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General Discussion / Re: Propellantless propulsion drive by NASA veteran can theoretically reach escape v

« Last post by The E on April 25, 2024, 05:44:31 am »

We've been here before.

A drive that does not require reaction mass would indeed be a great invention. However, so far, we haven't found one that wasn't ultimately a measurement error.

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Nightly Builds / Re: Nightly: 22 April 2024 - Revision f3c6b0f8f

« Last post by Goober5000 on April 24, 2024, 11:30:35 pm »

The ship will appear in the escort list, but with no name.  It will essentially be a blank space with a hull percentage.

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General Discussion / Re: Propellantless propulsion drive by NASA veteran can theoretically reach escape v

« Last post by Scourge of Ages on April 24, 2024, 07:53:34 pm »

I don't know anywhere near enough about physics to form an opinion on this, also I haven't watched any of those videos. If it turns out to be real and practical, it would be really cool.

But my gut says "that doesn't sound real".

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FreeSpace Discussion / Re: Should the GTVA build a new frigate class of ships?

« Last post by CT27 on April 24, 2024, 07:42:56 pm »

To be fair, they'd need to work on new cruisers. Let's not forget that only two dozen Aeoli were produced (most of which were destroyed during the NTF rebellion and the second Shivan incursion), and the Fenris/Leviathan duo would be all but obsolete in a Post Capella scenario. I'm not saying a frigate wouldn't help, but cruisers should be a priority.

Post-Capella, should the GTVA make more cruisers like the Aeolus (either simply more Aeolus cruisers or a new class also geared heavily toward an anti-fighter/bomber role) or something like the Lilith that's geared toward an anti-capship role?

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Between the Ashes / Re: Teasers & Trailers

« Last post by SF-Junky on April 24, 2024, 10:29:59 am »

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Nightly Builds / Nightly: 24 April 2024 - Revision 289d0b66d

« Last post by SirKnightly on April 24, 2024, 01:33:24 am »

Here is the nightly for 24 April 2024 - Revision 289d0b66d



Group: Linux
nightly_20240424_289d0b66d-builds-Linux.tar.gz (Mirror)


Group: MacOSX-arm64
nightly_20240424_289d0b66d-builds-Mac-arm64.tar.gz (Mirror)


Group: MacOSX-x86_64
nightly_20240424_289d0b66d-builds-Mac-x86_64.tar.gz (Mirror)


Group: Win32-SSE2
nightly_20240424_289d0b66d-builds-Win32-SSE2.zip (Mirror)


Group: Win64-SSE2
nightly_20240424_289d0b66d-builds-x64-SSE2.zip (Mirror)

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commit 735d4ab67
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General Discussion / Propellantless propulsion drive by NASA veteran can theoretically reach escape v

« Last post by jr2 on April 23, 2024, 10:53:44 pm »

Dr. Charles Buhler, a NASA engineer and the co-founder of Exodus Propulsion Technologies, has revealed that his company’s propellantless propulsion drive... has produced enough thrust to counteract Earth’s gravity.

The Debrief (archived at both archive.ph and archive.org)

Overview by The Angry Astronaut (starts at 4:25 if you want to skip the prologue discussing alien tech, and his caveats about the term "defies the laws of physics" which he feels is rubbish).

Interview of Charles Buhler by Tim Ventura:

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The Modding Workshop / Re: PVDi Aker-class Interdictor

« Last post by Muninn_Crow on April 23, 2024, 02:51:03 am »

This looks like a very interesting ship and lore.

Minor question though:  shouldn't it be called GVDi instead of PVDi?

You are right. I had just realized the distinction today. PVDi would be pre-GTVA, as the Parliamentary Vasudan Destroyer, as opposed to the Galactic Vasudan Destroyer. Thanks for the insight!

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The Modding Workshop / Re: PVDi Aker-class Interdictor

« Last post by CT27 on April 22, 2024, 06:43:45 pm »

This looks like a very interesting ship and lore.

Minor question though:  shouldn't it be called GVDi instead of PVDi?

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The Modding Workshop / Re: PVDi Aker-class Interdictor

« Last post by Muninn_Crow on April 22, 2024, 06:07:25 pm »

I like both of your designs; though when I saw the first one I was reminded more of a contained ecological system or seed vault ship (a design I would very much like to have for the Vasudans) than a warship.

I do happen to have an ancient Vasudan colony ship planned for a different project. ;P