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Posted by: Father Tim
« on: May 07, 2010, 10:26:13 PM »

Quote from: "Steve Walmsley"
I was thinking of some type of large but non-hostile (unless provoked) space-dwelling creatures that would have a (as yet undetermined) valuable resource. I was considering using asteroids as their food source but a nebula is a good idea (or swarms of space-going krill :)). They would breed over time so killing them all would be short-term good but long term bad - Save the Space Whales!

Still just a vague idea at the moment though :)

Steve

I was thinking of the creature in the latest season of Doctor Who, but I like your thoughts.  I would like to request that NPRs have an opinion (preferably varying from empire to empire) on starwhale harvesting.  I can imagine an otherwise-friendly NPR that pursues unrestricted starwhaling, while I'm carefully 'managing' their numbers to balance current & future profit.  Especially if we're both 'fishing' the same nebula!  To quote one of my favourite lines from the movie The Hunt for Red October, "WARS have begun that way, Mr. Ambassador!"
Posted by: UnLimiTeD
« on: May 06, 2010, 02:26:58 PM »

They could just create wealth, I mean, thats sort of what current whales do, right?
Posted by: welchbloke
« on: May 06, 2010, 02:07:36 PM »

Quote from: "Steve Walmsley"
Quote from: "sloanjh"
What, like filter feeding in a Nebula?  Where ships are too slow to get away? :)). They would breed over time so killing them all would be short-term good but long term bad - Save the Space Whales!

Still just a vague idea at the moment though :D
Edited to add: Instead of Asteroids how about Comets?  Most stellar formation theories indicate that comets have water, carbon and other organic materials.
Posted by: Steve Walmsley
« on: May 06, 2010, 12:42:18 PM »

Quote from: "sloanjh"
Quote from: "welchbloke"
Quote from: "Steve Walmsley"
Star Whales... Hmmm... Might be interesting :)

What, like filter feeding in a Nebula?  Where ships are too slow to get away? :)). They would breed over time so killing them all would be short-term good but long term bad - Save the Space Whales!

Still just a vague idea at the moment though :)

Steve
Posted by: UnLimiTeD
« on: May 06, 2010, 12:41:18 PM »

Hey, that might totally be interesting.
An alien race that lives in space, without fancy starships.
Posted by: sloanjh
« on: May 06, 2010, 12:22:57 PM »

Quote from: "welchbloke"
Quote from: "Steve Walmsley"
Star Whales... Hmmm... Might be interesting :)

What, like filter feeding in a Nebula?  Where ships are too slow to get away? :twisted:

John
Posted by: welchbloke
« on: May 06, 2010, 09:40:30 AM »

Quote from: "Steve Walmsley"
Star Whales... Hmmm... Might be interesting :)
Posted by: Steve Walmsley
« on: May 06, 2010, 07:53:16 AM »

Star Whales... Hmmm... Might be interesting :)

Steve
Posted by: Steve Walmsley
« on: May 06, 2010, 07:51:47 AM »

Quote from: "Maximillian"
This write up makes me want to play Harpoon again!

Have you considered building the Krasny Oktobyr class of missile ships with lots of cloak, ECM and thermal reduction?
I have been considering designing an SSBN equivalent for the NATO and Soviet sides with very long range missiles. There is no cloak tech on either side though so they would have to rely on disappearing in deep space rather than being hard to detect at short ranges.

Steve
Posted by: StratPlayer
« on: May 05, 2010, 01:42:36 PM »

Quote from: "welchbloke"
Quote from: "sloanjh"
Quote from: "welchbloke"
But aren't Starwhales protected by the Interstellar Starwhaling Commission?  Or are they only taking the Starwhales for "research" porpoises? ::ducks and runs for cover::
John
What's a research porpoise?  Is it a star porpoise? Does it have a PhD?  How did it get tenure?  :mrgreen:

It must have been an accident.  The Interstellar Starwhaling Commision would never grant tenure to a porpoise...    

<drumroll>  ...on porpoise.  <rimshot>
Posted by: welchbloke
« on: May 03, 2010, 01:27:09 PM »

Quote from: "sloanjh"
Quote from: "welchbloke"
Quote from: "Father Tim"
Starwhales?
:mrgreen:
Posted by: sloanjh
« on: May 02, 2010, 03:38:01 PM »

Quote from: "welchbloke"
Quote from: "Father Tim"
Starwhales?
:D
Ha!  I laugh at your thread drift correction manoeuver! :-)

John
Posted by: welchbloke
« on: May 02, 2010, 03:27:27 AM »

Quote from: "Father Tim"
Starwhales?
:D
Posted by: Father Tim
« on: May 01, 2010, 07:48:54 PM »

Starwhales?
Posted by: welchbloke
« on: May 01, 2010, 10:22:29 AM »

I just love the idea of spaceborne AGIs following the NATO fleets around.  You can just imagine the NATO forces contacting the 'peaceful' Soviet ship and asking exactly what it is they think thay are trawling for in deep space  :D