Oolite Bulletins

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 ...

DGill wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:48 pm

- nice and earthy!

"Nice 'n' sleazy does it"


The other alternative might be Groundside (which I think is/was common at airports - groundside/flightside).

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:51 pm

Question: What are these Space Routes all about?

Charts, maps, named sectors within them... I love all that, but I've never had any use for the trade routes.

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.

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:07 am

Cody, is there a system which you might argue was the "Regional Capital" of the "Rift Worlds"?

Articeso... it's the gateway to the Rift Worlds, and a TL 14 Corporate.

The Five Points Trade Barrier and the Rubicon Crossroad are two regions of what's known as the Rift Worlds (aka Baying Wolf).

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:03 am

Five Points cluster?

The Five Points Trade Barrier (G7 in ClymAngus' vector maps). And no, I don't know who named it thus.

phkb wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 11:54 am

PlanetFall 2.0 - creating craters since 2024!

Great! Can I has one named after me?

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.

phkb wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:16 pm

I was considering making the effect more pronounced based on your ship dimensions...

I was considering making the effect more (or less) pronounced based on planet size.

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:22 pm

Wiki page now up:

And typo corrected. Shrews do it with echolocation!

The addition of CAT is clever - is that configurable too, or is it only on/off?

<scratches head - resumes listening to Pink Floyd's Eclipse>

<chortles> So Tux is really a puffin? <wanders away, singing Puff, the Magic Dragon>

Cholmondely wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:18 pm

Does this happen?

Short answer: I think so.