ChrisSpace

How... how am I only finding out about this mod now? Combined with Nert's other mods it's a very good alternative to KSP-IE IMHO.

Cloud or not, that planet looks beautiful in the pic

Alright, I've got some ideas for this, but due to the forum rules against politics I'll PM you about it later today instead

Protomolecule reaches Earth. Got it. You'd think they'd search that part of the sky as soon as the first blob hit, unless they were extremely convinced that it was just natural panspermia. So, what's the purpose of the Mars colony? Is it to give humanity a second base of operations in case Earth is overrun, or is it to produce oxygen/hydrogen/water/methane/steel for constructing more battleships? The aliens must be reeeeally slow if there's time for this. In any case, I'll share my extra thoughts later this evening once I see what SC thinks of my initial ideas.

Hmm, I wouldn't say it's perfect: - While 100 metric tons to LEO sounds impressive, and it is, it isn't really much compared to how heavy man aspects of sci-fi infrastructure is. A c.500-ton-to-LEO launch vehicle such as the ITS or Sea Dragon could launch any reasonable payload, though. - It's cheap compared to, say, the Saturn V or N1, but compared to a similarly-sized yacht/plane/submarine it's actually rather expensive. - It isn't an SSTO, and it needs it's extra booster stage to reach LEO. And it needs to be refilled in LEO to deliver it's 100-ton payload to the moon or Mars. - Yes, it can go almost anywhere in the solar system if it refuels in Low Mars Orbit, but only if you're willing to spend years and years inside it. For the same reason that SpaceX dropped the plan to send a FH-Dragon combination around the moon, you wouldn't want to send a single BFR to Saturn. Precisely. I already have info on the economics of alternative methods to reach Mars, and on alternate orbital launch systems. Now this here is something I'd like to see.

Ripe for plundering? On the contrary, I expect the most high-tech survivor communities to be among the most well-armed.

My second and fourth still apply

The Antarctic Treaty is still a thing that exists. Those places are already colonised, with countless small settlements. Ugggghhh, not this again: First of all, every asteroid capable of causing any global biosphere damage has already been discovered and has had it's orbit mapped to the point where a potential impact with Earth within the next few centuries has been ruled out (and a 0.01% chance of impact shouldn't be considered "potential"). Second, even if no asteroids at all had their orbits mapped, the probability of such an impact happening within the next million years is negligible, and within the next few thousand years is effectively zero. Third, even if a large enough asteroid or comet really was on an impact course with Earth, it would've been detected at least a year (more likely several years) before impact, leaving plenty of opportunity to plan, launch and perform multiple attempts to redirect it's path. Fourth, even if this scenario happened, every attempt failed and the world ended, the surviving population after the Impact Winter would still be far higher than the population of a colonised moon or Mars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nearest_exoplanets Within 10 parsecs there's 26 systems with planets, 5 with 4 or more confirmed planets, and 10 potentially habitable worlds

Quick question: Rather than make interstellar distances one-tenth as far, why not just add star systems within a couple dozen lightyears instead? Also, which star systems does it add? (the previous version of the mod had a list of systems on it's front post)

Any progress updates?

Unfortunately, all the "super-dangerous" creatures of the deep have probably already been discovered. Some quick search lists the following: Saltwater crocodile: Has more of a taste for human than anything else on this list, occasionally swims between islands in SE Asia Sharks: Actually think humans are disgusting, and only really attack if they smell blood or think you're not a human Giant/Goliath Grouper: Very rarely attempts predation on scuba divers, no successful attempt known Humboldt squid: In large swarms, supposedly acts like how Piranhas act in popular culture Sperm Whale: The only whale known to swallow human-sized squid whole, but only hunts really deep down in the ocean [DATA EXPUNGED] Venomous things: Far too many for me to list

72. Scuba suit, in case there's a hull breach and you can't afford a spacesuit

Probably the same, unless our excess water is put near Earth

And also: - Sealth submarines wouldn't exist, since they wouldn't be able to go deep enough to be visually invisible - Giant sea cryptids such as the Kraken would either be much smaller or non-existent in folklore since the sea literally isn't deep enough for a Kraken to fit in - Every shipwreck ever would be recoverable Throw it all on Mars, like Randall Munroe once suggested. Or clump it together and give it an elliptical orbit to make the mother of all comets. -Creates petition to yeet 99% of Earth's water into space- What are you referring to, exactly? Sharks? Sperm Whales? Atlanteans? New idea, turn all the excess water into a planetary ring to cover up some of the sunlight hitting the equator. Problem solved.

So I just tried a slightly different method, using the angular size and known diameter of the moon instead, and as of exactly 12 hours ago I got a distance of 382000 +- 1000 kilometres. How close did I get?

Granted, but the only thing you can moderate is the water temperature of a hydrothermal vent three hundred kilometres east of Hawaii. I wish I could teleport anyone I want to anywhere I want, in a manner that is perfectly safe for them and me

The Expanse The Man in The High Castle Solar system split between two superpowers World split between two superpowers Neither is completely evil or good Neither is completely evil (to their surviving populations) or good Both sides hate Belters Both sides hate "undesirables" Newest of the two factions is the most powerful (Mars) Newest of the two factions is the most powerful (Reich)

He meant the level of development in that picture, with four BFRs on the surface at once and proper construction underway. Well that answers my other questions.

Central Office for Very Fast and Efficient Fusion Engines

As a representative of this sub-demographic I support this idea

Perhaps we can use that to make an accurate 3D model of the BFS, for modding purposes?