>>1089542

Current Construction
Tunnel to Livestock Fields (1 hour)

>Eggs gestating:
0

Hive Structure
>Infrastructure(heated interior) 40N
>Hatchery(Eggs can be hatched half a day early +%25 loss expected)
>Throne room (Fortified location for the queen)
>Doors (increases defenses)(No metal)
>Dedicated sentry outposts(increases defenses)
>Vesper pens 75N per day
>Algae farms(3) 780N per day 4 workers required.

Previous quests:
https://archive.moe/tg/search/subject/Hive%20Queen%20Quest%20Beta/

OR

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=hive+queen+quest+beta

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/QuestDroneBeta0

Pastebin:
http://pastebin.com/u/QuestDroneBeta01

ask me anything:
ask.fm/QuestDroneBeta0


Possible Construction:
>[]fence off the wild animals 20K away(200N 8winter-workers)
>[]Fortify entrance (100N, 4 workers)

Work detail:
8 normal workers on the farms
2 winter workers as sentries
1 winter worker as helper to thinkers
5 miners building tunnel
15 Winter workers on expedition to the zone of possible meteorite fall
4 winter Soldier accompany them

>Idle(in need of stuff to do)
3 first clutch workers idle
4 winged winter workers idle
3 screw scouts idle

>Pick Research 6 minds to use.
>Pick Construction.
>Write in Ideas for expedition.

>>1089547
>[]Fortify entrance (100N, 4 workers)

>>1089561
I'm gonna give 10 minutes for other players to get here.

Any research you want to pick or write in for the expeditionary force?

>>1089613
>Research Hiding thermal signature(3 days)
>parasitic defense(resistance to poison) (2 days)


been a long time boss.

>>1089629

Yeah, 2 years. But Hey I was able to concentrate on my graduation. I wish I could pay for a master's. I heard that QuestDroneAlpha had heart surgery. I hope he makes a full recovery.

>>1089561
>>1089629

I guess this will be it for now.

Writing up.

>>1089674

You stretch your mind a little and find those glorious workers of yours, the ones with wings. They are now tasked with fortifying the entrance to your hive. They will no doubt do a good of it. They take some of special eggs you make for construction and go about creating an iris of flesh and bone. It will sustain a good deal damage, more so than mere doors. It shall however, take some hours to complete.

As far as to what research is to be done you tell your first clutch of workers, your tiny little angels to assists the thinkers. We must try and find a way to mask the heat signatures of brood, as it seems the vile Keeks are able to track based on that.

And the other part of course is to find a ways to create a parasitic defense, after all the algae has proven to be deadly in great enough quantities. And you are still unsure of what dangers lurk ahead, there could creatures yet to be discovered that can poison your workers.

>Check on the expeditionary force
>Check on the Miners
>Send scouts towards the expeditionary force[5 hours to get there]
>lay more eggs( if so how many and of what type?)

>>1089738
>>Check on the Miners

>>1089738
>>Send scouts towards the expeditionary force[5 hours to get there]
>Check on the expeditionary force
>Check on the Miners

>>1089747
>>1089755
Two on checking the miners

10 minutes to close voting.

>>1089747
>>1089755

>Check Miners.

your miners report: "Mother we have done tunnel, very long!" You smile a bit, their message came just at the right moment. There now is a tunnel that connects to where the animals you can use as livestock. You will need many workers for this task at least 8 and quite a few resources 200 units.

but it could prove quite beneficial. However, you lack the workers to do this at the moment, you've sent most of them on the expedition to check the impact site on the other side of the mountains. You could lay more workers and use the hatchery, they could be ready in half a day but at the cost of 1/4 of the brood.

Decisions decisions.

>Assign the miners to new project(write in)
>Lay 8 winter worker eggs (Cost 64N)
>Lay (X) winter worker eggs for hatchery. 25% egg loss, ready in 12 hours.

>>1089861
>>Lay 8 winter worker eggs (Cost 64N)

>>1089861
>>Lay 8 winter worker eggs (Cost 64N)
We've not in a rush.

>>1089886
>>1089892

You decide to lay your eggs for the workers, there is currently no need to rush things. For the first time since you opened your eyes starvation is not besieging you on all fronts.

You have plenty of nutrient resources, and you can spare the time to grow with certainty. Unlike at the start where speed was of issue.

>542 nutrient remaining.

You turn your mind to the expeditionary force, 19 units in total, trekking across the snow. You wish you had an aerial view of them, and a way to provide overwatch. but something, has been killing your flying scouts.

>Check on the status of the expedition.
>Assign task to miners.
>Check on entrance reinforcement.
>assign remaining scouts to join expedition.
>Lay new eggs(number and type)
>write in idea.

