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The Old-Evolution-Mind control fungus!

Counter-Evolution-No mind control fungus!

[Derekristow]

Yes, but the gas giant was already pretty close, we are just pushing it over the edge.  If it had so much mass that what we do causes our planet to rip in half, then our planet wouldn't be habitable anyways.  according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars#Mass, the minimum mass for a star is about 75 Jupiters.  I figure we are already pushing that, if we are capable of turning it into a star.

[Vactor]

Alright.  What about slinging Joshua's planets into its core?  Doing the whole 2010 thing (given the year!) seems rather appropriate!

Also - Yesss, Dyson Sphere!

yay, someone picked up on my 2010 reference!

[USEC_OFFICER]

You weight up the advantages and disadvantages of turning JOSHUA into a star. While you were debating with yourself, the first fleet managed to fend off the attacking spheres while you weren't paying attention.

Work continues on the space station in orbit around JETHRO, while you consider your next action against the spheres.

(For those of you against turning JOSHUA into a star, what other actions would you have us do against the spheres?)

FLEET 1: STATIONED AROUND JOSHUA
1 Cephalocarrier
3 Jellyminds
4 Cephaloscuttler Bands

Spoiler: SHIP DESIGNS (click to show/hide)

Name: Jethro's Mind Probe.
Propulsion: Elevator: ACCELERATION: 1-5 light seconds/day
Extras: Cold fusion or fission
          Armour
          Creature Torpedo Launchers (Staffed with WOLFTOPI)
          Solar Collection Array.
          Flamberge for ground assaults.
COSTS: 500 Biomass, 150 Heavy Minerals, 800 Energy

Name: Prospector Drone.
Propulsion: Chemical: ACCELERATION: Enough.
Extras: Best sensors we have.
          Drill
          Solar Collection Array.
Description: Can be sent to airless bodies to search for valuable minerals and establish a forward base.  Single use.
COSTS: 50 Biomass, 10 Heavy Minerals, 65 Energy

Colony Vehicle:
Propulsion: Conventional: Elevator: ACCELERATION: 1-5 light seconds/day
Extras: Heavily armoured.
Description: A gigantic, heavily armored schoolbus equiped to survive in both in atmosphere-less environments, as well as more life-friendly ones.
100 Biomass, 20 Heavy Minerals, 150 Energy.

Name: Generic ship
Propulsion: Elevator: ACCELERATION: 1-5 light seconds/day
Extras: Filled with Primpsks.
100 biomass, 5 Heavy Minerals, 115 Energy

Cephalocarrier:
Propulsion: Jets: ACCELERATION: 1-3 light seconds/day
Extras: Carrier ship
           Heavily armoured
           Smoke screen
           Best sensors we have
           Colour changing skin
           Laser weaponry
Description: Giant octopus, it stores smaller vessels inside its body and hurls them out using its arms. It is armoured with thick layers of gelatinous material that is studded with hard plates and woven with strong meshes. Propelled using steam jets and can expel a massive cloud of dust capable of obscuring an entire fleet. Equipped with significant sensory apparatus and colour changing skin.
500 biomass, 120 Heavy Minerals, 900 Energy

Jellymind:
Propulsion: None: NEEDS CARRIER SHIP TO MOVE BETWEEN PLANETS
Extras: Support frigate
           High redundancy
           Best sensors we have
           Highly intelligent
           Toxic Tentacles
           Explosive nodules
           Laser weaponry
           Can connect with other ships
Description: Giant jellyfish, modified for massive redundancy, has massive sensory and mental abilities, projects a network of highly toxic tentacles with explosive nodules beyond its body for close defence. Maintains connection to other capital vessels via many small tentacles. Uses these to enhance the other vessels existing abilities by providing shared sensory and status reports along with superior mental abilities when appropriate.
100 biomass, 100 Heavy Minerals, 300 Energy

Cephaloscuttler Band:
Propulsion: Jets: NEEDS CARRIER SHIP TO MOVE BETWEEN PLANETS
Extras: Composed of 10 Fighters
          Heavy fighter armour
          Shoots poison tipped darts
          High strength disabling claws
Description: A crab, remodelled to survive in a vacuum and survive extreme deceleration, with squid mouth and legs in place of crab legs. Back armour massively built up, capable of regenerating, and sharpened to a dull point. Capable of propulsion using jets of steam. Has several small additional tentacles which shoot acid-laden darts. When launched at a target, will attempt to collide with it back-first, reach around and grab with its barbed tentacles, and cut a means of access using its beak. If it enters a target it will use high-velocity punching claws to disable threats and tentacle and beak to destroy them. Once a target is disabled they will leave it and seek other targets.
100 biomass, 85 Heavy Minerials, 200 Energy

Spoiler: SOLAR SYSTEM (click to show/hide)

CALEB: 1.4 Light minutes (lm) from the Caanan.
HOT
TIDALLY LAND-LOCKED
ROCKY
SMALL

JETHRO: 8.1 lm
NICE
HABITABLE BY LIFE
ROCKY
MEDIUM
HAS ONE MOON

CONNECTED TO MOSES BY TRACK.

