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[Failbird105]

Punt Bombs
Balloon Mine Variant

Dense spherical balloons, Punt Bombs are able to be kicked long distances by an athletic Octoling. Produced en-masse in the field by Automatic Balloon Mine stands, Punt Bombs can be widely distributed to troops in the area or stacked in piles for use later. Maximum range is achieved with a running kick of course, but headers and dropkicks can provide more responsive attacks.

Bringing these back because I think having a good offensive sub weapon will be important.

[The Ensorceler]

Huh, I really couldn't find another good revision to resurrect.

Punt Bombs: (1) The Ensorceler

[Failbird105]

Punt Bombs: (2) The Ensorceler, Failbird

[Slick]

Punt Bombs: (3) The Ensorceler, Failbird, Slick

Yeah, I got nothing too.

[Happerry]

Revision: Punt Bomb (Easy Difficulty)
4+1+1 = 6: Above Average

The most difficult part of this project, in the end, turned out to be figuring out how to keep it from exploding when someone kicks it without also keeping it from exploding when it hits what the user kicked it at. There is no great breakthrough on this part, just trial and error and trial and a few more errors until the proper thickness and rubber mix is determined and a training routine designed to that Octolings can actually hit what they kick at. It's a useful sub-weapon, the Octoling agents all agree, but they do complain that it's really hard to kick it through a window with any degree of accuracy. And without catching the actual window instead of going through said window. It has some trouble with alternate heights as well, but it has pretty decent horizontal range. Meanwhile, production turns out to be simple and cheap enough for basically everyling to have a stock of them if they want. While they are designed to be able to be pumped from the balloon mine pumper, the designers also saw no reason not to make them just pumpable from the Ink Tank for simplicity of use.

However, while the Punt Bomb balloon is shaped for kicking, this unusual shape makes it hard to throw accurately.

Costs only 1 Plastic, making it Cheap.

Spoiler: Resources (click to show/hide)

Basic Resources
Plastics : 2
Super Sea Snails : 1

Advanced Resources
Zapfish : 2

Spoiler: Octoling 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. Recent advances in Ink Tank pump speed have increased the Bamboozler's charging speed by around 5%, and an additional redesign of the nozzle and front half of the gun has increased ranged by an astonishing 15%.
  Cheap - Cost : 2 Plastic, 0 Super Sea Snails.
• Bamboozler Mk.2b : A reconstructed version of the Bamboozler that replaces the old ink compressor and awkward trigger/plunger set up with an entirely new selection of complicated gearing and valves, using a two tank air/ink pressure system to achieve greater range, charging speed, and ink usage efficiency then the Mk.1 Bamboozler. While originally the Mk.2 was overly complicated to build and maintain, a recent redesign has dramatically simplified and 'cleaned up' the inkarm. While this results in it working a bit better in most ways, most noticeably in Ink Efficiency as it has stopped being a bit leaky, the biggest result to this is that it's far easier to build. Additionally, new generation nozzle compression technology has increased its viable range by an astonishing 15% above and beyond its original specs.
  Expensive -  Cost : 3 Plastic, 0 Super Sea Snails.
• Splatling Cannon : A large crank operated automatic ink cannon. Has short range, extreme weight and size, and equally extreme inkpower. Can be operated at either a low firing speed, which actually has accuracy, or a high firing speed which can suck dry an entire ink tank in under thirty seconds using the higher pump speeds made possible by the Rotodynamic Pump but in return can barely hope to hit the broad side of a barn due to the crank and the pump knocking the weapon around as it fires as well as the increased recoil.
  Expensive - Cost : 3 Plastic, 0 Super Sea Snails.

Sub Weapon

• Balloon Mine : A large balloon, inflated close to bursting with ink. Being sturdy enough to avoid accidental discharges means it requires some amount of focused firepower to detonate, and it takes around a minute and a full ink tank to deploy in the first place. Covers a large area with friendly ink when it does detonate, however, and has an optional automatic pump to allow for deployment without manual operation.
  Cheap - Cost : 2 Plastic, 0 Super Sea Snails. When used with the Automatic Pump, gains the Complex tag and therefor becomes Expensive.
• Punt Bomb : A foot sized balloon designed to be kicked at enemies. Has a somewhat weird shape that makes it hard to throw, but easier to kick. Can be filled directly from an ink tank or with a Balloon Bomb pump. It's horizontal range is noticeably superior to its vertical range (well, you can still kick it high, but when you do it's almost impossible to aim), and it has some trouble with windows.
  Cheap - Cost : 1 Plastic, 0 Super Sea Snails.

Specials

• Krakenblade : A average sized blade of raw Ink and Ink Energy, stabilized by an anchoring hilt and internal spine. Takes a moment to form and is only effective at melee range, but does hold the power to splat anything you get a direct hit on. The blades lasts for around fifteen seconds before loosing cohesion, and also allows the user to rechannel the Ink Energy to power a hyperspeed dash forwards three to four yards. This dash can either be done as a blade dash, where the user swings the sword as they dash, striking everything between their starting and stopping point but also burning through the rest of the special's energy. Or it can be utilized as a normal dash that merely uses up most of the energy and allows for up to five seconds of continued use after the dash.
  Expensive - Cost : 0 Plastic, 2 Super Sea Snails.

