Well I guess that means it's time for colonylord spam.

>>18410001

This might be dangerous, but we should see if we can safely secure and transport any remnants of the Dyles parasite that have survived the Dylesmind's death. Perhaps we can comb it for genetic secrets or a way to prevent us from getting psi-disrupted or mind-controlled in the future. If this is possible and we agree to do so, we should do it under the utmost security and caution; have terminators manipulate stuff, have it not go into viable Zerg organisms or very psionically inclined breeds, etc.

We should notify Kerrigan about our victory over Dyles. The UED should know as well, eventually, but how are we going to explain how we got a hold of planet-glassing weaponry? And we can't just keep the UED in the dark about this forever. They're going to wonder where Dyles went (or notice the worlds that Dyles holds right now are going completely berserk in his death throes). We're going to need an explanation for this that'll sound good.

Also, as one person suggested, we should see if we can include short-range psi-emitters to prevent mind-controlling from foreign psionic entities. Also, see if we can get a more easily deployable/durable form of the psi-cannon ready.

>>18410120
We already mentioned our glassing capabilities to the UED. We didn't tell them how we do it, but they know we can.

Kerrigan is already aware of our victory. She's glad that the threat is past, and suggests that we strike at every UED colony at once while they're still weak and off-guard. That's our sister, alright.

Are we sure we want to keep some of the parasites?

>>18410139
Include them where?

>>18410199

>Psi-cannons//Psi-emitters

Including it as upgrades on our Terran assets would be the easiest step to integrate the two new technologies into our forces. Or seeing if we can include it on Overlords or something.


But still, perhaps we should see if we can cook up a fast dodgy unit that can blast psi-cannon stuff or just hang out and do the psi-emitter thingy. I'm leaning towards an entirely mechanical unit, as those are usually immune to psionic influence. A Zerg unit that's carrying a psi-emitter should be fairly well-protected against mind-control, seeing as how it's practically nestled next to the thing that emits huge psionic controlling waves.

>>18410448
So, you'd like to start attaching Psi-Cannons to various Terran units? Accountantbrate quietly grumbles about the cost of such a refit operation, but we never know if things are really as expensive as Accountantbrate makes them seem.

What's that, work schedule? I have next Wednesday off and can run the Quest at the same time?

Two weeks in a row?

Why, that's amazing, work schedule!

Perhaps we should inquire if Kerrigan would like psi-cannon capability. After that narrowly averted Duran incident (in which we made the universe a much less complicated place in just one session), she may appreciate a device that would enable her to re-assert influence on stolen units.

As for attacking the UED, I'm not 100% on it. But that may be because I'm a human player and not actually a Zerg Cerebrate. Attacking them right now may make Kerrigan's job of infiltrating more difficult; since she's more acquainted with humanity than with protoss, she might be able to gain control of the UED without them even knowing it, if given enough time.

>>18410575
(Oh! That reminds me.)

Toaster gently informs us that we have more or less enough missiles packed with infestation virus to simultaneously hit every UED planet, as ordered. Labbrate takes a moment to brief the younger cerebrates (as well as the much older ones who just weren't there) on the virus we developed to infest humans slowly, over the course of about a week, and the rudimentary missile deployment system we developed for it. Nargil is astounded that we managed to do this.

Kerrigan jumps on the Psi-Cannon when we offer it to her. We guess she's a little paranoid, after that Duran incident.

+1 for sneaky tricksy Hob- I mean Zergses.

The psi-emitters could be distributed to storage across our holdings to be brought out in the event of psionic attack. It's not the sort of thing you experience every day, and emitters aren't easy to come by.

I'll vote for killing the UED. If we pull it off, then we have a much, MUCH larger zone of control, larger than the entire setting of Starcraft and Broodwar.

We'll need to cooperate closely with Kerrigan (yay siblings working together!). She can start infiltrating while we get our guys into position. When we're both ready, she pulls a decapitation strike at key personnel and locations while we bomb the fuck out of everything.

>>18410666
>>18410656
>>18410575
For reference, roll 1d100.

rolled 96 = 96

>>18410711
oh okay

>>18410723

Are we able to exert any control over the remnants of Dyles' brood?

