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Shepard Quest Mk V, Base of Operations (ME/MCU)

@Daniel14541 Please cut down on the insults. Ad hominem arguments are not acceptable means of discussion.

Alanek2002 said:
We have a number of implants available to us, and Esbilon has told us that with the right research hero, we can get gray-boxes, and probably others for which ever one we want to try towards.
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After reading up on what Grayboxes actually do, I've ruled that most of their functionality is included in Improved Neural Interface.

Lagrange said:
On the matter of peak human, it shouldn't actually do all that much for people who are already athletic and smart.

It helps the people who are unhealthy / mentally deficient the most.
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While people who are in some way less than peak human obviously gain more from it than those who are already excellent, it does allow those who are already extraordinary to push into almost-superhuman territory, and it brings other traits up to speed. Most people are not Peak in all areas of human activity.
 
So there is a possibility to do a "Trans-Peak Genetic Augmentation" without using the Extremis process?
 
avatar11792 said:
Myostatin deficiencies are real, it's just the regulation of muscle growth in the human body being disabled. This is a child with it:



So, young children have bodybuilder-esque physiques. Adults look much the same.

Cow with myostatin deficiency:



And a dog:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myostatin-related_muscle_hypertrophy

And, according to the above link, it's not know to cause any medical problems to those affected aside from just better and more muscles.


You're right, will edit my list. "Combat enhancement drugs" covers a much broader area.


Well, not used in a legal sense. We should develop this at the very least for augmenting ourselves, and once the Reaper war breaks out into the open I imagine the galaxy will be much more...persuaded...to allow us to use them.

We can use the upcoming Reaper Wars to our benefit, cracking the anti-transhumanism galactic trend wide open.
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Holy shit look at that kid:o. So that's what it looks like when you win the genetic lottery, god damn. And that cow and dog, wow.
 
I also remember something about (the dog, at least) ending up with heart problems?
It was quite some time ago.

Aside: smiley won't DIE! :p
 
avatar11792 said:
Myostatin deficiencies are real, it's just the regulation of muscle growth in the human body being disabled.

And a dog:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myostatin-related_muscle_hypertrophy

And, according to the above link, it's not know to cause any medical problems to those affected aside from just better and more muscles.
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Saw the dog on tv, apparently it has double the number of muscles than it normally should, it's a greyhound. You'd think that means it's stronger but the condition is actually more of a disadvantage. The extra muscle limits the normal range of movement, the weight of the extra muscle increases the amount of effort that must be put into moving and finally, double the muscle means an increased chance of strained ligaments and tendons.
 
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Esbilon said:
Children have fewer cells in their bodies, so they are quicker. The details would vary. Older and sicker people would take longer. Getting a touch up every 10 or so years can be helpful as cells deteriorate during mitosis.

When I said "sleep" I meant "spend the night," or roughly 8 hours per day.
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Heh. This reminds me of that DS9 episode with the guy who invented the 'cellular entertainer' which promised eternal youth by keeping the cells 'entertained'.
 
Tazered said:
Saw the dog on tv, apparently it has double the number of muscles than it normally should, it's a greyhound. You'd think that means it's stronger but the condition is actually more of a disadvantage. The extra muscle limits the normal range of movement, the weight of the extra muscle increases the amount of effort that must be put into moving and finally, double the muscle means an increased chance of strained ligaments and tendons.
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Really the most amazing thing a bout the Peak human mod, th the energy requirement oh human body would not increase drastically.

It is easy to "overclock" the body to peak human levels i theory, but make the body more efficient takes a comic book genius.
 
My question is thus: Does getting the peak human treatment make the husks stronger? Or do husks have a set amount of strength regardless of the person used? Note that this makes sense due to the process, and that there are no fat husks, or husks much weaker than the others in game, though that could be gameplay and coding reasons.

If the husks stay the same, and we get everybody Peak human treatment the husks will be useless. Peak human puts us on the level of Krogan, who can easily crush Husks.

