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- Wed May 17, 2023 5:13 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 220: Clearing the Path
- Replies: 84
- Views: 320974
Re: Page 220: Clearing the Path
"Rip and tear, until it is DONE!"
- Sat Mar 12, 2022 5:00 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: ArcFlash Labs' GR-1 Anvil Portable Gauss Rifle
- Replies: 30
- Views: 25100
Re: ArcFlash Labs' GR-1 Anvil Portable Gauss Rifle
I imagine a warship using energy-intensive weapons such as mass drivers or directed energy weapons would have massive capacitor rings distributed throughout the hull, which any weapon or system requiring sudden spikes of power that a reactor can't possibly supply would tap into. Essentially, the cap...
- Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:52 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 214: Ready for boarding action!
- Replies: 128
- Views: 213451
Re: Page 214: Ready for boarding action!
I suspect that the Umiak warship designers are sane and have designed the ships' airlocks in such a manner that it is mechanically impossible for an airlock to simultaneously be open to space and open to the ship's pressurized interior. That said, opening something large like exterior cargo bay door...
- Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:13 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 213: The Bug Hunt is on!
- Replies: 43
- Views: 30261
Re: Page 213: The Bug Hunt is on!
To me, it just looks like light being reflected through the glass (or whatever high tech material Loroi might be using) faceplate on his helmet.
- Sat Jul 10, 2021 12:15 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6283
- Views: 5092294
Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
On the other hand, I reckon Loroi should outlast a human in the hot desert due to lower body temperature. Although I don't if know if it would be long enough to make much difference. Hours would. Minutes? No. I would think it would be the other way around, just from pure thermodynamics. The greater...
- Sat Jun 12, 2021 5:24 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6283
- Views: 5092294
Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
So Tempo is downright scary. If you pulled a gun on her she could move your fingers so that you dropped it, or if the gun weighed a kilogram or less she could pull a Darth Vader vs Han Solo trick by pulling it out his hand with PK and going further, shooting him using PK with the same gun. Just as ...
- Mon May 31, 2021 1:39 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 202: WHY?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 30364
Re: Page 202: WHY?
...hoo boy. This reeks of 'suicide mission' to me. Leave one crewman out for the boarders to find while everyone else hides. The boarders shoot her, then don't immediately find anyone else aboard and leave. Pragmatic, but callous (to Cloud) all the same. A low chance of success by virtue of it relyi...
- Sun Apr 11, 2021 7:04 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
- Replies: 2709
- Views: 1834995
Re: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
I would guess that it means there is supposed to be a relay, beacon or station in the indicated positions but they have been destroyed, occupied, or otherwise rendered inoperative.
- Mon Dec 28, 2020 1:34 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6283
- Views: 5092294
Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
While obviously handy against battle damage, this can also be a problem when overheating is a concern. There's a reason our computers have fans. Using the air in your ship's compartments to absorb heat from ship systems will result in a cooked crew. The Mass Effect series addresses this in the desc...
- Sat Sep 26, 2020 3:40 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: The Astronomy Thread
- Replies: 585
- Views: 505045
Re: The Astronomy Thread
That's one of the things I like about SpaceX's Mars plan: it's privately funded. As long as they're not using my tax dollars for it, they can be as frivolous as they want in their space ambitions. Well, they could be using your retirement fund instead. Alphabet (Google's parent company for those un...
- Fri Aug 28, 2020 1:11 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: How humanity can affect the war, by turning the moon into a deathstar.
- Replies: 169
- Views: 52387
Re: How humanity can affect the war, by turning the moon into a deathstar.
Just to add to the point about heels on riding boots, they only need to be an inch or two (2-5cm) at most to grab the stirrups. Wearing high heels while riding a horse is a good way to get your feet caught and tangled up in said stirrups when mounting or dismounting. Where I work, enough clients hav...
- Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:17 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: How to Make Mecha Work in a realish setting
- Replies: 224
- Views: 91360
Re: How to Make Mecha Work in a realish setting
But we can go on what we have now and costs and the fact the Mech can have a large amount of its components made out of cheaper materials then metal and its joints are not under anywhere near the same amount of friction loading as a wheeled/tracked system for heavy vehicles. When we deal with ficti...
- Sat Apr 04, 2020 1:59 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: 177: What do you miss?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 17414
Re: 177: What do you miss?
Don't remember where I read it but somewhere it was mentioned that humans have a 10° higher body temperature than the Loroi. That's a lot. Have you ever touched someone with a high fever? That's how Alex should feel to the ladies if they have a similarly sensitive temperature sense for their fellow...
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 12:27 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: 176: Low Tide!
- Replies: 65
- Views: 28403
Re: 176: Low Tide!
Heathen barbarians, the lot of you!
Mmm.... licorice.
Mmm.... licorice.
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 11:47 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
- Replies: 2709
- Views: 1834995
Re: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
I have no personal experience with zebras, but an acquaintance of mine who works in the exotic animals industry tells me that a zebra can be broken just like a horse, and put under a saddle and bridle. The difference is that a zebra is more 'twitchy' (as she puts it) and prone to spook. I would gues...
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:06 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
- Replies: 2709
- Views: 1834995
Re: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
<-- takes care of horses for a living. Horses don't really need much variety besides hay and small amounts of grain if they can't graze, especially if they aren't being worked at the time. In the modern day, the grain is usually in the form of pellets processed in a grain factory, but before the 20t...
- Wed Mar 04, 2020 11:02 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
- Replies: 2709
- Views: 1834995
Re: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
I would guess they're some kind of Loroi equivalent to an electrolyte drink. The protein shakes or liquid nutrition supplements in MREs and other field rations have too much 'stuff' in them to be translucent like these are; I can't imagine how these would be any different. Though they could just app...
- Mon Dec 30, 2019 4:49 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: How to Make Mecha Work in a realish setting
- Replies: 224
- Views: 91360
Re: How to Make Mecha Work in a realish setting
At the risk of being pedantic... < snip> Due to their maneuverability, helicopters are very dangerous opponents when matched against fixed winged aircraft. To this day, the basic lesson is that fighters should stay away from helicopters, and only attack from high altitudes or at long ranges (beyond ...
- Sat Dec 28, 2019 4:39 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: How to Make Mecha Work in a realish setting
- Replies: 224
- Views: 91360
Re: How to Make Mecha Work in a realish setting
I did think of one scenario where a really tall walker might be useful, albeit this is really stretching things. Think of a medieval siege tower with legs. This could be a good option for breaching the upper floors of a skyscraper in an urban environment, where landing troops on the roof isn't an op...
- Wed Dec 25, 2019 5:24 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: How to Make Mecha Work in a realish setting
- Replies: 224
- Views: 91360
Re: How to Make Mecha Work in a realish setting
I think mechs, in a looser sense of the word, become impractical as soon as they're too big to fit through a shipboard hatch or an average doorway in a house. At that point, a wheeled, tracked or flying vehicle can do more than a walking mech of similar dimensions. Powered armor that could fit, thou...