Ability
No Abilities start out designed.

Personnel

• Octoling Guardsman/Guardswoman : An Octoling member of a volunteer weekend warrior association, where they train in basic military skills and teamwork. The association consistently turns out professionalized militia with consistent if not outstanding fundamental skills as well as a well honed sense of squad wide mutual trust and teamwork. Now have improved physical conditioning from a new exercise program.
• Octoling Elite Agent : An Octoling graduate of the S.T.E.P Up Program, they are harder, faster, better, and even stronger then normal Octoling Guardsmen or Guardswoman. They also come with advanced tactical training, but their primary and greatest advantage is simply that they are all highly physically conditioned and drilled until responses and tactical calls are, if not genius, pretty much instant. The program for training them was suprisingly effective, so instead of being Rare these agents are Uncommon.
• Giant Octoling : A subspecies of Octoling which, as the name suggests, commonly reaches sizes far greater then the average Octoling. Their additional strength and endurance makes them natural heavy weapon experts, but also reduces their speed and makes them easier targets for enemy fire.

Cultural Artifacts

• Octo Valley Radio Network : A popular radio broadcast station in Octo Valley that broadcasts music, news, and humor, as well as speculation. Many though not all octoling soldiers are fans, and listening to its daily broadcasts can put a spring in their step.

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.
  
  • Rotodynamic Ink Pumps : A new rotational pump for the Ink Tank. It's smaller size and more efficient form allows for an increased ink reservoir as well as faster pumping, both for refilling the tank and for output to weapons. The increased tank pumping speed for refills is partially countered by the increased tank size however, and ends up only being somewhat faster.
• Octoling Home Guard Program: A volunteer training organization that meets twice a week to train with weapons and with working together. Beyond the teamwork and unity drills, each meeting addresses a different subject of military life, from weapon certification and recognition to maneuvering in Ink Form to theoretical tactical studies, with specially formatted programs meant to drill the basics into the skulls of civilians. And it works. The Home Guard may not be legends nor cutting edge professionals, but they learn the basic skills they'll need to survive a war. And more importantly, they learn to trust one another. Now has an improved exercise program derived from the S.T.E.P. program's training.
• S.T.E.P Up : The Superior Trained Enlisted Personal initiative is an upgraded training program based on the older weekend warrior program. It scopes the best of the best out of the Home Guard Program and puts them through continual and dedicated training. Afterwards, what returns are Elite Octoling Agents, skilled and drilled to the max. Unexpectedly, they've managed to put many more Octolings through the training program then originally anticipated, and parts of their exercise regime has made it to the Home Guard.
• Society For Prevention of Biased Species Interaction : A group of sign waving fanatics whom are against treating any subspecies of Octoling differently in any way, shape, form, or ink. This represents a noticeable issue with any attempts to train Octolings to use their subspecies specific advantages to their, well, advantage.
• "Born This Way" Initiative : An art, music, and radio based initiative designed to show SFPBSI's repressive and chilling effects on Octoling subspecies. Caused a great reducement of SFPBSI's membership rolls, and also now allows subspecies with proper training and recruitment programs designed to be, well, recruited.

Superweapons
So far, no Superweapons have been developed.

Heroes

• Dofley, Sketch Artist with a Big Gun : A Giant Octoling, equipped with a custom giant Splattling Cannon, custom giant Ink Tank, custom giant Krakenblade, and a second old style hilt only Krakenblade strapped onto his Spattling Cannon. A well trained wrecking ball of brute force, whom also does scroll art between combat missions as part of a failed PR scheme. Has unusually great control over his own personal Ink Energy, allowing him to use Krakenblades with unusual efficiency and also allowing snap activations or deactivations when needed or desired.

The Deployment Phase of Winter, Year 1 has begun.

[The Ensorceler]

Deployment Plan: Strong Suits
Push at Lost Outpost and Calamari County.

Strong Suits: (1) The Ensorceler

[Failbird105]

Strong Suits: (2) The Ensorceler, Failbird

[Slick]

Strong Suits: (3) The Ensorceler, Failbird, Slick

[piratejoe]

Strong Suits: (4) The Ensorceler, Failbird, Slick, Piratejoe

[Happerry]

The Great Turf War of Winter, Year 1, has now Finished.

The Design Phase of Spring, Year 2 has begun.

[The Ensorceler]

Paintbroom
Primary Weapon

Improving on basic brush technology with a self-inking mechanism and packaged in a wide, easy to handle form, the Paintbroom is a fast and efficient way to lay down ink. Even with a fairly low clearance, enough momentum and a Paintbroom can go right over a whole 'ling or ten. Can also be used to Scrub, for when you need to ink a wall or an enemy without room to maneuver, but it isn't very impressive compared to the smooth stripe of a Sweep.


