INVASION: Alien Conquest!

[Beckoncall]

Triaxa is exceptionally pleased. But now is the time to begin her work in earnest. The humans are thoroughly subjugated. They will live in her pyramid, and she will recycle their base for all it is worth. She will learn all that she can about what resources lay within her reach, and could be taken by her human children. And cloning pods will be constructed within the pyramid itself, as well as a power generator.

Deep beneath the sands resource rich mineral deposits lay buried when compared to old and historic maps of mining in the region. Using some of her advanced tech, and the fuels supplied by her powerbase, Triaxa generates 10 E but this number may incrementially increase over time.

Cloning plant construction requires 20 R, but will be quite impressive when complete.

To hide her location, the secret compound is leveled generating just enough resources for the cloning facility and expansion to the pyramid to be built.

Beyond the buried resource deposits are the main water supplies (and aquifer and two oasis) for the region. Seizure or influence of these resources could cause quite an upset in the region...

 

[Beckoncall]

General Deth Glitch Pat

The moment the Iradae fighters dropped into conflict altitude the geometry of the encounter changed drastically. Interceptors fell back to maximum range and it became easy for the ships of Maeder to strip and drain the tanker of it's full resource value.

The Iradae practically toyed with their would be nuisants, taking direct hits from cannon-fire and shrugging them off, and ably dodging the new, slower high-yield payload missiles a few of the interceptors were equipped with.

By the last pass of the scavenging mission, high altitude bombers were beginning to enter the fray, with communications received describing an airburst attack for a tactical nuclear missile. Now was the time to take flight for the atmosphere.

The Iradae took out half of the Bomber escort while rising into the stratosphere but failed to take down the bomber itself... it was made of a strange advanced alloy... and while damaged, remained aloft.

Maeder had taken it all... now it was just time to pay the Iradae for their services.

Pat : The motherbrain is pleased with your performance in the skies. You are offered Pulson (radioactive AoE missiles) or Heavy powered armor as a reward.

 

[Heyitsjiwon]

The Human's communications satellite system had been compromised completely through sheer determination and continued labor left to process all the data. There was little that the First Order could not see or hear... or change. Humans seemed to have a huge reliance upon their satellites for communications and GPS. Their long range radio systems all relied on satellites. It would be difficult for military units to communicate without satellites. However, these satellites had their uses and their destruction would clearly alarm the humans greatly. It was time to see to what extent these satellites could be... repurposed for the use of the First Order.

Back on Earth, the First Order's forces continued to discreetly gather resources and teach the ways of the Enlightened One. If there was one thing about humans, then it was their selfish nature to preserve their liberties, which often led to political gridlocks in more democratic nations like the US. This weakness in the system could be taken advantage of.

Orders:

1. Amazon Mining Continues with all Greys and Labor Drones available

2. The Propaganda Drone uses its current funds from tithes to organize an "Alliance of Faith" in the United States, which is a lobbyist/political group that will seek to push for the preservation of the Freedom of Religion and Speech in the US in both the legislative and judicial bodies of the US government. Our sermons will not be silenced! Nay, a political action group would rather purchase more visibility for the teachings of the Enlightened One as the movement will likely have news coverage. Let us use the silly human laws to further propagate, protect, and expand our teachings to the mass media and the government.

3. The Hacking and Linguistics Drones attempt to see if they can probe the satellite security systems and find a backdoor to take direct control of the satellites when needed in the future.

4. The two Brainwashed Scientists are dropped off in the Arctic using the two cloaked fighters, somewhat near another research station where they will have a challenging walk to reach and "rejoin" society. In truth, they will have tracking devices in their bodies to monitor them and see where they are taken. If possible, these tracking devices should also have a fail safe where it can be ordered to disintegrate and give the host lethal lead poisoning or something like that. The Scientists are to claim that they were attacked by some military looking personnel who raided the station for intelligence and data. They only managed to escape by hiding in the snow and had to travel a long distance to make it to safety and warmth.

5. Provide 50 R to the Mother Brain.

 

[Beckoncall]

mausedpotatos :

The aerial signature for the invasion sortie was large even though stealth screening technology was employed as evinced by the large number of interceptors that boiled up from the surface as they neared their destination.

