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by Halcyonis » Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:04 pm
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by Doppio Giudici » Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:41 pm
by Kyrusia » Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:48 pm
Doppio Giudici wrote:I could move a gigantic vessel filled up with hydrogen and run it in a fuel cell (Just a generator really), or as fusion material...
Or
Anti-matter engine with what I consider a large supply of anti-matter, along with the necessary cables to convert the high amount of electricity to the proper levels to be used. No way to store the output though.
by Doppio Giudici » Tue Dec 11, 2018 7:33 pm
Kyrusia wrote:Doppio Giudici wrote:I could move a gigantic vessel filled up with hydrogen and run it in a fuel cell (Just a generator really), or as fusion material...
Or
Anti-matter engine with what I consider a large supply of anti-matter, along with the necessary cables to convert the high amount of electricity to the proper levels to be used. No way to store the output though.
I'd, personally, say this is just a question about your specific flavor. Strictly speaking, anti-matter alone isn't an energy source anymore than "random normal matter" is; even assuming you're using anti-hydrogen, full conversion of mass-to-energy would require strictly hydrogen (an exact opposition of anti-hydrogen's quantum numbers), otherwise the annihilation needed for energy output would only be partial (and thus inefficient compared to the energy expended to contain the anti-matter to begin with, generally speaking). That means you'd need to actually carry double the mass (or collect it in situ, which is actually an option). Even so, I know a lot of FTers play anti-matter up to be a super-unstable, super-Boomable™ material - which is fine, mind you. Just not sure if that's your aesthetic; if it is, that'd probably play better, at least to me.
That said, I think I'd personally go with large-scale fuel cells. But really, that's just a personal opinion on preferred flavor.
by Kyrusia » Tue Dec 11, 2018 7:38 pm
Doppio Giudici wrote:Speaking of which, I'm still the only person using energy as money right, despite that aquaponics, weapons, entertainment, transportation, manufacturing and resource extraction all require energy?
Doppio Giudici wrote:How do people give each other money? Is there some bank that people just trust for some reason?
by Doppio Giudici » Tue Dec 11, 2018 7:51 pm
Kyrusia wrote:Doppio Giudici wrote:Speaking of which, I'm still the only person using energy as money right, despite that aquaponics, weapons, entertainment, transportation, manufacturing and resource extraction all require energy?
There might be a few others, but none immediately come to mind.Doppio Giudici wrote:How do people give each other money? Is there some bank that people just trust for some reason?
Some players, myself included, play-up their financial services sector and work with others for stuff like this, but, in my experience, the exact details - particularly for equity, escrow, and interstellar economics - just sort of get... fudged or handwaved to the benefit of allowing it to be roleplayed easier. Sort of how sci-fi is still very much, in general, in-love with the "Age of Sail"/Space Is an Ocean™ aesthetic - even though it doesn't really fit in a three-dimensional volume like space. It, in my opinion, makes for a sufficiently easy-to-grasp, easy-to-implement, and easy-to-portray narrative aesthetic. That said, it does get modified fairly often, even if the fundamentals remain.
by Kyrusia » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:55 pm
Doppio Giudici wrote:Would massive bulk shipments be available in Losieda?
Doppio Giudici wrote:How does the hyperlane by it work?
by Doppio Giudici » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:58 pm
Kyrusia wrote:Doppio Giudici wrote:Would massive bulk shipments be available in Losieda?
I mostly keep Losieda around as fluff anymore; it needs an entire re-working before I bring it back out in to RP, unfortunately. Namely because it was crafted by a puppet I no longer actively work-on or roleplay with (and has since largely been cannibalized by another creation).Doppio Giudici wrote:How does the hyperlane by it work?
Which one? The Losieda Corridor is just a fluff-name for "a bunch of random shipping lanes" I decided intersect there. The Eucer Corridor is Valinon's creation; you'd have to talk to him about that.
by Kyrusia » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:12 pm
Doppio Giudici wrote:How exactly do the shipping lanes work? Are they just mapped out and devoid of stuff that slows you down?
by Doppio Giudici » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:20 pm
Kyrusia wrote:Doppio Giudici wrote:How exactly do the shipping lanes work? Are they just mapped out and devoid of stuff that slows you down?
I'd say for most players it goes back a bit to the whole "Age of Sail" aesthetic: they're demarcated avenues through space - either by a combination of FTL infrastructure (such as shorter-distance gates, natural wormholes, etc.) and/or travel markers (communications buoys, arrays, etc.), either including systems or simply through interstellar medium - or perhaps a combination thereof. For specific tradelanes, you've have to talk with their operators to get the details.
by Kyrusia » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:33 pm
Doppio Giudici wrote:How do the wormholes work as part of the shipping lane? I find wormholes just kinda...open up wherever they want to, like just some place completely random in the galaxy, or even another galaxy.
