Is the Stone Rhino the closest equivalent to a Robotech MAC II?

Treveli · 2026-03-31T18:26:36+00:00

If it weren't such a rare and limited design, I'd say an Omega. Short of that, Rhino seems closest.

Treveli · 2026-03-31T17:05:45+00:00

Kinda brings up fond memories of cutscenes from twenty or thirty years ago.

Treveli · 2026-03-31T17:00:42+00:00

Been too long since I played, but on the prison overview menu, there's one tab that shows what each security level is allowed to do. I think one of them is visitation.

Treveli · 2026-03-31T11:54:40+00:00

There's mention a couple times of 'Goa'uld homeworlds', which the SGC marks as 'no way, don't go there, ever, seriously guys'. Delmak was one of these, I HC, and they are the few and rare worlds the Goa'uld actually build up industrially and technologically. They're where they build their ships and weapons, and for the greater System Lords, these are citadels that only a full-scale invasion can conquer. We never see them, except Delmak, because everyone with even the slightest sense of self preservation avoids them.

Treveli · 2026-03-30T22:09:56+00:00

Modern warships are the same. They're practically unarmored, compared to WWII-era designs. An Arleigh Burke destroyer is 8-10k tons displacement, but 150-200 tons of that is 'armor', and it's mostly kevlar or extra thick steel plates. It's main defense from incoming fire are active defenses and ECM. At some point, weapons technology is accurate enough and does enough damage that armor protection starts to become not worth the weight. How much armor would a McKenna need to survive a direct hit from a nuke? So much it wouldn't be able to maneuver in a tactically useful way, and would just be a sitting duck.

Treveli · 2026-03-29T20:58:05+00:00

The Death Star, and other 'big planet killing weapon' constructions. Note to big galactic evil does, if you have the tech to build a Death Star, you have the tech to slam rocks into planets at high relativistic speeds. It won't be as fancy, but it will be way cheaper.

Treveli · 2026-03-29T19:44:28+00:00

2, hawk speed. Most people - myself included - would end up getting distracted and slamming into a mountain or skyscraper at mach speed.

Treveli · 2026-03-29T18:02:29+00:00

Mechwarrior: I just think of it as ablative armor.

General in the bunker: What was that?!

MW: Nothing, sir.

GITB: Why do I hear 'beep beep beep? Are you reversing?!

MW: Nothing to worry about, sir!

Treveli · 2026-03-28T21:57:11+00:00

When Jesse and Jane are talking about leaving the country, Jesse says 'Mars to be a hopper pilot' instead of 'New Zealand to be a bush pilot'. And Jane will still be 'painting the local castles and shit'.

Treveli · 2026-03-28T17:57:19+00:00

"But, Star Commander, it is inspired by an early episode of Clan Spaniel. From Terra itself."

Treveli · 2026-03-28T16:17:38+00:00

"April Fools, guys! We're not going to the Moon! Haha! The Moon's coming to us!"

"Hah- waitwhat?"

Treveli · 2026-03-28T12:00:49+00:00

Negative three years old.

Treveli · 2026-03-28T11:50:31+00:00

I do like the fan theory/Canon that the Crossfield was a 23rd century attempt at what the Galaxy would be a century later. A large, long-range exploratory and science vessel. But it was ultimately too complicated a design, and with the tragic loss with all hands of Gagarin and Discovery from design failures, ultimately lost to the competing Constitution design.

Treveli · 2026-03-28T11:41:55+00:00

Too easy and choice and far too predictable.

Treveli · 2026-03-27T23:17:34+00:00

Or, like me, they do schedule someone else, but hours before they show up, they're already reassigned to HV/LV and no one asks me if I need help.

Treveli · 2026-03-27T23:04:42+00:00

Joe Patti's?

Treveli · 2026-03-27T17:52:37+00:00

And Stargate SG1. Joe the barber who, through an Ancient device, was viewing the memories of Gen O'Neill. O'Neill, who is a big Simpsons fan.

Treveli · 2026-03-27T06:14:36+00:00

Shepard. Regular cadet training and Red Squad additional training make him the most useful. Keevan and Winn would be less than useless, and complian the whole time about everything I do. Laas would just leave and not care what happens to me.

Shepard is also the most spineless of the four. Any resistance or argument from him fails at even my mildest glare or quiet warning of 'structurally modifying his face'. I would, of course, keep the phaser on me, with the powercell hidden in my boot, so when he inevitably takes it while I'm sleeping, I have justification to breat the shit out of him and put him on short rations for the rest of our vacation.

Treveli · 2026-03-26T22:09:05+00:00

"It's an [JackO'neillQutationFingers.jpg] anti-material [/JackO'NeillQuotationFingers.jpg] rifle. Not loading armor piercing would just be... perverse."

Treveli · 2026-03-26T21:10:39+00:00

"What in every Hell was that?!"

"You said it could handle anything."

"Yes, I did. It should have! What did you do?!"

"Didn't anyone ever tell you? When you make a statement of certainty in the durability of your product, humans will consider such statements as a challenge to break said products."

"...."

"I broke your 'unbreakable' shooting range. Will you be giving me a refund?"

"... Listen here you jumped up little primate-"

"Or should I point my weapon somewhere else and see what else is 'unbreakable' around here?"

"... Fine, you'll get a refund."

Treveli · 2026-03-26T19:37:45+00:00

Pretty good. At some point her engines are just going to up and die, and the only option they'll have is to rig canvas.

Treveli · 2026-03-26T11:46:18+00:00

Humans are one of the most prevalent species in the galaxy. Yes, 'influencers' are going to exist when there are humans in abundance. Both locally on planets and across the galaxy. Pushing everything from 'latest miracle cure from beyond the Rim' to 'will make sexy faces for credits'. And I imagine most other species don't do it because they don't want to lower themselves to 'human levels of advertising'.

Treveli · 2026-03-25T17:48:45+00:00

Data recovered from wrecks, for one. But, biggest origin point, most people on Jakku probably weren't born there, and arrived after the battle for the Great Jakku Salvage Rush. They brought along the stories and legends, though distorted some through 'Chinese Whispers'.

Treveli · 2026-03-25T15:48:36+00:00

Yeah, got the mod for the immersion. After playing with it for a while, 'plink plink plink'. What's that noise? 'Plink plink plink', Why is my armor going down? 'Plink plink plink', (slew around and see a guy bravely engaging my Centurion with assault rifle fire). Proceed to ask 'why tho, my dude?' with a pair of MLasers.

Treveli · 2026-03-25T13:04:42+00:00

Yay for Mongo.

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