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- Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:44 pm
- Forum: Other Game Design
- Topic: Of Nova-bombs, Supernovas, and Toxic Terraforming.......
- Replies: 81
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Re: Of Nova-bombs, Supernovas, and Toxic Terraforming.......
What about some kind of bomb that just makes the star a little hotter? Then is should be called a solar flare and not a nova. It must be a lot easier to do and it will not do anything beyond the target system. Some stars might be somewhat unsatble and have this happen without any bomb. True, but ha...
- Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:06 pm
- Forum: Other Game Design
- Topic: Of Nova-bombs, Supernovas, and Toxic Terraforming.......
- Replies: 81
- Views: 13710
Re: Of Nova-bombs, Supernovas, and Toxic Terraforming.......
What about some kind of bomb that just makes the star a little hotter?
- Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:24 pm
- Forum: Story
- Topic: Ending Typical Race Name Creation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2481
Re: Ending Typical Race Name Creation
Forgive me, I hadn't noticed that thread. And you are right; those names are very interesting and different.
Greetings
I recently discovered this project and I'm excited about it; I also wish to contribute to it as much as I can. I have been playing Master of Orion and its sequels since 1993 (I was five) and it has shaped my mind in such ways that I can't even describe them. I am a writer, and my major in college is...
- Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:41 pm
- Forum: Story
- Topic: Ending Typical Race Name Creation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2481
Re: Ending Typical Race Name Creation
To be more specific, humans would actually interpret the concept of a race's self-identification into the nearest phonetic equivalent. Otherwise, as you say, if it is such a thing as smell or some soundless communication such as pure telepathy, humans would be forced to use some other way to identif...
- Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:07 pm
- Forum: Story
- Topic: Ending Typical Race Name Creation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2481
Ending Typical Race Name Creation
I have seen so many race names that end with the suffix -ians that I will outline a few other ways to name your race more creatively. Regardless of your races other characteristics, you must remember three things when naming it: 1: The fact that humans pronounce things with a throat, lips and tongue...