>>37556573

It seems this algae contains both, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, its fascinating. However, its colonies of prokaryotic cells did not survive the trip to the low temperatures outside. A light source is also required for the construction of a farm, you cannot estimate how many will die if you harvest the algae in its current composition, but a farm producing about two hundred nutrients per day would require at least eight workers if you are to weed out the higher toxicity crops and keep deaths to zero.

Possible research:
>Modify algae for zero toxicity(decreases number of workers per farm.)(5 days)
>Research local fruits and nuts for highest value in nutrients(2 days)
>Research local animals for adaptations(specimens required.)

Unlocked research:
>Symbiotic Prokaryotic photosynthesis(lowers upkeep costs)

>>37556606

Parts unlocked:
None

>Current resource reserves
Nutrients: 174
Metals: 0

>Upkeep cost
Queen – 5
First Clutch Worker (3) – 6
Thinker (3) - 9
Winter Workers (14) – 56
Winged Winter Worker (2) -12
Winter soldiers (3) - 27
Miners(5)- 20
=
Total Cost:
135

>Income
Nutrients: 0
Net: 39

>Hive population:
Queen: 1
first clutch:3
thinker:3
Winter Worker:14
Winged Winter Worker :2
Winter soldier:3
Miners: 5

Current Construction
>Throne room (1 days left) {Fortified location for the queen}

>Eggs gestating:
0

Hive Structure
>Infrastructure(heated interior)
>Hatchery(Eggs can be hatched half a day early +%25 loss expected)


Previous quests:
https://archive.moe/tg/search/subject/Hive%20Queen%20Quest%20Beta/

OR

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=hive+queen+quest+beta

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/QuestDroneBeta0

>>37556606
>Research local fruits and nuts for highest value in nutrients(2 days)

>>37556642

The encounter yesterday took you by surprise, but now you know just how dangerous some of the local animals can be, and you will exercise some modicum of caution when engaging what seems to be an apex predator. You have the numbers, perhaps that will your greatest advantage.

>[]choose a research to start.

>[]venture out to explore(choose how many and what units)

>[]acquire the corpses by the river(choose how many and what units)

>[]help first brood to finish throne room(More than 10 units and is finished in two hours.)

Just giving no good choices huh boss?

Is there a chance of rapidly genetweaking the vespers to breed at a better rate? I remember something about that.

I'd probably go with local fruit and nuts if no go on that in a fesable time frame.

>>37556704
>Research local fruits and nuts for highest value in nutrients(2 days)
>Send 3 Winter soldier, 2 Winged Winter Worker, and 4 Winter Worker to hunt/explore.
>Send 5 Winter Workers to help the miners reinforce the caves and the remaining 5 to hunt the Vespers

>>37556704
Also worst fucking time possible with moot's departure putting 4chan into full blown riot mode or something. so much lag.

>>37556779
This is actually a decent plan. but for the love of god if we even hear a KEEEEEEEK We are running for the damn hills. I'm NOT fucking tangling with those things again. Not yet.

>>37556704
>Symbiotic Prokaryotic photosynthesis(lowers upkeep costs)
plus >>37556779

> A light source is also required for the construction of a farm
Aww, does that mean whatever farms we have need to be in the open?

>>37556688
>>37556704
>>37556763
>>37556779

Guys its taking about one minute for posts to be sent, is that ok and the same for you all? Would you rather run the quest another day?

>>37556829
>>37556834

Did not even those posts until now. i guess i could wait about 12 minutes between votes to let the chan catch up?

>>37556839
Fine by me, probably want to extend the voting period though to avoid any bitching

>>37556839
Problem is its only gonna get worse as news of moots pissing off spreads.

I kind of expect 4chan to actually burst into flames tommorow at this rate.

I can deal with it but man is it a pain in the ass.

>>37556839
I dont see much a problem, maybe extend voting period by a couple of minutes.

>>37556779
>>37556829
Agreed!

>>37556839
We'll live it'll just be a pain.

>>37556891
Ok lets take a vote here, cancel and regroup another day, or soldier on:

If yes voting period 15 mins?

yes|no

I will gather votes in 15 mins.