100% COVERAGE BY JETHRO

PRODUCES: 100 biomass
                 60 heavy minerals
                 200 energy
STORAGE: 0 biomass
               0 heavy minerals
               0 energy
               Space Station frame: 50% done.

BIGGLES (JETHRO'S MOON):
COLD
UNINHABITABLE BY LIFE
ROCKY
SMALL

0.02% COVERAGE BY JETHRO

PRODUCES: 4 biomass
                 10 heavy minerals
                 20 energy
STORAGE: 4 biomass
               10 heavy minerals
               20 energy

MOSES: 9.6 lm
COLD
UNINHABITABLE BY LIFE
ROCKY
MEDIUM
HAS FIVE MOONS

CONNECTED TO JETHRO BY TRACK.
CONNECTED TO HEPHAESTUS BY TRACK.

0.01% COVERAGE BY JETHRO

PRODUCES: 10 biomass
                5 heavy minerals
                25 energy
STORAGE: 10 biomass
               5 heavy minerals
               25 energy

ASTEROID BELT #1: 38 lm
VERY COLD
UNINHABITABLE BY LIFE
ROCKY

0.001% COVERAGE BY JETHRO

PRODUCES: 1 biomass
                1 energy

STORAGE: 16 biomass
               16 energy

HEPHAESTUS: 50 lm
VERY COLD
UNINHABITABLE BY LIFE
GASSY
LARGE
HAS EIGHT MOONS

CONNECTED TO MOSES BY TRACK.
CONNECTED TO JOSHUA BY TRACK.

JOB (HEPHAESTUS'S MOON):
COLD
UNINHABITABLE BY LIFE
ROCKY
SMALL
CAN HOLD AN ATMOSPHERE.
CONNECTED TO HEPHAESTUS BY TRACK.


JOSHUA: 72 lm
VERY COLD
UNINHABITABLE BY LIFE
GASSY
VERY LARGE
HAS SIXTEEN MOONS

CONNECTED TO HEPHAESTUS BY TRACK.

[RAM]

Wait, the fleet won? How did they manage that? Did they damage the spheres?

Reinforce the fleet and defend the star-building operation.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Wait, the fleet won? How did they manage that? Did they damage the spheres?

Reinforce the fleet and defend the star-building operation.

I'm highly suspicious. RANDOM.ORG was nice to you today. The best possible outcome occurred, namely, complete destruction of the spheres. I would be watching my back. (Also, what ships should be sent to reinforce it?)

[lemon10]

Well, HOW did the fleet win? it would be really nice to know what hurt them, and if it would be able to hurt them again

[FuzzyZergling]

Send a large number of generic ships, but instead of stocking them with Primpsks, stuff it full of lasers and laser-supporting energy generators.

@lemon: lasers can hurt them, that's how we destroyed the first one.

[lemon10]

Ahhh, sorry for not noticing it, this thread really is quite long. i guess i missed that part
and i agree with what zergling is saying LAZERZ ahoy.

[breadbocks]

Make a supersized Silicoid, if it has the hyperheated core, and if it doesn't, make a very elastic ship with ~10 of them.

[kilakan]

I say we just design a humongous ball of fungal spores that upon hitting something explodes and infects everything on the planet it hits, since spores don't need food to live and all.

[Argonnek]

Since the Dyson sphere is a while away, I suggest a ship that is essentially a giant laser cannon.

Name: LAZAH
Design: A hollow cylinder with the entire exterior dedicated to energy production while the interior holds massive energy conversion, laser generators, and lenses.
Propulsion: Space elevator track for now, updated as necessary later.
Extras: When firing, loudly broadcasts the phrase "SHOOP DA WOOP!" (it was inevitable)
Relies on more than just photosynthesis to make energy (chemical reactions, maybe?)

[Lillipad]

We need to create something so dense that the spheres can't absorb it. Create slade, or some kind of super obsidian. We could use solid hydrogen for the material. We might actually be able to capture one of these punks!

[Tres_Huevos]

I would suggest generators exploiting hafnium178-m2 for the energy generation.

[Sheb]

We could start working on the Dyson sphere, one square kilometers at a time.

[RAM]

You want to get a full ring quickly so that it can support itself. I still want to run with my spiders idea but we would probably need a few thousand of them, and we don't have the resources to spare at the moment.
Hmmmm...

New ship: Astronomical Orb Weaver.
Sources: Spider, Squid, Flame Spitter, Strangler Fig, Algae.
Power source: Solar(Algae).
Matter Source: carry massive quantities of matter between their elongated legs.(Spider)
Propulsion: Steam jets(Squid, Flame Spitter).
Body design: Giant hollow spider(spider).
Specific: Webbing, spider webs with implanted seeds. Seeds sprout and produce moderately rigid plant matter. Original threads are often coated with additional webbing to create layers of webbing and plant matter.(Fig, Spider, Algae)
Function: Extraterrestrial architecture.

Could we build three of these and have them construct an orbital space-dock around Jethro?

Oooh, ooh, build a web between Jethro and Biggles so that things can climb into space...