LOG #03 – RETREAT IS ALWAYS AN OPTION…

Previously…

The plan is to start producing green science ASAP, but that’s a bit difficult without the next level of assemblers to do it. Time to start working on the next level of circuits!

I’ll need tin for making tinned copper wire as well as solder, so I’ll get that first.

…also, before I forget. Replaced the inserter I stole and finished the shotgun ammo production line.

That’s tin taken care of.

I need carbon, but because of how I normally do things, I’ll be doing this temporarily for now. I want to make a pump/bore, but I’ll need those circuits I’m currently in the process of making.

The last thing I need is Galena, or more specifically the Lead Ore I can get from it. Note that mining this will also give me Nickle Ore which I currently don’t need, so I am forced to place the ore in a chest until I can make a sorting system.

…but before I can expand, I need to push back those biters.

Let Operation Broken Horse commence!

The advance has slowed. The natives have finally evolved to the point where spitters are popping up with increased frequency. This has resulted in some minor damage to the turrets, but nothing that I need to worry about.

Yep, no need to worry about the damage too much…

This is where I have to halt the advance. I have run out of grenades to clear a path to the biters further up, but I am also running low on ammo reserves. I’ll leave this place set up as my front line defence, and go back to resupply. At least, that was the plan until…

I realise the army of biters to the south have taken note of my advance and attempted to flank me. This is not good. I wanted to deal with them later, but they are already charging at me, likely after failing to protect their biter comrades I just slaughtered.

Quickly grabbing whatever supplies I could from my factory, I head back to deal with the pincer army.

Not good.

I don’t have enough turrets or ammo to keep this up!

Oh gawd… barely escaping with my life there, and now the turrets are taking the brunt of the assault.

RETREAT!!!

I build a sacrificial wall to cover the retreat, and pull back all of the turrets I have left.

They are still after me, and I know that wall won’t last.

I realise I need to increase my military power to deal with these guys, and for that reason I need to get green science up ASAP. As for that sacrificial wall, may your sacrifice forever be remembered.

Oh wait, forgot I had these. Let’s see what these Battle Droids can do…

“Squad 1 is no more…” Well that didn’t last very long. The wall lasted much longer than you useless guys.

Looks like we’ve saved quite a few more little girls from the biter bases this time. We even have a few green, blue and purple girls here.

But in any case, the reason why I’m here is to grab that Galena or Lead Ore. I need that green science, and this lead will lead me to it.

Alright, I now have Lead Plate. That’s one step closer to green science.

In summary, the build for the 2nd tier of circuits is still ongoing. The fight against the biters has become more difficult, resulting in a few sniper turret casualties, along with the sacrificial wall and the only Battle Droids I had. Operation Broken Horse has been halted midway, while the massive biter base to the south has become a problem I can’t ignore.

Things are definitely heating up.