(So, I bought a Duke Nukem comic book because...well, because Duke Nukem had a comic book, what do you want from me? Anyway, I'm pretty sure the plot is that Duke Nukem is about to travel back in time to 1945 to fight a mixed army of aliens and Nazis. In short, it's awesome and you should go find a copy)

>>15894021

Give Nargil a pass of the infested Terrans that we acquired, see if any of them have any interesting mutations (i.e. psionic abilities) or otherwise noteworthy characteristics that he could possibly use for our home-grown infested terrans in the future. Also, see if any of the vacationing families were military personnel or undercover UED agents, and if so, see if we can sift through their memories for any useful information.

Have the Zerg science corp. go over the world fragment along with Cyberbrate. See if they can puzzle out anything from this potentially huge discovery.

Also, send out dropbservers in the systems that bordered where the tourist trap formerly was. We need to know if the UED considered the Worldship a mere scientific novelty or a stepping stone to galactic domination.

>>15894521
Nargil looks over the two UED Terrans that survived the Recall. It finds that there are more cybernetic enhancements to their biology than we are used to from Confederate Terrans. One of them has had some sort of metallic structure interwoven into its rib cage. It might be strong enough to repel a bullet.

(Concerning the computer systems, a quote from last thread:)
>A bit of digging shows data intact in folders for operations, design, ship's logs, and bio-diversity.

We have no dropservers in UED space, but we do have a cloaked overlord in the system already. It shows a fairly standard recovery operation. Emergency response vehicles are securing what breaches they can to protect the living, and automated drones are collecting bodies for identification and burial in space.

>>15894675
Now I'm confused. Why would the UED have more cybernetics than the Korpul sector? The whole reason there are terrans in the Korpul sector is because Earth banished all the undesirables: psychics and cyborgs. Regardless tear out that rib cage and give it to intermbrate to figure out. In the mean time, lets poke into the bio-diversity more.

>>15894675
>>15894834

Seconding the Bio-diversity folder exploration.

Perhaps we can cook up some terrifying new breeds of Zerg to unleash upon our enemies (eventually). Or perhaps unlock the secrets of Protoss physiology.

>>15894834
(The US was colonized originally by people who thought the UK was too decadent and had too many graven images of false idols. Shit changes, maybe.)

>>15894866
Somebody roll a d20.

rolled 17 = 17

>>15895046
Here we go!

>>15895046
Yes and no. While that holds true for New England, the rest of pre-revolutionary US was settles by people who wanted to make money.

FUCK YEAH ZERG QUEST!

Also, could we somehow back up the data before we start investigating it?

You guys think we should notify Kerrigan about our recent discovery?

She's likely to find out sooner or later. Better to be open about it, I think.

>>15895145
(Either way, they've had the entire history of the Confederacy to grow and change, even if that entire history is only a canonical 240 years)

>>15895114
Nargil is intrigued by a species that the Xel'Naga attempted to annihilate. They were not just psionically inactive, which is relatively common, but they were actually invisible to psionic probing. The Xel'Naga appear to have considered this some sort of absolute evil, corruption of spirit or something. The Xel'Naga destroyed 75% of the surface of their world to prevent them from breeding, but were called away by probes that had discovered a tribal society of some note. Nargil is dejected that the astronomical charts are mostly destroyed. If we knew what some of the reference points were, we could find the world...

>>15895289
Throw the full weight of cyberbrate behind calculating that location

>>15895289
Have Cyberbrate scale back on its Electronic Warfare projects in the Confederacy in order to focus more processing cycles on recreating the reference points to find that planet.

Actually, how much of the Dagobah planetary computer has been repaired?

>>15895306
There's simply not enough data for that. None of the planets in the chart are recognizable. Some of them, like Far'Dchan en Halla, are full profiles of planets we've never seen. Others, like the tribal world the log references, are just coordinates.

(wink, wink)

>>15895394
Physically, Cyberbrate estimates that it is running at 43.6667% efficiency, with a probable cap in efficiency at approximately 79.9999%, due to inherent bio-digital interface limitations.

It still has not explored its data cores.

>>15895443
Perhaps, if we sent Overlords to the coordinates, we could use them to help identify other positions and locations.
Let's spawn more Overlords and send them out.

...Cerebrate Anon, is this a riddle?

>>15895443
Are there any planets ion there that have coordinates that we actually know of. Assuming that the tribal world is Aiur, and if we have at least one more we should be able to get a vague idea as to the coordinate system used.

FUCK YEAR
ZERG QUEST IS BACK BABAY
Hell yes. Time to Work. My vote is for shooting a dozen or so overlords to the coordinates.
Then once they are there and get their bearings they can form squads and check the other planets in the data base while still leaving a healthy amount behind to check this psionic proofed race.

