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- 2018-02-23 11:52am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Attention all men: You are now obsolete
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9442
- 2016-07-28 08:58pm
- Forum: Science Fiction
- Topic: Terminator: Salvation Seven Years On...Not so bad.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2952
Re: Terminator: Salvation Seven Years On...Not so bad.
I always thought it was pretty good, never understood the hate this film got I quite liked the way it broke the mold and didn't follow the *exact same plot* as the previous chapters (T3 only managed to not suck by making fun of the repetition, IMO) And the hydrobots were probably the scariest new th...
- 2016-07-19 09:01pm
- Forum: Science Fiction
- Topic: July 18, 1986: They come out at night. Mostly. Aliens: Thirty Years On
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4503
Re: July 18, 1986: They come out at night. Mostly. Aliens: Thirty Years On
Personally, I found the stuff with Ripley finding out about her daughter to be really crucial in informing us of her motivations wrt Newt as a surrogate daughter And I loved the tension of the sentry gun scenes Could be a matter of tastes I feel that being a sequel, the mystery factor was a bit 'meh...
- 2016-06-30 05:06am
- Forum: Pure Star Trek
- Topic: A theory on why the Vulcans we all see are curiously alike
- Replies: 76
- Views: 31724
Re: A theory on why the Vulcans we all see are curiously alike
Considering the state of affairs at the time of Nemesis, it seems like unification wasn't progressing at any rapid rate But maybe the later destruction of Romulus would provide some incentive to shuffle it up the to-do list Too bad the main guy promoting it wound up in another universe lol I know no...
- 2016-06-27 02:13am
- Forum: Science Fiction
- Topic: You Rule the Citadel (RAR).
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5631
Re: You Rule the Citadel (RAR).
Location-wise, I'd suggest Broken Hill, in western New South Wales It fits the bill perfectly, and was the location used for a lot of Road Warrior Fury Road was slated to be filmed there, but unusual amounts of rain made it look less 'barren and desolate' than usual, forcing a production move I woul...
- 2016-05-14 02:10pm
- Forum: Pure Star Wars
- Topic: Imperial Rank Insignia Discussion
- Replies: 250
- Views: 383379
Re: Imperial Rank Insignia Discussion
I'll have to go looking and see if I can retrieve a link, will need to do it on something more powerful than the phone I currently hold If I recall right, their method was did not assume that ranks worked the same way as IRL, but it's been a while Any thoughts on Sandtrooper pauldrons? 501st have th...
- 2016-05-14 10:18am
- Forum: Pure Star Wars
- Topic: Imperial Rank Insignia Discussion
- Replies: 250
- Views: 383379
Re: Imperial Rank Insignia Discussion
There's been a fair bit of discussion on this topic on the 501st fora over the years, from memory I'm pretty sure the IOC had figured out meanings for each rank which at least meshed with what we see in the OT One thing I do remember clearly is the cylinders not being related to rank, as everybody f...
- 2016-05-09 11:37am
- Forum: Pure Star Wars
- Topic: Theoretical Imperial Order of Battle
- Replies: 125
- Views: 43015
Re: Theoretical Imperial Order of Battle
Further to that, a great deal of the psychological impact would have come from the Death Star being operational (Palpy makes a point of taunting Luke about it, and Lando's reaction was fairly telling) It really drove home the fact that it was indeed A TRAP, and that they'd been trolled all along Man...
- 2016-04-29 09:13am
- Forum: Pure Star Wars
- Topic: Star Wars Shields
- Replies: 103
- Views: 44750
Re: Star Wars Shelds
Yeah, clearly the Rebel pilots knew something nasty would happen if they hit that shield I'd not considered the collisions we see between fighters and capships, but yeah, the total lack of damage would imply shields for sure Going on the Interceptor example, it doesn't visually appear any different ...
- 2016-04-28 12:51pm
- Forum: Pure Star Wars
- Topic: Star Wars Shields
- Replies: 103
- Views: 44750
Re: Star Wars Shelds
@Adam Reynolds: True, if hyperspace-grade velocities are necessary, nothing subluminal would stand much of a chance I was mostly thinking of some way to work the idea into game mechanics in a way that made things interesting It's interesting to consider just what exactly IS needed to bypass shields ...
- 2016-04-27 11:09am
- Forum: Pure Star Wars
- Topic: Star Wars Shields
- Replies: 103
- Views: 44750
Re: Star Wars Shelds
Could a near-c railgun slug exploit shield refresh rate, now it's a thing? Perhaps not every shot would bypass the shields, but spamming enough would result in enough getting through to hurt That could be played into game mechanics- cost of spamming ammo and having to roll dice to determine ratio of...
- 2016-04-27 01:19am
- Forum: Pure Star Wars
- Topic: Star Wars Shields
- Replies: 103
- Views: 44750
Re: Star Wars Shelds
Maybe he played Empire At War: Forces Of Corruption, mass drivers totally bypass shields in that game The Zann Consortium use them on a bunch of their ships, which was a big part of them being so stupidly OP I'm pretty sure it was a game mechanic (the Mando capship has them, and I don't recall Mando...
- 2014-05-07 08:31pm
- Forum: Science Fiction
- Topic: You get a flying car factory (RAR!)
