PUH-LEASE. I've beaten FTL, and there is no way this could be harder than THAT.
I notice an opportunity...
which involves spawning at I3 and firing a railgun.
Needless to say, I do this.
Can somebody else send out the other one?
I then run to I10 because reasons.
I also send out DA CHOPPA!


Originally posted on 2016-07-13 03:23:00

Spawn at M21 and wide beam north.

Originally posted on 2016-07-13 06:35:00

Alright, part of my current plan is to teleport in over to H5, shock the sentry, hopefully take it down before Zetta's grape tentacles do their horrible things by smacking/shocking it next turn as well, then either teleporting to somewhere else or running over to M6, AKA, the mercifully-present safe tile. Y'allses thoughts?

Or I could swap to TEK and just augment, teleport in, oneshot sentry, teleport out, augment, teleport in, oneshot another sentry...

Or I could swap to Donald Trump and build a wall in front of the vents to keep out Zetta and his illegal mexican immigration

Originally posted on 2016-07-13 14:15:00

Whops, forgot. Super Greed will pop in at H3 to fire the other Railgun. I will also purchase Melody and switch it with Sapsplash as that has been pretty useless for the longest time, and it synergizes with Aaron to give him the potential to get 4 turns.

Roxxanne responds to Lyra despite this technically being before she speaks: "Yaaaaaay, friend! Ride our ship and drink our coffee! And also, let me hug you when you are a fox because hugs and foxes and sturfs. Oh, and do it while you're doing stuff with Wilson, who is also a cute fox. And let me cuddle you both, cuz then it would be amazameingly adoribu! Shipping, yay! :3"

You thought you could be more obnoxiously cheery than Roxxanne that easily? YOU'RE WRONGGGGGGGGGGGGG

Then Roxxanne remembers the whole DT extractor thingamabober.

"Oh, wait, right, Zetta. Wait, he's getting a soul?...Don't let him get a soul! The soulless gorilla doesn't deserve one the way he acts! Everyone, blow up that ship and throw Jarate at Zetta while calling him a dummy!"

I proceed to (after buying the melody tome) Boycott Bill until he stocks sufficient supplies of Jarate so I can do exactly that.

JARATE: Range 3, Splash 1. All targeted areas minicrit for the turn of application, ally and enemy. Also grants 50% fire resistance and cures burns for the turn, and will negate minicrits on fire weapons. And thus Toast was forever salty about Jadesaw being Fire-elemental.

OK, Super Greed will guard the Core (and issue movement orders, which aren't really relevant right this instant as the cannons seem to be able to hit from anywhere.) Every other tank, hit up the ship! the DT Extractor is a minor priority as we really do not want Zetta getting a Soul-BUT as it fires only when both subcores are dead, there is no rush to kill it, we can easily destroy most of the weapons then attack the DT Extractor after getting rid of the REAL concern, the Crystal Cannons and their potentially insane DPS.

I just man the turret Oriko didn't fire yet and double-tap the ship, taking care to nail Shard Sentry 5 with both shots.

Here's some big points:
-Take out all the Crystal Cannons ASAP. That's DPS we don't want to deal with and it's everywhere. THIS IS THE TOP PRIORITY.
-Kill the DT Extractor BEFORE Both cores go down! However, I don't want everyone dogpiling it immediately, as it only fires if BOTH cores are down and otherwise won't fire at all, unless Ire forgot a convenient 'fires in X turns' additional thingy. Taking out one of the Nightmare's Wings and its Crystal cannons are infinitely more valuable tactically than to just bum-rush the DT Extractor; we're not going to give Zetta more power and we're definitely not going to let Oriko die.
-Keep mobile at all costs while in the Nightmare to prevent Zetta's Tentacles from getting in the way. They have no ZoC and the Vents respawn; it may not be worth it to take the vents out and the Tentacles can only block so much from Range 2 with no ZoC (though don't hesitate to kill them if they may get you into Pull range.) Or, in short: don't bother going out of your way to destroy Tentacles or Vents.

Originally posted on 2016-07-13 14:34:00

Oooooooh, pretty ship! Mind if I take it for a ride?

...How about I do anyway?

MOVE: D10
THROW MISTRI AT G10 (assume it's on the way or something)
TURN END

And hey, we have coffee on this? Well, I'll just go ahead and take some of this...

