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Peter McGregor
Digital Fury Corporation
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Posted - 2006.10.19 13:16:00 -
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Edited by: Peter McGregor on 19/10/2006 13:18:56
I enjoy my own theory: sub-sentient clones.
Clones of the pilot, preferably, with limited inteligence and few physiological needs. And with wetwired augmentations, allowing them to perform their tasks efficiently. And, of course, the pilot has the option of entering the "mind" of such a sub-sentient clone, to see the corridors of his ship with the clone's eyes. That would probably lower the cost of crews - after all, who'd like to be a crewmember of a starship considering the rate they pop? ;)
And the pilot has a stack of special clones, which he/she can use to enter stations, planets etc. Those clones would be sub-sentient as well, unless activated by the pilot, but otherwise fully functional in ALL areas :)
I'm even thinking of writing a short story involving those sub-sentient clones, but it's going to take a while.
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Peter McGregor
Digital Fury Corporation
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Posted - 2006.10.20 07:46:00 -
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 Originally by: Ridley Tree
Thats a frigate folks, give or take 190 man or a bit less crew. This frigate was also designed bottom-up to reduce the number of men needed. Most of comparable size need around 260 or so people. Not very many windows people.
Uhm. Yes. Modern frigates are quite large. So?
From Wikipedia (not the most reliable source but should do):
Frigate is a name which has been used for several distinct types of warships at different times. It has referred to a variety of ship roles and sizes. From the 18th century, it referred to a ship smaller and faster than a ship-of-the-line, used for patrolling and escort work rather than fighting fleet actions. In modern military terminology, the definition of a frigate is a warship intended to protect other warships and merchant marine ships and as anti-submarine warfare (ASW) combatants for amphibious expeditionary forces, underway replenishment groups, and merchant convoys. However, many ships known as frigates have more closely resembled other classes of ship, including everything ranging from a corvette to a destroyer, cruiser or even a battleship. The variation comes from a number of sources, such as the era, the particulars of battlefield roles, and the standards of a given country.
So, as you can see, the size of a frigate is not really an absolute.
Oh, and the Millenium Falcon was neither a frigate, nor a fighter - it was a bloody cargo ship (Corellian TRANSPORT, yes?)
I believe that the story where there's no crewmembers is the most plausible at the current state of game mechanics and environment. Not counting the sub-sentient clones of course  .
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Peter McGregor
Digital Fury Corporation
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Posted - 2006.10.20 07:52:00 -
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Originally by: evistin
This would make a most useful add-on to Plantery Interaction. The ability to "grow" a crew for your ships on planets.
Begun the Clone War has? ;)
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Peter McGregor
Digital Fury Corporation
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Posted - 2006.10.20 08:15:00 -
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Originally by: Lucca Medici
/me looks puzzled
Who the hell would sign up to a ship where only the captain has a lifeboat?
That's why those clones are SUB-sentient :p
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Peter McGregor
Digital Fury Corporation
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Posted - 2006.10.20 11:44:00 -
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Originally by: Muran Corrod
Im sure some of them find their way into the lootcans, thats why I find marines and such after I kill pirates.
That's because NPC pirates don't use pods. Only named ones do. Possibly.
Or not.
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