The Agzarai reply: "You insult us, puny animal! Asking for an alliance! We do not make alliances you thing! We conquer! We only wanted an alliance with Carnotaur because we wanted to lure him, and all of you, into a false sense of security! Now we have you all in a trap! You continue to weaken yourselves by attacking the Corocians! Carnotaur was smart! He made alliances and is now trying to stop us! Because he does not have any support coming from you or Lonevoinian, we will not be stopped! You are doomed, weakling!"

As soon as the Agzarai made this reply, they began increasing raids on the Groon and Andro systems. Ships were pouring into Soombley. At this moment there are 249 Cruisers and 146 heavy cruisers. There are also 99 Destroyers. Each day, the amount of ships that attack Groon and Andro is increased by 5.

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Carnotaur then meets with Rooster on Azdgari. "Rooster, I'm lost. I don't know what to do. I'm allied with you, I have the Izgari, I have the Rogue, Daedalus is neutral, I'm assuming Oasa is with me, but this Rama and Lonevoinian! I can't control them! I can't seem to convince them that the Agzarari are a much large threat! Sorry about you loosing Sol. I just can't help it. I have to allocate most of my fleet to the Azdgari/Agzarai border. And if I attack Rama to try to stop him, he'll attack me and that won't be good (because Rama will just make himself ALWAYS WIN which is TOTALLY unrealistic!!) and if I don't attack him, then I will be dishonoring our alliance! Rooster, what should I do?"

"I also want to say I'm sorry that I tried to destroy and conquer you. I've made a lot of mistakes these past months. I am truely sorry. I shouldn't have attacked you. I was just trying to make the Azdgari truely and emensely great. Oh well, next time I'll find a better way."

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To Escape Velocity: Nova and Beyond!
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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

Here is the total stats for the entire Agzarai Empire:

Heavy Cruisers - 632,000
Cruisers - 1,141,000
Battleships - 1,132,000
Light Cruisers - 175,000
Destroyers - 15,000
Heavy Destroyers - 14,000
Fighters - 2,119,000
Interceptors - 1,112,000
Gunships - 14,000
Gunboats - 15,000
Frigates - 13,000
Attack Ships - 11,000

However, only a sixth of these have been allocated to the Milky Way. The rest are either protecting the Agzarai Empire or off fighting some other race.

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To Escape Velocity: Nova and Beyond!
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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

(This message has been edited by Captain Carnotaur (edited 01-03-2001).)

(This message has been edited by Captain Carnotaur (edited 01-03-2001).)

Carno, you are once again, using the Adzarai as a weapon. I am beginning to personally not like you. 'specially that comment about saying a always win. I am not the one who took over at least 7 systems in ONE post. I took ONE system in 7 posts. I think you need to think about what you say and what you do.
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High Peon: "Rama we have lost Andro and Groon. We can't stop them. The rest of the fleet has arrived from Sol and we still can't hold them."

Other High Peon: "Rama, the defense arrays are in place in all Raman systems. They were simple to make. We only had to disassemble 8 of our cruisers and 3 of Lonevoinians colony cruisers."

Rama: "Excellent, I was beginning to think we were finished. I am glad Lone Voinian figured out how to rupture a worm hole. The tech is top secret, only to be shared with Lonevoinian."

Tech update: The defense array is basically a structure in space that contance a mesh projector, good sensors, and a large quantum chamber. When a worm hole is created, the array fires a high energy mesh at it which crushes the hole. The few ships that actually make it through the hole intact are outnumbered by Raman defenses.
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Peon Advisel: "Rama, our strategans have been analysing the situation. With the developement of mesh technology we no longe require the hyperlinks linking us to the Milkyway. We are prepared to sever them by feeding the black holes, already present in the area, with matter from stars that can be transported with the mesh."

Rama: "I see your point. Do it. Warn Lonevoinian."

In three days the blackholes will have grown enough to disrupt the connection.
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(This message has been edited by Rama (edited 01-03-2001).)

Sorry Rama. I'll stop using them as a weapon against you. However, I have to be realistic. Both you and I will loose systems. I also won't say anything about you always winning.

And Rama, why are you continuing to attack the Corocians? I can't keep up my alliance with you if you are constantly attacking the Corocians, my other ally. Why attack them when you have this big Agzarai threat?

And third, as I said before, the Agzarai only use wormholes to get to the Milky Way or to go really long distances. They don't always use wormholes. Then, your defense systems will only work when the Agzarai are using wormholes, which they don't use a lot. Mainly only to get here.

Expect some info on the Agzarai and their relatives as well as a map update soon.