WARNING: Allowing Lyra to use the Coffee Machine will most certainly end in disaster from pure energy overload. To whom the disaster will be directed towards is entirely random, but will probably be Ire. Are you sure you want this to happen? (democratic voting time)

It feels nice to get warmed up again, so let's get down to it. I re position to H9 to double-fire the turret.

As some advice from me, I'd say take the Origin Flesh to whoever's going to board. Having an extra space of ZoC will prevent Zetta's "fun" tentacles from pulling you in (what rating is this game again?), and considering pretty much nobody has pointed out others can spend an action next to an ally to remove their root, a team with one of them having that on would definitely be able to make progress in the ship.

Originally posted on 2016-07-13 16:56:00

I run all the way to D10 then teleleleport to H6 and fire a fireball at the DT Extractor (or C8 when I got exausted.).

Originally posted on 2016-07-13 20:44:00

Uroboros conserves their extra points, then spawns at D14, firing the Laughing Staff at S. Sentry 5. They then retreat to D15.

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The PINK TERMINAL responds to the commands typed into it by the players, issuing its outputs in the slow and methodical voice of a tinkerer who will wait as long as inhumanly possible to achieve their darkest desires, and is perfectly fine with doing so. A voice with a hollow edge. Red lights flicker from the computer's pink frame, staining the mindscape with things that should not be.

[border=red,1,solid]INPUT: Explode the unworthy pretender known only as chaos.[/border]
[border=red,1,solid]OUTPUT: THE BUTTERFLY'S C<0>NSCI<0>USNESS EMERGES FR<0>M THE DEPTHS. CANCER<0>US TENDRILS FLICKER FR<0>M S<0>URCES <0>F NIGHT, DRAWING T<0> IMP<0>STERS WH<0> DARE T<0> CLAIM THEY SHARE THE TRANSCENDENT DESPAIR THE BUTTERFLY BATHES IN. THE ENTR<0>PY <0>F THE HERETICS FUELS THE CHA<0>S <0>F THE <0>NE TRUE <0>. +1. 1/100[/border]
[border=red,1,solid]INPUT: Give ©haos the powers of a Terminae, but only in situations relating to cheese.[/border]
[border=red,1,solid]OUTPUT: THE WILL <0>F THE BUTTERFLY EXTENDS T<0> THE FALLEN CHAIRHEIR. THE <0>NE WH<0> CL<0>AKS HIMSELF IN THE UNW<0>RTHY. THEY ARE BEQUEATHED THE GIFT <0>F A SPECIES L<0>CKED BEHIND AN IMPENETRABLE METAFICTI<0>NIAL BARRIER, N<0>T MEANT T<0> BE SEEN, BAR REB<00>T. THE MAGNIFICENT P<0>WER T<0> WARP REALITY... BUT <0>NLY WITH CHEESE. W<0>W. TALK AB<0>UT A WASTE. CRITICAL ENTR<0>PY, +2. 3/100[/border]
[border=red,1,solid]INPUT: Cast Mindshock on yourself.[/border]
[border=red,1,solid]OUTPUT: THE BUTTERFLY'S LIMITLESS MIND STEERS ITS PSYCHIC P<0>TENTIAL T<0> <0>NE C<0>RRUPT PURP<0>SE, STIRRING ITSELF INT<0> A STATE <0>F UTTER C<0>NFUSI<0>N - ENTR<0>PY IN ITS SIMPLEST F<0>RM. THE INHERENT DIS<0>RDER WITHIN FUELS THE BUTTERFLY'S RAGE. ITS WINGS FLAP HARDER. +1. 4/100[/border]
[border=red,1,solid]INPUT: Cause Spiral Nemesis.[/border]
[border=red,1,solid]OUTPUT: THE BUTTERFLY FEEDS THE UNIVERSE MATTER, BUT MATTER C<0>NSTRUCTED WITH<0>UT PURP<0>SE, WITH<0>UT CARE. ITS F<0>UL WASTE METASTASIZES STARS AND GALAXIES, WHIPPING THEM INT<0> A DANCE <0>F DEATH. THE UNIVERSE BEC<0>MES A VERY CR<0>WDED PLACE AS THE BUTTERFLY'S WILL C<0>NSUMES ALL, C<0>LLAPSING EXISTENCE BEY<0>ND THE TIPPING P<0>INT AND SINKING EVERYTHING BACK INT<0> THE PRIM<0>RDIAL <00>ZE FR<0>M WHICH THEY F<0>RMED. CRITICAL ENTR<0>PY, +2. 6/100[/border]


Originally posted on 2016-07-14 00:23:00

Mana Circlet
Mage Robes
Potions of Regen

I spawn in at E16, and fire at the vent.

