GP Hulls/Shields vs.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2004-09-16 02:51pm

Imperial Overlord wrote:Necron tech is vile.

Nonsense. It's very nice. And shiny.

And filled with evil killer robots.

BTW do we know that Necron FTL drive is the same as their "in system" one?

So sayeth the fleet list (under ship systems. Inertialess drive).

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2004-09-16 03:02pm

Thank you again.

Why are you assuming that the use of the word "vile" is derogatory. All the other Arch-Necromancers, intergalactic warlords, megalomaniacs, and deranged . . . I mean "enlightened" cultists seem to think it is complimentary. You aren't getting soft on us, are you?

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2004-09-16 03:32pm

NecronLord wrote:Has anyone tried? Certainly with the Culture, they have can and do (Given that IIRC, this is how CAM is stored)

Have the culture ever dealt with a stasis field that possesses the observed characteristics of the Slaver stasis field?

Post by **NecronLord** » 2004-09-16 03:43pm

Pablo Sanchez wrote:Have the culture ever dealt with a stasis field that possesses the observed characteristics of the Slaver stasis field?

Pretty sure that stasis fields in that universe are very similar, yes.

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2004-09-16 07:47pm

NecronLord wrote:Pretty sure that stasis fields in that universe are very similar, yes.

Please describe the characteristics of the Culture stasis fields. The key features we'd be looking for is perfect reflectivity and total invulnerability to all observed physical attacks.

HRogge · Post by **HRogge** » 2004-09-17 05:54am

Pablo Sanchez wrote:You can't do anything through a stasis field, this is one of the rules. It is 100% reflective. You can crash it into black holes, through the center of a star, whatever you want... but nothing can hurt it until it's been shut off.

You just need a weapon that does not care if time is running or not...

Post by **NecronLord** » 2004-09-17 06:20am

Question. Has one ever actually flown through a black hole? Because I have to point this out, but even a perfectly massless particle can only hit C, and when you cross the even horizon, it is impossible to escape at C.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2004-09-17 09:05am

I doubt something could displace into a Statis field, since it's moving at a vastly different rate of time to the outside world. Remember, 1 second is passing inside for every billion or so years outside.

HRogge · Post by **HRogge** » 2004-09-17 09:16am

Gil Hamilton wrote:I doubt something could displace into a Statis field, since it's moving at a vastly different rate of time to the outside world. Remember, 1 second is passing inside for every billion or so years outside.

Culture Displacer effects are fast, but they need some time ( for the displacer "cocoon" ), so they might not work... other weapons ( PR transform cannons ) for example work "at once" so they would have no problem with the stasis fields.

And some weapons ( like the hyper beams of the 5th Imperium ) would not touch the stasis field itself but transport some part of space ( including the one with the field ) into hyperspace... not a healthy place for your holiday.

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2004-09-17 10:17am

NecronLord wrote:Question. Has one ever actually flown through a black hole?

No, not through one. But the situation has been referenced and apparently the Stasis field would maintain integrity while being trapped at the bottom of the gravity well for all eternity. If that helps.

HRogge · Post by **HRogge** » 2004-09-17 10:24am

Pablo Sanchez wrote:No, not through one. But the situation has been referenced and apparently the Stasis field would maintain integrity while being trapped at the bottom of the gravity well for all eternity. If that helps.

So they don't know... it's easy to say "it would survive" if they cannot test it because there is no way to see if it works...