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Crawlers Fis’Kiire and Akolon are due for maintenance at a supply base located in the Sarklaeus Desert. We have encountered a heavy Veggie proto-infestation and are currently in a running engagement. Full assault is neither a priority of this mission nor expected of a crew of Cadets.

If you’re just waking up to this mission, some grogginess is acceptable. All we need is for you to remember how to man the fabricators and get your drones moving and doing work.

If you have questions, get them answered soonest by me or your colleagues. For tech support, drop by the #Skirmish channel on Rizon.

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Ambrose and 2 squad making a splash.

Portside needs some propping up to traverse that hill, AKN! FSK, you’re crawling up their ass, hold uuuuuuuu… whew. Nearly took out AKN’s crane there.

Strike fighters en route, Hosei. Cross your fingers. They only have the crawlers to guide them, and no signal at target site.

>Enemy turn incoming

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Dense group like that, fighters'll probably hit something anyway.

Contact with Pump-Kins, AKN. You can handle that kind of damage, but not for too long.

>FSK 26/30
>AKN 26/30
>Commander turn

>>1682800
Fighters hit! They didn't manage to kill the pump-kin, but hopefully your drones can finish it off as well as the Curcubitae!

4A, 4B and 4C gather some vegetables and bring them back. There are more coming 1-ward, too much to deal with.
>!$
CC: 6/6
>_@

>>1682823
4D... please don't pull too hard on that exposed cabling.
> 2 Deploy 1/2 Soldier

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And let's not forget all these thing's uses.

>>1682835
AKN's Commanders will have their hands full. Someone from FSK needs to pave the way.

>>1682800
Please pull back, FSK! We can't turn here.
>!$ ammo
Command 6/6
>_@

>>1682800
>Operate PDTs
>-Deploy 3B-Skr 3 from starboard crane
CC 3/6
>_^2

>>1682835
>>1682838
And once again, Unbox is 10 tiles. I'm going to fix that on my end this time.

>>1682911
What does '+1 terrain' mean? Do you lose the ability to resupply after you unbox?

>>1682923
There are 4 shades of brown terrain on the map. Lighter represents higher terrain.

Unboxing in fact lays out tiles of ammo on neat little placemats.

>>1682800
Darn, 2A said she wanna visit the humans in orbit one day. Reversing our crawler.
>2 drive reverse 55
>2 deploy skirmisher
Command 5/6
>_^2

>>1682990
Will unboxing allow our crawler to go over that hill?

>>1684279
The crawler cannot sit or travel on more than two different levels of terrain. It's kind of a difficult decision and an odd design. Lots for me to learn. I'll do it myself if no one wants to.

I couldn't see the three levels of terrain in front of Akolon without that enhanced imaging overlay. You might want to up the contrast on the terrain height Command.

Time to to clear the deck my pretties.

>!^5
>_@
Command: 4/6

>>1682825
Cadet hosei, there's a group of veggies coming in from the north. Could you have your drones intercept them?

>>1684605
In light of this, I'd like to put something to a vote. I think it's still possible to succeed with what's available, but I acknowledge there are problems with my design.

>Continue play with terrain as drawn.
>Merge two lowest (darkest) terrain heights.

>>1684899
Leave it to me! I want to order Strike Craft onto them first, though, there are too many and one of my drones might get hurt.

>>1684970
>Merge two lowest (darkest) terrain heights.

If we can't tell the difference we'll just be running into hills all day. I say merge, then improve the contrast for the next map.

>>1684970
>Merge two lowest (darkest) terrain heights.
We've been acting as if it was the same color from the beginning.

>>1684970
I personally enjoy the challenge we're facing right now, but i'm ok if everyone else want to merge it.
>Continue play with terrain as drawn.

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>>1684970
Either way, I'm fine. I've been able to see the differences in terrain this whole time after all. I'm a bit worried though about how we'll get over this bit, especially since our drops are so inaccurate.

>>1686136
That's just a dusting of sand, no hindrance.

Merging it is. Processing.

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Packages in tow, Hosei. Get 'em moving back while they're still in signal range.

Ambrose, you're resupplied, so send your drones on their way. 3 squad's itching for a fight.

2 squad still being absolute hellions. Not bad, for how little direction they're receiving.

>>1686608
Come on, my pretties! Kill them all!
>!^2
Command 6/6
>_@

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Runway clear. Fighter service available immediately.

No movement detected from eastern Pumpkin Patch.

>Commander turn

>>1686680
Wait, whose turn was the last one then?
>!^2
Command 6/6
>_@

>>1686694
That is to say, it is now Commander turn.

>>1686680
All thing considered, that went pretty well for my 1st squad. Time to set up the 2nd squad.
>!>~3-hex direction 5 of 2F
>2 deploy ski
Command:5/6
>_^2

>>1686680
>Drive 222
>-Deploy 3C-Skr 3 of starboard crane
CC 3/6
>_^2

>>1686680
>Deploy Signal drone from the bottom fabricator.
>_@

Once Akolon moves up a bit let's push the throttle on this crawler.

>>1686680
Okay, we'll regroup with 4D and then protect the northern side again! Bring those veggies to the AKN, if I get them near me I'll /die/. My allergies are really serious!

Hmm, if my experiences with 4A earlier were anything to learn by, then drones go in a straight line for waypoints! So if I do this...
>!> 5 hexes 2-ward of 3B, 1 hex 1-ward.

They should group up between the FSK and the AKN with the supplies, right?

CC: 6/6

Processing is happening. Sorry for such a delay.

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There's been time for the Pump-kin forces to build up in that forest, but two clean shots from a Soldier can clear that right up.

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>AKN 10/30

Yikes. Okay. I don't see this working out. Hurts to say it, but it's time for us to withdraw. We can't take the loss of a whole crawler and crew. Get back the the withdrawal zone and the veggies should leave us alone.

>Fighters reloaded
>Commander turn

>>1693610
Somebody get on the turrets!
>Drive 555 in reverse
Command 6/6
>_@

>>1693610
Command, we need to check the manufactory that made 3B, she's non-responsive.
>Operate Turrets, prioritize pump-kin
>-Deploy 3D-Skr 6 of Port crane, Prior to AKN move
CC 4/6
>_^2

>>1693610
I swear i ordered a skirmisher, oh well. Full reverse! Sending in my drones to draw their fire. Somebody launch those fighters!
>2 drive reverse 55
Command: 5/6
>_^2

>>1693610
>>1695911
But muh drones! Oh man we need those fighters now but if I launch them then my drones can't move out of the way.

Dammit.

>Launch fighters, target the pumpkins infront of AKN.

>_@