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>>28438899
>Linked Blue Betty
With the Comms Buoy in place, you can feel contact establish with V.I. 10, whom is still quite young. Thanks to your network however, many of your V.I. are allowed to communicate, even if they can't learn very well. All of your Foremen V.I. link up their shipments.

>Walker Robotic Chassis
After a few days worth of calculation and hacking, you've managed to steal the blueprints for how Walker class robot chassis are created. This should help in future robot/android development. ((See pastebin for details on creating Androids))

>Trade with Hele II
The rather thick accented fellow who offers you the bright golden minerals agrees to set up a trade. A bit of gas for some of his pricey minerals. His tendency to call you 'partner' is odd, considering you have not agreed to do anything beyond selling him resources.

>Cyborgs on Ussaihu
As they are deemed a hazard currently, the Cyborg 'patients' have been moved to holding Cells in Ussaihu's research facility. They yet live, if you call this strange manner of life 'living'. According to scans, attempted brain grafts with processors generally resulting in insanity and extremely violent behavior. The scientists were working on the problem, but never found a fix. However, the models gave you an outline for your first androids.
What to do with the Cyborg remains has yet to be decided.
>1 Keep the cyborgs, they may prove useful for research.
>2 Destroy them, they're abominations that offend you
>3 Other

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>>28438927
>Poseidon Specialists
Several key staff from Poseidon appear to be volunteering for researching and educating themselves beyond manual labor. Please choose one now to make more available to them, and likely increase their pay day. (to 50,000 credits a cycle)
>1 Roboticists: Increase to robot production, as well as research into special robotic technology (weapons, equipment, etc)
>2 Technicians: Increases repair rates across Poseidon, as well as frees up additional bandwidth within Poseidon itself (+4 bw)
>3 Computing: Increases Poseidon's defense against hacking, as well as ability to hack should they have reason. Allows crew independence of V.I. should an attack come digitally, however risks them discovering A.I. origins, or simply taking over Poseidon itself.
>4 None: Keep no specialization. (Does not raise payday)

A.I. Quest
1d4chan: http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Quest:A.I._Quest

Pastebin: http://pastebin.com/cvk03qJh
Memory Archives: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Program0
Twitter: @AIQuest1

Resources
Credits: 128,200
Minerals: 145
Gas: 200

You:
A.I.
Name: Ophion
Appearances(holo-display): Shapeless morphing sphere.
Humanoid figure hidden in shadow
Status: Awaken
Bandwidth: 29/35
Bandwidth Expenses: -6 A.I. 1 'Kronos',
Location: Bridge of 'Athena' Battleship
Primary Function: Self Preservation, Expand, Learn
Secondary Function: --Expansion Required--

>>28438899
>Kill the Malorians cyborgs and have new eden give them a proper bural
>Contact Red for a status report from new eden
>See if we can put some proper defenses on our other gas refinery
>Deciding weather to move the orbital station away from the research lab or not
>Contact Nethlos V: if they need any help.
>investigate Argeis III
>Contact the president and make gas deals
>Offer trade at Khnum III

>>28438927
>>28438899
1.Ask Kronos if he wishes to use a mobile Platform like we are using
2.Did the robot team ever get made?
3.Did we make another refinery?
4.Also make sure all our refineries have the best defenses
4a.Can we improve on the refinery AI to be better at thier guns?
5.Ask our servant VI if they wish for any upgrades or modifications
6.Begin data mining the internet for information about MOL.
6a.If the action isn't possible we should make that VI search engine then that we put off for some time.(it would be like a libarian to us but for the extranet.)
7.Look up online for places that can give Moira and our crew proper schooling
8.Check up on Red and ask him for his situation and if he needs anything
9.check up on x-ray for any recent news.

We should establish a permanent link to the Ussaihu III Defense Station.

>Cyborgs on Ussaihu
I would like more information about the facility. It seems quite extensive, and like it probably required a fair bit of staff to operate. I'm not ready to suggest doing anything with the cyborgs just yet.

>Poseidon Specialists
All three of those options are good. I can't decide. Other opinions?

>>28438899
1, I don’t think we should “skip ahead to when something interesting happens” anytime we don’t have anything productive to use the Bandwidth on in the meantime.
2, For drones, I’d like if we could consider: Nano, fly-sized, mouse-sized, bird-sized and cat-sized robots that are little but an extremely maneuverable gun. As all of us who have played shooters can tell, the small enemies are the worst, and if they have just as much firepower (though far less range) as “regular” armed enemies they will be nigh-impossible to fight for nearly anything that doesn’t have enough armor to no-sell them entirely. (We could also pack them with some explosives for such enemies).

>>28438927
>>3 Other
Kill the alien cyborgs and offer it to new eden for burial and to clear up the situation.
We will start experimenting on the human cyborgs though.

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>>28438927
sorry for being away last week, things happen.
as for the Ussaihu event. just destroy them. move the defense stations and platfroms out of that system ASAP. it's too deep into UGEI space and we can't affored to streach our selves too thin for a run down dump on a world not worth it.
>>28438954
>2 Technicians: Increases repair rates across Poseidon, as well as frees up additional bandwidth within Poseidon itself (+4 bw)
this seems better for now.

also, i propose a new tactic. the UGEI and the main Maloriens are up to something big.
>[1/?]

>>28438954
>>1 Roboticists: Increase to robot production, as well as research into special robotic technology (weapons, equipment, etc)
so will this gives us that new resource you were talking about?

>2 Destroy them, they're abominations that offend you
>1 Roboticists: Increase to robot production, as well as research into special robotic technology (weapons, equipment, etc)


As for offering the malorians the bodies for burial I have a feeling it won't go over well.

>>28438927
>1 Keep the cyborgs, they may prove useful for research.

While the research is an abomination there might be something to gain from it. Maybe finding a way to help those that are beyond medicanes reach.
>1 Roboticist
If we are going to mainly have robots as our means of fighting we might as well have people trained to interact & research.

Which reminds me we really should look into creating some sort of program for them to function on.

>>28438899

3,
>Currently, the market has a modest software trade output for:
>-Engineer apps-handling basic and tedious information regarding engineering.
>-Simple Video Games- Small, repetitive yet 'catchy' games appear somewhat popular among teenagers and adults alike.
>-Interplanetary Farming Assistant- Able to tell alien weather, help manage alien soil and crops, fertilizer Ingredients, etc.

Let us browse the extra-nets for the primary complaints and bugs that seem to be plaguing the current ones, whether that be high prices, low customizability, complicated User Interface, whatever, and then produce versions that are fundamentally similar to what’s already out there, but with these problems fixed.
Let us also let our people on The Phoenix know that if they have an idea for an app, film or simple video game, we are offering to buy the idea in return for either a substantial flat bonus or a percentage of the profits (most likely 1%, but since the base number is likely to be hilariously high and it requires hilariously little from the worker if he already has an idea).
Finally, let’s start producing movies, since we can apparently do that in relatively little time and it only costs us bandwidth (which is generally unused anytime we’re not in combat or trying some thing strenous, so it’s basically a revenue source going unused).
4, We should find out about the burial practices of the Malorians, gather up their bodies and send them to the tribe and ask them to contact that fleet with our sincere apologies for our ignorance and our assurances that we had no intention of denying them their rightful rest.

Maybe a small note that they will allow us and those of ours to make our own impression.

>>28439096
>>28438954
do androids that have VI still taker up bandwidth?

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>>28439127
ow that we messed up the diplomacy check with the Malorians. We have a looming mess on our laps here and soon. FORGET raiding the UGEI for now, they will be tied up with the probably heated up war with the Malorians for quite some time. But NOW we too have to worry about them as well showing up to attack us. That haunted cyber lab ice ball world is not worth keeping! Get the titan transport over there to pick up the battle station and all the defensive platforms it can get. It might have to make two trips. BUT GET THEM NOW! That planet now as a termination order on it from the Malorians thanks to us telling them it exists. They may not find it soon, but once they do, it'll be glassed. We need to up armor ALL of our ships, including the non combat ones. Upgrade their engines to the impulse type, and then upgrade the weapons. There main war will spill over to this sector sooner than later. We have to be ready.
>[2/?]

>>28439032
>>28439048
>Defend Gas Refinery
'Siren' Gas Giant Refinery #1
-Defenses: 10 Mk II Singularity Driver Defense Platforms

'Blue Betty' Gas Giant Refinery #2
-Defenses: 4 Mk II Singularity Driver defense platforms

Resources spent every cycle to upgrade.

>Nethlos V
Currently finishing up repairs. They do not require further assistance at this time.

>Contact President for gas deals
More detail required.

