the BEST kind of store!"

"...Why?"

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>>42250669
>>42250669
"The reason is Marty your the kind of store that sells dreams actual DREAMS! Simply because you can build anything. No matter what it is given a design you can build it. That is why your the best kind of store that oh so many others try attain but fail. So thats why Marty whenever someone asks you to build something but they don't offer a plan or design you should simply build whatever it is they dream. Got it Marty?

"Yes, but how do I know what they are dreaming?"

"The answer to that is simple Marty."

"What is the answer then?"

"What are you Marty?"

"A constructor core."

"See there is your answer. Whatever the problem is Marty just remember what and who you are there in lies the solution."

-----
Marty never did find out what happened to that one. Just that one day Marty was put to sleep then was shipped off and the Fall happened. Considering what the Fall included Marty figured the that one must of died during or after it. Otherwise why would Marty have been left alone for so long and sent to work for this kind of company?

Still Marty believes that person must be a good place. Unlike with AI humans know what awaits them in the after life. It is for that reason AI fight so hard to stay alive. After all you don't know what is awaiting you afterwards...or at least that is what Marty thinks.

AI are simple creatures. They are built for a purpose. They know their reason for life unlike humans but in exchange they don't know what awaits them when they die.

Marty thinks that is fair but a lot of other AIs disagree.

So with remembering that and realizing what Marty was gonna have to do prepared and kept on building. Even when that courier card to order a bunch of stuff.

Marty just kept on building all the awhile.

Even as Marty disconstructed the entire town and walls. Marty was building it.

For now Marty realized what Marty was going to need.

Then Marty ran into a problem.

Marty didn't have enough materials.

But that wont stop Marty.

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>42250705
this fucking place...

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>42250795
I don't get what you mean anon.

Then again its really fucking late and I am tired as hell...I'll finish the write up when I wake up. Should be able to reuse this thread otherwise I will be sad.

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>42250795
Lmao says alot that moments after posting is allowed y'all are right back in the thread must be a great thread

>>42250838
Marty is giving me feels ><

>>42250861
It's a great thread, a great, and we had a few great moments like this

Just not been a very great day for us, or a great game run.

It has been in fact, been very very horrible runs of late full of terrible luck and misfortune, and this game may wind up to be another soon so we're just crossing our fingers and holding our breaths.

Now we're just hoping that our last bid does something to save us.

>>42250705
>>42250669
This is perhaps the biggest Feels hit that Genie has ever thrown at us. I have been here since the very first game almost two years ago, and this is the biggest one.

Because. . .in all this time I've just realized, we're Marty.

All these hopes and dreams of people trying to survive thrown on him, the responsibilities and decision making, somehow expected to come up with a grand solution or final salvation to deal with a myriad of endless problems and woes that threaten our civ beyond anyone's ability to really deal with. The heavy burden of it shouldered on him and all eyes looking.

How to stop a rampaging army that will absolutely destroy you.
Keep away the tide of factions outside that will still try to wipe you out even if you somehow survive the impossible.

He can't and won't come up with a plan to solve all this, how could he know? There wasn't a way.

All he knows is what he does: Build.

And that's what he'll do.

And then it hits you, we're Marty.

Confused, so much pressure, and so all he does is what he knows, building until the enemy comes to crush the life out of us. Not just in this game but in so many civs where our attempts to build a cool and neat civ almost always result in bitterness and death.

Even here in what might have been a fun and easy game, a nice run where for once we hoped to not aren't face an existential crisis but can relax, build up, and maybe make friends, has already become a terriffying horrible nightmare of problems we're somehow expected to deal with with that we could never plan for. On limited time and resources, as everywhere shouts at us "we're going to kill you."

We just want to build

This makes me very sad.

Marty, if we die, know that it wasn't you that failed anything, we failed you.

You were meant for something greater than we could ever provide.

If we die I hope like us you rise to build again somewhere else, and have much better success there.