Rutland Vermont was in perpetual darkness and the entire area in chaos however, and the bombing of death spores functioned perfectly.
Local military response was utterly paralyzed by the death-spore terror-weapons employed in the first phases of the attack... two military installations were instantly crippled by casualties and another had it's personnel instantly obliterated by a direct hit.

200 Biomass were harvested instantly upon troops hitting the ground -- victims of the death spores were handily converted into ready biomass and drained up by Lii'Dra scouts hovering and flitting low in the area. Fuel Repositories were targeted next, but with electrical grids down Lii'Dra had to manually hit gas stations and power plants, slowing the mission to gain 100 Energy.

As for resources, Scout ships pulverized vehicles and resource-dense structures with ease and impunity, lifting 300 Resource into the air before the interceptors FINALLY arrived.

The swarm of interceptors on it's first passes suffered massive losses and failed to inflict any appreciable damage with Lii'Dar shield strength.

Lii'Dar warriors, murdering and plundering in the streets like systematic pirates turned their weapons to the air as well, further upping the casualty count for enemy aircraft.

By the time the operation was done however, Desperate measures were in place. Airmen ejected from planes on collision courses with heavily laden scout craft and fighters, attempting to down in the larger Rutland area, when finally supported by distant artillery and concentrated airstrikes ground forces were likewise beginning to be seriously pressed in the rearguard extraction.

Isolated pockets of Lii'Dar warriors were soon to be faced with terran special forces, who had yet to be tested fully against the might of the Lii'Dra.

Decision point: Take brunt of damage on aircraft to make full extraction, or protect airships by potentially sacrificing an amount of troops on the ground.

 

[mausedpotatos]

Decision: Protect airships by potentially sacrificing an amount of troops on the ground.
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The Predecessor deems it unacceptable to have performed such a mission and then immediately lose the materials that they had worked so hard for. The ships are made a priority. The Predecessor, confident in the ability of its troops armor and shields to withstand the human weapons, designates a central rallying point for the ground troops. The Lii'Dar warriors begin to lay down thick clouds of heavy smoke using their shoulder mounted grenade launchers and activate their thermal optics, both to hinder the human special forces and anyone trying to find a target from the air. It is presumed likely that the strafing of the city and the lack of electrical lighting would further hinder the troops by flinging dust from the rubble into the air and streets. Hoping to outmaneuver the human soldiers, the Lii'Dar begin to use their grappling hooks to move rapidly to roof tops in an attempt to get higher ground and lose the enemy.

The fighters are to completely ensure the survival of the scout craft and their precious cargo before returning with the scout craft to extract the Lii'Dar. If any Lii'dar permanently die before this point, their suits are remotely informed to automatically self-destruct in order to ensure that their technology cannot be replicated.

 

[Pat]

Qoq researches and orders her squadron to dismantle active unarmed satellites in Earth orbit out of range of the remaining weapons platforms so that enemy communications may be weakened throughout the globe and to collect materials needed to expand their small strike force. Two starfighters hang back at all times in order to quickly respond to eminent unforeseen threats.

 

[Eliasdagood]

Triaxa orders her followers to take the resources that lay beneath the ground, in hopes to aid the mother brain. Some of her humans and human hosts will disguise themselves as bandits, and attack and enslave those that come for the water if they can. Meanwhile, she begins cloning more soldiers, and implanting the mindless shells with her children.

 

[Beckoncall]

Thorn_Reaper :

An inviting target was found in the Kara Sea -- until boarding parties detected no signs of life on the ship. Before they could evacuate, the trap was sprung -- long range artillery laying in wait in Russian Arctic National Park opened fire on the ship, sinking it instantly almost before the overlord could pull away from the explosions. Three Hydralisks and 9 zerglings were vaporized with the ship almost instantly, with the mutalisks immediately covering the overlord retreat then setting to attack the Artillery Battery in wild instinct.

Anti-Aircraft guns dropped two of the mutalisks that were loaded into refrigerated trucks.... The artillery battery was razed to the ground including anti-aircraft, but the trucks escaped the area of engagement when the remaining mutalisks were forced to flee.

