Midas Touched (Warhammer 30k AI Quest)

Reader mode
I would like to just annex the one people and take over the rest since I dont mind slow integrating outside of our home system but in it i would rather have it fully integrated before going outwards.
 
New turn is up!

Imo we should really repair the Promethius asap.
I'd also like to investigate the ship and the horned humans.
Honestly going thru the list, there is a whole bunch of stuff I'd like to do.
 
89 Capital to spend

One Assignable Martial Action
Fabricate Escorts
Requirements: 30 Capital

One Assignable Diplomacy Action
Accept the Draxan Annexation:

One Assignable Stewardship Action
Rebuild onboard sensors
Requirements: 5 Capital

One Assignable Learning Action
Testing Facilities:
Requirements: 15 Capital

One Assignable Intrigue Action
?

This is my initial plan, it includes the escorts over repairs because we will need to get a navy established to start building experience and they should be able to handle some smaller threats meaning the PR won't get damaged so often. We should accept the Draxan if we want to keep expanding, repairing sensors should help a little with repairs going forward. With the weird stuff we're picking up an isolated facility far from anything is a good thing to have.
 
[] Plan: Navigating Complications
-[] Martial
--[] Fabricate Escorts (Grachis) [-30 Capital]
--[] Repair the Prometheus (PR-01) [-5 Capital]
--[] Explore the Cantaran Deep Sea (Sila)
--[] Explore the Unknown Wreck (Sila)

It sounds like the Sea and Wreck are things we need to explore. And Grachis can get us criticals on the Escorts while we continue getting the Prometheus in proper shape.

-[] Diplomacy
--[] Treaties with Dreioch (Ceriox – Ministry)

Our eel-man should start bringing Dreioch in, bit by bit. I would like to draw in Vareena IV as well but action limits apply.

-[] Stewardship
--[] Rebuild Onboard Sensors (PR-01) [-8 Capital]
--[] Lay down Arcology Foundations (Shaw) [-8 Capital]
--[] Subsidiary Industrial Zones (Shaw – Ministry) [-5 Capital]
--[] Planetary Communications (Sister Amara) [-5 Capital]
--[] Salvage Infected Cruiser (Ceriox & PR-01)

The Arcology Foundations feel like a must. I've also agreed to Redshirt's recommendations regarding the Shipyard and the Sensors, but we don't have enough Capital for everything, so I'm letting the Shipyard wait one because we can still get Escorts rolling. And it seems like salvaging the cruiser is another need to do. More industrial zones because we have over 50% chance of a critical and we still need more Capital apparently. And Planetary Communications because the bonuses cannot hurt.

-[] Learning
--[] Examine Databases (PR-01)
--[] Testing Facilities (PR-01 – Ministry) [-15 Capital]

Tempting as investigating the Horned Ones seems, I think it should wait until the Testing Facilities are set for a Sila+Amara combo. And we need to grind into the Databases for more tech levels.

-[] Intrigue
--[] Spy on Other Powers: Dreioch (Sila – Ministry)

We have a lot of other priorities right now. Hopefully this way we can gather info to help us speed integration along.
 
We should work on getting the 2 remaining worlds to join us. The blank world unlocks powerful research like super soldiers and blank tech which would be useful against warp entities, not to mention we can just renovate the research base there so we can safely research all types of things without being afraid of them escaping the facility and wrecking havoc.

I'm pretty sure Prometheus heals with the shipyard, maybe repair sensors since that's something that wont repair automatically, and since we just had a event, I think we can delay on building military units until the shipyard is complete?

I'm just going by memory so I might be wrong on some stuff 🤷‍♂️
 
zack omega24 said:
I believe that we must begin to expand the ministries
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
It seems like the +5 is less worth it than getting anything else, we have been going long term for a while, we need short term options.

Rebuild that fighter squadron that saved us a hit point, repair our ship, expand the drydock because that's both short term useful and long term useful. Being able to repair ourselves a bit more cheaply and effectively will be a great idea.

Just something to help us out short term that also provides defense or helps us get defense. We have been delaying that for too long.

Mostlyblue said:
We should work on getting the 2 remaining worlds to join us. The blank world unlocks powerful research like super soldiers and blank tech which would be useful against warp entities, not to mention we can just renovate the research base there so we can safely research all types of things without being afraid of them escaping the facility and wrecking havoc.

I'm pretty sure Prometheus heals with the shipyard, maybe repair sensors since that's something that wont repair automatically, and since we just had a event, I think we can delay on building military units until the shipyard is complete?

I'm just going by memory so I might be wrong on some stuff 🤷‍♂️
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
All that shipyard does is allow us the attempt, unless I'm misremembering it myself, we need to spend actions for even a point of healing.
 
Last edited:
Given the lack of any other suggestions, I'm going ahead with this plan.