>>37556937
>>37556910
>>37556891

>>37556891
Ok lets take a vote here, cancel and regroup another day, or soldier on:

If yes voting period 15 mins?

yes|no

I will gather votes in 15 mins.

fucking got connection error trying to send this.

To think in the days of yore we didn't have internet. we used the fucking post system and were amazed you could write letter to people arond the globe and get a response in about a week or two!

>>37556984
>yes

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>>37556940
>>37556984

>>37556998

I died, I have died. MFW this will take fucking 89 seconds to be posted.

>>37556984
>Yes

The connection errors are false nad timeouts. the code was made for less then 1 minute postings so it sends the data but springs up error messages.

I'm
>>37556998
And it just spat CONNECTION ERROR OH EM GEE at me and sent the bitch just fine. 4chan just being crabby with its overlord leaving.

>>37556984
Yes

>>37556984
I'm game if the other people are.

>>37557042
>>37557065
>>37557110
>>37557125

Got it, well lets do this.

>>>37556763
Will add that later.

>>37556779
>>37556829

>>37556834
We could make lights from organic matter. Groot style.

So:

>Research local fruits and nuts for highest value in nutrients(2 days) All three thinkers on it?

>Send 3 Winter soldier, 2 Winged Winter Worker, and 4 Winter Worker to hunt/explore.
>Send 10 Winter Workers to hunt the Vespers
(warning this will nearly deplete the population of vespers)

Miners are idle, no construction left for them.

>>37557065
Well at least the posting is somewhat better.

>>37557348
Can we have the miners start investigating the rest of the cave?
Leave a bare minimum of vespers required for breeding stock
Otherwise okay

>>37557348
Can we put the miners into a heibernation to hold off starvation? If not I'm just about all for letting them start working on a tunnel network under the local region to accelerate travel times and so on.

We'd need some hella sturdy doors though.

>KEEK KEEK MOTHERFUCKERS
God I hate you for those things so much. What kind of death world did we settle on?! god damn killer space raptors with armor piercing beaks.

>>37557348
I vote we don't hunt, but gather some vespers for research.

The miners can make an area to turn into a cage.

>>37557348
>Send 3 Winter soldier, 2 Winged Winter Worker, and 4 Winter Worker to hunt/explore.

>>37557440
Yeah I was under the impression that the super predators would be on water world since those were the express disadvantages to it.

>>37557348
I say instead of depleting the vespers, increase the hunting party by 8 winter workers and leave 2 as sentries. The Vespers should only be depleted in an emergency, let's try some hunting again.

Have the miners investigate any potential metal deposits in the cave.

>>37557429
>>37557440
>>37557441
>>37557469

minimum population to breed is 300 we are at 200 we gonna get inbred already, any less than 100 and we gonna get mutants all over the place.

>>37557440
KEEK KEEK!

>>37557469

So:

Research local fruits and nuts for highest value in nutrients(2 days) All three thinkers on it?

>Send 3 Winter soldier, 2 Winged Winter Worker, and 4 Winter Worker to hunt/explore.

>Miners will search for ore and mine a miners life.

>Lay a refinery bug for refining ore. Cost: 14N
Upkeep: 7N per egg.

>>37557578
Leaving 2 winter workers as sentries

8 winter workers idle.

Final votes before writing.

>>37557599
Send all but 2 workers to hunt/gather for or workers all warriors cover em
2 workers guard us
miners look for ore
No refinery bugs til we strike ore.

>>37557599
I'd rather not lay a refinery until we're sure we have found a metal deposit, otherwise yes to
>Send 3 Winter soldier, 2 Winged Winter Worker, and 12 Winter Worker to hunt/explore.

>Miners will search for ore and mine a miners life.

>>37557643
Agreed.

I hope the best for this hunting party.

>>37557643
>>37557682
>>37557695


Ok roll

3d100 For miners, and for hunt party leaving, then finding stuff.

First three highest rolls taken.

Rolled 8, 19, 82 = 109 (3d100)

>>37557706
Praise the sun for it is bright and warm!

