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Jun. 14 2005, 4:38 pm
Ok people here is something to wrap your mind around. hehe Risa is a peaceful planet, and is the #1 vacation spot in the Federation. On this day you just got your 2nd upgraded ship, and it's one of the following: 1. Sovereign class http://www.ccdump.org/sovereignclass.html2. Steamrunner class http://www.ccdump.org/steamrunnerclass.html3. Intrepid class http://www.ccdump.org/intrepidclass.html4. Akira class http://www.ccdump.org/akiraclass.htmlYou can upgrade 5 systems of your choice, but if you update your weapons it counts as 2 slots. You head out to do a shake down of your new ship, after you finish with your refit, when you get a general emergency call from Risa. They say an unknown object is headed their way, and that is has already killed all life on a near by colony, and that any ship in the area please come to there aid. You quickly give orders to head to Risa, and once you get there, you see a masses sphere like cage. It's the size of a small planet, and you can see it's starting to expand more. It's about 30 minutes away from Risa, and from what you can see, it's expanding to surround the planet of Risa. You give orders to fire phasers, but the device just redirects the beam through it's different parts, until the power is drained off. You fire Torpedeos next and blow apart a section, but the device quickly repairs the damaged area. So given this problem what can you do to save Risa? Keep in mind you will need to use everything you have to figure this out quick, that means your other personal too on your ship. The clue to winning is in team work. BTW Remember it was a general call for help, so more PC ships should be coming or already doing the samething you are. |
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Jun. 14 2005, 6:08 pm
Come now, are there no would be Captains around that won't give this a try? hehe
This time I will reply to anyones attempt to figure this out, and tell you if you are doing it right or if your going the wrong way.
So give it a shot.
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Tirak GROUP: Members POSTS: 2838 |
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Jun. 14 2005, 9:55 pm
Order sensors to look for some sort of "brain" in the device. Have all ships fire at the device in controled volleys in order to overwhelm the redirect device, beam away teams on board to sabotage. if all else fails, ram the ship and self-destruct.
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Jun. 14 2005, 10:13 pm
It's already wiped out a colony and no one noticed its approach?
Its a sphere right? Moving to envelop a planet right? And a cage. So it will hinge open.
Id wait for that and blow the bejeezus out of the hinge. Let Newton take over and watch the machine shear itself apart.
~Ortus
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SirCedric2 GROUP: Members POSTS: 10837 |
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Jun. 14 2005, 11:54 pm
Ok 1st with Tirak:
1. Using your sensors is a good start, plus the fact your looking for a center brain. Not bad.
But the Central core where the brain is has multi-phase shields, so even if you drain it down a little, the brain will adapt to your attack and boost shields. Then the redirects will send your phaser energy to help boost the power of the core. As far as sending in an away team, you still didn't drop the shields, but you did weaken them a little with the attack you did. Oh I wouldn't do a ram move on this thing, it has weapons that will toast you before you got to close.
Now on to Ortus_Sapienta:
1. Your on the right track on the hinge idea, but you still have to deal with the redirects that are part of the hinge network. Good try though.
Now to answer the question and toss in a few more items.
No the device wasn't seen until it was to late, because it was hidden in a hollow moon around the colony. And they turned it on by mistake, then it wiped them out just as they got a warning of to Risa.
After your 2nd try at taking out the device, it sees you two as a threat, so it switches on a few defence drones it has hidden in it's network. The drones number about 20 and they are about 1/2 the size of the Definant class ship. They also have 3 times the fire power of the definant, but there shields are only standard.
No worries, 6 more federation ships just entered the system. 2 of them are galaxy class, and one is the USS Titan, with Capt. Riker in command.
Your time is now 25 minutes to stop this device, as it'a almost fully extended now, and it starts to turn on it's axis.
So what is your plan of attack now?
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Jun. 14 2005, 11:59 pm
I will call for Captain Picard to help me out and tell me what to do. wait is that cheating?
OR, I could break up then cage, then use whatever type of weapon disabled shields at first shot. But I need to see how powerful the shields are. Then shoot torpedoes that are a bit greater then what the shield can withstand. Quickly fire phasers at the brain or whatever it is before shields get back up.
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5_of_68 GROUP: Members POSTS: 135 |
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Jun. 15 2005, 12:07 am
Wait? It's making reactive and moderately complex decisions?
Okay then it is A) Semi Intelligent or B) Piloted by sentient creatures.
Before I do anything I attempt a hail in all standard languages. (Unless of course this has been mentioned and I missed it somehow.)
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Jun. 15 2005, 12:14 am
Well STOCaptain01 Picard isn't in the system, but Riker is with his ship.
He sends out a general order to all ships to switch to quantum torpedoes, then use modulating frequencies on your phasers to get through the shields.
So when you attack STOCaptain01, you should have your stronger torpedoes in place, and your attack does some damage to the shields, but the shields still hold at 50%.
Now after this attack 5 dones come after your ship STOCaptain01, and they fire pulse weapons that deal some heavy damage to your ship. You have a 50% drop in shields, your main power is offline, you lost your forward phasers, and your helm control is offline.
No worries 3 more Federation ships enter, and two head towards you to cover you.
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Jun. 15 2005, 12:16 am
5_of_68 you do make contact, and the computer on the ship asks you for pass code.
Now 3 of 20 drones move to your ship, with weapons running hot.
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Jun. 15 2005, 12:20 am
You know the real problem with this scenario (Im not saying I was right).
If anyone hits on the right solution Cedric has in his head, there will be another layer beneath it.
As such when the hinge fails, I detonate the solar systems sun. Otherwise my ship and Risa will be destroyed and the sphere thing will take on other planets.
Needs of the many.
~Ortus
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Jun. 15 2005, 12:23 am
Alright I have tactical fend off the drones whilst the Helm is preforming evasive manuevers. Meanwhile I'm having my science team attempt to discover the origin/make-up of the 'thing'. By attempting to match it to any known/heard of species that have similar technology or on the way out chance there is even something in some culture's mythology about such devices.
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Jun. 15 2005, 12:28 am
LOL ok Ortus_Sapienta no blowing up the sun, where not in the Klingon Empire here hehe.
No there is a answer to the problem, really a few answers, you need to use what you have to get it done.
5_of_68 while your doing your thing with science, time is ticking, you now have 20 minutes until Risa is gone. Also with the battle moves you made, you took out 2 of the 3 drones, and 4 more are coming after you. But Capt. Riker and 2 others move to your flank to help you out.
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Jun. 15 2005, 12:40 am
Alright, I'll keep doing what I'm doing since everyone else seems to be pummeling this thing relentlessly. I doubt the weapons on my elderly vessel will make much difference.  EDIT: Since it seems I must have one of those for the scenario then it would be an Intrepid I suppose since I like the smaller ships. |
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Jun. 15 2005, 12:42 am
Well you never addressed my original repsonse.
If I see phasers redirected, but torpedos having an effect and Im firing on the hinge, Im not using sodding phasers am I?
So I blew the bejeezus out of the hinge and inertia will carry the two segments apart.
If they annoy me, its up to quantums and/or tri-cobalt.
~Ortus
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Jun. 15 2005, 12:50 am
Again the computer asks for a pass code from you 5_of_68, as you take a few hits from the pulse weapons from one of the drones.
You shields drop to 75%, your power level flux a bit, and your impulse engines took some damage.
While trying to find out about the device, you see it has a make up like the Zendi weapon from over 200 years ago, but this weapon is nothing like it. You also see there is some old Romulan tech in the design of the device.
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