Comments by "TheRezro" (@TheRezro) on "Scott Manley" channel.

  1. +thegingergamer In fact those epic battles also are long and boring work.. they look cool only on paper.
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  2.  @sarasvensson4586  Maybe you didn't notice but Russia and USA (aka they did the same) are also involved. I absolutely agree that situation in China is bad and I agree why pressure should be put to solve those issues. But saying that they should not be allowed on principle is something absolutely self-righteus. That is not how you make world better place.
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  3.  @johndanger8717  Those are "the political reasons". But in long run war over space would not be good for anyone.
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  4.  @Dr_Do-Little  Yup. It is obvious scam!
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  5. ​ @sarasvensson4586  I did "look it up" and I still see that you are a hypocrite. I'm not defending Chinese, but you are clearly biased against them. "So please reference anything in the 20th century that would even compare with the millions of people that the CCP have killed" Ughm? Like Soviet Purges? I know that your bro Trump is mush mush with Putin. But fact that you not see that is hilarious. On top of that should I remind American Drone policy? Or Russia invading Ukraine what was compared to Anschluss? Also I tell you a secret. US and China fight over shared market. China doesn't really have business with Russia and they station is beyond reach of Bajkonur. I personally wouldn't be also surprised that after Russia step out, we could find that we will have one station again (ISS2), when two stations join together, throwing out some old Russian modules.
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  6. It has some hilarious screw ups, but that semi-hard stule is so rare it is still quite decent.
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  7. Well, we can't say that design itself has no value. Problem is that I see video games with better designed space stations then that! Seriously! Center of Van Buran space station is worst place ever, with really high rotation and unequal gravity. It is where you place structural parts and infrastructure. This obvious scam place there majority of the mass with the dock. WTF? If you use center it should rotate counter-wise in order to crate zero gravity zone for docking. Not fucking spin like carousal! Do they plan suicide runs or something?
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  8. It has some hilarious screw ups but overall it is nicely done neo space opera.
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  9.  @sarasvensson4586  Yeh, classic fascist propaganda: "Germans didn't try kill Jews. Nazis did! They aren't the same @o@" Oh, no! They absolutely are! People are people, we need change ourself first to preach others next. And what I see now is only your own denial.
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  10. It is why most people presume it is a scam. There is a difference between passion project and really seeking founds for a pipe dream.
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  11. Best thing in that game is fact that it take place in "colonization of Solar System" period, and because of that ships are less advance then in other space games. But that is advantage! Ship are far more realistic, with spinning crew quarters, engines on both sides, and all side cannons. I love that!
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  12. And then moving from circular "onion" design to "flat" design.
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  13. I guess he is a idiot..
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  14. Except it obviously fail.. it is like something what ten years old could come up with..
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  15. I hope they correct flaws of the original. Still great game though.
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  16. Sun is basically a open fusion reactor. Photons are least dangerous things it emit. As for moon landing first movie actually was fake, but only because original mission didn't have proper camera. Of course moon landings themselves did take place, simply because Soviets never denied this fact and they absolutely did watch everything what happen there with radio telescopes. People who use Van Allen belts as arguments are idiots who probably also think that Earth is flat.
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  17. That alpha..is an alpha.
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  18. +KerbalEssences They don't need to. They have far more better machine.
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  19. Definitely, but the clear difference is that it focus on survival mechanic instead on mobility. And that is generally a great trade off. Both games have something to offer, in opposition to many other clones what offer same shit, just generally more poorly executed.
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  20.  Evilmike42  You missing the point is legendary.. what is what he siad.
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  21.  @jonahhekmatyar  You missing the point. ESA work with NASA. Largest problem of ESA is not a cash, but the geography. They basically can only launch things from small French colony in South America. From Europe point of view, development of satellites is far more important then the launch vehicles. They literally can use Falcon 9, if needed. ESA is in fact a huge powerhouse in zone of things what already are in space.
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  22. @FotoschoPro It is other way around.. it is Meltdown what is easy to fix. Spectre definitely isn't and it affect AMD, but AMD fanboys ignore that.
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  23. You are aware that it is a remake? They intend to please old fans, not "take EVE".
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  24. It is bit complicated, as that is actually a misconception. Takara upgraded ball joint figures acquired from Hasbro, discovering that due to flexibility they can turn into things. What lead to development of Diaclone and Micro Change series. First was mostly standard mecha (original Japanese version has small pilot figures) when other was about miniature people turning into household objects. Hasbro reacquired those toys and also licensed several copy cat designs (Jatfire was famously based on VF-1 Valkyrie from Macross, what become a problem when show was licensed and so toy license could not be renewed). Hiring Marvel to write the lore. It was actually Marvel who created Transformers from several unrelated series. What later was licensed back by Takara.
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  25. It is obviously a scam 0-0
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  26.  @deathwatch27  Considering that video games have better designs I doubt 0_0
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  27. Seriously? The thing is that SE is purely about building the ships. That is why it has simplified crafting. You need only few machines to make all parts automatically. And then you build simply inserting them. This game on the other hand is pure survival. It has flaws because I don't think that mining work in this scenario. But fact that you need manually put cables and automate everything is quite significant.
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  28. @r3dp9 Coal is indisputable as we do have clear traces of plant remnants in coal. Only origin of oil is still open to debate. "but it's not uncommon for centuries of "fact" to turn out to be a misunderstanding" What also isn't leverage for any case. We still need solid proves to debunk something what already was partially proven. And simple fact that mining is unrealistic in this game.
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  29. Dude, it isn't quantum physic. We do know that it would work. Problem is that it is obvious scam. Even in The Expanse rotary gravity was a big deal and for a reason.
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  30. Definitely not. It is quite detailed but it is basically modern day tech used in not modern scenario. I'm almost sure that Mars mission would be first space-assembled ship (in a way how ISS was assembled). Here for some reason everyone still fly in space cigarettes for some reason? Also weapon placement is horrendous.
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  31. Large enough.. people usually are unaware how big planets really are.
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  32.  @maximilianyuen  That is basically get go explanation for most SF stories.
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  33. Unlikely, but it would be obvious jumping point for future projects.
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  34. Is that one question? Monopropellant is used in RCS (maneuver engines) so huge control over thrust is more important then power.
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  35.  @Rasgonras  Do I say anything else?
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  36. @Nano T I'm not sure that is relevant here? Bugs are normal for Beta's not mention even Alpha's, because that is well.. the point. In case of NMS they clearly didn't fulfilled promises. But in case of SC progression look solid.
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  37. " "What is the most realistic FTL drive" is the exact same question as "what is the most realistic type of magic spell". It's impossible according to everything we know." Precisely! There is few theoretical models, but equally about the God.
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  38. ***** My only complain about maneuvers is that everyone should be in seat.
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  39. Tuomas Salomäki Again, about what the hell you are talking about? If that most Space Opera ships have retarded internal design then yes, but again? What your point?
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  40.  @dave8599  ISS is over twenty years old and already started falling apart. Future repairs of station would cost insane amount of money and it was decided that resources would be moved to Lunar Gateway planed for Mars program. Whole debates about boosting is purely for museum preservation. In a sense fact that whole thing happen close to ISS decommission was a good thing. USA is now interested again in space exploration, so Russia is not needed anymore and most likely would be booted from Gateway, as they module can be easily replaced.
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  41. They aren't perfect, but it is first almost perfect mix of real science and adventure, from golden age of Star Trek.
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  42.  @itswift  Do anyone is surprised? Space X and Origin barely come out from ground and they promising something what NASA can't deliver, when only advantage of private companies is that they can make it cheaper. It is obviously a scam, like selling spots in heaven.
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  43. @Molo900 "Billion dollar lawsuits coming Intel's way." Those lawsuits would be rejected anyway.
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  44. @B-Bunny Gaming "They are just pissy because they are Intel fanboys." Say a AMD fanboy regard people saying the truth (at least regard the Spectre).
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  45.  @randombloke82  And I'm glad that there are smart people on You Tube ;D
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  46. Many so called "simulators" are cheesy out of ass games, but this one in fact quite well simulate inner-working of the occult (at least from mystery novel). And I never would believe that it is possible to simulate anything with the cards before that. Call my positively surprised.
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  47.  @joost199207  It could be also slow approach tactic. Basically you show up on horizon, and then gradually come closer. So people would not be taken by surprise. Obviously they would react to reaction of approached specie accordingly. Directly flying on Earth would probably end with mass nuclear response, and for quite obvious reasons. So in short, we learn in future. But if you ask my they probably always were here. Especially because lack of FTL suggest von Neumann probes, and they generally work by autonomously building network activated when something interesting show up.
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  48. You are aware that it is how most things are done everywhere? You do plans and calculate if they work and some would work and maybe would be also financially valid.
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  49.  @dr.zoidberg8666  Even if you aren't technically incorrect, this whole thing is obvious bullshit. And because it probably involve more then dozen people, at least some of them need to be aware that it found they new Ferrari.
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  50.  @mcearl8073  Take a note that not every scam is well planed and despite that some people fall in most ridiculous offers (after all they already did make some money). Also if you ask my, this whole thing is bunch of passionate Sci-Fi fans trying fulfill own dreams and jump-start research (despite the fact that it already is a thing). Problem is that it potentially could take money from more valid projects and end in someone packet, as they clearly have no idea what they are doing.
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  51. No. In fact scientist did consider such possibility (definitely SETI), though future research make it unlikely. Only non scientist think that scientist are those crazy people who deny everything, because of "logic" and "science" even if they see that opposite is true. Real scientists consider and test every possibility. In short when they see ghost, they don't act like idiots because those don't exist. Quite opposite, they ask how that thing defined as "ghost" work.. that they usually find as scam or misconception as the source is other story. After all sometimes improbable things are the things.
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  52. Lol, it is the opposite. Starlink failure foreshadow what many expect in case of Starship. Many people fail to notice that Space X only bough what was developed from few decades and Musk credited himself with that.
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  53. Sadly that is true. I'm not denialist, but lot of what is going one now resemble scams. Look, announcements related to Starship.
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  54. HALL9000ish Except big rockets also have own limits (especially cost wise). Obviously you can shoot Mars-capable ship with one rocket, but efficient travel between Mars and Earth would demand more advanced equipment. "Modular orbit assembly results in really fragile objects that waste a significant fraction of their mass hiving the ability to be attached to each other. " That obviously isn't true especially if we use more advanced assembly techniques. We can use so called space-crane to move stuff without need to them have own RCS. Cold welding isn't in fact that complicated and allow us to make durable constructions. ISS was designed to be modular, I speak more of experience gain from that construction.
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  55. "It is realistic 'enough' ya know. With the ships doing things like turning retrograde to de-accelerate." Technically it could also use front engines, what may be more comfortable solution in larger ships.
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  56. Tuomas Salomäki A video? But yes. Any major maneuver would cause crew flying. So in any case of combat or RCS maneuvers all crew would need be in seats.
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  57. +JD96893 I don't think so.. this game use separate instance system and so cant have epic battles like EVE. Outside that we don't know how well economy would work. In fact it could easily end like fully-NPC controlled economy without much player impact.. not like EVE where economy seriously matter as you literally lost and need replenish all ships. Not some insurance magic. Obliviously I hope that SC end epic but there is simply too much unknown factors yet.
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  58. +TheDragonfly256 I tell you one simple truth.. war isn't that fun as it sound in grandpa stories. He made them colorful in order to forget real shit what it really was..
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  59. +Brendan Risney USA already try did that in 90'ties..
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  60. Nope nope "Also like real life tech progression was slow in the 21st century on." Except it goes faster and faster as for now.. "Mechs were impossible and the first real mechs came in around the 2400s." They exist already and Kuratas is considered as first one though people commonly forget about good old Timberjack what is also a mecha. Also it is funny that it is you who accuse others of talking about fantasy, when you do exactly that by yourself. LOL
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  61. It is why it was intended for 2020.
