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Completed Let's Battle for Dune! #12 Failure is death (finished)
- Thread starter Hellraiser
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God I hate early 2000's rts'es that decided to go fully 3D and everything looks like a garish low-res mess.Dune 2000 also had a cooler Harkonnen mentat :D
Anyway 3 and B. Thematically allying with Fremen would be pretty weird as even though Erebus is right about them being bloodthirsty and Social Darwinists, they would absolutely despise the perverted and decadent Harkonnen. House Harkonnen are more like Caligula than Adolf Hitler. Let's stomp some Ordos, it'll be more satisfying to have the Atreides survive until the late-game anyway
Anyway 3 and B. Thematically allying with Fremen would be pretty weird as even though Erebus is right about them being bloodthirsty and Social Darwinists, they would absolutely despise the perverted and decadent Harkonnen. House Harkonnen are more like Caligula than Adolf Hitler. Let's stomp some Ordos, it'll be more satisfying to have the Atreides survive until the late-game anyway
I'll hop on to the 3B bandwagon. The Sardaukar are sweet. Also, IIRC allying with Fremen is impossible when playing as Harkonnen.
Hellraiser
Arcane
The votes have been counted, the course of action in obvious. Imperium elite troopers>smelly natives.
I'm counting Lumpy's vote as "attack the Ordos territory which has the most votes" so that gives us 7 votes for Mashtarmal Ridge.
Time to burn some Ordos.
I'm counting Lumpy's vote as "attack the Ordos territory which has the most votes" so that gives us 7 votes for Mashtarmal Ridge.
Time to burn some Ordos.
Angelo85 said:
It's different.
Vaarna_Aarne
Notorious Internet Vandal
Fuck, now I want to play this game again.
Hellraiser said:
See, this track alone proves that selecting Harkonnen was the right choice
This is interesting, I never played this game I thought this was going to be Dune 2. Will follow.
Voting SARDAUKAR, don't care bout territory to attack.
Hellraiser
Arcane
Update 3: Sardaukar, ragheads and violations.
Music: Victory is inevitable
Troops are moved to the only territory bordering the one House Harkonnen is about to attack. This will help in securing it.
So in order to gain the support of the Sardaukar we have to kill them? Fortunately killing is something the Harkonnen are good at.
House Harkonenn forces may now deploy engineers and assault tanks. Assault tanks are a little to mundane for my tastes.
Our invasion force is stronger than normally thanks to the reserve forces stationed in the region from which we attacked. This will make repelling the Sardaukar assault easy.
The base is established on the closest bit of solid worm-free ground. No point in looking for a better location.
One of the scouts find some pods containing Sardaukars. I have no idea why where they there but the Sardaukar inside joined me so whatever.
An Ordos scout is killed.
: The Sardaukar are attacking, do not fail the Baron.
: I am Commander Sheppard of the Sardaukar. You will kill my men and prove that the Harkonnen are EXTREME enough for us. If you fail we will ally with the Ordos.
: It is good to see that the Sardaukar value the lives of their men as much as we do.
: The Harkonenn are truly EXTREME. We will now test your enemies.
: It is obvious that the Ordos are weak! Allying with House Harkonenn is what we need to do to save humanity!
: Excellent, the Sardaukar have provided us with troops. Use them to slay the enemies of the Baron!
Ordos scum is trying to disrupt our spice mining!
Time to send the Sardaukar at them
: Put down these Ordos dogs in the name of House Harkonnen!
The Ordos base isn't protected as well as it should have been. It is time to attack!
Good thing that sandstorm didn't plow right through the Sardaukar.
The Ordos aren't even trying to defend. They deserve to be crushed.
Way too easy
The Atreides also decide to take some land from the Ordos.
They fail. Duke Achillus of Arrakis? Truly the man has a great sense of humor.
The Ordos try to launch a counteroffensive. Unfortunately for them the Harkonnen do not run from a fight.
: House Ordos is unworthy of claiming the Golden Lion throne. Use my men as you see fit. Do not disappoint the Sardaukar.
The last mission where I had a decent starting force was pathetically easy despite the Ordos having the home field advantage.
This time I will use the Sardaukar to crush them as soon as my scouts find their base. Since I already start with a base I have a major advantage.
