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Re: Crystal - Gen 3 - Metamorphosis
« Reply #240 on: May 08, 2012, 01:09:03 pm »

The storage bulb would be identical to an ordinary LowQ Crystal.
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Re: Crystal - Gen 3 - Metamorphosis
« Reply #241 on: May 08, 2012, 01:10:30 pm »

The storage bulb would be identical to an ordinary LowQ Crystal.
I'd rather have something that has no generation but high storage, and the ability to zap things that come to close.
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Re: Crystal - Gen 3 - Metamorphosis
« Reply #242 on: May 08, 2012, 01:12:55 pm »

The storage bulb would be identical to an ordinary LowQ Crystal.
I'd rather have something that has no generation but high storage, and the ability to zap things that come to close.
You can already za....

Oh, you mean automatically zap things? Okay.
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Re: Crystal - Gen 3 - Metamorphosis
« Reply #243 on: May 08, 2012, 01:13:44 pm »

The storage bulb would be identical to an ordinary LowQ Crystal.
I'd rather have something that has no generation but high storage, and the ability to zap things that come to close.
You can already za....

Oh, you mean automatically zap things? Okay.
As long as we have the ability to turn it of and on, yes.
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Re: Crystal - Gen 3 - Metamorphosis
« Reply #244 on: May 08, 2012, 01:18:58 pm »

So its more of a charged defense bulb than a storage device.
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Re: Crystal - Gen 3 - Metamorphosis
« Reply #245 on: May 08, 2012, 01:24:53 pm »

So...ignoring my question about the sonar, then. Thanks for that, cerapa.  :'(

Anyway, my preferences for (b) and (c) are as follows.

(B): Crystal that uses energy every cycle to hide us, somehow. Perhaps changing colour to copy that of matter in contact.
(C): Stealthy defense, somehow. Maybe we start emitting high quantities of radiation. It's not like radioactive rocks are particularly special, though being mistaken for uranium or something probably wouldn't be helpful.

On that note - can we, I don't know, swing tendrils of crystal around to sharpen them? Can we make pointed crystals?
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Re: Crystal - Gen 3 - Metamorphosis
« Reply #246 on: May 08, 2012, 01:35:27 pm »

So...ignoring my question about the sonar, then. Thanks for that, cerapa.  :'(
On that note - can we, I don't know, swing tendrils of crystal around to sharpen them? Can we make pointed crystals?
The sonar is just a bullshit explanation of the fact that you can see the contents of a sector, as long as you have previously seen every type of matter that the sector contains. You just need to be present in the sector, with no further requirements.

And your crystals are already as pointy as they get. Which on a scale of "not very pointy" to "pretty damn pointy" is "so pointy you could stab a dude".
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Re: Crystal - Gen 3 - Metamorphosis
« Reply #247 on: May 08, 2012, 02:45:26 pm »

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(a) - Assimilated ExHIM - Pick 1
       1)cheap(normally very expensive)
       2)strong(integrity)
       3)productive(energy generation) [2]

(b) - Specialist Crystal Form
        -[Storage bulb: High energy storage. Ability to quickly dump energy in a controlled fashion, even into the air (Defensive uses)] [1][1 provisional]
        -Other

(c) - Unique Feature
        -Ability to sense even small disturbances in the electromagnetic field of the air and ground surrounding us. WOuld allow us to see [2]


Storage bulb: Should have storage greater that a lowQ crystal, with the ability to release that energy as fast as we like. Not automatically, but quickly enough that we can do it the second something touches us.

If we can't have that, we should get the ability to maintain our consciousness without a physical connection between our crystals. so if we get broken, it won't inconvenience us so much.
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Re: Crystal - Gen 3 - Metamorphosis
« Reply #248 on: May 08, 2012, 03:01:23 pm »


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(a) - Assimilated ExHIM - Pick 1
       1)cheap(normally very expensive)
       2)strong(integrity)
       3)productive(energy generation) [3]

(b) - Specialist Crystal Form
        -[Storage bulb: High energy storage. Ability to quickly dump energy in a controlled fashion, even into the air (Defensive uses)] [2][1 provisional]
        -Other

(c) - Unique Feature
        -Ability to sense even small disturbances in the electromagnetic field of the air and ground surrounding us. WOuld allow us to see [3]

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Re: Crystal - Gen 3 - Metamorphosis
« Reply #249 on: May 08, 2012, 03:03:55 pm »

Storage bulb: Should have storage greater that a lowQ crystal, with the ability to release that energy as fast as we like. Not automatically, but quickly enough that we can do it the second something touches us.
The crystals could be considered the height of storage. Getting more storage will either have a high cost or high requirements, and would actually go under the purview of HighQ Crystals anyway.