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  62. @BinaryReader It is still Alpha.. network obviously isn't they priority now.
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  63.  @guillermohoffmann8417  And what that has to do with anything? ISS is international multi-government project performing numerous scientific experiments, what pay already insane cost of this operation. When Tesla was marketing stunt during test of Falcon Heavy rocket what, would go in space with dummy cargo anyway.What that has to do with unknown company trying fund far larger project then ISS on Kickstarter and can't even make proper plans? It isn't just dumb project. It is transparently a scam trying get money for something what clearly can't work, from naive idiots.
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  64. He is just pretentious, so don't pay attention to haters.
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  65.  @Jadefox32  It is just glorified space shuttle with delusional fanboys.
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  66. @pawel zawislak Yeh right fanboy.. Spectre is x86 bug what demand reworking whole architecture.. so obviously AMD fix have unnoticeable performerce lost.. because it doesn't exist. Also meltdown cause can cause 30% performance lost only in specific server related circumstances. Otherwise fix only remove part of speed advantage Intel already have over AMD.
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  67.  @catfish552  First of we need clarification. Space Force isn't some crazy Trump idea as people think. Space Force maybe sound pretentious, but it was old initiative created to take control of numerous space oriented military operations already existing in other forces. For the most part related to military satellites and rockets. It isn't NASA what do actual research in zone of space exploration.
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  68. @B-Bunny Gaming You were already disproved many times by people smarter by my fanboy.. and yes it does have this same problem with Spectre as every x86 procesor. That fanboys pretend that magically AMD is unaffected is hilarious. And Meltdown isn't that big issue as people claim it is.. but it is Intel so bo ho! It may noticeably affect only servers and was mostly fixed anyway.
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  69. @visalik But Intel become slower only because bug hit what make them faster then AMD on the first place. Magical 30% affect only specific server cases and is used only by AMD fanboys to scare kids.
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  70. Carbon isn't. That obviously is oversimplification.
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  71. Not surprised. Refusal of US to work witch China in space has consequences. Now China become valid candidate for partnership, when underfunded NASA struggle to keep its toys in space. As such countries start moving to more valid partners.
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  72. @Bartosz Kruszona It don't need to have significant weight. And you do.. remember that whole project heavenly rely on public sponsoring. They ships need to look cool. Even NASA did admit that they make things just to look cool during moon-landing.
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  73.  @BeCurieUs  ;D
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  74.  @TopRacer2002  You can't, because science in fact don't know how gravity work, joust the practical implications of its existence. How currently thing work in space depend on so called "orbital mechanic", but if you can override the gravity (what for example linear gravity generators allow), then basically you in theory should be capable to fly as you wish. Including FTL flight, as light speed limit is result of same force what cause gravity (both are related to mass after all).
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  75. And they are easy to shoot down with laser defense.
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  76. You shouldn't build intel stations close to important structures as they are easy to detect.
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  77. samsonguy10k Technically there are several ways to go around that. Mostly avatar units with digitized minds or biological assembler and automated education. But neither is easy solution, some at best more efficient.
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  78. ***** Dude, theoretical possibilities aren't facts. I'm sick of people who repeat everything what they listen on internet and can't use basic logic to add one to one 0_0
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  79. Lets solve that issue now.. from Grand Strategy games point of view CK isn't particularly good game. But saying that it is franchise ugly goose and isn't popular is clear ignorance or even delusional. It is simply different style of game largely popular amongst casual players. That all.. nothing more, nothing less.
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  80. My favorite is still beginning of the Nexus.. not that it is much realistic but definitely well thought in design.
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  81. ***** "so, just because they don't use every possible technology it isn't realistic?" Isn't that obvious? If something exist then it exist.. that is basic of reality. That is why we use word probable in case of Science Fiction.
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  82. ***** You should guess already that guy is seriously deluded.. basically don't feed the troll.
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  83. Josh Perry And that is the problem.. if battle don't happen on orbit of our planet there would be needed different tech for reliable inter-system travel. Also that don't justify lack of front weapon.
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  84. capthowitzer I can acknowledge vision I just would be careful with calling it realistic.
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  85. @Turnip Singularity Please. Don't speak when you don't know what you talking about. Any gain from this design don't justify effort. From armor design perspective, arrowhead shape is most efficient providing both many attachment points, and steep armor with high deflection chance. Round shape is efficient only when pressure come from many directions, what almost never is the case as space crafts can spin easily, with battles taking place on long distances. Circular fights like in many games in fact is basically impossible. As such most designs would put range, detection and active stealth, above everything. That lead to purely utilitarian designs, most likely with many antennas. As I said cylinder shape of many current crafts is dictated by the shape of rockets. Real space crafts would be build more akin to huge satellites. That until rotary gravity come into play.
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  86. @Turnip Singularity And cylinders have same issues forcing components to have specific shapes. So no real advantages, even if armor would play any role in space combat, which it wouldn't. "Due to the nature of weapon mountings, ships fire broadsides. Don't ask me why." Because you don't know the answer. I do. Also broadsides aren't relevant from half of the century (rockets fire up), with not being much relevant even century ago due to use of towers what has decent cover even firing on prow . In case of space combat they would be downright retarded, because broadsides are good specifically during line combat, what is simply not a thing there. "-Stealth is impossible in space. Either you have massive heat radiation panels or you melt." No shit, but that is exactly why you would focus whole effort on ability to see and kill enemy before he could see you from those thousandths kilometers. If possible also distort his detection ability or trick his weapon to miss. Otherwise nothing would save you.
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  87. Tuomas Salomäki You referee to rotary gravity generation or maneuvers, because you statement is not clear?
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  88. Alroc123 "Yeah "time dlilation" a feature way to call Massive amount of lag." No it is way to call fact that what you see isn't exactly what happened in game. Without it lag would be far more greater.
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  89. fakemanz0r About nose weapon.. you are obviously correct for short-medium combat. But on long rage combat (most standard in the space) big gun and small surface is most efficient. Also in reality most battles would end after first hit like in aircraft battles. Not long fire exchange like in old battleships.
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  90. Not exactly..
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  91. I think the idea is that they aren't massive..
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  92. Gerald Monroe Yes, but those would be stuff for combat on our orbit.. that isn't exactly the case in game.
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  93. Brendan Risney Shame it failed though. Best what they did was Japanese Land Walker made in 2006, what also was total fail. Some people blame those fails as reason for downfall of this genre in early 2000. That is why Kuratas was first working mech though BigDog also was close to be that.
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  94. +Plasmon19 Obviously, but biggest point of debate is they form though. It is really doubtful that walkers and especially bipedal one would be common type of military equipment because the biggest flaw of those systems didn't changed. Walking robots would be useful only in extreme limited use.. maybe androids.. maybe?
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  95. +LtHavoc1983 Who said that trolling is against rules? This game have rules but it simply isn't game for pussies. If you can lost you whole capital ship and back to frigate because you didn't make countermeasures this is your problem, not some trolls. And spying, treasons and psychological warfare are simply a life.. or it is game on its own. If they catch you on cracking that is a different story..
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  96. And that how you make aliens in good neo-space opera ;D PS: I can't say anything about the game but in SF nomenclature: - Gunship is usually largest of the small air or space vessel, usually in the size of shuttle or between it and corvette. What serve as artillery suport for ground forces or fighters. - Dropship is military version of shuttle used for dripping commando squads. - Assault-craft is short range air or space vessel used as cover for dropships.. basically a counterpart of assault helicopter.
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  97. Ростислав Несисюк Well, what he said sound much like Metal Gear and this series newer was meant to be treated too serious... ok I acknowledge you argument here. As for deployment, yes you can do that but he also is correct that such setup is sensitive to attack of mountain troops as it can't be easily relocated. But on other hand I totally agree that bipedal setup is BS. It could be acceptable as secondary type of movement in flying or space mechs (compact and have great amortization), but for ground vehicles it is mostly useless in opposition to hybrid one.
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  98. Nope nope "some mechs from mech warrior (before they started stealing anime designs) are very realistic and have a plausible center of gravity" Realistic? Sort off.. useful? Definitely not! As I said before Battletech is space opera. It isn't based on reasonable principalities of combat but definitely fun. Japanese were at least mostly aware that mechs aren't ground combat vehicles. Also both design here (in video) are closer to Votoms then Mechwarrior designs. "and can even out run tanks with its speed of 150 kph" As they say: In fantasy and law swine can fly.. "Also albiet it would require tech that isnt availibe" Problem isn't availability but usefulness. Mechs simply have large core problems what eliminate them as ground combat vehicles (with exception of spider-tanks and similar hybrid designs). "Its a non humaniod mech with no arms and uses those slots for weaponry instead." What is even worst. Even if so called chicken-walkers are more easy to made because of lover center of mass they still have most flaws of bipedal mechs, and share of own like lack of arms what definitely help when such mecha would fall (what is typical problem for bipedal designs). Basically there is reason why larger mechs are more humanoid in design especially because with of active stabilization (used by humans themselves) stability isn't that big deal anymore. Falling and tangling or loosing of legs on the other hand is.. Sorry dude but you start loose credibility..
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  99. Nope nope Ok, now you totally remove all doubts.. LOL Also what kind of stabilizer? Because it could blow you mind, this word referee to few things! And how it relate to idea of active stabilization, what as even people in third word in opposition to you know isn't one gadget but whole system.
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  100. Nope nope This obsessive face palming explain everything.. LOL Fun part is that it was my who support you whole time thinking that you are reasonable person. But then in one disagreement when you didn't use even proper argument against mine, you jump with clearly racist and retarded comment. You seriously disappointed my..
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  101. Michael Halpern "The walking/standing style mech doesn't have to be much better at climbing than modern tanks are" I know that. "the advantage would come from the versatility they could possess- without requiring major modification- there's a whole ton of construction related uses for them (ie bridge laying and trench digging)." Engineering use of mechs is obvious, debate was about its military use especially as main combat units. Mechwarrior style mechs are mostly combat specialized without much other ability, when in Gundam mobile suits were basically a weaponized engineering equipment. "As for the movement system, the thing is the longer it is- the less useful they become compared to traditional ground vehicles- so treads on "legs" that would basically act as an extra layer of suspension so the treads don't need to be as long is actually very practical- if you can perfect it." Best solution is hybrid design what can both ride and climb if needed through advanced suspension acting as "legs". It is in fact also natural evolution of traditional ground vehicle. Idea is that walking don't have much advantages and many flaws, but there are case where walking could be useful. Anyway NASA work on that already.. "The biggest 3 problems would be how would you justify the cost, the requirement for a definitive intuitive control system (regardless of the number of the crew size be it 1 man or 2, this is a requirement), and complexity for field repairs." Cost and demand for extra control will sole itself with progress of tech. After all it is basically normal robotic just on larger scale, and robotic evolve on its own for own reasons. Biggest problem is susceptibility to failures and problematic repairs, that is why it is pointless to make pure walking mechs as they don't have much real advantages. "Two of which may be addressed if this "sport" becomes a regular thing." I totally agree. I never intend to deny that. "They realistically wouldn't be much bigger than the one in the video- on account of an issue the Germans encountered with their 800mm cannon armed land ships in WWII" Totally agree. "aside from the engineering issues massive ground vehicles present- there is also the issue that they need to be able to travel through towns and cities- and that means they need to fit on roads." You forget that large vesicles are also easy target on aerial attacks. That is why aircrafts are now main force in naval battles, when on ground you can still cover vehicles under tree lines, etc. Only artillery and specialist equipment have reason to be larger then main battle tank. "40ft machines may cause utter devastation- but if you have to move around every major urban area- well they aren't that useful. Size isn't the important part- it's capability" I seriously doubt. Such easy target would be easily destroyed from air and there are bombs what can annihilate whole bunkers, so one large vehicle wouldn't mean much more here, even less.