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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

Thank you Carno, that clears somethings up. The reason why I continue to attack the Corocians (actually now I don't have a fleet to attack with thank to the Agzarai) is because of my character. The Ramans are intent on destroying the Corocians. Right now they are intent on surviving the Agzarai. The reason for severing the remaining links to the Milky Way is so that the Agzarai cannot worm hole into the Raman border and take normal hyper jumps into Raman space. The Ramans are trying to make their space an island that can't be landed on. This is good for your alliance if the Ramans don't attack you.
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High Peon: "Rama, sir, I have news, the auto self destruct, that we have put into all of our planets since the ancient great war, has activated. As we speak, the systems: Soombley, Groon, and Andro, are being ripped apart by massive explosions. Those systems will share the same fate as those that were destroyed during the great war.
-I also have some good news, at least, 249 Cruisers and 146 heavy cruisers and 99 Agzarai Destroyers have also been destroyed.
(Carno, You might want to tally those off of the
105333 Heavy Cruisers
190167 Cruisers
188667 Battleships
29167 Light Cruisers
2500 Destroyers
2333 Heavy Destroyers
353167 Fighters
185333 Interceptors
2333 Gunships
2500 Gunboats
2167 Frigates
1833 Attackships
1,065,500 Total Agzarai ships
assigned to conquor the milkyway.)

-Also, Sir, the blackholes have expanded enough that the jump links are still there but too unstable for an entire fleet to get through.

Rama: May we mourn the loss of the three systems.

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I'm revoking the entire incursion to Sol. The Ramans and Lonevoinian have no technology to allow them to travel such distances in such speed, nor does anybody. The mesh device requires a reciever and can only take a vessel a max of 8 jumps. I don't want any crap about how i'm making demands after being out so long cause my connection was out today. I'll leave in everything else, and start off talking to Carnotaur.

CONTINUATION: Rooster: "My people have an idea. It will take alot out of both of our races, but it will stop the Agzarai. I think you remember our friend Ziatsu. A large figure with a blue cloak on walks into the room. Ziatsu: "Mister Carnotaur, good to see you again. My people, the Ancara, have the utmost experience with sliptechnology as we have created the slipstream drive. We have devised a way to also create the barrier which requires these drives." Ziatsu calls up a file on the slipbarrier. Ziatsu: "The Slipbarrier, spanning the entire circumference of the Milky Way galaxy. The only breach is at the Raman Singularity Pool." Carnotaur is very confused. Ziatsu: "Ah...what is the term? Oh, yes. Black Hole. The Ramans of course use these to hold apart the barrier and allow jumptravel, as they have no slipstream technology. With your help, we intend to close the barrier." Rooster had already heard this demonstration, but was just as excited as Carnotaur.

Carno: "How?" Rooster: "Well, it does take an awful lot of energy. Despite common thought, their isn't a big scientific way to destroy a black hole. You just blow it up." Ziatsu: "Essentially, yes. The black holes have acquired an amazing amount of nucleic energy, but the ionic bonds are keeping a fission reaction from taking place." Rooster: "That's where i come in. Our anti-ions should effectively provide the correct reaction, but it'll need a little help. The updated disruptor beam design, from our new research, uses Raman-inspired quantum energy to open the subspace tears. This quantum energy should speed up and thus increase the explosion--" Ziatsu: "And the disruptor beam's subspace tear will work with this explosion to reseal the corridor...permenantly. Not even the mesh device will be able to penetrate, only slipstream." Rooster: "If you will allocate the resources for this, then i will. The only problem is that we only have enough manpower to do this to one of the black holes at a time. We can block out the Agzarai, but if the Ramans notice anything they may be able to stop our second attempt." Ziatsu: "I'm afraid the majority of my people do not care to help, but i will assist in any way possible." Rooster: "That leaves you, Carno. Will you do it?"

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It is not fear that will destroy you, but the absence of it.

How does a Slipstream work?

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The Person who misspells "Voinian" knows not of the 50 gigaton nuke coming at their cranium.

My objective is to live forever. So far so good.

These are the times i live for. Class now begins.

DATAFILE: Slipstream Technology
The slipbarrier is a natural formation that encircles a galaxy and restricts space travel through it. Through the use of the slipstream, a corridor of subspace can be created to allow a ship to pass through the slipbarrier and also allows quick and invisible travel through space. Subspace is the layer of existence within standard space. It is as amateur observations would state a second dimension of reality. A slipstream, black hole, and disruptor tear all pour our existence into the subspace layer. The slipstream drive is powered by a finite crystal supply found on certain worlds. The only known planet to hold these crystals lies inside Ancara territory and the Oasans allocated enough in the Battle of Ancara to power their allies drives for an extended period. The Ancara government is currently restricting all trade of these rare crystals.

