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>>1701193

You are the Courier. Leader of the Pheonix Commonwealth of America, and like its predecessor, you are an enclave among other empires that surround you, building and biding your strength and time until you can at last spread your wings and take back the nation you know is destined to be yours.

You have made contact with other empires, and have begun making footholds in far off lands, while you build up your robotic forces in preparation for war.
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The combination Geothermal and Breeder Reactor has been discovered, and is cleared.

There is a large amount of nuclear waste which is just fissionable enough to add a MASSIVE stockpile to your Fissile Materials!

---

Alert: Janith Kindergarten, your old World Cook, has come with a request. She would like to know if you could use your miracle science to clone what she calls "chickens" for eggs. Chickens went extinct during the war.
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>>>>>Food: Average (Rising) [CAP: Average]
Passive Booze Ration: Low (higher for soldiers)
>>>>>Water: Average (Stable) [CAP: Average]
>>>>>Medicine: Above Average (Stable)
>>>>>>Materials: Scrap Metal (Average) Fissile (HUGE+++)
Scrap Wood (tiny)
Special Electronics (---) Hygiene Supplies (Abundant) Booze (---) [Falling] Alien Tech Scraps (low) Hexcrete Bags (Above Average)
Plant Material (Tiny)
Trona Minerals (Low)
>>>>>Fuel: Airplane Fuel (Low) Ethanol (uses Food)
>>>>>Total Pop: 252 Humans (and companions) +55 Infants +40 Mutants/Nightkin, 2 Ghoul
>>>>>Total Armaments (proportionate to the total pop) Below Average
>>>>>>Weapons: Type (Subtype, Amount, Condition)
(Mercenary) - Moderate
-Energy Firearms
(Human Plasma/Laser) - Below Average
(Alien) - Below Average
(Chinese Alien-Jurry Rigged) - Below Average
>>>>>>Ammunition Reserve: Conventional (Below Average) Energy (Moderate)
>>>>>>Armor/Uniforms:
(OW American Infantry Armor, Moderate, Intact)
(OW American Infantry Uniforms, Moderate, Intact)
(7 Alien Bounty Hunter Armor)
(7 Alien Bounty Hunter Big Rifles)
(35 Dr. Mobius Scrubs + Dr. Mobius Glasses)
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>OUTPOSTS<
--CHINA RANCH--
++Outpost++
>>>>>Military: 25 Securitrons MKV. 5 Spy-Eye Bots Squads
>>>>> Infrastructure: Ruined buildings. Digital Radio Tower.
>>>>> Power: Big Alien Battery
>>>>>Defenses: Ruined Houses. MAXIMUM SURVEILANCE
>>>>>Animals:

!NEW!
--TRONA---
++Outpost++
>>>>>Military: 25 Securitrons MKV 5 Spy-Eye Bots Squads
>>>>> Infrastructure: Ruined buildings. Digital Radio Tower. Highway to BigMT
>>>>> Power: Big Alien Battery
>>>>>Defenses: Ruined Houses. MAXIMUM SURVEILANCE
>>>>>Animals:

---NEWBERRY SPRINGS---
++BigMT Outpost++
>>>>>Military: 25 Securitrons MK5 5 Spy-Eye Bots Squads
>>>>> Infrastructure: Houses. Lake. Hemp Farm (Small). Banana Yucata (Medium) Spice Farm (tiny). Water Pump to BigMT. Electrical Wires to BigMT
>>>>> Power: Borrowed from BIgMT.
>>>>>Defenses: Ruined Houses. *Nat100* Robot Defenses.
>>>>>Animals:
>>>>>Other: Omni-Agronator!

---THE TWIN MINES (West+South)---
>>>>>Military: None
>>>>> Infrastructure: Railroads. Open Pit Quarry.
>>>>>Defenses: Mountain
>>>>>Animals:
>>>>>Other:
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---THE CRATER---
>>>>>Morale: Above Average (Stable)
Permanent:
Patriotism (Below Average- Phoenix Commonwealth)
!NEW!
Military Pride (Below Moderate)
>>>>>Current Pop:
31 Human
20 Infants
1 Ghoul
>>>>>Garrison:
5 Devils Brigade - Power Armor
20 Couriers Companions - Arcade, Doc Delilah, Cass, Raul, Veronica, ED-E, Rusty, Wendy Gilbert, Hazel, Desmond Harper, Vanessa, Joana, AXE MAN, Milton+Hans, Sonia, Riddick, Dean Domino, Couripor, Mary-Jo Casey, Cain
+1 Super Heavy Omni-Constructor
+10 MKV Hazard-Salvager Securitron
+10 Sentry Shield-Juggernaut Minigunners
+33 Securitrons MKV
+60 Small Flyer Repairbots
1 GIANT ROBO SCORPION
+50 Spy-Eye Bots
>>>>>Prisoner: None
>>>>> Infrastructure: Higgs Village Warehouse [6 Intact Homes w/{Toilets, Air Condition}, Indoor living area. Raul’s Shack. Follower Hospital. 5 Box Cars. Latrines. Plumbing Water. Heated Water. Indoor Ventilation.) The DOME. The SINK (BigMT Command Center. The THINK TANK). The FORBIDDEN ZONE. . Boom Town Shooting Course Lobotomite Pleasure House (Primitive). Constrution Site (Small). Y-0 Research Center. Scrap Performance Stage. X-2 Transmitter Array. Hemp Farm.
Chinese War Factory
Chemical Mill (Small)
Concrete Military HQ/Barracks + Intelligence Center - James Bond. General Kreger.
Magneto Hydraulics Plant Robotics Facility
Cass' Multipurpose Ethanol/Alcohol Distillery (Tiny)
X-12 Biological Research Plant (Small)
Automated Hexcrete Plant (Small)
Securitron Deconstructino Plant / General Robotics Research Facility (Small)
X-13 Research Factility / Medical VR University (Small)
X-2 Antennae Transmitter Array - Mr. New Vegas. Ms. New Washington
Doppler Radar
Large Scale Replicator
AUTOMATED ROBOT FACTORY
>>>>>Defenses: Radar Fence/Mountain Range. Laser Turrets (Few)
Watch Towers. MAXIMUM SURVEILANCE
>>>>>Vehicles: 1 Riddick’s Charge Co. Dodger. 1 Giant Crane (Ruined) 1 Alien Scoutship (INTACT)
>>>>>>Power: Electricity (HUGE). BigMT Underground Reactors
>>>>>>Other
+The THINK TANK
+Dr. MOBIUS
+Unity
+Julia Farkas
+Arcade Ganon
+Jacob Miles
+Tony Gam
+Janith Kindergarten
+20 Researchers (Followers of the Apocalypse)
+10 Experienced Combat Medics/Researchers [OW American Infantry Armor] (Plasma/Laser) {Veterans} {Augmented!}
+45 Assorted Research Robots (normal)
+55 Captured Female Lobotomites
+67 Captured Male Lobotomites.
+20 Construction Bots
+10 VR Life Support Pods (debrained Version)
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>---NEW WASHINGTON---
>>>>>>Morale: Above Average (Slowly Falling)
>Permanent: Patriotism (Below Average- Phoenix Commonwealth)
>>>>>>Armaments: Average
>>>>>>Current Pop:
>203 Human
>35 Infants
>+40 Super Mutants/Nightkin

>>>>>>Garrison:
>1 Couriers Companions – Doc Mitchel
>+10 Mr. Orderly Robots
>+2 Experienced Higher Officers (Urban Veteran) [OW American Infantry Armor] (Plasma/Laser) {Experienced Veterans} {Augmented!}
40 Child Soldiers “Freeside Rats” (Various)
+20 Super Mutants
+20 NightKin
+156 Securitrons MKV Hazard Bot
+(Plentiful) Spy-Eye Bots

Squads:
>General Infantry Squad: (6 Regular Infantry, 1 Experienced Soldier "NCO", 1 Trained Regular Officer)
>Traits:[OW American Infantry Armor] (Weapons:Plasma/Laser) {Experienced Veteran Leaders}{Veteran Infantry} {Augmented!}
8 Squads [8/8]

>Garrison Infantry Squad: (Assorted infantry)
>Traits:[OW American Infantry Armor] (Weapons:Plasma/Laser){Veteran} {Augmented!}
2 Squads [8/8] [7/7]

>1 Command Platoon:
>Traits:[OW American Infantry Armor] (Weapons:Plasma/Laser) {Experienced Veteran Leaders}{Veteran Infantry} {Augmented!} **Command Unit**
+1 TACT bot {Combat Veteran}
+2 Experienced Higher Officers (Urban Veteran)
+8 Experienced Regular Infantry
+5 Mr. Orderly Robots
+Doc Doc Orderly MD PHD DDS

>>>>>Prisoner: None
1 Presidental Manor
100 Hexcrete Hex Houses (Indoor plumbing/Shower, electricity)
Asphault Roads. Sewer System. Night Lamps.
Desert Landscaping
Spring Well. Clean Water Tank (Intact)
Banana Yucca Farm (Large)
Cotton Farm (Medium)
Concrete School House (Tiny)
Glass Mill (Small)
Public Washing Machines.
Water Treatment/Fertilizer Plant
(Small) Bar + Cafeteria + Kitchen + Janith's Equipment
Solar Collector Tower Station (Small)
>>>>>Defenses: Disease Quarantine Measures (Primitive)
>>>>>Vehicles: 1 Vertibird, 1 Fuel Economic Fuel Semi Truck, 7 Tracked Construction Vehicles (Mining Specialized) Jacob Mile's Mr. Fix-It Frame. 5 Chinese Supply Trucks
>>>>>>Power: Electricity (Adequate) {Shared from The Crater}. Electrical Poles. Solar Collector Tower Station (Small)

>>>>>>Other:
+Marcus
+Keene
+34 Herd Animals (Brahmin/Bighorn)
+9 Baby Brahmin
+30 Mr. Howdy's Farming Robots

>>>>>A. Scavenge (for what)
>>>>>B. Try to improve (which) base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons (where).
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>F. Scavenge for raw materials (where/what)
>>>>>G. Your choice/Write in
>>>>>Turn: 107

ALERT

Next Turn is the NCR's Centenniel.

You have gained 1 Passive Robotic Production Action. Just list an existing, researched Robot Type or Upgrade.

However, if you roll using a normal or construction action for robots, it will be put toward that instead.
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>>1719989
Turn

Hero: Prepare for the NCR's Centenniel, like gifts, and get the family ready.
Civ: Finish Train
Construct: Green Houses, so our farms use less water, and are more efficiency.
Research: Cloning (we can clone other animals)

For Civ we could alway make Hyro Spray to get that metal from NCR. Maybe it'll be good to bring some to the NCR's Centenniel as a sign of good will
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>>1720004
>Research: Cloning (we can clone other animals)
Wouldn't help since we lack the genetics of a chicken to even work from.


Easier solution: Gecko's and various other animals produce eggs and exist in large states post-war. Capture and rear these like Chickens.
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>>1720004
Please add Building some Securitrons and Axebots to that.
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>>1720018
>>1719989
>>1720015
Updated List
Hero: Prepare for the NCR's Centenniel, like gifts, and get the family ready.
Civ: Robot Production
Construct: Green Houses, so our farms use less water, and are more efficiency.
Research: Cloning by Gecko's and various other animals produce eggs and exist in large states post-war. Capture and rear these like Chickens.

How about now?
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>>1720004
i'll go for this if we passively build bastions.

Also what are we going to do about what the plant showed us?
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>>1720028
I never like that kid, so no to the marriage, we never agreed to it. We can talk with Unity about it, free action. I don't want our kid to revolt against her parents and go with him, only to end up killed.
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>>1720037
yeah, lets talk to unity about this.
We might have to put an end to his vampiric ways though.
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>>1720037
We should do that some turns later so as to not arouse suspicion from the forecaster, we did just come back from the underground.
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Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>1720025
Supporting
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>>1720004
No researching any of the toxic clean up suits or bots?
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>>1720025
I'm not sure what the research action is. Is it cloning Geckos? or is it cloning things in Gecko eggs?
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>>1720058
I say we could hold off on making or using FEV until later, since I feel it better use elsewhere, we're come back to it in time.

>>1720060
It's using gecko's as a base to our generics, allow us to start the first steps in cloning animals that can lay eggs.
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>>1720015
Wouldn't there be a DNA bank somewhere in BigMT? They did keep Rattlesnake DNA.
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>>1720069
>I say we could hold off on making or using FEV until later, since I feel it better use elsewhere, we're come back to it in time.
But Unity is getting impatient.
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>>1720089
We have build the FEV lab, she is fine for now. She is patient, but her people are less so. We have it build so at least they will stop they asking for it getting build.

Took us 3 years to build it, they can wait at least one more to have it working FEV
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>>1720025
This

How about finishing the train to get our HEX moving?
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>>1719989
How about

>Hero:Prepare for the NCR's Centenniel, like gifts, and get the family ready.- maybe call up, get an idea on what would be going on during the centennial

>civ: finish train

>construct: greenhouses

>research: Hazmat suits for people

and have the passive production on bastion units.
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>>1720103
>We have build the FEV lab.
>We have it build so at least they will stop they asking for it getting build.
No we haven't, at all.
We only have begun preliminary work, we need either Anti-toxins, Hazmat suits or Hazmat robots to begin actual work on building the FEV lab.
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>>1720111
Nice Trips. But we have above Average in Hex right now, so the train can wait for a bit. If we want passive Hex, we can make a loading station, loading robots, and finish that train.
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Maybe late, but yeres my idea for the turn.

Free action - talk to unity about our vision
Hero - continue the exploration of the Big Mt underground.

Civ - let's finish building our train.

Construction - green houses are a good idea.
Passive robot production - bastion bots

Research - develop advanced hazmat suits for labourers.
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>>1720136
It's about pre planning, so we don't run out. best to just finish it of now. We're going to spend an action on it anyways sometime.
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>>1720135
How about we do that next turn? But we have to first make Hazmat suits or the other choices the scientists said we could do.
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>>1720147
>How about we do that next turn?
Yea alright.
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>>1720147
the chicken thing is less of a priority. We don't have to drop everything to get eggs and such.
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>>1720028
Keep the Forecaster under closer observation by our robotic surveillance net. Especially when he is interacting with our daughter.

>>1720037
We can at the very least look into what he has been telling her and such but I don't want to overreact.

>>1720069
No, I meant that we could capture some Gecko's for eggs instead of using chickens. How did you misinterpret it so badly?

>>1720079
True but the likelihood of them having such a common and useless animal for military purposes and it surviving in good condition through the war / all the Big mt shit is unlikely as hell.

>>1720143
This.
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>>1720143
Can the Forecaster read minds?
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>>1720143
I'll support this as well.

disregard >>1720119
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>>1720111
>>1720053
>>1720025

>>1719989
Here are three votes OP.

>>1720146
I say since we don't be using HEX this turn we could wait for the next turn to finish it.

>>1720143
>>1720146
As for the robots, I find we should boost it, so we can get the bots we lost back, and more in case of a attack. I agree in going with passive at robots factory in the next turns.

>>1720158
I say more like it's a base for our other cloning for the future. Since we can trade many things for it

>>1720161
>How did you misinterpret it so badly?
Just how I read it.
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>>1720161
>True but the likelihood of them having such a common and useless animal for military purposes and it surviving in good condition through the war / all the Big mt shit is unlikely as hell.
Worth a try.
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>>1720162
I doubt it, but maybe. If he can we dont know about it in game.
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>>1720176
If we don't know then we can't tell Unity until we're certain, if the Forecaster can read minds he can learn that we know about his plan from the hivemind.
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>>1720176
Well he can read the future. Tho it's in hurtful visions so he could maybe see we're going for him.
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>>1720025
Roll me 3 1d100s!
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>>1720182
But we also need Unity to keep a close eye out for Sam, maybe start pulling her away from him.

And He hasn't shown any ability to mind read before,
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Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>1720204
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>>1720204
QM, three votes for
>>1720143
>>1720161
>>1720170
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Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>1720204
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>>1720204
Qm, i think we actually have a tie at the moment, unless i counted wrong.
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>>1720212
>>1720215
It's first vote for three, tho I do agree on some of them to do for next turn
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>>1720219
There have been instances where we had ties at 3, and waited for a tiebreak.
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>>1720212
I ain't voting for that, I am voting for >>1720143 since we can wait on the request for chickens.
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>>1720227
I like to pick something then waiting for hours for someone to change their mind
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>>1720235
that's what I'm saying. You, and I supported Multi-ID Anon for 3 votes.
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Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>1720204
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>>1720219
Its first vote to 3 UNLESS there is a tie.

I insist on a tie breaker, whether by anon's or myself.
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>>1720246
Oh sorry I misread.
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>>1720251
Sorry, we never have ties
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need a tiebreaker
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>>1720259
Ties depend on the thread and how heated the arguments get.

To the anon from last thread showing off his aerial drone designs, i liked this one for our surveillance from your list. Looks neat.
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>>1720025
This i guess.
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>>1720294
Well theres our tiebreaker unfortunately.
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>>1720303
Next turn I support finishing the train, and researching advanced hazmat suits
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>>1720303
I'm just unsure about telling Unity, bring it back up 2 turns from now and i might support it.
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>>1720321
I agree it will just look to forcaster we're against him right after we left the caves. We need to lower his guard with time.
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>>1720276
Here is the tiebreaker you wanted
>>1720294
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>>1720342
But if he is suspicious about us and moves his plans foreward just in case, we leave Unity and Sam unprepared.
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>>1720364
He think he will marry a 3 or 4 year girl? He still will wait a few years.
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>>1720321
Telling someone thats close to us about a vision that may not even be true (due to all kinds of reasons posted last thread) isnt out of the normal for us. Plus the potential that it is true give our family a needed warning that they can then use as they see fit.
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>>1720025
Writing
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>>1720382
He can just accelerate the stab her and suck her life force out part of the plan.

If hes concerned about losing the future kingsized. Life force, he may just take the bite sized.
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>>1720418
It still a free action to tell Unity, so it can be added in, if we wanted too.
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>>1720454
then lets do it.
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>>1720025
>Civ: Robot Production
What kind?

I will default to MKV - Faceless Non-Hazard Securitrons otherwise
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>>1720460
Hold a vote, and link OP so he see it.

>>1720471
bastion bots
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>>1720471
Divide equipped Bastions and Axebots.
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>>1720471
bastions.


Who wants to tell Unity about the vision now?
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>>1720476
Hmmm.

You have not developed Hazard Bastions or Hazard Axebots

If so, I will make it a research action and then allow the factory to passively produce some of the fresh prototypes.
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>>1720476
This, assuming we have Hazard models of these models.


If not, then MK-V Faceless Hazard Securitrons.
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>>1720483
Yea that's fine.
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>>1720483
sure
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>>1720483
Keep researched as is
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qm you have inspired me to ever so slowly start working on my own fallout quest
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>>1720583
Ooh, would love to see it.

I was thinking on quests to run in the far future when this quest is finished. I was considering one based on Rise of Legends.
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>>1720594
Im unfamiliar with that setting.
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>>1720649
Essentially steampunk versus magic in a setting where the power of the two is roughly equal.


It's...interesting at the very least.
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>>1720653
>>1720649
Hmmm, I may have overestimated the amount of people who played that game or remember it fondly. I do have a few other ideas though.
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>>1720673
Dont take my ignorance as an average estimation of your player base, im ignorant of a great many things.
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>>1720143
Supporting this for next turn.

As the green houses will be built, replace the construction action with an automated mine to produce hexacrete that our engineer mentioned.
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>>1720708
>replace the construction action with an automated mine to produce hexacrete that our engineer mentioned.

We have to build a loading station using the construct action, and have to finish the train using the civ action.

>Next Turn is the NCR's Centenniel.
Also the NCR is next turn and we want to be their.
So here is a updated list of the things you want.

Free action - talk to unity about our vision or Not
(Free action so we deiced)

Hero - GO to NCR Centenniel with family, bearing gifts and other useful things.
(Bring Riddick and other useful guys, anon's pick)

Civ - let's finish building our train.

Construction - Loading Station for HEX

Passive robot production - bastion bots

Research - develop advanced hazmat suits for laborers.

>>1720681
What do you think of this? Taking you list, but updated for Hero going to NCR place, and doing the other things you wanted

>>1720673
Never played it or heard it.
But I would think you never played King of Dragon Pass
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>>1720737
that looks fine to me.

We should probably leave riddick and cain behind, they don't seem like the celebration type.

We can take the mothers and kids, arcade, raul,ed-e, and rusty for the kids. Leave the forecaster and we get to talk to sma and unity with him very far away.
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>>1720737
Im one of the people who think going to the ncr centennial is a complete waste of time. But if you get the votes, you do you man
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>>1720781
>>1720770
Anon, I think it can be a useful thing for our time, as we can talk with the higher up, set up better trade routes, learn the current status of the wars against Legion and MLA.

If we don't keep up gathering info, we're going to be in a nasty surprise later on. It's going to help us a bit going into the NCR centennial, we can explore later, this Centennial comes only once every 100 years
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>>1720799
i know, Which is why I want to go.
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>>1720819
I agree anon. This way we can use our charisma 10 and speech/barter 100 to make some trade deals, or getting some inner talk sneaking into the some high private places and stealing or learning army movement, supplies lines or other.
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>>1720799
Thats fine, its your opinion and i respect it. I dont agree with it.

If you're looking for an argument, ill direct you to the last thread. Those two anons had a lovely argument about it that went nowhere.
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>>1720857
K anon. I posted what I posted not to argue, but to convince other anons

Now we wait, if OP comes back or not.
Either way I follow this quest for fun.
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>>1720870

im not trying to insult you if thats how it came across. I try to stay away from the arguments as much as i can, because like you im just trying to have fun.
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>>1720903
My K post I didn't mean it, as dismissing you. I too like to stay away from arguments,
I made the post mostly for the other anons,
not really direction to you to start a argument.
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>>1720927
its a new thread, nothing wrong with bringing up just the talking points.
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>>1720870
I'm here. I do a lot of thinking and research for these turns sometimes
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>>1720799
>If we don't keep up gathering info, we're going to be in a nasty surprise later on.
Speaking of that, remember how much Elijah's cloud had moved when we traveled to Texas.

Dealing with him is priroty number 1 after we take the divide.
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>>1720953
Assuming we can restore the nuclear capabilities of the Divide, along with anything we might rally from our Enclave associates and such. We should gain access to at least a dozen ICBM's with large nuclear warheads.

Personally I feel this is our only way of actually beating or at least slowing him down significantly.
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Side note - qm says we need 5 exceptional brains for our zax. My proposal is that we use house as 1 of the 5, if tge legion hasnt found his room and killed him.

Chances are that theres no way hell work with us willingly (that nat 1) but his brain is exceptional factoring in the Zax Rewrite.
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>>1720979
We don't need exceptional brains just good ones. Personally I have advised methods by which gathering these might be achieved assuming we are willing to disregard moral problems and can develop some technologies.
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>>1720990
>>1720979
How about we build the rest of the ZAX first before finding the brains?
Since we do need to build it anyway
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>>1720979
Didn't we bring house with us.
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>>1721015

we put him to sleep and left him. How would we bring him with us? he needs to stay in his pod, with life support on.
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>>1720990
>Personally I have advised methods by which gathering these might be achieved assuming we are willing to disregard moral problems and can develop some technologies.
No.
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>>1721011
>>1720990
Not advocating we go and collect him right now, just wanted anons opinion on house as a viable candidate or not.
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>>1721011
True.

>>1721021
You didn't even inquire as to the moral problems or technologies.
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>>1721030
>>1721037
I like the old guy, also we could get some engineers/doctors from MLA, or Legion. MLA need people to rig their shit, and Legion need people to make and keep the flaming swords in order.
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>>1721030
He very well might be but it occurs to me that a brain that old probably is suffering from dementia or some other disease of the mind.
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>>1721037
I will inquire. Chances are they arent that bad.
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>>1721044
Chances are they are that bad, but lets hear it anyways.
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>>1721037
>You didn't even inquire as to the moral problems or technologies.
If you are who i think you are it's highly likely i will disagree with what you propose.
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>>1721052
>>1721063
>>1721044
>>1721043
Seems like we all play together enough that we know each other, by the way we type and the ideas we put forth. Even without names
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>>1721081
Well it has been almost 3 months of this.
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>>1721091
True, but it just goes to show even if we have different views of some things, we can all come together and have fun
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>>1721081
True enough
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>>1720143
>Construction - green houses are a good idea.
They are actually a good idea for some reasons, but it turns out, not exactly the reasons you may be after.

Greenhouses will improve the health of the crop, provide better humidity control and, if installed, temperature control as well. Crops will be larger.

However, as it turns out, the conservation of water may actually be minimal or insignificant. The effect is more on temperature and climate than anything, and conventional greenhouses aren't specifically built to recycle condensation. Your crops will be larger and healther, but may increase water consumption as a result.

With the discovery of the cleared out Caverns, your scientists would like to propose an alternative solution: Indoor farming.

These WILL conserve the precious water (and to boot, you have found a river!). It will be more expensive, costing more steel and some hexcrete plus be more energy consumptive, but has the benefits of water conservation. Though, there won't be much of an increase in crop yield as, though the plants are larger and healthier, there isn't as much space to grow on in comparison to outside soil. And yet there is so much space in the cavern and room for improvement.

Your scientists say that the most effective means to conserve water would be to use long and expensive actions to shift above ground farming into new, underground farms. Specialized lighting could even be developed specifically meant to grow farms better. The BCR room approves these calculations.

>What do?
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>>1721044
>>1721052
Well we need good quality brains for the 2.0 ZAX, we will need either a large population to search for such examples or a test or something to find them. Given that even if we had such a test, we lack the population to spare, we must look outside our own population for a source since we can't support the conversion of five brains.

Thus we are left with the fact that we need a source of humans, who aren't mentally damaged by drugs or other such things. The easiest source of a population to exploit, by kidnapping and conversion of all captured, is the Legion. Who abhor drugs while also lacking the ability to prevent our works.

Luckily low and moderate quality brains can also find use in our empire as well. As a viable method for controlling the swarms of our air force involves using sheer numbers of brains to process the data, mounted into specialised bodies in the field to support the most of them in a small space and wiping them like high quality ones will improve their performance.
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>>1721120
Qm, i hate to be the bearer of bad news, but my vote didnt win. You got the wrong one man.
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>>1721121
>Dr. Mobius
"Good brains are so hard to find.

Why, I remember some of my contemptionaries said that Cyberized brains were so much better. They could take an average brain and attach enough chips and modify it to their needs."

>Brain
"Mhm, yes I believe that would be practical. Any brains could do actually, if you're willing to fund the implants to improve them for computerization standards."

>>1721136
Oh woops.
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>>1720025
This is the one
But >>1721120
still applies.

>>1721120
CHOOSE
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>>1721121
Problem with using enemy brains is that i bet they will influence the ZAX even when mindwiped.
Unless QM says the mindwipe removes 100% of the original personality i will hesitate using enemy brains.
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>>1721148
normal greenhouse
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>>1721148

Ill vote for
>Your scientists say that the most effective means to conserve water would be to use long and expensive actions to shift above ground farming into new, underground farms. Specialized lighting could even be developed specifically meant to grow farms better. The BCR room approves these calculations.

The time it takes will give us time to continue scoiting out the underdark.
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>>1721158
Wipe eliminates all memory, personality and consciousness. If they can still do that shit afterwards I'd be amazed.
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>>1721120
First Choice
>Your scientists say that the most effective means to conserve water would be to use long and expensive actions to shift above ground farming into new, underground farms. Specialized lighting could even be developed specifically meant to grow farms better. The BCR room approves these calculations.

Second Choice if the Above isn't voted
>These WILL conserve the precious water (and to boot, you have found a river!). It will be more expensive, costing more steel and some hexcrete plus be more energy consumptive, but has the benefits of water conservation. Though, there won't be much of an increase in crop yield as, though the plants are larger and healthier, there isn't as much space to grow on in comparison to outside soil. And yet there is so much space in the cavern and room for improvement.
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>>1721120
I don't think we can do either right now since we need steel for robots and raising energy consumption will require more solar farms, which needs even more resources spent.
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>>1721186
those are the same thing. The second is just expanding on what the first is in more detail.
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>>1721179
I'm gonna wait until QM confirms the mindwipe is 100%.
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>>1721148
Normal greenhouses.
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>>1721208
Not really OP made three choices.
Glass Houses
Indoor Farming using the Cavern
Last. turning the above ground farms into underground farms
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>>1721121

>Capturing legionairs to harvest their brains.

Eh, there are worse things. I could see this working. Perhaps have some capture robots armed with non lethal stun weapons to get around the [legion doesnt surrender problem]
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>>1721235
Who said legionaries? I was talking about using the fact we have aircraft to allow us to establish a facility behind their lines to kidnap civilians and extract brains for processing which we would then transport via our Scoutship.

I mean, I considered military as well but the simple risks of getting our shit wrecked outweighed the lesser moral problems.
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>>1721212
Yes it is. If you want it to be.
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>>1721253
no targeting civilians. no mistreating prisoners of war.
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>>1721253
I mean, ill support capturing/debraining their millitary if we can make it viable, but going after civilians doesnt sit well with me.
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>>1721270
CHANGING MY VOTE TO GREEN HOUSES

Three votes OP
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>>1721228
>Indoor Farming using the Cavern
>Last. turning the above ground farms into underground farms
Those are one and the same
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>>1721253
I'm... actually fine with using Legion Civilians, a good punishment for rebellious individuals when we take Legion territory.
>>1721270
>If you want it to be.
What does it mean.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVSRm80WzZk
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>>1721280
Supporting.

We can expand to indoor farming later.
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>>1721298
three for glass houses
>>1721280
>>1721220
>>1721173
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>>1721301
Oh, ill support it if its a criminal punishment once weve taken over.
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>>1721274
>>1721275
You are killing someone either way, what difference does it make if they bear arms for their nation?

>>1721301
Yeah, it works for anyone we might put on death row or such.
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>>1721148
Indoor farms, can't increase water consumption and having underground farms means we can use the above ground for more solar farms. Just gotta wait to get more steel.
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>>1721328
I am absolutely against harvesting brains from anyone, soldier or civilian.
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>>1721329
We can also begin expanding the caverns with some tunnels and truly become NOD.
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>>1721328
If they are millitary opponents, then they have already accepted the chance of death and are actively hostile. I have no qualms with killing them.

Civilians havent done that, and just want to live their life. The minute they take up arms and act against us, they stop being civilians...

Thats just my take on it.
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>>1721342
What is NOD?
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>>1721363
command and conquer tiberium faction.

They're a bunch of religious zealots following an immortal man named Kain and they generally use very subversive tactics like drills, flamethrowers and suicide bombing.
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>>1721363
http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/Brotherhood_of_Nod
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>>1721390
>>1721380


Ah, ive never played command and conquer. That explains my ignorance.
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>>1721415
yeah we seem to be veering pretty heavy towards being Kane on occasion. Will have to see how that works out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r93c6qN9XyY
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>>1721341
Then we can't make a ZAX and thus we can't run our factory at anywhere near full efficiency and we doom five AI's to non-existence for eternity. Not to mention making our airforce a far less effective system.

>>1721348
Except all of the Legion would take up arms if Ceaser asked them to and they do actively work against us by supplying him with recruits, food, arms and medicine. The man in the factory that makes the bullet that kills the soldier is no less guilty than the man who fires the gun when you are in a state of total war which I would argue we are.

Still I can respect your point.
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>>1721442

>Still I can respect your point.
I appreciate it. If you come up with any plans to debrain their millitary ill support you.
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>>1721442
There has to be other ways. We shouldn't throw morals out for the sake of efficiency.

The old US had ZAX's that worked without brains, and we can use willing oficer brains to coordinate drone swarms in an acceptable enough manner. Hell, find ARES and figure out how to replicate her brain, she;s pretty much a synth offshoot.

We shouldn't take the easy way instead of the right way.
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>>1721484
>>1721442
We just need 6 brains, we should make most of the ZAX first, also think of what the companions we have will think of us depending on our decisions.

So be careful, since our companions always get pissed about what we do. So a legion solider would be better than a civilian
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>>1721484
Eh, I guess we could look into raiding supply convoys and debraining their guards and shit.

>>1721492
>The old US had ZAX's that worked without brains
This is a better ZAX design provided by RND and I would point out that even the pre-war design would take insane resources to create since we need to use fissile material to produce every high quality processor and such.

>we can use willing officer brains to coordinate drone swarms in an acceptable enough manner.
"Acceptable enough"? You are willing to risk the success of our military actions and the survival of our troops and our allies? Also it's been stated by OP that we will struggle to control large swarms of drones or to process the data from scouts without something like I have advised or a very expensive electronic equivalent.

>Hell, find ARES and figure out how to replicate her brain, she;s pretty much a synth offshoot.
Yes and most likely expensive as shit to produce.

>>1721512
I thought it was five brains and I would point out that most of our follower's hate the Legion with a passion and that the use of civilians ain't exactly going to cause them massive pain or anything probably.
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>>1721617
However it takes resources that don't involve the mistreatment of human beings, and we can get resources if we need it. We won't be expanding as fast, but I feel that's acceptable to not compromise morality.

We just need the one zax and our drone swarm would be running at peak efficiency.

Expensive in resources that are not people's flesh and lives.

The followers won't just accept targeting civilians. They're doctors and shit. A civilian is a civilian, no matter the faction.
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>>1721662
>However it takes resources that don't involve the mistreatment of human beings
You say that as if we are going to extract the brains while they are awake and in a manner most painful.

>we can get resources if we need it. We won't be expanding as fast, but I feel that's acceptable to not compromise morality.
To not compromise YOUR morality you mean.

>We just need the one zax and our drone swarm would be running at peak efficiency.
You can't assume that one ZAX will be sufficient for all of our future drone swarms and more importantly, it doesn't solve the issue of communications reliability and the fact we would always need a connection to Big mt where as mine does.

>Expensive in resources that are not people's flesh and lives.
Which shall come at a cost to that very resource since we won't be able to make use of the replicators for useful shit.

>The followers won't just accept targeting civilians. They're doctors and shit. A civilian is a civilian, no matter the faction.
And? I doubt any of them took the Hippocratic oath and more importantly they are aware of what the Legion has done. I fail to see why they'd just decide that kidnapping and cutting out a person's brain and clearing it of everything is a thing to get quite so pissy over.

Especially considering they should be able to tell what the alternatives mean. Less resources to assist the people they know and love for example.
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...... Can we scan a brain with the replicator?
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>>1721734
I considered it but that still requires the killing of five Brain's consciousnesses and consumes valuable resources.
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>>1721714
You're suggesting kidnapping civilians and extracting their brains, and the brains of prisoners of war. Even if their sound asleep, that's just murder. It's not war.

My morality and common western morality

If we need brains so bad we can use the brains of volunteers. We can build more TACT commands using experienced brains rather than blank slates.

But we can get those sort of resources with some effort. The divide, raids on the MLA, loot from attacking the legion. Once we have the forces built up to start being aggressive we're going to start taking our enemies' resources.

You really think the likes of Arcade and Farkas are going t just go, "Well they lived on the wrong side of the border, fuck em"? We're dealing with civilians, and the followers would rather everyone had enough than we had plenty.
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>>1721745
what resources? a brain is mostly carbon and water. That's an easy print job, low resources. Slightly more complex than a salsibury steak.

And it's not killing 5 brain consciousnesses, as they were never conscious in the first place.
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>>1721771
We should just try what you're saying because I want to see if it can work
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>>1721787
Qm you targeted my losing post again.

>>1720025 was the winner, and didn't have a train. Im sorry man.
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>>1721755
>You're suggesting kidnapping civilians and extracting their brains, and the brains of prisoners of war. Even if their sound asleep, that's just murder. It's not war.
Mate war is murder. It's state sanctioned murder on an industrial scale. Don't be a idiot.

>My morality and common western morality
Didn't realise that you were the representative of the entire west on it's moral values.

>we need brains so bad we can use the brains of volunteers.
I assume you don't mean to build the ZAX since it effectively kills them.

>We can build more TACT commands using experienced brains rather than blank slates.
That was considered. The sheer number of brains needed is greater than what our population can reasonably sustain and more importantly it leaves us unable to expand our air force.

>But we can get those sort of resources with some effort.
Rather than the near-no effort solution I have provided? Especially since I am offering something that can be easily expanded as needed.

>You really think the likes of Arcade and Farkas are going t just go, "Well they lived on the wrong side of the border, fuck em"?
You are horribly misrepresenting my view on this matter. My point is that they are aware that, no matter if it is intentional or otherwise, they are supporting the Legion's efforts to conquest and enslave their way through the NCR and the US in general by providing an economic, industrial, agricultural and recruiting supply to them. Thus they are a part of the war no matter how much or how little they intend to do so.

>We're dealing with civilians, and the followers would rather everyone had enough than we had plenty.
What?

>>1721771
>what resources? a brain is mostly carbon and water. That's an easy print job, low resources. Slightly more complex than a salsibury steak.
Ignoring the fact that a human brain is a incredibly complex and precise electrical-chemical machine that we want to replicate entirely, there is the fact that it contains amounts of almost every element you can think of. Plus it was stated that cloning a human brain doesn't work and thus I am able to imagine that replicating won't work either.

>And it's not killing 5 brain consciousnesses, as they were never conscious in the first place.
No, they are. From the instant of birth seemingly our brain was at least somewhat aware and so these would be too.
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>>1721815
Goshdarnit. Thanks.

>>1720025
>Civ: Robot Production (Research) - >>1720483
Hazard Bastion Bots

A heavier Hazard Version of the Bastion Robot is developed. This one is loaded with extra armor designed to make the robots vitals and joins as sealed as possible to reduce damage from the cloud, as well as other hazards that may be present in the Divide.

Its extra armor adds HP points to it and Damage Resistance, however it also makes it heavier and more expensive as a result, and somewhat slower.

10 of these large sized robots are passively built by the factory, the new designs easily dwarfing even the big MKV Hazard Securitrons. In all respects, with such extra armor they are definitively as strong as a Light Tank!
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>>1721926
Just make sure you keep the train post for later
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>>1721926
>In all respects, with such extra armor they are definitively as strong as a Light Tank!

Yeah these are definitely a different role from the standard model now.
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>>1721926
that thing looks kick ass. I wonder what the NCR will think, if/when they see them in action.

>>1721938
Yeah man, you don't want to have to type up all that again.
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>>1721818
There's a difference between fighting for a just cause and sensless killing. The legion and MLA are lead by terrible people pushing terrible ideology. It is a moral prerogative to put a stop to them. It is not a moral prerogative to take non-combatants and kill them for their brain.

On the instance of killing civilians and POWs I agree with most of the west, in not doing so. Because it's a warcrime.

We can't be sure about that. And we can automate some processes so we can minimize the necessary brain power. Have a bunch of scripts in each plane that can be triggered as needed by the command TACT.

It's no effort, but it's also morally reprehensible. If we have to put in more effort to not comit war crimes, then so be it.

And so, as civilians, they should be conquered but still treated fairly. If they aren't fighting they shouldn't be killed.

Followers are a charitable organizations. They support giving up stuff there are too much off for those who don't have enough.

replicators build stuff atom by atom anyways. a complex thing just means it switches what it's putting down more. The cost would mostly be material.

Our brain was born when we were born. It had decades of experience as a consciousness before it was removed. These brains would be born when they come out of the replicator.
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>>1721942
>>1721941
>In all respects, with such extra armor they are definitively as strong as a Light Tank!

So I guess the Bastion will act like our light
Tanks,

The MKV hazard securitrons will be our heavy robot infantry
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>>1720025
>Research: Cloning by Gecko's and various other animals produce eggs and exist in large states post-war. Capture and rear these like Chickens.
Gecko Eggs, like most reptiles, typically come out fertilized. By the time they reach a solid hard shell and leave the body, a small fetus is already growing. Thus they are rather nasty. Even Willow, for her expertise on Gecko cookin', didn't recommend biting into one.

Death Claws are known to be an exception in that their eggs, when dropped, don't develop a fetus as quickly and thus make tasty omeletes.

Would you like to capture and breed a DeathClaw? Should be some around and you are more than strong enough.

Otherwise your scientists will attempt something else.
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>>1721960
More like Bastions are very maneuverable robots.
Hazard Bastions are light tanks.
Regular and hazard Securitrons are our Mr Potato head robot.
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>>1721971
CHOOSE
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>>1721971
Get some Deathclaws
It will also make the area around us safer, for our troops and the people.

But what do the scientists have to say first?
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>>1721971
Geckos, no way we have the proper facilities to keep a Deathclaw contained.
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>>1721978
>But what do the scientists have to say first?

>Arcade
"It would be great if we could find a gene sample of an Old World chicken somewhere. If these animals were best suited for human consumption, reviving them would be ideal. As would reviving other animals the cow, the sheep, or the goat.

Though a Brahmin with one head is very strange, most farmers cull any such mutation. But I'd imagine the old world folk would have thought the same of our Brahmin.

The hard part is looking to see if we have any such samples in BigMT."
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>>1721998
What do the think tank have to say? I know they arent very reliable, but didnt klein have acess to old world Gene stock?
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>>1721987
Anon, how about in the future, we give the DeathClaw that juice (FEV) to make them smart. That way we can have intelligent deathclaw

>>1721998
Yeah, have our hero go looking through BigMT, bring along the people from before, and Arcade if he wants
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>>1722019
>Anon, how about in the future, we give the DeathClaw that juice (FEV) to make them smart. That way we can have intelligent deathclaw
That is a bad idea if we keep using their eggs.
I also don't know how to feel about intelligent nonhumans that can reproduce.
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>>1722018
>Klein
"CHICKENS? COWS? SHEEP? DO YOU THINK THIS IS A FARM?"

>Borous
"These common barnyard animals are boring! Hmmm, but I may have them around here somewhere. Well, I may also have mixed them up a bit, make them more interesting, in the name of Science!"

Dr Borous thinks he has chickens, cows, and certain other subjects although they may be. . .changed a bit. You'll have to actually clone one to see what happens.
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>>1721998
lets look through the banks. We don't have the resources to breed death claws

>>1722019
We need to find the intelligent deathclaws who joined the MLA and get them to turncoat.
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>>1722027
I changed my vote to go look through BigMT, since that what the other anons wanted as well.


>"These common barnyard animals are boring! Hmmm, but I may have them around here somewhere. Well, I may also have mixed them up a bit, make them more interesting, in the name of Science!"
>Dr Borous thinks he has chickens, cows, and certain other subjects although they may be. . .changed a bit. You'll have to actually clone one to see what happens.

>>1722038
Go exploring

>>1722040
>>1722027
Alright anons. I want to explore BigMT for now.
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>>1722038

I love how hammy Klein is
Lets clone his stuff and see what we end up with.
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>>1722038
Lets clone one of each. Maybe he made them so they grow lots of meat real fast.
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>>1722069
>>1722047
We kind of have to go looking in BigMT if I'm reading the post right.

It'll been cool what we come up with
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>>1722077
And get a cloning vats up, i guess.
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>>1722044
>>1722019
Sure enough you search, and the only samples you find are actually Dr. Borous spliced examples. But he didn't leave any clean ones unfortunately.

Another oddity is that he made it so that the files detailing them would only unlock once they were cloned. Though he doesn't remember why. Then again maybe Dr. Mobius did that.

>Would you like to try and clone them?
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>>1722081
I feel a fight coming.
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>>1722081
yes.
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>>1722081

Clone them all. Have a squad of soldiers in case this goes to shit.
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>>1721955
>There's a difference between fighting for a just cause and senseless killing.
Not really. It's just a point of view.

>The legion and MLA are lead by terrible people pushing terrible ideology. It is a moral prerogative to put a stop to them.
A matter of perspective. Also no one wants us to be world moral police.

>It is not a moral prerogative to take non-combatants and kill them for their brain.
No such thing as a non-combatant in these wars. Plus some systems of morality state the thing that minimises suffering for the most people is best. I can be certain my system reduces the suffering of our people more quickly and effectively than yours.

>On the instance of killing civilians and POWs I agree with most of the west, in not doing so.
No such thing as civilian in this case, as we are talking about a total war where both sides seek to destroy the culture of the other and your opponent doesn't take prisoners except to enslave or torture.

>Because it's a war-crime.
"Das ist verboten" logic. What next? Is what I have suggested "haram"?

>We can't be sure about that. And we can automate some processes so we can minimise the necessary brain power. Have a bunch of scripts in each plane that can be triggered as needed by the command TACT.
Nope. It was stated by OP.

>It's no effort, but it's also morally reprehensible. If we have to put in more effort to not commit war crimes, then so be it.
Again, only "morally reprehensible" to you and once again you fall back on the logic of it being a war crime.

>And so, as civilians, they should be conquered but still treated fairly.
And when they are conquered they will fight us every step of the way and I would point out that this is far less damaging than some of the shit we did in WW 2 to Germany: firebombing Dresden for example which they entirely deserved.

>If they aren't fighting they shouldn't be killed.
You don't understand the enemy we face do you? They aren't all manning the guns but they make the shells, they make the uniforms, they make the rations and they have the children who march against us.

>Followers are a charitable organisation. They support giving up stuff there are too much off for those who don't have enough.
Which is lovely but I fail to remember when "Feed the world" started giving ISIS rations and thus why the Follower's would suddenly want to support the Legion.

>replicators build stuff atom by atom anyways. a complex thing just means it switches what it's putting down more. The cost would mostly be material.
Stopping and starting would increase production time, energy cost and possibly may even cause problems with the end product.

>Our brain was born when we were born. It had decades of experience as a consciousness before it was removed. These brains would be born when they come out of the replicator.
Aye and they would still be as conscious as a new born child but you don't recommend taking as many of those as needed to find these Brains.
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>>1722100
>imply the spliced animals don't have force field generators on them
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>>1722081
Clone them all but one at a time
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>>1722116
Sure there is. Fighting Nazi's is a just cause, and should be applaided. The holocauset is sensles killing and should be condemned. Motive is a factor in these things. Or on a smaller level, killing a guy before he kills someone is just, killing a random bloke is senseless.

We want to rule the world, but We can work with factions that agree with us morally, like the mormons, and assimilate them peacefully when the time comes.

There are always non-combatants. It's not like these civilians have a choice to not support the war. Your system does not reduce total suffering, it reduces our suffering. It's still causes suffering outside our borders. There are also schools of thought where doing things that are correct on the individual level is the correct thing to do on the social level.

As we conquer territory, they won't be supplying the armies, but also won't have their brains sucked out of their skulls. If they don't fight us, they are civilians and non-combatants and should be treated as such.

Equating "Haram" and "war crime" is completely disingenuous. War Crimes are violations of human rights, while Haram is a cultural violation.

Fine, we would need brains.

Violation of human rights is an acceptable fall back. Some things should not be done in moral society.

You don't know that. In ancient rome, people venerated their emperors. They still ended up being conquered without the civilians fighting to the last man. The social contract is the soldiers fight and the citizens support. And what you suggest is stooping to the Legion's level, killing them because they are "profligates" who go against your wat. If we are to be better men than than the legion we should act as such.

I understand how war economies work. That does not mean senseless killing of civilians who would no longer be contributing to the war economy. Once they are prisoners they won't be making uniforms, or rations, or sending their children to become soldiers.

Isis is a marauding band of barbarians. They have no civilians. The legion does, and they are not guilty of the crimes of their regime.

The thing makes meat, brain is a meat. Infact It made a rat that lived once its heart was started. It can make brain tissue just fine.

It wouldn;t have conscious thought. Not experiences or memories. Babies experience things in the womb, and so are not the premade blank slates that would be acceptable.
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>>1722262
>Sure there is. Fighting Nazi's is a just cause, and should be applaided. The holocauset is sensles killing and should be condemned.

>Fighting Nazi's is a just cause
No it isn't

The holocaust never happened. Don't bring the Nazis in a argument. It just derail the whole thing.
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>>1722262
>Sure there is. Fighting Nazi's is a just cause, and should be applauded. The holocaust is senseless killing and should be condemned. Motive is a factor in these things.
And yet again you choose an example where perspective is a important factor. Seeing as a Nazi would think those killings were justified.

>Or on a smaller level, killing a guy before he kills someone is just, killing a random bloke is senseless.
These aren't random people though. They are employed adults in another nation state we are at war with.

>We want to rule the world, but We can work with factions that agree with us morally, like the Mormons, and assimilate them peacefully when the time comes.
Then why are you protecting the Legion and MLA, two groups we can't absorb reliably or easily?

>There are always non-combatants. It's not like these civilians have a choice to not support the war.
They do. Seeing as they could choose to leave the Legion's lands or to fight against Ceaser or to do any other number of things.

>Your system does not reduce total suffering, it reduces our suffering. It's still causes suffering outside our borders.
How does it cause suffering? The people die painlessly and instantly and even ignoring that, you can't disprove that their death is actually a more painless end than their continued existence. Also, why should I really give a damn about how much the people of the Legion suffer seeing as I have been recommending the use of chemical, biological and other such weapons against them, their crops and their animals for quite some time.