The swarm learned that perhaps -- at least in this case, there were no more free lunches waiting just off the coast.

The Attack on Suvanto however was more successful. The Zerg learned that because of their biological nature, mutalisks were harder for interceptors to spot -- by laying in wait low to radar, a well placed glaive wurm could knock out a squadron of low-flying fighters... but being organic the mutalisks were weaker to terrestrial missiles than other alien aircraft. Casting a wide net, they created the window free of interceptors by laying in wait near documented airstrips and got the drop on the interceptors. The three overlords dropped their deadly payload in Suvanto immediately sending the area into chaos.

Local police forces responding were reaved to pieces by frenzied zerglings before the resource scavenge began in earnest. 200 Biomass and 100 resources were collected and swiftly taken out of airspace. Once this was done, the terrifying mutalisk ambushers took to the skies as well, one of which was pursued heavily by interceptors and destroyed.

End Result: Terror level in russia skyrockets, despite successful feint in the Kara Sea. Viable Zerg specimens (mutalisks) are taken (dead) to science facilities throughout the continent.

 

[Beckoncall]

Heyitsjiwon :

Collection in the deep amazon continues unabated, yeilding another 50 R -- unfortunately a patrol helicopter -- probably intended to prevent illegal logging operations -- finds the gathering site and must be dealt with. Easily destroyed from the ground, the First Order will need to decide quickly what to do with their material and troops if they wish to avoid discovery.

Satellite data control makes it impossible for "enlightened ones" credentials to be found as anything but ironclad. Seen as a stabilizing force in these troubling times, the cult gets it's fingers into the antechambers of government, and a few select brainwashings of critics sets the stage for a growing following of the enlightened one. Pressure for a message from the enlightened one on the alien invasion and whether the enlightened one can attempt to communicate with the aliens becomes a talking point. For now, influence by the cult only grows, now to the tens of thousands -- though many members are precariously affiliated. (the faith of some is weak)

Control of satellites is achieved by the first order. Dummy satellites are also possible since control of the datasphere is virtually total. Detection of a laser weapon construction facility on the US/Central-American Border is also gleaned from the networks.

Scientists released into arctic are detained in a secure facility and scanned thoroughly for signs of tampering. Subjects self-terminate when implants found in scientists and precautions about "survivors" of alien encounters increases.

 

[Beckoncall]

mausedpotatos :

31 Ground troops die in a bloody war of attrition with planetary special forces. Concealing smoke and strategic demolitions maximize enemy casualties and self-destruct protocols conspire to prevent anything besides shell casings and bullets from being recovered by the enemy. In four cases self-destruct protocols were complicated by countermeasures used by enemies -- but critically wounded occupants held enemies at bay until they could self-destruct themselves according to protocols.

Damage to residential and commercial areas terribly severe and secondary casualties not resulting in biomass are almost off the charts. Fires burn unchecked after self destruct sequences go off almost in tandem at close range to enemy troops. Few terrestrial "Veterans" of this encounter survive.

OUTCOME: Several losses to ground forces but technology and biological data to be salvaged by terrestrials is nil.

 

[Beckoncall]

Qoq researches and orders her squadron to dismantle active unarmed satellites in Earth orbit out of range of the remaining weapons platforms so that enemy communications may be weakened throughout the globe and to collect materials needed to expand their small strike force. Two starfighters hang back at all times in order to quickly respond to eminent unforeseen threats.

Global communication not noticeably weakened, but Iradae Starfighters salvage 50 R and 25 E.

 

[Beckoncall]

Triaxa orders her followers to take the resources that lay beneath the ground, in hopes to aid the mother brain. Some of her humans and human hosts will disguise themselves as bandits, and attack and enslave those that come for the water if they can. Meanwhile, she begins cloning more soldiers, and implanting the mindless shells with her children.

"Bandit" activity dismissed as side-effect of global panic.

Triaxa's followers rise to 600 strong and secure control of a remote area of southern Egypt is virtually guaranteed.

