Maybe, maybe not. Hoyr posted the last bit after being gone for a few months. Pretty sure it's job search issues.
Shepard Quest Mk VI, Technological Revolution
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Another reason to get our own planet/star system is to use it as experimental space for super and mega scale projects like orbital rings and dyson shells.
There is no one places they are. They are under the tab they were expensed to. I should probably fix that so they can have a maintenance cost attached.
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- Leeds
Theeyes is probably right, we've had long periods of no updates even when Hoyr has been dropping 1k length responses to the debate going in chat on a nearly daily basis. If you are concerned either send him a pm asking and wait for half a year or a negative response or go back through the threadmarks and reassure yourself by the time intervals between posts.
Something which seems to be missing is the kinetic pulse that is one Iron Man's attacks, instead we have a beam weapon.
How about making two, the kinetic pulse, which is a short range attack made to deal with a large group of enemies, and the repulser blast, which is a longer range attack that can knock down/out a number of people in case of a hostage situation.
Also who here thinks we should build an agricultural lab on Eden Prime?
How about making two, the kinetic pulse, which is a short range attack made to deal with a large group of enemies, and the repulser blast, which is a longer range attack that can knock down/out a number of people in case of a hostage situation.
Also who here thinks we should build an agricultural lab on Eden Prime?
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- Latvia, Riga
Hmm, I have a question? Since Eden Prime had both a working nigh-intact beacon and large amount of stasis pods, is it possible to build some agricultural/geological laboratories/research centres?
I mean scans only show "surface worth" about some materials and artefacts, but not those deep excavation or ruins, so that might be a good idea.
Well we know that Eden prime will be attacked later on in canon
Should we move PI labs and military factories to help strengthen the site?
What I was leading too, the agricultural lab is built and the train line goes over where the Beacon is and then Revy gets a full geological survey done.
Just building the labs will make it have PI level security forces stationed on the planet which would help And when the Beacon is found Revy would likely move a ParSec force there to protect it as well as the surveyors looking for any other ruins.
On that note our next major build order should either be or include a whole lot of labs.
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We have such a world.
It's called Mindoir.
You know, that prosperous agricultural planet that we turned into an R&D and manufacturing powerhouse in less than a decade, and PI's taxes make up a notable chunk of its budget? The one where we can basically make any request of the local government and the local government's response is going to be 'when do you want it done?' The place where the SA is going to station a dreadnaught and its attendant fleet to keep away the Batarian Hegemony and other 'smart' people?
Why the hell would we be interested in getting away from that and our supply of customers and employees anyway?
Not worth it.
Wrex won't care.
A solution to the genophage that doesn't result in the krogan going extinct would be nice, but frankly it's not going to be easy or fast, even if it's worthwhile. And it's not. Not without a major shift in krogan culture and mindset.
The reply of the SA will be 1 word made up out of 2 letters: No.
Because the SA is not going to allow any of their tech edge to fall into the hands of anyone but humanity.
If the SA takes PI away from Revy the follow up (if not preceding) action would be 'arrest Revy for treason.' She's not going to get out of the Alliance' grasp. Not without a war.
All of which is tech cleared by the SA.
They already are, humanity's small size keeps the problem under control though, as does our shifting reputation from 'overly aggressive monkeys' to 'been poked too often and now on a hair trigger.' Still problematic, but now the galaxy is trying to figure out ways to rehabilitate the traumatised younger race, rather than looking for when they need to smash the younglings' faces in for being too uppity.
Not really. We need to kick the entire galaxy's economy into gear if we want to improve it, and there's too much lag time if we want to try and do it ourselves on our own. If we had a century, perhaps.
... Considering how much influence we have over the military the only reason we don't have much sway over the SA's legislature is more to do with us not having bothered than with us not having had the opportunity to make changes. And there's benefits to not flouting the SA's authority.
Young, impressionable and indoctrinated in the Migrant Fleet mindset since birth. Quite frankly changing the Migrant Fleet isn't worth the bother, and trying to skim the Fleet's brightest young minds is unlikely to work out well; the Fleet has been their entire life until their Pilgrimage, and they go out fully expecting to return someday.
Can? Maybe. Want? Nope.
Wrex right now isn't 'krogan visionary,' it's 'krogan mercenary.' He's given up on the krogan as a whole and his own clan, and it took a galaxy threatening enemy to pull his head out of his arse.
Eh... no?
We're kinda like that shipping magnate in the Honor Harrington books now; it doesn't really matter where we go, but odds are the SA is going to 'politely offer/insist' that we consider convoying up with a 'local patrol fleet' that 'just happens to be going our way' whenever we decide to travel around.
We don't actually need to build up our own fleet, although we can certainly use ParSec for muscle if needed. The SA is well aware who delivers the goodies it wants, and would like to keep her.
Actually...
Nope, the System's Alliance is the representative of all of Earth's nations and all of humanity's colonies that are subject to the System's Alliance authority. There's a large chunk of them that aren't, not least of which the colonies in the Terminus systems and Noveria. Yes, Noveria.
If they were subject to SA law most of the stuff that's implied to be happening there would be subject to SA law and having an SA officer walking around armed wouldn't be as much of a problem.
