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[Screech9791]

Alright, finished up. Hope that'll be good enough. Updated my original post as well, but this reply is for the good ol' thread bump.

THEY COME FROM BEYOND THE STARS

Civilization Name: Yeekyaloid Advanced Front Δ
Theme: Alien Invaders

Spoiler: Day 0: (click to show/hide)

Day 0: -- AFΔ - 865-b 0.1: Inexplicable turbulence upon entry into 865-b caused multiple unforseen collisions leading to heavy damage across the fleet, including Δ. For the time being, Pod-Bred Yeeks will survey the damages and provide supplemental repairs until the brighter few reawaken. Presence of transportation routes, as well as material constructions indicate that the local population bears a higher development index than previously postulated. Potential for being shot down? As of yet unknown. Vanguard force will be deployed immediately.

Home Territory: IMPACT-POINT 865-b

Spoiler: Map Image (click to show/hide)

Other Territories: N/A
Owned Strategic Resources: Plasmic Biomass

Current Troops:
YEEK BEAMULONS -- 2000 (1000 Points)
YEEK MINDZAPPERS -- 500 (375 Points)
PROTO UFOS -- 500 (500 Points)
Heroes: N/A
Supplies: 0 -- Plasmic Biomass

Recruiting this turn:

Spoiler: Troop Designs (click to show/hide)

Yeek Beamulons -- (Project Cost: 5 | Recruitment Value: 0.50) Beamulons are the most basic of the Yeekyaloid Galactic Empire's advanced troops. To put quite simply, they are Yeek clones of limited individualism. Being pod-born, their bodies are lacking in physical training and experience, though they are imbued with the knowledge of their forebears nontheless. Primarily, Beamulons are used en mass at the start of any Advanced Force landing to pacify the local populous, gather data, and otherwise impede nearby powers from interceding before the overseers dig in their position. Beamulons are equipped almost invariably with handheld energy based beam weaponry. They are able to fire at mid range with good accuracy at a quick rate. These weapons take in and transfer the ionic particles in an atmosphere into their ammunition, so resupply is rarely necessary. Aside from that, like most Yeeks, the Beamulons are physically frail, and would not fare the greatest in a frontal battle in melee.

Yeek Mindzappers -- (Project Cost: 5 | Recruitment Value: 0.75) Mindzappers are the lowest rung of the 'pure-blooded' Yeeks, whom are not born of the plasmic vats. These creatures are generally indistinguishable in appearance from the common pod-bred Yeek, however they've a far greater streak of individualism and personal will. So much so, that like all pure Yeeks, the Mindzappers have a rudimentary form of ESP. In their case not only does it allow them to telepathically give orders to the lesser cloned Beamulons, but also to psychically attack the minds of their foes by forcing the neurons in nervous systems to misfire. For the beginning of any Advanced Force operation, Mindzappers act as the leaders of Yeekyaloid forces until the greater of the pure-breds awaken from the longer stasis period required to support their minds.

Proto UFOs -- (Project Cost: 5 | Recruitment Value: 1.00) These small hovering devices can support the bodies of up to three seperate Yeeks at a time, allowing them to soar in low-atmosphere through miniaturized pulse engines that much like the Yeekyaloid beam weaponry require no refueling, provided the atmosphere is properly charged. These UFOs not only allow for small scouting forces to gather data relatively safely or even unseen, but also vastly improve the effectiveness of an assault, putting distance between the frail Yeek bodies and their enemies. Proto UFOs contain a single larger scale ionic rifle that can be manned by one of the pilots, while the rest either navigate or support fire. These devices can also be recalled and act as unmanned drones, though with less effectiveness as a full crew.

Spoiler: Project Information (click to show/hide)

GENETIC BLUEPRINT: BEAMULONS -- Project Cost: 5/5 -- Common genetic blueprint in every Advanced Force cloning pod, allows for the creation of the oft' used Yeek Beamulon for any operation. Since cloning technology was achieved after the unification of the Yeekyaloid homeworld, their society took a drastic change. The Overminds came to the consensus that the only path forward to a true utopia was to extend their reach far beyond the stars.[/b]
GENETIC BLUEPRINT: MINDZAPPERS -- Project Cost: 5/5 -- Another common genetic blueprint, however, the Mindzappers are natural born Yeekyaloids, even if they nearly share the same social status as vat-borns. This does not mean that they cannot rise through society by way of their merits however. Loathe these spindled limbs. Loathe these failing organs
Loathe these short lifespans. The mind is our truest weapon.
MECHANICAL BLUEPRINT: PROTO UFOS -- Project Cost: 5/5 -- Fabricated from stored resources and the remains of the Advance Force ships after their crash landing, the Proto UFOs are designed to speed the Yeeks a proper foothold in this alien place. To gather research on the locals. To determine a plan to conquer. And to do it all soght unseen. "Did you see that just now?"
"See what?"
"There! Those blinkin' lights zooming by!"
"Oh go to bed Harold. . ."
MOTHERSHIP Δ REPAIRS -- Project Cost: 5/20 -- The Mothership, the nerve center of any advanced force operation in their plans to overtake a galaxy, should it be lost, so too will hope for a clean conquering. Genetic and mechanical blueprints both, cloning pods, machining technology fabricators. Everything the force needs to take over a world without pause. Δ sustained heavy damage during entry into this world's atmosphere along eith the rest of the fleet, it will require serious to be utilized on the move for this operation.

