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Question: from browsing the manual, the scoop is something very different from a Bussard ramscoop, correct? And the physics are all non-relativistic? I don't m

by phreeza 10y ago

Question: from browsing the manual, the scoop is something very different from a Bussard ramscoop, correct? And the physics are all non-relativistic? I don't mean to knock the game at all, it looks absolutely fantanstic and just the list of inspirations makes me want to play it, very much.

technomancy 10y ago
Oh yeah, the word "scoop" is used to refer to a collector for asteroid mining, though the manual also refers to "fuel collectors" that are intended to be Bussard ramscoops. The physics are non-relativistic; correct. I have a section in my dev notes labeled "crimes against science" where I list out all the places I can think of that the game diverges from realism, (and avoid adding to the list) but I hadn't considered that yet since all the interstellar travel in the game happens through artificial wormholes: https://gitlab.com/technomancy/bussard/blob/master/spoilers/readme.md#crimes-against-science https://gitlab.com/technomancy/bussard/blob/master/spoilers/... (edit: spoiler warning for the link)