Space Campaign, revisited

~~combatmedic~~ · 05-23-2008, 12:36 AM

A little update....

I've been reading an anthology for inspiration- The New Space Opera, editor is Gardner Dozois. It's got some Alistair Reynolds, Stephen Baxter,etc in it. Pretty good stuff.

Anyhoo, I've been giving some thought about the faster sorts of STL drives, for trips when FTL isn't possible or isn't safe [such as between unconnected jump points, within a solar system if being to close to big objects is a hindrance to FTL,etc]. I like the antimatter torch drive, and also the Bussard ramscoop. You guys think a ramscoop would work in a region of space like a nebula, where there was more stuff for it to suck up?

I've also been looking at various designs of ships that use thrust and spin to provide ''artificial gravity''- since I am leaving gravitics out of this particular universe. I like the technical box style, and also the whole ''flying skyscraper with 'gravity' provided by thrust from a really powerful drive [like a torch drive]. Those cool looking Earth ships from B5, with the rotating mid section- yeah, something like that may work its way in, as well.

I'm pretty much using all the cool space habitats that don't require god-tech.

05-23-2008, 12:36 AM	#18
~~combatmedic~~ Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: a crooked, creaky manse built on a blasted heath	Re: Space Campaign, revisited A little update.... I've been reading an anthology for inspiration- The New Space Opera, editor is Gardner Dozois. It's got some Alistair Reynolds, Stephen Baxter,etc in it. Pretty good stuff. Anyhoo, I've been giving some thought about the faster sorts of STL drives, for trips when FTL isn't possible or isn't safe [such as between unconnected jump points, within a solar system if being to close to big objects is a hindrance to FTL,etc]. I like the antimatter torch drive, and also the Bussard ramscoop. You guys think a ramscoop would work in a region of space like a nebula, where there was more stuff for it to suck up? I've also been looking at various designs of ships that use thrust and spin to provide ''artificial gravity''- since I am leaving gravitics out of this particular universe. I like the technical box style, and also the whole ''flying skyscraper with 'gravity' provided by thrust from a really powerful drive [like a torch drive]. Those cool looking Earth ships from B5, with the rotating mid section- yeah, something like that may work its way in, as well. I'm pretty much using all the cool space habitats that don't require god-tech.