>>30347282
Your engineers discovered that the hazardous space-weather is slowly ruining your solar panels. For now they are still supplying you with sufficient energy, although energy drops have occurred more frequently lately.
Lev suggested to use the anorganic carbon that is found all over the asteroid to power your base.

This time:

Day: 97
>Resources: 18
>Current pop: 9 (2 Engineers, 2 Mineralogists, 1 Expedition leader, 2 Mercenaries, 1 Botanist. 1 Xenobiologist)
>Rations 14 (Max pop: 6)

Paroli and Sally set up the ordered solar panel, that is now used to power your newly acquired insect farm which already produces a huge amount of food. (Rations +2)

Dr. Rant, your latest colony member hasn’t shown himself too much. He is mostly sleeping in his quarters.

Archibald is still trying to figure out how to unscrew the bar in the lounge, but he gets distracted by its content a lot. While Rute, your second mercenary guards the tunnel with your Miners Peter and Lev.

>>30347282
Yay

Tell the engineers to fix the solar panels.
How does Lev suggest we use the anorganic carbon?

>>30347282
Some rules / information: We do what the popular vote demands, but you will have to roll (1d100) for important events / building facilities.

Every Person needs 1 ration per week. Currently you produce 5 per week on your own.

The Corvette “Sea Lion“ is scheduled to arrive every month. (next one at day 112)

What would you like to do next?

>>30347327
Quick question, what's that building above the lounge?

>>30347344
a electrolysis chamber. making oxygen and that jazz.

>>30347326
>How does Lev suggest we use the anorganic carbon?

I am sure you guys will figure something out yourselves.

>>30347327
Fix the damn power problem by upgrading or fixing or building solar panels so we can get the bug farm working and feed our people

Also if I recall correctly the alien was back and we could see the eyes in the darkness and we were gonna call down our resting guard to help drive it off

Rolled 73

>>30347374
oh right and a roll

What's that red stuff in the caves?

And this >>30347374

Rolled 13

>>30347415
aliem blood

>>30347374
Awww yeah, Asteroid Explorer!
Seconded

>>30347374
>>30347436
you guys do realize taht the bug farm is already up and running. the solar pannels still work, but they are about to break down.

Inorganic carbon? Can we burn it?

Rolled 96

>>30347448
ah so it is.

Well lets build another one anyway for when we make another bug farm

>>30347473
Well, with a roll like that how can not agree?
Seconded

>>30347473
So are we just going to paster the whole asteroid full with inefficient solar pannels that are prone to damage? Are you guys this short sighted?

>>30347282
Damnit, still have schoolwork, so I can't fully devote myself to this.

Do we have glass? Can we shield the panels without impacting performance?

>>30347485

I agree with this guy. Let's put our Xenobiologist to work on the alien blood, and get our Engineer figuring out alternatives to solar.

>>30347499
With what facilities? We don't have a lab he could work in

Collect the alien tissue/blood and have our new Dr study it.

>>30347503
Have him improvise or whatever.

>>30347498
Yeah, you have glass a plenty, but it would cost some resourses and impact energy output

Rolled 70

>>30347327
We should fix the solar panels, and start working on using the inorganic carbon Lev mentioned, since there's plenty of that.
>>30347451

>>30347517
Is there IRC for this or something?

>>30347473
i agree with this

We should forget the solar powers and use the time we have while they work to build a carbon power-plant

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Day: 97
>Resources: 18
>Current pop: 9 (2 Engineers, 2 Mineralogists, 1 Expedition leader, 2 Mercenaries, 1 Botanist. 1 Xenobiologist)
>Rations 14 (Max pop: 6)

Archibald is on his way down to the tunnel. Strangely the crane indicates that his combat suit is way heavier than when he was lifted up.
Also, the bar in the lounge is almost empty.

Paroli and Sally started repairing the solar panels. But they aren’t quite sure what to do. Maybe because they where trained to set up things and not fix said things when they are broken.

We should increase food production.

>>30347538
>>30347473

insect farms require parts from the monthly shipment, and we could need/want something else they have to offer, so we shouldn't be relying on that

>>30347546
it cost you 1 resource by the way, you are at 17, not 18

>>30347546
>way heavier than before
INTO QUARANTINE WITH HIM

HELL NO ARE THE ALIUMS GETTING TO OUR BUGS

>>30347546
Oh shit look at those eyes in the mineshaft
Send our other merc down there

>>30347546
>Strangely the crane indicates that his combat suit is way heavier than when he was lifted up.

Some invisible shit hitching a ride on him?

>>30347546

I love how we have steadfastly ignored our crewmembers blatant alcoholism.

We might honestly want to address it, simply because he is one of the people responsible for protecting us against the alien menace.

>>30347546
Archibald needs a diaper change aparently and a subtle hint that we need a mechanic

Rolled 12

>>30347517
>>30347546
Do it, but I'm against building any more solar panels. Assign 1 engineer for this. Sunk costs+reliable energy supply that does not run out

Install more lights to the left, to be done by the free miner.

Have Dr. Rant study the blood in the tunnel, lab or no lab.

2nd engineer will start building a room at the bottom of the shaft. Defensible walls and a worktable. Upgrading to lab can happen later.

Is the last bits of crystal submerged in water?

>>30347565
yeah, it's called alcohol.

>>30347559
Wait, he's begin lifted fown... ignore me then, I misunderstood. Still, I think we could do with some sort of quarantine system given we're pretty sure there's alium scum down there.

>>30347565
no he's just taken all the booze from the bar

>>30347567
I like you. you should get a nametag.

>>30347572

This guy. Get our xenobiologist working. We'll get him proper facilities soon.