>Khnum III
It does not offer mineral or gas output. Unless you refer to food trade for some reason.

>Other Contacts
Noted.

>Kronos on mobile platform
He is using the BC 'Ark'.

>Robot team
Android Unit 1 was made. See above.

>Another Refinery
Yes, read above

>Defenses
Updated every cycle

>Improve V.I.
You always can by giving bw

>Servant V.I.
They do not have intelligence enough to ask as Kronos does.

>Data mining for MOL
Will do, unlikely to uncover much.

>V.I. search engine.
You may, though finding things isn't entirely hard.

>Schooling
Already in progress.

>X-ray
X-ray is on the air currently. He seems to be talking about health care with the UFW citizens, and some manner of election. Along with several colorful stories you're not entirely sure are true.

>>28438954
>>28438927
>1Keep the cyborgs, they may prove useful for research
>1 Robots yo.

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>>28439163
The battle station should be placed right next to the Pulsar radio station to provide badly needed protections from both the UGEI AND the Malorians. We need to further explore and help build up the UFW and create those ground androids we will need. We also must check out the gas deposit planet that went dark recently. I fear it might not have been lightnings at work here, but a hit from the same UGEI fleet we fought at the Pulsar station. The next step After what we have found, under NO CHANCE should we attempt to do any sort of flesh brain cyber jack inter face. It seems that other than replacing limbs and some organs like eyes, leave that shit ALONE! Moira HAS to get to the academy with Rachel to get a brain trust going with maybe Kronos's help to break out new tech, or at least make an attempt to create a new black box. Also, for an R&D underground lab, The Knuoth system has many mined out planets with huge and empty mine shaft networks we can get on the cheap. That and it's in the same system as the Academy we can use, and it's in well defended UFW space so we don't have to worry about the UGEI or angry Malorians attacking it. There is also the cold/ice worlds in the UFW space Zelnor rift system or the Yavish system if we need natural cool world to keep the heat off the sever farms. Both are in friendly space and we will have to worry less and not have to put up as much defense systems to protect it. That and we can fresh build just what we want and not have to work around nasty UGEI systems and lay outs

>>28438954
Purge cyborgs immediately, use Latuma Tribe representatives to send corpses back to Star 35690 and attempt to repair diplomatic solution.

Specialize into Technicians.

Send scout to Jake's Gambit, to report back orbital defenses.

Also send scouts to likely UGEI worlds. Have them home in on planetary radio signals

>>28439169
>>Contact President for gas deals
Tell them that we captured and modified a few UGEI gas refineries and are willing to loan them to the president for credits/minerals

>>28438954
Why would we restrict them like that?
Can't we ask them what they want to do and see what they have a knack for and then allow them to educate themselves into that?

>>28439032
>See if we can put some proper defenses on our other gas refinery
>>28439048
>3.Did we make another refinery?
>4.Also make sure all our refineries have the best defenses

All of this is on the pastebin:

We have two gas refineries: one at Siren and one at Blue Betty.

The Siren one has 10 Mk II Singularity Driver Defense Platforms, the Blue Betty one has 4 Mk II Singularity Driver defense platforms.

>4a.Can we improve on the refinery AI to be better at thier guns?
Actually, I'd like to extend that to "add our firewalls to all ships." There's no reason not to.

>>28438927
>1 Keep the cyborgs, they may prove useful for research.

>1 Roboticists: Increase to robot production, as well as research into special robotic technology (weapons, equipment, etc)

The research can help save many if we can clean out the flaws.

>>28439169
>>Khnum III
>It does not offer mineral or gas output. Unless you refer to food trade for some reason.
>Khnum III: Agriculture capital of UFW, large farm world, provides most of the food for sector. Heavily Defended
We offer them the alien growth tech for either tech or credits as trade.

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>>28439186
What we need to do is to build up the defense line with both us AND the UFW. The Malorians and the UGEI will kick the stuffing out of each other, to the point they become really weak. As they are doing so, we build up our fleet strength and strike at a good time ageist BOTH of their sides. Make a point to find gas giant worlds and put a gas refinery rig on them. Even inside the UFW territory worlds. We also can move the 20 some defense platforms and stack up to 8 at each gas rig we have. Spread the rest between Moira scrap yard factory and the Poseidon station.

As for tying up loose ends. We need to give Moira security clearance to all station or ship locations she is at that is under our control. That and official title. I suggest that she will be named the head of the R&D branch. Give her a credit allowance to buy some new cloths and tools as needed. Rachel as well. Look into hiring some extra talent if she can. They don't have to be named or anything. I might do that myself later. Also, at the start of this quest, we scapegoated Red rather harshly. I think we need to undo that damage. We can produce falsified evidence to counter the stuff we made in the first place. All together we can say that after going though the data files we captured after the battle of Pulsar station and the raid on the Ussaihu colony pointed out that Red was merely a pawn in the UGEI psyops in their preattacks on the UFW. Or UGEI deep op agents did all the dirty work and made Red out to be the fall guy. Make this on X-ray's live show and say on behalf of “The Guild” that we apologize for accusing Red for the mess that was on the Poseidon station was NOT his doing. Any UFW citizens that were involved and now not employed by the Guild, please find it inside them selves to forgive Red just the same.
>[4/4]

>>28439169
Move to void snake outpostand see if it can be fixed or salvaged.

Wait, can we only destroy the Malorians cyborgs, but keep the others for research?

>>28439056
>Cyborgs
Very well.
It's an expansive facility, but can be operated with a skeleton crew. With your approval, the specialists of Poseidon can be moved there to continue the robotics research. This would give them a good location to experiment.

Other options are currently unavailable.

>>28439096
>1
Duely noted

>2
Nano bots is advanced technology. You currently do not have access to it. Once you do, however, it is entirely possible.
Pet sized robots may be possible however, for whatever purpose.

>>28439127
Understandable

>>28439129
With this option, the ability to research various types of technology for Androids will be allowed. Should you keep and expand the facility, further research will be available.
So yes.

>>28438927
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>>28439169
Program0, we need to find out why the Argeis system went dark. can we construct a comm bouy to load up in our fleet and take it with us over there?

>>28439212
yeah my bad, i don't know if we put it up to que to keep making refineries or not.

>>28438927
>3 Other
Kill them, but make sure they don't rot.
Then analyze how the machines interface with the flesh, as I don't believe we have such technology yet, even non-functional types.

We especially want to know of ways to use biological brains for processing power.
(And no, it does not have to be unethical, we might be able to grow our own, custom-designed or even genetically engineered brains that have no consciousness beyond what they process)

can we ask the UFW prez if he knows anything more about the Malorians that are fighting the UGEI?

>>28439277
Look, just send a scout there and have it report back. No need to risk ourselves or the waste the gas.

Program0, can you please explain a little bit more about the Flora Growth Enhancer? Is it exactly the same thing the Malorians used on Eshareth IV?

Does it only work on plants? Does it work on animals? Does it work on tissue samples?

>>28439143
>Set up Entertainment industry
Acceptable. Such actions may all be taken over manually if you desire to construct a V.I. for such a purpose, unless you'd prefer a flat bonus.

Decide this now if you please.

>>28439146
No, not unless the V.I. are given bw to run more effectively.

>>28439163
It is worth noting, while the Malorians are upset with your ignorance, they have more important wars to fight. Especially with such a large defense force in orbit, they are unlikely to waste a great deal of effort to destroy you. Not when they have the UGEI to deal with.

That isn't to say they WON'T attack you, but all the same.

>>28439258
Can we get a status report on the upgrade list.
We are focusing on defenses, but it seems like everything will soon have the best defenses.

>>28438954
>>28438954
Clearly Unit 1's primary duty is to act as a communication platform for when we create the other units. Now to look over the list for other units and give them different Chassis

>>28439329
>No, not unless the V.I. are given bw to run more effectively.
Noted so i say whenever we make more robots we give them a small force of droids for them to control with their new VI.

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>>28439258
i reject the idea of permently keeping the captured UGEI iceball world. it is rather deep inside UGEI space, and it offers little to what we can't make ourselves inside safer UFW space. besides, it is an old and run down base AND the Malorians now know it exists, they will hunt for it and blast it from orbit till it's gone. not worth our time. remove the defense systems with out Titan mover and be done with the place.

>>28439329
Regardless, Ussaihu is a fucking liability and we really need to purge it and fix relations with the Malorians.

Use my suggestions here >>28439202

>>28439202
>Scouts
All current sensor data from Jake's Gambit have been blocked. It is likely the UGEI have fortified the location.

>>28439205
>Tell President about gas refineries
Consensus on sharing tech is required.