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(This message has been edited by roostersw (edited 01-03-2001).)

Rooster, you may have missed my post about the Ramans trying to do the same thing that you are doing by expanding the black holes. They don't want the Agzarai to attack the already ravaged Raman space from undefended milkyway systems. Essentially you would be opening up the now closed barrier. The black holes are not the cause of the opening. The opening was there before. Using the mesh device the Ramans and lonevoinian no longer require the two remaining hyper links connected the two galaxies. In fact, the galaxies are once again separate from the feeding of the black holes.

Also, you don't have quantum chambers. Just because I posted what they were doesn't mean your character gets them. Even if you face quantum cannons in combat you still don't get them.

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Rama, revoke your post. Immediately. You can't destroy Groon, Andro, and Soombley. No total destruction. Also, your big black holes can't stop the Agzarai. They have a special kind of sub-space drive which actually pushes them into sub-space. Once there, they pass the area that the black holes are in, and come out the other end.

To Rooster: Where exactly to the Ancara live? I need to know in order to make my map correct.

To Everyone: If any of you think that I am just adding on all this stuff to make the Agzarai unbeatable, you're wrong. I always had all this stuff created.

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Carnotaur: "I'm sorry Rooster, but that might not solve our problems. You see, the Agzarai only use slipstream inside our galaxy. They used, and still use, artificial wormholes created by their friends the Igzaerah to get into this universe. Much quicker. Much easier. And they can't be stopped by any of our technology. And besides, what will happen to the Agzarai already here? They have enough planets to easily manufacture enough ships to still be a threat.

"However, yes. I will agree to help you with supplying resources. However, as for ships, not tons of them. I still have to allocate half my fleet to the Azdgari/Agzarai border, and I've also lost Queird."

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To Escape Velocity: Nova and Beyond!
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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

I don't know what "quantum chambers" are but quantum energy is a type of nuclear energy. You can't own it. Whatever state the black holes are in the subspace energy is still there, and our plans would still close the barrier.

Rooster: "Carno, the Agzarai's wormholes are just a more advanced type of subspace travel by your explanation. The barrier wouldn't block their wormholes, though, that is a problem. We can at least get rid of one problem...and when left alone they might cancel each other out. Coordinate the resources and reroute to Azdgari. We're gonna block out Rama." Carnotaur went immediately to call in the appropriate resources, and Ziatsu planned the strike.

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I think you mis understand again roostersw. The Ramans want the hyperlinks destroyed, the black holes are now already blocking the the galaxies from eachother. Also, the original galaxy stopped before Rizgarik. If you repair the subspace breach you would be cutting off a considerable portion of adgzari space. These systems were all discovered by the Agdzari in the same clump as Raman territory. They connect the Raman galxaxy with the milky way.

Carno, those systems are destroyed. In fact, before the story started practically my entire galaxy was destroyed. you destroyed an entire system of yours with a black hole in the beginning. Soombley, Groon, and Andro are now off the map. I do not revoke my post.

Roostersw, if you want to be literal about technology, your anti-ion defense would only be useful against an ion cannon, not disruptor beams. Also, when I gave the specs on Quantum energy, I never said anything about it being nuclear energy.
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High Peon: Rama, we are now cut off from the milkyway. But there is just one thing I don't understand. How do we use the mesh device without a transpondor in the milkway.
RS-683
Rama: That is a simple answer. The same way that the lonevoinians originally got to us. Planets can be used as transponders. A transponder merely acts as a stable target. Mesh devices need a target, they cannot just aim for a certain area of space. To go back to the milkyway we just use the redshift of a planet to discover where it is. The mesh device stays locked onto that planet and transports a ship there.
Peon: Rama! The Omega Class Transport has just arrived from Corocian space along with Lonevoinian. We have practically a moon sized amount of resources. Ship construction has been doubled.
Rama: Excellent. Soon we may be able to fight back at the Agzarai.
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(This message has been edited by Rama (edited 01-04-2001).)

To Rama: Well that was before, this is now! Those planets were not destroyed! No total destruction! Don't bring up anything that occured before. Apparently Rooster decided that those two systems could be destroyed. I will leave it up to Rooster to decide whether or not to revoke your post.

To Everyone: No matter how many things you do, quantum barriers, black holes, whatever, you can't keep out the Agzarai. If you do keep out the Agzarai, then you'll defeat them way to easily and then what do we write about? So far, none of your ideas can keep out the Agzarai. However, keep thinking. You might come up with something, and I might change my mind.

