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Megastructures Superweapons and Global Architectures in Sci-Fi Computer Games

49 points by niDistinct 6y ago

tedivm 6y ago
Link that doesn't require a login (or contact harvesting)- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325283380_Megastructures_Superweapons_and_Global_Architectures_in_Science_Fiction_Computer_Games https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325283380_Megastruc...
jeffgreco 6y ago
If ever I wanted some visual reference rather than pure text...
filmfact 6y ago
If you like Megastructures and video games, you should check out “Dyson Sphere Project”. It’s an early access game, but very playable.
- crooked-v 6y ago
  On a similar note, the Gigastructural Engineering & More mod for the space strategy game Stellaris adds a broad variety of fully visually modeled megastructures that sufficiently advanced space empires can build, ranging from academic theoreticals like Alderson disks to 'more gun' space combat uses like Death Stars to just-there-to-be-silly items like Discworld-style flat 'planets'.
- MikeTheGreat 6y ago
  Sorry for the nitpicking, but since it seemed awesome enough for me to go check on I figured I'd leave the link & name here: "Dyson Sphere Program" https://store.steampowered.com/app/1366540/Dyson_Sphere_Program/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1366540/Dyson_Sphere_Prog... (I figured - how often are the author(s) going to get some traffic from HN? May as well make it count :) )
- 9214 6y ago
  If you like Tsutomu Nihei's megastructures and video games (specifically Half-Life 2 modding scene and old-school, retro-to-the-bone shooters), you should check out G String [1]. My 2020 GOTY hands down. But an absolute go-to for lovers of virtual architecture is NaissanceE [2], which is free on Steam. [1]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1224600/G_String/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1224600/G_String/ [2]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/265690/NaissanceE/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/265690/NaissanceE/
rkagerer 6y ago
This is a terrible website. It gives you three different links/buttons to download the thing and wants you to sign in (e.g. with Google or Facebook) before granting access.
- slowmovintarget 6y ago
  In the hopes you don't notice that you can just scroll down and read the paper.

49 points by niDistinct 6y ago

Link that doesn't require a login (or contact harvesting)- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325283380_Megastructures_Superweapons_and_Global_Architectures_in_Science_Fiction_Computer_Games https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325283380_Megastruc...

jeffgreco 6y ago

If ever I wanted some visual reference rather than pure text...

filmfact 6y ago

If you like Megastructures and video games, you should check out “Dyson Sphere Project”. It’s an early access game, but very playable.

crooked-v 6y ago
On a similar note, the Gigastructural Engineering & More mod for the space strategy game Stellaris adds a broad variety of fully visually modeled megastructures that sufficiently advanced space empires can build, ranging from academic theoreticals like Alderson disks to 'more gun' space combat uses like Death Stars to just-there-to-be-silly items like Discworld-style flat 'planets'.
MikeTheGreat 6y ago
Sorry for the nitpicking, but since it seemed awesome enough for me to go check on I figured I'd leave the link & name here: "Dyson Sphere Program" https://store.steampowered.com/app/1366540/Dyson_Sphere_Program/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1366540/Dyson_Sphere_Prog... (I figured - how often are the author(s) going to get some traffic from HN? May as well make it count :) )
9214 6y ago
If you like Tsutomu Nihei's megastructures and video games (specifically Half-Life 2 modding scene and old-school, retro-to-the-bone shooters), you should check out G String [1]. My 2020 GOTY hands down. But an absolute go-to for lovers of virtual architecture is NaissanceE [2], which is free on Steam. [1]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1224600/G_String/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1224600/G_String/ [2]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/265690/NaissanceE/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/265690/NaissanceE/

rkagerer 6y ago

This is a terrible website. It gives you three different links/buttons to download the thing and wants you to sign in (e.g. with Google or Facebook) before granting access.

slowmovintarget 6y ago
In the hopes you don't notice that you can just scroll down and read the paper.