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

[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.

[Lord Kodos]

Okay I still need ideas for Organic propulsion.

Also I require some images:
-A starship background for a system, think the Highliners interior, something like that, but as a system image, nothing copyrighted.
-Chaos. I need an image for a system where the laws of physics have ceased. Think something like the Warp from Warhammer 4OK, or think of Hell. I want something evil looking, and of course, Non-Euclidian.

Well thats all for now, 1.1.1. is on its way! W007!

[oleg]

Originally posted by Imperator 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.

There is such a thing as "cold plasma" - for example inside neon tubes

[Lord Kodos]

Good news. If things go well, and I finish my Ra'shrakil, and get/find/make a Legion set in time, and if I get an image for systems in the Void(that chaos/hell thing I mentioned earlier) the next Version may include the first Campaign, the War in Heaven fought aproximately 8 Billion years ago between the forces of the Ra'shrakil and those of the demonic Jonol. For this campaign expect lots of nice, dangerous, omnipotent weapons!

Of course, due to the immense scale of this conflict the Campaign I am including represents only the key battles of The War in Heaven.

In other LR related news, seeing as how 1.2.0 is being rebuilt from the ground up heres the new teaser that reflects what you will get.

Space Empires IV Legacy of the Ra'shrakil
Version: Alpha 1.2.0
Teaser
Features
-The War in Heaven Campaign
-Azlokian, Ra'shrakil, UTE, Pheonix Battlegroup, Taera Republic, and Jonol shipsets
-Reactors
-Elite Infantry
-More Planet Types
-New Standard Components
-Necromancy
-Omnipotence
-Energy Manipulation
-Null Space Manipulation
Changes
-New Images for Several Components
-New Images for Several Events
-New Images for Several Systems
Bug Fixes
-New System Types Now Appear In Game

Several of these things may appear in 1.1.1 if I get the time, otherwise 1.1.1 just adds Elite Infantry, and Reactors.

[TerranC]

Originally posted by Lord Kodos:
Okay I still need ideas for Organic propulsion.

I have one, but it stinks.

[The Canuck]

what do u mean u need ideas for organic engines? do u mean u need ideas and how it should work for technical info or ideas on how to change the stats of an engine to make it work however u want it to work?