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  102. Nope nope "This can be solved by it being able to run accross rivers." Or use hybrid design and simply ride on road and then walk in mountain..
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  103. +Homura Akemi Also he edited it so it is far more bearable to watch..
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  104. Mod? Isn't that a story? And literally one what Scott has already?
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  105. But Magic: The Gathering style games are usually way more complex. This one just crowded, but core mechanic is quite simple. Collect resources and action cards and make combos. That is all about it.
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  106. @Zachary Baker It is still Alpha..
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  107.  @mobiuscoreindustries  As I said. Everyone has dirt under the rug. What we can do is to clean it up. I'm not argue against current ban. What I'm saying is that things could change (soft power) and fact that Chinese did use international standard couplers, open that possibility, because it isn't really much different situation then it was with Russia. The funny thing is that Russia itself could put themselves outside equation, because it is not clear if Chinese actually want work with them and ironically it could end with Chinese taking they place instead. After all USA and China have shared bussines and whole conflict is over control over it, not confrontation. What Russia seams to not understand, or is simply desperate because they actually are afraid of China the most.
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  108.  Molly Wop Chainsaw  He is dead as far as I recall? So does Stalin and Hitler. At least you could bring Tiananmen, so I would counter it with unjustified invasions on Ukraine and Iraq. Who actually China did invaded recently? Beside your small ego?
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  109. @ Axonteer Every case of removing exploits "ruin" game for cheaters. And after recent changes game kick ass even more.
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  110. @ Fimbulþulr 3. And you gat them later.. just on the beginning some FTL methods were to OP.
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  111. That in fact explain a lot.. Fallen London is awesome by the way.
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  112. Yeh.. personally what stop my from playing this game is f* space docking. Flying on moon is relatively easy with few tricks, but space docking is not only insane hard but also one of most common things to do in this game.
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  113. And on what you base that presumption? They could also deliberately pretend to not be artificial object, only relying on passive observations. Or they already are here and it was part of close approach tactic.
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  114.  @ikkezelf599  Optimism is one thing, but people are aware that those aren't real Starships? They only test landing method by sending hollow tanks.
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  115. ​ @MazonDel  Finally someone with common sense! Simple truth is that Russia simply cease to be relevant and they were keeping engine grinding with Soyuz launches. But now Americans become again active with Space X and Soyuz become obsolete. So they basically try to sell own service to China until they still have something. To be honest it would be hilarious if China refuse cooperation, because for reminder they station is outside reach of the Bajkonur. Ironically China think about the Russia the same as USA think about the China and actually those two fight over shared interests, with Russia being basically third wheel (do you think it is coincidence that Chinese ports are compatible with international standard?). Russia involvement in Starship is unlikely. I wish this project well, but it would be long time before Musk's Skuttle become useful if at all (problems what kill NASA shuttles didn't disappear).
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  116.  @Matt_10203  That is basically what scientist saying. SETI was interested in it due to some weird properties of it. Not only what Scot said, but also weird shape and metalic composition. They didn't find anything unusual though. Still such possibility wasn't entirely excluded.
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  117. Nothing is actually new. We just reach point when some visions can be realized.
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  118. Yeh, I also learned that hard way. It almost always better to wait for own terraforming, what is quite low level tech anyway.
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  119. @Samuel Silva No any, but generally most new ones.
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  120. It is all about theme. SE is designed in a way what look probable. But this game not really, targeting in more complex simulation in this same time.
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  121.  @Kyle-gw6qp  Same as transition equipment. They literally use hand camera from Wallmart. What we see is usually stuff from other landings. Even NASA doesn't deny that at that point.
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  122.  @Brammy007a  Yes, yes. Everyone on internet claim to work for NASA. We still didn't build anything comparable to Nautilus-X, yet you buying design from Wing Commander. There is no point for future debate.
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  123.  @Brammy007a  Sorry, but only pathetic person here is you. I only pointed out that bragging about age and expertise is something what "15 years old" do on YouTube to cover lack of arguments. And I still don't see any arguments, only bragging without any proves. And there is no debate here, only someone pretending to have authority and proving exact opposite. So who doesn't know meaning of this word? Anyway, I will consider you as a troll and block. I'm out.
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  124.  @jamesseabrook1783  Again, it isn't quantum physic. We do know that it would work because it is literally High School physics. What we need is purpose and proper design. Neither can't be provided by those people despite absurd cost of this project. Also it is just matter of time when such device would be installed on ISS, just station isn't large enough to be relevant issue.
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  125.  @mcearl8073  It is centrifugal force vector. Considering that dock is elongated, center of station would be tilted. Anyway point is that they even couldn't determine where they own gravity is. Something what I did noticed literally in ten seconds after seeing this video, despite not being an expert. Designers clearly are unaware that whole central sector is huge washer drum with gravity vectors all over place. Yes, it is best place for landing, but it also would be something like rollercoaster and larger station larger the issue. In more competent design on such scale they probably would use stationary (counter-rotating) module for docking with synchronized carts working as elevators. That beside the fact that gravity differ depending on how far you are from the center. It is why in competent Van Buran design majority of crew compartments is in same distance far from center. This thing on the other hand has huge block in the middle like in some video game.
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  126. @Lumor It is because of porn.. I doubd you run server on laptop.
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  127.  @jeffvader811  To be specific they even couldn't. At least without decades of preparation. It moves with speed 26 km/s. Fastest object created by us (Voyager 1), with decades of gravitational catapulting has 17 km/s.
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  128.  @ppsarrakis  Sort of. I would say that everything is theoretically possible, but only proved or disproved is a fact. Though nothing is really proved or disproved for sure, so facts don't exist. Only things proved well enough to be base of future research.
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  129. I think it is just for look.
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  130.  @ExaltedDuck  You mistake being employed for the task, with being a researcher in general. If you consider reputation before the discovery, then you are just blue collar man. I obviously don't have anything against scientist focusing on specific purpose, but anyone who call knowledge a "junk" can't be considered as real scientist. And for the note there are scientist employed to research paranormal, who obviously usually debunk hoaxes but still. As you should know. Greatest discoveries in history were considered as "junk" by some douchebags, at one point or another so it isn't really any argument here. Also no one deny that special claims need special proves, but it doesn't mean that such possibility disappear just because people decide to ignore it. Denying something also need prove that it don't exist, otherwise it is just a dogma and dogmas aren't science.
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  131.  @wilhelmpurge8721  No. It isn't probable at all 0_0 There is not many ways something like "life after death" could be even a thing. Forcibly attaching probability to you faith, show only that your believes are weak. And in this case believes strain from the existing probability (established by real scientists). So you claim is either total bullshit, or a bad attempt of the joke what end with bullshit.
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  132. Gerald Monroe "I suppose it's how you define "realistic"." No, it is how you define "probable". Realistic is real or at least close to real and efficient inter-system travel is obviously more advance then most of used there technology. As result this game isn't that realistic as it claim.
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  133. +DK Kempion I don't get you point but if you referee to way of wining without use of army then in fact such games does exist with Civilization on the first place. Space 4X was quite dead genre and most of them were quite underdeveloped or outdated. But that isn't issue with genre itself, hell it should be in it to be true 4X!
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  134. +Coneshot Maybe you were, but they epic mostly in statistics..
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  135. +villanelo1987 It isn't for console anyway..
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  136. ***** "My pc is connected to my 42" " So that is a issue here.. PC isn't a console, they aren't designed for TV's even if they can use it. Paradox games are PC games and use text in proper size for the platform. But if you want use your PC as console you should treat it as console and play in multi-platform games what have mostly proper oversize text for TV's.
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  137. ***** Except it isn't broken. That is only your opinion based on fact that you don't use proper monitor. It should be obvious that games what use large amount of text would not oversize it for few people who use TV's.
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  138. Davin2014 No, SF is like always question "what if". We don't know anything about FTL possibility now and only retards think that asking "what if" is either groundless or equal with fact. You achieved both.. 0_0
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  139. Floobs We also did that.. Voyager 2
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  140. SteelZenith Most people simply don't get how SF work.. 1) It need to be legitimate at time of creation. That is why Verne works are stil SF and most Steam Punk not. 2) It need attempt to answer on question as scientifically as possible. It can use "magic particles/tech" only if theory suggest it, but it don't need explain those if theory can't. 3) There is also whole sub-genre of Soft-SF who focus on humanistic questions and as such can be less hard in case of technology. That is reason of many misconceptions about genre. 4) Expanse is not SF.. It is semi-hard Space Opera (it supposedly is called Neo Space Opera). Shows like Star Trek use some SF concepts but only when it fit the plot.
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  141. Mastikator Most logical is lack of logic? Sorry but WTF?
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  142. ***** Good point ;D
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  143. +peter O'Leary Wining? 0_o
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  144. +passerby500 Though Homeworld have superior execution..
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  145. RFC3514 It is old game you know? Obviously it have worst graphic even if it was great at the time. Also I didn't referee to graphic. What I'm saying that here it is basically a plot dump. We literally don't have reason to care about those people and don't know in fact that they're even good or bad on end. In Homeworld it was explained to us who those people are and why they organize exploration mission. Even if we know about risk, planet destruction come in third mission after we back for help after surprise encounter in test run and literally kick our balls, as that wasn't even first promise of game. And obviously great dramatic narrator and music make that complete. I literally repeat this mission few times because I try save as much pods from destruction as I could. Even if nowadays it is quite cliche it was still one of best executed beginnings of the game.. especially considering low amount of resources put in it as it was mostly made in in-game cut-scenes.
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  146. Aliasi Stonebender I meant more casual.. all other Paradox GSW's give you more direct control over your empire.
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  147. To be honest it is more like Mars Colony:Challenger then Take on Mars..
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  148. +Raymond Crowley Gravity waves are as much useful in transportation as microwave are.. that is they aren't. But understanding of gravity would bring us closer to FTL as in is gravity what hold us from that (mechanism responsible for gravity is also responsible for light-speed limit). What is important is fact that whole idea of warping space-time was conformed not so far ago, what in fact open door for FTL in future.
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  149. So.. 50'ties..
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  150. +V3RTIGO222 Yeh, I originally wanted complain about that but only few portraits including that one look too similar to real beings. I was revealed that most of them are just humanoid things. Still game miss AI's or really weird stuff as a option but designs are overall good.
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  151. Daegan Orlenard That what I'm saying.. though game have something like that, just for some reason not available from begining.
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  152. capthowitzer Simulation maybe yes, because simulation games don't have much demand for realism overall. But I agree that reason why people complain is that "realistic" part used in promotion.
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  153. capthowitzer Simulation yes, simulation game.. is not exactly a real simulation. I would need check exact way how this word was used there.
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  154. capthowitzer "Velocity is relative ;)" Yup. If two ship synhronically accelerate when you shut down engines you relatively would slow down in relation to other ship :D In fact in semi-automatic RCS flight movement resealable style used in most video-games. Main issue here is that they mostly use main engines instead RCS engines for that.
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  155. RedRifleman studios You are aware that there is few real simulators made by NASA? We may include here also Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager which is a game.
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  156. NightSniper2 "Everything that occurs in the game is realistic because it can happen in real life." No it isn't because such combat don't have economical justification and detail like that are part of realism. Not just "it technically could work" because you can build Gundam (Japanese clam that it is possible) but such scenerio is improbable because obvious economical reasons. So it is unrealistic. Why that isn't obvious?
