>>16606738

Send out several patrols of Dropbservers or cloaked Overlords to scout out for potential Dyles incursions around Lutrious and the borders of Terran space. We probably want to know if/when the UED or Dyles is going to arrive.

>>16606836
Aside from the three or four planets we've investigated, we're not sure where the UED's or Dyles' space IS. We're still in the dark about where the battle's being fought, as well.

>>16606909
But we know how big UED space was... a quarter of the galaxy right? Regardless, we need to actually probe UED space now, dropservers full ahead.

>>16606909

Ok, let's append that order to be to send out scouting parties of cloaked observers and/or dropships to get a better feel for the surrounding area.

Since we don't know that area of space really well, we might as well have our scouting party split up and just try to map as much space as they can.

>>16606738

While there's still some quiet going on, let's see if we can't diversify our brood a bit.

Contact the Zerg Science Corp. Ask them if it's possible or feasible to try to create a new type of Zerg unit from existing species that we've already infested.


If that turns out to be a huge waste of time, we might as well try to browse the Xel'naga Worldship's databanks and see if there are any particularly interesting species we can nab.

Also, how are the Terminator automation system research going?

>>16607073
Gorn laughs at the idea that we would trust Dyles' map.

Warbrate grudgingly agrees that this might be a bad move.

>>16607159
>Ask them if it's possible or feasible to try to create a new type of Zerg unit from existing species that we've already infested.

What sort of new type of Zerg?

>how are the Terminator automation system research going?

We haven't told Cyberbrate to get to work on that, yet, since we haven't decided if we want to let the Terminators loose without Cyberbrate's control, yet.

(Nice try, but we didn't finish voting on that!)

>>16607081
How many overlords should we send, and should they stop to investigate, or just peek at the systems and then leave?

>>16607209
Right, it ended with 2 last time. We'd have to go completely through the program, complex and redundant as it is, to remove any VoidGateness, or write a new one that doesn't have redundancies for when a ten year old boy sings a B flat at noon while wearing a sun dress.

>>16607251
(Or what to do when the janitor asks whether a cat died in there, or what)

>>16607237
I'd say warp in, get a general idea of what's in the system, number of planets, orbital structures, and habitation, comm traffic, then go on to the next one.

>>16607272
"I do not know, flesh bag. I can not view the cat to determine if it is dead, but you will be, flesh bag."

>>16607283
(Any objections?)

>>16607322
(I believe you meant option D: Fock yoo, osshull)

>>16606738
>delivering a few percent fewer supplies than they should
Inform them that their quotas for the next set of tribute will be increased to make up the difference.

>>16607283
While cloaked. Cloaking is an integral part of our scouting strategy.

>>16607358
I was making a Schrodinger joke with VoidGate... it was the protocol for the janitor asking about the cat... will cake make you feel better?

Would it be possible to make a small zerg to act as the brains of the terminators? Instead of AI programming, it'd be a brain in power-armor.

>>16607382
Accountantbrate thinks the missing funds are probably being skimmed, not deliberately withheld. Cracking down, it argues, will only cause dissent.

>>16607399
(I was referencing Arnold's horrible pronunciation. Didn't get the Schrodinger bit. Clever AND subtle)

>>16607405
It would be possible, but it would require Nargil and Cyberbrate to collaborate for some time to redesign the brain and the Terminator. (As well as some rolling, for success)

I vote for the terminator automation project, but with the caveat that we have independent review go over it with a fine toothed comb looking for VoidGate backdoors. (We cannot afford to have that self-rightous SkyNet-alike screwing us over again.)

>>16607209

>Zerg species blending & other stuff

Well, the Mantalisk thing for one. One reason we were so excited about infesting the Protoss was because of their vast and distinctly unzergy psionic potential. Perhaps further research into what makes the base species for Mantalisks so psionically inclined could help us develop more baseline upgrades for Zerg units as a whole.