If so we can keep up the pretence of war against the UED as we slide even closer to the UED's gut for a first strike kill.

>>18410766
When TG wants shit to go our way, it does.

When it wants shit to go down... Prepare for a shitstorm.

>>18410723
Kerrigan yawns as she makes contact.

"Cerebrate, I have infested a small number of Directorate Cabinet staff. Not the actual voting members, mind you, but their secretaries, aides, and in one case, spouse. The Director of Agriculture will be infested by her own husband. I'm sure there are Freudian undertones, there. In any case, I have a vast array of infested agents in UED space, and if you attack now, I think I can create enough confusion to ensure that they can't properly deal with the situation."

>>18410767
Every time we've tried in the past, it has been...unpleasant.

>>18410834

lil' sister has outdone herself.

Hug her psionically if we can ( we can hi-5, we can do this.)

ny chance of detection? Since she has infected so far up the chain, it should not be long before we have most of high command infested.

>>18410847

Well, that was when dyle's brood still had a guiding intelligence. What about now?

rolled 60 = 60

>>18410834
Personally I think attacking someone right after we make an alliance with them will scare the 'Toss pretty bad. My vote is on doing what we did in Korprulu; make joining the Swarm the better option. Or at least the option that won't kill you.
>>18410847
Yeah let's just keep eradicating them.

>>18410834
Tell her that brute force doesn't make politics work, especially when we have plasma buggering aliens checking our work.

She is going to continue her infestation scheme, of every single military force they possess, working their way in via medical and sciencs, and taking their political base, clercs, and the wheels that make their beuracracy actually turn.

We are going to start buisnesses, clinics, medical compounds, etc.

We go the capitalist route, where infestation is paid for by the victims.

>>18410834
>>18410834
no don't infest them lets out Conley them lets make some extra glatic highliners and colonize another galaxy this is a time of peace we should out bread every thing else mass amounts of zerg zerg on every rock that can hold us

>>18410946

>MFW

Let this be done.

>>18410946
i like this plan

>>18410946

Even better.

Let accountantbrate have control over this plan.

The chance to have fun in a capitalist society where we control enough of the administration to give kickbacks and preferable treatment to businesses he can run?

He'll cry and weep in joy if he could.

>>18410893
>>18410834

I kinda agree. The Protoss seemed to be only marginally aware of the UED and what they're doing... but we can't assume that they're completely myopic as far as this is concerned. While I'm pretty sure that they can't have their own Zerg spies, not all of the Dark Templar were accounted for; they're pretty sneaky bastards when they want to be. If Khas is at least as smart as a summer squash, he'll probably have his own super-sekrit methods of prying into our business without us knowing. For all we know, the Protoss already contacted the UED before we came across them, and have been maintaining careful lines of communication ever since.

Even if this is not the case, a full-on attack by the Protoss while we're attacking the UED won't go over real well. Before we commit forces to this, we should at least get our Cerebrates to account for our forces vs. projected Protoss growth.

>>18411028

I wonder if we can fully come to a truly peaceful settlement with the 'toss...

>>18410946

Hmm. This may work out better than it has for the Morians, since the UED Terrans seem particularly keen on cybernetic upgrades.

If we pitch a veeeery subtle form of infestation as "Biological Augmentation" or such, perhaps we can worm our way into their society without even knowing. We could be like some sorta Zerg version of Apple or something. And if they decide "hey fuck you Zerg" and go to war with us, we'll have plenty of sleeper agents within their ranks.

The real hurdles here will be:

1.) making a strain of infestation that can lay idle for possibly years on end, confer biological advantages to their hosts, and be able to pass off as fairly innocuous.

2.) MARKETING!

If the "slow infestation" plan can work with the UED, we could use our infestation missile stockpile on Protoss and Confederate worlds.

This entire galaxy would belong to the swarm.

>/tg/ eats status report

Damnit, /tg/! Anyway, so we're all for the economic domination plan?

Also, the Protoss Felanis and the remnants of his expeditionary force to eliminate Dyles has returned to the Koprulu Sector. He has managed to maintain his position, despite the disgrace of retreating. He demands an up-to-date map of Dyles-controlled territory so that he may plan his new attack strategy.