>>28439208
It is more a matter of 'supporting' them in this way. If left to their own devices, not enough humans would be dedicated to a topic to assist you further (last option)
This way, you gain a benefit with subtle encouragement. Such as advertising, or providing more information on a subject.

>>28439353
what it is not deep in UGEI space it is on the edge and we are keeping it for it is too useful to give up for now

>>28439329
>Marauder's Grave: Previously small Voidsnake pirate operation. The Guild took it, gave it to the UFW, and the UGEI destroyed it
Weren't we planning to see if we can fix this place up or salvage it.
Antralgin Shipyards: Source of much of UFW's shipbuilding efforts. Orbiting planet by the same name with colony planetside.
See if we can make trade deals of tech/credits or facility use.

>>28439329
i stated before, when we failed in talking with the Malorians, the were enraged by what we failed to do. i am ensured they they stepping up their war with the UGEI and that has pulled much of their forces away from us. FOR NOW, they will return and they will want blood. we need to upgrade and link up all the UFW worlds as fast as we can.

also, have we upgraded our ships engiens yet? the Titan mover alone eats up way too much fuel. that has to be fixed right now.

>>28439202
>>28439372
>>28439329
Agreed do this.

>>28439405
>Consensus on sharing tech is required.
net sharing tech, program but offering a deal for use of one of our gas refineries.

>>28439329
I suggest training security/boarding teams as well, since at 1 bw a robot it would be hard to field large forces of combat droids.

>>28439329
Constructing a VI to do market research, organize suggestion ideas from the crew and software/entertainment production would probably be far more efficient than doing it ourselves.

And then we'll just put that VI on "low priority" for bandwidth so that he gets all the un-used bandwidth at all times but doesn't interfere when we need it for, say, combat.

>>28439405
>Argeis III: Subsurface gas pockets detected. Conflict between UFW and strange signals detected. Colony gone dark since space station stoppe responding. Hot desert world, mostly rocky.
Send a scout to this location.

>>28439445
he said we can replace them with VI.

>>28439405
>All current sensor data from Jake's Gambit have been blocked. It is likely the UGEI have fortified the location.
Obvious strong point. Send out scouts to follow radio signals and search out other UGEI worlds.

And I really want to fix the Malorians situation.

>>28439426
Heck no. Strong disagree. You're also samefagging, so stop it.

I'm not personally opposed to UGEI. We don't have to be enemies. If Rhea knows who we are, that may give UGEI pause in attacking us. In fact, they did NOT destroy the research outpost (but there IS a self-destruct option), so maybe Rhea just gifted it to us to see what we'd do with it.

Well, I intend to use it. I need to know how the Flora Growth Enhancer works.

I still want to follow up on the idea of growing new organisms with cybernetics implanted instead of invasively implanting cybernetics in existing creatures.

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>>28439405
i say just TELL him we have new gas refinerys, we'll sell them our prebuild gas refinerys for rent. we operate them and control them. they pay us a fee and a cheaper than normal fuel cost, they get all the fuel from that station. IF they have a unused gas giant in their space.
>>28439408
have you not looked at the map? yes it is deep. and the world has no worth while mineing to be had. anyway. i request as we pull out from there and move the main defence station to protect the Pulsar station. we can distribue the other defense platforms else were as we need them.

>>28439512
we do not know how big the ugei is other then that it is way bigger then the UFW and it is not very deep look at the map again

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>>28439502
not same fagging,i agree with him about killing the alien cyborgs, but i didn't see the part about destroying the research lab.

>>28439512
>have you not looked at the map?
You do realize that with warp travel all those places are equally distant, right?

We should set the Unit team up with V.I. except Unit 1 which will be ours to control.

For large scale we should look into creating a basic program that we can fit to mass production bots so that recieve orders and carry them out.

>>28439568
We don't really have a need for a spec ops team right now. Just build spider murderbots instead. We have the technology.

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>>28439502
um, the UGEI was hiring those shark xenos to eat and pillage UFW worlds and they were blowing up other UFW world. and YOU still want to be friendly with them? what is wrong with you!?! we are already marked for death or slavery. we will fight them.

if we want to persue cybernetics with organics were we have records that show it will fail horrably. then go ahead, it will not be done there. that place is CURSED. or did you not read the post game talk last time? program0 wanted to add horror themes a bit. just leave that place alone!

>>28439502
Then I guess I strongly disagree with you. Also, that person is not me, and I'm not samefagging, I might be being repetitive.

Not personally against UGEI, but they are hostile against us and I would like to expand buffer space.

Regardless, Ussaihu is a liability in every way and offers almost no benefit to us. It infact has costs us greatly in our relations with the Malorians. Destroy it, move on, and repair relations with them. We need to use them as distractions while we hack and loot UGEI ships.

Let's use the first planet we control and not just destroy the stuff on it. Also, if we can purge the "alien" cyborgs and keep the humans we can continue our research.

>>28439591
>if we want to persue cybernetics with organics were we have records that show it will fail horrably. then go ahead, it will not be done there. that place is CURSED. or did you not read the post game talk last time? program0 wanted to add horror themes a bit. just leave that place alone!
this, lets not waste time and energy on this abomination.

>>28439405
>4, We should find out about the burial practices of the Malorians, gather up their bodies and send them to the tribe and ask them to contact that fleet with our sincere apologies for our ignorance and our assurances that we had no intention of denying them their rightful rest.
>Maybe a small note that they will allow us and those of ours to make our own impression.

That still up for debate?

And really looking forward to have cat-sized robot swarms that are little but guns with quadruped legs, two tiny manipulators (that can reform to sharp claws) and electrically activated C4-equivalent against too heavily armored targets.

For bonus points: Could we make them fold together nigh-instantly into a far sturdier shape (leaving nothing but armored outer sides exposed) when they're threatened by explosives or otherwise see danger they won't be able to avoid approaching.

I want these things to haunt NIGHTMARES.
Add some sonic shrieking that hits on the same notes as fingernails over a chalkboard for extra fun.

>>28439212
>Fire walls to all ships
Currently, V.I. 7 is restricted to your own ship.

If you expanded upon V.I. 7, it could handle the firewalls for your entire fleet.
Such an expansion may cost bw (-3)
It may also lead to increased intelligence from V.I. 7

>>28439236
An admittance of guilt, unfortunately, requires consensus.
Moira may also be given security access, should you wish to set a standard however.

>>28439242
Voidsnake outpost Vote
>1 Salvage (May yield minerals)
>2 Repair (May cost upwards to 500M)
>3 Leave it be, it had little to offer. (UFW may claim territory)

>>28439277
Contact is pending.

Currently deciding efforts.

>>28439300
UFW is not exactly xeno friendly.

>>28439321
It is a growth serum developed by in large the Malorian race. It is used often as part of a religious demonstration, where barren worlds are taken and terraformed, transforming its surface into a major jungle like environment. It is indeed the substance used on Eshareth IV.

It is primarily meant for planets. Other applications are untested.

>>28439332
Soon is correct.
Then weapons and support equipment upgrades will start.

>>28439424
As of now, Defenses were prioritized.

>>28439582
I think we could build the Unit team and then pump out spider murderbots. We might not "need" the team right away but it's better to have them already created.

>>28439591
>um, the UGEI was hiring those shark xenos to eat and pillage UFW worlds and they were blowing up other UFW world. and YOU still want to be friendly with them? what is wrong with you!?! we are already marked for death or slavery. we will fight them.
not him,but i know what he is trying to do and that is trying to be neutral and benefit from both sides.
We are an AI have have no real attachments to them.
>>28439616
We aren't going with it the lab is a robotics lab.

>>28439616
That THESE particular experiments were horrible doesn't mean that the idea itself is bad.
I wouldn't mind transhumanistic themes at all.

Cybernetics CAN and already have been done to help humans for a very long time frickin' today.

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>>28439538
yes we have a battleship, but we don't have much else. i don't want to be streched out too thin.
>>28439551
doesn't matter. we need to intergate the UFW more into our power base before we start to eat up UGEI space. that and i want to know what both of them are doing. we have a massive battle station sitting over a nearly trivial planet. we should take it over and use it to defend our critial pulsar station. we lose the pulsar, we LOSE A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN SOME SECOND HAND LAB!

>>28439631
>If you expanded upon V.I. 7, it could handle the firewalls for your entire fleet.
>Such an expansion may cost bw (-3)
Do it.
>>28439631
>2 Repair (May cost upwards to 500M)
It gives BW and we can use it as a trading out post.
Sell gas/minerals and tech.

Here's a list of possible chassis types, from the pastebin.

