Beta and Higher Patron Notice for 09/13/2019
Added 2019-09-13 22:11:49 +0000 UTCSLOWER-THAN-LIGHT STARSHIPS
added new section SWIMMER
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/slowerlight.php#swimmer
SURFACE TO ORBIT
added new section BLACK HORSE
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/surfaceorbit.php#blackhorse
INFRASTRUCTURE
added to Conventional Cargo Vessels a quote SPACEX STARSHIP SHIPPING COSTS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/infrastructure.php#sxstarship
APOCALYPSE
added new section PLANET LOOTERS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/apocalypse.php#looters
added to Planet Eater quote from HOUR OF THE HORDE
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/apocalypse.php#horde
INTERSTELLAR EMPIRE
added to Thalassocracy a quote from THE STARMEN
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/stellarempire.php#thalassocracy3
HIGH-TECH ALIENS
added to Apes or Angels segment CIRCUMVENTING APES AND ANGELS and quote from RENEGADE
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/alientech.php#noapesorangels
QUASI-MILITARY
added to Spacecraft Certification a quote PASSENGER SPACEFLIGHT PUZZLE 1
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/civmilitary.php#spacecraftcert3
PLANETARY ATTACK 1
added to Orbital Fortress a quote PYRRHIC
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/planetaryattack.php#pyrrhic
WEAPONS: EXOTIC
expanded a bit the section SPACE HACKERS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacegunexotic.php#hackers
Comments
Ah, I've been meaning to read that series. Thanks!
Nyrath
2019-09-16 23:36:11 +0000 UTCA Planet Looters example: Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon's "Planet Pirates" trilogy. Plunderers/slavers wait until a recently established colony is _just_ ripe enough to be looted but not able yet to defend itself. The seemingly incidental side effect- that human expansion is being sharply curtailed as a result- turns out to be significant.
Michael Hutson
2019-09-16 18:07:01 +0000 UTCYes indeed, the 50s and 60s were well before Eternal September
Nyrath
2019-09-14 02:19:14 +0000 UTCYeah, you don't want Garth of Izar controlling a starship that can wipe out all life on a planet.
Nyrath
2019-09-14 02:18:31 +0000 UTCOne thing to note about the Prefix Code thing from Star Trek, from my point of view, only Kirk, Admiral Kirk, and Spock knew about this. Why? Well, Admiral Kirk would have been told about this backdoor and Spock... well he probably found out on his own. So you wonder why would Star Fleet put in a backdoor to their fleet? Then you think about the captains that went... funny. In that Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper sort of funny. So having a backdoor to take away their toys would be necessary. From the Memory Alpha site, it's not common knowledge that you can do this.
John
2019-09-14 00:56:33 +0000 UTCLooking at SF space battles from the 50's and 60's, it's WWII naval battles IN SPAAaaaaace! Now you have to include ECM, hacking, and other techniques to your list of combat options. AI controlled ships that sandbox all input from other ships, so that they can make sure there's no malware, intrusion ware, or other nasties tucked into the transmission. Yes, you have ships controlled by AIs, but they all use a Linux based OS, and the opposition knows how to hack that...
John
2019-09-14 00:39:42 +0000 UTC