>>18411157

The Confederacy Protectorate already infected themselves. Willingly I might add.

I wonder if the infection left them with free will as part of the swarm. Would be interesting.

The swarm as a single solitary hivemind would not innovate nor continue to grow. Some free anarchy would be required for further growth.

>>18411194
"Dyles is dead, yo."
>>18411201
So long as nobody gets enough power to overthrow us, sure.

>>18411201
Actually, they're not all infested. Some of them are accepting genetic augmentation to strengthen their genepool, and we've got a booming business in artificial insemination for diversification, but the actual infestation centers are pretty quiet. A few suicides or over-ambitious folks walk in from time to time, but we're mostly offering legitimate help to keep them alive.

Granted, we've essentially taken over every facet of government and corporate control of their lives, but the majority of Moria and Tarsonis' populations are free Terrans.

>>18411194

I wonder if we should tell Felanis that Dyles has already been dealt with, thanks to the efforts of the heroic UED and their Zerg allies.

Or comply and eventually give him the updated map, but only after we act like we're fighting him for every inch of information we begrudgingly give to him.

In other words: "dude you're so late" vs. trolling Felanis.

>>18411231

Lets not be hasty.

Lets get a full inventory of the ships dyles left for us.

What makes are they? Are they all terran? If i remember correctly, was this 'toss one of those who campaigned loudly against having peace with us?

We might be able to engineer his death and further defeat, needing the swarm to rescue him, putting his faction into disgrace with the protoss collective.

Fuck yeah Zerg quest! I've spent two months reading the backlog of quests on this off and on, and now I finally get to participate! Whoo!

I favor economic domination plan, if only to gain a better idea of the markets of the UED and therefore the population distribution so that if we need to, we can use the infestation missiles more effectively. And since we are, at long last, without enemies, we should ask Artisanlord to do a special 'Peace Among the Stars' celebration week. Assuming we last a week before the next Kingston.

>>18411269

>rescue him

rescue the remnants of his defeated fleet. Derp

Economic domination? I... wait... but... missiles...
>>18411157
And protoss infestation doesn't work that way.
>>18411231
Oh here's an updated map (shows only UED space).

(Would have been here sooner, but stupid trip to/from Cleveland.)

>>18411269
Dyles left us a wide range of Terran craft, mostly civilian but a fair number of military craft.

Felanis has never expressed an opinion on the Swarm one way or the other. He speaks like he has a talon in an uncomfortable place, but so do most Protoss. This one actually managed to thank us for saving his life.

>>18411311
>This one actually managed to thank us for saving his life.
Holy shit. We've got to make him look good.
Somehow.

>>18411327
His battle mortally wounded the Dyles entity, and while he was not able to finish the vile creature. We hunted it down as it tried to lick it wounds.

>>18411311

CA, considering that the UED knows of the infectious capabilities of dyles' swarm, what is their SOP when it comes to dealing with battle left overs?

I expect PURGE IT WITH FIRE since their attempts to capture and study them have obviously gone wrong.

If so, we might be able to keep up the pretense of war and they'll never attempt to board one of our ships. If any appear to start getting captured, we can have them self-destruct.

>Decent 'toss

I guess we can gather some ships from dyle's fleet and let him at them, after crewing them with skeleton crews. First though, we ask his fleet composition and say we hd a fleet that 'escaped'. Give it a size just big enough to give him trouble.

From there we can either pop in to 'help support' or let him kill them all to salve his honour.

>>18411327
We could always say that the nobility of the protoss fleet he led has inspired us to offer them a gift- this'd also repair the damage caused by our failed "Big Damn Heroes" moment. Maybe give them a massive resource stockpile.

>snigger.jpg

Guys, we have:
1) a coalition to defeat a threat against the galaxy
(That we killed it already is a small matter)
2) We have heightliners that appear to be able to both destroy everything in the area and cut off hyperspace travel


We can totally pull off a Mass Effect 3 magic beams ending if we gather them all in one place.

>>18411431
No spoilers. I'm waiting to buy it used, specifically to spite EA.

>>18411372
They purge with fire if they can, but to be perfectly honest, Dyles took them off guard and never let them recover. They were basically retreating from whole worlds all the time.