Also, we have a notable lack of units (or maybe we just don't remember to bring Queens) that are able to rapidly infest enemy units without being vulnerable to counterattacking from other enemies. Perhaps we can use the Mantalisk as a template for a fast flyer that, instead of charging up its physical attacks with psionic energy, can produce packets of rapid infestation spores. The Mantalisk is a very fast flyer as it is; if it could belch out nasty stuff like Defiler plagues or rapid infestation spores, it could be a very real hazard to any type of infantry we encounter. Dyles in particular seems to be fond of using absurdly enhanced (and notably unarmored) humans to engage in melee combat with our Zerg; being able to rapidly bring deadly disease cocktails to the frontlines could work out well for us.

>>16607465
>Accountantbrate thinks the missing funds are probably being skimmed, not deliberately withheld. Cracking down, it argues, will only cause dissent.
Well, then, how about sending a pointed note about the dangers of corruption and the importance of internal regulation in the financial sector, lest important people get the wrong impression when their account numbers don't add up? If they don't solve the problem we can stage up our response.

>>16607465
That's me subtley clever, or made of jam. I can't remember which.

We could write our own program, or just work around having to automate them. relay stations shoved into battlecrusiers could work.

>>16607465
>>16607405

I am seconding Zerg Brains in power armor.

There is no way this can go wrong and not be awesome either way.

>>16607493
"And our space slug overlord has issued a comment in the editorial page of The Financial Times of Moria "'Corruption bad.'" That was our giant space slug overlord."
>>16607480
I keep forgetting about out spores, we should try that. Granted they don't really work on protoss, or Dyles, but still.

>>16607547
I'm OK with this.

I also agree with the queen thing. We should probably make those. After we make Daleks

>>16607547
I see your dalek and raise you our already pre-existing zerg units in power armour, such as the gausslisk and the power armoured ultralisk. We can just improve the existing power armour and expand its use, power armoured drones ftw.

>>16607579
Besides, if we're going the dalekish route, why not just throw a thumbling of infested terran in there instead of making something new. No reason we can't make a better goliath. And do infested terrans really need their legs to control something? We could also just make a MMI and just use brains in jars.

>>16607493
>>16607554
Sakai is surprised at our news that the shipment was light, and deeply offended by our accusations of foul play. He swears to look into the problem personally.

>>16607567
>>16607547
Nargil expresses its extreme distaste at our further blending of disgusting machinery with the glorious flesh of the Swarm, but agrees to engineer a mental relay Zerg for the Terminators.

(roll 1d10 to see how well it does)

Side note, did Artisanlord paint our Arbiter blue?

rolled 3 = 3

lets hope

rolled 9 = 9

>>16607634
Don't know how I feel about this plan.

>>16607654
Apparently me and my buddy Nargil need to shut it.

>>16607666
well, we can make it up to Nargil. Let him make whatever he wants after he's done with this?

Or we could find some old wildlife documentaries. He'd like those!

>>16607643
(Was it supposed to?)

>>16607654
Despite Nargil's reticence to even begin the project, its progress is amazing. Truly, Nargil is the best. Within hours, it has developed what looks like a slightly undersized human brain with hundreds of threadlike protruding nerves that twitch and wriggle as it awaits a computer to interface with.

Now, it is Cyberbrate's turn to create a Terminator that can carry the entity and react to its commands.

(Roll 1d20)

rolled 20 = 20

>>16607693
Two separate rolls! You drunken fiend! The arbiter was just a question, but with all the daleks talk, and the arbiter being a big TARDIS...

>>16607713
All my base are belong to you, TUCAMP.

>>16607713

Wow

rolled 8 = 8

>>16607693

>>16607713
Critical Success!

>>16607713

I wish to make to babby with you

>>16607713
It would seem that the dice like skepticism about the rational being used to prompt the roll. I still don't get why we can't just take what we have, and make it bigger/better. And who painted our arbiter blue?

>>16607693
Wait, we still have the arbiter? Did we ever figure out how it does the bigger-on-the-inside trick?

>>16607783
dimensional fuckery which we will never be able to mimic.

that's how.

>>16607783
I believe our official explanation was "Protoss voodoo magic".

>>16607783

Internbrate and Labbrate both worked on it extensively.

In the end, they chocked it up to "magical protoss dimension shit". IIRC, they mentioned that the reality-warping powers of the arbiter were probably more of an accidental fringe benefit of the design rather than brilliant craftsmanship.

>>16607783
Last I knew, and it's a side-effect of the time manipulation or vice-versa. We don't know the specifics, and can't make more until we get some 10th dimensional materials or something.

