++Official Legacy of the Ra'shrakil Alpha Test Thread++

[oleg]

But Plasma is just a fully Ionised gas. He can call the same thing either Ion engines or Plasma engines.

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
What is wrong with Ion Engines? They are a very good propulsion mechanism, and should replace chemical rockets for our spacecraft in the next decade or so (assuming they have not already, of course ).

We had one probe so far at least that used an ion engine. Used it to check out an asteroid. It was basically a test bed for checking out the ion engine and some other technologies. A few kinks, but it performed rather well.

[Fyron]

Plasma is super-heated matter, and it is not actually a gas. It is another phase of matter, with some properties similar to gases. Ions are not super-heated, so an Ion and a Plasma Engine are not the same thing at all.

[ June 10, 2003, 20:41: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

[Lord Kodos]

ACK! My PC went out again and I am stuck on my mac. But do not fear! Though my work on Alpha 1.2.0 was lost i shall still continue. I will probably release 1.1.1 first for you

Legacy of the Ra'shrakil
Alpha Version 1.1.1
Teaser

Features
-Reactors
-More Infantry Types
-New Generic Components
-Null Space Manipulation
-Nomads
-Scavengers
Changes
-Many Components with new names and/or images

V 1.2.0 is still coming and shall include the stuff i mentioned below. Sorry for the delay, but since i use my PC for Skool, and they lack adequate Virus scans...and so do I...stuff happens...sorry

^_^

[Spoo]

Plasma is super-heated matter, and it is not actually a gas. It is another phase of matter, with some properties similar to gases. Ions are not super-heated, so an Ion and a Plasma Engine are not the same thing at all.

Plasma is a gas that is hot enough to have had its electrons stripped away (although it can still be considered a seperate state of matter). Plasmas consist of ions, but not all ions are a plasma.

IIRC, the ions emitted by an ion engine are super-heated, thus they would be considered a plasma.

[Lord Kodos]

Uhh what exactly does a Quantum Engine run on?

And are Ion Engines and Plasma Engines different?

Revised Engine/Reactor list

Fusion
Ion
Plasma?
Anti-Matter
Photon
Quantum
Raw Energy

[Lord Kodos]

So uhh are Plasma and Ion engines different? What does a Quantum Engine run on? What would some means of organic propulsion be besides Explosive Flatulance...^_^

1.2.0 should also include some of the balance changes namely making nearly all weapons ineffective against planet except specialty weapons, which shall also be weakened, thus making Troops much more important.

Some of the new traits im thinking of adding are:
Scavengers:You can scrap things for a greater percentage of resources returned, your repair and maintanence costs go down, but your construction costs go up.
Automatons:This is the companion to Mechanoids. Your race is one of machines, and as such you can simply build new population.
Vacuum Breathers:Your race requires no atmosphere to survive.

Among some of the more minor changes, Bridges, and Life Support have new names for bases, namely Command Centers and Atmospheric Generators.