News: PS2 Backstory Colonel Richard Morgannis

[Xyntech]

As others have already commented, this story really stepped it up. I hope the story continues at this level.

I like how the TR have been given much more depth of history. I feel like all of the people saying that TR are the obvious bad guys have been hit with a good counter argument.

What selfish assholes the NC could be looked at? Years of peace and we're going to throw it away the moment we land on a new world? Maybe the TR cracked down a bit heavy handed, maybe out of fear of rebellion and an end to a hundred years of peace, but can they be blamed for that fear? Clearly those fears were justified.

This can't be allowed to spread back to earth. The TR want to stop this shit before it destroys everyone.

Considering that the NC still have a noble struggle for freedom to fall back on, I'd say that the only ones who could use some further fleshing out to justify joining them in a positive light are the VS. I don't think we need much, it seems pretty clear already that the VS join the fight to help protect the planet from the NC and TR insanity, but painting that picture in slightly bolder colors will really help make none of the sides seem like the obvious badguys.

[Captain B]

Much, much better. I enjoyed it.

[Captain1nsaneo]

Far more solid a story than our previous glimpses. It was pure exposition yet managed to not be.

[FastAndFree]

Okay this is, as stated, not even comparable to the first 3 chapters (and the 4th is just so short it's tough to classify it)
I'm sorry I doubted you


So the (old) Terran Republic was not only a decent place, but Paradise... Lost. Sufficiently ironic

Edit, also, unless I fail at counting, Richmond Morgannis was 204 years old at the time he wrote the diary .with no indication that he is reaching the end of his lifespan-. So if that's possible, imagine what we could achieve with the help of Vanu!

[Brusi]

Colonel Rick Moranis?

[basti]

Just noticed: Phobos? Great parks and rivers?

Phobos is just a small rock.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobos_%28moon%29

[FastAndFree]

That was the entire point of that sentence, read it again

They terraformed Phobos

edit - Fail...

Well it's about 27 × 22 × 18 km I guess that's still enough surface for great parks.

Not sure about rivers, they probably simulated water flow or something

[basti]

Originally Posted by FastAndFree

That was the entire point of that sentence, read it again

They terraformed Phobos

edit - Fail...

Well it's about 27 × 22 × 18 km I guess that's still enough surface for great parks.

Not sure about rivers, they probably simulated water flow or something

Dude, that rock is so small that it cant have a atmosphere...

[Corax]

Back in my day.... Pluto was a planet.

Man I am so happy for this portion of the story. It reads almost like it is someone else writing it.

Looking forwards to fleshing out more of all 3 sides with this level of writing. And maybe even findings more hints of content.

[FastAndFree]

Originally Posted by basti

Dude, that rock is so small that it cant have a atmosphere...

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic

Or maybe they were under domes? Just because they could...

[basti]

I know what you mean, there are indeed endless possibilitys how to make it work. Still doesnt make much sense, Phobos as well as deimos, means both Mars "moons" are that goddamn small that they cant hold a atmosphere, or even have enough gravity to not let everything float away after a tiny jump.

[Traak]

A few civilians sacrificed for the future of freedom on Auraxis. It's not too much to ask, is it? I wonder it's the purple guys on a Vihad. I guess we will find out.

[Vash02]

Originally Posted by basti

I know what you mean, there are indeed endless possibilitys how to make it work. Still doesnt make much sense, Phobos as well as deimos, means both Mars "moons" are that goddamn small that they cant hold a atmosphere, or even have enough gravity to not let everything float away after a tiny jump.

I suppose you constantly bitch about there not being any zero gravity in Star Trek.

[2coolforu]

Escape velocity of Phobos is so small you could run off it and get into orbit. I'd understand having a colony on the moon as it would be easier to get back to Earth as you wouldn't have to escape as much G.P.E as you would on the Martian surface but I don't see how you could 'Terraform' the moon. Perhaps domed cities but the word terraforming implies giving it an atmosphere etc, while that would be easily possible to do to Mars it would not be possible to do it to Phobos.

Originally Posted by Vash02

I suppose you constantly bitch about there not being any zero gravity in Star Trek.

Yeah but they had technical reasons, it's damn fucking expensive to simulate low-gravity or zero-gravity so they just invented the idea of artificial gravity. They had technical reasons to have it but the Terrans don't even have FTL travel yet, I don't see how an even more impossible tech would be invented beforehand.

It's also a vidya game, fighting in different levels of gravity would be fucking awesome.

[Vash02]

Originally Posted by 2coolforu

Escape velocity of Phobos is so small you could run off it and get into orbit. I'd understand having a colony on the moon as it would be easier to get back to Earth as you wouldn't have to escape as much G.P.E as you would on the Martian surface but I don't see how you could 'Terraform' the moon. Perhaps domed cities but the word terraforming implies giving it an atmosphere etc, while that would be easily possible to do to Mars it would not be possible to do it to Phobos.

Please would people remember that this is sci-fi, there can be a thousand explanations to how they could terraform Phobos and retain a atmosphere. The only bar is a lack of imagination or your obtuseness.

It could be gravity plated floors, a gravity generator sunk into the core of phobos, etc.

Its really annoying when people write off work because they cant use their imagination.