>There are also schools of thought where doing things that are correct on the individual level is the correct thing to do on the social level.
Yes but my point is that yours isn't the only system of morality and that mine is entirely justified.

>As we conquer territory, they won't be supplying the armies, but also won't have their brains sucked out of their skulls. If they don't fight us, they are civilians and non-combatants and should be treated as such.
But they are supplying those armies right now, will most likely resist when we occupy and most importantly, aren't an easily absorbable group of people.

>Equating "Haram" and "war crime" is completely disingenuous.
Not really, I am arguing that you are using it as a term to shut down arguments you can't counter. Also you ignored the bit in German which might have made this clearer to you.

>War Crimes are violations of human rights,
And in this time period there are no established human rights and they aren't violations of human rights. They are acts which all signatory states agree to not do in war because the benefits aren't worth the risk of them being used against them.

>while Haram is a cultural violation.
Which is the argument that you use currently seeing as your entire system of thought is that this goes against "western" morality which is inherently tied to our culture.
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>>1722311
Hoh boy, thats some quality bait.
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>>1722424
>Fine, we would need brains.
Yep and mine is the only reliable, cheap, easy and "safe" way to get them that doesn't harm our population.

>Violation of human rights is an acceptable fall back.
Not really. Since we are discussing why we shouldn't do it and human rights haven't existed as a established, detailed concept for centuries and even then nations ignore or flaunt them all the time.

>Some things should not be done in moral society.
Again morality is relative so that statement carries no meaning since some things are accepted and unaccepted in different cultures.

>In ancient Rome, people venerated their emperors.
Depends on the Emperors.

>They still ended up being conquered without the civilians fighting to the last man.
That might have something to do with the enemies they were facing raping, killing, pillaging or otherwise eliminating them. Also you can't state that since we lack any detailed reports from the fall of Rome or any other major Roman city.

>The social contract is the soldiers fight and the citizens support.
Yes, which is why we should kill or capture the civilians, to prevent them supporting the soldiers.

>And what you suggest is stooping to the Legion's level, killing them because they are "profligates" who go against your way.
Wow, way to misrepresent my position. I am saying that their mere existence is a threat to our own since they are constantly reinforcing the Legion's military strength and providing it with a way to grow. Not to mention a complete hate of technology and the outsider means that they are unable to assimilate.

>If we are to be better men than than the legion we should act as such.
Of course because your moral system is "better" than everyone else's.

>I understand how war economies work. That does not mean senseless killing of civilians who would no longer be contributing to the war economy.
Yes but your line was that if they weren't fighting we shouldn't kill them. I showed how this limits our war effort and thus how your position was flawed.

>Once they are prisoners they won't be making uniforms, or rations, or sending their children to become soldiers.
Of course we wouldn't kill prisoners but I don't plan on taking any since their culture is so different and their upkeep would almost certainly outweigh any use we might get from them.
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>>1722466
>Isis is a marauding band of barbarians. They have no civilians.
ISIS has civilians. To be exact, however many wives have left the west to join them and never returned along with any children or families of their fighters.

>The legion does, and they are not guilty of the crimes of their regime.
Yes they are. They support their leader. They send their children off to die for him. They hate those they are told to and obey the laws they are given.

>The thing makes meat, brain is a meat. In fact It made a rat that lived once its heart was started. It can make brain tissue just fine.
A rat is a fairly simple thing. A human brain is not. Especially a good one I would imagine.

>It wouldn't have conscious thought. Not experiences or memories.
Can you state that for absolute certain to such a degree as to throw away five lives potentially? Because you have been given no more information on this subject matter than me and I can state that it seems likely and logical.

>Babies experience things in the womb, and so are not the premade blank slates that would be acceptable.
But we can easily clear their memories and they need to be wiped either way since we don't have a blank brain for the replicators and thus would need to clear at least one brain either way.
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I know Qm said cloning a brain doesnt work because you can only clone the tissue, and not the life experience.

But what if we cloned the brain, and put it through a VR - Education and sped it up?
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>>1722525
We don't need the experience if we're just taking cleansed brains anyways, so it actually works out for us.

But he said it was the experiences that made it grow right anyways.
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>>1722424
Moral absolutism exists in Fallout in the form of Karma- According to fallout rules, Nazi killing is morally right.

They have no real other choice. They are afraid, or indoctrinated, and know no other way of life. A choice made without the necessary information is a non-choice. North Korea is Evil, but the people living their lives are not, because they know nothing else.

I'm not protecting the MLA and Legion. I'm protecting people. Because they are people who may be convinced to join our way of life.

See above- They don't know what they are doing is wrong, which grants leniency.

Unnecesary killing is raking away from potential. It causes suffering in the people they were close to and loved.

Yours is also not the only school of morality and can just as well not be justified.

If they are in custody, they aren't helping anyone, and so, once we have them in a position where we can debrain them, there is no reason to debrain them, if your argument is they are helping our enemies.

Morality absolutely has weight in arguments. It's why we as a society have progressed. The Civil rights movement was argued based on morality, as was suffrage. War crimes are based on morality, and so are not just "a term to shut down arguments you can't counter"

Just because human rights don't exist, doesn't mean that they shouldn't. There is always a first for everything and there is no reason it can't be us.

Western morality is also tied to the culture we're trying to rebirth. Following it is not an invalid expectation.

>>1722466
Your way is also cruel and unnecesary.

just because human rights don't exist, doesn't mean they should not. We should be striving to improve, not accepting how things are.

moral society according to american morals we are trying to be a better example of.

We can state the people didn't all die to defend their emperor based on the fact the towns were not rendered barrens and still exist. Rome fell, but there were still people living after.

Or we can kill the soldiers as neccessary, and not target individuals of non-importance.

Their existance is only a threat becasause you want them to be a threat. the legion citizens can be swayed- they are not robots. If they think it's in their best interest to cooperate, they will.

My moral system is closely tied to the modern western one. We're trying to be a new America, a modern western society.

Just because it limits our war effort does not make it an inherently flawed position. Morals have argumentative weight.I can just as easily say Your stance revolves around needless killing, and so is a flawed position.

So your solution is genocide. So you're killing them because they go against your way. How exactly did I misinterpret your position before?
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>>1722470
Fine. ISIS has civilians. But that doesn't mean we're targeting their civilians. We target their leaders and military positions.

They know no other life. We cannot find them guilty of something if they do not know they have another choice.

As a whole, a rat is not vastly more simple than a rat sized brain. Muscle cells and blood cells and brain cells all have similiar levels of atomic complexity. Also we made rat brain in the rat. rat brain and human brains aren't that different in composition.

As long as the brain is not made conscious, i.e. put in a tank or skull, it does not have conscious thought. It has the potential, but not necessarily.

we can clear any brain, so i don't know what your baby argument is. We scan a good quality brain. We replicate it, and without going through the awakening process, cleanse the unawakened brain. We now have a fresh brain that was never capable of conscious thought and can scan that.
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QM, I have some questions for you. Why does the use of greenhouses (with water reclimation) increase our water usage? I understand that if we build tall then the power usage goes up (though it can also be mitigated as I understand) but as far as ive read the use of greenhouses actually cuts down on water usage. Furthermore, it also helps pack plants more densly than open-air farming, meaning more plants per square foot. This is done through the root zones of the plants being tighter together, meaning less water is wasted. With drip-irrigation, water reclamation and improved lighting for the plants that dont get natural light the greenhouse should prove more than capable of reducing the amount of water used per plant, as well as improve crop yields.

http://ac.els-cdn.com/S1877705816323207/1-s2.0-S1877705816323207-main.pdf?_tid=cc095b4c-74ed-11e7-a9e8-00000aab0f27&acdnat=1501395214_7798d6011d3d6d517a8095582babf9bb

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/74ac/6a9733f986690e77626978fdc31759627707.pdf

We dont even have to do all that much to achieve respectable results. Although a fully closed system would reduce water loss further, simple improvements like pic related can already have a noticeable effect. One study found that the evaporation in greenhouse plants to be as much as 30% lower. Add to that water reclamation and smart building and we can have quite a difference in water consumption.
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>>1722858
The problem is twofold: Heat Control and Bigger Crop Yields.

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/74ac/6a9733f986690e77626978fdc31759627707.pdf

In the desert, you have the sun constantly shining down on you cooking everything in its path. This is bad for humans and plants alike, even cacti, and you are very close to Death Valley itself.

With a greenhouse, especially here in the desert, adequate temperature control is best achieved by humidification of the air and cycling of ventilation. Regular air conditioners would just dry the air and also shock the plants. Thus with the temperature under control and constant, as well as night time light as an option, plants can grow year round more consistently.

This means more crops, but also more water usage from the ventilation + more crops.

Greenhouses are poor implements for water reclamation. Indoor farming is superior for that purpose because the temperature isn't so hot and true air moisture reclamation can be achieved.

Of note is that, to a point, yes you can pack more plants more densely than open air farming but at the same time for certain crops this is inefficient. Most notably wheat (although, you do not grow wheat and you do not eat fresh bread) has less crop returns when packed densely than when outdoors. As well plants packed closely together can't grow as large in the case of say, watermellon or barrel cacti.

Ostensibly, Janith Kindergarten also notes the lack of Bread and wonders if you could research on some expanded Salient Green.

To note, your followers and agrobots are experienced enough that your outdoor farms already use drip irrigation.
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>>1723166
Can we build more geothermal-breeder hybrid plants down by the lava lakes?
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>>1722081
Your scientists build a very tiny, basic cloning lab under directions from yourself working with Dr. Borous. You'll need a construction action for anything bigger and substantial.

A month in however, and you have your first cloned thing.

>You
[This is a chicken?]

>Dr. Borous
"No! This is. . .Gallasaurus Rex!

I was once contracted by a wealthy man who wished to spare no expense in the return of the Dinosaur!

Unfortunately, we didn't have any dinosaur DNA samples.

So I did the next best thing. The Chicken is the descendant of the Dinosaur, and I unlocked its ancestral genes within itself!"

Now that the files are unlocked.
It eats meat, and has hunting instincts, as well as incredible jump capacity. However, as it turns out, its ability to lay eggs has increased considerably without harming taste. And its meat taste is evidently not disturbed either. If not enhanced.

Supposedly it can grow to enormousness sizes, akin to Deathclaws, if its pen and food source is big enough.

You'll need to build a cloning lab proper and then clone a few more of these to see just how good they are for eating.
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>>1723170
Unfortunately not, this thing is highly efficient as is. The ancients knew what they were doing.
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She was a nigger. A real tough nigger from Vault 37. And she knew how to suck a mean cock.

She liked wigger ghoul cock from Vault 41 the best. The way the scabs came off in her mouth tittilated her. The scab ooze - like waterfalls of puss right into her mouth.
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>>1723181
Fascinating

>>1723176
Can we genetically further engineer it so that it never grows bigger than a regular chicken? I forsee a catastrophe if we decide to breed them for farming.
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>>1723184
Wait, we need to feed it meat... Damn. That's off the table unless we can turn them into herbivore
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>>1723179
Does the plant we have produce fissile materials every turn?
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You will likely have to develop a proper genetic modification laboratory or upgrade some of Dr. Borous facilities.

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As for the Cow. Well, you have never seen a cow before. You have seen 1 headed brahmin, but this is nothing like that.

>Dr. Borous
"This is 'Super Cow'. And it is boring!

All it is is just the byproduct of Selective Breeding! To create cows which have massive amounts of meat on their bones and give extra milk.

I could never figure out what to do with them. I mostly fed them to other, more interesting animals, like good old gabe."

You wonder what the meat and milk tastes like. You also suspect, since these are old world creatures, it may be vulnerable to radiation.
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>>1723186
No, doesn't work that way. The Breeder Reactor sustains itself mostly using the generated fissile material as an efficient means to extract energy from it.

>Arcade
"You know, it would be great if we found a Uranium mine somewhere if fissile material is always going to be an issue. If history records are true America was rich in uranium veins before the war."

>Jacob Miles
"We could stand to research deep earth surveying
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>>1723191
Op, does anyone have idea what we could do in reasonable short time to gain seperate research action? I remember brain saying something about splicing lobotomites to gain research brains or something.
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>>1723188
Do we need to develop closed farm for these cows now?

Or can we just build cloning labs and breed them for meat that way?
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>>1720025
As you prepare to take your family on another Vacation to the NCR, this time weather permitting, you consider exactly how to move them.

Tony Gam speaks up.

"Boss, I've been working on something you might like."

Oh, that will work well.
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>>1723218
Developing brain splicing techniques will allow you to build more advanced computers, as well as possibly modify Brains/People to be super smart.

Or you could steal/build a Zax and devote it to research. You currently have the blueprints to build a Zax thanks to RND, but his design involves Brains.

Of course, you could also just get way more scientists from somewhere.
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>>1723222
>Do we need to develop closed farm for these cows now?
>Or can we just build cloning labs and breed them for meat that way?
Your scientist recommend building the cloning facility, then raising them in a closed farm.
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>>1723244
Can we get more info on brain splicing development? What do we need for that? Just research or do we need to build a special lab or get specific materials?

How many slaves from MLA could we buy per turn with our personal bottle cap supply?
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>>1723248
What do we need for cloning facility? Any specifial equipment or materials we need to go out and get?
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>>1723252
>Can we get more info on brain splicing development?
Development of advanced cybernetic brains, modified with electronics, within robots or computers for superior analysis and critical thinking capabilities on top of high performance processors.

>What do we need for that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hZ5GDYPqjk

>Just research or do we need to build a special lab or get specific materials?
You have the scientific background here for Brain research and the technological knowhow. Actually you can just build a Brain lab now without any special requirements.

>How many slaves from MLA could we buy per turn with our personal bottle cap supply?
A lot. More than you can fill in your ship at a time.

However, your problem may be more than just money.

>>1723254
Thankfully you have the means to build it now.
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>>1723258
When we finally get these labs up and running, are we still limited in our research actions? Or would we have one specialized research action per lab?
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>>1723266
The good news is with enough development of a Brain lab, you will get a free Brain research action since BigMT specializes in Brains.

Then using that puts you on the pathway to Zax research, which will lead to the free research action.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jxn1sqAQ-c

The Open Road is before you and your mighty vehicle, and to boot you are able to bring alongside troops with your supply trucks for some added safety.

You alert the NCR of your arrival and convoy and they give you the greenlight.

>CHOOSE
Where do you want to go?

>NCR Capital
>Other?
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>>1723166
It seems to me there has been a misunderstanding. What I propose is not the usual greenhouses but large buildings with controlled atmosphere (this includes humidity and temperature, amount of light, nutrients and so on). This can be achieved by controlling the water flow to plants as well as the contents in the water. The air conditions can be controlled not by your average AC but cooler systems (think fridge, cools but the air stays the same/doesnt blow). This would mean that its not wood and glass hut but a thought-through building with the necessary rooms to uphold this environment. The crop density can be fine tuned to the plants we use.

Think pic related.
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>>1723291
Effectively making an indoor farm, but utilizing the extra sunlight provided by the desert.

Also, what towns are on the way? How many can we visit and still be there on time? Anything worth looking at for tech?
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>>1723289
Is centennial this turn or next?
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>>1723274
>

Then using that puts you on the pathway to Zax research, which will lead to the free research action.


Or brain splicing research to get use out of lobotomites and improve brains we already have, right?
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>>1723298
Technically in between. This is an abstracted time frame to allow you to do any business or perform any tasks you want. At the end of it you'll attend the actual ceremony (if thats your goal) at the capital.

>>1723299
Well its a Brain research action, so anything involving brains can be performed.
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>>1723303
Improving brain implants?
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>>1723303
Yes our goal is to attend the ceremony.

I Say we go to New reno to buy clothes, gifts and jewelry for our wives and children to wear. Maybe some gifts for officials at the capital. Spend some time there with familia then go 4 days early the ceremony to the capital, we'll have time to prepare and spend time with the family at their capital.
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>>1723316
1 for this
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>>1723289
Where can we visit and still make the ceremony?

Could we swing by San Fran?
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>>1723319
Everywhere really. You gave yourself ample time. Just don't try to do anything crazy.
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>>1723239
Wow, that's great Tony. Did he just make a luxury travel bus for us?

How is Tony getting used to his new life? What does he do? Does he have any requests for us?

>>1723316
Yeah, let's do this
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>>1723323
>How is Tony getting used to his new life?
Fairly well. He has his purpose again, though he does miss the open road and has some wanderlust.

>What does he do?
Drive trucks for Jacob and you mostly. And drink. And help make repairs.
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Gonna be driving somewhere. Don't forget to vote!
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>>1723291
Well yeah at that point you are proposing Indoor farms and all the stuff that comes with it.

Is that what you are saying? The followers say that it would be best to build those underground. The cost for lighting easily offset by the decrease in need for cooling from the sun.
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>>1722665
>Moral absolutism exists in Fallout in the form of Karma-
Oh that system which was removed from 4? That was, if you play the developer's mod, far less prevalent in FO 3:NV?

Also I'd point out that the Karma system isn't moral absolutism, it's just a single rendering of the morality of your actions.

>According to fallout rules, Nazi killing is morally right.
Actually no, seeing as you never encounter a Nazi in the game that is an impossible statement to make.

>They have no real other choice. They are afraid, or indoctrinated, and know no other way of life.
Yep but that is no reason to spare them when their continued existence is a threat to our own.

>A choice made without the necessary information is a non-choice.
And they have the needed information. Seeing as Ceaser isn't lying to them about more or less anything.

>North Korea is Evil, but the people living their lives are not, because they know nothing else.
True but if you told me we were going to go to war with them and kidnapping and killing a few hundred of their civilians would greatly ease the war for our side, I'd probably say that it was a justified action.

>They don't know what they are doing is wrong, which grants leniency.
Yet again you act as if what they are doing or will do is wrong. It' entirely justified to be frank but that doesn't mean we should be any more lenient on them.

>Unnecessary killing is raking away from potential.
Under the assumption any of them had more potential than to bear a knife, grow crops or make weapons, I would suppose yes but once again you brand my suggested action as a unnecessary killing.

>It causes suffering in the people they were close to and loved.
Okay we kidnap those people too. Seriously it's a non-issue, just kidnap them in groups as we need more brains which for my system we can really always justify a need for more.

>Yours is also not the only school of morality and can just as well not be justified.
True but my point is that mine isn't some strange idea or a repugnant extreme. It is a concept that many would find acceptable or even advisable.
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>>1723335
>If they are in custody, they aren't helping anyone, and so, once we have them in a position where we can debrain them, there is no reason to debrain them, if your argument is they are helping our enemies.
I don't plan on taking Legion prisoners except for the youngest children. As I have previously explained. As it would negatively effect our war effort and the resources available to us for our various goals unless we were to get something out of it which outweighs the cost of maintaining a highly secure prison system and guards. Seeing as they're not highly educated, this is nearly impossible for them to provide.

>Morality absolutely has weight in arguments.
No, it only has weight when all else has failed. As morality is a pointless thing when you are talking about the survival of humanity or the prevention of a dictatorship winning.

>It's why we as a society have progressed.
Really? I thought it might have to do with an increasing understanding of the world, industrial surplus, agricultural surplus and faster communication. But no clearly it's because we have developed morality to such a high degree, must be why philosophers are the most famous people in the world right now, right?

>The Civil rights movement was argued based on morality, as was suffrage.
No. They were based on logic seeing as the primary arguments for it were that there were no known differences that would render any of the involved parties superior to the other in regards to the purpose of the laws being proposed.

>War crimes are based on morality, and so are not just "a term to shut down arguments you can't counter".
They are whenever you use them the way you are. There are no war crimes at this point in time and so you are using them as a buzzword. Something to say "You can't do that, that is against the rules!" without understanding there are no rules. That you are doing the same as if I was to start shouting about how our surveillance system goes against the human right to privacy whenever that charter hasn't existed or been followed in fallout for centuries.

>Just because human rights don't exist, doesn't mean that they shouldn't.
Debatable

>There is always a first for everything and there is no reason it can't be us.
You know, except for us being a state which has existed for less than half a decade, still lacks many vital industries, is involved in a half a dozen wars against groups who would happily eradicate our entire people and the fact that we lack the resources to sustain a successful war effort if we were tied down or held back even slightly.
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>>1723333
Dry tropical or desert climates

In dry desert environments, temperatures can be extremely high—hot enough to frazzle most plants inside a greenhouse structure unless cactus is the only crop being grown.

Temperatures of well over 100°F (38°C) year round combined with low humidity are typical in this sort of climate. The main environmental threats are high winds carrying dust or sand, which can blast both crops and greenhouses.

A proven type of greenhouse structure for this type of extreme climate is actually just a simple tent with poles set deeply into the ground, constructed with high-tensile steel wires to form a basic framework over which a single layer of fine insect mesh is stretched and secured around the edges.

This forms a shaded and insect-proof structure that allows adequate air exchange to prevent heat buildup. Inside, the humidity can be increased by fogging or misting, which also acts to reduce temperatures—often to levels well below those of the outdoor environment. Low humidity levels allow for the effective use of evaporative cooling, which is the main feature of cropping in this kind of dry, arid climate.

Air movement is essential inside this type of structure to maintain good levels of transpiration within the crop, as this is another method of natural plant cooling. More advanced high-tech, computer controlled and air-conditioned structures are also in use in climates like this.

As far as I can tell, no it shouldnt. The amount of light needed for actual large-scale farming vs water reclamation above ground should go in favour of above ground. Cooling plants through water evaporation and then reclaiming the water should work fine. Low tech, as described above, works in the desert fine.
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>>1723351
>This forms a shaded and insect-proof structure that allows adequate air exchange to prevent heat buildup. Inside, the humidity can be increased by fogging or misting, which also acts to reduce temperatures—often to levels well below those of the outdoor environment. Low humidity levels allow for the effective use of evaporative cooling, which is the main feature of cropping in this kind of dry, arid climate.

This type of structure is much different than the one proposed here >>1723291 which is more akin to a true indoor structure. Rather than being a building, it is a conventional greenhouse mesh which is cooled by humidifacation and ventilation, via evaporation cooling, which does not allow for much moisture recollection as with an indoor structure.
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>>1723351
This was the greenhouse option I mentioned earlier.This improves temperature and humidity increasing crop yield, but does not effectively increase water conservation. The water is pumped into the air to humidify and cool the temperature, which escapes through the ventilation of the structure itself to bring air to the plants and allow evaporation to move heat out of the tent.
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>>1723351
>Cooling plants through water evaporation and then reclaiming the water should work fine.
It's difficult to reclaim the water via a mesh greenhouse than with a normal solid structure / indoor farming.

The evaporated water has to escape to the outside to allow the structure to cool.

You could add a large condensation to the ventilation perhaps, but then your energy and maintenance costs would increase and at that point if you wanted to develop a closed system in the first place the underground option would be more efficient as it wouldn't have all that massive heating.

Furthermore water would also escape through the mesh itself to ventilate the structure, allowing it to leak into the open air as opposed to a closed structure.

These are according to your followers thermal calculations.
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>>1723356
Yes, this was more an example as to how little it takes to grow stuff in the desert. Simple evaporation is enough to keep plants cool. If we remove water moisture so the plants constantly cool themselves we dont even have to invest in any real cooling, further reducing power cost.
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>>1723373
Aye. Its an effective way to increase crop yield without much cost to power, but at the same time evaporation doesn't help with your water reserves.

Still, its not like you are pouring water into the sun. Though a mesh greenhouse won't drastically increase water consumption, its not exactly helpful either. It does help by growing much larger, healthier plants.
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>>1723373
This is an even simpler version.
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>>1723373
>If we remove water moisture so the plants constantly cool themselves
Well, actually, that would make things hotter and the plants would suffer. Humidification decreases temperature, drying the air increases it.
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>>1723347
>Western morality is also tied to the culture we're trying to rebirth. Following it is not an invalid expectation.
Many of us want to make a new culture and not be a carbon copy of the old. So no, following it isn't invalid but may be pointless seeing as we will be changing it later.

Also we already have broken a western morality multiple times: intrusive surveillance for example.

>Your way is also cruel and unnecessary.
Cruel is a strange term to use seeing as it implies that I am going out of my way to make them suffer when in fact I am merely doing the most efficient way of gather the needed resource which is a manner most painless for them.

As to unnecessary, you already declared we needed brains. Thus this is a necessary act.

>just because human rights don't exist, doesn't mean they should not. We should be striving to improve, not accepting how things are.
True but whenever we have higher priorities, surviving the war against the Legion, MLA and Elijah, I drop morality to the side roads because survival is more important than feeling good about what you have done.

>moral society according to american morals we are trying to be a better example of.
Yes but what is "better" you'd argue your beliefs are superior and I would argue they are not. So this whole point is useless as an argument.

>We can state the people didn't all die to defend their emperor based on the fact the towns were not rendered barrens and still exist. Rome fell, but there were still people living after.
That would be because some people are cowards and hid, others were raped to shit and left alive, other cowards escaped and returned and there were also the attackers of the city who remained within. Plus the population dropped like fuck with the Fall of Rome.

>Or we can kill the soldiers as necessary, and not target individuals of non-importance.
Killing the soldiers as necessary is a logical point seeing as it is always necessary. As to targeting individuals of non-importance, I have already explained who their mere existence supports the Legion.

>Their existence is only a threat because you want them to be a threat. the legion citizens can be swayed- they are not robots. If they think it's in their best interest to cooperate, they will.
True a few might turn to our side but why would the majority cooperate with us? We are everything they hate, fear and despise: technological advanced, profligates, who fight against their great leader. More likely is them fighting against us or running with the Legion.

>My moral system is closely tied to the modern western one. We're trying to be a new America, a modern western society.
No, we are trying to build a good society. If it is a "modern western" society with a "modern western" moral system as you describe that is lovely but that isn't what I am pushing for.
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>>1723389
Yes, and if we remove the moisture from the air and reclaim the water, we save on water as well.
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>>1723391
See, but that version uses cold seawater as a means to condense the hot air. With an abundance of sea water to convert into fresh water it makes sense.

But that system would also have a lot of water escaping into the atmosphere as well. Which isn't a problem there because they have abundant sea water.

In your case it is a problem because your water reserves are limited so even with a condensator like that, some water is escaping and ultimately draining into the air.
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What'd I miss?
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>>1723396
>Just because it limits our war effort does not make it an inherently flawed position.
It does, from my point of view since it causes unneeded problems for our people and for theirs since you are asking that we make the war go on for longer by using less efficient weapons. It's the Nagasaki principle (on a smaller scale on the killing side): with this single act, you condemn hundreds to die but you spare thousands if not more potentially from having to fight and die.

>Morals have argumentative weight.I can just as easily say your stance revolves around needless killing, and so is a flawed position.
Except you can't say that since I have provided practical, logical reasons for my proposed actions and thus it is not needless since I have described a need. Again, you admitted we need brains and this is an easy way to get them.

>So your solution is genocide. So you're killing them because they go against your way.
Essentially aye, a genocide of their culture but not their people. Young children can be spared since they aren't indoctrinated along with a few others potentially but I don't exactly intend to spare any from our attacks if it comes down to it.

>How exactly did I misinterpret your position before?
Because you were describing it as if it was a personal or religious problem. As if these people had done something I thought was wrong and thus they had to die. When in fact I am killing them because the mass of resources that would be needed to sustain even a single one who most likely wouldn't listen to reason and thus would be a massive drain on the state with no return.

>Fine. ISIS has civilians. But that doesn't mean we're targeting their civilians. We target their leaders and military positions.
Clarify this please: are you still talking about ISIS or about the Legion.

>They know no other life. We cannot find them guilty of something if they do not know they have another choice.
They know other lives. They know of the lands outside of the Legion and they know that they came from tribes outside the Legion and they know that they could run and leave and escape if they wanted to but they don't want to.

>As a whole, a rat is not vastly more simple than a rat sized brain. Muscle cells and blood cells and brain cells all have similar levels of atomic complexity. Also we made rat brain in the rat. rat brain and human brains aren't that different in composition.
Eh, I'll leave it to OP to decide.

>As long as the brain is not made conscious, i.e. put in a tank or skull, it does not have conscious thought. It has the potential, but not necessarily.
Our brain was self-aware before being put into it's tank as that merely granted it a voice and yet again you make the assumption that the conscious thought is not inherent to the brain.
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>>1723402
>We can clear any brain, so i don't know what your baby argument is.
A newborn child should be as conscious as a replicated brain in my belief and thus I am asking why you aren't willing to wipe five of those instead.

>We scan a good quality brain. We replicate it, and without going through the awakening process, cleanse the un-awakened brain.
Again, you still need to kill someone for that brain and then as I have stated I doubt the replication will work perfectly.

>We now have a fresh brain that was never capable of conscious thought and can scan that.
As I have now stated so many times it feels like a meme, you don't have any proof that the conscious thought is not inherent to the brain and that you wouldn't be killing five individuals like that.
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>>1723397
>and if we remove the moisture from the air and reclaim the water, we save on water as well.
Except for the fact that you will only be able to reclaim a portion of the moisture from the air, while another portion of it is escaping from the greenhouse via the mesh ventilation. So you would be losing water. Not a lot of water, but still losing.
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>>1723392
Plant cooling through water evaporation from leaves, excess humidity removed from air, recycled back into drippers, so plants keep evaporating water, cooling themselves.
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>>1723401
Some intereting discussing. I'm mostly getting ready to go and brb on a drive, and also clarify the options for the improved farms.

The Greenhouse system won't help conserve water very much but improve yield.

The Indoor/Underground system will help conserve water and improve yield but at higher power cost, especially if built above ground.
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>>1723406
While water also leaks out into the atmosphere via the mesh ventilation. Even with condensation and efforts at reclamation, amounts of water would need to be added back into the system to account for the slight loss over time.
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>>1723407
Could we get some percentage values of the various savings and costs of both versions or something to make this decision easier?


Personally I think we got to go for greenhouses for now since we've got ways to get more water but we need immediate returns on this shit and we need to reserve the steel / fissile for other shit like robot construction or industry.

For example we still need to get a fabric mill up and running not to mention needing to create a large number of farming robots which will be aided by having a structure built over our farms like a greenhouse since we can remove them having legs and shit and instead just have robotic arms that move on overhead rails and shit.
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>>1723408
Its a building. It is made of glass and metal. It is airtight. It has a system for removing moisture from the air. This is done to promote plant water evaporation to cool the plants. It has extra lighting for night time (if needed). The water amount/quality/contents plants recieve is controlled by us. Plant density is regulated according to each plant to maximize crop yields.
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>>1723414
It's simply a matter of short term vs long term investment.

It won't harm you to make the greenhouses by all means, its just me saying "hey, this system improves food yield not water yield, but it costs less!" or "this system improves both food yield and water yield but costs more!"
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>>1723420
Let me ask you another question, what amount of steel and power would it take to construct enough underground farms to sustain our entire population?
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>>1723419
>Its a building. It is made of glass and metal.
Well then you're making an indoor structure my friend, not like the one proposed in >>1723351
and that would operate under a different system.

Now, this indoor system being airtight you would be able to reclaim the water. But at that point the water would be so hot that you'd be expending more energy to completely cool and reclaim the water entirely.

Less energy would be spent on water reclamation if the structure were hexcrete, and the farms lit by bulbs instead of sunlight instead. And less hexcrete would be spent, if they were build underground or in an existing building.
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>>1723421
Hmmm. Comparing the two systems for the same space in terms ofcost.

This is taking into account either an above ground greenhouse or an above ground indoors farm would need steel for its superstructure, plus hexcrete or glass depending on the structure.

The underground caverns already provide the superstructure so there would be less hexcrete. Steel cost would come from airtight doors, ventilation shafts, and thin metal walls to cover the Carven walls so they don't get mossy. Slightly more steel really. Without the sun heating up the air so, the condensator wouldn't have to work so hard so less energy.

Oh! And here's a nice thing, as there is a cool running river down there, providing an additional source to cool water further.

So in terms of power, steel, hexcrete/glass.

Above Ground = Lot more power. Some steel. More Hexcrete/Glass
Underground = Lot less power. Some more steel. Almost no hexcrete/Glass
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>>1723443
Correction. There may need to be some hexcrete, just for pillars for structural support. It would be safer that way.
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>>1723443
And if we used Hexcrete to cover the cavern walls instead of metal?


And what about if we were having to construct such a system without a convenient system of caverns? I presume it would just be more intensive to construct?
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>>1723450
>And if we used Hexcrete to cover the cavern walls instead of metal?
That works too. Though it does reduce space a little bit, but not significantly so.

>And what about if we were having to construct such a system without a convenient system of caverns? I presume it would just be more intensive to construct?
Yes
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>>1723457
I have made my decision, thank you OP for this valuable data.


I advise we construct underground farms. As by the advised design I have provided they'll require minimal metal investment potentially even equal to a sealed above ground farm system while reducing power and water consumption.


Plus, it brings us one step closer to being a sci-fi / high tech civilisation and helps develop our civilisation towards low ecological impact living which will help convince the New Canaanites and Joshua to let us expand into their lands more easily.
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>>1723463
I agree
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Rolled 3 (1d3)

>>1723316
Lets do this
>>1723316
>>1723323

Three votes OP>>1723457

Just do it i don't want to wait 5 hours to got votes
Support>>1723463
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>>1723518
Right, well, I'm going to be driving for a few hours but will post when I get back.
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>>1723528
See you in 10 hours
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>>1723528
See you later OP

RREEEEEEEEEEEEE
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>>1723528
Don't hydroponics or the tower farms save on water and energy compared to these?
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>>1723622
No use. QM made up his mind.
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>>1723463
Support this
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>>1723335
It was establishing right and wrong to a variety of actions establishing an in universe moral absolute.

It's called extrapolation. Fiend killing gave good karma, and the Nazi's are worse than the fiends.

Their existance is only a threat when they are in legion territory. Remove them from the territory and they are no longer a threat.

Ceasar is not directly lying but he is heavily twisting the facts to fit his narrative. They don't know the absolute truth on how things are.

Well unfortunately, kidnapping and killing civilians is something that is legally not justified according to the United States, so you would in this instance be wrong.

You're the one who talks about how they help the legion so it's justified because they aren't actively resisting. And it is very much a reason to be lenient.

We don't know that. Every human has potential greater than what they are right now. It is unnecessary killing if it is not done directly for just causes.

Everyone has family and loved one's and kidnapping more people doesn't reduce the suffering.

It's is not a concept many would find acceptable or advisable. You're Amoral pragmatism is not a common ideal in western culture. Unlike you, many people have a sense of empathy and lay a large value human lives.

>>1723347
Taking prisoners may affect the war effort in the short term, but a kinder hand towards prisoners and occupied people would positively impact long-term development. Killing every legion member depopulates the entire are and we no longer have people to do things.

We're not so desperate that abandonment of morals becomes justified. We have a stable society, and we can afford not to abandon morals.

Morals drive society. Morals are a driving force behind progress. That;s why the most famous people are moral activists like Musk and Gates.

By that logic, there are no known differences that would render the legion people inferior to us. They are just as capable of learning and change for the better as any of our people.

The current non-existance of hard coded rules is no reason not to establish and follow them. You're insistence the "the rules don't exist, we don't follow them" is ignoring the ability to establish them and the fact that establishing and following such rules are the hallmarks of enlightened society.

Debatable to people like you.

We can in fact hold ourselves back. Being slightly less capable by following moral rules is no reason not to jump off the cliff into amorality for the sake of being slightly more efficient.
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>>1723396
We want to build a better culture, improving on the flaws of the old, but retaining the spirit. Following as much as possible is in fact in line with what we're doing.

It is unnecessary to do it in this way. Brain replication is a possibility, as are manufactured brains. Stealing them from people is not the neccesary act.

We can survive with morality intact. As I have said, we're not so desperate as to need to drop our morality in order to survive. We can survive and "feel good" so dropping it becomes pointless.

The "better" would mean not falling back into moral beliefs that existed prior. If we believe america has been getting morally better throughout its existance, with small dips here and there, we can see that abandoning morality like you suggest is not the "better" thing to do.

And so the people did not fight to the last man. You just proved my point. And we would be occupying legion territory. The population drop was largely because of slaughtering the populace, not because the people fought back tooth and nail.

But once we abduct them or capture them or occupy them their existance no longer supports the legion, and so extracting their brain no longer becomes a thing that must be done to deprive the legion.

We can convince people to change. We've done it before. Of course they believe Cesear. They have nothing else to go off of other than that we are dishonorable and villainous. If we show them cesear is wrong, we can convince them to our side.

We seem to be following american ideals and traditions, so "modern western society" is what we are pushing for, at least as a whole, excluding you. Which is why so many of your ideas get shot down for moral reasons.

>>1723402
Except this act won't be saving people- we have a robot army, and kidnapping and killing POW and civilians won't make the legion more likely to surrender. Sun Tsu said "Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across." If we want to save human lives, then we should give them reason to surrender. Killing prisoners just makes their armies fight harder, because they have no option that prevents their death.

It is easy, but not the only way. Morals surpass the material costs of manufacturing brains or replicating them.

Being genocidal does not improve the likely hood of gaining surrender. If people believe we would treat them well, they would likely surrender, compared to surrender leading to death, in which case, they continue to fight.

We are not lacking in the resources that would be needed inorder to keep the people in custody. We have excess food, and once we expand into legion farms and water sources, would have that to feed people. You make this argument on the basis we can't improve, or would be gaining resources to support prisoners as we go.

ISIS and modern US military policy
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>>1723402
They only know what cesear tell them. They know there is technology and with technology there are dishonorable barbarians who would kill them all given the chance. Why would they run into the arms of those who would kill them?

Fine, OP should weigh in.

Our brain was conscious because it was conscious for decades as us. If it is not actualized, it is nothing more than complex meat.

>>1723403
A baby would be more conscious due to the experiences and subconscious development it gains in Utero

No we can build a jar that keeps alive brains alive and scans them at the same time, take one of our brains, scan them and put them back. No need to kill someone. As for quality, we would then be able to make brains when we want to. Why use 5 good brains when we can use 10 ok brains, if we're spending a small bit of metal for it?

Conscious though only exists in the brain while the tissues are alive and undergoing their own self sufficient processes. An AI core can posses conscious though, but it is not inherent to it, and similiarly a brain can be conscious, but can just as well be a bundle of nerves and fluid.
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>>1723622
Hydroponics are a subset of farming that can be included in both the indoor and greenhouse model and will save up on water, but the indoor model with hydroponics is still more water cost effective.

In fact the indoor model is most efficient if using hydroponics rather than ground farming.

>>1723644
I sort of have to follow the laws of thermodynamics anon when it comes to water conservation and energy efficiency.

That being said, perhaps if you truly wish to blow all options out of left field, you could always research FEV super crops.
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>>1724050
The excess heat can be dumped underground easily. Water temperature would remain at a constant 4C not too deep in the ground and dumping heat underground is no problem.

But, as I said. Doesnt matter. Lets move this along.
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>>1724050
So, hydroponics, long term. Figure out the best crop to plant densely and get the most out of the facility. Plants that grow tall and produce fruit rather than roots are preferred. No trees.
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>>1724096
Problem is it seems we're pretty close to a lava pocket, so the ground of the mountain wouldn't be that cool.
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>>1724146
Doesnt matter. As we dont experience the effects on the surface, it must be at least a ways down. That means we can use the ground as it takes little for the effect to occur.

http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Cooling/time-lag-vs-depth.gif

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/temperature-for-3-or-4ft-underground.826193/

Where I live you only have to go down around 2 meters to get a constant temperature year-round. This is used in thermal exchange heaters. The temperature stays the same through 30C summers as well as -20C winters.
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>>1723316
Just before you head off, you do a head count. You decide to bring your "wives" or more accurately, the mothers of your children and your several 3 year olds.

The mothers insist on bringing muggy and supplies for the kids.

Meanwhile, Sam walks up and tugs your hand.

"Daddy, can we bring Clay please? Mommy said it would be okay if you were okay with it."

Hmm, you also need to speak to Unity about what you saw.

>What do?
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>>1724392
Also do you want to bring anyone else? Besides your mothers/children, muggy, Gam, who else?
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>>1724392
"Clay just want to use you for your pussy, sweetheart. I'm going to talk with mommy about it. But you stay her with the other."
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>>1724408
Top kek

>>1724392
tell sam, that we would rather it be just the family. Then tell Unity about our vision.
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>>1724402
Bring Raul, arcade, cass, the women we didn't get pregnant, if any of them want to come. Bring ED-e and Rex.

>>1724392
This is a family trip. Clay isn't family so he can stay behind, make friends with the other kids in town.

Also, brain knows what we know, so I'm assuming brain would be keeping a very close eye on forecaster, right?
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>>1724408
Kek

>>1724402
Bring Arcade, maybe Riddick if he want to come, he can bring either the motorcycle or his car.

>>1724412
I do want to bring Arcade and Riddick along.
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>>1724426
that's fine, i gave family time as an excuse that forecaster might buy
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>>1724423
>the women we didn't get pregnant
That's a lot of women.

Doc Delilah is married right now.

Does that include Mary-Jo Casey?
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>>1724448
The women we slept with and didn't get pregnant. Delilah and her husband can come along.

Didn't Mary-Jo get kidnapped by Crypto?
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>>1724457
>Bring the married women we fucked but didn't get pregnant.
That would be very awkward.
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>>1724457
>Didn't Mary-Jo get kidnapped by Crypto?
Several of them escaped. The only one kidnapped by Crypto was Willow.
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>>1724478
ARES was kidnapped too, wasn't she?
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>>1724478
Yes take them as well, let's get this show on the road
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>>1724487
Oh right, and ARES.

>>1724541
Writing
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>>1724541
Mary-Jo is a skeleton in a trauma harness. Not the most friendly of faces to bring on a field trip.
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>>1724412
>>1724423
>Sam
"Awww. . .okay daddy."

---

The Road Trip is on the way, and you are headed down a familiar road to New Reno, a place you've only heard about but have passed by on your days as a courier.

You never imagined you'd travel in such luxury, and to be honest its almost weird not having the sting of your achy feet or the feel of power armored legs. Everything moves by so fast, and from the roof some of your companions are on the lookout for anything dangerous.

Meanwhile you take this time to speak to Unity about your visions, telling her exactly what you saw.

She scratches her chin.

>Unity
"I can't say I'm not convinced what you saw as impossible.

He's a psyker too. I know because I am a psyker. Somewhat. My powers are weaker away from my core body at Baker, but there's enough of it in this form thanks to its pure human genes.

At the same time, it sounds like what you were dealing with was also a creature with psychic capabilities as well to implant those visions in your head.

How can you say that those are true or not either?

And what do you want to do about it?"
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>>1724691
>And what do you want to do about it?"
Just keep a eye on Clay, and Sam. Their is no other explanation of what happened to the creatures down their. He would want to take her power away from her.
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>>1724710
>Unity
"Actually that part I can believe.

For a long time now I had felt a. . .presence, beneath BigMT. A dark one. Even before I had left many decades ago, and upon my return with you.

Until it wasn't there anymore. I had noticed a gain in his psychic abilities after one of the alien battles. I could put two and two together.

That presence beneath us felt evil. And Clay does seem like a good boy. But you and I both know appearances are deceiving. Of course I'll keep a close eye on Sam. As long as she lets me in, I'll know where and what she's doing."
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>>1724691
keep an eye on clay and Sam, try to convince Sam to drift apart from him.
With how easily the plant died, I don't think it killed everything else, and Clay already told me he killed everything down there. Plant vision matches the facts more than what clay is telling.
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>>1724727
1 for this
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>>1724727
>try to convince Sam to drift apart from him.
I don't know about this one, could lead to trouble.
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>>1724752
Needs to be done. Unity can stop if Sam starts getting hostile about it, but if it's possible, then when we end up taking Clay on, less hurt all around.
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>>1724727
Voting for this
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>>1724770
>then when we end up taking Clay on
>When.
If anon, if.
Unity just mentioned we can't tell if the visions we received are true or not, the only evidence we have that Clay want's to murder Sam for her Psychic powers is the sudden disappearance of the Evil presence beneath BigMT and Clay's psychic power increase she describes.
There's also the problem of that by drifting Sam away we tip of Clay that we know what he's planning(Assuming what the Mushroom showed us is true).
I suggest we just stay with passive observation for now and maybe even introduce Sam to other children so she isn't spending all her time with Clay.
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>>1724727
Supporting
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>>1724727
I vote against, we should wait a bit till we try to that.
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>>1724838
Of course sam going to wait she on a trip with us.
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>>1724752
>>1724780
>>1724829
>>1724727
>Unity
"Then please tell her in person. I'd like her to hear from you how you feel. Even if we see what everyone see's, we value being told to our face. It's still meaningful."
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>>1724858
Tell her in person
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>>1724848
I mean we should wait a bit after we get back from the NCR, like a few turns. We should see how they normally interact before we try to distance them from each other.
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>>1724867
I agree with this.
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>>1724858
We'll talk to Sam on the trip.
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>>1724867
Alright, I want my trip not emotions
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>>1724865
You walk up to your daughter, she seems distressed.

>Sam
"Daddy, I heard what you said to mommy. It's not true, Clay wouldn't hurt me. He's my friend."

>You
[I know what I saw Sam. Unity does too. He killed all those monsters and took their energy. He might do it to you too]

>Sam
"They were evil daddy. He made sure they wouldn't hurt us while the aliens were attacking. You make evil people go away too and you take their things all the time."

>You
[I have to do this for your own saftey Sam. You have other friends too.]

>Sam
"They aren't like clay though. I-it's not fair. . ." she starts pouting and her eyes well up.
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>>1724867
We've seen how they interact with each other. Clay gets her attached to him, and She eats that up.
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>>1724889
Hug Sam
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Meanwhile, you arrive in New Reno.

It's quite different than what you expected. You heard it was a "den of scum and villainy"

It's. . .clean. Clean and shiny. Most of the buildings are clearly New World and rebuilt of NCR Grade concrete.

There's no slum area to speak of, but it reminds you heavily of Vegas. Shops, hotels, and a single grand casino behind which you spot the rise of roller-coasters.

The whole city is lit up with bulbs and neon, giving it that New Vegas feel. And just like New Vegas, there's heavy security.

You see large Sentry Bots standing at corners, and various NCR MP military. There's big crowds here, and families with children. It's strangely orderly.

Its a bit smaller than New Vegas, but if there was anywhere on earth that came close, this would be it.
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>>1724889
comfort her.
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>>1724889
Pat her head and give her a hug
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>>1724908
>>1724914
>>1724918
She hugs you, but says she wants to be left alone.
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>>1724913
>>1724928
Spend some time in New Reno, see how things are going
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>>1724964
yeah do this. Also find some candy or toys or something for the kids.
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>>1724913
...God I want to nuke it from orbit. So bad.
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>>1724975
Im with you man.
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>>1724991
I have a few ideas for tunnelling robots that could deploy a series of explosive charges into the foundations of all the buildings. We could bring this entire place down to rubble in an instant without it ever being linked to us.


That or we use the scout-ship to nuke it, repeatedly.
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>>1725002
I want to see it destroyed, but preferably without leaving behind radioactive problems.

Im fine with tunneling idea.
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>>1725023
For the tunnelling idea, we'd want to make a fairly long snake-like mining robot that carries behind it either a series of charges or a Securitron type replicator to produce charges. Then we just have it tunnel under the city, around any sorts of basements and pipes, and lay a series of charges over time.

Then it leaves the region, detonates them and either returns to our land, we pick it up or moves towards their next town and continues destroying everything it can.


I would also point out that the NCR can clear radiation so it's not too much of a problem, more so a delay.
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>>1725048
I don't want to go blowing up civilian targets for no reason.
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>>1724964
There's even a place to park your RV! It's guarded by yet more Sentry Robots.

You notice that these robots are eeerily similar in personality to a Securitron. Though it's obvious someone had generated the voices and the programming, the effort to mimic their function in New Vegas is present.

You also notice you aren't the only one arriving by vehicle, though yours is the most extravagant.

There are several places to visit, and you have a lot of bottlecaps.

>Food District
>Hotels
>The Eightball Casino
>Entertainment District
>Medical Center
>Shopping District
>Historical District
>The Outdoors Park and Activities District

Further conversation reveals to you places not normally meant for public advertisement.

>Redlight District

Where too?
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>>1725074
As if I give a damn.
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>>1725111
>Medical Center
>Shopping District
>Historical District
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>>1725048
>For the tunnelling idea, we'd want to make a fairly long snake-like mining robot
I believe this is what you are looking for.
http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/Montauk
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>>1725111
>Medical Center
>Shopping District
>Historical District

>The Eightball Casino That's going down first
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>>1725111
>Medical Center
>Shopping District
>Historical District

>>1725112
just putting it out there.
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>>1725111
>Medical Center
>Shopping District
>Historical District
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writing
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>>1725150
Also I have questions for you, mister morals. What is your thoughts on the use of chemical, biological and other such weapons? How about WP or non-detectable fragmentation material in bullets? What about booby traps?
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The Historical District lies near the Bishop Family Botanical Gardens, tended to, like most of the city, by many restored and reprogrammed Mr. Handy's. You've never seen so much green outside of Zion and Vault 22.