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  157. RedRifleman studios If we talk about combat game specifically there are no such. Simply because large scale space combat in currently improbable by itself (not technically impossible but economically). If you look just for cool semi-realistic design I suggest check first part of Nexus.
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  158. migkillerphantom Ask scientist.. because they do that regularly.
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  159. migkillerphantom In science almost everything is assumption. Fully confirmed facts are extremely rare. Simulation itself is a form of test, that is why you make them on the first place. So what the hell is your point?
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  160. migkillerphantom I state facts, you start flame because you are smarter then facts. "The developer has taken what we know and made a simulator with it." Except he didn't. It is a video game not simulator. Capthowitzer already explained here why.
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  161. migkillerphantom Except I never said it isn't simulation game. Whole point whole time is that it isn't simulation in strict meaning of this word and yet some people act like offended when someone point out obvious semantic mistake. It isn't my who blow that out of proportion.
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  162. ***** I think it was a sarcasm.
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  163. Maximilian Kircher "According to the definition of simulation I use" You mean misuse? You ignore what meaning of the "proces" is there. "simulation games are a subset of simulations." Yes, but again it is one of those cases where definition of sub-genre change meaning of main definition itself. Again, theory and scientific theory example. "And according to many merits, this game can be considered to be a very good simulation of space warfare" No, those "merits" ignore main details of such warfare (what we already prove) and as result simulate nothing. They are just fantasy. "compared to all the other "space warfare simulations" out there" There are any legitimate space warfare simulations anywhere? You again ignore what differ game from simulation itself. "since it has remotely accurate orbital mechanics" Like KSP? "and in contrast to almost every other game of this kind it attempts to have flexibly adjustable space ship parts" Like KSP? "stuffed into a physical and chemical model." Of what? As what you say sound bit nonsensical by itself.. you sound as SEGA "blast processing" commercials here 0_0
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  164. Maximilian Kircher "And yes, sure: It is a simulation of fantasy events." Good that you agree at last that that it isn't realistic then (joke). Considering that you said about "simulation of fantasy events" I can presume that you don't see also contradiction in "curved straight lines" here 0_0. "Just as any science fiction game." Science Fiction games aren't simulation.. if they would be they wouldn't be a fiction. So called simulation games are games loosely based on idea of "simulation", but that don't mean that they are real simulation not to menaion that many SF games aren't Simulation games on the first place. "I never disagreed with that premise in the first place. But we are.. 0_0 "A simulation of a dragon is still a simulation." If you mean Dragon Fruit then yes, but as far I know mythical Dragons don't exits and as such you can't obtain data to simulate them. Or you seriously don't see difference between simulation and imagination?
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  165. Maximilian Kircher "So what's the definition of "simulation" you are using to come up with that?" Simulation is and always was a numerical reconstruction. "If scientists where collaborating to create a computerprogram that simulates how a fantasy creature, perhaps a dragon would fly, using real airodynamics, mechanics etc, they would call it the simulation of a dragon/fantasy creature" No we could not call it that way because we aren't idiots like those people who speak for us. Also we debate here about dragon itself of flight model? Because those are two completely separate things? "and barely anyone would disagree with them" People do that constantly as we see that on example. You yourself even point out that you don't give a shit about semantic (aka linguistic science) and treat popular consensus as some law, so why you even bring such ludicrous example here?
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  166. Maximilian Kircher "And yes, KSP is also a simulation." Of what?
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  167. Maximilian Kircher "KSP is a simulation of newtonian orbital mechanics and physical stress, for example." No, it is a video game about green aliens building rockets.. using some basics of orbital mechanic, etc. Claiming that it is simulation of that is downright idiotic as game ignore some rules for own convenience. But you would need know what you talking about on the first place to get that. "The fact that "Kerbals" don't look like humans is completely irrelevant." Yes, like lack of the sun is irrelevant for why night is dark. You make my lough in your hollow stubbornness 0_0 "It would be a simulation of flight mechanics within the model of a hypothetical situation." Exactly. Not simulation of a dragon. "And here is the point this this all about: The simulation we are talking about is not a simulation of technology, industry and politics." Except it is as those are parts of warfare. If you arbitrarily ignore wind in ballistic simulation then you simply fail, because it would generate deferent results then practical tests. "This though doesn't imply that it isn't a simulation." It does. Because it is promoted as space warfare simulation, not some specific spece travel mechanic simulation. Though even here I doubt that game do any real calculations. "Demanding that it has to be universal or relying entirely on realism kind of misses the point" Except that was the promise. It is you who miss the point in your claim that we miss the point. "and sets a merit under which simulations currently don't quite exist." Except it doesn't. Typical PC don't have sufficient power for any reliable simulation. Simulation games are just games.. something completely different what you in your blatant ignorance ignore. "Just because in an airbus flight simulator you can't (and don't have to) go to the toilet (or wet yourself) after a while, doesn't mean that it is not a simulation." Except it isn't. It is a video game. If you ignore fact that pilots need go to toilet in your simulation made for planing purpose in airlines, you could end in quite nasty station if that would be implemented in practice.
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  168. +Gris gonggraikij Japanese can also install canons. As it is now it is toy for millionaire so oblivious it don't have such useless crap, but instead more fun like ASG mininguns.
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  169. Squigly If you would remember title of this movie I would like to know it. This sound really interesting :D
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  170. People at that point it isn't even current design.. MK. III is more rafinad design even if I still bet on Japanese.
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  171. +DivinityOfBLaze You are aware that it could be easily solved?
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  172. ***** Yes, obviously. Making pneumatic canon of similar power is really easy and only reason why Kuratas don't have something like that are safety issuers as it is commercial collector item.
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  173. Guy Randomized They say that they want also male what would be most likely a finale. But I don't see any reason to not make also set of skill test what would include shooting. After all Kuratas is also good in that. And Megabot is different then tank.. tanks are far more mobile and agile. It could be compared at best with stationary gun.
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  174. +Danjal Veskandar I think you miss what they meant by trolling.. that was trolling in game not IRL 0_0
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  175. Danjal Veskandar Bad troll is a bad.. worst are those who can't admit when they're exposed, because they start to be close to be idiots instead. But for one moment I assume that you talk seriously: If so you should contact specialist, because you show serious symptoms of emotional disorder. Blaming others for your own problems don't solve anything. After you start shoot to people in school everyone would blame you on end and for a reason. Seriously, contact specialist..
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  176. Danjal Veskandar I'm seriously amazed that you care to wallspam my when I almost admit that I ignore you and don't even read that BS? If you are seriously troll they you miserably failed. Anyway: Simple fact is that no one died because of trolling. Fact is that in every case (which are rare BTW) such people have originally psychological issues which were ignored and reason of suicide on the first place. Raging on Internet don't solve those problems, as there are specialists for that. You basically acting as prime example of people who shouldn't use Internet, because world and Interned don't round around and care about your personal issues. You seriously should rethink own actions now.. As there is no point of continuation of this debate anymore any further answer to my posts only prove my point anyway. I'm out.
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  177. Danjal Veskandar "Nobody died that you know of" So you basically admit that you base whole your statement on speculation? And as so it is totally worthless then.. "thousands of dollars in assets were destroyed and stolen." As it was part of game.. sorry, but you act as some whiny child now, who can't accept that someone could lost a game :/ "But hey, its not real right?" Yes, it is a game. And I shouldn't explain that to no one without serious psychological issues. "any further answer to my posts only prove my point anyway." So as I said..
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  178. HerrW0lf There is something in what you say.. Also it depend about what type of trolling we talk here? True trolls target idiots making fun of them, but also there is large group of retards who think that acting as sociopath douche is "trolling", and because trolls are typically smart it make also them smart even if what they do could be described easily as self-trolling.
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  179. +D0pam1n I guess last chance will be is they close the game. After all no one would care about resources at that point and want have good memories..
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  180. I have one issue as for start.. traits should be more uneven. Many stuff should give both advantages and disadvantages in this same time (for example: Nomadic will spread easier but in this same time they would be unhappy when cut from such possibility). There is definitely too much just positive or negative effects.
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  181. +Jona „GamesGhost” Willekens "Y'know, this could be the start of a new age for technology." What exist from the 90'ties. Now is just cheap enough..
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  182. +Nope nope Also Mechwarrior is nonsense (as it is space-opera), look on Gundam or Votoms (and they are even older then Mechwarrior).
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  183. +Shadowkey392 From when you get on space elevator with space rocket?
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  184. They fit theme ;D
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  185. @Turnip Singularity Why I would care?
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  186.  @agravemisunderstanding9668  You are aware that in actual space you can rotate easily entire ship. Doing maneuvers you rarely would face the enemy. In fact you more likely would be flying engines toward him. Put if you fight on range, you most likely could snipe him, before he detect you. Otherwise enemy engage or disengage.
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  187. Crap! Another YouTuber I regularly watch make X-com 2.. this is third series I watch ongoing. Do it anyway as game is awesome!
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  188. +urishima I though that SoaSE was failure with quite nice battle mechanic but hollow gameplay what after Master of Orion era didn't have right to exist. This one look definitely more like true 4X game.
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  189. ***** Sorry, but whole point of that is that you don't need turn around ship to trust pro- and retrograde, and you do that mostly anyway for most maneuvers. Also you can split trust from main power unit.. you don't need two separate sets of engines (obviously we go here in details) as they never should work in this same time anyway. Solution from movie is bullshit, so there is no point to accounting it anyway.
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  190. ***** In this specific scenerio yes. But problem with this specific model is that its overall maneuverability is extremely low and RCS flight basically non existing. This could be nice cruising solution, but for combat and docking uses.. it just would not work.
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  191. Jeroen D Stout Or it is just Neo Space Opera..science mater until not intervene in the plot.
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  192. What people commonly miss is that EVE and SC aren't exactly this same genre. Yes, both of them are Space Sim's but when EVE is just MMO with highly stat-based combat, SC is so called Space-Flight Simulator with highly skill-based combat. It simply don't need have too much players in single instance. In fact SC instance system is greatest innovation in it..
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  193. Ростислав Несисюк We don't talk here about traditional instances but active on proposed in SC. Basically if in one place there more ships then server can handle or is comfortable, then game automatically split players on two separate instance. But also it do that in flow, basically splinting, joining or moving players between them depending on they placement in game (they mention even possibility of shooting to someone on technically different instance). It that would be made properly it basically would make game feel bigger then it is. It is important especially because this game will be focused on close range dogfight with all proper simulation, not cheating with DpM calculations.. I mean damage per minute.
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  194. At least it isn't AAA game what look that way..
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  195. TheDragonfly256 Yeh, but you clearly get into that delusional state here of someone who listen too much grandpa stories.. EVE is quite boring game and most those epic stuff sound epic only because you didn't need look on four frame speed gameplay. You should look on EVE bud don't expect miracles.
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  196. Because game is "realistic" not probable.. (joke)
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  197. +multi roxas For what purpose?
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  198. Squigly I wouldn't treat that too seriously but basically until that point of time it would be technologically possible. We have needed basic tech already but tinkering would need some time. Other thing is that such tech wouldn't be too useful from military point of view. Also it wouldn't be true RX-78-2 replica, as it was combiner what most people tend to forget.
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  199. SV67943 This is legitimate, as I also heard about that before. Most people here are ignorant about current status of this tech and that US team only try jump-start similar research as Japanese are far more advanced in it. Also do you seriously believe that anyone refereed that Gundam statue?