What could possibly go wrong?
A Sardaukar barracks is constructed so that I canspam deploy more of them.
The Ordos base has been found. CHARGE!
The Ordos send what little troops they have to counter the Harkonnen attempt at destroying their spice mining operation.
They have no chance of succeeding. But what's this about the manboon natives trying to raid the Harkonenn?
: I am Andhaira the Shai-Hulud slayer. You Harkonnen are foul and decadent!
: The natives are getting restless it seems. Surely the Sardaukar will handle this problem with ease.
: Warriors of sietch Inania attack! YA HYA CHOUHADA!
What...
FUCKING SPACE RAGHEADS! THEY KILLED ALL THE SARDAUKAR!
Now they're heading to attack the base. Don't be fooled by seeing just 2 of them here, unless they're really badly damaged they stay camouflaged revealing themselves only for a brief second when shooting.
Snipers with stealth obviously counter any infantry including the Sardaukar real bad. I should have sent a flamethrower tank or two with them.
: NOBODY KILLS A SARDAUKAR AND LIVES TO SEE ANOTHER DAY! TAKE THIS SQUAD AND TAKE EXTREME REVENGE COMMANDER!
Time to crush these desert-dwelling manboons.
: We shall take your water Harkonnen!
: I will return and reclaim the water of my fallen brothers!
: He got away! DAMN IT!
: Come warriors! These Harkonnen do not deserve their water, we shall take it for the Sietch!
: CHARGE! SLAY THEM ALL FOR THE IMPERIUM!
What you see here is a lasgun of an elite sardaukar hitting a shield of a laser tank. For those familiar with dune canon the only acceptable outcome happens, both units are instantly destroyed.
Although I always imagined that the shield explodes with such EXTREME force that the laser weapon gets caught in the blast radius despite the distance. But I guess that would screw over
gameplay. It looks better ingame I didn't capture a better screenshot of it unfortunately.
: Come and meet your end Sardaukar Shaitan!
As expected the Ordos troops die like flies under Sardaukar fire. The Fremen however are a little to tough for that.
: Quickly! Attack their base brothers!
Seriously I should have built those damn flametanks.
A fremen? Near a flametank? Oh and there is a barrel of volatile liquid nearby?
Guess what happened? Hint: the stealthed fremen were very close to where that barrel was standing
: I will return to reclaim the water of those you have slain Shaitan!
: I will hunt you down even to the edge of the Galaxy if I have to! Nothing will get in the way of me and my goal!
It is time to press the attack since no more space ragheads are coming.
They burn rather nicely
The Ordos are pathetically weak as always. However back at the base the weather conditions have deteriorated...
It looks like he transfered to the airborne company
As you can see House Harkonnen suffered minimally smaller casualties than the enemy. Not that we care about casualties but those fremen will pay!
Continued in next post...
Music: Victory is inevitable
Troops are moved to the only territory bordering the one House Harkonnen is about to attack. This will help in securing it.
So in order to gain the support of the Sardaukar we have to kill them? Fortunately killing is something the Harkonnen are good at.
House Harkonenn forces may now deploy engineers and assault tanks. Assault tanks are a little to mundane for my tastes.
Our invasion force is stronger than normally thanks to the reserve forces stationed in the region from which we attacked. This will make repelling the Sardaukar assault easy.
The base is established on the closest bit of solid worm-free ground. No point in looking for a better location.
One of the scouts find some pods containing Sardaukars. I have no idea why where they there but the Sardaukar inside joined me so whatever.
An Ordos scout is killed.
Ordos scum is trying to disrupt our spice mining!
Time to send the Sardaukar at them
The Ordos base isn't protected as well as it should have been. It is time to attack!
Good thing that sandstorm didn't plow right through the Sardaukar.
The Ordos aren't even trying to defend. They deserve to be crushed.
Way too easy
The Atreides also decide to take some land from the Ordos.
They fail. Duke Achillus of Arrakis? Truly the man has a great sense of humor.
The Ordos try to launch a counteroffensive. Unfortunately for them the Harkonnen do not run from a fight.
The last mission where I had a decent starting force was pathetically easy despite the Ordos having the home field advantage.
This time I will use the Sardaukar to crush them as soon as my scouts find their base. Since I already start with a base I have a major advantage.