To Rama Again: What you said about the Milky Way and Raman galaxies are WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY off!!! Galaxies are HUGE! The EVO map is just a very very very very very very very small part of the milky way. Second, your space is still part of the milky way. So far, only the Agzarai are from another galaxies. Third, galaxies are far far far far far away from each other. There is absolutely no way your space can be part of another galaxy. They are too far apart.

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To Escape Velocity: Nova and Beyond!
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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

Carno, if what you say about galaxies is true, then this force field thing of roostersw's would not cut off the Ramans which have already been cut off anyway by the black holes.

Also, my defense arrays don't keep the Agzarai out. The arrays keep the Agzarai from sending more than about five big ships through at once. The defense is enough to keep the Ramans from being immediately wiped out which they would have had not the three systems been destroyed. If those planets are not wiped out then you are essentially kicking me out of the story. This would not be the case had the Agzarai not sent there fleet here. Those are my systems and they are gone. I will not ackknowledge there presence simply because I wish to remain in the story and conquor your galaxy.

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Uuughhhhh... Okay. You can keep the post about the systems being destroyed, I geuss.

However, what I said about the galaxies is 100% true, and I will not deviate from my standing on that topic.

Here are some ways to keep the Agzarai way:

Black Holes : Black Holes are capable, if small enough (the smaller a black hole gets, the stronger it gets) they can disrupt wormholes, and allow only 10-6 ships to be brought in at one time.

Slipstream Barrier : Slipstream Barriers interfere with wormholes somewhat. Then the Agzarai can only bring in at the very maximum 50 ships at one time.

The Agzarai's main weakness is this: Ego and arrogance. The Agzarai are highly pridefull, and always believe they will win, usually. They think highly of themselves and usually of other Agzarai. They also can be reckless when they loose their temper, such as just after they have been defeated in a large battle.

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Carnotaur then sends a message to Rama: "Rama, we need your help. This war with the Agzarai is going badly. We must defeat them quickly and sounding now or else they will overrun us. I suggest that we combine forces into one large super fleet, and attack the Agzarai in a massive attack which will cripple them. The Azdgari Empire can't do it alone. We need your help."

Carnotaur sends a similar message to Oasa, Daedalus, the Rogue, and Rooster.

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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

Nova6 is doing something or other when another ensign walks up to him,

"Sir, we are almost finished with the stations and are building up forces too take over Qerid."

"Good, see if we can get some resorces from the Azdgari too help build ships."

"Right sir!"

"Oh, and one other thing, send a message to the Silver fleet too help us anyway they can. Also tell them that we are more-or-less nutral."

"But what if they don't want to?"

"Then send a message to anyone who can help us!"

"Right sir!"

The ensign runs off.

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(This message has been edited by Nova6 (edited 01-05-2001).)

"Sir, sir!" An engineer ran up to daedalus as he flipped through some reports on the Agzarai situation. "We have finished, the ship is done. It is over 6,000 ships strong now. It awaits your cristening. The Champaign bottle is all set."

"Yes, well done sir. I will have to declare this a national holiday. I will arrive to the platform shortly." The engineer leaves with a big grin on his face. Daedalus called him sir. Daedalus calls up his tactical advisors. "From the looks of your report we may not need to use the unnamed ship. It appears the the Agzarai have not attacked in weaks. All the attacks before were successfully repelled by the Empire."

<Yes, sir. It appears that maybe the Agzarai are not very strong after all. It is possible that they have been scared off. However, I doubt it, we have lost contact with the Ramans and it is no longer possible to travel to their space. It could be that the Agzarai have destroyed them before coming back for us. However, his too I doubt. The Ramans are an intelligent yet ruthless race. They would not be defeated so easily.>

"I agree with your reasoning couselor. We must keep the actual confirmation of the Ship secret as long as possible. Let the rumors sink in. I must leave you now to attend the ceremony. If you do not wish to attend, think of some fantastic rumors to spread."