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  200. Aspiring Marauder "No, I mean I like mechs that looks less like an action figure or a toy and more like something that would actually see action, or work properly without collapsing in on itself or falling over." This is illogical statement. Looking and working aren't oppose thing. In fact classic mechwarrior design even if is cool and stable have mayor flaws which many Japanese designs don't. Basically if you can make a humanoid robot (and we can) that to some degree (related to material though) you can make it also giant. "They don't have to be fat, just well proportioned, with enough weight support on the bottom to support it." Then I guess you want a tank, not a mecha. Whole idea of mecha is based on having mass on top. "I was also aiming for your original post of the thread, about making a scale gundam." That obviously isn't for use but for technical progress (also Gunadam was space ship and combiner what they obviously can't do yet). Anyone wouldn't make it anyway, just they make analyze of possibility and that exist. "And, while the Karatas does work, and it does look fairly stable, it still just has too much... I dunno, gundam in it." So you say that its problem is that it is more advanced? Because if you ask about "something that would actually see action, or work properly without collapsing in on itself or falling over." then Kuratas is far more that then silly bipedal American design, while Kuratas isn't bipedal and so far more stable and agile. Not to mention that Votoms design was alway more realistic then Mechwarror one. "Just too stylized. I mean, does it really need arms with hands?" You are aware that Kuratas is commercial mass produced nerd gadget? It was meant to be stylized in order to sell, but point is that tech itself is reasonable when American one not only is overstylized (what they don't hide) but also unpractical. And yes, mecha commonly have reasons to have arms as engineering equipment. Even many modern Mechwarrior designs have them in order to make rising after falling easier, not to mention that male battle is planed for this event and so Americans also would need have them at least as module. Difference is that Japanese have them already when Americans don't, nothing more.
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  201. Aspiring Marauder I also don't care about Evangelion, but what it have to do with anything? LOL
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  202. Aspiring Marauder "The actual first popularized mechs were from early science fiction pulp novellas" To some degree, but I wouldn't say that it make them big thing until anime make topic big. After all there is reason why even in professional use there is Japanese word "mecha" used as a name, even if it don't need to be and what weirder Japanese also don't use it as they call it Super Robo. "Tri-Pods, of H.G Wells' War of the Worlds." It was stated specifically about bipedal, which tripod isn't, so even if you are correct about genre overall origin it is still irrelevant here. To be honest I'm not sure that there isn't any bipedal western mecha before that (but if it would it would be known I guess). But simple fact is that in Diesel Punk most such are retrofited, as it wasn't originally popular topic. "Or, the AT-ST's and AT-AT's of Star Wars." Which come from 80'ties (when first Japanese Super Robo is from 56'ks) and were know exactly to be inspired by anime, as it wasn't first think borrowed form Japan by Lucals. "Only difference between those and weeaboo mechs is that AT-ST's and AT-AT's don't have arms." You are aware that many Japanese mechs also don't have them, when some of western also do. Also Evangelion definitely have arms is we speak about weeaboo mechs specifically. LOL "Yes, Lucas took inspiration for Star Wars from Japanese media, but it was The Hidden Fortress (1958)" So he was inspired by one Japanese movie but he couldn't be inspired by something what was big in Japan basically from 70'ties? He didn't need watch Matzinger to at least bump on this idea when he deal with Japanese stuff already. "Mechs were not a Japanese invention." No one said that, but denial of fact that they make them popular is quite stretch. "Mecha are a branch off of the original mech concept" No they aren't, or even such statement don't have any sense. But if you mean that Super Robo branch from ideas from western Science Fiction and then back on Japan popularity rising from 70'ties through domination of Nintendo, leading to creation in pair with Real Robo larger genre called Mecha. Then it would be correct. "meant to appeal to Japanese standards of "artistry" and "grace" " Ugh.. what? Western designs are overly primitive what make them look possible for 90'ties standard, but simple fact is that Japanese one were far better designed overall as Japanese have larger experience with the topic, and large wave of "making mechs possible" in the 80'ties, when most people on the west known mostly only Super Robo from 70'ties reruns in 80'ties on West, what lead to stereotype that Japanese designs are impossible and poorly thought. "(you don't see too much of that in Japan nowadays, let me tell ya)." You are aware that early 2000't was also time of large crisis of this genre even in Japan (reasons are complicated and related ironically to economy there), not to mention that genre popularity collapsed on west after people find out that western (not the Japanese) idea about topic is unrealistic and Super Robo was simply over-exploited when publishers basically refuse to adopt most Real Robo because it was too complicated for western kid-audence? If so popularity of genre start rise from some time, especially because there is many good mecha series like Metal Gear or ZOE, and people on west start rediscovered Real Robo. "Get off your high horse. Japan isn't the be all and end all of human civilization." No one said that on the first place (Kuratas is simply design wise better, what shouldn't be surprise as it is commercial product not something what fanboys made in garage). You clearly sound as someone blinded by hatred or insecurity here. Calm down dude.. LOL
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  203. Brendan Risney "Weeaboo is a slang word that is almost racist, with it's counterpart being Westaboo." No it isn't, as it make fun from some people on west after all. But fact is that it is used sometimes in racist way by people who are too dumb to even know what it mean. Edit: Ok, I should read whole topic, my bad.
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  204. Aspiring Marauder "Then you've heard wrong." No he isn't. And you statement about "Weeaboo mecha" is on edge of that itself as you clearly connected that word with Japan itself, that is: "Weeaboo to me means Japanese". Also again, weeaboo aren't exactly obsessed with Japanese culture itself, but own vision about it from anime (what is commonly escapist fiction on the first place). That is why even anime fans consider weeaboo as idiots, when other kind of idiots consider evrything Japan or anime as a whole as weeaboo stuff, clearly without understanding what that mean on the first place (I mention Evangelion for a reason anyway).
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  205. Sam Basically what I said. Though if you ask my I think that so called spider-tanks and assault choppers with legs could have some possible uses.. not mentioning that Gundam was a space capsule for use on space colonies in its core. "I guess battle mechs will have to wait until we have some force field technology (which means probably never)." No, even then it don't have a sense.. "As a sport though, I'd love to see the budget behind major league football invested in mech battles like this. Think of how slick they would look." Neh.. robo-football have own niche, but it never will be big enough to sustain mechs.
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  206. Va gina de ick Because of clunky piece of junk? Army use robots from quite some time..
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  207. +Sam Spain Japanese still have better designed and more advanced one. But still interesting.
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  208. Wulfle There is nothing to imagine here as Kuratas is already finished. Yes, it is smaller but also far more stable construction. I'm also almost sure that Japanese don't use market version for competition. American can take pounding? Yes, it can after it would be lie on ground as it is obviously top-heavy.
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  209. If someone wounder who losing source code is a big deal.. well.. games work in so called machine code, what is a transcription of the source code. Problem is that minor differences in transcribing program, or some random factors may cause huge differences in the machine code even if it would work in almost identical way. As such when source code is lost it is not easy to reverse engineering it. Sometimes it is even easier to remake game from scratches just making it look identical to sample. It is what they did in case of one of Kingdom Heart games after they lose source code.
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  210. There is something called rotary gravity generator shown already in SF movies from 80'ties and 90'ties (and Interstellar). Yes, it can be used only on at least several room size ships, but it is quite basic thing..
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  211. Millitron Yes, I know. Still they did have quite sizable ships, on edge of what would make it possible.
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  212. ***** I know.
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  213. The Budgie Admiral Do you even know how Ion Engine work? It is highly efficient but in fact extreme low thrust. And that other thing is even more hilarious..
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  214. Aeryn Osu No shit Sherlock 0_0 We talk here about specific use from show, and they use it to generate gravity.
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  215. Acapulko Jik You need store it in cyclotron, and those definitely aren't small.
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  216. +Kayin Livendus Or pretend that those are androids..
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  217.  @Irfan87  So?
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  218. Science od Call of Duty? Where are drones and cyborg in future? When you make a Space Opera don't hide that as nerds eat you. But as analiz of random stuff it is cool video. And as for space elevator.. any real space elevator would use line or bundle.. not 90'ties solid structure. Not to mention that on Mars you don't need as much power to go in the space. Space-crane is sufficient solution for most stuff. Also why the hell they avoid space mechanic and pull warp stuff in Solar System colonization? Any SF fan know that you need those in galaxy scale even if those are basically form of magic, but why the hell make same'ol'shit in one environment where it is fully avoidable. Why simply not make time cut? I totally agree about suport drones.. and why they hell you need docking drones if ship already have six-degree of movement ships? What in RCS flight have a sense even if they do that mostly by mistake as use of drones show. I agree also about rest of complain.
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  219. @anton rockoboac "I dont get how saturation is a bad thing just means more chances at games being better and filling niches" It is because good games can't rise proper money as people waste money on crappy ones.. By the way as for now this one look quite decent.. bit simplistic but decent..
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  220. @Javier Llaneza Maybe it is because there are no good games outside few exceptions (mainstream industry tend to ignore niche games), so people are desperate? FPS is other story because most core fans are idiots anyway.
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  221. @Ryan Hall And for my it sound as whining.. don't care, don't play, don't irritate people with your childish behavior.
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  222. @Mythricia I in fact do agree.. but that is overall issue not just this genre. RPG's also have it.
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  223. @The Raging Gamer Or games you like because if we use retarded arguments then why not..
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  224. +Brett Morris 4X aren't RTS after all..
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  225. @Will B. Why you are surprised that some games tend to tell you too much?
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  226. 1:04 F7C is civilian version too, except that Superhornet is almost like military one. Military version is called F7A.
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  227. True "Space Elevator" would be use long Carbonfiber or Graphene Rope to connect ground platform with orbiting weight. Classic material obviously aren't endurable enough to survive giant strain. In game only reasonable option is add that kind of rope-roller, but I don't think they do that in predictable timeframe.
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  228. +Jonas Kr. There are no straight lines in space dude 0_0
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  229. Jonas Kr. Even light is bounden by gravity and FTL ships don't move as a light. Dude!
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  230. +ReDHeaDSg1 No, it have Homeworld feel but it definitely isn't Homeworld intro. Homeworld start with quite optimistic "beginning new era of exploration" intro even if it foreshadow some encounter, but then after some basic training and rescue crap game itself basically kick you in the balls. Here? We have exposition dump..
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  231. Basically Mechwarrior style mechs don't have sense (just are cool). But there are other options: Gundam was space capsule with arms (engendering purpose) and legs (because there was local gravity in space stations). Votoms have similar problems as Mechwarrior, but not only use wheal on legs make them more mobile but also we shouldn't forget that original series was made in 83 (yes, Japanese were more foreword even in term of realism). But still idea of so called spidertank is so possible that I'm sure someone have it in secret lab, and we will see it after a while. I personally think also that mixing attack hoper with mecha could be good idea, because they already fly almost on the ground so giving them legs could help them in some cases.
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  232. Ростислав Несисюк "In space, you mean like in open Space, or inside spaceship?" Both. That is why they are useful there. In Gundam one of biggest advantages what Zaon have there in early period of war was fact that Federation fighters couldn't fly inside space colonies. They need use different forces there, when mobile suites what were basically space capsule with hands and legs, could easily fight in and move between both environments. People commonly don't appreciate how well thanked this series was. "Tanks don't (usually) fight artillery. Enemy artillery does." No, enemy aircrafts does.
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  233. Ростислав Несисюк "If they have some." This is basic type of force in modern times. Only some partisans could not have it. At least you could mention AA batteries. "If you haven't heard, then pls go read counter-battery fire." I think he already mention that: "I have never heard of such a tactic since the colonial era."
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  234. Ростислав Несисюк "Counter-battery fire tactic was developed in 20-th century... (-_\)" Outside what Nope said, colonial era extend to exactly mid-20'th. Also in time of wars on it end it was verified negatively after mobile forces and aircrafts were invented, what work far more efficient against artillery and fortifications then anything before (simply by breathing through them and cutting supply lines).
