Rolled 92

>>27735860
Last time a warband it extorting our forces in exchange for some hostages and their 'forgiveness'. What they want is food, water, and worse of all our shield/barrier tech.

Rolled 56

>>27735860
Righty-o.
Voting for first trying to negotiate better terms, maybe giving concessions like allowing them to store fuel etc by us and maybe doing odd tasks for them (like designing special Shields for some of their vehicles etc) for better terms and maybe some perks, If they won't budge we just give in.

Rolled 93

>>27735925

We should withhold our stealthshield tech if at all possible. Say we're out, or can't make any more, or what-have-you.

It's late, and I gotta go. Hope this thread survives till morning.
I do not want to lose the stealth stuff. Even if I think they don't have the capability to reverse engineer it, it's likely it'll fall into the hands of those that can.

>>27735925
>>27735989
>>27735992
Yupp, stealth is what we try the most to keep from giving away.

>>27735992
But to be fair, we're probably not the first to have been in this situation. A fledgeling nation, giving up something they value to these guys.

Not the first but we'll try to be the last

As for the merchants, we'll have to confront them directly. Perhaps, we can hire someone to guard us and the caravans. A certain tank engineer

Rolled 36

>>27735989

Say that the ones on our forces are the last ones we had, there had been a small cache of them in the tower, and that they're very temperamental so if the mutants want them they can have the handful we do but they wouldn't last very long without having to come back to our base to get them repaired.

If they call our bluff, give them some defective ones that will go out in a short period of time.

If we do this, we'll have to make their stealthiness extra good so no one sees us using them.

>>27736032

Marcus wouldn't deign to deal with small-fry filth like us.

Rolled 74

>>27735925
"That will double the amount."

>>27735989
"triple."

>>27736036
Sabotage them? Problem is they DO have the ones from our salvagers...

Rolled 58

>>27736036
Aren't the scavengers they caught, and the recharging shield tech they have with them, proof against such a thing?

Rolled 23

>>27736055
Hey, we start making cash from water sales (and lets hope we do) even he listens to money. Or at least purchase a second hand model from second source. An SST would've been even moderately useful here to transfer a reactor core.

>>27736032
I'd be more apt to ask a certain possessed BOOM City (Improved TORG AWESOME EDITION)

>>27736057

Mmm, so we're looking at triple their asking price?

Eh. I'm leaning more and more towards fuck them with explosives and radiation, but I'm not the one who chose corporate remnants in the first place.

>>27736090
>dealings with the Memor
Do you WANT to kill us all?

Rolled 92

>>27736119
Meh I am going to laugh my ass off when the first crit fail ends this civ so soon. Then I will just start a new one.

>>27736138
Not fair, we're playing it smart this time.
Oh well, I suppose the otherworldly source can turn on the denizens of vault 101 in due time.

>>27736120
Maybe. Might put some excitement into this surviving-as-a-manufacturing-centric-archetype-in-a-desert game.

Rolled 71

>>27736153
Playing smart will see you surviving.

>>27736161
That hurts dear user.


In any case cave in to their demands?

>>27736138
Right. Lets vote now.
Give in or try to resist in various ways, lava floodings, reactor overloads, siege etc.
I vote for giving in as much as it hurts, even if we do manage to deafeat them our potential losses would be too high unless we managed to kill them all at once. Which is possibly but too risky.

>>27736187

It's not your fault. I love you EDE, and your writing/setting too. It's just that "you require more minerals" gets old fast.

Rolled 52

>>27736223
Not my fault you guys largely refused to salvage and got poor rolls. You would think it was the swamp out there the way everyone reacted.

>>27736223
Oh, also I thought you were a corporate assistant named "Alede" now, not our AI. Why call this shareholder "user"?

>>27736204
Yeah, the risks posed through cockamamie schemes in the immediate term outweigh that in the longrun.
We invented shields before. Marcus didn't stagnate with the SST. He made boom cities, and mobile forts.

We'll just have to advance and carry on.

>>27736234

Indeed it's not. To be fair about the reaction though, when losing 6 people is 6% of your total population and we've been trained on the swamp...we tend to resort to risk-averse behavior. And the critfail will only add to that.

Rolled 84

>>27736240
In the absence A.I. I am forced to take on its duties.

>>27736223
Yeah, sometimes you just have to give the players a break xD
>>27736234
And I know that, but you really should consider maybe allowing a slow passive production 1-2 Resources per turn from for example siphoning the lava and feeding the raw materials to the nanite beds to remake.
And yes yes, it's not plastic, But most of what we're currently using is mostly metalic is it not? the plastic is mostly just for the casings.

Rolled 39

>>27736292
That wont happen. I don't pull back my blows.

>>27736292
You have to figure out how to make that happen. Plus you CAN make plastic if you sacrifice food for it.

>>27736292

We need technology for that. You can't just "Poke a hole in the floor of the lava lake and we'll magic metal-ore out of the drippings".

Rolled 66

So give in to their demands or not I sorta need a clear consensus about that.

>>27736339
Though I have some idea's how later we can start to collect resources from the lava lake.

Rolled 85

>>27736355

We're giving in.

>>27736355
Somehow I feel your hesistancy to accept a give in is a sign there is another path.

Rolled 28

>>27736388

Well our hero is off with a coven of demons that live in lava.

>>27736328
Didn't mean for you to pull back your blows ;) Just that once things start happening in your quests they tend to keep happening :p it's manageable but there is never really the feeling of "pewh, we've done good and now we can enjoy this Peace and quiet a bit without another disaster loomin"

And as a person that has advocated getting passive income since the get go I appreciate that, and I did suggest some ways to get those Resources out of there, eg. funneling lava with our barriers and letting it settle so that the different materials are at different heights depending on density the way you sepparate the slag and gasoline in crude oil, We could then easilly sepparate it and feed it to the nanite bed, this way we'd get a slow and somewhat ineffective income, but it's something.

>>27736403

It's...not...that...simple...

>>27736403
Yeah, something along those lines. And we're supposed to have a boon to that type of research.

When we have the resources to begin research. It's like having a car. You can have all the gas and horsepower to travel the world but if you can't get it started...

>>27736419
Of course not, there are other steps needed to be taken but the idea is there.
The researchable, resource requiring, but if fruitful, bountiful resource giving idea.

>>27736419
no, it really is for a CRUDE way. We're not talking about the super advanced high efficiency way, but this way we have the tech to do it right now while we improve the method.
90% of what we pick up from the lava and separate will probably be rubbish, but the other 5-10% will be useful and be more than we have right now.
>>27736419
Honestly, state why it wouldn't work and I might listen, but just saying that it won't just doesn't cut it.

Rolled 55

>>27736388
There is always option three the trick is merely finding it.

Very well then we have transferred the required goods and got our people back...though the humans were quite roughed up. After that they departed.

Their report states that the warband had some resources and our salvagers were planning to go make off with it..problem is one of the shields gave out which sent them on the alarm.

When were about to do terrible things to our human members and even the mutants were not completely spared. But then for some reason their captain interfered on our forces be half.

Turn 13
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
0 resource points

Population: 125(55 human 80 Enlightened mutant Gral)
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives.
Technology: Advanced Shields(Thermal+, Stealth+). Advanced Barriers(cloaked, slicing).
Materials: Plentiful(supplies)
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal. Nuclear

Rolled 19

>>27736461
>Basic 1
Send out a salvage crew.

