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The Old-Evolution-Mind control fungus!

Counter-Evolution-No mind control fungus!

[FuzzyZergling]

Have the Primpsk-drones take the sphere inside the ship, and hope that something comes up to see us.
If nothing happens, bring the sphere back to one of our outposts, maybe.

[RAM]

>We send the Primsks in as emissaries, using the Primsk language, and use the interactions to collect data on our new friends. They arrrive in an unarmed and slow-moving vessel and land in an apparently unused piece of terrain, preferably a lake or something that won't suffer enduring damage from the landing. The Primsks will just try to establish a cultural exchange.

>Consider how much more fun the Primsks were before we controlled them.

P.S.
 Should I just give up on colonising Biggles for now?

[breadbocks]

WTF is Biggles?

[RAM]

Jethro's moon.

[breadbocks]

Huh. When'd we name it that?

[Argonnek]

I still vote for eating the orb thingy.

[USEC_OFFICER]

>We send the Primsks in as emissaries, using the Primsk language, and use the interactions to collect data on our new friends. They arrrive in an unarmed and slow-moving vessel and land in an apparently unused piece of terrain, preferably a lake or something that won't suffer enduring damage from the landing. The Primsks will just try to establish a cultural exchange.

>Consider how much more fun the Primsks were before we controlled them.

P.S.
 Should I just give up on colonising Biggles for now?

Unless someone comes up with a better idea for Jethro's resources, no.

Also, more importantly, land where? We're in orbit around a gas giant.

Have the Primpsk-drones take the sphere inside the ship, and hope that something comes up to see us.

Jethro's mind probe is the same size as that ship. Sadly, Cactus is no where near the size of Jethro's mind probe.

[USEC_OFFICER]

While trying to figure out about what to do with the sphere, you colonize Biggles, and name the Primpsk ship Cactus.

SHIPS:
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.
          45 Biomass

Name: Cactus.
Propulsion: Elevator: ACCELERATION: 1-5 light seconds/day
Extras: Filled with Primpsks

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

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: %22 done.

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

0.01% COVERAGE BY JETHRO

PRODUCES: 2 biomass
                 4 heavy minerals
                 10 energy
STORAGE: 0 biomass
               0 heavy minerals
               0 energy

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

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

0.005% COVERAGE BY JETHRO

PRODUCES: 5 biomass
                2 heavy minerals
                10 energy
STORAGE: 10 biomass
               4 heavy minerals
               20 energy

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

0.001% COVERAGE BY JETHRO

PRODUCES: 1 biomass
                1 energy

STORAGE: 3 biomass
               3 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]

Construct a space-station in Jethro's orbit, give it lots of observation equipment.

Develop a mining industry, mostly consisting of mineral-leeching microbes, on Biggles.

Build a shipyard on Biggles, the core ships can be imported from Jethro and fitted with non-living shells mined from Biggles...

[USEC_OFFICER]

Construct a space-station in Jethro's orbit, give it lots of observation equipment.

Bizarrely, someone had already mentioned this, and in fact, we have been building it for several of the past turns.

[FuzzyZergling]

If we cannot engulf the orb, could we perhaps tow it along with some sort of adhesive tendrill?

[Iituem]

Can we risk descending further into the giant?  Perhaps there is a station or similar in low orbit, or even some race of floating balloon-like creatures.*

*Damn you, Clarke...

[FuzzyZergling]

If we go further in, I suggest a small, inexpensive craft with excessive sensory abilities.
Something like this:

Name: Recon Drone.
Propulsion: Chemical: ACCELERATION: Enough.
Extras: Best sensors we have.
          Can send back information even when near death.
Description: Small ship able to seek out and relay information in difficult climates.
COSTS:

[Lillipad]

Have we made peace/war with the sphere yet?

[FuzzyZergling]

Have we made peace/war with the sphere yet?

Not exactly, we're both kind of just sitting there.