What could possibly go wrong?
A Sardaukar barracks is constructed so that I can
The Ordos base has been found. CHARGE!
The Ordos send what little troops they have to counter the Harkonnen attempt at destroying their spice mining operation.
They have no chance of succeeding. But what's this about the manboon natives trying to raid the Harkonenn?
What...
FUCKING SPACE RAGHEADS! THEY KILLED ALL THE SARDAUKAR!
Now they're heading to attack the base. Don't be fooled by seeing just 2 of them here, unless they're really badly damaged they stay camouflaged revealing themselves only for a brief second when shooting.
Snipers with stealth obviously counter any infantry including the Sardaukar real bad. I should have sent a flamethrower tank or two with them.
Time to crush these desert-dwelling manboons.
What you see here is a lasgun of an elite sardaukar hitting a shield of a laser tank. For those familiar with dune canon the only acceptable outcome happens, both units are instantly destroyed.
Although I always imagined that the shield explodes with such EXTREME force that the laser weapon gets caught in the blast radius despite the distance. But I guess that would screw over
gameplay. It looks better ingame I didn't capture a better screenshot of it unfortunately.
As expected the Ordos troops die like flies under Sardaukar fire. The Fremen however are a little to tough for that.
Seriously I should have built those damn flametanks.
A fremen? Near a flametank? Oh and there is a barrel of volatile liquid nearby?
Guess what happened? Hint: the stealthed fremen were very close to where that barrel was standing
I will return to reclaim the water of those you have slain Shaitan!
It is time to press the attack since no more space ragheads are coming.
They burn rather nicely
The Ordos are pathetically weak as always. However back at the base the weather conditions have deteriorated...
It looks like he transfered to the airborne company
As you can see House Harkonnen suffered minimally smaller casualties than the enemy. Not that we care about casualties but those fremen will pay!
Continued in next post...
Hellraiser
Arcane
Meanwhile...
FMV - A sublime thought
The Baron has a plan. Gunseng however disapproves of violating the great convention. Is he even a true fucking Harkonenn? They have violating shit in their blood, especially violating the great convention.
The Baron must've been tricked by the Bene Gesserit to fuck an Atreides concubine or something to spawn a Harkonnen son as shitty as Gunseng. At leastevil CLEVE Copec shows
that he inherited more than just his father's fatass gene. Like the joy he takes at the very thought of slaughtering every Ordos and Atreides on the Heighliner. A true Harkonnen patriot loyal to Harkonnen values
Just how exactly will the guild overlook hell breaking loose in one of their Heighliner? Never mind I guess the Baron has it figured out.
Regardless it is time for some Heighliner Hijinks
Music: Rise of the Harkonnen (Dune 2000)
Ok so he bribed the guild. With all the spice we're mining on Arrakis that's not unlikely.
There are a few frigates in this part of the Heighliner. Better start killing before we get to Arrakis.
Life support? Pff whatever.
Some Ordos get blown up. Maybe they were civilians or guild technicians. Whatever, the guild got payed to ignore this shit and we have killing to do.
: You are violating the Great Convention. Guild Heighliners are neutral territory. Cease hostilities or we will throw you out the airlock.
I thought the fucking Baron bribed them! That fat bastard better pay me good if I somehow survive this shit.
We kill more civilians or guild security or Ordos. Hell even if they were Harkonnen the Baron wouldn't give a fuck as long as we would kill them.
One frigate down.
Scientists? Obviously they're Atreides spies in disguise!
Two more frigates down. Barely any resistance encountered whatsoever.
There goes the 4th one.
: DERP I see you are encountering strong HERP resistance 
Seriously did they add something to his juice? This shit is ridiculously easy expect for the immediate threat of getting spaced by a high on melange guild navigator.
How can one make this mission even easier? Give the player free Sardaurkars...
Five frigates down.
Six.
More Saudarkars. This is hard? Although on the other hand once we get near the enemy capital shit will get serious (and once a few other fun things happen).
Ok last one now let's bail from this sinking ship.
8 minutes left? Maybe the Baron bribed the navigator to take his sweet time before spacing us.
Oh yeah about our reward...
FMV - The First Reward
From his personal stable even? Hey he can endanger my life by pissing off the guild any day if he keeps more of that stuff coming.