A different one than the one's that just got returned of course.

>>27736461
action: scavenge
Mad science: Improving our Shields if he comes back in time for it and thinks he could do it without resources/with just the resources we manage to scavenge, otherwise whatever he thinks would work.

Rolled 40

>>27736494
I think we'll have to wait and see what the Dr. is or isn't up to when he comes back

>>27736483
Please give this one a better roll this time.

Rolled 66

>>27736494

Rolled 93

>>27736494
>>27736483
Yep.

Except for the mad science bit, since Picli isn't here.

>>27736453

Magma doesn't work like that. It doesn't separate into layers because: it's too viscous, it's composed of compounds, not elements (not homogeneously distributed compounds, or compounds with the same melting/freezing points either), and convection is operating on it constantly.

Slag forms atop purified metal alloys because the 'impure' elements are incompatible for alloying with the metals and the extreme heat and convection currents can push them to the top.

Gasoline (octane, propane, etc. to be more precise) can be separated reliably for the same reason, they're not viscous and they're relatively homogenous (so far as each set of molecules go), so each layer is roughly composed exclusively of that type of molecule.

Satisfied? We'd do just as well to mine rocks and just toss them into the nanobeds, at least until we develop some actual technology for it. But wait, we actually have access to ore-veins in the caves below us if we can secure them.

Rolled 84

>>27736494
Our salvagers went out and after a long track brought back some old wrecks and ruins that was viable for resources.

Meanwhile our dear merchant friend as RETURNED with the materials we requested! And I am going to call it a night here.

Turn 14
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
1 resource points

Population: 125(55 human 80 Enlightened mutant Gral 5)
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives.
Technology: Advanced Shields(Thermal+, Stealth+). Advanced Barriers(cloaked, slicing).
Materials: Plentiful(supplies)
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal. Nuclear

>>27736568
Fair enough, thank you for the explaination. And yes, we should mine and throw that into the nano beds.

Rolled 87

>>27736568
Good news is we'd have abundant energy and capability for a smelter on hand.
All we need is to ask the caravan to purchase some mining equipment.

With research, also have industrial laser cutting implements to further our mining operations (and also stave off giant slithery things down there)

Rolled 74

>>27736589
Will stick around a little while for questions and if this thread is still on on Tuesday I will reuse it.

The Caravan leader name is by the way Isabella Donanfa.

>>27736603
Nanobeds are not designed for that kind of processing.

>>27736589
Great. We'll discuss the situation with him tommorow.

We're getting somewhere!

>>27736609
How about we set up a smelter and then use the finished Product from that?

Rolled 16

>>27736609
And I just realized that I had forgotten to replace Corp with Industries great.

>>27736609
Okay.
So all the benefits proposed for the Aduro Industries (artificial hivemind, energy into resource, absorbing radiation and power), will those be in redacted bases, hidden in our computers, or will we have to find hereos and research them ourselves, or a combination of all these?

Rolled 1

>>27736640
They are in entirely separate facilities. What is hidden in our computers is well you have to find that out now don't you? You are after all just a single remnant.

>>27736630
That could work.

>>27736658
Good thing the thread is called in for the night.

>>27736672
Indeed such a fun roll....wasted.

>>27736630

The general problem is more that lava/magma is molten rock, and that most rock just doesn't have that much useful stuff in it. If we had mining nanites then we might be able to extract resources from raw rock, but our nanites are designed for finished good resource reclamation and manufacturing.

>>27736745
Actually, though it may or may not be rich in mineral resources, the lava may have some use.

If we manage to get an Aduro energy extraction tech, which can rapidly harvest the heat either via shielding or other technology, we could rapidly cool lava into obsidian.

Obsidian can be several many times sharper than steel, perfect for scalpels and high precision cutting implements. Pending economic diplomacy with the nearby tower that offers "general goods and medical supplies" or to Isabella's caravans herself, we could make a fine profit on medical implements and ornate jewlery (lest we also forget the gems underneath us).

>>27736745
>The general problem is more that lava/magma is molten rock, and that most rock just doesn't have that much useful stuff in it
Not necessarily. If we look about, we might strike it lucky.

>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonatite#Economic_importance
>Carbonatites may contain economic or anomalous concentrations of rare earth elements, phosphorus, niobium - tantalum, uranium, thorium, copper, iron, titanium, vanadium, barium, fluorine, zirconium, and other rare or incompatible elements. Apatite, barite and vermiculite are among the industrially important minerals associated with some carbonatites.
>Vein deposits of thorium, fluorite, or rare earth elements may be associated with carbonatites, and may be hosted internal to or within the metasomatized aureole of a carbonatite.
>As an example the Palabora complex of South Africa has produced significant copper (as chalcopyrite, bornite and chalcocite), apatite, vermiculte along with lesser magnetite, linnaeite (cobalt), baddeleyite (zirconium-hafnium), and by-product gold, silver, nickel and platinum.

>>27740244
>Copper sulfide bearing lavas have been recognised from Chile and Bolivia.
>Iron oxide lavas are thought to be the source of the iron ore at Kiruna, Sweden, erupted in the Proterozoic, and in Chile associated with highly alkaline igneous rocks
>Olivine nephelinite lavas are thought to have come from much deeper in the mantle of the Earth than other lavas

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Rolled 16

>>27740267
>>27740244
"High concentrations" is an arbitrary thing. If i recall correctly "extremely high concetration" copper and iron ore veins have a whopping 4%-7% of the respective minerals.

>>27745090
Beggers can't be choosers I suppose.
Truly there is probably more to be had in the mines, but we all know how we feel about the tunnels.

Hopefully if we get more resources we can set up laser detection and barrier defenses.

>>27745090
>>27745157
And remember, we do hail from an industry that knows how to stretch out even the tiniest resource.

Rolled 75

>>27740080
I don't think jewelry is in high demand where water and food are valuable, and i'm willing to bet that the megatower with medical supplies can vend better cutting implements than an obsidian scalpel, and probably for just as cheap.

Rolled 13

>>27745206
Or at least in the fluff we do, though i haven't actually noticed anything to that effect in-game.

>>27745293
Not in the region at least, but there are other kingdoms and countries out there who might be interested. That's the benefit of selling to caravans, finding those willing to buy is their speciality

>>27745341
Yeah, mainly because we chose the shielding trait.

>>27745157
Indeed. we REALLY need any Resources we could possibly get our hands on safely right now.

>>27745420
And for that Isabella and her caravans will have to be our lifeline.
What's worse, we had better not attract the attention of that warband (and likely after what happened others might do the same).

We'll need to ask for resources, and hopefully protection for our mutual efforts.

Rolled 32

>>27745386
We sat in the middle of a resource-dense swamp, and i don't think that us or any of our neighbors ever would've bought something like jewelry. That aside, there aren't enough people in the post-apoc in secure enough positions to have jewelry be a significant source of income.

Funny, i thought shields were supposed to be the primary means by which Aduro Corp. lessened their resource requirements.