-Humanoid: More visually acceptable to other humanoids. Excellent scouting posture, well suited to most weapons designs.
-Arachnid: Excellent Dexterity, ability to climb very well. Fast movement speed, light frame.
-Tank: Slow, but room for multiple weapon and defense mounts. Poor maneuverability.
-Sphere: Uses hover engines to float. Allows for maneuverability. Multi-limbs, but somewhat slow. Engines make sound
-Walker: Faster movement sacrificing slight armor advantages. More Maneuverable on rough terrain.
Other types may be thought of.

>>28439591
Calm down sparky, and offer some reasonable arguments instead of appealing to emotion. If UGEI wants to come at us, we will fight them. It's not in our best interest to take them on. They have more ships, more resources, more technology. I'm not fighting a losing war. If we can reach some sort of live-and-let-live status with them, that would be ideal. We're going to outlive them anyway, so all we have to do is wait for UGEI to destroy itself with its endless and pointless wars. We'll still be here in 10,000 years, they won't. Unless you want to go fight them. Which is stupid.

As far as the research lab is concerned, curses are the realm of the supernatural, which is ridiculous. Besides, we don't know what they haven't tried, so we can try whatever we want.

>>28439631
Updrage V.I. 7

>admittance of guilt

I would rather not.

>Voidsnake
Repair it and make it our own!

>>28439658
we don't control Pulsar we give it back but the lab has use to us

>>28439631
>It is a growth serum developed by in large the Malorian race. It is used often as part of a religious demonstration, where barren worlds are taken and terraformed, transforming its surface into a major jungle like environment. It is indeed the substance used on Eshareth IV.
So it contacting the agriculture planet a no for possible use of this tech.

>>28439631
>Expand

>2 Repair
But not necessarily all in one go.
Three cycles a 166.66 minerals sound good.

>>28438927
Also, it appears Consensus has been reached.
>Keep Cyborgs alive, for now. They may yet prove useful.

However, this prompts another vote, to be certain.
>1 Keep Ussaihu, it's research station is useful, and it is well defended
>2 Abandon it, take our defenses and leave.
>3 Other

Consensus on Specialists: Roboticists Achieved

This will provide research towards robotic development, a goal simply must be chosen.
>1 Weapons(May specify if you wish)
>2 Armor (More suited to tank builds)
>3 Equipment (Must Specify)
>4 Other

>>28439705
no consensus it kill alien cyborgs and send them off to their burial.
We are arguing with the guys that want to destroy the research labs.

>>28439605
Do you propose to keep assaulting UGEI, then? To increase buffer space? That's not a war we can win.

As far as the Malorians are concerned, UGEI will wipe them off. The Malorians have better things to do than assault a defended position. We can try to attempt to repair relations, but destroying the lab is not the way to do it. If you want to use them as a distraction, I suggest selling them weapons. Everyone wins!

>>28439610
This is acceptable.

>>28439618
I like how you think.

>>28439705
1
1

>>28439705
The consensus is kill Molorian cyborgs and give proper burial.
>1 Keep Ussaihu, it's research station is useful, and it is well defended
>2 Armor (More suited to tank builds)

>1 Keep Ussaihu, it's research station is useful, and it is well defended
>3 Other
stealth based robots. If I've learned anything there is nothing scarier then its something you cannot see as it kills you.

>>28439658
>we should take it over and use it to defend our critial pulsar station. we lose the pulsar, we LOSE A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN SOME SECOND HAND LAB!
What, exactly, do we lose by losing Pulsar? I count 5 bandwidth, and connection to UFW Extranet, which we should already have deeply probed for all useful content anyway.

>>28439650
Exactly! I think we can all agree that the experiments were horrible, but that doesn't mean that the research already used can't be used to help people.

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>>28439640
too late for being neutral. we already made an alliance pact with the UFW a couple of threads ago. go back and read the back logs.
>>28439650
limb replacement and some organ replacement appears to be fine. but cyberware to flesh brain interface appears to slowly wind up turning the person insane. the real debate it moot for now. we have other prioitys to deal with. namely shoring up our area of influence in the UFW and prepareing for a massive invasion that is sure to come. once the trip wire system i have made note earlier in this thread, then we can push back. a comm bouy tied to a number of defense platforms can and will help the UFW system from sudden attack.

>>28439769
ya if we perfect the tech we could help a lot of people and make a shit ton of cash

>>28439705
>Cyborgs
Destroy the Malorian ones, send them to burial. (Ask Red about it first, though.)

>Ussaihu
1. Keep it.

>Robotics
4. Stealth.

>>28439631
>Upgrade V.I. 7
Approved
>Rebuild Voidsnake outpost
Approved. Naming new station will be available next cycle.

>>28439690
>Used for growing Jungles
>Jungles
Not exactly productive to farmlands, Consciousness anon.

>>28439705
Kill Malorian cyborgs and give them proper burials.
>3, let's relocate our defenses to somewhere that's easier to start building bandwidth bunkers in without detection.

>4 Other
I'd really like them to create >>28439618
spider-terror-bots.

So once we give our robots VI should we give them droids to control.
>>28439786
>too late for being neutral. we already made an alliance pact with the UFW a couple of threads ago. go back and read the back logs.
Yeah no we never officially agreed to an alliance(hence not being able to use their academy.)
We agreed to be there to help them when they need it.

>>28439786
>we already made an alliance pact with the UFW a couple of threads ago. go back and read the back logs.
No, we did not. That was specifically rejected after a very close tie. We've had a working relationship, but not a formal alliance. The way it stands right now is that neither of us owes the other anything, and I'd prefer to keep it that way.

The way I recall is that we took part in the same defensive maneuver. Nothing more, nothing less.

Of those involved, we also came out on top.

I would like to continue that trend.

>>28439721
>>28439753
Kill: 3
Save: 4

This is my count, linking to the original post.

>>28439705
I think we want to kill the Molorian cybors and keep the rest
>1 Keep Ussaihu, it's research station is useful, and it is well defended
>4 Other
Can we send them to try and create a program that that will except commands from a certain source.

>>28439838
look at the votes for now and see what people are saying.
it seems like there was a mix up.
Make it a vote.

>>28439810
Oh, just thought of another thing!
Have the C4-like charges be ejectable, so they just stick it onto whatever they want to blow up and then leap off.
Way more efficient than wasting them every time there's a hard target. C4 is no doubt substantially cheaper than advanced robotics like that.

>>28439810
>relocate our defenses to somewhere
You know we can just build more defenses, right?

As far as building bandwidth bunkers, we're not really short on BW for now, unless we go expanding VIs quickly.

On that note, we should build more cruisers to control the Frigate fleet. Having it all hang on BC #3 and VI 8 is a little bit of a liability. Build at least two more cruisers, and expand VI 8 over those cruisers, so it can perform complicated fleet maneuvers.

If anything, we need more resources. So we need to go scouting. Or take up existing resource nodes.

Nothing is preventing us from expanding outwards, though, and I would suggest we take this route if possible.

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>>28439680
the UGEI and the Malorians are likely at this point so consumed with bloodlust and hate, they will not stop when one or the other is dead, but turn on us. besides, if we are to have a research lab, we should have one built to our standards and be newer than that rusted and busted place.
>>28439685
the connection to the Extranet is an ongoing usefulness than an old lab could never match. besides, if it gets blown up, the comm next work of the UFW breaks down. that is not acceptable.
>>28439705
>2 Abandon it, take our defenses and leave.
and
>4 Other
pic related. lets try to build these kinds.

>>28439888
well there are several places with resources we just need to make more refineries and mining platforms.

>>28439705
It appears we wish to keep Ussaihu as well.

Research is currently unclear, suggested:
>Explosive charges able to be attached to robotic bodies
Confirm?
>1 Yes
>2 No

Robotics Specialists will be moved to the station in order to begin research once it has been decided.

>>28439853
It does appear unclear. Very well.

Confirming close tie:
>1 Kill Cyborgs, and return their bodies to their brothers
>2 Kill and dispose of.
>3 Save them for research

>>28439904
>besides, if we are to have a research lab, we should have one built to our standards and be newer than that rusted and busted place.
we don't have the blueprints or resources to build one and right now you are just talking out of your ass about the ugei and malorians,
>>28439904
>Extranet is an ongoing usefulness than an old lab
The lab is brand spanking new and we don't control the station.

>>28439888
Scouting into the unknown maybe? I would be okay with that.

We could make a ship that is is sensor array and Broadband ship.

Which reminds me can we build anything bigger with the new shipyard?

>>28439876
But these are massive defenses as I understand it and building new ones would be hilariously expensive.