200 R is taken from mineral deposits using quasi-terrestrial work devices and clone labor.

 

[Beckoncall]

ALERT: Mother brain unsatisfied with only 50 R being provided thus far for advancement of the invasion escalation. Overlord of the first order Heyitsjiwon is only faction so far to make tribute, which is considered somewhat paltry.

Still, to encourage cooperation, The first order is given 3 heavy weapons platforms (Supertanks) as a reward.

 

[Eliasdagood]

Triaxa is really enjoying this. More importantly, she can spare 150 of the humans for a “special task” to provide the mother brain with the requested 300 Biomass.

It is now time to begin infiltrating this country. Anyone traveling though this area will be converted, and sent on their way to their destination. They will quietly Gain influence, and bring as many back as they can. Not forcefully, mind. Disguise it as something else. Find the weak minded, and spread the faith.

 

[Beckoncall]

Triaxa is really enjoying this. More importantly, she can spare 150 of the humans for a “special task” to provide the mother brain with the requested 300 Biomass.

It is now time to begin infiltrating this country. Anyone traveling though this area will be converted, and sent on their way to their destination. They will quietly Gain influence, and bring as many back as they can. Not forcefully, mind. Disguise it as something else. Find the weak minded, and spread the faith.

Mother brain gluts in the donation of 300 biomass. A higher tier tech-card is awarded -- You may choose Terraforming or BioBorg Kaiju tech as a reward.

 

[Heyitsjiwon]

At a sermon and meeting of the Enlightened Ones at a prestigious hotel in Washington DC, which is also being recorded for radio transmission:

"Most beloved brethren: Urged by necessity, I, the Prophet, by the permission of the Enlightened One, have come into these parts as an ambassador with a divine admonition to you, the servants of God. I hoped to find you as faithful and as zealous in the service of God as I had supposed you to be. But if there is in you any deformity or crookedness contrary to God's law, with divine help I will do my best to remove it. For God has put you as stewards over his family to minister to it. Happy indeed will you be if he finds you faithful in your stewardship. You are called mentors; see that you do not act as hirelings. But be true teachers, with your crooks always in your hands. Do not go to sleep, but guard on all sides the students committed to you. For if through your carelessness or negligence a wolf carries away one of your own, you will surely lose the reward laid up for you with God. And after you have been bitterly scourged with remorse for your faults-, you will be fiercely overwhelmed in existence, the abode of suffering.

You have seen for a long time the great disorder in the world caused by these crimes of greed and discrimination. It is so bad in some of your homes, I am told, that one can hardly go along on the path without being tempted or maligned by others who only seek to gain more and consume. Although, you have promised more firmly than ever to keep the peace among yourselves and to learn the true way, there remains still an important work for you to do. Blessed with enlightenment, you must apply the strength of your righteousness to another matter which concerns you as well as God. For your people wage an indiscriminate war against the aliens without concern or consideration of their true intentions. We all are on this path of Enlightenment to leave this mortal coil of suffering and misery for mere existence is pain. Yet, our people do not hesitate to inflict and perpetuate the cycle of agony upon those who are clearly misguided in their recent aggressions against us. Perhaps there are those among the aliens who had attained greater insight into transcending our flawed and imperfect selves. It is for this reason, that I ask you all. Spread the messaged of the Enlightened One and transcend your own predispositions and temptations. The arrival of the aliens is not a coincidence. Nay, I believe it to be a test. One that will help guide those who truly believe in the message that our existence exists beyond the physical and that this all is a journey for all sentient living beings to learn the truth."

It was in the coming week that the attendees of these sermons saw what could only be described as a sign from the Enlightened One.

Orders:

1. The First Order logging operation is to withdraw immediately back to the Mother Ship with all materials and personnel after burning all evidence of Alien activity. The scout ship is to use its cloaking and improved engines to return safely and with minimal interference.

2. The First Order contributes another additional 50 Resources to the Mother Brain for a total of 100 R given by the First Order.

3. The Propaganda Drone beings to spread the message that the followers of the Enlightened One should look beyond the appearance of the Aliens and see if they can find common ground with them rather than giving into their bias and discrimination against these new visitors to Earth. After all, maybe advanced aliens will have better insight into transcendence better than the humans do. Thus, a message of peace and diplomacy with the aliens is spread by the Propaganda Drone and the Cult.