Rolled 24, 28, 40 = 92 (3d100)

>>37557706
Dice be with us

Rolled 16, 40, 72 = 128 (3d100)

>>37557706
For the hive!

>>37557737
>>37557744
wow this sucks

Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>37557706

>>37557737
>>37557744
>>37557751
At the cost of probably finding nearly no metals and losses for the hunting party, I think we at least won't starve in the next few days.

>>37557737
>>37557744
>>37557751

24, 40, 82

writing now.

song of the day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkmAp72DC3U

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>>37557737
>>37557744
>>37557751
>KEEK KEEK KEEK KEEK....

>>37556984
I was two seconds away from bitching you out for calling to regroup someone else's quest before I scrolled down.

Yeah I'm good with still going. IMO we should take those hunters on if we see them. Can't afford to wander around aimlessly and end up finding nothing.

>>37557830
I agree, but only after we get out of this downward spiral of starvation. It's going to be a bitch to take the damn Keeks on without any ranged weapons.

Oah God those rolls.
Don't go easy on us QM. Fate has decided we will suffer.

>>37557976
>>37557866

You organize your drones in the most effective arrangements you can think of, then you realize that at least one worker must stay with the thinkers to help them research and investigate. This changes some things, but not enough that you should worry. For the moment you have decided to send your miner away on a mission to find some amount of ore, with good luck they will find something that can be later refined into usable metals for your other drones.

The hunting part encounters the first obstacle of the day, it seems that it snowed in and the cave's entrance was blocked by the snow. It took your workers the better part of two hours to dig a path out, but at last that is done. Looking around you send the Winged Winter Workers (WIII) to scout from high up, they see that the river continues for quite a while before meandering towards a lake. Its a good place to look for sustenance, and to the east there is even more forest, but a bit greener, you wish you had added infrared to detect the temperate but it will likely be more temperate due to the canopy, its likely you will find food there.

The thinkers get hard at work trying to identify what are the best edibles around, they require some time for this, but with three working at the time they could come up to a serendipitous moment any second now, or they could get stuck tracing the lines of an almond for hours. You just never know what they will try, but you are confident they will find the best solution to any problem you given them, they just love puzzles. “WE work for mother! And SISTER” The miners report nothing of worth, but continue on their surveys.

Hunting party:
3 Winter soldier,
2 Winged Winter Worker,
and 11 Winter Worker.

Options:

>[]acquire the corpses by the river
>[]go to the lake.
>[]head to the forest
>[]Scout ahead with the fliers.

Or

>[]split party(combination of above, distribute forces)
>[]write in suggestion.

>>37558080
>>[]Scout ahead with the fliers.
Take 1 warrior and 7 workers to lake with one flier

the rest
>[]acquire the corpses by the river

>>37558080
>>[]head to the forest
I don't want to get near those things hunting area.

>>37558080
>Scout ahead with the fliers.
>go to the lake.
I have phobias of places without a clear line of sight now.

>>37558131
>>37558151
>>37558171

Voting will be open for 8 more minutes.

>>37558080
>[]Scout ahead with the fliers.

>>37558080
>[]acquire the corpses by the river
They were poisoned by the water, so we'll have to be careful processing them. Leave 3 Workers to bring them back to the cave and store them in a secluded space away from the drones.

Have the rest of the group
>>[]head to the forest
with flying workers scouting ahead of the main group.

>>37558080
>it seems that it snowed in and the cave's entrance was blocked by the snow
Called it

Have the winged workers keep scouting in the air. One towards the forest and another towards the lake. Split the forces in half so 2 soldiers and 5 workers go to the lake and 1 soldier and 6 workers go to the forest. The lake is more likely to have a fight so it will need the two solders while the forest is more likely to have forage. Keep one worker slightly ahead of the rest in case of ambushes. Converge on prey quickly as a team if found.

Forest wins the rounds, and so does lake, no corpse rescue.

divided as 2 soldiers and 5 workers go to the lake and 1 soldier and 6 workers go to the forest. scouts split in the middle.

