[Spaceships] DS-1 Orbital Battle Station

Polydamas · 07-26-2012, 08:02 PM

Vierasmarius, I would suggest that HP are not the best tool to use to model blowing up a planet, because that was not what they were designed for. Since we have beam energy and the energy required to inflict the required damage, I would just use them. I don't know if you can build a beam of 10^32J (100 million YJ) in Spaceships but you can have fun trying.

Raw power seems to fit the style of Star Wars better than a fancy chain reaction does; Mike Wong and Dr. Curtis Saxton have provided the detailed canon argument. But since the game effect of the superlaser is "anything it hits smaller than a gas giant is vapourized" the details probably don't matter too much.

07-26-2012, 08:02 PM	#9
Polydamas Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Europe	Re: [Spaceships] DS-1 Orbital Battle Station Vierasmarius, I would suggest that HP are not the best tool to use to model blowing up a planet, because that was not what they were designed for. Since we have beam energy and the energy required to inflict the required damage, I would just use them. I don't know if you can build a beam of 10^32J (100 million YJ) in Spaceships but you can have fun trying. Raw power seems to fit the style of Star Wars better than a fancy chain reaction does; Mike Wong and Dr. Curtis Saxton have provided the detailed canon argument. But since the game effect of the superlaser is "anything it hits smaller than a gas giant is vapourized" the details probably don't matter too much. __________________ "It is easier to banish a habit of thought than a piece of knowledge." H. Beam Piper This forum got less aggravating when I started using the ignore feature