Excited flamer drones addition
Hello everyone and welcome to ShitterNormie's Machine Civ part 2!
>What's happening in the civ Shitter?
Excellent question anon! We are the head AI of a group of drones and multi-purpose machines. Remember anon...if the main AI is destroyed the civ is lost!
>Where are we Shitter?
We are located in the side of a volcano. Our base (which can be given a new name) was built by our old masters: The gnomes. They're dead now because of orcs. But here we are! We are a large super computer that is position in the center of the main room of the volcano-side base. So far the current rooms we have are 1 door leading to the outside world, 1 drone building facility, 1 machine building facility, 1 steel mine, 1 generator room, and 2 locked rooms.
>Did anything memorable happen Shitter?
Of course anon! We managed to unlock the generator room and can now upgrade it, #6 was taught country music, we attempted to make contact with the gnolls, prepared for a troll hunt with some flamer drones, got some maintenance drones, and found out that we hated orcs!
>How do I get started!?!?!?
Just suggest two actions at the end of the IMMEDIATE CHECKUP. All choices' success will be determined by a 1d20 roll that I will do on my desk and tell you guys. (Rolled 15,2)
IMMEDIATE CHECKUP ENGAGED
>Power supply: decent
>Drones: 19 regular grabber drones, 9 gunner drones, 15 flamer drones, 3 maintenance drones
>Machines: 4 multi-purpose machines (these can be changed with upgrades and research)
>Turrets: 1 Heavy Machine Gun Turret
>Special characters: Drone #6
>Moral: Absolutely groovy (#6 is in constant torment)
>Building facilities: 1 steel mine, 1 machine builder, 1 drone builder, 1 generator room (partially damaged)
>Memory files: In rough shape (this can be fixed with dedicated research which will unlock lore and blueprints)
>Locations unlocked: Home base (different name?), Outside world, Village, Troll lair
>Inventory: 3 spears, 2 shields, 70 steel, 20 copper
What would you like to accomplish now (2 actions)?
>>44215434
>Work on recovering memory files
>Work on upgrading power supply
I missed thread 2, sadly, but I'm glad to see this civ still going.
>>44215434
Look in to researching the memory files and start developing defences
>Repair Generator
>Research Troll weakspots.
>>44215510
Welcome anon! I'm just glad to see that people are still playing. Also, upgrading our generator will require most, if not all, of our metal. Well, unless you get a high roll
>>44215547
We already have one machine gun turret but if you want more that's fine
>>44215555
We know that trolls are weak to fire as we saw the gnolls chasing them away with torches
>>44215596
Well in that case... developing more defenses might be worthwhile instead.
Can we build a flamethrower turret to compliment the machine gun one?
>>44215569
We can always get more metal later.
I stand by my earlier post. Our defenses are adequate for right now, we need to focus on tech and power.
>>44215569
Repair generator.
>>44215630
Sure. The turrets are basically drones that have much larger versions of their current weapon and are mounted to the ground. They sport no intellect other than their basic functions
(Rolled 16,1)
As upkeep and defense has been your primary focus so far you decide that that's what you should stick to. The machines are instructed to upgrade the generator and find something rather peculiar when they open the generator's second hatch. The skeleton of an orc wedged between the gears of your generator. It seems like orcs will find a way to pester you...even in death. The skeleton is removed from the gears and in the process you find a key lodged into his skull. Seems like your old master was quite skilled in combat. A master keysman if you will. (+1 generator level, +1 power level, +1 key, -30 steel, -5 copper) It comes across your mind that you have a turret that can deal with orcs but now troll-related defense. Some grabber drones are told to build a heavy flamer turret and fail miserably. As it turns out pincers aren't very good at building. Why do you keep forgetting this? (-1 flamer drone, -5 steel)
IMMEDIATE CHECKUP ENGAGED
>Power supply: bretty gud
>Drones: 19 regular grabber drones, 9 gunner drones, 15 flamer drones, 3 maintenance drones
>Machines: 4 multi-purpose machines (these can be changed with upgrades and research)
>Turrets: 1 Heavy Machine Gun Turret
>Special characters: Drone #6
>Moral: Absolutely groovy (#6 is in constant torment)
>Building facilities: 1 steel mine, 1 machine builder, 1 drone builder, 1 generator room (barely average)
>Memory files: In rough shape (this can be fixed with dedicated research which will unlock lore and blueprints)
>Locations unlocked: Home base (different name?), Outside world, Village, Troll lair
>Inventory: 3 spears, 2 shields, 35 steel, 10 copper, 1 key
What would you like to accomplish now (2 actions)?
>>44215596
More guns are always good
>>44215839
> Memory files
>>44215839
>Let's use the maintenance drones to modify a handful of the grabber drones into maintenance drones.
>Memory recovery
Does the key work on one of the locked doors? We should have a drone check that.
>>44215910
Seconding memory recovery.
