NationStates Jolt Archive

Xanthal has been using quantum slipstream drive for over five centuries, but it has recently become apparent that our current slipstream drives, which can reach only the bottom of level 6 subspace (allowing travel at up to 500,000 SL.), are technologically inferior to the FTL drives of many nations. Thus the Ministry of Science and Research has been assigned the task of designing a new slipstream drive which can push ships into level 7 or possibly even level 8 of subspace (allowing speeds of up to 5,000,000 and 50,000,000 SL. respectively). It is unknown how long the project will take, but current estimates are that the final product will be delivered within the next five years.

With the discovery that the goal can be accomplished using current drives as a template, the estimated time of completion for the project has been moved to three years.

You're technologically inferior? Christ, I can't even get up to 1 SL.

And even worse, people are ignoring my plea for LS help, except for ZDF, who wants technology in return, which I probably don't have.

Foe Hammer: OOC: Actually, what we've got now is very good. The thing is that ever since Xanthal's joint fighter project with Capsule Corporation fell apart they've had a technological inferiority complex in regards to CC. With the recent knowledge that CC had hyperspace drives that went well over five million c. (or, as the Xanthalians abbreviate it, SL.), Xanthal's officials feel the need to build something bigger and better. Make sense?

Foe Hammer: I posted on your thread. Mine may not be as good as his, but it is a better deal. You'll need to wait three years (days) to get them though.

Foe Hammer: OOC: Actually, what we've got now is very good. The thing is that ever since Xanthal's joint fighter project with Capsule Corporation fell apart they've had a technological inferiority complex in regards to CC. With the recent knowledge that CC had hyperspace drives that went well over five million c. (or, as the Xanthalians abbreviate it, SL.), Xanthal's officials feel the need to build something bigger and better. Make sense?

With my knowledge of Drive Systems and engineering, and your technology, we might be able to reach your goal in three years.

And BTW, thanks. Yours may not be as much as his, but IMO, it's more feasible.

We offer our services to Xanthal in a Joint Research Project, we both use some of the same ships, and joining efforts could complete such work faster than even three years, which is already a superb time.

Kecha: We are unsure why we would want to complicate the effort by making it an international project when we already posess all the technology that we need. Besides, wouldn't it be to our advantage to sell the new drives to you later rather than do most of the work in a joint project and then hand the finished roduct to you for free?
-The Xanthalian Ministry of Economics

OOC: Don't feel insulted, the M. of Econ. is like that.

IC: A yes, a buisinessman, that is what you are no? and how do you assume we will automatically buy from you? never mind, we wish you well in your work.

OOC: They think you will because if you want to stay up-to-date you'll have no choice. We're the only nation that uses Quantum Slipstream drive (some nations use Slipstream, but that's very, very different) besides you, and you get your upgrades from us. :P
Aren't monopolies great? 8)

OOC: Easily broken by hard research.

OOC: Xanthal, last time I checked, you said your FTL drives were nearly instantaneous. Capsule Corp's Fastest ships can average 10 million times the speed of light, or 1200 light years per hour. That's still a 36-hour trip from Sol to Zarahemla.

CC FTL Tech: http://www.bateshome.com/jordan/ftl.htm

http://www.bateshome.com/jordan/ccsig.jpg (http://www.bateshome.com/jordan/ccdex.htm)

Raysia: Ah, but you have fallen behind on the times my friend. The Transdimensional Gateway drives were removed from almost all of our ships after a highly publicised disaster was traced to an inherant safety breach in the drive design.

Kecha: Go for it, but it's probably a lot less expensive to just pay us for upgrades.

We would, of course, continue to come to you for upgrades untill we broke the "Research Barrier" as we don't know if we'll even bother to try, you still have us as a cutsomer for now.

Raysia: Ah, but you have fallen behind on the times my friend. The Transdimensional Gateway drives were removed from almost all of our ships after a highly publicised disaster was traced to an inherant safety breach in the drive design.

