Twilight of the Galaxy (OOC, Open) [Reupload in Progress]

[Ordei]

I just realized that I'm going to need to make character profiles, too... Urgh.

It shojld be interesting to see how thr lizard/reptile Emperor and his stolen Terran that was made his Empress turn out, though.

[Alinora]

Basically the same thing from Fallout

I played Fallout for 30 minutes. Can I get a link I coukd read later, at least?

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Synth

[The Orson Empire]

There is a way to counteract the FTL suicide drones- FTL inhibitors, which could rip a ship out of FTL or prevent them from entering FTL entirely.

[Alinora]

There is a way to counteract the FTL suicide drones- FTL inhibitors, which could rip a ship out of FTL or prevent them from entering FTL entirely.

Exactly, so this strategy can be combated.

[The Greater Gambia]

There is a way to counteract the FTL suicide drones- FTL inhibitors, which could rip a ship out of FTL or prevent them from entering FTL entirely.

Exactly, so this strategy can be combated.

And proper shielding. Also, if you don't want to get on the Feds bad side, stay away from the Lekhassans, they're a member species.

[The Orson Empire]

Exactly, so this strategy can be combated.

And proper shielding. Also, if you don't want to get on the Feds bad side, stay away from the Lekhassans, they're a member species.

Unless the shield is made out of handwavium, there is nothing that could stand up to being hit at FTL speeds.

[Alinora]

Exactly, so this strategy can be combated.

And proper shielding. Also, if you don't want to get on the Feds bad side, stay away from the Lekhassans, they're a member species.

All we're doing is selling them maintenance synths. Believe it or not, this is going to be legitimate business dealing so I can clear out the surplus and make a little extra money for my projects.

[The Greater Gambia]

And proper shielding. Also, if you don't want to get on the Feds bad side, stay away from the Lekhassans, they're a member species.

Unless the shield is made out of handwavium, there is nothing that could stand up to being hit at FTL speeds.

Shit, forgot about the FLT part. Still, I don't care if it's not some shady business dealing. You still have to go through me.

[Equalsun Empire]

And proper shielding. Also, if you don't want to get on the Feds bad side, stay away from the Lekhassans, they're a member species.

Unless the shield is made out of handwavium, there is nothing that could stand up to being hit at FTL speeds.

That's true. However, the limit to these projectiles is that there's a high likelihood that they'll just pierce right through if they're made of strong enough material to withstand stresses at near FTL, so... They won't really do much damage.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

There is a way to counteract the FTL suicide drones- FTL inhibitors, which could rip a ship out of FTL or prevent them from entering FTL entirely.

I do like the concept of FTL inhibitors but there are several hurdles.

1. They have to affect multiple, if not all, forms of FTL.
2. They have to affect sublight, because that was the idea, not FTL.

And proper shielding. Also, if you don't want to get on the Feds bad side, stay away from the Lekhassans, they're a member species.

Unless the shield is made out of handwavium, there is nothing that could stand up to being hit at FTL speeds.

Shields are made of handwavium, so...

The idea is sound. Object gets vaporized as it impacts shield, teeny tiny particles lose all their inertia and momentum, ship barely gets scratched.

Also, sublight, not FTL.

[Alinora]

Unless the shield is made out of handwavium, there is nothing that could stand up to being hit at FTL speeds.

Shit, forgot about the FLT part. Still, I don't care if it's not some shady business dealing. You still have to go through me.

Alright but like I said, it would be an Atlas-controlled corporation so it wouldn't really seem too shady. Nothing to go digging around in, anyway.

[The Orson Empire]

Unless the shield is made out of handwavium, there is nothing that could stand up to being hit at FTL speeds.

That's true. However, the limit to these projectiles is that there's a high likelihood that they'll just pierce right through if they're made of strong enough material to withstand stresses at near FTL, so... They won't really do much damage.

I don't think so. Hitting an object at such a high speed, even if in FTL would be enough to destroy whatever was hit and whatever hit it.

[The Greater Gambia]

Shit, forgot about the FLT part. Still, I don't care if it's not some shady business dealing. You still have to go through me.

Alright but like I said, it would be an Atlas-controlled corporation so it wouldn't really seem too shady. Nothing to go digging around in, anyway.

Based out of where? What country? I'm not just going to let some no name corporation just start doing business in my nation. What regulations do you follow? Who started your organization? Too many unknowns.

[Alinora]

Alright but like I said, it would be an Atlas-controlled corporation so it wouldn't really seem too shady. Nothing to go digging around in, anyway.

Based out of where? What country? I'm not just going to let some no name corporation just start doing business in my nation. What regulations do you follow? Who started your organization? Too many unknowns.

lmao I don't know all of your countries, but I'm just saying there are plenty of ways to make it look like a legitimate business deal (which it kinda is)

[Ordei]

There is a way to counteract the FTL suicide drones- FTL inhibitors, which could rip a ship out of FTL or prevent them from entering FTL entirely.

Therr are different kinds of FTL. What would affect one series of FTL, wouldn't do anything to jumo drives.