20HP
18MP (+3 Robes)
3STR
6AGI
6INT (+1 Robes)(+1 Circlet)
3SPC
0AC

Weapon: Biotic Rifle (6-7) Damage Deals -2 DMG when targeting foes, heals allies. 4 Range, 1 Retreat

Healmore
Guardian

REJUVENATION
SP Needed: 400
Fill Method: Healing Allies (x4), DMG Dealt
Effect: Grants Ubercharge to user and one player of user's choice for 3 turns. Ubercharge gives (6) HP Regen and (6) AC.

Originally posted on 2016-07-14 00:56:00

@Idea: I'd recommend adding +1 Skill Choice as an additional passive to the Biotic Rifle, and add Revive as another skill. But that's just my worthless opinion.
Welcome to the game!
@Ire: I'd like to request that the bonuses for having high INT levels be moved to odd numbers, as currently I get absolutely NOTHING from increasing my INT. I'll hang on to the skill points for now.
@Everyone: I have some sort of plan for the DT Extractor.
1. Ice Pillar near the two Vents, to prevent Zetta's Tentacles from spawning! (My Ice Pillars last 6 Turns, and I can easily regen the MP in that time.)
2. Take out the two Shard Turrets!
3. BUILD A SENTRY near the Extractor! (Possibly may be used to achieve Step 2.)
4. Regen MP (and possibly spawn more turrets!)
5. Camp the DT Extractor while sentries blow it up, and replace Ice Pillars if necessary!
6. Free SP while the DT Extractor blows up!
7. DT Extractor explodes!
8. ???
9. PROFIT! (And no dead Oriko!)

Originally posted on 2016-07-14 02:24:00

(The biotic rifle seems alright, around the same level as The Other Side.)

@teag, that happens to everyone at some point, especially to those with few skills. In my case, Shifting Sands probably has the worst scaling in the game (but it is balanced, that way; it has a low MP cost).

Originally posted on 2016-07-14 02:34:00

The Other Side is stronger, IMO. More powerful heals and higher damage.

Anyway. The Operative glances over in the direction of Gladius.

"Chloe. We'll be fine, just as we have been against virtually every other enemy up to this point aside from Pane-in-the-Glass. Please, just try your best not to panic. That would be exactly what Zetta would want you to do. Probably."

He then hops into a teleporter and then is off to H5 of The Nightmare, opening by blasting Sentry 1 with a Shock blast in the hope that it gets stunned. This is just a quick move in case updop happens while I'm not around to be tactic man.

Originally posted on 2016-07-14 02:40:00

I'm going to make an Undertale Earrape Compilation.
Anyone that hears it will instantly die of ear explosion.


Originally posted on 2016-07-14 03:50:00

Siria spawns on the Zillywell, swaps back to her Longbow, and uses Greater Focus.

She also fires Nanobot Launcher 1 at the Nightmare, centering the target area on E7. (For ease of targeting, I'm treating the area effect as a wall-ignoring Splash 2 effect that can be targeted anywhere.) If the Nightmare is out of range, Gladius will move the MW Anti into range. I mean, the Launcher doesn't have range, so should I count that as infinite???

Originally posted on 2016-07-14 04:27:00

Mabuz puts three points into INT, bringing him to 9. He claims the AGI orb and equips it, and replaces Thunderburst with Revive because this party is really lacking in that right now.

He then spawns at F13, attacks S. Sentry 5 with his Scythe, and then retreats to F15.

Originally posted on 2016-07-14 04:47:00

I'm going to repeat what I belatedly edited above: DO NOT DOGPILE THE DT EXTRACTOR YET. The Nightmare outputs too much DPS in its current state to let it live. I need people on the job of getting rid of the Crystal Cannons now or we may actually screw ourselves over and die anyways, the threat of Zetta gaining a soul serving as an adequate distraction while you get obliterated (and probably give him his soul) anyways because the ship dies from the DPS. We can deal with that when we have this situation under control-as long as one Subcore is alive the DT Extractor CANNOT fire, work on a side wing first! (You can DPS it in the interim but it is NOT a priority).