>>1089926
>>Check on the status of the expedition.
>assign remaining scouts to join expedition.

>>1089926

5 mins and I close voting. I can't believe the other quest I'm running has more players.

>>1089946

Your scouts will take some time to catch up to the expedition force, but they will do their job to the best or their abilities. "We fly for mother!" You love your brood, they are always eager to please.

The expedition in getting close to the mountains, it will still take at least two days to cross them. But something is bothering you in the back of your mind. A little nudge here and there. You cannot quite grasp what it is until all of a sudden a soldier stops.

"Cold, mother, cold." the connection is then cut, the rest of the group seems fine but this one seems to have died.

>Stop and investigate why
>March on, no time to waste.

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>Write in Idea.

>>1090106
>>Stop and investigate why

>Parasites? Bleeding? Lack of food?

>>1090155
Its hard to do this with one or two people... I'm gonna give 15 minutes to see if anyone else catches up.

Would you be interested in another experimental quest I am running? Its about a skeleton that just woke up with no memory.

If ya want to check it out: >>1089782

>>1090195
>>1090155

oops... But yeah its me.

>>1090155

You stop to investigate why the winter soldier has lost his connection to you and subsequently died so suddenly. There are no signs of infection here, no wounds that your workers can see, and the soldier had just moments before eaten.

Another soldier loses its connection to you, and falls face first into to the soft white snow. What is going on here.

>Check the genetic design of the Winter Soldier
> Leave the soldiers behind and march on
>Write in.

>>1090294
>Check the genetic design of the Winter Soldier

>>1090281
I'm Beta, I run the Beta quest. I have not run the Beta quest in 2 years. And QD Alpha and I talked about this a long time ago. We share the same universe but my queen is far, FAR away. and she faces hardship more often and its also on an much earlier stage than Red.

>>1090303
My apologizes. I'm very sleep deprived. So I got shit confused.

>>1090310

Its ok, this session is running very slow today. Normally we got like 10 players or more. but that was back when I hosted them on /tg/.

At any rate do check the twitter on the op post, it will let you know when the quest is on. I am currently waiting on another player to post. here. Also if interested I am running another quest as well check this post:

>>1090195

>>1090294
>>Check the genetic design of the Winter Soldier

>>1090296
>>1090344

Upon checking the genetic design you find a flaw, all your Winter soldiers use endothermic glands instead of the much more efficient endothermic organ. However, this comes at a reduced cost, so any soldiers are cheap to make. But they cannot survive out in the winter conditions for long periods of time. Your workers do seem to able to withstand the low temperatures with some ease.

As it is, your two remaining soldiers will die, they have no chance in getting back the hive and they will most certainly not survive the march ahead.

>Leave the soldiers behind and march on.
>March with the whole group.
>Turn back the whole group.

>>1090628
>March them as far as possible, Eat them for the energy source and ensure the flaw is corrected later.

>>1090628
>>March them as far as possible, Eat them for the energy source and ensure the flaw is corrected later.

>>1090631
>>1090637

I would say... hive mind. 4 minutes to any other posters and then this goes.

>>1090642
I could use my phone to post if you think I'm samefagging.

>Tfw no idea whats going on and just thinking of the best way to converse limited resources.

>>1090648
Nah i don't think you are.

>>1090631
>>1090637

Your expedition marches on having eaten your soldiers. In the future you must revise the genetic blueprint of all your creations. It seems clear now that this planet has yet to stop being murderous to your brood, be it by its environment or its fauna.

I think I am going to end it here tonight. Follow the twitter guys for advance warning on when the quest runs. And if you are interested i am running a lich quest for a bit more here:

>>1089782

I can't believe i missed this quest.

i fucking missed this quest i am so MAD!!!!!!

>>1091164
>>1091241

Quest will be back today starting at 6 pm EST to midnight. Possibly continued on this thread.

>>1091164
>>1091241

Quest is 100% open for you all grubs, players sound in!

>>1093234
Here.

>>1093259
Gonna give other players 15 mins to get here K?

>>1093271
here

>>1093234
sounding off.

>>1093259
>>1093279
>>1093282

4 more minutes and we go off.

>Write in ideas guys.

>>1093259
>>1093271
>>1093279
>>1093282

No ideas eh... ok

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you have had to make choices you dislike, and as such now your brood are less in number for the expedition. But learning from mistakes is also important. If incredibly deadly on this unforgiving planet.

Your drones are a few minutes away from the expedition now, the march has been relentless and soon the climb will be all there is for your workers.

some eggs are about to hatch, and you decide that perhaps a last minute mutation is possible. But is it something you want to try? You recede to the voices in your mind, the wisdom of the past.

