Mighty Morphing Energon Rangers

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I got some positive feedback for this idea, so I’m going to put it out here for everyone to offer feedback.

The Autobots are getting real thirsty/hungry and I for one intend to address this in a logical plotty manner and throw Rail in the deep end at it. What I have in mind however will need approval by the admins for some of the assumptions and background.

Firstly, I assume that the energon that the Earth was seeded with was done so in a logical distribution – otherwise much would be wasted by landing in the ocean or have been discovered by humans with all their mining and digging and excavating, plus erosion and all sorts of other ways thing might get uncovered. Also the Decepticons seem to have a map while the ‘Bots do not. Stealing a map from the ‘Cons seems to me to be a suicidal mission so the ‘Bots need to work out where the energon deposits are likely to be and then scout them out.

I posit that energon can grow by somehow automagically allowing Hydrogen nuclei to utilize quantum tunnelling and undergo cold fusion, the energon adsorbing the released energy in the process and growign. If the hydrogen is too abundant, the process is too quick and BOOM. Too scarce and the energon fades. Now Cybertron is relative to Earth scarce of Hydrogen. There would be some in hydrocarbons, but if there was more, Cybertron would have water. Earth however exists in the “Goldilocks” zone and has literal oceans of water. I further posit that the logical places for the stable growth of Energon are places that have a small but reliable supply of water – like porous rock. I figure that places of porous rock can somewhat be mapped by pre-existing geological surveys.

As for the in-game threads, the first one would be spent simply trying to deduce the above, using a mix of logic, IC knowledge and simply visiting known energon mines to see what if anything the surrounding rock and location have in common.

Second part would be finding an untouched energon deposit, securing the site and mining equipment, and then onto trying to refining the raw energon, all while trying to keep activities hidden from the Decepticons.

I figure this thread or threads will change the current in game balance and realise that while Rail (in part by design) would be ideal, I, the player am untested and unproven. I can provide no proof that I will be here to see the plot through to its conclusion.

So…feedback, ideas, any volunteers even?

[Skirmisher]

I'd originally intended Skirmisher to have been assigned to the old Earth Garrison (i.e. Battle of Earth shown in the series with the Dark Energon) and that he'd participated in the Energon Seeding. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to pass that information along to the other Autobots after being stranded on the planet. It's all in his history.

I'd been toying with the idea of Skirmisher being able to utilize or draw on that old information, particularly when it came to Seeding the Energon such as Coordinates and the like which is locked within his helm. He could take part in that, if it's not an issue.

It should be noted Skirmisher wasn't designed as an Energon Scout or even a Scientist, but given the "limited manpower" available to the Garrison or the Old Garrison it wouldn't be far-fetched that they would have drawn on anyone willing to help in seeding the planet.

[Deleted]

Why do I have the feeling obtaining this map is going result in something similar to Before the Storm?

In all seriousness though, this really feels like something the Autobots can achieve. I can't speak for the admins, but this really does seem like a nice idea. I like how you even tied it into the untapped deposit plot on the Bulletin Board. The only problem in terms of in-universe matters, aside from the truce, is the fact that the Decepticons have more manpower. And while the Vehicons are killed in droves, there still just as many 'Cons who easily put up a fight against the 'Bots. Also the 'Cons still have more resources than the 'Bots, even with the Nemesis crashed into the ocean. Although, if this idea does become a thing, I'm up for it.

[Deleted]

I think it’s a really interesting idea. I’m currently waiting to be cued for Rail’s starting thread, but since Skystone is primarily a freighter femme, I think she could be useful to this. However, I also think that this could be the incident that would make the ‘Cons rethink the truce a little bit XD

[Windshield]

I personally do like this idea. But I also think it raises some serious questions.

If Energon were simply grown like this, what stopped either faction from growing it artificially on off-world facilities abundant in hydrogen. Keep in mind, hydrogen might be scarce on Cybertron if your idea gets approved, but it will still be the most abundant element in the larger universe. So, what would stop either faction from achieving this before?

The war was going on for centuries and resources dwindled all-throughout. Surely, both Autobots and Decepticons considered every option of obtaining more Energon, including your proposal. Can't imagine that Shockwave or the like wouldn't have thought of it already if it was possible.

That's just my two cents. But I'm all for the idea of fixing the bots' Energon problem. :>

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I would like to give this idea a kick in the pants so to speak. I can sort of see two directions we can swing this. One: We need to in character share the information that Skirmisher may or may not have pertinent to locales of Raw energon. Or Two: Rail and whoever else would like to help can explore old energon mining sites and the Triumphant Triumvirate Adminicus Karzeren can feed us bread crumbs of what we may discover so that we can attempt to deduce some connection that would allow us to extrapolate other energon sites as yet un-mined.

Also, did Windshield just happen to bring a Decepticon map with him? like a last bargaining chip