Octus Imperium Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Interesting system find this turn. Nine Warp Points in one system! Will take a while to figure this location out. And no, it was not a Nexus. Anyone else seeing the occasional megaplex of WPs? And yes, there will be some 'observers' stationed here soon.... Now where are those mass detection thing-a-ma-bobs? Octus Imperium (Sending traffic cop to the above location. It will eventually need one!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowKitsune Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 I have seen a planetary system with eight+ warp points. What was wierd was how many of those warp points led to Nexus systems with only one warp point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WKE235 Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 I have seen a planetary system with eight+ warp points. What was wierd was how many of those warp points led to Nexus systems with only one warp point. One system with 10 WP's. Many do seem to lead into stars with only one WP. Merely chance? Or a pattern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Miles Avatar Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Same here 1 planetary systems with 10 WP's . Im sure there are others about that can confirm as I have seen thier ships in this system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobknob Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Quite a few of those type of systems actually and I find that they all have plenty of dead ends, about 1/2 or better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Uriel Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 I remember a post from the old boards where a player had a HW system with 18 planets (or asteroids) and 18 WP. Not sure how true that was. Lord Uriel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakarissa Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 18 Warp points? You would pauper your world building defensive points at each of those warp points. If I was that player I would make friends of all my neighbors. From a defensive point of view, that system is undefendable. You can't build enough defenses quick enough to plug all the holes in that dyke. Sakarissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-t-akua Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 Sakarissa is correct. That is not a tenable position. I would give serious thought to asking for a new set up if I were in that position. I would also hope that there would not be one way warps into an HW system as that is also undefendable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Xaar Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 I have seen an 8+ w.p. system that had at least one w.p. each of class A-G. It is almost completely surveyed - got to get that pesky G next turn. I have five examples of 7+ w.p. systems. They are quite rare based on my sample size. (individual results may vary) I think the largest planetary system I've seen had something like 34-40 bodies in it. Fortunately they are not the same system. :lol: -LX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Xaar Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 Oh, and the these systems with large numbers of w.p.s have not been leading to one-w.p. systems exclusively. Lots of two w.p. systems though. (again not exclusively) I have to think these systems are like giant "switchboards" linking different segments of the system network. I would be very interesting to see some of this in that Astrosynthesis program, I for one have no had time to really play with it though. -LX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord SaHeru Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 8 has been our max and of the 2 systems we found like that all but 1 WP went to deadend systems. But Pete did say that all WP have at least 1 path going to them. We and many other have taken this to mean that those systems have at least 1 other 1 way connecting to them. Lord SaHeru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandaemonium Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 This raises the ancillary question: is the Warp Point/Tunnel system a naturally occuring phenomenon that we all have rediscovered, or is it an artificial construction? If it is natural, it might well be of random design, but, if it is the construct of a rational, culture, it would probably have a fuctional design, so that all stars which are accessed by the Warp system would have some way out and there would always be a reason for providing contact to a star system, either a planetary system or another Warp Tunnel out. Of course, it could be a combination of both, in which case nothing can be inferred. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-t-akua Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 This raises the ancillary question: is the Warp Point/Tunnel system a naturally occuring phenomenon that we all have rediscovered, or is it an artificial construction? If it is natural, it might well be of random design, but, if it is the construct of a rational, culture, it would probably have a fuctional design, so that all stars which are accessed by the Warp system would have some way out and there would always be a reason for providing contact to a star system, either a planetary system or another Warp Tunnel out. Of course, it could be a combination of both, in which case nothing can be inferred. *sigh* I suspect we have not learned enough to know the answer to your question. If someone has figured it out they are not speaking. There is some technology that allows you to create warp points so i suspect that there is a reasonable likelihood that the warp tunnels are artificial although I would not guarantee it. After all many times natural phenomena inspire artificial ones. On another note, I found a Warp Nexus this turn that had only one two way warp leading to it. Some nexus!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldred Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 You will find that warp nexuses (or is it nexi?) with only one warp point are not uncommon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserwolf Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 On another note, I found a Warp Nexus this turn that had only one two way warp leading to it. Some nexus!!! That you could see with your current technology... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.