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- Sat Jun 19, 2021 5:16 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
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Re: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
The hurtles with that theory. 1. Earth's first contact with the Orgus was Halloween, 2158. Alex's ship was destroyed on July 14th, 2160 after being on mission for 58 days. 2. The mission has been in planning for at least six month prior to the five ships leaving Earth space. Four scouts and a long r...
- Thu Jun 17, 2021 6:50 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6283
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Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
Earth and Mars (the two industrial powerhouses of Humanity) and their four colonies across 35 light years of space aren't going to be able to do a lot compared to the Loroi's 300 light year spanning empire. Not with less than 50 years of experience with what they have for warship technology compared...
- Thu Jun 17, 2021 5:57 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6283
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Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
Umiak effective beam weapon range seems to start around 40,000 to 50,000 km depending on the model of beam weapon. They use missiles to cover their approach until they get to those ranges where their more damaging weapons can wreck Loroi ships. Loroi blasters and pulse cannons can fire farther away ...
- Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:08 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Human/Loroi Differences In Culture
- Replies: 59
- Views: 11099
Re: Human/Loroi Differences In Culture
Lower body temperature than humans.
- Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:56 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Soldiers of Love
- Replies: 56
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Re: Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Soldiers of Love
Teaser trailer for Yamato 2205:
- Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:26 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Soldiers of Love
- Replies: 56
- Views: 83032
Re: Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Soldiers of Love
The "Story" seems to suggests the background elements of Dessler's search for a new homeworld for his people. Finding one in Bolar space (in the Core Worlds of the Milky Way Galaxy) and fighting them for control of this world Gamilas will move to to survive. However, back at Gamilas and Iscandar, th...
- Fri Jun 11, 2021 5:29 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Soldiers of Love
- Replies: 56
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Re: Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Soldiers of Love
Yamato 2205 (Chapter One) will be released in Japan on October 8th. It seem to be only a two part set of films at this point. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-10/1st-of-2-space-battleship-yamato-2205-films-opens-on-october-8/.173814 It seems to be introducing some of the background plot...
- Thu Jun 10, 2021 10:55 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6283
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Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
If I remember my Masters of Orion 2.....lasers would be red.
- Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:52 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6283
- Views: 5099852
Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
Ships tend to not travel as lighthugging speeds. Time-dilatation would still be a thing if they got much past half the speed of light. It would take around a day to cross an entire solar system at half the speed of light, but their would be no need to cross the whole thing. Just from the planet of i...
- Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:32 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Human/Loroi Differences In Culture
- Replies: 59
- Views: 11099
Re: Human/Loroi Differences In Culture
What if their uniforms performed some of the same functionals at the stillsuits from Dune.
- Mon Jun 07, 2021 7:36 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 203: Watch this!!!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 20319
Re: Page 203: Watch this!!!
Plot twist: Fireblade was using an Australian hand gesture. Alex gave the proper, if American, response.
- Fri Jun 04, 2021 3:57 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6283
- Views: 5099852
Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
See for yourself. https://well-of-souls.com/outsider/weapon_profiles.html Provides some explanations on many of the ship based weapons used by the Loroi, Umiak, Historians, and Humans. As well as how much relative damage drops off with range. Several beam weapons have a large area of extreme range w...
- Wed May 26, 2021 6:05 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 1204
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Re: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
Humanity has zero experience in space warfare in the 2160s. We have theories only and little to no understanding of the technologies involved in the current war. While our theoretical tactics might work, we don't have the tech to back up these theories against the more technologically advanced races...
- Tue May 25, 2021 8:42 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6283
- Views: 5099852
Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
As for evidence of deflector screens, there is at least once show of a Umiak ship bouncing a pulse cannon blast at range: https://well-of-souls.com/outsider/outsider077.html Possibly here as well, though the angle makes it difficult to see if it was deflected, or if there was a blue explosion: https...
- Tue May 25, 2021 11:49 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6283
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Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
The Loroi units we have see are designed for rapid movements and interceptions. Highly mobile forces designed to take advantage of the Loroi's Farseeing traits to be where the Umiak fleets are intending to strike. Doing so has keep the Umiak from gaining much territory in the last decade or so, whil...
- Tue May 25, 2021 7:14 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6283
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Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
The Loroi and Umiak screens aren't talked about much, but the tech levels suggest a mix of electromagnetic screens and force screens. The Umiak has more powerful screens as their tech level is slightly higher than the Loroi in some places.
- Mon May 24, 2021 10:13 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 201: Wordly posessions
- Replies: 34
- Views: 21631
Re: Page 201: Wordly posessions
Vibration of the helmets touching. It gives the vibrations a medium to go through. It will be muffled, like trying to hear into the next room with a cup on a wall, but you can still hear.
- Mon May 24, 2021 8:43 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6283
- Views: 5099852
Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
The Loroi have mission specific escort cruisers designed for fleet defense. This also appears to be what the Umiak target first, as that was what the Winter TIde was in the battle we witnessed. It wasn't the missiles that took out the Winter Tide, is was the beam weapons once the Umiak got into rang...
- Mon May 24, 2021 8:27 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 201: Wordly posessions
- Replies: 34
- Views: 21631
Re: Page 201: Wordly posessions
Vibration from helmet to helmet as you speak.
- Mon May 24, 2021 4:53 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 1204
- Views: 1197687
Re: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
Wargame colleges do things like that as games. Table top or computer games to test scenarios. Its a thing that's done from time to time, without needing to use actual troops or ships for war games. The trouble here is that the humans do not have information on the two powers technology (or at least ...