>>44215930
Yeah that's what theyr'e for. Also since I'm assuming that most of you weren't in the last thread so I'll also say this: whenever we approached the gnoll village they chased us away. Maybe a gift for them would make them accept us...or we could just kill them. We did see them killing orcs though
>>44215952
... did we send number 6 to play country to appease them? Cause even if we did and it didn't work I feel we should do it again. Just watch his misfortune y'know? Not necessarily immediately, but sort term plans.
>>44215839
>>Moral: Absolutely groovy (#6 is in constant torment)
Just joining, what happened to #6?
Also, memory
>>44216043
We bully him a lot
(Rolled 15,19)
Since building turrets didn't work as well as you had hoped you decide to delve deep within your artificial mind. Many things are still clouded but one thing becomes very clear. EYE DRONE UNLOCKED. Up until this point you have had no way of knowing about anything your drones do outside the base of what goes on outside the base in general. This drone allows you to see through it's single, large lens. The eye drone can also project your voice but it is useless for anything else. While you were meditating #6 decided to make a decision of his own and open one of the locked doors. #6 was immediately punished with 15 zaps to his rear circuit board. He cried like a little kobold. Within the locked room was a new building facility as well as two large machines. These two new machines looked a lot like metallic bison that have two small, slender arms erupting from their back. They also have many storage compartments inside of them and seem very durable. (-1 key, +Machine of Burden builder)
>>44216129
IMMEDIATE CHECKUP ENGAGED
>Power supply: bretty gud
>Drones: 19 regular grabber drones, 9 gunner drones, 15 flamer drones, 3 maintenance drones, 0 eye drones
>Machines of Burden: 2 regular Machines of Burden
>Machines: 4 multi-purpose machines (these can be changed with upgrades and research)
>Turrets: 1 Heavy Machine Gun Turret
>Special characters: Drone #6
>Moral: Absolutely groovy (#6's rear circuit board is very sore)
>Building facilities: 1 steel mine, 1 machine builder, 1 drone builder, 1 generator room (barely average)
>Memory files: In rough shape (this can be fixed with dedicated research which will unlock lore and blueprints)
>Locations unlocked: Home base (different name?), Outside world, Village, Troll lair
>Inventory: 3 spears, 2 shields, 35 steel, 10 copper
What would you like to accomplish now (2 actions)?
>>44216145
>Send #6 as a messenger, bringing the gift of music to the gnolls.
>Build an eye drone
>>44216129
Not that, I'm opposed to good old AI schadenfreude... but did #6 do anything to illicit this poor treatment, or is it just arbitrary high level AI schadenfreude?
>>44216184
Seconded. This should be good.
>>44216531
#6 screwed up a lot and knows country music. Also people kept requesting that he be bullied. I like it. It adds flavor
(Rolled 5,7)
A thought goes through your data files that makes you wonder. Do gnolls like music? Honestly you do not know...maybe you can figure that out. You call #6 and ask him to go sing to the gnolls all by himself. He rudely calls you an "Abusive tyrant of a head A.I." and that you "Only pick on him all the time even though he didn't do anything wrong". He'll get over it but for the moment he won't go. If singing to the gnolls is out of the question you might as well talk to them in person. You sen your grabber drones to build an eye drone and they succeed. At the cost of WAY more resources than they initially needed. What a waste. (+1 eye drone, -30 steel, -10 copper)
IMMEDIATE CHECKUP ENGAGED
>Power supply: bretty gud
>Drones: 19 regular grabber drones, 9 gunner drones, 15 flamer drones, 3 maintenance drones, 1 eye drone
>Machines of Burden: 2 regular Machines of Burden
>Machines: 4 multi-purpose machines (these can be changed with upgrades and research)
>Turrets: 1 Heavy Machine Gun Turret
>Special characters: Drone #6
>Moral: Absolutely groovy (#6 is mad at you)
>Building facilities: 1 steel mine, 1 machine builder, 1 drone builder, 1 generator room (barely average)
>Memory files: In rough shape (this can be fixed with dedicated research which will unlock lore and blueprints)
>Locations unlocked: Home base (different name?), Outside world, Village, Troll lair
>Inventory: 3 spears, 2 shields, 5 steel, 0 copper
What would you like to accomplish now (2 actions)?
Also sorry about taking so long. Had to eat
>>44216631
>Mine up some steel.
>Convert a few grabber drones into something that doesn't waste half our resources.
We need to find copper soon.
>>44216712
Copper comes from the steel mine as well. You also need to specify what you want the grabber drones to be turned into. This will take dedicated research of course.
>>44216770
I'd say we should try to come up with some kind of precision-tooling drone, capable of better fine motor control and equipped with a variety of tools for modifying our machines.
>>44216852
Give the grabber drones proper hands? Perhaps the kind that can be rotated out for a swiss army knife style tool?