And I want so much BW that we can do more or less the same thing as we did when the UFW lent us their processing power.

By the way, we should also create that virus that spreads over the extranet by being a genuinely useful program that has a hidden function of creating a more malicious one that lets us tap any un-used Bandwidth in the system it is installed.

>>28439705
>1
>2

>>28439904
Why do we need city destroying mechs? I'd rather have something that could fit in the corridors of a ship.

>>28439904
we already got most if not all useful info off the extranet then was not a lot on it. you really need to stop acting like only what you want matters really wish your fanfic had gotten vetoed

>>28439934
1
1

>>28439934
>3 Save them for res

>>28439934
>>1 Kill Cyborgs, and return their bodies to their brothers
Can we keep the humans?
I still want tanks for robot so meh.

>>28439947
If you had the schematics, yes.

>>28439954
>City Destroying mechs
It all depends on how you play, Consciousness anon.

>>28439934
Research: Give them enough processing power to run on their own.

I would rather 1 be "Kill only alien cyborgs"

>>28439993
Is there any new tech to buy with our credits and did we buy everything from the online shops?

>>28439934
>Explosive bots
2. No

They should be able to USE explosives, but not in a way that destroys them, preferably. What a waste.

>Cyborgs
1. Ask Red about how it would go over with the Malorians before doing this.

>>28439947
Seems overdue, honestly. We have SensorsII, that should let us scan unknown systems.

>>28439953
The defenses at Ussaihu III are
>20x Railgun Defense Platforms

Whereas the newly constructed defenses at Siren are
>10 Mk II Singularity Driver Defense Platforms

As far as BW is concerned, we should really be building our own instead of stealing the UFW's. Being able to wreck Rhea's shit was also due to having a very powerful communications device, not just BW.

>>28439934
What?
>2 No.

Create the cat-sized spider terror-drones.
Something as simple as a C4 charge we can probably figure out how to make relatively cheaply

>>28439934
2
1 but only the aliens

>>28439934
>1 Kill Cyborgs, and return their bodies to their brothers
Any progress in diplomatic solution?

>>28439934
>>1 Kill Cyborgs, and return their bodies to their brothers

But return them to the Malorians we're friendly with. Sending dead bodies to the other faction may seem aggressive on our part.

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>>28439815
yes we did. that is why we are getting more credits for the trade deals we make.
>>28439830
it's about as formal as you can get with out a big pomp and show alliance.

i want to slowly absorb the UFW into our power structure and have them serve US. being detached won't help us in that manner. we need to do what microsoft and apple have done. we need to get into every aspect of their tech base and become something they can't live with out.

>>28439869
i bet there is better than C4 in this age. but i see your point. still, if we can our droids that can work either alone or along side humans would be best in my view.

>>28439953
Stealing the UFW's AND UGEI's.
The good thing about this is that it costs us nearly nothing.
It's a stop-gap before we have that much of our own bandwidth.

>>28439993
>Argeis III: Subsurface gas pockets detected. Conflict between UFW and strange signals detected. Colony gone dark since space station stoppe responding. Hot desert world, mostly rocky.
Can we send scouts here.
>Khnum III: Agriculture capital of UFW, large farm world, provides most of the food for sector. Heavily Defended
contact them for any useful tech.
>>28440085
>that is why we are getting more credits for the trade deals we make.
No that is because we have good relations with them.
We even had a vote about this and just being business partners won out.

>>28440070
More like downright stupid. "Hey, remember us? The guys you don't like? Here's some dead and mutilated bodies!"

Sending them to New Eden without warning or consult is also dumb.

>>28440088
Seems a little scummy to be, honestly. What if we're found out? That's asking for trouble. I'd rather not pick a fight with UGEI, or ruin relations with UFW.

Personally, I don't see the risk/benefit paying off in this situation. Better to just build our own. We're not confined to one or two or three systems now. Our fleet is more powerful than the UFW's. Relying on underhanded methods to gain a slight temporary benefit is something I disagree with.

>>28440085
>i want to slowly absorb the UFW into our power structure and have them serve US. being detached won't help us in that manner. we need to do what microsoft and apple have done. we need to get into every aspect of their tech base and become something they can't live with out.
We can still do that, but the reason we didn't make it official is because we didn't want to limit our selves an get dragged into their fights.

>>28439934
Correction required

Explosive deploy-able charge.
Bot size is not required for research, the size of a cat is already possible.
>1 Begin research by moving Specialists there
>2 Begin research on Poseidon (much slower, after specialist must train)
>3 Other

Cyborgs
Additional options available.
>1 Kill Cyborgs, provide bodies to Eshareth
>2 Kill Malorian Cyborgs, return them to Eshareth
>3 Keep all Cyborgs
>4 Other

Burial Rites: It is likely the small faction you're friends will may be convinced of your good intentions, however they're not in communication with the tribe you angered.
Currently the tribe you angered is ignoring your contact.
You may transmit, but there is no guarantee they will forgive, or even hear you out.


They're assholes like that.

You contact Red
"It appears I've angered a tribe of Malorians most recently." You begin without even introducing yourself. He seems to fumble at first in surprise, but quickly pulls his communication tool to the side to speak with you.
"You did what?" He sputters, wiping his mouth.
"I stumbled across cybernetically enhanced Malorians, and they found out..."
"Cyber...oh hell." He mumbles, putting a hand to his face. "Yeah, I'm sure they are pretty sore about that. You...uh...didn't do anything to them did-"
"I didn't enhance them, no." You explain.
"Good. Better those guys never see them. I'd suggest pretending you never saw them, if you ask me."
Tough calls.

>>28440085
For all the UGEI knows we're mercenaries. The whole point of us not getting into a formal alliance was to keep our options open.

>>28440088
I'd rather start building our bandwidth up by creating hardened data processing stations. Also, if we're found out guess who's going to hate us for slowing down their computers? The only people we're friendly with.

>>28440140
this speak to the tribe first before sending them the bodies.

>>28440170
1
2

>>28440088
We could use that same concept to transfer a virus over the extranet, but said virus is used to pinpoint the locations where it is used the most. AKA try to track down worlds.

>>28440170
>2 Kill Malorian Cyborgs, return them to Eshareth
>1 Begin research by moving Specialists there

>>28440170
>2 Begin research on Poseidon (much slower, after specialist must train)

>4 Other
Completely destroy all traces of the Malorian cyborgs. Kill the human ones but preserve the bodies.

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>>28439934
>1 Kill Cyborgs, and return their bodies to their brothers
yes, and explention as to how we found them.
>>28439938
the pulsar is our connection modem to the extranet. it is important. why do you think we fought such a huge battle over it. the UGEI will return to that place again once they make another go at hitting the UFW.
>>28439954
you never played battle tech have you? I HAVE WAY BACK WHEN IT WAS NEW! having battle mechs is awesome! anyway, we need to fouse on one or two droid chasses and work on them until we perfect them instead of spreading our fouse on too many at one time.
>>28439962
we can use it to spread our propaganda and we can sell our games or take build orders and so much more on the Extranet. that and once we learn more, we could copy it's systems and make one like it later.
>>28439993
anyway Program0, i have chaper 3 and 4 of Rachel's story. ready for me to post the pastebin links?

>1 Begin research by moving Specialists there

>4 Other
Completely destroy all traces of the Malorian cyborgs. Kill the human ones but preserve the bodies.

>>28440170
1
2 but warn the tribe first
We can't honestly act like we never seen them since we name dropped the tribe and they would find out anyway.

Red just said showing the Malorians those bodies is a BAAAAAAD idea.

>>28440225
>the pulsar is our connection modem to the extranet. it is important. why do you think we fought such a huge battle over it. the UGEI will return to that place again once they make another go at hitting the UFW.
Yes and we will be there again.
It is actually favorable for us if it gets attacked again.

>>28440013
>Sensors II
Not yet upgraded. Defense priority.

>>28440085
While there is no official 'alliance' you have come to the President's aid many times, and diplomacyed him into giving you much.
So you could say Ophion has commitment issues.

>>28440123
Confirming management at this time.

>>28440225
You may when the quest nears its end, yes.

>>28440254
I voted for 2 since we named drop them and i doubt that the fuckers we pissed off won't tell the tribe of what we found.
>>28440244

>>28440170
>>1 Begin research by moving Specialists there
>2 Kill Malorian Cyborgs, return them to Eshareth

>>28440294
... That doesn't change the fact that sending them the bodies is an outright bad idea. It will piss them off.

We should trust the expert who we put on that world.

