You'd configure things so there was a lot more "stuff" between the reactor and the outside of the ship. The more crap in the way of an incoming shot, the less likely the reactor will be damaged.
The best part about the rail guns is you do away with explosive munitions, your ammo and firing system are a bunch of wiring, capacitors and a hunk of tungsten for a projectile and you can spread the systems around the ship in a damage control technique (unlike current powder based systems that are a single weak point).
Consider the amount of energy that would be stored in those capacitors. If that energy was released in an uncontrolled fashion, it would be just as bad as an ammunition store going off.
Someone jogged my memory, it was Shattered Horizon.
That said, I know what you mean about IWAR. I never played much of the first (good luck running it these days) but I did play (and mod) the hell out of #2.
Good old LDS. Everything to proper scale... capsule jumps at Lagrangian points etc.
My favorite was to tweak the INI so that systems damage was much more likely. You couldn't take a few hull shots without something breaking - and sometimes it was something important (like maneuvering thrusters). Likewise, your own shots were just as likely to cripple the enemy.
Slackbuilds may sweeten the deal, too. Chances are if you want something that's not part of Slackware, someone's already done up a build script for it.
You expect good widespread public transportation in a place like this? Do you realize how big and spread out we are? We can fit your whole country inside some of our larger states.
Take this into consideration. That's Russia overlaid over the continental US. Don't forget out population is much more distributed than that of Russia (AFAIK).
Leaving the question hanging in the air: why was he convicted at all? This should have been thrown out and laughed at the moment someone tried to press charges.
They might not be homosexual or bisexual (I suppose? Aren't most dorms same-gender? Never did the dorm thing so don't know). Or perhaps they just don't feel like it (maybe they don't like you that way?)
If a little bit of stray bacteria gives you food poisoning, go back into your sterilized hamster ball and leave the rest of us with functional immune systems alone.
they will attempt to, shall we say, clear the level internally. Thus they wind up with a cleaner colon. This could lead to reduced instances of colon cancer and other diseases.
Now granted, I'm not a doctor... but I don't think it works that way.
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You'd configure things so there was a lot more "stuff" between the reactor and the outside of the ship. The more crap in the way of an incoming shot, the less likely the reactor will be damaged.
The best part about the rail guns is you do away with explosive munitions, your ammo and firing system are a bunch of wiring, capacitors and a hunk of tungsten for a projectile and you can spread the systems around the ship in a damage control technique (unlike current powder based systems that are a single weak point).
Consider the amount of energy that would be stored in those capacitors. If that energy was released in an uncontrolled fashion, it would be just as bad as an ammunition store going off.
They are not large because they are nuclear powered - we can fit a nuclear engine in a submarine after all.
They are nuclear powered because of the power demands of the ship itself.
Because people who have not heard of them would discard it as science fiction or game stuff?
Better than speaking big and carrying soft sticks.
Someone jogged my memory, it was Shattered Horizon.
That said, I know what you mean about IWAR. I never played much of the first (good luck running it these days) but I did play (and mod) the hell out of #2.
Good old LDS. Everything to proper scale... capsule jumps at Lagrangian points etc.
My favorite was to tweak the INI so that systems damage was much more likely. You couldn't take a few hull shots without something breaking - and sometimes it was something important (like maneuvering thrusters). Likewise, your own shots were just as likely to cripple the enemy.
That was it, yes. Thanks!
Damn. That's going on my wishlist. Thanks!
Site's been down for a while, so I can't get to the torrents.
Can anyone share the torrent files with us? You don't need the site up to get to the files, that's (supposed to) be the point of a torrent.
Joe Haldeman's Forever War seemed good, too.
Titles/author please?
No, the lack of plot that makes me care about anything going in is what made is suck so much.
Damn! What the hell was it? I recall playing a game where there was mention they were doing exactly that!
So? That's not it's function.
"Gee, Bob! This apple tastes pretty damn good, but how was it supposed to teach me go program again?
Slackbuilds may sweeten the deal, too. Chances are if you want something that's not part of Slackware, someone's already done up a build script for it.
You are not alone.
Down with serifs!
You expect good widespread public transportation in a place like this? Do you realize how big and spread out we are? We can fit your whole country inside some of our larger states.
Take this into consideration. That's Russia overlaid over the continental US. Don't forget out population is much more distributed than that of Russia (AFAIK).
Leaving the question hanging in the air: why was he convicted at all? This should have been thrown out and laughed at the moment someone tried to press charges.
You forgot a few other options:
They might not be homosexual or bisexual (I suppose? Aren't most dorms same-gender? Never did the dorm thing so don't know). Or perhaps they just don't feel like it (maybe they don't like you that way?)
Angry Birds isn't empty, like stupid TV or magazines.
You're exercising several parts of your brain and are interacting.
Specifically: trajectory analysis, cause and effect, planning.
Then perhaps what might be helpful to society at large then, would be posters or such in waiting rooms about things like Project Gutenberg?
You can't expect them to put the phone/device down. But perhaps you can help widen their "closed" world a little bit.
If a little bit of stray bacteria gives you food poisoning, go back into your sterilized hamster ball and leave the rest of us with functional immune systems alone.
they will attempt to, shall we say, clear the level internally. Thus they wind up with a cleaner colon. This could lead to reduced instances of colon cancer and other diseases.
Now granted, I'm not a doctor... but I don't think it works that way.
You're no picture of perfection yourself, asshole.
I'd wish cancer on you, but I'm not a dick.
... if by "trial" you mean "farce."