Spoiler: Log (click to show/hide)

Generic Yeek Appearance

This is going to be a long reply so I'll stick to only mentioning anything that could be tweaked.

1: Starting with energy weapons might seem too powerful but the Annoying Arrows trope is completely averted in LW, and your troops seem to be unarmored and frail according to descriptions, so I guess they'd be even when it comes to survivability against other ranged units.

2: There seems to be a bunch of typos littered throughout various descriptions.

3: Considering the size of the UFO in the map would be several miles due to the 50 pixels per mile scale, it might be wise to have an interior map made for consistency as soon as something needs it (stealth actions, invasions, etc).

4: The proto UFOs are probably overpowered for 1 point considering they can transport 3 infantry, have ion rifles mounted, and can be used as drones. I'd suggest making them cost 5 points (as well as the extra 1.5-2.25 points spent on crew) for balance.

[Unraveller]

1. I always figured the flavour was mostly irrelevant anyway, and not terribly much more than costs mattered. A range unit costing one being equal to another costing one regardless of what brand of weaponry they possess. Feel free to tone it down in battke to something akin to stun guns, whatever works for you.

2. I write exclusively on mobile, it's difficult not to make mistakes for me. This is inconsequential.

3. I suppose I didn't pay much mind to any scale constraints. It definitely appears to be a more zoomed in tile compared to others especially given the size disparity of the roads. If necessary I'll get it done at some point.

4. I swore that I read no starting designs could cost more than one, or I would have increased it. Maybe I'm mistaken there. I don't have any issue making them significantly more expensive. I really don't have any interest in being overpowered.

[Screech9791]

1. I always figured the flavour was mostly irrelevant anyway, and not terribly much more than costs mattered. A range unit costing one being equal to another costing one regardless of what brand of weaponry they possess. Feel free to tone it down in battke to something akin to stun guns, whatever works for you.

2. I write exclusively on mobile, it's difficult not to make mistakes for me. This is inconsequential.

3. I suppose I didn't pay much mind to any scale constraints. It definitely appears to be a more zoomed in tile compared to others especially given the size disparity of the roads. If necessary I'll get it done at some point.

4. I swore that I read no starting designs could cost more than one, or I would have increased it. Maybe I'm mistaken there. I don't have any issue making them significantly more expensive. I really don't have any interest in being overpowered.

1: For gameplay purposes you're just using archers, wizards, and the mechanical alien equivalent of fire breathing dragons, and your fluff has them as assorted futuristic ayylmao stuff.

2: That explains everything.

3: The map is fine, if you tell me the intended area shown I'll scale it down when making the big map.

4: Oh right, that was a GM error as I forgot I haven't edited it to 5 like I planned on doing, if you want I'll retroactively raise the max starting troop value to 5.

[Screech9791]

Does anyone have ideas for being able to run the game without an ideal player count of at least 4-5, or at least give us 4 something to do while we wait?

One idea I have is creating a discord server which will use a sheet made up of fragments submitted by its members, as well as actions made up of whatever the server's hivemind feels like doing for the sake of having another "player" as well as ripping off Twitch Plays Pokemon, but it may or may not be needed depending on turnout on this site alone.

[Naturegirl1999]

If you go through with this fragments mini game, can you link to it? I understand this’ll be until the game starts

[Devastator]

NG, it would be a collective side to act as a fourth player, so if you're playing you shouldn't look at it.

[Screech9791]

After recieving some constructive criticism via PMs by Devastator, he asked me about making a short 1v1v1 game where you three can try out your sheets to kill time, see if you want to tweak anything, get a feel for gameplay, etc. while waiting for enough people for a real game.

[Naturegirl1999]

After recieving some constructive criticism via PMs by Devastator, he asked me about making a short 1v1v1 game where you three can try out your sheets to kill time, see if you want to tweak anything, get a feel for gameplay, etc. while waiting for enough people for a real game.

sounds like a good way to learn the ropes