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[Shadowclaw777]

What sort of worries me the most, is that the Inktillery Walker would be a bit too immobile to be really effective. A good place to start with something like that, would maybe to give instead give it wheels or some kind of Ink lube to let it roll across the ground.

The reason that the Inktillery Walker would ill-effective is that its not the mobility of it, do you understand most artillery was drawn by horses and than vehicles and than self-propelled with their own engines. What does this mean?, well where are the Inkire Horses to carry our damn artillery cannons.

Also, just as a thought, it might be effective to consider some sort of personal shield with all of our work in ink armor. Perhaps something like an armband that fills with shielding ink with a flick of a button. Groups of these sorts of Inkers could form a sort of Phalanx shield to protect them against a sudden attack like the Krakenblade. Our current armor leaves our Inklings too immobile, but with something like this, they could theoretically still attack, and retaliate swiftly with a smaller side arm like a Squiduizi.

Oh hell. Why not give the shield ink spikes! Glorious ink spike shields!

Yes in modern military application we really don't utilize Greek shields and the Tower Shields of the romans, it would be a RIOT shield or a BALLISTIC shield and yes with fancy technlogy you could put damn LEDS and flash your enemies, extendable see-through plastic for more protection, and put a taser on it. So yes Riot Shields are possible, and yes a automatic side inkarm would be nice, maybe the MAC-INK? Or a higher caliber secondary like the Dessert Seagull (Desert Eagle) that shoot .50 cal ink slugs that horrifically tear through inklings

[TricMagic]

Two victories out of three is good. Let's make something to help out at the Lost Outpost!
Inktillery Walker
Bigger and Badder than anything designed by an Inkling before, the Inktillery Walker can be described as a very big gun that happens to be technically mobile. The core of the Inktillery Walker is the eponymous Zapfish powered Inktillery Cannon. Ink heavy and slow to fire, the cannon uses the basic principle of our already designed Inkerial Blotters only upscaled to fire Ink Shells with a blast radius large enough to splat a small battlefield all on its own. However, the walker can only move with the use of four lumbering legs and has only minimal armor, leaving it vulnerable to attack by an elite agent, but what are the odds of that happening?

From base comes The Spider Walker. Despite the name, it has four legs.


The Spider Walker has four legs, a new Rotation HydroLInk Tank in the back, and a gryo cannon attachment in it's head, just below the cranium.

• Rotation HydroLink Tank

This is the greatest strength of our superweapon, but also it's greatest weakness. Using fallen gear from the Octoling Tanks, we have come up with a Hydraulic system. A central Shaft is attached hear in a type of bulb, and the Zapfish powers the various motors that spin the turbines. The Ink is pushed down toward the legs, and air pushes against it, giving it movement. That ink then links up with the main reactor, and generates the ink needed for the cannon. The shot charges, is pushed up, charges a bit more, and fires in an arc of sorts.

The Main issue with this is the fact that a few well placed hits to where the base shaft resides in the bulb can shut the whole thing down, and possibly cause it to explode with the ink and air mixing. Needless to say, this issue should be noted, it may be one last hurrah for it in enemy territory.

• LInk Reactor

This is where the magic of the Zapfish and SSS happens. It's short of like the Inkerial Blotter, but packed and jampped up to 11.  Add the energy from the hydraulics and the entire thing is supercompressed until it hits something. At which point, it realizes this and explosively decompresses. A plug is used to push the prepared shell into the cannon itself, located a bit further up.

It should be noted that this is another weak point, though not as much as the other, being capable of being armored. The LInk Reacter is responsible for the converse of Zapfish energy into Ink Energy, the Electricity. And of Course, the same conversion process that turns Ink Energy to more Ink, as noted in the intial Special testing, jsut amped up.

Ammo Generation-
Like the Blotter, but not. Shells are created here. next to the Link Reacter, those shells get the Supercompressed ink put into them to form the shots. It even multiplies SSS essence for the ink thanks to Zapfish SSS anti-logic.

