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[Aklyon]

You can, yes. You need a different skycastle though, or at least one with a different color and a different name.

As for the capacitor, it didn't explode because dramatic explosions are more heroically sacrificial, or another fittingly dramatic reason.

[10ebbor10]

Devastator Airship

The bridge was filled with silence, and almost completely deserted. Every last droid had been send to combat the raging fires in the weapon compartements. Though there were no alarms to remind to tell him -the subsystem that powered had at this moment already reached it's terminal velocity-,  the main control droid knew that their efforts would be futile. In a sense, the fire was even benevolent, it's the heat warming up the Airships tattered flotation vessels, keeping the floating ruin in the air for just one moment longer. Long enough, at the very least, to do what needs to be done.

The droid headed over to the control panels, turning the ship to face it's enemy, for they would not run, not even from certain defeat. As the vessel slowly started to turn, it's broken back bending for being forced against in the wind, the droid was already working at another control panel. The Devastator airship was a ruin, yes, but it was not yet destroyed. Overriding the retribution capacitor's safeties, entering the Heaven's acropolis Coordinates, and then entering the override code.

Just before entering the final code however, he stopped. Even in this moment, the mission must be guaranteed, the directives took prevalence. Quickly, the controller ran to the other end of the control room, grabbed the radio, and send one final message. Another explosion tore through the Devastator airship, sending tremors down through the entire hull. An armor plate, hastily affixed in attempt to repair some battle damage, tore itself loose from the hull, tumbling down into the depths. With no one at the controls, the imbalance send the ship into a roll. The main control droid stumbled, then slipped over a wayward citrus fruit, landing flat on the ground. From under the control board, a soft glint of metal, and two beady eyes, stared at him.

So it must be then, one final battle, to end perhaps end all those that had come before.

[Aklyon]

I like that post a lot.
That is an awesome post.

[10ebbor10]

Spoiler: Custodes Class Support Frigate (click to show/hide)

Name: Custodes Class Support Frigate
Color: White
Theme/Background: Whereas the Devastator airship is a smaller and nimber opponent, designed to rapidly attack and destroy possible sources of infection, the Custodes Class Support Frigate is far larger, and in fact less aggressive. Intended to be utilized in situations were infection can not be confirmed, as well as providing logistical support for the containment program, the Custodes class is partially a floating shipyard, and partially a mobile containment area.

This does not mean however, that it is entirely unprotected. It's size and mass give it an impressive defensive strength, and it factory equipment can create weaponry rapidly, or if needed, be re-purposed as it as needed. 
 
Starting present: Gilded Box
Starting grid location: B4

Propulsion: 5
Structure: 15 / Integrity: 15
Shield: 5
Population: 5
Luck: 0
Power [Supply reserves] [30]
As a logistical vessel, the Custodes class craft carrier an impressive amount of resources, and the equipment to quickly salvage more in the field. These resources can be utilized to repair the vessel, to produce exotic ammunition, and to make upgrades to the craft. However, all these take significant time and effort.

(Mechanics: Every point equals 1 weapon/defense point. Upgrading basic vessel stats requires 10 points each (Depends). New weapons can be created, and old weapons repaired.)


Weaponry :

24*Ion Cannon

0 destructiveness
0 massiveness (Counts as 1 massiveness for purposes of max gun per attack calculations)
20 speed
20 stability
20 specialization (Rather than dealing lasting damage, these deal temporary 1d2 Stability damage* each. )

"Ion cannons stun and disrupt enemy weaponry, interfering with guidance systems and sometime preventing the enemy from firing altogether. They do not leave lasting damage."

*If I used the massiveness as a normal gun, each of these would deal 1 permanent damage. I thus consider this completely fair.

Ion Disruptor*2

20 damage
15 massiveness
0 Speed (IIRC, this means, always acts last. Not, acts at the end of time)
5 Stability
20 Specialization
   - Disruption : The Ion beam can not be aimed at a specific defense/weapon, and will always disrupt weaponry and defenses as well as damaging them. Not necessarily the same weaponry or defenses.
   - Continuous beam : Once a link has been established, the Ion flow continuously will follow the same path. This results in greatly increased stability (+15) but dramatically decreased attack (-10).