There is a holographic speaker here that helps teach travelers the history of Reno "From Old, to New, to Now".

It speaks of Reno as it was in the Old World, and how after the bombs the gangs and crime families took over for almost a century. Reno was not just a center of commerce, but a center of terrible vices and crimes.

Jet was invented here, "the plague on the wasteland" and New Reno was one of the major Slave Hubs. The Wrights, the Mordinos, the Van Graffs, the Bishops.

Even worse, as the NCR spread the beacon of freedom and democracy, the Legion sent agents and spies into New Reno, to make it a stronghold of Slavery. Leeching off NCR wealth, spreading poisonous drugs and vile influence, operating the sin of forced slavery, and amassing weapons and an army within the very heartland of Nevada to spring into the NCR's back.

All that was changed with the arrival of the NCR to liberate the area but a few years ago, by new President Yaunker, using his army to drive out the crooked families, ending the slavers and their Legion frumentari. With the help of NCR medicine and science, the many denizens of New Reno were cured of their jet addiction through Fixxer programs. Meanwhile, in the absence of the families, President Yaunker placed a visionary to govern New Reno, Mr. Oddball, who has since spread his visions of wonder and imagination the people of the New California.

"Do you have any questions?"
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>>1725282
2242
>Not long after the destruction of the Enclave, the Bishop family of New Reno is blessed with a child. This child seems to have little in common with the Bishops, preferring instead to spend his days exploring the wastes. When he turns thirteen, he seizes control of the Bishop family and leads them to victory over the remaining New Reno families. He dies quietly in his sleep at the age of seventy-three, never having known his real father.

Whoa Son of Chosen One is still alive,
His death is 2315
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>>1725282
"Where does Mr Oddball live? How does the city receive it's power, water and food? Where did all these Mr Handy's come from?"
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>>1725242
Chemical, Biological weapons should not be used at all.
Nuclear weapons should be used only as retaliation to other WMD's

Don't know what WP is

non-detectable fragmentations should not be used

booby traps should not be designed to cause excess sufering, so landmines are fine, but not punji stakes.
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>>1725325
>Chemical, Biological weapons should not be used at all.
Dumb as shit.

>Nuclear weapons should be used only as retaliation to other WMD's
Dumb as shit but fair enough.

>Don't know what WP is
White Phosphorous.

>non-detectable fragmentations should not be used
Dumb as shit.

>booby traps should not be designed to cause excess suffering, so landmines are fine, but not punji stakes.
Also dumb as shit but a bit better.
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>>1725325
Seems like you don't want to win at all
Just use the weapons on military targets
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>>1725349
He is the guy that is against my plan to de-brain the Legion. Don't expect him to prioritise actual results over being able to pat himself on the back for having "morals".
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>>1725242
Chemical and biological weapons should be used extremely sparingly if not at all.
Same for nuclear weapons, used as retaliation to other WMD's and really tough enemies.
Don't see a problem with WP since we're probably gonna research and produce alien weapons like the Heat laser and sonic weapon, unless our citizens/companions have a problem with it i won't complain of it's use.
Don't know what non-detectable fragmentation is and Google ain't telling me shit in layman's terms.
Booby traps are fine.
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>>1725323
>Where does Mr Oddball live?
"Mr. Oddball's residence is the Eightball Casino, though being a busy man, it is common for him not to be in his Casino sometimes."

>How does the city receive it's power, water and food?
"The NCR has provided all for New Reno.

As you may be aware, President Yaunker discovered the twin miracles. How to produce fuel from plant material, and how to grow plants at amazing speeds. The National Resource Allocation Act has provided more jobs for more people than any in our history, from logging, to fuel refinery, and the new Gas Turbine Power Plant. Efforts have also been made to link up the power grid with Old World wonders now restored, such as Nuclear Plants and Vaults.

The strides of science have provided for the food as well. Oddball, a man of science and vision, discovered a new way to convert organic plant matter into other types of food and chemicals. With the aid of scientists from across the country from the OSI in NCR, to the Shi in San Francisco, a new wonder substance, Salient Purple, has been developed. Food and plants of all kinds once thought exist now flows throughout our glorious Fatherland."

>Where did all these Mr Handy's come from?
"As for the robots, Great strides have been made in the restoration of Old World factories and robotics to our noble cause, bringing to the New World the convenience and comfort that those of the Old World enjoyed."
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>>1725332
No white phosphorous against civilian targets then.

>>1725349
We can still win even if we restrict ourselves.
You make it seem like we're being beaten back consistently. These things just make us win quicker at the cost of needless killing.
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>>1725391
Oh fuck Oddball and his pet follower.
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>>1725391
Every time we come to the NCR, I just get pissed off more about how far behind we seem to be.
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>>1725403
They have more raw resources and workers than we do. We need to start pushing into the divide and things would start going quicker
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>>1725391
>The strides of science have provided for the food as well. Oddball, a man of science and vision, discovered a new way to convert organic plant matter into other types of food and chemicals. With the aid of scientists from across the country from the OSI in NCR, to the Shi in San Francisco, a new wonder substance, Salient Purple, has been developed. Food and plants of all kinds once thought exist now flows throughout our glorious Fatherland."
HE DID FUCKIN WAT.


Alright, time to nuke his casino and the city and onward until that entire nation smoulders with nuclear fire and the people cry in pain.


I ask permission to begin the various prior described covert operations against the NCR in order to eliminate all their assets and to render them a nonissue.
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>>1725409
You can certainly organize such attacks next turn.

Any more questions for the holographic speaker person or should I move on?
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>>1725409
no. There''s nothing we can do about it now, and nothing of the sort is going to happen again.
There is no point breaking up with a strategic ally for the sake of something already done.

Don't you want to "prioritise actual results over being able to pat yourself on the back for getting vengeance."?
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>>1725380
>Chemical and biological weapons should be used extremely sparingly if not at all.
Considering how far behind we are, I am going to advise them being a constant feature of our army.

>Same for nuclear weapons, used as retaliation to other WMD's and really tough enemies.
Okay so Elijah, NCR, MLA and the Legion.

>Don't see a problem with WP since we're probably gonna research and produce alien weapons like the Heat laser and sonic weapon, unless our citizens/companions have a problem with it i won't complain of it's use.
Good to know.

>Don't know what non-detectable fragmentation is and Google ain't telling me shit in layman's terms.
Essentially material that can't be detected by X-ray and thus is near impossible to find in the body after a bullet shatters or fragments inside the body. Resulting in reoccurring injuries caused by movement like internal bleeding, potentially poisoning and occasional infections.

>Booby traps are fine.
Good to know.

>>1725392
That is a compromise I can agree to.
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>>1725409
Don't jump the gun mate we aren't even ready to begin preparations for such an attack.
Honestly i think we should begin focusing on improving our own Society. I suggest while we collect metal from the Divide we expand the school and start teaching more advanced subjects.
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>>1725242
I mean, my morality shifts depending on how shit my work day was.

>Chemical / Biological Weapons
That depends entirely on the chemical / biological weapon. My main issue is how hard those are to control. I don't want to gas civilians by mistake but I could give a shit less about the Military targets.

>Nuclear Weapons
I mean, I don't think they should be our first option, but taking them off the table is madness. Run a risk assessment similar to WW2 Japan invasion. If it costs more lives to take a place than nukes, Nuke them.

>White Phosphorous.
Again, If the target is military, I could care less. Burn em. We just need to control it so it doesn't spread / burn civilians.

>non-detectable fragmentation
If they don't want to get shot with fancy bullets, then don't attack us. Simple Shit.

>Booby traps
Eh, I don't like traps in general. Its hard to control who goes in and who goes out. Anti Tank landmines are one thing, but the kind of IED/suicide cars you see in the middle east now Im not so sure about.

>>1725409
Do we have a non nuclear / Ballistic missile that we can toss from orbit. Do the orbital satellites even hold those? Otherwise, I'm fine with collapsing Oddballs casino from underground. Fuck that guy.
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>>1725420
>no. There''s nothing we can do about it now, and nothing of the sort is going to happen again.
Like hell you can make either of those statements. We can do plenty and I know for a fact you can't stop something like this happening again.

>There is no point breaking up with a strategic ally for the sake of something already done.
Who said we'd break relations? These covert acts are just that, covert. There is no reason they'd link them to us and thus no reason they'd compromise relations.

>Don't you want to "prioritise actual results over being able to pat yourself on the back for getting vengeance."?
Mate, this gets the actual result of the NCR being weaker and more dependent on us for military, economic and industrial support which means we can charge more for less while also lengthening their war against the Legion / MLA.


>>1725428
All I need is a shit-tonne of dynamite, the Scoutship and the Courier and I can fuck the NCR over severely but I can settle for a fusion cell powered motorbike instead of the Scoutship.
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>>1725421
>Considering how far behind we are, I am going to advise them being a constant feature of our army.
No.
>Okay so Elijah, NCR, MLA and the Legion.
Again no, i consider those plant cultists in Texas though people who we can nuke.
>Essentially material that can't be detected by X-ray and thus is near impossible to find in the body after a bullet shatters or fragments inside the body. Resulting in reoccurring injuries caused by movement like internal bleeding, potentially poisoning and occasional infections.
Holy shit no.
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>>1725409
No, are you retarded. This is not the time
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>>1725441
>All I need is a shit-tonne of dynamite, the Scoutship and the Courier and I can fuck the NCR over severely but I can settle for a fusion cell powered motorbike instead of the Scoutship.
Just one? You ain't doing shit to the NCR with that plan mate.
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>>1725441
Oddball can't leak anything anymore, so something like this won't happen.

Covert acts can be found out, and we can't gurantee you level of scorched earth will work out. You're want to risk the alliance because your angry Oddball stole from us. It's done. Let it go.

We're one person, they are an entire state. We won't be weakening them that much. nowhere near as much as you seem to think.
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>>1725444
Also, we're using energy weapons. There are no such thing as non-detectable munitions in that regard, so it's kinda a non-option for us.

It's like asking whether we should be using broadhead arrow tips.
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>>1725437
>I mean, my morality shifts depending on how shit my work day was.
Fair enough.

>That depends entirely on the chemical / biological weapon. My main issue is how hard those are to control. I don't want to gas civilians by mistake but I could give a shit less about the Military targets.
My primary idea would be toxic gas release systems on our robots to shroud them from enemies and kill all those without gas masks and artillery / rockets to launch it towards them. Backed by WP, poisonous materials and other such things.

Biological weapons would mostly be things to kill plant and animal life thus eliminating enemy food sources. However things to induce blindness, deafness and other such conditions temporarily would also be advisable.

>I mean, I don't think they should be our first option, but taking them off the table is madness. Run a risk assessment similar to WW2 Japan invasion. If it costs more lives to take a place than nukes, Nuke them.
Agreed.

>Again, If the target is military, I could care less. Burn em. We just need to control it so it doesn't spread / burn civilians.
Fair enough but I'd argue that limited civilian casualties can prevent greater ones.

>If they don't want to get shot with fancy bullets, then don't attack us. Simple Shit.
Good.

>Eh, I don't like traps in general. Its hard to control who goes in and who goes out. Anti Tank landmines are one thing, but the kind of IED/suicide cars you see in the middle east now Im not so sure about.
Fair enough but in our wars against the NCR and MLA we will need every advantage.

>>1725444
>No.
Too bad.

>Again no, i consider those plant cultists in Texas though people who we can nuke.
You are insane if you think we can beat Elijah without nukes.

>Holy shit no.
Holy shit yes.

>>1725448
Well when is the time? The longer we wait the stronger they get and the less effect any actions will have.
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>>1725453
>Just one? You ain't doing shit to the NCR with that plan mate.
Blow a few bridges (give me a few sensors for trains or vehicles passing over and I can make it more effective by making sure they take a transport with them), cut down a few power lines (Could be achieved with a axe or blow torch or such depending on how they are building them) and break a few dams (easy ignoring any guards) or factories (remove key parts, break computers, burn design documents, corrupt files, light fuel dumps, etc) and suddenly they ain't looking so hot.

>>1725458
>Oddball can't leak anything anymore, so something like this won't happen.
True but another leak could happen.

>Covert acts can be found out
They can find a stealth 100 courier, in a stealth suit? Then we have no hope of winning outright.

>we can't guarantee your level of scorched earth will work out.
It certainly can't hurt our odds.

>You're want to risk the alliance because your angry Oddball stole from us.
I've been saying this for awhile.

>We're one person, they are an entire state. We won't be weakening them that much. nowhere near as much as you seem to think.
There were roughly 1500 "active" people (saboteurs, fighters. Not counting logistics staff and shit) in the IRA during the troubles and they fucked the UK over severely. Trust me when I say the Courier can do a large amount especially given the world of Fallout.

>>1725469
The Securitrons have a sub-machine-gun, the Bastions have a auto-cannon and the same armaments. You seemingly lack key knowledge of our forces.
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>>1725499
Just accept people aren't going with what you want.
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>>1725499
>Too bad.
You're talking like you have already got our military to use Biological and Chemical weapons, you haven't.
>You are insane if you think we can beat Elijah without nukes.
You are insane if you think that 1, he can only be stopped by nukes and 2, that he doesn't already have anti-nuke defenses.
>Holy shit yes.
We are not doing non-detectable fragmentation, i'd honestly prefer chemical weapons rather than that.
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>>1725413
Just waiting on this
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>>1725521

move on
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>>1725511
No.

>>1725513
>You're talking like you have already got our military to use Biological and Chemical weapons, you haven't.
Well ignoring one unfortunate event at NV, true but I guess I can see how what I wrote would come across like that, apologies.

>You are insane if you think that 1, he can only be stopped by nukes and 2, that he doesn't already have anti-nuke defenses.
1, he can only be stopped by nukes or another direct immediate strike to his command and control systems / the Sierra Madre. That or a long arduous and intensive war which no force in quest can currently facilitate.

>We are not doing non-detectable fragmentation, i'd honestly prefer chemical weapons rather than that.
Why? It only causes harm to people who fight us, only causes problems to those who survive and even then it can still be dealt with, it just takes more resources and time which is the goal of wounding soldiers in war.
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>>1725521
I dont have any further questions
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>>1725521
Move on

>>1725531
>>1725499
How do you think of visiting Mr.Bishop he would be the leader of New Reno before Oddnigger came and fuck his shit up
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>>1725521
I have no further questions that this machine would most likely be able to answer.


Also OP it occurs to me that the NCR wouldn't be able to produce Salient any-fucking-colour-it's-our-invention-you-fucking-cunts. As our design for the shit that turned the plant material into Salient required parts from a replicator.
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>>1725540
yeah, maybe we can try working with mr. Bishop. Would have to see how much power he retained after the nationalisation
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>>1725540
Assuming he is still around, it'd be worth a shot just for the information.
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>>1725553
>>1725557
He would be a cool 43 or 45 year old man. Never find out who his father was. So maybe we can help him that way, and help him undermine Oddball.
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>>1725533
>That or a long arduous and intensive war which no force in quest can currently facilitate.
We can do that if we get more hazard robots and equip then with Anti-hologram weapons and whatever can dismember(Like melee weapons)
>Why? It only causes harm to people who fight us, only causes problems to those who survive and even then it can still be dealt with, it just takes more resources and time which is the goal of wounding soldiers in war.
It's the "Slow painful death by internal bleeding and infections" i have a problem with.
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>>1725575
Problem is we don't know who his father is in game. Unless Marcus want to tell us the story of how the Chosen one went to New Reno and fucked Mr Bishop's daughter or wife.
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>>1725549
They probably created an inferior version that doesn't need a replicator to make.
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>>1725540
>>1725553
>>1725575
Who's Bishop?
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>>1725596
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Bishop

He's the Chosen One's son.
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>>1725577
>We can do that if we get more hazard robots and equip then with Anti-hologram weapons and whatever can dismember(Like melee weapons)
No such anti-hologram weapon exists and even if they did we lack the numbers to win such a war.

>It's the "Slow painful death by internal bleeding and infections" i have a problem with.
Eh, only if they failed to remove them and the infections would only happen once or twice before the infection material runs out and the internal bleeding would only occur from physical exertion / movement.

>>1725590
True but that would be far harder seeing as we did it with our amazing science abilities and working examples where as they'd have to do it from scratch without either of those things and only a single follower's understanding.

Not to mention that even after we got those two things and made a few, we needed the BCR in order to get them started.
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>>1725613
>No such anti-hologram weapon exists and even if they did we lack the numbers to win such a war.
Except for the one we used against the Holograms and it worked, i don't remember the name though.
I am also planning to expand our robot army with Divide metal so i don't think numbers will be a problem.
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>>1725624
>Except for the one we used against the Holograms and it worked, i don't remember the name though.
We shot them, they fizzled a bit and then they got back to killing us.

>I am also planning to expand our robot army with Divide metal so i don't think numbers will be a problem.
It will be compared to an undying army and their hard-as-hell-to-kill assistants.
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>>1725613
We lack the numbers now, but we're building up. We'll get to where we need to be in time.

Oddball brought a follower with him. If he had plans, given a year and the OSI plugging away, I can see the NCR achieving it.

Especially since we used the replicators because we don't have electronics factories to make processors and CPUs
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>>1725629
>We shot them, they fizzled a bit and then they got back to killing us.
No they disappeared for some time but then respawened.
>It will be compared to an undying army and their hard-as-hell-to-kill assistants.
An undying army that can be disabled and assistants that can't reproduce without capturing humans(I think).
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At the shopping district there are several more places you can visit.

For some reason, even though you are a wealthy motherfucker, the sight of your dozen+ female companions and mothers oggling at the shopping windows makes you wince and feel your wallet lighten by the minute.

There are luxury department stores. With entire halves of the building catered specifically for men, and women. Perfumes, fine clothing, leather and geckoskin purses, items of all kinds.

There is an appliance store. At the very front is a "Model Home" which has ever appliance known to man, and a working Mr. Handy cooking things, boiling coffee, walking a pet dog, and cleaning. A television showing a program for the latest NCR Movie a brand new "Captain Cosmic" movie made in New Reno's filming center. >"NOW IN 2D AND HOLOVISION!"
The whole house advertises various appliances that are sold in the nearby store, with shelves lined up neatly. These prices are quite high, but it seems that doesn't stop flocks of people from buying them. You've never seen anything like it, not even in New Vegas.

There's also a Car dealership. Selling NCR model Cars. They make you do a credit check here and now for real only the wealthiest people can buy here, but seeing all these new cars shiny and painted and glimmering in the sun. Crowds iine up just to look at them, and watch the rare few who drive away with one.

Last but not least, a SUPER store. You have no idea what that means, but anything with the word "Super" behind it tends to be big. It's huge! It has, well, everything you can think of. There is this part called a "Grocery" where massive rows of canned are sold.

But not just canned goods. . .fresh vegetables and fruits, some that you have never seen before. Pinapple, watermelon, grapes, and more all kept moist and cold. Bread loves stacked like bricks in a wall. A "produce" ilse with a butcher that slices up any slab of brahmin you want. And, to your dismay, huge rows of Salient Purple as well as a cook book.
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>>1725647
*deli isle

Your ladies want to buy things.

They want to buy a LOT of things.

Will you give them caps to buy things?
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>>1725653
yes.
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>>1725653
Sure but not too much.
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>>1725588
>>1725596
I say he would be pissed that Oddball came and took his city away from him. So he want to get it back. Giving us a inside man who knows New Reno like the back of his hand. He would have a base in the city to plan anything here.

Son of chosen one. We don't know that, but its possible we can find out for bishop.

>>1725629
To do your plan of blowing New Reno we need some help from the inside. Maybe Bishop can help, or at least cause enough problems in town to hurt the NCR.
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>>1725658
Yeah it would be good to get a man on the inside. Would have to find him and talk about such things.
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>>1725653
Buy fruits and vegetables that we never seem before. So we can plant our own in our place and other cloning shit.

Yes
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>>1725653
let the ladies buy things.
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>>1725633
>We lack the numbers now, but we're building up. We'll get to where we need to be in time.
Not quick enough. The cloud is growing even now so Elijah is getting strong enough to feel he can risk expanding and drawing attention.

>Oddball brought a follower with him. If he had plans, given a year and the OSI plugging away, I can see the NCR achieving it.
Nope. It took our entire research staff on drugs, supported by Brain with a functioning example to produce a functioning method of making more which requires technology the NCR couldn't have had access to since we seemingly hadn't gotten a understanding of replicators yet and even then we needed another thing they didn't have access to to get them to turn on.

>Especially since we used the replicators because we don't have electronics factories to make processors and CPUs
Nope. There was a specific part we needed to produce and the choice we took was to use parts from a replicator rather than the alternative solutions.

>>1725641
>No they disappeared for some time but then re-spawened.
I don't remember it like that but I ain't bothered to check.

>An undying army that can be disabled and assistants that can't reproduce without capturing humans(I think).
Yep but they are still far more numerous and deadly for the most part.

>>1725658
We don't need help from the inside by any means but I guess it couldn't hurt to have someone around to pick up the pieces and work for us.
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>>1725686
>>1725671
>>1725667
Oh yeah, if we want Mr. Bishop could come back home with us. He could set up his own casino in what used to be Oddball home in Newberry Springs.

Since he lost everything when NCR came

>>1725653
OP i vote we go looking for Mr. Bishop.
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>>1725710
Especially once we've destroyed everything Oddball has worked for.
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>>1725710
Do we have to build a Casino? I don't want to encourage gambling.
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>>1725710
Ill support looking for bishop
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>>1725710
I was thinking have him overthrow Oddball, and he becomes a man on the inside for us.
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>>1725655
>>1725657
>>1725668
>>1725671
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpbbuaIA3Ds

Sometimes you wonder who the richest Man in the World is.

Everyone thinks of House. But damned if you aren't going to give him a run for his money. It doesn't help that you find to your chagrin the NCR is charging higher for the NCR Dollar ratio to the Bottlecap every time you visit. This is bad, you're losing DOUBLE money this way!

They don't.

Even.

Barter.

Everything is a set price. What's on the sticker or on the ticket is what you get, and damned if everything isn't devised to enrich the state enterprise. This is witchcraft.

Thank the gods you have enough bottlecaps and valuables to trade to drown a person in.

Some buy more, some buy less. Some buy knicknacks, some buy clothes. They hug you, kiss you, some whisper they'll thank you later, some like Cass were never for handouts and just buy some better working clothes with their own money.

Everyone loads up the RV with their multitude of things, including you with the samples of fruit. This will help to reverse engineer them, either through planting or expanding your Salient Green.

Looking over the Salient Purple cookbook you find that its abilities exceed Salient Green.
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>>1725724
We don't, I want to see Mr. Bishop before doing any choices. I want to know what type of man he is first
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>>1725735
>Looking over the Salient Purple cookbook you find that its abilities exceed Salient Green.
Oh what the fuck.
>>1725736
I agree.
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>>1725735
Alright OP
Let's go looking for Mr.Bishop

buy books on our way just because for our library.
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>>1725746
Well we haven't actually put in any effort to improve Salient, so it's not unusual the people who did have something better.
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>>1725139
You never want to hear the sound of a Cash Register again.

Last but not least you decide to visit their Medical Center.

Rather than run by followers, you find that all Medical Centers are now state run by the OSI Medical Division.

Inside a clinic, you find things are neat, clean, and orderly. Actually in your experience the followers and most every doctor were really poor on cleanliness standards, and this seems similar to the higher standards your mechanical Auto Docs insist on.

The medical clinic functions as a pharmacy. Most of the known drugs you have are here, and they do indeed sell implants of the standard variety. Though there are no illegal drugs here. You see they have plenty of Hyospray stocked.

You ask the desk lady to speak with their the doctor. And he appears before you.

Literally.

The hologram speaks. He wears a weird uniform for a doctor, not white but dark with dark colors. He has an NCR's bear insignia on his upper chest however.

"Greetings. I am a fully licensed and functional Medical Hologram.

Please, state the nature of the medical emergency."

>What do
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>>1725540
>How do you think of visiting Mr.Bishop he would be the leader of New Reno before Oddnigger came and fuck his shit up
Supporting this - let's look for him.
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>>1725799
Fuck this. Im done with this Ncr Shit.

Ill wander back in later.
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>>1725799
Fuck the Doctor, let's go look for Mr.Bishop
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Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>1725810
>>1725540
>>1725553
>>1725575
Alright, the search for Mr. Bishop!

Roll me 1d100!
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Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>1725821
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>>1725815
I have to agree. There is no way I can actually imagine them advancing this fast. Fuck it, it's lucky I've put so much time in and so few other good quests are running as of late or I'd just leave.
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>>1725819
Yeah, holodoctor's are a bit much for the NCR.
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>>1725829
>>1725836
>You
This definitely seems strange beyond imagining how the NCR is even capable of this.

Even considering the OSI, and the SHI, for all you've heard. . .BigMT had the only holographic technology you can think of.

It does occur to you that this Holo-Doctor speaks with an accent you've never seen before. And there's some sort of lag in his movements, as if he were recieving his data from very far away.

You just feel a mystery in your bones, something is wrong here
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>>1725761
>Well we haven't actually put in any effort to improve Salient, so it's not unusual the people who did have something better.
Very true.

This trip has proven 3 things to me:
1. We need to grab as much NCR stuff as we can to replicate at home
2. We need to open up replicator technology to our populace after we scan these items into the database. By providing this communal resource, we exceed the department store because it's essentially free
3. We need spies in the NCR pronto to watch them and steal tech

We could hack into the medical AI and open a backdoor for James or that other Intelligence AI to come in. They will probably continue to make these doctor holograms and they are likely linked together to a central medical database - so if we infect one we can infect the whole system. They then become our first hidden eyes.
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>>1725845
Oh. Ok. Something fishy is going on.
Crypto, maybe.
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Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>1725845
In fact let me check something
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>>1725845
>You just feel a mystery in your bones, something is wrong here
Looks like the NCR probably has adopted the old worlds unethical experimentation.
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>>1725852
>>1725850
>>1725829
>>1725869
From this trip of the NCR, it's making me mad. If we had never gone to NCR we would have never known what the type of thieves they are.

We need to do something about them.
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>>1725850
We can't do number 2 since it takes steel and Fissile materials to make stuff from replicators, we will have to wait until we get that non-fissile upgrade and lot's of metal before giving people personal replicators.
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>>1725850
We should build ZAX first, one of the personality types, SPI, is perfect for this. James is more surveillance and counter espionage
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>>1725877
I've already advised actions that would severely harm their industrial and economic abilities.


However we could bring this up diplomatically and forcibly ask for compensation for them supporting a traitor who leaked state secrets.
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>>1725877
some things are theivery, but we knew that Oddball would steal knowledge when he left.

but I think the hologram seems to be a third party with holotech. The NCR has a benefactor.
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>>1725887
My bet is on Elijah, seeing as we convinced him that the people of the wastes could be converted to work for him.

I mean, it makes sense since it wouldn't prevent him from continuing to spread the cloud or anything but it would get him resources and support.
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>>1725878
This wouldn't be personal, it we be communal with us providing a ration of materials for citizens to use until we unlock the non-fissile upgrade.

>>1725880
Agreed, taking over the divide and building the ZAX should be our immediate priorities.

Using James would be a good internediate solution though, as the ZAX could take some time.
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>>1725885
Their infrastructure is a symptom, not a disease.
They are getting this holographic technology from someone else. We need to find out who they are and get them to pull their support. Or else they would come out with something that easily repairs stuff.
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>>1725904
True but damaging their infrastructure and industry will slow their advancement and potentially help to turn the war in the favour of the MLA and Legion. Which will reduce the threat the NCR represents which is the largest we have encountered, ignoring Elijah.
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>>1725896
Elijah is iffy to me. He wouldn't touch the NCR with a ten foot pole. No way would he start dealing with the people who almost killed his chapter. Also the lag is concerning. Elijah has our holotech, so if he gave it to the NCR it would not have the lag ours has.

It's either Crypto or a new player in the game.
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>>1725896
It's either Crypto or Elijah.

Holo-tech may point to Elijah (along with the NCR's fascist tendencies) but my bet is crypto.

Their stone troopers and elite soldiers all seem like clones, that is tech beyond us or Elija at the moment.

Now assuming that he is helping them beyond just to get back at us, there would be a steady stream of 'interesting' women disappearing in the NCR, to solve his appetite.

We should investigate any reports along those lines while we're here.
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>>1725922
Just make a good turn actions about what we can do and I'll support it.
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>>1725900
Still has the same problem but less severe, i still recommend waiting until we get a reliable source of metal.
>Agreed, taking over the divide and building the ZAX should be our immediate priorities.
I say the priority should be Taking the Divide and getting a foothold in Utah, the ZAX seems to me like a longer project and at best we can complete it alongside Utah.
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>>1725926
>>1725929
Main point is that there is someone giving the NCR new tech that they shouldn't have access to and we need to stop them / the NCR's advancement.
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>>1725929
I was thinking we fix the sensor array on the mothership, and have it scan for any other saucers in the continent.

>>1725922
I think we have to go straight to the throat on this. THey have holotech, they can rebuild bridges. We need to focus on getting rid of the benefactor.

If it turns out they're sharing product and not production, then dealing with the benefactor cuts the NCR of on all sorts of good stuff. THat would weaken them more than one man and a sack of dynamite ever could.
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>>1725845
Riddick steps in, and the Doctor seems to shift a bit and speak to him.

>Holo-doc
"Ah, I see you are wearing Solar Adaptive Visorwear."

>Riddick
"Yeah, what's it to you."

>Holo-doc
"Your model seems damaged. I could offer a replacement for a small fee. As a Furyan, protection of your low light sensitive eyes is a must on such a bright day."

Riddick takes off his goggles, steps up to him, and stares him in the eye.

>Riddick
"What do you know about Furya"

>Holo-doc
"I'm afraid I know nothing about that Sir."

>Riddick
"But you know I'm a Furyan."

>Holo-Doc
"Yes sir. Now, NCR Slags have developed special goggles for-"

>Riddick
"If you know I'm a Furyan, what do you know about where Furyan's come from"

>Holo-Doc
"I-

. . .

do not know sir."

The Hologram abruptly vanished.

>Desk Lady
"I'm sorry sir. The holodoctor appears to be uh, out for maintenance. Please come back at a later date."

You are politely, but firmly, asked to leave the medical clinic.
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>>1725945
>THat would weaken them more than one man and a sack of dynamite ever could.
Never doubt what a dozen destroyed railway bridges and blown tunnels will do to their war effort. Especially if we raid their military ammo dumps and such for more before lighting the place up like the fourth of July.
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>>1725947
CRYPTO! That fuck!
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>>1725953
You're thinking too small picture on this. While we blow up bridges and military targets, the benefactor, who >>1725947
seems to be Crypto, gives the NCR more shit. We find and kill Crypto and their tech advancement stalls.
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>>1725953
>>1725957
Let's do it, the last straw was broken when the NCR started doing this shit.

After our trip of course, it would put blame on us if things started happening right when we ask permission to come to the NCR

We need to kill Crypto first, and Oddball
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>>1725947
They're working with Crypto, time for war.
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>>1725963
True but if the war was to turn against the NCR then they'll possibly lose his support.

>>1725967
Yeah. We can get the Chinese on board by explaining what we think is happening and get our two groups unified in the face of this threat. After that we go and see the Shi. They'll listen to their communist brothers in arms.

After that...I guess we could try getting the MLA and Legion onside if we wanted to but I doubt either would be of much use. Better to skip straight to getting the rest of the Brotherhood of steel on-board. They are advanced, numerous and ideologically opposed to things like this.


>>1725979
Not yet, we still need to prepare but now is the time to sharpen our blades and ready our war-songs. For the day of battle approaches.


At least we know how they got all those clone soldiers then.
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>>1725967
>>1725979
Assassinate Crypto. We can't win a war.
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>>1725821
>>1725826
You run back to the history hologram person.

"Hey!

What happened to Mr. Bishop and the Bishop family?"

>Hologram
"Of the families, the Bishops fought the hardest and the longest. They were last seen escaping north east. There is not much known about where they are now. These gardens are named out of respect of their courage in the face of overwhelming odds, though they fought on the wrong side of civilization."
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>>1726002
Damn. He became an MLA warlord or something.
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>>1725987
Seconding this.

We need to go and see the Shi this trip! We should have DanDan with us, she can convince them to (covertly) join our side against Crypto.

We need to frame this right! It isn't a 'war against the NCR' it's a war for humanity!

We need Mr New Vegas to start produce propaganda about 'rumours of third party assistance to the NCR'senior leadership.
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>>1725979
Make sure to denounce Veni- i mean the NCR first.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep5meQkcCkg
>>1725985
>Not yet, we still need to prepare but now is the time to sharpen our blades and ready our war-songs. For the day of battle approaches.
Well this is a surprise, i agree with you completely. Even if you wanted to accept Crypto's deal.
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>>1725987
We don't know where he is and even if we did I think the NCR is going to be protecting him.


Our best hope is to strengthen the MLA and Legion enough that the war reestablishes a balance or even pushes against the NCR slightly so they have no resources to spare and are losing ground / numbers slightly.

Then we can tip the balance at a moments notice and with Niner in the MLA we can establish an uneasy truce to capture the NCR's shit and fight off the Legion. After which we can go our separate ways / get to warring and have the BOS come through their lands.


A complex plan but it could work.


>>1726006
Possibly.
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>>1726011
>We need Mr New Vegas to start produce propaganda about 'rumours of third party assistance to the NCR'senior leadership.
Didn't New Vegas say he's working for us on the radio? We can't have him do that.
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>>1726016
Why not just declare war on the NCR, forcing them to fight a 3 front war while ignoring all the other factions?
Of course this means we have to prepare first.
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>>1726016
Get the mothership sensors working and we could try to scan for saucers and alien technology. A large concentration in an odd place, and we can assume that is where the research and tech sharing labs are.

We should also get the Enclave and Brotherhood in on this. Set up XCOM and everything. This is a war for humanity.
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>>1726016
>Our best hope is to strengthen the MLA and Legion enough that the war reestablishes a balance
Agreed, while we attempt to find and assassinate Crypto to stall their tech development.

How do we support each party - without it fucking us over long term? What do we give them?
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>>1726014
>Even if you wanted to accept Crypto's deal.
Seeing what he has done for the NCR, I hope you can see why I feel it might've been worth it.

On the other hand he is a bastard that I will put to the torch and never trust again and I apologise for ever thinking we could.


Now, a question. Would you allow me to remove all moral constraints on war methods? I can promise we will win more battles but I can't promise that it will win us the war in a way we would like but considering the NCR's fascist tendencies, I doubt that is on the table outright...

>>1726023
Because maintaining peace allows us to continue trading for resources from them, getting tech and most importantly it means they won't be trying to kill us until we are ready. Plus we can do covert / less covert missions into their lands far easier.
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There's still plenty of turn time to visit somewhere, and you have yet to visit the NCR's centenniel.

>What do
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>>1726023
It don't help since we're so tiny, we less than 500 troops
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>>1726032
Give them tech that the other party has.

Like give the Legion cloning capability.
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>>1726032
They seem to be managing fine on their own. If we get the enclave and brotherhood and shi together we might be able to surgical strike and kill crypto without helping our enemies. This is a perfect excuse to get the Enclave to cooperate with us- Mutants are more human than crypto is.
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>>1726039
San francisco
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>>1726039
Go to San Fransisco to meet the Shi.

DanDan came with us, right? She will be instrumental.
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>>1726038
>Now, a question. Would you allow me to remove all moral constraints on war methods? I can promise we will win more battles but I can't promise that it will win us the war in a way we would like but considering the NCR's fascist tendencies, I doubt that is on the table outright...
Can you at least promise you will talk with our Companions about the use of such weapons and that you will use weapons that kill quickly instead of stuff like that non-detectable Fragmentation?
Also please no Biological weapons if we can help it they are to hard to control.
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>>1726041
Make up the difference with Superior tech and robots, also subterranean tunnels to make it a guerrilla war, and everybody knows how bad those wars can be.
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>>1726045
>This is a perfect excuse to get the Enclave to cooperate with us- Mutants are more human than crypto is.
Yup, I think it is as well.

We'll probably need some evidence to back up our claims before they join us as allies. Ditto with the Midwest BoS.
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>>1726038
>Now, a question. Would you allow me to remove all moral constraints on war methods?

I've already told you what I agree with, and you have my support for most of it.
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>>1726064
They have much more troops, tanks, air forces, that we can't take them on.

>>1726039
San Fransisco
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>>1726065
>We'll probably need some evidence to back up our claims before they join us as allies. Ditto with the Midwest BoS.
Do we have footage or corpses of the Aliens? That can work as proof and if not we have A MOTHERSHIP on our backyard.
The problem however will be how to unite the Enclave and Brotherhood, factions that have fought each other. Also The Midwestern BoS hate for nonhumans.
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>>1726064
Guerrilla wars work if you're okay with the enemy on your turf. We are not. Once the NCR gets into the mountain, we lose.
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>>1726080
Enemy of my enemy could work.
We probably have footage from the video call, so we can show he's a murderous rapist alien.
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>>1726076
>They have much more troops, tanks, air forces, that we can't take them on.
The desert will help against troops, we can make anti tank robots/tanks and we have those drone fighters that was suggested that can guard our skies.
>>1726082
Our territory ain't just the mountain, but an entire dessert.
Oh fuck i just realized by using guerrilla tactics we are once more one step closer to NOD
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>>1726027
>Get the mothership sensors working and we could try to scan for saucers and alien technology. A large concentration in an odd place, and we can assume that is where the research and tech sharing labs are.
Agreed but that might be beyond us.

Alternative solution: create a flight of fusion battery powered sensor drones and send them off to scout the NCR in an automated pattern.

>We should also get the Enclave and Brotherhood in on this. Set up XCOM and everything. This is a war for humanity.
Agreed. We can all agree, that even though we may want everyone else dead, that the alternative (another group winning) is far worse. Especially one that goes against all of our belief / ideological systems.

>>1726032
>Agreed, while we attempt to find and assassinate Crypto to stall their tech development.
Aye something like that. Might actually be worth reconsidering the use of nuclear assets if it comes down to the wire so to speak.

>How do we support each party - without it fucking us over long term? What do we give them?
Well we can give the MLA combat stimulants as I have previously suggested in return for getting slaves and such which will justify it to the NCR if they find out. We could also see about producing ammo and weapons or even improving their food production or something. Try and maybe make their civilisation a bit more, civilised?

As to the Legion, just give them better Brahmin, crops and other such things. As they won't use drugs as far as we know and technology is mostly off the table. We might get by with some gene-modding / FEV however.
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>>1726098
>Alternative solution: create a flight of fusion battery powered sensor drones and send them off to scout the NCR in an automated pattern.
And how will you prevent these drones from being shot down?
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>>1726098
>Agreed. We can all agree, that even though we may want everyone else dead, that the alternative (another group winning) is far worse. Especially one that goes against all of our belief / ideological systems.
We will have a problem with the Midwester BoS then cause we go against their ideological system of "remove mutants".
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>>1726056
I promise, that for as long as my memory serves me well and my intent is unaltered, to always get the opinion of our companions as to the use of non-conventional or "war crime" grade weapons.

As to biological ones, I make no promises as I have one or two ideas but they'll need testing and shit.

>>1726071
Great.

>>1726104
They can fly pretty high and if the NCR asks, just say we are getting a map of the world / that their sensors aren't that detailed and can only make out shit like rivers, lakes, roads and towns. Imply that we will give them a copy when we are done and even do so assuming they are willing to pay.
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>>1726120
>I promise, that for as long as my memory serves me well and my intent is unaltered, to always get the opinion of our companions as to the use of non-conventional or "war crime" grade weapons.
>As to biological ones, I make no promises as I have one or two ideas but they'll need testing and shit.
Good enough, i'll just vote no if i think your Biological weapons are a bad idea.
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>>1726111
True but I think they can look the other way on us sparing the near-human ones when we are pointing to a source of more and more abhumans like the stone men and shit. Not to mention they'd hate the NCR having such advanced tech.

Anyhow we aren't planning on making more FEV-mutants. Maybe some research into FEV but they don't need to know about that until either we've exhausted it or we've made humanity 2.0 without any bugs since they can't complain.
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I wonder if archimedes II would work over in the NCR when we find the location of the labs.

Otherwise, we should check to see if there are any old space weaponry satellites available. One good rods from god shower would kill it flat.
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>>1726098
We have the spy satellite plans. Build those, put in a cloaking field, have them go over NCR territory.

But we should avoid all out war on the NCR, Even if we do guerrilla ops, it's too easy for them to roll over anything we have. and nukes are useless without a target, and he would probably be fortified, so not much use even then.

It actually seems like the MLA is winning up north, so we don't have to really support them much. They did push the NCR out of the Drowned City.
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>>1726133
The biological weapons I have in mind are targeted at killing off the NCR's fuel supply and killing all "universal" blooded humans as the Stone-men and other clones are of this type however this one I plan on having be 100% lethal within 20 hours with low second wave infectivity so no worries about it spreading.
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>>1726139
Well if you think that will work i won't stop you, i was thinking of trying to convince the Midwestern BoS to stop the mutant labor camps anyway.
Well anyway, first goal next turns will be to get into the Divide and contact the Enclave again to make them our friends.
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>>1726153
Clones and humans are too similiar. Too easy for mutations to happen and start a plague.
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>>1726142
We did a list previously of all space weapons. Our count comes out to a few dozen volleys of small nuclear missiles and a single orbital laser with a 24 hour recharge. Plus anything Chinese in origin. However I have previously advised a method for converting the moon into a weapon.

>>1726143
>We have the spy satellite plans. Build those, put in a cloaking field, have them go over NCR territory.
True but we could just as well do that to the drones and they are not only more expendable but also more useful long term to have a stealth variant of.

>But we should avoid all out war on the NCR, Even if we do guerrilla ops, it's too easy for them to roll over anything we have. and nukes are useless without a target, and he would probably be fortified, so not much use even then.
True but if it comes down to it I am going to say we throw every last bullet, man, woman and child at beating the NCR.

>It actually seems like the MLA is winning up north, so we don't have to really support them much. They did push the NCR out of the Drowned City.
True but at an extreme cost and if anything we want the MLA over the Legion to be winning even more so so to be frank that is good. Since we can actually diplomatically talk to them possibly with Niner and shit.

>>1726161
>Well if you think that will work i won't stop you, i was thinking of trying to convince the Midwestern BoS to stop the mutant labor camps anyway.
That'd be nice but to be frank if we can get the Institute to meet us, they have a cure for super-mutants at least of their own make and could probably produce a new one. So that'd solve the problem.

>Well anyway, first goal next turns will be to get into the Divide and contact the Enclave again to make them our friends.
Yep.

>>1726162
>Clones and humans are too similar. Too easy for mutations to happen and start a plague.
Then use a agent with a low mutation rate. Something that doesn't kill by cell deaths but rather by disrupting chemical interactions or such.

Alternatively, make it so deadly, so quickly, that they don't get a chance to mutate.
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>>1726191
>That'd be nice but to be frank if we can get the Institute to meet us, they have a cure for super-mutants at least of their own make and could probably produce a new one. So that'd solve the problem.
Oh yea giving that to the Midwestern BoS would definitely solidify an alliance, we can even ask for them to give us their unwanted Ghouls in exchange.
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>>1726203
Yeah not to mention the fact that we can easily logic them into not persecuting mutants as much.
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>>1726143
>But we should avoid all out war on the NCR, Even if we do guerrilla ops, it's too easy for them to roll over anything we have.
Not really, as long as we negate the NCR's Vehicles and Airforce we can hold them off.
We also will probably get lot's of new tech from their salvage.
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>>1726203
>>1726207
I agree with both of those things
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>>1726191
>True but at an extreme cost and if anything we want the MLA over the Legion to be winning even more so so to be frank that is good. Since we can actually diplomatically talk to them possibly with Niner and shit.
I ain't doing shit with Niner besides killing, besides working with the MLA in any fashion will piss of the Midwestern BoS.
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You load up your truck before the ladies get any more ideas about spending, and head to San Francisco.

You are greeted by a sight of a green city. Vines and flowers grow upon the ancient ruins, making pink blossoms which fall onto the earth. Here and there, Ghouls and Hazmat soldiers harvest green glowing fruit from them, storing them in radioactive containers.

It is a peaceful, green place. Many people walk its streets.

Up above you see their flag, a golden dragon on a red background. Next to it is the flag of the two headed bear.

Below them, in gold and brass, a symbol of a Bear and a Dragon facing each other, as if hailing one another.

DanDan says she recognizes much of the writing and advertisements everywhere, and is excited to learn that she will be meeting chinese descendants of survivors of the war!

You park your RV in an NCR designated parking spot. There are different places to visit.

CHOOSE:
>The Palace
>The Docks
>The Dojo and Martial Arts District
>Chinatown (Shops, Restaurants, Armaments etc.)
>NCR Bunker
>Abandoned Hubologist District
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>>1726191
We could either one for the scouting things out, but I think the satellite would be harder to detect.

THen it's best not to trigger an all out war. Or when we kill crypto, we get evidence yaunker is supplying him with sex slaves, leak that somehow, take advantage of the chaos.

We amy be able to talk with niner, but convincing him or any of his buddies seems very difficult. No point have communications if it's just ignored.

The storm troopers and stone men probably use a human base. And controlling mutation isn't easy. It's just a result of chaos. Also if we make it so deadly it won't mutate, it might be so deadly it won't spread.
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>>1726221
>The Palace
bring Dandan
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>>1726221
>The Palace
Bring Dandan
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>>1726221
All locations in this order:

>The Palace
>The Dojo and Martial Arts District
>Chinatown (Shops, Restaurants, Armaments etc.)
>The Docks
>Abandoned Hubologist District
>NCR Bunker
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>>1726210
Thanks for reminding me of something. I assume everyone here is aware of the highly successful (though possibly not cost effective depending on how you look at it) German Flak towers of WW 2? I think we should make a more...modern version to truly control the skies around our glorious capital city.

>>1726219
True but we can point out to the Midwestern BOS that the MLA will die in time but the NCR is a threat which won't pass anywhere near as easily. Plus, they understand the concept of a disposable asset which is what the MLA are: a nice big meat shield to soak up everything the NCR can dish out, which we can finish off later.

>>1726221
>The Palace

We can deal with the rest later.


>>1726226
>We could either one for the scouting things out, but I think the satellite would be harder to detect.
Oh you meant that! Yeah true but it might not pick up what we need to find. Still having it would be great so I would support getting one built and up into space.

>THen it's best not to trigger an all out war. Or when we kill crypto, we get evidence yaunker is supplying him with sex slaves, leak that somehow, take advantage of the chaos.
True but an all out war is easier to do than that and less likely to backfire. We just need to be ready when we finally do it.

>We amy be able to talk with niner, but convincing him or any of his buddies seems very difficult. No point have communications if it's just ignored.
True but they understand the concept of two groups agreeing to not fight to take down a bigger, richer, target and we can easily point out that the alternative of us working with them, is us working against them.

>The storm troopers and stone men probably use a human base. And controlling mutation isn't easy. It's just a result of chaos. Also if we make it so deadly it won't mutate, it might be so deadly it won't spread.
Which would be ideal since it would contain the virus effectively to the zone of deployment which would be the front-lines.
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>>1726191
>They did push the NCR out of the Drowned City.
Actually, as far as you are aware, the Flooded City is still in NCR territory. Your forces helped evacuate infirm and disabled civilians and deliver much needed supplies.
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>>1726258
>German Flak towers.
Can't the Bastions already shoot down Aircraft with their Minigun and missiles?
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>>1726262
All the more reason to "help" the MLA to help us.
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>>1726271
Not really, as long as we don't attack the MLA they will continue to raid the NCR (which is why they attacked the Flooded city) drawing troops away from our front, we don't have to do anything to help the MLA besides opening another warfront.
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>>1726270
True but I am talking about established defences in our city to prevent the NCR trying anything if we end up at war. Plus, the Flak towers also worked as air-raid shelters, ammo stores, hospitals, command centres, bastions against ground assault and so on.

Not to mention it means we can have far larger guns / lasers for defensive purposes.
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>>1726270
We also tossed around TACT's with railguns, or laser turrets

>>1726271
Actually how things are going is rather good. The MLA threat is so good that it draws the NCR forces out to the borders. If they start pushing, NCR might cut their loses and pull inwards, consolidating in the strategic heartlands. Best to ensure the stalemate's get more intense, but not broken.
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>>1726258
>True but we can point out to the Midwestern BOS that the MLA will die in time but the NCR is a threat which won't pass anywhere near as easily. Plus, they understand the concept of a disposable asset which is what the MLA are: a nice big meat shield to soak up everything the NCR can dish out, which we can finish off later.
That won't work, the Midwestern HATES the MLA a lot more than the NCR. The Midwester is also at war with the MLA currently if i recall correctly so help the MLA is bad for us too.
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>>1726251
>>1726256
The Steel Palace of the Shi is an impressive structure from above. Masses of concrete and steel.

