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[NoahTophatz]

What the heck are stone spears going to do?

carrying what appears to be throwing spears made of some sort of metallic alloy.

[Kashyyk]

I suggest an immediate action which shouldn't take very long.

Have our CPU run simulations based on the predicted composition of this ally, the assumed strength of the BE-1 and the known chassis of a robot. Give predictions based on worst and best case scenario as to the results of a BE-1 stabbed a robot with it's spear.

There are a lot of unknown variables there, but it'll at least give us some idea what might happen. Besides, we're a CPU for an Intergalactic Space Cruiser, we ought to use our raw processing power as much as possible.

[Flying Dice]

What the heck are stone spears going to do?

carrying what appears to be throwing spears made of some sort of metallic alloy.

Going to add a bit more, because people CBA to skim <10 pages for updates.

And they certainty can't have protection from plasma torches.

Loadout Specifications on the Robots indicate that they are armed with electric arc welders, manipulator arms/claws, as well as cutting saws & drills.

Also, : Requesting status on fighter weapons (if any), as that was never clarified.

[NRDL]

I suggest an immediate action which shouldn't take very long.

Have our CPU run simulations based on the predicted composition of this ally, the assumed strength of the BE-1 and the known chassis of a robot. Give predictions based on worst and best case scenario as to the results of a BE-1 stabbed a robot with it's spear.

There are a lot of unknown variables there, but it'll at least give us some idea what might happen. Besides, we're a CPU for an Intergalactic Space Cruiser, we ought to use our raw processing power as much as possible.

That is a very good idea.

Run simulations, then draw all robots not doing anything of vital importance.  Keep the envoy outside the ship, but close by.  If the BE-1's are not aggressive yet, see if the Envoy can ask, in clearest terms possible, them not to attack, and to say that we are a benevolent...thing. 

Worst comes to worst, if the BE-1s are really hostile, open a door into the ship, and use enclosed spaces to butcher them.   

[zomara0292]

I suggest an immediate action which shouldn't take very long.

Have our CPU run simulations based on the predicted composition of this ally, the assumed strength of the BE-1 and the known chassis of a robot. Give predictions based on worst and best case scenario as to the results of a BE-1 stabbed a robot with it's spear.

There are a lot of unknown variables there, but it'll at least give us some idea what might happen. Besides, we're a CPU for an Intergalactic Space Cruiser, we ought to use our raw processing power as much as possible.

+1 the best plan I can think of.
That is a very good idea.

Run simulations, then draw all robots not doing anything of vital importance.  Keep the envoy outside the ship, but close by.  If the BE-1's are not aggressive yet, see if the Envoy can ask, in clearest terms possible, them not to attack, and to say that we are a benevolent...thing. 

Worst comes to worst, if the BE-1s are really hostile, open a door into the ship, and use enclosed spaces to butcher them.   

[Cairon]

OOC: Mini-update!

I suggest an immediate action which shouldn't take very long.

Have our CPU run simulations based on the predicted composition of this ally, the assumed strength of the BE-1 and the known chassis of a robot. Give predictions based on worst and best case scenario as to the results of a BE-1 stabbed a robot with it's spear.

There are a lot of unknown variables there, but it'll at least give us some idea what might happen. Besides, we're a CPU for an Intergalactic Space Cruiser, we ought to use our raw processing power as much as possible.

Simulating...

Simulation complete.

Simulation shows 87% chance of total annihilation of robotic forces if in open field. However should the fight be made inside of the ship, there is only a 32% chance of defeat, however there would be more damage to ship subsystems.

Requesting status on fighter weapons (if any), as that was never clarified.

Requesting fighter technical data...

Fighters: Armed with two laser cannons, and six HE-Rockets (short range, unguided). The laser cannons are operating however the battery array reports near empty. The fighter has not had enough time to recharge since being powered on & prepping for launch. Would require another hour of self-charge, or one minute if plugged in to the ship's generator in order to maintain power levels necessary to activate the laser cannons. Unfortunately the generator is offline.