6* Manufacturing Droids

8 damage
6 Massiveness
6 speed
20 Stability
20 Specialization

"These droids gather materials for the ships storeholds. From enemy vessels if need be."

5*Decontamination droids

2 destructiveness
2 massiveness
16 speed
20 stability
20 specialization  These deal damage to the population of an enemy vessel, not only it's hull.

These droids board enemy vessels, preventing operation of weaponry and decontaminating the surroundings of any unauthorized lifeform.

Apocalypse Missile
30 destructiveness
10 Massiveness (The Apocalypse Missile requires 10 resources to fire)
0 Speed
5 Stability
15 Specialization
    - Aoe effect : The apocalypse missile's blast is so strong, it has a significant area of effect.

An old and decommissioned Devastator airship, turned into a suicide craft.


Defenses :

Primary Bulkheads:*4

Specialization: 5
Integrity: 20
Massiveness: 15

Shield generator*2

Specialization: 20 (Recharges vessel shields)
Integrity: 5
Massiveness: 15

Ion shielding*5

Specialization: 16
Integrity: 12
Massiveness: 12

Redundant bulkheads * infinite
Specialization: 13
Integrity: 13
Massiveness: 10

[Eric Blank]

(Lovely. Spend all day fighting with the school's little bureaucracies and when I come back, everybody's dead. I don't have time to invent a dramatic response at the moment, sadly.

I assumed the worst would happen to poor Zipworld. Sad, indeed. The cookie dispenser's capacity to generate cookies out of thin air would have been valuable technology to reverse-engineer. Assuming I can even roll to dodge the inbound uhh... spacey-timey-wimey death? I really don't know the proper term for this sort of incident. Or how one could possibly avoid getting their insides suddenly and without warning replaced with someone elses' entire spasming, flaming corpse because they teleported inside of you. Good show, ebbor. If I were a wizard, that's how I would choose to kamikaze.)

[Aklyon]

As far as I understand it, its basically a teleport ram. It teleports, possibly explodes the capacitor as a result, and then rams you in dramatic, fiery fashion. At least attempts to, anyway.

[RAM]

Dr. Coggington shall attempt to bring The Hand of God aboard and perform an archaeological analysis of it. See if it has any connection to the ruins that have already been assimilated.
Also, build a small aeronautical vessel and encourage the chickens to send envoys to the Laputa. With luck I shall be able to observe their culture's formation.
Attempt to shift the citrus to a region that is less prone to corrosion and encourage the chickens to convert it to sustainable farmland.

[10ebbor10]

As far as I understand it, its basically a teleport ram. It teleports, possibly explodes the capacitor as a result, and then rams you in dramatic, fiery fashion. At least attempts to, anyway.

Indeed, and you know, since the capacitor is nearly destroyed, chances are it explodes spontaneously rather than teleporting. Also, IIRC, I only have 4 charge left, so you could try to get out of range.

[Twi]

Posting to snuggle, er, watch and think about joining or something.

[RAM]

Can new or renew players join as population?

[Aklyon]

As population?

[Cptn Kaladin Anrizlokum]

Meld some oranges to myself so I can grow oranges (1 unit per turn?)
Have my engineers create an orange cannon that fires highly concentrated orange juice streams. (Hopefully a citrus scented acid cannon)

Spoiler: Kolima (click to show/hide)

Name: Kolima, the plant island. The ruler's name is Brembal.
Color: #40824C
Theme/Background: It is an enormous tree, that the race of butterfly people who live on it managed to get airborn, along with the island around it. It is held aloft by magnetic stones that repel the planet. Of course, this only holds it up, and it requires population to pull it to move.
Starting present: Gilded Box - Turned into warhammers, a crown, and a flaming mirror.
Propulsion: 0, but population can get out and pull to add to this.(-1 pop = +1 move)
Structure: 15 / Integrity: 15
Shield: 0
Population: -1(2)
Luck: 3

Sunlight [Power] 20/1 The island has basically unlimited energy during the day time , but once night falls the power runs out quickly. (Fully recharges each turn in sunlight, but uses a lot of power.) This power would be used for everything plant based, and to regrow damaged parts. (All current weapons need it to fire, and it can be used to help repair as well.)