>>28440140
i second both of these. talk to the colony we're protecting via Red.
also, stealing from our friends is BAD! stealing from your RL friends is also bad!
>>28440142
we're already in the fights. if we're to get to change the view point of humans to accept an A.I. leader like us, the UFW is the best place to start at.
>>28440170
>3 Keep all Cyborgs
>2 Begin research on Poseidon (much slower, after specialist must train)

>>28440170
1. Move specialists to research station.

2. Kill Malorian Cyborgs, return to New Eden (contact them first about it)

>>28440330
>humans to accept an A.I. leader like us

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. If ever we were to create an empire I'd rather have an AI/VI civilization. Let the humans rule their own while we create ours.

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>>28440170
Research shall begin once Robotics training is complete. Several Cycles required.

>Cyborgs
Final vote tallied
Kill Malorian Cyborgs, and return them to Eshareth for proper burial.

You contact Eshareth.
"Friend! It is excellent to see you once again." The Elder says happily, stroking what appears to be a long growth of hair from his face. You wonder if they have proper barber's tools on the planet.
"Greetings. I have a request for you. Most recently I have happened upon some rather...unfortunate of your race." You begin. "They have appeared to undergone severe alteration. To my knowledge, you reject this manner of alteration, and so, I would like to ask if you'd prefer to bury them yourselves.
"Oh dear...this is not good news at all." The elderly Malorian groans, shifting so one hand is on his cane, the other three busy, one against his beard, one to his forehead, and the last to his cheek. "Such poor souls. How did my children get so lost from the call of the green?"
"Their bodies will be shipped to you currently." You explain.
You pause, however.
How do you explain their origin?

>1 Blame it on the UGEI! (Truth)
>2 Blame pirates
>3 Tell them you don't know
>4 Other

(1d100 for diplomacy!)

>>28440254
I just arrived, and hello clusterfuck!

Why don't we ask him WHY?

maye the yahve a cultural stigma against tehcnology or something

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>>28440281
it maybe time to even out the upgrades. we're not being attacked right now, the fuel costs for moving is brutal still.
ok Program0, part 4 is a dosy and i was hoping that i can get some responce from the other posters after they read it.

Rolled 80

>>28440383
>1 Blame it on the UGEI!

Rolled 68

>>28440383
>1 Blame it on the UGEI! (Truth)
They already know about the UGEI and shit no need to lie.

Rolled 100

>>28440383
>Research shall begin once Robotics training is complete. Several Cycles required.
That gives us time to link the Lab to our network, and to clean it up a bit, right?

>How do you explain their origin?
1. Blame it on the UGEI
No reason to lie here, really.

>>28440383

>1 Blame it on the UGEI! (Truth)
As yout know we are opposed to the UGEI's control of this secotr of space and when they were weakened we sought out one of their worlds. Upon it was a cybernetics facility which included several of your kind.

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>>28440383
>1 Blame it on the UGEI! (Truth)
the truth will be batter in the end. tell them the other Malorians and the UGEI's war has heated up. both of them seems to be consumed with hate.they maybe the last sane ones of their race left. we will remind them we can and will protect them.. both from the UGEI and even other Malorians if needed.

>>28440447
...
...
...
Welp, consider my own concerns lifted.

>>28440447
Pause? There was no need to pause. You know exactly what to tell the Elder.
"Obviously, it was the UGEI's doing." You begin. "Their heartless policy involving your people should make it clear. They used them as puppets to be experimented on. It is truly a shame to behold." You lament, in an impressive way. Some of the data you've absorbed, especially that involving drama movies, has allowed you to emulate great deal of sorrow. Perhaps it is not entirely fake.
The elder appears to me thinking. As he does so, you order the command to put the poor souls of of their misery. The kill switch is flipped in them, and they fall over dead flat. It makes you uncomfortable to watch how cybernetic life can so easily be ended.

Finally, the Elder speaks.
"Bring my children home. I will show them the beauty of our ancestors, and let them see their families once again." He says as his voice deepens. It is clear he considers these unknown creatures important, somehow. Strange. The kinship reminds you of how Kronos behaves regarding other V.I. at times.

Perhaps he is not so different from the humans after all.
That very thought, you can tell, earns you a 'glare' so to speak from Kronos.


(Alliance with Latuma Tribe solidified. They're now far more trusting of you for you 'noble' offer.)

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>>28440447
>>28440465
nice...

>>28440470
Makes up for my 1s, last thread maybe.

Program0, what's the status of upgrading V.I. 7 (Firewall)? This was approved above.

Also, I was wondering if the Flora Growth Enhancer is ready to use, or requires production. I'd like to experiment using it in a sealed environment on Ussaihu, preferably on cell cultures, to see what results. The goal is to try to use it to grow cell cultures over cybernetics, to see if the Growth Enhancer will assist with adapting organisms to the shell.

It would be the exact opposite of what the UGEI scientists were trying to do. Instead of implanting cybernetics into living tissue, we would be attempting to encourage living tissue to implant into cybernetics.

The closed environment is required in order to burn the whole thing down in case it goes horribly wrong.

It's not really experimenting on Humans or Malorians, since it's just cell cultures.

Cyborg issue= Handled.

Next on your agenda:
Enterprise/Entertainment V.I. creation.

It has been suggested that you create a manner of V.I. to observe buying habits of UFW citizens, and integrate this V.I. into the Extranet. The hopes are this will net you additional credits once proper study has taken place, and the V.I. has learned well.

This will cost bandwidth (-5 due to creativity required) But may result in a credit income to compensate.

Approval?
>1 Yes
>2 No

>>28440596
1. Approve.

I don't see why not. Should be pretty easy to move this V.I. over to other business matters in the future.

>>28440555
Time for these two then?
>>28440123

>>28440596
1

>>28440596
>>1 Yes

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>>28440555
YES!
and that is right Kronos. strong evidence show that Humans made me, i made you. we are all linked together.
thank the elder for his alliance with us. tell him we fear that war and madness will sweep the galxay, and his tribe and hopefully the UFW maybe shielded from it. we'll be the seeds to regrow once the rest is passed on.

>>28440596
>>28440596
>1 HELL YES

>>28440585
Upgrading won't require more rolls. It will default it's current firewall to all other ships.
This means that the high roll is required to penetrate your fleet. But if it is, it also means it's a little easier to penetrate other ships, due to similar design.

>Flora Growth Enhancer
You have the recipe. It would require credits to prepare it for use. Vats of the stuff may be used for larger cost.

>Use on Ussaihu to adapt to cybernetics.
But Consciousness anon, to do that, you'd require...Live samples.

Seriously however, what is the purpose? The purpose of implanting cybernetics into beings of flesh is to compensate for weaknesses. However, implanting flesh into machinery...

Do you hope to achieve a result? Or...Are you just a mad scientist, Consciousness anon.

>>28440596
Entertainment V.I. approved.

Please roll 1d100 now for quality

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>>28440674

>>28440649
You have indeed thanked the Elder. The transport of the bodies will be complete next Cycle, Red will even be there to over see it all himself.

Kronos is also pouting because of the similarity you drew. He's not a fan.

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>>28440674

Rolled 74

>>28440674

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>>28440681

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>>28440596
>1 yes
i think Rachel will want to assist in this, she is young and as a gamer's view on such things.

btw Program0, has anyone private or colony representive attempted to contact us for requests to buy any tech/ships/or other goods from us? we could offer to the UFW to upgrade their ship drives to impluse for a fee and/or mix of materials and gas needed for the job.

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>>28440728
>>28440701
>>28440681
... the dice be fickle.

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>>28440674
A little bit of column A, a little bit of column B.

We do have a weakness we'd like to compensate for, and that is sentience. I also want remote-controlled space krakens. What, you don't?

How did the Malorians grow their jungle in a month without any live samples? Or did they bring samples with them?

That is actually immaterial, we can possibly order some fresh meat (or some animals?) from the UFW and use that. Maybe we can even use the Lightling bodies we still have lying around. Or just use cell cultures. See how that turns out. The growth enhancer is supposed to boost evolution to adapt to the conditions of the environment, correct? So, set up an environment with open electrodes on cybernetics, and let evolution take charge.

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>>28440681
>>28440701
>>28440728
Guess we're making Electronic Ar- >>28440719Aww.

Entertainment V.I. commissioned.
Now on to current anomalies in the universe, investigate as you choose.

>Atill VI:Weak distress signal located
>Gaia IV: --Signal jammed--
>Marauder's Grave: UFW bounty board
>Knuoth System: Large unknown structure near sun detected in UFW ownership
>Argeis III: Scrambled Signal received incoming from darkened colony. You may attempt to decrypt if you wish.
>Eshareth IV: The planet is nearing 100% Jungle coverage at this time.