>>18411372
>>18411370
>>18411327
>Felanis

You guys want to do this guy political favors just for thanking you?

>>18411490
We're out of enemies, what else are we going to do now but strengthen our alliances? The more amenable our allies are, the better off we are.

>>18411490
>buy it used
It won't run due to DRM.
>favour
Have any OTHER Protoss thanked us?

>>18411490
Let's not.

We don't know shit about 'toss politics, and associating with a cerebrate might actually cause more harm than good.

>>18411516
Artanis was polite and accepting, more than Tassadar, which I think is hilarious. But we shouldn't try to conceal any of our interactions with protoss. Also, how is them Archons we met before?

On the other hand, having a "horrible hive race" in an alliance is not usually something you see in games. They're typically the villain.

>>18411490

>ME3

Wait till April... I hear Ending DLC will be out then.

>MFW


>Felanis

This guy is a Reasonable 'toss. In a race of templars. Good to have moderates on your good side.

>False-flag operations might be possible

Wanna try this, folks?

>>18411490
Not particularly. But is we do it should only be some overly flowery bit of prose explaining why he's not a coward or something. Written by Artisanlord of course.

(Oh vodka you make every post car trip time better.)

>>18411516
>It won't run due to DRM

It will on my Box of Exes. Console gaming's thankfully lax in security.

>>18411490

I don't think we should curry favor with any protoss political faction right now. We really don't have any idea what we're doing when it comes to that; we might be able to consult Kerrigan for some outdated information, but other than that we have no references or idea of their political structure. Or who the major players are.

With that said, we probably don't want to come across as assholes. If so, the polite thing to do would be to notify him that the Dyles entity has been neutralized. If he demands proof, we can send him an updated map on Dyles-held worlds and such, but warn him that the UED didn't take kindly to another alien faction entering the war without them knowing.

>>18411539
The Jael'Aten, last we checked, were helping the High Templar learn how to not burn themselves out when they became archons, but were not allowed to spread their other religious beliefs. It's not perfect, but it's more than they had hoped for.

>>18411561
>Oh, Vodka

I raise my bottle to you, sir. I'm slumming it with beer tonight.

>>18411587
Mkay, VOTE INITIATE!
Concerning the...

Protoss:
Dyles is dead, bro: 1

Terrans:
WHY U NO VOTE HARDER?

>>18411606

Protoss:
[x] Let him blow up some of dyle's remaining ships to salve his honour

Terrans:
[x] Economic domination, let accountantbrate be in charge of this. He'll love it.

>>18411649
Second on both of these.

>>18411606

Oh yea, the war's over

[x] ZERGTV TIEM

See if the 'toss would like a syndicated channel too.

>>18411606
Economic Domination for the terrans. A poem for the toss.

>>18411649
>>18411659
>>18411675
>>18411680
Protoss:
Dyles is dead, bro: 1
Sly lie and light show: 2
Write them a pretty poem: 1
Ply them with TV: 1

Terrans:
Economic domination: 3

Anybody else have plans for the Toss?

>>18411762

Let's go for a light show.

>>18411762
Well, then...

We give Felanis a false map of UED space, with most of Dyles' planets listed as reclaimed. The worlds we leave behind are mostly inglorious in defense, with a few targets explicitly designed to draw the Protoss' eye. He sets out immediately. We arrange for Salem Saberhagen to allocate and man an adequate number of ships to put on the show in a couple of weeks, when the fleet ought to arrive.

We tell Kerrigan and Accountantbrate about our plan. Kerrigan sighs, complaining that we are wasting another opportunity to strike while they are weak. Accountantbrate is ecstatic at the prospect of squeezing wealth out of the Swarm's enemies without even having to devote resources to killing them, first.

It sets immediately to work, collaborating with Kerrigan to gain contacts and starting capital.

(roll 2d100 for how Accountantbrate starts. Also, now what?)

rolled 54, 14 = 68

>>18411892

[x] Have we begun syndicating ZergTV to the UED?

rolled 61, 67 = 128

>>18411892
Rolling.