>>30347572
>>30347577

By how much can a few bottles of booze alter the weight of goddamn powerarmor, anons?

>>30347572
This

>>30347567

A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. And he handled himself pretty well last time he was piss drunk against an alien.

>>30347587

>Few

You underestimate Archie's liver.

Rolled 45

>>30347546
Have them build a more effective grid system for the solar panels or something

Dr can collect some samples at the least

Also if we could build a repair bot or maintenance bot that would be nice

>>30347587
not just a few bottles, ALL of the booze

>>30347605

Seconding repair bot. Possibly a few smaller drones that can patrol and fix minor stuff by themselves.

Rolled 77

>>30347605
Also Id like to get some more alcohol for our merc

distill alien blood or something
Insect liquor?
grow some ops?

>>30347572

I like the idea of securing a workspace down in the tunnels. Might be dangerous, a bit, buuuuuuuuut it'd cut down on the back and forth crane bullshit.

>>30347626

I suggest we add a second lounge in the tunnels, so our mercs won't have to leave all the time.

>>30347644
or just put a booze cabinet on the mining machines so the mercs have to be with them to drink

Rolled 92

>>30347572
seconding

>>30347659

Imagine a beer fridge inside those things. Good luck getting a cold one that's not entirely foam.

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Day: 99
>Resources: 16
>Current pop: 9 (2 Engineers, 2 Mineralogists, 1 Expedition leader, 2 Mercenaries, 1 Botanist. 1 Xenobiologist)
>Rations 10 (Max pop: 6)

The Engineers finished the repairs on the solar panels (- 2 resources total) but they are not sure how long it will hold.
Paroli is very happy with her work though.

Archibald arrived in the tunnel and… well… lets say.. walks?, towards Rute.

Dr. Rant is on his way down with some portable lab-equipment.
Nothing fancy and he won’t come far with it, but it is a start.

Rolled 75

>>30347688
Oh shit, there's two now

>>30347572
So:
More lights to the left;
Extending the base with a room in the bottom of the shaft, Dr Rant can work there for now.

Rolled 66

>>30347688
Oh shit its TWO aliens
I put faith in Archi's alcohol enhanced senses

So repair/maintenance robot?

Rolled 10

>>30347688

Get one of the engies down to work on some fortifications down there.

Have Rute and the miner back off and meet up with Archie. Best not be in front of him when he goes berserk.

Rolled 20

>>30347688
OP, I think you might just want to throw out the whole max pop bit. We've been mostly ignoring it, and it's not like we'd be able to solve it without further exaggerating the importance of engineers.

Also, you should note if there are any plans that are currently in motion. I don't know if I still need to vote for my setup:

1 engi: solar panel shielding
1 engi: fort and workstation at shaft entrance
1 miner: lights to the left
1 xeno: study blood, use workstation later
1 miner: don't drown/fall in water
Rute: OH FUCK HERE THEY COME
Archibald: I hope you can still shoot.

Maybe we should have some sort of emergency hatch installed to lock off the tunnels from the rest of the structure in case of a gas leak, or flooding, or....something else.

>>30347732

This guy's plan is solid. I'm worried about the aliens, though. Two mercs only wounded one; we might be better served pulling everyone out of the tunnels and just having the mercs cleanse that shit.

>>30347732
second this, i kinda like the max pop thing though

How solid are those mining machines? Can they help out in a fight?

>>30347810
but it hasn't really done anything, and if it did, we'd be at game over with how long we ignored it.

>>30347825
I'm guessing it's more of an indicator of how many people we could sustain indefinitly with the rations we produce

>>30347825
even if it doesn't really do anything i'm sure the OP will eventually use it

>>30347825
these people will die before they'll be a strain on rations probably

We could set up an impromptu lab at the bottom of the shaft. Computers, air-tight containment rooms (doubles as an impromptu brig), etc.

We also need to set up blast doors at the bottom of the shaft and security cameras.

What are in the two additional boxes in storage right now?

Also if we're pulling our miners back out, then we probably want them on the surface harvesting that carbon for power generation.

Rolled 92

>>30347825
oh man I just thought of a great way to produce a bit of power

Capture the aliens and put them in hamster wheels

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Day: 101
>Resources: 16
>Current pop: 9 (2 Engineers, 2 Mineralogists, 1 Expedition leader, 2 Mercenaries, 1 Botanist. 1 Xenobiologist)
>Rations 10 (Max pop: 8)

Dr. Rant set up his lab equipment temporarily at the bottom of the shaft.

Sally is on her way down there to build something properly and more stable against possible threats.

Lev managed to mine 1 unit of crystal, in the safe zone behind the mercs, although they are pulling back now.

Meanwhile Peter is setting up lights at the left side of the tunnel. He can’t really see further than to the ledge but he has a bad feeling about this. Qui-Gon doesn’t sense anything.

>>30347926
Send miners to surface or to the other side of the tunnel to mine carbon for power generators.

also get an engineer or two down to the bottom of the shaft, infront of the field-lab that the xenologist is setting up, and begin setting up blast doors so we can keep anything from climbing back up the shaft if it gets that bad. Have the mercs provide cover.

>>30347926
>Everyone uses environmental suits down there, but Rant doesn't
wut

One merc should stay by the generator on watch for the aliens, the other goes to Peter to oversee the light placing

Rolled 98

>>30347926
i'd say we have the miners harvest the carbon fuel on the surface so we can figure out what to do with it

Rolled 22

>>30347926

I think Pete should try caving in the leftmost shaft.