[X] Plan: Navigating Complications
-[X] Martial
--[X] Fabricate Escorts (Grachis) [-30 Capital]
--[X] Repair the Prometheus (PR-01 – Ministry) [-5 Capital]
--[X] Explore the Cantaran Deep Sea (Sila)
--[X] Explore the Unknown Wreck (Sila)
-[X] Diplomacy
--[X] Treaties with Dreioch (Ceriox – Ministry)
-[X] Stewardship
--[X] Rebuild Onboard Sensors (PR-01) [-8 Capital]
--[X] Lay down Arcology Foundations (Shaw) [-8 Capital]
--[X] Subsidiary Industrial Zones (Shaw – Ministry) [-5 Capital]
--[X] Planetary Communications (Sister Amara) [-5 Capital]
--[X] Salvage Infected Cruiser (Ceriox & PR-01)
-[X] Learning
--[X] Examine Databases (PR-01)
--[X] Examine the Eldar Fleet Remains (PR-01)
--[X] Testing Facilities (PR-01 – Ministry) [-15 Capital]
-[X] Intrigue
--[X] Spy on Other Powers: Dreioch (Sila – Ministry)
 
Last edited:
I'd argue that the must-haves are:

-Repair the Prometheus (5C)
-Rebuild Onboard Sensors (5C)
-Arcology Foundations (8C)
-Expand the Drydock Into a Shipyard (40C)

That uses 58 of our 89 Capital, leaving 31 spare.

Since we're expecting guests, it's probably worth slamming 30 of that capital into getting an escort built, just in case.

With our remaining actions, there's a number of things we can do that won't cost Capital. The obvious priorities are:

-Dealing with Dreioch one way or another, using either of the two available paths
-Making First Contact with Vareena IV
-Exploring the Unknown Wreck

There's also research - I'd prioritize examining either the Eldar Fleet Remains (which might come with strategic information) or the Webway (which might unlock a way to limit the DEldar's ability to freely raid).

Examining Databases is also worth consideration, as the best "bang for our buck" research action in general, especially as it may also have narrative effects as PR-01 regains access to memories which might give some context on just what went down.
 
Dealing with Dreioch - a couple of thoughts.

Accept the Draxan Annexation: high risks, high rewards. Both immediate and long-term boost to our resources, creates a foothold on Dreioch, creates a new faction aligned with our values in Parliament, thereby decreasing Old Guard and Amaran influence.
On the downside, this will tie up resources in the future when the other nations inevitably band together against a member of our Confederation. Given the history of the planet, I do not believe for a second that the Draxans will enjoy their uplift in peace and the others will join when they see how much better things are in the Culture... Er, Confederation.

Treaties: a holding action with little cost but little to no benefits. Not sure we have much to gain from the treaties, and if these people are willing to pass on our technology for the sake of sovereignty we are not negotiating from a position of strength if they have anything we really want. This is also likely to burn our goidwill with the Draxans, since they want to join and we are essentially telling us they are not good enough.

All in all, I'd go for the annexation; if our isolation is about to end, we don't have the luxury of time that we would need to bring them in more gradually.
 
Picio said:
I am worried that they do something stupid like start a war or some other stupidity.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
That can't happen thou, the entire point of annexing the Draxan's is that they will become a part of us, and thus won't have independant foreign policy and our presence on the planet ensures no-one else does stupid shit like starting a world war.
Plus with annexation we may get some more Hero's and keep the reactionaries down so i'm definitely pro annexing.

So here's the plan modifed to accept integration.
[X] Plan: I can show you the World
-[X] Martial
--[X] Fabricate Escorts (Grachis) [-30 Capital]
--[X] Repair the Prometheus (PR-01 – Ministry) [-5 Capital]
--[X] Explore the Cantaran Deep Sea (Sila)
--[X] Explore the Unknown Wreck (Sila)
-[X] Diplomacy
--[X] Accept the Draxan Annexation (Ceriox – Ministry)
-[X] Stewardship
--[X] Rebuild Onboard Sensors (PR-01) [-8 Capital]
--[X] Lay down Arcology Foundations (Shaw) [-8 Capital]
--[X] Subsidiary Industrial Zones (Shaw – Ministry) [-5 Capital]
--[X] Planetary Communications (Sister Amara) [-5 Capital]
--[X] Salvage Infected Cruiser (Ceriox & PR-01)
-[X] Learning
--[X] Examine Databases (PR-01)
--[X] Examine the Eldar Fleet Remains (PR-01)
--[X] Testing Facilities (PR-01 – Ministry) [-15 Capital]
-[X] Intrigue
--[X] Spy on Other Powers: Dreioch (Sila – Ministry)
 
[X] Plan: I can show you the World

I'd just like to note, we can build Castigators. Ie the most insane combat walkers ever developed, and what pretty much all other Titans are pale reflections of. For context, they can eat imperators for breakfast.

I cannot wait for some ad mech idiot to send the titan legion and have a conniption when we drop them with a single castigator. Because castigators can do that.

They're like the Space Marines of titans.
 
Last edited:
[X] Plan: I can show you the World

Honestly I wish we could spend two actions on repairing the Prometheus but this is good.
 
Redshirt Army said:
Since we're expecting guests, it's probably worth slamming 30 of that capital into getting an escort built, just in case.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
The neat part is between our tech and Grachis himself we're guaranteed a crit success barring a nat 1.
Moonless-seas said:
That can't happen thou, the entire point of annexing the Draxan's is that they will become a part of us, and thus won't have independant foreign policy and our presence on the planet ensures no-one else does stupid shit like starting a world war.
Plus with annexation we may get some more Hero's and keep the reactionaries down so i'm definitely pro annexing.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
I feel like reactionaries are more likely to be an issue if we take the Draxan's offer, not less.

I'd rather take the other polities joint offer and not have to deal with unrest.
 
Reader mode
You must login or register to reply here.
Back
Top