>>37496518

>Current resource reserves
Nutrients: 20
Metals: 0

>Upkeep cost
Queen – 5
First Clutch Worker (3) – 6
Thinker – 3
Nutrients: 14

>Income
Nutrients: 0
Net: 6

>Hive population
First Clutch Workers: 3
Thinker: 1

>Eggs gestating:
10 cold environment workers Upkeep once hatched 40N

Previous quests:
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Hive%20Queen%20Beta

>>37496534

You weight in your options, and come to the conclusion that perhaps this struggle will make you stronger. But this is merely a fleeting thought in the cacophony of ideas that is your mind. Quickly you turn towards that which will aid in your survival.

>[] Send first workers out to forage(how many?)

>[] Send first workers to explore deeper into the cave(how many?)

>[] Wait for your other brood to hatch (1d100 required 3 rolls since its a timeskip)

>[] Ask your thinker to help you. (write in how.)

>>37496558
>[] Send first workers out to forage(2)
>[] Send first workers to explore deeper into the cave(1)
>[] Ask your thinker to help you. (Ask it what could be off use in the caves and give the worker exploring it a mental picture of what we need.)

>>37496558
>[] Send first workers to explore deeper into the cave(2)
Have the one left over start working on the area around the nest a little but otherwise keep it close in case we have need of it.

>>37496558
>>[] Send first workers out to forage(2)
>>[] Send first workers to explore deeper into the cave(1)

Rolled 38, 40, 78 = 156 (3d100)

>>37496558
>[] Send first workers out to forage(how many?)
>[] Wait for your other brood to hatch (1d100 required 3 rolls since its a timeskip)

Do I roll now?

>>37496584
>>37496637
>>37496650

writing

>>37496675
3 rolls by separate users. no matter options where selected already.

You know he said his computer is fixed now and we'll be returning to the old schedule this coming Sunday. I know you miss it but most anons are going to just wait the week instead starting another quest.

>>37496692

You decide to send two of your brood out to forage for some much needed sustenance, they do not complain about the cold. But you can feel that they will not support this environment for much longer, all the work they have done so far has left them with little energy. Having to climb out of the ravine proves time consuming more than anything else, perhaps at later time you should confront that issue. For the moment your workers make it all the way to the top, where the forest encompass all. Should your workers be quick in their forage or should they take their time to find proper nourishment?

>[] Be quick (low income, low danger)
>[] Be slow (high income, high danger)

Your other worker is sent deeper into the cave, and your thinker says that perhaps he should look for an area that would be suitable as a throne room, or for some ore veins, although he is unsure what will be found in a cave such as this one. There is some possibility of danger, the cave could have living creatures deeper in, although its a stretch.

>[] look for ore.
>[] look for a cavern suitable for a throne room.
>[] look for signs of life

>>37496823
>[] look for signs of life
Clean out before we get any deeper in winter, Especially if something hibernates

>[] Be slow (high income, high danger)

>>37496814

This is not just a filler, I was planning to run this quest regardless. I like the universe of it, besides having options is not bad, now is it?

>>37496823
>[] Be quick (low income, low danger)
>[] look for ore.
>[] look for a cavern suitable for a throne room.
>[] look for signs of life

>>37496857

You can only choose so many..... these are too many.

>>37496856
Imitation is the best form of flattery I suppose.

>>37496856

I rather like it, it seems this queen got handed the short end of the stick.

>>37496823
>[] Be quick (low income, low danger)

>[] look for signs of life

>>37496853
>>37496930

I need two votes to break the ties here. For now

>[] looking for sings of life seems to be a go.

5 minutes until voting closes.

>>37496823
>>37496970

>[] Be quick (low income, low danger)

>>37496970
>[] Be quick (low income, low danger)

>>37497060
>>37497091
>>37496930

Quick it is.