[Ordei]

There is a way to counteract the FTL suicide drones- FTL inhibitors, which could rip a ship out of FTL or prevent them from entering FTL entirely.

Therr are different kinds of FTL. What would affect one series of FTL, wouldn't do anything to jumo drives.

Unfortunately, my empire only has standsrdized FTL drives in the Ordeian military. The Tripartite States would probanly be affected by something not targeting jump drives...

[The Orson Empire]

There is a way to counteract the FTL suicide drones- FTL inhibitors, which could rip a ship out of FTL or prevent them from entering FTL entirely.

I do like the concept of FTL inhibitors but there are several hurdles.

1. They have to affect multiple, if not all, forms of FTL.
2. They have to affect sublight, because that was the idea, not FTL.

Unless the shield is made out of handwavium, there is nothing that could stand up to being hit at FTL speeds.

Shields are made of handwavium, so...

The idea is sound. Object gets vaporized as it impacts shield, teeny tiny particles lose all their inertia and momentum, ship barely gets scratched.

Also, sublight, not FTL.

You could study the methods of FTL other nations around you use to solve the first problem. And an FTL inhibitor obviously wouldn't work if the ship isn't in FTL.

And energy shields could actually be created in real life with the right technology, so no, shields are not made out of handwavium. And you're idea wouldn't work because of Newton's Third Law of Motion. While yes, the object would definitely be disintegrated...anything that it hits also gets disintegrated, due to the sheer amount of energy involved.

[The Moscow Metro Red Line]

So NAR, how do you want to interact? The outlying systems in the ASR are uninhabited (no major settlements) and traffic inside the ASR is heavily monitored by the Prophet System. All official travel and foreign trade must go through the Hobus System.

[Alinora]

So NAR, how do you want to interact? The outlying systems in the ASR are uninhabited (no major settlements) and traffic inside the ASR is heavily monitored by the Prophet System. All official travel and foreign trade must go through the Hobus System.

Not entirely sure how I want to interact. Possibly an abduction of a colony or something of the sorts?

[The Empire of Pretantia]

I do like the concept of FTL inhibitors but there are several hurdles.

1. They have to affect multiple, if not all, forms of FTL.
2. They have to affect sublight, because that was the idea, not FTL.


Shields are made of handwavium, so...

The idea is sound. Object gets vaporized as it impacts shield, teeny tiny particles lose all their inertia and momentum, ship barely gets scratched.

Also, sublight, not FTL.

You could study the methods of FTL other nations around you use to solve the first problem.

So you not only have to understand a different kind of FTL and how it works, but you also need to develop a machine that makes it not work. It's easier said than done.

And an FTL inhibitor obviously wouldn't work if the ship isn't in FTL.

Then we still have a problem.

And energy shields could actually be created in real life with the right technology, so no, shields are not made out of handwavium.

Okay, how?

Pretty much every element of science fiction calls for handwavium.

And you're idea wouldn't work because of Newton's Third Law of Motion. While yes, the object would definitely be disintegrated...anything that it hits also gets disintegrated, due to the sheer amount of energy involved.

Yeah, the shield. Then the disintegrated particles with barely any inertia harmlessly bombard the thick armor of a warship.

[Alinora]

You could study the methods of FTL other nations around you use to solve the first problem.

So you not only have to understand a different kind of FTL and how it works, but you also need to develop a machine that makes it not work. It's easier said than done.

And an FTL inhibitor obviously wouldn't work if the ship isn't in FTL.

Then we still have a problem.

And energy shields could actually be created in real life with the right technology, so no, shields are not made out of handwavium.

Okay, how?

Pretty much every element of science fiction calls for handwavium.

And you're idea wouldn't work because of Newton's Third Law of Motion. While yes, the object would definitely be disintegrated...anything that it hits also gets disintegrated, due to the sheer amount of energy involved.

Yeah, the shield. Then the disintegrated particles with barely any inertia harmlessly bombard the thick armor of a warship.

Something going the speed of light, or even close to it, it gonna tear through a ship regardless of it's shielding technology.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

So you not only have to understand a different kind of FTL and how it works, but you also need to develop a machine that makes it not work. It's easier said than done.

Then we still have a problem.

Okay, how?

Pretty much every element of science fiction calls for handwavium.

Yeah, the shield. Then the disintegrated particles with barely any inertia harmlessly bombard the thick armor of a warship.

Something going the speed of light, or even close to it, it gonna tear through a ship regardless of it's shielding technology.

Is it? Have you tried it?

[Alinora]

Something going the speed of light, or even close to it, it gonna tear through a ship regardless of it's shielding technology.

Is it? Have you tried it?

Have you? Because you're talking as though you sit in a ship and have other ships ram into at near-light speeds all day.

One ship going FTL into a larger one might not do too much damage, but we're talking thousands of these drones at once.

[The Greater Gambia]

Oh Boi, I sure do enjoy these arguments about what does what..... /s

[Alinora]

Oh Boi, I sure do enjoy these arguments about what does what..... /s

eh, these things always happen in sci-fi RPs.