Passengers keep asking me why...
- Thread starter ZeroAi
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I predict that within 10 years, computers will be twice as powerful, ten thousand times larger, and so expensive that only the 5 richest kings of Europe will own them.
- Professor Frink
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Why do eagles put thorny branches in the nest? To encourage the baby eagles to leave the nest and soar about the land like they were meant to.
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so big?
something with the power for the elite docking computer is this:
I would expect the same device beeing smaller in the future
something with the power for the elite docking computer is this:
I would expect the same device beeing smaller in the future
It is a teensy bit daft, isn't it.
This is the sacrifice you make to have something that is purely optional.
Choose wisely.
o7
Choose wisely.
o7
All of this is so random this belongs in the odd thread
Those computers and scanners, really waste space.
It's utterly ridiculous.
It's utterly ridiculous.
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I guess AI once fulfilled that role.
Gross Weight : ~0.1 tons
Computing capacity : ~15-200 Petaflops (varied with model)
After AI was surprisingly banned, people looked around and didn't find any suitable Devices to quickly replace the AI.
Only in a museum did someone find a possible Solution : the IBM System/370
After thorough restauration, reprogramming and optimizing the limited Computing abilities, the Docking Computer was born
Due to the Hardware being 1330 years old, however, malfunctions are not uncommon. Commanders utilizing the IBM System/370 to dock their Ships are hence urged to stay alert while the System is in control.
Gross Weight : ~0.1 tons
Computing capacity : ~15-200 Petaflops (varied with model)
After AI was surprisingly banned, people looked around and didn't find any suitable Devices to quickly replace the AI.
Only in a museum did someone find a possible Solution : the IBM System/370
After thorough restauration, reprogramming and optimizing the limited Computing abilities, the Docking Computer was born
Due to the Hardware being 1330 years old, however, malfunctions are not uncommon. Commanders utilizing the IBM System/370 to dock their Ships are hence urged to stay alert while the System is in control.
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I can understand the scanners to an extent.
actually,
my idea of how the modular system of the ships works - its not the ships volume that limits the number of modules,
its the ships computer that has a limited number of switchboard slots to connect your modules. (like your mainboards number of PCE slots)
even a cargo rack needs a controller, due to high-speed conveyor system that makes them able to almost instantly flush a selected canister out of the cargo bay door.
also, ships with SLF bays obviously do have the BAY installed in to the frame
- what you switch out and occupies possible internal cargo space, is the fighter storage and pre-assembly system.
thats the reason why you can't put two smaller modules in the space of the bigger one (like in an omnimech)
my idea of how the modular system of the ships works - its not the ships volume that limits the number of modules,
its the ships computer that has a limited number of switchboard slots to connect your modules. (like your mainboards number of PCE slots)
even a cargo rack needs a controller, due to high-speed conveyor system that makes them able to almost instantly flush a selected canister out of the cargo bay door.
also, ships with SLF bays obviously do have the BAY installed in to the frame
- what you switch out and occupies possible internal cargo space, is the fighter storage and pre-assembly system.
thats the reason why you can't put two smaller modules in the space of the bigger one (like in an omnimech
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A Commodore 64, could manage to dock a ship.
And it doesn't need that much room.
Actually, computers and scanners should not be a part of the cargo hold at all.
But a part of the core.
And it doesn't need that much room.
Actually, computers and scanners should not be a part of the cargo hold at all.
But a part of the core.
Because no engineers were consulted on the ship design mechanics and flight physics.
which is why a ship the size of the Palace of Westminster weighs less than twice the weight of this:
and why the Type 9 can only fit this cargo:
There really is NO point trying to rationalise this aspect of the game. Unlike the Stellar Forge, which is one of the crowning gaming achievements of our time, it was made poorly and with a comprehensive lack of thought and attention to physics.
which is why a ship the size of the Palace of Westminster weighs less than twice the weight of this:
and why the Type 9 can only fit this cargo:
actually,
my idea of how the modular system of the ships works - its not the ships volume that limits the number of modules,
its the ships computer that has a limited number of switchboard slots to connect your modules. (like your mainboards number of PCE slots)
even a cargo rack needs a controller, due to high-speed conveyor system that makes them able to almost instantly flush a selected canister out of the cargo bay door.
also, ships with SLF bays obviously do have the BAY installed in to the frame
- what you switch out and occupies possible internal cargo space, is the fighter storage and pre-assembly system.
thats the reason why you can't put two smaller modules in the space of the bigger one (like in an omnimech
There really is NO point trying to rationalise this aspect of the game. Unlike the Stellar Forge, which is one of the crowning gaming achievements of our time, it was made poorly and with a comprehensive lack of thought and attention to physics.
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Laughing at the grade school level rationale which infers that using the Docking Computer makes you a bad or crappy pilot! [haha]
FYI: Its a HUGE time saver, and when used by someone with skill, can dock a ship faster than you can.
While I would never say that using a DC makes you a bad pilot, I know for a fact I and many other pilots can dock faster than it could ever dream of docking.