A/N: I got sufficiently inspired (particularly Titan of Steel), and decided to write a dungeon...
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Oh. That's neat. This stuff is pretty nice. It's a thing that's strong as steel, and could easily produced by living beings. I think my bones and claws are made of the stuff.
Minions? That's a surprise. I suppose its a good thing I could summon guards now.New material unlocked: nutrient fluid!
Minions unlocked: slimes!
Huh. So I'm a dungeon core. Never thought of that. I thought dungeon cores were crystalline orbs or cubes or some other platonic solid at the bottommost hearts of dungeons, but then again, I'm literally a newborn; I could be wrong.Information said:Minions are units that could be deployed anywhere in a dungeon. Minions will guard and operate the dungeon. Minions are utterly loyal to and are sustained by the dungeon core.
Well, I'll be stuck here for a while.Note said:Quasi-dungeon 100% explored! Do you wish to turn this to a dungeon? Y/N
As soon as I said yes to the prompt, my awareness is suddenly stretched. My essence flowed through the stone walls and permeated through the cave air. Instead becoming thin as you would expect something when stretched, my awareness seem to become thick and rich, as if it has assimilated the essence of my environment.Note said:
Pfeh. Eating stone is like eating cardboard. They're utterly bland! The pockets of flavorful minerals I found are definitely saving graces. I even got new materials from them.New material unlocked: stone!
New material unlocked: quartz!
New material unlocked: copper!
What the?
No! You mean I could just have summoned a room instead of carving by hand (or in my case, teeth).>Small room (10 MP)
>Medium room (15 MP)
>Large room (20 MP)
>Narrow corridor (2 MP)
The chamber is rectangular room made of rough natural stone. Small stalactites and stalagmites of the same banded stone hang near the walls. It seems to conform to the current theme of the dungeon floor.
What? Oh my god. Where would I get those?
Oh. Neat.Note said:New templates can be unlocked by absorbing complete samples, or by designing them in the template designer.
Nice. I plop some down.
The crystals are pretty. The way they light up the chamber is pretty. I could feel them soaking up ambient mana. Where are they getting this mana?
Hmm. I'm not keen on dropping down to the bottom or digging to mantle right now, so I guess I'll try to harness solar power for now.Information said:Mana is the energy used in making and supporting magic spells and mechanisms. Mana can be stored in conductive structured matter. You can gain mana by recycling corpses of deceased minions or intruders.
Mana is produced by living organisms as a byproduct of thought. Mana could also be produced by sea currents, the sun, and the churning of the planet's core.
Ha ha ha. Who thought rolling on the grass could be so much fun, but that could be just my body reacting to multiple pleasant stimuli.New prop unlocked: grass!
New prop unlocked: dandelion!
New material unlocked: dirt!
New material unlocked: wood!
Minions unlocked: insects!
New material unlocked: chitin!
Bwuh? Do I have core dependent mechanisms in place?Note said:You are leaving the bounds your dungeon. This removes a major source of refined mana from the dungeon, endangering mana dependent mechanisms to fail.
Drat. That's going to need some work if I'll go on scavenging trips in the future, but I really want (and need) materials right now. Considering the rate of mana production, I should have maybe a few hours or so until mana saturation would reach critical levels.Note said:Mana leaves use core as a conduit to transfer mana produced to mana batteries. Removal of core may cause mana leaves to overcharge.
I actually decided to make this a kinda not SI. The SI was dumped into the body, but due to the nature of the process, had received some mental weirdness and modifications. Symptom one being partial amnesia. That's enough spoilers for now I think.Well, nice to know I inspired someone to write a thing. Curiously, has your SI read other Dungeon Core stories, and are they at all likely to try going for Titan?
Well, that explains a lot. No wonder Collector 01 wasn't reacting to me. He/She's essentially lobotomised. He/She'll probably stay standing there even if he/she's dying of thirst and starvation. Collector 01, I'm afraid you have to be dismissed.Note said:Aside from the designing of anatomy, the construction of behavior is also important to minion template creation. When creating minion templates from scratch, the minion must be programmed with basic instincts, reactions, and desires.
The behavior constructor may be accessed on its own tab of the template designer.
The wall around the entrance to my cave now looks like a scaly wall. So many mana leaves! I'll be swimming in mana for days.Mana Spire Room has been added to Rooms & Corridors templates. Estimated cost: 20 MP/m²
Made templates of them, and they're damn expensive, but it hasten up my expansion.Mana Leaf Wall has been added to Props templates. Estimated cost: 20 MP/m²