Rolled 89

>>30347975
forgot roll
>im regretting this

Rolled 82

>>30347969
Also once the first set of blast doors are complete, make another set on the other side of the main vertical shaft. That way we don't have to worry about any attacks from the rear.

We set up the blast doors and we're good to continue expanding mining without too much worry about aliens. Then we can set up further blast doors every so often to make entire segments of the tunnels safe for excavation.

forgot roll also >>30347969

>>30347926
can somebody tell me what's in the two big boxes in storage right now?

>>30348016
The resources we have. Like, the abstract currency we use for building stuff

I see our morale-boosting flag still isn't up.

Rolled 87

>>30347926
we have a Jedi on board? Neat

So yeah fortifications and temporary lab and mercs hold their current positions

this rock has some ice on or in it maybe? might be nice to have more water for recycling if the miners could locate some

botanist can tie a crystal to a stick or something I guess

>>30348035
We don't just have ice, we have full fucking liquid water. Which is probably why there are aliens on the asteroid.

Anyway, I'm not going to feel safe until we have a blast door with firing ports.

>>30348035
are you retarded or something?

>>30348070
Calm down, no need to get mad.

>>30347926
1 engi: solar panel shielding
1 engi: fort and at shaft entrance
1 miner: Suck up the water, build platform/bridge if necessary
1 miner: Keep mining crystal, build platform/bridge if necessary

I don't see how the shielding is taking so long without updates, but we really need to get coal-steam plants running.

>>30348184
It takes a while because there is no consensus. The shielding isnt happening because its a big project with only backer.

>>30348200
shielding isn't a bad idea, but honestly I'd prefer the engineers to get down to the base of the area and build a blast door on either side of our mining shaft, preferably ones with firing ports that close and open on command.

>>30348200
idk id say consensus is fortifications, lab, explore left side

build a ramp to get up left side im sure miners know how to build a ramp atleast

>>30348218
or maybe just digging through that small mound

>>30348200
So the shielding IS being done. That's really all I want to know.

What's your word on the max pop? Is all of our psych problems stemming from that, or have we been surviving by the graces of GM fiat?

>>30348218
carving a ramp might work better. But putting the miners on the surface to gather that carbon we need for power generation where they're safe and their mining rigs aren't in danger of being damaged might be a better idea.

>>30348238
>So the shielding IS being done. That's really all I want to know.
no, he said it's not being done?

>>30348253
then what do you think the engi is doing?

Rolled 89

>>30348218
I agree with this. Grab an engineer to build the ramp if needed.

>>30348200
>only backer

I mean only 1 backer.

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Day: 103
>Resources: 15
>Current pop: 9 (2 Engineers, 2 Mineralogists, 1 Expedition leader, 2 Mercenaries, 1 Botanist. 1 Xenobiologist)
>Rations 10 (Max pop: 8)

Sally, now in the bowels of the asteroid with the mercenaries and the miners, starts to work on blast doors to the right.

Lev is on his way up to mine coal on the surface with his trusty mining vehicle.

Your crew suddenly feels a close bond as if something has changed on the asteroid, taking away all fear and reigniting the will to move forward. Feels a bit like home. (It’s the flag guys)

Since there seem to be some misunderstandings: You get roughly 3 actions per turn. 1 for building and 2 for doing stuff. Or two for building if its only small things. Roughly.

>>30348289
ohshitohshitohshit

both engineers working on the blast doors before they get overrun

Rolled 23

>>30348223
O Asteroid!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Asteroid, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Asteroid, we stand on guard for thee.
O Asteroid, we stand on guard for thee.

Our anthem created and performed by Archi

so yeah Forts and temp lab and mine some coal

>>30348289
>four sets of eyes

We're all gonna die.

>>30348289
>3 actions per turn
ohhhhhhhhhh

You know, I assumed it was 1 action per person, with idle workers continuing whatever work they were doing before.

If this is the case, getting more people might not even be beneficial.

-Finish those Blast Doors and shut them
-Get coal plant running
-Mine coal.

Something like this?

Rolled 94

>>30348338
maybe a roll is needed..

>>30348289
Wait...

how the fuck is there a fossil fuel on an asteroid? And this is COMMON on asteroids?

Are alien infested, liquid water and coal bearing asteroids common in this universe?

I was hoping that the carbon would be used in making some other kind of power plant.

Also, just had a thought. Can't we harvest the clouds being released from the recycling plant's waste as something? Fertilizer? Fuel? Something? Releasing it out into the void seems very inefficient.

Rolled 37

>>30348289

Since all the aliens are gathering at the right cave, I think it's safe to say they don't have access to the left cave. Either it's separate, or something even worse is sleeping in there. Either way I think we should block it off for the time being.

>>30348368
http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/C-class_asteroid.html

>>30348356
>94
thank space jesus

>>30348368

>>30348389
okay... so carbonaceous chondrite is a suitable stand in for coal?
also, wouldn't burning coal on an asteroid where we have to use electrolysis to crack water for oxygen, which would also be burned up by burning coal wouldn't it?

Can't we just make some hydrogen cell batteries and run our excess water and hydrogen produced from the electrolysis through it?

Rolled 4

>>30348289
finish the blast doors
mine coal
have mercs keep watch

>>30348415
arent hydrogene batteries... Just advanced batteries? Dont they produce no energy?

Blast doors, quick.

>>30348289
>>30348415
yeah, I've been kind of wondering about that. Burning coal might use up all our oxygen, and we get oxygen from electrolysis, so really, our fuel is water...

how effective are the plants at oxygen production?

>>30348289
Can we create an IED by the eyes?

>>30348415
Well, regarding water, we have a lake that could potentially be pumped for water.
But you could be on to something with the hydrogen batteries

>>30348435
the batteries we're used to 'store' chemical potential energy. They combine chemicals, and you get electricity out of them.