>>27745454
Yeah, but if we could set up an additional way to safely boost that income we should take it. seeing as the Caravan didn't really give us very much and it doesn't arrive very often, that might change when we start producing extra water etc, But that could be combined with the whole extracting resources from the lava thing, If we can separate hydrogen from the metal etc in the lava we can start syntezising water, we could also use the natural fertilizers that is lava to boost food production and sell and then we also have the metals we could process and feed to the nanite beds.

>>27745463
Same, I also thoughts so, why have walls etc when you can produce it through energy!! etc.

>>27745463
No point in bothering to ask. (maybe those kingdoms have royalty).

Shields and energy-mass synthesis tech. Would be swell if we could find/resarch some old designs for that shield based bulldozer, laser mining machines, or even shieldbased machinery, but for now it seems we've been limited to purely defensive devices.

Unless we should recheck our stock.

>>27745544
*shield/energy based manufacturing machinery

Rolled 98

>>27745544
Feel free to ask the trader if she thinks she could sell obsidian, i already know how she'll respond.

>>27745544
Actually we do have offensive and mining capable barriers, the slicer barriers or SB-projectors are good for this.
And as for shieldbased machinery I've suggested some simple ways to implement that, lava funneling, lava shoe our cloaking is a good example of not purely defensive.
Something I've been thinking about a bit is that we do have plenty of energy, and we do know how to bend light with barriers, we could set up a giant light bending barrier on top of our to gater in the light from around it and focus it as a giant laser, the effect would vary depending on time of day and size of the barrier, but we could also direct several smaller lasers or lenses towards it to incease the effect, leading to a powerful laser that could target HUGE areas around us. we would have literarly days to decimate anything we dislike before it gets close enough to do anything about it.

>>27745632
You really do like to jump forward 8 steps then wonder why the coilgun can't be built despite it being "so simple" don't you?

You're making the assumption with the lava funneling that: our shield generators are good enough to survive in lava indefinitely or that we have enough expertise with them to get them to project and encapsulate cones of lava.

You're making the assumption with "mining capable barriers" that our slicer-shields are strong enough to do anything to rock. You also seem to be assuming that their offensive value is pretty good, when any armor that's worth its salt is likely to be able to stop them.

You're assuming with putting a huge laser atop our tower that our shields can directedly bend light, that there's not a shitload of volcanic gases and/or ash obscuring the sky and making it relatively dark out, that there's enough light/energy around to power a giant laser, that it wouldn't be more efficient to just built a giant laser and find ways to power it, that we have the engineering expertise to be able to build such a system, and any number of other things.

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>>27745632
A refracting shield dish you mean? For channelling smaller lasers into a concentrated target?
If we get the resources/use the shields we have in stock, I'm sure we can ask Picli about it.

>>27746819
>You really do like to jump forward 8 steps then wonder why the coilgun can't be built despite it being "so simple" don't you?
>that we have the engineering expertise to be able to build such a system
To be fair, the Memor were mutants with no technical knowhow of electromagnetism (or really any) on top of being in

Now we DO have someone with an intricate know how. Now we DO have a background in directed energy weapons.
Now we DO have the energy and the engineering expertise.

We are Aduro Industries

>>27746911
*on top of being in a facility designed for biological research over energy weapons research.

I'm not saying everything will be peaches and cream, but lasers, coilguns, and railguns are actually within our domain.

>>27746819
>You're assuming with putting a huge laser atop our tower that our shields can directedly bend light
Actually the stealth shields are proof we can do that.

>>27746819
First off I don't assume we can do all of this at once without researching/building some more.

For the funneling we have to see with AIede, same with the power of the slicing barriers, since we havn't been told anything ábout their power asides from their ability to slice things and that it's possible to use it for mining, I've asked for an example of how powerful it is but havn't recieved the information. And I havn't assumed anything about their strentgh, I've proposed increasing their strength several times and all I did say about them in the post you're refering to is that we do have offensive and mining capable barriers, I didn't mention anything about their strength at all.

And depending on how large we can make the barrier and the precision with which we can bend light (seeing as we can cloak stuff I'd say we can do it quite well) We've got plenty of light, especially if you factor in additional lasers focusing on the barrier adding their strength.
And our expertise is SHIELDS AND BARRIERS. We really should have the know-how to do those things.
>>27746870
Yes, refracting and since we can actually bend light we can gather light from all directions and focus it.

Rolled 67

>>27746911
>>27746925
you're right. With the memor it was idiocy to look into energyweapons since our strongpoint was mutation and evolution. Now it'd be wrong not to look into those types of weapons since they are gonna be our strongpoint.

>>27746968
>>27746977
The stealth shields bend light around themselves, last time I checked though they weren't shooting lasers.

>>27746925
>>27747173
If you'll note, we're actually in a facility designed for shield research. We've been specifically told we don't have any laser labs, so we suffer a research penalty for looking into lasers.

But if you really want to sink the resources into making a giant laser instead of sticking to our strength, there's nothing I can do to stop you.

>>27747237
>The stealth shields bend light around themselves, last time I checked though they weren't shooting lasers.
I don't think you understand how refraction works

>We've been specifically told we don't have any laser labs
We've been told we don't specialize in laser labs, not that we don't have the capability.

>But if you really want to sink the resources into making a giant laser instead of sticking to our strength
Who says we're planning on doing any of this right now? If anything you're the one who seems to want to jump ahead.

When Richard needed labs, we took the time to build him one. When Clora needed biofacilities, we grew them for here. Everything has a time, a place, and a purpose.

>>27747237
And we just want to bend light around them with the slight change that we make it all exit in the same direction, the fact that you can actually see from inside a cloaking field should indicate that we do have an idea of how to controll it atleast a bit, and even if we currently can't do this we should be able to reseach it without too much trouble.

And honestly, spotlights etc would work just as well as lasers once we have the focusing barrier in place. And if we can make the barrier large enough we could just focus immense ammounts of light into one spot. 1x1 meter and we could injure a man, 20x20 meters we could easily kill a man. if we could possibly get it to 200-1000x200-1000 m? (we need to check with AIede to know the limits, if the size problem is just a matter of pouring additional energy into it we should be fine)

>>27747281
On top of that, Dr. Picli specializes in all things energy. Not only shields.
(though shielding laboratories is our own personal specialty and facility).

Similarly the Memor did not specialize in cyborg-mechanical research or viral research, but when they found Richard they then had the capability to do such things that alone they would be incapable of.

That is not to say we won't have a major focus on shields for the time being (and for a while actually) but don't act like our potential future choices are limited to shields, as that would be wholly redundant.

Rolled 31

>>27746977
Slicing barriers cannot slice through rock. Can do flesh but armor gives it problems.

In any case considering how I may not be available tomarrow like I usually am and the fact I got out early from class let the games CONTINUE.

Available goods from our dear merchant friend.

The gas we requested
Weapons
Armor
Vehicles
Supplies(assorted mostly dealing with mining, medical, and tools)

plus
>>27736589
needs action decided upon.

Hero is still gone and will be for another turn or two.

>>27747281
I'm not sure you understand how invisibility works. Or the power associated with a given amount of light. 1sq. meter gives you about a watt of power, with a mirror farm+salt reactor based system (the most efficient system we have for harnessing solar energy at the moment). That's not a helluva a lot of punch. It'd be better to just make a laser and pump power out of our geothermal and nuclear sources. (but we're not laser specialized, and developing anything that could be used to kill large armies would require a lot of resources)

The labs Richard used were the ones in the immensely advanced biological research facility we occupied. The biofacilities we grew were because we needed replacement production lines for our wrecked conventional ones. (we never really used them though) And might I note that we had resources then.