>Spread scouts
>Keep scouts in formation

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>Mutate worker eggs (strength | speed | agility){only one}
>Do not mutate eggs

>>1093384
>>Spread scouts

>Mutate worker eggs speed

>>1093409

Seriously guys... voting on options is kinda needed. i need like three votes at least here.

>>1093458
Give me 5 min I'm reading your archive.

I just found the KEEK's and am formulating a plan to hunt them.

by the way, our drones are immune to the algae toxin we researched right?

>>1093460
>>1093470

Oh.... boy, the Keeks... nothing good ever comes of going against them. For two years they have been the bane of this queen.

>>1093495
Yes they mostly are, since they bred it out. and have workers filtering the farms.

Alright, i have three research ideas.
1. is a explosive gland so our drones can suicide.
2. is a toxin made from the algae from the river.
3. is camo.

>>1093544
nice
Maybe a gland that shoots hot distilled toxin at the keeks?

>>1093560
Something like that.

>>1093544
>>1093560
>>1093563

Nice ideas, and they will come up for voting.

But at the moment the votes are:

>Spread scouts (1)
>Keep scouts in formation

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>Mutate worker eggs (strength | speed | agility){only one}
>Do not mutate eggs

>>1093409
>>1093584

>>1093587
This.
By the way what did the Symbiotic Prokaryotic photosynthesis research do?

>>1093587
>>1093596

Its a way to lower the cost of units made with it, none have been ever designed so far with them.

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You tell your scouts to spread out, after all you lost far too many before.

And these eggs about to hatch, you decide that perhaps it is a good idea to mutate them a little. Speed seems like the proper choice. your Winter workers are completed, they can now get started on fencing int he wild game at the end of the tunnel. Or perhaps do another task.

>Fence wild game.
>Focus on Weapon's research.
>Help finish Base renovations.
>Lay more eggs (type and how many)

>>1093620
>>Fence wild game.

>>1093620
>Fence wild game.

Are you seriously doing two quests at the same time?

>>1093625
>>1093628

You send your workers to fence the wild animals, they will add to your pool of nutrients. This pleases your tremendously. It was only a few days ago you were starving and on the brink of dying. But look at you now, reaching out and expanding your resources. Just as it should be.

>342 nutrients in reserves.

Your four winged workers finish construction the reinforcing the doors of the hive. Soon you will not need to worry about outside incursions.

>Write in ideas for possible constructions.
>have the thinkers research a possible weapon.
>Check on the expedition.
>Lay eggs?

>>1093684
>have the thinkers research a possible weapon.
Thorn launcher.

>>1093684
Also can you answer my question please? >>1093596

>>1093660
Yes, tg was much more hectic than this, trust me I had 20 something players at once. wanting answers every 5 minutes and managed to still chat with them on a chat client too.

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>>1093596
i did answer it.

Its a way to lower the cost of units made with it, none have been ever designed so far with them.
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>>1093688
Seems like a good idea, any other takers?

>>1093684
>have the thinkers research a possible weapon.

Toxin spew

>>1093719
Not yet, that comes later.

>>1093719
>>1093726

5 minutes And voting closes.

In the meantime discuss ideas.

>>1093726
But can't we do it now?

>>1093744
No, i need the gun first.
>>1093736
My plan on how to hunt KEEK's.
Give our winter worker drones explosive glands so when they die the KEEN's are hit with chitin shrapnel.
Make a drone called "predators" with Camo, thurn launcher and toxin chitin bullets.
Send a 10 drone Explosive worker party outside followed by Predators hidden around them.
If we hear KEEK's we bait them into a trap with our workers, and shoot them with our Predators when they re feasting on the corpses.

>>1093762
>>1093762
sure
Maybe improved claws and carapace too?

>>1093719
>>1093726
>>1093744

Your thinkers decide that the best course of action is a thorn launcher, old, old design. But it will allow your troops to have some range capability.

Thorn Launcher – Powerful single shot projectile weapon that fires a high caliber chitin slug at high velocity, dealing large amounts of damage to a single target. Highly effective long range weapon, the only major drawback is its low rate of fire. Ammunition is naturally replenished over time as the warrior grows more chitin, and holds a medium amount of ammunition.

It will take 50N to make each unit.

And the other idea, was to make a toxin spew but that would require actual research time. it is up to you to decide on what to do.

>toxin
>Slug thrower.

>>1093772
That might be for another drone, one with Toxin spitter.

>>1093775
Can the torn launcher be loaded with toxin filled slugs or do we need to research that ammo type?

>>1093775
>>Slug thrower.

>>1093775
>>Slug thrower.

>>1093782
Research required

>>1093805
two votes so far ! (5 mins to decide)

>>1093775
>Slug thrower.