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  235. AlohaMilton "it is cosplay, on a grand scale." In this case yes. Obviously no one seriously would risk destruction of expensive equipment. It would be typical TV torment with lots of staging. "I think even the most delusional fans recognize mechs are a fictional thing like a magic sword or a dragon one can ride." What? No, they already exist. Fact that they aren't military one but even as entertainment equipment this isn't something magical in any way. As for rest.. after that comment I don't have nothing to say, especially because you examples are nonsensical.
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  236. Nope nope One of biggest problems of people in States is that when someone mention "mecha" they see clunky Mechwarrior style contraption, when in real life this term describe any big robot. No, mechs are basically real nowadays just they will be implanted after some time when balance between tech and cost would be proper. Basically most useful variants until now are spider-tank style drones and ground combat vehicles (what also count as a mecha) what wouldn't be stand for most times but would be able to climb and even partially stand if needed as in some cases could be use for that. Also as you said similar frame would be perfect for artillery. I see also several other uses, but don't go too much in future here.
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  237. AlohaMilton "From MY video games he says! LOL I suggest you consider that I don't play mech video games." So? Even if you don't play you still with you arguments referee to those. "KSP SpaceChem and the Civ series are more my flavor." So? You think that liking smart games make you automatically smart? "Your concept of warfare is obviously based on science fiction." From what that dude said before he know what he say. It is you who jump with science fiction logic, mainly because you assume that we are talking about fiction. "Your thinking a weapons system needs arms and legs for mobility is not based in any reality whatsoever." No, he refereed to mountain combat where standard equipment don't work properly. That is why such stuff as BigDog were designed on the first place, as not always using air transport is possible or efficient there. "Evolution agrees." Another out of ass argument :/ "Carnivorous are a mouth and a means to get it to the target, the monkey shape is not ideal for killing the low to the ground shape is prefered by evolution." You clearly not know much about hunting, as humans also because of they stance are one of most efficient hunters in nature. Just not as strong in direct male combat as more primitive animals. "What I am saying is that in the conservation of resources needed as part of successfully fighting and having more than the opponent at the end" Resources can't breach armor. What you say have sens from strategic point of view like fail of Russian economical ideology prove, but direct combat is something else. "arms and legs are a complete waste of time versus a purer more efficient design of predator." Illogical statement. Arms and legs are useful in some scenarios exactly in order to make more efficient weapon. Predatory design have only limited use on the first place, not to mention we talk here mostly about artillery. "Sorry to spoil your video game fantasy with practical industrial design education." Except it is opposite. We don't talk here about videogames in opposition to you. And you "practical industrial design education" is joke when you referee to irrelevant stuff from nature.
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  238. Michael Halpern "Actually yes they would risk destruction of their equipment, or rather promote it" Yes, that is the point! This is after all a promotion and both sides would want show themselves in good light at least to some degree. That mean exactly that this would be largely staged and people shouldn't expect sport level competition, just good show instead. Expecting that one side just annihilate opponent like that is unrealistic, at lest before finale.
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  239. Michael Halpern "Thrusters? no this is a ground vehicle" Mechs don't need to be ground vehicle. In fact most reasonable designs aren't. I would bet personally on Attack Helicopter or VTOL with additional legs as secondary travel method. We shouldn't forget that they already basically fly under the line of threes, so it could be useful for them in some cases. But I agree that with thrusters the basically try plug some holes in they logic. But again, Battletech is space opera. Arguing on something from XXX century is pointless.
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  240. Michael Halpern "hate to burst your buble but mechs are probably a few decades away from real use- so come back to reality and talk 21st century speculation for crying out loud" If we count Timberjack they are already practically used and in few decades they become more common. As for mechwarrior style one they most likely would be never used, simply because they are already outdated in concept and they could only exist if only thing what progress would be mecha technology. But I guess in XXX we would have so "magical" (I mean that we can't even imagine that) weapons, that any of those mecha wouldn't have any chance against them anyway.
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  241. Michael Halpern "its not reasonable to have a mech as an aircraft" I said Attack Helicopter not aircraft as whole and obviously space engineering capsules. "the only time you need 2 modes of transportation is when you are building an amphibious vehicle" I disagree with that. "mechs would not make good aircraft" Attack Helicopters aren't good aircraft on the first place. "on account of mass for the surface drive system becoming redundant the moment they aren't touching the ground" Even more redundant is flying only few meters abode ground and that is common tactic for Attack Helicopters, because when they need mobility they need fly, but when they need sneak they are still forced to fly. "also issues emerge with areodynamics and controllable flight." Not in case of Attack Helicopters. "the purpose of having secoundary travel methods is to surmount terrain that you cant with the primary" Not in case of Attack Helicopters. "if you can fly, all you have to worry about is AA guns unless you are taxiing to a hangar" And if you can walk you don't, when you still can run from ground forces by flying. "and that is usually left to more dedicated ground forces." Attack Helicopters are dedicated to destroying dedicated ground forces. That why they are sometimes called flying tanks. "You dont want jack of all trades- master of none" I newer said that, but Attack Helicopters are specific in use. "you want something that surpasses at a specific role, more effectively than existing equipment." Like Attack Helicopter what can move under lover cover then existing Attack Helicopters?
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  242. Nope nope Yeh, it is space opera and RPG addon. Sooo.. big difference. LOL It still is a fantasy.
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  243. Michael Halpern "the thing is the entire armament on an attack helicopter is designed to fire fixed forward or some degree down" Irrelevant. They have tactical advantage anyway. "and they lack much in armor" That is why they can fly to escape from any direct treat. "they'd be slow on the ground so they can't make up for that in speed, like they can in the air." Yes. Legs would be only for sneaking, they are still mostly flying units after all.
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  244. Michael Halpern I just say that it is possibility. Obviously spider-tank drones and combat vehicles would be developed first, but there are other possible places for mechs.
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  245. I wanted to say same thing. Though in few case it may be useful (low value planet especially in larger empire, or with really bad modifiers). Otherwise it is almost always better to disassemble it.
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  246. @B-Bunny Gaming It is because of AMD fanboys pretending that it is unaffected when Spectre definitely do affect it. And as many people pointed out Meltdow even if is more noticeable is also easier to rapier, and slowdowns are largely temporary. In end AMD also have a problem. That is simply truth.
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  247. @B-Bunny Gaming "It's very clear you don't understand quite a bit." Yeh.. that is what all idiots say 0_0 AMD obviously play fools. Spectre is x86 bug and affect basically most CPU's. The point it that AMD fanboys also play fools pretending that obvious issue don't affect them. And as for Meltdown it do cause slowdowns but it isn't that bad as people pretend it is. In most cases it is barely noticeable as it basically remove speed advantage provided by Intel shutting off that system. It may noticeably only affect some specific server operations. Anyway, AMD isn't in any way magically better as fanboys claim.
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  248. @B-Bunny Gaming 1) If you can't get something simple as that: Idiots think that everyone else is a idiot because they are idiots, and generally anyone who use only that as argument is most likely a idiot himself. 2) Yes, but many people here say otherwise, and that is why many people remind them that AMD also is affected. That is why you shouldn't be surprised by that. 3) Yes, but according to Google it solved down they servers only 4% and those are early fix'es and 30% is only rare theoretical case, though AMD fanboy pretend like it would affect desktops somehow and people should buy AMD 0_0 4) I agree with that. But again, many people here say that AMD is magically better when in most cases bug at worst remove Intel advantage.
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  249. Russia is basically out of space bussines. Only thing what they have is Soyuz.
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  250. What sources you use? When I heard about it, thy always said that they only speculate over such possibility.
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  251. It is irrelevant because always someone could demand someone to be removed from own zone of influence. If that is possible to force is other story. But there is no reason why someone could not try.
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  252.  @Easy_VIII  They didn't know that back then.
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  253.  @jshepard152  You missing the point.
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  254. How that is relevant though?
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  255. So now someone tell my.. it is just "hardcore mod" for x-com or they do have entertaining plot as x-com?
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  256. That is dumbest idea ever. Also water is on Mars already. It has even polar ice caps.
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  257. @aBoogivogi "To be honest there is really nobody out there trying to compete with EVE aside from WOW" Exactly. EVE and ED aren't even same genre. ED is a space sim, and EVE is a MMO. Most direct competition for ED is Star Citizen, but even here there would be large differences (SC if focused on team play). "I would argue that EVE is vastly deeper than WOW" And I wouldn't. It simply is. Warcraft has extensive lore, but it still is just a heroic fantasy. Strongest part of EVE is that they were capable to create environment where real geopolitics become a thing. Most notably fact that you really loose the ships.
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  258. @DankstaTV Aka social nationalism.. cause "leftism" is evil, and especially liberalism (invented by rightist libertarians but what ever) 0_0
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  259. @ DankstaTV Not many.. until you call something "nationalism" pandering to glory of some patriotic symbols (even if used in disgraceful propaganda-like way), and call those who disagree "leftist SJW's" awoiding debate, you can sell even communism to those "right" people.. look on Trump for example. It is just matter of intelligence or lack of it. Nationalism by itself never was valid ideology even if it sound bombastic.
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  260. No, it is you who miss the problem of scale. Things like Space X did work because even if it was ambitious idea it start small and ower time they work to what they are now. What they selling us here is obvious pipe dream. Something what even governments wouldn't achieve easily if they would want. It is obvious scam.
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  261.  @gg5115  Pipe dream is always a pipe dream, no matter of the time. There is a huge difference between obvious scam and what stupid close minded morons consider as impossible. For example Space X even if was considered as risky project still has from beginning a valid plans, with multiple seps toward they goals. This thing? It can't even get basic physics right 7:54, not to mention providing any plan toward the goal, or even steps. What for reminder NASA has from 50's, when they can't even focus on singular project. And not NASA effort. ISS is operated by multiple space agencies. It is literal pick of humanity abilities at that point. This Gateway Foundation could as well sell us a Transformer, what probably would be still more realistic goal then that. If someone do care about those things, should at least suport people who has at least ability to achieve this goal in this century.
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  262. @WacKEDmaN It is not card game, it is a board RPG.
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  263. @ Yannik Arndt Its a theory though. Quantum Physic is less magical then people think. Schrodinger cat is about inability to observe experiments without affecting the result, as in such scale literally everything disrupts the test. Not about literal cat who is both alive and dead.
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  264. Yup. Furthermore it would be initially designed as ISS, because that is all what we got not.
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  265. Starship is not a thing yet and would not be for long time.
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  266.  @denysvlasenko9175  You are aware that Starship would be a space shuttle? (because as it is not that thing straight not exist, with space X launching hollow tanks as part of engine tests) Yes, there could be a cargo version of it, but at that point they could easily use rocket alone (which also doesn't exist yet). Anyway NASA do have few large scale rockets, they could resurrect if there would be need for that. So debating over starship strait make no sense. Main advantage of original space shuttles was that they could take stuff from space. As laughing capability was always there.
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  267.  @denysvlasenko9175  Which is also applicable in modern times, what is probably main reason why Starship is not promoted as what it is. A space shuttle! Main problem with development of new space stations was not the technology, as we absolutely do have large rockets. It was lack of will.
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  268.  @denysvlasenko9175  Only BS is assumption that Starship would be cheap. Bulk of cost in case of such projects is in the main rocket, which is why Blue Origin invest in reusable systems there. And for reminder Starship absolutely would use separate rocket of unknown properties, which is something fanboys clearly don't comprehend. Also do you have comprehension problems? You said literally the same thing about original Space Shuttle and I never disagreed. It was project doomed from the get go. So WTF? You are wannabee troll , aren't you?
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  269. Because game is good?
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  270. Galaxy has a center you know?
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  271.  @keagannelka5137  Then you can compare relations between them.
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  272.  keith moore  Like everyone else...
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  273.  @anonymousanonimity6718  It isn't actually comparable, because whole affair is probably connected to Qanoon. Not actually relevant political forces.