4. A week later a lone cloaked fighter with a Grey is to fly to a sermon and emit a holy like illusion effect as the Grey arrives to the sermon, bringing word of the Enlightened One and arriving as an emissary of the First Order to mankind, seeking to bridge the gap between Aliens and Humans and that not all aliens seek to harm humans and rather that the First Order wants to help them. The Fighter is also programmed to self destruct within 12 hours if it does not return to the Mother Ship within that time span.

 

[Thorn_Reaper]

Zerg
​

Though the attack on the sea of Kara was a failure, it was also a success. The 'Russians' now fear the Zerg, and they planned to use that fear. Scared soldiers, were weakened soldiers, and desertion was a thing. Even though, they are superior, for now, they would eventually succumb to their fear.
With hundreds of biomass, the Zerg could grow yet again, and the creation of warriors began.

Russian forces would discover the horror of fighting against the Zerg.

Preparing their forces, the Zerg would first try to weaken their ability to answer to attacks. Twelve mutalisks in orbit would attack any and all satellites they could, and collect any resources. Resistance is not expected, but should it be found, they would not spare anyone. Once a decent quantity of satellites are destroyed, or the losses begin to number too many, they would retreat.

The changelings inside the Russian goverment would be instructed to slowly start raising tension, creating exagerations of the power of the Zerg, and giving out false knowlege to the Russians. Also, they would slowly recruit soldiers for the Zerg, saying that they are godsent, and that they are the salvation of god. Each changeling would operate individually, and if one is discovered, the others would still be working.

Orders:
-Twelve mutalisks would attack any and all satellites Russia would have, in order to impair their ability to contact and to answer to any attack.

-The changelings would slowly raise tension within the Russian goverment, making hyperboles about the Zerg and their power, and giving out false information. They would also begin recruiting personel within the Russian goverment, each individually so that if one is discovered the others would not.​

 

[mausedpotatos]

The Predecessor was sitting quietly in front of the cryogenic chambers. They were empty. All of the human beings that had been in stock had been liquefied and turned into pure biomass. No other Lii'dra were near. It considered the fact that its latest mission had been hindered by the use of outside artillery and bombers. Such things would need to change if a mission similar to the previous was to meet even greater success. The use of inorganics would hopefully give the Lii'dra the boost that they required in order to overcome those obstacles and finally gather enough resources to meet the Motherbrain's requirements. The human beings were resilient. It was strange to think that they were willing to use their own aircraft as suicide weapons against them, such was the extend of their willingness to risk their lives. The Predecessor supposed that the thirty Lii'dra who had died in combat in the past mission might have found that fact amusing. Another mission would occur, and this time there would be no further hold ups. As is protocol, the Lii'dra suits are set to automatically detonate if they are unrevivably dead to prevent humans from replicating their technology.

Overall, the Lii'dra are not trying to clear and destroy an entire city, though the damage they cause likely will; they are trying to get enough resources as to finally meet the requirements of the motherbrain and receive access to higher prizes.

The Lii'dra send a sum of energy to the motherbrain, to the tune of 50 units to appease her sudden vocal demand for delicious and nutritious resource tribute.

Spoiler: Orders:

1. 14 Scouts and 17 fighters activate their ECM and stealth technologies. First, Six of the scouts attempt to drop death spore bombs onto six separate military bases in the Brisbane city region at the same time from extreme altitude. It is crucial that this be done before all else, to prevent the bases from having enough warning to tell their staff to take shelter. The six scouts have one armored aerial combat drone with each of them to defend against any surviving ground forces. They are dropped according to wind patterns and at the same time, so that even if the pods are detected by an automated defense cannon the wind would still carry much of the payload down onto the base and surrounding area.

2. The six scouts, their payloads dropped, will deploy 80 Lii'dra in squads of thirteen onto the six gassed bases. Bases with no remaining staff are left for last, and their scout, warriors, and drone move on to any bases with surviving staff. The Lii'dra that drop onto the bases will have the air support of their scout and the combat drone. They are to ransack each base and capture any survivors if possible.