Hydrogen-cell batteries do the same thing basically, generating electricity from the combination of H2 and O into water.

We can't just 'get' energy from water using hydrogen fuel cells. That's not how chemistry works.

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Day: 104
>Resources: 14
>Current pop: 9 (2 Engineers, 2 Mineralogists, 1 Expedition leader, 2 Mercenaries, 1 Botanist. 1 Xenobiologist)
>Rations 10 (Max pop: 8)

Your experienced engineer Sally finishes the Blast doors and closes them immediately. They shut nicely. Sally smiles.
Peter is now cut off from your only know crystal vein.
Rute is taking the first shift in guard duty.

Archibald is leaning against the wall, chanting some random song he calls “anthem of the asteroid”.

Lev has been prospecting some areas and found a coal vein near the surface. He excitedly tells you that it would be a sufficient amount of coal to provide energy for the base and he already has done the maths. It wouldn’t drain the oxygen you need for breathing.

>>30348480
where do you get H2 and O from without spenidng as much energy for splitting them?

>>30348480
the big difference is that hydrogen-cell batteries, unlike alkaline batteries, are able to have hydrogen and oxygen pumped into them very easily.

>>30348489
no one is suggesting that, we've already got an electrolysis device that breaks down water into H2 and O, so we can use hydrogen cells to recombine them.

>>30348514

>>30348512
>>30348512
>>30348512
>>30348512
>>30348512
This.

Learn science: http://www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/energetics/bondenthalpies.html

Rolled 53

>>30348509
yay for GM fiat

Have one engineer set up a generator for the coal
and the other one to work on the shielding for the solar panels.
Peter should place lights on the left side.

>>30348509

Okay seriously those eyes are worrying me

>>30348509
-explore left side, carve a ramp or whatever's needed to do so.
-get a coal plant running
-solar panel shielding

and I'm turning in for the night.

>>30348509

We should improve the mine shaft. Reinforce the walls and put an actual elevator that goes top to bottom faster that the crane would.

>>30348539
also, what's the status on the work of Dr Rant

Rolled 68

>>30348509
build a coal plant under the recycling center. We pump the waste smoke into the recyclers to get every little bit of resource out of them before the final waste is released into the void.

Begin exploration down the western shaft. If push comes to shove we'll have to move forward, killing as we go, until we can build blast doors on the opposite side of the ice lake. Which is just what we may have to do. Move forward, scare the aliens with lots of flash and bang, advance, build that second set of blast doors.

Follow that procedure every so often to make the chambers self contained and safe.

>>30348553
>>30348539
shielding and generator are both big projects. only one can be attempted at a time.

>>30348558
He hasnt got anything to study. Its outside the blast doors.

Rolled 35

>>30348552
You and me both pal. Let's get a heavy weapon next time the ship is around, just in case.

-Go have a look to the left, cavern seems to continue farther upwards.
-Protect the damn panels
-Coal

>>30348588
yay for trips

>>30348588
What about the box the worm alien was in ? That would be a decent start.

So it's pretty much a tie between Solar panel shielding and the coal-power-plant for this turn. Please decide as a reply on me

>>30348613
Solar panel shielding. Easier to preserve what we already have, will pay off in the long run.

>>30348613
>Solar panel shielding

>>30348613
fuck it. solar shielding. It'll save more effort in the long run. Less upkeep too.

I just thought of something. Op, would it be possible to get the small turret on top of the blast doors ? Would make me feel better about all those eyes.

Is OP drawing this? Or is this some kind of amazing game

>>30348509

Can we contact the corvette and have them bring some extra food, we still aren't producing enough to be stable yet.

We'll need a blast door set up on the left, as well as berthings at the bottom of the shaft for mining vehicles. We should also set up an airlock and a non-crane access to the bottom of the mine once the airlock is set up.

>>30348646
Remember there's been lots of piracy in our sector recently, I don't think it'd be wise to forget that external threats exist.

>>30348613
well then, only the shielding.

>>30348651
yes OP is drawing this, yes it is amazing still

>>30348651
>what game is this
That is far too familiar to me.

>>30348668
I meant the one who can't shoot down ships.

>>30348668
Our turret is too small to deal with any ship.

>>30348686
>>30348695
I still reckon it should stay topside. A station with a (small) gun is going to look much less juicy a target than a station without one to any pirate scum.

>>30348709
I'm pretty sure we have another bigger one around (under the flag)

>>30348709
Yes, I agree

>>30348726
I didn't think we took the second gun? We nabbed the insect-farm didn't we?

>>30348726
No.. that's the small one we have been talking about

>>30348750
I didn't remember it being there, my bad.
Doesn't change the fact that we'll need to pack some heat for when those aliens decide it's dinner time.

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Day: 107
>Resources: 12
>Current pop: 9 (2 Engineers, 2 Mineralogists, 1 Expedition leader, 2 Mercenaries, 1 Botanist. 1 Xenobiologist)
>Rations 6 (Max pop: 8)

Lev is digging into the asteroid, grabbing any pile of rock with a high percentage of coal in it. He admires the work of Paroli and Sally although he seems to be having more eyes for Paroli than for the work they are doing.

Sally and Paroli aren’t noticing the constant spectator while they are trying to figure out a method of shielding that wouldn’t totally deprive the energy outcome. (-2 Resources)

Peter has hardly started exploring to the left as his eyes widen in fear and horror. A mass of pink meat and green eyes is slowly sliding towards the ledge. In disbelief he realizes that the pile is made up of many giant slug-creatures.