>>16607713
(...

I'm starting to think you're manipulating the /tg/ dice, guys. So, now you can decide whether Cyberbrate makes us a Terminator that's amazing, or a Dalek. See? Fun things happen when I drink)

>>16607822
make more. . .
I wonder how much we'd have to suck up to the Protoss to convince them to let us buy a few.

And we should be glad Cerebrate didn't go by the official Blizz lore on it (SC2). Then it'd have been the protoss piloting it, and we'd have a worthless shuttle.

>>16607812
(It wasn't before, but it damn well is, now)

>>16607822
(5th dimensional, though I guess if there were 6 we didn't know about anyway, it's not like numbering them would be important. Complex shit, either way)

rolled 657 = 657

>>16607849
But.... SC@'s fluff is bad...
>>16607838
Even awesome terminator, odd dalek. Assuming of course that they are both comparable to each other.

>>16607838

Zergleks.

They can swoop across the battlefield delivering laser death while soaking an absurd amount of damage for infantry. They will bridge the gap between heavy vehicles and regular ground troopers.

>>16607838
Terminator; it's more agile and can pass for human (and maybe other species).

I'd do a vote for Zergleks too. If we ever meet the Doctor, he'll be pissed.

>>16607880
>>16607896
So it would seem.

>>16607896

Also: they are equipped with fixed flamethrowers that have a wide range arc of fire around itself and electrical fields. It makes CQB with the Zerglek inadvisable for non-ultralisks.

>>16607838
Terminator, but with weapons built in.

>>16607838
Voting Terminator.

>>16607910
Thats a bad thing! We dnot want to have to fight the Doctor!

So it's Daleks or the lady terminators is it.

>>16607941
. . . Infest a time lord.
Daleks are far better than Terminators. How often have you seen a terminator taken down by our current weaponry.

>>16607941

The Doctor is a myth perpetuated by the Terran media to make themselves feel better about having their shit kicked in by aliens on a daily basis.

Also, they're not Daleks. They're zerg units in an armored tank thing.

>>16607941

Speak for yourself, I'd find it hilarious.

Voting for Dalek.

>>16607930
>>16607925
>>16607920
>>16607910
>>16607905
>>16607896
>>16607880
>Dalek
>Dalek
>Terminator
>Dalek
>Terminator
>Terminator

(You're pretty divided on this!)

>>16607997

Dalekinators. Dalek by war, Terminator by Infiltration techniques.

>>16607997
It's a question of "Would we rather have the ones that wiped out the Time Lords, or the ones that never managed to kill John Connor"

>>16607951
lady terminators

>>16608008

...I'm imagining Daleks with Arnie's accent. It's beautiful in its own strange way.

>>16607997
>Dalek
>Dalek

>>16608031
(Ex-TAH-MAH-nate)

>>16607997
I'd just go with my d1000 roll, which said dalek.

>>16608018
You know it's not really Daleks, but just a Zerg brain in an armored shell, right? We don't have any of the advanced weapons that real Daleks have.
I mean, if it's just putting a Zerg in an armored shell, an Infested Marine in a suit of powered armor is the equivalent.

>>16608008
Terminators with Dalek weaponry, perhaps?

>>16608046
Give it time, we'll get the Dalek weaponry soon enough. Anyways, the Dalek flying makes them a better unit for combat.

>>16608046

But it's an ADVANCED armored shell. Using ADVANCED technology from Skynet. I'll be damned if it doesn't get something from that.

At the very least, being easy to mod would make it invaluable.

WHOA.

Are you guys seriously voting for Daleks?

After just Raynor could try to pull out of your mind?

This is going to backfire so god-damn hard.

>>16608069
:)

>>16608069

Welcome to Zerg Quest.

Take a seat, put up your feet, join us.

>>16608069

The only reason Raynor was even able to THINK seperately was because we let him keep him personality and gave him the ability to command troops with some psionics we mutated into him.

We just created Zerg-brains and are putting them into metal bodies. There IS no personality, there IS NO individual in there. Only an organ that we made to do stuff when we made it.