And you arent really thinking between cycles, so speed wouldnt really give you anything. Its either automatic, or at the moment of the cycle, unless you go into tick-mode. There is no third option(besides giving specifics to automatic).
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Re: Crystal - Gen 3 - Metamorphosis
« Reply #250 on: May 08, 2012, 03:09:43 pm »

I'd say defensive bulbs would be best. They store energy and automatically zap anything that touches them.
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Re: Crystal - Gen 3 - Metamorphosis
« Reply #251 on: May 08, 2012, 03:12:26 pm »

(Wait, so no storagythingcrystals for us without serious costs/requirements? IN that case...)

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(a) - Assimilated ExHIM - Pick 1
       1)cheap(normally very expensive)
       2)strong(integrity)
       3)productive(energy generation) [3]

(b) - Specialist Crystal Form
        -[Storage bulb: High energy storage. Ability to quickly dump energy in a controlled fashion, even into the air (Defensive uses)] [1][1 provisional]
        -[Liquid Crystal: A thing that actually contains crystals and liquid, preferably pressurized. Crystal opens up, and little bits of you permeate the stuff around it! Basically, AOE assimilation/making things easier to assimilate.*]
[1]
        -Other

(c) - Unique Feature
        -Ability to sense even small disturbances in the electromagnetic field of the air and ground surrounding us. WOuld allow us to see [3]

* I think.
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Re: Crystal - Gen 3 - Metamorphosis
« Reply #252 on: May 08, 2012, 03:17:40 pm »

(Wait, so no storagythingcrystals for us without serious costs/requirements? IN that case...)

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(a) - Assimilated ExHIM - Pick 1
       1)cheap(normally very expensive)
       2)strong(integrity)
       3)productive(energy generation) [3]

(b) - Specialist Crystal Form
        -[Storage bulb: High energy storage. Ability to quickly dump energy in a controlled fashion, even into the air (Defensive uses)]
  • [1 provisional]

        -[Liquid Crystal: A thing that actually contains crystals and liquid, preferably pressurized. Crystal opens up, and little bits of you permeate the stuff around it! Basically, AOE assimilation/making things easier to assimilate.*][/b] [2]
        -Other

(c) - Unique Feature
        -Ability to sense even small disturbances in the electromagnetic field of the air and ground surrounding us. WOuld allow us to see [3]

Yup, changing my vote too.
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Re: Crystal - Gen 3 - Metamorphosis
« Reply #253 on: May 08, 2012, 05:33:07 pm »

from what he says, we can't have a proper storage bulb, so I'm gonna have to go with the liquid assimilation thingy too.

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(a) - Assimilated ExHIM - Pick 1
       1)cheap(normally very expensive)
       2)strong(integrity)
       3)productive(energy generation) [3]

(b) - Specialist Crystal Form
        -[Storage bulb: High energy storage. Ability to quickly dump energy in a controlled fashion, even into the air (Defensive uses)]

        -[Liquid Crystal: A thing that actually contains crystals and liquid, preferably pressurized. Crystal opens up, and little bits of you permeate the stuff around it! Basically, AOE assimilation/making things easier to assimilate.*] [3]
        -Other

(c) - Unique Feature
        -Ability to sense even small disturbances in the electromagnetic field of the air and ground surrounding us. Would allow us to see [3]
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Re: Crystal - Gen 3 - Metamorphosis
« Reply #254 on: May 08, 2012, 07:13:49 pm »

What he said was that the storage bulb wouldn't store more than the crystals we already have. It would still work as a defensive structure.
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