Saucer

• Its beam serves many functions
  • abduction
  • dropping objects, returning people, & placing pod-people decoys
  • investigating via scanner
  • attack damage (during late stage game)
• It can be upgraded in many ways to meet specific tasks but may not have all upgrades at once
  • the beem can be:
    • widened to capture more at once
    • given a stronger pull to abduct faster
    • given damage capability to attack and destroy
    • using beam from farther away?
    • cause blackouts - to drive peouple out of buildings
    • start fires - to misdirect military or distract/draw people
    • create localized earthquakes - to drive peouple out of buildings
  • Upgraded with different crew members
    • each crew member represents a different skill
      • psychic investigation of human beings
      • commanding drones
      • etc.
    • each crew member can give the Saucer bonuses
      • navigators, faster and more nimble flying
      • science officers, better genetics return
      • security officers, stronger attack bonuses
      • etc.
  • Upgraded with different stealth capabilities
    • hiding in clouds
    • genterating clouds to hide in
    • generating an invisibility cloak to hide close to the ground
    • using beam from farther away?
    • sending out drones as battle defense
    • flying faster
    • hiding in bodies of water
    • etc.