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[Tomcost]

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No need for weird stuff for now, let's leave it for when we are more powerful.

[escaped lurker]

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No need for weird stuff for now, let's leave it for when we are more powerful.

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I... somewhat have to agree. New Scores of Minions come first, followed by a better Zeppelin. Then we can really go wild! Just think of it like building that pump-stack, so that the dwarves don't have to cross 120 Levels to the Magma.
Only that it will be far less tedious an undertaking! (Unless you are shadenight, that is )

Edit: Also -1 to any violent action against Advisors ª_ª
Really, why would we ever do that? Especially to Psysquid, who is our current premium reference-provider! On another note, he seems like premium material to experiment with. As in, his blood, on humans. A psychotic squid-army? There would be no way that this could ever go wrong, right?

[10ebbor10]

Base upgrade

I mean, with our luck we're going to grab another guard, and get another advisor.

[LordBucket]

I think we need to establish that Chemista is our head adviser. She's been with us the longest, and she's clearly the most valuable.

Also...

"Psysquid, Chemista!" you bellow. Both advisors enter your throne room, as you continue. "Psysquid, take example from Chemista: she's leading with zero minions lost!"
"I...you're right, Overlord," Psysquid dryly remarks. "But I have special abilities unlocked, she doesn't! And frankly, I don't have to worry about ending up down the drain while taking a shower...now that I think about it, when was the last time she took one?"
"YOU RUDE BAST-"

We gave Psysquid an order and he argued with us to engage in petty rivalry. That is not acceptable. Chemista is a good and loyal lieutenant. She needs to be acknowledged and rewarded.

Give her Psysquids' head as a trophy, and a gift coupon for a full treatment at the local day massage.


Then upgrade the base.

[10ebbor10]

I think we need to establish tht Chemista is our head adviser. She's been with us the longest, and she's clearly the most valuable.

Not sure about that.

Also, not going to waste good Minion-o-tron feedstock.

[Tomcost]

I like more chemista, but we shouldn't kill Psysquid. If we don't like someone, we send him in a suicide mission. Preferably with another symbol, so that we don't end up being blamed.

[shadenight123]

3) Upgrading Base

Create Cog-Minion Factory!

You direct the work at your lair, and smoothly a factory is built. It shall now produce your faithful basic Cog-Minions for as long as there will be Scraps available.
Of course, it will also be able to produce other types of Cogs given time and experimentation, but at the moment you do have the Flesh-Cog type you can create. What it does however is up to debate, since you have the 'Advanced' type in Lord Gamington, rather than the basic unit.
...

Producing Minions and You! The Cog-Guide to Cog-Conquering the world!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

You can always build in the Upkeep or the Downkeep enough Mooks to reach number ten in a single turn. Then you can build a maximum of four mooks per turn thereafter.
So let's say you're reduced down to a single mook, you can build nine in a turn, and then reach twenty by creating them in two turns and half.
Dark Minions are rarer, and you can only summon One per turn. (They also have abilities, which is why it's a one-only)
Dark Advisors crop up, your call whether to keep them or not. However, since some might prefer to keep them around while others don't, simply obtain the majority of people in favor of 'defenestrating' the Dark Advisors, and he shall be 'Defenestrated'.
Do also consider that while Dark Advisors can't go more than one per mission, this doesn't apply to base defense. In case of Hero Raid, Dark Advisors are helpful boons.
At the same time, they are the ones with the secret Misconduct gauge. Better to kill one rather than have him backstab you in the back.

5) Weather the Storm

"The city is peaceful, and while the heroes remain in a state of alert tensions are lowering. By the way, who wants to buy a really cheap anti-Chaos bunker?"

There is nothing interesting in the newscast, but at least you're enjoying a relaxing moment of peace and tranquility.
That lasts approximately five seconds.

"I'm a singer! I'm a ringer! I'm a finger! No, wait...computing..." Gamington tap-dances his way inside, spinning around with his cane and rhythmically dancing.
"Hey boss! Can I ask you a favor?"
You raise an eyebrow.
"I want to go on the next mission! Please! I want to show the world my dances! And my awesome tophat!"

Life with Dark Advisors and you: why should we care?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

As said above, Dark Advisors are the only one who possess the Misconduct gauge. It is a secret value which fills overtime depending on the level of 'injustice' the Dark Advisors believes to be suffering from, and lowers whenever something is done to make the Dark Advisor feel special. Sometimes two favors might be in contrast, in which case the Overlord can choose a side (boosting one and losing the other) or neither (Losing a little bit from both, unless he comes up with a solution for both favors which is satisfactory, in which case he earns a bonus to both, and might even stop the two sides from bickering further for a while)

You are now in Downkeep

[Eotyrannus]

"You may have permission. However, you must first research and plan some ideas. Come to me once you are done, and explain each one. Give me a few choices, I don't want everything to be a Destroy mission or some such thing."

[escaped lurker]

Well, he ... what does he do again? While it never was established, I would guess it is Destruction, like his base-material.

Give him the a-ok. We want to see what he can do.
We still get to choose the mission, so there should be no problems.

Produce additional cogs.
Never a bad thing to have.

"You may have permission. However, you must first research and plan some ideas. Come to me once you are done, and explain each one. Give me a few choices, I don't want everything to be a Destroy mission or some such thing."

Allright, this is obviously far superior to my idea. +1

[shadenight123]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Ehm, guys, he wants to go on the next mission. It's you who decide the mission out of the usual three which are always 'Control' 'Destruction' and 'Mixed'.

Still in Downkeep

You produce the Cogs required to bring your Mooks back to number ten. You now have ten wonderful Mooks that are Cog-Minions, Two Hydraulic Succubi, Three Dark Advisors...and your pet Catfishes.
Which are adorable, and you know it.

[Gamerlord]

We need more succubi! How do we get more?

[10ebbor10]

Can we summon another catfish? Kinda like round numbers.

And well, yes, he can go on the next mission.

Explanation to Chemista
   -> We are giving a more important mission to you. Our sources have shown that the base might come under attack, and we'd like to draw them into a trap. Hence, she's one of the few people we leave here.

Explanation to Psysquid
  -> He's going to attack some aquatic target of little importance. It's more of a test mission to test the reliability of the catfish as troop transport.

We need more succubi! How do we get more?

Summon them, I suppose.

[Tomcost]

Yeah, just send him in a full destruction mission.

[shadenight123]

Monsters and you!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Monsters breed. Eventually, they'll pop out eggs. You can then alter the eggs through mutagens or radiations, or just let it hatch. But be careful of the ecology! Too many sea monsters will upset the ecosystem and call forth the Aquatic Heroes for example.

Dark Minions and you!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Every Dark minion is unique in his own way. Their way of recruiting is thus unique too. You will need something Unholy before you can summon Succubi. (You lost your Dark Rosario somewhere, but you can't seem to remember where)

[Eotyrannus]

I was presuming we were upgrading instead of a mission.

Still, I think we should probably use this downtime to build up a bit more, give Chemista some warm fuzzy evil feelings. Letting Cogsy have a more active role in mission-making should make him feel just as fuzzy as Chemista. And it won't have as much of a knock-on effect if we do it with him, because the other two will still think Cogsy's crazy, so he's not as much of a threat to their percieved dominance. (O-Chul and Mr. Scruffy, anyone?)

If anyone has a suggestion to make Psysquid happy, we can use that. For now, I just want to make sure they're all feeling loyal after their pay got lowered.