Proportions 2.3 nearing completion

[PvK]

Ok, I went and did more AI testing and tweaking, and it's practically done, but I should sleep and test in the morning, and hopefully release tomorrow some time.

PvK

[Spuzzum]

I had a very minor gripe about Proportions when I fiddled around with the Version from the Gold CD.

Population would weigh, at most, 200kT per million; that assumes 200 pounds per person, plus 100 pounds of luggage, plus a seat to sit in and some breathing room (which shouldn't be any more than 100 pounds).

I'm just saying that since I think that 1000kT is exaggerating things a bit. Of course, if your 1000kT also accounts for density as well as mass, then I'll shut up now. ;-)

[Fyron]

Kilotons are an arbitrary unit of measurement. They don't actually mean anything.

[Captain Kwok]

Ha Ha Ha...I remember joking with PVK about his fat colonists.

[Phoenix-D]

"Population would weigh, at most, 200kT per million; that assumes 200 pounds per person, plus 100 pounds of luggage, plus a seat to sit in and some breathing room (which shouldn't be any more than 100 pounds)."

That's also assuming *no room to move*, which either means the colonists are freeze dried or have a rather high tolerence for being packed in like sardines.

Consider also life support; the ship's LS would be to say the least overstressed by having a million people on board for months!

Phoenix-D

[Spuzzum]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Kilotons are an arbitrary unit of measurement. They don't actually mean anything.

1000 tons has always meant 1000 tons to me. ;-)

[Captain Kwok]

I'm sure in any large scale movement, the people would be in some sort of suspended animation...it wouldn't make sense otherwise having to feed all those hungry mouths and entertain them before they start killing each other and saying "Are we there yet?"