2d100 rolls for what each group encounters. best of three.

Rolled 83, 46 = 129 (2d100)

>>37558492
Nothing can go wrong!

Rolled 41, 90 = 131 (2d100)

>>37558492
Welp

Rolled 11, 69 = 80 (2d100)

>>37558492
Serve the hive!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKeGwOKr7K8

Rolled 14, 48 = 62 (2d100)

>>37558492
pls

>>37558547
>>37558594
>>37558596

83 / 90

good rolls!!
Praise the SUN!

writing.

Rolled 60, 79 = 139 (2d100)

>>37558492
Here we GO!

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>83 at the lake
>90 at the forest
And so they lived.

>People thinking we were going to starve

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>>37558746
>>37558647
>>37558645

Deciding to split the party you send both out in different directions, one towards the forest and the other towards the lake. This maximizes the chances of finding a good source of sustenance. The temperate has dropped, but its still manageable by your winterized forces. The party heading to the forest quickly finds tracks that lead them to believe there are large animals, probably good game nearby. The tracks are fresh, and you are sure they are not those of the shrieking beasts. With a good sense of certainty to push forward you urge to find the animal that made the tracks, it takes some time but at a clearing not too far you spot it, and its not too hard to do so, the colors displayed across its skin/fur are mesmerizing. You have no idea what to make out of it.

1//2 (part two has options)

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>>37558967

The party at the late has also met with a good amount of success. Once arriving you noticed several mounds of crusted sand and gravel with patches of foliage growing. Huts, intelligent life, marvelous, you could use this. Upon closer inspection thought you find that the mounds where not huts, but instead some sort of large land / perhaps amphibious crustacean. Their exoskeleton no doubt has adaptations to the cold, adaptations you could benefit from. But at the moment you are more preoccupied with food, and these animals seem to be feeding on the remains of animals washed to the lake by the river.

Forest:
>[]Ambush the beast.
>[]Set up a trap for the beast.
>[]Write in.

Lake:
>[]Steal the carrion meat.(sneak)
>[]Attack a crustacean directly.
>[]Go explore underwater.
>[]write in.

>>37559035
>[]Ambush the beast.
Drop bugs of death!

>[]Steal the carrion meat.(sneak)

>>37559035
>>[]Ambush the beast.
>>[]Set up a trap for the beast.
Position your warrior somewhere hidden then use the workers to corral it towards the warrior. If it prefers to fight instead, have the warrior rush it while it is distracted by the workers

>[]Steal the carrion meat.(sneak)
Have your flying worker buzz around to see if they are easily distracted
I'm leery or attacking something that large with the few drones that we have there.

>>37559035
>[]Ambush the beast.
>[]Steal the carrion meat.(sneak)
I want to make use of those two warriors but these crustaceans are probably pretty tough to crack.
Are we going to eat the guardian of the forest?

>>37559035
>[]Ambush the beast.

>[]Steal the carrion meat.(sneak)

>>37559217
We're going to need some firepower.

>>37559109
>>37559166
>>37559217
>>37559228

>[]Ambush the beast. Is a go.
>[]Steal the carrion meat.(sneak) is a go.

1d100 best of three. per option, 6 rolls in total first three go to ambush, other ones go to lake.

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>37559399
Drop bugs of doom!

Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>37559399

Rolled 26, 77 = 103 (2d100)

>>37559399

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>37559399
dice be true

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>37559399

Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>37559399
Shouldnt you just use 2d100?

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>37559399
Here ya go

>>37559454
>>37559455
>>37559468
>>37559477
83,99?

>>37559477
Holy shit Tripfag.

>>37559468
>>37559479

1d100 i said

>>37559477
praise the sun!
>>37559515

99 and 90

>>37559495
Single rolls and double rolls i was seeing if any difference or advantage is given, seems pretty fair not sure.

writing now.

>>37559561
Is our luck finally turning around?

>>37559672
At this rate we won't die for another two days!
Or until whatever creature is sleeping in the depths awakens and looks for us.
Really though, these are the first good rolls we've gotten. hope they count.

