[tEAbAG]

Subspace is the only thing that makes intersteller communications viable.  We use it, the Vasudans use it, and so do the shivans.  I think the "Comm Nodes" were for something a little bit more long range than a star to star transmission.  The energy through subspace idea is an interesting idea.  Maybe the Saths are relay devices for huge amounts of energy(like the amount to destroy a star).

[JudgeMental]

Originally posted by tEAbAG
Subspace is the only thing that makes intersteller communications viable.  We use it, the Vasudans use it, and so do the shivans.  I think the "Comm Nodes" were for something a little bit more long range than a star to star transmission.  The energy through subspace idea is an interesting idea.  Maybe the Saths are relay devices for huge amounts of energy(like the amount to destroy a star).

Yeah, I know that subspace is the base of communications for all the species, I just stated the part in my post about communications rather badly.  I was thinking of a more involved communications as in, as I said, a hive mind.  Comm nodes could indeed be for extremely long range communications, but they could ALSO be devices designed to relay HUGE amounts of information through subspace (I think a hive mind would require substantual bandwidth[]).  Of course, they could be for both purposes too.

But, if communications through subspace is possible, I would think that transmitting power through it should be possible too.  After all, the subspace signal would have to transmit energy too.  It's like the difference between a phone line and a power line.  They both use the same/similiar media, and they both carry energy, but they serve very different purposes...

[Xelion]

Points to species 8472

Have people also considered its unexplanatory in this day and age of technology and sciences. Maybe we have yet to advance, especially in science area to understand the workings of a fictionous storyline partially based on small pockets of science.

Then we will truly grasp the concept and workings of the Shivans OR we can wait for Adam to come up with more great storyline - whichever way goes that both take a long time...

[Apocalypse]

Shivans probably are purely robotic creatures with a higly advanced AI system (looking from MindGames point of view). So, GE's idea is probably the best, with the Shivans being powered by some sort of emergency power cell with main energy source from some sort of subspace pulses. The ship could be constantly emitting some sort of pulse stream which could be used by the Shivans. Are the Shivans easily captured when the ship is disabled?

[karajorma]

They aren't robotic in MG. More like a normal species that have been hardwired to have a single main goal.

As for the Shivans being easily captured once a ship is disabled. Have you seen Hall Fight (an FS1 cutscene in which marines board a shivan ship and get slaughtered)? I think the answer is a resounding no. They aren't easy to capture.

But anyway I'm glad that even people new to the board have heard of us

Welcome to HLP Apocalypse. They'll be people wondering by in a bit to shoot you with the welcoming beam. If you haven't already have a quick look at my FAQ. There's a lot of stuff in there that would be helpful to someone new to the community or game.

[Apocalypse]

They aren't robotic in MG. More like a normal species that have been hardwired to have a single main goal.

Oops! You are right! And, no, I haven't seen Hall Fight. I never did have FS1.

[karajorma]

Pity. It's one of the best cutscenes in FS1 or FS2.

[Apocalypse]

Originally posted by karajorma
But anyway I'm glad that even people new to the board have heard of us

I've been browsing FreeSpaceWatch & HLP long before joining the forums.

[Nico]

ok, just for fun, since I'm fed up with this one:
I challenge anybody to find pics or videos of shivans bouncing or running off/on the walls. watch the hall fight cutscene again, folks . they sometimes grab the ceiling. period.
end of parenthesys.
as for the energy, I think V just didn't care, as much as there's no room for energy in a T800 or a T1000, or a nuke reactor in a battlemech, or any kind of engine in a tie fighter ( ion engine, yeah right, things as big as a TV? geeze, the Xwing is so ridiculous next to that then ).
as soon as consistancy goes, freespace is just loosy.

[tEAbAG]

Maybe they just eat.  Why not?  Simple, yet effective.

[Galemp]

With what mouth?

[Nico]

Originally posted by GalacticEmperor
With what mouth?

with the one you haven't seen but might be there? I challenge you to find the mouth of a spider for exemple ( heh, I challenge a lot )

[Apocalypse]

Nope. I say they are cyborgs, albeit primarily machine than creature. If you want a more biological explanation, the mechanical system could artificially produce the required bioingredients for the creature to absorb and utilize. The waste products could be converted into energy for the robotic sections. We already know the Shivans are using highly efficient subspace drives, so why can't they have highly efficient batteries?