Kecha: Go for it, but it's probably a lot less expensive to just pay us for upgrades.*Speaking as CC* Well, you are more than welcome to offer a trade for one or more of our FTL technologies.

Kecha: (Spoken in gangsta' accent) Dat's wha'I thought, Biatch!

Raysia/CC: We don't trade for technology if we can do better ourselves. Speaking of which, thanks for that Farad technology. That's proved extremely useful. We never did find a use for the Chloro-Borg tech., but we'll put it to work for us someday...

Xanthal: *Refined accent* However, old chap, should you do something to, as they say, piss us off, we shall surley begin our own research at once.

Kecha: (Spoken in gangsta' accent) Dat's wha'I thought, Biatch!

Raysia/CC: We don't trade for technology if we can do better ourselves. Speaking of which, thanks for that Farad technology. That's proved extremely useful. We never did find a use for the Chloro-Borg tech., but we'll put it to work for us someday...Choloro-Borg is more useful as a personnel enhancement... it increases reaction time, sensory perception, control of electronic equipment, dexterity, memory, links to communication networks... there are countless uses. As for use on ships, we use it as intelligent circuitry, which can automattically reroute power if a circuit is broken, as well as work on repairs.

Kecha: *pictures person saying the words "piss us off" in a refined accent* :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Raysia: Our AIs do that on our ships... Interesting idea on the personnel though. We'll look into it. Thanks for the freebie.

Kecha: *pictures person saying the words "piss us off" in a refined accent* :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Raysia: Our AIs do that on our ships... Interesting idea on the personnel though. We'll look into it. Thanks for the freebie.Hey, you gave us the shield technology that has saved our butts countless times over ;)

The ZDF/Raysia/Capsule Corporation/You Have Way Too Freaking Many Puppets: You're welcome.

Xanthal: You want to see it for real? talk to me some time when I'm trying to sound official.

News update: The new slipstream technology is turning out even etter than expected. After discovering how to reach level 7 of subspace, the developers report that they will be able to make the engine work at up to level 10 of subspace (allowing for an unprecedented speed of 5,000,000,000 SL.) given only six months more to research the technology. The government has enthusiastically approved this extention request, but some problems are anticipated. At that speed, since objects in slipstream can still interact with objects in normal space, Human navigation of the slipstream will become nearly impossible. Humans simply do not have the reaction time needed (about 1X10^-13 seconds for safe navigation). AIs cannot devote enough processor space to piloting, they must run too many systems simultaneously. Besides, not every Xanthalian ship has an AI aboard. The soloution to this vexing problem has been found in a past invention of Xanthal, inventions which still today walk among Xanthalians as fully sentient beings: Chobits. Chibits do not have the intelligence needed for slipstream piloting, but Chobits have a fully functional neural net and a minimum reaction time of 5X10^-30, more than enough to pilot the slipstream at subspace's tenth level. Therefore, construction of a special series of Chobits has begun. The specially-constructed androids will retain all the sentience and intelligence of the rest of their kind, but will contain special protocols for slipstream piloting and have buffered personalities (that is, instead of the normally randomized ersonality traits given regular Chobits, these Chobits will all have traits vital to their task, such as loyalty, a sense of duty, competence, etc.). The buffered personalities are expected to still leave room for plenty of individual personality traits as well as bodily features, so the special Chobits will not be duplicates of one another by any means. A demo Chobit unit for this task is expected to be ready in just over a month, well in time for the completion of the drive demo unit, set for completion in a year and a half.

Foe Hammer will buy from Xanthal, should they allow us to aid in their research.