>>37559561

The forest animals does not know what hit him, you had your workers and single warrior wait. Patience paid off as it approached your warrior with a display of colors akin to electromagnetic show some planets have in the night sky. With a quick jab your warrior kills the beast in a single fluid movement, you just cannot believe it was this easy. He quite literally walked up the slaughter, perhaps this species would make a good domesticated animal. You can see yourself having a ranch of them, small clearings of forest dedicated to growing the walking nutrient bags.

>300N gained.

Back at the lake your workers approach with care and take bits of carrion, little by little as your warriors stand to attention in case anything goes wrong. But aside from one of your workers being mistaken for carrion, nearly eaten, and successfully escaping nothing went sour. You managed to take a large quantity of the food away from three of the crustaceans. It was easy, almost too easy, when you compare food amounts you realize that while a victory this carrion does offer little. A meager 150N all in all. You could try and gather more corpses from the placid beasts, but doing so may upset the ones that got robbed.

Forest:
>[]Search forest for more.
>[]carry the food back.(3 workers required)
>[]go join the lake guys.
>[]write in suggestion

Lake:
>[] steal more carrion (sneak)
>[] carry the food back.(2 workers required)
>[]go join the forest guys.
>[]write in suggestion

>>37559672
over confidence leads to failure. accept success with dignity and reservation.

>>37559772
>[] carry the food back.(2 workers required)
>[]carry the food back.(3 workers required)

>>37559772
Forest:
>[]Search forest for more.
>[]carry the food back.(3 workers required)

Lake:
>[]go join the forest guys.
>[] carry the food back.(2 workers required)
I'm not taking on the crustaceans without more warriors or ranged weapons

>>37559772
>[]carry the food back.(3 workers required)
Need this back asap. warrior for guard and flyer to make sure egress is clear

Other scout for more

>[] carry the food back.(2 workers required)
Flyer scouts

Other scout lake proper.

>>37559772
OP when are you going to make pastebins.

>>37559842
>>37559854
>>37559866

voting ends in 3 minutes

>>37559952

After today I should, what must I cover?
Give me a list. I will try to cover it.

>>37559772
>Carry all the food back
>Lake units join forest units

>Hunt for more food in the forest

I think we should stick with the forest. At least while we have so few units. Our thinkers are looking into farms right? Just a bit more and we will have enough food to last us till research and farm construction is done.

>>37559998
A drone builder
A list of tech we have obtained
And possible research

>>37559998
I would like details to design new units with

>>37559998
Adaptions and their costs, tech we currently have or inherited. Queens often inherited techs from their mother., and eventually star system details.

>>37559842
>>37559854
>>37559866
>>37560011

> food back 5 workers, 1 soldier, one scout.
> Join forest drones.

Roll 2d100 of three.

Rolled 86, 68 = 154 (2d100)

>>37560124

Rolled 93, 11 = 104 (2d100)

>>37560124

Rolled 60, 23 = 83 (2d100)

>>37560124
Praise the sun, long live the queen!

Rolled 89, 53 = 142 (2d100)

>>37560124
Dont break the streak.

>>37560143

93 / 68

want to roll for scouts?

1d100.

Rolled 82, 53 = 135 (2d100)

>>37560124

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>37560181
I want a dedicated scout unit.

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>37560181
Discovery ho!

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>37560181
rolling

Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>37560181
may Lucky the Sniffer bless this roll

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>37560181

>>37560223
>>37560181

93 / 68 / 80

writing.

>>37560208
I support your request.

>>37560208
>>37560287
We need more flyers and maybe keek to study for that, right now flying workers are all we got.

I'm getting a real kick out of this, I wonder how long thibgs will last until there is retaliation

For now all things are going well, it would be best to have more scouts they have served quite well, you would not have found this lake and this forest, at least not this easily without them. Now you have the food being brought to the hive. With a scout looking for trouble ahead this becomes an easy task, the workers have little to worry other than carrying the food. They have a strong guard and over-watch, they will arrive at the hive within the hour, if only because of how much they are carrying at the moment, thus they can only move so fast.

