Got a possibly noobish question

[Will]

Originally posted by Taera:
which of course makes total sense

So does the instantaneous communication to anywhere on the quadrant map, the magical absence of gravitational effect, and the complete lack of inertia

[Atrocities]

Interesting.

[Fyron]

Note that this is a game, not a simulation.

[Loser]

Gravity had inertia can be represented by regarding the two dimensional grid as though it is not a flat Version of three-space but rather that the two axis represent different values of velocity. Thus a planet's sector is not a bound area of three-space, but instead is the orbit of that planet.

Note that a one-sector asteriod field is not called field, but a belt. Now the matter of 'thrust' makes some more sense, as constant thrust is required to move from one speed and direction to another. Still this is someone lacking without QNP.

And, as Fyron says, it is a game and not a simulation.

As for the Spaceports, I have figured that there is some innumerable host of tiny merchanct vehicles that can go anywhere, and carry that portion of your production that is not represented in storage.

The instantaneous transfer of this production, and of communication, is a whole different matter.

[ December 28, 2003, 13:37: Message edited by: Loser ]

[Master Belisarius]

Always believed the Spaceports worked as Teletransportation devices, or some kind of Stargate for resources only!
Too bad they doesn't work with ships...

More interesting, in my view, are these races that doesn't need the Spaceports!

[Loser]

Ooohh... like MB's take on Spaceports....

So much more makes sense now.

Maybe those other races still need the hardware, but can just build it much, much smaller, so it doens't take a whole Facility. In fact, they can had one (or more) on every planet.

[ December 28, 2003, 14:29: Message edited by: Loser ]

[Cipher7071]

In any game format one may choose to what degree reality is represented, and computer games in particular have a large amount of freedom in this respect. There are many choices to be made when designing a game...too simple and the game becomes uninteresting, too complex and it becomes unplayable. The trick, it seems, is to find the best trade-off.