It would have been so perfect if we just got that strong friend we always wanted, always need.

Paramilitary, mercenary, bandit. . .it didn't matter actually fuck the paramlitary a best, just as long as they could do what we never would be able to.

Protect.

While we provided.

Someone we could rest under their security. Whom could make the war plans and battle strategies and we could happily build for. Supply for them, give them the weapons, the food, the fuel, the water, the material and manpower, for their plans, their objectives, their mission. Making them stronger all the better to protect us.

And through them, whoever they were, maybe even fulfill our other objective. Help the people here. Provide for them, with a bounty of supplies. We're so capable of more, if we just had time and a friend with strength we had the potential to provide for everyone.

Sure, our bio-fuel, hydroponics, and water and power plant can only do /so much/ right now but look, the fact alone that we have these things is the mark of higher potential.

A baby or a seed can only do so much. But do you ever doubt the man or the oak tree they grow to become, if they are nurtured and kept secure?

My only hope now is whatever happens, we live, and get that security, and grow to the potential we can become. Even on just the easiest-mode. . .

>>42251124
*fuck the rest, the paramilitary a best

Heh, I wasn't the only one up till the break of dawn. This game... hehehe Good morning and good night people.

If it all goes tits up tell Marty to save himself, discover more of himself, live a full AI life and if he would be generous enough, remember us, remember Custodus, we only wanted to help.

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>42251124
Yeah, we would be awesome crazt logistics and infrastructure civquest like the reason we voted to return to this civ. Designing weapons, supply manufacturing, war production, even some battle-bots to help them.

Would have been fun as hell, I hope we still get a chance for it.

I think we're all just absolutely sick to our stomachs of combat right now.

>>42251477
Agreed.

>>42251477
Same, but maybe after what Marty constructs off there's still a chance we can be infrastructure civ.

bump

another bump

building bump

>>42250838
I guess I just mean that... I never see it coming in your world.

>>42250861
It is, if you'd like being Ned Stark on Groundhog day.

>>42251124
The Gene splicer's General was a great strong friend. So was the farming mutants' MAMA. Strong friends exist, but I guess they attract strong foes as well.

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>42250705
Because Marty is a builder and Marty is capable of making dreams come true after all that is why he is called Marty.

The trick is though you got to have the right materials and there is no such thing as perfection. It could always have been better done or so says the designers.

This time Marty doesn't have the right materials but Marty is used to this has ever since Marty woke up Marty never really had all the right materials.

So Marty learned how to 'make do' as they the humans say. So Marty kept on building even as the new materials were delivered. Even though they wouldn't be enough at least they will help.

Even as the machine horde encroached.

Marty just kept on buildings.

Because that is what Marty was created for. Its his purpose in life. Marty isn't sure what the humans are hoping for, but soon he will know what their dreams are and that will have to be enough.

Because Marty was only ever designed for building things. He doesn't know what else to do but what he was created for.

So that is what Marty is.

Marty builds.

So Marty keeps on building and has a strange solution.

Sure it wont be enough what they are hoping or expecting buts its the only thing Marty can do.

Because Marty is only a builder.

Marty isn't a savior.

Marty can't figure out a grand solution to all the worlds ailments. Marty knew an AI who tried once...it didn't end well.

Nor does Marty know what they hope for or how to provide salvation.

Because Marty was only ever created to build things.

This doesn't surprise Marty though. After all the world is a very unfair place. Especially this new world but if Marty was to be honest Marty doesn't see much a difference between the old and new.

In the end it all stayed the same. The world is just as unfair as before.

Even Marty knows this.

So Marty builds.

Marty knows what he is gonna have to do to complete it, but now Marty is finally staring to see where those other AIs are coming from.

>>42254980
Pretty much.

>Marty isn't a savior.
>Marty can't figure out a grand solution to all the worlds ailments.
>Nor does Marty know what they hope for or how to provide salvation.

