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- Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: Expansion Pack
- Topic: Planetfall 2.0 (probably)
- Replies: 335
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Re: Planetfall 2.0 (maybe)
In the game-in-my-head, whatever powers the mysterious ship drives (the torus engine?) provides shipboard AG. I see no reason why that AG couldn't be extended (handwaved?) to assist with atmospheric flight (with some limits on ship size, perhaps). "The Anaconda hung in the sky in much the same ...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:55 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Feudal Systems
- Replies: 111
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- Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:49 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Vector Map
- Replies: 642
- Views: 165252
Re: Vector Map
Charts, maps, named sectors within them... I love all that, but I've never had any use for the trade routes.
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:09 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Feudal Systems
- Replies: 111
- Views: 17782
Re: Feudal Systems
A sci-fi term for being on a planet's surface (as opposed to being in space) is Dirtside.
Would that be preferable to Downplanet? Just a thought.
Would that be preferable to Downplanet? Just a thought.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:00 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Unreachable systems.
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6189
Re: Unreachable systems.
Articeso... it's the gateway to the Rift Worlds, and a TL 14 Corporate.Cholmondely wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:07 amCody, is there a system which you might argue was the "Regional Capital" of the "Rift Worlds"?
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:28 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Unreachable systems.
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6189
Re: Unreachable systems.
The Five Points Trade Barrier and the Rubicon Crossroad are two regions of what's known as the Rift Worlds (aka Baying Wolf).
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:55 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Unreachable systems.
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6189
Re: Re:
The Five Points Trade Barrier (G7 in ClymAngus' vector maps). And no, I don't know who named it thus.
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:49 pm
- Forum: Expansion Pack
- Topic: Planetfall 2.0 (probably)
- Replies: 335
- Views: 4789
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:04 pm
- Forum: Expansion Pack
- Topic: Planetfall 2.0 (probably)
- Replies: 335
- Views: 4789
Re: Planetfall 2.0 (maybe)
My frazzled brain was thinking larger planets would have higher gravity, therefore landing on them should be more difficult.
As you mentioned, ship dimensions should also be a factor - don't try landing a Conda on a high-G planet.
As you mentioned, ship dimensions should also be a factor - don't try landing a Conda on a high-G planet.
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:25 pm
- Forum: Expansion Pack
- Topic: Planetfall 2.0 (probably)
- Replies: 335
- Views: 4789
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:41 pm
- Forum: Expansion Pack
- Topic: [Beta Release] oolite.oxp.Zafrusteria.ShrewsRights.oxz
- Replies: 23
- Views: 514
Re: [Beta Release] oolite.oxp.Zafrusteria.ShrewsRights.oxz
And typo corrected. Shrews do it with echolocation!
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:48 pm
- Forum: Expansion Pack
- Topic: Planetfall 2.0 (probably)
- Replies: 335
- Views: 4789
Re: Planetfall 2.0 (maybe)
The addition of CAT is clever - is that configurable too, or is it only on/off?
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:50 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Thoughts on long term system stat changes
- Replies: 14
- Views: 245
Re: Thoughts on long term system stat changes
<scratches head - resumes listening to Pink Floyd's Eclipse>
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:50 am
- Forum: Expansion Pack
- Topic: External Docking System
- Replies: 48
- Views: 1251
Re: External Docking System
<chortles> So Tux is really a puffin? <wanders away, singing Puff, the Magic Dragon>
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:56 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Hitchhiking
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8687
Re: Hitchhiking
Short answer: I think so.