Roll for income, lowest number is how many N we get. Three separate rolls. 1d100

>[] look for signs of life

roll for danger, Three separate rolls. 1d100

Rolled 44, 100 = 144 (2d100)

>>37497126

Rolled 36, 9 = 45 (2d100)

>>37497126

Rolled 16, 96 = 112 (2d100)

>>37497126

>>37497150
damn

>>37497150
Praise the sun!
>>37497162
>>37497170

writing.

teseet

>>37497209

Foraging can be an arduous process, many different plants and sometimes animal can be found, but it usually takes patience and time to find a good amount of food. With an alien world comes alien proteins, not that you are too worried, your kind are not exactly picky about food. However, this excursion has proven to be ineffective, meager finds of some berry bushes, with shriveled produce. All in all after a few hours you give up and have your workers return, there is almost nothing to be foraged in the immediate area, at least no other dangerous animals are around, you hope.

16N gained.

Turning your attention to your other worker it seems he has found a large cavern fit for a throne room, but better yet, small creatures hang of the ceiling, this could be sustenance, there are many caverns that seem to connect nearby, it seems this cave you've picked used to be part of an underground river, some waterways can still be heard by your drone. For the moment, you can only think of how you would capture the small creatures, It seems hunger has gotten to you. Your drone is instructed to capture one but they prove to be slippery things, able to fly on four leathery wings, while making a KEEK, KEEK sound. Perhaps echolocation?

Your other workers return to the cave, and bring the food found. “We have food, mother!” If your other brood were to hatch, but they are at least 2 hours away from being ready, you could force a few to hatch, but it could kill at least half of however many you choose to force. Its a hard decision.

>[] force hatch (how many?)
>[]Let them be.
>[]explore the connecting tunnels(how many workers)

Research options:

>[]capture a specimen for study
>[]Study some of the food to find the one that yields the most nutrients, (makes foraging 50% more effective. Loss of all gathered N)

>>37497489
>[]Let them be.
>[]capture a specimen for study

>>37497489
>[]Let them be.
>[]capture a specimen for study

>>37497528
>>37497542

Ok then.

just roll roll for capture.

Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>37497680

Come on, daddy needs new bat food.

Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>37497680

Rolled 88 (1d100)

>>37497680

>>37497753

That's it, its over folks, we won.

>>37497746
>>37497753
Praise the sun!
>>37497765

writing.

>>37497753
>>37497150
I don't know what's going on with my luck right now but I fucking love it.

>>37497787

You have your small workers go out and capture a specimen for study, it turns out that working in tandem your workers have no issue with these little creatures, they are easily spooked but also easily captured when there is some team effort going on. You decide to capture more than what you need for research, it is after all far easier than you anticipated, all in all you collect twenty of the furry beasts and gather one more for research. They offer little in the way of meat but that’s fine they more than make it up in numbers.

>100N gained.
Current reserves:
>122N

this is good, you can now get started on researching these little morsels and see what makes them tick, your thinker gets on it right away. Your new workers are hatching, these are large, stronger, and far more resistant to the cold than even standard worker drones. The perfect little sons that all mothers wish for.

>10 new worker drones.

>[] recycle first clutch. 6N gain.

>[] explore cave.

>[] Harvest more flying creatures(how many workers, 12 creatures per adult worker.)

>[] Start laying infrastructure (20N, 5 workers.)

>[] Write in

>>37497979
>[] Start laying infrastructure (20N, 5 workers.)
>[] explore cave
>[] Harvest more flying creatures(3 workers, 12 creatures per adult worker.)

>>37497979
>[] Start laying infrastructure (20N, 5 workers.)
>[] explore cave
>[] Harvest more flying creatures(3 workers, 12 creatures per adult worker.)

>>37498025
>>37498119

five minutes to decide.

>>37498141
To close voting I mean.

>>37497979
>Harvest more flying creature's.

>>37497979
>>[] recycle first clutch. 6N gain.
>>[] explore cave.
>>[] Harvest more flying creatures(how many workers, 12 creatures per adult worker.)
>>[] Start laying infrastructure (20N, 5 workers.)