Also I want to know where our sister is. Seeing as she ahs completely failed in her mission top destroy the toss we should ask dapperlord if she w>>15895443
ants to come help us in our exciting work. I fear for our little sis. With how important the overmind made us think she was I don't feel right leaving her within any distance of protoss annihilation.

>>15895490
Yes. Yes it is.

>>15895519
We have Cyberbrate run the map with Aiur as the tribal world. After a few minutes, it has picked two stars out of Aiur's sky that could be two shown on the map. If that's the case, the psionic nulls' devastated homeworld would orbit VNG-47299, an unexplored star system at the very edge of the Koprulu Sector.

>>15895625
Lets check VNG-47299 out then.

>>15895615
Quite sorry about that bizarre Link location. Its still tottaly legible though.

Also, is Cyberbrate actively working to decode the Databanks? That stuff is pretty much the last legacy of VoidGate. He should be spending all his spare time cracking the vaults rather than moving to reach greater efficiency.

Results over skill

>>15895625
Send out a wing of Overlords, and an escort wing of Mutalisks to check out that star system.

>>15895625
Send cloaked overlords to all of the co-ordinates we have, and start infiltrating UED space with a similar spread to the one when we were still operating away from the Overmind.

See if we can adapt that metalic coating to exoskeletal aspects, and if we can use diffrent matierials, such as stronger metals, nano-weaved metals/carbons. See if we can manufacture a 'bullet' strain which can be shot from our zerg, and uses this type of coating as a shell to breach armor.

>>15895648
Skill would be good. If we can start replicating void-gates planet structure, and then form a second cyberbrate to help with both analytics and research, we should be golden.

(Quantity+Quality+superior hardware)*Zerg*redundency

>>15895648
The databanks would require most, if not all, of Cyberbrate's processing power to work on. We have been keeping its efforts focused on keeping up with the Terran encryptions, rather than dabbling with the databanks.

>>15895646
The overlord arrives in VNG-47299 after a few hours in transit. There is a single world in orbit. It appears twisted, as if somebody had pulled its northern hemisphere one direction, and its southern hemisphere the other. Its equator is one giant faultline between the two. It even looks as if part of the core may have been exposed at one point, but the damage is old. Very old.

The world is minimally habitable by most standards. The event that tried to tear this world in half is still causing earthquakes with great frequency, and alternating massive cliffs and deep canyons effectively block the two hemispheres from one another.

There is a small forest on the southern side, but we don't detect any notable animal life. There is a larger swampland on the northern side, with a modest population of what appears to be a loose feudal society of manta ray-like beings.

>>15895895
(For the Cyberbrate part: Of course, we can change our minds and go after the data cores, if we desire. Should go without saying, but I still like saying it)

>>15895895
For the Swarm!

Catch them, see if we can infest them, and use them.

THey seem to be fuedal, so lets rock em.

>>15895895
We wouldnt be able to detect what it is we are after. It is best if we just drop the overlord into the atmosphere and have it use its eyes over its other senses.

Also I still say we should invite sister back home. Anons may be content to ignore that the toss are up to date on her tricks but I refuse. We should open up talks through dapperlord again. Tell her they know about her and that she is tottaly welcome to come chill on our humble little moon with the rest of the brates and to operate in closer association with us.

>>15895942
>>15895946
Let's get us some manta ray: 1
Investigate closer, first: 1 (Please specify if you want to investigate the forest or swamp, first, or if you've got another place you want to look)

>>15896001

Investigate the swamp

>>15896001
The forest, unless we're seeing those manta-rays with our overlord physical eyes, but not its third eye.

>>15896001
Forest

>>15896001

Investigate the forest.

Perhaps we can create a horrible mutation from a humble insect or rodent that resides there.

>>15896022
>>15896037
>>15896080
Despite the strange urge to immediately and ultimately infest the strange swamp mantas, we turn our overlord to the southern hemisphere's only forest. As we clear the atmosphere, we continue to detect nothing in the way of animal life.

However, when we get closer, we can visually spot movement in the trees. We focus our senses closer, and try to pick out something. Anything. At this range, we should be able to get a feel for any animal, but we still come back with nothing.

We're not sure why, but this is incredibly unnerving.

>>15896148
Hunt the phantom creature.

>>15896148
We cannot detect them with anything! Assume they are the dudes form startrek, and gas the area with sleeping gas of any and every kind.

Or, move in and use scanning tech, non-biological based. tranquilize them, and see if we can use them in some manner or another.

