[Droid803]

They do if they're linked properly in the POF.
For some fighters they aren't.

[NGTM-1R]

I'm semi-completely sure the thrusters on a destroyed engine subsystem shut down when destroyed.

If they do, it's an SCP addition.

[Rodo]

Frikking Trinity and it's inexplicable engine glow.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Doesn't the Colossus have some engine subsystems that are NOT coded as engine subsystems?

[ssmit132]

I've noticed that. Looking at the table, it turns out that "enginelarge01", "enginelarge02" and "enginelarge03" are not destructible, either.

[Rodo]

got a question:

Is there a particular reason for the UEF's logo to have 5 starts under the eagle?

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Maybe they represent something.

[General Battuta]

go to the next page

[Darius]

Each star represents a virtue embodied by the Ubuntu Party as a constant reminder for who the Navy is fighting for and protecting.

Ren - Humanity/benevolence

Yi - Honesty, uprightedness

Zhi - Knowledge

Xin - Faithfulness and integrity

Li - correct behaviour, politeness and manners.
 
Only through these five virtues will the human race be saved through Confuc Ubuntu.

EDIT: Plus the fact that Steve-O's original eagle logo had five stars in it. But this works just as well!

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I find it a little strange that unity isn't one of these five virtues, but perhaps it can only be achieved through a combination of the five mentioned above, so it may be justified.

[-Norbert-]

If you follow those five, unity comes pretty much by itself. Besides the UEF doesn't sound like a fully united state, more like something like a very close alliance of the three member states (Earth, Mars and the Jovians). At least it sounds that way to me.

[Rodo]

thanks!

[Ryuseiken]

I always assumed it represented the power of Earth, Wind, Water, Fire and Heart since they were combined underneath a blue flying creature and the planet.

[Snail]

I have really rotten luck. Just got hit by the Carthage's snipe at the UEF AWACS in Delenda Est.

[Darius]

Ryuseken: That's for the Gaian Effort's logo

[Ypoknons]

Not big on Tao or Buddha here are we?

[Flak]

The Gaian Effort? nah, they are more like a violent version of Green Peace than any religious group.

[Darius]

The Gaian Effort was never a particularly dangerous or long-lasting organisation, so their rise to prominence over the past eighteen months has been of great interest to political analysts in the Federation. Origins of this mysterious group can be traced back to a fundamentalist left-wing fringe group on Mars that stood for political office in 2295. Mars at that point was undergoing a huge industrial revolution, mostly fuelled by the discovery of subspace and the ease that material could now be transported across planets. The Socialist Party for a Green Mars, as they were known back then, were unhappy with the mostly Earth corporations-financed infrastructure that was being built at a great pace in Mars City. Supporting a population of only 50 million at the time, a huge migrant explosion and increase in population served to destabilise the fragile marsforming and landscaping projects that were running at the time.

The majority of Mars' population were weary of their backwater status, despite being part of the community of Core Planets in the solar system. The Jovians and Saturnians at least had reason to live in squalour: Martians should not be reduced to the same level. They welcomed the modernisation of their culture with open arms, and the resentful SPGM was thrown even further into the fringes.

In 2315, the capital tower for TerraCorp in Geneva, Switzerland was bombed, and simultaneous explosions were recorded at other TCorp assets around the system. The terrorist group known as the Spirit of Gaia claimed responsibility for the attack, citing recent environmentally unsustainable mining practices on Mars, Europa and Titan to fuel a growing GTA economy as reasons for the attack. TerraCorp never fully recovered from the attack, and was eventually bought up by a competitor.

The charismatic leader of the Spirit of Gaia, Reverend Iain McDuff, had hammered into the heads of his followers a new, terrifying philosophy, bringing into fruition the seeds of the Cult of the Planet which had been planted earlier by the Socialist Party for a Green Mars. The CP drew its inspiration from five prophets living in Earth at the end of the 20th Century. The period was marked by rapid decline in environmental integrity, with corporate greed and human indifference to the environment being rife. Their world was in peril: Gaia, the Spirit of the Earth, could no longer stand the terrible destruction plaguing the planet.

Five prophets were chosen from five different places around the globe: Africa, North America, Europe, Asia and South America. In each of them, Gaia embued one of five shards of the planet's essence. Only by working in harmony together in communication with Gaia, and by combining their individual power into one goal could they prevail against Gaia's enemies. Together, they were known as the Listeners of Gaia, or the Planet Ears, as they were the only ones who were known to hear the voice of their planet.

Though no official records of the Planet Ears' existence has been known to exist, McDuff was said to be in possession several ancient audio-visual records outlining their deeds and heroics in service of Gaia. These 20th Century artifacts continue to serve as inspiration to the terrorist organisation to this day.

[Pred the Penguin]

Not big on Tao or Buddha here are we?

Tao would not fit Ubuntu too well I think. Maybe for the Gaian effort? or not...

[Darius]

Not big on Tao or Buddha here are we?

Sure we are...that virtues thing was just a 2 minute google search. To be honest, it's never come up until now.