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The Old-Evolution-Mind control fungus!

Counter-Evolution-No mind control fungus!

[Vactor]

I think our first priority should be ensuring protection of hive mind, second priority should be integration of spheres or their inhabitants into brood if possible, we should prepare to be able to exterminate them, but only if our continued existence is threatened.

With that in mind, we should, as a side project start a panspermia campaign, where we launch hardened pods at distant stars filled with a library of all our knowlege, dna, astronomical and otherwise stored on something that is very stable, like quartz.  Include the smallest organism possible that is able to weather the journey and convert that knowledge into a new hive on any hospitable planet it happens to land upon.   This will help ensure that even if our current homeworld is destroyed, our legacy will live on. 

I'm guessing that none of these colonies will be formed in the timescale of this game, but it will at least give us a backup in case we die.

Also work on developing free conversion of mass to energy and energy to mass.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Make an nonconducting, vacuum surviving, Silacoid, and ship it out.

Already said that you have no idea of how to make such a creature.

[Lillipad]

Someone suggested blasting it with weaponized radio waves and microwaves. Something similar, it contained the word 'waves' is the point I'm attempting to make. Try that.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Someone suggested blasting it with weaponized radio waves and microwaves. Something similar, it contained the word 'waves' is the point I'm attempting to make. Try that.

Er, we blasted it with radio waves. It's dead, gone, kaput, and ex-parrotsphere.

[breadbocks]

Make an nonconducting, vacuum surviving, Silacoid, and ship it out.

Already said that you have no idea of how to make such a creature.

Why wouldn't we? I'm no biologist, but it seems all you'd need to do is replace the carbon with silicon.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Make an nonconducting, vacuum surviving, Silacoid, and ship it out.

Already said that you have no idea of how to make such a creature.

Why wouldn't we? I'm no biologist, but it seems all you'd need to do is replace the carbon with silicon.

I thought you wanted it to eat rocks or something. If all you want to do is make it with silicon instead of carbon, then that's fine.

[Lillipad]

We blasted it with lasers we apparently made. I was suggesting an alternative someone suggested that would probably be safer.

Create a few recon ships.

[FuzzyZergling]

Gather the debris of the sphere, and attempt to reverse-engineeer them.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Gather the debris of the sphere, and attempt to reverse-engineeer them.

It was nothing but various gases.

[breadbocks]

Make an nonconducting, vacuum surviving, Silacoid, and ship it out.

Already said that you have no idea of how to make such a creature.

Why wouldn't we? I'm no biologist, but it seems all you'd need to do is replace the carbon with silicon.

I thought you wanted it to eat rocks or something. If all you want to do is make it with silicon instead of carbon, then that's fine.

Well, I also want the hyperheated core, but that can wait.

[RAM]

Resume broadcasts to the planet. Start with basic numerical progression, then addition, generate shared symbols for mathematical operations, plot the coordinates of the origins of the transmissions relevant to their plants centre and its axis of rotation and the current direction of the star. Name the star, the planet, the rotation, form the relationship into a phrase. Generally try to establish a shared communication format, using Primskese as a base.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Resume broadcasts to the planet. Start with basic numerical progression, then addition, generate shared symbols for mathematical operations, plot the coordinates of the origins of the transmissions relevant to their plants centre and its axis of rotation and the current direction of the star. Name the star, the planet, the rotation, form the relationship into a phrase. Generally try to establish a shared communication format, using Primskese as a base.

Did we try to communicate after Jethro's mind probe was destroyed?

[Argonnek]

Nope, I don't think we did.

Let's add a few Firewitches to our fleet.

[Blackdutchie]

They killed our mindprobe! we should chuck asteroids at their planet until it spontaneously ignites in fusion!

[USEC_OFFICER]

You decide that the only way to eliminate the spheres would be to turn JOSHUA into a star. You start pumping hydrogen into it from HEPHAESTUS while scouting out some asteroids to chuck into it.

Additionally, you create some colony ships on JETHRO, and send them out to several planets that could be good places to settle. Sure, they'll get there in a couple hundred years, but at least Jethro should live on if the sphere destroys you in this solar system. Additionally, you experiment with silicon-based life-forms. It could be useful in the future. (Design a ship that uses them.)

Speaking of the spheres, some of them are rising out of JOSHUA as we speak. They are of a size that you've never seen before. One of the spheres are as large as your Cephalocarrier, while the rest (all three of them) are slightly larger than a Jellymind.

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.