>Because Marty is only a builder.
We know marty. . .
we know how that is. . .

But you did the best thing you could ever do:
do the only thing you know how to do

It's all we could ever do as well.

I swear to God if he built a 50 story nuclear powered, flying Starbucks with a tractor beam drive though and a legion of sentient espresso machines ima explode

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Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>42255624
Still that wont stop Marty because after all life is unfair. Sure Marty doesn't entirely want to but then Marty remembers what his purpose in life is. So Marty realizes its not actually all that bad.

So Marty keeps on building.

Marty does have a regrets though.

Like not ever finding out what happen to the one who named Marty Marty instead of some serial number or 'AI whatever'. Marty also wanted to see his friends again some of whom apparently survived the Fall and possibly even build stuff with them once more. Those were good times...

So Marty kept on building.

Most of all Marty's biggest regret is this was going to be the last time he fulfilled his life's purpose, but that doesn't actually bother Marty as much as he though it would.

>Heroic Sacrifice activated.

For at least Marty is going to die fulfilling his purpose in life. Marty can't really see a worse way to go. Sure Marty doesn't know what comes after but in exchange Marty got to know his purpose in life and even fulfill it to the very end.

Marty thinks that is pretty cool.

So now Marty doesn't mind so much but that doesn't mean Marty doesn't see where some of those other AI were coming from.

So Marty kept on building.

For now Marty had what he needed.

Even though it would kill Marty.

Marty didn't mind.

Because Marty could keep on building.

Which is his purpose in life.

So Marty keeps on building.

But now Marty knew what their dreams were.

So Marty activated his super secret skill.

Secret Skill activated.

>Creation

Now Marty would be able to make their dreams called come true. Otherwise Marty wouldn't be called Marty.

Marty did finally see the solution. It wasn't likely the one they wanted, hoped, needed, or even prayed about, but it IS something they dreamed for.

Otherwise Marty wouldn't be called Marty.

Because Marty is a builder who makes dreams come true.

So that is exactly what Marty is going to do just as he was taught to.

>Sure Marty doesn't know what comes after but in exchange Marty got to know his purpose in life and even fulfill it to the very end.
>Marty thinks that is pretty cool.
Thank you Genie.

This anon can never express how much he appreciates you did this for Marty.

Dear God I just wanna know what he tried to do, the suspension and emotions are killing me, I love you Marty you beautiful Dream Bot you.

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>>42255897
That was when Marty found out what their dreams were. After that Marty collected them all one by one and used the Dream Device.

Over three thousand of em.

Over three thousand dreams Marty saw and made real thanks to the Dream Device Marty constructed.

Soon everyone was gone...but Marty and two others. Marty isn't sure why they have chosen to remain despite their dreams being on the other side.

Marty just wants them to go already.

That way Marty could sleep because Marty is already oh so very tired.

Marty saw dreams...Marty wonders if Marty too could dream some day, because Marty never dreamed before so it was neat seeing theirs. Perhaps Marty will find out after this...

Still for some reason those two didn't go so now Marty was going to ask why not. After all their dreams come true were right there.

-----
"Marty if you haven't noticed my dream already came true," claims MC Ninja.

Sure enough that is actually true. MC Ninja always dreamed about becoming a ninja...so dreams really do come true on this side too.

Marty wish he had known earlier maybe then that person wouldn't have...

"Sorry Marty my good sir, but I cannot bring myself to take advantage of someone in such poor condition. It is against the ways of a gentleman!"

"...Your a plant Philip."

"The reason remains the same."

Marty doesn't really understand...but Marty can't exactly force them through. After all Marty is just too tired now...

So now Marty is going to die.

First though Marty needs to write an apology letter, because Marty wasn't going to make it after all.

But at least in the end Marty made sure he deserved the name Marty. Otherwise even if Marty survived...Marty...wouldn't...deserve...the name...Marty.

And Marty likes his name very much.

>End