>>16608069
Raynor has a personality and "will" of his own. We haven't had a zergling try to leave since the first thread. And Raynor was upset about killing "fellow" humans.

>>16608046

It's not so much Terran Marine vs. Dalek in my mind.

It's more like the Rifleman vs. the Rifleman IIC.

One is a medicore unit that's actually pretty good for anti-aircraft duties but very little else. It's also prone to overheating.

The other is a 65-ton horror with super-accurate and hard-hitting weaponry that can wreck mechs 20 tons over its weight class.

I'm trying to understand: why did we go with a Zerg-brain cyborg, instead of the completely mechanical Terminator?
The primary purpose of the completely mechanical Terminator was so that it would be immune to the Dyles neural parasite, and so that it could survive any kind of psionic attack, like another Psi Disruptor.
Best of all, it would have the contingencies built into its CPU to try to restore us if such an event happened, like VoidGate's contingency programming.

Drrrrrr.... we have terminators; and skynet's production facilitys, last time I checked. Thats half the point of doing the terminator thing instead of just building more gausslisks.

>>16608100

Because Terminators are MACHINES and Voidgate was a hyper advanced AI who wrote a shit ton of processing code for his machines which would take a normal human decades to sort through and then he has to double and triple check it to make sure he got rid of all the contigencies that could possibly backfire, and THEN we have to code more things into them that make them serve US with zero loopholes.

It's easier to make a brain to control them directly that we can just poke with our mind to make it do something.

>>16608100
because for the short run, it would get us a mostly mechinical unit while we spend the next year debugging the voidgate stuff.

>>16608095
Oh really? And what more advanced weapons or shielding will these Zerg-Daleks have than our current Infested Marines or Terminators? The Rifleman IIC is only better because it uses Clan-tech. We don't have that equivalent of better weapons technology to equip the Zerg-Daleks with. Your analogy is invalid.

>>16608100
With a 20 on our roll for its electronic half, we can probably make the Dalek design environmentally sealed to protect against parasites and give its CPU a fully autonomous backup mode, if necessary.

Alright.

So, Daleks are technically winning, but I want to make sure. Please quote this post with your vote, and we'll find out.

Gogogogogo

>>16608100
let's do this, but with the awesome cyber-brain for oversight.

>>16608131

Enviromentally sealed and heavily armored Dalok bodies with ENUFF DAKKA to make a squad of Goliaths jelly as sin.

>>16608100
Because /tg/ loves doctor who.

>>16608131
vote for terminator

>>16608131
Zerglek

>>16608129

THIS.

That didn't even occur to me, but it's true. Gentlezerg, we now have an advantage over the Dyles entity.

>has otariti
I don't know what weapon system that is Captcha, but I like the sound of it. Stick with me kid, you'll go places.

>>16608131
>>16608019
Hot lady terminators to go with our hot lady from a couple threads ago.

>>16608131
>>16608147
I'll use my last post's pic as my vote.

>>16608131
Daleks all day every day Gallyfray my hood G

>>16608131
Zergleks.

Give them Austrian accents, though.

>>16608131
We must make terminators, mass-produced terminators!

>>16608131

Zergleks.

>>16608131

DAAAAALEEEEKS

>>16608123
>>16608123

True... so far. But who knows what can happen with a 20.

Besides, it's being made with VoidGate construction techniques and other stuff, which is better than plain old Terran tech. It may also be highly modular, so we can use it as a testbed for new tech anyhow.

>>16608131
The Daleks will exTERminATE all foes.

>>16608131
Daleks please

>>16608228
That's just silly, they'll exterminate Dyles, but we don't want to exterminate the protoss, we want to infest then all for daddy's sake.

>>16608131
Terminators

>>16608131
Still voting Terminators.

Looks like terminators are loosing, but can we at least keep the super-brain-jar plans around for terminators if (cough when cough) daleks dont work out?

>>16608131

I would love to see what you do with Daleks!

>>16608131
terminators
>>16608279
no, screw you, make the terminators now.

>>16608131

Daleks. Time to Doctor up this galaxy.

>>16608131
(Daleks have a 4-vote lead. I'm going to call that a win)

Cyberbrate produces a shell that looks nothing like a Terminator. We are highly skeptical, but it assures us that it is a masterpiece of technology. Brains are bred for the machines, and placed into the first shells. The eye stalk lights up a haunting green, as we test the voice.

