Got a possibly noobish question

Master Belisarius · #1 December 29th, 2003, 11:52 PM

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Originally posted by alarikf:
nah... Spaceports are a representation of a large investment in economic infrastructure, much like a much grander Version of the port of Charleston, Shanghai, etc...probably involving things like space elevators, lots of ship to space shuttles, and the associated facilities for quarantining, money exchange, and transport of people/things...and I say that becuase those races that are "natural merchants" are so good at trading that they don't need the investment to create such an infrastructure. They just do it on a micro-scale.

But must say that it was joke Alarikf! A bad one but a joke anyway!

Really don't have an opinion about what are (or should be) the Spaceports in terms of CF!
Think they're a very good element to add some twists into the Game without add so much micromanagement, and this is enough to me.

Anyway, I liked your theory.

AMF · #2 December 30th, 2003, 06:06 AM

Oops. Clearly I am lacking a sense of humour. Sorry!

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Originally posted by Master Belisarius:

quote:
Originally posted by alarikf:
nah... Spaceports are a representation of a large investment in economic infrastructure, much like a much grander Version of the port of Charleston, Shanghai, etc...probably involving things like space elevators, lots of ship to space shuttles, and the associated facilities for quarantining, money exchange, and transport of people/things...and I say that becuase those races that are "natural merchants" are so good at trading that they don't need the investment to create such an infrastructure. They just do it on a micro-scale.

But must say that it was joke Alarikf! A bad one but a joke anyway!
Really don't have an opinion about what are (or should be) the Spaceports in terms of CF!
Think they're a very good element to add some twists into the Game without add so much micromanagement, and this is enough to me.

Anyway, I liked your theory.

Cipher7071 · #3 December 30th, 2003, 03:20 PM

What ever happened to "sub-space radio?" (like they had in the original Star Trek)

AMF · #4 December 30th, 2003, 03:45 PM

Bah! We should be so lucky. If you can send energy in the form of "sub-space radio" at FTL speeds, then you can make FTL weapons, and probably FTl ships too...although it would be neat to be able to bLast your enemy's planets from three systems away...

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Originally posted by Cipher7071:
What ever happened to "sub-space radio?" (like they had in the original Star Trek)

Master Belisarius · #5 December 30th, 2003, 04:46 PM

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Originally posted by alarikf:
Oops. Clearly I am lacking a sense of humour. Sorry!

Don't worry: usually this happen when you (it mean me!), post a joke without a

!

oleg · #6 December 30th, 2003, 07:50 PM

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Originally posted by Master Belisarius:

quote:
Originally posted by alarikf:
Oops. Clearly I am lacking a sense of humour. Sorry!

Don't worry: usually this happen when you (it mean me!), post a joke without a !

You capture the essence of the modern sitcom - without the backstage laughter nobody would ever realise it was indended as a comedy, sort of.

Cipher7071 · #7 December 31st, 2003, 03:39 PM

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Bah! We should be so lucky. If you can send energy in the form of "sub-space radio" at FTL speeds, then you can make FTL weapons, and probably FTl ships too...although it would be neat to be able to bLast your enemy's planets from three systems away...

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Originally posted by Cipher7071:
What ever happened to "sub-space radio?" (like they had in the original Star Trek)

Well, I don't know why, but for some reason even though James T. Kirk had subspace radio, it seems that kind of weapon never developed from it by the time of Jean Luc Picard. Maybe the frequency range just wouldn't allow it...go figure.