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From: Ben Greear <greear@cyberhighway.net>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 23:44:01 -0700 (MST)
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Organization: Kanga.Nu
On Thu, 14 May 1998, J C Lawrence wrote:
> On Mon, 11 May 1998 19:15:47 -0700
> Richard Woolcock<KaVir@dial.pipex.com> wrote:
>
> > Ben Greear wrote:
>
> >> I am going to try the model where the players are always in the
> >> game, even when logged out. There will be safer spots than others
> >> to stow your craft and belongings, but nothing is guaranteed.
>
> > How about stasis booths in a space station?
>
> First thought:
>
> Ooo! Bubba dropped himself into a stasis box. I wonder what
> happens if I drop it into the sun? Oh, I can't get the box out of the
> station? I wonder what happens when I drop the whole station into the
> sun? If I nose my ship against the station and just push for long
> enough...
Bubba will most definately be fried to a hydro-carbon crisp!
>
> Mechanical address: All ships approaching station are instantly docked
> -- you can't "push" a station. But what happens if I push an asteroid
> into a station?
What is a station, but a large ship, if I have a large, or larger one,
then I can probably push it :) An asteroid would definately do it,
especially if I have already weakened or destroyed the main drives.
Of course, other ppl, friends or partners of the station might
object...could get quite interesting! :)
>
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