>>37498025
>>37498119
>>37498192
>>37498234

writing

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>>37498259
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RWI3-8N_-Y
Some mood music while we wait.

>>37498259

First you lay down some special eggs, they do not have any actual brood inside but rather are a self sustaining mass that when hatched, (which will happen in a matter of minutes) will expand and start stretching over the walls, floor and ceiling of the cave, providing winding tendrils that will regulate temperature, humidity, and later on have the ability to transfer energy. These organic walls provide a way to expand your conscious extra-corporeal senses, in a way for every inch they move, its an inch of space you can now perceive, via temperature and pressure. You have your fist brood and two of your of your adult workers attend to these eggs and start to position them at key sites for maximum spread.

Upon sending your larger workers in to harvest more of the tiny creatures they spook and fly about, but this does not prove problematic, with ease they are captured and quickly brought to you. However you do notice that this harvesting can be an issue if your over reach, there are perhaps a good two hundred or so critters left, an alternate source of nutrients should be found.

122N in reserve.
180N gained.
20N used
=
282N left.

Exploration of the cave yields little more than some antechambers with plenty of stalagmites, nothing out of the ordinary. But easily converted into hatcheries where your eggs can mature with relative safety and expediency. It is a matter of having the workers clear the place and have some infrastructure eggs hatch to provide a proper ground, this construction will take the better part of a day and at least keep 5 adult workers fully occupied.

>[] construct hatchery (20N 5 adult workers)
>[] Explore and map the outside. (how many workers to send?)
>[] post sentries at cave entrance (2 adult workers)
>[] recycle first brood 6N gain.

>[] lay more worker eggs (8N per winter worker, 4 per normal worker-can only be used mostly inside hive.)
>[] lay miners eggs(8N per miner)

>>37498483

This got me into the mood. thanks.

>>37498628
>[] construct hatchery (20N 5 adult workers)
>[] post sentries at cave entrance (2 adult workers)
>[] recycle first brood 6N gain.
>[] Explore and map the outside. (3)

>[] lay miners eggs(8N per miner) 4

>>37498628
>>[] construct hatchery (20N 5 adult workers)
>>[] Explore and map the outside. (4)
>>[] post sentries at cave entrance (2 adult workers)
as they explore they should search for something we can use as crops

>>37498628
>>[] Explore and map the outside. (how many workers to send?) 4

>>[] post sentries at cave entrance (2 adult workers)
Best to be safe and maybe we will find food walking up to us.

>[] lay miners eggs(8N per miner) 6
Then we can make a faster way out and in.

>>37498628

> However you do notice that this harvesting can be an issue if your over reach

Can we domesticate or breed them as cattle?

>>37498628
>[] post sentries at cave entrance (2 adult workers)
>[] Explore and map the outside. (how many workers to send?)
Send the first batch, as they are disposable, but yield little return if recycled. If they die of exposurre we can just recover the bodies for consumption.
Also, are there any forms of fungus or lichen in the caves, perhaps near or in the rivers? We should have a drone observe the flying creatures to determine their source of food, and see if we could use the same source or not.

>>37498651
No problem man, I find a good music track is key for getting in the proper mood, even if I don't end up linking it in the thread. I have a whole folder saved up for various occasions.

>>37498675
>>37498740
>>37498761

It seems like

>>[] construct hatchery (20N 5 adult workers)
>>[] Explore and map the outside. (3)
>>[] post sentries at cave entrance (2 adult workers)
>[] lay miners eggs(8N per miner) 5

This seem good?

>>37498778
I guess it could be done, how would the hive go about it?

>>37498675
>>37498740
Why do you two want to make a hatchery that will take away workers we need for other things? Once we get a good food source going then we can breed like rabbits. Otherwise I think it would be best to save our nutrients for upkeep.

>>37498844

>I guess it could be done, how would the hive go about it?

No idea, any of you can think of something?

>>37498844
... Eh sure.

>>37498899
Maybe make a cage with the pod parts. Then find their food source. From there we can study their mating habits and go from there.

