Rev
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Post by Rev on Nov 3, 2010 12:14:34 GMT -5
Okay then. What happened on day 0? (as to why we post day 1 - 25)
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Rattrap
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Post by Rattrap on Nov 3, 2010 12:25:49 GMT -5
If you're referring to the Pz-Zazz subplot, then the Timeline thread in the Pz-Zazz OOC board is where you need to look.
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Post by Rodimus Prime on Nov 3, 2010 14:26:26 GMT -5
We generally restart a timeline anytime we move to a new 'phase' in the game. We find it easier than trying to reference real world dates, since (1) game time moves at a different pace than real world time and (2) we tend to have a lot of things happening at once, so that we can minimize the number of people waiting on one thread to end before they start a new one.
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Rev
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Post by Rev on Nov 17, 2010 12:11:58 GMT -5
How wrong or right are these assumptions? Event Horizon and Ship are currently docked at a space port in geosynchronous orbit above Pz-Zazz. A space bridge or teleporter equivalent ferries people down to planet. This planet has multiple alien races some of which are the same size as Cybertronians – hence some of their vehicles would be big enough to put Omega Supreme in his place. The technology is very high fitting that space travel is active.
And on the whole technology level bit, has any Bay-verse bots scanned a new non-earth alt mode? Flying car for Baricade or Star Wars-esque speeder bike for Arcee? How do all the Characters from the 'Universe' line fit in on the Yay or Nay scale? (I like the Idea of Skywarp as a wrecker)
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Post by Springer on Nov 17, 2010 12:50:35 GMT -5
I believe the assumptions about Pz-Zazz are generally correct.
Nobody has scanned a Pz-Zazz mode to my knowledge, but I don't read every thread, so I could be wrong. Given that Pz-Zazz modes are bigger than the 'bots normally, I'm not sure if it'd work right.
Since Universe 1's primary fiction is Botcon/Fan Club fiction, it's off-limits as a canon to draw from, going by the rules.
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Nov 17, 2010 15:43:49 GMT -5
The Autobot and Decepticon ships are docked at different space stations. They're in different time zones.
To get from the surface to the ships and vice versa, there are shuttle systems from the space station to space ports that are much like public buses - you pay your fare, you hop a shuttle. You can, of course, upgrade to business class or first class for a bigger fee and more leg room and nicer snacks. Spacebridges and teleportation have not been shown to be in use. This doesn't mean that they aren't, but they haven't been shown, so they're definitely not common or well-known if they do exist.
The technology level is roughly on par with Transformers, below in some aspects; above in others; just plain different in others. The planet does have a noir bent, though, which is the most important thing to keep in mind.
The majority of Pz-Zazz sapient life is as big as or bigger than Autobot carbots. Most of their vehicles are just too big for people to scan. It is possible for the Bay folks to scan some of the small Pz-Zazz machines, but no one seems to want to, since they'd have to delete the data for a stored mode to do so.
(Omega Supreme had an unhappy rebuild and is now only Grimlock's size as a robot and about the size of Astrotrain's shuttle mode as a rocket).
We don't allow OTFCC/BotCon/Fanclub stuff, because it is hard for people to learn the canon.
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Post by Rodimus Prime on Nov 17, 2010 16:17:02 GMT -5
We don't allow OTFCC/BotCon/Fanclub stuff, because it is hard for people to learn the canon. Also, because most of them really amount to "Another variant of G1 with some quirky angle," and there are already quite enough G1 variants available from the more widely available canons.
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Post by Dustcutter on Nov 22, 2010 13:01:58 GMT -5
This really is aimed at Hook, on top of the PM, does ship have metal walls, access hatches or vents?
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Post by Dr. James Hook on Nov 22, 2010 15:16:27 GMT -5
For the most part, Ship is made of purple metal. This metal may or may not be ferromagnetic. Certainly, being a ship, aluminum and titanium are likely widely used for their high strength to weight ratio, and aluminum and titanium are not ferromagnetic. There are certainly components of Ship that are polymeric, ceramic, or composite in nature, as opposed to metallic.
There are hatches and doors, of course, and those are mostly metal. There is also a ventilation system, because some of the Beast Warriors sometimes seem like they need to breathe, and the Nebulans need to breathe when not protected by their suits. I would assume that, like most ductwork, it is made of metal.
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Post by Waspinator on Dec 6, 2010 11:59:20 GMT -5
Given that our Ship designer plays the trumpet (Hook, I hope these assumptions are accurate) what the chance we have a music room, specifically one with either a double neck guitar or full drum set. Given the need of resources, if the answer is No, what does one do to get time in the Sim room?
The other day I imagined Waspinator be very similar to Animal from the Muppet Show, and now I cant get the idea out of my head of Waspy on guitar or drums. (Rodimus as Kermit too sorry, and Shockwave as Sam Eagle)
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Post by Dr. James Hook on Dec 6, 2010 15:18:26 GMT -5
Giving it some thought, given all the Evil Engineering that the Decepticons do, I have decided that they do have an acoustics testing room, in the engineering area, which doubles as a recording studio (in case we ever decide to try to take over the universe via the Jem and the Holograms scheme, I guess). If it isn't currently in use, anyone can borrow the music room, which has some mundane and more exotic alien instruments, including a drum kit and a double neck guitar.
Likewise, if the sim room hasn't been checked out by someone for a specific use, anyone can borrow it.
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Post by Waspinator on Dec 7, 2010 13:01:06 GMT -5
this is just a silly question and I dont expect a 'yes' but what's the chance of getting 'Predesecticon' as a sub-faction?
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Post by Emirate Xaaron on Dec 7, 2010 18:28:54 GMT -5
We don't really have subfactions, to be honest. You'll note that in the good guys, the officers are made of a mix of Autobots and Maximals, and in the bad guys, there's a mix of Decepticons and Predacons. (If we had more Mini-Cons and Vehicons, it is possible, that if there was an opening and the character in question was appropriate for the role, we might even have Mini-Con and Vehicon officers.) We sort of just lump all the good guys together into one chain of command and all the bad guys together into a different chain of command. It doesn't matter that Rook's a Predacon - he still outranks Phobia, who is a Decepticon, and Phobia has to listen to Rook. This is probably a more serious answer than you were looking for.
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Post by Rodimus Prime on Dec 7, 2010 19:24:21 GMT -5
I imagine that if Waspinator were to insist hard enough that he is a Predesecticon, people would let him call himself that (while shrugging it off and thinking he's kind of nuts).
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Post by Waspinator on Dec 8, 2010 6:20:07 GMT -5
I meant sub-faction in the way that we have predacons and stunticons and insecticons and constructacons etc just a name to identify a group. But I do like Rodimus' answer, it also gets Waspinator safely into believing that he's allied to the 'cons rather than a hard member and hence less of a traitor to the Autobrats. (and they betrayed him first anyway)
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