>>15896148
Well acording to the xel naga records this is exactly what we are looking for! Well done! Have the overlord snatch up one of them for playing with and closer inspection.

I wonder, would we be destroying the natural psionic darkspot of the species by adding them to the swarm? To control them they have to at least have some way of picking up the energy but they seem to be naturally immune to it in their normal state. Maybe we could have Nargul work on making them more of a psionic sponge, that eats up signals and then spits it back out? Great for anti toss support but among our own ranks it could be deadly.

>>15896190
Even if we don't use them in the swarm, it might give us insight into how the DTs hide, so we'd be able to hunt them all down properly.

>>15896190
Or it could be exactly what we need to disrupt the protoss completely, while making us undetectable from them.

Or we should blow them up. Im still for nabbing the mantisis, cause, they are awesome.

Red Herrings dudes.

>>15896177
>the dudes from star trek

...I watch a lot of Star Trek. Which dudes are you talking about?

>>15896190
>>15896175
Upon closer inspection, we see several types of animal that we cannot detect psionically. There are at least two breeds of bird, a few itinerant treedwellers, and we think we catch sight of a simian creature. We have no experience in hunting things we cannot feel, though. The overlord bumbles around for a few minutes, until it becomes obvious that we need something else to do this.

Should we send something else? What?

>>15896148

>Undetectable to our senses

Does that mean we can't psionically sense a presence there, but our Overlord can still see/hear/smell it?

If that is the case, ask Nargil for advice on how to proceed. He was the Old Swarm's master tracker for new species to infest, after all.

>>15896302
Hydralisks maybe? They'd need good eyesight to shoot those spines.

Or maybe a queen. Tag them with parasites and we can trace them.

>>15896241
Of course we'll bundle our ZergNet genetics with the new everything on the planet; our enemies expect no less of us. We have never sought to become a galactic power. Our forces are simply so good that no one feels the need to compete with us.
-- Cerebrate Anon,
Zerg Genetic Research press release

>>15896302
Terminators!

Would we even be able to control them? We control our minions psionically. If they have no psychic signal, would infesting them give us anything at all?

We should have Bernie warp in and rape a straggling UED with a group of triple endowed cockalisks?

mass invasion let nothing on the planet go un-infested

>>15896302
...crap. I meant stargate. I do the same thing in regards to starcraft.

And can we send in a few zerglings and the like? or infested Terran?

>>15896319
(Sorry. Yes. Mundane senses are go. Brainy space magic senses are no. Hey, don't look at me like that. "Psionic energy" in StarCraft is "Space Magic" and you know it)

Nargil admits to being very disconcerted by these creatures. It thinks we could catch them by using infested Terrans, but tells us it would almost prefer that we just burned down the forest.

>>15896359

That's why we need to nab those monkeys(?) and infest them.

We can mess around with that ability and see if we can still control our Zerg forces with our minds. If so, then we've effectively "researched" a type of stealth-psionics. This would undoubtedly be invaluable in future conflicts with the Protoss or other psionic races.

>>15896302
Send a couple drones and enough minerals to start a small encampment. We should not only bring all our options to bear but we should not allow anyone else to have the choice of learning of this race

After we capture enough of them to learn their secrets the entire world needs to be properly devoured.

>>15896339
I quess the new swarm really is about love and diversity. Damnit. Might as well grab the mantas while we are there eh?

>>15896408
and burned.

And yes, let us fetch mantis

Question: If we incorporate psi blocking into the swarm, will we even still be able to control them? If we can't even sense them, seems counterproductive.

>>15896376

Let's get some infested Terrans down there, then, and have ourselves a Safari.

If possible, outfit those infested terrans with nonlethal ordnance (tranquilizers or something).

>>15896428
cyberbrate: technological mind-control.

Your anti-psionics is fixed sir.

For tracking: Send in the queens, land parasites on them. Instant sight.

For assimilation: We can't do much with them, but we CAN mechanically assimilate them.

Slap some slave-collars (or equivalent) on them and give them to Cyberbrate. Or another cerebrate who can interface with tech. Maybe toaster.

>>15896376
If it only took our Overlord a few hours, then load up a dropship with some infested Terrans to go and get us some samples of these psi-stealth life forms.

Also, we really should try to reprogram the Terminators so they will be loyal to us.
Able to operate independently and intelligently, no life signs, no psionic signature, and our enemies will not expect a completely mechanical agent to be working with the Zerg (well....except maybe Kingston. He know we like our shiny metal toys).

>>15896428
Just because we have a genetic sequence in the swarm does not mean we have to use it. There are hundreds for strains in the swarm that have been mothballed. Knowing how they're able to not show up is more important then actual usefulness.

