Re: Philosophical scenario - A chance meeting
 

What if the other race had set a self-destruct timer, or crippled their ship in some other way?

Re: Philosophical scenario - A chance meeting
 

That was what Hunpecked pointed out.

I don't think there is a safe option here - No matter what you do, you're going to have to roll the dice sometime.

Re: Philosophical scenario - A chance meeting
 

Oh, yeah. I can just see it happening in real life: A human in an environmental suit gathering sensitive information in a colony populated by bug aliens. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

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Re: Philosophical scenario - A chance meeting
 

Couldn't they just use a fancy costume to do that instead?

Re: Philosophical scenario - A chance meeting
 

If their sensor range is that superior to our own, you can presume the rest of their technology would have a similar edge. If that's the case, you're screwed whatever you do if it comes to conflict. Peace might still be an option though!

Re: Philosophical scenario - A chance meeting
 

Wouldn't be done via fancy costume. It would be done with ships running silent, using passive sensors, possibly with something to cut down on how they look to various sensors. Ah, ship came from this angle and this angle and this angle....... communication came from this point and this point and this point.....