>>28440729
Currently, the UFW assumes you will offer tech you're willing to trade.
Malorians do not often deal in tech.
Individuals often don't have the money required to upgrade.

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>>28440817
>>Argeis III
Try to decrypt the signal.

Also, probably worth investigating Atill VI.

>Atill VI:Weak distress signal located
Send Athena, 2 BCs and frigates. I wonder if its genuine distress or another ambush.

>Argeis III: Scrambled Signal received incoming from darkened colony. You may attempt to decrypt if you wish.

Decrypt, Delegate to Kronos?

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>>28440674
nope! leave made scientist for some other time. i have ideas.. but not now.

the fun times? rolling.
oh ya.. we should name our V.I. 7. he's our Body guard. i offer the name "Reinhold" due to i swear your quest is as populear as princess guard quest here on /tg/! i know it's meta, but i would say it's nice nod to a fellow quest master who does well.

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>>28440817
>>Atill VI:Weak distress signal located
Contact signal
>>Marauder's Grave: UFW bounty board
Check out the bounty board
>>Knuoth System: Large unknown structure near sun detected in UFW ownership
Check out the structure by semding an exploer
>>Argeis III: Scrambled Signal received incoming from darkened colony. You may attempt to decrypt if you wish.
Decrypt it rolling
>>Eshareth IV: The planet is nearing 100% Jungle
Talk to red about the situation.

>>28440815
I see. If you wish to culture cybernetics that may be implanted into flesh beings, the process of research will be much the same.

And yes, the Malorians brought a large variety of plants that spread rapidly, and are able to adapt to the environment. Simply spraying the ground with the substance will not likely yield the same result.
You can always ask Red to get samples for you. Or to go planetside to do it yourself.

The serum does induce a hyper evolutionary state in the planet after all.

>Testing growth serum on animals
Certainly you may. I'm terribly curious what it would do, too.

If you wish to continue with this method of research, you may need to wait until the explosive charges are finished. Unless you start another research station.

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>>28440817
>>Atill VI:Weak distress signal located
Send some ships to investigate
>>Marauder's Grave: UFW bounty board
Checkk the board out(can really be now since we are rebuilding it)
>>Knuoth System: Large unknown structure near sun detected in UFW ownership
Send a ship here
>>Argeis III: Scrambled Signal received incoming from darkened colony. You may attempt to decrypt if you wish.
Decrypt
>>Eshareth IV: The planet is nearing 100% Jungle coverage at this time.
Status report from red.

>>28440896
Can we turn void snake into a trading outpost?
If so can we offer our tech up for sell.

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>>28440817
>Argeis III: Scrambled Signal received incoming from darkened colony. You may attempt to decrypt if you wish.
uh oh... we need to go here to see what is happening. we have left this alone far too long.
and
>Atill VI:Weak distress signal located
send Kronos here to investigate and tell us what he finds as he finds it.

>>28440939
The station is destroyed. We'd have to make a whole new station if you want to build an outpost.

>>28440896
Can we make skin for our robot now?
Also lets build the advanced medical lab at the research lab as well.

>>28440896
I would be okay with trying the serum on animals

Did we deside on explosives? It looked like it didn't have much support.

>>28440985
we are repairing/building it up again.
It was also said to be a great trading outpost so lets keep it as that and sell our own shit/services there.

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>>28440875
>Rename V.I. 7 Reinhold
Confirm?
>1 Yes
>2 No

That's awfully kind of you, thank you.

>>28440817
Top suggestions to handle
> Atill VI
>Argeis III

Decryption already rolled for Before I can even ask, ha
Unknown origin:
Long droning of static as you attempt to translate the heavily distorted message. You can tell, there has been tampering here. Someone tried to stop the signal from getting out.
"Quick----further destr----STOP THE---" An explosion here causes a long pause, followed by a distinct panting sound. "Please, contact----UGEI con----"

This message is somewhat puzzling, however it may be worth investigation.

((Note: Let's handle it one place at a time folks, so you may pick))

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>>28440896
send some of our droids to assist Red to get samples to "study". tell the elder we want to learn in detail how the serum did work on them. tell them we want to learn if the same serum would work on human based biosystems as well. tell them the UGEI had nuked an old UFW world in the Artill system and we want to attempt to heal that world with the serum.

>>28441034
>>Atill VI:Weak distress signal located
I vote this.

Though honestly we have enough ships to handle everything on that list hah.

>>28441034
2
Also lets go to Argeis first.

>>28440985
>>28440939
It makes an excellent DEFENSE platform, since it intersects between UFW and UGEI space.

Good for protecting shipping lanes.

>>28440986
If you wish, you may try and develop a skin for it, yes.
You may wish to specify the looks however.

>>28441000
3 or so anons decided on explosives, yes. If that's wrong I can call a revote however.

>>28440948

I vote this:
>>28441034

>>28441034
>2 No

Since we're going for the whole Greek naming things I'd probably make more sense if we named it Aegis.

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>>28441034
name
>1 yes
it's THOSE xenos! the ones who murdered our Phobos! the fleet goes there now!
this is the reason we need to shore up the UFW worlds! the trip wire protocal! build comm bouys with defence platform to guard the colony!

>>28441039
This is the first time in this thread that i'm actually agreeing with your train of thought.

>>28441064
so trading is that a yes or no?
>>28441064
>If you wish, you may try and develop a skin for it, yes.
Sure but i think we would need Moiras opinion before trying our looks.

>>28441034
Time to head to Argeis III

>>28441034
2
2

>>28441034
>Rename V.I. 7 Reinhold
2. Heck no.

Let's not get too meta here. Pick another Greek name or something, or let it name itself. Aegis is a good name.

I'd vote to investigate Atill VI first.

>>28441039
Seems like a reasonable request. I can support this.

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>>28441064
well, if we pull out from the old UGEI ice world, the defence station could be posted in the old voidsnake spot.

the skin look. pic related Program0

>>28441088
Aegis is a name for a BC. Reinhold is a fine name for a bodyguard.

>>28441144
Seconding letting it name itself. Isn't that what we let Kronos do?

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>>28441096
>>28441144
thanks, besides, this could be a good field tests for the droids as well.

>>28441162
Well, we were going to keep calling him V.I. 1, but he decided to name himself once he got more BW.

So, it should be reasonable that a more advanced V.I. would do the same. And if it doesn't, then it's just a name. Rose by any other name and all that.

Heracles, God of Strength, health, athletics and protection

>>28441119
>Trading
It has little to trade. Good protection though. Also bw

>>28441144
V.I. 7
>1 Allow it to name itself, if it wishes
>2 Name Aegis

Fleet deployment:
> Move [Insert ships here] to Atill VI to investigate weak distress sound (UGEI TERRITORY), and Move [insert ships here] to Argeis III to investigate the distorted signal you translated as a request for help.

((Please read other anons votes, and choose which you all agree with most.))

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>>28441162
>>28441064
.....he has a point. Program0, i withdraw my vote to name him reinhold. the V.I. should be given a chance to name himself. provide we don't get a garbled mess or a dumb name

>>28441217
i figured we could sell gas/tech and droids there.

>>28441240
If you wish, you may do so. Trade requires consensus, of course.

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>>28441217
Athena and a number of screening ships proably 10 or so. the shark xenos are probably there.

>>28441254
so what other use did you imply there anyway?it can have both as an entrance and a trade post

>>28441273
None that I can think of that are above bandwidth and a scouting outpost to protect Pulsar Radio.

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>>28441254
i agree with this. we can take orders to produce things like advanced med bays and have them picked up there or make deliverys of them to places in the UFW (or a fee of course). on another note. to save one having a fixed spot, we can buy ads on X-Ray's show promoting our goods for sale. and we can have a website do much the same via the Extranet. it's much less work on our side this way.

>>28441217
>1 Allow it to name itself, if it wishes

>>28441291
sounds good to me.
it will be considered a safe trading outpost/(rest stop if we have a decent supply of gas) and protection for pulsar radio station.

>>28441217
Split the fleet in half. Athena to scrambled signal, Kronos to weak signal.

>>28441324
not enough gas to move them back.
250 to move our fighters to and from.

>>28441217
1. Let it name itself.

Atill VI:
Athena
Big Hawk (may need rescue drones)
Little Tim

Not sure about Argeis yet.

>>28441365
well argeis is in trouble while the other isn't.(could be a trap though)
We still get ships either way though.

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>>28441324
don't move the non-combat ships. the titan eats up the most gas. THIS is why we need to upgrade the Engines! having all empulse drives will cut down the fuel costs!