5 billion c? LOL Now THAT is instant transmission :P

News update: The new slipstream technology is turning out even etter than expected. After discovering how to reach level 7 of subspace, the developers report that they will be able to make the engine work at up to level 10 of subspace (allowing for an unprecedented speed of 5,000,000,000 SL.) given only six months more to research the technology. The government has enthusiastically approved this extention request, but some problems are anticipated. At that speed, since objects in slipstream can still interact with objects in normal space, Human navigation of the slipstream will become nearly impossible. Humans simply do not have the reaction time needed (about 1X10^-13 seconds for safe navigation). AIs cannot devote enough processor space to piloting, they must run too many systems simultaneously. Besides, not every Xanthalian ship has an AI aboard. The soloution to this vexing problem has been found in a past invention of Xanthal, inventions which still today walk among Xanthalians as fully sentient beings: Chobits. Chibits do not have the intelligence needed for slipstream piloting, but Chobits have a fully functional neural net and a minimum reaction time of 5X10^-30, more than enough to pilot the slipstream at subspace's tenth level. Therefore, construction of a special series of Chobits has begun. The specially-constructed androids will retain all the sentience and intelligence of the rest of their kind, but will contain special protocols for slipstream piloting and have buffered personalities (that is, instead of the normally randomized ersonality traits given regular Chobits, these Chobits will all have traits vital to their task, such as loyalty, a sense of duty, competence, etc.). The buffered personalities are expected to still leave room for plenty of individual personality traits as well as bodily features, so the special Chobits will not be duplicates of one another by any means. A demo Chobit unit for this task is expected to be ready in just over a month, well in time for the completion of the drive demo unit, set for completion in a year and a half.We are technologically advanced in areas other than FTL travel. Our current AI technologies are so advanced, the AI's entire memory rests in one removeable chip/card. The AI-729 model has a processing power two times that of the Xanthalian AI, plus a reaction time of 5 x 10^-7. Your generosity has not gone overlooked, as the Department of Defense and Military Technologies and the Empress herself has approved the FHASC to sell Xanthal AI cards, along with the required operating equipment, should the Chobits prove to be too costly.

The ZDF: Fear me and my awesome FTL technology. *sings a song about how great it was to double the armada and military's funding*

Foe Hammer: The Chobits are ideal for this project, for various reasons. Still, the prospect of such small and efficient AI units is infinately intregueing. We do not wish to copy your technology, but we will purchase 100 units from you (provided that the price is reasonable) so that we may study the concepts behind your design and integrate them into our own technology. Still, the new AIs will never replace our old ones unless they become too obsolete to carry out their functions. Our AIs may not be truly sentient, but we try to treat them with respect anyway.

The cost of the units is so low ($4,000 per unit, including all required integration and operation equipment) that we will provide them free of charge as a thank-you for the SL drives.

Our thanks. By the way, those drives will be sent to you Thursday afternoon real time.

The new slipstream drives (capable of accessing level 10 of subspace) have been completed and approved for use with the specially designed Chobits (now called Pilot Chobits, or Pilots for short). Refitting has already begun, and the process will be complete in just over a year. Two Pilots will be stationed on every slipstream-capable vessel, one acting as the normal pilot, and the other to act as a backup.

News update: The new slipstream technology is turning out even etter than expected. After discovering how to reach level 7 of subspace, the developers report that they will be able to make the engine work at up to level 10 of subspace (allowing for an unprecedented speed of 5,000,000,000 SL.) given only six months more to research the technology.

Wow... slightly more than four hours to reach the andromeda galaxy...

Congratulations, you just raped Einstein

News update: The new slipstream technology is turning out even etter than expected. After discovering how to reach level 7 of subspace, the developers report that they will be able to make the engine work at up to level 10 of subspace (allowing for an unprecedented speed of 5,000,000,000 SL.) given only six months more to research the technology.

Wow... slightly more than four hours to reach the andromeda galaxy...

Congratulations, you just raped Einstein

Ach! Mein Kolben! :lol:

Der Angst: Every FTL technology rapes Einstein. If you want to fight with all the future nations about it, be my guest. Once you break the first rule, you're free to do as you will with FTL stuff.