>>37498899
Breeding bats is problematic. a healthy female can have a tops of three babies each year in spring.

Unless we can simulate eternal spring like conditions we're going to have problems.

>>37498844

5 minutes of voting then i will run with it.

>>37498941
This is not a bad idea.

>>37498840
Will consider for next write,

thanks for the music, keep it coming if ya can.

>>37498971
I think the best way to go about this is find what they use as food instead of using them for food. What we could use them for is adapt them so serve as our eyes.

>>37498971
>Breeding bats is problematic. a healthy female can have a tops of three babies each year in spring.
we don't know if that is true about these bats since we're not on earth

>>37498844
>>37499010
>>37499029

writing, good ideas on the bats. We should call them something else.

>>37499086
We could call them vespers.

Vesper bats (family Vespertilionidae), also known as evening bats or common bats, are the largest and best-known family of bats. It owes its name to the Latin word vespertilio ("bat"), from vesper, meaning "evening".

>>37499086
Frost Helk (Just pulling random words out.)

>>37499155
Sure vespers sounds fine to me. I don't imagine we'll be referring to them much after we've secured a better source of food and fully researched them though.

>>37499155
I like it, seconding.

>>37499174
>>37499256
>>37499258

Vespers it is. Still writing. But I read your posts.

>>37499086

The construction of your hatchery has taken great priority, but then again a hatchery is an important and central component of any proper hive. Yours will not be the exception, the workers are quick to get started, but there are many rocks to be moved and many stalagmites to be broken down, you must also have the ceiling be secured with chitinous pylons to ensure proper pressure is exerted to avoid a cave in, this is a slow procedure that cannot be hastened without incurring severe loses by collapsing sections of the cave.

The outside is harsh, and your first brood is easily releasable if they perish, still your heart wavers as you love all your brood, these ones in particular as they have been your little warriors, facing insurmountable odds. Following the ravine they come near a river running with a deep emerald colored water, these brood cannot perform a chemical analysis they lack the organs for that. Still spectrographical analysis encounters that there is a large portion of algae in the water. Perhaps this will be of use as sustenance?

Next you have two of your workers placed as sentries at the cave entrance, they will serve as first warning should any other large predators come again. Which they should be quite capable of taking down, after all your first brood were able to do that even in their weakened state, perhaps most animals are suffering from malnutrition due to the harsh cold conditions, and you are not sure if the planet, is on winter times.

And lastly you lay what will be the future of your metal infrastructure, miners, these do not require modification as the dirt is always a constant temperature past a certain depth.

282N in reserve
60N used
=
222N left.

7 adult workers (busy)
3 adults (free)
3 first clutch (exploring)

>[] Take algae samples
>[] Follow the river downstream
>[] Follow it upstream
>[] Have the remaining adult workers go forage.
>[] map out the cave (2 workers)
>[] write in
{Anyone know a good mapping tool?}

>>37498840

Post moar, or link a pastebin. Pls.

>>37499413
>[] map out the cave (2 workers
>[] Take algae samples

>>37499413
>[] Take algae samples
>[] map out the cave (2 workers)

We need to know our home and get some food.

>>37499413
>>[] Take algae samples
>[] map out the cave (2 workers)

>>37499413
> Take algae samples
Fund it.

>>37499413
>[] map out the cave (2 workers
>[] Take algae samples

Backing these.

>>37496518

Just caught up to the quest, read the first one. Damn this queen is in murderworld, broken legs, useless wings, starving, huddled up in cave, almost no first brood.

>>37499537
Still we're doing better. And our trials shall give us strength. I hope.

>>37499464
>>37499473
>>37499505
>>37499509
>>37499515

Ok then, roll for danger level on exploring. highest of three, 1d100

Rolled 49 (1d100)

>>37499565
Praise the Queen!

Rolled 17 (1d100)

>>37499565

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>37499565
Power!

Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>37499565

>>37499584
>>37499620
>>37499628

>50 is highest roll.

writing.