<Yes, sir. Thank you.>
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Daedalus took the quickest shuttle to LOP-1 (low orbit platform). This was the largest platform yet its thrusters were firing continuously to keep it and the 5 million people on it in orbit. A red carpet awaited Daedalus as he stepped out of the shuttle amidst tremendous cheering from the inhabitants of F-25 and the Trader Republic. Holo crews hovered over head with their cameras so that hundreds of billions of viewers could watch the display from their homes. Daedalus walked the carpet with is black cape trailing behind him, silver armor glinting in the sun. Black suited Miranu nervously glanced among the multitudes for suspicious characters, wondering why their leader so favored these public displays. Daedalus reached the podium.
-Behind him was the edge of the platform and nothing else, but a red ribbon and a bottle of champaign. He stole a quick word with a near-by engineer, the grin still on his face. "Are the projectors ready." "Functioning normally sir." "This has got to be the biggest public deception in the history of the galaxy." "How can I disagree with you sir." Daedalus smiled and addressed the crowd.
-"I am sure many of you have been curious about all of the strange shipments around here recently. Some of you may even have ventured into the nebula to see where they went. From the press, you know that we have now completed a flagship of tremendous proportions to lead the Silver Fleet into battle. I stand before you, about to reveal this magnificent ship, this miracle of engineering, this product of you, the citizens. This is the result of your support. This is a symbol of what a nation can achieve when all the people work together." Daedalus raised the bottle. "I present to you..." The crowd was now silent, watching the space behind the podium in expectance. "...the T.R. Resonance!!." At this exclamation, the blackness of space disappeared. Daedalus broke the bottle of champaign on te nose of a mountain. The crowds gaped in awe, behind the podium stretching in both directions, farther than the eye could see, was smooth gold metal. Directly behind Daedalus was a large window, the bridge. It took a several second for the magnificance to be contemplated by the individuals of the crowd."
-I one, unanimous instant, the entire crowd erupted in a cheer that rocked the platform. Cries of glee were present on everyone. Daedalus looked over them, smiling, filled, like everyone watching the scene, with a deep pride for their nation. After 30 minutes of this cheering, a whiring sound was heard. Out of the smooth hull of the ship, over 2000 turrets revealed themselves. Then began the biggest light show ever as the many different colors of blaze, ion, neutron, blast, and emphalga turrets fired over the heads of the still cheering crowd.

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Give them shell! give them solid shot! Damn them, give them anything!

Rama, you are once again mistaking fiction with real-life scientific fact. In real life quantums are a type of nuclear energy, as are protons, neutrons, etc. Ions are used to open the tear in subspace just as a slipstream does, therefore anti-ions would keep the tear from opening. Factor the circumference of the galaxy using the northernmost point of Azdgari space, and the southernmost point of Keninati space. If you would check before you speak you would see this would block out only Brokac, Brokac Ja, Tarmaon, Morok, and Dafni. To us this is an acceptable loss to block out your filthy people.

Carno, for the use of the story, the galaxies do connect at the black holes and they are the circumference i mentioned. Ancara space is an unknown portion spanning the space between the Agzarai and Rogue, north of the milky way.

CONTINUATION: Rooster goes down the hall of Azdgari Command to the Comm center, and has a channel opened to Lonevoinian. Comm: "Subspace transmitter online." Rooster: "Lonevoinian, it is a great possibility this may be a mistake calling you. You may still think we're mistreating the Voinians or you may hold the Ramans belief to kill all and take their technology. I'm willing to take the risk to save an intelligent race such as yours. We plan to close the slipbarrier, and if Rama chooses to destroy you then, he will most definately wipe you out. Our people will accomodate you, give you many worlds, you can start a new life in peace. But you must trust me and come to us before the barrier closes. I can only hope you will not betray our trust, and let Rama tear through us and the Voinians." Rooster hears a rifle charge. Officer: "I don't think Carnotaur will be very pleased you made that transmission." The officer takes Rooster to Carnotaur.

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(This message has been edited by roostersw (edited 01-04-2001).)

(This message has been edited by roostersw (edited 01-04-2001).)

Roostersw, I think that we should keep all of the technology fiction. We are not all technologically adept enough to know about all of the stuff. In reality, Rama is correct about the ions not preventing subspace tears. Ions exist very commonly in this world. They are simple atoms with a few more or a few less electrons, this is what my Ion cannon is based on. Your anti-ions would theoretically neutralize my ions on contact renduring my cannon useless against your ships.

I think that in this story, your anti ion array should do what you say it does, and Rama's quantum chamber should do what he says it does. If we do this, Rama's quantum tech would only be known to him and Lonevoinian unless you figured out a way to steal it (which seems impossible since their is two very powerful black holes in your way), your anti ion array would belong to you and only be known by you. We just ignore what quantums really are and what ions really are.

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Give them shell! give them solid shot! Damn them, give them anything!

My point was that ions open subspace, which is a fictional development of course. If this wasn't true, the disruptor beam would have no effect at all. I can respect that the Corocian's knowledge of using quantum energy is minimal and thus we cannot use it in a beam or array. The ion tear would be enough, even though it would take longer, to release natural quantums from subspace to aid the explosion. This way we would not be blasting quantums into the black hole. Thanks for calling me on that Daedalus.

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