Remove ads

Fools, We Will Destroy You All! ...After We Save The World! (Mad Scientist Riot Quest)(RECRUITING!)

How Should Minions Be Capped?

  • Total voters
    70
  • Poll closed .
Reader mode
[X] Advance Understanding of a Field
-[X] Nanotechnology
[X] Design a Blueprint
-[X] Upgraded Pandora Orb
--[X] Fix Black blood gooey monster problem.
 
[X] Design a blueprint
-[X] L.E.A.R.N.E.R. 1.5.4
--[X] A direct upgrade to the L.E.A.R.N.E.R. that allows for increased experience gain in all fields and not just Research
[X] Acquire a new base
-[X] Luján Partido Bunker
-[X] Emphasis on concealment and defense, this is going to be a facility we do not have mundanes coming to.
 
Guys, is it OK with you if I direct some of your automatic production to churning out Mettools to help with the construction project?
 
[X] Go rescue Eggman (enables @Space Jawato ignore the Lost status)

[X] Acquire a New Base
-[X] The Mine
-[X] Make sure to actually *talk* to the dumbass ecology activists and tell them I'm the founder of a permaculture-leaning agricultural company and am looking into reducing the harm that mining has on the local environment, along with other land rehabilitation efforts, and that I plan for this mine to not only produce copper but to do so without harm to the local area. And also that I plan on building a lab within the property so that if it *is* harmful I will be the first to know.
-[X] Actually set up a lab; don't start mining yet (and make sure to advertise this fact so potential employees aren't pissed that they didn't get a chance at being hired).

[X] Design blueprint
-[X] Integrated Teleporter
 
Speed53066 said:
[X] Go rescue Eggman
We will save the space Jawa
[X] Forging Furnaces
-[X] 80 Research 3 Net Navis.
more science
[X] Improve the Replicator Hub.

I want my replicators to be able to create building damit. Also just the face of people trying to invade the hub, "Ha, they left the control center for the replicators, what idiots." "Um, sir" "what?" " their is a gatling laser pointing at you." "well shit."
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
Note, you have another action. The Forging Furnaces is a free action, I just didn't get around to deciding what my second action is yet, cause I'm trying to figure out some stuff that I asked @I just write
Happerry said:
Um, don't we have a minion limit? Research minions are good, but do we really need 80 research net Navi considering how much research we can already do?
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
The Minion Limit is a Housing Limit. We need so much physical room for the Minions. Net Navis are the size of a briefcase. We got enough room for them. There's also a limit ot how many can help us per Mad Scientist on a Research Action, but hey, we got plenty of Mad Scientists.
I just write said:
Guys, is it OK with you if I direct some of your automatic production to churning out Mettools to help with the construction project?
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
Mettools are actually sub-optimal in regards to Operations. We can get 2 Spider Bots for teh same price as 1 Mettool, 2 SpiderBots have 2 Operations for everything not just building, and Spider Bots have no upkeep. Course, with Funds not a thing any more upkeep is less important, but still.
Depending on what the Big Spiderbot costs, odds are they are even better. I asked a question about that specifically because I'm thinking it's best to split automated production between Operations and Research, rather than going full hog on Research.
 
trekbook said:
[X] Go rescue Eggman (enables @Space Jawato ignore the Lost status)

[X] Acquire a New Base
-[X] The Mine
-[X] Make sure to actually *talk* to the dumbass ecology activists and tell them I'm the founder of a permaculture-leaning agricultural company and am looking into reducing the harm that mining has on the local environment, along with other land rehabilitation efforts, and that I plan for this mine to not only produce copper but to do so without harm to the local area. And also that I plan on building a lab within the property so that if it *is* harmful I will be the first to know.
-[X] Actually set up a lab; don't start mining yet (and make sure to advertise this fact so potential employees aren't pissed that they didn't get a chance at being hired).

[X] Design blueprint
-[X] Integrated Teleporter
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
Thank you!
 
Ylamona said:
Fine with me, though the one usually used the production is @Phasehand right?
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
I don't care if he uses my Furnaces, however @Trondason seems to have claimed most of them this turn, I have no idea how many my Spider Bots made last turn since I think it was separate from the person who made five?
Also @I just write, do you have anywhere that says just how many of each thing got made by the Forging Furnaces last turn? I left the number vague since I didn't know how much the power armor or the Lightning Pistols cost.
 
@I just write

I don't mean to bother you, but I have important questions that still need answering, especially on if I'll even be allowed actions this turn or not.

Space Jawa said:
That out of the way, questions for @I just write

First, do we need to officially acquire the Luján Partido Bunker or can we start on upgrading it already?

@Space Jawa Combat 1 (1/5) | Injured 4 Turns, Lost 1 Turn (they landed in the wilderness somewhere after ejecting; it'll take them a bit to get home)
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

Does this mean I don't get any actions this turn unless people vote to come find me? Or how does that work? Do I get my normal actions now that there are two votes to come find me?

[] (special) Commit forces to SASRI raid
-[] Describe
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

Probably an oversight, but this probably isn't relevant anymore and shouldn't be on the list.

Also, what about the Motobugs I had 3 Interns and 11 Spider Bots building? It's listed in the vote tally, but there's no indication that it happened this week or anything mentioning how many, if any, Motobugs were built, let alone brought on the raid (though the latter could easily be incorporated in as 'we forgot to bring any Motobugs with us, oops')

[X] Boss Minions Around
  1. -[X] Order 3 Interns and 11 Spider Bots to build as many Motobugs as they can this week for the upcoming SASRI mission.
    Number of voters: 1

    Space Jawa
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
 
[X] Design a blueprint
-[X] L.E.A.R.N.E.R. 1.5.4
--[X] A direct upgrade to the L.E.A.R.N.E.R. that allows for increased experience gain in all fields and not just Research
[X] Acquire a new base
-[X] Luján Partido Bunker
-[X] Emphasis on concealment and defense, this is going to be a facility we do not have mundanes coming to.
 