Let's see if we can contact the Jael'aten and see how they're doing nowadays.

rolled 13, 57 = 70

>>18411892

rollin'

rolled 44, 15 = 59

>>18411892
My arms are wobbly, yay!

rolled 77, 1 = 78

>>18411892

>/tg/
>rollin' terribly, all day, everyday

>>18411921
Yes, but it's very different programming, since we have to keep from mentioning anything about the Koprulu Sector's politics or, more importantly, the Terrans there.

>>18411921
>>18411937
It's relatively easy for Kerrigan to set up companies for Accountantbrate, but subterfuge and controlling Terrans is all very new to Accountantbrate. It stumbles a few times, and the new companies don't immediately find success, and there are fewer investors than planned. That's alright, though. Accountantbrate is used to consolidating resources to build an empire, and it assures us that mistakes will be easy to cover up once the money comes.

We've never seen Accountantbrate so devious, before!

>>18411937
After a bit of rigamarole with the Protoss, we manage to contact one of the Jael'Aten's elders, though we are certain that the transmission is being monitored.

"Greetings, Cerebrate. The universe has shifted greatly since last we spoke. What do you need?"

>>18412030
"Just checking to see if your brethren are treating you well. You're not in trouble are you? I hate to see such nice people in trouble."

>>18412079
"Oh! want some TV, it's apparently very good. The terrans seem to love it."

>>18412030

It's been a long time since we last spoke. How are the other Protoss tribes treating all of you? Are you integrating well into the relatively newly-structured Protoss society? How's everything over in the Protoss side in the universe?

>>18412030
"How's everything going? Things have been good on our end, and we were wondering if you all wanted an update, and to maybe help us work towards the whole 'one galaxy, shared by all' type deal. Maybe start up a few companies in terran space, or whatever."


Also, COLONY LORD SPAM MORE COLONIES!

>>18412079
"We had expected to be exterminated for our heresy, Cerebrate. Compared to death in disgrace, very little can be construed as 'trouble'. We are saddened that our philosophy is rejected, but this is no more than we were accustomed to. At least now, we may preserve lives."

>>18412159
Yes, Lord Highlander is right, more colonies! Slightly inebriated with tomorrow off TUCAMP demands it!.

>>18412180

We don't want to be too prying, but what is the general opinion of our new Swarm in Protoss space? How is Protoss society dealing with the news of the Dyles entity?

>>18412263
>>18412159
Colonies aren't as interesting as galactic politics, though!

Also, have you guys got a plan on what you're going to tell the UED about Dyles?

>>18412286

I'm thinking that we should broach the subject a bit lightly and indirectly.

Say that we attacked what we believed to be a major Dyles colony, and that we observed very heavy defenses there. We managed to eliminate the presence of the parasite there with significant losses on our side, and noticed a very large psionic pulse after we cleared out the place. This psi-pulse seemed to have a profound effect on other Dyles-controlled units; we want to know if they've seen any marked change in Dyles' behavior on their side or if this is a localized phenomena.

>>18412281
"We Protoss have never had...allies. Not since the Ihan'rii, before the birth of your race. There is distrust, especially among those who lost brethren or comrades in defense of Aiur, but there is also hope. Your coming has prompted the return of Khas to us, which some see as a divine event. Some even believe that we are meant to work with you, our younger cousins, to drive the Terrans and parasites from the universe. Certainly, it is a time of upheaval for us."

>>18412286
"Oh hey, in case you're wondering. Turns out Dyles was a Muppet all along, or old man Henderson in a rubber mask. Not sure which. Lucky for you we have meddling kids and a dog.

>>18412355
Toss-Zerg Alliance against the UED... I am shocked. But clearly the Children of the Xe;'Naga must stick together!

>>18412362
Jinkies!

>>18412353
Seconding this one. We gotta play it subtle.

>>18412355
You could say the same about the Zerg. These are interesting times.

>>18412355

How do you guys think the rest of the Protoss view the Terrans?

>>18412353
>>18412362
>>18412436
Subtly suggest that we accidentally ended Dyles' species: 2
Inform them of our achievements with sarcasm: 1

>>18412492

[x]Sarcasm

Play it subtle! It's like, our thing most times.