>>27747437
Has the good Dr. Returned from his vacation yet?

>>27747437
Right, we take the gas we requested and mining supplies, A few transport vehicles would be really nice as well.

>Actions:
Set up the water production
>Mad science:
If Picli returns have him work on whatever he Thinks he could do to improve the barriers/cloaks with the resources at hand

>>27747437

What sort of mining equipment does she have?
Does he have any generalized resources?
Does he have (consult with our scientists) materials that we need to set up the water-synthesizing reaction?
Can we salvage anything in our base to get the resources and/or materials to set up a water-synthesizing station?
What vehicles does she have?
What tools does she have?

>>27747467
>I'm not sure you understand how invisibility works.
It works through bending light. Y'know, refraction.
Also there's no way in hell it would be solar powered

>(but we're not laser specialized, and developing anything that could be used to kill large armies would require a lot of resources)
Of course, and again, it should be noted that nobody here is proposing we do anything remotely like that now until we have the resources and technology to do so.

Rolled 11

>>27747524
The roll
And make the change that we allow the canabalisation of non-neccessary and unnused systems to create the water syntheziser.

>>27747537

It actually works through trying to *not* bend light. Y'know, so your enemy doesn't see what looks like a moving bubble of glass.

>>27747537
It could certainly be solar powered if we get the refractor barrier big enough.
But we'll need AIede to give us the information regarding how big we could make such a barrier. and if we can't make it big enough we could set up several such barriers that all focus on one barrier which in turn focuses the concentrated beam of light at the unlucky target.

>>27747606
>It actually works through trying to *not* bend light.
If you wanted to try and not bend light, just look in a mirror.

It bends light in a manner that the image displayed behind you is displayed in front of you in a way that deceives the enemy. But this conversation is redundant, the point is we have the ability to both refract, reflect, and deflect light and energy through our shields for future potential use.

Rolled 43

>>27747489
Another turn or two before the Picli returns.

>>27747526
"Mining equipment I have laser cutters, smelters, and mining suits.

I got scrounged up 1 general resource unit. But it will cost you.

Hah that is specialized stuff I could get some if I cracked into some labs or dealt with the Towers but other then that...it wont be cheap at all. Labs are notoriosuly dangerious and Towers just LOVE it when someone wants something like that because they can milk them for all that their worth.

We have a few hover vehicles and tracks. Tires don't do well near the volcanoes. Could get some legged vehicles but you would have to order that ahead of time.

General tools. Handy man, construction, mining, farming etc."

We could convert the massive amounts of supply we have into resources. Just be aware that they wont be easy to replace...

We do not have materials besides basic corp recyclers. Unfortunately for us this tower was not equipped with Adero Special.

>>27747626
You underestimate just how much ash there is floating around. Just for you to know even on the good it always seems overcast thanks to everything in the atmosphere.

>>27747626
>It could certainly be solar powered if we get the refractor barrier big enough.
Doubt it, this place is full of volcanic smoke. Sunlight isn't even that strong a powersource compared lasers or even personal light projection would do better.

Eh, let's just save this conversation for when we have the capability later. For now we need to focus on what to trade with Isabella, and what to do with the immediate resources given based on our situatoin.

>>27747671
We are interested in the smelters. the mining suits could probably be replaced with shields and gasmasks if we have any.
We could either get the laser mining tools or improve our slicers.
A hover vehicle or two would be useful as well.

>>27747671

Do we have stocks of handy man, construction, mining, farming, etc. tools? What benefits would we get out of them?

How expensive are the hover vehicles? (are they the highest-tier for tech like they were last time?)

How much would the general resource unit cost?

Rolled 3

>>27747782
We can easily construct them if we had the resources...we also have an assorted amount to tools and parts in stores. What they are offering however is whats best suited for this terrain. Isabella knows her trade quite well.

Hover Vehicles are highly advanced. Mostly she has some hover trucks and tanks.

>>27747839

How much do the tools cost? Could we break them down into resources or materials in an efficient fashion?

After all, we have shields in spades, but no resources. By the way, we have the capability to manufacture our advanced shield units, provided we have the materials/resources right?

Rolled 54

>>27747877
Depends on what you offer as always. Seriously though consider what you can trade and what the place is like. I don't want to have to spell it out as it painfully obvious.

You have corp level recycling facilities you can easily break them down and mass construct many things without issue.

>>27747921

Have we offered our thermal shields? How much water do we have, and do we have a recycling system for it? How many people can our hydroponic gardens support?

>>27747952
And how much food do we have in excess of what our gardens grow?

While the discussion goes on, I'd like to note that synthesizing water from oxygen and hydrogen is an exothermic reaction, that is, it produces more energy.

If and when we do get it started (likely through Dr. Picli's assistance and potential shielding manipulation/recycling) it will be able to act as an additional power source and we get water as a byproduct. Water production will power itself and then some.

>>27748000

(Are we going to do anything more complex than just aerosolize the hydrogen then light a match? It's remarkable these guys didn't already come up with that.)

>>27747921
>You have corp level recycling facilities you can easily break them down and mass construct many things without issue.
And we've got shield tech coming out of our noses that we can turn into basic tech parts. How did I not see this earlier. . .

>>27748032

It's always been there, we're just understandably hesitant to not depart with our primary specialty/commodity, especially considering it'll be difficult/expensive to remake them.

Rolled 51

>>27747952
>>27747983
You had a enough water to house tens of thousands BEFORE the lake was drained into storage tanks. You can produce so much food you had to severely limit yourselves do to running out of room to store it.

You water recycling is great for human consumption. You even have the ability to produce science/production quality water in certain amounts.

>>27748032
That isn't including the ludicrous amount of supply you have in storage...

>>27748028
Adero corp before the fall definitly did.
We probably don't, but we have the technology potential and Dr. Picli could certainly have the intelligence to do it.

In truth he could have the capability design a psuedo "engine" out of it. This is the year 2xxx after all, and we are Aduro Industries.

>>27748051
Or how about dismantling a shield into its basic parts to reconstruct them into finer, more advanced shields? That is certainly our strongpoint even without the Dr. (though his help is always appreciated).

>>27748028
Índeed it is remarkable.
The post apoc world would be a lot less harsh if people actually had high school educations, I guess we take a lot of things for granted.

>>27748063
And why make a combustion engine when we could make electric engines?

>>27748060
Well, lets offer up tons of food to the merchant then.

>>27748063
*industries

>>27748091
>And why make a combustion engine when we could make electric engines?
You're confusing synthesis with electrolysis. That's not to say we couldn't easily hook up the synthesis "engine" to an electric generator.

>>27748091
Not so fast, we need to decide on what we want exactly. We should consider picking up some heavy weapons and/or military vehicles.

Rolled 1

>>27748091
In exchange for what? The MOST valuable thing in the wastes is as follows
1 water
2 food
3 resources
4 fuel
5 tech

>>27748130
We certainly should, but also note we're not exactly the warmongers the Memor were. Would we also do better for hiring military aid?