Given the number of dreadnaughts the Reapers should have, (Millions, if the numbers were consistent) we need every advantage we can get... T.T

Number of millions is assuming 6 million people per reaper (I estimated 3 million for the half done one in ME2) Humans can make a couple thousand dreadnaughts. Cut it down to 50% actually getting processed, and you get 1k... Per cycle for 20k cycles. >.<


I personally want to disregard those numbers, because otherwise they could afford such a massive number of dreadnaughts alone that even if every ship in every fleet was melted down into scrap for fighters, the Dreadnaughts would outnumber them by a massive ratio. Let alone the more numerous destroyers. It's been said before: the Writers had no idea what math they wrought.


Anyways, how about them Deep space colonies? They're looking pretty good if the reaper numbers are related to the estimates above.
 
Hmm. I want to say peak human husks are stronger - Krogan husks are certainly stronger than human ones, so the tech obviously works on base strength to some degree.

Still, given that humans can only make up a minority of all husks (we have to assume engine limitations and laziness in husks not being of all species) it is still a notable advantage.
 
Husks are mostly synthetic. I'd say any improvements would be in the skeletal system's general structure. I don't think a peak human husk would be any stronger than a normal human husk.
 
Image is broken.

Honestly, depends on how much is changed. From the wiki:
Over time the body's organs, skin and water content are converted into cybernetic materials; blood is changed to a sickly green fluid, and the body generates an electrical charge.
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Bones are technically organs, muscles...depends on what text you look at. If everything is replaced, it shouldn't matter...but that should't be the case, because why start with an organic in the first place then? If you aren't mostly utilizing what was already there, it would be more efficient to just make something synthetic to begin with.
 
Van Ropen said:
Image is broken.

Honestly, depends on how much is changed. From the wiki:

Bones are technically organs, muscles...depends on what text you look at. If everything is replaced, it shouldn't matter...but that should't be the case, because why start with an organic in the first place then? If you aren't mostly utilizing what was already there, it would be more efficient to just make something synthetic to begin with.
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Because husks are a terror tactic. They're not meant to be perfectly efficient killers, that's what dreadnoughts are for. They're meant to break the organics morale. And they're very good at that.
 
Van Ropen said:
Bones are technically organs, muscles...depends on what text you look at. If everything is replaced, it shouldn't matter...but that should't be the case, because why start with an organic in the first place then? If you aren't mostly utilizing what was already there, it would be more efficient to just make something synthetic to begin with.
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I'd suspect that the original body serves as a mold for the nanites, as they wouldn't be able to easily build a bipedal form without a frame even with all the materials supplied.
 
Hmm, I guess that makes sense.

...but in that case, shouldn't husks be stronger than people to begin with, on account of being mostly synthetic? In that case Peak Human probably just helps close the gap.
 
actually this talk of husks has given me an idea, once we've researched implants can we research another tech for implants able to make chemicals, proteins, and even cells? possibly combined with or as a prelude to complete Natural/Artifical integration? this would represent the point where implants become self repairing cause no issues with the body and are closer to organs than machines.
 
Well as for the implants themselves - they seem pretty integrated already, the Adrenal Implants soldiers use are pretty seamlessly integrated despite clearly being artificial and used to synthesize a blend of personalized stimulants.

Unless you mean healing via implants? That could be accomplished with Extremis (honestly, that should probably cost a little more), yeah? Setting NANOMACHINES to repair tissue damage and attack cancerous cells? I guess it could be done with simple, non-nanomachine implants - the Lazarus project implies that medical implants were utilized to some effect, and it would fit the fluff to some degree...but I don't think they are that effective all on their own, without some kind of guiding intelligence.
 
From what I understand, medi-gel isn't perfect - it just stabilizes everything really well until they get back to the med-bay.

Edit - from the Codex:
Medi-gel (medical gel) is an all-purpose medicinal salve combining an anaesthetic and clotting agent used by paramedics, EMTs, and military personnel, produced by the Sirta Foundation. It heals various wounds and ailments, instantly sealing injuries against infection and allowing for rapid healing by having the gel grip tight to flesh until subjected to a frequency of ultrasound. It is sealable against liquids - most notably blood - as well as contaminants and gases.
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So yeah - looks like it heals minor stuff on its own, but for major things just holds everything closed and fights off infection.
 
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