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Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 21st, 2005, 12:38 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 16,301
Posted By Starhawk
Re: Semi-OT: A question on Power Ratios in Sci-fi

Yeah like firing weapons lol think about it if your ship is rotating a cannon that was locked onto the enemy a second ago won't be after the ship rotates.

Also grav "plating" works for me for now...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 21st, 2005, 11:10 AM
Replies: 164
Views: 16,301
Posted By Starhawk
Re: Semi-OT: A question on Power Ratios in Sci-fi

Trust me El Phil I've read a few different opinions on the "problems" that come in with rotating sections, which is in part why I asked about that idea here.

I've heard any number of things like...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 21st, 2005, 10:28 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,233
Posted By Starhawk
What\'s the Worst that could happen?

Hi folks its that time of year again when I just decided to randomly throw out a thread to see what's the absolute worst defeat you've ever suffered/inflicted during the course of your conquering the...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 21st, 2005, 10:24 AM
Replies: 164
Views: 16,301
Posted By Starhawk
Re: Semi-OT: A question on Power Ratios in Sci-fi

Well someday maybe someone will figure out how to create a gravity field so for the sake of keeping things nice in this story I'll just assume that...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 21st, 2005, 08:52 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,931
Posted By Starhawk
Re: The infinite attack dance

Well I've never had that problem with my game and i've run my fleets all the way through to GAMMA GAMMA GAMMA (Seriously I had a GGG fleet in training once) Of course I tend to #/name my actual...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 21st, 2005, 08:43 AM
Replies: 164
Views: 16,301
Posted By Starhawk
Re: Semi-OT: A question on Power Ratios in Sci-fi

Thanks for the info BM that's probobly why the guy's work I read just called it a "bullet" because the military its self doesn't call it a grenade.

M-16 is a pissy little 5.56? lol I got my AKs...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 09:57 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 16,301
Posted By Starhawk
Re: Semi-OT: A question on Power Ratios in Sci-fi

I remember reading that it fires "air bursting bullets" out of it's primary fire not it's 20mm grenade launcher. Possible that the author meant that it was 20mm AIRBURST grenades not "bullets" but I...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 09:53 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,725
Posted By Starhawk
Re: OT: Great Music

Most of that stuff came out before I was born? lol at least I think that's the pattern I noticed as those bands are all what late 70s early 80s http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 09:50 PM
Replies: 396
Views: 55,694
Posted By Starhawk
Re: A new Game story (From the begining)

Constructive criticism no [/i]nitpicking[/i] yeah a little bit.

Okay as I have stated it's sci-fi with a few thousand years more advanced tech then us so they may pull stuff against our knowledge...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 09:44 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 16,301
Posted By Starhawk
Re: Semi-OT: A question on Power Ratios in Sci-fi

They are not banned actually because they are being planned for the OICW (I don't know what it's X-number is) with air bursting and explosive rounds to peirce body armor.

And it's also the opinion...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 09:36 PM
Replies: 396
Views: 55,694
Posted By Starhawk
Re: A new Game story (From the begining)

Three words Use Edit Button http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

Oh and this stuff is all now being discussed in the "General Tech Question" thread so as not to clog this one...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 09:25 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,725
Posted By Starhawk
Re: OT: Great Music

Yeah being that "hit that" is in reference to sex not abuse (unless we go to sexual abuse but we won't here).

Although to be honest she always had a squeaky irritating voice and the only reason my...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 09:20 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 16,301
Posted By Starhawk
Re: Semi-OT: A question on Power Ratios in Sci-fi

As a wise man once said "The best way to kill is overkill." or something to that effect either way the military tends to like overkill weapons for a reason they not only ensure the job gets done but...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 08:35 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,725
Posted By Starhawk
Re: OT: Great Music

Well I have 90 songs on my playlist plus "ChristianRock.net" as my 100th so I have HOURS of music and my best friend has something like 300 songs on his playlist lol

I knew a girl that had 510...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 07:00 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,725
Posted By Starhawk
Re: OT: Great Music

Flogging Molly
Dropkick Murpheys
Queen (yeah I know)
Offspring
Slipknot
Korn
Coul Chamber
Counting Crows
Finger Eleven
Coldplay
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 06:47 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 16,301
Posted By Starhawk
Re: Semi-OT: A question on Power Ratios in Sci-fi

Not really "expensive" if you consider that by time this became a standard weapon it would probobly not cost any "money'per shot would it http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 06:11 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 16,301
Posted By Starhawk
Re: Semi-OT: A question on Power Ratios in Sci-fi

Well that and the fact that chucking a rock up to lightspeed would require a rather large barrel lol, especially depending on the size of the rocks being chucked.
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 05:58 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 16,301
Posted By Starhawk
Re: Semi-OT: A question on Power Ratios in Sci-fi

Hmmm idea here Antimatter stream contained within a matter stream with a "stasis" field of sorts keeping the two coherent yet not in contact until they hit the target? Remember a race 2,000 years...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 05:28 PM
Replies: 396
Views: 55,694
Posted By Starhawk
Re: A new Game story (From the begining)

2442.6 The first test:
The buzzer woke Admiral William Ross up in the middle of the night; he woke up quickly thanks to spending fifty years in the navy (or in training) but he was still rubbing...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 03:48 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 16,301
Posted By Starhawk
Re: Semi-OT: A question on Power Ratios in Sci-fi

Thanks slick so from now on my I-lasers are now officially just extremely powerful AP stream weapons http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 02:15 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 16,301
Posted By Starhawk
Re: Semi-OT: A question on Power Ratios in Sci-fi

Well realistically are Anti-Proton stream weapons even possible according to physics?

The shields are easy enough to explain since I think I'll just stick to calling them "void shields" and just...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 01:09 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 16,301
Posted By Starhawk
Re: Semi-OT: A question on Power Ratios in Sci-fi

So a high energy say Graser would more or less tear something apart on contact on a nearly molecular level right? OR would it just cause a massive explosive reaction?

Because I was thinking since...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 11:58 AM
Replies: 396
Views: 55,694
Posted By Starhawk
Re: A new Game story (From the begining)

Just for those wondering here is the Status of the Icaran Empire and the United Mantis Kingdom:

Icara:

Systems controlled: 85 (lets call it 82 as there are presently at least three systems...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 20th, 2005, 11:16 AM
Replies: 164
Views: 16,301
Posted By Starhawk
Re: Semi-OT: A question on Power Ratios in Sci-fi

Howdy folks new Tech questions:

Question 1: "Fusion Beam-AKA I-Laser" okay I was wondering if it is possible for an energy weapon to basically be so powerful that when it comes in contact with a...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V September 19th, 2005, 07:10 PM
Replies: 396
Views: 55,694
Posted By Starhawk
Re: A new Game story (From the begining)

Hey I don't use "dylithium crytals" or anything that "hand wavy" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

For that matter I didn't put any "throw away lines" about projectiles in...
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