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May 4th, 2004, 02:03 PM
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Re: Ringworlds
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Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
The original poster specifically mentioned ring and ringworld multiple times.
Nobody has yet mentioned a Dyson Sphere, except you.
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Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
You might want to model the sphereworld as a set of "arc" planets. If you also tilt the ring, then ships will be able to fly inside.
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[ May 04, 2004, 13:09: Message edited by: Jake Monroe ]
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Re: Ringworlds
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I modelled a simple ring [CUT]
Currently it looks something like this.
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I was thinking that putting Warp Points inside this structures would be a great looking effect!
You could place those ring things at the same coordinates on the map as the warps.
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May 7th, 2004, 12:59 AM
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Re: Ringworlds
Woah. My apologies.
I'm not sure how that got in there, cause I was saying ring everywhere else in the sentence!
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Re: Ringworlds
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The latter should, correctly be called dyson spheres
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Only if you are in the Star Trek universe... otherwise, they are not "Dyson Spheres" at all.
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May 9th, 2004, 06:09 AM
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Re: Ringworlds
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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
quote: The latter should, correctly be called dyson spheres
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Only if you are in the Star Trek universe... otherwise, they are not "Dyson Spheres" at all. Oh really?
http://www.nada.kth.se/~asa/dysonFAQ.html#WHO
Dyson is a real person, and ussually credited as the inspiration for sphereworlds. He isn't someone Star Trek made up.
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