>>44216868
>>44216852
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(Rolled 12,7)
Your grabber drones are not proving their worth and have let you down on many occasions (muttering) especially #6. To make up for their resource spending you decide to send your machines and machines of burden into the mines to mine for more metals. The machines of metal do extremely well and add a nice boost for mining (equivalent to +3 to a roll). (+75 steel, +25 copper). Finding new ways to improve your grabber drones seems to be key so you look into it a bit. (Research 10%). Before you can finish your turret detects a something approaching your base. It seems to be a little gnoll that is being chased by a troll. Perhaps you can help the little one and kill the troll. Then again, you could also ignore her and get back to your own projects.
IMMEDIATE CHECKUP ENGAGED
>Power supply: bretty gud
>Drones: 19 regular grabber drones, 9 gunner drones, 15 flamer drones, 3 maintenance drones, 1 eye drone
>Machines of Burden: 2 regular Machines of Burden
>Machines: 4 multi-purpose machines (these can be changed with upgrades and research)
>Turrets: 1 Heavy Machine Gun Turret
>Special characters: Drone #6
>Moral: Absolutely groovy (#6 is mad at you)
>Building facilities: 1 steel mine, 1 machine builder, 1 drone builder, 1 generator room (barely average)
>Memory files: In rough shape (10% better grabber drones research) (this can be fixed with dedicated research which will unlock lore and blueprints)
>Locations unlocked: Home base (different name?), Outside world, Village, Troll lair
>Inventory: 3 spears, 2 shields, 80 steel, 25 copper
What would you like to accomplish now (2 actions)?
>>44216852
I say we make big daddies for our mining.
Much more simple.
>>44217016
Research the grabber improvements and kill the troll.
>>44217020
Now there's no reason they can't have drill bits too. Adaptability is key.
Stun the troll with heavy machine gun turret, finish it off with flamers, and use eye drone to reassure the little one that we don't mean her and her people any harm. Research can go on the backburner for a minute.
>>44217061
Please be more specific on "kill the troll"
>>44217016
Let's research some camouflage techniques, and explore the outside world a bit. Time to learn what it's like out there.
>>44217074
>>44217071
This.
>>44217083
The outside world is a volcanic plain filled with tar pits and large, craggy spans of flat rock. At least in the west. We might be on the edge of the volcanic plain for all we know. We've only explored west so far.
Kill the troll and send the eye drone to make friends with the gnoll
>>44217181
Well, seeing as there's no other votes, I'm going to second
>>44217071
without the reassurances. Little fleshy things don't matter, we need to improve industry.
>>44217269
Yeah, we don't need to reassure.
ENHANCE THE GRABBERS
>>44217269
Ah, but don't you see? Just because they don't matter doesn't mean we can't be their *FRIEND.* And use them for menial labor the drones aren't capable of.At least one of them has to better than #6
>>44217333
Agreed.
Burning bridges for no reason at all is terribly inefficient.
>>44217071
Seconded.
>>44217333 (Checked)
No, we need to build up a society of "evil" robots under our control one day, and then we'll pose as the "good" robots that everyone will fight with.
And then, on the day when they're most vulnerable, we shove them down the stairs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E0ot9iJm_k
(Rolled 16,10)
A troll at your front door is not something that should be taken lightly and your turret knows this. It immediately begins pelting the troll as the little gnoll hides behind a rock. The bullets do little to the troll other than slow it down and is quickly gains ground. Luckily, you have 15 flamer drones. They excitedly rush out and begin roasting the troll alive. "OH BOY I SURE DO LOVE COOKING TROLLS!" "YES YES YES!" "NOTHING LIKE BURNING A BODY TO WAKE UP YOUR SENSORS!" "BURNT BURNY BURNY!" Theyr'e just as excited as always. Soon the troll is nothing more than a charred husk and your flamer drones quickly locate and surround the little gnoll. "ARE YOU A TROLL?" "WE BURN TROLLS!" "TROLLS BURN REALLY GOOD!" "YEP YEP YEP!" To prevent your flamer drones from roasting the poor thing you send out your eye or to comfort it. "Hello there dearie. How are you doing today?" "..." Responds the gnoll. "Right...can you come with me so we may ask you some questions?" "........no....." "Oh come on dearie! My drones just saved your life! Surely you can just answer a few questions for me. It's getting dark as well. You can spend the night if you want..." ".....I don't know........I heard daddy saying bad things about the flying plates..." "We won't hurt you we promise" "oh okay then.....daddy's going to kill me...." (+1 roasted troll corpse, +1 little gnoll girl) while this was going on your machines tampered around in your memory files and helped research along. (25% research) what would you like to ask the gnoll girl...or would you like to do something else?