Also should we consider telling Isabella about our predicament? If we're giong to get into this longterm business deal, someone extoring water and supplies from us ends up decreasing her gain in turn.

Rolled 85

>>27748144
ALERT ALERT

BANDIT FORCES DETECTED
WARNING WARNING
BANDIT FORCES DETECTED.

>>27748144
T-that's a discussion.

>>27748117
Aaah, right.

>>27748144
In Exchange for:
1.Smelter
2.Hovertrucks
3.Resources
4. Mining tools
in that order

>>27748130

How about
>Mining equipment (all of it)
>Tools (all of them)
>the resource unit
>Her hover vehicles, and tracked vehicles
(EDE, if you'd tell us how many vehicles of what sort she has and their prices before the trade is finalized)
>Some more cold elemental weapons
>Some heavy weapons
>Some explosives

Rolled 31

>>27748162
Typical. Rolling once for counter 100

>>27748171

Because we can recycle the tools, can use the mining equipment and recycle what we don't need, need more weapons, and need any vehicles at all.

>>27748162
Offer the merchants sanctuary inside our Shields! (yay for winning browniepoints with the merchant)
How far out are the bandits and how many?

>>27748162
It's those same assholes again, fuck them. At least this time they don't have hostages. We better trade for military weapons this turn, we're gonna need them.

>>27748195
We're lucky if they don't just high tail it out of here right this minute
don't even think about it EDE

Rolled 21

>>27748164
That is why you are not being penalized for it.

>>27748171
she has 4 hover tanks
She has 12 tracked tanks
5 hover trucks
10 Tracked cargo haulers

>>27748195
They seem to be rather far out coming in on aircraft of some kind. Spotters noticed them from the top of the tower.

Numbers are unknown.

Rolled 80

>>27748195
Merchant is caught off guard stating that the bandits here either left when the spoils got poor or got wiped out collectively by all the factions. The fact that they are returning despite the poorness of this region is most troubling...

>>27748218
The hover vehicles will probably last longer/have better speed and range in the lava. The Cargo haulers will also be good for collecting vehicle sized wrecks that our men can't carry.

>>27748218
Buy all the tanks and then trucks we can and slap on as many Shields on them as we can.
Also, just wondering.. is it possible to use the slicer mode with our tower shield? And if it's possible roughtly how far/ powerful do we estimate it to be?

>>27748267
It'd likely be close range defense of the walls (so better for zombies and monsters, not for ranged attackers like tanks and artillery).

Rolled 73

>>27748267
Not possible with our Tower shields possible with smaller units however.

"So...how do you plan to avoid all of this exactly, asked the merchanting sweeping her hand over the lot. It ain't going to be cheap especially with the return of bandits."

>>27748325
>Mining equipment (all of it)
>Tools (all of them)
>the resource unit
>Her hover vehicles, and tracked vehicles
>Some more cold elemental weapons
>Some heavy weapons
>Some explosives

"My friend, with all these new devices we're going to need to make up some space. We're thinking about getting from our bountiful food supplies. In addition, there is a lake of water under us and now with the hydrogen we should be able to replenish it well.

Food, water, it's the simplest things that are valuable no? In addition, if you want to sneak away from those bandits you should try on of our Aduro Industires patented stealth shields. finest since the fall. Why even the greatest warlords in the land are using them"

>>27748393
Supporting this. But with the addition that we allow them to take shelter with us if they would like so.

Rolled 67

>>27748393
If that doesn't work we can offer company stock and a seat on the board, heh

Rolled 3

>>27748393
You notice Isabella's eyes widen when she realized you were series while the exchange happened.

"I am going to need a bigger caravan..."

Explosives provided

Mining explosives
C4(several crates)
C5 one crate
grenades

Heavy weapons
missile launcher
Rocket Launcher
Miniguns

One resource point gained.

Equipment/tools has been added to our supplies.


Need consensus for an action by the way.

>>27748479
Alright, we have the weapons, the resources, and technology. Let's open up our options on the bandits based on the assumptions that either
1. They are hostile and after us
2. They are hostile, but no directly after us
3. They are not interested in us per say, but we are in the way
4. They are interested in someone else, but we are in the way

Extra: Store those hydrogen tanks in safe, segregated secure locations. I do not want all that precious material to be blown up in a bad accident

Rolled 37

>>27748479
Send out men to hide with missile launchers under cloak fields and protected by several powerful barriers a bit away from the Tower while we put others with missile launchers on the tower so that if the bandits are needed to be taken out we can fire upon them from several directions and quickly take out as many flying machines (zepelins?) as possible.

>>27748551
We should consider first that they might not be after us actually. Setting hostilities in stone isn't a good idea.

Though I do not want to risk yet more hostages.

>>27748591
That's why we just prepare for the eventuality that they are hostile.
>so that if the bandits are needed to be taken out we can fire upon them
After we have have prepared we can see if they are hostile. But waiting to see and losing valuable time would be foolish.

Rolled 66

>>27748545
>>27748591
If they're not after us, we could hope to have time for Picli to come back and apply the stealth shielding to our entire base.
I think we should also consider arming one of our reactor cores, like anon suggested

So what is this turns action?

>>27748649
>>27748551

>>27748619
But if they capture our men (and with our luck it's likely) they'll know we exist and bandits don't take kindly to people who even think about killing them. The simplest whim could turn them on us.

However, scouting is always good.

>>27748649
Wait. Will the bandits be on our position next turn?

why do I have the strangest feeling we know something about these bandits already.

>>27748671
They are coming in flying Machines. How are they supposed to capture our men in cloaked hiding places? They head out cloaked, Set up cloaking fields and barriers and then wait hidden.

>>27748695
We were given a description of them among with other factions the first thread.

>>27748551
Forces have been moved around as requested.

Turn 15
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
2 resource points

Population: 125(55 human 80 Enlightened mutant Gral 5)
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives. Heavy.
Technology: Advanced Shields(Thermal+, Stealth+). Advanced Barriers(cloaked, slicing).
Materials: Plentiful(supplies)
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal. Nuclear

>>27748695
Negative they do not seem to have any direct interest in us at this time.

Rolled 75

>>27748695
Don't get your hopes up. It's not him.

>>27748749
>Negative they do not seem to have any direct interest in us at this time.
Then we shouldn't give them even any remotely reason to want us.

>>27748716
They're not after us, yet. For now we can bide our time, but when we see that they are coming after us I will support setting up base defenses. As of right now, we shouldn't approach them with weapons at all.

>>27748749
Action: Improve our barriers/Shields. Making them more powerful/power efficient etc.

Rolled 86

>>27748749
Basic 1
Scavenge for resources (in a direction away from the bandits)

We should wait for Dr. Picli to return for bonus to research

Rolled 97

>>27748804
rolling

Rolled 81

>>27748823
I approve of this.

>>27748823
I'd prefere if we kept outside activity to a minimum while they are out there to attract as little attention as possible, so researching inside is ideal, and most of our guys are quite smart themselves even without dr. Picli and that 97 should atleast guarantee results.

>>27748858
Good rolls only arbitrary ensure sucess. Consider that it's very hard to even get good enough rolls for scavenge runs.