Weapons
The Seed Cannon × 2 (It shoots a fast growing seed that punches into the enemy ship and grows sharp vines out in a large area)
15 destructiveness
10 massiveness
10 speed
15 stability
10 specialization, area damage and disabling

Spore Launcher × 4 (They shoot a ball of spores that can put enemies to sleep)
10 destructiveness
10 massiveness
20 speed
20 stability
0 specialization

Organic Heat Ray × 2(A laser beam designed to cut through inorganic beings and thick hulls, because the spores won't work)
15 destructiveness
15 massiveness
15 speed
10 stability
5 specialization, a hull slicing beam weapon

Bullet Seed × 5 (A machine gun of burning seeds)
3 destructiveness
2 massiveness
20 speed
20 stability
15 specialization, destroys weapons

Defenses
Root and Stone Walls × 2 (A wall created by roots and stone)
Specialization: 0
Integrity: 20
Massiveness: 15

Fluff Spread × 4 (Plant fluff shoots out in a cloud)
Specialization: 15, it makes it harder to aim by sending out clouds of fluff into the air
Integrity: 5
Massiveness: 15

I feel like I should add the hammer squads, the flaming mirror, and the citrus cannon(if it works) to my weapons, but I don't know how many stat points each would get...

[Rolepgeek]

I'm not entirely sure if Specialization even actually does anything, because it hasn't seemed like it.

And Speed has just been effectively Initiative, which isn't incredibly useful...

Anyway, how much Growth did I gain from the Assimilation Crystals and Forager Teams, if any, yet?

[Aklyon]

I'm not entirely sure if Specialization even actually does anything, because it hasn't seemed like it.

Well its supposed to, I just forget its there for weapons most of the time because of other things. >.>
Sorta like how I thought of it last, heh.

As for the amount of growth gained, not a whole lot. Like they were for Eric, the animals are not being cooperative, and most of the plants are pretty small. Not sure how to count the dirt and rocks and stuff.

[Rolepgeek]

My idea with the forager teams was something of a slash-and-burn mission; they harvest. Not capture.

I was thinking Assimilation Vessels would just give like a reduced Growth amount if not paired with the Forager Teams, since the metals and rocks can only be used inefficiently without biomass to contain them.

Maybe 1 Growth per turn for every 3-4 Growth points put into Growth gain using limited resources? And 1 Growth per turn for every 6-8 points for limitless resource ones(Giant Chlorophyll solar panels, basically).

I still have that idea for a way to balance the game stats, but it's long and I haven't worked it all the ay out yet. A big part of it is giving speed and specialization more concrete roles(speed might affect range, for example, if that was part of the unique part of the weapon(being long ranged, that is), and making massiveness based on total points, with more being proportionately required the more points in the weapon(thus, your only weapon is the DOOMSDAY CANNON 9000...or you have approximately ten thousand birds armed with knives; it's your choice, both have advantage and disadvantage).

Also, I'd advise damage to weapons(not defenses though) affect the ship more integrally somehow, while also having the possibility of secondary explosions, depending on the weapon. Damage to defenses would work similarly, but less damage to the ship, if specialization. I advise that Tanking weapons actually prevent more damage than their remaining integrity has, if they get overkilled beyond a certain amount(armor plate with 4 integrity left gets hit by a single GIANT LAZOR; the GIANT LAZOR deals 12 damage, the armor plate bites it, but prevents 8 damage, not just 4, due to the overkill-shield preventing half of the left over damage from going through(doesn't necessarily need to work in that precise way/numbers, but you get the idea; maybe )). Just shows the way tanking defenses would/should work, I feel. However...damage left over from one armor plate of tanking if there are multiple would get through to the ship, rather than being tanked by other armor plates(typically; half the point of specialization is why the stuff is unique).

Also, I want to rework the defenses system to have at least three stats that have an effect on gameplay(Massiveness just doesn't count...). Two doesn't cut it, in terms of variety and synergy available.

Also, I protest Ebbor's new ship design on multiple counts of skullduggery and minmaxing.

0 Massiveness weapons are bullshit through and through, and infinite armor bulkheads makes him effectively invincible unless you can deal over 130 damage in one turn, with current rules as I understand them. That, plus the continued general min-maxi-ness(which isn't actually illegal but still makes me squint loudly in annoyance, disappointment, and eye-dust) makes me waggle my finger at you, ebbor, with a ferocious intensity.