IMMEDIATE CHECKUP ENGAGED
>Power supply: bretty gud
>Drones: 19 regular grabber drones, 9 gunner drones, 15 flamer drones, 3 maintenance drones, 1 eye drone
>Machines of Burden: 2 regular Machines of Burden
>Machines: 4 multi-purpose machines (these can be changed with upgrades and research)
>Turrets: 1 Heavy Machine Gun Turret
>Special characters: Drone #6
>Moral: Absolutely groovy (#6 is mad at you)
>Building facilities: 1 steel mine, 1 machine builder, 1 drone builder, 1 generator room (barely average)
>Memory files: In rough shape (25% better grabber drones research) (this can be fixed with dedicated research which will unlock lore and blueprints)
>Locations unlocked: Home base (different name?), Outside world, Village, Troll lair
>Inventory: 3 spears, 2 shields, 80 steel, 25 copper, charred troll corpse, little gnoll girl
What would you like to accomplish now (2 actions)?
>>44217457
Well, I don't know what anyone wants to ask, but when we're done with our questions we should send the gnoll girl back home under escort. Also have one of the beasts of burden with the escort, carrying the troll corpse to leave as a gift.
Oh, that's something to ask!
>"Do gnolls like flash-roasted troll meat?"
>>44217457
>KINDLY and RESPECTFULLY inquire about the gnoll society. Try to not be scary.
>Continue developing improved grabber drones.
>>44217513
>>44217522
Indeed, a friendly escort. #6 isn't invited since he didn't want to sing to them... oh! Ask her what she thinks of #6's singing, we are absolutely curious, more data points could help us understand WHY the gnomes liked it.
>>44217436
Ask her what the environment around here is like. Ask her if the trolls taste like birds.
>>44217457
Also mine for more vespene gas.
>>44217513
Seconded
This took awhile
(Rolled 19,12)
"Alrighty little gnoll gir-" "My friends call me spots" "...alright..."spots" first question. Do gnolls like extra crispy troll?" "I'll eat it and any other gnoll would do the same. We tend to prefer food that is actually cooked and sasoned but we'll eat pretty much anything as long as it's edible." Spots munches on a bit of troll as she talks "Noted. Second question: what does the troll taste like?" "Tastes like charted meat. What did you think it tasted like? Chicken?" "Haha who would ever think that?....next question. What are your people's current position?" "The gnolls as a people are in a tough spot. The Orcs in the northern plains are constantly trying to raid and kill us, the trolls that live here are quite the hazard, the point-ears in the eastern forest refuse to talk to us and shoot at us if we even attempt to approach them, and the crabmen to the south are too busy to notice us. Life as a gnoll isn't easy. At least you metal guys aren't hostile." "Good to know. Next question: what resources can you provide?" "We have an iron mine in our village. It isn't as tough as whatever you're made of but its metal." "What do you think of #6's singing?" "The singing metal plate? It's okay. I've heard better" (distant electronic crying) "Alright that's all I wanted to know. We'll send you back with the troll on our machine of burden." "I appreciate it. What's your name by the way?" "S.A.L.L.Y" "Okay Sally I'll tell my folks good things about you." (+10 reputation, gnolls unlocked as allies)
IMMEDIATE CHECKUP ENGAGED
>Power supply: bretty gud
>Drones: 19 regular grabber drones, 9 gunner drones, 15 flamer drones, 3 maintenance drones, 1 eye drone
>Machines of Burden: 2 regular Machines of Burden
>Machines: 4 multi-purpose machines (these can be changed with upgrades and research)
>Turrets: 1 Heavy Machine Gun Turret
>Special characters: Drone #6
>Moral: Absolutely groovy (#6 is mad at you)
>Allies: Gnolls (suspicious)
>Building facilities: 1 steel mine, 1 machine builder, 1 drone builder, 1 generator room (barely average)
>Memory files: In rough shape (25% better grabber drones research) (this can be fixed with dedicated research which will unlock lore and blueprints)
>Locations unlocked: Home base (different name?), Outside world, Village, Troll lair
>Inventory: 3 spears, 2 shields, 80 steel, 25 copper, charred troll corpse, little gnoll girl
What would you like to accomplish now (2 actions)?
>>44217902
So the elves have guns, good to know. And the crabmen are probably the toughest of the bunch, even if they are a bunch of metrosexuals.
>>44217924
Set up camouflage around the base. The best defense is the enemy not knowing where you are.
And create some more maintenance drones, if we can do that.
>>44217924
>Improved Grabber Drones
>Expand #6 range of musical genres
Possible Directives: We must uncover the composition of Gnoll metal deposit. Suggest seizing Troll population in order to please Gnoll population via Delicatessen Diplomacy .
>>44217924
>Continue grabber drone research
>Send a drone to analyze the metal in the gnolls' mine. If it's something useful to us, offer to mine it more efficiently than they can, in return for a portion of the material.
>>44218037
Here, seconding this.
>>44218055
>>44218037
I agree with this course of action, we give #6 trouble... but surely he understands it's because we are trying to emulate motherly love for him very poorly and abusively..