"ZERG-lek OP-er-AT-ion-AL! We a-WAIT OR-ders!"

We send this first model into combat with two zerglings and two Cyberbrate-controlled Terminators. It blasts its foes, nearly disintegrating them.

Cyberbrate has outdone itself.

>16608324
mass produce i am talking systems worth of minerals and gases into nothing but these

EX-ter-MIN-ate the DY-les ENT-it-TY! BUT FIR-st FIX the SPEA-ch SYS-tem!

>>16608324

Fuck yeah, now to enforce our psionic will upon every brain in every shell to destroy any chance of them gaining independence.

>>16608324
>>16608371
This. Mass Produce the new Zerg-Leks, and nothing but. Also, somenoe start researching how to get these things off the ground.

>>16608324
You know, I picture this conversation going something like this:

[Anonbrate] What the hell is that?
[Cyberbrate] It's fucking awesome, is what it is.
[Anonbrate] No, seriously, what did you do here. That is not what I ordered.
[Cyberbrate] I know you're in charge and all, but you have no sense of style. These babies are works of beauty!
[Nargil] They are abominations that we should never have designed. Their minds know only hatred, for they shall never be freed of their cold metal shells and properly join the Swarm.
[Cyberbrate] You're such a square, Nargil.
[Anonbrate] ...

>>16608324

So, Cerebrate Anon, what are the capabilities of this Zerglek?

I'm sure we all have a rough idea of the mayhem we can cause with a dozen of these things, but it's better to hear it you before assuming.

>>16608324
>>16608375

Seconding. They should still have noticeable and distinct inflection on certain syllables, but their voice should be uniform. Let's fix that audio variance a little bit.

GREETINGS Cerebrate Anon, It has been far too long since I have been on Zerg Quest, probably around a year nowm back when it was Zerg Quest I - XX. AND WHAT IS THIS KINGSTON DEAD?!?!?! NEVVVVERRRRR!!! brb reading thru the quest.

>>16608393
We're not properly sure. Clearly, they are capable of destroying multiple enemies with great speed and efficiency. Cyberbrate assures us that they are capable of sustained flight, though they have no warp capabilities. It has integrated shields into the structure, but it has no cloaking device.

It seems that the speech patterns are a side effect of the interface between the Zerg inside and the machinery. Neither Nargil nor Cyberbrate is sure how to fix it.

>>16608446
(Holy shit are you behind, son. Get to the archives. There's some crazy stuff to be read)

>>16608324

Don't give them orders. They're Zerg brains in a ludicrously high-tech shell. We shall move them with our minds like we do every other Zerg unit, from the lowliest drone to the largest Ultralisk.

Move a group of them to the Lutrious system for possible field testing.

>>16608458
>Neither Nargil nor Cyberbrate is sure how to fix it.
>29/30 net creation roll
"You know, we made this thing so well that even we don't actually understand how it works."

>>16608446
We might be able to bring him back using some protoss voodoo. Why we'd do this I'm not sure, but we might learn how he turned himself into a giant brain that stole our units, the bastard. Also, welcome back friend, or I assume you are.

>>16608488
We can do it when we're bored. I'm picturing sticking him naked on a planet with 10 Zergleks and see how long he survives.

>>16608474
(EXACTLY)

>>16608474
Good point, and we can just not have them talk.
>>16608472
I assumed the little introduction was for show, as the shell shouldn't have any programing in it... can cyberbrate elaborate on just what all is in the shell?

>>16608474
I've actually had this happen when I'm drunk and write a memory allocation library or something.

>>16608515
See:
>>16608458

I just figured out why cyberbrate made dalek, eye-stalks and all, he gain access to VoidGate's old earth media archive, specifically doctor who... it makes sense.

>>16608458
With no cloaking device, it's going to need all the shielding and armoring it can get.
Is it capable of AA fire? Can it detect cloaked units? Is its weapon range equivalent to a gauss rifle? How expensive is it in comparison to a siege tank?
It can only be produced on Dagobah, right? So have Cyberbrate concentrate on getting more of the planet back online and increasing it's computational capacity. Doing so should also help in going through VoidGate's Terminator programming to make it Zerg-safe for autonomous use.

