Four Islands
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Last seen: Nov 8, 2024
Topics: 23 / Replies: 786
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RE: Tactical officer/Security chief

I see the reason for the Helm/Navigator being third in line (fourth really), is that the pilot will always be busy not crashing the ship, while the Ta...

9 years ago
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RE: Jump Drive Equipped Super Eagle

As a dedicated dog fighter, Maneuverability would be almost as important as Thrust and Firepower, not only to avoid being hit, but to put guns on targ...

9 years ago
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RE: Jump Drive Equipped Super Eagle

I would like a mini jump drive feed directly from the fusion reactor giving maybe a light day max jump with no other non essential systems running, an...

9 years ago
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RE: Question: Fighter Alleys

The shuttles would probably be much more blocky and possibly taller then the fighters, but just based on overall dimensions the fighters would be long...

9 years ago
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RE: Question: Ground Forces

I don't see how Earth will ever have a unified singular leadership. The closest we have been able to get is the United Nations and Europe. (I'm Irish ...

9 years ago
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RE: Question: Ground Forces

I'm all for the Earth having it's own global military again. The Ghatazach are currently training troops for the individual nations of Earth. I see th...

9 years ago
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RE: Question: Ground Forces

Are there plans to ramp up the numbers of Marines and Spec op's personnel again now that the Earth is becoming more stable? What if any of the senio...

9 years ago
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RE: Question: Plasma Weapons

Lasers loose focus over enough distance, (a laser that is fine tuned to cover the area of a coin at a mile could be a mile across when it reached the ...

9 years ago
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RE: Ryk, is this series a success so far?

Is there anything in particular we can do to help boost your ratings?

9 years ago
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RE: Question: Spellcheck

We might need to start working on a glossary of terms... People (Affiliation / Planet) Places (Region, Star, Orbit, locations) Ships (Affilication / ...

9 years ago
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RE: Frontiers Saga Game

I think that it could be cool to participate in every role in a battle, ie play through a battle from the point of view of an Eagle / Falcon / Combat ...

9 years ago
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RE: Frontiers Saga Game

I see the FSG character as being one of the first 20 Falcon pilots that arrive into the first Battle Platform(BP) Fight. Hell of a first mission if yo...

9 years ago
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RE: Question: Mars

I have been carrying the impression, based on my reading of the books and the forum, that the Jung Threat had been discovered prior to people getting ...

9 years ago
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RE: Question: Tau Ceti Asteroids

Tau Ceti had not gotten back into space. The Jung had to link the planets. I like the idea of the Asteroid being there for a thousand years. But I th...

9 years ago
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RE: Question: Tau Ceti Asteroids

We have seen from that refueling "5th moon" of Tanna, that the Jung dig into and build out the surface of asteroids. I imagine that this is Jung polic...

9 years ago
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RE: Episode 15 Countdown

Or just role on into Ep16 (as part of Part 1) The only one who is saying you are to stick to 15 Episodes per Part is you Ryk, We want to read your w...

9 years ago
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RE: Episode 15 Countdown

@Rykbrown - I agree with McDaniel! Go long if you need too!!! If you need a cash inflow sooner then a longer version episode would be ready, Pre-rele...

9 years ago
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RE: Fact check: Propellant

We have see mass negating fields for FTL but could the mass negating fields be used internally also, maybe to reduce the mass of cargo or maybe the pr...

9 years ago
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RE: Fact check: Earth population

Actually you have plenty, as all of the humans who were not originally from earth are by definition alien. and whats wrong with a few little green me...

9 years ago
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RE: Josh's Vernacular

I generally am fairly open to the use of slang, but there are some words that just don't need it. "Bullshit" is such a word. Bull or Boul is the fre...

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RE: Character Ages

I went to College at 17, I had an Honors Degree in Accounting at 20. I'm Irish, and our neighbors would be fairly similar. I imagine that Cameron, w...

9 years ago
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RE: Fact check: Earth population

I think we are looking at in the region of 5 Billion pre Jung, 4 Billion post Jung. (The British Isles while recently recolonized, had an EDF Academy....

9 years ago
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RE: Episode 15 Countdown

I like the idea of letting the story take you in new directions, but you have stated that you are writing 5 Parts with 15 Episodes each. You must have...

9 years ago
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RE: Jung Frigate Conversion

I've been thinking about it and one of the first things the Alliance should do with their Frigates and Battleship is to rewire the power supply of the...

9 years ago
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RE: Fact check: Jump Drive

I think that speed is also a factor. The faster you are travelling, the more power you apply, the lower your mass and the more compact the jump fiel...

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RE: Fact check: Flight Mechanics

I think that powering up FTL fields for use in non FTL flight would be very dangerous, especially if you intend to maneuver. I imagine that FTL emitte...

9 years ago
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RE: Episode 15 Countdown

Ep.13 was a beautiful freak, with much of it's story taken by Casmir's point of view. But what could the Nobles have done in Ep.14 with 3 ships (as fa...

9 years ago
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RE: Asteroid shipyards and the OAP

Worth mentioning that the Falcon doesn't have the best sensor equipment of the Alliance (It has to fit on a Space fighter, even if it is a large one) ...

9 years ago
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RE: Fact check: Pre-Plague FTL speeds

Ok, Feeling dumb, I imagine every time I said "Warp 10" replace it with "10x light" etc

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RE: Jung Frigate Conversion

Clever @Palmer, Clever. The Tannan's would not know this because those systems would have been above they're pay grade / The Former Jung of Tau Ceti m...

9 years ago
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