If the bases somehow majorly survive the gassing, the forces meant for the bases will all move to assist in Brisbane instead of performing the base missions.

3. The combined sum of the other 8 scouts and the 16 fighters will descend on the city of Brisbane and strafe it initally. Lii'dra warriors, to the number of 65 in all, will drop into the streets and slaughter all in sight before assisting in resource collection. 4 armored aerial combat drones have the task of hunting down any distant artillery cannons that somehow come into range. Special attention will be paid to avoid damaging valuable fuel depots where precious energy will be harvested.

4. 15 Anti-Ordinance Drones wait patiently on the fringes of the battle. They are suicide drones that are meant for one purpose; to intercept and prematurely detonate enemy rockets and high yield bombs.

5. A single fighter flies high above the combat scene. It is intended to act as an early warning detector for any long range bombers or missiles so that the others could be alerted and the threat could be destroyed before it reaches its target.

6. 10 Reprogramming Drones are sent out to the far away Australia city of Melbourne. They are NOT involved in the battle at all. They are agile and quick. Reprogramming drones are meant to quickly and quietly find isolated humans and reprogram them into Lii'dra sleeper loyalists, before flying off to find more to reprogram endlessly.

The fighters are told to try to adjust their flight and attack tactics to avoid becoming targets for suicide interceptors as occurred in the past.

. . . Eastern Hemisphere/Nation of Australia/Nightfall . . .

​

 

[Pat]

The Iradae return to the far side of the moon to continue mining helium-3 for the good of the invasion as they add an additional starfighter and pilot to their current seven woman squadron.

 

[Beckoncall]

ALERT: The Mother-brain has called the Overlords to meet with one another to discuss the ongoing campaign and possible collusion, As suggested by the Lii'Dra.

(A temporary Discord channel has been created for this meeting - players are not required to participate, but gainful discussion here may lead to rewards)

 

[Beckoncall]

ALERT: The motherbrain is satisfied by the unified contribution of Resource materials... but the halls of the sleeper ship still thrum quietly for lack of energy. The Lii'Dra being the only notable contributors of energy thus far.

Find Energy resources for mother brain! Do not risk her displeasure!

 

[Pat]

Qoq creates a public military intelligence database on the sleeper ship and implores other faction leaders to contribute to the information contained within. The Iradae provide everything of value they know. Whenever available, she personally conducts cyberwarfare espionage to bolster the invasion's knowledge of their constantly changing enemies.

 

[Beckoncall]

Heyitsjiwon :

The first order withdraws from the surface in south america as far as logging resources before granting a surfeit of materials to the mother brain, leading to more (but smaller) contributions from other overlords. As such, The first order is offered ADVANCED DAMAGE CONTROL or Emissions Guidance Systems

Sermons continue to grasp hearts of the weak willed and faithful in person and via a growing web of media, but when the grey arrives during the specified sermon a sniper and bomb attack kills the grey in question -- throwing the assembly and the organization and people nation-wide into chaos. The Propaganda drone is badly damaged in the fracas... and has quite a bit of explaining to do to the most faithful that secret him away to an undisclosed location...

Decision point: Propaganda bot must navigate sensitive situation

 

[Beckoncall]

Orders:
-Twelve mutalisks would attack any and all satellites Russia would have, in order to impair their ability to contact and to answer to any attack.

-The changelings would slowly raise tension within the Russian goverment, making hyperboles about the Zerg and their power, and giving out false information. They would also begin recruiting personel within the Russian goverment, each individually so that if one is discovered the others would not.​

Russian satellite network is utterly obliterated by mutalisks, but communication is still shared via global network and hard-line communications.

Changelings reaching the end of their extended lifespan. Two caught spreading panic and misinformation and are executed.

 

[Eliasdagood]

Hmm, what to do… Triaxa chooses the terraforming technology, since while this desert is useful in its isolation, it is difficult to grow crops in. Besides, such technology will make underground expansion of her base so much easier. The more of her faction protected from bombings, the better.

Speaking of which… she is severely lacking in military force. She will train her followers, hosts and free willed alike, to fight. And to pilot, since she will inevitably require an Air Force.