Cost and Size modifiers fot TL

[Gray Lensman]

I there, this is my first post on this board. I just dusted off my MT books and decided to get back into the game. A Long time ago I ran into an article in Dragon or Challenge Mag about modifying Equipment for size and cost (and I think fuel usage too) when at higher TL than equipment was originally created at. Does anyone have this or something similiar?

I have been reading a lot of the forum topics and see that I have a lot of catching up to do!

 

[Ishmael]

I've played/am playing around with ideas for tech differences based on strength of materials ( tech related ) and efficiencies based on tech. So far, I'm using tech/( tech+1) to generate an efficiency curve approaching maximum efficiecy as tech goes up.

for example...How much better is a compact, hi-tech IC engine made of ceramic than a large lo-tech engine made of iron.

...it seems to work okay so far for simple powerplants at least.
...I need to test these ideas with transmissions ( I have an entire different and heretic idea on how to handle those )

 

[aramis]

I use EITHER x0.9 Cost per 2 TL, or Mass x 0.5 per 2 TL for most consmer goods and for things which lack obvious TL progressions in the Encyclopedia. (I don't allow same for vehicle components, for simplicity. Then again, I no longer use MT's vehicle system, either, using T20 instead, and simply rating the design in MT terms.)

 

[Gray Lensman]

This was like 'If a Jump-1 drive was invented at TL9 then it would be slightly cheaper, slightly smaller (and I think use slightly less fuel too!) when produced at TL 10, then slightly less at TL 11 and so on, the article had a bunch of charts with it.

I guess I will have to come up with my own something like Aramis.

Thanks Guys

 

[Supplement Four]

Does anyone have this or something similiar?

There's an article and chart in the JTAS that cross references TL and Starport (for imports) class. I think Frank Chadwick developed it (might be wrong). And, the chart is referenced in a couple of JTAS articles.

The first article discusses the value of local currency and what that world credit will buy on another world.

I believe its the system used by the GDW guys when they were actually gaming in the Traveller universe.

 

[Peter Schutze]

>This was like 'If a Jump-1 drive was invented at TL9 then it would be slightly cheaper, slightly smaller (and I think use slightly less fuel too!) when produced at TL 10, then slightly less at TL 11 and so on, the article had a bunch of charts with it.

I've developed something similar in my architecture for a 2300AD based campaign but its not "TL" based but on the number of decades since that tech was developed so nuclear reactors get a big (24) bonus to things like minimum size and output since 1960 is the base year ! Costs don't decline that fast but since they are often mass based its certainly noticable

Since I'm developing most of my architecture as a spreadsheet its not really as complicated as it would be on paper and its easy to compare eg is it better to use a fission or fusion reactor to get that 100MW