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[flazeo25]

flazeo I think you need to tame your steam fetish. We already have steam engines so can apply them to stuff we design.

And my preferred design is still on the cable carts, or else something to improve resources.

I asked Zan and that steam only works for our shitty boat.

[Graknorke]

Well it depends on if we have to specify in a phase what the engine will be used for, or if it'll automatically be put to use in places like factories, mines etc.

[evilcherry]

flazeo I think you need to tame your steam fetish. We already have steam engines so can apply them to stuff we design.

And my preferred design is still on the cable carts, or else something to improve resources.

I asked Zan and that steam only works for our shitty boat.

Invoke GM clarification.

Suppose we wanted to build steam-powered cable railways now.
1. Is it a Design or a Revise action?
2. Do our steamboat expertise actually provide enough, ahem, steam power for our project (so we enjoy a bonus from rolls or effectiveness)?
3. Do we need to explicitly develop steam-powered industrial machinery?

[flazeo25]

flazeo I think you need to tame your steam fetish. We already have steam engines so can apply them to stuff we design.

And my preferred design is still on the cable carts, or else something to improve resources.

I asked Zan and that steam only works for our shitty boat.

Invoke GM clarification.

Suppose we wanted to build steam-powered cable railways now.
1. Is it a Design or a Revise action?
2. Do our steamboat expertise actually provide enough, ahem, steam power for our project (so we enjoy a bonus from rolls or effectiveness)?
3. Do we need to explicitly develop steam-powered industrial machinery?

I'm finding out know what possible also should we have somone in charge of propaganda?

[Snake1229]

Im just gonna not join in the steam discussion, and I do think we should have someone in charge of propaganda, I could help with it though

[flazeo25]

Im just gonna not join in the steam discussion, and I do think we should have someone in charge of propaganda, I could help with it though

Any ideas on what type of propaganda, images, newspaper style .etc

[Snake1229]

Im just gonna not join in the steam discussion, and I do think we should have someone in charge of propaganda, I could help with it though

Any ideas on what type of propaganda, images, newspaper style .etc

It would probably be a newspaper in this eara

[tntey]

Flyers saying how glorious it would be for people to join our millitary

[flazeo25]

Flyers saying how glorious it would be for people to join our millitary

So a uncle sam sort of thing. that be funny

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

Suppose we wanted to build steam-powered cable railways now.
1. Is it a Design or a Revise action?
2. Do our steamboat expertise actually provide enough, ahem, steam power for our project (so we enjoy a bonus from rolls or effectiveness)?
3. Do we need to explicitly develop steam-powered industrial machinery?

Design.  What's been described is way too much for a revision.
There would be a minor bonus from general knowledge.
In order to power factories, yes.

[Beneviento]

Pardon me if I sound a bit dense, but what advantage would a breech loading cannon have over muzzle loaders? It seems like it would be pretty slow to place and remove the rear plate.

Even if loading is only marginally faster, we still gain because it will require a smaller crew and be easier to maintain/clean, and therefore it will be more reliable. Also, loading a muzzleloader is an involved business, so I think our gain in speed will be more than marginal. Finally, we could use a 3-pounder for expense reasons, so why not have it be breech loading?

[Graknorke]

Well in light of what we know about how technology is applied, I think that we should go for developing steam powered industrial machinery. I'm not convinced on the idea of a V twin steam engine, but inline would be fine.

[flazeo25]

Well in light of what we know about how technology is applied, I think that we should go for developing steam powered industrial machinery. I'm not convinced on the idea of a V twin steam engine, but inline would be fine.

I wonder would we be able to use revise things like Grand Engineering Halls or The Hall of Production if we got steam.

[evilcherry]

Im just gonna not join in the steam discussion, and I do think we should have someone in charge of propaganda, I could help with it though

Any ideas on what type of propaganda, images, newspaper style .etc

It would probably be a newspaper in this eara

Please also note that "Common Sense" was a Pamphlet in this era. English was a very long-winded business indeed.

[Snake1229]

Pardon me if I sound a bit dense, but what advantage would a breech loading cannon have over muzzle loaders? It seems like it would be pretty slow to place and remove the rear plate.

Even if loading is only marginally faster, we still gain because it will require a smaller crew and be easier to maintain/clean, and therefore it will be more reliable. Also, loading a muzzleloader is an involved business, so I think our gain in speed will be more than marginal. Finally, we could use a 3-pounder for expense reasons, so why not have it be breech loading?

Breech loading isn't currently possible, and even if it is, it would be very innifficient without shells, do to the fact you can't really put a cannonball inside a tube without it falling out one side.