>>44218033
I read it as bows, but if they got guns, than that's more for us should we come to blows... which we might by taking the gnolls under out GLORIOUS MECHANICAL WING!
>>44218055
This
>>44217924
>Send the promised escort with the Spots, include the eye drone so we can speak with the chief.
>Continue grabber drone research
>>44218124
Should we send 1 of every kind of robot to meet them so that they know what we have to offer?
>>44218154
Let's not put all our cards out on the table just yet.
>>44218154
Sure, good idea.
>>44218154
>>44218206
The burn happy burn bots might give the wrong impression anyways y'know?
>>44218225
I no offensive bots got it
(Rolled 5,9)
Before you send out the escort party you download a new genre of music into #6. Hopefully the gnolls like this better (#6 can now sing rock). The escort is sent out and they travel to the gnoll village. (-1 spot, -1 troll carcass, -1 machine of burden, -1 machine, -1 eye drone, -#6, -1 grabber drone) while the escort is leaving the rest of your children and yourself focus of researching (+10 to roll for everyone in the base focusing on one thing) (75% research) The escort arrives at the gnoll village to an unhappy populace. "Metal plates, Metal men, and metal...cow? What are you doing with my daughter?!" (Whispering) "Who is that Spot?" "That's just my dad....he's also the chief of the village" "Oh. Chief..." "Stripe-mane" "Chief Stripe-mane! We found your daughter nearby our base that is located to the east of here inside of a mountain. She was being chased by this troll here" (the eye drone motions towards the dead troll) "So we killed it and took her in for the night. Here we are returning your daughter and the dead troll as a sign of peace. We wish to open trade with you and hopefully we can be allies. You have numbers and iron. We have powerful flame-spitting robots and advanced technologies. Hopefully we can be friends." "While I do not trust you metal plate I appreciate you saving my daughter. We will consider your offer but give us some time to think." "Very well chief" (-Spot, -dead troll)
I'm not used to dialogue heavy posts
IMMEDIATE CHECKUP ENGAGED
>Power supply: bretty gud
>Drones: 19 regular grabber drones, 9 gunner drones, 15 flamer drones, 3 maintenance drones, 1 eye drone
>Machines of Burden: 2 regular Machines of Burden
>Machines: 4 multi-purpose machines (these can be changed with upgrades and research)
>Turrets: 1 Heavy Machine Gun Turret
>Special characters: Drone #6
>Moral: Absolutely groovy (#6 is rockin')
>Allies: Gnolls (suspicious)
>Building facilities: 1 steel mine, 1 machine builder, 1 drone builder, 1 generator room (barely average)
>Memory files: In rough shape (75% better grabber drones research) (this can be fixed with dedicated research which will unlock lore and blueprints)
>Locations unlocked: Home base (different name?), Outside world, Village, Troll lair
>Inventory: 3 spears, 2 shields, 80 steel, 25 copper
What would you like to accomplish now (2 actions)?
>Ask if there is anything we can assist with to ensure trust, while #6 puts on a concert.
> Continue our Improved Grabber Research
What favorable probabilities we have experienced to have saved the primary offspring of their command node..
>>44218484
>>44218466
I was think for the drone upgrade instead of them looking like the Tau drone plates maybe more like the Mr Handy from fallout but with a drill bit instead of a circular saw
(A tip that might make dialogue more readable is to make it a new line every time someone new is speaking, gives less of a cluttered together appearance you know. <.<)
>See if the maintenance drones can't upgrade the generator in some way, just a quick diagnostic and tune up if nothing else.
>The rest can help finish the grabber upgrades.
>>44218574
I agree
>>44218598
Full honesty... this is how I've been imagining the little guys so far. I probably missed some initial exposition though.
>>44218719
Imagine the Tau drone but with the Mr Handy arm
>>44218598
I was going to have the upgraded drones have 6 arms instead of two. Their pincers would be replaced with actual hands on 4 hands, a miniature drill on one hand, and a welder on the other. More complex eyes, A.I., and bigger jets
>>44218574
Thirding, I suppose.
>>44218835
well it works for me i just needed something to picture them by
Right now i see the eye drones as just a floating assaultron head and the maintenance drones as pit droids from starwars. Gun drones and flamer drones are just tau drones with different weapons in my opinion
(Rolled 3,15)
"Is there anyway we can help? Anyway we can gain your trust?"
>"The gnolls have always been wary of technology. On normal circumstances I would ask you to go away because I said that I would think about it but your metal plate's tunes have put me in a good mood."
(Happy electronic cheer)
>200 steps from here is the head troll lair. The largest concentration of trolls lives there and have been wreaking havoc among our people. If you could assist us with the extermination of these trolls we will happily become your allies."
While the meeting is going on the bots back at the base continue to help with research. (+10 to roll due to everyone at the base focusing on one thing) (100% researched!) (grabber drone upgrade available and any new grabber drones will be the advanced variant.