>>15896428

Best-case scenario: the monkeys' undetectability combined with our psionic control works similarly to the human body's kinesthenic/proprioceptic sense. We still know where our forces are and what they're doing, but other psionic entities can't do the same unless they explicitly observe our forces doing so using technology or mundane senses.

>>15896472
Reshape the terminators so they have the general shape of the protoss instead of terrans, that should confuse Kingston. OMG killer Protoss Robots!

>>15896451
Well, if we're to have a safari, then make sure that our Infested Terrans are wearing pith helmets and khakis.

Oh! And record record this and other capture missions for Artisanlord to be used on ZergTV for the hit new show, Zerg Hunter, with its zany host, Stev Zergwin.
Of course, we'll edit out the parts about how this species is psionically invisible.

>>15896518
Put in some glowy blue crystals inside of the Terminator chassis underneath the skin, and the deception will be complete!
Perfect!

>>15896466

It probably wouldn't hurt to send a few queens outfitted with cloaking harnesses over to assist our Infested Terran hunting group.

Besides, we're going to infest those manta-ray people anyhow, might as well have a few queens around to start working on that after we're finished with the monkeys.

>>15896339
Was that a corporate speech with Zerg words pasted in over the corporate-speak?

>>15896364
I...what?

>>15896397
>>15896374
>>15896368
>>15896408
Hours later, after another long trip, a shipment of drones and infested Terrans arrives. We make camp outside of the forest, on a small rocky wasteland. While the drones build up a small Hive, the Terrans set into the forest, looking for prey.

After a few minutes of tracking, we come upon two of the simian creatures, their golden fur shining in the diffused sunlight. The infested Terran that discovered them readies its tranquilizer rifle just as they notice her. She manages to get off one shot and hit one of the creatures before the other charges her, climbs her like a shrub, and begins tearing at her face. The eyes are the first to go, and after thirty seconds of struggle, the Terran's mind fades from the Swarm.

By the time another unit has arrived on the scene, both of the creatures are gone, and the dead Terran's face is covered in what appears to be urine.

Gorn suggests showing this forest who's boss. With napalm.

>>15896529
Yes

YES
YESSS

Zergtv needs new material and this is just what the network execs needed to hear! Get some Cameras rolling down there immediately!

>>15896556

>Gorn suggestion

That's... not actually a bad idea.

But instead of napalm, let's use Zerg infestation spores. Is this viable, Cerebrate Anon?

>>15896556
I agree with Gorm.

Also, lets replace the napalm with the might of the swarm, an invasion. Of pure badassery.

>>15896556
It was the Network Backbone secret project blurb from SMAC, with Zerg terms pasted over the corporate ones. Tranqa-goliaths anyone?
>>15896550
You'd also have to flip the knees around and replace the feet, but basically yes.

>>15896594
For just the forest, or the whole planet?

Either way, it will take time.

Wait.

Psyonic cloak?


WE CAN USE THIS TO PULL A SNATCH AND GRAB ON THAT CRYSTAL!

>>otettak concern

Otettak's concerned? Well, we'll get to his concerns later.

>>15896634 Whole planet makes more sense, if were sporing it up.

>>15896556
Lets show these pandoran sunsabitches whos boss. Pop out 2 ultralisks from the nearest hatchery and have them begin paving down the forest on one side. Then have all out infested terrans on the other side of the forest sweeping inward. It will be just like a cattle drive, and there will be no way in hell we dont get quite a few of both of those things forms.

Also, seriously ship in some overminddamned cameras and get rolling in time for the forest stomp. This is prime ratings material!

>>15896634
Let's do the forest for now, we still know how to make the infestor-spore-towers from way back in the early parts of the quest.

>>15896634

The forest infestation thing will probably happen sooner or later if we're dead-set on harvesting this entire planet for all of its native life's genetic worth.

But first, let's see if we can't locate that ape that was tagged with the tranq. first. Send in a handful of Zerglings and Hydralisks along with other infested Terrans to search the ground while a few queens watch from above. Have the queens tag any of the monkey species with parasites if possible.

>>15896732
>>15896685
>>15896683
Ok.

Are we infesting the forest, or fucking up its shit with ultralisks?

>>15896808
...both?

>>15896808
Yea both is good. Where one plan is good, a good plan with backup is great.

>>15896808

Fuck its shit up with ultralisks, have various Zerg standing by to accost & apprehend various fleeing monkeys.

>>15896808
Yes, both.

>>15896808
Both.
Ultralisks at one end, other Zerg at the other to catch the fleeing apes.