Slosher
Primary Weapon

Although at its heart mostly just a bucket, the slosker removes the traditional no-spill swing handle with a pair of please-spill-me fixed handles, both on the side of the bucket. The Slosher was developed as a direct response to Inkling pre-charge technology and allows for a much flashier first impression, by abandoning pressurized ink altogether. Rate of fire is poor, but for instant power without a charge time, there's nothing better.

[Failbird105]

Bringing this one back up to the front.


Typhoon(Superweapon)
Octolings and Inklings alike abandoned the seas long ago as they turned toxic, now the sea is attempting to take the land as well. There is however one place we can go that both the sea, and our foes, cannot touch; The air.
Typhoon can be, at its most basic, described as a giant balloon, but that is a gross oversimplification. It is a massive aircraft, a rigid, helium filled airship with a long gondola running all the way along the balloon until it begins to curve, and two storage compartments inside the envelope itself, one for supplies which is directly attached to the Zapfish generator that provides power for the craft, the other a huge tank of ink. Propulsion is provided by propellers attached to several engine cars that are placed out towards the sides of the envelope and can be disabled separately for proper manuevering. It's painted in bright green and deep octoling purple, with our insignia massive and clearly visable on both sides, and the gondola painted so as to appear as if the envelope is carrying it with tentacles. it is sure to prove an emboldening sight to any Octoling who sees it drifting over the battlefield, high up out of the range of any weapons our enemy could throw at it.
The previously mentioned ink supply is used to fill a large number of Balloon mines, which can then be dropped from great heights out of the bomb bay in the center of the Gondola. Spotlights shine down upon the battlefied from it at night, to be focused in on enemy positions by its crew in order to negate their element of surprise. This may not seem like enough to warrant the use of a zapfish, but that's because this isn't all it can do, this craft also comes equipped with a spawn pad, which can be used by any Octoling soldiers below it, and they are then deployed via one of a pair of significantly smaller unarmed airships, these airships are just made large enough to carry a squad of Octolings plus the pilot so that it takes minimal power for them to get to and from Typhoon. Typhoon carries a limited amount of ink, mines and pods though, so it must return to friendly territory to restock and refill before taking flight once again, but the balloon mines on board can be filled manually if the ink runs out first.
It should be noted that the focus is to be placed on making the airships main features functional(flying, bombing, spotlights) before moving on to the respawn point and transport craft.
Concerns have been raised that running the respawn point, if it is included, will draw on too much power for the zapfish to power the entire ship as well, this is to be looked into before the proper implementation of the respawn pad. If it is in fact the case than the respawn pad is to be powered independently by a second zapfish that can be added when we have access to one, and until that point we will just field it with the respawn feature inactive.

[Slick]

Well...Guess I should make the Veemo Box but I'm still undecided on which Primary to choose soooo...

Paintbroom: (1) Slick
Slosher: (1) Slick
Typhoon: (0)

[Failbird105]

*Edit: Actually hold on wait, how about this thing that I forgot I had made after so much time.

Boiler Pack
The Boiler Pack is a new type of weapon. While originally meant to be a variety of Ink Tank, the fact that nobody was ever going to use it without a weapon specifically designed for it in mind meant it was easier to re-develop it into a weapon. The Boiler Pack consists of two major parts, the Boiler itself, and a specialized hose.
The Boiler is fairly simple, effectively a second tank, that is attached to the wearers already present tank. This tank can intake ink on its own, and have ink pumped into it by the main tank, but the actual storage portion of the tank is smaller. The reason for this, is because the missing space has been used to turn the tank into a boiler, as the name would imply, boiling the ink into a burning hot mist, effectively ink-steam. The base structure of the tank is made up of a large number of materials that are poor for conducting heat, and additionally makes use of the slime from special Chilly Sea Snails. While their name implies the slime would decrease heat, it's actually just a particularly effective insulator. A layer of this is included between the inner tank and the outer tank so as to keep the heat from leaking out, thus to stop the heat from boiling the ink in the regular tank, and to prevent it from burning the users back.
The hose meanwhile, is considerably simpler, more a proof of concept than anything else, but expected to be effective nonetheless. The hose, like the tank itself, has multiple layers, an inner and outer layer of typical rubber, with chilly sea snail slime in between to insulate it. The nozzle is designed so as to maximize the distance the spray goes and to focus the stream, thus allowing it to be used without being too much of a risk to the actual user themself. While the sheer boiling heat of the mist means that it is a hazard to our own soldiers as well. In the future we will make newer, more effective weapons to take advantage of the boiler concept in other ways, such as possibly a source of pressure for increased power, but as a proof of concept, this weapon is sure to be terrifying at close ranges.

Paintbroom: (1) Slick
Slosher: (2) Slick, Failbird
Typhoon: (0)
Boiler Pack: (0)

[Failbird105]

Paintbroom: (1) Slick
Slosher: (1) Slick
Typhoon: (1) Failbird
Boiler Pack: (0)