• Cockpit and Cannon

Literally a giant cannon with a spiral release valve, with a Plastiglass cockpit on top. All the controls link to here. It's heavily armored, but it does have issues with enemy ink gumming up the works. Nothing like a bottle of enemy ink down the old throat.

To solve this issue, the hydraulics can cleanse the area with our own ink, though this does prevent movement during the process.

This area can also move up and down due to some secret work to make the head more like a spider. Only with you know, Ink Cannons instead of Venom.

• The Legs

Heavily armored, beside the one spider joint on each leg where the hydraulics are. These legs use experimental Nano-Ink to auto repair itself with a Blast of Zapfish SSS Ink-Energy. Sound silly? That's cause it works, and who are we to question it.

Another note, these things have a number of Hydro-Ink release valves which allow this thing to spin in place, Quickly. It can also slip backwards like this, getting those pesky heroes back in the Firink Line.

• The Belly

You remember the LInk Reactor right? Well, theres a weak point here too. Trying for it may get you splatted however, since it can dump it's ink straight on you from a number of release valves as it spins and moves


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Needless to say, the entire thing kinda takes after a spider in design, if a spider had a Zapfish infused into it.

[birdy51]

Oh God. Seahorses.. Ride them into battle on a glorious stallion of inky death! Why worried about long-range options when you can just bike in close?!

* birdy51 shuffles the idea into a dossier.

[Emral282]

The Spider Walker looks way too ambitious for a first superweapon.
The reason I had the Inktillery have terrible mobility and armor is to make sure that even with a below average roll the Cannon will still work how we want to.
All that armor on the Spider Walker will only serve to make it harder to design as well as be useless because if your artillery is in a position where they need heavy armor, you're doing something wrong.

[TricMagic]

I want to kill Heroes with this thing. Also, does your weapon just have no armor? Why make the leg distinction then? Just focus on your canno and basic movement/positioning.

[Emral282]

I don't make a distinction on the leg's armor, the minimally armored part of the description applies to the entire thing.
Also, if you want to splat Heroes superweapons are pretty much the worst possible way to do that. And even if that wasn't the case why do we need a hero splatting superweapon before the Octos have designed any heroes?

[TricMagic]

More the fact this thing can fight back, so less chance of losing our Zapfish. It's main job is artillery. But it does not make it easy for an under-equipped hero to deal with it. So no Krakenblade oneshots IF those heroes actually reach it.

We will take a -2 modifier, or maybe -3 at worst, but my design is doable with our Zapfish.

[Emral282]

-2 or -3 on the roll is utterly unacceptable.
Averaging out to buggy mess is not where we want our superweapon.

[birdy51]

I wouldn't read too far into it yet; the Spider Walker already seems to be Inktillery Walker's pie in the sky brother. If we ever want to build it, we ought to move through the Inktillery Walker, then upgrade when the infrastructure is there.

[Shadowclaw777]

Firink Range Grand Tournament [-]
Inktillery Walker [3] Emral282, testmen, TTE
Inkerial Sky's Heaven [-]
.36 Sonic Inkscope [4] TricMagic, D7, Birdy51, SC
Vanguard Leather Jacket [-]

[Taricus]

Firink Range Grand Tournament [-]
Inktillery Walker [4] Emral282, testmen, TTE, Taricus
Inkerial Sky's Heaven [-]
.36 Sonic Inkscope [4] TricMagic, D7, Birdy51, SC
Vanguard Leather Jacket [-]

[TricMagic]

Why have we ended up with another tie? Hua...

[Emral282]

Adding a vote to the Inkscope just so we can get an update.

Firink Range Grand Tournament [-]
Inktillery Walker [4] Emral282, testmen, TTE, Taricus
Inkerial Sky's Heaven [-]
.36 Sonic Inkscope [5] TricMagic, D7, Birdy51, SC, Emral282
Vanguard Leather Jacket [-]

[birdy51]

Why have we ended up with another tie? Hua...

It's healthy. Frankly, I think both ideas are good, even if the Inktillery Walker didn't sell to me immediately. I mean, we need to put a Zapfish in something!