>>30348726
That gun couldn't stop a ship it could probably get low flying jets though

>>30348774
We just need to hold everything down until the supply ship arrives, then hopefully we can arm ourselves a bit better and take the fight to them.

>>30348774
Well we could always give everybody a gun and have them march forward, clear out the aliens, get a second blast door built on the otherside of the lake.

Or hell, we could lay a trap? Do we have any mining explosives? Grenades? If we toss some timed grenades with blinky, flashy lights to attract the aliens, have them set up with remote detonators. Boom. Alien problem nipped in the bud. We walk forward, build new blast doors on other side of lake. Done.

>>30348709
In the first session we had a chain gun is that still around also the aliens are thirsty shut off the light so they can drink and they'll go away

>>30348794

FALL BACK, get the mercs there to engage, get the engineers to start fucking building barricades and fabircating explosives RIGHT NOW. Get our surface miner to start digging from inside our base towards the mineshaft so well have an evac point.

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>>30348794
GODDAMN IT!

I told you guys we needed a blast door on both sides. I told you man!

>>30348811
What about having a guy on guard their and a large battery and he connects it to the water when the guy sees the alien. And the bodies will be intact

>>30348794
OH SHIT SLUGS

What do people think of the idea of digging a big ditch to hold the slug-thing off? We have a miner who ought to be able to manage it pretty easily.

>>30348794
Welp, this was going to happen sooner or later.

FALL back, get a merc over here, and start building another barricade.

>>30348839

So did I, but you morons didn't listen.

I told you last thread, PRIORITY ONE WAS TO SECURE BOTH FUCKING SIDES OF THE SHAFT.

>>30348816
Let you he big aliens drink and go kill the slugs!

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>>30348811
Second blast door is a good idea. Maybe we could bargain for a few strong spotlights and a heavy machinegun/explosi-

>>30348794
MOTHERFUCK
FALL BACK FALL BACK PANIC

>>30348860

Oh shit...

guys...

bad news.

The crane can only evac one person at a time...

that means only one person is getting out at a time. I vote for the miner rig, we can't afford to loose it, next time down will be the engineers. Next one up will be xenobiologist, next one down will be another engineer.

Hopefully our mercs can hold off the slugs that long.

After this, we get a PROPER elevator built into the place.

So, what are your actions? (Remember you have 3)

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>>30348794
Mother of god.

Fall back NOW, build a second blast door while our mercs give us cover.

>>30348895
Let's start lifting the mecs while still building a blast door. We might make it in time.

>>30348860
>Second blast door is a good idea. Maybe we could bargain for a few strong spotlights and a heavy machinegun/explosi-
Assuming we survive the slug things this is a good idea.

Also. We're so fucking armor platting the sides of the shafts and blast door chambers. Those slug things might be reproduced from the slug thing that got out of the crate... which means that one set of blast doors is not going to be enough.

>>30348903
Panic x3

>>30348845
Do you really think a ditch will hold back tunnelers?

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>>30348794

HERES THE PLAN, FUCKSTICKS.

With the engineers building robust explosives they can just drop down the shaft to be used by mercs.

Rolled 19

>>30348908
1) Build new blast doors.
2) Miner rig falls back and evacuates to top of shaft.
3) Mercs move there and provide covering fire.

>>30348895

Have being suggesting a fix for that for a while.

>>30348556

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>>30348794
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK
1. Get the mercs to engage the slugs.
2. Get Peter out of there.
3. See if Dr, Rant can ID the slugs on sight. They might have a convenient weak spot.

4. ??? Kiss ass goodbye

>>30348895
I think it would be be better if we move back to the hilly area where the last light on the left is and have the mercs cover that area while we build another barricade.

We literally can not loose access to this tunnel. It looks like our xeno guy is about to get his first specimens.

>>30348912

Oh yes, ALSO.

FIRE. FIRE IS OUR FRIEND. BURN IT. BURN THEM. PURGE THEM.

Rolled 55

>>30348903
-Build a blastdoor as fast as fucking possible
-Start lifting a mech away from this mess
-Make our mercs provide cover

Also let me make this as clear as fucking possible. Next time we see a ship we GET ALL THE GUNS. ALL OF THEM

>>30348903
Basically. Miner flee, merc run, engi get ready to build once merc secures the area.

>>30348903
Do we have any sort of flammable liquid fuel?

>>30348794

OP, do the mining mechs have any sort of flame-device? Or is it drill and drill only?

Rolled 97

>>30348903
And here is a roll

>>30348912
no. no digging access shaft. There's too much dangerous shit in the mines. We keep access to the mines NARROW.

We're going to turn the central chamber and shaft into a safe zone. Armor plate the floors and sides of the shafts so nothing is digging into there. Plus we're going to get some fucking seismological detectors in case of digging.

Pirates are a problem for when we're more prosperous. We have enough crystals for the next shipment, but we need to armor up the shaft and central chamber. Turn it into an extension of the base properly, make sure nothing can dig into the sides or from underneath. A safe place to fall back to. Then we can begin focusing on expansion.

Is everyone on board with this plan assuming we survive the next few updates?

>>30348903
>>30348912

This, secure the area. Miner will simply fall back (That shouldn't count, should it?)

If we have the materials, explosives that can be dropped down the shaft to be used by mercs.

Mercs move forward and engage.

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>>30348954
>>30348937
>Fire
>In a sealed environment
>enjoy your carbon monoxide

>>30348961
And all was well.

>>30348966

The access shaft can wait, but I mean for it to go to our secured motor pool.

>>30348979
Assuming the doors up their are air proof we can vent it

>>30348990
definitely. I'm just saying that it should be priority 1 after this. Turning the space between the blast doors into a proper space for expansion outward into the tunnels. Secured against invasion by indigenous species.

