So, I have been thinking about the tower full of machines, TOP-03. How do people want to go about looting that place?
It's going to take three turns to train our Tech-Scouts, which isn't enough to research all combat-relevant projects(better crossbows, electrified weapons, combat-drugs, pipes for coordination) but should be enough to get better crossbows and electrified weapons.
We could then hire Amra Kaliv/ The Huntsmen or another mercenary company to help us clear the place.
Or we could expand our training field(4 turns) and create a third military unit in-house. Not sure how long that would take though, "Pump Those Legs!" doesn't list how long it takes to complete. But that would give us more time to research stuff and we could create a unit that is focused on close-combat fighting, keeping any robots away from our scouts or the Unbroken.
There is one crossbow in the prototype stage with 90 bolts and a fire-rate of 0.501 seconds, though there are issues with weight, accuracy, range, and cost. Can still puncture plaitmail though!
That is ridiculous. No wonder nobody uses gunpowder weapons. Makes me curious how they achieve that kind of firepower, though. Advanced engineering or weird material science?
Why are we even wasting our time sending an expedition to SO-01? That place is pure garbage.
Because with that place it's more likely for us to find stuff that we are actually willing to sell. That and it keeps House Mirn happy because they keep getting Artefacts. Sending expeditions to other places would be possible of course, but that would require either the Tech-Scouts(for scouting new areas) or The Unbroken(for locations like TOP-01, because I want to keep all the Rare stuff for ourselves).
Both units are busy training in my plan so I went with an expedition to SO-01. And I think the Tech-Scouts need that training, or they will suffer because of their Militia grade training a -5 on every roll they make to clear TOP-03.
We should really start planting more spies, if only to get an accurate read on the situation.
We should, yes. But that takes 3 turns for one faction. If we want a level 1 spy network for all local factions, and we use only our single Diplomacy action, that would take 15 turns. Assuming the dice is willing.