This would also be part of why the SA is considered less powerful than its fleet numbers might indicate; it may have the ships to pursue an interstellar war, but it would have difficulty shipping the troops it needs for such a thing, especially since the biggest chunk of humanity's troops would be part of various national militaries' who are not necessarily beholden to the SA's authority.
And if not running an armed vessel is going to be restricted in size, armament and subject to extensive inspections. Stuff going wrong is going to start with stiff fines and gets only worse from there.
Pretty sure that the Liveships are expected to last another century or so, if not particularly easily. They've some time.
Probably.
Also really, really difficult.
Unlikely and overly complicated. Rather, the Systems Alliance handles all of humanity's space security and interstellar diplomacy needs, as per the agreements set in its founding documents. This includes things like fleet tenders, military cargo and assault ships as well as all other logistical things. This also includes fielding a navy and a well trained ground force of SA Marines to perform colonial garrisoning and pirate raiding duties, as well as interstellar ground combat.
However, the SA is funded by the SA's member nations, and those member nations keep a close eye on the SA's military spending. Their ground forces outnumber the SA by basically 'lots,' and the SA does not at this time have any way to acquire any reasonable quantity of funds from the colonies; they are strictly speaking a net drain on the SA's military capacity. This all helps keep the SA tightly bound to supporting Earth's interests.
This is something that will change, and the developments in Mindoir under the influence of Revy and Paragon Industries has been noted to edge Mindoir ever closer to being able to demand member state status in the Systems Alliance Parliament. Should such a thing occur SA politics are going to change in a profound manner, but the full repercussions aren't going to be felt for a century or more as Earth's cultural and economic importance are going to remain for a long time indeed.
Pretty sure Mindoir is stuffed to the brim with labs, and any labs outside Mindoir/wherever Revy lives is going to be much less efficient.
Agreed; one thing I also think has probably been happening increasingly in the last couple of years is joint operations between the SA Navy and different member states' ground armies, in anticipation of a possible ground war with the Batarians. It's a bit of a clunky setup compared to what have to be integrated ground-space setups with the Council races; I guess we'll see it get stress-tested soon, though.
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Because if we make our own planet we can get Paragon in the name.
I jest of course, people see shinies that will take massive amounts of work to achieve and it causes them to forget that they're sitting on a pile much larger already.
Hmmm, probably.
Mind, the only Council race that has actual immediate strike capacity on an interstellar level is the Turian Hierarchy; they've got an integrated centrally organised military that can pick up an army from any of their planets and drop them off anywhere else with speed and little in the way of hassle. A nation as militarised as the Hierarchy would've prepared for such an eventuality, especially with their 'job' of being the Galaxy's peacekeepers.
In the event of an interstellar war, I'd bet that ground armies become federalized.
The SA almost certainly has pre-existing procedures for this, after what happened/almost happened with the Turians.
Common standards for weaponry et cetera; if NATO could figure out interoperability, so can Earth governments.
Especially in a universe where slavery and genocide have happened to more than one war loser.
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Alpha Centauri was a sleeper ship send in the late 21st century IIRC, and landed early in the 2180's. It's part of the Cerberus Daily News blurbs so it's canon(ish), and it's most definitely a reference.
I think carrier ship research should be a subset of dreadnought research, mostly because they have a different design philosophy.
Decim
On again, off again lurker.
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- St. Louis, MO
That is a very good question. This quest has been around, off and on, for years. Like, I'm pretty sure this is one of the oldest quests on the site that has had a somewhat recent update.
Good luck, you're gonna need it.
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- Leeds
Because there are months between updates?
The thread does retain a relatively high level of activity between vote calls and posts however... It is relative.
Glint
Takina Inoue
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Caught up. Also, missing good Quests like this is something I expect now. Alert system hates me.
1. Because keeping up with all the math from running a business isn't what the original QM signed up for - if you look back at the starting options only Iron Man is able to make a business, all the other ones are good at combat only. The QM changes a couple times more due to RL intruding and taking away the time required to run this thing.
2. Often months in between updates, mostly because of all the math.
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- The word mines
In the meantime we keep ourselves occupied (and gain research points) by writing omakes and character studies. Or a big list of what we've got, 'cos I'm pretty sure we have a couple of technologies and an extra research base or two we all forgot about.
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NeoDarklight
Lord of Mind
Hmm... If we manage to out-tech the Tony Stark aspect, then would we need to become Washu instead? Because as awesome as Iron Man tech is, that's nothing compared to a fighter-sized crystalline space ship with a cabbit "AI" that's more powerful than a hundred Death Stars.
...Actually, that gives me an idea. Spam Material Sciences (plus whatever Exotics are necessary) until we get a material that can shift not only forms, but also dimensions, so that we can have a fighter in our pocket, and then make that available exclusively to the SA as a secret project and a trump card. Then we need to figure out how the hell we are supposed to trump the Arc Reactor in energy generation.
EDIT: Actually, forget about sharing it with the SA- keep it to ourselves on a secret, deep space server that only we know the location of.
...Actually, that gives me an idea. Spam Material Sciences (plus whatever Exotics are necessary) until we get a material that can shift not only forms, but also dimensions, so that we can have a fighter in our pocket, and then make that available exclusively to the SA as a secret project and a trump card. Then we need to figure out how the hell we are supposed to trump the Arc Reactor in energy generation.
EDIT: Actually, forget about sharing it with the SA- keep it to ourselves on a secret, deep space server that only we know the location of.