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Old November 3rd, 2002, 08:04 AM
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Default Don\'t Panic (Hitch Hiker\'s Guide...)

I am looking at making a few racial tech trees based on the characters, ships, technology found in the novel: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (A trilogy in 5 parts). Yes, it is intended to be light and humorous, but the techs will be competative in the SEIV universe...

That being said, I am looking for any interesting input regarding techs, ships, races etc from those whom are knowledgable of such things.

So far, I am looking at making the Imperial Galctic Government, The Mice, Frogstar Fighters, and the Kriket Robots...

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Old November 4th, 2002, 04:58 PM
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I am looking at making a few racial tech trees based on the characters, ships, technology found in the novel: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (A trilogy in 5 parts).
Actually there are now 6 parts. Douglas Admas has once again (I know it is hard to believe) written another Hitchhikers book. Link is here!
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Old November 4th, 2002, 11:04 PM
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Default Re: Don\'t Panic (Hitch Hiker\'s Guide...)

Salmon of a Doubt isn't a part of the trillogy. It is a seperate book made from Adams' ideas. He wrote more books then the hitchhikers trillogy too. But anyways, the point is, it is not part of the trillogy.
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Default Re: Don\'t Panic (Hitch Hiker\'s Guide...)

Mr. Flib - aw, crap, wrong sci-fi parody!

Edit: Hmm, maybe a Red Dwarf mod would be fun too... wonder what kind of stuff you could put in there?

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Don't forget the IPP components. Nothing like a door with a sunny and cheerful disposition.

The Nutrimatic Drink dispensers.

Vogon fleets.

And, of course the Infinate Improbability Drive.
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The Vogon speech file should have some threats to read their poetry.
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If you can please substitute Tea as supplies and Planet creators into Magratharean (sp?) Contractors.
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There were three types of engines: hyper drive, improbability drive, and bistromathic drive. I think the improbability drive allows your ship to pass through all points of the universe in an instant. The bistromathic drive is more advanced, and you need a bistro, a little restaurant, inside your ship.

Also, there's the Somebody Else's Problem field (SEP) which is like a cloaking device. It doesn't turn your ship invisible, but causes people to ignore it because it becomes somebody else's problem.
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The babble fish could be an Intel function

There was also the chameloid (I think) death fleet.
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for some reason i feel that if this mod is ever made it'd be the funniest mod ever

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