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  274.  Molly Wop Chainsaw  This sentiment is purely motivated by USA loosing control over shared market of Pacific trade. But America would do nothing, because from who they would buy consumer goods? If so way more probable is the war between China and as they did said "territory temporally administrated by Russian Federation". It is obvious that Putin try push his bitches to pressure China instead.
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  275.  @SuperSMT  For now I see some bunch of racist bots. Not the opposite.
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  276. ​ @lizadonrex  Except Chinese aren't here the ones who act that way. The exact opposite! After lost in WW1, Germany was strangled by unwise decisions of British, what lead to wave of reactionism. Being proud nation they start shifting blame on "outside and inside forces" instead actually trying rebuild country. Such mentality with blaming China, is all what we see all over this topic. And again, both current lead members of ISS were responsible for recent crimes against humanity. Whole stiction in China is just a rumor overblown out proportion, by people with clear agenda.
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  277.  Sebastien Z.Johnston  You provide only food for Trumputin trolls.
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  278.  @JiangEvan  Which side of debate you address? Because delusional maniacs seams to like use this augment most?
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  279. I think it is best space 4X game ever made. Extreme easy to learn but containing deep master level mechanics. It is not one of those games where you have constant nonsensical shooting. Bringing diplomacy from Grand Strategies largely improve game mechanic (you totally can play as pacifists). PS: Also you don't really need most DLC. Paradox can rip on DLC and get free pass on that because outside retarded portret DLC what you literally don't need and should not exist (cause it is a BS) every other DLC is either additional mission pack or late game content. Generally outside Synthetic Down (one what add starting as robots and hive over-minds) you don't need buy any from get go.
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  280. Ok, before I even start watching it: As far I understand Oumuamua is really interesting case because it was unusually fast interstellar asteroid, what has also unusual "cigarette" shape what suggest that it could be alien space craft. Obviously after some proper research it become more and more unlikely, as for example it spin in a way more usual for real asteroids then a space craft. But it is still quite interesting case. So who know in the end?
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  281. Yeh, but it do have a sense from point of view of mechanic. I prefer that they focus more on mystery of real occult research then gimmicks. Also it is not THE card game, it only use cards to menage lore and resources. It is more a RPG from point of view of mechanic.
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  282. But they do.. Warhammer. The only difference is that mecha play larger role in Battletech universe through Mechwarior addon.
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  283. I'm not really sure what you mean by Titan? I guess you referee to Titanfall.. Battletech basically invented Western Mecha but that is also the reason why they own this specific model (what is Mechwarrior by the way as Battletech is more general tactic game). Still many games do have mecha units.
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  284. Yes, but for some reasons I wasn't aware that those were called Titans. Lol. Also as far I recall Titans are more limited and generally are hero units in normal game, when Mechwarrior basically dominated Battletech what now play only supporting role.
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  285.  @MouseGoat  Proof... lol. I'm not arguing what is possibile but the probable. They don't have any real idea of what to do with it, only transparently incompetent model and some numbers. Numbers by themselves don't mean nothing, as they probably would not fund even decent rocket on kickstarter, so people are paying for concept art. And on top of that NASA has better designs already.
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  286.  @General12th  Again. You confusing basic idea of centrifuge gravity (what was tested positively during Gamini 11 in 1966). With they specific project, what contain obvious flaws overblown ambitions, revealing they transparent lack of professionalism (in opposition for example to NASA's Nautilus-X concept). What in pair with shady funding practices suggest that it is a scam. No one saying that concept as a whole is false. Only that people should have common sense.
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  287.  @General12th  Yes, the ideas, not the design.
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  288. Even Voyager 1 isn't fast enough..
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  289.  @plasmaburndeath  I'm not sure how that is relevant considering use of gravitational slingshot? But as far I understand all faster probes achieve that speed either on reentry or close orbit, so they are totally useless for that purpose. Fastest probe what did that on escape velocity was New Horizons, but it wasn't as fast as Voyager 1 what did that through gravity assist. Making fast enough probe would be titanic task, and no one really consider it seriously.
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  290.  @armchairrocketscientist4934  "it would probably look similar to Star Wars" Definitely it wouldn't (more Star Trak what with some simplifications actually use it). This type of drive generate bubble what is then dragged though special distortion. Ship itself doesn't move but space itself around it does. Exact properties depend on used system. Object itself would "move" so fast you probably wouldn't notce, that seeing it it would be like it basically appear from nowhere (though with fast enough camera you most likely would see seriously distorted version of it). But it would need clear open space on the way. It isn't a wormhole, you still need traverse space. If such ship would hit the planet it would be worst then sub-lightspeed weapons and they already can devastate planet. It is why I personally not use them.
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  291. And that despite what idiots claim is a good thing.
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  292. On what you base such claim?
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  293.  @Proman642  Explanation accepted.
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  294. This game miss many opportunities with use of oversimplified bullshit.
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  295. Yeh, from get go it look totally fake 0_0
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  296. Space X would almost for sure sued them..
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  297.  @Dubswitcher  Again if they are scam or would be valid competition, those companies have right to sue them for stealing designs or bandwagoning. In fact swinging other campaniles logos is also something what look like a scam flag.
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  298. Yup. Exactly!
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  299.  @Blox117  They kickstarter failed. It is why they try different methods.
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  300.  @Coovargo  For the note what make nowadays Fermi Paradox irrelevant regard communication is the fact that highly compressed data transfer is almost indistinguishable from the buzz. Even SETI know that though they hope that they bump on some random analog signal.
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  301.  @souravthakur1252  Kardashev scale is a nonsense. It was still made when everyone assumed that civilizations work like cancer, expanding like in 4X video game. When from modern perspective it is way more likely for civilization to develop in cybernetic brain (expansion of internet), and in fact decrees use of resources focusing on efficient development then wild expansion. In fact it is unlikely for any civilization to reach Type II. Even most advanced civilizations probably would be below I.
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  302. Few countries?
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  303.  @maximilianyuen  Lol. Though in paralel flight with use of RCS+SAS it surprisingly resemble how most video games work. So it isn't that far from zone of possibility. At least if executed well. Ironically largest mistake is that you should never use main cell for that.
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  304.  @sugoruyo  Thanks for explanation, but I never questioned that. It is as I said almost universally used solution in semi-realistic SF.
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  305.  @illidur  I know basic theory. Just that I never was capable to figure it out myself. My point is that they should find some way to streamline the proces, as for example there is few ways to reach the moon, but only one to do most common thing in the game beside launches.
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  306. I would not be surprised, considering that it is obvious scam.
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  307. For borg he would need start play as assimilating hive mind.. also it is not really a game when you chose "patches" but what is convenient from what given.
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  308. Alpha, d'oh!
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  309. No he doesn't. He simply have bad luck. Still those types of games can be surprisingly interesting.
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  310.  @Matt_10203  True, but still. Also it is probably not a space ship, but also it could be a space ship.
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  311. @Андрей Мишин Yes, and it impact all CPU's because?
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  312. @pawel zawislak So tell my.. fanboy of what I am by saying that AMD fanboys pretend that it don't affect them exaggerating issue regard Intel?
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  313. @pawel zawislak "again. specter working even at arm. arm is not x86?" But it is compatible, at least more recent versions. "ehhh. Intel have specter and meltdown fix = -30% performance in servers l,nas, i/o." Yes, on benchmark.. in real servers max 4% and on desktops barely noticeable. "Amd have only specter fix = 0% less performance." Yes, because it doesn't exist. You cant fix it by software. "Intel must fix maltdown = worst performance. Amd must fix only 1st type specter = " Yes, because of that Intel become almost as slow as AMD 0_0
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  314. @Андрей Мишин Again Spectre do affect AMD as any other CPU's including ARM. Only Meltdown affect Intel but it isn't as that big issue as AMD fanboys claim it is. "Amd and Arm has built-in protection from this, and in order to hack and break it, you have to have physical access to a computer" And fart rainbows.. again Spector do affect ARM. You people are stupid or something?
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  315. @pawel zawislak And I said.. that AMD lie. You claims are equally valid.
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  316. @pawel zawislak And do you have prove that it cause 30% performance drop in any relevant case? No, because it is a exaggeration spread by AMD fanboys pretending that it don't affect them but affect desktops with Intel what it doesn't in relevant scale (30% is number from benchmark and according to Google hotfix slow them 4%). And yes, I'm a Intel fanboy for not telling that AMD is a master race 0_0. Again, according to people who know what they talking about Spector is un-fixable via software, Meltdown is. In end issue affect everyone and real result would be known after final fixes as people clearly panic here. Also I make few troll claims to test people and you fail.. so I end this debate now. I'm out.
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  317.  @SlocketSeven  Well, I'm sure that any real physicist would question it validity. It is only technically possible to build, but almost for sure would not work.
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  318.  @kirishima638  Because it isn't worth of effort probably.
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  319.  @indigodragon0613  Dude, it is a scam 0_0
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  320.  @indigodragon0613  In such case it is matter of the time. But if someone is so foolish to think that you can found such thing on Kickstarter, then it is pure stupidity. They aren't even original, just jump over the sun.
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  321.  @WasatchWind  It wouldn't. People, you are aware that Falcon 9 wasn't a magic? Private companies launched private rockets from 80's. Just long time of steady development reach point when companies start developing own designs and sending people in space. But there would not be Epstein Drive to jump above the horse. Also whole Starship thing is so dubious that it is sad that so many people blindly buy something what is render made by high school student. Musk run only early tests of the idea. He clearly doesn't have yet anything concrete here. I only wonder why he didn't pay few extra bucks to have something at least minimally convincing, before claiming that it i actual ship design.
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  322.  @ImieNazwiskoOK  That actually prove his point. People are using incorrect data here.
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  323. ​ @sofamiller7133  They crash two hollow tanks, what has nothing to do with actual project, beside general shape and were only used as test of concept. It wouldn't be a problem if they would not promote it as actual thing and people like you wouldn't blindly buy this nonsense ignoring well known reasons why NASA Space Shuttle Project didn't work (high maintenance costs of aging crafts, what as far I recall aren't even considered by Musk). Actual plans shown to us lack basic features like drinkable water tank. Also any claim that it would fit hundred people is a joke. Again, I'm not criticize Starship itself, but promotion of it is a joke and it would take long time until they develop anything comparable to space shuttle. Musk act like someone who run out of money, instead running serious space business. What is warring, especially considering two high profile space scams, like Mars One and Project Gateway.
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  324.  @sofamiller7133  Troll detected 0_0
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  325.  @sofamiller7133  You straight lie, going above what Musk ever announced. So you either pretend to be dumb or are straight insane. Future debate with you is pointless anyway.
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  326. Yeh, but he did not have proper tech yet.. I never did see anyone so unfortunate with that.
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  327. @thatdearguy No, it is not.. at least not yet.
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  328. So you wish for nuclear winter?
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  329.  @disastergarage4261  You missing the point.
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  330. Usually best way to make a sense is to play.. that is rule in every case.
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  331. Yeh.. they should rethink that mechanic. I personally would consider some kind of research or tourism and obtaining stuff from earth with use of rocket.
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  332. Take note that robots initially didn't play such big role in the game.
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  333. @Wyatt Watling You can believe that Earth is flat if you like then @_@
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  334. @butchtropic Read what I said later genius 0_0
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  335.  @bncgrl777  And so what? No once care about doing pointless moon mission, now.
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  336. Yes, but the issue for my is that concrete wouldn't be useful for much more then foundations and maybe inside the dome. As such I don't see it as validate construction material and needles overcomplication of the game. After all valid airtight structures need to be constructed on the earth. For my they should put more effort in research, housing or even tourism because without high duty cargo spaceships and really advanced industrial research mining on the mars would be generally quite hard and not much resources worth transport cost. It should be only end game stuff and making it valid on early game is lazy design for my.
