Baroun Tardis
SOC-12
Awesome paper that I'm reading through now...
arxiv.org
I'm thinking this might be another OTU breaker though: it's looking to be an easy TL10 thing that leads to 150-mega-ton space stations all over the place
There's a lot in there about clockwork and Stirling engine powered things that 'think' with analog computers or difference engines.... which also suggests the possibility of Traveller Steampunk
Autonomous Restructuring of Asteroids into Rotating Space Stations
Asteroid restructuring uses robotics, self replication, and mechanical automatons to autonomously restructure an asteroid into a large rotating space station. The restructuring process makes structures from asteroid oxide materials; uses productive self-replication to make replicators, helpers...
arxiv.org
I'm thinking this might be another OTU breaker though: it's looking to be an easy TL10 thing that leads to 150-mega-ton space stations all over the place
There's a lot in there about clockwork and Stirling engine powered things that 'think' with analog computers or difference engines.... which also suggests the possibility of Traveller Steampunk