>>15896821
>>15896852
>>15896856
(I love you guys)

For the first time in a long time, our Creep hosts an infection spore producer, which begins pumping its payload into the sky.

Meanwhile, we line up a group of overlords. They snort and scratch at the ground as they prepare to assault the forest.

(Roll a d20. Easy peasy)

rolled 16 = 16

>>15896953

Go forth my minions!

rolled 4 = 4

>>15896953

>>15896972
>>15896974
Added together it's 20.

rolled 18 = 18

fuck shit up

rolled 7 = 7

>>15896953
first time ever using /tg/ dice. Lets see how she fares!

Captcha: Situation Hnivis
Shits about to get real Hnivis in here.

>>15896986
(Not how it works, but that's ok. I just wanted to make sure you guys didn't botch)

>>15896972
>>15896974
The ultralisks begin slashing at trees, uprooting the smaller ones and cutting through the trunks of the larger ones. In a sight that would cause irrepressible harm to any environmentalist, a thousand trees die in minutes. Behind the ultralisks, infested Terrans tranq and cage wildlife that stumbles, dazed, from the destroyed flora.

>>15897110
take THAT you goddamn hippies.

>>15897110
Piss us off, and we will either a) Wreck shit, or b) Rape your shit with Bernie. Neither is a good choice, and so far, we haven't lost.

>>15897110

Have our infested terrans piss on them.

Fairs fair.

rolled 6 = 6

>>15897110
Ship nargul off to this bumfuck nowhere planet

tell him he cant come back until he has understood the natural functions of these beasts completely.

Also! TALK TO KERRIGAN. SHE IS IN DANGER. THE TOSS KNOWS WHAT SHE IS UPTO! Besides, we could use her stealth skills in the ongoing battle to annihilate Kingston.

>>15897110
>>15897138

Also, remember kids!

THE POWER IS YOURS!

>>15897186
God, that's gratifying.

>>15897227
Fuck that guy. See pic.

>>15897191
Why would we ship him off to some bumfuck backwater when we can ship the creatures from said bumfuck to him? He wasn't to keen on moving from Char.

>>15897110

Alright. Let's start looking over the caged animals and see which ones we can't pick up with our special psionic sense. For those that we cannot detect, infest them one at a time and have a heavy Zerg guard around them. We must see if we can control those undetectable creatures, first.

Also, have the Zerg Science Corp. go over the ones we CAN sense and see if he thinks he can work with any of them to benefit the Swarm.

rolled 3 = 3

>>15897275
Because that child hasnt been getting enough sun. He just sits on the homeworld all day soaking up creep and contributing nothing. I say he needs excercise damnit. Make him do his own field tests!

>>15897335
Lurkers, hatchworms, psi-lash, general improvement in physical abilities. Right, he does nothing.

>>15897288
While deforestation is still in progress, we have several samples of things we genuinely can't feel with our minds.

We consider that tearing down the rest of the forest and infesting the ruins is a bit of overkill, at this point.

Should we continue anyway?

Yes.
Because we are finishing what the xel'naga started.

yes we will find out why they are like this or at least have a base on the edge for extra exploration beyond this galaxy

>>15897382
Yes, they killed one of our safari members... plus the Xel'Naga thing. But, we need to find out how they are psionic nulls.

>>15897382
Of course.

>>15897392
>>15897401
Despite protestations of Accountantbrate, we press forward with our wasteful spite-induced industrial desolation.

Trees are no match for the might of the Swarm! See as their deciduous resistance is crushed beneath the claws of the mighty Zerg!

The animals attempt to retaliate or defend themselves, and even manage to claw out the eyes of one ultralisk before support tranqs all the creatures involved. It is worthless effort, though. Even if we stopped destroying the forest now, and stopped producing spores to infect the forest's inhabitants, the damage we have done to this small and fragile ecosystem is irreparable. Its survival was uncertain already, faced merely with the continued ramifications of the Xel'Naga's aborted attempt to destroy the planet.

Now, there is no hope. We have finished what the Xel'Naga began, in the southern hemisphere. Next week, we may decide to finish it in the north, as well.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/15894021/

(That was fun. You definitely took the /tg/ option on that monkey problem. I didn't really expect you to listen to Gorn, of all...blob...people...monsters)

>>15897547
Based on the tags it's clear what we do with the manta-rays, we have an army of infested terrans in full plate riding zerglings. And we siege their defenses with catapults and "dragon" support.

>>15897595
>Medieval Zerg
That's such an odd combination.

>>15897615
Medieval Zerg Quest, not it's not nearly as odd.

>>15897637
Alas, poor Fenix! I knew him.