The other challenges of space

[Zed]

Originally Posted by Dustin

Sounds like fun.This is troublesome without some additional handwaving. I have a hard time imagining an automated cryogenic system that doesn't track time somehow. Does the method of space propulsion itself disconnect ship time from universe time?

Maybe the ships had a year 100,000 problem. ;)

Also, if the ships were shut down completely in interstellar space and reactivated when there was enough light energy available, chronometers would be off. The cryo could be passive, only becoming active when the ship thaws out near a star.

I see a bigger problem with the evolved humans 'messing' with the colonists. If the Evo's had FTL and "preseeded" the planets and then redirected the cryo ships toward them... why? Social experiment? Reality show? Didn't want the lowly humans lowering property values in their parsec? Only good reasons I can think of is that unevolved humans are better at surviving in the rough. The Evo's need them to make the planet's Evo friendly (cell phone networks and cable tv yo!). Once the regular humans advance enough. POW! repo!