>>16608550

I don't think you understand just how OP Darloks are.

The UED is fucked if it tries to start some shit kind of OP. Nuke the planet till it is brighter than a sun just to kill it type of OP.

>>16608567
That's only Doctor Who Daleks, not Zergleks.
Stop getting your meta confused.

>>16608577

One of them just disintigrated 2 terminators.

>>16608577
Sigh. That's what I said.

>>16608550
>Is it capable of AA fire?

The range of motion on its weapon seems limited, but assuming the vessel was within its firing area, it could easily fire upon ships.

>Can it detect cloaked units?

No.

>Is its weapon range equivalent to a gauss rifle?

We have no idea. It appears to be energy-based, so its range could be considerable.

>How expensive is it in comparison to a siege tank?

Funny you should mention that. They are approximately equivalent.

>It can only be produced on Dagobah, right?

Only Dagobah has the requisite machinery, though we will have to create some structures to produce the brain creatures for them.

>Have Cyberbrate go through the databanks

As always, this requires a vote. Who know what's in there? (pic related)

>>16608523
http://xkcd.com/323/

>>16608632
I was joking in saying that cyberbrate had already managed to access doctor who episodes from voidgate's core. But, I don't think we should have the brain making and shell making happening at the same place, just in case of them acting like daleks. Although since they're zergleks they'd destroy all non zerg, we'd be fine... unless they somehow determined that we weren't pure enough, which wouldn't happen... right?

>>16608632
Still voting to have Cyberbrate step up repairs of Dagobah, and going through VoidGate's databanks as they're repaired.

>>16608632
> http://xkcd.com/323/
Yeah, but usually, before I get there I get distracted and go read Zerg Quest or something.

Oh, and databanks have my vote.

>>16608720

Seconding.


>>16608680

We DO have a psionic link with them as they're home-grown speech-capable zerg brains and can likely order them around as easily as we do other zerg units. If they get unruly, we can probably lower their intelligence/cognitive abilities and keep a tighter grip on them.

>>16608680
... right, voting for brain-making well away from Dagobah then.

>>16608680
We dont have time for worrying! This development is exactly what we need to curbstomp Dyles out of the cosmos!
>>16608603
PRECISELY~! Imagine the devastation a legion of these Zergleks could unleash on a Dyles world! With proper support that legion could utterly cleanse an entire planet! This is truly a triumph and while there may be certain unfortunate things to worry about with them in the future the point is the eliminate the current threat.

I vote we establish a few hives on Xenta to do nothing but pump out the neural centers for these wonder machines and have Cyberbrate begin mass assembly of new facilities and repair of the old to accomodate a production of these units equal to at least 3,000 per month.

We have genocide to commit gentlemen, no more time for poppycock.

>>16608720
>>16608753
Thirding, lets go.

>>16608760
>We have genocide to commit gentlemen, no more time for poppycock.

(This is a fantastic sentence! I commend you!)

>>16608720
>>16608728
>>16608753
>>16608762
(Going after the databanks? A bold move. Roll 2d100)

rolled 6, 59 = 65

>>16608831
Rollan.

rolled 82, 6 = 88

>>16608831
This is voidgates databank? Or is it world ship?

rolled 61, 13 = 74

>>16608831

Rolling.

rolled 32, 54 = 86

>>16608831
For victory! I do hope we decrypt a few grainy episodes of Dr Who.

>>16608831
rollin

rolled 82, 13 = 95

>>16608831
These should be the VoidGate databanks on Dagobah, right?

>>16608872
or not, meh

and what the hell does "giveth derCate" mean?

>>16608847
>>16608840
(VoidGate's databanks)

After toiling in cyberspace for several hours, Cyberbrate announces that it has analyzed, repaired, and integrated all of Dagobah's remaining datastores into its systems. While most of the data was destroyed, corrupted, or simply useless, it now has more space and a more complete run of the planet's computing systems. It should run more efficiently from now on.

(You guys got SO close to a problem)

I suppose it didn't really matter, as all we'd learn is what evil dwells in the hearts of men.

