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<blockquote data-quote="jester47" data-source="post: 1981371" data-attributes="member: 2238">I have been kicking around an idea for Mechwarrior d20 and that got me thinking about other scifi fiction stuff.&nbsp; This has got me thinking about what intersteller expansion might look like.&nbsp; What I have envisioned is somthing like Transhuman Space spread out over many many systems.&nbsp; The big question is transportation and communication.&nbsp; As far as I have been able to tell, &quot;subspace&quot; is &quot;magical ability to talk in real time over intersteller distances.&quot;&nbsp; Hyper Pulse Generators seem to make more sense.&nbsp; That is they fold space long enough to get a transmission through.&nbsp; Though what they look like in the BattleTech universe is unknown.&nbsp; I would think they would be orbital stations with huge arrays to recieve HPG communications from elsewhere.&nbsp; Transport will require some form of &quot;warp&quot; or &quot;space fold&quot; or &quot;hyperspace&quot; or &quot;gateway.&quot;&nbsp; All that can be worked out.&nbsp; (at this point Dune is looking to be the most believable.&nbsp; But at this point, stuff starts to break down.&nbsp; The problem is keeping track of where people have been and where they have colonised.&nbsp; This is easy with a gate network.&nbsp; Its harder when there are warps and folds (I personally don't go for hyperspace).&nbsp; In any case it requires huge ammounts of energy ( I mean colossal ammounts).&nbsp; This means that a ship would be huge (maybe moonsized?)&nbsp; Religion would play a big role in such a universe.&nbsp; It would be the sole reason why people remain more or less human.&nbsp; Just thinking of the implications is mind boggleing.&nbsp; AAron.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jester47, post: 1981371, member: 2238"] I have been kicking around an idea for Mechwarrior d20 and that got me thinking about other scifi fiction stuff. This has got me thinking about what intersteller expansion might look like. What I have envisioned is somthing like Transhuman Space spread out over many many systems. The big question is transportation and communication. As far as I have been able to tell, "subspace" is "magical ability to talk in real time over intersteller distances." Hyper Pulse Generators seem to make more sense. That is they fold space long enough to get a transmission through. Though what they look like in the BattleTech universe is unknown. I would think they would be orbital stations with huge arrays to recieve HPG communications from elsewhere. Transport will require some form of "warp" or "space fold" or "hyperspace" or "gateway." All that can be worked out. (at this point Dune is looking to be the most believable. But at this point, stuff starts to break down. The problem is keeping track of where people have been and where they have colonised. This is easy with a gate network. Its harder when there are warps and folds (I personally don't go for hyperspace). In any case it requires huge ammounts of energy ( I mean colossal ammounts). This means that a ship would be huge (maybe moonsized?) Religion would play a big role in such a universe. It would be the sole reason why people remain more or less human. Just thinking of the implications is mind boggleing. AAron. [/QUOTE]

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