Remember, we must scavenge resources whenever we can. They are precious, and Dr Picli is likely to make better use of them. I don't like atracting bandits as much as the next guy, but we have our stealth shields and the explicit purpose of avoiding flying vehicles that can be seen from a far.

Rolled 56

>>27748823
Thirding.

>>27748823
Oh well, Supporting.

Rolled 60

>>27748823
Our forces with the new vehicles were able to make quite the haul resource wise. Plus we didn't even see anything real nasty as well. Talk about lucky.

3 resource points gained

Dr. Picli has returned...vey surfing a lava wave down from the nearby volcano naked.

Turn 16
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
5 resource points

Population: 125(55 human 80 Enlightened mutant Gral 5)
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives. Heavy.
Technology: Advanced Shields(Thermal+, Stealth+). Advanced Barriers(cloaked, slicing).
Materials: Plentiful(supplies)
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal. Nuclear

Damn name dropped for some reason.

Rolled 96

>>27748941
>Action: Search through the databases etc on the secret 5 floors.
Mad science: Have Dr. Picli Improve our barriers and Shields
Extra: Ask Dr. Picli what he's learned.

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>>27748941
Excellent. Now then, Dr., let's get to work.

We have resources now, and we're considering picking apart some shields to rebuild different or better types of shields.

Do you think you could be able to create a shield based natural gas collector to be placed over vents?
How many resources would it take, and do you think you/we have the capability to create an H20 synthesis engine?

Rolled 37

>>27748971
Mad science roll.

Rolled 74

>>27748975
Don't forget to ask if he can stealth shield the entire base.

Rolled 77

>>27748971
Dr. Picli here "I have learned the true meaning of heat bathing and lava surfing. Also how to cook some mean food and clever tongue. "

"Shield based? Possibly it would require intense research and be quite resource draining though considering the whole filtering process would have to be so focused. Would be possible. Actual collector itself would be not possible can however create a filter and with even more work a container but that is it unless I am missing something."

"H20 synthesis engine would require some serious modification of current systems and having to devote a number of resources and rooms/storage to it."

>>27748997
Already got one of those.

>>27749056
Can you give estimates as to the time and resources, and are those the most efficient ways of collection and production that can be designed?

>>27748749

You haven't added elemental weapons to our weapons list.

>>27749056
>I have learned the true meaning of heat bathing and lava surfing.
Does this mean in the future he can invent shields for our own troops to walk/surf on lava itself?
>Also how to cook some mean food and clever tongue.
A diplomat, chef, mad scinetist, i'm impressed.

Rolled 54

>>27749086
Shield filters is MUCH less resource intense then an actual bulkier one at cost of being more fragile/temperamental however. Shield containers are popular for 'fragile' substances. As for estimates unknown an A.I. could figure it out but alas...

>>27749129
"You should see their versions of 'discussion or 'debate' I learned the true meaning of silver tongued devil."

>>27749169
Well then we'll be sure to gather more resources to ensure your work won't go unhalted. In the meantime, feel free to think up designs.

Good thing we at least made an effort to start off on the right foot with our neighbors. Have you learned about them? Their history, culture, mannerisms, what do they eat and like?

>>27749222

Yes, ask them if they might like use of our facilities for shelter, if they want us to manufacture shields or weapons for them, if we can trade food or water with them, etc.

Rolled 94

>>27749222
Their history and culture mostly involved lounging around debating. Only exception to this is hunting(fighting) or fucking. They seemed to be VERY lazy until I saw them action...brutal combatants the lot of them with most interesting abilities as well. What they eat is whatever they can 'cook' what they like is someone who would make good intelligent conversation with.

>>27749249
"Thanks to their living they never really could do much with technology...until they met me anyway. As is I find out a two local lairs of theirs and arranged for some services rendered in exchange for some shields."

>>27749355
I bet they'd have some interesting books. Wish he could get some recordings, could be a new pastime for employees and we might learn a thing or two.

can't wait to see what these services detail.

Rolled 77

>>27749355

Hah, you made a race of ancient Greeks in the bodies of Mephistopheles. I love you EDE

Anyway,

>Basic 1
Head down into the tunnels and scout them for threats and more ore veins.
>Mad Science
Attempt to unlock the computers

Rolled 23

>>27749405

Hmm, yes we do need to scout the tunnels more before we set any mining operations up...And that might actually be more important than getting a natural gas collection system set up...

Rolled 98

>>27749405
supporting and mad science roll

>>27749405
Didn't Picli warn us of the potentiality of setting off booby traps or defenses?
Or was that only because he didn't have enough resources.

>>27749405
This is the consensus
>>27749437
this is the roll

Rolled 85

>>27749454

It was both, but we need to get at that data eventually. Might as well do it with a roll of 98.

>>27749473
That's actually the mad science roll. 77 is the current highest normal roll. I'm rolling to support it.

Rolled 31

>>27749405
Scouts in the tunnels found all manner of veins. Apparently those volcanoes have dredged up. Threats are as of yet unknown. We heard so clattering of fallen rocks but that was it we didn't even hear any slithering this time around.


Computers of have been unlocked.
there are three sets of data.

Research(mostly about shields/barriers and...even some mention of portals?) But that was the only thing we found other then other basic info about other Aduro projects. Didn't get any info about them though just mentions.

Second was mentions of other Aduro emergency facilities. We didn't get any exact locations but know that they exist out there.

Final set of data is about the fact that the facility was suppose to have more people here but thanks to bad location and how it all ended the tower didn't have the manpower to be manned so retreats to the vault occurred. It also mentions on its servers about nearby research and how this was suppose to house some very important staff. Apparently there may have been some Umbra involvement. Mentions include old lava tunnels and lava tunnels. We only knew about the lava ones...

Turn 16
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
4 resource points

Population: 125(55 human 80 Enlightened mutant Gral 5)
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives. Heavy.
Technology: Advanced Shields(Thermal+, Stealth+). Advanced Barriers(cloaked, slicing).
Materials: Plentiful(supplies)
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal. Nuclear

>>27749602
Oh dear I hope we're not in that Johnson's facility. I heard there was an A.I. bug or something.

Rolled 26

>>27749602
Bah meant military ones.

>>27749630
Johnson's facility got canceled thanks to not enough shielding for some of their crazy energy products. A.I. bug was a result of that.

Rolled 13

>>27749630
Could be worse, heard they were trying to work on teleportation in another base in New Mexico. Had to blow it up for some reason. Something about "aliens from another dimension", but nobody believes that lark.

Rolled 70

>>27749668

Military whats?

>>27749602
Can Picli build a few simple infrared sensors that we can lay about the tunnels to check for any unseen movement? Should be childsplay for him, and easy for us.

Rolled 6

>>27749735
Military tunnels. Whenever there are any decent amount of research facilities one can always safely bet an arm and a leg that military forces are going to be hanging around.

Rolled 67

>>27749602

>Basic 1
Secure tunnels so we have safe paths to some of the ore veins and our base. (physical barriers and high-strength shields)

>Mad Science
Upgrade shields to be as effective as the good Dr.'s

Rolled 58

>>27749602
>basic
Set up secure mining operations in the tunnels to the smelt it down in the smelter and turn into resources in the nanite bed.
Mad sicence: Have Dr. Picli research the information we found in the computers,

Rolled 16

>>27749780
Seconding

Rolled 83

>>27749780
Mad science roll

this turn we do this>>27749780
and next turn we do this>>27749781
Does that sound good to everybody?