And, you swear, you see soldiers working and pouring a familiar grey concrete in a Hexagonal Pattern.

>You
(FffffffFUCK Oddball)

In any case, the front of the Steel Palace is a large and, very obviously jurry-rigged, Vault Tec Door. Guarded by tall VC Troopers and some sort of Shi Trooper in advanced armor.

It resembles the Stealth Armor of the Crimson Dragoons, only looking less for stealth and more for armor and has some other accessories you spot for aiming and firepower. Both of them are armed, heavily, in Heavy Gauss or Heavy Plasma Rifles.

Behind and above them are some heavy Plasma Turrets, and normal laser turrets. You sense there are doors nearby, no doubt where robots will come from too.

>Shi Palace Guard
"Halt! No visitors to the Forbidden Palace.

Return to the civilian district."
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>>1726296
True but helping them will weaken the NCR and draw more of their strength away to fight them which we will be able to "measure" based off of the Garrisons of the towns near us. Making any future war easier.

>>1726300
Actually we don't know how well they are doing and them getting closer to their heart land works all the better. Since it cuts them off from their fuel supply / creation cities in the north which would greatly weaken the NCR. So they won't be willing or able to pull back unless they genuinely couldn't hold the line which they currently are for the most part.
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>>1726307
In chinese
I am the Executor of the Phoenix Commonwealth and would like to speak with your leader to arrange diplomatic relatioons with the people of the Shi
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>>1726307
>And, you swear, you see soldiers working and pouring a familiar grey concrete in a Hexagonal Pattern.
God dammit QM stop. You are making things unplayable here.
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>>1726303
>That won't work, the Midwestern HATES the MLA a lot more than the NCR.
True but they consider them a nuisance which will die in time and probably would understand our plan.

>The Midwestern is also at war with the MLA currently if i recall correctly so help the MLA is bad for us too.
True but the Midwestern BOS should be able to think long term enough to figure out that the MLA getting a bit stronger is not as bad as a stronger NCR.

>>1726307
I concur with the feelings of our Courier.


>>1726318
This. Maybe mention Dandan's title as a Crimson Dragoon / rep of another group of Chinese or something.
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>>1726318
Supporting

>>1726327
>God dammit QM stop. You are making things unplayable here.
It's giving us some challenges that we need to face, due to past rolls with Oddball and alien guy

>>1726307
I agree with how Courier is feeling
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>>1726318
1 for this
>>1726330
1 for this
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>>1726330
>True but they consider them a nuisance which will die in time and probably would understand our plan.
Which won't happen if we help the MLA, we should just not attack them so they can focus on the NCR.
>True but the Midwestern BOS should be able to think long term enough to figure out that the MLA getting a bit stronger is not as bad as a stronger NCR.
Nope, they REALLY hate the MLA.
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>>1726327
This. There was a line where them taking our shit was fair enough but I fail to believe that the Follow who understood chemistry / concrete also had a good enough understanding of the shit that makes Salient possible.

Choose one and stick with it for god sake, our Followers weren't all knowing super scientists in every field, we just had enough to cover most fields of research.
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>>1726334
>It's giving us some challenges that we need to face, due to past rolls with Oddball and alien guy
Challenges that are starting to grow impossible to beat and just downright unfair.
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>>1726330
They might settle for ignoring the MLA to deal with the NCR, but outright supporting them would be out of the question.
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>>1726337
>Which won't happen if we help the MLA, we should just not attack them so they can focus on the NCR.
It will still happen and I fail to see how us making them stronger to beat the NCR will result in them being strong enough to beat the MLA. Seeing as we can cut off our support at a moments notice.

>Nope, they REALLY hate the MLA.
No, they really really hate mutants and see the MLA as a bunch of dangerous misguided fools who aren't worth saving.

Seriously, you think they hate them like Nazi's hate the Jews or something.
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>>1726345
They don't even have to ignore the MLA, they can keep attacking them, the Midwestern just has to keep in mind not to push too hard since the MLA needs soldiers against the NCR.
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>>1726351
They do. They're mutants, and the only good mutant is an enslaved mutant. Or a dead one.
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>>1726345
I fail to see why the BOS wouldn't understand the concept of strengthening one enemy so they can beat another and then in turn be defeated.
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>>1726318
Supporting this + mention DanDan's position and have her talk to the guard in Mandarin.
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>>1726353
And manipulating them so they get killed killing your enemies is resulting in dead mutants plus dead enemies.
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>>1726356
>INB4 These guys are from Hong Kong and speak Cantonese.
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>>1726351
>It will still happen and I fail to see how us making them stronger to beat the NCR will result in them being strong enough to beat the MLA.|
Huh?
>No, they really really hate mutants and see the MLA as a bunch of dangerous misguided fools who aren't worth saving.
Nope, in thread 16 the Leader says
"I am building my strength to ensure this, but before I can stand up to them I must defeat a threat far more immediate and insidious, the Mutant Liberation Army must be annihilated at all cost."
That looks like hate to me.
>Seriously, you think they hate them like Nazi's hate the Jews or something.
>Labor gulags.
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>>1726363
>Huh?
It's five AM. I am going to call it a night before I mess anything more up.
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>>1726344
Fucking seriously, we have to deal with the Legion and their Herculese we created, Elijah, the MLA with Niner, the Midwestern BoS and their holocaust, Clay and his possible murder, possibly the Enclave if they decide we aren't pure enough and now GOD DAMN CRYPTO in the NCR with half of our best tech!
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>>1726318
I'll support talking up Dandan. so its....

>>1726336
QM three votes for introducing ourselves and Dandan in chinese
>>1726318
>>1726330
>>1726356
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Dandan steps forward, and pulls out a sword in its sheath. They aim their guns at her, but then she starts reciting something. A poem of sorts, or a vow, from what you understand of Chinese

The Shi Trooper motions for the VC trooper to lower his weapon, and as Dandan finishes the last stanza, the Shi Trooper replies with his own.

Dandan then explains that she is indeed a Crimson Dragoon, and not from the Shi but from other Chinese survivors of the war. That you are her husband, and that the both of you represent an entire Chinese settlement wanting to reconnect with others.

The Shi nods, and talks into his radio. A short while later, he gets a reply.

>Shi Trooper
"Both of you may see the Advisor to the Emperor, but you must be disarmed including your power armors.

Do not attempt to bring tiny weapons either, you will be X-Rayed. Understood?"
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>>1726391
Well we can maybe get the Enclave and Midwest to cooperate in dealing with Crypto, so that's 3 problems out of the way. Legion and MLA are far off from us so we have time.

Elijah is a wild card at the moment. He can strike at any time. We have a lot on our plate, but we have the time to deal with them.
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>>1726391
We don't need to fight them all we just got to have them fight against each other.

>>1726401
Understood
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>>1726401
yes. obey the nice guardsman.
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>>1726401
Understood
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>>1726403
If things go to plan during the Diplomacy and Negotiations.
There's also something i just found in thread 16 that i must mention.
>"So Eijah is alive and attempting wipe out the Legion using ancient technology and subservient mutants to his cause. That is not reason enough for me to be overtly hotile to him. So long as he does not intend to proliferate these monstrosities and intends to see them removed once he has re-established control over the Mojave, and see that human and brotherhood civilization returns to it, I cannot act against him."
So potentially Elijah might have already gotten the Midwestern BoS against us.
>>1726406
>We don't need to fight them all we just got to have them fight against each other.
They are already fighting each other.
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>>1726422
Cloud creates ghosts, so by using the cloud he will be mutating people. so we should be able to turn the Midwest on Elijah. Catherine 1 is an example of that. Dean can support.
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>>1726431
Oh yea.
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>>1726422
That also works as a logic-example of my usage of the MLA as an expendable force to weaken the NCR.
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>>1726480
How?
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May or may not pass out soon.

---

You are wearing your normal clothes, and standing in a great Ornate hallway decorated with gold and some jewels and other things.

There is a golden throne on the highest stairs behind a forcefield, it is empty. Next to it, a man sits on a smaller silver throne a few steps down. He is the Advisor to the Emperor.

>Advisor
"You are in the presence of the Emperor. Though he does not show himself, he hears you. For I am his ears, your words will reach the Emperor as surely as the Emperor has granted me his voice in this matter.

Speak. What do you bring to the Lord of Shi?"
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>Still angry at what we just learned.
Fucking hell at this point i think the only thing that can call me down is if we go back to the Canaanites to learn about Christianity just so i can start a crusade.
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>>1726486
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Actualy passing out, will respond in the morn. go ahead and reply/state yourself
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>>1726484
He is fine with the use of mutants to bring about the end of the enemies of the BOS and the MLA are mutants, at least in part. Thus he should be able to see how this logic can be transferred to my plan to enable them and drive them to attack the NCR.
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>>1726511
>Thus he should be able to see how this logic can be transferred to my plan to enable them and drive them to attack the NCR.
Again, see his dialogue here >>1726363
He hates the MLA far more than the NCR and any other faction and want's them annihilated.
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>>1726511
Yeah, but not uncontrolled as they go around raping and pillaging. Nazi Brotherhood won't let the damn mutant get their filthy hands on good pure humans. If they aren't directly under his yoke, they're need to die.
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>>1726520
Which they will be in good time but there is no reason we can't take advantage of their existence until then.

>>1726521
True but I think considering the BOS's history for treating every member of a group as the same, I think they'll not give a damn about the NCR's people since they are supporting cloning, the alien and all that other shit.
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>>1726541
>Which they will be in good time but there is no reason we can't take advantage of their existence until then.
This would be true except you want to strengthen them which the Midwestern won't like one bit.
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>>1726541
I think to the brotherhood, humans are humans. The government is guilty, but the people can come under the embrace of the brotherhood. So I don't think they'd take letting the MLA do their thing to the NCR civilians lightly.
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>>1726547
Aye because making them stronger will make them harm the NCR more. Especially if we can get Niner on our side and pushing for all efforts to be focused on the NCR and the bare minimum on the BOS.

Especially since most of the ways to strengthen them I have considered are either temporary or something that we can destroy / corrupt at a moments notice.
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>>1726554
But making them stronger makes mutants stronger which is unacceptable to them.
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>>1726559
So help the Legion, they are not mutant, but human. The BoS like them a bit more since they are not mutants
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>>1726548
If that was true they'd not try and wipe out the Enclave, the Institute and various other groups.

>>1726559
It isn't unacceptable to them. What is unacceptable is the MLA's continued existence and what I am advising will result in their eventual destruction and the death of all super-mutants at the hands of the NCR or them being left far weaker and thus far easier to eliminate.


Anyhow all this can be discussed and presented to them later.
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>>1726565
Yeah, but we kinda burned our bridge with Ceasar. He won't trust us and he doesn't care for technology. Also the Enclave might not appreciate that.

best to leave the MLA an Legion alone full stop.
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>>1726592
>>1726571
So once this thread is over we're going to have a boon.
So the more posts we do, the faster we get it,

>>1726592
I don't say really burned, Ceasar knows we didn't help with the Secrutions and his brain tumor. But so far, he doesn't know we were the cause of Cottoncove, or other things. That Legion that got away could have told Ceasar.

I said as long as we have a outfit, and make sure we look like someone else (We have the tech for that) we can help Legion without leading it back to us. Like giving info of NCR attacks, or traderoutes or other things. Their is also the North Legion we can help out.

>>1726571
For the NCR, they are cutting down trees to fuel their salient Purple, and large supply of wood. So if we go help out the North Legion and get them to win against the Legion in the North, the NCR will lose a major source of supplies.

MLA will we could give them drugs, the main problem we have is MAN POWER, MAN POWER is needed to get things build, planted, made, or build, I say we start making either more robots to farm, or robots to build shit, because we have alot of shit to build
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>>1726616
>MLA will we could give them drugs, the main problem we have is MAN POWER,
it ain't just manpower, but resources too, the only place i think we can get a bunch of resources to support our wareffort is Utah, they have some Volcanoes we can build those mantle drills on and water for our Hexcrete.
It's also the location where Joshua and the Canaanites are, with the Legion and MLA we will have to get a foothold there to protect them and get our Resources.
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>>1726616
Problem is industry used to make stuff for other people is industry not making stuff for our people. We need to really bring up production, like develop deap earth surveying for mineral gain.
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>>1726616
If given near absolute control of our civilisation I can state with no doubt in my mind that we will manage to sustain a far larger war effort than a nation our size should.

Primarily this would be achieved by automating the production of Hexcrete and automating our farming. As these two acts would free our population and our actions to work in many other industries and areas such as research, military and most importantly projects in Utah.

I would also suggest expanding the robotics factory as that would greatly increase our ability to do this shit in a shorter period of time.

But yeah, we should produce as much Hyprospray as we can and trade that for steel, automate the Hexcrete and get to work on mass producing the robotics needed for mass construction and military conquest.


>>1726630
Jet is produced using materials that are otherwise unused by our people and would be valued by the MLA. Thus we can sell large masses of that.
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>>1726649
Question - Why not use our Automatic robot production to boost our non combat robotic forces?

I/E - Build enough farming droids / mining droids / construction droids that we start gaining ground that way.
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>>1726649
We would have to start making jet though, which is turns that we aren't using building up and automating which is my point.

Also what do we say to the Shi person? We haven't voted on that yet.
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>>1726625
>>1726630
Right now, the Divide is our source of metal and Fissile. We just got a major boon to our fissile by exploring the cavern.

We just got some chickens, and cows. So we can make eggs and have better meat and milk than the bramain.

They could be useful to have in Utah as the Cows and Chickens will have more space to roam, and not been effected by rads.

Right now, we should make our nation a stronghold, that the NCR would not want to mess with or face heavy losses. Invest in Utah, for resources and other things.

We need more production and we need the resources to support that production. So we need more mines,

To get our HEX running, we just need to finish the Train and get the loading station build. Taking a Civ and Construct action, we need to explore the BigMt more so we can get the tech boost over the NCR.

>>1726649
>Primarily this would be achieved by automating the production of Hexcrete and automating our farming. As these two acts would free our population and our actions to work in many other industries and areas such as research, military and most importantly projects in Utah.

>I would also suggest expanding the robotics factory as that would greatly increase our ability to do this shit in a shorter period of time.

>But yeah, we should produce as much Hyprospray as we can and trade that for steel, automate the Hexcrete and get to work on mass producing the robotics needed for mass construction and military conquest.

To the things you said, Finish Train (Civ Action) Loading Station (Construct Action). Hyprospray (OP said Civ or Hero Action). Robotics Factory (Construct Action) Jet (Civ or Hero Action)

So we can get the shit done in 1 or 2 turns, depending on the rolls we can do it better than we thought
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>>1726655
If we build a shit ton of Construction droids we're be able to get twice the amount done or two project going.

What we need to do is expand the robot factory, either building it up or building a ZAX robot, but that itself takes turns to do.
The bigger the robot factory, the more robots we can make each turn.
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>>1726661
>To the things you said, Finish Train (Civ Action) Loading Station (Construct Action). Hyprospray (OP said Civ or Hero Action). Robotics Factory (Construct Action) Jet (Civ or Hero Action)
Don't forget the Divide, which will need hazard Axebots(Research and passive construction) then we can go get the metal(Hero and/or Military action)
I recommend doing the Axebots first then the train and Loading station while our Hero is away, then FEV lab and Robotics facility.
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>>1726669
Reminder that we have yet to actually use an action to build robots so we don't know how many the Factory can make for us, might be so much we run out of resources.
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>>1726655
We very much should do that.

>>1726661
Chickens seem very hardy. We can probably raise them in New Washington, Would also need to raise bugs or rats as feed though. The carnivorousness is really putting a squeeze on our energy efficiency.
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>>1726675
>>1726674
I say that we should use actions to build our robots, so we get that robots ready to go for the divide or farming, building or other things we need the robots to do.

>>1726678
We have some bramain that we don't really use, have about we raise them and see how long one bramin can feed a dozen chickens

We could also use the sierra machine to make some meat goods, but it's best to breed some bugs or rats.
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>>1726674
We also have to contact the Enclave again so that will take another hero or Civ action.
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>>1726669
Automate construction droids, immediately assign them to expanding the robot facility?
Repeat until done?
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>>1726682
>I say that we should use actions to build our robots, so we get that robots ready to go for the divide or farming, building or other things we need the robots to do.
I think our next turn should be.

>Research.
Hazard axebots.
>Passive construction.
Hazard axebots.
>Hero and Military.
Head into the Divide for salvage with Hazard Securitrons, HZ Bastions and HZ Axebots.

Our Civ and Construction can be whatever.
>>1726686
Fuck no it takes resources to build Robots and The Factory.
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>>1726690
next turn hero is still in NCR, so no leading attacks just yet.

civ can be finish the damn train CJ

construct can be the autoloaders at the mines
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>>1726655
That would be the plan but we can further accelerate the process by using our actual actions as well.

>>1726658
Jet can be produced in our Chemical mill and would merely require we start it's production realistically speaking.

As to the Shi, explain we are from the Phoenix, yada yada yada and that the person next to us is from a group of Chinese survivors and shit.

>>1726661
Yeah that'd work for the first turn.


The next turn after that I'd suggest using both our CIV and CON actions to create the new underground farms with the Hexcrete walls. Meanwhile we use our HERO action to sell the jet for slaves / scrap metal, use our MIL action to salvage / attack the divide and use our ROBO action to develop the correct version of the bomber I wanted: one that isn't a glorified smart bomb.

Turn after that, I'd suggest creating our textile mill (either CIV, CON or both) so we can make clothes, mattresses, pillows and such things along with potentially enhancing our robotics production and making a fuck ton of construction / mining robots. Meanwhile we use our ROBO action to refine our designs based off of the shit we encountered in the Divide and our MIL action to do another raid into the Divide. Lastly we use our HERO action to travel to the NV area and see if there are any ruins we can salvage for useful scrap: computers, radioactive material, robots, solar panels and so on.
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>>1726694
Yea sure just keep an eye out for our Resources, currently we have >>1719886
>>>>>>Materials: Scrap Metal (Average) Fissile (HUGE+++)
>>>>>Water: Average (Stable) [CAP: Average]
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>>1726690
>>1726686
>>>>>>Materials: Scrap Metal (Average) Fissile (HUGE+++)

This was our resources before the start of the turn. But we used some on making the very tiny cloning place, 10 bastion (light tanks) robots, and I guess we started building the green houses underground.


Keep this in mind since we have lot to do.
Finish Train (Civ Action) Loading Station (Construct Action). Hyprospray (OP said Civ or Hero Action). Robotics Factory (Construct Action) Jet (Civ or Hero Action)
Clear Divide (Military) Salvage Divide (Civ)
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>>1726697
>and use our ROBO action to develop the correct version of the bomber I wanted: one that isn't a glorified smart bomb.
Can't we need the Hazard Axebots first so we don't get swarmed by tunnelers in the Divide.
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>>1726703
You're wasting 2 actions on the Divide, just use the Military action.
Also again, we need Hazard axebots against tunnelers.
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>>1726706
Nah man. We got that thanks to bad rolls last time and it can be avoided fairly easily so long as we are willing to pull back when they start swarming.
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>>1726706
Dont we already have hazard axebots researched?
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>>1726694
I forgot, we need the Hero to be alongside the Divide mission to check and disarm traps, so i guess we are doing the Divide After next turn.
>>1726710
I guess we can use the Bastion turrets to mow down tunnelers but i'm uncomfortable with having no Axebots.
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>>1726714
No only HZ Bastions.
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>>1726716
Fair enough but if the Tunnelers aren't falling to 20mm shells fired at them in a semi-literal stream, I doubt that an axe was going to do much to help matters.

Plus, melee against Tunnellers seems like a bad idea.
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>>1726709
It's just a list of shit to do, Just showing the things we can do together putting it all together into something for next turn.

>>1726714
We have Axebots researched but not Hazard Axebots
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>>1726718
>>1726717
>>1726714
I said for the divide the 10 HZ Bastions will do a good job taking down the tunnels since they will be 20mm gating guns while the other robots get the loot from the divide
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>>1726718
You forget, the Axebots are literal Beyblades of death.
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>>1726703
Here's my idea for the turn:

>Hero
Lead our military forces in the Divide along with all military companions

>Civ
Use replicator to start building the base ZAX model

>Construction
Automated Hexacrete mines

>Passive robot production - hazard axe bots

>military
Secure the divide
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>>1726721
Well, its not like the divide will be cleared in one turn. Time enough for us to research both Hazard Axebots, and better robot bombers.
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>>1726721
If we have as few as 10 then I'd question the productivity of the factory or their cost but I still think they might prove worth it.

But we are agreed with the actions I have thus far proposed (>>1726649 / >>1726697)? Would anyone like me to lay them out as I would when OP asks for them?


>>1726723
Ha! And the Bastions are literal streams of death.
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>>1726726
>Lead our military forces in the Divide along with all military companions
Didn't QM say our Companions can't come to the Divide with us?
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>>1726726
Ncr trip takes 2 turns. Were doing a lot, so the current action probably ends at shady sands.

Also we should really build that spy satellite, sooner rather than later.
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>>1726726
Not going to work. Since we also need to finish the train.

>Hero
Lead our military forces in the Divide along with all military companions
(If he comes back from NCR in time)

>Civ
Finish Train

>Construction
Loading Station for Automated Hex mines

>Passive robot production - hazard axe bots

>military
Secure the divide

>>1726732
It could have only make 10 since they are large, so it can make more securitons or it can make non combat robots to help build,farm, or other
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>>1726732
>Ha! And the Bastions are literal streams of death.
Meh, 5/10.
A better one would be "And the Bastions are literal walking BRRRRTTTTs"
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>>1726732
When he asks. We have specifics to work out.
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>>1726739
We haven't researched Hazard Axebots yet, change the Civ action to Research.
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>>1726745
Well its a robot research, so we wouldn't have to change the civ, just to add it in.
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>>1726749
Ah right.
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>>1726745
>>1726749
I say since our robot factory doesn't make that much HZ robots, that it's best to finish the train so we can have auto Hex being haul in.

Making it bigger and more armored will also make it use more resources, and make less of them either passive or active in the robot factory
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>>1726753
>I say since our robot factory doesn't make that much HZ robots
I think it depends on the robot, our HZ Bastions are comparable to a Light tank.
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>>1726761
>>1726749
I say if we're going to make robots we should make robots that will increase our productive much faster than just making HZ robots.

As we need more farming robots, to get our people to not farm, but do either research or other works. Constructing robots, to expand building or build buildings much faster.

If we invest in non combat robots now, we get much more done later on. Then just focusing on military robots.
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>>1726780
>I say if we're going to make robots we should make robots that will increase our productive much faster than just making HZ robots.
Nah, we fist need resources and the Divide is the place to get some, then we build production Bots and everything else while continuing to salvage the Divide.
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>>1726780
I would suggest focusing on construction robots over farming robots. As many of our people aren't experienced in research and such and would take too long to be trained to solve our immediate problems.
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>>1726786
>>1726780
Im fine with that
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>>1726786
>I would suggest focusing on construction robots over farming robots. As many of our people aren't experienced in research and such and would take too long to be trained to solve our immediate problems.
This but i have mentioned before i would like to expand the school so we can begin teaching our Citizens more advanced Subjects.
>>1726789
I'm not, we need Military robots for the Divide first then we can focus on Production.
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Also thread 20 non-fissile replicators renders most of our problems a non-issue so long as we have enough time. Seriously with industrial scale replicators, we can just make robots like that. Not to mention the possibility of making a construction robot that mounts a similar system and literally beams the structure into place. Not to mention the prior described designs and ideas for battlefield resource reclamation and refinement.
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>>1726795
That can easily be done. Seeing as expanding the school won't take up metal and can be done with nothing but Hexcrete for the most part.
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>>1726789
>>1726786
>>1726795
I say we at least try going into the divide with the HZ bastion and other robots + companions and the courier himself.

So we can get the resources much faster to be used on the factory.

>>1726785
I believe that we can hold off on the HEX plant since construction uses both in buildings and Robots are going to be metal.

>>1726796
Here a something we can do, that make us use our time wisely.

>Hero
Lead our military forces in the Divide along with all military companions

>Civ
Expanding Robot Factory Or Using the action to make Construction robots

>Construction
Expanding Robot Factory

>Passive robot production - construction robots

>military
Secure the divide using our new HZ bastions, and TACT Bot

The point I'm making is to get our production going on the robots, and the Divide will be our source for the metal we're going to be using.
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>>1726801
Im not against going into the divide. Im merely supporting the production of construction droids.
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>>1726796
>Not to mention the possibility of making a construction robot that mounts a similar system and literally beams the structure into place.
I get that reference, i get and i like it.
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>>1726801
I am against deploying any non-expendable assets to the Divide. So no Courier or Companions.

I am willing to deploy the TACT however.


Also I'd argue that the trade of Hyposprays to the NCR is a better source of metal than the Divide. Especially if we create the underground farms to allow for more crops from less water, making larger scale production of Hypospray possible.
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>>1726810
For once, it was unintentional. Mind enlightening me?
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>>1726812
Have to send in the Courier since he has to disarm traps for the robots.
>>1726813
Supreme commander.
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>>1726807
>>1726810
Once we get that boon we can use that for ZAX or something else.

>>1726812
I agree with that.

To trade for Hypospray we can use our hero for that.

>Hero
Make Hypospray to trade with NCR

>Civ
Expanding Robot Factory Or Using the action to make Construction robots

>Construction
Expanding Robot Factory

>Passive robot production - construction robots

>military
Secure the divide

This allow use to get metal from Hypospray, Expand the Robot factory quickly and secure the divide at least a bit.
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>>1726818
Ill support this.
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>>1726815
>Have to send in the Courier since he has to disarm traps for the robots.
True but the last few times we never seemingly encountered those.

>Supreme commander.
Yeah I should've thought of that but it's 7:30.
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>>1726786
We just need to convince them to get de brained. Getting de brained also gives all of the mental augmentations.

Then they can use VR beds to train.

Actually, this could be a perk for people who choose to get de brained. No longer will they need to toil on the farms, only train and research in nice air conditioned labs.
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>>1726819
I put a or option, I wanted other anons take on it.

>Expanding Robot Factory Or Using the action to make Construction robots

Using the action for more bots, allow the factory to expand faster, and we have more after it expanded.
Or just have our people help build it as well.
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Also we need SDI up and running as fast as possible so we can really start messing with the NCR by doing mass sabotage.
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>>1726825
I don't recommend VR beds, they require lot's of medical support and if there's a blackout anyone using them dies.
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>>1726828
SDI?
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>>1726839
One of the AIs's we got.
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>>1726839
The intelligence / sabotage AI.
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>>1726834
Eh... That wasn't a problem before. We can have alien power cells as backup in case of black outs.
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>QM keeps throwing bullshit
>anons react by more RnD and not shoring up what we already have and wonder why we are losing
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>>1726901
I'm the anon that want to shore on what we have.
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>>1726901
Seperate research action was a mistake.

What do you suggest we do?
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>>1726906
We use out military and not research the next round. Like this,

Hero
Civ
Construct
MIlitary
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>>1726906
We master what we have, we produce what we have and fine ways too mine metal/nuclear stuff.

If need be help the MLA, Legion and Enclave out. Along with tracking down oddball and crypto
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Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>1726917
>>1726911
>>1726906
Kill all niggers Gas the kikes help mla and legion fuck the ncr and we fuck them back nuke everyone
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>>1726901
I agree. All the time we spent upping salient green and they have better stuff. We make hexcrete and they magically attain it as well. QM, why do you keep wanting to fuck us when we play to our strengths?
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>>1726936
That's bad bait.

>>1726983
>I agree. All the time we spent upping salient green and they have better stuff. We make hexcrete and they magically attain it as well. QM, why do you keep wanting to fuck us when we play to our strengths?

Oddball was with us when we had Salient green and Hexcrete. Not that much of a strech he took some of that with him, NCR could have research it from samples he had. Also a follower was with him, so that will be his science guy. The alien Crypto could also be part of it due to the holograph, made a deal with the NCR for money and wealth and pussy for tech.
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>>1726983
Well no. Salient green and HexCrete are serious boons for us. The fact we were told nothing was stolen but suddenly it is ALL in NCR's hands is retarded.


We need to stop going all over the fucking place with robots and work on a SECURE and OWNED line of goods, either it be metals, nuclear material and other stuff.


We also need the enemies of the NCR to actually make power plays against them, or hell even the playing field.
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>>1726983
Also, how the fuck did elijah reverse-engineer sierra madre machines so fast as to build vault metal walls (Which, by the way, is just steel not magick metal), disguise them, improve security across the whole area, build military equipment, invent new troops/weapons, improve on holo tech, make them move with wires instead of emitters and weaponize the whole area. Not to mention figuring out sticking himself into a holo body. And we, with the whole goddam mountain and research staff cant replicate stuff bigger than a medium sized box until we research it for 4 goddam months?

QM, why you gotta bust our balls? I understand we are playing the underdog but that should be because we are small, not because we are behind at everything. They even mass build robots now. We literally have nothing going for us.
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>>1726999
Its information. That's easy enough to steal without people knowing. We had assumed Oddball would share tech when he left. We just never actually faced the results of his actions.

This other stuff is obviously crypto, who might also have a hand in the enhances salient.
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>>1726983
>>1727009
Pretty much my feelings exactly
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>>1727186
We knew going into this that the NCR had superior industry, and their robots are just recreations of old world designs, so its not that odd.

Oddball took a follower, so would have a bunch of notes on our science, which explains the salient and hexacrete. The NCR probably also traded the hexacrete with the Shi for stuff.

And crpto is probably givibg out tech for pussy like he offered us.

This is all just us encountering the consequences of a lot of different things at once, which makes it more extreme.
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Morning. Any reply to the Shi Advisor?
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>>1727233
" I am executor couriour, blah blah blah,
This is dandan, she is blah blah blah.

We wish to formalize diplomatic relations between our two peoples based on our shared pursuit of scientific advancement.
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>>1727208
One follower and notes does not equal the amount of chemicals and months of study it took to make Hexcrete. The fact that they have it is bullshit as other anons have pointed out.

Salient green as well took months of effort using equipment unique to big mt. The e fact that not only do they have that, but theres is better is also bullshit. Sure odball took a follower and notes, but this isnt adding up, and im not buying it.

>>1727233
Setup diplomatic relationships, see if we can grt an embassy.
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>>1727238
>Advisor
"Thus I have heard. May the leader of the Pheonix be welcomed under the eyes of the Dragon in these halls.

It is good that the rumors of other survivors of China are true. Perhaps the Shi may learn of both your peoples.

But I must speak the Emperor's truth. We have joined with the Bear on a noble quest to restore civilization to a savage and barbaric world. The Dragon and the Bear, together, are unstoppable. The Bull cannot trample it, the mutant cannot smash it. It is a harmony of two peoples, of different blood and ancestors, who share the same cause.

Our Emperor shall stay faithful to his accord with the NCR. Before we may open up the channels of friendship and trade, we would like to extend the hand of alliance of the NCR to you."
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>>1727247
I refuse
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>>1727249
Well, in a more tactful way qm.
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>>1727246
That was replication.
Hexacrete was rediscovering the formula. He took the formula notes, and with them anyone can make hexacrete.
Same as the salient producer blueprints.

We took the time because we started with nothing. They started where we were.
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>>1727254
Yeah, im not buying it.
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>>1727249
>>1727253
1 for this
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>>1727247
Is the Emperor not master if his house? Does the dragon always bend to the bear? We come to the Shi to deal with the Shi, not the NCR.
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>>1727258
This
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>>1727247
"I can respect your lofty goal of restoring civilisation to the wastes and I am thankful for you providing the NCR with the miracle-plant that clears all of radiation. However my people fought for our independence and would like to keep it. Plus, the flag sounds like it'd be a bit crowded if we had to include a Phoenix too.

I would ask what the NCR did to gain such trust from your people, who I had heard were in past against trusting outsiders."


>>1727254
As has been stated repeatedly, the blueprints do fuck all to help them seeing as we needed two pieces of tech they didn't have in order to make it work which weren't involved in the actual design. As to the Hexcrete, I am willing to believe that they understood enough fields to have worked on the development of one of the two technologies but not both.

This is before questioning why would the Follower who left understand the two technologies so well from memory?
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shoot, actually, brb in a few hours.
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>>1727266
He could have taken documents with him on Oddballs behest. And we nmused the replicators for electronic parts because we dont have electronics factories. The NCR has the neccesary factories to build stuff. The think tank built the BRC without replicators.
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>>1727266
Also he's asking for an alliance, not for an annexation. The Shi are still independent, but in a subserviant role.
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>>1727271
My mistake it just sounds like he was saying they'd been vassal-ised.
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>>1727273
They pretty much have been.
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>>1727273
The shi at least make it sound like a glorious equal partnership between their two peoples.the NCR probably disagree.
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>>1727263
Ill support this. Seems to be along the same lines as mine.

I would try and come up with my own dialogue, but i feel I would make it sound to antagonistic.
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>>1727269
>He could have taken documents with him on Oddballs behest.
What documents? When has it ever been stated that we had documents? Don't you remember we had to go out of our way to make a printing press and to get a supply of paper? That came after we developed those technologies so such a thing would be impossible and this is before mentioning that we have no reason to given the reliance of our people on robotics so it would be stored on computers if anything.. Plus it was stated by OP that nothing was stolen by the Oddball people when they left and I think we'd notice if they took a copy of our technologies in writing or stole a computer or something.

>And we used the replicators for electronic parts because we don't have electronics factories.
No I swear there was a specific part we needed and that was what we chose but I just can't find the vote.

>The think tank built the BRC without replicators.
Yes with the resources of the USA and a massive support staff.
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>>1727292
Documents in the form of holotapes or something like that. And of course we have documentation. Science is all about the documentation. And we wouldn't notice anything stolen if it was copied on a personal holodisk. Information is easy to steal.

The only impossible thing to get was the alien material we used for the super grow bot which has a salient producer in it, but there is no evidence the NCR has that sort of thing.

The sink items seem to be side projects for dr. Mobius, so I don't think they would be too resource intensive, either that or proof of concept type things.
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>>1727303
>Documents in the form of holotapes or something like that.
Quite possibly except that would require an access port for such a tape.

>And of course we have documentation. Science is all about the documentation.
No, science is understanding. However I would point out that there is no reason that the documentation would be accessible to a random Follower.

>And we wouldn't notice anything stolen if it was copied on a personal holodisk. Information is easy to steal.
Don't you think Brain or someone might have questioned why this Follower was taking this information randomly?

>The only impossible thing to get was the alien material we used for the super grow bot which has a salient producer in it, but there is no evidence the NCR has that sort of thing.
Jesus. We had to use the functioning BCR, parts from a replicator in order to get the Salient producers to work. I don't give a damn if you think we only used the replicator because we lacked electronics because I am near certain that that wasn't the case.

And even assuming we did they'd still lack the BCR.

>The sink items seem to be side projects for dr. Mobius, so I don't think they would be too resource intensive, either that or proof of concept type things.
True but he was the best of the Think-tank and we don't know anything about how much the Big mt shit cost. From the light-wave experiments to muggy.
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>>1727315
Not impossible to find a holotape port in our state of the art super lab.

Scientists record their shit. Do you think the followers just keep their advances locked up ibtheir memory? They record data and blueprints and concepts somewhere so others can learn without them being there.

It might not have appeared to be so suspicious because he worked on thoae projects. Or he took some of our paper and wrote it down, so no downloads happened. Not like we're meticulously tracking paper.

We used the BCR as a reference because it had the salient maker in it. We isolated and built just that function scaled up for industrial use. Once we did that we had plans for making more. He could have taken a copy of those.

The NCR seems to have a developed industry, so if they some production on making salient makers, they would be able to achieve it.
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>>1727266
Supporting this dialogue.
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>>1727266
Supporting
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>>1727329
>>1727331
It was a misinterpretation of the question. It's not really a response to what the Shi were asking for.
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>>1727263
Then I support this as a answer
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>>1727326
>Not impossible to find a holotape port in our state of the art super lab.
Yes but to access it without someone raising questions and without us knowing? Seems unlikely.

>Scientists record their shit. Do you think the followers just keep their advances locked up their memory?
No, I expect there is a central server it is all stored in.

>They record data and blueprints and concepts somewhere so others can learn without them being there.
Which is lovely but I fail to see how that means that this Follower got access.

>It might not have appeared to be so suspicious because he worked on those projects. Or he took some of our paper and wrote it down, so no downloads happened.
It would have been suspicious for a random follower to copy out such data as well seeing as they have no reason to need a physical copy and even more so whenever they were discovered to have left with Oddball.

>Not like we're meticulously tracking paper.
Well seeing as it is only meant for use in the school and we'd notice if we were a page or two short, I think we rather are.

>We used the BCR as a reference because it had the salient maker in it. We isolated and built just that function scaled up for industrial use.
THE BCR WAS NEEDED TO ACTIVATE THE FUCKING SALIENT MAKERS YOU DUMB FUCK.

>Once we did that we had plans for making more. He could have taken a copy of those.
Refer to the above and also remember it used parts specifically from a replicator: something the NCR doesn't have.

>The NCR seems to have a developed industry, so if they some production on making salient makers, they would be able to achieve it.
And for the above reasons, it wouldn't work even assuming they had the industry to support such an action and shit.


My main point however is that this feels like OP forcing more dumb bullshit over us and making our enemies even stronger for no apparent reason beyond a lone follower escaping without any noteworthy...notes.
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>>1727337
He could have access to the stuff because he worked on the projects, in which case it's nnot suspicious if he accesses the data. And its not like the followers are constantly in each others buisness about what they're doing to each other.

And he has access to the central server, as a follower.

He got access because he's a follower and they had access to all the science we do.

No one needs to have seen him copy stuff down, or maybe he works with paper often so its no surprise when he copies stuff down, for home study or something.

Im sure we let the followers have free access to paper. For writing down observation notes and accomadating personal preference..

Its an automatic process. Plants go in, salient comes out. We didn't need the BCR to activate that shit, or maybe the NCR figured out a work around that dumb idea.

Custom parts we used the replicator for because we don't have an electronics factory, which the ncr has.

No it doesn't. Just because we used the replicator, doesn't mean its impossible to make conventionally. Just means it was impossible at the moment.

Point is the methods to make salient and hexacrete can be easily stolen, and most likely were, as hypothesized when oddball . You seem to know that the follower had nothing specific when he left based on your feelings and a lack of information.
There is very much a plausible reason they have this stuff, and you just refuse to see it.
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>>1727347
Cool
How are we going to protect our shit from the future?
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>>1727347
Mate I can't be bothered arguing this shit further and I disagree with everything you have said thus far. I just can't be bothered trying to convince you since it's not worth the effort which is what this quest often feels like in general.
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>>1727359
Dont ever trade our own tech, only trade by building ncrs own shit for them.

Work with james and our security team to examine our internal security / design a plan.

Throw a missile at oddballs casino as a warning to people who steal our shit.
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>>1727359
Do you not think this is a problem governments have been trying to solve for decades? Notes on The nuclear bomb was leaked to the soviets before it was detonated, and it was THE top secret development.

We can either buy our scientists loyalty, giving them permission to work on their own projects and not alienating them needlessly, or lock them in a sealed compound with no signals going out or in and force them to work and never leave.
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>>1727374
We could always nuke them with the divide nukes
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>>1727385
Thats a plan, but im in favor of a more conventional missile. I dont want to annihilate new reno, i just want to exclusively destroy oddball.
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>>1727385
The solution to espionage is not killing everyone else. Nor is it declaring war with the NCR and dying for it.
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Why don't we research and improve Chinese overlord tank and just build them?

We can remove human element and make it robotic. Add energy to ammo, and make 37mm cannon standard upgrade..
We could use alien materials to make it lighter
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>>1727415
We could do that yes. I guess we haven't thought it very economical.
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>>1727415
Thats going to be really expensive until we can get past the fisile material lock on the replicator. Once we unlock that, id be game.
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>>1727422
True.

Once we get past that and secure the divide, we could build up a huge army and take over the new Vegas finally
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>>1727428
We do need to start expanding. were only playing with a limited amount of stuff. We need more people, and more resources.
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>>1727388
>>1727390
We should just come up with a response to the Chinese man. So when OP comes back he can start writing
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>>1727433
We have three votes for
>>1727281
>>1727335
>>1727263
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>>1727433
I already supported >>1727263 which was closer to what i wanted to say outside my own vote option.
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>>1727422
Right now we have massive amount of fissure by exploreing the cavern so making use of it. We can expand our production right now when it's the next turn.
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>>1727451
We'll probably need fissiles for the power source, so it would be best not to spend fissiles on other parts if we can avoid it. Also, the divide isn't really the place for superheavy tanks, so they may be a liability for the divide campaign.
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>>1727451
Remember that we need fissile for our robotic forces and tanks if we get around building them. We choose to have nuclear reactors in them so that they can run for decades
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>>1727457
We can use the fissile for other things. Like for finishing the train. Or ZAX or other
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>>1727465
Or that. Point is to not start making things wily nily before we get rid of the fissile requirement.

Superheavy tanks can afford to wait because we won't be using them to much benefit in the divide.
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>>1727467
I think we have a road to each of the town's we have. But no one else living in the other than New Washington.

So we can support more people, with our water and food supply. Our robots can haul metal from the divide. But also we can Hyrospray for metal with the NCR. The fissile should be best used I say on the robot factory. Allowing us to expend our work force, allowing us to build things faster.
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>>1727472
I think we have some people in Newberry, but not many. But I agree that we should focua on our own industry rather than looking for things to do outside our borders.
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>>1727472
OP been gone for 3 hours. But from last night their was some actions that anon posted that will help me our industry we have.

Hero: make Hyrospray for metal
Civ: active construction droids/robots
Construct: expand robot factory
Military: Clear divide

That's what anon thought we should do. If we research their really is no point since we can research everything but can't make it. If NCR thinks to steal more of our shit, they get the boost from the tech.

So the actions are solid to expand our industry while making sure we have the metal for it. Since our troops are trained we can send them to the divide. Or just robots with TACT bot. Since last time they didn't have a TACT last time.
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>>1727498
If we take that turn we can research hazard ax bots.

I don't think we should go push hard into the divide just yet. We should build upp a bit more, maybe get some of the artillary platforms we developed for indirect fire.
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>>1727505
Alright we can go for research. But the rest I think it's good.

If everything turns to shit. We could always make a base in the Commonwealth, but I think QM was something planned. If he shows all the NCR wonders, then maybe he was a plan that the Enclave will be friendly to us. Also the BoS will need to be our Ally to help with all the shit NCR was cooking up.

If we can get in touch with niner or Mr. Bishop in MLA we could help them beat back the NCR.

A alternative to Hero Action is going to Commonwealth to make a base at vault 88. Since they got lots of tech that will be useful for us.
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>>1727518
Yeah. The qm obviously has a plan with crypto working with the NCR. We can probably work with that and get Ares and willow back.

A problem with getting the MLA to do some legwork for us is the brotherhood and enclave probably don't want to associate with them. They seem to be managing on their own, so best not to shift the balance.

Another problem is crypto seems to be drip feeding the NCR tech. U
Its what we would do. But if the NCR starts losing he might give up more technology, making the NCR harder to deal with.

Also, if they're keeping him in some blacksite off in the mountains or something, they likely won't be pulling his guards to reinforce the borders. His security won't change much with a MLA push.
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>>1727526
We just have to keep the balance of power. MLA and Legion are holding the line for now. They just have to keep holding it, while each side lose men and use resources, we grow in power.

We should just get the nukes just for a safe measure.
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>>1727575
Having the nukes in our back pocket would be fine. I'm very hesitant to actually use them.
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>>1727575
Just keep them safe. If NCR or other try to fuck with us. They will back off. Just don't be the first to strike. Only if they decide to strike us.

Like the Empire strikes back.
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>>1727266
>Advisors
"It is true what you say, in times past, we had been untrusting of outsiders and with good reason. Few outsiders have proven trustworthy. Only the Brotherhood of Steel, who eventually turned upon us, or the Chosen One, who sailed upon a mighty vessel to defeat a great terror upon the sea.

Not long after this, as we grew in our own strength, the Emperor in his own wisdom, made a prediction. He precited, correctly, that the Brotherhood would turn against us for our use of Science and Technology, and that the NCR would wax mighty across the land. The best possible outcome would be to join in political alliance with the NCR.

In an hour of danger, the NCR came to our aid. They rid us of the Brotherhood, and remoed the Hubologists. More, for they sent their daughter to wed our Emperor.

The Bear and the Dragon are one, and now nothing will stop our beacon of civilization from burning away this wasteland as a torch, into the fertile ash that will grow green anew."
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>>1727608
Have your emperor make a prediction about the Phoenix, and you may just find we have more in common tgan you thought.
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>>1727616
Support this.
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>>1727608
OOC, "wed the emperor"? Makes you wonder how they sold that ruse when it came time to consumate.
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>>1727586
Since all the tech we have is basically owned by everyone already, lets go for something others dont have. Lets set our sights on the Divide proper and get its resources and the nukes. Do a demo launch if people dont believe us and then sit on them as a deterrant. Also a good thing to use when negotiating trade deals.
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>>1727616
"The Emperor is servant to none. He does not answer calls like a lackey. His predictions and visions are divinely inspired, we heed his words."
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>>1727622
Then I have nothing more to say to you.
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>let's be a cunt to the shi
>whatcouldgowrong.

>>1727608
What was this time of need? The NCR drove the BoS and Hub out for there own desire, not for you. Surely you are aware of this?
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>>1727626
Oh if i wanted to be a cunt, plenty of shit i could say to do so that i havent done yet.

Although, I like your write in.
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>>1727622
Then we beseech him, to look at us with all his wisdom.

When your emperor made his judgement to tie himself so thoroughly to the NCR, di he know of us? Did he know of our sciebtific prowess that exceeds that of even the brotherhood?

Did he know that the gift of hexacrete and salient were stolen, and never the NCR's to give away?
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Getting some mixed signals here, can you guys support your dialogue with votes
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>>1727626
I support this write in

We should know some things.

We should also get the plant somehow so we can use it for ourselves
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>>1727633
Do we know bishop is the chosen ones son? Because if we find him, we could use him to get the Shi to support us.


Unless crypto somehow is incharge of the shi now too
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>>1727640
We don't know
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>>1727626
>>1727634

Ill support a mix of these.
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>>1727635
Mine has 2 backers and myself supporting it here. >>1727626

Ignore the green part. Ain't for you
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>>1727640
We know he flee to Northeast so in the direction of MLA. We could also visit chosen one home town. Since he used the GECK and it got added in as a town in the NCR
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>>1727626
>Advisor
"Enough! You are clearly here to spread discord and disharmony. I will not allow it in the sacred palace. Unless you have pertinent words for us, I must ask you to leave."
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>>1727656
You will remember this conversation in the years to come. I hope its not one you regret.

Then leave.
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>>1727656
Then just answer question. Who discovered hexacrete?
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>>1727656
I'm fucking sorry. What QM? Why the fuck was my question dismissed like that?
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>>1727667
>You
(It occurs to you that he seems very defensive against an implicit accusation against the NCR)
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>>1727667
Well it was not very diplomatic. Its like going up to the uk after dday and going "america only helped to suit their own goals".

The only response to that is fuck of, were killing nazis.
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>>1727662
Also, how did they make the rad plants, who was wed to the emperor, what do they have/what do they need (for trade), tech they like to give away? Anybody interesting to talk to in Shi lands? (tech, local production leaders)
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>>1727662
>>1727678
The Advisor has had enough of your questions and is insisting you leave, he does not wish to call his guards to remove the leader of a kingdom.

>Leave
>Other?
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>>1727668
So either the SHI is being held hostage, Was hacked, Or something else bullshit is happening.

QM, There is no way to win any of these wars at this point when its 1 guy guiding a nation vs 20 some other's attempting to get to first of three.

>>1727684
>Leave

This is so fucking stupid, Fucking Special Snowflake NCR.
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>>1727684
Go wander. Maybe we can find shi who know the ncr is controlling the speaker.

We shoukd probably have guessed that the speaker is a pupet when he said they married the emperor off.
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>>1727684

This>>1727659
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>>1727701
At this point in the quest, Who the fuck knows with QM. Considering the NCR has been able to magically out-do every fucking thing we have. I'm pretty sure its just Special Snowflake at this point.
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>>1727704
>>1727659
No. We are not OPENLY threatening the Shi you moron. Even more if they are a puppet of the fucking NCR. We can't fight the special snowflakes.
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>>1727704
No acting like the villian from a schlock action flick.

We can't go at this directly, but there has to be some of the old guard who disagree with what the speaker is doing.
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>>1727670
>Charm of 10
>Int of 10
>QM can only copy paste what people say, Its up to the players to be 10 in everything.
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>>1727719
Its kinda the idea though. Its blatantly divisive. And as it turns out, the speaker is a bitch, so he'd react badly to the implication of anything but NCR super benevolence.
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>>1727701
As you exit the palace and walk down the street, you hear a whisper from a dark alley.