>>37496518

Hey, just wanted to say thank you op, I never did get a leg up front on the main quest its a good thing you started this one while the other op fixes his computer.

>>37499657


You decide to take a few samples of the algae, its a viscous thing, and you fear that it will freeze on the low temperatures before you can get it back to the cave for analysis. Perhaps you could have a drone eat it to determine if it will yield any good amount of nutrients or if it is poisonous. You could still attempt to bring it back, but you are likely to just have a frozen mess if anything left by the time you reach the cave's entrance.

>[] attempt to eat it.
>[] attempt to bring it back.
>[] leave it for later (write in what to do)

Your free workers are sent deeper still, this cave system seem ample but just as they are exploring a narrow tunnel it collapses, throwing them into a freezing underground river, the combination of disorientation, the sock of the temperature differential and a rather large chunk of rock have instantly killed one of your workers, the other struggles against the current and grabs hold of the cave wall with one of his powerful manipulators. Digging into the stone your worker reaches out and back towards the dry portion of your cave. You have found a source of water, not that it was much required, this one you notice, is free of the green algae.


>[] swim in and investigate (dangerous)
>[] close off this section for now. (reached the end of cave exploration)
>[] write in.

>>37499700
My pleasure.

>>37499892
>[] leave it for later (write in what to do)
>[] close off this section for now. (reached the end of cave exploration)

>>37499892
>[] attempt to bring it back
>[] close off this section for now. (reached the end of cave exploration)

>>37499892
>>[] attempt to eat it.
>[] close off this section for now. (reached the end of cave exploration)

>>37499930
sorry forgot the write in. Can they check to see if there are any signs of aquatic life along the stream?

>>37500009

yes it could be checked.

>>37499930
>>37499966
>>37499994

Seems everyone wants to close it off, now can we all decide on what to do with our first clutch by the river?

5 minutes to voting closes. ask questions people.

>>37499892
>attempt to bring it back
>Close off this section for now

>>37500073
Since we have too for trying to bring some back I'll switch my vote (to leave it) to that.
>attempt to bring it back

>>37500101
>>37500215

Very well writing.

>>37499413
>{Anyone know a good mapping tool?}

There is a hex map tool, but the link in the archives is broken anyone got the torrent?

>>37499413

I use hexographer, but it can be a bit finicky sometimes when saving, but that's probably my fault for trying to set it to such a massive map size though.

>>37499427
A lot of them are not available on youtube, but I found some of them.

For general hive activity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aiXy1_gJT0

For when the hive does spooking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TM0TY5xSmg

General mood music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr96Kv9NAcs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyxZshUcU90
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmim5jhjVcY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kWwwh541_o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNfPPu4Mrj8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuGa-uTrx_8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdpii3CW7rc

Valen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbvr0PvPGp4

Skyl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2re702QU6Ls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY1fVrI2NFQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTKakINXjl8

Other themes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfNpGJTd03s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8wnSmSW9nw

This is the only video I found of this soundtrack, but the music is probably better then the game itself and would recommend it. I tend to use it for theme music for most of the factions and it's great for getting into a writing mood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H3cLfJh2R8

Hope I'm not being too distracting.

>>37500456
dear gods! I dub thee QD-BetaMusicMaster

What do you use hexographer for?

(Still writing)

>>37500539
>What do you use hexographer for?

For making the map of Leeland and the space beyond. So far I'd say it's one of the best options out there for handling both land and space.

>>37500073

You decide against some better judgment to attempt and bring back the algae, the trip is non-eventful, you memorized the path with relative ease, your sentries welcome back their brethren. The samples they have brought with them are all frozen on the outside, but in your wisdom you decided to wrap them up into balls, which should conserve the samples deeper in intact, still you place them at an alcove you had an idle worker dig out, here in your temperature controlled environment it they should thaw out in a matter of a few hours. Not that there is a hurry, you single thinker is hard at work on the dissection of your Vesper Specimen. The idle worker return to help it.
(just realized he needed a helper.)