- Replies: 110
- Views: 9950
Re: You get a flying car factory (RAR!)
Regarding the state of AP development, didn't the Russian space shuttle run its (one and only) unmanned test flight completely under automation?
I realise aerospace is a bit more cutting-edge in tech than aviation or automotive, but that was twenty-odd years ago
I realise aerospace is a bit more cutting-edge in tech than aviation or automotive, but that was twenty-odd years ago
- 2014-05-04 06:24pm
- Forum: Star Wars vs Star Trek
- Topic: Mike Dicenso on Photon Torpedoes
- Replies: 27
- Views: 14361
Re: Mike Dicenso on Photon Torpedoes
It can't be too hard to make your own photorps
How many did Voyager fire in 7 seasons? :V
How many did Voyager fire in 7 seasons? :V
- 2014-05-04 11:37am
- Forum: Star Wars vs Star Trek
- Topic: Mike Dicenso on Photon Torpedoes
- Replies: 27
- Views: 14361
Re: Mike Dicenso on Photon Torpedoes
Did you actually just argue with yourself, Batman?
- 2013-07-01 01:37pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: 54 C in Death Valley Today... May exceed 57 by Sunday
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11141
Re: 54 C in Death Valley Today... May exceed 57 by Sunday
When air temperature is 50C, pavement temperature is usually somewhere 70-80 I lived in Dampier for 5 years, hottest day I ever saw was 56C (by my dad's thermometer) It was not a good day for golf, I can assure you That said, if you live in those conditions, you get rather used to them I find regula...
- 2012-12-28 01:16pm
- Forum: Pure Star Trek
- Topic: New Promo Poster (apparently)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5198
Re: New Promo Poster (apparently)
Well since the Enterpise was designed for space travel, the number of atmospheres it can withstand is anywhere between zero and one. And unless it was rated for atmospheric entry, that number may be closer to 0 than 1 Of course we're neglecting to account for navigational shields, which can withsta...
- 2012-12-27 08:19pm
- Forum: Pure Star Trek
- Topic: New Promo Poster (apparently)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5198
Re: New Promo Poster (apparently)
Star Trek: Into Darkness the sea
- 2012-12-27 01:03pm
- Forum: Pure Star Trek
- Topic: New Promo Poster (apparently)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5198
New Promo Poster (apparently)
I have no idea if this is legit
But that's what it looks like
But that's what it looks like
- 2012-10-30 04:31pm
- Forum: Pure Star Wars
- Topic: Disney to acquire Lucasfilm
- Replies: 512
- Views: 95319
Re: Disney to acquire Lucasfilm
With Disney's attitude to copyright, I'd say the 501st could be disbanding in the forseeable future.
At least when the sequels come out, people will realise that the prequels weren't so bad.
THE CHILDHOODS
THEY WILL BE RAPED
At least when the sequels come out, people will realise that the prequels weren't so bad.
THE CHILDHOODS
THEY WILL BE RAPED
- 2012-10-19 03:09am
- Forum: Pure Star Wars
- Topic: Our Ability to Use the Force Has Diminished: what does it me
- Replies: 82
- Views: 14199
Re: Our Ability to Use the Force Has Diminished: what does i
The movies really don't make it clear either way
I tend to agree with you on this
But the Jedi totally get hung up over specific techniques (there's shittons of it in the EU fluff about the saber forms-eg Obi-Wan cutting Maul in half was apparently a massive faux pas)
I tend to agree with you on this
But the Jedi totally get hung up over specific techniques (there's shittons of it in the EU fluff about the saber forms-eg Obi-Wan cutting Maul in half was apparently a massive faux pas)
- 2012-10-18 11:53pm
- Forum: Pure Star Wars
- Topic: Our Ability to Use the Force Has Diminished: what does it me
- Replies: 82
- Views: 14199
Re: Our Ability to Use the Force Has Diminished: what does i
Keep in mind also that things like Force-choking and Force-neck-snapping are considered feats of a Dark nature and Jedi tend to avoid such techniques (the philosophical hangups thing)
- 2012-10-18 11:21pm
- Forum: Pure Star Wars
- Topic: Death Star explosions
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6273
Re: Death Star explosions
I just didn't like it because Star Trek had already done it. :P Coneheads did it, too. I was referring to how the hyperspace fluff in the Death Star novel, the stupid Praxis Ring and the even stupider Glove of Vader things all tie up rather nicely (which is rare for the EU) I think it was a well-pl...
- 2012-10-16 07:56am
- Forum: Pure Star Wars
- Topic: Darth Sidious is not a true Sith Lord
- Replies: 74
- Views: 15372
Re: Darth Sidious is not a true Sith Lord
The whole question of FL lethality is a bit of a red herring in this case, I think. It's not like there's no other ways Palpy could have killed Vader. Hasn't there even been some implication that Vader's suit is Force-powered (by Palpy) to some extent? That would perfectly explain Vader dying short...
- 2012-10-16 03:27am
- Forum: Pure Star Wars
- Topic: Death Star explosions
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6273
Re: Death Star explosions
There's that whole thing in the DS novel about the explosion opening a rift into hyperspace I think it was intended to explain the stupid Praxis ring in the SE (and Vader's glove ending up on the other side of the galaxy LOL) But it could also explain the lack of a bigger explosion If most of the ex...