[Happerry]

Design : .36 Sonic Inkscope (Hard Difficulty)
2+2-1 = 3: Buggy Mess

It has to be admitted that the original prototypes, the modifications of the Bamboozler that were fired by yelling into them, unfortunately seem to have set the general pattern for this project. Without any clear instructions for how this 'sonic force' that is supposed to be the main feature of the Sonic Inkscope is actually supposed to work, designers are forced to get... inventive. Several attempts are made at Boom Box powered guns before someone points out the need for a power cable makes the prototype a tad bit hard to use in the field, the 'Sonic Trumpet' line is disfavored after the tester almost chokes on her own ammo, the Drum series is literally too heavy to carry, it's impossible to actually aim the Triangle Gun, and so on.

Attempts to make the ink fired from the gun break the sound barrier work even worse, with several of the prototypes literally exploding in the tester's hands. Eventually the designers give up on using this 'sonic force' and instead decide to simply brute force the design. Using several sketches of a potential 'revolver' mode for the Quickcharge Cartridges, the new ⑨-Scope works with an arrangement of eight Quickcharge Cartridges arrayed around the central firing chamber (thus the ⑨ name). When fired, each of the Cartridges activate at once, sending large amounts of energy slamming into the central firing chamber just as it itself fires. This suffices as to allow the ⑨-Scope to reach long range with its shots, but the need for high initial pressure in the firing chamber, as well as to replace all eight Quickcharge Cartridges between shots, gives it an extremely slow firing speed... and a very large amount of recoil when fired.

At the very least, with a primary compression chamber and eight compressed cartridges of force behind them, each shot hits pretty hard. Also, the designers ran out of time and never got around to designing a scope for the gun, which hinders its accuracy at its maximum range.

Costs 4 Plastic and is Complex, making it a Very Expensive.

Spoiler: Resources (click to show/hide)

Basic Resources
Plastics : 2
Super Sea Snails : 1

Advanced Resources
Zapfish : 2

Spoiler: Inkling Armory (click to show/hide)

Primary Weapon

• Bamboozler : A compression powered ink gun that was recently invented before the Great Turf War. It charges somewhat slowly, is hard to charge on the move, can not store a charge, has limited maximum range, has low ink usage efficiency hampering repeated use before one must refill their ink tank, and can not be fired while uncharged. In other words, a revolutionary improvement over all that came before. Despite being shaped somewhat like a hammer, it is not advisable to use it in melee to hit someone over the head with.
  Cheap - Cost : 2 Plastic, 0 Super Sea Snails.
  
  • Bamboozler Quickcharge Cartridges : A modification of the Bamboozler that adds a socket for a pre-filled and pressurized cartridge of ink. A simple lever allows the user to switch between normal firing mode and using the cartridge to fire an instant and fully charged shot, if one at only around 85% the range and power of a normal charged shot. Takes a little bit to unscrew the old cartridge and then screw another one in, limiting their ability to be used more then once in an exchange.
• Inkerial Blotter : An ink shell launching gun powered by super sea snail homeopathy and applied anti-logic. It fires blobs of ink that burst upon contact with a target, splattering a small area around said target with ink. It is hampered by its relatively short range, but uses a triple firing chamber array to permit an acceptable rate of fire. It's ink shells are also fired in an arc, instead of having a straight trajectory like other inkarms, permitting a limited amount of indirect fire. The recent addition of a proper pressurization chamber has both increased the AOE of the shells to a more average radius, and also has somewhat increased the range of fire to 'below average'. Also has snazzy new stone triggers.
  Expensive - Cost : 3 Plastic, 2 Super Sea Snails.
• ⑨-Scope : A powerful charger that uses eight Quickcharge Cartridges arranged around the primary compression chamber to achieve the forces needed for long ranged fire. The necessity to replace all the Cartridges between shots as well as re-compress the ink in the primary chamber ensure the ⑨-Scope has an absurdly low firing speed as well as a ferocious amount of recoil when fired. On the other hand, with a normal compression chamber and eight cartridges powering the shot, at least it hits hard. Also, the designers ran out of time and never got around to designing a scope for the gun, hindering its accuracy at its maximum range.
  Very Expensive - Cost : 4 Plastic, 0 Super Sea Snails, Complex.