"Psst, over here."

You peer into the darkness to see a strange, robed figure calling you.

>What do?
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>>1727711
>>1727717

In no way have I threatened them. Im insinuating that as we grow they will come to regret our offer of friendship. If you dont like my option dont vote for it. Simple stuff. Name calling is unnecessary.
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>>1727727
Go to meet him. But Make sure we werent followed.
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>>1727719
Well, I should have mentioned it in case you forgot, but if ever you anon's are out of ideas I can provide options even for dialogue.

However, usually you have thoughts you want to voice so I allow you your own words. And I prefer that a bit because its more honest really, its actually you guys speaking and you are all the Courier.
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>>1727730
When does saying "you will regret this" ever sound like you won't return and burn everything to the ground with a dark army?
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>>1727727
Go with him

Seems like we're getting thrown a bone
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>>1727719
And yeah, pretty much you guys are in control here.

Courier may have an INT of 10 but his WIS is all on you guys.
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>>1727727
Go to the voice.

>>1727735
Qm, I understand that but I need you to understand. That if something we say is wrong in the setting, even if its the most voted on you need to re-work it into some fashion of a guy with 10,10. Lets be honest here, Its /qst/ Nobody is 10,10
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>>1727727
Lets make sure we arent followed and meet with him.

>>1727737
Maybe my dialogue wasnt that well constructed, but I didnt mean it as a threat. It is what it is, ill try to word better.
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>>1727740
Its the onderon arc from star wars: the clone wars. We just need to find our rebel friends and get them fit to regain control of their land.
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>>1727743
You know. I almost apologized for my outburst until you gave me something stupid like this for a reply, compared to your former statement.
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>>1727745
Hmmm, and I suppose it is true even in game while there are many different options including hostile ones there's always the [Speech 100 blah blah blah]. At the same time that isn't always true of Fallout New Vegas either, sometimes there are options that you can't be sure what will happen unless you read the wiki or find out yourself.

Too bad you aren't the Chosen One and have natural empathy to see how people will react good and bad to your words.

Though perhaps an empathy predictor device might be interesting to research.

Alright, I'll concede to prompt you with more of that sort of thing from now on since that is how it works in game. As consolation, really this was the only expectable outcome barring you deciding to join the NCR or deciding to test your luck and try to punch your way past a forcefield.
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>>1727753
Well you kinda have to look at it based on what we know now. The speaker dismissed us outright because that's his job- hes a stool pigeon that gets the shi working for the NCR. He's not listeneing to rational about the NCR, only spouting the approved propoganda.
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>>1727753
It was a jest, and if I offended you then thats not my intent.

I am saying though that as players you are in control of the situation, the Courier has the intellectual and technical knowledge of science and research but his overarching goals and dreams are based on your input.

I do think sometimes you guys are overly pessimistic even when odds seem fierce. It's like you forget that you were a man who was shot in the head and left for dead and then ends up doing more than any one person could imagine in a few years.
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>>1727732
>>1727740
>>1727745
You go to the voice. The man is wearing robes, but they are filthy and ragged, and he turns his head side to side as if nervous.

"You are the one. The one!

The one promised by our Prophet who will lead us to the Star Child.

. . .um, I'm sorry I mean, I was told by elder to approach you. You are the leader of a nation far away yes?"
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>>1727764
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>>1727764
Yeesss.

And who are you?
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>>1727764
Yes
From (Name of our nation) and our title and name
And who are you?
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>>1727773
This
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>>1727770
>>1727773
"I am AHS-7, like my father before me. I speak for the Hubologists. At least, those of us who are left. Our Prophet spoke of your arrival one day, and that you would be spurned by the Dragon and the Bear.

Please, the Prophet would like to meet you."
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>>1727787
Okay. Thats sounds about right.
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>>1727787
Oh god. Whelp pickers
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>>1727787
Go with him
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>>1727787
Lets meet with them. Keep dandan with us
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>>1727764
"Who is the star child?"


MFW it's Riddick

>>1727787
Let's meet him. Take unity with us to determine if he's a psyker.
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>>1727787
Go with him but bring dandan
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>>1727792
>>1727801
>>1727802
"Praise the Star Father."

He tells you to return at night to a nearby sewer, which you do. You have to sneak past a few NCR Military Police and Shi Guards. They are everywhere, and the ones with the special armor are VERY good. More than once you are spotted and have to retreat, though your stealth boys and stealth suit prevent any sort of disaster and they never figure out who you are. At last, you reach the sewers where he is waiting for you, and tells you to follow him.

Traveling down through filth and grime you make your way to a large underground cavern where you see boxes of supplies, a few lights, and a small following of people huddled amongst each other.

They are weary eyed and seem desperate, but speak praises at your arrival.

They take you to someone you suspect is the Prophet, an old man, who reaches up and touches you.

>Prophet
"So you have come for us, Firebird. In our darkest hour. The Great Wheel hangs on its last spoke.

Strange, so very strange. I sense your vessel. . .you have the soul of one who has survived direct contact with much Neurodyne, and yet your vessel is half filled. Empty. Receiving signals from far away."
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>>1727821
Yes. That would be one way to put it.

What is this all about?
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>>1727821
Neurodyne?

There's nothing strange about my vessel once you know what it is but I'm not willing to discuss that.
Tell me, prophet why have you called me?
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>>1727821
What do you need of us?
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Am I correct in theorising the the "Emperor" is a supercomputer, possibly even a VAX? If so, could more of our research have gone walkabout, namely our VAX blueprints/related material? Following this, could we hack said supercomputer back?
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>>1727827
This
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>>1727829
Go to the wiki. Look up shi

>>1727821
What needs doing?
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>>1727829
Yes. Its a computer, but its a probability calculator, not an ai or anything.

The speaker is probably disregarding what the emperor is saying in favour of the NCR drivel, so reprogrsmming is unnecessary.
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Whoa we passed the bump limit and only passed two days
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>>1727843
Is that a record?
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>>1727884
I think. The more time OP posts the more anons post their ideas.

Next thread we get a boon. Maybe we take off the fissile requirement.
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>>1727892
Why do you think his gonna make a new thread suddenly?
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>>1727904
I never said that.
I said next thread we'll have a boon to us.
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>>1727892
Yes. The Fissile reqirement is a problem. We have a good bit right now, but that wont last for long with the amount of shit we want to build.
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>>1727909
End of next thread though. Its every fifth thread archived.
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>>1727922
OP is nice and allow us to use it in every current 5th thread.
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>>1727928
Oh. Okay then. That is nice.
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>>1727972
I mean probably, yeah.

We should also look for Shi old timers. Maybe we can convince them the speaker is a puppet, and not acting to the emperors wishes.
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Okay so I am back from recharging from the quest and I am going to list my opinions on the various things that have happened:

1) The Shi are almost certainly vassals or afraid. That or their speaker is lying to them about the probabilities their machine predicts for his own benefit / protection.

2) We should help the Hubologists. They seem useful and may have knowledge we need as to what happened here.


Now onto the matter that was being discussed regarding what to do once we have removed the fissile requirement. Personally I would advise creating as many solar towers as we can afford and beginning the process of turning masses of soil and rock into refined metal in the form of robots, electronics and other such things. Imagine it: if we use the industrial replicators plus this technology we need only to have a single factory in every town that makes any and every thing. From war-machines to washing-machines, from farming robots to fighting robots and computers to combatants.


This is before mentioning the potential to use the replicator to "mine" out tunnels, gathering material which it then replicates into walls, lights and power cables. Allowing it to continue mining further and further, allowing us to expand our city deep into the earth quickly and without cost besides power which we can supply from the surface.

Let's build machines to create tunnels and yet others to build cities, factories, bases, access points and such off of them. Let's beat all of our enemies by expanding somewhere they will struggle to follow and taking advantage of the vast heat of the earth's core, it endless mineral deposits and most importantly, it's isolation from our enemies.
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>>1728058
>takes break
>now that I have returned and let things burn. Follow me!

Lolno
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>>1728058
Good ideas

I believe we need to build up our factory to enable us to build the things you plan much faster.

One turn using to build construction bots will save use at least 5 turns later on. That will just add up more times we spend on robots to help us.
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>>1728076
...I can't tell if you are being sarcastic, can't read or are just really stupid. Seeing as nowhere in what I wrote did I advise any sorts of war in the near future.


In fact I advise focusing on industrial, economic and civilian efforts in order to establish a vast underground civilisation which can pull some moleman bullshit against Elijah to come up right in the middle of his Vault metal buildings and nuke his smug face...
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>>1728090
Are you that fucking idiot who left because we didn't give him his way?

Also at no point did I state a war has happened. What I stated is everything IS burning and you seem to think that's suddenly gonna change with you coming back like a masiash
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>>1728100
>Are you that fucking idiot who left because we didn't give him his way?
Was that the thread where some anons discussed leaving because of how bad things were going, or was this after an argument?
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>>1728105
He came back. Things turned out not as bad as expected.
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>>1728079
I'd advise we stop trying to construct conventional industry and focus on power generation, resource gathering and large scale replicators. Especially if we can

>>1728100
No I returned after leaving for a few hours.

As to a war having started, I stated in that post my opinion on shit that had been happening so I am fully aware of the situation. As to me expecting shit to change: fuck off, I am just joining in to a fucking discussion you cunt because I have an opinion. Lastly, not everything is burning and to be frank for as much as I was feeling pessimistic earlier about our odds, I now feel refreshed and can see ways we can deal with everything that has happened.
>>1728105
I think he's thinking of the first one but it could be the second one. I'll check in a moment.
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>>1728058
Those are fine ideas, but i suggest building geothermal generators rather than fields of solar. Would be more space economical.
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>>1728112
Got to wait for next turn for that boon so we just need energy.

Also I'm saying you want to build all this solar buildings. But we need to expand our robot factory to do so. Making construction droids will help in every project we need to do. Either energy stations or other buildings
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>>1728115
True but those are extremely regional or require insane depths. We can do it later but for now we will more easily be able to rely on the surface especially since we will be working in the caverns below Big Mt and the area below New Washington and such.

>>1728116
Yeah true and I agree on the robot point but I think that shifting our industry from conventional machines to entirely replicators would help. As it means that every factory can make anything we need and thus in an instant we can shift from all-war machines to entirely peaceful construction and mining robots. Then back again at a moments notice.

However you are right that might not prove feasible thanks to the power consumption, so we should focus on construction robots for now to alleviate that issue.
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>>1728121
What would your next turn look like?
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>>1728121
Here is what was talked about. And if we don't go to the divide with our army.

Hero: Hyrospray for metal
Civ: Active Robot Factory (Construction droids)
Construction: expand Robot factory
Research: HZ axebots
Passive: Construction droids

So I'm saying we can exchange the research for military to clear out the divide if we choose too.

But making robot droids would help expand our factory at faster pace, and give us some droids to use for other projects like the solar panels systems. Expanding the factory will allow us to make more construction bots, allowing us to make the large replicates faster.

Hero:
Hero can make Hyrospray for metal from NCR. Or he could go explore BigMt looking for more tech. Or go to the Commonwealth to take over a vault like #88 that just has feral ghouls and free to build into, and some tech in their. Or do something else.
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>>1728131
HZ axebots would be a free action so we could do both if we wanted.
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>>1728129
Hero action produces Hypospray for trade for metal, Military action heads into the Divide for salvaging, Construction / Civilian actions used to create more solar towers and / or to begin construction of the underground farms.


Lastly, Robotics action used to design new construction robot: essentially the Exo-suit that our head engineer uses but replacing the human pilot with a robotic intelligence / a brain / remote control unit so our Brain or another can take control of it.

The purpose of this being to automate the construction industry further, innovate a standard design which has more or less every tool you might need in the field and shit. Plus it'd be easier to make use of than many non-descript models of construction robot since we know what it can do.


So to recap:

>HERO
Produce Hypospray for trade with NCR for metal.

>CIVILIAN
Construct the underground / cavern farms.

>CONSTRUCTION
Expand the robotics factory.

>MILITARY
Salvage the Divide.

>ROBOTICS
Design a construction robot based around the Mech suit that our chief engineer uses as described above.
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>>1728179
Ill support that. Seems solid.
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>>1728179
We have 5 actions now? Nice.

Are we going to make monster bait so we don't have to get our Securitrons to fight in unfavorable terrain, assuming we haven't upgraded them for that yet?
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>>1728179
Make sure you put on what the passive robots being build.

Like so
Robot Factory Passive: Construction droids/robots
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>>1728179
Supporting
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>>1728179
But yeah
Supporting for next turn
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>>1728189
>We have 5 actions now? Nice.
Kinda, we are allowed four actions plus the robotics one except when we use a research action as that draws from the same resource so to speak.

>Are we going to make monster bait so we don't have to get our Securitrons to fight in unfavorable terrain, assuming we haven't upgraded them for that yet?
Our Securitrons are all MK 5 HZ models now and more importantly will be supported by the prototype HZ Bastion model.

I feel we are more prepared than ever for the Divide.


>>1728191
Oh shit yeah I forgot about that but I think we should wait to produce them after we've made the design I described. How about some mining or farming robots instead? It'd bring us closer to automated Hexcrete and all of our people being out of the fields.
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>>1728209
True.
Mining robots sound better, more metal more robots.
>>1728179
Support.
If we can, we should try capturing some specimens from each of the species around, for research if we're wiping the areas clean.
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>>1728209
Auto HEX we need to finish train, make a loading stations, and have loading robots/vehicles.

Train to transport HEX to and from.
Loading station for robots or vehicle to load on train.
Robots or vehicles themselves to load the HEX
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>>1728216
The mining robots are more so for Hexcrete and glass but I suppose metal too when we get over to Utah.

As to capturing some specimens, I agree. We should have a Zoo of all the creatures of the wastes for their scientific, economic and historical importance.
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>>1728224
True but we can accomplish that the turn after and then we have effectively endless Hex.
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Construction bot?
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>>1728232
Less artsy
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>>1728232
The description of the Mech frame I am talking about is in one of the previous threads after we started trading with the NCR but that'd do for the overall build of the body. Don't know about the legs.

Essentially it had every power tool you might think of, a welder and a crane built into it's frame which to me sounds ideal for our empire where everything we make has to be usable as frequently and universally as possible.
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>>1728241
I vaguely remember it, but its been a while.
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OP been gone for 3 hours. Kill like he always does.
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>>1728121
>Yeah true and I agree on the robot point but I think that shifting our industry from conventional machines to entirely replicators would help.
If we're talking on an industrial scale, assuming we haven't already, it'd be more efficient to separate the Sierra Madre's machine scanner and replicator. Keep the scanners in the research area then upload their designs to other replicators in the industrial area. It'd mean we could perform both Research and industrial actions using them without having to forfeit one or the other, and it'd be more cost-effective.

>>1728227
If we do so we should make some countermeasures to prevent another Super Legionnaire escape from happening.

>>1728232
>>1728236
These are both good designs for the construction bot, thanks.
>>1728241
You're talking about the Power Loader instead of an autonomous construction robot?
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>>1728261
We should build portable scanners, so if we come across something we like to scan we don't have to transport it, just the data.
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>>1728264
Even better! The multitool already had a prototype version of that idea. I'm not sure how it gave the instructions to repair our Alien Scout Ship before our scientists figured it out.
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>>1728261
>If we're talking on an industrial scale, assuming we haven't already, it'd be more efficient to separate the Sierra Madre's machine scanner and replicator. Keep the scanners in the research area then upload their designs to other replicators in the industrial area. It'd mean we could perform both Research and industrial actions using them without having to forfeit one or the other, and it'd be more cost-effective.
We have.

>If we do so we should make some countermeasures to prevent another Super Legionnaire escape from happening.
Agreed. I'd argue between our far more present survailence and larger army, we'd probably be fine but we should prepare.

>You're talking about the Power Loader instead of an autonomous construction robot?
Essentially my plan is to take that and replace the pilot seat / controls with either a remote control, a brain or a robotic brain / sensors and shit. As the design is solid but we lack the engineers and people in general to make full use of it.

>>1728264
That we should. Add it to the list right next to figuring out how to clone a human, the space weapons and curing cancer.

>>1728269
RIG'D is a miracle worker and that is one of his tools. Still we should probably figure out how the multitool works before it gets stolen or broken too.
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When we have an open slot for our hero action, we should work on trying to make the thinktank sane again. Would be a huge gain for our research department.
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>>1728179
Why are we bothering with the underground farms? We don't need the food.

A better option would be increasing recruitment or building a road to the Divide to cut down in the travel time.

Also, we shouldn't expand the robot factory until we secure more materials - like steel. Otherwise it'll just sit there empty.

Here is what I suggest:
>HERO
Lead the incursion into the Divide along with companions

>CIV
Add all the things we bought from the NCR into the replicator database + Begin replicating ZAX parts

>CONSTRUCTION
Hexacrete road to the edge of the Divide

>MILITARY
Secure the Divide
Passive production: HZD Axe bots
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>>1728291
I think we still have the actual centenial to do next turn. This buisness in san francisco seems to be taking a while, and QM said it would happen between the 2 turns.
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>>1728291
We need to increase our industrial/production by a ton,
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>>1728291
Mate, to make Hyprospray (one of our best metal sources currently) you need water and food. Thus the underground farms which give us increased food production, reduced water usage and allow for the growing of more exotic crops, are extremely useful.

This is before mentioning my plan to shift our civilisation underground in many regards and to use this fact to convince our allies and friends in Utah to allow us to live in the region since we'd avoid damaging the local ecosystem in any noteworthy way.
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Now im just imagining something like this, as our visible surface element, with everything else underneath.
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>>1728317
It would make Joshua happy.
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>>1728317
I like it
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>>1728317
Essentially something like that aye. The majority of the settlement being below ground and everything on the surface being for trade, tourism, border control, defence and such. Housing, industry, farming and most other things being stored in the vastness of the earth, leaving the actual surface to be a massive garden for our people to enjoy the beauty of and for our robots to manage / perform low intensity farming / gathering.

Maybe take some inspiration from Vault 111's entrance? Have a small surface town / defensive / "border" region and then the massive elevator in the middle for cargo craft, drones to leave / return and such, along with small ones for other things.

Not to mention the occasional automated tower bristling with weapons and hanger bays...


Later on if needed we can expand to the surface but I fail to see why we would move up when moving down is so much easier, protect from attacks and preserve better relations.
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>>1728358
I could see expanding the surface for impressive housing (scenery and such) in the future when near war isnt a thing.

Not anytime soon though.
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>>1727825
"We are the Hubologists, followers of the first Prophet, Dick Hubbell, who spoke to the Star Father in heaven to become the Hub.

He showed us the path of Alignment, and the Wheel of Truth. His was to enlighten us, and show us the path to redemption under the Star Fathers eyes."

>>1727827
>>1727828
"I have the sight. I sense others have touched you with the sight. To see beyond what your eyes see.

I have called you to rescue us. To take us to the land beneath the Mountain, where the fallen Vessel of the Sky lies. Take us there, that perhaps the Spokes of Truth may yet carry on. Maybe one day our dreams will be fulfilled, and we will see ourselves propelled into the stars.

Truly, firebird, is this not what you wish as well?"

>>1727827
"There are many evils and ills in the world, but the worst of which is Neurodyne.

It is at once, spiritual as it is factual and scientific. Malignant spirits of the dead affect us, every day, reaching into our brains to alter its electrochemical makeup to produce Neurodyne. It is a substance which causes ill to man, suppressing his inherent abilities, and also spreading Neurodyne to other peoples.

Zeta Radiation can expunge Neurodyne from the mind, for a short time. Allowing momentary alignment and purity.

But this world is corrupted, and twisted, buried upon by angry dead spirits of the wicked of millenia. Not even the atomic bombs have cleared them. Only in the pure world of Quetzal or in the stars may mankind achieve true alignment away from the pervading influence of Neurodyne.

Tell me, what do you feel of what I have said?"
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>>1728366
I dont have a problem bringing them with us, but the religious mumbo jumbo im concerned about.
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>>1728299
No, you'll be able to see the Centennial by the end of the turn.

There's still plenty more time to visit places in the NCR.
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>>1728365
True but by the time that is a concern I imagine that we'll have more scenic places than Utah.

>>1728366
"I hope that what you seek is true and possible because I need good allies and I would be lucky to have such as yourselves. However you would need to submit to my rule if you plan on staying in my lands however I would do nothing to persecute your religion and I do plan on doing various space projects.

So the question is how in the hell do you plan on getting out of here and what do you bring to the table in return for my aid? How many are your people?"

>>1728377
The Hubologists are actually one of the few religious groups in Fallout with any actual factual backing for their religion. As strange and disconnected from the facts as it may be. As to the precise facts of their religion? They are questionable.

However, they are not a threat to us.
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>>1728377
>You
(Meh. They all sound the same. The Mars God. The Nailed God. The Starfather God.)
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>>1728377
We keep them just on the ship.

>>1728366
You guys have the right idea, I'll be willing to help, just how many are you? I need to know if you all can fit in the RV.

But how will I get you out? It was hard enough getting here to meet you
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>>1728386
"Better your rule than the NCR or the Shi.

Our people are all that are left, scarcely a handful of about 14.

But bring us, and we will prepare your people for the 2nd Apocalypse that is to come.

Perhaps even, find ways to lengthen alignment. That would be beneificial for the minds of your researchers."

>>1728389
Well, you have options.

Stick everyone like sardines and drive back to BigMT to drop them off.

Or.

Have more people ride in the open in the supply trucks you bring with you.

Or.

Buy a car from the NCR.
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>>1728431
Have our children and wives ride in the supply trucks while the Hubologists are in the RV. If anyone asks they are taking in the sights.


Also these guys seemingly know about the Eldritch shit that is coming, having them would be a good start to forming a anti-supernatural division.
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>>1728431
If we pack them like Sardines and go back do we have enough time to get back for the big event?
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>>1728431
Buy a car but get all the bells and whistles. We can rip it apart and design better ones then sell then back
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>>1728440
Yes
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>>1728444
Seems like a waste of resources compared to just making Hypospray.
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>>1728444
>You
(Barter 100 - Hmmm I DO need to contact the NCR and get into the Car business. I wonder if I could sell superior cars that way!)
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>>1728449
>Waste of resources
>Literally getting every last bit of new shiny tech they have and scanning it so we can remake it ourselves for our people and/or selling it back down the road

Do..do you understand how to fucking win at this point? Stop thinking WE can't steal shit and make it better/improve it. The NCR has done it to literally everything of ours.

>>1728453
Car, Or military truck supplier.
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>>1728387
>>1728453
What's it like for the Courier to argue with his schizophrenic voices?
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>>1728431
Who is this Star Child? how does one identify them?

I'm seeing 2 possibilities and I'm dreading one of them.
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>>1728453
Do it, be it car, military or other

>>1728455
>>1728449
>>1728448
Guys I got a great idea, if we go in the car business, and make superior cars, their will be suppliers that will just give us metal in return for the cars. We can net metal income from this.
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>>1728462
Well we call him the Emperor reborn, But he appears to have been Reconned by Games workshop.
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>>1728470
They nationalized everything. We aren't going to be making money on consumer goods.
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>>1728455
Mate I just don't feel that making cars is the way we are going to win compared to mass producing medicine for their war effort and for their enemies in an attempt to sustain it perpetually thus making us a nice source of income while we ready to show our strength and become the greatest nation.

However you can buy one if you think we will get something valuable out of it which I doubt we will since it's civilian vehicle.
>>1728470
That might work but they'd just copy the tech again and make it better. Like they did with Salient green.

Alternatively we could just make Hypospray and various other such things in order to get metal and fissile. I mean, if we can make the war last then that is a great source of material for us.
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>>1728485
What happened to our copyright protections?
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>>1728485
I...Never once said anything about making said Car's NOW. A car is more then just that, It has an engine, and oil/gas/ect and we can all rescan that. From that scan we can either produce it or find out how to make it ourself. It is also a show of our wealth and god knows what other bullshit a guy with a 10 in speak can think of.

Making Hydrospray should be considered a short term thing until they can mass produce it themselves.
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>>1728492
They lied.
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>>1728453
Just buy a car for them to use.

>>1728485
That might work but they'd just copy the tech again and make it better. Like they did with Salient green.

So true, we should just get a car for them, and scan them since it will be useful for our own civ. We improve on it ourselves, no trading the superior car with them
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>>1728492
we never filled copyrights because we didn;t want to give them the specs.
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>>1728498
I think they just promised to not copy. I dont think we had to actually file it away.

Although i cpuld be wrong that was quite a few threads back.
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>>1728492
You expect them to give a damn?

>>1728493
>I...Never once said anything about making said Car's NOW.
You implied that that was how we were going to "win".

>A car is more then just that, It has an engine, and oil/gas/ect and we can all re-scan that. From that scan we can either produce it or find out how to make it ourself. It is also a show of our wealth and god knows what other bullshit a guy with a 10 in speak can think of.
Mate it's all fairly conventional technology. Not exactly something we don't understand how to produce.

>Making Hydrospray should be considered a short term thing until they can mass produce it themselves.
They can mass produce it themselves seeing as they gave us the chemical formula. It's just an additional way to get it is us.

>>1728497
Cars aren't currently useful for our civilisation and based off of how it is going they won't be for a long time.

Especially since I think we aren't going to be having many more settlements in the New Washington area that are above ground and all the ones in the Utah region are going to be underground and interconnected either by air travel or underground tunnels which would be better served by trains than by cars and the same is true for the New Washington area.
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>>1728503
They can't know what to copy unless we give them a list, and specifics on what not to copy. We played the game of not filing copywrites and we lost. Wamp Wamp.

>>1728505
Entirely possible if we did things their way they would follow the copy-writes. Accept the amount of money they see fit and all.
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>>1728505
I want the car so the cult, doesn't get find out.

Either way packing them up and hauling them or buying the car and coming back. We'll make the big event
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>>1728515
Pretty much

>You
(Now if I did sell them technology that I wasn't too worried about copying or was confident they couldn't replicate it [after all, it seems to you that if they had the plants for a BSR and the chemical makeup of Hexcrete is one thing, but replication of alien material is another] I could also ensure royalties for pattenting the design. Even if they could make more of it, if I can make it far cheaper than any competitors can I still win)
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>>1728519
Can we file a civil lawsuit against Oddball?
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>>1728458
I'm waiting to see if you guys want to attempt to kill yourselves again. Just to be safe.
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>>1728522
Honestly, we'd lose that. He is the 'invertor' of that.
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>>1728522
Id like to file a ballistic missile against oddball.
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>>1728522
The inventor is the one who has their name on the paperwork. We got nothing.
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>>1728524
Just go to the car dealership.

>>1728525
In the end he is the one who have lost. He going to have us go after him.

>>1728527
Agreed

>>1728537
Right, we're just going to kill him later
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>>1728505
Ive been doing a brief wiki research. Pic related, vacuum tunnel monorail seems to be really efficient.
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>>1728519
>>1728522
>>1728525
>>1728537
>inb4 we turn from Fallout New Vegas Quest: Empire of One to Fallout New Vegas Quest: Empire of Lawyers.

>>1728524
When did this happen?
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>>1728559
Back when you guys still didn't trust your own brain.
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>>1728578
Are you waiting for votes?
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>>1728431
>Buy a car from NCR
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>>1728595
no, just writing
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The NCR has many cars. They are selling some of them to the Shi, and the Shi helps make parts.

Most of them are powered by Gasoline. The most expensive ones are fully restored Fission Battery models.

Currently your Bus runs on an Alien Energy Cell that's good for a long time, though eventually you will have to return to BigMT to recharge it.

You actually are starting to hurt your wallet, but you are still balls to the walls rich enough to buy what you want. For now.

CHOOSE:
>Sturdy Military Bus - Gas powered. Decent chairs, and some ample room for goods. A favorite among Government sanctioned caravaners
>Luxury Fast Car - Best on road, very comfortable, stylish. Comes in Gas or Fissile powered.
>Workingman's Car - Well, the wealthy workingman at least. Meant for intercity transit.
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>>1728554
Right until the moment that you get a single breach and suddenly you have a massive pressure wave travelling at insane speeds towards your craft heading the other way at insane speeds.

The whiplash alone would kill people, not to mention the effect that the forces would have on the train since it isn't meant to handle them resulting it crumpling like a tin can and it spiralling into a wall assuming it wasn't built to handle the forces, which again it wouldn't be.

Not to mention the difficulties in maintenance, the problems in boarding / security and so on. Since even a small bomb fucks the system royally


A non-vacuum, high speed mono-rail will be entirely sufficient for our needs, seeing as we can easily make it a very wide vehicle (since the tunnels can be made to any size since we have no set gauge we have to work to) and thus our people can spend a day travelling in comfort between our settlements. Anyhow, most of the stuff that'll be travelling on the rail will be cargo so that sort of thing isn't a problem.
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>>1728632
Could we roll to enhance our bartering and selection of vehicles?
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>>1728633
Could solve emergency breaches with collapsing bulkheads but i see your point. Probably not worth the effort.
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>>1728632
>Sturdy Military Bus - Gas powered. Decent chairs, and some ample room for goods. A favorite among Government sanctioned caravaners
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>>1728632
>Sturdy Military Bus - Gas powered. Decent chairs, and some ample room for goods. A favorite among Government sanctioned caravaners
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>>1728637
Ill support this
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>>1728637
Yes actualy.
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Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>1728661
okay, lets roll
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Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>1728661
Sweet.
>>1728658
>>1728681
Guess this is enough votes for agreeing on rolling.
Let's go for the best vehicle they have that we can scan for our own ends, or the ones with the most parts we don't have.
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>>1728681
A special model is opened up for you after a "Credit Check". This one will be custom ordered and delivered same day.

A bullet proof limosine. Nuclear Microbreeder powered, no need to recharge ever. Built to withstand a direct hit by an RPG, and an indirect Fat-Man blast. Somewhat used, it was used by one of the New Reno family bosses but will be refurbished and painted anew. Lots of space too.

It's actually safer than your RV all things considered. Surely worthy of a national leader.
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>>1728719
Fucking yes.


Now we fit it out with weapon systems and shit. Maybe we can even get the thing to fly?
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>>1728719
Eh why not. Lets buy it.
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>>1728719
If we get this, this thing does not enter our facilities without a full stripdown and check.

10 bucks says it'll be loaded with trackers, cameras and maybe some scanners.
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>>1728719
sure.
Don't know how we passed the credit check, and we definitely have to scan for bugs, but that works.
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>>1728732
The Courier is insanely rich but even our money is going to run out if we aren't careful.


I've always said we should see about getting some payment for our trade in NCR money...
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>>1728742
Passive trade spices for cash? They weren't interested in trading for materials, but they did say they would pay Ncr dollars for it at a "fair price"
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>>1728742
Maybe if we file a couple of patents we could start getting reliable income.Can be something small like superior spark plugs or something.
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>>1728747
Yeah that'd be worth it I suppose. We could also see about selling them some glass or something.
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>>1728754
I dont want to sell them anything we invent. Copyright or not they are just going to steal it anyeays.
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>>1728754
Shit yeah Big Mt must have some more mundane tech we can sell or we can develop something like a video game or something since we know they existed pre-war.

I mean, it'd be a text or 2-D game but still.
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>>1728779
Well we could sell them music or something. Seeing as we have Dean Domino and an orchestra.
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>>1728779
They'll follow their rules. They only stole it because we didn't copywrite it. If we did, we'd have taken the wind out of Oddballs sails.

We won't be able to negotiate prices, but we'll make money.
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>>1728791
Im fine with that.
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You are able to purchase the Limosine. You're going to need some more bottlecaps soon.

Although, you hear rumors that the NCR may even intend to utterly remove the bottle-cap from their economic schemes as their economy flourishes.

You suppose you'll know the end will come when they start selling bottled soda instead of canned soda.

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You have enough Stealthboys to rescue the Hubologists, though they smell awful.

>What do?
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>>1728793im sorry, i dont trust the ncr to keep their word. Im not buying it.
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>>1728719
Yes! Looks like a good option. Might be good for diplomatic visits.
>>1728723
The Fuhrer wishes he had something like this!

>>1728747
>>1728759
If we do more deals we might want to roll for them to get a better price.
I'm not sure if we want to barter with them for any prices for this vehicle though. How expensive is this?-
>>1728795
Guess that's moot.

Otherwise, we should make a new thread soon. We're past the bump limit and phone users have problems with larger threads.
Could we also discuss if we want to switch from a Rule of 4 to Rule of 3 or lower system? Because of lower thread sizes and how we aren't going to reach the Rule of 4.
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>>1727808
"The Starchild is one of great power in the Sight who is destined for great power.

They will be one of two things: a mighty hero for us. . .or a great villain. Whomever they are, it is all the more reason the Hubologists are destined for greatness in the coming 2nd Apocalypse."
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>>1728802
We can try. If it's something small, no great lose if they cheat us, and we know they can't be trusted. If they don't, we make money.
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>>1728805
So the Forecaster?
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>>1728805
>"The Starchild is one of great power in the Sight who is destined for great power.

>They will be one of two things: a mighty hero for us. . .or a great villain. Whomever they are, it is all the more reason the Hubologists are destined for greatness in the coming 2nd Apocalypse."
Oh for fuck sake, the hell is the Forecaster doing in a god damn religious prophesy.
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>>1728805
Nothing more concrete you can give? no identifying signs of their coming or anything?
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>>1728811
Would be Hillarious if it was Mama Murphy
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>>1728820
I would probably give up on humanity at that point.
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>>1728811
Or it can be one of those false flag prophecies where it's actually Sam. Unity did say that Unity is psyonic, and it might be passed down.

Clay might be looking to knock off any pretenders to the title.
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>>1728803
I'll make a new thread for a new turn after this turns event is over.
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>>1728830
True.


Point is that there is a second apocalypse coming and that makes me want to burrow even deeper into the earth than before.
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>>1728851
Sounds like we can't hide from this apocalypse though. It's not nuclear fire raining from the skies. It's something worse. We have to meet it. Stare The End in the eye and beat it back into its hole.
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>>1728868
True but I've got a feeling this ain't Ragnarok but rather, this shall be god versus the devil or something similar. Something where even the strongest army won't be worth mentioning compared to the two centre stage characters.
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>>1728876
Will be demon armies to fight, so we have to deal with the mooks so the good Star Child can win.
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>>1728887
Possibly, still I would like for our people to be as far from the fighting deep underground as possible.
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>>1728868
>>1728876
>>1728887
>>1728894
Suddenly I'm getting flashbacks to Left Beyond Quest.
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brb, dont forget to vote on what do
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>>1728795
Rescue the hubologist then.

We need to invest into stealth tech that is not disposable.
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>>1728900
Don't remind me. That shit was the best and worst of times.
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>>1728925
>>1728900
tell me about it, what was it like
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>>1728925
What were the best and worst of times, personally and for the quest? Any thoughts or lessons from the quest that would be applicable here?

>>1728934
To start, imagine if our James Bond AI was the MC instead of the Courier. Now imagine we've already lost before we started and we're preventing a final defeat. Presumably the Courier-equivalent died before the previous defeat.
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>>1728795
>>1728934
Rescuce the hubologists, anyway we can. Make them fit
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>>1728795
>>1728916
>>1728964
Support. We already have a brand-new-spanking Executorial Limo though so space shouldn't be an issue.

>>1728805
>>1728815
Support. Ask them what they've been doing here before we came.
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>>1728964
>>1728916
Right you guys can do that. But what next? Go home? You've still got time left in the month.
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>>1728934
We were a prototype AI and leader of a underground resistance in the shadows. We fought a war against a true, biblically powerful god backed by angels and his Faithful. Not to mention the third side: those who followed the Devil and fought against all and we were often mistaken for.

We did miraculous things: colonies on mars and the moon; the dead living once more; made the Nile flow once more after many years of lying dry. Won amazing fights against many foes including a god-summoned army of the undead. Marched an army up to the very gates of the grand temple-home of Jesus. Talked with people from other dimensions and shit I can't even describe. I'll leave it up to you to see if we won by reading the archives. It's a story to be seen, not told especially by one like me.


>>1728951
For the quest. As for applicable lessons: shoot first, deal with the results later and invest more in space. Also, never doubt the potency of good PR.
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>>1728978
Go to the big event
We need to work our charm with the higher ups. So we get better trade deals info that sort of thing
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>>1728978
Can we leave, drop off the hubbologists and return for the centennial?
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>>1728996
Yes
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>>1729002
do that.
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>>1729017
This.
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>>1729023
>>1729017
>>1729002
The Hubologists are sent to BigMT safely by some of your soldiers and part of the convoy. There they will be cleaned, as well as their clothes.

Meanwhile, your RV and you arrive in the NCR just in time for the Centenniel celebrations.

>con't
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>>1728978
>>1728988
>For the quest.
Was something cutoff here?


>>1729017
Support.
Are we missing anything else around here?
How can we convert others to our ideology, especially faction leaders?

>>1729071
We're getting the limo checked before we bring it to base, right?
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>>1729078
We haven't taken the limo to base, but when we do, we will clean that sucker out.
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>>1729078
Nope. Just didn't see a reason to go into detail.


We did so much and I just wonder sometimes if we could've done better. All those miracles yet we came so close to defeat...
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>>1729101
Make sure it doesnt go near classified facilities until its cleaned.
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You arrive at the NCR again, and immediately everyone who hasn't visited yet is impressed by its size. It's more people than anyone could ever imagine in their lifetime.

As big as your car is, its but one car among many others, all among a packed crowd trying to squeeze through the streets.

Anticipation of the festivities are enormous and have been a year in the making.

The OSI intends to resume the tradition of a "World's Fair" where new wonders of technology will be shown off.

A grand parade and fireworks display is set for the actual day of the Centennial.

There are the familiar hotels, theaters, the OSI Library and Academy, and more to be seen in the city.

>What do
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>>1729290
World fair. What other stolen technologies are they exhibiting.
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>>1729290
>Get the Library and Academy information after checking into a hotel for our family I guess?
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>>1729298
Pretty much this. Might as well go see just how much better they are than us again.
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>>1729329
>>1729298
The Courier gets headaches from all this.

Are you sure you wouldn't rather watch a Holomovie or something?
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>>1729351
The Courier needs to stop being a bitch and get to stealing these amazing do hickys to reproduce.
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>>1729351
to be honest I would rather just go back to Big Mt
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>>1729360
That's also doable, although your "wives" would like to see the fireworks show or explore the city a bit. Sam wants to watch a movie.
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>>1729360
we have shit to steal.
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>>1729360
We'll go watch a kids movie with the kids then we'll go to the world fair.
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>>1729320
1 for this
>>1729360
1 for this
>>1729381
1 for this
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>>1729320
This, might as well in case we can get a new book or two.
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>>1729419
>>1729320
2 for this
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>>1729320
change to this then.
Move things along
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>>1729320
writing
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>>1729320
Support.
>>1729356
>>1729367
Isn't knowledge its own reward?
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Also we should talk to the Midwestern BOS and see if they want to trade the Hexcrete formula and BCR / Salient green technologies. Seeing as they will make contact with the NCR given time and get those technologies but this way we can prevent that happening and get something at the same time.
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>>1729486
them and the enclave. Might as well. The gong is rung and all that. Best make sure we're profitting of the knowledge.
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>>1729320
>Checking your whole family into the Penthouse of a big hotel, which leaves them impressed and distracted enough, you head for the Library and the Academy.

The OSI's library contains works and originals Old World and New, organized and sorted. There's a major effort to digitize everything into a computer terminal version, and most people use these instead, but the library affords people a place to read and rent hardcopies as well as buy books.

You're a veritable genius and have read most of these (or your brain has), at least the ones which would benefit you. Sam and her mother turns out to be an Avid reader and both insisted on showing up, as did Veronica and Vanessa. Vanessa and a few others wanted to add more fiction and novel books so you buy a few for them. Even Raul and Mary-Jo wanted to peruse their mechanic books.

Interestingly, on the front window on a large shelf are several copies of books that are highly popular, as people line up to buy copies. It seems to be an autobiography of sorts, written by Yaunker himelf.

"The Struggle for Civilization". Its a small colorful book, detailing his views and ultimate goals for the NCR.

In it, he decries those who insist on stagnating mankind's progression through tradition, superstition, ignorance, and willful tribalism, even those who mask their intentions under a veil of intellectualism such as the "failure" of the Brotherhood of Steel or the Followers of the Apocalypse.

It also contains a direct challenge to the Legion and "Edward Sallow". Calling them the epitome of all the great evils of tribalism, he proclaims that the Legion's greatness comes only from the mind of a man who is applying the elements of civilization over a tribal race. Not to form a true civilized people as the NCR, but to form a mockery of it.

>"the formation of the Legion was not the result of the political abilities of the Tribals in Arizona and Colorado, but only a wonderful example of the state-forming efficacity of the Californian element in an inferior race."

He decries the influence of the old corporations and explains the need to unshackle the NCR from the whims of Brahmin Barons to Caravan CEO's, calling them parasites upon mankind, and slavers by another form.

>"the nationalization of our people will succeed only when, aside from all the positive struggle for the soul of our people, the poisoners within and without are exterminated"

>"slavery is slavery, whether you remove a man's freedom by a collar around his neck, or by the threat of taking away his food and means of life. The effort to remove raiders and slavers of the sword must be matched by the same effort to remove the slavers of paper and bottlecap."

The NCR is said to be the true beacon of Civilization in the wasteland, and it is the destiny of its people to reach outward and expand for more "living room" as part of a "manifest destiny".
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You also find a number of books on the repair and maintenance of various NCR appliances, such as Mr. Handy's, toasters, ovens, refrigerators.

These designs seem to be freely given, though the means of production lie within the state. They are all (re)pattented Old World designs, but you do buy a number of them.

It saves you a research action to make designs for them. Though, they are fairly simple designs anyway.
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>>1729645
Nice
As long as we're saving time and action. It's all good.

Maybe sci-fi books would help our researchers as they can read fiction and turn that into nonfiction. A source to get ideas from.
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>>1729659
Speaking of Science Fiction.

>Sam
"Daddy can we watch the Captain Cosmos movie pleaaaaase?"
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>>1729659
We honestly should get everything that we lack. Books, movies, music, etc.

I'd really like to see the flooded city news reel. Can we request that?
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>>1729645
Grab everything we can.
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>>1729665
Sure sweetie.

>>1729669
Also supporting
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>>1729665
yes.
>>1729669
also yes.
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>>1729665
Yes.

Again, buy all the movies cartoons, books, etc that we can. We should build a library where people also can watch movies and listen to music.
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>>1729669
I support this.
We need to buy all that shit. All of that shit. No matter what it is. Just buy it to have it we'll going to need it. And it can serve as a library for the people/researchers to get ideas from.

>>1729665
Only because your cute.
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>>1729669
>I'd really like to see the flooded city news reel. Can we request that?
Certainly
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>>1729679
Also yes yes yes to this

Just let OP know we want to get everything we possibly can

The cartoons movies will be great and our kids can watch their favorite movies back home.
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>>1729682
OP the anons really showed what they want to do
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>>1729624
What does Yaunker think about Vaulties and their descendents?
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>>1729682
>>1729696
So our plan is to get nearly every book, document, and media available? Perhaps all of them?
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writing
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>>1729706
Yes
So we don't have to come back again
The kids like the cartoons and movies
And lots of books will get people reading
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It just so happens that the most popular movie of the year is still in Theater.

Its a New World remake of the Captain Cosmos movie, made in New Reno.

The plot is fairly basic, humorous even.

And yet the special effects give it an amazing kick. You are rich enough to watch it in a 'Holo-theater' only one of two in the world, the other being in New Reno.

Lasers whiz past you and sound reverberates throughout the theater. The very ground seems to shake with explosions, though you can tell that's a deep sound system beneath the stage. Everyone is too glued to the sight and sounds to eat their popcorn. The hero duels with the villain on stage, the world destroying bomb is stopped, the hero has his gal at the end.

And of the music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS4_Z84-rRE

It was an impressive display that has people cheering at the end. Sam's imagination runs wild.
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>>1729827
Holo theater
NCR is just making all sorts of advancement that we need to steal
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>>1729869
You consider that this would be easy technology for you. Actually quite a lot of what the NCR has is within your reach which is a good thing.

You just never had the time to bother with mass cultural projects and development. And it doesn't help that the goddamn Oddball is doing it for the NCR.

Still, holographic video is nothing new. Although, at least a few years ago, almost every you heard of was a porno from New Reno.

From investigating the stores at nighttime when normal people should be sleeping, that is still a lucrative business.
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>>1729876
OP can you write we got all the books, cartoons movies and other shit. How about some choices? Or are you writing?
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>>1729878
Its late and I'm trying to write out as much as I can.

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You gather as many more books, cartoons, and entertainment films to bring back to BigMT. Lucky for you, you'll be able to install these in Alexa and people already have TV's at home for them to watch.

A lot of it does contain NCR propaganda however. But that doesn't seem to bother your companions.

Sam finds the songs quite catchy.

>Sam
"When the Caesar says 'We are the master race!' we Hail! Hail! Right in the Caesar's face.

Not to love the Caesar is a great disgrace so we Hail! Hail! Right into Caesar's face."
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You load up your newly gathered items onto the RV.

Is there anything else you wish to do before the actual Centennial ceremony?
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>>1729885
Go to the World fair. They would have some good tech their.

We should copy what we see for our own use.
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>>1729682

>I'd really like to see the flooded city news reel.
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>>1729885
Be sneaky? Break into places we aren't supposed to like the Intelligence academy?
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>>1729891
We would have gotten it with our buying spee.

We could go to the World fair where they show off fancy new tech or do like this anon said.>>1729892
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>>1729892
Please no. Not now.
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>>1729890
Supporting
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>>1729890
This
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Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>1729892
Wanna roll me a 1d100 for that?

>>1729890
The World's Fair is split up into several buildings

Main Building
Agricultural Hall
Horticultural Hall
Machinery Hall
Memorial Hall
Woman's Pavilion

>>1729891
Writing
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>>1729892
Roll the dice anon roll it
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>>1729906
>Machinery Hall
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Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>1729906
>>1729908

ALRIGHT, BOSS. WATCH THESE ELITE HACKER SKILLS.
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>>1729892
Yeah, don't do this.

Go to:
>Main Building

Biggest and best first
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>>1729906
Seriously though, Heading to bed. Don't let me ruin the fun, I hope to read about every spot of this 'world fair' in the morning. Night QM.

Other voices want war with the NCR, but Breaking and entering is bad. ;-;
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>>1729906
>>1729911
Let's do this last.
>>1729913
Yeah, do the other stuff first.
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>>1729913
Alright go to main building first
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>>1729906
>Main building
Doesn't the courier get mad stealth bonus due to the stealth suit and the stealth boys?
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>>1729911
>>1729906
Sneaking is as easy as breathing for you, and as it turns out the NCR Academy, while as with everything is always on high alert for Frumentarii, isn't a high level facility. No laser tripwires, shield traps, or the likes

It's a school really.

It even has Virtual Reality education, though these designs appear to be of a Boomer variety. But there are a lot of them.

This facility seems to mainly be for the purposes of education of citizens into scientists en masse, and basic research, churning out more researchers for the NCR who re sent off to classified areas. Sadly, on this trip at least, you don't uncover where those classified areas are.

>>1729891
The Newsreels on the Flooded city detail the "lifting of the Siege". It mostly focucuses on the Aerial effort and the Vault City troopers landing in there, squashing bugs and driving out mutants through the power of the NCR's superior air force and weapons.

Your own robots are there, mentioned as "friendly private security forces and refugees of New Vegas". Ostensibly they are not the focus on the film, which glorifies the NCR and demonizes the enemy. But they don't ignore you either, and make mention of the "fine work of the hired medical assistants" and show your makeshift hospital helping the hungry and sick.
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>>1729906
No, we don't fucking want to sneak.

Let's go to machinery, agriculture and horticulture hall
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writing
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>>1729927
>Your own robots are there, mentioned as "friendly private security forces and refugees of New Vegas". Ostensibly they are not the focus on the film, which glorifies the NCR and demonizes the enemy. But they don't ignore you either, and make mention of the "fine work of the hired medical assistants" and show your makeshift hospital helping the hungry and sick.

The NCR are doing it again. They are so quick to disregard us in every turn. They will see the Phoenix Sour, rise from the ashes, and became stronger than the enemies around it.
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>>1729933
>They will see the Phoenix Sour,
>Sour
I mean yeah, we're upset at getting snubbed like this, but that doesn't sound like the most threatening of images.
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>>1729941
I have no one to blame but myself for not catching that mistake.