>>16608892
voidgate hacking cyberbrate problem, or blowing the planet up problem?

rolled 14, 78 = 92

>>16608892
Alright, set Cyberbrate to work on getting a factory for Zergleks up and running, while a Hatchery on Xenta begins producing the bio-CPU's.
Once the factory is completed, Cyberbrate is to begin rooting through the Terminator programming to eliminate VoidGate backdoors. I still want my fully mechanical Terminators.

Also, I want a status update from Colonylord. How's the next Colonization Wave coming along, and has he identified another NukeWorld candidate?

>>16608892
So... start building more zergleks.

>>16608892

Ship some Zergleks to Lutrious.

Star exploring past Lutrious with scouting parties of Overlords and Dropbservers. We need to get a feel for how big UED space is, even if it is just blind feeling.

>>16608904
(Sorry. Discussing comics, semantics, and the terrors of the movie Arachnophobia with my brother)

Cyberbrate begins the long process of reviewing, editing, recompiling, and bug testing the Terminator subroutines.

>>16608966
Already underway.

>>16609134
While we wait for the zegleks to build and get to UED space, lets poke the worldship's design/schematic or whatever it's called folder.

>>16609216
(Sigh. Let me go get the folder list)

>>16608892

Seconding.

Zergleks are awesome, but we can't win a war with just them. Let's see what other designs we can cook up with the Xel'naga's post-mortem help.

>>16609241
I suggest a mobile battlestation.
We should also look at making a new warp network. Those things are crazy good for logistics.

>>16609235
>There are files in folders for operations, design, ship's logs, and bio-diversity.

What folder did you want?

>1550. mageInt

This Mage has an INT score of 1550?! Jesus!

>>16609279
>This Mage has an INT score of 1550?! Jesus!
There is no such thing as a high enough spell DC.

>>16609279
Can we dump all data into our own, presumably more durable network? And be, like, really careful about it?

>>16609279

Let's take a look in design.

If we can find an efficient and proper power source for that one planet-stratification device we uncovered earlier, we could have a very useful tool to use instead of costly strip-mining. And also the whole planet destroying aspect of it.

Or maybe we'll find a way to greatly enhance our speed when warping, giving us a logistical advantage.

Or perhaps we'll find schematics for eleven million different types of fancy hats that induce feelings of intense smugness and overconfidence when worn. We will market them to all of our enemies and steamroll them as they tell each other to deal with it.

>>16609300
We're still stuck with an "extremely analog:" we can read things on a screen. If we want to copy information, we must transcribe it by hand.

>>16609338
Le sigh. Summon the monkeys and typewriters.

>>16609338
(When not doing anything else with the system) flip through the database a page at a time, transcribing as fast as we can read into Cyberbrates new (well, -ly acquired) databanks.

Design.

>>16609374
>>16609318
2 for design.

>>16609470
Another vote for design.

>The data in this folder is even more corrupt than what we found in the biodiversity folder.

>Intact subfolders have odd names: Asey Ev, Spirèdon, Kânt'emir, and O-sip

We have already investigated Spirèdon and Kânt'emir.

>>16609569
Let's go for O-sip.

>>16609588
1 for O-sip, 0 for Asey Ev

>>16609569

Eh, O-sip seems suspicious, but I'll be damned if I'm not going to click on it anyway.

One more for O-sip.

>>16609569
Alright, one more for O-sip.

>>16609569
voting for O-sip

>>16609649
>>16609689
>>16609702
(Cool. Roll 1d20)

rolled 18 = 18

>>16609735
I hope there's something useful in there.

Um... bump?

>>16609761
After some time, the files of O-Sip's designs come through, mostly intact!

It appears that O-Sip was a cartographer. His accomplishments in cataloging entire galaxies was renowned for centuries during his life. He invented several ways of charting star systems from a distance, sometimes without even having visible reference points. Labbrate is fascinated by the complexities of his inventions, some of which it believes can be adapted for our use. Despite how it might sound, Labbrate thinks this might be a turning point in the war.

(And with that, I leave you. I'm zoning out, which is usually a prelude to hopping happily into my bed and cuddling with my pillow like a pair of breasts)

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16606738/

(I'll see you next week. Extremely early warning: I will not be here the day before Thanksgiving, because I'll probably be at work. Night!)