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Originally posted by DirectorTsaarx:
And while we're on this subject: the "infinite resources" available on naturally occurring planets is just as unrealistic as infinite resources on a ring or sphere world.
or as unrealistic. as far as mineral resources go, its not terribly likely the mantle of an earth sized planet will be tapped out. that is unless those mineral mining facilities are greenland-sized boreholes or something, and if you were to work that into kilitons, oh-my-f'ing-god. but then where would the planet be after you mined it out? gone? smaller? asteroid debris? I dont see any 'realistic' limit to mineral or radioactive extraction, especially considering things like quantum technology. organics might get hard to come by after the top layer of a planets crust was stripped, but the whole issue is game ballance and play style rather than realism. oh well.