The units at the lake you order them to join up with their brothers, one warrior and three workers start making their way towards the dense forest. But this is a way's off, and would take some time to get there. Halfway on the trail, your hear it, the bellowing cry of a beast, it builds up from a low grumble to a colossal collapse of sound like an explosion. It is quite intriguing, and fate presents an opportunity here.

>[] continue to forest
>[] send forest scout to investigate(medium speed)
>[] send drones to investage (which ones and how many)
>[] write in suggestion

>>37560465
>>[] send forest scout to investigate

>>37560465
>>[] send forest scout to investigate(medium speed)
Best to scout it out and wait for the others.

>>37560465
>[] send forest scout to investigate(medium speed)
Have everyone else try to keep some distance at least until we know what it was.

>>37560465
[]send forest scout to investigate

[]write in

send drone reinforcement, 2 drones to backup forest scout.

>>37560506
>>37560533
>>37560545
>>37560560

roll 1d100 lets do this!

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>37560616
Scouting luck go

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>37560616

Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>37560560

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>37560616

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>37560631
>>37560640
>>37560645

59
Lets see

>>37560689

You live!

writing.

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>37560616

You send your single scout ahead with two worker drones approaching from the ground, your scout works hard to make out the source of the sounds, but its deeply hidden by foliage surrounding the lake. Your drones locate the sound but you would rather not move them closer unless you have to, perhaps having your scout move in from above would be the best route. You could recall the other scout, for reinforcements. While you ponder this one the thinkers speaks “We found thing!” You turn your attention to them, it seems there is cluster of genes that could speed up the algae research, it could be the break you need.

>[]follow cluster of genes.
OR
>[]continue as before.

Near lake:
>[]call for scout reinforcements
>[]go in with current scout
>[]move in the worker drones


(in the spirit of fairness, in big dice rolls i will roll my dice here, 3d100 vs the three 1d100 rolls you make. Low rolls by players, say single digits are bad luck no matter what.)

>>37560977
>[]follow cluster of genes.

>[]call for scout reinforcements

>>37560977
>>[]follow cluster of genes.
>>[]call for scout reinforcements
Caution is the word of the game.

>>37560977
>>[]follow cluster of genes.
Science!

>[]call for scout reinforcements

>>37560977
>[]follow cluster of genes.
>[]go in with current scout

>>37560977
>>[]follow cluster of genes.
>>[]call for scout reinforcements

>>37560977
>[]follow cluster of genes.
>[]call for scout reinforcements

Rolled 84, 31, 39, 15, 49, 71 = 289 (6d100)

>>37561024
>>37561030
>>37561044
>>37561054
>>37561064
>>37561067
My highest two rolls vs your highest two rolls.

well then 2d100 it is.

Rolled 94, 76 = 170 (2d100)

>>37561106

Rolled 90, 13 = 103 (2d100)

>>37561106

Rolled 99, 64 = 163 (2d100)

>>37561106
so, uh

Rolled 42, 77 = 119 (2d100)

>>37561106
Why? Why not a set DC?

Rolled 10, 89 = 99 (2d100)

>>37561106
Here we go

>>37561139
>>37561150
>>37561155

Dat 99..... that 76 though that's like barely surviving something.... but I will be nice.

writing

>>37561156

Well cause then you guys roll a 80 and 68 and I say that I rolled 84 and 76 and cream you in horrible shit. would you take it?

>>37561295
>QM sass levels rising it seems...

Random DCs are awful for couple reason.
They scale poorly and are inconsistent.

>>37561395
>>37561295
pretty much this . did QM see that Slime Civ from a while ago? OP rolled for random DCs and it just KILLED the thread when every plan got blown apart by randomly rolled 90+ DC

>>37561507
Ok i will roll on my side just don't cry when good 70 rolls are not enough to defeat the common cold.

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Your little brains work hard to follow the leads that the gene cluster provides, and they quickly start going over some serious mathematics and expression language that is beyond your (comparatively) slow processing speed, your mind just cannot keep up with them. While you do understand the underlying concept they are pursuing, but the actual details are lost in translation. “We found it!, WE found IT!” They chant for a few seconds, holding the answer like a child wishing to be praised, you could just get it, but with a nod of approval and a psyonic pat on a (figurative) head they all burst at once, trying to explain their findings.