For all we know the slugs are just really gross and not at all harmful! (ha! yeah right!)

Right now we focus on blast doors.

Then after that order of operations:
1) Build the expanded elevator system (say, 2-3 elevators up and down to speed things up)
2) armor up the sides of the shaft and the walls and floor of the area between the blast doors
3) Finish Solar panel shielding
4) Get coal plant running.
5) build another antfarm/bontanical garden?

>>30349042
>Slugs are not harmful

You mean the slugs that have already killed one of our crew members when we first encountered it? I get the feeling it isn't safe.

>>30349042

We can all agree that mercs are heading left and miner is heading right. Right? They're space slugs and we have -guns-. I feel like it isn't a huge deal except when they're next to you.

To clarify; not a huge deal compared to all the fuckinggoddamnshit on this fuckingdongblasting asteroid.

Fuck man, everything wants to kill us.

>>30349077

Yes.

As well, we should see if the engineers can cobble together some stable frag devices to be employed by the mercs, and can survive being dropped down the shaft to them.

>>30348912

>space slugs
>eyes in the darkness
>space pirates

Note to self: fuck planetary resources and fuck anything too small to have regular atmosphere

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Day: 108
>Resources: 12
>Current pop: 9 (2 Engineers, 2 Mineralogists, 1 Expedition leader, 2 Mercenaries, 1 Botanist. 1 Xenobiologist)
>Rations 6 (Max pop: 8)

Over the intercom you hear Rute commanding: “Second go left, fall back to evac point A. Pete fall back immediately”
While Archiblad provides a steady background noise of maniacal laughter and occacional bursts of: Oh asteroid we stand on guard for thee!

Peter is moving back. You don’t hear a word from him, but his face is as pale as the face of Prof Rant.

Sally is being transported down with the gear to build another blast door. She really isn’t looking forward to this.

Meanwhile Paroli finished the first shielding, leading to an immediate power failure because of the reduced energy output. >>30347517

>What facility do you want to turn off for the time being?

>>30349092

Dare we make a Dwarf-Fortress-Fuck-You device? A last resort deathmachine to at least ensure whatever horrors lurk below don't crawl up the anus of our beautiful base?

>>30349077

Maybe the glowing eye aliens are friendly?

Or used to be before we opened fire on the first anyway.

Also we should only send ONE of the mercs over to contain the situation. Last thing we need is to have both men on one side and then other things come out to play with us.

>>30349077
As we fire on slugs the other five aliens in the wall we emerge

>>30349110

The defense turret, it isn't doing anything right now.

As well, get Patroli down there to assist.

And start shooting as soon as your field of fire is clear, mercs. Have our miner start digging a trench beyond our blast door, sheer rock on our side and slope on theirs.

>>30349125

Blast door should give us time if the eyes attack.

>>30349124

>eyes
>friendly
>not wanting to wear us like a pretty Sunday dress

>>30349070
Burrowing slugs? That just means armoring up the central area becomes even more fucking important after the blast doors.

That fucker DUG down there. That means we need to make the central area as secure as possible. We do not want these fuckers breaking through the walls ehn?

>>30349077
Definitely.

>>30349110
Lounge for the time being.

>>30349125
One merc won't be enough. The blast doors will hold for the time being. Right now we can't afford for the slugs to get through AT ALL. We lay down covering fire.

>>30349110
3 actions:
1) Build blast doors
2) Mercs lay down covering fire if the slugs get too close
3) Capture a single slug corpse if possible and offer to xenobiologist so he can figure out how we can make a pesticide for them.

>>30349125

blast door. We'll have time to react.

Also, extract the xenobiologist, we'll need that crane free.

>>30349148

Defense turret or the rec-room. We'll need it later, but right now it is the definition of non-essential.

>>30349110
Mercs get to the hill and get to shooting.

Get that blast door up.

God dammit we lost power and need another array or maybe need to somehow upgrade the ones we already have.

>>30349180

No, the hill is a good fire area for now, we simply blast anything that crests it. It also allows us to throw grenades over it into the dead zone while lessening the chance of frag catching any of our guys.

>>30349180
we can build another 2-4 arrays and shield them as well. That'll cover that power outage, then we get the other stuff.

>>30349194
Agreed. Hill provides cover. Kill anything that crests it. Prepare to fall back through the blast doors and close them at the first opportunity.

>>30349194
This is in a cavern. We should probably be very, very careful.

>>30349194
It also limits our firing arc and I would rather kill them as they come down here than wait for them to all come down and visit us.

So you're opening fire. I need a roll as reply on me and state for which merc you roll please.

Also: Lounge isn't really turn-off-able.
Energy using facilities are hydroponics, recycling-facility, Insect farm and the water filtration and pumping system.
Also the electrolysis facility that is providing oxygen.

>>30349217
also remember, blast doors need ports to fire through. Ports that can be closed if necessary.

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>>30349110
Oh asteroid we stand on guard for thee!
>We space Canada now

>>30349239
Recycling facility for the time being. It can store up stuff poured into it right? And we're not using it heavily YET. So it'll just fill up for a bit right?

>>30349194
>>30349217
No they need to be on the hill so that we can build the blast door litterally right behind them without having to move anything.

Also it's a fucking hill which provides a slight advantage when shooting down at the targets and making it slightly harder for them to get up.

Rolled 4

>>30349239

We can turn off water filtration for now, we can cycle systems so that we don't really lose much of anything for now.

Rollan for TACTICAL FUCKING BURSTS OF ARCHIBALD MCDRUNK

Rolled 2

>>30349239
One of the hydroponics bay for now, another panel should be set up though.