Deep in the cavern a worker closes off a path that leads to an underground river, with a clawed hand he wipes some of the moisture that build up on his brow. He now awaits new orders from you. “I have done thing for mother!”

>[] recycle first clutch 6N
>[] have free worker go out to explore.
>[] lay down thinker egg(s) (6N per egg)

You feel that things have finally come your way, you are no longer starving and while you are still recovering from your broken legs and shattered wings, your life is no longer in danger. It would perhaps be wise to move deeper into the cave now that you know there are no other dangers lurking about. There are some possibilities as to where to go, perhaps in the large cavern with the Vespers, or an adjacent one that has none of the little furry things. You could even stay where you are, after all you would have to disturb your workers or use your first clutch to set up a throne room.

>[] Construct throne room. (40N for infrastructure eggs)
>[] Do not construct one now.

>[] use first clutch for throne room construction (provided you did not recycle them. SLOW)
>[] Have your sentries do the construction (Normal speed)
>[] Move in Hatchery workers to do it (pauses Hatchery)

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>>37500618

That moment when I realize whom I am talking to...

>>37500700
>[] have free worker go out to explore.
>[] Construct throne room. (40N for infrastructure eggs)

>[] use first clutch for throne room construction (provided you did not recycle them. SLOW)

>>37500700
Seal off the chamber with the samples and make sure that only the worker that brought in the samples comes into contact with it. If it's dangerous we can limit any infection to just the one.

>[] Construct throne room. (40N for infrastructure eggs)
It's a point of pride.
>[] Move in Hatchery workers to do it (pauses Hatchery)

>>37500731
I had the same reaction when I found out Program0 was in one of the earlier threads.
Super hyped he's coming back.

>>37500700
>[] Construct throne room. (40N for infrastructure eggs)
>[] use first clutch for throne room construction (provided you did not recycle them. SLOW)
>[] have free worker go out to explore.

>>37500820

I hope you like this version of mine, if I could ask a favor post once with your handle to validate.

>>37500773
>>37500774
>>37500863

>[]Throne is a go! with your first brood.

>>37500863
sorry no free worker option forgot to delete it, my bad.

Voting ends in 5 minutes, everyone ok with current selection?

no egg demand to lay?

>>37500916
Lay a few more workers, say 5

>>37500921

normal workers (best used inside hive only, not suited for the cold outside) 4N to lay 2N to upkeep.
Winter workers (both conditions inside and outside ) 8N to lay 4N upkeep

>>37500916
Sure. I usually like to only use it for questing, but just once to avoid confusion.

I'll slink back to anonymity, but if you ever need anything send me a message over twitter any time.

>>37500956
cold workers

>>37500968

You are awesome, I will be there for you next Sunday come back.

>>37500916

Ok current selection is to:

>[]Build throne room with first brood.
>[]lay 5 winter workers 40N (I should have them drawn white)

Where do we build throne room: (choose one)

>[] Main cavern with Vespers (large)
>[] side cavern (medium)

>>37501082
>[] Main cavern with Vespers (large)

>>37501082
>[] Main cavern with Vespers (large)

Just spitballing here, but eventually we should get an air force going, maybe adapt the vasper wings to get some winter-proofed wings. We could have them hang from the ceiling when not in use to protect the throne room.

>>37501109
>>37501189

I like the idea, lets get out single thinker on it tomorrow...

Writing.

>>37501218

Your throne room should be large, it should be opulent but functional, and you have some ideas that could transform the interior of the large cavern to your needs. You have the frist clutch, which you have now named trinity make up the workforce that will construct your throne room. It will take them a while, but it will be done. “We build for mother!” Such happy little morsels, you could just eat them. The hive is growing and will require more workers, you lay five winter worker eggs, that should suffice for now. After all you must be careful with your Nutrients, they are not easy to come by.

222N left
40N for winter eggs.
40N for infrastructure eggs.
=
142N left.


Ending it here for tonight, I am on EST. It is 2 AM here.

My twitter now:

https://twitter.com/QuestDroneBeta0

Cheers mate!