It is unknown the status of the laser cannons on the other fighters until they are brought online so the computer systems can report.


/OOC: The 'real' update will be coming in a few hours, so you have some time to revise your plans. Also, no one seems to be paying attention to one part of my previous update...

[zomara0292]

Fight them off as they com into the entrence.

[NoahTophatz]

robots in the core should investigate the strange noise

[kopout]

Fight them off as they com into the entrence.

There on all sides, I dont think we have a good botle neck to force them into.

[Zecro_The_Scourge]

Unless these spears are monomolecular I don't care. We have chainsaw robots, kill them if they pose a threat.

[kopout]

The hule has grate big holes in it. Even if the core is safe we still have the potential danger of electronics else where in the ship geting damaged in the fight. Though I do think it should be in doors, better chance of victory

[LordBucket]

Too many contrived scenarios.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

1) We send cargo outside to be investigated, and right at that moment the teeming hordes that we somehow didn't pick up on our sensors suddenly materialize on all sides of us.

2) After giving the order to seal the hull and remove mechanical hatch releases, right away there's suddenly a gaping hole in the hull that we somehow just hadn't noticed to give the teeming hordes that just suddenly appeared a way to get in.

3) The moment we pull robots out of the sealed core room, immediately a strange noise starts coming from the core.

4) The robots that a few pages back were brutally effective against these low-tech denizens are now suddenly basically helpless and facing total annihilation at their hands.

5) We have fighters, but oh...none of them are combat ready. They all just happen to have damage that didn't get fixed over millions of years we spent drifting, and/or low batteries that for some reason we just never got around to recharging. After all, we're a sentient battlecruiser. It would never occur to us to keep our fighters in good working order. We could do a fast charge, but oh...the means to do that just happens to be offline.

This is bad writing. You're railroading this way too hard.

revise your plans

*shrug*

>Retreat robots inside, weld the doors closed behind them. Station Envoy and a dozen robots at the hull breach. Have Envoy turn up his speaker volume to full. Blow out the eardrums of anyone who gets near while all robots strobe their lights to make as big a spectacle as possible.

>Meanwhile, identify all interior hatches and blast doors accessible from the hull breach and weld them closed. If Envoy fails to dissuade the attackers, then at least he can buy enough time to minimize the amount of the interior space they're able to gain entry to. Neither 87% nor 32% chances of "total annihilation" of our service robots are acceptable. If we can restrict their access to 20% of the ship, we can simply ignore them while we get our weapon systems back online. It's ridiculous to think that spears represent any credible threat to a battleship that survived uncontrolled atmospheric entry and collision with a planet. Imagine letting a hundred baboons with steak knives onto an aircraft carrier. Just how much damage do you think they're going to be able to do? The only credible threat here is that they'll carry off some of our robots. Call those acceptable losses, and when they do we'll know where their village(s) are for aerial bombardment at a later date.

[Mr. Palau]

Wait our robots got arc torches, so we can use them in combination with a piece of metal to set a fire in the forest and burn a bunch of the BE1 as well as scare the rest.

Have two teams of 5 robots go out, two to set the fire and three to protect them, set two fires on opposite ends of the ship. The two teams are to insure against bad rolls and increase th chance of scaring off or killing the BE1.

Go Right Brain!

btw sorry about the miscalculation in the summery post, would try to type a better one this time but the wireless at the hotel I'm at is shit so I have to use an iPad, which is hard as he'll to type on.

[LordBucket]

set a fire in the forest

We'll definitely want to do that to create better visibility to avoid any more teeming hordes magically appearing out of nowhere. But I don't think it's a fast enough solution for the immediate problem.

chance of scaring off

Since their reaction to the war god falling from the sky, devastating kilometers worth of jungle in a line in the process was to immediately attack...I suspect a few burning trees aren't going to dissuade them.

[Roboboy33]

Maybe we can open the box outside. and if its dangerous it will have a chance to scare/kill a few BE-1's