>>18412527
>>18412546
(After a close battle, the Swarm decided to use subterfuge, rather than snark. As a snarky person, I see this as defeat)

Roll ye 1d20!

rolled 9 = 9

>>18412614

DOOM

rolled 12 = 12

>>18412614

Rarghling.

rolled 17 = 17

>>18412614

Being sneaky buggers...

>>18412633
>>18412632
Ok. Who are we contacting, specifically?

>>18412699

Ambassador Idunnowho I guess.

or Commander Whatshisname.

>CA dying inside as noone remembers names.

>>18412699

I'd guess that we'd contact that more reasonable Admiral that came after Melville or Melvin or something. The one without the holo-wig. Admiral Sagan, I think his name was?

>>18412755
(...a little bit.)

Options:

Ambassador Melville, with his holographic hair
Admiral Sagan
Director Tyson

>>18412803
Admiral Sagan

>>18412803

(sorry mate, but we just dont see them so often)

IC: Them humans all look the same to me.


Admiral Sagan doesn't sound like he'll take subtlety well. He'll probably want us to tell it to him straight.

>>18412803
Just send an infoburst that says "News. Stop. Dyle's Killed. Stop. You're welcome. Stop. Want some more TV? Stop."

>>18412845
>>18412846
>>18412886
Sagan: 1
Not Sagan: 1
1940s-style telegram: 1

>>18412968

Telegram's amusing

>>18412968
Telegram

We send a barebones telegram-style message to the Directorate government. About half an hour later, before the information has been officially released, we simply can't resist. We break into our ZergTV across the UED with a black-and-white report from a hydralisk in a suit, talking a terse early-20th-century newscaster voice.

"We apologize for interrupting your regular broadcast. This just in from the ZergTV news desk: A daring raid at 1430 hours (Sol Standard Time) by the forces of the Zerg Swarm under the command of the Cerebrate, into an uncharted hostile system, has resulted in the utter destruction of the directing consciousness behind the amphibian parasitic menace known as Dyles. Initial reports indicate that complete destruction of the system has resulted from the attack, and all active enemy forces have been disabled. The Swarm's representatives had this to say: "This threat to galactic life has been purged. Human and Zerg alike have been saved from the tyranny of this oppressive life form. Our condolences go out to the brave Terrans who assisted us in this fight." UED officials were contacted with this information, but chose not to comment. I repeat: the war is over. The Swarm has defeated the Toads. The war...is over. More on this as events develop. Until then, we return you to Rock 359, already in progress."

>>18413151
Man, I really hope we DID take out all of Dyles.
We probably should have checked that another controlling consciousness didn't rise up to take control of the Toads.

>>18413188
>>18413151
So, what are the chances that Dyles's other "control nodes" like medical or that one in the refinery station could maintain control of their forces?

>>18413188
Seconding cloaklord observation of unreclaimed Dyles worlds. At some point they'll get their animal cunning on even without a guiding consciousness. We should make sure they don't start attacking when the terrans expect everything to be clear sailing.

Mkay. Well, I suppose I should have decided on this before the last post, but I'm going to call tonight.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/18410001/

Victory thread complete! Next week, we move into the FUTURE!

Also, I just found out the Intergalactics server is back up, so I really want to play. So, you know. Video games.

You should play. It's here: http://www.playigx.com/igx.html

I'll see you guys next week!

>Enterprise licialth
Goddamnit, Captcha. Now I have to leave this picture.

>>18413151
So, how are we going to get those infestation spores into UED planets without it looking like an attack by the swarm now that we've announced the end of the war?

>>18413323
Bio-augments.
We have Labbrate and Nargil create a new strain of infestation, one that can keep the psionic connection dormant until a specific signal on a psi carrier wave is received.

We market it as bio-augments to compete with the UED's own cybernetics.
People will buy them to be stronger, faster, more physically robust.

>>18413407
A virus that waits for a signal was impossible before, and it's impossible now.

>>18413323
That's the question.

>>18413623
The idea is not for a virus. The idea is that the bio-augment has a psionic gland and an organ that contains the highly virulent infestation retroviruses. The augments work as advertised until a psi signal is sent, which releases the infestation virus directly into the bloodstream.

I think we worked on something like this in the past, and we shelved it when we got the infestation missiles.