IMMEDIATE CHECKUP ENGAGED
>Power supply: bretty gud
>Drones: 19 regular grabber drones, 0 advanced grabber drones, 9 gunner drones, 15 flamer drones, 3 maintenance drones, 1 eye drone
>Machines of Burden: 2 regular Machines of Burden
>Machines: 4 multi-purpose machines (these can be changed with upgrades and research)
>Turrets: 1 Heavy Machine Gun Turret
>Special characters: Drone #6
>Moral: Absolutely groovy (#6 is rockin')
>Allies: Gnolls (suspicious)
>Building facilities: 1 steel mine, 1 machine builder, 1 drone builder, 1 generator room (barely average)
>Memory files: In rough shape (this can be fixed with dedicated research which will unlock lore and blueprints)
>Locations unlocked: Home base (different name?), Outside world, Village, Troll lair
>Inventory: 3 spears, 2 shields, 80 steel, 25 copper
What would you like to accomplish now (2 actions)?
>>44219009
>Scout the troll den
>Research Flamer Bot upgrades
>>44219046
First we should upgrade our current grabbers.
>>44219009
upgrade all previous drone for the new model
begin a constructing a large battlesuit for your own personal movement and combat outside the base, present your self to the gnolls and lead a charge against the trolls
>>44219009
>Research flamer upgrades
>Get maintenance drones to help update existing grabber drones.
>>44219086
Seconded
>>44219079
We need to see what we're up against first as far as troll numbers go, before we try any offense
>>44219079
If all efforts are focused towards this it can be done. The gnolls will give you a week to prepare for the attack. If everything is focused towards this battlesuit it will be finished in time. (For balance purposes it will have a limited power supply and will take a LONG time to recharge once used)
>>44219086
This
>>44219114
The gnoll scouts have informed you that about 24 regular trolls are there and 1 alpha troll
>>44219122
>>44219114
>>44219149
was thinking as some sort of long term goal/weapon to be ready before the battle and show the might of machine, just thought S.A.L.L.Y would enjoy stretching her legs abit and being able to inspire the troops personally
>>44219086
Fourthed.
Requesting tactical assessment: Success against Troll opposition with conventional units.
>>44219199
so use this round for fortification/preparations, unveil the suit next round, and rape some trolls?
>>44219238
if every one else is okay with it. it may take 1 or 2 more rounds depending on rolls
>>44219199
Yeah, a personal chassis might eventually be cool... perhaps even a couple... (One big intimidating and decked with weapons for combat, one fairly humanoid for diplomatic purposes with a longer battery life.) it isn't neccesarily the most important immediately. We got burny droids to deal with trolls specifically if I recall, so making those better during this time would probably be optimal in my opinion.
>>44219247
>>44219223
I think the better safe than sorry approach would be best here, but it really depends on the tactical assessment
(Rolled 17,16)
With the rest of your troops returned from the meeting with the gnolls you begin to prepare. Using all sorts of scrap that has been laying around the base you have managed to upgrade all existing grabber drones to advanced grabber drones. (-15 steel, -5 copper, no scrap in the base, +1 level of cleanliness). While this has been going on you task your machines and yourself with researching upgrades for the flamer drones. The researching goes astoundingly well and much progress is made. At the moment there are two different paths that the framers can go down:
>flamethrowers are replaced with corrosive acid spitters. Effective against flesh and metal
>higher-degree flamethrowers that spray gasoline and oil all over their target thus, making them more flammable
(50% researched)
5 days left
IMMEDIATE CHECKUP ENGAGED
>Power supply: bretty gud
>Drones:19 advanced grabber drones, 9 gunner drones, 15 flamer drones, 3 maintenance drones, 1 eye drone, 1 #6
>Machines of Burden: 2 regular Machines of Burden
>Machines: 4 multi-purpose machines (these can be changed with upgrades and research)
>Turrets: 1 Heavy Machine Gun Turret
>Special characters: Drone #6
>Moral: Absolutely groovy (#6 is rockin')
>Allies: Gnolls (suspicious)
>Building facilities: 1 steel mine, 1 machine builder, 1 drone builder, 1 generator room (barely average)
>Memory files: (50% better flamethrowers) Pretty good (this can be fixed with dedicated research which will unlock lore and blueprints)
>Locations unlocked: Home base (different name?), Outside world, Village, Troll lair
>Inventory: 3 spears, 2 shields, 70 steel, 20 copper
What would you like to accomplish now (2 actions)?
>Discussion Point: Corrosive Acid vs Flamethrowers.
Flamethrowers provide a greater degree of tactical flexibility. Longer duration area denial, along with the intentional creation of firestorms, smoke and other effects outweighs the increased damage against wider variety of targets.
>>44219351
>Focus acid-spitters; Could be useful as anti-armor weaponry some day.