Also the mentat wanted to bring this to the attention of the glorious commanding Hivemind:
FMV - The Choice is Yours
Both the Ix and the Bene Tleilax are willing to trade/ally. Which mean we will experience THE TYRANNY OF CHOICE.
VOTING TIME
Which of the following regions will House Harkonnen attack?
1) Pasty Mesa (Atreides) - A backwater base with nothing else of significance.
2) Plaster Basic (Atreides) - Tleilaxu are present here doing something.
3) Hole-in-the-Rock (Ordos) - Ixians are testing new nerd gadgets here.
4) Gabana Depression (Ordos) - Ixians need help in evacuating.
5) Habbanya Erg (Ordos) - Somebody is assaulting a Tleilaxu base.
6) Gara Kulon (Ordos) - Ragheads have a camp here.
Ixian or Tleilaxu shit, which is better and why DISCUSS!
A) Ixian - it wasn't grown in a tank of flesh. Also SCIENCE and EMMA WATSON!
B) Tleilaxu - biological weaponry is superior to the nerdy gadgets of the Ixians.
FMV - A sublime thought
The Baron has a plan. Gunseng however disapproves of violating the great convention. Is he even a true fucking Harkonenn? They have violating shit in their blood, especially violating the great convention.
The Baron must've been tricked by the Bene Gesserit to fuck an Atreides concubine or something to spawn a Harkonnen son as shitty as Gunseng. At least
that he inherited more than just his father's fatass gene. Like the joy he takes at the very thought of slaughtering every Ordos and Atreides on the Heighliner. A true Harkonnen patriot loyal to Harkonnen values
Just how exactly will the guild overlook hell breaking loose in one of their Heighliner? Never mind I guess the Baron has it figured out.
Regardless it is time for some Heighliner Hijinks
Music: Rise of the Harkonnen (Dune 2000)
Ok so he bribed the guild. With all the spice we're mining on Arrakis that's not unlikely.
There are a few frigates in this part of the Heighliner. Better start killing before we get to Arrakis.
Life support? Pff whatever.
Some Ordos get blown up. Maybe they were civilians or guild technicians. Whatever, the guild got payed to ignore this shit and we have killing to do.
I thought the fucking Baron bribed them! That fat bastard better pay me good if I somehow survive this shit.
We kill more civilians or guild security or Ordos. Hell even if they were Harkonnen the Baron wouldn't give a fuck as long as we would kill them.
One frigate down.
Scientists? Obviously they're Atreides spies in disguise!
Two more frigates down. Barely any resistance encountered whatsoever.
There goes the 4th one.
Seriously did they add something to his juice? This shit is ridiculously easy expect for the immediate threat of getting spaced by a high on melange guild navigator.
How can one make this mission even easier? Give the player free Sardaurkars...
Five frigates down.
Six.
More Saudarkars. This is hard?
Although on the other hand once we get near the enemy capital shit will get serious (and once a few other fun things happen).
Ok last one now let's bail from this sinking ship.
8 minutes left? Maybe the Baron bribed the navigator to take his sweet time before spacing us.
Oh yeah about our reward...
FMV - The First Reward
From his personal stable even? Hey he can endanger my life by pissing off the guild any day if he keeps more of that stuff coming.
Also the mentat wanted to bring this to the attention of the glorious commanding Hivemind:
FMV - The Choice is Yours
Both the Ix and the Bene Tleilax are willing to trade/ally. Which mean we will experience THE TYRANNY OF CHOICE.
It isn't that hard to ally with both, although it requires you to avoid territories where the two fight each other which delays capturing the enemy capital on Arrakis. But we won't do that since choices need to have consequences.
VOTING TIME
Which of the following regions will House Harkonnen attack?
1) Pasty Mesa (Atreides) - A backwater base with nothing else of significance.
2) Plaster Basic (Atreides) - Tleilaxu are present here doing something.
3) Hole-in-the-Rock (Ordos) - Ixians are testing new nerd gadgets here.
4) Gabana Depression (Ordos) - Ixians need help in evacuating.
5) Habbanya Erg (Ordos) - Somebody is assaulting a Tleilaxu base.
