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Why not indeed.Why not bring back the classics?Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Big three get a head holy person. They are just weaker avatars that acts as a win condition if they get killed and I assign them to you.Hm...in that case, I'd like to change mine.
...Why do you say that?Quote from: GWGShush. I thought there would be at least some outer areas, particularly since this asteroid is either completely sealed in and internally heated, or about the size of pluto....Why would the cells be brought into the asteroid, then?Well, yeah, but couldn't we set up a line to the outside? Less atmosphere to interfere with light reaching, after all.((We should have the following, I feel.No sunlight was expected--you're in an asteroid!
5 Solaire Photovoltaic Cell Arrays
How combustible can it be if it has about 40% as much oxygen as Earth?QuoteI was thinking that with a highly combustible atmosphere, pneumatic devices are very important. That, and also this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_air ; It's very widely used.QuoteWere you thinking of things like the dart guns or am I missing stuff again?QuoteWell of course it can't, but compressed air is useful for more than just breathing.Quote2 Condenser UnitsI'd imagined basic life-support built into your suits, but you can't live in them, now can you? Of course, it'll take more than air compression to get a breatheable atmosphere...but the Cart will have something of the sort when the next update rolls along.
1 Heavy Duty Air Compressors
2 Portable Air Compressers
Ther're not that complex; it's pretty small, and partly self-assembling.QuoteIn that case, we should still have at least one to help set up the 'Port.QuoteSo you can get back? And so more personnel can get down if needed. And so it's easier to send more missions down, although more Cargo Carts and such will still require the more expensive and difficult teleports.QuoteA base of operations. I had imagined from the sound of it, that they might be needed to set up a port and do heavy lifting and the like for us, so we can get more supplies. I didn't realize we were a temp scout mission...If that's the case, why the 'Port?Quote3 GIT Industrial Vacuum and Multi-Terrain Construction Robots(v.20.16) (Red, Blue, Green) (Power: 45/45 Hours)Construction? With what, and why on a temporary scout mission?
What is it you're imagining building?
How would you even "assemble" food?QuoteThe wonders of miniaturization.QuoteIt isn't easily portable, but I can't think of any way to do it that would be.QuoteBut it's not portable, now is it?Quote2 Portable Food Reclamators(Processes foreign matter or grown food into easily edible and nutritious bars; Waste matter is disposed of.)There's already something like this.
Thanks.QuoteThis little beauty.QuoteReading what?QuoteBecause you haven't been reading Orbital Vector enough.Quote3 Pressurized Rescue BallsNot sure why I didn't think of something like that. Will be added.
Ah. All in the perspective.QuoteI interpret 'large' as meaning a a few inches across, rather than being a millimeter or so across. And they'd probably have a larger range, an identification system, very sensitive, etc.QuoteWhy would they need to be large, anyways?Cool. I think we should have some small ones too.Quote2 large motion sensorsSome sort of motion sensors will be added.
Ah.QuoteElectricity. I just don't know much about energy transfer, so I couldn't say specific things, like # transformers, or anything like that.QuoteSeparator or relay for what?QuoteTo be honest, neither was I. Some sort of all purpose seperator/relay.Quote500 meters of insulated light-duty wire, 200 meters insulated protected heavy duty wire and 20 Relay/Alternators/Transformers/Etc.))Wire will be added, not quite sure what you mean by the last bit.
QuoteOf course you would. And the management does, too, if you can justify it.QuoteTrue. But I think we're worth it.QuoteProbably, but just hiring you and getting all this stuff sent to the asteroid (especially since they're planning on the assumption that they're not getting any of the material back) isn't cheap.QuoteIn your answers, bear in mind that you are on a short-term scouting/research mission, and that the managers wouldn't have given you gear for anything else without a good justification.Well now, how's that fun? I thought we were hired by a government as the best of the best. Wouldn't they humor us a bit?QuoteQuoteIt's pretty high. Spaceships can reach Luna within an hour and the asteroid belt within a few weeks, but that's expensive; more affordable transport takes several hours to reach Luna and weeks to get anywhere else. Yes. It's theoretical, given the issues of making antimatter without consuming more energy than you get out and making it economical.QuoteSomewhat. What level of technology is there generally? How fast are ships, is there human teleportation, is there antimatter power? Things like that, though I know you'll just answer the questions I bring up specifically, so...QuoteAlso, could you explain the setting a bit more?Science-fiction, presumably under some sort of hegemony of Earth but with colonies across the habitable worlds in the Solar System and several uninhabitable ones. The tech is fairly hard sci-fi, with some bending of the laws of reality. Of course, the anomalies are sci-fi softened almost to the point of goo, but no one has figured out how to harness the Anomalies yet. (In part because the ones up top are pretty minor.) Does that answer your questions?
