Doug's Projects
XCOM: Gray Dawn#Current_Projects .... Doug
A Better Man
After the help I've given the civic authorities, I want copies made of as much of the civic maps as possible: sewer, power, roads, etc. Still trying to get the Expert: Elma skill (i.e., geography, demographics, infrastructure, roads, etc.).
--Melonberg 14:13, 3 October 2014 (MST)Since you have a clear association to the local white-hats, the records you want would be made available to you. County utility stuff that runs through Elma would require a trip to Montesano and their records office. Speaking of which, the county jail is right next door, where at least a handful of Pershings you have cataloged in your "Pershing Family Kudzu" (because calling it a "tree" doesn't do their fecundity justice) were incarcerated as of the Sweeps.
A New Base
Despite the righteousness of his Command Center, Doug's realizing that it's a little too vulnerable. Given his distrust for alien technology, he doesn't want to use the Construction Drones to dig him a new one. And he doesn't trust Lillian Kjelstad, so he doesn't want to move in to her secret base. Trying to use terrestrial methods of digging a new base will take too long and won't be very secret. Which leaves space (no shuttles and won't use alien ships), the air (same problem) or... underwater. Luckily, Elma has Huttala Lake and the Chehalis River, and Grays Harbor further west. Therefore Doug is working on designs for an underwater base. He's also looking for some shipping containers, industrial grade sealants, cutting and welding supplies.
Alien Machine Interface
Since Doug is able to stay at home for most of the missions, he wants to start reading Curry's notes and to try and puzzle out the "Man-Machine Interface" that allow greater drone control and flying of the ships. It's important to figure out how to protect ourselves from the alien mind-influence. Doug will continue Curry's work with the EEG machine and try various other diagnostic equipment.
Scout Drone
Now that there are some destroyed enemy drones to safely tinker with, Doug wants to get into their guts and start mapping all its systems and how it works. The goals are: How to repair damage, How to reload weapons, and adding more sensor & manual dexterity abilities.
--Melonberg 13:49, 3 October 2014 (MST)With initial research done on the Machine interface tech, Marie or Janice could probably whip up some additional manipulators. They could probably also swap out/add on regular terrestrial weapons to the assault drones, or very light weapons to the scout drones. The needler weapons on the assault drones can be reloaded with ammo stores recovered already (though the supply is somewhat limited for now). Rearming the heavier weapons will require research into those weapons, which might require Doug to talk Marie into researching stuff that kills people. Good luck. As for repairing damage, they will have to research each respective drone type (like completing the alien "autopsy" for the cyberdisk in the original X-Com).
Alien Fabric
Fabric, how dangerous could it be? Supremely! Everyone overlooks accidentally bumping or brushing against others, and that would be a perfect method of transferring drugs or tracking devices. Maybe even allowing for sense manipulation, like hiding alien bio-signs or warping light for stealth purposes. Doug wants to get his hands on some of the alien fabric and expose it to as many different kinds of radiation (electro-magenetic and otherwise) as well as electricity and various fluids and solutions, hoping to discover ways to detect it and what its powers are.