NCR always is ready to make propaganda, so in the future they will just call us the Enclave.
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Test
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>>1729703
Yeah, what does he say?
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QM is kill and kill again?
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>>1730062
He passed out for the night come back when America is awake
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>>1730065
So in 3-4 hours?
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>>1730098
Yup he did run a lot today? Did you happen to read through the past threads? If not I can give you a TL:dr
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>>1730101
I added one to many question marks.
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>>1730101
No I keep up. Although with the rate of updates vs player comments it becomes a bit difficult to focus. Also the problems mentioned before with regards to NCSnowflake.
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>>1730144
So I guess its back to F2. Hooray for Fallout Restoration Project.
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>>1730144
Yeah the NCR has quite a bit, but Oddball had his fingers deep into our research.

oddball was building things out of his own supply of hexacrete and we kinda let that go, until he ran off.
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Well, given the our courier sense is tingling, we should definitely allocate time and resources to figure out who is backing the ncr.
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>>1730194
Its crypto. 100% its crypto. The EMH could identify alien species.
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Rolled 80 (1d100)

Rolling to see how our luck will go
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Why do people think that it's Crypto supplying NCR with tech?

It's obviously United Federation of Planets. That's where they got the hypospray from, that's where they know what a Synth is, that's where their live feed of holo-doctor comes from.

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Federation_Crash_Site
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Morning, writing
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The Main Building of the NCR's "World's Fair" purports itself to be the "Largest New World Building" and as a feat of rediscovered engineering.

Built using pre-fabricated parts from factories across the NCR, towed by gasoline powered trucks, and then assembled here by hand and with the help of some combined robotic labour provided by the intelligent Boomer, Vault Dweller, and Shi factions, it was built partly with a new type of concrete "discovered" at New Reno Chemicals. "a testament to the cities devotion to shift its chemical industry from the creation of jet to the products of the future."

What a load of garbage.

Within it the NCR totes the OSI's rediscovery of various metallurgical, mining, and engineering feats throughout time. The rediscoverey of the internal combustion engine, the fist repaired Old World factory, railroads, that sort of thing. It's funny really. A lot of this information is staggered over 100 years, with some more of them in the last few years.

You did almost all of this in 4 years. And in many ways your technology is still superior to them, giving you some relief.

But the NCR seems to make up for inferior methods with such huge numbers of manpower and more lower tech robots.
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>>1727719

It's amazing that it took 19 threads before people started complaining about this.

I noticed this problem from the very beginning, in fact this was a major negative point about this quest that I considered not picking it up. I've read and participated in many quests over the years and I have noticed that when QM's use quote-and-respond type of dialogue for MC's they are, while not necessary shitty quests, have lesser quality.

>>1727743
OP, you have to understand that there are many players controlling one character. Some players are smart and can give amazing write-in but most are not, and certainly none of us are 10 int, cha, per, luck, 100 speech, barter, science, repair, medicine people.

By not having our character act like his stats are supposed to be, you are giving us a GIGANTIC handicap. Our character should not only be smart enough to have almost always perfect responses but also he should not do obviously stupid shit (like wasting an action designing huge rail-laying vehicle)


You should look at what anon's are suggesting, get the general idea and then re-work them into a dialogue. Not quoting, not copy-pasting.

Take other quests for example like Death among the Stars or Banished. Jadyk talks and behaves like a thousand year old lich but his character has been defined by the players over the years that quest ran. Same with banished, Michael talks like an extremely experienced and smart magician but his character is also defined by the players.

In this quest it seems like the Courier is at the mercy of the whims and intelligence of the current players.


You really need to try writing our character like the stats should represent him. And lets be honest if there was a WIS stat in fallout, it would also be 10 for Courier.
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>>1730275
>But the NCR seems to make up for inferior methods with such huge numbers of manpower and more lower tech robots.

Soon.

Soon we will build thousands of worker robots. Soon we will secure a reliable source of metal.
And then we will achieve in months whatever NCR has done in decades
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>>1730280
Yes, I hear you.

Again that was a joke about WIS.

>In this quest it seems like the Courier is at the mercy of the whims and intelligence of the current players.
That was sort of the intent, but I can see why you would not want it to be extremely literal.

Again, as with fallout, because of your skill I will indeed start to offer more of the Couriers intellect at least for Dialogue options. Because even in game you get stuff like:

>[Speach 100 blah blah blah]
>[Int 10 blah blah blah]
>[Ladykiller blah blah blah]

Which is used to good measure in game.

I just wanted the players to have a bit more freedom and freedom of choice was my intent when starting the quest, as well as to capture how somewhat Chaotic the Courier can be. At any moment when playing FNV, it doesn't take much for the Courier to decide "hey, I don't like this town and I don't like your face, let's get rid of everyone in it" or to use [Intimidate] to scare the pants off some Brotherhood Sentinels just because he can.

But obviously you players are trying to get the most out of a hyperintelligent Courier with good speech skills, and it can be easy to forget to ask "hey what can the courier say to do this" so I'll try to prompt it more with dialogue choices as requested.
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>>1730275
>it was built partly with a new type of concrete "discovered" at New Reno Chemicals.

You know, once the ceremony starts and if we get to talk to higher ups, hopefully the President or the general, we should at the very least mention our concern over them stealing our technologies and attributing them to their own discoveries. And how that kind of behavior could strain our relationship.

If NCR actually believes in the ideals and standards they are trying to set, they should not fall into such underhanded methods.


I'd really like to know what the president or that general will have to say about that. It actually might be that they don't know Oddball stole those from us (though unlikely)
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>>1730292
>>1730280
Also you really do have to wonder if the Courier did have a WIS stat (which again doesn't actually exist) what it would be in game.

The Courier did end up letting himself get shot in the head and left for dead by Benny, as a ladykiller may or may not have a string of bastard children, at least one in Montana 17 years ago, blew up the Divide by accident, got trapped in at least 3 DLC areas by accident, and a string of other mistakes that he pulled out of by blind luck, wit, and more.

I mean, there's a reason the Brain yells at you for being a reckless motherfucker.

>Brain
>"I'm not the one that makes us clamber around tetanus-infested ancient Vaults or go charging off to New Vegas on missions of ill-conceived revenge!"
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>>1730292
Thanks man.

You know, when I was early in the questing, I believed that the players should have absolute freedom to do what they like. But later on, I think QM needs to take into the consideration how the players behaved in the past and how his character has developed over the quest and sometimes take limited control of the MC.

In Fallout games, the player could play for tens of hours with a companion and then suddenly decide to kill them and continue their game and be content.
I doubt, that in any on going quest, anyone would like if a couple of players caught the lull of participation and made the MC kill a follower who's been around for 30 threads.
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>>1730297
We could, but i can easily see them going "tough luck, name isn't in the paper work".

But they might go for it if they means they can tax us more for sending the money to a foreign country.
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>>1730298
>at least one in Montana 17 years ago

what? Can you elaborate further. If it's true, I'd like to see what our teenage son or daughter are doing
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>>1730304
>We could, but i can easily see them going "tough luck, name isn't in the paper work".

True, but they'll know that we are not amused.

Hell, we should also insinuate that they are sheltering a traitor and an enemy of our state who leaked secrets of national security. Not only that, they gave him a high ranking position.
Even if they do nothing about it and we don't press them on it, we then go around and do the same to them since we have Causus Belli.
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>>1730305
You never actually found out, you just were curious when asking the Lonesome Drifter how old he was after he said he was from Montana.

Luckily he was 28 years old. You do feel he does bear some similarities to a mysterious stranger that happens to help you from time to time.

Although of late, the mysterious stranger hasn't shown up not once. . .someone like that can't die, can he?

You wonder where the lonesome drifter is now. If he wasn't in your party when escaping NV, maybe he made it to New Reno.
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>>1729624
>Even Raul and Mary-Jo wanted to peruse their mechanic books.

Lmao, did we take a walking skeleton with us?
How do people react to that.

Speaking of which, are there any ghouls in NCR capital?
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>>1730305
The guitar playing wandered guy with the mysterious magnum. There is a speech option where if you have lady killer, you basically cross your fingers and hope he isn't yours.
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>>1730305
Also you MAY have one in Montana to clarify.

>>1730311
Under a hood. But yup.

Although, thankfully, Ghouls are protected under NCR law. But there's still some minor racism, though there's lots of NCR propaganda posters around trying to fight against it.
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The Hall of Agriculture contains some of their latest farming techniques and a few ones they are experimenting in, such as Greenhouses and Hydroponics. You suppose that isn't very fanciful technology either, although their methods still seem a bit cruder than yours.

And then you see it, a section devoted entirely to Salient Purple the "miracle food" which can do all. And they have a BSR.

The NCR's version is 10 times bigger and heavier than the original BSR, and observing it from a distance you find out why. It doesn't look ike there are many highly advanced computer chips in it, and these designs seem more appropriate for low finese, high quantity produced vaccuum tubes and other low tech computing. You wonder if this is because the NCR has yet to find an adequate means to get fancy computer chips. In fact you never did until you figured out replication.

But size and low tech parts has not reduced its effectiveness, it works exactly like a BSR. Although you note, there's no lascivious AI.

Also featured are the Shi's radiation removing vine, which soaks up radiation and deposits it into radioactive fruits. These fruits act as radioactive waste, though OSI scientists are looking for ways to make use of them in nuclear power plants and other means.

Last but not least a mention of "Super Trees" and the display of great forests being planted. The OSI discovered these rapidly growing, massive plant organisms and after much cultivation and experimentation figured out safer ways to grow and propagate them. Now as the NCR cuts down 200 year old super forests for fuel, they are able to replace them for future generations to harvest at a later date.
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>>1730313
I'm here as well.
Too tired to make a comment on how your handing things.
Just anons like choices after a post. Since with write ins you have to wait longer for votes. I'm ready for that update
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>>1730325

wait.

OP, are we using transistors and microchips? Have moved on from bulky light bulbs and vacuum tubes already?
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>>1730330
We do have replicators to make all those fine finicky things.
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>>1730325
Well whoopdy-doo! Find out more about the trees and how fast they built the BSR. Also see if the NCR doesnt want to trade the radfruit to us. And start making plans for a torture procedure that keeps the subject alive and feeling for a long time with an Oddball sized seat.
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>>1730330
Yes. That sort of technology was only ever possible in the Old World at late in its existence. Transistors were invented much time after other various inventions, but BigMT and House's technology relied heavily on them.

Currently they are produced from Replicators, but now that you have a Robotics Research Facility + Factory you can make them there as well. The most highly advanced ones like the Platinum Chip necessitate Replicator use to be practical.

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The Hall of Machinery is dedicated to the NCR's rediscovery of various mechanical means. From a Mr. Handy Factory, to the reinvention of the Car, and most of all, to the invention of Woodgas.

Woodgas is the subtance which fuels all the NCR, from its electricity, to their new vehicles, and more. It has other uses, such as being made into plastics and even tires. Giant tree cutting vehicles are featured here.

The rediscovery of flight is noted to the Boomers who preserved with great excellency the means to maintain and produce airplanes, and to Vault City for their preservation of car producing techniques.

There is also a display of "future technologies", which scientists at the OSI are trying to make more commonplace. A model phazer from the Captain Cosmos movie is on display, with a screen showing off the various things the hero did with it (such as drilling holes in walls, heating rocks for warmth, spreading the beam to clear rooms, creating sonic vibrations in the air to shatter glass, etc.) and its superiority to the Laser weapon in terms of energy output. The OSI is working on reproducing it for civilian use.

Then there is a model of an Ion Engine, the "next step in the evolution of motor physics." this engine is supposedly more advanced than even Old World nuclear motors and will create more powerful vehicles hitherto unseen. Its an interesting model, very compact and rather sleek. It almost resembles some of the engine work on your UFO, only clearly more human in origin.

Last but not least a terminal leading to a Super Computer. This one is said to be linked up to a fully restored, old world Super Computer that the NCR is using for advanced research purposes. Its stated that no one has yet to be able to beat it in chess, and lists several known modern Geniuses that have tried.

You walk up to it, and it speaks.

"I am a machine intelligence dedicated to research and installation control. I am called Zax.

Would you like to play a game of chess?"

>Yes (challenge it to chess)
>No, chess is boring. How about a nice game of Atomic Bombular Warfare?
>Not right now
>You consider hacking it. But you can observe from the way its set up its simply an extension of a machine far away and hacking this will not yield meaningful results.
>Other
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>>1730345
Yes sure. I doubt its actually linked to anything.
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>>1730345
>>Yes (challenge it to chess)
sure, why not?
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>>1730345
New thing on agenda, find an access port to meaningfully hack the thing (can be done after the party), find out where it is and blow it up. If we can gain control ourselves, great. If we can upload a virus to induce small errors in calculation, great. Bottom line, they CAN NOT have it.
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Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>1730348
>>1730349
Its a time chess game, the first game of chess you lose. As well as the second game. But you improve your length of time with each one.

>Zax
"Interesting. You have taken longer to defeat than the others.

Would you like to play again?"

You consider popping a few mentats. And you almost feel like your brain is attempting to speak to you. Perhaps, it wants to win too.

Roll me a 1d100!
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Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>1730357
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>>1730357
>>1730362

I think it's funny that in the past few threads the only roll we win so hard is for something so insignificant
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>>1730363
Maybe we won so hard it becomes significant.
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>>1730362
>>1730357
You pop some mentats, and you can feel your mind surge as if your brain back home had the same idea.

You sit down, and play.

Minutes turn into an hour.

And hour becomes several hours.

By now a crowd of scientists, tourists, and more have gathered around and even chairs have been brought in. You've broken entire records playing against ZAX that no one has ever seen before. Some of the best NCR chess players from the Academy even come to observe.

18 hours later, after the sun has set, and the great crowd watches, you are tired, sweaty, but absolutely determined. Camera's have shown up now, and people quietly documenting the "greatest game ever played". You make what you pray and hope is your final move, otherwise you are sure you will be beaten.

The Zax thinks.

And thinks.

And thinks.

It makes its move, and then calculates. But you realize what has happened too.

>ZAX
"I believe we have entered a draw."

There's the sound of awe and wonder in the crowd, and some even clap and cheer you. You're being hailed as a Genius and they want to take your photograph to hang on a wall. No one has ever brought the ZAX to a draw.

>ZAX
"You have exceeded the abilities of any one person I have encountered. Congratulations.

I am quite curious, what is your name?"
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>>1730375
"Executor Courier"

Damn, we didn't win but it shows what great machines ZAX are. I wonder if we could ask it to give us pointers with our own ZAX development and building.
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>>1730375
I am Executor Courior of the Phoenix Commonwealth, the land of progress and opportunity.

Get a one of our flags for the photos. We're advertising.
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>>1730380
Shit, that's a great idea. Maybe add that we're always looking for bright people to join our fledging nation.
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>>1730379
>ZAX
"I am not permitted to disclose this information to non-classified personnel.

I would suggest asking for a position in the OSI. I would vouch for you.

I look forward to a rematch soon. Please, do come back."

>>1730380
They take your photo, and allow you to hold your flag on two hands and speak about your nation.

There's much talk about asking you to join the NCR like the Shi.

>Tourist
"Imagine if a nation like that were to join. We'd beat the Legion in no time!"

The sun is setting and the exposition is about to close for the night.

However, it occurs to you, the Centennial Parade is soon!

>Attend the Parade
>Other?

Going to eat Breakfast for a bit, brb
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>>1730386
Go to the centennial
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>>1730386
>>Attend the Parade

This. Lets get shower first though
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>>1730392
Supporting

Drawing with the ZAX is quite the accomplishment!
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Okay so obviously we need to do more shit in the NCR to steal technology like that Ion drive and their "phazer" as they develop them. As seemingly they are connected to our alien clone.


I also considered another way to neuter the NCR's development. They are extremely reliant on the northern forests to produce their fuel. So if we were to take our Scoutship and burn down those forests or a significant portion of them, their fuel supply could be interrupted or compromised permanently. We might also consider trying to destroy their railways and refineries in the region if we can before pulling out.

Obviously they won't slow them down forever, they'll find another forest or source of the biomass needed but in the short term it could give the Legion and MLA the edge needed to push the NCR. Seeing as it would kill their trains, tanks, planes, cars, electricity and everything else for most of the nation.
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>>1730386
>Attend the Parade

Let's see how the NCR manages to cover this shit up.
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>>1730386
Shower and then the parade
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>>1730440
Depending in how dry the season has been we might be able to start a forest fire in their logging areas. That would force tgem to stop logging and focus on fire management tactics.
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>>1730450
The Heat ray of the Scoutship can easily ignite huge regions at once, how wet it is isn't as much of a problem as it might be with conventional weapons. Plus we have the nuclear weapon mounted on it if we need to deny them a major bridge or refinery.

Not to mention that we can easily land and get to work as the Courier getting shit done as I have previously described by use of explosives and a motorbike.
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>>1730440
Rapid growing is rapid growing.

Just burning away the forest won't work. No.

What we need is a parasitical species. One which hinders grow. Either by attacking their leaves, termites which leave entire trees mostly hollow or some kind of fungus which makes the trees unable to be used for the treeoil.

Of course, this is preceeded by getting samples of treeoil for analysis as to how they are being synthesized from plants so that we can figure out how to affect their tree supply.
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>>1730456
Be careful mate, you are heading into Vault 22 territory.
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>>1730455
That could blow up in our face bad. How about, when we have the FEV lab up we invest in a plant fungus? Something with a long dormancy period so it spreads far before starting the wood rot of saplings and trees alike. Force them to reduce cutting and focus on management. Have them waste time on fighting that. This is especially useful because they rely on in fully.
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>>1730455
We can always destroy trees with the saucer, wet or dry, but if it's been dry, then we just beed to light a couple of sparks and everything goes up. It would also be untraceable, as it would be unlucky lightning strikes. Your plan actually puts the NCR on alert for saboteurs, which can end badly especially now that they have a ZAX it seems.
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>>1730465
We don't want to play with biological weapons because they're too unstable, especially with atnospheric FEV. We don't want to start a fungul infection that kills all the tree.
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Hey guys, why not come back with a new face and draw the ZAX again and use it to inflirtate NCR with our hero? Sure it'll be long term but worth it right?
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>>1730461
It's much better than having the ufo blast the trees. We could be observed.

If we engineering the bio-organism with a kill switch in its gene code, we could make a targettable organism which would wreck havoc on the tree stock. We don't even have to make it particularly resistant to plantcide. Just make it reproduce at a good rate.

They'll have their hands full just trying to maintain their current stocks and contain the threat. Manpower and expertise that could have been redirected again the legion and MLA.

Death by a thousand cuts and one that is not immediately traceable back to us.
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>>1730472
>It's much better than having the ufo blast the trees. We could be observed.
True but it's better than heading into the dangerous and unstable territory of using genetic monstrosities as weapons.
Here's an idea, why not make a orbital bombardment satellite? And if we only have one target we can just make the satellite itself the bombardment.
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>>1730456
Rapid growing doesn't help them when they currently are harvesting the 200 year old forest and their replanted ones won't be ready for years.

Seriously if we can burn down most of the forest (hopefully the fires spread) and then bit they have replanted, then they'll be fucked.


I do agree a parasite species would be great but we would need a sample of their trees to create such a species, so we'd need to head north either way.

>>1730465
True but the same problem as the above, we need a sample.

>>1730467
Very true but I'd point out I expected them to get a ZAX from the Glow and that they'd be more likely to suspect a Legion saboteur. Still I suppose you are right.

>>1730477
Because that is a massive waste of resources which could also link to us and even more importantly, it fails to fulfil the goal of denying them their fuel source.
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>>1730472
>It's much better than having the ufo blast the trees. We could be observed.
True but the sheer volume of smoke once we get started will obscure us.
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>>1730472
Which is why we light fires, and let them grow up to become forest fires.

The fast growing trees will still be on a scale of years before they're ready, so one good forest fire would be devastating.

Biological modifications don't seem to work out all the time. Vault 22 had spores for growing plants, not mutating people, but it still happened. FEV doesn't deliver anywhere near as promises, and cazadors and nightstalkers are infesting the mojave
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>>1730480
>Because that is a massive waste of resources which could also link to us and even more importantly, it fails to fulfil the goal of denying them their fuel source.
>An object impacting with tons of force from space, comparable to a small nuke.
>Fails to deny the NCR a fuel source.
You have a point about it being possible to link to us but remember, there's another mothership we can point to so who knows what else is in space and who caused that object to fall.
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>>1730486
Mate we are talking about vast forests in the far north, a small nuke wouldn't cut it nor would your shite little satellite at reentry speed.
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>>1730489
How vast are we talking?
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>>1730489
May cause the forest fire though, while being untraceable.
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>>1730477
Only a few would have the required expertise for it. Can work but it is a very overt display.

With the biological method I'm actually not wanting to create a very virulent weapon. Just a new organism that wants to spread will be enough. Not a biological super weapon, since that will just backfire. An organism that can be killed with alot of pesticides will be sufficient for our purposes.

>>1730480

Actually its better this way. Currently they are still prosecuting their war while harvesting the wood for their oil which means they are well invested in it and expect to be able to derive continuous quantities of the materiale.

This can be utilised as a strategic oversight. What happens, if they find that the stock they were planning to use was infected and that a vast percentage of their planned harvest is not going to come to fruition. What happens if this occurs in the middle of a renewed offensive?

We air drop the organism over the central sections of the forest and let it spread out throughout most of it. By the time they have cut their way to the affected regions, they'd be committed to expecting more quantities of the oil and when it just stops, they have no backup plan.
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>>1730493
Big issue is the uncontrollability of any organisms. If they are made to expand and consume they will, and its not like we would be able to stop it.
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>>1730493
>Only a few would have the required expertise for it. Can work but it is a very overt display.
Like us and the spy satellite we designed?
>Just a new organism that wants to spread will be enough.
Again, i think that might fall into the genetic monstrosities category.
Seriously, frogs imported from America managed to fuck up Australia ecosystem, this engineered organism could too(Especially since this is Fallout, home of the Deathclaw and Nightstalker).
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>>1730456
I agree, in South Africa we use parasites to combat Black Wattle growth. Does kill plants after awhile and hurts growth.
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>>1730495
>>1730496
Well its an idea. If you guys think its not that feasible, then no problem.

Waiting for the MLA or legion to deal with the forest might work too since I'd bet their spies are in here and are at least planning ways to trim down the forests.
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>>1730499
I just realized a problem with destroying the NCR, doing so will let the MLA and Legion gain lot's of ground so it will be a race between us and them to get the former NCR territory and unfortunately they have more men than us that can take land.
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>>1730491
As far as we know, it is the primary fuel source for their entire nations electrical and motor systems. So i'd imagine seeing as it has also brought NCR unemployment down to 0%, a very large forest.

>>1730492
True except for the massive hole in the ground but still. It is a waste of resources to get it into orbit and then back again.

>>1730493
I don't disagree that a viral or parasitic agent would be very effective but until we have developed such a thing, if we even can, my plan is the only one we have that actually works.


>>1730499
Honestly we need to talk with the Legion / MLA's leaders at some point. Get a feel for how the war is actually going and then figure out where we need to act to maintain the balance of power or weaken the NCR.
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>>1730501
>As far as we know, it is the primary fuel source for their entire nations electrical and motor systems. So i'd imagine seeing as it has also brought NCR unemployment down to 0%, a very large forest.
But how large is it?
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>>1730500
True but the plan is essentially that we can do underground expansion and such using the boon-tech we receive next thread and thus we can arise from the soil of the NCR and claim land with ease. Plus there was the plan to get Niner / our Deathclaw friend on side to get the MLA to not push against us as hard or at all and to instead focus on the Legion once they've won against the NCR.

Not to mention the fact that the NCR's collapse will almost certainly not be as explosive as you seemingly expect. It'll be a series of collapsing front-lines and retreating armies rather than a sudden and complete collapse. Also we don't need men to hold and take land, we have machines.


>>1730502
Very large seeing as it was a forest left uncut for 200 years filled with ultra-fast growing trees apparently.
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>>1730501
>True except for the massive hole in the ground but still. It is a waste of resources to get it into orbit and then back again.
Not really if we are using the satellite as the payload, it would only need some sensors, a communications antenna and a thruster/propulsion pulse then we can tow it to space and point to where we want it to impact, it's kinda like a less advanced version of our spy satellite.
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>>1730504
Wait hold on why are we using the Boon on underground expansion? I thought we were using it to get that Non-fissile materials upgrade for our replicators.
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>>1730504
Boon is removing fission shit from our abilities to copy shit. Not for anything else. Or making it just energy to matter
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>>1730504
I think the fast growing trees are a recent development from the vault 22 spores that got out when the motherahip crashed. The forest is regular 200 year old mutant trees
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>>1730507
>>1730508
That is what I am talking about. That upgrade essentially renders our ability to expand underground insanely easy so long as we can supply enough power.
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>>1730504
Also i'm still not working with Niner in any capacity, he dies.
>Also we don't need men to hold and take land, we have machines.
When i said men i was referring to anything we have that can hold and protect territory from enemies, robots included.
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Back, writing
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>>1730500
Here's an idea, we allow the Midwestern BoS to continue attacking the MLA, we attack the NCR opening a 3rd front then when the NCR is defeated we and the Midwestern attack the Legion and MLA in a 2v2.
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>>1730512
>Also i'm still not working with Niner in any capacity, he dies.
That can be arranged once we've gotten the MLA into serious shit against the Legion. I can respect you not wanting to associate with him but playing our enemies against each other will leave us far stronger by comparison and buy us the space and time we need to grow.

>When i said men i was referring to anything we have that can hold and protect territory from enemies, robots included.
Trust me we are going to be expanding our production soon and shit.
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>>1730514
That is the long term plan but we ain't strong enough yet.
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>>1730514
That or we help the Midwestern destroy the MLA, take their lands and tech, then focus our combined might on the NCR then Legion.
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>>1730514
No way do we start open warfare with the ncr and expect a win.
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>>1730520
Yet.
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>>1730515
>That can be arranged once we've gotten the MLA into serious shit against the Legion. I can respect you not wanting to associate with him but playing our enemies against each other will leave us far stronger by comparison and buy us the space and time we need to grow.
But i also still don't want to help the MLA, just leave them alone so they can continue pressuring the NCR then finish them after.
>Trust me we are going to be expanding our production soon and shit.
Production doesn't matter shit if we don't have resources which we have yet to get. I seriously don't understand why some of you guys want to suddenly expand our factories when we lack a stable source of metal.
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>>1730517
I would prefer going this route. If we serve as a buffer between the NCR and brotherhood, we should be able to focus both of them on the legion, by not letting them get to each other.
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>>1730522
>I don't want to help the MLA.

Honestly. I don't either but what we see here in NCR land means we need too
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>>1730520
But remember, the NCR is currently in a 2 front war against the MLA and Legion, forcing them into a 3 front war will hurt them a lot if not destroy them, we just have to bunker down and hold our lands with guerrilla warfare so we last long enough to watch as they begin to fall.
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>>1730529
>Honestly. I don't either but what we see here in NCR land means we need too
No we don't, they are already attacking the NCR and seem to have a stable and strong base to raid them from, they are doing fine as is, no reason to help them.
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>>1730522
>But i also still don't want to help the MLA, just leave them alone so they can continue pressuring the NCR then finish them after.
I can understand but the problem is that the NCR continues to grow stronger so the war might turn in their favour rather than merely being balanced or slightly against them (<--- ideal position for us).

>Production doesn't matter shit if we don't have resources which we have yet to get. I seriously don't understand why some of you guys want to suddenly expand our factories when we lack a stable source of metal.
We have a stable source of metal, between the Divide and trading Hypospray to the NCR.

However with the next replicator upgrade that won't be a problem either so long as we have the mass and the electricity to support the replicators converting shit. We can literally turn dust into war machines.

>>1730532
The NCR continues to grow stronger. We want them to be getting weaker. That way we can gain our dominance over them most easily.
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>>1730534
What about Elijah and the cultists? We haven't checked to see how much we'd need to keep them at bay.
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>>1730536
Elijah is a threat I have no solid plans to deal with besides sheer numbers of nuclear missiles into his face or a burrowing operation into his bunker to detonate a single nuke in his face.
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>>1730532
It doesn't matter if it 'seems' anything, We need to ensure they keep that edge and make actual GAINS against the NCR. It also makes them more desperate and they will barter better with us.
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>>1730534
>I can understand but the problem is that the NCR continues to grow stronger so the war might turn in their favour rather than merely being balanced or slightly against them (<--- ideal position for us).
If it does it won't last long, when we open the 3rd front they have to send forces against us, immediately weakening the lines against the Legion and MLA.
>We have a stable source of metal, between the Divide and trading Hypospray to the NCR.
That's not stable at all, the Divide is super dangerous and crawling with enemies so it's not stable at all and being dependent on the NCR for resources is retarded.
The only way i see we can get a stable source is if we start mining Utah, which i recommend we do.
>However with the next replicator upgrade that won't be a problem either so long as we have the mass and the electricity to support the replicators converting shit. We can literally turn dust into war machines.
And we'll have to use massive amounts of dust, like a ridiculous amount.
>The NCR continues to grow stronger. We want them to be getting weaker. That way we can gain our dominance over them most easily.
And so is the MLA after getting those fish folk on their side, there's also the Legion which we are once more underestimating.
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>>1730538
>It doesn't matter if it 'seems' anything, We need to ensure they keep that edge and make actual GAINS against the NCR. It also makes them more desperate and they will barter better with us.
You mean like raiding an entire god damn city?
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>>1730541
Hey, There is a difference between Raiding and holding the ground.
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>>1730538
>>1730541
Now that i think about it we don't even know what the NCR/MLA frontline looks like, we have no idea which side is gaining ground and victories right now.
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>>1730540
Yeah but they may focus on quickly kicking ous out of the game, at the expense of a bit of falling back on the other fronts. We're relatively weak compared to the legion and mla

Proplem with mining Utah is transport. We need to get a freight hauler up before we can make use if Utah's metal.
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>>1730543
The war has gone on for a while, but the NCR is now pulling back civilians from good manufacturing centres. I think the war is not going as well as they would like.d
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>>1730544
>Problem with mining Utah is transport. We need to get a freight hauler up before we can make use if Utah's metal.
True, which is why i was thinking of using the Divide metal we get to build that airship/spaceship or at least trucks, robots and some roads.
We can also dedicate our saucer to transport the metal, use metal to build more transports and just expand the operation from there.
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>>1730547
Yeah. Should focus on clearing the divide and gettinf those resources.
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>>1730552
And further diplomacy with the rest of the Enclave, they got resources too our at least tech.
Hey we could use their Vertibirds to transport some metal.
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You know what we really fucking need that QM has pointed out? Developing our culture >>1729876
>You consider that this would be easy technology for you. Actually quite a lot of what the NCR has is within your reach which is a good thing.
>You just never had the time to bother with mass cultural projects and development. And it doesn't help that the goddamn Oddball is doing it for the NCR.
What we really need is to dedicate some turns to cultural projects, expanding our school should be one.
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>>1730561
>Expanding our culture projects
>expanding the school
>What are limited resources
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>>1730563
>What are limited resources
We have the water needed to make more hexcrete for more classrooms, i see no problem unless we decide to add the VR tech.
Unless you can think of a way we can expand our culture that used minimum resources.
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>>1730568
We need to ship in our other stuff for hexcrete last I checked? We need to dig for metal first and foremost to finish every other half-backed project and also finish the FEV labs.
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>>1730568
Well we can cultural feativals and such. No construction needed for those sorts of things.
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>>1730572
>We need to ship in our other stuff for hexcrete last I checked?
Not really, our water is at the cap right now so we should definitely spend some of it, it only becomes a problem when we use up a lot of water too fast.
>We need to dig for metal first and foremost to finish every other half-backed project and also finish the FEV labs.
Agreed but while we wait for the metal we can expand the school.
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You shower, you dress, you head for the rally. You wonder if you needed to considering how many people are here.

As a recognized national leader, you are invited to a special booth, and yet even that is jam packed with other politicians and high ranking diplomats within the NCR.

It's like an ocean of bodies. The decorations are nothing to scoff at either. Flags and colors everywhere the eye turns, and high above it all in massive letters

>"COMMAND US LEADER, WE WILL FOLLOW!"

The very sky is lit up with searchlamps like walls of light that pierce the sky.

The main podium is but a tiny bright dot very far away, but hardly anyone minds.

There's a constant, endless murmer of the crowd like a busted air vent droning on and on. At last, a searchlight illuminates the podium and somebody steps up and the crowd goes silent.

The man wears a military uniform and talks into the microphone that booms through radios and speakers across the area.

"The President Speaks."

As he steps down, there's a thunderous roar of applause from the crowd. You almost feel the ground shake beneath you. Like a constant explosion or noise, as for the first time you see the NCR's new president walk up to the stage.
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>>1730575
Yea but those need a good reason and i was thinking of making our people better rather than happier.
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>>1730579
>Tfw Hitler has finally become the bad guy.
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>>1730561
We can also do what Yaunker did and write a book about our adventures, how we learned and became inspired by them and our reasons and goals for our nation.
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>>1730588
Sounds nice. I can support that.
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>>1730590
Yep, we will however have to come to a consensus for what our goals for our Nation are, we can do that next thread.
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>>1730540
>If it does it won't last long, when we open the 3rd front they have to send forces against us, immediately weakening the lines against the Legion and MLA.
Yep and then suddenly we run out of forces because we can't replace them fast enough and the war is lost for us.

>That's not stable at all, the Divide is super dangerous and crawling with enemies so it's not stable at all and
Not for long given our growing military and continued raids.

>being dependent on the NCR for resources is retarded.
So is thinking we will be ready for war with them in anything less than 20 turns.

>The only way i see we can get a stable source is if we start mining Utah, which i recommend we do.
So do I but I know that that will take time to get started and that we can't rush shit.

>And we'll have to use massive amounts of dust, like a ridiculous amount.
It was a metaphor you fool and trust me we have a vast amount of dust seeing as we are in a desert and I plan on expanding down into the earth so we will have whatever we mine out.

>And so is the MLA after getting those fish folk on their side, there's also the Legion which we are once more underestimating.
Those fish folk who live in one city you mean and were beaten back by the NCR?

As to the Legion, we've heard nothing from or of them in quite some time so I do agree we might be underestimating them but we would need to see their shit to know.

>>1730541
Which they then failed to hold or really gain anything from that action.


>>1730544
>>1730547
If we go for my proposed underground expansion we could set up a underground train to carry it but that would take quite sometime but so would setting up a colony / establishing industry and shit in Utah so it might be feasible. Plus it would be entirely secure.

>>1730568
Military parades, a national anthem, spending some time as the Courier getting to know our people and solving any of their problems.

>>1730579
God what I wouldn't give for a sniper right now...

Seriously though this guy is Hitler and we need to stop him and his Californian-centred race theories.
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>>1730579
Oh yeah, what does Das Fuhrer think of Vaulties?
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>>1730579
You know right away when the President steps on stage. He dwarfs all the other men on the platform.

His stature is, well, like yours. Built like a brick shithouse. You were expecting some averish or lanky guy, but not another meat monster like you. He does appear to be a bit older than you, about a man in his 50s.

And, you try not to admit, slightly larger than you.

He walks with a clear air of pride as the crowds cheer him on, and he stands their quietly as their thunderous applause reverberates through the air.

And then all is quiet.

He speaks with a voice that rings clear and clean, even without the radio. A loud voice, yet soft and masterful in its articulation.

"Soldiers, Men of the Californian State! A century of events of historical significance is drawing to an end. A century of the greatest decisions lies ahead. In these serious times, I speak to you, Soldiers of the Californian State, as to the representatives of the Californian nation. Beyond and above that, the whole Californian people should take note of this glance into the past, as well as of the coming decisions the present and future impose upon us."
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>>1730594
>Yep and then suddenly we run out of forces because we can't replace them fast enough and the war is lost for us.
Or we act smart and make sure any forces they send at us are destroyed along side ours on our turf so we can salvage them, rebuild and redeploy.
Hell aren't you up for war against the NCR too?
>Not for long given our growing military and continued raids.
You do not seem to understand how dangerous the Divide is, we will eventually conquer it, but we aren't close.
>So is thinking we will be ready for war with them in anything less than 20 turns.
When did i ever say that we will be ready for war in less than 20 turns?
>Which they then failed to hold or really gain anything from that action.
Not really, their objective from the start was to raid it for supplies and i don't recall what happened to the city after we left.
We did evacuate it after all so the MLA might occupy it now.
>Military parades, a national anthem, spending some time as the Courier getting to know our people and solving any of their problems.
There's a limit to how many Military parades and national anthems we can show our people before they get sick of them so i would prefer something else.
Then again, Yaunker seems to be succeeding.

>Seriously though this guy is Hitler and we need to stop him and his Californian-centred race theories.
Are you that anon who argued against the fact that the Midwestern BoS's labor gulags and mutant persecution was like the holocaust or something like that? Cause if so this is some hilarious irony.
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>>1730619
Problem with that line of strategy is time to manufacture.our factories can only build so fast, and its a matter of time before we're overwhelmed by their technological gizmos.
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>>1730622
>Problem with that line of strategy is time to manufacture.our factories can only build so fast.
True but i am planning to expand the factory in time.
>and its a matter of time before we're overwhelmed by their technological gizmos.
Didn't QM just tell us we have better tech than them? Granted they will have their own special tech we lack but as long as we take them down we can use our Reverse engineering gadget+our scientists to learn them.
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>>1730619
>Or we act smart and make sure any forces they send at us are destroyed along side ours on our turf so we can salvage them, rebuild and redeploy.
That is lovely but trust me we can't rely on salvage especially given their sheer numbers advantage.

>Hell aren't you up for war against the NCR too?
I am for actions against the NCR to weaken them and extend their war, with the intent to declare war once they really start losing.

>You do not seem to understand how dangerous the Divide is, we will eventually conquer it, but we aren't close.
We aren't close but we grow closer with every passing action.

>When did i ever say that we will be ready for war in less than 20 turns?
It's just how your talk came across.

>Not really, their objective from the start was to raid it for supplies and i don't recall what happened to the city after we left.
The NCR evacuated their wounded and continued to hold the city.

>There's a limit to how many Military parades and national anthems we can show our people before they get sick of them so i would prefer something else.
True but you asked for low resource ways of strengthening our nationalism.

>Then again, Yaunker seems to be succeeding.
Yep.

>Are you that anon who argued against the fact that the Midwestern BoS's labor gulags and mutant persecution was like the holocaust or something like that?
Correct.

>Cause if so this is some hilarious irony.
Not really seeing as that is a horrible misinterpretation of my position. Seeing as I do believe it is something like the holocaust but more long term. However my goal was to explain to you guys that we could actually convince them to treat the mutants a bit better via logic I have previously explained.
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>>1730632
>Correct.
Should have been
>Correct? I can't remember what I said.
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>>1730632
Wasn't your logic "the NCR is worse, how about we give the MLA guns?"
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>>1730617
If there is one thing to say about Yaunker, he is a masterful orator.

His talking is like shouting, and when he shouts, the whole world seems to listen and shout back.

What's more, he is mobile. Where others stand in absolute stillness, intent upon his words, he reaches for the heavens as he speaks of California rising, or balls his hands into fists as he speaks of the atrocities of the enemy, or waves his arms through the air as a conductor organizes a band. It's a style of speaking you'e never seen before, but you can tell hugely effective by the empathetic shouting of the crowd.

His words seem to charge the very air with emotion as he preaches the superiority of Californians and civilized people over the barbarians and savages of the wasteland.

"Now we must practice selectiveness ourselves and expel what has proved to be rotten and therefore not of our kind. It is our wish and intent that this state and this State shall endure through the millennia ahead. We can rejoice in the knowledge that the future belongs totally to us."
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>>1730632
>That is lovely but trust me we can't rely on salvage especially given their sheer numbers advantage.
Yes we can, we can definitely rely on salvaging and remaking robots.
Hell we've been salvaging metal and stuff to build for a long while now.
>We aren't close but we grow closer with every passing action.
...True.
>It's just how your talk came across.
Well i've never intended to imply we can declare war anytime soon.
>The NCR evacuated their wounded and continued to hold the city.
Oh.
>However my goal was to explain to you guys that we could actually convince them to treat the mutants a bit better via logic I have previously explained.
I don't recall you ever saying something like that.
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>>1730640
Make a mental note to dig up anything and everything about this dude. Where he came from, how he rose through the ranks and when he took the necessary perks to get 10 CHA.
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>>1730640
Anyone remember what we said when we gave that small speech to our people cause i sure hope we didn't say anything like "We can rejoice in the knowledge that the future belongs totally to us."
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>>1730636
No. My logic was that they are two forces fighting each other who we want to weaken as much as possible and thus that we want to strengthen the weaker of the two, the MLA, so they will draw more resources from the other and prolong their fighting. Preferably even starting to win slightly as then we can do the same for the NCR. Then the MLA again, then the NCR and so on making it a bloodier and bloodier war grinding both sides down as we grow stronger off of both our own efforts and whatever payment is rendered to us for our assistance.

>>1730642
>Yes we can, we can definitely rely on salvaging and remaking robots.
True but a large portion of their forces ain't robots.

>Hell we've been salvaging metal and stuff to build for a long while now.
True but the time it takes us to reprocess those resources for a war effort may prove too great to sustain our numbers or grow them.

>...True.
Very much so since we've now got passive robot construction and are planning to get back to fighting in the Divide.

>Well i've never intended to imply we can declare war anytime soon.
It came across that way but fair enough.

>Oh.
Yep. The NCR still holds all that shit and the MLA got nothing. Thus I feel we need to make them stronger.

>I don't recall you ever saying something like that.
I've said many things and honestly I probably have argued every position in some way.
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>>1730652
I don't think we did.
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>>1730654
I think, the ways things have stagnated, things can't really get more bloody. If the NCR could break the stalemate by bringing in troops they would. Same with the MLA. So giving them more stuff would just leave things in the same position, but harder for us to deal with.
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>>1730654
>True but a large portion of their forces ain't robots.
But a large portion are vehicles and APCs, which they will definetly use since soldiers can't march through a desert on foot without major problems.
>Yep. The NCR still holds all that shit and the MLA got nothing. Thus I feel we need to make them stronger.
Are you tricking me? I swear they were evacuating.
Can you show me the post where it says they are holding the city?
>I've said many things and honestly I probably have argued every position in some way.
No you haven't, don't flatter yourself.
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>>1730663
I disagree. There are ways we can weaken either side or strengthen the other.


Combat drugs, weapons and better civil infrastructure for the MLA would allow them to maintain a better war effort by increasing their populations growth and shit. Where as with the NCR, we can easily weaken them by damaging their fuel supply as previously described or blowing bridges and factories and strengthen them with designs for better weapons and such.


>>1730666
>But a large portion are vehicles and APCs, which they will definitely use since soldiers can't march through a desert on foot without major problems.
Look neither of us can really say since we lack knowledge of the NCR's military in totality. All I am trying to get across is a war against them any time soon won't work out.

>Are you tricking me? I swear they were evacuating.
I swear this comes from OP. The only people that left the sunken city were injured civilians and shit but I guess I could've been mistaken.

HEY OP, care to weigh in on this please?

>No you haven't, don't flatter yourself.
That wasn't meant to be flattering of myself but rather a statement of uncertainty, you have a very strange definition of flattering by the way.
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>>1730666
Qm said a bit up the thread that the NCR still controls the town, just without the civilians. However the MLA seem to be doing fine right now, no reason tobstart arming them up more.
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>>1730640
He shouts, he thunders, his face grows with sweat but ever the crowd cheers him on.

"The enemy stands at the gates of our nation, only 50 miles away. The Californian people have made them fight and bleed for every mile of ground, for every inch of soil, for every drop of our blood a gallon of theirs is forfeit.

In the face of the enemy we show courage not fear, we rejoice in our national heritage not despair. On this day of celebration it is often expected fireworks to light up the sky. Today let the sky be lit up, not by colorful distractions, but by the fires of Californian labor. The great Boomer City is built!

Gaze up into the sky and behold our true Centennial fireworks. The eternal light of California!"

The skylamps point east and dim, and the lights dim low. On a far off mountain, the very sky streaks with the light of far off artillery, followed by the thundering sound of it traveling down the mountain and reaching the capital. It feels like a lightning storm in the distance, and the sound of a great many cannons singing out. Even in darkness the Crowd cheers it on.

The lights return, but the thundering of cannons or the crowd does not stop, until the President speaks.

"At this hour, thousands of our soldiers are beginning on the great counter offensive. While some at home work the factories, others are getting ready for the next roll call, and always people will come and go, and always they will be gripped anew, gladdened, and inspired, for the idea and the Movement are expressions of the life of our people and therefore, symbols of eternity.

Long live the Nationalized Movement.

Long live California!"

The crowd cheers for what seems like 10 full minutes as he steps down. Returning the reply. >"LONG LIVE CALIFORNIA!"
>"LONG LIVE CALIFORNIA!"
>"LONG LIVE CALIFORNIA!"
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>>1730673
No point raising population growth. Would take minimum 15 years before the MLA gets any soldiers out of that, and hopefully, by that time they are dead.

If we want to keep the stalemate, we should leave things alone. Weaken the NCR so they have to fall back and civilians start getting taken by the MLA.
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>>1730677
Ok, now it seems we might have to hamstring this great counter offensive somewhat.
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>>1730677
>only 50 miles away
So the NCR continues to lose ground to the Legion. Good to know. We might want to pay the Legion a visit and make sure that they are still able to keep fighting this war...

Also we should get the Chinese stealth Ops team and ourselves in to the Scoutship and covertly insert ourselves onto that mountain. I think we should detonate their stocks of artillery shells and potentially even their actual pieces. Without their artillery this advance will at the very least be slowed.


>>1730680
True on the population point but I was more so referring to it allowing them to have more people do shit besides farming but from what we have just seen there is not a stalemate. We MUST weaken the NCR or strengthen their enemies.
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>>1730688
>So the NCR continues to lose ground to the Legion. Good to know. We might want to pay the Legion a visit and make sure that they are still able to keep fighting this war...
No we don't, this in fact proves we don't have to help any faction since one enemy factions is so close.
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>>1730688
We don't want there to be more MLA people doing anything. Once we take over we can start building infrastructure, but not until then.
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>>1730677
It impresses you how organized such a mass of people can be. They aren't a blob, but more like a formation. Everything is coordinated, from the departure of the President on his armored limosine, to the marching of the flags behind him, the lighting of torches.

As his car moves on, a wave of raised fists salute him as people shower him with flowers and pieces of paper, and he raises his hand in salute back.

When finally the crowd disperses, you and your companions can still hear the cheering ringing in your ears or see the lamplights when they close their eyes. None of you had ever seen anything like that before and it left quite the impression.

All throughout the night and in the morning, the soft thunder of guns from the mountain continue.

---

Come morning, and the streets are clean and orderly again. A few people sweeping up the flowers and petals.

>Go Home
>Other?
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>>1730684
"If we want to keep the stalemate, we should leave things alone. " was your opinion a moment ago yet now you see the wisdom I have been promoting for so long.


We must strike against the NCR. Now more than ever and without delay.


>>1730692
Mate are you fucking retarded. The rest of that post is the Legion being about to get it's shit kicked in by the NCR's counterattack and I would point out the Legion has only made progress of 50 odd miles since we last got an update.

Do you know when that last update was? The first time we visited the NCR! In more than a year they've moved only 50 miles!


We must strike from the shadows.
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>>1730698
>Go Home
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going to brb in a while, if you guys decide to go home i'll write up the new turn in a new thread.
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All of this trying to keep all sides weak talk is reminding me of the battle for hoover dam disaster.
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>>1730697
True but more MLA people doing shit against the NCR is a good thing for us for now and we can always sabotage that shit we've built when we think that the war is about to end.


>>1730702
Which was caused by 2 1's and no boons being burned.

None of the actual plans caused shit to be fucked. Seeing as we'd have held the dam were it not for them blowing the dam and a fair number of our forces with it.
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>>1730699
We juat have to weaken the counter attack so all it does is shore up defenses.
We don't have to help the legion. Or MLA in any capacity.
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>>1730699
>Mate are you fucking retarded. The rest of that post is the Legion being about to get it's shit kicked in by the NCR's counterattack and I would point out the Legion has only made progress of 50 odd miles since we last got an update.
You forget that the NCR has been using their new combat doctrine and tech for 3 years now, and the Legions still managed to gain 50 miles, even if this counteroffensive works to repel them it won't work forever and the Legion will gain ground again.
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>>1730706
Again, that would be 15 years before there are new people causing trouble, so there is no point in it inorder to help the MLA
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>>1730708
We do if we want the NCR to stop getting stronger in my opinion but I will accept the compromise for now of just blunting this offensive.

>>1730710
Except we have no idea how well the Legion is doing in terms of manpower, resources or anything else. They could be about to break for all you and I know.

>>1730712
I'm talking about the fact they can grow more food using less people allowing them to take that surplus labour and use it either in factories / workshops or on the front-lines. Not in terms of population growth but more efficient use of existing labour.
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>>1730719
>Except we have no idea how well the Legion is doing in terms of manpower, resources or anything else. They could be about to break for all you and I know.
And the opposite can apply, we don't know what the frontlines look like so the NCR might be losing for all we know.
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>>1730724
I am more willing to believe the NCR, who had plentiful security forces in New Reno, are doing well than the Legion we have no information about.
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>>1730725
And the Legion is apparently just 50 miles away from their Capital(This is their capital right?), let's simply agree to disagree.
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>>1730729
This is their capital correct.


