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I understand the point and you partially got what I am going for. Yes the story is about the Loroi and yes one aspect of what I am going for is to humble the Loroi by introducing a monster. I don't believe however that the monster has to be hidden behind a veil for tension, tension can be added by ...

Because what you are presuming is not the point of the story ;) A construct like what the Historians use would not be to fulfill the duties that Senator Alexander Jardin chose to himself fulfill; for a variety of personal reasons. I'm not sure if I'm not following you or you aren't following me. Ma...

Its going to be a short story but I am not going to hint the plot any further than this: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HumansAreCthulhu I did notice the link, but that brings me back to my other point: why make the Humans be Cthulhu? The canon Soia are perfectly capable of being Cthulh...

So, you think that the Humans are some short of good-willing heroes? :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: Yes, keep believing that... Well it would certainly be more interesting if the Humans were the villains, since now you have a nifty underdog story with the Loroi/Umiak as the protagonists, but the tec...

Not a huge fan of "Humanity, F- Yeah!" stories myself, but I figured I'd give it a skim...until I bumped into the part where Humanity is at Tech Level 16 . Congrats! http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p313/Starbug360/Motivational%20Posters/Bolostomp.jpg More seriously, I shall now offer some critici...

I'm with dragoongfa. We'll need the Ordinance Plant to avoid mining penalties, and our existing strategy of research/diplomacy makes the Frontier Party the most logical election choice. I also agree that 60% is too low for me, so I think we need to Teach Trade and Improve Relations before we formall...

Arioch wrote:The discussion of decoys and jamming was getting a bit off-topic, so I moved it to its own thread here.

Oh thank god, that was driving me nuts.

Unfortunately, search functions don't work very well with a translator. On a less fan-gasmy note, I noticed a while back when I was reading through the old unfinished 2006 Outsider simulation rules that the Historians and their weapons aren't mentioned. Instead the PDF credits the advanced plasma w...

The information available is in the forums, and the Insider (a part of the site). I would be very grateful for the links. Insider: http://www.well-of-souls.com/outsider/insider.html The Umiak: http://www.well-of-souls.com/outsider/forum_umiak.html Umiak Fleets and Ships: http://www.well-of-souls.co...

The Umiak actually dislike conformity and are actively encouraged to seek alternative solutions (within the confines of their orders), but the zeal and single-mindedness of most Umiak means that their behavior is often predictable. In particular, the attrition fleets that the Loroi see most often a...

It is quite obvious that Kikitik-27 is not a conventional Umiak commander, what with his habit of withdrawing rather than charging recklessly to his doom, etc. Somewhere there are comics on the world, where there are examples of "normal umiak" and a few fights? When reading these statements appears...

Either way, since 25% of this thread is now nothing but our most recent argument, I'd say it's safe to move on to a new line of questioning... It is quite obvious that Kikitik-27 is not a conventional Umiak commander, what with his habit of withdrawing rather than charging recklessly to his doom, et...

Except that seemingly the Umiak don't care too much about losses, so might see the use of a dedicated decoy a loss of direct offensive power in the heat of battle, because of the resources used for it. In fairness to the idea though, if any fleet could pull off the decoy trick it would be the Umiak...

Ah, sorry for the misunderstanding. The reason a torpedo could never be created that mimics the signatures created by a space ship is because of the HUGE differences between the energy emitted by a missile and a ship. To quote THIS site: All right. The site is very good. I read it and like it. But ...

It IS possible to create a decoy. What Arioch is saying is that if, as you said, a decoy is just as expensive as a real torpedo, there would be no reason not to just fire a real torpedo instead. The only way a decoy is useful is if it less expensive than an actual weapon. The example you have liste...

That makes it useless as a decoy. You would be better off firing more real torpedoes. Decoy MALD-J (red). Speed like an airplane. Size as at medium-range missiles. http://www.defencetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/F-16-MALD-J-jammer.jpg Why is such a concept in space is not possible? It IS poss...

Complex thought, I'll try to translate them correctly. The real dividing line between a light destroyer and a heavy gunboat is that the latter has a docking linkage, and the former doesn't. So a light destroyer needs to be able to carry enough fuel and supplies to operate on its own without a mothe...

If you're asking what it's made out of, I don't know for sure. I imagine that it's probably a composite of a carbon fiber structural framework interwoven with an insulating material, alternating with layers of a strong, conductive alloy that helps spread and dissipate heat. Different combatants at ...

Though I'm certain someone must have asked this already, I've been unable to locate it, so I'll ask now.

What do the Loroi use as armor for their ships? Do the Umiak use anything different, or is armor pretty universal once you reach a certain level of technology?

This is why I mentioned my "Point Defence Fleet" idea. Humanity doesn't have lasers powerful enough to kill Umiak ships, but they can kill missiles. Hell, their numerous small laser turrets are perfect for the role. They just need to be able to keep up with Loroi ships in order to do that. The Loro...