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Projects

Thor (heavy frigate)
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Hiram (Railgun drone)
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Occido MI (exploding mimic dron)
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Lux (Laser corvette)
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Stone (Solar sail transport)
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BIFROST (Laser drone)
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Pythagoras (Recovery ship)
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Julius (transforming drone)
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Total Members Voted: 0

Voting closed: December 13, 2012, 01:24:40 pm


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Re: You are a spaceship designer
« Reply #90 on: December 10, 2012, 08:33:14 pm »

we dont know if we have cheap ceramics. we have plastic, glass and thats about it. that we know of.
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Re: You are a spaceship designer
« Reply #91 on: December 10, 2012, 08:34:32 pm »

(frick, didn't mean to post, ignore.)
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Re: You are a spaceship designer
« Reply #92 on: December 10, 2012, 08:35:04 pm »

this world doen't run on video-game logic. Ships will have point defense cannons.
...Which probably work much better when they're shooting at things trying to hit them than drones flying about further out.

That's more or less what the Hiram-I's I suggested are.
Hirmam-Who?

Oh.  The ship.  Yeah, that's what I mean, but I'm thinking the pirate's bases are far enough from the sun that plastics don't melt, right?  So, why not make some drones out of plastics and glass?  They won't take many hits, but they don't need to if we have cheap drones spilling out every one of our cavities.
And plastic. Plastic is a wide-ranging material group. And a little iron so railguns work.

we dont know if we have cheap ceramics. we have plastic, glass and thats about it. that we know of.
And stone.
That has to have a reason behind it. They wouldn't have mentioned it otherwise, right?
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Re: You are a spaceship designer
« Reply #93 on: December 10, 2012, 08:35:43 pm »

whoknows, it might be the ore of the most boss metal in the universe.
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Re: You are a spaceship designer
« Reply #94 on: December 10, 2012, 08:47:04 pm »

Yeah, I mentioned plastics.
And yeah, they'll have point-defense, but that won't save them from the army of fluff.  This will basically work the same way a wet tissue is going to be harder to get off of you than a dry tissue.  Practically no resistance to damage, so anything you try will just break some of it off.   Instead of being able to target the bridge of a cruiser, they'll have to shoot each individual drone.  At some point, they may just say "Fuck it, it isn't worth the effort."  But I'm hoping (and thinking) they'll kick ass.
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Re: You are a spaceship designer
« Reply #95 on: December 10, 2012, 09:01:12 pm »

So I guess 2 designs: a robotic SPG, and some kind of tugboat/miner.

But in any case, the survival of the Navy Chief is our first priority, even more important than the fate of this banana republic.

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Re: You are a spaceship designer
« Reply #96 on: December 10, 2012, 10:10:06 pm »

Sure,create a miner too. A side project, put warships above the Green Dwarf or whatever we call it.
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« Reply #97 on: December 10, 2012, 10:32:03 pm »

Sure,create a miner too. A side project, put warships above the Green Dwarf or whatever we call it.
When I talk about survival, its more about not getting into a position of getting killed.

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Re: You are a spaceship designer
« Reply #98 on: December 10, 2012, 10:36:01 pm »

Out of curiosity, is a coup d'etat completely out of the question?
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Re: You are a spaceship designer
« Reply #99 on: December 10, 2012, 10:58:13 pm »

Sure,create a miner too. A side project, put warships above the Green Dwarf or whatever we call it.
When I talk about survival, its more about not getting into a position of getting killed.
Again, don't worry about the miner overmuch until we have mines. And that requires the pirates to be defeated.

Out of curiosity, is a coup d'etat completely out of the question?
For now, yes.
Without good reason, I'd veto it most likely.
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« Reply #100 on: December 10, 2012, 11:20:18 pm »

Ah, worth asking.
I mean, if we wanted to take over someplace, we could just put some kind of program in our drones that let us control them, or blow them up or something.

But yeah, I think it'd be a bad idea.  Just... maybe a !!FUN!! one, and maybe one we could keep in mind for a later time?
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« Reply #101 on: December 10, 2012, 11:47:47 pm »

Sure,create a miner too. A side project, put warships above the Green Dwarf or whatever we call it.
When I talk about survival, its more about not getting into a position of getting killed.
Again, don't worry about the miner overmuch until we have mines. And that requires the pirates to be defeated.

Out of curiosity, is a coup d'etat completely out of the question?
For now, yes.
Without good reason, I'd veto it most likely.
If there is a coup, either it would be done now (by the head of marines/army, obviously), or much later if the navy chief can muster enough firepower.

That's why I say survival is the main priority; the state can fall, but the PC must live another day.

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Re: You are a spaceship designer
« Reply #102 on: December 11, 2012, 12:55:00 am »

Did anyone understood that you could sell your designs out of the system? Like, we're not alone in the universe?
Or maybe I'm wrong, but that would greatly expand our possibilities.
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Re: You are a spaceship designer
« Reply #103 on: December 11, 2012, 01:31:38 am »

Everybody knows that there's such a thing as point defenses, right?

Anyway, does glass include fiberglass and such?
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Re: You are a spaceship designer
« Reply #104 on: December 11, 2012, 02:11:06 am »

If ships use lasers, could we put mirrors on our ships?
Just a question.
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