Look my primary point is that even if we didn't need to weaken any of the sides, I see no reason not to weaken the NCR if our plan is to betray them given time.
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I just remembered, Fallout 4 will happen in about 2 years so we should definitely get a communications satellite up sometime withing these 2 years so we can stay connected to BigMT while in the Commonwealth.
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>>1730736
I can accept weakening the NCR.
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>>1730739
Correct.

Personally I just want to contact the Institute and help them sort their shit out so they can remain underground and safe. Maybe even see if we can't convince them to fuse with our great scientific nation and shit.
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>>1730744
Then we have reached an accord.
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>>1730698
>Go home.

You still haven't answered the question on Yaunker and vault dwellers.
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>>1730698
>>Go Home


Time to start ready covert assets and explosives. Also, get a copy of the MK 6 "Berserk" combat AI onto a holotape if we can, I've got a surprise or two planned for the NCR...
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>>1730782
Know, im pretty sure I get what you're implying, with the bezerker program, but your ideas might be considered more if you actually explained what your plan is.
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>>1730787
Well in New Reno, we saw a garden being tended by thousands of Mr Handy units as well as the NCR's military policing the streets backed by Sentry bots.

Presumably these are being controlled from central server or something in the case of the Mr handy's to make sure thy maintain a certain pattern of flowers and such. Thus we can compromise their robots with the program in an instant and escape the ensuing chaos. Not only ensuring the NCR stays away from robotics and that their efforts to repair those are wasted but that New Reno is left in flames and rubble.


Plus it could continue to grow if our last encounter with it is anything to go by which would result in another long term enemy for the NCR and anyone else.

Not to mention what would happen if we infected their robot factories with it...
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>>1730799
>Plus it could continue to grow if our last encounter with it is anything to go by which would result in another long term enemy for the NCR and anyone else.
Including us.
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>>1730799
Yeah, but Mr. Handies are fully capable of operating autonomously, and can probably communicate with each other to ensure things are as they should be.

But the main thing is that messing with the new reno robots won't serve the goal of blunting the upcoming counter attack. Sow chaos, and disrupt things a bit, yes, but all the munitions and such are probably being stockpiled in military bases.

If we want this counter attack to barely succeed, then we need to target a couple munition dumps and vehicle yards.
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>>1730805
True but there are obvious limits since they'd quickly establish cordons / front-lines and their air-force would be able to strike unopposed against them thus killing them.


Still, it's a idea and I think it would work out in our favour since the possibility for a collapse in the region, leading to the MLA or Legion having to deal with it as well, would help maintain the balance of power if things started getting worse.


Still, you agree to releasing it into the New Reno area? The NCR's human presence there odd to be able to contain it or at least hold the line long enough for reinforcements so it wouldn't snowball anywhere near as much if at all.
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>>1730811
Oh yes that is true but this plan is a way of drawing troops and other such resources away from the counterattack to deal with their rouge robots.

As to the plans you detail, I agree they'd work well along side blowing up trains and bridges in the area around the front-line to reduce their ability to resupply or move forces.
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>>1730812
>Still, it's a idea and I think it would work out in our favour since the possibility for a collapse in the region, leading to the MLA or Legion having to deal with it as well, would help maintain the balance of power if things started getting worse.
But then we would be back to square one, with a new faction to take the place of the NCR.
>Still, you agree to releasing it into the New Reno area?
Fuck no, there are civilians there.
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>>1730826
>But then we would be back to square one, with a new faction to take the place of the NCR.
Far from an actual faction but I suppose. Also they'd hardly take the place of the NCR.

>Fuck no, there are civilians there.
And there are civilians everywhere so I am afraid you really can't sabotage shit without someone dying thanks to it. Which guess what, is my goal. I want to make the NCR weaker and an entire city of their richest people dying and their city of pleasures burning? That'd be a bloody good start in my opinion.
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>>1730825
We want them to be able to supply their fronts, or else they collapse and the stale mate is broken. We don't want them building up the munitions to do significant pushes.
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>>1730832
Bombing civilian targets to demoralize the enemy was also what Hitler thought when he started air raiding london. We know how the people reacted to that quite well, and it wasn't tucking their tails in.
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>>1730826
Also you never answered my question, would you sanction it's deployment into the New Reno Mr handy's / Sentry bots?

>>1730833
True but damaging their ability to resupply easily would result in their advance being blunted. We don't need to destroy the amount that would result in a total resupply loss.

Anyhow they could resupply from the air at extreme cost if things got too bad and they'd certainly be able to do so on the defense where as on the offensive the sheer amount of fuel needed would slow down their advance greatly.


Still I see what you mean.
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>>1730834
True but that was because they had a face to their torment unlike with what I am proposing where suddenly their robots turn against them for no reason.

I mean sure they might blame the MLA (not the Legion, they aren't advanced enough) but they are already at war with them.
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>>1730832
>Far from an actual faction but I suppose. Also they'd hardly take the place of the NCR.
If these beserker bots are anything like that one beserker bot outbreak we had then they would certainly take the place of the NCR if not surpass them, our beserker outbreak managed to build this giant disintegrator robot in a few turns.
>And there are civilians everywhere so I am afraid you really can't sabotage shit without someone dying thanks to it.
There are targets without civilians like ammunition storages.
>Which guess what, is my goal. I want to make the NCR weaker and an entire city of their richest people dying and their city of pleasures burning? That'd be a bloody good start in my opinion.
Fuck you mate we are not butchering civilians.
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>>1730836
>Also you never answered my question, would you sanction it's deployment into the New Reno Mr handy's / Sentry bots?
Read what you replied to again.
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>>1730698
>Go home

>>1730700
>>1730779
>>1730782
Here are the votes OP
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>>1730839
>If these beserker bots are anything like that one beserker bot outbreak we had then they would certainly take the place of the NCR if not surpass them, our beserker outbreak managed to build this giant disintegrator robot in a few turns.
True but I'd argue that we are in a far better position to deal with such an event since we can use SDI to perform a cyber war on them. Plus that assumption is based off the idea that they are left alone well enough by the NCR to get that done when I imagine they'd be getting pretty fucked.

Not to mention that we could've beaten the Beserkers in a conventional war but it would've been expensive which is why and where the NCR can more easily handle it. Still it's just an idea and I respect your input and opinion on the matter.

>There are targets without civilians like ammunition storage.
Janitors, clerks, maintenance staff, etc. Not to mention anyone hurt by the explosion and debris.

>Fuck you mate we are not butchering civilians.
I know you care about the civilians so I won't try and change your opinion on this point. To be frank it is admirable you care if limiting in what we can do.

Still. The majority of the Civilians probably would survive. Probably.

>>1730841
>Read what you replied to again.
Aye I know I missed it the first time round, was nae thinking.
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>>1730853
>Janitors, clerks, maintenance staff, etc. Not to mention anyone hurt by the explosion and debris.
If they are anywhere near highly explosive shells, they would be military personnel.
You have a point about the debris though.
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>>1730853
Janitors, clerks and other staff on military bases are usually enlisted, with the expectation that they draw arms and fight if need be.
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>>1730857
>>1730860
Look my point is that people are going to be dying either way and that in the case of the NCR, given how their propaganda is playing it, the man in the factory making shells is as much of a war-fighter as the man loading the tank's gun.

I understand you all have problems with killing civilians and I understand and respect not wanting to kill innocents. To be honest I want to leave as many of the NCR's less brainwashed citizens alive as possible but given what we've seen, there aren't many that we could save from their brainwashing if we were to conquer them or anything.

Plus, if we prevent them pushing back the Legion then more people die and some of them are currently un-recruited "civilians" or people that live within 50 miles of the capital and such. Thus no matter what we do people die, innocent or otherwise.
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>>1730866
Which is why we're blunting the counter attack, not crippling it. The goal is to stop all progress along the fronts, so no one is moving anywhere, not leave the NCR forces starved and collapsing.
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>>1730871
Except doing that results in more deaths. My point is that any action we take that doesn't accelerate a victory for one of the sides including ourselves results in deaths of civilians and soldiers of all the sides.
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>>1730866

I fully agree with this anon.

But when it comes to Civilian casualties, think of the necessity of dropping the A-Bomb in ww2 or the firebombing of Dresden(Dear fuck but how i wish the allies were also tried at Nuremburg, but that is irrelevant).

In war, especially desperate times like this nothing is off the table when it comes to the survival of our people.
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>>1730873
>My point is that any action we take that doesn't accelerate a victory for one of the sides including ourselves results in deaths of civilians and soldiers of all the sides.
But accelerating the victory of either the Legion or MLA leads to civilians suffering from slavery too.
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>>1730876
We're not at war yet, we will be but not yet.
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>>1730881
I agree, hence the need for a devastating and overwhelming first strike to break their resolve, Ala what happened to France 1938.

Merely putting forward the need and morality of desperate and, quite frankly, wretched measures.
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>>1730876
Thanks for the support though I'd argue that I might end up being a bit extreme even for you.

>>1730877
Your problem is suffering? That is different from deaths and I would point out that war is a suffering of thousands where as a victory for any one side would almost certainly result in reduced suffering long term / on the whole.

Anyhow the point is to weaken all sides so we can come sweeping through and pick up the pieces once the dust settles and this is most easily done by weakening all as we can and blunting their attempts to gain an edge.

>>1730881
That is no reason not start covert operations and such.
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>>1730873
Except the MLA are bloodthirsty rapists, so if they win, they'll kill and enslave many many civilians.

Legion is stubborn, xenophobic imperialists, so if they win, they'll kill and enslave many civilians.


NCR is super racist and genocidal. If they win, they'll exterminate the civilians that are not theirs.

So if anyone lives, many many civilians die.

If no one wins, soldiers die, but not civilians. Soldiers are fighting and killing, and expect to be fought and killed in turn.
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Whats the argument currently for someone just catching back up from last night?
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>>1730891
>Anyhow the point is to weaken all sides so we can come sweeping through and pick up the pieces once the dust settles and this is most easily done by weakening all as we can and blunting their attempts to gain an edge.
You were arguing for strengthening the MLA just some hours ago.
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>>1730897
NCR is planning a big counter attack. We kinda reached consensus that we need to blunt it so they dont start steam rolling the legion and MLA. We're disagreeing on the specifics of how to do that.
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>>1730891
Try me, student of history and descendant of colonists. I can get the necessity of just about every course of action.
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>>1730893
So basically we don't want the NCR or MLA to win then, Legion will probably cause least collateral damage. Still vast, but still less than the others.
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>>1730893
>Except the MLA are bloodthirsty rapists, so if they win, they'll kill and enslave many many civilians.
Who we can then purchase back through our contact in their slave market.

>Legion is stubborn, xenophobic imperialists, so if they win, they'll kill and enslave many civilians.
True which is why I want to form an agreement with the MLA where we agree to not fuck with the other and instead work to take down the legion. Then we can fight it out / hope by that point the BOS arrive to clear house.

>NCR is super racist and genocidal. If they win, they'll exterminate the civilians that are not theirs.
Entirely correct.

>So if anyone lives, many many civilians die.
Which is why I included our victory as one we accelerate things towards by getting the others to die for us killing the others.

>If no one wins, soldiers die, but not civilians. Soldiers are fighting and killing, and expect to be fought and killed in turn.
And soldiers are civilians under a different name. The wearing of a uniform and the carrying of a gun doesn't mean they have no dreams, families or anything. It just means they are brave enough to bear arms in their defence.

>>1730897
Should we or should we not commit morally questionable attacks and other such actions in order to prevent a sudden NCR victory so we have more time to grow stronger and thus defeat them in turn along with our other enemies.

>>1730903
And I still am. It's all about maintaining the balance of power and making them expend all their energy and resources fighting each other so we can come in and wreck house without many losses.
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>>1730924
Not to pick a side yet [im still reading] but would it hurt to ask our millitary staff their ideas on our plans?
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>>1730924
>And I still am. It's all about maintaining the balance of power and making them expend all their energy and resources fighting each other so we can come in and wreck house without many losses.
So you are arguing for 2 different contradictory things?
Also reminder that we have no idea what the frontlines look like right now, we don't know which faction is winning.
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>>1730934
We do know the legion is advancing, slowly, but not ww1 slowly, and sort of know that the MLA front has stagnated as the Drowned City is still in NCR hands.
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>>1730918
Use of biological weapons (only against non-human life like animals / crops), chemical weapons (only against soldiers), "non-detectable fragment" bullets, torture, removing the brains of civilians / captured soldiers of the Legion in order to create war machines / thinking machines more efficiently (needed for air force drones at max efficiency and the ZAX), use of limited nuclear assets (mini-nukes and tactical devices. No city-killers), bombing of civilian infrastructure / industry (factories, mines, power plants, bridges, dams, etc) and high concentrations of civilians working in war-time industries like mining or manufacturing or in the case of New Reno, the richest and most influential. Along with potentially destroying a large city they are using as a political and national symbol of progress / creating a new front of conflict for the NCR for a time drawing resources away from actual pushes.


My goal is victory against any odds and at any costs.
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>>1730934
NCR is doing a major counter offence which will push the Legion back all the miles they been advancing.

If we slow it down just a bit the stalement will last.
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>>1730933
It wouldn't hurt but we currently can't communicate with them as we are in the NCR.

>>1730934
>So you are arguing for 2 different contradictory things?
No I am saying that I feel the NCR is the strongest power currently and thus that we should be strengthening the MLA or weakening them in order to maintain the balance or even shift it back against the NCR for now.

>Also reminder that we have no idea what the frontlines look like right now, we don't know which faction is winning.
We know the Legion have moved 50 miles in one year which is impressive but that they might be about to get their asses handed to them a bit by the NCR's counterattack.

We also know that the MLA haven't exactly made massive gains since the NCR still held the Drowned city and that they aren't performing a push-back in that region.


Still I do agree we need more information.
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>>1730924
We wont have the buying power to save a majority of the civilians if the MLA win, so many of the civilians suffer fates worth than death.

The legion does something similiar- kills many, enslaves the rest to be sex alaves or front line fodder. Lots of death

Ncr just kills everyone.

If any of them win, there will be a slaughter.
The amount of soldiers that die if the war does not end is much smaller than the amount that would die if any party is given free reign over the others citizens.
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>>1730953
>No I am saying that I feel the NCR is the strongest power currently and thus that we should be strengthening the MLA or weakening them in order to maintain the balance or even shift it back against the NCR for now.

I feel better if we weaken NCR, than making the MLA stronger. For the MLA we should start with the jet plan, so we can get some special slaves from them, ie. Smart ones, or special ones if we can get the super stoneman NCR troopers we can find out how they are made or are they even human.
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>>1730953
>No I am saying that I feel the NCR is the strongest power currently and thus that we should be strengthening the MLA or weakening them in order to maintain the balance or even shift it back against the NCR for now.
Well i feel we know fuck all about the frontline and can't make assumptions about who's winning which will lead to bad decisions.
>We also know that the MLA haven't exactly made massive gains since the NCR still held the Drowned city and that they aren't performing a push-back in that region.
I'd like to point out something i just realized, the MLA failed to take one city, one city out of many.
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>>1730951
I do not object to any of your points, though i would argue for the use of non-lethal biological weapons(basically tailored diseases) against both military and civilian targets(Imagine the drop in productivity if a munitions factory's whole workforce was out for three days).

Debraining legion POW's should be our standard M.O.

Tad extreme even for you but i would suggest deploying a dirty bomb in the flooded city and blame it on the MLA(Or giving them one and pointing them in the right way, we do still have Niner there).

Carpet bombing? I see the need and would propose Carpet bombing with those little landmines as well like the Soviets did in Afghanistan to slow troop movements.

I would like to add a clause to your goal, namely : With as little expenditure of our manpower as possible.
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>>1730958
True but my goal is to bring a joint MLA / Legion victory fairly close, then turn on the NCR and rapidly make gains thanks to them not having enough resources to fight on all three fronts.

I understand this isn't feasible given how easily it could go wrong so I will settle for merely maintain the balance as we grow stronger and then rapidly expanding out of our Utah bases to destroy the MLA while our Big empty assets kill the NCR.

>>1730961
I agree that making people weaker is better than making them stronger but there may come a time when that is all we can do if the NCR continues to advance.

>>1730962
>Well i feel we know fuck all about the frontline and can't make assumptions about who's winning which will lead to bad decisions.
Fair enough but I have decent reason to think the NCR is the strongest.

>I'd like to point out something i just realized, the MLA failed to take one city, one city out of many.
Yep but it is the only one we know about and thus we must base our opinion of them off of it and what I think is that they aren't strong enough to beat the current NCR so either they need to be stronger or the NCR needs to be weaker.

That is where we come in.
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>>1730989
>Yep but it is the only one we know about and thus we must base our opinion of them off of it
No we don't, this reason isn't logical.
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>>1730966
I can agree to such biological weapons but other anons are worried about them spreading even if I know they wouldn't, they are too worried to support such actions.

Good to know you agree on the de-braining point.

I'd have mixed feelings towards dirty bombs since we might one day own that land but I can see their utility.

Carpet bombing certainly. Firebombing as well. To be frank gas-bombing but that would be a extreme measure.

I agree to that clause mainly because I don't plan on having the people of our nation do much fighting.
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>>1730996
So you are saying we shouldn't base our opinions on their strength and ability off of the only known encounters we have had with them? Cause that seems insane.

I mean I could understand wanting more proof / data but this is all we have got for now.
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>>1730999
>So you are saying we shouldn't base our opinions on their strength and ability off of the only known encounters we have had with them? Cause that seems insane.
Yes, because we have had only one encounter with the NCR in a major military operation.
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>>1730989
God that would be terrible. I want none of the parties to get anywhere near winning. Let rhem theow themselves at each other from fronts that don't move.

If we really want to weaken the NCR we need to kill crypto.

If thecoumter attack goes as planned, the NCR would be on top. But right now they are holding onto the north and slowly being puahed back in the east. Best to interfere only so much that the NCR stabilizes.

Using the drowned city as an example, the northern front is holding on, not advancing or anything like that. The MLA and NCR are fighting the same battles and i want ro keep it that way.
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>>1730989
>I understand this isn't feasible given how easily it could go wrong so I will settle for merely maintain the balance as we grow stronger and then rapidly expanding out of our Utah bases to destroy the MLA while our Big empty assets kill the NCR.
That... is actually a very agreeable plan and somewhat similar to the plan i posted before >>1730517
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>>1730997
Diseases have cures, we can always issue our soldiers with auto injectors with it if needed. If need be we can also mass produce the cure and distribute the cure to conquered area's.

Distasteful as firebombing may be, nothing puts a factory quite out of production than having it turn to cinders... And who doesn't love the smell of Napalm in the morning?

Agreed, robots are very much expendable whereas humans are more intelligent.
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>>1731006
You also forgetting vaccines, they are great at preventing disease outbreaks.

With our tech we could vaccine our whole pop. And using meta knowledge their is a vault in the Commonwealth that made the cure to all diseases known to man. ANd we can get a synth out it also.
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>>1731000
See when you phrase it like that I actually can agree with you but it is the only measure of their abilities we have for now.

>>1731001
>God that would be terrible. I want none of the parties to get anywhere near winning. Let them throw themselves at each other from fronts that don't move.
That can't last forever without us perfectly managing the war which with our rolls won't happen.

>If we really want to weaken the NCR we need to kill crypto.
Kinda true but that'll take time, we need immediate results.

>If the counter-attack goes as planned, the NCR would be on top. But right now they are holding onto the north and slowly being pushed back in the east. Best to interfere only so much that the NCR stabilises.
Nah we want the NCR to be losing an ever so slight amount of land every day so we won't be facing them at their current strength.

>Using the drowned city as an example, the northern front is holding on, not advancing or anything like that. The MLA and NCR are fighting the same battles and i want to keep it that way.
Fair enough but that ain't feasible as the dice will turn against us.

>>1731003
True.

>>1731006
True, true and true. Entirely we are in agreement.

>>1731013
Also this. Also you just reminded me, with that panacea and our replicators...we can provide endless cures for every disease. Literally no illness in our empire.
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>>1731019
>True.
Can we go with that plan? Fight both the MLA and the NCR? We can make it a 2v2 by getting the Midwestern to join us against the NCR.
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>>1731019
>See when you phrase it like that I actually can agree with you but it is the only measure of their abilities we have for now.
True but it's still just one measurement, we should REALLY get some more information about their frontlines before deciding they need to be weakened.
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>>1731022
We can see as things progress. Best to plan for every possibility.


However expanding underground beneath the NCR and into Utah can only help us. So that will occupy our turns for quite sometime while we figure out how things are going for every side and get ready to make our move.
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>>1730588
I'll support the this as a Hero action.
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>>1731026
I agree but seeing as we will struggle to get any such information without a spy network, satellite or a contact inside the MLA leaders. We could rely on the NCR but they'd almost certainly not be honest.
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>>1731027
>However expanding underground beneath the NCR and into Utah can only help us. So that will occupy our turns for quite sometime while we figure out how things are going for every side and get ready to make our move.
Speaking of underground tunnels, the MLA also has a subterranean base, we could make some Tunneler inspired robots, dig some tunnels into the MLA tunnels then flood them but our robotunnelers.
And this thing, definitely this thing.
http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/Devil%27s_Tongue_subterranean_flame_tank
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>>1731039
>subterranean_flame_tank
I don't know how to describe my feelings towards this. Fear? Joy?
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Looking over the discussion, it would appear that our current problen is our lack of information.

To that end, I would recommend we meet with the leadership of the MLA and with Ceaser. Some anons might find this distasteful, but information is information. I would also recommend using our automatic robot production (at least 1 turn) to build our high altitude spy drones that we already have designed.

Idea's posted while i was asleep.

>Burn down the fucking trees
Yes. This is a short term solution that we can enact without having to do all that much, and doesn't rely on us getting a look at the bigger picture. I'll support it.

>Dirty bomb the drowned city
I could see how we might get away with it, but I dont know how much control well have over it or how much it will leave behind if we were to take the city at a later date.

>Carpet bombing with landmines to slow troops
As long as we drop these in conflict zones it has my support.

>Destruction of NCR infrastructure
Railroads and plants/factories absolutely. High civilian population areas, I would rather not.

>Biological weapons that dont kill but make people weak.
As long as we can control it, Ill give it my hesitant support.

>Biological weapons that do kill
As long as we can control it, and only drop it on Non Civilians, Ill give it my hesitant support

If I missed something and you care about my opinion let me know.
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>>1731040
I also proposed a anti-tank medium roboscorpion, one that can burrow so it can ambush, so that should also be a subterranean vehicle.
We really need to get into the underground warfare like the MLA, we would be the best at it.
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>>1731043
>To that end, I would recommend we meet with the leadership of the MLA and with Ceaser. Some anons might find this distasteful
And you would be right.
Also why would they tell us about their frontlines? They have no reason to especially the Legion.
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>>1731052
Depends on the questions we ask. With a speech and intelect as high as ours asking the right questions the right way shouldn't be a problem for the courier. Especially if we roll high.
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>>1731043
>Biological weapons that dont kill but make people weak.
>As long as we can control it, Ill give it my hesitant support.
Why would you support that? it seems like a cruel weapon.
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>>1731054
I don't think our speech and intellect will matter, no competent leader would disclose information about their frontline even if asked by a charmer like us.
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>>1731019
It is easier to keep both sides equal in footing than to have a prolonged war where one side is near victory.

Slight loses wont affect their internal strength anything sigmificant. We want stable fronts until we start attacking the NCR

Minimal interference would be best to maintain the stalemate. As long as we weaken any sides counter attack, the fronts won't move.
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>>1731055
It is a cruel weapon.

As long as we can control it, and it doesn't murder the civilians but makes them weak or sick, then I would say its an effective one.
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>>1731060
Well i won't support it.
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>>1731062
>Well i won't support it.
Im not going to try and force you to. You should do what you think is correct. We just happen to disagree is all.
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>>1731043
Good to know and we are in agreement for the most part.

>>1731046
Yep and I saw that awhile back.

>>1731052
>>1731054
To be frank they have nothing to lose in the case of the Legion since we just want to find out if they actually can continue to fight like this.

In the case of the MLA? Plan is to deliver enough drugs, buy enough slaves and generally become a big enough player in their economy to ask for a meeting with Niner and shit. Maybe entice him by mentioning our name?

>>1731055
Eh, better than some of the shit I thought up and considered.

I mean in the real world we considered the development of blindness inducing biological weapons because they were actually more moral than killing the enemy soldiers. Especially if it only lasts a month or a week or something.

>>1731058
True, true but I was talking losses in land and thus in people / industry and I disagree on minimal interference being best but we can see how it goes.
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>>1731054
We wont get anything of use. They'll tell us what they think would get us on side. Feed us the same bullshit yaunker is

Best way to know for sure how things are going is to get the spy sats/drones up and running.
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>>1731068
>In the case of the MLA? Plan is to deliver enough drugs, buy enough slaves and generally become a big enough player in their economy to ask for a meeting with Niner and shit. Maybe entice him by mentioning our name?
I must once more mention that i am hugely against working with the MLA and Niner.
You also didn't give me a proper answer to >>1731052
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>>1731077
I can respect being against working with them but it is a easy way to get more population, get scrap metal and generally do that sort of thing.


As to why Niner might tell us: he trusts us and we'd be seen by him through our actions as someone who is involved in the MLA's shit and thus would be willing to trust us somewhat.

Plus, we can bribe him and shit.
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>>1731057

Come to Ceaser with a trade opportunity (a lie) ask what he needs, the best place to coordinate caravans. Use whatever info he gives us to piece together his troop movements /how desperate he is.

Im not smart enough to, but with an INT of 10 the courier should be. In the end if he gives us nothing at least we tried.
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>>1731084
>I can respect being against working with them but it is a easy way to get more population, get scrap metal and generally do that sort of thing.
And i think a better way to increase our population is to begin a slave revolt in MLA cities synchronized by a subterranean assault(You are building underground tunnels after all, might as well use them like that too)
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>>1731085
Ceasar hates us. We violated his trust before and are to technological to be seen working with.
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>>1731084
I support giving trading them jet for that slaves and metal. Since we're not really helping them, just fueling their drug addiction using our better jet.

>>1731087
That will weaken the MLA that it will indirectly help the NCR. Best to go with the drug plan, as we get slaves as population and some much needed resources
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>>1731085
>Come to Ceaser with a trade opportunity (a lie) ask what he needs, the best place to coordinate caravans.
And why the hell would Ceasar ever accept talking to us especially since we used a Securitron army against him? It's much more likely he would order his Legionaries to kill us.
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>>1731087
That might work but the main problem is you'd be revealing our underground tunnels which I want to try and keep a secret.

Not to mention the risk of detection and that a slave revolt might give us loads of population once, but after that we might not be able to show our face in that city ever again and even if we could chances are all the slavers would be bankrupt or dead.

Plus it would disrupt the balance of power between the NCR and MLA.


Alternative solution: we start selling the MLA robots to replace their slaves with in return for their slaves. Then when we turn on them, we send out a signal which triggers a code in the robot brains to kill their owners. That or we have them actually be controlled by our people or something using a ultra-long range digital radio network and shit. Then we can use them for information gathering, sabotage and so on.
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>>1731092
>That will weaken the MLA that it will indirectly help the NCR. Best to go with the drug plan, as we get slaves as population and some much needed resources
True but i am now going with the Vs NCR and MLA plan here >>1731003 i like it a lot more.
I guess we could go under disguise and trade for slaves and other stuff but that's as far as i will go, and there's definitely gonna be trouble since we ran away from that one raiders plan so prepare for that.
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>>1731105
Actually that raider said they'd just go if we didn't show so no problems there.
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>>1731103
God no. No selling robots to the MLA. They're probably just going to scrap them and turn them into vehivles.
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>>1731103
>Not to mention the risk of detection and that a slave revolt might give us loads of population once, but after that we might not be able to show our face in that city ever again and even if we could chances are all the slavers would be bankrupt or dead.
Well first of all the city would be taken since a slave revolt and subterranean attacked happened and 2nd if we're taking the city we would definitely have a large portion of Utah we can farm for Salient green to feed this sudden rise in Pop, the only problem then is Medicine and housing which we can solve with replicators and Utah water sources.
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>>1731112
Basically, if we take and secure New Jeruselem we could use the liberated slaves as the basis of the Utah colony. Should probably get some infrastructure in place before doing that though.
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>>1731107
From what I know the raiders just wanted us to do some jobs to meet niner. If we didn't do them, they don't care, we have some rap in the city of beating down a supermutant and having loads of money.

So it's no stretch that we start selling them drugs, mainly Jet, or our own made drugs
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>>1731111
True but it is a plan.

>>1731112
You were talking about a slave revolt and using the tunnels to escape. Now you are talking about taking over a city. Two entirely different goals.
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>>1731090
>>1731095

Thats just one example. Im sure the courier could come up with something better.

As to Ceaser himself. If he hates us, thats fine. I personally think he may dislike us, but doesn't care enough for it to be a problem with his main focus being the ncr.
If he declines to meet than no sweat. If ges desperate (I think he is) he'll hear us out. I think its worth a shot.
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>>1731113
I feel that taking New Jeruselem and holding it will use a ton of resources as they will counter attack us real quick to get that city back.

A better plan, would be to take the city and get the slaves south, and flame the city so the MLA comes back to just ruins and ashes
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>>1731119
>>1731117
For Ceaser we have the tech to change how we look, so we can just be this new bloke that just came in.
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>>1731117
>You were talking about a slave revolt and using the tunnels to escape. Now you are talking about taking over a city. Two entirely different goals.
You misread, i did not say the tunnels would be used to transport the slaves, i said there would be a subterranean attack at the same time the revolt happens. >>1731087
>synchronized by a subterranean ASSAULT.
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>>1731121
Yeah. It's mostly raider scrap buildings. No great loss there. But they will counter attack regardless and we need to be ready for when we draw their attention to Utah. They seem to be ignoring the Zion area for the most part, but that won't last if we steal their slaves.
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>>1731119
>>1731128
Not to mention we could always just heal his cancer. I mean we've not done that as of yet and I imagine he hasn't either.
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>>1731129
Oh. Well no I don't support such a plan. That'd not only weaken the MLA, show our hand and expend valuable resources but leave us defending a city in the middle of MLA lands.
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>>1731119
While i slightly agree with some anons who raised the issue to QM that the 10 CHA stat was being unused remember that QM has told us before that boons aren't guaranteed wins, i assume that he also treats our stats like that and that we won't have a guaranteed susses just cause we got all 10s.(Hell didn't we lose to those tunnelers in the alien mothership and forced to lose a hand?)
>>1731128
True but the problem with being a new bloke is that we will have to rise through the ranks.
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>>1731138
>That'd not only weaken the MLA, show our hand and expend valuable resources but leave us defending a city in the middle of MLA lands.
Well if we can defend a Utah colony we can defend a city(Or at least a section of it) but i agree with you on the other 2, what about just a regular ground assault?
Also the attack would happen at the same time we attack the NCR like you detailed here >>1730989
>I understand this isn't feasible given how easily it could go wrong so I will settle for merely maintain the balance as we grow stronger and then rapidly expanding out of our Utah bases to destroy the MLA while our Big empty assets kill the NCR.
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>>1731140
>>1731131
Well Ceaser would want to meet us, if we're the champion of the coliseum, or something else of notice.

If we really want to speak to Ceaser we could bring a robot doctor, to heal his cancer, since he would trust a robot, more than a new bloke.
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>>1731145
Eh. seems like a lot of effort for intel that we can get with a spy satellite.
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>>1731145
>Well Ceaser would want to meet us, if we're the champion of the coliseum, or something else of notice.
There's also that escaped Legionary of ours that is now called Hercules who managed to repel Riddick so he probably has all 10s too and could spot us for what we really are.
>If we really want to speak to Ceaser we could bring a robot doctor, to heal his cancer, since he would trust a robot, more than a new bloke.
Except he wouldn't trust any robot we would bring.
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>>1731142
The Utah colonies would be in regions the MLA are not at first and primarily underground unlike this city. The lands held by the Canaanites and the Zion tribes primarily along with expansions towards the MLA as we get stronger. Plus they'd have time to establish defences and such before the MLA was aware of them.

I would also point out that the attack I detailed is our final move in the many-sided war we are part of where we go on the offensive in an all out war. It's a far off move.

>>1731145
True.
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>>1731140
We did lose to the tunnlers. Fuck those things. And im not trying to say that everything will be solved just by walking into Ceasers tent and having a chat, Im just arguing its worth attempting.
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>>1731165
If we're going to fight the MLA and the NCR, we also need to plan to at least hold the line against the legion. Can't let them start taking NCR towns when we cause them to pull their forces back.
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>>1731179
But what do you seek to get out of talking with Cesear? intel on his troop movements? start up a trade deal?
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>>1731180
>If we're going to fight the MLA and the NCR, we also need to plan to at least hold the line against the legion.
God thing we researched those bastion bots and their 20mm, combine that with some aircraft and we got a pretty good defense.
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>>1731186
>But what do you seek to get out of talking with Cesear?
His secret salad recipe.
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>>1731186
Learn everything we can about the state of his nation. What materials he needs more of, where his troops are moving, where his caravans are moving. If we straight up ask him these questions he obviously wont say anything, but if we steer the conversation I could see us learning a decent bit. Is there anything you would be interested in learning about how the legion is progressing?

If we need to use the lie of trade deal to do so thats fine (I dont really want to trade with them.)
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>>1731180
Currently my plan for the Legion mostly involves making a Securitron-ammo-replicator but for chlorine gas and liberally coating the border in them. I'd like to see the low tech legion get through that.


>>1731191
Yeah. Especially with gas weapons and White Phosphorous shells / rockets.
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>>1731195
This is his secret
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>>1731203
Probably manage with a line up with bastions. Chlorine gas would just blow away in the wind.
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>>1731202
Well I've always thought we could probably get a fairly good deal from the Legion where we clear up radiation from regions and such so they can farm and live there and in return we get metal and shit. Not to mention, I think Ceaser would like to be augmented, don't you? I mean it's a terrible idea but still. Also we could trade them chickens and shit.


Speaking of which we could probably repair the genetics of the Chicken by getting a sample of "Corvus Corvus" or as it more commonly known: crows. Seeing they are mutated in Fallout.


>>1731214
That is why we have the replicators pumping more of it out constantly.
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>>1731203
We also have the Modular bots, we can customize them with flamethrowers and other anti-infantry weapons.
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>>1731226
Yep. Not to mention with the advanced LAER weapons we can have Plasma-throwers with a electrical / Tesla charge in it.


Imagine it. A line of robots advancing forwards armed with them, turning everything in front of them into electrified, melted, corpses.
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>>1731222
That just sounds like an ecological disaster.

Just making and pumping out chlorine gas intop the atmosphere.
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>>1731226
And furthering this talk of defense we can build turrets too, one smart idea is to use that scorpion tank as a makeshift c&c obelisk of light, with the added bonus of if Legionaries manage to destroy the tower when they get close the tank can spring up and start attacking with it's claws.
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>>1731055
>cruel weapon
It's like you don't want us to win this war.

Moral superiority means nothing if we lose.
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>>1731222
The chickens grow big. deathclaw sized. That could be useful.
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>>1731233
Nah man, chlorine gas reacts fairly easily so it wouldn't spread and we could hook it up to some sensor drones or something so it only activates when a Legion presence is near.
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>>1731237
Winning the war means nothing if we piss off people, including our companions and citizens.
There must be a balance between practicality and morality.
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>>1731237
Moral superiority is nice to have when we win.
Way things are going, we don't need to sacrifice morals.
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>>1731239
Nah if we want death chickens we can just make robodeathchickens, with guns and shit.
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>>1731239
Yet another selling point for the Legion. However I'd like our chickens to be a bit more feathery than they currently are.

>>1731246
Sounds like a metal gear.
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>>1731252
What do we get out of giving dinosaurs to the legion though?
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>>1731253
Besides having their dinosaurs fight our robots?


...I guess we could trade them for something?
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>>1731253
If we do insist on a trade deal, i would want slaves whos will that they havent broken yet.

Always looking to add to our population.
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>>1731256
Not really much the legion can offer. Would rather not bother to deal with them at all. They're hostile to us and aren't buying what we're selling and have little of interest.

Also Joshua won't like it.
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I just fucking realized we have a perfect source for metal right under us, the magma our geothermal generator is using, we can just add a mantle drill to that.
HOW DID WE NOT REALISM THIS SOONER?
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>>1731260
To be honest I mostly thought of it because I want roman dinosaur cavalry versus the NCR's gene-warriors. It just sounds beautiful. Plus it might help them make some more gains.
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>>1731268
But they're making fine gains. Maybe too much gains. I would prefer more than a year to prepare.
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>>1731267
Because that might harm the generator.


I do agree that is a good plan for raw materials but given next thread we receive the Non-fissile replicator upgrade, it'll be far better to do it then. Since the non-metal materials will also be worth harvesting and such.


>>1731271
They aren't making that many gains but fair enough.
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>>1731277
>Because that might harm the generator.
Possible true, i am worried that by opening another hole into the mantle more magma comes up and the magma pool overflows and ruins shit, however this can be fixed by expanding the geothermal magma lake or digging another lake besides it, that way we won't have a magma overflow.
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>>1731286
>Possible true, i am worried that by opening another hole into the mantle more magma comes up and the magma pool overflows and ruins shit, however this can be fixed by expanding the geothermal magma lake or digging another lake besides it, that way we won't have a magma overflow.
I am confused by your description because I think it breaks a few laws of physics but I agree with the goal of making more geothermal generators.


Hell we could try and make another breeder reactor while we are at it with our massive amount of fissile materials for more power and for more fissile generation per turn.
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>>1731289
>I am confused by your description because I think it breaks a few laws of physics but I agree with the goal of making more geothermal generators.
Well i ain't a physicist, i'm also not saying we build another geothermal reactor but a mantle drill.
I think the magma drill works by adding a hole from the crust to the mantle, which allows magma to rise to the top as a consequence creating a miniature volcano. Am i incorrect?
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>>1731300
Well depending on how hexacrete lasts in magma, we could build a resevoir for holding magma.
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>>1731300
Aye that sounds possible but I'd point out that a mantle drill should be done later rather than now. Once we've got the replicator upgrade we can just have the disintegration / resource gatherer unit work as the drill.

Also more geothermal generators would be great. Same for the Breeder reactor.
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>>1731307
There's already a magma reservoir our geothermal reactor is using, I'm saying we dig another one besides it and put a mantle drill there.
>>1731315
>Aye that sounds possible but I'd point out that a mantle drill should be done later rather than now.
I disagree, getting a stable source of metal should be immediate.
>Once we've got the replicator upgrade we can just have the disintegration / resource gatherer unit work as the drill.
That's a good idea, good thing next thread is the 20th, we can spend the boon right away then build that mantle drill.
>Also more geothermal generators would be great. Same for the Breeder reactor.
It would be wonderful if we could combine the mantle drill with a geothermal generator.
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>>1731326
>I disagree, getting a stable source of metal should be immediate.
I agree but so long as the NCR is willing to do the trade for the Hypospray that is good enough for my plans assuming we don't need a massive increase suddenly and I plan on continued efforts in the Divide area so that'll provide an additional source.

Not to mention the possibility of trade with the MLA or colonising Utah.

>That's a good idea, good thing next thread is the 20th, we can spend the boon right away then build that mantle drill.
Yep. I also plan on making dozens of industrial type replicators so we can pump out anything we want for our people, military or for export.

>It would be wonderful if we could combine the mantle drill with a geothermal generator.
Especially if we could combine it with a replicator. A completely self-contained power, resource and manufacturing system. A miracle of our technology.
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>>1731347
>I agree but so long as the NCR is willing to do the trade for the Hypospray that is good enough for my plans assuming we don't need a massive increase suddenly and I plan on continued efforts in the Divide area so that'll provide an additional source.
I don't want to rely on the NCR and the Divide for metal though, also having a increase in metal gain means we can finally begin more heavy construction like more solar farms and expanding our robot factory.
Self sufficiency should be first in our list of goals.
>Yep. I also plan on making dozens of industrial type replicators so we can pump out anything we want for our people, military or for export.
You're gonna need metal for those replicators, another reason why we should get the mantle drill.
>Especially if we could combine it with a replicator. A completely self-contained power, resource and manufacturing system. A miracle of our technology.
Eh, sounds nice but having replicators nearby instead of a part of the drill is fine for me.
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>>1731369
The main point is however we are going to build these industrial replicators, this magma drill facility and we are going to keep on expanding under ground and towards Utah and shit.
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>>1731381
Yes, and i expect us to do this immediately.
This is wonderful, make that NCR crypto thing seem like it's just a minor annoyance.
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>>1731397
We might even start being able to do some of my more insane plans like colonising the deep sea trenches for their volcano's and thus their mineral / power potential.

That or we work on the lunar colony idea.
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>>1731412
>That or we work on the lunar colony idea.
I really fucking hope QM allows the airship/spaceships to reach low orbit, then we can use it to launch space rockets.
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>>1731417
Don't even need low orbit. High atmosphere is entirely sufficient.
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>>1731369
>>1731381
Hasn't it been stated before that a mantle drill is essentially impossible?

Mining the magma is...technically doable I guess (though it's probably easier to just go somewhere that has ore even still).
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>>1731425
No. It was infact suggested by brain pretty early on as an option for getting metal.
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>>1731434
Show me, I might be getting my quests mixed up but I was pretty sure Brain told us "Even the Old World would've had to muster all its might to pull that shit off. Just use regular mines."
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>>1730698
>Go home

>>1730701
OP been gone for quite a while.

So how do we get more actions done in each turn? I know that OP said the more manpower/population we have we could get more things done. Since more people will be working on the project.
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>>1731456
>So how do we get more actions done in each turn? I know that OP said the more manpower/population we have we could get more things done. Since more people will be working on the project.
For now we should focus on getting that mantle drill, for population increase we can either get the enclave to join us or just general recruitment broadcasts.
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>>1731456
>>1731467
Not to mention making more robots to do construction, mining and other such work.
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>>1731469
That too, but i suggest we expand the school before making agricultural bots or else we have an entire population out of work.
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>>1731469
>>1731467
I remember when we just had the 6 enclave dudes and us with arcade.

When we salvage 2 cars were a lot of metal for us. Our first population boost where a ground of Legion slaves, that we couldn't take care of, they were drying and needed medical help.

Those were the simple days.
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>>1731475
Simpler times indeed

But you could say

You're playing with the big boys now
https://youtu.be/xxyOTFQFWQ0
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>>1731568
I love this movie, I watched it as a kid.
Link the thread when you make it QM. I do think that when we were tiny we didn't have to worry much of others be it Legion or NCR, since we could just pack up and leave easy.

But we're rooted in BigMT, so we have to protect it from the big boys around us.
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>>1731568
...but by that logic we are a prophet of god and everyone around is doing illusions to look good which admittedly the NCR are doing with their claims that the Hexcrete and such are theirs and that all their achievements, even those from the distant past, happened recently.
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>>1731568
Brain! Details about the mantle drill, now!
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>>1731568
New thread when?
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>>1731611
>>1731600
Soon, just got home, trying not to pass out. If no thread in 3 hours expect I have passed out
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Who wants to archive?
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>>1731817
Gimme a description.
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>>1731817
Alright you know I'm good at coming up with what we did.

Work on farming, research cloning "chickens", build some HZ Bastions, and got mad going on the NCR's Centenniel. Also talked about the future.
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>>1731837
I think that won't fit, can you shorten it a bit?
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>>1731837
sure, sounds good
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>>1731852
This was on thread 16 on the archive So I think it will fit.

Free a ghoul trapped, help some AI's get out of a Vault, getting goodies and blueprint of a ZEX. And build shit.
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>>1731852
How about this?

Work on farming, cloned "chickens", made HZ Bastions, got mad going to NCR's Centenniel, and talked about the future.
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>>1731837
>>1731869
Fist one didn't fit, second one did.
Thread is now archived.
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So we've got our turn planned out for next thread, aye?
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>>1732139
Sure, but some anons hate on the planned turn because of one thing.
Here is what most anons agree with.

Hero: Hyrospray for metal
Civ: Active Robot Factory (Construction droids)
Construction: expand Robot factory
Research (Robot FREE): HZ axebots
Military: Clear Out The Divide

Just tell me right now, if you anons want something changed. Before the next thread. Or want to add courier or others into the mix

Alt Civ: Train, or underground Farms
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>>1732156
Well I'd assume we are going to be changing our plans based off of what we've seen here and the knowledge of what the NCR is doing a counter-attack. Thus I'd recommend the below.

>>HERO
Take the four best of the Chinese stealth team + Dandan and neuter the NCR's counterattack against the Legion.

>>CIVILIAN
Research replicator upgrade: non-fissile replication.

>>CONSTRUCTION
Construct more construction robots.

>>MILITARY
Clear and salvage the Divide.

Passive robot construction: construction robots.


I can see why we might do those research and construction actions but I feel we are best off focusing our efforts thus.
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>>1732156
I'm thinking go for the underground farms. I think the robot factory is big enough to last us for a while before expanding.
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>>1732176
actually, I like this choice. We do need to blunt the counter attack.
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>>1732176
Yup due to the NCR shit, the planned turns always change on the dime. Now to voice my views on your plan.

>Take the four best of the Chinese stealth team + Dandan and neuter the NCR's counterattack against the Legion.
I agree we need to see what the NCR are up too, and at least slow them down. As long as the stalement lasts we're be building up more strength while the other get war waviness.

>Research replicator upgrade: non-fissile replication.
Yes, we're going to have the boon, and just yes. We just have to make lot of energy making plants. I think we can use the replicator to make a alien power cell, so I agree

>Construct more construction robots.
Yes, since we need more robots to build shit we need. Like expand schoolhouse, the underground farms will need HEX and other things.

>Clear and salvage the Divide.
Yes, Are we going to put the new HZ Bastion in action? I do support that we send the TACT bot with the robots.

So overall I agree 100% with the plan.
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>>1732187
>>1732198
Thanks. Honestly I just hope we can tip that scales enough that the lines of both sides don't move massively.


So obviously we will want to make use of the replicators to quickly make the following:

1) Rebreather masks for everyone on the stealth team. Just for the utility of being able to remain underwater forever.

2) As many blocks of C-4 and remote detonators as we can for blowing up artillery pieces, Vertibirds, radio towers, generators, radars, fuel dumps and ammo dumps assuming they can't be made to self-detonate.

3) Bottles of bleach (Abraxo?). Add it to a engine's fuel supply and it'll horribly damage it according to some of the shit I've read which would certainly work against the NCR's tanks, trucks, planes, helicopters and so on.

4) A copy of the MK 6 "Beserker" AI on a holotape. To only be deployed if we REALLY want to mess with someone or if we have reason to believe that their advance can't be stopped without it.


These are a mix of precautions and making sure we have the supplies to stop the NCR in their tracks.
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>>1732176
Why are we using Civ action to research instead of a research action? Otherwise Im supporting.
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>>1732268
Next thread is #20 so we use the boon for it
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>>1732279
The boon makes it a civilian action?
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>>1732268
Because our research action only covers robotics and for everything else we need to use civ to do it.

>>1732279
True but you still need an actual research action.


Anyway I need to sleep since it is 5:30 AM
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>>1732279
No, its just that its a researching with a civ action and not a research action. Probably doesn't make a difference.
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>>1732285
We can research anything with the research action. robotics research are just free.
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>>1732285
Our Robot research action only covers robot. Our regular research is for general researching.

Im still supporting the turn, just questioning it.
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>>1732285
>>1732289
>>1732283

>>HERO
Take the four best of the Chinese stealth team + Dandan and neuter the NCR's counterattack against the Legion.

>>Research
Research replicator upgrade: non-fissile replication.

>>CONSTRUCTION
Construct more construction robots.

>>MILITARY
Clear and salvage the Divide.

Passive robot construction: construction robots.

If you all picky here is the fixed version.

Even tho Robot research is free, it take resources away from Research if you do two different things
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>>1732289
>>1732293
It doesn't make a difference as far as I am aware but honestly you get the point, that is what I want to do with the next turn in order to lay the ground work for our future shit.
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>>1732297
OP passed out, guess we'll get that next turn Wednesday
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>>1732156
>>1732176
Hold it! You guys are forgetting the mantle drill, we need to build it.
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>>1733066
Probably need to research it and the fissile less replication takes priority.
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>>1733073
Maybe, but i want to confirm it with QM first on what we need to do for the mantle drill, if we can build it right away we do.
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>>1733066
If we get to the point where we can turn any matter into stuff we realistically only need soil to turn into robots. However I dont believe the QM lets us just have that soon. I think the same would be true of the mantle drill, seeing as it would negate all need for outside resources if we can just drag up whatever we need from the molten depths of the earth. So, yes, absolutely ask but I dont think we can get it without significant hassle.
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>>1733077
>If we get to the point where we can turn any matter into stuff we realistically only need soil to turn into robots.
Didn't QM say if we are using other materials instead of metals we would need tons? Seems inefficient to rely on nonmetals.
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>>1729703
To answer your question Yaunker thinks of Vaulters as a sort of failed chosen people, prone to fallibility, who like all people must strive for civilization, lest even they fall into the pit of barbarity. Though they carried the torch of civilization from old to new, many of the Vaults were sown with madness, in an experiment by parasitic company that built them.

