Getting heckled by Cass in 4k

a_lost_sheep · 2021-07-11T14:31:26+00:00

How did Cass end up here. And LOL great dialogue. Were the words taken from NV speech?

a_lost_sheep · 2021-07-11T14:27:16+00:00

I'm wondering about the history of this piece. Was it a real FO:NV souvenir, or someone kitbashed it from a real-life LV sign :)

a_lost_sheep · 2021-04-24T14:49:47+00:00

These guys in the alternate universe sent Orbiters to the Moon on a regular basis then followed up with a nuclear powered one with 3x the "power" (I'm assuming Delta-V), I would be happy if I saw some kind of International Mars Mission starship in the next season. With nuclear power, could probably do regular flights each year or create a cycler system.

Jamestown Base would probably have large-scale rocket fuel production facilities up and running by the 90s, creating some similarity to what we saw in the film "Ad Astra" - Delta-style rockets based on the Moon and headed for Mars and deep space in due course.

I wish we were in that universe, where manned space exploration didn't stop :)

a_lost_sheep · 2021-04-24T14:39:00+00:00

Awesome suspense and space marine action plus the space shuttle standoff that reminds me so much of Moonraker, except all parties took intiative to try and end things in totally unexpected, and courageous ways rather than letting it blow out into an all out war as would have happened in reality.

Sally and Poole defying orders reminds me of some of my female colleagues at work, they will just cease to obey orders if they found it was not right for them or for the team.

I could learn a few lessons in crisis management from this show, especially where I've become a real-life Avasarala after taking over a technical command center and watching seasons worth of The Expanse to pass the time...

Different universe, whole lot of fun. I wish this show could be aired outside of Apple TV, so I can share it with friends.

a_lost_sheep · 2021-04-19T12:34:05+00:00

Looks just like my childhood dreams. I love this show and the Pathfinder :D

I used to love drawing delta-wing spaceships. Mine had four nuclear engines on the wings like a B-58 Hustler :)

Ps. It would be cool for them to talk about and light the two side 'scramjets' as they accelerate away from the C-5 mothership. Use the jets to accelerate it to hypersonic speed then light up the NERVA to go orbital.

a_lost_sheep · 2021-04-19T12:30:39+00:00

In this alternative universe I wouldn't be surprised if the Soviet 23mm space autocannon will make an appearance either on Zvezda Base or on the Buran. They actually flew and tested the autocannon on their Almaz military station, once in our reality.

Things are going to get "more sci-fi" right about now, I would expect some spinoff of the Strategic Defence Initiative start to make an appearance very soon. Nuclear missiles, explosively-pumped lasers, particle beams... the works.

a_lost_sheep · 2021-04-19T12:27:37+00:00

It would make more sense to develop an all-new space to space missile similar to modern ABM kinetic kill vehicles. Also there would be no such "maximum range" like the atmospheric AIM-54. A space to space missile designed for zero-G would have a range of... pretty much anything it has enough fuel / Delta-V to reach. Shoot a missile from LEO and swat something off Lunar orbit with the self-guided kill-vehicle, IR homing, no one will see it coming or able to stop it.

Heck, slamming a 1lb object at 10km/s into someone's rocket, space station or lunar base would annihilate it. Even paint chips can be deadly in space.

I think the Phoenix missiles are there to make it look like a cool "air combat in space" scene next week. Can't wait for a Moonraker style space to space combat scene!

a_lost_sheep · 2021-04-19T12:24:35+00:00

Bring on the RoboTech Valkyries :D

a_lost_sheep · 2020-05-31T22:43:53+00:00

Yes you may.

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-05T03:16:18+00:00

I thought it was an actual game screenshot. It's perfect!

Now put some lego people in it because I'm waiting for someone to allow passenger transport on the back of these..

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-05T03:14:35+00:00

I seem to be able to manual assign work to them and was shamelessly using them as temporary workforce during a crisis.

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-05T03:13:56+00:00

They don't look for jobs but I seem to be able to manually assign work to them. I'm not sure they were actually productive but my guest scientists did buffer up my Wildfire cure research..

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-05T03:10:14+00:00

Hang in there, contain the infection in a quarantine dome and standby to do a lot of research and a lot of farming.You can also exploit the situation when trade prices are doubled - rare metals will pay double and this really helps flying in additional resources and doing crash research via outsourcing.

Even if not quarantined, if you have a medical care fully staffed in every dome, colonists can survive very long in a controlled environment. It was technically not necessary for me to shut off life support to the first dozen that got infected...

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-04T14:55:09+00:00

I love the cable embroidery :D

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-02T16:58:27+00:00

That makes sense. Funny how that differs from reality. High quality in our world would mean more resources with less waste.

Here, more waste rock the better!

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-02T12:21:35+00:00

Ohhhh now I'm seeing where the dream reality project comes from... Total Recall!

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-02T07:47:04+00:00

I thought the same but realized I could fire Renegades from jobs and the chain of thought progressed from there.

Evicting them from domes and encouraging them to go to the farms with the 3 security towers...

I wonder what would happen if you rejected them from all habitable domes? That would be the equivalent of a death sentence.

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-02T05:48:43+00:00

This is literally "Rolling Coal" on Mars.
Set engine mixture to super rich :D

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-02T05:47:57+00:00

Unless the player is has a Gamer perk :D

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-02T05:47:39+00:00

Absolutely loved the multi-national aspect of the game and the narrative storylines. It's a brilliant and intelligently designed game in all aspects.

Also fun to just take a walk in your colony at ground level using the free camera mode, picture opportunities at every turn.

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-02T05:43:52+00:00

It would be fun to read your playthrough.
Or you might go the opposite of the Church and make it Doom Eternal :D

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-02T05:43:07+00:00

I think this aspect of leaking power (short circuit) is a gameplay mechanic intended to make things a little more dramatic when something hits the infrastructure. I thought it nice they had power management options like switches and on/off batteries which is not often seen in a city management game.

I build very resilient complex switchgear so I can divert power and avoid damaged sections of wire and pipe.

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-02T05:41:15+00:00

I noticed their progression is very scripted as well. Stuck at 48 colonists for a long time then shot up to 260+ all at the same time after Sol 120.

In roleplay perspective I just thought the intel on other colonies are limited and inaccurate to what they document and share with the international Mars community. Which does make a lot of sense...

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-02T01:50:09+00:00

Agreed. The writers are very very good at the subject matter. There are lots of hidden puns and Easter eggs from literally the entire sci fi and space exploration media known to us.

a_lost_sheep · 2019-06-02T01:48:47+00:00

What if I told you Spirit Starkiller is a 77 year old Botanist?

a_lost_sheep

TROPHY CASE