| From: | shadowrn@*********.com (Charles S Remis) |
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| Subject: | RTS (WasRe: RT Superconductors & Fusion (WAS Re: EMP vs. Cyberware..)) |
| Date: | Wed Jul 25 09:25:00 2001 |
I was going through my mailboxes and found this message in the
drafts folder. Apparently, I was replying to someone, was
interrupted, and never got back to it. So very belatedly,
my thoughts on the matter...
Of course, a SR campaign with real RTS superconductors
could be fun...
Various wrote:
> :>> The only effect of room temperature superconductors
> :>> seems to be reaction enhancing cyberware. There's got
> :>> to be a whole host of better uses for that technology
> :>> than merely making freaky cybergoons react .2ms faster.
>
> Like, say, gridlink power? Or even simply the tech needed
> to make useful electric vehicles and distribute the power they
> need? Or how about solar powered trans oceanic transports
> that make global resource exploitation a flexible enough
> industry to survive without government subsidy and protections?
> Power distribution within skyscrapers is a specialized
> construction method that is already strained to meet demands-
> scale those demands up to an arcology, and RTS technology
> becomes a very signifigant breakthrough.
You don't really need true room temperature superconductors (RTS)
for these or any of the specifically listed areas where RTS are
used. From a game standpoint, NEAR RTS would work just as well,
while leaving in sufficient inefficiency to prevent the really
obnoxious game effects. Take, for example, lasers. They
currently need a power pack of varying size, from belt to
backpack, to fire a few shots. Pretty realistic with near RTS.
If you assume true RTS, there would be nothing to prevent more
Star Wars style weaponry. You could literally have a hand held
laser pistol which could fire _a lot_ of shots. You could have
practical hand held gauss (magnetic accelerator) weaponry.
Mind you, I'm not saying that these are bad things, I am just
agreeing with the original poster. The world and feel of SR
does not take into account RTS, but do work fine with near
RTS.
Regards,
CSR
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