There were countless zombie survival threads,yet i don't remember alien invasion survival thread yet.
So,it's alien invasion. They arrive with clearly hostile intent and set out to control largest population centers. They want to conquer,not destroy,but won't hesitate to shoot people for stopping them or scaring others. They don't have too much of a wish to negotiate and settle things peacefully (unless we prove we can stand for ourselves). On the other hand,they're not too trigger-happy,and don't want to glass our planet or blow up NYC "for the lulz" either.
Technologicaly,they are on Halo/Mass Effect level - they have FTL,various energy weapons,antigravity,energy shields,and other fancy toys. But they are a bit smaller and weaker than humans,so beating them in close combat is slightly easier than at range.
So,what do you do? Try to contact them and persuade them into minimizing casualties? Wage guerrilla warfare and go commando on them? Dig in someplace safe and just live? Or simply surrender and become their servant?
EDIT: Attention people! It's a thread about what would YOU do in case of alien invasion,not about what HUMANITY in general would. For all those who said "nuke 'em",consider that most aliens are on the ground or in the atmosphere (we don't want to destroy our own ecosystem,do we?),and mothership probably has missile defenses.
So,it's alien invasion. They arrive with clearly hostile intent and set out to control largest population centers. They want to conquer,not destroy,but won't hesitate to shoot people for stopping them or scaring others. They don't have too much of a wish to negotiate and settle things peacefully (unless we prove we can stand for ourselves). On the other hand,they're not too trigger-happy,and don't want to glass our planet or blow up NYC "for the lulz" either.
Technologicaly,they are on Halo/Mass Effect level - they have FTL,various energy weapons,antigravity,energy shields,and other fancy toys. But they are a bit smaller and weaker than humans,so beating them in close combat is slightly easier than at range.
So,what do you do? Try to contact them and persuade them into minimizing casualties? Wage guerrilla warfare and go commando on them? Dig in someplace safe and just live? Or simply surrender and become their servant?
EDIT: Attention people! It's a thread about what would YOU do in case of alien invasion,not about what HUMANITY in general would. For all those who said "nuke 'em",consider that most aliens are on the ground or in the atmosphere (we don't want to destroy our own ecosystem,do we?),and mothership probably has missile defenses.