Rolled 94

>>27749829

I think we should further secure the routes next turn.

Supporting this>>27749780

>>27749829
If you mean once we start up a stable mining operation we evaluate our smeltering and manufacturing capabilities, then sure.

Rolled 63

>>27749715
That actually happened during the Omervah convention its how our head corp lost its contract to I-Tech and Psi Corp for multidimensional protection. A real pickle that situation was we lost our of our main cash cows.

>>27749780
Tunnels have been refortified with shielded pathways and blocks.

I uh about those shields? The only reason they became lava resistant much less magma diving capable was thanks to those mutants...I mean I can do a little bit but somehow they had something special. In any case though I figured something fun check this out."

Thermal Charging- Excessive heat causes shields to charge faster.

Turn 17
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
2 resource points

Population: 125(55 human 80 Enlightened mutant Gral 5)
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives. Heavy.
Technology: Advanced Shields(Thermal/charging+, Stealth+). Advanced Barriers(cloaked, slicing).
Materials: Plentiful(supplies)
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal. Nuclear

Rolled 46

>>27749887
We should probably scavenge for resources again. Don't want to be caught halfway to starting mines to end up with zilch

Basic 1
Scavenge.

Rolled 39

>>27749887
>Basic:
Start setting up the mining and extraction operations to turn the minerals through smelting and nanite beds to resources.
>Mad science:
Have the good doctor look into and research the information we found on the computers.

Rolled 19

>>27749887

>Basic 1
Fortify the routes to the ore veins more

>Mad Science
Check out the research data on the computers

Rolled 41

>>27749887
Of course that is confidential plus this setting Doesn't take place on Earth

Rolled 4

>>27749971
Of course. Of course. Just a case of purely coincidental names.

Rolled 27

>>27749958

I'll support this. All pains must be taken for us to not lose people. We value our employees and don't want them to desert.

Rolled 85

>>27749958
Voting

Rolled 97

>>27749958
Mad science roll

Rolled 11

>>27749958

Rolling mad science.

>>27750065
Nice

>>27750065

Geeze, I'm glad yours came first.

Rolled 47

>>27750024
Indeed funny part was WE were mistaken as the invading aliens there...quite the mix up it was.

Routes of been refortified to the veins.

Research notes mostly explained a series of shield types. While Adero originally created shields and improved said formula. Eventually start ups created their own with modification. Data mostly pertained to this. We also found out that portal research occurred after a series of unfortunate accidents involving teleportation tech led to it being cancelled in Adero and parent Corp/subsidiaries. Instead resources were transferred to Portal research as a replacement. We acquired some of the data in order to create methods to COUNTER portals with our shields and barriers...

Turn 18
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
3 resource points

Population: 125(55 human 80 Enlightened Gral 5)
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives. Heavy.
Technology: Advanced Shields(Thermal+, Stealth+). Advanced Barriers(cloaked, slicing).
Materials: Plentiful(supplies)
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal. Nuclear

>>27750150
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
Make it easier to defend.

>>27750196
Hello friend, welcome to the quest.
Feel free to look back and read up on how most responses are, they tend to be very specific.

Rolled 13

>>27750150

3 resource points? Okay.

Well then...

>Basic 1
Set up mining operations
>Mad Science
Improve our cloaking shields

>>27750196
That's not how it works.

Rolled 62

>>27750150
>basic:
Start setting up the minin/smeliting/nanite-bed procedures. We already have all the tools, smelter etc required so whe shouldn't need a lot of Resources for this.
>Mad science:
More powerful Shields/barriers

Rolled 16

>>27750217
Mad science roll

Rolled 28

>>27750211
Yeah strange honestly as I never see this occur in any other Civ.

>>27750214
It still counts. Its just that its nearly always option H is chosen.

>>27750211
>>27750214
Can't get to the earlier thread.
We seem to be SCIENCING and SCIENCING hard. Normally I'd love that but... the raiders. I haven't seen our shield tech in action.

>>27750250
Well, for the most part we're hoping they're satiated and it is true we plan to deal with them. . .somehow.

Also we're a little strapped on resources, so we're attempting to get a mining and smelting operation started.

>>27750250
None of us really have seen it in action. as it is right now our personal Shields can stop a full clip from a handgun before needing to be required, We're trying to avoid all conflicts seeing how low our pop is.

Rolled 87

>>27750150
Mad SCIENCE then towards mining and smelting. Maybe involving poertals

Rolled 16

>>27750303

It's also not that simple. We won't be able to jump right into portals without doing considerable research and investing considerable resources first, and when we do them it'll carry considerable risk.

We're sciencing hard because our hero grants us a "free Mad Science/research option". And because we don't have the manpower/defensive or offensive capabilities to do anything dangerous.

So we're sitting tight in our already pretty fortified tower, improving our technology, and trying to get a resource...source set up because the area we're in is extremely resource-scarce (it's a big deal to have food or water in these parts).

Rolled 14

>>27750214
>>27750217
These seem mutual. Voting

So what is consensus?

Reminder you get

>1 action

>Mad Science action (requires a declared roll for it specifically stated)

Rolled 100

>>27750428
He's right, I agree. Voting.

>>27750489
YEEEEEEEES!!!!
Now people other than me have rolled both 1s and 100s :D

Rolled 46

>>27750489
Muahahahahahahahaha

Mad Science roll here.

>>27750489
Son of bitch...

>>27750509

Okay, so EDE is definitely going to try and destroy our mining operation using whatever is in the tunnels now, so we need to explore them and eliminate whatever is living in them and fortify down there even more.

>>27750538

You know...or we could try allying them.

Could we ask the Mephistophelites Red Demons if they know about anything that lives in old lava tubes?

>>27750538
We've used 3 actions in total just fortifying them and Another action that was fortifying and exploring. I wonder how soon we'll hit the cap for fortifying it without researching more.

>>27750509

Heh, can anyone say...Mining-centric hero?

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>>27750560
>Mephist-hoplites

>>27750580
>A strange, pale mutant found in a burried Digga Nigga
>He claims to not know how he got there, only something about fireworks and a HUGE explosion

>>27750580
Could also be a industry centric hero.

>>27750579

We used 2 actions fortifying the tunnel-vault entrance, and 2 actions fortifying the tunnels that lead between the ore veins and the vault.

Rolled 19

>>27750607
I like that thought

>>27750607

Oh god...and he uses his EXPLOSIONS to mine things. Except the tunnels are under a lava lake...

>>27750663
that's how awesome he is

>>27750698

Goddammit I want a legacy hero so hard. Even Duelfists is out there somewhere.

>>27750744
>inb4 they all died centuries ago

could we please get a hero (if we get a hero) that is somewhat stable and not completely deranged?

>>27750756

Warlord Duelfists will live forever, the Prophet's soul has surely dominated an alternate psychic dimension by now.

>>27750778
No, sane heroes are boring.

>>27750744
Everyone is terrified by Memor. Even baby eating ravagers are considered saints compared to the race whose name is a synonym for evil.

>>27750778
Heresy.

>>27750812
Except Dr. Claire. She was cool.

