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I know you said Space Pirates in the traditional sense would be out of the question, but what about say something simalar to Mass Effect where instead of targeting ships in open space, raiders could attack sparcly defended outposts and colonies? How realistic is that threat. If you're talking about...

(...) how exactly would Bellarmine have gotten intelligence that "alien activity" was likely in the Naam system? Or was it just the Steppes in general (...) I wonder, was there a pool for how long it would take the Bellarmine to make contact? "Ten bucks says no more than ten systems!" "Fifteen!" "T...

Since the Scout Corps is all about deep space exploration (especially with having to find out where the Loroi/Umiak are) did the Bellarmine have an onboard Astrographics section? To map out new/nearby systems, designate Jump zones, and the like? For that matter, how long would it take a Terran vesse...

Has there been any discoveries of Soia ruins on worlds that may have, at one point, had an atmosphere? Or were fragments of one of the Soia's "dread-stars" ever been recovered?

Does the map of the Steppes region show systems that have no planets, or no planets that can be easily colonized?

Also, do the Loroi have flag bridges, or a secondary bridge? Or is it just that the command deck is large enough for everybody to fit in?

Since the TCA is going to be ramping up production of warships and ammunition, will it be asking for advisors from the current form of the United States, Germany, and Britain for what to expect when shifting into a Total War nation? I'd imagine that they'd like to know what to expect when shifting f...

Ok this may not have to do much with the story but I gotta ask what with Alex's lack of beard did he use something before he left human space to conserve resources or is it just natural? That's an interesting question. Do Terran ships have barbershops on board, or do they have to visit one on a sta...

I wonder if you can use this modular, reconfigurable concept with sensors? It'd cut down on the number of probes we'd have to deploy (unless the area we want to explore is just too far out of range of previous probe launches).

I don't think such drones would be useful for recon, as in space you can usually see the enemy just as well from half a million kilometers away as you can from ten thousand kilometers away. Unless the enemy hides out of line-of-sight, but then your drone has to go out of line-of-sight too, and you ...

How large are the UAV fighters that the TCA use? Are they deployed from a ship's shuttle bays, or are there UAV hardpoints on the hull of the ship, so when the drones launch, they detach themselves from the hull? Or are the UAVs used more akin to a reconnaissance drone, sneaking into enemy formation...

Are Umiak warships clearly identifiable by class, or are their ships as unique and varied as their gunboats, and the only way to class them is by size/combat maneuvers? And, since the crew of Umiak ships are often permanently assigned, has there been any cases where, in lieu of automation or in orde...

A military vessel would have a protected internal CIC in addition to the windowed bridge, like real naval warships do today. The reason the Terran vessels don't have elaborate projected displays like the Loroi is to emphasize both the relative difference in technology between them and the Spartan a...

In the massive fleet-on-fleet engagements, like during the Battle of the Tasinei Ways, would the Loroi engage in ramming enemy vessels if their ship were disarmed, going to explode, lost FTL drives, or were otherwise going to die/be captured anyways? Have the Loroi ever managed to capture a Umiak wa...

Cool, Freeman-class fire support destroyers. Possibly used to coordinate huge missile launches, or serve as an anti-frigate/gunship platform?

Also, how much mass do these ships have? There's notation available for them, but there's nothing listed.

How much modification can a Umiak withstand? Are we talking ocular implants, prosthetic arms, maybe a built-in weapon, or Borg-level of modification, where the Umiak might as well be a machine with Umiak components grafted on in odd places? Exactly how ravaged were the planets in the Charred Steppes...

introducing a virus into a ship during combat is actually possible and no, you do not need to have it 'tailor made' as long as you got a similar enough operating system and basic hardware(CPU family.). Since the Umiak and the Loroi are not only completely separate species, but also mortal enemies, ...

With all the computers on a ship, it would seem like a viable target to introduce a computer virus to wreck havoc. How advance would their protection be from hackers and viruses? My guess is that they'd do it the old-fashioned way - they lock down their communication protocols, using comm lasers to...

Arioch wrote:I'm not sure what practical use this would have, but it's cool.
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By all that's holy, we've invented REPLICATORS!!!
Nah, but it's an interesting concept. Maybe they can be used in construction somehow? Self-building cranes and whatnot

If the Umiak are believed to be created via an artificial process (and, since they're akin to insects, and therefore have a natural exoskeleton) does that mean that the Umiak don't have to wear a space suit, just some kind of breathing apparatus? Or, can they modify themselves to the point of making...

Nobody knows. The Loroi do not know the extent of Umiak territory, and (as is the case with many subjects) the Umiak they capture don't know either. I can see it now: "Our diplomats don't seem to know that we're at war, so I'm afraid that negotiations are impossible. It's a bureaucratic thing." "He...