@Modpack: I really really really really cannot stress enough that we have enough mages and they are too squishy. We need actual fighters. I will also say that we could use a Sniper/Brawler type and they're pretty fun (trust me on this). I'd be happy to give you some of our more interesting items to toy with as an exchange. Do we have a dealio?

@Piono: Reading over stats, I say you get on sieging duty as the Shard Golems that will board here will be resistant to Lightning one-hundred percent. They won't be resistant to ice and multi-hit is good against them but we'll also need the high DPS potential to burst down the obstacles (namely the Shard Sentries and Crystal Cannons). This goes for anyone else who uses Lightning damage a lot; it's better on the ship than off.

Also, we are weirdly curious. After this battle, could you be bothered to switch out Silence for Dogsong so we could see what Barkgenesis does? Silence isn't as critical to your build as Turn/TemsFour are and it would be temporary, which is why I'm asking. (Ire should not have put it there and made it such an epic-tier secret if he wanted us not to use it ever, and that would constitute 'wrecking havoc in the mindscape' automatically...) I don't want it happening THIS battle because it's too important.

/nullkindof

Originally posted on 2016-07-14 05:04:00

@Tazz: Sure, we're flooded with magic at the moment that much is true at least, but we're lacking in dedicated healers/medics, too (especially since one there went AFK soon after he appeared, and the other is a frail summon). I'd say he's fine. Besides... you wouldn't think of depriving tanks of a healing source, would ya? Hint hint.

I'd say that one or two of our veteran mages change their builds. If they want, anyway.
But hey, it's just my opinion, albeit slightly biased because I'm a tank, but an opinion nonetheless.

@Modpack: Welcome, mate! Healers/Medics are always a welcome addition in my book.

/nullkinda

Originally posted on 2016-07-14 06:32:00

>???: Teleport to M16.
An unknown entity spawns in M16 of the Nightmare.
>???: Reveal yourself.
You are Healerbot Xenogenesis. Or just HealerX for short.
>HealerX: Show stats.
19 HP (2 points put into this) (+1 from Hatstack)
18 MP (3 points) (+2 from 4INT bonus) (+3 from Mage Robes)
3 STR (6 pts)
3 AGI (6 pts)
4 INT (9 pts) (+1 from Mage Robes)
2 SPC (3 pts)
Weapon: *NEW* Syringe Minigun (4-8 damage) (-1 damage if used for attack) (can heal allies) (3 range, 1 retreat)
Equipment: Enchanted Hatstack (helm)
Mage Robes (armor)
Healing Aura (trinket)
Skills: Ice Pillars
Healmore
SPECIAL: Git Gud
420 SP needed
Charged by dealing damage, restoring HP to allies (x2), using skills (x3)
All allies within Range 4, as well as the user, get 3 HP regen, 3 MP regen, +1 AC and higher chance for minicrits (1/10 instead of 1/20). User can act immediately after this.
\ /
/ \
HealerX shoots S.Sentry9.

Originally posted on 2016-07-14 13:10:00

I feel that having dedicated supports is actually a cool idea. Plus, the two support's builds don't actually rely TOO heavily on INT: mainly Cyan's, but still.
Anyway, welcome to the game! There SHOULD be an update today, we'll see.

Originally posted on 2016-07-14 13:17:00

If we ever need another support I could always just make Donald Trump into a more serious character

Originally posted on 2016-07-14 13:39:00

@DarkSide: I'm not caring for which mage does what, because my complaint is there's starting to become an altogether-too-large influx of mage archetypes PERIOD-flimsy pieces of cardboard in terms of HP, only mildly mobile, and has no real attack, requiring MP to do anything of major relevance (but what they CAN do with it is incredible). with Teag and Pricey suddenly switching to pure Mage while Cyanogynist and Modpack join in, also like a pure Mage, you can understand the small problem. I mean, go ahead, I won't mind, but it's starting to become relevant.

@Cyanogynist: Welcome! You clearly haven't noticed The Other Side at the bottom of the Shop...Like Modpack. Bit ridiculous, but hey. We could also use people with the ability to murder, but I'm not stopping you if you really want to go that route, as of our many mages very few bother with Healmore.

@Engie: I think we have enough users of Ice Pillar, and Ice Pillar is mildly situational...

/null

Originally posted on 2016-07-14 14:18:00