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    ChrisDonovan
    February 11, 2016 - 1:50pm
    http://starfrontiers.wikia.com/wiki/Spacer_PSA

    Comments/questions?

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    ChrisDonovan
    February 8, 2016 - 6:02pm
    I'm throwing this question open to the general populace here.  There are, apparently, some SF afficianados who think that any updating or modernization of the state of SF represents an offence against "hard science".

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    ChrisDonovan
    February 6, 2016 - 10:02am

    Please tell me you have something...” the yazirian director of UPFBI ordered as he strode into the forensic lab to confront the head medical examiner, a dralasite currently in its female phase.

    I do,” the dralasite doctor replied breathily, “but you aren't going to like it.”


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    ChrisDonovan
    February 5, 2016 - 9:28pm
    Another new thing for Environmental Specialists to use.

    http://starfrontiers.wikia.com/wiki/Radscanner

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    ChrisDonovan
    February 4, 2016 - 5:13pm
    Now available in the wiki:

    http://starfrontiers.wikia.com/wiki/Heavy_Explorer?venotify=created

    Enjoy!


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    ChrisDonovan
    February 3, 2016 - 8:45am
    All the discussions between me and Sings-with-Spirits about vehicle specifications really brought home the idea that I wanted to take a look at a couple of things.  Sings emphasized the idea that SF is supposed to be "hard science" SF to the greatest extent possible, and I can agree with that.  I think the problem that brings up as a side effect though is that the hard science used as a basis is that of the late 70s and early 80s.  Lots of the vehicle stats would be considered incredibly advanced by 1980 science, but what about 2016 science?

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    ChrisDonovan
    February 1, 2016 - 7:28pm
    I'm getting both my "design" legs and my "wiki" legs under me and I have two new articles:


    and 


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    ChrisDonovan
    January 30, 2016 - 7:55pm
    Once I got the basis for fuel economy figured out, I thought it would be interesting to monkey with the numbers to put actual engines in vehicles (ie Power Generators).

    So I took one example from each class of vehicles (Cycle, Car, Explorer/Transport, and Heavy/Aircraft).  Took the listed Top Speed in KPH and used the Fuel efficiency to derive what type of generator would be needed to power that speed.  It's a bit of an abstraction, but it works well enough for me.

    So:

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    ChrisDonovan
    January 30, 2016 - 2:29pm
    I noticed that a lot of the vehicle write ups include what amounts to "fuel efficiency" (rate of SEU use).  I don't recall that ever being in the rules.  Did someone come up with this on their own?  Is there a thread or Topic I can read up on how they did it?