>Rute roll
maybe inexperienced, but at least isn't drunk

Rolled 63

>>30349268
>>30349276
Gj

Rollan to save the day

>>30349239
Shut off the rightmost light so the aliens can get q drink without adjusting to light

>>30349290
That should save my disgusting roll

I still don't know what facility to turn off.

Rolled 30

>>30349384

Start with water filtraction, and then cycle through every facility so that every other can function, but each one can still at least work for 4/5s of the time.

>>30349384

Recyclers. Archibald will have to hold the booze in for now.

>>30349256
>>30349406
Since this was the first one and also has two votes, the recyclers are gone now

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Day: 110
>Resources: 11
>Current pop: 9 (2 Engineers, 2 Mineralogists, 1 Expedition leader, 2 Mercenaries, 1 Botanist. 1 Xenobiologist)
>Rations 6 (Max pop: 8)

You turn off the recycling facility (-1 food production)

Archibald opens fire into the massive ball of slugs. In his drunken haze he only hits one of the slugs, which is still better than hitting nothing and running away shouting nonsensical tactical commands. *winkwink* Rute *wink*

Without the protective fire of the soldiers, Sally finds herself confronted with a tide of slugs right as she wanted to start working. (-1 Resources)

>Roll for her reflexes.

Rolled 73

>>30349397
I like this. Can we do this? We probably need to set up a command and control room some

>>30349491
goddamn it! GET YOUR ASS BACK OVER THERE AND SHOOT THE MOTHERFUCKING SLUGS RUTE! WE CAN'T SURVIVE THIS SHIT!

Rolled 72

>>30349491
Nice,so the only person we desperately need is likely going to die.

Not like my rotten luck's going to help her out anyway

Rolled 67

>>30349491

Stay DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DOOR AND FUCKING FPF THAT SHIT.

GRENADES IF YOU HAVE THEM.

DUMP EVERY FUCKING MAG YOU HAVE YOU USELESS CUMGUZZLING EXCUSES FOR MERCS I SWEAR TO WHATEVER FUCKING GOD YOU WORSHIP I WILL SKULLFUCK YOUR NEWLY CUT EYE-VAGINAS IF YOU DON'T FUCKING HOLD THE LINE.

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Rolled 24

>>30349491

Rolled 75

>>30349491

What the fuck, OP.

Blast door does not go there.

It goes directly in front of that blue thing.

Why did you think we wanted it there? I'm calling bullshit on you.

>>30349491
In other news, there are now 7 pairs of glowing eyes, I hope the opening above the blast door isn't large enough for them to pass through when they climb it

Rolled 90

>>30349491

Sally roll

>>30349559
hell yea

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>>30349551
This

>>30349551

Yeah, why would she run up and start building right below the pile of slugs.

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>>30349559

>>30349491
anyway,

can we possibly build a command and control room some place that'll make running everything more efficient? Basically a security center of sorts? Where we could remotely control bunchs of things in the facility? We could stick it above the bunks in the main facility.

>>30349551
>>30349583
too late now.

>>30349555
Shit fuck. OP? The firing port on the other blast doors is closable right? Cause I remember specifying that the firing port should be CLOSABLE.

Ok. Here's what we do. Eveyone fall back up the shaft.

Open the blast doors.

Let the slugs and creepy other things duke it out. We'll have a tactical advantage as the winners try to climb up the shaft.

>>30349594

No, its always time to call QMs on bullshit they think they can get away with.

We specified WHERE we wanted the door.

That means it goes where we say it, not where GM fiat does.

Why the fuck can't we use the elevator to transport people up and down? That's gotta be faster than that crane.

>>30349617
Sadly, this. Either Sally is the dumbest engineer in existence or there's something wrong going on.

>>30349609
we get the blast door finished first. Hopefully we can do that.

Also, we need to begin armoring the central mine chamber and shaft ASAP. The slugs can dig remember? They'll just go around the blast door if we're not careful.

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Day: 111
>Resources: 11
>Current pop: 9 (2 Engineers, 2 Mineralogists, 1 Expedition leader, 2 Mercenaries, 1 Botanist. 1 Xenobiologist)
>Rations 6 (Max pop: 8)

Sally shows amazing reflexes as she jumps away from the slugs. Maybe she just remembered her best friend being killed by one of those creatures. Immediately she begins setting up the new base for a blast door with shaking hands and tears streaming down her face.

Rute shows a great deal of willpower as she pulls herself together and throws a grenade into the pile of oncoming slugs.

Archibald is walking backwards while firing at the the pile. After realizing that his precious space-home was in danger his mind was, well.. not cleared, but more focused.

>>30349617
youll get your money back

Also. I have a question? Why is food used up for everyone if only 3 people can do actions at a time? What's the point of having another minerologist if he's not going to keep mining coal even without an action dedicated to it?

>>30349735

Is that turret really in position to hit anything? Apart from the warehouse and command center I mean.

>>30349753
oh, he is. They also were mining crystal beforehand. You got crystals to your resources passively. right now its a. that its pretty short time cscale and b. I pretty much forgot about adding coal to the warehouse

>>30349735
Continue laying down surpressing fire. Get the blast door up and running then shut it.

Also, if at all possible, get ONE of the slugs and bring it back to the xenobiologist for him to examine and produce a pesticide against.

>>30349744
Thanks. Next time something like this happen please consider not assuming we want the engineer in the middle of the merc's fucking line of fire.

>>30349781
oooh, alright then.

Roll for supressing fire please.

>>30349735

Holy shit, just how big is this asteroid for accomodating so many ominous eyes?

