ok, as ive played EV, i noticed many things that make very little sense. let me go through a list: planets such as tabletop...it says that it is totally devoid of trees, yet it is impossible to live on a planet without trees because trees are our main source of oxygen, and also, one planet cant have the same landscape everywhere you go. ok, next: sol is in the middle of the galaxy, that too is impossible because if you look on a map takein from NASA or the hubble telescope, you will see that sol is actually on the edge of the galaxy, and should therefore be placed in the evildrome/torgo sector. 3rdly, we have weapons space...a proton cannon and laser cannon are almost exactly the same size as each other, yet protons weigh a full 3 tons more. same with the turret, they have the same base yet 10 more tons is required. the neutron cannon and mass driver, they are 35 and 40 tons!! for cannons i'd think they could be made down to 6 tons. rocket launcher: once i had a lighting with a hawk fighter bay...rocket launcher should be 10-15 tons maximum. torp launcher, too heavy...should be 10-20 tons. torpedo should be 2 tons. and finally (i'll shut up soon) the missile rack is a missle /rack/, not a launcher...therefore it should weigh 5-8 tons.
there, im done
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btw its just a game.
in the form of polar ice caps. And by the way, Mars is not a desert planet. The atmosphere of mars is immensely thin, and is composed mostly of carbon dioxide, it is NOT covered in sand. Most of what you see on the surface of mars is iron oxide or hydroxide (rust). And Mars is VERY cold. The lack of thick atmosphere means it can't trap any heat. And the so called 'ice' caps aren't. They are composed mostly of dry ice, or frozen carbon dioxide. There is a small amount of water ice there as well, but it is negligible compared to the amount of dry ice.