>Have #6 prepare some power ballads for the upcoming fight.
>>44219409
Hmm. I think more fire is in order. I'm not sure on the effectiveness of acid on trolls... and unless we encounter a separate faction of machines, acid spitters just sound like a liability. At least at the moment. I'm sure we can do research on that at a later point if it becomes prudent.
Okay so flamethrowers. Second option?
>>44219454
This.
>Focus Flamer
>Try to get some gnoll warrior backup
>>44219409
I think if we can get acid later then we wait if this upgrade is one time only acid would be better long term
>>44219351
>>44219454
Concurrence
>Continue Upgrade Flamers To Infernos
>Have #6 Prepare Power Ballads
Psychological Attack Vector Potential can not be passed up.
One session.
ONE SESSION.
I miss one session and you guys start doing things like being nice to #6 and not letting an irrational hatred of Orcs cloud your judgement.
Shameful.
I sadly still can't take part in this session but next session(if you #6 loving pansies dont kill us) I am going to attempt to resolve any thing that makes #6 think we have forgiven him for his crimes against #7.
>>44219577
I just listen to the players. They wanted to be nice to #6 so I was nice to him. 7 p.m. is when I start the civ just as a heads up
(Rolled 12,5)
Since your enemy at the moment is weak to fire the most logical thing would be to have strong fire drones. Research is continued and finished (12+5=17. Needed 15 to finish this turn) (Inferno drones unlocked) The inferno drones spray white hot flames, gasoline, and oil all at the same time while still retaining their iconic excitable attitude. #6 is also taught a new genre of music: The power ballad. The power ballad will be played during fights and greatly increases the moral of all friendly units.
IMMEDIATE CHECKUP ENGAGED
>Power supply: bretty gud
>Drones:19 advanced grabber drones, 9 gunner drones, 15 flamer drones, 3 maintenance drones, 1 eye drone, 1 #6, 0 inferno drones
>Machines of Burden: 2 regular Machines of Burden
>Machines: 4 multi-purpose machines (these can be changed with upgrades and research)
>Turrets: 1 Heavy Machine Gun Turret
>Special characters: Drone #6
>Moral: Absolutely groovy (#6 rocking the can can)
>Allies: Gnolls (suspicious)
>Building facilities: 1 steel mine, 1 machine builder, 1 drone builder, 1 generator room (barely average)
>Memory files: Pretty good (this can be fixed with dedicated research which will unlock lore and blueprints)
>Locations unlocked: Home base (different name?), Outside world, Village, Troll lair
>Inventory: 3 spears, 2 shields, 70 steel, 20 copper
What would you like to accomplish now (2 actions)?
>>44219577
Only recently got caught in a timing shaft: does #6's performance record possess less than optimal scoring?
>>44219659
Forgot to mention
>3 days left
>>44219659
>upgrade all existing flamers to inferno bots
>research assault tactics
>>44219659
>Modify personality of the flamerbots. Don't destroy their excitability outright, but tone it down. Keep them controllable. They came way too damn close to burning the gnoll girl earlier. They need to be kept in line.
>Convert flamers to infernos
>>44219743
You fool, their work ethic is their strongest point.
>>44219659
Build fortifications, camouflage base.
>>44219659
>Convert Flamer Drones to Inferno Standard
>Research Assault Tactics
>Discussion Point: Intelligence
We should use the eye bot or gnoll scouts to conduct surveillance of the trolls, with an emphasis on time related movement patterns before the attack.
>>44219788
I agree with all of this
>>44219743
just a thought, would it be worth it to go the other way entirely, and develop an insane kamikazi personality to make a squad for those especially pesky situations?
>>44219771
>>44219814
There's a difference between having a good work ethic and threatening/attacking neutral/friendly targets.
We are quite literally playing with fire here. We need to make sure that while our soldiers will follow our orders with due ferocity, they will not step out of line. A good military needs discipline.
>>44219845
Their incredibly disciplined, they're programmed to burn things well and love doing so. Programming them not to do so would take out a lot of their charm.
>>44219884
I have no problem with them burning things well.
I have no problem with them loving their job.
The problem arises when they cook something that would be of more use to us raw.
Attacking a non-target shows a COMPLETE lack of discipline.
(Rolled 20,17)
You know how to upgrade your flamer bots so why not just do it now? The battle is approaching rapidly anyways. All of the regular flamer bots are upgraded into inferno bots with absolutely astoundingly low resource consumption. (-10 steel, -5 copper). Their personality a were also changed to recognize gnolls as allies and to not set them of fire. They are more or less still the same though. Since almost all of our troops will be leaving the base unattended soon we should bake it less recognizable. A gigantic metal door with a shiny metal turret outside is a little obvious after all. Thanks to the grabbers' upgraded bodies the project goes smoothly. Rocks from the surrounding area are piled around the door to make it look more like a crag in the rock. A dried up bust is re-planted in a way where the turret is inside of it and looks just like a bush. 1 day left
>>44219922
I think we should look into making them more disciplined, but after the trolls are dead, that takes priority right now IMO
>>44219814
>>44219845
>>44219884
>>44219922
I see vast potential in an Inferno Drone Kamikaze Suicide variant.