And all those slugs are from that one specimen who fled the box? Just hof fast that shit can breed?

>>30349790

We can get bodies later.

For now

>>30349735

Fucking KILL THOSE FUCKERS IN THEIR SLIMY FUCKING FACEHOLES FUCK THOSE THUNDERCUNTS.

>>30349735
Can we get one of those frag grenades set up with a remote detonator? And maybe some blinky lights and wiggling bits to make it more interesting to those aliens? Then we can push it out the front of the shaft and when they come to investigate it we'll just pull the trigger and nix the load of them.

Rolled 18

>>30349805

>>30349805

FUCKING ROOKIES LEVEL UP ALREADY.

AND GET MORE GRENADES

>>30349735

I think our miner should be careful with the coal mining. He might suddenly crash right into the worm nest.

Rolled 64

>>30349818
fine. But construction should focus on the armoring of the shaft and central mining area. Make it part of the base proper.

>>30349805
rolling.

Rolled 44

>>30349805

Rolled 8

>>30349805

SHOOT YER GUNZ AT THE CRAWLY THINGS

Rolled 80

>>30349805

Other engie should start on the coal plant.

>>30349735

NOT ONE STEP BACK!

Rolled 25

>>30349825
>>30349840
>>30349850
>>30349857
well shit....

>>30349880
we can only build one thing at a time for reasons.

>>30349880

Combat roll by the way

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Day: 112
>Resources: 10
>Current pop: 9 (2 Engineers, 2 Mineralogists, 1 Expedition leader, 2 Mercenaries, 1 Botanist. 1 Xenobiologist)
>Rations 1 (Max pop: 8)

Archibald is really giving all he has. Probably because he is a hero, more likely because he doesn’t quite grasp the severity of his actions. He manages to buy sally enough time to set up the blast doors but got stuck on the other side. Sally hasn’t quite finished the opening / closing mechanisms, leaving Archibald trapped for now.

>ROLL FOR HIS SURVIVAL

Rute is guarding the door from the safe side.

By the way: I will be going in half an hour or so… just a heads up

Rolled 9

>>30349805
Rolling to not die in a hoard of space slugs

Rolled 25

>>30349955

So what should we construct after this?

Do we focus it on armor plating the mine shaft and central chamber?

Do we build that coal plant so we can turn stuff back on and expand out power network?

What about the elevators?

also rolling for survival.

>>30349955

What the fuck, Sally.

ROLLING FOR OUR BOOZE.

Rolled 17

>>30349955
No way we're loosing big dick archibald

>>30349735
>1 Shut down defence turret, turn recyclers back on
Need the food production
>2 Continue building blast door
>3 Move one merc over to right blast door
All those eyes!!!!

Rolled 62

>>30349955
Rolling for drunken madness

>>30349735
That pixel explosion is beautiful

Rolled 77

>>30349955
COME ON ARCHI RAMBO IT UP

Rolled 46

>>30349955

NO ARCHIE, NO

YOU GOT ALL THE BOOZE IN YOUR SYSTEM, YOU CAN'T DIE YET

>>30349978
... I'm so sorry

Rolled 30

>>30349955
Alcohol ness go!

Rolled 28

>>30349955

ROLLING FOR THE MAIN MAN

>>30349962
>>30349978
>>30349982
well... shit... goodbye Archibald.

>>30349988
We should shut down water purifcation for the time being and turn on the recycler. We'll run the purifier once we got power back. And we can opperate on our stored water for the time being.

Also yeah, I think next priority to build is the coal plant. It's just too important to get power up and running. Then we go about armoring up the mine shafts so nothing can dig in.

>>30349955
Uhhh guys.... We kinda have no rations....

I guess it's better now that we have one less mouth to feed.

>>30349978
First power, so we don't have stuff turned off
then incorporating the shaft into the base proper
then decent lift

>>30350013

THERE'S A 77 ROLL RIGHT UP THERE, USE THAT

>>30350037
>thread complains about DM fiat
>inb4 complaints about DM not fudging the rolls
Stay classy /tg/

Rolled 37

>>30350013
NO FUCK YOU

If this 100 Archi emerges from a slug's stomach

>>30350034
We can eat slug.

>>30350056
>begins funeral arrangements

>>30350036
>>30350023
should I build the coal plant close to the mine or down under the recycler? It would need a transportation system in the latter case

Rolled 17

>>30350077
I had to try anon... ;_;

>>30350094
Close to the mine.

Rolled 79

>>30350094

We'll deal with that AFTER we finish the space slugs.

Also not having a fate/reroll system for stupidity and/or things that should not happen is kind of dumb. Like us not having any way to say DON'T BE RETARDED AND LEAVE OUR PEOPLE CUT OFF FROM RETREAT.

>>30350094
Near the mine obviously.

>>30350023
Well he died... but how he died is the question.
Should I roll for pulling all the grenade pins?

>>30350117
>>30350050
>inb4 complaints about DM not fudging the rolls

>>30350094
Guessing it's gonna be near the mine

Rolled 88

>>30350137

No, but having a once-per-something DM/player stupidity EMERGENCY REROLL in case of something that logically should happen that didn't is dickmove.

Anyone who isn't retarded wouldn't seal a door until all friendlies are through.

Rolled 21

>>30349955
ARCHI NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OH ASTEROID WE STAND GUARD FOR THEEEEEEEE

>>30350137
>Sucking OP's cock this hard

It's not about fudged rolls, it's about stuff that makes no fucking sense. Sally had to close the doors after building them before, now they're closed from the start because 'm-muh drama'.

I'm fine with added difficulty but this is bullshit.