Keyguyperson

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It's cool.

I'd share my thoughts on why I disagree with the validity of communism, but then I'd be derailing my own thread. So, do you want to take that discussion to the Spam thread, or do you want to make a new thread?

@catchamber

Let's take it to a PM instead, if you're willing.

1/1/2300: "Black January" [Sci-fi, Cyberpunk NRP set in the Solar System]

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So, I'm assuming an outer system research facility that experiments with societies mainly populated by AI is out of the question?

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Even if they use rockets for secondary propulsion, a pulse drive's catastrophic failure can seriously mess up stations it's docked to.

As for space elevators, all it takes is a single laser cutting the orbiting end to cause a global disaster. I'd rather go with something more distributed, like a bunch of orbital tethers that regain momentum and spin with solar sails and rocket boosters.

I get that you're making helium-3 the main fuel source of the 24th century, but is it really so bad for a company that specializes in space travel to diversify its products?

@catchamber

No, but I don't feel like a space travel company could be of any major importance if it ONLY dealt in aluminum oxide. People would be doing business with it, but it isn't something megacorp worthy on its own. And please stop trying to argue that parts of the setting are stupid and wrong, because I'm not going to change them because one person specifically wants to sell aluminum oxide. If a lot of people said they, say, didn't want space elevators then I might be willing to change things. As-is pulse drives probably aren't going to be used except by older ships.

(I'd also like to point out that if the tether of an elevator was cut, the orbital anchor wouldn't fall and destroy New York. Because it's in orbit. Space elevators aren't 230 mile high skyscrapers, they're space stations with a danging nanotube cord that's hooked to some platform on Earth.)

The research outpost is possible, since any AI could be programmed to reproduce (or you could just throw in new members periodically or something), but if they had a large power base alone or could reproduce then the other powers would probably be pretty pissed if they found out.

I'm very rarely interested in sci-fi roleplays, and even when I am I need to give them a long look. But this one did catch on at first glance, so I'll be watching and seeing if I can invest in it.

I do have a few concepts for a massive media entity...

@ArenaSnow

We could use some pop-culture to add a bit of flavor!

Hello there, I'm quite interested in this.

I'm a huge of fan of Hard Sci-fi and the Expanse so just reading the intro already had me drawing the few similarities then I got to your mention of the Expanse and had a little moment of happiness.

I'm going to preface with the fact that I am bothered by some of your choices, especially considering the attempt at hard sci-fi but overall I'm not too concerned, I can overlook those and just add... I don't know... Regulations on my nations end to correct any deficiencies.

At the moment I'm between a few ideas but as this rolls on I'll make a solid choice.

@FrostedCaramel

Nice to know you're considering it, it's a bit too far in the future for me to really let it be 100% hard. If you have any input on setting details, I'd love to hear it. Especially since the OOC is going to be up in the near future.

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Very Honor Harrington. I can definitely work with this, thanks.

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Ha ha. I will most certainly start grinding all of you even further into the dirt for thinking of rising against your betters. Being a MegaCon that can crank out robot catgirls isn't just for show afterall. Amazing how well kemonomimi-AI can be adapted to 4D maneuvering.

(So am I shaping up to be a big villain nation to most of you? I'm actually kinda liking the idea of playing the bad guy or evil megacorp for a change, rather a novel experience to me. If anyone wants to collab on past Northstar problems in the game's history, I'm open to it. I'm not playing to win, I'm here to play a story. Give me a good runup, and I'd be willing to take hits for story's sake.)

@Skylar

Well, my Catgirl Commie needs to have been made by SOMEONE. And it's great that you're shaping up to be the villain, if everyone's willing to let it happen it might be worth it to up your influence just so things don't degenerate into "Well the Allied Federation Resistance Goody Two-Shoes Guy fleet outnumbers yours by like twenty times so that's the end of this RP I guess".

I'm up for this. Could definitely play a coalition of african governments mass-producing weapons in former rainforests and the Sahara desert.

@Sadko

Good, we could use a more lively Earth!

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That gives me an idea similar to the NatHack simulator. The Average Spammer. An account that generates a random, but somehow still relevant shitpost similar to the style of many Spam posters.

but

the account would probably be banned immediately.

@BrobyDDark

But wouldn't that just be Awson?

"The world is falling apart."

Nice clever spins, guys.

@Awson

Thanks you too

Have you ever found yourself needing to describe emotions that don't have names?

There's nothing here for "irrational hatred of people with clean, white, two-story houses with well-kept front yards". But thanks anyways, this is actually really useful.

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@Keyguyperson If you're going to blurt whatever random crap comes to mind, do it in the Spam version of this. Also, reply to my post in your Black January interest check.

@catchamber

Sorry I actually thought this WAS the spam version. Didn't realize you had two.

_{Also the communism thing is only about 50% ironic}

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I'd like to propose an alternative idea:

FULLY

AUTOMATED

LUXURY

GAY

SPACE

COMMUNISM

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1/1/2300: "Black January" [Sci-fi, Cyberpunk NRP set in the Solar System]

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Yeah great, go beat up on the MegaCon that gave you spaceflight and interplanetary colonies and epic amounts of anime and nekos in the first place you luddites. :P

@Keyguyperson How is warfare conducted in this game? Or at least the baseline norm of "traditional" warfare? Because I was imagining Northstar warships being built around a trifecta of lasers, missiles, and attack drones armed with antimatter warheads and using them in giant slugging matches. How do you imagine space warfare?

@Skylar

Space warfare will probably revolve mainly around extreme range railgun and missile exchanges, since a smart shell or missile can redirect mid flight in order to actually hit the enemy ship if it tries to dodge. In closer (as in, a range where you don't need to worry about the speed of light anymore) engagements lasers would be used to great effect. A fairly standard tactic would be to engage in a long-range artillery and missile exchange to disable enemy laser weapons, then move in to shred them at close range with lasers. Things would be fairly line battle like, which the obvious dodging and evasive maneuvers at long range. Drones would probably be pretty useful, since they could close the distance far quicker.

(also screw you we can make our own anime)

1/1/2300: "Black January" [Sci-fi, Cyberpunk NRP set in the Solar System]

Quick little question I'd like to ask everyone: What do you think of having a sort of UN-style assembly? Something that would start off much like the real-world UN, with little power beyond saying "no that's bad" or sanctioning countries that everyone wants sanctioned anyways, but could evolve or devolve depending on the actions of players.