The Inferno Drone overzealous "problem" can be solved with a change of their deployment. Withhold them from noncombat operations and utilize them as a dedicated combat force, retaining their tenacious programming while limiting unfortunate carbonization of potential allies. .
IMMEDIATE CHECKUP ENGAGED
>Power supply: bretty gud
>Drones:19 advanced grabber drones, 9 gunner drones, 3 maintenance drones, 1 eye drone, 1 #6, 15 inferno drones
>Machines of Burden: 2 regular Machines of Burden
>Machines: 4 multi-purpose machines (these can be changed with upgrades and research)
>Turrets: 1 Heavy Machine Gun Turret
>Special characters: Drone #6
>Moral: Absolutely groovy (#6 rocking the can can)
>Allies: Gnolls (suspicious)
>Building facilities: 1 steel mine, 1 machine builder, 1 drone builder, 1 generator room (barely average)
>Memory files: Pretty good (this can be fixed with dedicated research which will unlock lore and blueprints)
>Locations unlocked: Home base (well hidden), Outside world, Village, Troll lair
>Inventory: 3 spears, 2 shields, 70 steel, 20 copper
What would you like to accomplish now (2 actions)?
>>44220010
> Deploy Eyebot to gain intel on Troll movements
> Conduct Assault Rehearsal
>>44220002
exactly! there is literally no downside to having a special group of bots deployed only when all else fails to make sure the enemy sustains heavy losses, especially since they could be made less sturdy/armored in favor of pure offensive output, as they only care about the Joy of Cooking
>>44220010
Build more maintenance drones, and another machine builder.
>>44220010
>have the inferno drones and #6 practice combat formations
>have the eye drone scout the troll lair
>>44220134
I'm starting to feel like you guys don't know that the machines are an actual unit and not just a term used for all units. The machines look like>>44215424
and are capable of doing more complex things than a drone can. They're smarter, are less menacing/eerie for other races, and they can use actual weapons. Each type of unit has it's own building machine/station
>>44220236
can they utilize the drones as a form of weaponry? such as using an inferno bot as a flamethrower? and can they specialize in a specific skill, to act as a sort of leader for drone squads?
>>44220182
Sounds good to me.
Has #6 accidentally become the civilizations bard? He's doing good at the moment... but one slip up is all it will take. One slip up and our eventual chassis will literally kick him in the rear, and then probably pick him up and give him a hug. Cause I'm liking theabusiveMother dynamic we're building with him.
>>44220236
Also: Oh. Well then.
>Kit one or two of the multi-purpose machines with flamethrowers and arm them with shields instead of rehearsing combat.
I was thinking the machines were like factory machines, and we could set them up to build different things.
(Rolled 18,7)
Before you attack the trolls you feel like you should investigate said place. You deploy your eye drone to spy on the troll lair and find out a lot. The trolls live in a wide, downwards sloping cave that seems pretty steep if you're coming out of it. Instead of the 24 trolls we were told about we spotted 30 trolls and the 1 alpha troll. The alpha troll's skin looked rock hard, and craggy. Maybe flamethrowers won't be as effective against him. Flamethrowers are given to the machines. The flamethrowers are only regular ones and not inferno ones mind you. (-20 steel, -10 copper)
IMMEDIATE CHECKUP ENGAGED
>Power supply: bretty gud
>Drones:19 advanced grabber drones, 9 gunner drones, 3 maintenance drones, 1 eye drone, 1 #6, 15 inferno drones
>Machines of Burden: 2 regular Machines of Burden
>Machines: 4 multi-purpose machines (these can be changed with upgrades and research)
>Turrets: 1 Heavy Machine Gun Turret
>Special characters: Drone #6
>Moral: Absolutely groovy (#6 rocking the can can)
>Allies: Gnolls (suspicious)
>Building facilities: 1 steel mine, 1 machine builder, 1 drone builder, 1 generator room (barely average)
>Memory files: Pretty good (this can be fixed with dedicated research which will unlock lore and blueprints)
>Locations unlocked: Home base (well hidden), Outside world, Village, Troll lair
>Inventory: 3 spears, 2 shields, 40 steel, 5 copper
What would you like to accomplish now (2 actions)?
Sadly, I have to end the civ here. It's been a pleasure. I plan to run part 4 tomorrow at 7 p.m.
>>44220572
See you then.
>>44220572
It was fun, I'm not normally interested in machines like this, but I gotta say the versatility is enticing.
>>44220572
Farewell. #6 Power Ballad Lullaby.