>>27750791
wonder how pissed he was when he learned otherworldy gods were responsible for what happened to his people

>>27750814

Yes, but I want one soooooo bad. I rather like the take on it where no one dares to attack memor colonies because they're afraid of what will happen if someone moves to actually kill them again.

>>27750812
>>27750814
I just want a boring managerial hero that makes things run effectively and gives us another industrial action per turn. that enjoys knitting, chess and building massive complexes and infrastructure on his/her spare time.

>>27750814
Actually it's more along the lines of replacing evil than being a synonym.
Good vs Memor
Memor Scientist
"Money is the root of all Memor"
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of Memor is for good men to do nothing."

>>27750853
Jenny?

Rolled 28

>>27750428
>>27750489
>>27750508
We managed to get the mining procedures set up. Mining, smelting, purifying, and processing basically the works. We even managed to automated it.

Acquired Deluxe Underground Volcanic Mining Complex

Gained Materials by the turn
Assorted Gems(can't hold all these diamonds ect)
Assorted Metals(the works)
Volcanic Refined Fertilizer(Deluxe)
Volcanic Refined Gases (BREATHE DEEPLY)
Refined Minerals(RARE and SPECIAL)

Services Rendered Activated

Protected from accidental flooding of Lava and Magma surges.

Heroic Event Activated

While digging around we sorta dug someone er something up. We to be price we found some strange vehicle that somehow fell into a volcano got cought up in a lava flow that then cooled trapping it. Turned out whatever was in somehow survived for god knows how long.

PUWAH I AM FREE AT LAST ah wait a second how long was I down there anyway?

Acquired
Overseer No-Mad

Bonus Manufacture action
Bonus Gathering

Ability
Explosive Mining-Can cause controlled explosions with no side effect.

Perfectly SANE- Is immune to mind altering effects and cannot go crazy/mad(no matter what happens)

Feel the MAD- Cannot get angry is capable of fueling rage/anger into free actions. This also effects those who are under him.


Seriously though how long was it done there...plus just HOW did it get down there?

>>27750778
Aw tired of pure FUN.

>>27750814
Ravagers are still considered worse thanks to them not being in a hivemind, bandit nightmare fuel, and going solo

Turn 15
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
1 resource points

>>27750899
>Services Rendered Activated
>Protected from accidental flooding of Lava and Magma surges
Nice.

One of the rare exceptions of us doing something good earlier, and reaping the rewards later (which tends to be the total opposite)

>>27750899
Someone add that to the pastebin. . .the I presume someone's been making? Please?

>>27750899
He is SO secretly insane.

Ask Overseer No-Mad where he comes from and how he got trapped?

>Basic 1
Scout out the tunnels

>Manufacture
Upgrade the shields our forces are using to the newest rapid-recharge model from the good Dr. (what can we make using the proceeds from the mine? if this would require our resource point then don't do it)

>Mad Science
Research into a water synthesizer now that we have refined volcanic gases to mess around with.

>>27750983
I've been making one. You lazy gitz.

Rolled 10

>>27750899
>Basic 1
Scavenge for resources
>Manufacture
Have No-Mad supervise the beggining of our long term mining operation
>Mad Science
Have Dr. Plicli commence the research into shield/energy based hyrdogen-natural gas collection and filtration

Extra: Send a parcel gift of cookable food to the demons (or what they prefer to be called). Aduro Industries appreciates your service!

Rolled 9

>>27750899
>Basic
Improve our thermal shielding (now that we recharge our shields with heat, Imagine if they also block enough heat to allow our mean to stand on/in lava)
>Bonus manefacturing action:
Use the nanite-beds to turn some of those meterials we're mining into Resources
>Mad science:
Improve our barrier/shield strength

Rolled 83

>>27751042
Oops, forgot the roll

>>27751042
>Ask Overseer No-Mad where he comes from and how he got trapped?
I'd rather the implication speaks for itself really

>>27751043
>Volcanic Refined Gases (BREATHE DEEPLY)
We already got that.

Rolled 56

>>27751042

Oh, add on the extra action from this guy >>27751043

Send a parcel of cookable food (get the Dr.'s advice) to the demons! Aduro Industries appreciates your assistance!

Rolled 84

>>27751090
Seconding this motion

Rolled 8

>>27751042
>>27751090
Supporting and mad science roll

Rolled 35

>>27751103
>>27751055

So close to dubs.

>>27751105
Fuck. And he was messing around with volcanic gases too...well it was only research right? Not actually building anything?

We should look into condensing the volcanic gases into liquid fuel soon. That way we can vend it to the world at large.

>>27751135
Yeah, it was just research.

>>27751225
Fuel isn't the issue, there's entire swamps and jungles out there churning the stuff. Here food and water are king.

Later, we can ask Isabella though.

>>27751248

She stated that fuel was quite desirable earlier. It doesn't sound to me like there are any swamps or jungles nearby.

>>27751278
Nearby, I doubt it.

But for "world at large", if we reach there, we're going to be selling a lot more than ancient outdated fossil fuels. gotta keep my hunger in check

>>27751376

Well of course. I used a rather grandiose term for "the pathetic settlements nearby us", I'm sorry.

We could probably use fuel to hire the military borgs to fuck the Urgsha up.

Rolled 61

>>27751042
"I sorta fell into a volcano...and couldn't get out as I sunk down."

Tunnel team swore they heard crackling and snipping sounds but didn't find anything.

Shields have been updated.

"So...why is the water synthesizer churning out black slug that releases toxic purple glass...and even erupts with lava exactly Dr. Picli?"

"...well you already had the plans for it but you wanted SCIENCE performed so I did. "

"by creating uh whatever this is is?"

"Yup... sorta wrecked some of labs and containment units.

Oh goddamn it.

also don't drink the water in Storage Untits 3-7 except for 5 its still good if tasting like a molta rocky sundae. Sorta had to use some of the real heavy duty stuff to keep it contained.

REALLY?

Yeah of course why would I EVER dare to joke about Molta Rocky Sundaes?

No not about that just bah forget it.

Turn 19
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
3 resource points

Population: 125(55 human 80 Enlightened Gral 5)
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives. Heavy.
Technology: Advanced Shields(Thermal+, Stealth+). Advanced Barriers(cloaked, slicing).
Materials: Plentiful(supplies). Gems. Metals. Volcanic Fertilzer. Refined Gases. Minerals.
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal. Nuclear

Rolled 64

>>27751452
>Basic 1
Begin assessing and fireing up the smelters and nanite beds to turning the assorted metals into raw resource.
>Manufacture
Construct some infrared and/or shield based sensors to be placed in the deep realms of the tunnels for advance warning. Pererably with sonar capabilities, to pintpoint where sounds might be originating from
>Mad Science
Water synthesis engine. Round 2. FIGHT

Rolled 37

>>27751452

What can we build using the stuff from the mining operation?

Gotta find out what's going on down in the tunnels QUICK.

>Basic 1
Scout out the tunnels. Leave piles of food in some places, then have our scouts settle down at a distance under cloak shields and watch to see what comes.

>Manufacture
Water synthesizer system

>Mad Science
Develop laser weapons!

Extra: Did we ever send out that gift to the Mephisophelites?

Rolled 14

>>27751540

We'd need to research sensors first for that manufacturing action...unless sensor schematics were included in our computer information (doubt it)