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Offline Commander Zane

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I'm suprised the turrets still stick straight up.

  

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Because there are no targets around. :)
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I mean how ships now usually have their large turrets at (Around) a '20 angle instead of '90.

 

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I see a new ship class in the second screenshot at the bottom of the previous page.  Is that a shuttle?

There also seems to be a new ship class on the last screenshot at the bottom of the previous page.  It looks to me like a carrier or a transport.

I mean how ships now usually have their large turrets at (Around) a '20 angle instead of '90.
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Nothing strange about those turrets, really. They keep that position until targets are close enough for them to shoot.

Speaking of the models: the first one you mentioned is the EAT Corvus (shuttle-like) and the second is the EAFr Titus (large freighter).
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Because there are no targets around. :)

You can use a turretangle-tbm to fix it.

Maybe they have some kind of subspace magic to prevent the atmosphere from evaporating into space in short order.

It can be done, just like it happened with Mars.

Well, the moon in and of itself is too small to retain an atmosphere, whereas Mars does naturally retain an atmosphere but loses oxygen to space. But hey, the terraformed Moon looks cool, so go for it. You don't have to go the hard-SF route.

 

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So is that a real mission of just a test?

 

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A test, which is connected to current progress on INFASA for a specific reason. In poor words, it wasn't a waste of time.

Because there are no targets around. :)

You can use a turretangle-tbm to fix it.

True, but I don't see why it should be done. It doesn't pose a problem and seems an EA feature, mantained to underline the technological differences between the EA and any other faction.

Well, the moon in and of itself is too small to retain an atmosphere, whereas Mars does naturally retain an atmosphere but loses oxygen to space. But hey, the terraformed Moon looks cool, so go for it. You don't have to go the hard-SF route.

That's where the date plays a vital role. If all necessary technologies were available in the early days of space colonization, there was no reason why Mars would have been terraformed before the Moon. The fact that terraforming of the Moon started in the 2350s (after INFASA's main campaign) means that an important discovery made it possible (otherwise, it would have been started in the 2150s or even earlier). All technological progresses in INF will be described, so you'll have a proper explanation for that and many other things. :nod:
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Also is the Svalin (which I assume is called the Corvus in Inferno) going to get a model update? It looks ugly.

 

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Because there are no targets around. :)

You can use a turretangle-tbm to fix it.

True, but I don't see why it should be done. It doesn't pose a problem and seems an EA feature, mantained to underline the technological differences between the EA and any other faction.

Well if it's an EA feature to look like all your turrets have raging erections, okay. But it just makes it look like the ships really need to get off.

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Well, the moon in and of itself is too small to retain an atmosphere, whereas Mars does naturally retain an atmosphere but loses oxygen to space. But hey, the terraformed Moon looks cool, so go for it. You don't have to go the hard-SF route.

That's where the date plays a vital role. If all necessary technologies were available in the early days of space colonization, there was no reason why Mars would have been terraformed before the Moon. The fact that terraforming of the Moon started in the 2350s (after INFASA's main campaign) means that an important discovery made it possible (otherwise, it would have been started in the 2150s or even earlier). All technological progresses in INF will be described, so you'll have a proper explanation for that and many other things. :nod:

No, you're missing the point. There's a fundamental difference that makes Mars terraforming possible in a hard-SF setting but rules out the Moon.

The Moon can't retain an atmosphere. It's too small.

Mars can retain an atmosphere. It's big enough.

The Moon is ridiculously, absurdly more difficult to terraform.

I have no problem with it being terraformed, because it's a fantasy, you can do whatever you want. But there's a reason that Mars would be terraformed before the Moon: it can be terraformed without fantasy tech, and the Moon can't.

 

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I approve of the rule of cool moon with fantasy tech
I disapprove of Battuta wanking about the subject  :p
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The thing that bothers me more than the backgrounds are these outdated ships like the Svalin/Corvus and the erection turrets. IIRC these EA ships did at one point have initial turret angles.

Oh well. Still should be a blast to plaaaay...

 

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I approve of the rule of cool moon with fantasy tech
I disapprove of Battuta wanking about the subject  :p

I'm not - I said more than once it's perfectly fine, I think it looks awesome.

I'm just pointing out why you gotta have some magitech to do it.

Though speaking of wanking those EA ships could use some attention.

 

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How much time does that kind of editing require? A couple of minutes? If it's necessary, it can and will be done. I don't see the problem. Also, nothing is definitive and some of the ships you see may be replaced by others in the future. The last roster change was proposed only a few days ago, if I remember well... no one said things will remain as they are so they'll probably change. (EDIT: corrected.)

And Battuta, you're actually forgetting that the EA designed and built the Icanus in the outer orbit of Mars, not even Earth. The EA has certain technologies which make such things possible, and I can ensure you that everything will be explained properly.
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How much time does that kind of editing require? A couple of minutes? If it's necessary, it can and will be done. I don't see the problem. Also, nothing is definitive and some of the ships you see may be replaced by others in the future. The last roster change was proposed only a few days ago, if I remember well... no one said things will remain as they are, and there a very good chance they'll change.

Yeah I think it'd be a good change to throw in a turretangle tbm, though if the ship roster is still changing well...

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And Battuta, you're actually forgetting that the EA designed and built the Icanus in the outer orbit of Mars, not even Earth. The EA has certain technologies which make such things possible, and I can ensure you that everything will be explained properly.[/color]

Like I've said three times now, I have no problem with the terraforming of the Moon, since I assume there's plenty of magitech available. I'm forgetting nothing. What are you worrying about?

 
You keep wanking about hard-sci-fi and realism, which gets annoying.
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Bleh. Do you know what the alternative to "hard" sci-fi is?   It's fiction IN SPAAAACE.

 

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You keep wanking about hard-sci-fi and realism, which gets annoying.

I'm sorry, explain this remark to me? How many times in this thread have I said 'this looks awesome'?

If you're annoyed by statements of fact you can go post on Yahoo Answers for a while. In the meantime this is the second time you've tried to derail a thread with this type of remark. If your baseless personal attacks continue I'll take it up with a mod.

 

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That will be enough trolling. Take it to IRC or PMs. Let the rest of us watch the screenshots in peace.

EDIT: You saw nothing!
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Let the rest of us watch the screenshots in piece.

nooooo! I like being complete :(

BTW nice screens Mobius, me wants more  :yes:
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