Oh, something really important I just remembered, we now have effectively limitless equipment. And that means, Pandora Orbs for everyone.
@I just write Does it cost an action to equip a Pandora Orb, needing some surgery or something, or is the bonding process simple?
 
Trondason said:
Oh, something really important I just remembered, we now have effectively limitless equipment. And that means, Pandora Orbs for everyone.
@I just write Does it cost an action to equip a Pandora Orb, needing some surgery or something, or is the bonding process simple?
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
That is true. I kinda wanted to g Purity route and rely on battlesuits instead of genetic or cybernetic alterations, but if the Orb just gives me power armor but better then I can't not use it.

I do have a question though: can we unintegrate something, so we can (for example) instead give ourselves an improved model of something? If not you should probably work on that, otherwise XNFE will be stuck with the Mark 1 Orichalcum while we're rolling on Mark 4 that's over twice as good.
 
@Void Stalker @Rotekian @rolling-the-dice @D.D. Spectator

From what I gather, the "Acquire Base" action shouldn't be necessary, we can just go ahead and build things in it.

I just write said:
You can just go build that underground doom base; it's not like you'll be telling the authorities about it anyway.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

Meaning it might be better if we instead have actions for building specific things inside the base, like Security Checkpoint and a Robot Maintenance Hub. With five of us at least, we can even split our forces to build multiple things, like two on one and three on the other.

We could maybe even take time to research security features to buff up defenses of our super-secret lair like you guys want.

I just write said:
3: Pretty sure that one was answered by a co-GM.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

I'm not seeing it directly, is it because there wasn't enough space to hold the ones that would have been built?
 
Remove ads
Ruling: on removing cybernetics
  • Informational
    • EternalStruggle said:
    That is true. I kinda wanted to g Purity route and rely on battlesuits instead of genetic or cybernetic alterations, but if the Orb just gives me power armor but better then I can't not use it.

    I do have a question though: can we unintegrate something, so we can (for example) instead give ourselves an improved model of something? If not you should probably work on that, otherwise XNFE will be stuck with the Mark 1 Orichalcum while we're rolling on Mark 4 that's over twice as good.
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    Unintegrating is doable, but harder than integrating, requiring an Action which, though rolled, does not suffer Lone Wolf penalty.

    EDIT: to be clear, un-integrating is NOT a free action.
     
    Last edited:
  • Informational
    • Potentail room designs to maybe work on this turn:

    [] Robot Storage Facility - A base room designed for maximum efficiency in the field of storing robots, allowing a base to support far more robot minions than it could otherwise.

    [] Base Stealth Entrance - If you can't find it, is it really there? This base addition is designed to hide the main entrance of a base - if not the base itself entirely - while maintaining the utmost in front door protections against unwanted visitors.
     
    I just write said:
    You swallow it. That's it.
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    So yeah, simple.
    [X] Boss Minions
    -[X] 6 Research Navis help with Replicator Hub
    -[X] 5 Espionage Navis help with Illuminati

    [X] Go rescue Eggman

    [X] 3 Forging Furnaces
    -[X] 120 Spider Bots

    [X] Integrate a Pandora Orb (not Black Blood)
    -[X] Orichalcum V1
    -[X] Time-Stop Button
    -[X] Net Navi
    -[X] Computerized Reality Model
    -[X] Dynacap Capsule

    [X] Improve the Replicator Hub.

    [X] Integrate the Dynacap System with all of MAD's stuff.
    @Speed53066 Mind making the above your second action? The ability to fit anything and everything into a little capsule, including our entire base, is extremely helpful for a large number of things, and would rather avoid the Lone Wolf penalty.
     
    Last edited:
    Trondason said:
    Actually, this is a hella important distinction to make.
    Does that mean the Meduim Spiderbot has Operations 8, or that it contributes 8 points, making it only 1 point better than a regulare spiderbots 7 (5 from Operations 1, 2 from Manpower)?
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    Considering the Spider Bot is cat sized and the Spider Bot Mk2 is five feet tall and has hands capable of using equipment, I'm going to say Operations 8.
     
    Trondason said:
    Actually, this is a hella important distinction to make.
    Does that mean the Meduim Spiderbot has Operations 8, or that it contributes 8 points, making it only 1 point better than a regulare spiderbots 7 (5 from Operations 1, 2 from Manpower)?
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    Phasehand said:
    Considering the Spider Bot is cat sized and the Spider Bot Mk2 is five feet tall and has hands capable of using equipment, I'm going to say Operations 8.
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    It is not Operations 8. "Five feet tall and has hands capable of using equipment and has operations programming" would also describe a particularly short Skilled Laborer, who is Operations 2. Not 8.

    It contributes 8 points, but that's basic skill bonus, the manpower is on top of that, but also applies to all actions. So the actual calculations is +10 to an Operations action.
     
    EternalStruggle said:
    It is not Operations 8. "Five feet tall and has hands capable of using equipment and has operations programming" would also describe a particularly short Skilled Laborer, who is Operations 2. Not 8.

    It contributes 8 points, but that's basic skill bonus, the manpower is on top of that, but also applies to all actions. So the actual calculations is +10 to an Operations action.
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    Darn, there goes my ability to read things.
     
    Reader mode
    You must login or register to reply here.
    Remove ads
    Back
    Top