I think I figured out how to contain the Kaiju without huge costs in time or material, at least for a while.
First, we make a huge shovel for Tacit. Then we set aside an area for him to dig. Then he digs until we have a huge, Kaiju-sized hole in the ground. We dump the Kaiju there, secure him in place with steel cables and then we figure out a more permanent solution.
I think I figured out how to contain the Kaiju without huge costs in time or material, at least for a while.
First, we make a huge shovel for Tacit. Then we set aside an area for him to dig. Then he digs until we have a huge, Kaiju-sized hole in the ground. We dump the Kaiju there, secure him in place with steel cables and then we figure out a more permanent solution.
Tacit just needs to whack him in the head with the shovel whenever he starts to wake up, obviously! That or we make a Jaeger-scale Taser/Cattle Prod and poke the Kaiju until it gives up fleeing.
EDIT: Oh wait, you said "while the shovel is being made".
Well, Tacit can just use his fists then. Or stomp Pal on the head some more. Or break his limbs until he can't move. We have plenty of options.
We line up all the artillery just out of melee range, all of them aimed directly at him, just in view, nonverbally signaling that we can shoot him in the face dead if we need to.
The only problem is Rampart. The kaiju's corpse can be easily retrieved, but it's been bleeding out underwater for more than a good ten minutes. Cleanup is next to impossible-- but there shouldn't be too nasty of an effect. Had Rampart been any larger or higher in category, however, and there would be serious consequences.
The ripped apart and burnt Bastion is also retrieved, its corpse brought in for an examination by K-Science. Amazingly, the kaiju's neural tissues appear to fill the role of superconductor and electromagnet, propelling an electromagnetically-charged bone dart at immensely high speeds. K-Science is sure that this tissue has some practical applications in the field, even if the weapon itself is in no way salvageable.
Bastion Token gained! (Railgun Tech)
Palisade, of course, is the main focus. K-Science has never had a living kaiju available to them before, and the knowledge that could be gained from one is simply staggering! The kaiju itself is still immobile and unconscious, but the science teams doubt that it'll stay that way for much longer than a week or two. Some sort of containment will have to be made to keep it restrained.
Nevertheless, it's obvious that the capture of one of the enemy, and complete destruction of the others has left an impact on Seattle. Morale soars once again, and cheers ring through the streets.
Rampart
Class: Category II Kaiju
The kaiju is tall, but slender, with trunk-like legs and rounded forearms. Its stubby head has an elongated horn emerging from its forehead, just above a gaping maw.
Bastion
Class: Category I Kaiju
The kaiju is bipedal, with three arms. The right arm is fused from two, forming an elongated cannon, while the dual left arms end in single claws. Bastion's head is flattened, and almost frog-like in appearance, though its lower jaw is split in two.
is there some way we could make the kaiju a quadriplegic? only move his neck? can we guess what level of restraints we need to hold him that it would be very hard for him to get out of?
is there some way we could make the kaiju a quadriplegic? only move his neck? can we guess what level of restraints we need to hold him that it would be very hard for him to get out of?
You could break his spine. But that'd probably just kill him. You could cut off his legs. But that'd also probably just kill him. For maximum safety, your scientists think a mini-Shatterdome or Wall-of-Life type thing might be good. Which means a big complex of earth, concrete, and steel, with walls about a foot thick.
Ok, so this is kinda dumb, but if we want to be efficient with actions we don't actually want to install the HF-2 Blades on Tacit this turn since installing will cost a whole action on its own, and we could wait, build them next turn and install them as part of the likely Repair Action.
Also looking at what to upgrade. More Manufacturing is great because money. I'm also looking at the Kaiju Salvage facility, and really not impressed. The flat 10% bonus means we'd have to kill 100 Cat 1s, 20 Cat 2, or 10 Cat 3s for it to only reach the break-even point.
Should probably research some kind of Kaiju Containment/Research Pit too.
Alrighty. Something like that being doable makes it much nicer.
[X]Upgrade Manufacturing to 5 & Build Kaiju Salvage Facility (-3,500)
[X]Research Kaiju Storage & Containment Facility
[X]Research Laser Targeting System
[X] Research Field Repair and Resupply Battalion
Get started on the two Techs we didn't do last time, plus the Kaiju Storage facility, and boost our Econ more. 2,500 resources + Kills/week is good money.
Someone's going to have to explain to me how we're supposed to both upgrade the city and build that salvage facility with a single action. Is there a rule somewhere I'm missing?
[X] Upgrade Population to 5 (-2500 Resources)
[X] Research Kaiju Storage & Containment Facility
[X] Research Laser Targeting System
[X] Build Kaiju Salvage Facility (-1000 Resources)
(3500 Resources total, 700 Resources left)
Really, we ought to upgrade population this turn rather than manufacturing - as what the other plan that tries to get a double action and the fact that we effectively have to wait for those new stingblades makes clear.
Plus, it'll finally put us at enough actions that going out to hunt Kaiju might finally be something we can finally start considering.
Someone's going to have to explain to me how we're supposed to both upgrade the city and build that salvage facility with a single action. Is there a rule somewhere I'm missing?
[X] Upgrade Population to 5 (-2500 Resources)
[X] Research Kaiju Storage & Containment Facility
[X] Research Laser Targeting System
[X] Build Kaiju Salvage Facility (-1000 Resources)
(3500 Resources total, 700 Resources left)
Really, we ought to upgrade population this turn rather than manufacturing - as what the other plan that tries to get a double action and the fact that we effectively have to wait for those new stingblades makes clear.
Plus, it'll finally put us at enough actions that going out to hunt Kaiju might finally be something we can finally start considering.
It was a game mechanic in HB Quest at least, when building upgrades to city stats any Augmentations to that stat could be rolled into the same build action. Since GM didn't poke me saying it was bad, I'm assuming it's still OK.
It was a game mechanic in HB Quest at least, when building upgrades to city stats any Augmentations to that stat could be rolled into the same build action. Since GM didn't poke me saying it was bad, I'm assuming it's still OK.
