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Still don't understand what went on with that Umiak. Far as I remember, mind control is not a thing for most races, besides the slugs.

Murph wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 27, 2020 6:01 pm

Well it was great while it lasted. Thanks for all the good times.

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Arioch wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 29, 2020 9:50 pm

A proper EVA suit, I think, would need to be designed for extended use, with a user possibly in it for days at a time, which means extensive life support capacity including built-in waste facilities

Hmm... by that standard, what we have today aren't proper EVA suits.

I can imagine a robust trade in small snuggly animals from the Tenuki world before the borders were closed HAH! I KNEW THOSE FURBALLS WERE SLAVERS!!! Derro has a goat/sheep analogue (dagiis/dakiis); it has a luxurious wool (which can be bred into bright colors), and gives a high-fat milk that the N...

So... I assume the concept of keeping around an animal for comfort/companionship/engagement rather than utility is not unknown to them?

So then... how WOULD the Loroi react to our use of domesticated animals? Would they find it rational or reasonable? What about attachments, like say, to a cat?

RedDwarfIV wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:36 pm

spacewhale wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:01 am

and of course they'd go out of their way to steal every bit of technological shininess they could from any greater power, and make iterative improvements.

Come now, we're not Hiigarans.

Well... we COULD be... I mean... why not? Worked out for those guys....

mwightman wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 22, 2020 5:41 am

Well done Sir, may we have more?

Aww, hell, this comment's gonna make me work my a** off

Soooo, yeah, that marks the end of "Part II - Stella Praecipitans" . After studying the Insider, I concluded a gunship was about the only thing the TCA could take on... and my money'd still be on the gunship :( . It being an underground orbital installation means it has massive armor, but zero abili...

The main cultural reason they did not was the rise of the platonists and Socrates (who despised practical experimentation, preferring, instead, natural observation) to the detriment of the sophists. I think that had more to do with slaves being cheaper and easier to come by for the warlike Romans, ...

Having thought about this for several years now, I've come to the conclusion that it is possible for a civilisation to skip certain technological avenues. For instance, in our world, the Greeks and Romans were not that far away from an actual industrial revolution (for instance, they knew steam had ...

Part XI The massive flash of light engulfed the screens of the command center before static made the imagine unreadable. Simultaneously, an ever so slight jolt rippled through the station, like waves on a calm lake. Commandant Andrews's initial relief at their successful strategy was immediately rep...

Ithekro wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 12, 2020 2:35 am

Humans use defense drones with point defense lasers, from what I recall.

And did the Loroi and Delrias/Mannadi... not?

Question: it is my understanding that the TCA in 2160 is roughly on technological parity with the Loroi as they were during the Delrias (or maybe Mannadi?) wars. However, the Loroi are notable for having used space fighters in most instances before the Umiak War made them mostly obsolete. So... does...

The moon is just a big ball of rock. Simply being on the lunar surface isn't going to provide power or cooling, that's all stuff you're going to have to build. At most, you're making use of a tiny amount of surface rock for thermal mass. You could take this entire "death star" defense installation ...

Have the Loroi ever come across a super invasive species like the rat? If no, how pissed off or amused would they be if rats suddenly infested their worlds? Well, the Soia-Liron species themselves could be considered super invasive, as they have displaced some native species where such already exis...

@dragoongfa I don't know. Creating a highly specialized species to store knowledge seems like a lot of effort to go through if writing it down in stone or metal somewhere would be sufficient. The Soians were telepathic, being able to immediately access all information via telepathy is a huge time s...

hi hi Incoming memory that's not the type you want to hear about... I know that fabricated memories are a troublesome thing when it comes to human brains, but I get the feeling that it isn't what Alex is experiencing right now. My money is on Fireblade having left something behind during the interr...

I don't think it's a block or mask. That might simply be the interpretation of the Loroi, who have never encountered such a psychically "mute" species before. To them, only an active Lotai would have that effect. Kind of like interpreting the manner in which a tree stands as an active vertical motio...