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[Mr. Doc]

Something occurred to me after reading the 160 (awesome and amazing) pages of story. I probably missed the reason somewhere since I mainly just read the GM posts and skimmed everything else so the answer is probably in there somewhere, but why did we stop development on the Mavens? Weren't they supposed to become a sort of super soldier?

[Urist McDwarfFortress]

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      - Implement protocol 42 (A hidden, secret, hardcodedas in Non rewriteable memory protocol that can be activated by us at will, using a gamma ray transmission. (Hard to detect, pierces everything, not repeatable.  Protocol 42 chips will be directly inserted into the main reactor core(preventing acces) and will be quickly standardized in all military applications. Production happens at the ship itself. Each chip will need it's own activation code, stored within the AI data banks. The ship itself is quite simple. It disturbs the magnetic fields that contain the reactor, resulting in the fusion reactor flaring out and immediatly coming to a halt. (Thanks to the way a fusion reactor works, this is easy to do, hard to repair and can't) go wrong.)

Aries
       -Rebuild plants (Graphene outer layer, anyone?)
       -Construct memorial To who? I don't think anyone died in this round.

Hephaistos:
       -Approve Janus cooperation. Keep a rather thigh quality check though. Also, background check
       -Also continue reconstruction (Graphene outer layer)

Gaia
      -Follow the robot attack closely. Attempt to discourage, and be ready to intervene if anyone does anything stupid
Intervene how? Deploy force to keep them from meddling with it? I think that might be a bad idea. We have granted the Gaians their autonomy, we shouldn't go back on that now. We should be prepared with battlebots to drop in if the bladed defense robots get out of control and start attacking people who had nothing to do with this. I don't think we need to defend Gaians who are doing stupid things (like assaulting these factories) from receiving the consequences for their own actions, but I do think we need to protect the innocent humans on Gaia.

Science:
      -Design automated security systems (closed circuits, of course) , equiped with knockout gas.
      -Work on standardized Dropships/ pods  as well as escape and boarding pods .

I don't think we've seen the last of this "Consortium." We need to launch a full investigation. Question anyone who had any contact with them. Find out their motives, resources, and capabilities. See if there is any public sympathy with them. Try to find any hidden cells that may remain. Classify the Consortium as an illegal terrorist organization and arrest any remaining known members. Make it a crime to aid them in any way.

I'm guessing, based on their actions, that the Consortium is an anti-AI group, and also possibly anti-military. We can use this against them. Do some interviews with news organizations. Praise the military as the brave heroes of humanity; denigrate the Consortium as cowardly traitors against humanity. Make sure public opinion is solidly against them, and their resources and hiding places will quickly dry up.

[Aseaheru]

yes. as for the memorial: BUILD IT. people have died you know. just not this turn.

[Urist McDwarfFortress]

yes. as for the memorial: BUILD IT. people have died you know. just not this turn.

So its just a general memorial to all the humans who've died building up this colony? I can get behind that.

[Aseaheru]

with space for those will die.

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

with space for those will die.

Obviously.  Don't make it reflective, though...

[Aseaheru]

what?

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

what?

Do you really want the colonists to feel like they're next?

[Aseaheru]

oh... well, make it sortof shiny...

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

oh... well, make it sortof shiny...

But not so much that they can see themselves clearly.  Blurred is probably best.  It gives the idea of the people who have died, but not the idea of "you are next"

[10ebbor10]

yes. as for the memorial: BUILD IT. people have died you know. just not this turn.

So its just a general memorial to all the humans who've died building up this colony? I can get behind that.

Partly. Since most of the orbital infrastructure was ripped apart, I assumed there were at least a few deaths.

I propose to make it a monument to Unity, or whatever ideals we hold up high, and dedicate it to the people who gave their lives for it.

One question though, How come a prototype, untested, Battlecruiser was fully armed with working warheads and ammunition. It shouldn't have gotten more than a few dozen missiles (enough for one salvo) or have been armed with dummies. You don't need a full battle complement for testing runs.

[Aseaheru]

good point. really, it should have been without all ammo at first. and firing cards are a good idea.

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

good point. really, it should have been without all ammo at first. and firing cards are a good idea.

Hmm...  I wonder if the consortum had contacts with those who built the ship...

[10ebbor10]

good point. really, it should have been without all ammo at first. and firing cards are a good idea.

Hmm...  I wonder if the consortum had contacts with those who built the ship...

The consortium were those who build the ship.

Or do you mean the workers in the dockyards

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

The consortium were those who build the ship.

Or do you mean the workers in the dockyards

Either one of those, both of those, or something else.