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Offline Geezer

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Some Info on the Starborn
The Magnificient Subspace Metaphor:

Imagine a stand of old-growth forest. Under the trees, very little light reaches the ground, so there is almost no underbrush. At the edges of the forest, where sunlight does reach the ground, there is a heavy growth of bushes and shrubs that acts as a barrier to the woods. If a traveler wanted to cross the forest, he’d first have to force his way through these bushes, so he’d search for a nearby thin spot. Once through the bushes it would be a fairly easy walk through the trees. At the far side of the forest, he’d again look for a thin spot in the bushes and force his way out. If he kept using the same route, the bushes would eventually stop re-growing, leaving a permanent hole in the barrier. There would also be a noticeable path in the forest.

The Starborn are the travelers. The forest is subspace and the holes in the bushes are the jumpnodes. While the Starborn can push into subspace whenever and wherever they want to, it does take a certain amount of energy, so they tend to use the existing jumpnodes – which also helps to keep the jumpnode open. For a jumpnode to become “permanent” might take regular travelling over thousands of years – not a lot of time to the Starborn. If the Starborn stop using the jumpnode, eventually it will disappear.
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Offline Knight Templar

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Very Nice.

This campaign has a very unique and fresh story. I like it. Sol + Starborn + Influences = Awesome. You present it in a way that makes for good reading too.  :D


Have any plans for a Demo before full release? (Yeah it's early.. sue me)
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Nice work Geezer. I`d read the original version but this one is better :)
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Offline Geezer

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Originally posted by Knight Templar
Very Nice.

This campaign has a very unique and fresh story. I like it. Sol + Starborn + Influences = Awesome. You present it in a way that makes for good reading too.  :D


Have any plans for a Demo before full release? (Yeah it's early.. sue me)


Thanks for the kind words.  To answer your question: We have talked about a demo and it's a real possibility.  Stay tuned :D
« Last Edit: December 08, 2002, 03:24:52 pm by 62 »
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Offline Hudzy

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Great ideas there. :D A fresh approach to explaining some of the background behind the nodes. :yes:

 

Offline Stunaep

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ah, some of this really brings to mind the great Space Odyssey series.
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nice metaphor! The forum colors kind scared me at first tho...
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Offline Setekh

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Some Info on the Starborn
This is actually quite impressive - original storylines (and imaginative use of new races) are difficult to come by these days. And the website's well done, too. Good work. :):yes:
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Offline Deepblue

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Some Info on the Starborn
Yay!!!

 

Offline Ulundel

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Very nice fiction. :nod:

 

Offline Miburo

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Very nice fiction. :nod:


What fiction, now that was truth. We're trying to warn people about danger of Starborn and you take us so lightly. Or have you already fallen under them? :nervous:

just a joke, had to take on that one :p
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Offline Deepblue

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Question: Are we going to need models of the Starborn?

 

Offline Ulundel

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Originally posted by Miburo
What fiction, now that was truth. We're trying to warn people about danger of Starborn and you take us so lightly. Or have you already fallen under them? :nervous:


Nope. Borgs are unbeatable. :D

 

Offline Miburo

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Question: Are we going to need models of the Starborn?


I answer that on PM that I'll send you rigth after this message :rolleyes:

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Nope. Borgs are unbeatable. :D


You'll be suprised (never take Starborns too lightly) :wink:
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Offline Ulundel

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You'll be suprised (never take Starborns too lightly) :wink:


So they've invented the anti-borg cannon or something? :D

 

Offline Miburo

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So they've invented the anti-borg cannon or something? :D


They dont need those things, just flick of finger and boom! There goes Borgs :nod:
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Offline Ulundel

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They dont need those things, just flick of finger and boom! There goes Borgs :nod:


Like Britney Spears? :D

 

Offline Miburo

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yeah, you got a point there, but I can assure that Britney Spears is worser, she sings (Starborns have seen ugliness of singing and wont sing even if their life depends on it) :D
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