It takes some time, to understand what they are saying and in the meanwhile you are sending a second scout to act as reinforcement. The soldier and workers are unloading the nutrients and the sentries are being replace for the day, night is quickly approaching. Temperatures are already dropping, but you have done very well for the day, and for at least two more day you will not starve.

research:
>Research local fruits and nuts for highest value in nutrients(2 days)
>Research local animals for adaptations(specimens required.)
>Symbiotic Prokaryotic photosynthesis(lowers upkeep costs)

Unlocked research:
>[]parasitic defense(resistance to poison)

Unlocked Farming:
>[]Algae production 200N per day 4 workers required.(2 days to build, half that with double the workers)

Near lake:
>[]go in with your two scouts
>[]move in the worker drones
>[]come back to hive.
>[]write in.

>>37561576
>>Symbiotic Prokaryotic photosynthesis(lowers upkeep costs)

I can't wait till we get a farm.

>[]go in with your two scouts
and pull back any that stand the cold of night.

>>37561576
>[]Algae production 200N per day 4 workers required.(2 days to build, half that with double the workers)
Rejoice!

Can our winterized drones survive nighttime temperatures? If so then

>[]go in with your two scouts

>>37561576
>Ok i will roll on my side just don't cry when good 70 rolls are not enough to defeat the common cold.
Why are you rolling in the first?

>>37561666

You never had your winterized drones spend a night outside, you are unsure.

>>37561576
>[]go in with your two scouts
They're faster, if shit hits the fan they escape more easily than worker drones.
Have the remaining nearby drones on alert if they need to rush in.

>>37561576
>Symbiotic Prokaryotic photosynthesis(lowers upkeep costs)


>[]Algae production 200N per day 4 workers required.(2 days to build, half that with double the workers)


>[]go in with your two scouts

>>37561643
>>37561666
>>37561733
>>37561718

Scouts and research. got it roll 1d100 for scouts.

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>37561795
Scoutin

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>37561795

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>37561795

>>37561821
91
We have been blessed by the sun god, we are gloriously incandescent !

writing.

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>>37561875

You send in the scouts, they have not failed you yet, and what you witness takes a moment to register. You can clearly see the lines of muscle rippling all over the body, this creature is built for short bursts of massive speed and incredibly feats of strength. Its small eyes and large nasal appendage leads you to believe that it is primarily tracking by oldfactory cues. It responds violently at your intrusion, but your drones are far too high for it to attack. Had you used your ground drones, going in blind like that, you are quite sure it would have been a much different outcome. It could be possible to take down he creature, it seems like it was just feeding, perhaps it is currently weak. There is just one of it, and there are 3 worker drones, two winged drones, and a soldier nearby. You could try and take it down.

>[] have soldier join and all attack at once.
>[] use the scouts as a distraction
>[] use the workers as a distraction
>[] attack with just the soldier
>[]retreat.

>>37562020
>>[] use the scouts as a distraction
>Have the workers and soldier attack it at the same time
I think with the farm and the nutrient haul, we can afford to lose some drones.

>>37562020

guys what if this is what the KEEK hunt?

>>37562020
>[]retreat

>>37562107
What IF this HUNTS the KEEK??!?!

>>37562020
>[] have soldier join and all attack at once.
>[] use the scouts as a distraction

>>37562020
>>Use scouts as a distraction
>have soldiers attack with workers

>>37562064
>>37562158
>>37562129
>>37562217

One retreat three plans of attack, voting ends in 5 minutes.

>>37562158
>>37562217
Ill throw in with these plans

>>37562311
>>37562281

Roll1d100 for success.

Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>37562370
Mazionga

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>37562370

>>37562370
Come on man

Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>37562370
rolling

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>37562370
I dare to hope

90

>>37562370
>>37562370
Missed the vote.
I would have just reminded everyone the way you take these kind of things down is by tiring them out. Unfortunately we don't have the time to spare to chase it at a distance for two days, and we don't have the advanced senses to keep track of it. Personally I think we're going to be destroyed by the thing. I hope it doesn't follow our trail back to the cave.

4chan is really slowing down.

>>37562460
84
writing

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>37562485
>>37562370
Forgot dice after refreshing.

>>37562502
I rolled the same thing as you but 4chan is giving me some trouble with posting

>>37562490

The drones sweep in and out of its attack range distracting the blood stained beast, this is long enough to have your workers jump at it and start stabbing it, it rolls around on the dirt in an attempt to shake its new passengers loose, but this merely aggravates its injuries. The beast trashes around, making that rumbling sound and then releasing it with an explosive force when your soldier stabs the creature thru its open mouth. This silences and kills the beast in one go, the night is here the temperature sare now rapidly declining, its snowing.

>[]take beast for study(whole)(3 workers required)
>[]take beast as food(300N)
>[]go back home.
>[]have all units return home.
>[]write in suggestion.

>>37562590
>[]take beast for study(whole)(3 workers required)

>>37562533
Honestly it doesn't matter as long as we get three dice out. I just feel it's my spiritual obligation.

>>37562590
>[]take beast for study(whole)(3 workers required)
>Go back home

Wow, that was easy. We have enough food to work with, we just need to hunt when day breaks and we should have enough to last until a farm is complete. Might be interesting to get some research through on this thing.

>>37562590
Take beast for study,

>>37562590
>>[]take beast for study(whole)(3 workers required)
Finally, we can rest easier

Does this mean we won't have a slow emotional death in a cold and dark cave, chittering curses to the cruel gods of fate?

>>37562665
No we live a slow emotional death in a cold and dark cave, chittering praises to the kind gods of fate.

>>37562621
>>37562623
>>37562629
>>37562662

Study it is,
Quest ends here for tonight.

>>37562665
do the math, we got two days until we run out of food. IF we do not increase hive size. The Farms will probably just keep death at bay.

>[]Algae production 200N per day 4 workers required.(2 days to build, half that with double the workers)

So in two days you can have a farm but it wont produce for another two days. you can use all workers you got to build it next quest in half a day, but you will only have a day of food left. and two days until it makes food.

Either way we are still in bad shape. we just did not lose any drones today. Or meet any KEEKS.

Summary 450 N gained today!!!

>>37562748
Remember the twitter is the best way to know if there is a quest or not, tomorrow there will not be a quest, Saturday there may be one.

https://twitter.com/QuestDroneBeta0

>>37562590
>[]take beast for study(whole)(3 workers required)


>>37562720
>>37562665
Fuck that, we're gonna bathe in the stars!

>>37562748
Then we simply go hunting again.
Hopefully the forest should still have some easy game remaining.

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>>37562748
Lay 8 workers to create the farm, the rest can continue foraging.
GROWTH AT ANY COST!!!

>>37562784
Anyone want to back this action an have an extra 8 workers? there are two workers option.

>[non-winter] Cost: 5N Upkeep: 2N (can only work inside hive)
>[winterized] Cost: 8N Upkeep: 4N (can work outside and inside)

>>37562826
Depends, where exactly are the farms supposed to be placed? if it's outdoors then winterized.

>>37562866


Indoors.

>>37562826
>>37562784
I'll second 8 Winter Workers

Will the Algae Farms, need to be placed outside?

>>37562887
>>37562887
No.

>>37562886
>>37562826
8 Non-winterized workers then

>>37562911
Lol sorry, asked that 6 seconds too late
In that case, change >>37562886 to 8 non-winter workers.

>>37562887
>Looking at death by starvation in a day
>queen is injured and we have no proper guard
>by Grace of both dice and a kind QM we get food and no bad random events
>immediately spend part of it
I won't vote against it, but this is pushing it guys. How are we going to act when the forest ancestor spirits rise against us in the night and close off the entrance?

>>37562887
>>37562784
>>37562974

non winter it is.

>>37562977
pray to the sun god?