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Quote from: kaian-a-coel on March 27, 2014, 03:52:23 pm

We've got Warp Drives (Nia said as much), then we've got the MAGICAL! Inflaton reactionless drives and the mysterious/magical Void Gates which form the convenient Portal Network in both galaxies. I like the idea that the starlanes are charted, but that will stop making sense once our Navigator starts talking more frequently and you'll know why.

And actually, I'm pretty sure you ARE trackable and fully interactable in a starlane.

Then again, our whole talk centers around a single concept/question: do we imagine space (and everything combat-related to it) in traditional 2D abstractions, like how Sun Tzu did when he coded the Art of War or do we imagine it as a boundary-less 3D scenario like the one created by games like Homeworld and FreeSpace (and to a lesser extent, Sword of the Stars)?

2D and 3D ... for me, that's pretty much what it boils down to. You work within the freedom or limitations of the abstraction you choose and make up the rules for it as necessary (for example, that meteor storm back in the SMC? I could've gone "UP!" or "DOWN!" and bypassed it altogether instead of being stuck in that X-axis choice of either going back for deflectors or pushing through and taking HUGE damage.)

Mental note: MONSTER ENERGY DRINK. Don't drink more than 3 within the same hour. The world can't keep up the pace, and mouth and brain can't accompany either ... thoughts just race across the mental circuits. Neural network's gonna need refurbishing after crunch time. Too much thought, not enough recording.

...you do realize its very loosely based off a historical event right? They really did all die at the end, and in Japanese culture that was indeed the right thing to do.

Quote from: Helgoland on March 27, 2014, 07:24:08 pm

Putin's new anthem? We ain't stoppin' now, we ain't going nowhere...

I would prefer to hear someone sing this in Russia...

Spoiler: last of my finish rant (click to show/hide)

Quote from: da_nang on March 27, 2014, 01:44:02 am

History of the Finnish Parliament

History of Finish parlament, as it is told by Finish parlament.  One thing they leave out is that Tanner didn't join the reds in civil war despite being in Social Democratic Party and had history of opposing communist hardliners in it, both traits that helped in getting that prime minister seat after the civil war. Other is that his greatest archivement was pulling 180° in SDP politics from what they were before and right after the civil war and puting it more in line with right-wing parties.

Quote from: Digital Hellhound on March 27, 2014, 02:56:34 am

Finland had a near-fascist government in the Winter War? That's the first time I've heard anyone claim that. Sure, there were fascist-ish movements, but any hope of them gaining power went down with the Mäntsälä rebellion.

I'm slightly confused at the amount of Finland-talk in this thread, but I ain't sayin' I miiiind.

You know Fins love to talk about ourselves? But yes, that was little too strongly phrased from me, but punishments for the political leaders of Lapuas Movement was equivalent of slap on the wrist, year or two in prison and then they were back in their previous position in goverment or army, no hard feelings. After the movement was disbanded their activists formed IKL, that managed to make it to the parliament despite their failed coup attempt. AKS did much the same work in well educated circles till the end of the last war. It's hard to look at Finnish politics between civil war and winter war without running into radical right-wing group connections.

I'll stop ranting now, it was mostly in responce to Knit tie's post that USSR could have had Finnish territory without war, like Russia is doing now in Crimea.