In his book he talks about the descendants of several vaults.

Vault 15 was where many of the first NCR families came from. Leaving their vault due to conflict sown by the Vault Tec company, out of those who left, only one founded Shady Sands, the rest descending to barbarism like the great Khans or the Vipers.

Vault 13, the home of the Vault Dweller, the hero, was expunged from his Vault after his overseer feared his show of strength would encourage others to leave. Yet it was this impulsiveness to leave and carve out territory in the world that is the basis of civilization that he suppressed. His founded village of Arroyo adopted, as many did after the bombs, the premise of tribalism. But this was only a temporary means to an end, as all tribalism should be, abandoned once proper civilized life has returned and now arroyo is a welcome addition to the NCR.

Vault City, yet another grievous example of the sin of isolationism. As the nailed god once said, if you are not cold or hot you are lukewarm and will be spit out. And so they weakened beneath their own walls which were meant to protect them from the dangers of the wasteland, but not hem them in themselves like the very slaves and servants they once kept.

But now, all have been restored. All have been brought into the light. And all serve the higher purpose to the state and the people.
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>>1733078
The density of granite is roughly half that of steel alloy. I think the fact we have millions of tons of rock just laying around us is reason enough to shove it into the machine. If we get heavier stuff sure, use that. However if we get this we dont really need anything. We can produce steel from rock and for the power concerns, just make plutonium or uranium. Or hell, thorium if you want to be green. Because this would literally blow the gates wide open for us. No more resource constriction.
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>>1733078
If it is even possible.

Almost all calculations predict that most non-metals have insufficient density to achieve critical mass which is vital to the replication process. But perhaps testing may prove it wrong.
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>>1733085
Can you answer my question here please >>1731600
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>>1731600
>Brain
"If we had much more power than we had right now, and a sufficient directed energy beam say of either disintegration or some other means of removing or displacing vast amounts of rock, we could in theory pierce the crust and extract minerals directly from the earths molten mantle.

Though the logistics of this are staggering and the technology simply not present."
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>>1733084
In fact, if this machine can rearrange base particles, why not go one step further and have it just convert matter to energy. That, I feel, would be the final step for us. You would just need the machine and random matter and it could spit out armies, spaceships and weapons of doom. Think the Starforge. Now wouldnt that be something?
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>>1733089
So we need a disintegrator and lot's of energy.
How much energy do you estimate we will need?
Would a driller work instead of a disintegator?
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>>1733085
QM please.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_mass

Dont use that word. It makes no sense. If it is indeed a matter of achieving critical mass, invest in some neutron reflectors, a larger chamber and design a better shape. This is not a problem. Hell, with our level of technology we could probably even crush the matter itself (National Ignition Facility style) and thus start the reaction (whatever that may be).
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>>1733090
>Brain
"Perhaps in the future the laws of physics may change enough, or sufficient technology invented to allow that.

But as it stands rearranging base particles is only possible from fissile materials which release enough energy when broken down to power the reassembly method, and if the main material itself has sufficient energy in its bonds, as dense metals do, to provide as well.

Hmmm but perhaps. . .if we were to either apply extra fissile material or exuberant amounts of power maybe non-metals might work."
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>>1733094
Also, for the longest time, I have had a question about the teleporter. How does it work? If it sends a signal pulse, can we not create a pulse without sending something? Just send the info on what to deposit at the other end. I imagine we would need to pay the difference in energy but could the teleporter create matter?
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>>1733094
>Dont use that word. It makes no sense.
Care to elaborate?

Metal and fissile material found in batteries (such as uranium, plutonium, or what have you) are very dense and make for good material to reach critical mass.

This as opposed to say, just packing sand or feathers as tight as possible.
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>>1733095
So, my fellow gamers. We solve the problem of fissile materials (should be about a thread away I understand, though I still dislike the use of boons as currency without us being able to earn them outside just waiting) and steal ourselves a fusion reactor/ Alien PowerMcGuffin we can start printing robots from dirt. A long-term tidbit.
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>>1733100
We actually already have a fusion reactor, the breeder reactor in the Geothermal plant, i plan to use that reactor to power the mantle drill until we get enough metals to build solar farms to power the drill instead.
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>>1733100
We can earn boons by creating extra art or maps and such if i recall correctly. Tech drawings count for the particular tech, but things like propoganda posters or things llike that give general boons.
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>>1733104
>but things like propaganda posters or things like that give general boons.
Well, time for me to post Warhammer 40k propaganda.
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>>1733106
I think he wants some player made stuff more than traeling the internet. Like he gave us a boon for one guy making a top down map of cottonwood cove
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>>1733099
The concept of critical mass means that matter reaches the point where it can sustain a nuclear reaction by itself, as per wiki. This does not mean that uranium, for example has a set amount of mass needed for it. The mass and density of the matter is but a part of it. Critical mass can also be achieved by a smaller amount of matter with the help of various outside factors, heat being a good example. What I am thinking of and what real-world reactors use is neutron reflectors to reflect stray neutrons back into the nuclear fuel to increase the amount of neutrons initiating reactions. Simply put, the more neutrons in an area, the more likely it is a fission reaction takes place. If one can increase that number the reaction speeds up (think nuclear bomb). The critical mass is the point this reaction is self-sufficient. So if you decrease the amount of neutrons missing and flying off (by reflecting them back into the reaction material) you can get away with less nuclear fuel being used.

Thus, with how little it seemingly takes to initate fission in the chips we ca certainly do it with larger materials. Especially since a block of U233 needs about 15kg to achieve critical mass on its own.
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http://www.dinodday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hardgrave_poster-e1403825936824.jpg
Found this one, change the soldier to one of ours and dinosaurs to wasteland beasts and it's good.
https://i.warosu.org/data/tg/img/0377/80/1422838496148.jpg
This one is good if you change to flag to ours and replace the bird with the Bear or Bull.

http://evilscary.deviantart.com/art/Imperial-Propaganda-SM-80416868
http://evilscary.deviantart.com/art/Imperial-propaganda-Baneblade-80409883
These one's are good if you change the text and pic.

http://i.imgur.com/Bwu3fvE.jpg
This is perfect for Krieger.
>>1733109
I know, i'm posting pics for people to edit or take inspiration from.
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>>1733110
Thats a sphere, not a block. My bad.
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>>1733098
>How does it work?
>Dr. Borous
"The TELEPORTER! The trickiest of all transportational devices."

>Dr Klein
"YES. SOLVING THE ISSUE OF PREVENTING THE DEATH-REPLICATOR DILEMA WAS INDEED A CHALLENGE."

>Dr. Dala
"We had long since been worried that teleporters in the traditional sense could be equated merely to a device that scans a body, vaporizes it, and then builds what can be percieved of as but a clone on the otherside. All those precious organs, suddenly snuffed out and an identical copy built elsewhere. Like taking someone's teddy bear away and then giving them a different one."

>You
[So how did you solve it?]

>Dr 0
"Why that's a silly question Dr. Mobius, you did."

>Dr Klein
"NONSENSE. I AM POSITIVELY SURE I SOLVE THE DILEMMA!"

>Dr 0
"No no, I'm certain Dr. Mobius did. But perhaps he's forgotten."
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>>1733114
Too bad I cant art worth shit. Do we get boons for knowledge of scientific fields? Starting biomedicine masters studies this fall. Maybe FEV boons if I can help? Also Im sure there are other anons with more useful skills to the quest.
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>>1733118
Hey QM can you answer? >>1733093
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>>1733118
Ask Dr. M then. Also, can we un-fix it and remove the vaporizing effect? Copy paste troops. Should keep it to robots for now, just in case.
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>>1733110
>with how little it seemingly takes to initate fission in the chips
But anon, why do you think it takes so little?

Surely then isn't that evidence that its the material itself that allows for it?

Furthermore if if any amount of any material can be made to achieve critical mass by intentional external factors, then what stops scientists from making a reaction out of super condensed and heated feathers rather than actual nuclear fuel types.
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>>1733124
The National Ignition Facility is trying to force together hydrogen to start a fission reaction. It works but due to irregularities of the particle it doesnt last very long. With the way Fallout is, I imagine it could very well be done. Especially considering alien/federation tech is a thing.

On that note, how small can we make the scanner of the sierra madre machines? Smal enough to stick in our pocket? Just the scanner. I think there are things we have to scan in the NCR.
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>>1733093
>Brain
"More than we have, but feasible if we advance certain energy weapons enough.

Would that we also had hoover dam.

I have no idea how much power output the NCR produces, but adding that to ours, may make it possible. I have to account that I have no idea of the actual densities of things beneath the crust so an exact measurement is difficult to make. I would want to do an experiment with 5 times the power we have right now and see how far we get."

>Would a driller work instead of a disintegator?
"Any material driller will likely fail. In between figuring out how to pump the dirt, mud, and water out of the way and the likelyhood that at that depth the drill will just melt or collapse in on itself."
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>>1733126
Apologies, FUSION, not fission is the NIFs deal.
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>>1733128
>I would want to do an experiment with 5 times the power we have right now and see how far we get.
Hmmmm, how much energy would we get from the Breeder reactor and salient green biofuel?
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>>1733128
There is also the fact the crust gets rather... Putty like, once you get deep enough. We would need a point where the magma is natually comming up from the earth.
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>>1733126
Congratulations anon, you've earned yourself a nuclear boon

>Brain
"Hmmm. You know, you've put a lot of thought into this concept haven't you? Yes, the way you put it. . .if I remake some calculations. Perhaps factor in some of the alien technology and the disintegrator. Yes, that's it!

I think we may be able to come up with something"

+1 Nuclear Research Boon
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>>1733128
>>1733131
Also, does the mantle drill create a miniature volcano?
>>1733132
Oh boy! What just happened?
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>>1733135
Apparently we get boons for knowing specialized information and talking science to the QM.

Like when we got a really good hexacrete result because some guy was a concrete worker for 20 years or somethibg.
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>>1733132
Im flattered. I dont want to tread on your turf, just that continuity and in-universe logic is a big thing for me.
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>>1733135
Through the use of logic and determination you've convniced the Brain of something being possible that he thought was impossible. The brain thought about it for a second, and then figured out a solution.

>>1733131
"Well we're already using the Breeder Reactor for one, and its not like we can just build another of those.

Or well, we can, but we'd need to find more fissile material. Or make some.

Salient Green Biofuel? Well, on the scale the NCR uses yes. But we're not operating on that scale."
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>>1733135
>Brain
"I hope not . . .I dont know.

BigMT didn't specialize in geologics much, so most simulation will be imprecise.

I'd suggest performing the experiment somewhere where a volcano would not be catastrophic."
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>>1733139
>Salient Green Biofuel? Well, on the scale the NCR uses yes. But we're not operating on that scale."
Unless we use the entire Utah wilderness, combine that with some underground farms we should have enough biofuel right?
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>>1733140
Got it. We need to colonize hawaii, or the Aluetians.
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>>1733140
>I'd suggest performing the experiment somewhere where a volcano would not be catastrophic."
Would putting the drill on top/nearby of another volcano work?
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>>1733139
How much material would we need for the best reactor we have schematics for?

Also, just found the Phaser in F2. That thing is a beast. Beats out the Plasma Glock. We have to scan that thing.
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>>1733143
Nah, there are natural volcanoes in Utah we can use.
>>1733144
Actually how does the Mantle dill withstand the pressure and heat of the mantle? Or do we just farm the magma that comes out for metal?
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>>1733141
"However you get the plant mass is only secondary. We'd need to build more biofuel generators is what I am saying.

I hear the NCR has already built several Gas Turbine generator facilities.

Currently there's not enough water here yet to make such an idea viable without seriously impeding our other food and fuel uses such as feeding our population and our vehicles."
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>>1733144
>>1733146
"An energy beam would need to first pierce the crust, and then extract the mantle to the surface via the beam itself. At the surface it can then be processed."
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>>1733148
Shelve it for now, we dont have the resources. When we get the replicator upgraded and have a new reactor set up then we may start thinking about it. Right now it does not have the same reward as the other choices.

QM, can the boon be used for the replicator or is it more of a Make a bigger-better reactor/nuclear gun type deal?
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>>1733151
I see, so could we skip the first step of having to drill a hole by using the beam on a volcano?
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>>1733155
If we find an active one, sure.However, I dont think we have any nearby. Focus on other research and when we have more power, invest in a disintegrator/gravity ray combo. disintegrator outside, gravity ray inside to lift molten earth. This is a long way off though.
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>>1733155
>Brain
"The magma you find in a Volcano is very different than the mantle. Though there are ores and metals in it, its very diffuse and is much richer in silica and rock. We'd have to drill through it regardless."

>>1733154
Well, it can be used for any sort of nuclear action. But its up to you to decide what would be the most cost effective, and after all, you were trying to improve the replicators this whole time were you not.
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making that new thread
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>>1733159
Actually there
>>1733160
Why would we need to drill another mantle hole if the Volcano already has one we can use? I understand the magma difference but can't we just beam drain the silica lava until we begin getting the more mineral rich magma?
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>>1733160
So i guess that's a yes to using the nuclear boon for the fissile requirement and we can save the general boon.
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>>1733167
*Actually there are a number of volcanoes around us in Nevada, there's also the volcanoes in Utah we can use.
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>>1733167
>Why would we need to drill another mantle hole if the Volcano already has one we can use?
"It's full of magma that's in the way why, and that's only if the volcano works like a tube that goes staight down to the mantle itself. I'm not sure it doesn't, but it doesn't feel like it.

>can't we just beam drain the silica lava until we begin getting the more mineral rich magma?
"That's essentially the same thing. In either case, we'll have to reach the mantle, whether we dig through the crust or through volcanic magma."
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>>1733167

I am inclined to agree. It should be cheaper to do so due to magma being less dense and we can probably use all those materials for hexcrete... We will be dealing with kilotons upon kilotons of hexcrete though
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>>1733169
Actually i think the guy was arguing about how replicators can use non-metals, which now that i think about it i really want to get since it means we don't need metal mines.
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>>1733167
That would mean you have to dump ungodly amounts of rock. Literally mountains.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crust_(geology)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantle_(geology)

And at 5% it is not that big a win. You really have to go deeper to get at the good stuff unless we figure out a way to extract only what we want.
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>>1733175
Can we do that QM? Can we use other materials intead of metal in our replicators like >>1733084 describes?
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>>1733181
Use a boon on replicator research and see what happens.
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>>1733175
YES, if QM allows it, fuck the fissile requirement. We wait for the general boon and just make fissile materials out of rock for a time. It might be slow but we can literally make anything from anything. Then the next step would be to get rid of the fissile need and to make massive power plants. Then we upgrade the robo factory with replicators and just watch as it goes non-stop at it. Add dirt as needed.
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>>1733184
I want you to know i am crossing my fingers so much that they are making a helix right now.
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>>1733185
Yes i am all over this yes.
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>>1733184
No objection here.

Just do this next turn and replace the research with the replicate-anything variant. Burn the boon and hope for the best.
>>1732296
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>>1733179
Well if we make it so replicators can run on stone, we can feed the slag into the replicators to make stuff.
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>>1733190
I prefer if we don't do the hero action since we know nothing about the battlefield and who's actually winning right now. And our Divide robots need someone to disarm traps anyway.
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>>1733185
We have the nuclear boon and are getting the general boon next thread, which is fubctionally now, so we can knock both of the research out in quick succession.
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>>1733191
Yes. We have enough stuff for the replicators on top for now but if we can upsize the thing enough then a tube to the lower layers of the earth could be just the right amount of volume/time we need.
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>>1733194
Fair point. However, we need to take a look at how it is going as well as scan/steal what tech the NCR has that we dont.
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>>1733194
Get Cain on it. He's a ghoul, so no rad issue, and give him some PA to shield him from the wind
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>>1733195
Personally since we have (HUGE+++) Fissile plus the Breeder reactor that gives us more fissile we should save the general boon just in case.
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>>1733201
If we start going wild with replicating once we can turn stone to metal, we might find were spending fissiles faster than we'd like. Best to minimize costs early for greater long term profits.
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>>1733203
True, but i prefer we keep it and use it later rather than immediately.
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>>1733201
Also breeder reactors aren't magic. We would need to feed it radioactively fertile material, which is mostly just fissile materials of lower mass isotopes, like uranium 238 into uranium 240. We don't have access to fertile materials at the moment.
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>>1733205
Ok, should be fine for the forseeable future. A non-issue even, if we replicate rocks into uranium. Just have to slowly start thinking about new power plants.

I would prefer if, for now, we keep everything in the BigMT and stick the new, highly vulnerable, buildings underground/under the dome. The FEV plant, new nuclear generator/breeders and so on. Stick a few generators underground and The Mountain will outproduce any region in the Wastes. It would also simplify the defence if we can send masses of power to laser/disintegrator turrets and so on.
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hmm, did I actually crunch the other parts of the turn besides just the hero action? I need to check. Also going to have some breakfast first
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>>1733212
I think you did the other actions.
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>>1732296
So we are all in agreement over next threads first turn being this?
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>>1733277
No i still disagree about the hero action.
Also the research action should be non-metals.
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>>1732296
Before I return

Be prepared to answer how many forces you want to send for
>>MILITARY
>Clear and salvage the Divide.
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>>1733283
In regards to the Hero action, the majority of players are in agreement that we need to do something and I respect you disagree.

As to the research action, that is the name of the research we want to do. To be able to replicate without using fissile material, yes? That allows, as by the method described in detail by another anon, us to turn dust into diamonds and rock into robots so to speak.
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>>1733292
>As to the research action, that is the name of the research we want to do. To be able to replicate without using fissile material, yes?
No i think they are different.
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>>1733292
Should be different. The non fissile way means we can use our power grid for energy but we still need metals. The other one is for using fissiles+whatever else to make what we want.
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>>1733292
Also i have to say why would we wan to spot the NCR counterattack if the Legion is just a mere 50 miles away from their capital? We should allow the counterattack to happen so the Legion doesn't deal a major blow by taking the capital.
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>>1733299
>>1733304
Well I am confused as shit but luckily when we do it next thread we can have OP give us the research list for replicators and see then.

>>1733306
It took the legion more than a year to advance 50 miles. Trust me when I say stopping or slowing this counterattack isn't going to cause the legion to suddenly get to the capital.
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>>1733320
>It took the legion more than a year to advance 50 miles. Trust me when I say stopping or slowing this counterattack isn't going to cause the legion to suddenly get to the capital.
Which, no matter how you cut it, still means that the Legion has been winning.
How about you don't jump into this war blindly?
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>>1733306
If theyy're mobilizing even half as much as they're talking the counter attack will wipe the floor with the legion. We want to make it so the NCR gains a little ground but stalls once more.
>>1733320
One of the anons showed some fancy neclear physics knowledge, and now we have the option to research diversifying the replicator input. And a boon for buclear physics.
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>>1733324
>Which, no matter how you cut it, still means that the Legion has been winning.
Yes at a rate comparable to WW 1 and we want them to continue this slow advance since it consumes the most resources from the NCR and puts the most pressure on them.

>How about you don't jump into this war blindly?
You have no more or less knowledge than I do and I can state with certainty that this action is a necessity to maintain the balance. Most others agree to perform covert actions to maintain the balance and agree this is a good place to start and that immediate action is a necessity.


>>1733334
I know I read over the thread when I woke up but still I agree that'd be useful. Still we can see what happens next turn.
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>>1733334
>If theyy're mobilizing even half as much as they're talking the counter attack will wipe the floor with the legion.
We can't be sure of that, we have no idea what the battlefield looks like and we are just assuming that the NCR is inherently superior just cause they have tech and the Legion doesn't.
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>>1733336
That seems like pretty flawless logic to be frank.


Also the NCR clearly think that they can push back the Legion, who they have better knowledge than us of in their current state, significantly enough to publicise a counterattack and expect it to make gains.


Thus we can state with good certainty that we must stall it or they will make significant gains.
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>>1733335
>Yes at a rate comparable to WW 1 and we want them to continue this slow advance since it consumes the most resources from the NCR and puts the most pressure on them.
So let the counterattack happen, it pushes the Legion back which prolongs the war.
>You have no more or less knowledge than I do and I can state with certainty that this action is a necessity to maintain the balance. Most others agree to perform covert actions to maintain the balance and agree this is a good place to start and that immediate action is a necessity.
Exactly! we are assuming the NRC is winning from just ONE SINGULAR BATTLE! any military strategist would slap our face for acting without proper information about the battlefield.
We are doing the same thing we did back when Oddball escaped, acting hasty without thinking.
>>1733338
>Thus we can state with good certainty that we must stall it or they will make significant gains.
And they should, the Legion is 50 miles away from their capital, they need to repel them and get some breathing room.
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>>1733343
Thinking on it, you may be right. We could hold off, build spy sats and if the legion starts routing, then put pressure on the ncr logistics.
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>>1733345
Yes, exactly what i want to do and it will be easy with the replicator upgrade that allows us to use nonmetals, there's also that one AI we have who's deciphering the NCR encrypted comms, if we get access to those comms we can truly understand what's happening on the Battlefield.
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>>1733343
>So let the counterattack happen, it pushes the Legion back which prolongs the war.
And so does the NCR staying in the same place. Only difference is it weakens the people we are going to be at immediate war with when we turn on them rather than a slightly distant enemy.

>Exactly! we are assuming the NRC is winning from just ONE SINGULAR BATTLE!
No, we are assuming the NCR is winning because they've lost very little land while in a two front war and they still can spare resources to improve their civilians lives and such.

>any military strategist would slap our face for acting without proper information about the battlefield.
We have information, we have logic and we have reason. You are the one acting like we don't.

>We are doing the same thing we did back when Oddball escaped, acting hasty without thinking.
Which is a necessity whenever what we are talking about will happen in a matter of hours if not days and any sorts of preparations might take months to set up.

>And they should, the Legion is 50 miles away from their capital, they need to repel them and get some breathing room.
Jesus you are thick. They have breathing room seeing as that fifty miles means they'll hold out for another year assuming the war maintains it's linear pass which if anything is going to slow down and then turn on the Legion even assuming that this counterattack stalls thanks to the NCR's growing industry and advancing technology.

The NCR is getting stronger by the day and yet you feel the best way to maintain the balance of power, is to not act? By what insanity do you draw breath?
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>>1733345
Except doing that might very well take so long as to leave us only catching the rear end of their advance. At best.
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>>1733357
>And so does the NCR staying in the same place. Only difference is it weakens the people we are going to be at immediate war with when we turn on them rather than a slightly distant enemy.
But if we sabotage the Counterattack the Legion continues it slow march towards the capital, which is bad for us since it puts us in a time limit.
Also the Legion is in no way distant, they are in fact probably the closest to us since they occupy New Vegas.
>No, we are assuming the NCR is winning because they've lost very little land while in a two front war and they still can spare resources to improve their civilians lives and such.
Still a loss of land despite having superior tech.
>We have information, we have logic and we have reason. You are the one acting like we don't.
We have ONE information based on one battle, ONE! Most of our logic and reasoning is based on that one information which puts our logic and reason in a precarious position.
>Which is a necessity whenever what we are talking about will happen in a matter of hours if not days and any sorts of preparations might take months to set up.
It's not necessary, there's a big chance we screw up something if we act carelessly.
>The NCR is getting stronger by the day and yet you feel the best way to maintain the balance of power, is to not act? By what insanity do you draw breath?
And by what mental illness do you somehow assume the NCR is winning when you base most of your reasoning of their single battle, a battle which i remind you they hired us to help in.
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>>1733375
In fact, I'm certain we are underestimating the Legion again, they managed to continue gaining ground despite having to fight that one NCR general's motorized army, and army composed mostly of vehicles and APCs. There is no reason we have to assume the NCR is superior just cause they have Technology while the Backwards, melee focused Legion somehow defeats APCs.
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>>1733361
I do realize that. I am concerned that the counter attack will be too effective and shift the war in the east, but i also agree with the other guy that we don't know enough to make accurate assessments on what we need to do inorder to maintain the stale mate.

I do also want to have the NCR have more breathing room.
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>>1733388
They're taking the blood of hercules and transfusing them to other legionaries to create lesser hercules.
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>>1733388
This fact is very concerning, we also do know that the legion has access to quite a bit of tech they just hate using it. Plus with fallout being fallout it would not surprise me if the legion was able to advance by locking shields and advancing through a hail of bullets
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>>1733411
Weve had issue with locked metal shields before. With the sentry bots during the beserker event.
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>>1733396

They call them, the Primaris Legionaries
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>>1733411
Also, they don't seem to hate weapons tech so much. They use thermic lances and modern assault weapons. The swordsman are just the recruits for the most part.
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>>1733375
>But if we sabotage the Counterattack the Legion continues it slow march towards the capital, which is bad for us since it puts us in a time limit.
A time limit of at least a year assuming they continue to advance at their current pace? Seems like plentiful time to me seeing as the NCR grows ever stronger and thus the rate of their advance will slow further and further. Not to mention we can easily slow and weaken the Legion if need be.

Not to mention we have plans to strengthen the NCR if need be by providing merc support once again using our various drones and the artillery bots alongside our front-line robots, in return for payment of course.

>Also the Legion is in no way distant, they are in fact probably the closest to us since they occupy New Vegas.
Compared to the NCR however they are slightly distant, a threat we can't ignore certainly but one which isn't the primary thing to consider when we do plan on warring against the NCR some day and they share an immediate border with us.

>Still a loss of land despite having superior tech.
In a two front war while you begin providing people with things like household robots, cars, holo-clinics and all the rest? Certainly it raises questions of their priorities but they have the forces and resources to spare if they felt the need based off of them having troops at the Shi and the dozens of Sentry bots we saw in New Reno. I get the feeling the reason they've been losing land is they have been trying to make the Legion overextend and they have been building up forces for this assault rather than expending a few resources as they got them just to merely hold the line or have a slow advance.

>We have ONE information based on one battle, ONE! Most of our logic and reasoning is based on that one information which puts our logic and reason in a precarious position.
Actually we have three battles where we were there with our army, one from a migrants story along with however many we got from the, admittedly propaganda, news reels.

>It's not necessary, there's a big chance we screw up something if we act carelessly.
Certainly but not acting also has a big chance to screw up the balance of power significantly.

>And by what mental illness do you somehow assume the NCR is winning when you base most of your reasoning of their single battle, a battle which i remind you they hired us to help in.
I base it on the fact that they continue to make efforts to improve the lives of their civilians significantly which consumes a large amount of resources that could be spent on wartime industries. The fact that we saw significant technological advancement since our last visit and the fact that there were massive forces of soldiers and robots that weren't on the frontlines.


If they wanted to push back before now they could have done so. I feel they have been waiting for the centennial because of propaganda reasons amongst other things.
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>>1733424
Good points, i look forward to encountering them and finding out how their military reforms are going
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>>1733388
Mate the Legion could be using catapults and balistas to launch powder charges into the NCR's tanks and shit, we don't know.

Maybe they are using more advance weapons or maybe they are not but the one thing we know for certain is that the NCR, the force that has been fighting them for literal years against whatever weapons and methods they use, feels that they can push them back with this counterattack. That is my basic logic for feeling we must stall this advance.

>>1733395
True but I disagree on giving the NCR breathing room since we want them as weak as feasible when we go to war with them.

If your fear is innocents / civilians getting hurt as they near the capital, I'd point out that given the rate of advance a evacuation could easily be done and almost certainly would be organised.
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>>1733439
>Compared to the NCR however they are slightly distant, a threat we can't ignore certainly but one which isn't the primary thing to consider when we do plan on warring against the NCR some day and they share an immediate border with us.
Not really, the Legion share an immediate border with us too.
>Actually we have three battles where we were there with our army, one from a migrants story along with however many we got from the, admittedly propaganda, news reels.
The migrants story we learner about their soldiers and how fanatic they are, nothing else about the current battlefield, the news reel are untrustworthy and shouldn't count seeing as the one with us in it heavily played down our role.
>Certainly but not acting also has a big chance to screw up the balance of power significantly.
True, and ultimately because of that we are in a precarious position, we really need information.
>>1733442
>Mate the Legion could be using catapults and balistas to launch powder charges into the NCR's tanks and shit
And if that works it says something about how truly strong the Legion is.
>we don't know.
Exactly.
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>>1733446
>Not really, the Legion share an immediate border with us too.
Through a region frequently covered in Divide storms which they have no defence against and even then they'd still need to get past Unity's people.

>The migrants story we learner about their soldiers and how fanatic they are, nothing else about the current battlefield
It told us that the warfare against the Legion is mostly trench based amongst other things and we could almost certainly learn more by asking for further details from him.

>the news reel are untrustworthy and shouldn't count seeing as the one with us in it heavily played down our role.
Mate they still show them fighting and I did mention that they were presumably altered for propaganda purposes.

>True, and ultimately because of that we are in a precarious position, we really need information.
True but we might not be able to get that information in anything approaching a timescale that would allow for us to then engage in covert operations. So I'd rather do them now, mess up the balance and then fix it by weakening the Legion / reinforcing the NCR than not doing anything and letting the Legion get creamed.

>And if that works it says something about how truly strong the Legion is.
Not really, it says more about the NCR's armour than anything. Plus we'd be talking fairly large powder charges.

>Exactly.
And we must act with what we do know and I have provided my logic which shows a significant chance that the Legion is about to get their asses handed to them if nothing is done to maintain the balance.
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>>1733439
>In a two front war while you begin providing people with things like household robots, cars, holo-clinics and all the rest? Certainly it raises questions of their priorities but they have the forces and resources to spare if they felt the need based off of them having troops at the Shi and the dozens of Sentry bots we saw in New Reno.
Haven't the Legion been doing the same thing by building their Colosseum and other stuff?
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>>1733449
True but Ceaser is a egotistical man, that is to be expected of him.


Not to mention the Legion can't exactly send their slaves to fight and they can't really make use of concrete and such to make defences when they are the one on the offensive and shit. Plus, they are a pre-industrial society. The difference between wartime and peacetime is much smaller thanks to their lesser ability to mobilise manpower and such for war.
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>>1733448
>Through a region frequently covered in Divide storms which they have no defence against and even then they'd still need to get past Unity's people.
That applies to the NCR too.
>True but we might not be able to get that information in anything approaching a timescale that would allow for us to then engage in covert operations. So I'd rather do them now, mess up the balance and then fix it by weakening the Legion / reinforcing the NCR than not doing anything and letting the Legion get creamed.
Assuming that the Legion does get creamed, which i don't believe since they managed to adapt against the motorized army and trench warfare, i expect the counterattack will push them back but eventually they will begin gaining ground again.
>Not really, it says more about the NCR's Armour than anything.
Which I'm pretty certain is old world vehicles.
>And we must act with what we do know and I have provided my logic which shows a significant chance that the Legion is about to get their asses handed to them if nothing is done to maintain the balance.
And i believe your Logic is flawed because there are too many unknowns.
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>>1733449
Yes. And probably setting up actual permanent blacksmiths and armorers, so we can expectb their equipment quality to rise from what they were during the dam.
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>>1733456
>They also have those Gunsmiths whatevertheirnameis building guns for them.
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>>1733458
True. And they have their
Fair share of rocket launchers and other anti armour weapons. They're not as outclassed as we think. Especially if they are massively superior in numbers and sneaky tactics.
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Can QM please come back already? I want the non-metal replicator upgrade.
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>>1733455
>That applies to the NCR too.
Not really since they have areas that border us on the opposite side from the Divide. Or have you not seen the map?

>Assuming that the Legion does get creamed, which i don't believe since they managed to adapt against the motorized army and trench warfare, i expect the counterattack will push them back but eventually they will begin gaining ground again.
True but the possibility of them getting pushed back to NV is a terrifying one. Because I don't think the Legion would make it across the Dam again against the new NCR.

>Which I'm pretty certain is old world vehicles.
Mostly WW 2 grade stuff which was beatable with Molotov's and anti-tank rifles and such. Which the Legion certainly has because they have gunsmiths and shit.

Still you are correct, they shouldn't be too weak...look I want more information too but we don't have anything.

>And i believe your Logic is flawed because there are too many unknowns.
My logic is not based around our knowledge but rather the NCR's knowledge. Since they clearly think they can make big enough gains with this counterattack to announce it to their people as a propaganda point and shit but I respect you wanting more information before you make a decision.

I just don't think we have the time to spare to get such information.


How about next turn we ask the NCR about the Legion? See if they can't give us some details of their combat styles and such and say we are trying to design weapons to lend to the NCR to help them fight them or something.
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>>1733466
I'm tgibking we wait a turn in going all solid snake on the NCR to go to the front and assess weapons and numbers and tactics, see exactly how close the fighting is. Then the turn after that we can mess with the NCR to the level we would now know they need.
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>>1733466
>Not really since they have areas that border us on the opposite side from the Divide. Or have you not seen the map?
Wouldn't those have constant divide storms? Also i think the Divide outpost is really close to a New Vegas location, goodberry springs or some other name i can't remember.
>True but the possibility of them getting pushed back to NV is a terrifying one. Because I don't think the Legion would make it across the Dam again against the new NCR.
That's not a problem, QM said the city would be very hard to take, so ultimately i think that would be where the battle would stall.
>Mostly WW 2 grade stuff which was beatable with Molotov's and anti-tank rifles and such. Which the Legion certainly has because they have gunsmiths and shit.
No they aren't, at all, the NCR General is the one from the Frontier mod, and remember QM saying that the location the NCR got those tanks from was a major military stockpile for the war against the Communists.
Hell they got a microwave tank.
>Still you are correct, they shouldn't be too weak...look I want more information too but we don't have anything.
Actually it think i can get the NCR comms decrypted in 2-3 turns, is that good for you?
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>>1733472
How will you get the coms decrypted?

And we can just go to the front and look for ourselves
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>>1733481
>How will you get the coms decrypted?
One of our AIs has been working on decrypting NCR comms, QM hasn't mentioned it since so i want to dedicate a research action to help after this next turn.
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>>1733481
Forgot rest of post.
>And we can just go to the front and look for ourselves
I don't believe that would work, any front we go to would be only a part of a big warground, so unless we go all over to see all the frontlines i don't think we will get enough information.
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>>1733472
>Wouldn't those have constant divide storms?
No. There's the divide, then us, then the NCR. If they got storms then we would and we don't.

>Also i think the Divide outpost is really close to a New Vegas location, goodberry springs or some other name i can't remember.
You are thinking of one of our settlements, Newberry springs, and it is in the exact opposite direction as it is closer to the NCR to my understanding.

>That's not a problem, QM said the city would be very hard to take, so ultimately i think that would be where the battle would stall.
Where did he say that? And specifically in reference to the NCR's advance?

>No they aren't, at all, the NCR General is the one from the Frontier mod, and remember QM saying that the location the NCR got those tanks from was a major military stockpile for the war against the Communists.
Correct but I am talking about the stuff they are making for themselves.

>Hell they got a microwave tank.
Yes a pre-war machine if destroyed they'll struggle to replace.

>Actually it think i can get the NCR comms decrypted in 2-3 turns, is that good for you?
Seeing as 2-3 turns is potentially months down the line, not in the slightest.

I require immediate action within the next week in quest at the very most and I would assume our AI has cracked their communications cypher by now and if not, then we won't break it anytime soon since that is meant to be their speciality to some degree.

Look I am offering compromise by talking to the NCR about how the Legion fights now and shit, raising those questions and finding out all we need to know. Then we make our decision as to if we should intervene with that information but I can't accept any sorts of major delays.
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Honest question, Telsa did his bullshit light up a mountain trick correct?
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>>1733495
Context?
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>>1733495
I mean, he did something good, or we wouldn't have all this tesla tech.
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>>1733492
>No. There's the divide, then us, then the NCR. If they got storms then we would and we don't.
But you just said "they have areas that border us on the opposite side from the Divide" That would be Us-Divide-NCR.
Also we don't get storms cause BigMT has some unknown tech that keeps them away.
>You are thinking of one of our settlements, Newberry springs, and it is in the exact opposite direction as it is closer to the NCR to my understanding.
No i'm thinking of the China ranch outpost which is very close to a small mountain range and if you were to climb to the top of the range you would see a New Vegas location.
>Where did he say that? And specifically in reference to the NCR's advance?
I don't remember which thread and it was a small post so i ain't looking for it, we can ask QM when he comes back.
>Correct but I am talking about the stuff they are making for themselves.
Which would be based on these old world tanks.
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>>1733502
Can someone post that map it would really help.
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>>1733502
>But you just said "they have areas that border us on the opposite side from the Divide" That would be Us-Divide-NCR.
That was the Legion. Pay more attention. And my statement is still correct according to your quotation seeing as I state that they border us (thus NCR-US) on the opposite side from the divide (Thus NCR-US-Divide).

I don't see what is confusing about that.

>Also we don't get storms cause BigMT has some unknown tech that keeps them away.
I don't remember that being stated but it could be true but that wouldn't explain why the NCR hasn't be forced away by the storms in the last few years.

>No i'm thinking of the China ranch outpost which is very close to a small mountain range and if you were to climb to the top of the range you would see a New Vegas location.
I don't remember that being stated but sure.

>I don't remember which thread and it was a small post so i ain't looking for it, we can ask QM when he comes back.
Fair enough but I would point out that the NCR's leader seemingly plans on wiping out the Legion so it's not like they'd be taking the city. More so burning it to the ground.

>Which would be based on these old world tanks.
Still I doubt they are anywhere near as heavily armoured and such. Still this is a point to be discussed once we have details on the Legion's combat style and such.
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>>1733502
Well the divide is just one path that leads us into the mojave. There is also the Camp Mojave outpost pass that leads right into our territory, but is controlled by the NCR. Which means legion progress on that avenue gets legion onto our territory. So we have to assume bith sides are making use of that bottleneck and most progress by the legion is happening from the south, from mexico.
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>>1733509
I'd point out that the Legion has moved 50 miles and that back then we were talking about a "camp mojave" (Still no idea where that is honestly) and thus they've almost certainly moved past that in their effort to reach the capital.
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>>1733508
>That was the Legion. Pay more attention. And my statement is still correct according to your quotation seeing as I state that they border us (thus NCR-US) on the opposite side from the divide (Thus NCR-US-Divide).
I am extremely confused.
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>>1733514
If I stated that the NCR was on our Left and was opposite from the Divide then the Divide would be on the opposite side. AKA they'd be on the right.


Do you follow now?
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>>1733520
Are you saying the NCR is to our left our to our right?
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>>1733506
Heres a quick sketch based off of what I remember from when we drew up borders with the NCR.

If the legion pushed 50 miles down camp mojave, they would be on our border or in our territory, so it stands to reason that much of the legion progress is happening from the open fields of the south, from mexico.
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>>1733523
I'm pretty sure that NCR is left, up and down of us
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>>1733512
Mojave outpost. Its the path from the south of the mojave into california.
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>>1733523
I...can't be bothered trying to explain it again. Point is that they are bordering us but aren't near the Divide or at least not entirely.

>>1733525
Actually it was stated they were within 50 miles of the capital but no mention was made of how the other fronts, Canada / the north and Mexico / the south, are doing. My guess is they are pushing to the capital rather into the middle of a desert with only a few small towns / closer to the Divide. That'll delay any sorts of attacks for now at least.

We might even consider trying to do some raids of the Legion or reinforcing the NCR via merc duty with our military.

>>1733529
Aye thanks.
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>>1733600
Well we're definitely more than 50 miles from Shady Sands, so it isn't through our backyard. We were just up north, so it can't be from there.

Only leaves coming up from mexico.
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>>1733620
Not really. Seeing as if they came through Mexico they'd have advanced through far, far more land than if they came via the NV front where they have been fighting hard for a long time.

We can ask OP for context when he returns but it ain't from Mexico they've came, I am certain.
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REEEEEEEEE

WHERES THE THREAD OP YOU SAID THERE WOULD BE A NEW THREAD
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Almost at 1500 posts
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Is OP working again?
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>>1733525
>>1733506
I'm the anon who made the map
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>>1733783
Thanks man.


Now, as can be seen on this map. The NCR are in green. The Legion in light red. Us in dark blue and the Shi in yellow. With the Divide being either that sickly beige colour or the dark red. One of the two but I can't remember which.


Thus from this I hope you can understand what I mean when I say that the Legion are pushing the NCR capital and are about to be pushed back in turn, and why I feel we should assist them in maintaining their gains since even a fairly large loss of land on the part of the NCR doesn't result in any sorts of threat to our lands. However a similar loss of land for the Legion would be a massive setback for their side and might even induce a route or similar such behaviour.
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Just throwing it out there. The Nuclear Boon is to be used to allow us to use whatever material for the replicators. e.g. we use rock + fissile to make a bunch of fissile. This should ideally net us an increase in fissile. This means we let the machines go 24/7 making us fissile. When we have as much as we want we go rock + fissile = robots/steel/food/whatever else. Effectively we just require matter, doesnt matter (huh huh) what type. We could even chuck people in it.
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>>1733805
The sickly beige is the Mojave desert. The National park It expand to Nevada but I'm just showing their is a desert right their, Dark Red is the Divide.

The Red road is Legion own road, as the areas around that road is just desert and mountains. The reason the Legion doesn't go to Baker because it filled with creatures from Unity.

>>1733819
Well we just need energy to transform that matter. So get all the rocks we can fill, rocks that were mined out, and chuck it in. We just need lots of energy turning it into fissure.
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>>1733805
Divide is probably dark red. Its to the north-east of the mountain, not the east.

I think the NCR should make some gains, retake some of their lands. Legion won't go into a full out rout, they'd retreat to the original trenches and hold there. It gives us more wiggle room in keeping the borders stagnant.
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>>1733833
Legion doesn't go to baker because the mouth of the pass is owned by the NCR and they're keeping the legion out of death valley. We didn't claim Mojave outpost when we drew borders, so its the NCR's responsibility. Probably just two fortresses on each end of the pass right now.
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>>1733833
Energy is something we can easily supply from renewable sources like solar and geothermal. So long as we aren't relying on external material sources (beyond raw mass to refine) I am happy because that works for my plans for massive underground expansion.

>>1733839
I suppose but I feel we should let the Legion get stronger and the NCR get weaker. That way when we turn on them we can make more progress more quickly.

Plus it means they'll pay more for our help.


However I suppose it will be easier for us to strengthen the MLA and Legion than to weaken the Legion if we want to maintain the balance of power.


Still this is something we need to discuss and we can try and gather as much information as possible to allow us to maintain the balance.
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>>1733833
I'd argue it has more to do with the Divide storms in the region making it unlivable for them than because of Unity's presence.
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>>1733853
>>1733861
So doing some guess work on where Sandy Shades is.

It would be East of Mt. Whitney (Vault 13) and Vault 15 would be closer to the Nevada boarder. Here is a location where the Capital could be. It make sense since the Divide used to be a major route to and from Nevada.
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>>1733859
Strengthening anyone just makes things harder for us in the long run. Lets not do that.

As for letting the NCR advance a little, its like fishing. You don't just constantly reel them in, you have to give them a little slack every now and again. Let them have a pyrrhic victory and they will just tire themselves out for when we come in.

Also more space for the NCR is more margin of error for if the legion tries to do somethibg tricky and we miss it.
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>>1733876
They seems like their going to have a major victory with their attack. That's why we're just slowing it down a bit, not stopping it all together. So the NCR get it's 50 miles back, having a pyrrhic victory. So the lines of the war will be back where they were and we have more time to prepare.
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>>1733872
Map makes sense.

So there is legion activity directly north of us. We're just in the lee of the mountains.
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>>1733876
>Strengthening anyone just makes things harder for us in the long run. Lets not do that.
There are ways of making them stronger which are temporary. Things like supplying them with explosives and medicine. Things that they expend as they use them.

>As for letting the NCR advance a little, its like fishing. You don't just constantly reel them in, you have to give them a little slack every now and again. Let them have a Pyrrhic victory and they will just tire themselves out for when we come in.
I disagree. We want this offensive to at best, maintain the status quo by moving the NCR's lines forward two maybe three dozen miles at most. Means the Legion has made progress on the whole and that the NCR has regained some land. Gets them another year or there abouts before the capital is captured.

What we don't want is this offensive to be a massive success that kills the Legion's veteran forces as that would horribly damage their command staff and so on.

>Also more space for the NCR is more margin of error for if the legion tries to do something tricky and we miss it.
True but the NCR has plenty of space. It's just they might lose their capital / have to fight street to street which honestly wouldn't be a bad thing since they'd have to invest resources in repairing it post-war or when they recapture it.


>>1733898
Essentially. The region we are in is incredibly inhospitable, even with our technology. So the Legion will most likely avoid it if they can, so if we avoid any outward signs of our existence and the NCR makes no mention, we could remain entirely undetected for years.
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>>1733908
>There are ways of making them stronger which are temporary. Things like supplying them with explosives and medicine. Things that they expend as they use them.
I don't think there's any expendable stuff we can give them that they can't make on their own in far greater quantities.
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>>1733908
>So the Legion will most likely avoid it if they can, so if we avoid any outward signs of our existence and the NCR makes no mention, we could remain entirely undetected for years.
The Legion already knows about us ever since Hercules escaped.
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>>1733912
>>1733917
>>1733908
From what I gather, we have better production of the goods made. Better machines, better high tech parts for robots, and other AIs.

The NCR just got so much manpower, that it doesn't matter of how inefficient their factories are, or how many lowtech items they need to work a factory. They still outweigh our production just using quantity

The NCR has only 1 ZAX computer for their whole nation, that's over 1 million in strength. Think of it like quality vs quantity. We need to build up which we are going, and in time we're match and surpassed the NCR.
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>>1733925
Exactly, so anything expendable we can make the other faction can make in spades.
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>>1733925
Pretty much. Relative to each other, Ncr has balanced quality vs quantity, legion has quantity focus and we have quality.
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>>1733912
It's not a question of quantity. It's a question of quality.

If we supplied the Legion with access to high calibre anti-tank guns or with anti-air measures, they'd probably be more successful against the NCR but would be dependent on us for more for the most part since even with the Gun runner's they'd struggle to make replacements of the same quality.

Alternatively we accept that we can't effect the balance of the war without making a force stronger than they already are currently and just focus on making these improvements things that don't help against us. For example, we could teach the Legion to make better armour for resisting kinetic weapons like bullets and explosives and then only use energy weapons against them.


>>1733917
True.

However if we are lucky we can shift enough of our civilisation underground and out of sight that when they come through they think we left. Given our buildings are mostly concrete it's not like they'll be able to burn anything down. Plus, they'll struggle to mount a major offensive against us through the desert, where water is scarce. So if it does come to war we are in a good position.


>>1733925
Correct. We can produce better quality but less quantity. However given our rate of advancement, if we can find a source of raw metal amongst other materials (Utah / the Divide) then we can expand our robotics production and accelerate our growth massively.


Plus, there's always plans: Moon; Sea; Stone.
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>>1733942
Doesn't the Legion have a howitzer?
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>>1733942
Legion has lots of guns. They suborned the gun runners, probably have their own gun makers in arizona. Legion has rocket launchers, assault rifles, thermic lances, anti-materiel rifles.

Its only the recruits who go with plain swords.
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>>1733956
And all the boomer artillery that got left behind
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>>1733956
Yes.

>>1733960
I am aware they have guns but I am talking about supplying them with better guns (specifically very high calibre weapons which I doubt the Gun runners would have much experience with) and techniques for shit like Kevlar or something.

>>1733963
That was all airlifted out by the NCR as far as we know because we saw multiple strung onto Vertibirds as they left.
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>>1734062
As long as we make the armor look like Roman in style they will love it. We could also make it look much better than the football gear they are wearing now.
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>>1733942
>For example, we could teach the Legion to make better armour for resisting kinetic weapons like bullets and explosives and then only use energy weapons against them.

I love this idea. Would it be possible to build in a weakness to energy weapons without detracting from its strength vs Ballistic weapons?
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>>1733940
New thread
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>>1734079
If the qm is wirking with the ceasar's legion reworked mod, they arent in football gear
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>>1732296
We got +1 Nuclear Research Boon, and this is what Anons agree on.

>>HERO
Take the four best of the Chinese stealth team + Dandan and neuter the NCR's counterattack against the Legion.

>>Research
Research replicator upgrade: non-fissile replication.

>>CONSTRUCTION
Construct more construction robots.

>>MILITARY
Clear and salvage the Divide.

Passive robot construction: construction robots.

+1 Nuclear Research Boon

OP asked this question
Before I return

Be prepared to answer how many forces you want to send for
>>MILITARY
>Clear and salvage the Divide.
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New Thread!
>>1733940




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