STGOD 4 OOC Thread

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » 2004-05-06 10:42pm

Armies don't fight fair. They fight to win. If Nitram picks a fight with such a large group then that's his problem... Assuming we can find him.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2004-05-06 10:44pm

Right, and if we catch him, we will maul him with our vastly superior numbers. KK?

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2004-05-06 11:07pm

Is Victor next in line Darksider?

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2004-05-06 11:07pm

Hey, man, Floaters don't do the whole succession wars thing, ok? Also,

NO GIANT ROBOTS!

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2004-05-06 11:08pm

Thirdfain wrote:Hey, man, Floaters don't do the whole succession wars thing, ok? Also,

NO GIANT ROBOTS!

Don't make me blare the Megas XLR theme at you.

Shark Bait · Post by **Shark Bait** » 2004-05-06 11:09pm

frigidmagi wrote:Armies don't fight fair. They fight to win. If Nitram picks a fight with such a large group then that's his problem... Assuming we can find him.

My father once told me that there is no such thing as a fair fight. In it's esential nature it is not fair one person is by nature stronger or better and they will win. So if you are not the strongest and the best do not fight (cource starting a fight is never good) but if you must fight use any means to win.

and with that random thought i'm leavin for an hour for CSI and food.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2004-05-06 11:13pm

What?

I needed a name. It sounded cool.

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2004-05-06 11:14pm

Darksider wrote:What?

I needed a name. It sounded cool.

Hanse Davion is the name of a main charecter from the early part of the Battletech Series.

His son is called Victor, hence my little joke up a couple posts.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » 2004-05-06 11:16pm

It wasn't that bad a series. The Mechs would be crappy war machines but they were fun to read about.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-05-06 11:17pm

Tanks > mechs.

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2004-05-06 11:18pm

frigidmagi wrote:It wasn't that bad a series. The Mechs would be crappy war machines but they were fun to read about.

Oh, indeed, I'm a big fan of the earlier part of the series. I think Stackpole is a fantastic writer, especially with the fourth succession war series, and the initial invasion of the clans. I will admit, though, that in the past couple years it has degraded down to crap-o-la. So much for a great series...

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2004-05-06 11:19pm

Straha wrote:
Darksider wrote:What?

I needed a name. It sounded cool.
Hanse Davion is the name of a main charecter from the early part of the Battletech Series.

His son is called Victor, hence my little joke up a couple posts.

I know that.

I'm a Btech fan.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2004-05-06 11:20pm

Straha wrote:
frigidmagi wrote:It wasn't that bad a series. The Mechs would be crappy war machines but they were fun to read about.
Oh, indeed, I'm a big fan of the earlier part of the series. I think Stackpole is a fantastic writer, especially with the fourth succession war series, and the initial invasion of the clans. I will admit, though, that in the past couple years it has degraded down to crap-o-la. So much for a great series...

Ugh, don't get me started on Crap Age

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » 2004-05-06 11:25pm

Indeed Battletech has fallen greatly in storytelling.

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2004-05-06 11:26pm

Darksider wrote:
Straha wrote:
Darksider wrote:What?

I needed a name. It sounded cool.
Hanse Davion is the name of a main charecter from the early part of the Battletech Series.

His son is called Victor, hence my little joke up a couple posts.
I know that.

I'm a Btech fan.

Ahh, thought you meant that you made the name up on the spot.

Now, all you need is for your Chief of Intelligence to be called Justin Allard and you'd be set. Come on, you know you want him to be in charge of everything!

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2004-05-06 11:28pm

frigidmagi wrote:Indeed Battletech has fallen greatly in storytelling.

In fact I think I can summarise every recent book right now.

Planet is on Katrina's side in civil war. Man comes back from war against clans, loves Victor, leads revolt for Victor, Victor wins.

End of story.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2004-05-06 11:47pm

Thirdfain wrote:Alyrium, the idea of using reactive armor against c-fractional solid projectiles is completely ridiculous. Modern reactive armor disrupts directed explosives, but can do nothing to stop a sabot.

Acutally heavy reactive armor will snap a sabot in two, radically reducing its penetration. However that still won't matter against a fractional C projectile because its not going to penetrate, it's going to vaporize on impact and take a chunk of the target with it.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » 2004-05-06 11:54pm

Really they told us that a sabot would still manage to destory the target with reactive armor?

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2004-05-07 12:10am

Hey, it isnt my fleet... We dont use reactive armor, that was the Atlanteans, I was just speaking for the ambassador because Shark Bait had to run to piano lessons during the conference...

Shark Bait · Post by **Shark Bait** » 2004-05-07 12:16am

ok in refrence to the vaporizing fractional c weapons: yes it will vaporize but the reactive armor provides another advantage in space it creates a small debris cloud arround said ship (i just looked into this) so when fractional c weapon does hit debreis cloud it would more than likely vaporize. BUT I agree i probably did it wrong and will re fit the atlantians hulls

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2004-05-07 12:29am

A chunk of nickel-iron moving at .4 c doesn't give three shits about a small debris cloud. It'll blast right through, mostly gas by now, and blow a gaping hole in the unprotected hull.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-05-07 01:42am

My online time is going to drop dramatically starting tomorrow. I'm going home tomorrow morning, and once there my computer time will be extremely limited. I'll do what I can, but don't know how it'll turn out.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2004-05-07 07:09pm

Is there some sort of consensus on how much in-universe time has passed since page 35?

Bugsby · Post by **Bugsby** » 2004-05-07 10:11pm

Since p. 35? Heh, 2 weeks. On that page Straha reminded us all that the ball ahs been "coming up." So about a week from that post to the start of the ball, then I would say we are about a week after the Rape now. Things CRAWLED with several large diplomatic conferences and two major military operations.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2004-05-08 02:09am

Alyrium Denryle, Game Thread wrote:"Well, I think a massive trolling device wih an enchanted net device to purify the water would work. They would be numerous in number, but it would help earth greatly"

Just so it’s clear, there are no quick fixes for any of earth's problems; the temperature will continue to rise, melting the polar ice caps. The oceanic ecosystems are all basically destroyed, aside, perhaps, from the deep sea ones. Most vegetation will die out, the planet's already weakened atmosphere will no longer be able to replenish itself, and aside from people living in underground cities or archology type structures very little life will be able to live on the surface for decades.

Speaking of which, Straha, I think you might have missed my most recent post on the bottom of page 71, it is regarding the meeting between my diplomat and the political prince.