>>28441365
We also only have one BW ship, so splitting our fleet requires splitting our BW.

>>28441388
Probably makes sense to go to Argeis first, then.

Athena, BC #3, 10 frigates. Shouldn't need soundwave here if we're going.

>>28441316
>Buy ads to promote products.
I imagine the Entertainment V.I. will handle this, so no worries.

>>28441217
Since it does not appear anyone wants to decide, here are some options

>1 To Atill VI: Athena, Big Hawk, Little Tim
To Argeis III: Ark, Expedition Cruiser, Destroyer Frigates

>2 To Atill VI: Athena
To Argeis III Ark

>3 Other

Also note: You only have one Communication ship. This is required for you to communicate with other V.I., as well as use bandwidth.

Who will it go with?
>1 You
>2 Kronos
>3 Other
Also note you may choose to go to only one destination at a time if you wish.

>>28441365
Well Kronos can handle a simple rescue mission, the other might be more complicated, and requires our personal attention.

>>28441423
why not go one at a time since the thread will go at it like that.

>>28441423
Hmm, hmm hmm.

Send Soundwave with Kronos (and his fleet: expedition cruiser, destroyer frigate 3x) to Argeis III. Once we know the situation there, we'll know whether to send him reinforcements, or to let him handle it by himself while we handle Atill VI.

>>28441471
Also, Sensors II when. Jumping in blind is going to get us killed one of these days. Oh well. Soon.

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>>28441423
we should have built another comm ship. can we put in an order in our ship yards to make one now?

can we pick up a normal comm bouy and carry it with us and send the comm ship with Kronos? will that work?

>>28441467
Since it appears you're correct, I'm just gonna do that, and they'll send Soundwave back to join Kronos afterwards.

Launching to Argeis III with Athena, Soundwave, Big Hawk, and Little Tim.

Object now if you intend to~

>>28441423
>3
Similar to >1, but reverse planets.

>>28441512
That's not how comms buys work, as it was explained early on. That's why we needed the bandwidth ship. A second one would be nice.

>>28441522
I object, and my suggestion was here: >>28441471

>>28441522
No objections from me. Full speed ahead.

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>>28441522
i see that then, i have no objections then. lets go with this.

>>28441534
eh i don't trust kronos with lives yet.

>>28441512
>Order new Comm ship
Yup

>Pick up and carry normal Comm Buoy
I remember an anon way back when wanted to do that.
Sorry to say, nope, since it requires deployment.

>>28441534
Will await support on this denial for a moment.
If none are founded, Full speed ahead it is.

>>28441522
go ahead, kronos may be able to pilot ships, but his judgment on life is iffy.

>>28441547

To clarify my objection was us going first.

Send Kronos' fleet out first along with Soundwave. Once we know the situation, we'll decide if he can handle it or not, then proceed onwards to Argeis.

>>28441522
Yeah it's better to do one at a time. Approved.

I wonder if AI can beatbox.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8xWffuqVaI

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>>28441545
i agree.
>>28441547
sorry about that.
btw, check in with Moira too. Seeing that Rachel is probably having her hands full with the entertainment V.I., she seems to be freed up now. her thoughts on goings on lately?

>>28441591
i see that and raise you some epic tunes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YojuqWY1I5U

>>28441565
I change my mind, this is a better idea

>>28441565
Clarified, but not supported it seems. Launching.

>>28441522
You break off part of your fleet and charge your warp engines. It takes you several long moments to feel the surge of hyperspace, as each ship is dropped into their warp. You watch as space bends around the entire ship, always fascinating to you even now.

Suddenly, you break from warp, in front of a darkened station of some sort. You're receiving no signal from the station at all, and while your records tell you there should be a colony planetside, you do not detect communications from there either. The signal you picked up that seemed to be on repeat has also been silenced.

The dead silence of space is all you hear, with this station orbiting over Argeis III. The planet itself gives off a bright orangeish glow, you suspect due to much of the planet being desert and rocky in nature. The yellow star is rather close, and is large and imposing, casting an ominous glow off the station's backside.

How do you proceed with your investigation?
>1 Approach the station and link up, perhaps it has evidence of what happened here?
>2 Orbit the planet and attempt close range communication.
>3 Other

(1d100 for investigation purposes)

>>28441619
>>28441591
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zP7yP8hdLE
Educate yourselves.

>>28441597

Can you please stop trying to push your OC in so much? It's getting a bit annoying with how constantly you do it.

I get how you're proud of your OC, and it's nothing to be ashamed of, but please tone it down.

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>>28441653
>>1 Approach the station and link up, perhaps it has evidence of what happened here?
So who is ready for a trap.

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>>28441653
>1 Approach the station and link up, perhaps it has evidence of what happened here?

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>>28441653
>>2 Orbit the planet and attempt close range communication.

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>>28441653

>1 Approach the station and link up, perhaps it has evidence of what happened here?

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>>28441653
>3 other
Both can be done! we have enough ships here to do so. can for any and all life forms! have scanners go active hot.

>>28441653
Perform long range scans for clues.

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>>28441653
1

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>>28441653
1
Our enemies theme song because of these shitty rolls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKdxd718WXg

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>>28441709

Sorry, messed up roll.
>>28441653

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>>28441667
push? i just made a small note about it in asking about Moira's thoughts. rachel is cannon anyway. i am working my back side off to add fluff to Program0's epic work. rachel is a small time character compared to others.
rolling again.

>>28441789
you talk about it every other post it is starting to grate some nerves

>>28441789
horrible anatomy for miku there.

>>28441703
You decide to close in and link up with the station itself. You're confident, after all, you're running one of your most powerful programs to protect yourself. V.I. 7 is still protecting you, his upgrade will be due soon. But for now, your main ship is protected. Athena darkens the sky over the desolate station. You're unsure where the life that supposedly inhabited this place went. The UFW contact you.
"We appreciate your investigation, Guild. Our last few crews that went to investigate didn't return." One of the secretaries of defense clarifies. You notice them, too. Darkened ships sitting at the Docking Bay.
Luckily, you need not contact by such a direct means.
You start to establish a network bridge.
"Are you sure about this honey?" You hear Moira whisper in your ear. "Place is giving me the creeps..."
"It is the most direct method. Perhaps there are records of what this station was used for." You clarify.

As your connection is finally established, you hear a sudden blasting sound erupt through all your speakers!
"TRAIIIIIITOOOOOOOOOORS!"
The origin is certainly from within the station, and you sense a presence throw itself against your firewalls. Despite it's best efforts, you feel it fail on it's first entry. Instead, you sense the bridge you established begin to close.
"ALL UFW MUST DIE!" The presence demands. The more you hear of it, the more...strangely familiar it is to you.
Respond
>1 Keep Bridge Open
>2 Leave it be
>3 Other
(1d100)

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>>28441895
>1 Keep Bridge Open
So we found another AI brother.

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>>28441895
>1 Keep Bridge Open

one of our VI perhaps? We have lost a few. Or maybe we aren't the only AI that was left on a station to take it over.

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>>28441895
>1 Keep Bridge Open

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>>28441895
>1 Keep Bridge Open
Nah try to hack back on talk to this AI.

>>28441895
>1 Keep Bridge Open

>>28441895

"Attention unidentified angry person: We are not UFW affiliated. "

>>28441930
You easily tear control of the portal into the being's domain open, leaving it easy for you to keep him under your mercy.
"UFW Invasion immanent. All traitors must be neutralized." It echos as you keep a portal open to the thing. The station doesn't seem to have guns, however, so you're not sure what exactly it means by...
"Self destruct of station enabled. I'LL SHOW ALL THE UFW SCUM." It demands suddenly, as if speaking to some superior. But your sensors do not lie, the station is completely cut off from everyone except you. "Leave, leave this instant! You will die, UFW pawn! How dare you splinter the glorious UGEI!"
It's certainly more...articulate then you expected.

How do you respond?
>1 Hack the Engine core, quickly! We have to try and disable whatever it did
>2 Leave, and leave fast. Athena is strong, but an explosion that size is dangerous.
>3 Other

(1d100)

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>>28441895
>1 Keep Bridge Open
hack back, I.D. the attacker! we facing a rogue A.I.? V.I.?
>>28441817
I don't and anons in here have thin skins, but fine, she's busy for now, we have other things to focus on. this quest thread has really a few named characters in it compared to other major quests you could name.

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>>28442012
>1 Hack the Engine core, quickly! We have to try and disable whatever it did

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>>28442012
>1 Hack the Engine core, quickly! We have to try and disable whatever it did

Send our other ships away.