>>1093805
>>1093811
>>1093822

Slug thrower

You command your four workers to make these weapons they will server the empire well.


>Make slugthrower (how many 50N per unit)
>342 nutrients in reserves.

(event: Roll 1d100) only first three throws valid.

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>1093841
4 slug throwers

Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>1093841
>>Make slugthrower (how many 50N per unit)
4
>Inb4 KEEK invasion force at our gates.

>>1093848
>>1093857

Gonna wait for final roll 10 mins And hope its not a crit fail.

Rolled 21 (1d100)

Here is another.

>>1093848
>>1093857
>>1093902

Well then. start discussing your demise. while I write it up.

>>1093912
not really fair we samefag a roll before the 10 minutes are up.

>>1093933
ok I am gonna give another 10 mins for another player.

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>1093841

>>1094015
fuck you

>>1093940
no other player... well it is a bit late. I am going to close it here for the night.

Please all look into the twitter in the op post for how to keep in touch on the quest status and when it will run again. I will be on the unto death quest for a few more minutes if you are so inclined to see that one. Thank you all that participated today and specially so to those that read the archive.

May no Keeks enter your lives.

>>1094023
Oh fuck that!!! forget that guys

>>1094015
We got a winner!!!

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>>1094015
...I think I'm done rolling for the night.

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>>1094015

Your mind switches attention the expedition two of your scouts have gone silent the remaining two are panicking, emitting fear signals so strong that they create a feedback on yourself. You lash out when a worker comes near and splatter him on the wall. nothing as such had ever come over your kind.

Then the image comes so clearly, and so sharply defined that it becomes seared in your senses. It is something you will not soon forget, and now you understand the last words of some scouts in the past days. METAL

You watch in abject horror as your poor scout is hit from above with a force of at least 3000 pounds. and So only one scout remains, It is alone, and in extreme agitation. You command it to look above itself, and in that split second the connection is cut.

>Continued in next post. (give me a few mins)

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>>1094056

Your workers on the ground, are plagued by unease, it is coming from your own connection. You are making them like so. However in that moment of mental absence, a predator has taken to attaching. It is massive, muscular and vicious.

It lashes out to your workers and tramples three of them under its powerful legs while it bites another in half. seconds merely, and you have lost 1/3 of your forces. Your circle the workers to entrap the creature but it only enrages it.

It charges, your workers dodge, expertly, but not before smaller ones, perhaps the cubs attack from behind. They cannot trample your workers but their bites are sizable. Three workers perish instantly. You could order these drones to attack the young ones , that way the parent cannot charge. But a priority thinking thread enter your mind, is there a mate?

And as if the universe wishes to respond to this. Two workers are swallowed whole as a create emerges from under the ice and snow. You only have six more and the odds are not in your favor. No matter what orders you gave and how you wept for the children you were forced to watch as they were trampled, eaten and torn to pieces.

There is no expeditionary force any longer, there is nothing but pain, and sorrow, and loss on that mountain pass. This planet will eventually break you. When you think you have one tiny sliver of hope it destroys it to oblivion.


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And now we are done for the night. Please follow the twitter as I said. Comments, questions, etc leave them here in shoot me a message on twitter.

>>1094114
Guess this planet is going to turn us cold and icy.

Well fuck. Sorry for missing the last two run times but you start right when I have to take off for work.

Any a research idea. Could we use whatever it is we use to keep our workers from freezing to death and find a way to weaponize it into a flame thrower and something for even further down the line and find some that will let use freeze our enemies solid so the rest of the universe can feel the pain this world has inflected on us.

>>1094166
No I'm pretty sure that is impossible, we use fat tissue and an organ to keep drones warm, a flamethrower uses flammable or viotile chemicals to burn things quickly.
Also I think we already have the blueprints for the flamethrower.

>>1094170
Yep, we should already have it, in the Alpha HQQ when our warriors were born we had a choice for what weapon we make first.
The weapons listed were Thorn launcher, sting caster and fire spray, they all cost 15 metals each.

>>1094170
Huh, thought we used chemicals in our drones to stay warm, my bad. But still I feel that giving some drones a flamethrower or two will do well on a planet where everything has evolved to handle the cold

>>1094114
Thanks for running. People slowly trickling in looks like, don't get discouraged; it /has/ been a long while.

Goddamnit Twitter.
The one thing I REALLY care about and it only shows up long after it's over.

Good to see you back m8.

>>1094015
Heh.

>>1089542
You are not nice for getting my hopes up that QD from the original hive quest returned.

>>1111363
He did come back. And then had to have heart surgery mid-thread. He's recovering now, but I suspect it'll be a few weeks yet before he's ready again.