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  337. Minor nitpick Voyager in fact didn't transmit anything. It was so primitive that he has literal record on gold gramophone disc. It was meant to be memory of the specie as it fly off Solar System only recently.
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  338. Fore same thing as always. They still transport rockets.
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  339.  @valeriyproklov4604  All of them. They are part of KSC launch system.
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  340. @ duckrutt Less? Crazies is always end of such road. Proper occult is always based on edge between sanity and insanity.
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  341.  @Eytaris  That is probably where they whole budget go 0_0
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  342. That is basically van Neumann probe tactic 1 to 1.
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  343. ​ @Slav4o911  First of all whole affair is because this rock was and basically still is "conspicuous", as it has some traits of theoretical spacecraft, even if they didn't find anything solid yet. Secondary, we have here mostly two types: Crazy people believing in alien conspiracies, and people who don't deny such possibility but acknowledging that whole affair was overblown. Number of denialist is quite small, because most scientist do consider such possibility. And I completely don't get your last argument? Famous Fermi Paradox needed to explain shocking lack of proves of alien civilizations regard expectations of scientists. Not the opposite. Also contrary to what crazies believe there is scientific theory of God. Just this debate is irrelevant to most research so most scientist prefer pragmatically to not believe in such entity. Anti-theist are small sect of people who only pretend to have science behind, as it is "flat erther" thing as there are no proves of that as much as for opposite claim.
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  344. @ArtificiallyFlavord From when? That people don't understand difference between purchase and investment is they problem.
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  345. It is a option, but as it is now he should build those on the first place.
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  346.  @Brammy007a  It isn't video game.
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  347. He don't have frigates.. I mean "destroyers".
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  348. It isn't that robots replace us because we are weak, but because they can. With use of robots human exploration become more probable then opposite as we don't need waste time to think how humans could do some hazard things. But that still doesn't mean that humans would not be part of exploration as command and management. Because hard AI would not be created for quite long time. Also so called cyber-ascendancy is unavoidable for practical reasons as dichotomy between man and machine is false. Superiority argument isn't validate for anyone who is really superior. In most cases superiorist have small penis for a reason after all.
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  349. For now it actually isn't anything but hollow tank used to test landing methode.
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  350.  @linyenchin6773  In a way? Musk plan is a plan. He doesn't have any functional Starship. He work on making one (or specifically a space shuttle). It is hilarious that so many people think that it is actual ship, when we straight see that it doesn't have even planed number of thrusters.
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  351. No shit..
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  352. I hope so!
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  353.  @jamesseabrook1783  If you ask my 7:54 speak for "validity" of this project enough. Even high school student should notice this mistake.
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  354.  @AndersWelander  You mean such experiments what NASA do from 50's? You people really are hilarious. Believe in golden mountains and ignoring real research and progres as something unimaginable 0_0
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  355.  @AndersWelander  No, they don't. We already know how those things work 0_0
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  356.  @yourhandlehere1  You are in fact correct.
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  357.  @heatshield  Yes, obviously. I only explain the reasons of current state of the space programs. Competition over shared market between US and China is one thing and space is another. Simple truth is that ISS start to show its age. Also I would not exclude other possibilities here.
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  358.  @absalomdraconis  What materials? Fabrication is extremely complicated. It would take some time when we actually would have full scale replicators.
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  359. No it is not.. GalCiv is way more static and clunky.. for inexperienced player every space 4X look exactly this same.
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  360. Plus many bad card and board games is more about calculating then playing. Computer largely streamline this process.
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  361. Do you collect also Beanie Babies?
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  362. Not really. Gladly AI is a idiot. If he survive long enough he could force white peace because until enemy conquer his placent he can win. But he need seriously tank his home-world.
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  363. At least.. that is in fact optimistic estimations. First plans for moon base are form 50's.
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  364. @Jeff Vader And what function they serve in space? It is really basic rocket. It would not have aerodynamic landing.
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  365. @Jeff Vader Don't be pretentious. Even if they serve as landing gear, it is because they don't have really purpose otherwise. Also "Crucial, for guidance" is a bullshit. Spaceship is initially guided by gyros and after reentry they open parachute and almost no other capsule has fins. It is really basic rocketry. People clearly forget that whole thing is largely a publicity stunt and most passenger flights has large weigh margin anyway. It isn't cargo flight so they would need count kilograms.
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  366. You people do know that this thing was insanely fast? We probably would need launch operation decades earlier for that.
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  367. So why no one ever make that before? The conclusion of the project was that such thing would be too complex and costly, without much real gain.
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  368.  @ExaltedDuck  No. Only hypocritical thing here is that you call yourself the scientist and don't act as scientist denying point of science what is the research, dragging debate into personal zone. Also I don't deny your point about "shady journalism" but even here you forget that most articles mentioned possible spacecraft and weren't scientific by definition. Even if it was sensational journalism, some scientists (SETI) did consider such possibility, but didn't find anything conclusive. "It's not science, it's speculation" Hypothesis is first step in science. Also all sources what Scot described did fallow that pattern. First the possibility, later the analyze usually inconclusive. That journalism what isn't science overblown the conclusions, is irrelevant toward the science itself. "Occam's razor should lead us to look at the likelier explanations" No, it isn't how it work. Ockham write how to avoid circular proves, but didn't promote ignorance. Yes, you can't prove one theory with another theory (at least without specific reason), but fact that something is more probable isn't prove for anything. In fact making such assumptions break Ockham Razor as you use something what is still a theory as a argument. Obviously making practical assumptions for cases irrelevant to your research is another story. It is why most scientist is atheist, but not many is antitheist. And again, journalism isn't a scence by definition and what is "waste of resources" and "more realizable ideas and technology" are just your opinions. It is why history usually remember those who did go against "obvious things" (at the time) like Ether or Geocentric theory. Because in end, the proves are what matter in science.
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  369. Lol, Korolev was Ukrainian. Russians were literally buying parts from Ukraine to run Soyuz and can't maintain Vojevoda ICBM's.
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  370. It come out less then two weak's ago.. not surprise it start spread through mouth.
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  371.  @TheJaguarthChannel  Agree. Musk cultists are in fact pathetic and it cause counter-reaction what can be equally pathetic. But here is the thing. Musk is not a genius or visionary. He simply make smart investment in technology developed from 80's. What just happen payed off (both Tesla and Space X). But some of his recent decisions are questionable (check LasVegas Loop) and you don't need to be genius to see that there is no Spaceship, but rather farfetched marketing stunt. I'm not deny early aerodynamic test prototypes and wish it well. But some people act like piano from poster is actually destroyed with each explosion. That is rather funny.
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  372.  @TheJaguarthChannel  Lol. It is telling on you that you claim to be a expert (like half of trolls on internet) and failing to understand why people are skeptical and annoyed by people, who become hostile when someone is critical or even argue about this topic. You are mocked because of your approach and false sense of superiority. Not because of Musk. It would be great if Starship actually would work, but for now we have Starlinks raining on the sky and people pretending that it was a plan.
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  373.  @TheJaguarthChannel  Lol, you call my delusional, when I literally said post earlier that I have no problem with Starship (SpaceX is normal company after all). Like truly delusional person convinced that Musk actually do anything there, beside marketing. Would say. Thanks again for proving my point. I'm out.
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  374. You clearly miss the point. It isn't conspiracy nuts thing 0_0
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  375.  @heliosprime6426  I mean that your poor attempt of joke is miss-targeted 0_0
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  376.  @mikewade777  I know, but how that is relevant to the topic?
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  377.  @TheMXMach  Except ED already use superior technology. Gravity engine basically allow them override laws of orbital mechanic. Mass manipulation is only bending it.
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  378. Russia break ISS? Why I'm not surprised...
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  379.  @pafnutiytheartist  Yup. Like those recently made by Russia, what almost take out ISS.
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  380.  @KnowledgePerformance7  Gladly they did know about them, which is why they were capable to dodge them.
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  381. And on end.. you fight with crazy idiot blaming you for the damage 0_0
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  382. Do you seriously believe that they would crowdfund something larger then ISS? You did vote on Trump, aren't you?
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  383.  @luftwaffe9787  Same as make people victims of scams and ruin reputation of legit development, wasting money on stuff what transparently can't work. Starship is just glorified space shuttle and in current stage they can't even land hollow tank. I'm not saying that it wouldn't work, but those exploding crafts don't help, especially as high schoolers can see transparent laziness of plans (at least those presented by marketing). Musk doesn't run crazy fan-project anymore, but legit bussines now.
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  384. @asdrubale bisanzio Yeh, that is sadly true. Denialist say that it does well, when ships explode on the landing pads.
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  385. @asdrubale bisanzio Progres is from 80's. People confuse PR with reality and are in denial on how badly it is executed. Starship related research are good, but it isn't what should be promoted as actual thing, when it is clearly not. People! You are aware that those were hollow containers with maybe 1/10 of the engines, used only for tests of landing procedures (which crush and burn anyway). People should stop actin like there are actual ships already here.
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  386. @asdrubale bisanzio Seriously, kid. Read about that, because you clearly pull knowledge form ass 0_0
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  387.  @wouterdevlieger1002  Again. There is no Starship yet and plans we get were clearly made by marketing division. I don't have problem with Starship 2030. I have problem with its marketing and how gullible are Musk fanboys here.
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  388. @asdrubale bisanzio So I welcom you in the NASA 0_0
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  389. Lets be honest. If Scott don't invest in military he would be squished like a bug. At that point I would seriously reconsider taking next visualization offer.
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  390. In game none. In real life cost efficiency, as you not only reuse whole first stage of rocket (a plain in such case), but it is also cheaper to operate by itself. It is in fact what they originally intend to do with space shuttle program.
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  391. What that has anything to do with being into cults? Nothing here is real. It is not geotia, scientology, gnosis, satanism or something similar. It is more a crazy Lovecraft level of cultism here.
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  392. But still there is a probability..
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  393.  @RusStarik  Your logic is flawed. What theory that "we have only one rock with life on it" (specifically Rare Earth Hypothesis) is even relevant to theory that unusual aspects of "X" fit theoretical models of space ship? You can't prove or disprove theory with another theory. That is scientific method 1 to 1, and it is exactly what you argue here. Plus we have prove that it is probable. Statistical to be specific. It is why real scientists did investigate the case, and I seriously doubt you are one.
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  394. ​ @dinkdok5204  Well, d'oh! I never claimed anything to be a fact. I argued only probability case. There is few statistical proves for at least probability that extraterrestrial life could possibly exist. Most famously Drake Equation, what even in most extreme Rare Earth Hypothesis interpretation still give at least few probable cases for our galaxy itself. Scale of the cosmos itself make probable that what did happen on Earth could happen somewhere else on (put here absurd number) of planet there is. On the other hand there is maybe few theories regard life after death, and most involving aliens or pseudo-science. I know maybe one what suggest that there is possibility that brain function could even react on outside signal, what generally is proved to not be the case. But that doesn't mean anything by itself, because some form of advanced system should be still involved, and not just possibility to detect signal. Obviously anything from that don't have any legit proves, or even concrete theoretical structure of how it could work (at least not involving aliens). So claims that it is more probable then hypothesis what at least has some calculations (and loop back) is bit ignoramus. Not that it wasn't transparent case of playing smart ass anyway 0_0 PS: I'm not sure what your believes has anything to do here? After all atheism technically don't exclude "life after death" possibility. it is only lack of believe in a deities. If we rely on such arguments, fact that I'm agnostic is at least somewhat relevant even if I wouldn't really use it, as it generally prove nothing.
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  395. Yes. Russia is selling missile tech for bodies and ammo.
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