How many countries are there? I'd be surprised if Earth managed to get it's shit together and form one stable country without it being, like, a incorporation.
Are there rebellions going on for independence across the inhabitable worlds?
What are the general military firearms? Heavy weapons? Artillery?
What are the general civilian firearms?
What is typical ground transportation?
Exactly how advanced are the AIs, and what rules govern them?
Are AIs self-programming?
How long does it take to get to, say, the Moon from Earth?
What means are there for getting into orbit?
Are WMDs still a factor?
How are spaceships used? Are they military yet?
Have we found any evidence of alien life?
Are the oceans inhabited by humans now?
I can keep going...
I'm not sure.
Not major ones.
Some lasers and some kinetic; laser or explosive; plasma or explosive.
Kinetic.
Various advanced automobiles; hovercraft/"flying cars" exist, but they're impractical, due to such factors as expense and requiring a pilot's license to fly, not to mention that they're not much faster and can't go through skyscrapers.
AIs range from "no intellect" to "almost human-level," and rules which govern them vary, although they typically involve a reliance on listening to orders. Yours do so and will not harm human life unless requested to do so by the humans in question.
Not typically, but it's not impossible. Just inadviseable and often illegal.
See above.
Variations on old rockets are used in many areas, but there are also space elevators reaching from the tropics to orbit. Science is still working on antigravity.
Of course.
Mostly for transporting things or people from place to place, but some are used as full-time habitation (blurring the line between "space ship" and "orbital station" by basically being orbitals that can move between planets; these are often called station ships and usually include a centrifuge). There are a few pirates, and hence most ships have at least a little weaponry, but aside from those pirates there are no dedicated warships. In fact, most of the pirates' ships are basically normal ships with more weapons attached.
No. We haven't even left the Solar System. That Alpha Centauri ship is still being debated.
A little, but space is (ironically) more economical. Not much to do under the ocean except watch ships and oil derricks.Does that mean our lasers will be useless?Clair shot Doc, so it's not instantly explosive...but I would probably be careful.
And I like worldbuilding, even if it's on-the-spot. Fun fact: I made up the answers on-the-spot, and basically said what seemed best and most sensible.
Has everyone posted actions? I've been discussing the cargo so much that I haven't been paying attention. I think they have, though.
((Also, I'm calling shenanigans. There's no feasible way a dunce as large as Ciro could form and properly explain such an incredibly elaborate theory, especially one for a theorycrafting question only requiring a couple sentences of evidence that no one has noticed and linked together yet.))Worth a shot. But you gave away what I suspect is a bigger hint there. And it's definitely a big disappointment...
I count that as a failure, and it doesn't have enough slots.Or we could fail and lose our massive GM-admittedly broken ring and our only useful ability. That is a Terrible Idea.Im pretty sure you can't fail, it could just produce a halfway useless result.
(Also curious about the results o combining and entire inventory)
Just vote for it. Only it's your idea.I challenge the morality of being able to negate someone else's voice.What guys, calm down.-1
It's just a couple of goblins. Let's wait before we start planning our ascent to glory.
The sooner we start the foundation, the quicker we end up ascending.
1 and 3 who needs eyesIt certainly makes things less painful. I speak from experience.
Oh.And I can answer the second: When the character was made. We were allowed a non-weapon item and a weapon item, and I decided to give him both in one. No-one's tried to use it yet.Do I get a bonus for making a realistic story or a penalty for a ludicrous one?The first question is kinda vital to my strategy.
Also, when did I get a staff?