Sub Weapon

• Inkdisc-A Bomb/Mine : A disk shaped plastic casing for ink filled balloons that can be used as a thrown projectile detonated upon impact with a needle of hardened ink, or with the flip of a lever the needle may remain unused to allow for the deployment of the Inkdisc as a sort of non-stealthy mine. While limited in range, despite and because of its frisbee like shape, by the muscle power and throwing ability of its user one good direct hit within its range can splat the average target. Takes a few seconds to inflate though.
  Cheap - Cost : 2 Plastic, 0 Super Sea Snails.

Specials

• Vortex Armor : A defensive special that generates a vortex of ink around the user. Its immense energy expenses prevent it from lasting beyond four to six seconds, with its time falling to half of that while being heavily used. While the vortex lasts it will cover anything nearby in friendly ink, turf or foe, as well as intercept enemy shots with its own ink. Its defensive coverage isn't perfect though, and well aimed, sufficiently lucky, or singularly powerful enough shots can penetrate its defensive shroud.
  Cheap - Cost 1 Plastic, 1 Super Sea Snail

Ability
No Abilities start out designed.

Personnel

• Inkantry : Brave Inklings, run through basic training and drilled repeatedly in weapon use and other skills needed on the modern battlefield. The Inkantry not only know how to use a gun, but also hold a basic understanding of the concepts of planning, crossfires, flanking maneuvers, and actually communicating with each other, and have superior running and swimming speed from all those athletic drills. They're still fairly basic soldiers, but they actually are soldiers now.
• Markslings: Inklings whom have powered through the frequent and blatant distractions and misuse of the Firink Field to maximize their accuracy, snapshot skills, and ability to assess cover to as high as the Firink Field could take them. While few are dedicated enough to become known as a Marksling, those whom are are rightfully known for their skills.
  Uncommon Specialist.

Cultural Artifacts

• The Inkspire : A vast and continual open air market and cultural festival without end that has grown around Inkopolis Tower, better known as the Inkspire in those times. While of little direct military use, it's presence as a sign of what all Inklings fought for had noticeable effects on their overall morale. And besides, I found the cutest pair of booties there last time I went! Must visit again soon. And this time, I'll avoid drinking that homemade fire-water.

Other Gear

• Mark 1 Ink Tank : A basic ink tank, invented by the same inventor that invented the Bamboozler, and designed to work with the Bamboozler. A quarter of its mass is taken up with the complicated gearing that connects it to a Lings primary weapon and the generator for the subweapon, limiting how much ink it can store. Still better then having to produce ink manually whenever you need a refill though.
  Cheap - Cost : 2 Plastic, 0 Super Sea Snails.
  
  • Super Sea Snail Filters: The heavy valves that controlled ink flow in the Mark 1 Ink Tank have been replaced with a system of Super Sea Snail derived filters, which control the flow of ink without any jams or needed maintenance. The decreased size of the filters, in comparison to the original valve system, allows the non-tank part of the Ink Tank to decrease to taking up only around 15% of its mass instead of 25%. This does, however, mean that the Ink Tank now needs Super Sea Snails for construction.
    +1 Super Sea Snails (Cheap)
• Military Inkline Camp : A camp that teaches a two month course on the basics of military skills, with plenty of athletic and accuracy drills, as well as a new standardized basic training program to teach students how to be proper soldiers whom actually have basic military skills. Doesn't stand out as being awesome, but grants all students whom are put through its training a solid foundation for their new roll as Inkantry.
• Firink Range: An expanded weapons testing and training field with automatic targets that do things such as move and shoot back, as well as a multitude of different firing positions to practice from. For some reason the Inkantry have taken to using the place as a tournament ground, hindering attempts to train within it. Still, for those whom persist and fail to be distracted by the team verses team playfights, a noticeable level of skill can emerge. Markslings may not be common, but they have learned the lessons of the Firink Range well and full-heartedly.

Superweapons
So far, no Superweapons have been developed.

Heroes
So far, no Heroes have been recruited for the greater glory of something or another.

The Revision Phase of Summer, Year 1 has begun.