Do they open up like six systems over, or the next system over or?
by Doppio Giudici » Thu Dec 13, 2018 8:08 pm
by Kyrusia » Thu Dec 13, 2018 9:57 pm
Doppio Giudici wrote:I've noticed that a couple RPs have fizzled out. Is there a discord or thread for people looking for new RPs?
by Great Aletia » Sun Dec 16, 2018 2:19 pm
by Doppio Giudici » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:51 pm
Great Aletia wrote:I can't believe I never heard of using energy as money before now.
Kyrusia wrote:Doppio Giudici wrote:I've noticed that a couple RPs have fizzled out. Is there a discord or thread for people looking for new RPs?
There are several offsite venues mentioned in the OP, and, onsite, the RP Think Tank is another good place to look for roleplay partners.
by Sunset » Sun Dec 16, 2018 4:04 pm
by Doppio Giudici » Sun Dec 16, 2018 6:58 pm
Sunset wrote:Doppio Giudici wrote:
Everyone and their dog sells fusion reactors. And everyone's dog also sells or tries to sell H3 to use in them. I would say fusion power and faster-than-light travel are near-absolutes for anyone who RPs in the FT environment. As far as power output goes, ITER (Link) is expected to put out 500MW and is about 12 meters across. Keep in mind that ITER is a 'fundamentals' reactor only, so it isn't as efficient as further operational generations will be. Some crude math puts that at about 1MW per 10 cubic meters but again - not a production system. What a production system might be able to produce I couldn't tell you.
by Northwest Slobovia » Sun Dec 16, 2018 7:19 pm
Doppio Giudici wrote:So is everyone doing "proton-proton fusion" like in Traveller,
Doppio Giudici wrote:"380,000 MW-years of energy over a period of one week" is also the level of energy generation they are getting, at "19 MW-years of energy per kilogram of hydrogen".
I'm thinking that perhaps everyones use of hyperdrives or wormholes would use a lot less energy, but I still wonder what kind of fusion reactions people are doing.
by Kyrusia » Sun Dec 16, 2018 7:28 pm
Northwest Slobovia wrote:Doppio Giudici wrote:So is everyone doing "proton-proton fusion" like in Traveller,
I can't speak for everybody, but since I started with Traveller back in the Dark Ages, I often use H-H fusion.Doppio Giudici wrote:"380,000 MW-years of energy over a period of one week" is also the level of energy generation they are getting, at "19 MW-years of energy per kilogram of hydrogen".
I'm thinking that perhaps everyones use of hyperdrives or wormholes would use a lot less energy, but I still wonder what kind of fusion reactions people are doing.
Yeah, Traveller jump drives are absurdly energy hungry, and the reactors that feed them are silly-powerful.
by Doppio Giudici » Sun Dec 16, 2018 7:33 pm
Northwest Slobovia wrote:Doppio Giudici wrote:So is everyone doing "proton-proton fusion" like in Traveller,
I can't speak for everybody, but since I started with Traveller back in the Dark Ages, I often use H-H fusion.Doppio Giudici wrote:"380,000 MW-years of energy over a period of one week" is also the level of energy generation they are getting, at "19 MW-years of energy per kilogram of hydrogen".
I'm thinking that perhaps everyones use of hyperdrives or wormholes would use a lot less energy, but I still wonder what kind of fusion reactions people are doing.
Yeah, Traveller jump drives are absurdly energy hungry, and the reactors that feed them are silly-powerful.
by Great Aletia » Mon Dec 17, 2018 12:40 am
by Kassaran » Mon Dec 17, 2018 3:21 am
Great Aletia wrote:Isn't hyperspace usually depicted as a realm of pure energy? That's how I've always seen it. You're probably going to need to pay some form of energy toll to access something like that. It may be possible for you to use hyperspace to generate energy though. Before I decided on regular fusion, I considered using hypermatter, essentially a form of exotic antimatter, to power my ships. Hypermatter would be collected during hyperspace jumps, meaning FTL travel would actually refuel my ships. I never really considered how energy hungry a hyperdrive may be before now. I put ranges on my ships a long time ago, but never really came up with a reason for it. I think pegging FTL ranges to energy reserves would be a good reason. I imagine a hyperdrive would also need to cool down periodically, and that ships would need to periodically exit hyperspace to see where they are.
Has anyone ever put much thought into the mechanics surrounding hyperlanes? I want to rationalise why they go where they go. I've considered basing mine upon the intensity of gravity. Areas of high gravity, such as neighbouring systems, would connect to each other, creating a web of hyperlanes. Artificial hyperlanes could be created by embedding gravity generating satellites in hyperspace, but this would be extremely expensive. Huge investment would be required to create anything remotely transverseable. Artificial hyperlanes would thus come to resemble the "royal roads" of antiquity, with the construction of federal/royal/imperial hyperlanes being significant investments that take years to complete and partially function as a way of showing the wealth and power of the ruler.
Zarkenis Ultima wrote:Tristan noticed footsteps behind him and looked there, only to see Eric approaching and then pointing his sword at the girl. He just blinked a few times at this before speaking.
"Put that down, Mr. Eric." He said. "She's obviously not a chicken."
by Doppio Giudici » Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:50 am
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