 Minimum size to maintain a stable mana field, Building a space habitat. |
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 Feb 18 2011, 07:03 PM
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Midnight Toker  Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456  |
I need some input here.
What would be the minimum necessary internal surface area for an Island 3 style space habitat to maintain a a background count of 0 in the interior and a maximum BC of 4 between the two cylinders, assuming that the entire usable surface of the habiat is dedicated to rain forest? |
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Feb 18 2011, 08:20 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
Somewhere in the neighborhood of "That's no moon."
You're not going to get up to a BC of 0 in a space station. I think the canon stations have a BC of around 4 at best. |
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Feb 18 2011, 09:21 PM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Feb 18 2011, 03:20 PM)  Somewhere in the neighborhood of "That's no moon." You're not going to get up to a BC of 0 in a space station. I think the canon stations have a BC of around 4 at best. Any recent info on SR space development? It is my understanding that SR space stations tend to be rather small, with perhaps a few dozen crew members. Bog standard O'Neill cylinders have 392 square miles of usable surface area, five miles of sky, and are designed to support a population of 5 million humans in relative comfort. They look something like this. An Island 3 colony has two such cylinders connected with a long rod along with two agricultural rings. |
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Feb 18 2011, 09:27 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (hyzmarca @ Feb 18 2011, 04:21 PM) Those are "That's no moon" in size. |
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Feb 18 2011, 09:46 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 772 Joined: 12-December 07 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 14,589 |
The ISS is only about the size of a football field and I can see it from my backyard.
Wake of the Comet is the last thing that really delved into Shadowrun in Space. |
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Feb 19 2011, 02:45 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,183 Joined: 5-December 07 From: Lower UCAS, along the border Member No.: 14,507 |
Was Wake pre or post Target: Wastelands?
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