6) Gara Kulon (Ordos) - Ragheads have a camp here.
Ixian or Tleilaxu shit, which is better and why DISCUSS!
A) Ixian - it wasn't grown in a tank of flesh. Also SCIENCE and EMMA WATSON!
B) Tleilaxu - biological weaponry is superior to the nerdy gadgets of the Ixians.
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A lot of this is completely against the Harkonnen as portrayed by Herbert actually. They're cruel, but they're not stupid and don't go violating shit just for the sake of it, only when it's the best path to their stated goal and only when they're ABSOLUTELY sure they can get away with it. I blame a lot of the villain decay on Lynch's movie.Hellraiser said:The Baron has a plan. Gunseng however disapproves of violating the great convention. Is he even a true fucking Harkonenn? They have violating shit in their blood, especially violating the great convention.[...]Like the joy he takes at the very thought of slaughtering every Ordos and Atreides on the Heighliner. A true Harkonnen patriot loyal to Harkonnen values
Actually that's precisely what they do in Dune
(though the child isn't aware of it at first and the Baron never finds out)Oh good, at least the game is faithful to the books in some things
Vote: 6 B
We don't care about the backwater base, or helping the Ixians. Chance to slaughter some ragheads? in a Codexian LP? well DUH!
Also, Tleilaxu fit far better the Evilness of the Harkonnen than the Ixian nerds. Also, all the female tanks of flesh thingie fits perfectly with the confused sexual identity of the 'dex.
Agreed. The Complete annihilation of the local natives is a necessary evil. Crush them before they establish any meaningful alliance with one of the Lesser Houses in Arrakis.
Fuck Biological weapons. Go for Ix
6A
Fuck Biological weapons. Go for Ix
6A
5B.
Tleilaxu Master Lern offers his aid to the Baron. So long as you Harkonnen give us plenty of new axlotl tank material. And please stop raping the face-dancers.
Tleilaxu Master Lern offers his aid to the Baron. So long as you Harkonnen give us plenty of new axlotl tank material. And please stop raping the face-dancers.
Multiple Sarcasm
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6B, obviously. 
Unless you can kill the Fremen AND ally with Tleilaxu in one mission, in this game (in which case I'll vote 6B).
GarfunkeL
Racism Expert
6B. Nightmare monsters and genocide? YES PLEASE.
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Wait what? Ix never allies with the Atreides. They stay kinda out of the Atreides-Harkonnen feud. I don't remember if they have any hand in the Atreides-Corrino thing, but if they did it'd be some kind of subtle help to Shaddam, not to the Atreides. And by the time Leto II is around they actively try to destroy hi-Ulminati said:
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You had BETTER not be talking about the prequels
JagreenLern said:
My votes are:
6) Gara Kulon (Ordos) - Ragheads have a camp here.
A) Ixian - it wasn't grown in a tank of flesh. Also SCIENCE and EMMA WATSON!
All of you who have voted 5B, for the love of our Baron, reconsider! If you REALLY want to ally with the Bene Tleilax, pick another territory to attack. Attacking this one WILL prove unfortunate, believe my spice-fuelled prophecy!
6) Gara Kulon (Ordos) - Ragheads have a camp here.
A) Ixian - it wasn't grown in a tank of flesh. Also SCIENCE and EMMA WATSON!
All of you who have voted 5B, for the love of our Baron, reconsider! If you REALLY want to ally with the Bene Tleilax, pick another territory to attack. Attacking this one WILL prove unfortunate, believe my spice-fuelled prophecy!
anus_pounder
Arcane
5B
Also, it seems andhaira can be quite badass when push comes to shove.
Also, it seems andhaira can be quite badass when push comes to shove.
Hellraiser
Arcane
Storyfag said:
Oh now I remembered what that missions was
Multiple Sarcasm said:5B, obviously.
Unless you can kill the Fremen AND ally with Tleilaxu in one mission, in this game (in which case I'll vote 6B).
Don't worry bro! The way the vote works is that if Tleilaxu win but we attack a territory with the Ixians we'll ignore the Ixians (or attack them for the EVULZ). Basically it means we'll help the Tleilaxu if they are present in a mission to ally with them. Assuming we vote to attack a region where they are present or if we get lucky and they appear when we defend a region against attack.
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