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Snail: /* Tidbits from the "Ask a crew member" thread */ replacing bullets with wiki bullets

2012-04-20T16:37:12Z

Tidbits from the "Ask a crew member" thread: replacing bullets with wiki bullets

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	===Government and Law===		===Government and Law===

	• Despite having a dark history with the UEU's genetic engineering, the LTW has not outlawed it yet. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]		* Despite having a dark history with the UEU's genetic engineering, the LTW has not outlawed it yet. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]

	===Culture and Society===		===Culture and Society===

	• There is a growing movement among Terrans attempting to recreate racial traits such as different skin colors, something that was forcefully engineered out of the human race by the UEU. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]		* There is a growing movement among Terrans attempting to recreate racial traits such as different skin colors, something that was forcefully engineered out of the human race by the UEU. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]

	• The Terran currency is the "United Currency", or "UC". Originally introduced by the hated UEU, the LTW decided to retain the UC for its practicality after it's demise. Currently, UC values slightly above that of the Cyrvan Credits, even after the damage the Terran economy took during the Hertak invasion. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]		* The Terran currency is the "United Currency", or "UC". Originally introduced by the hated UEU, the LTW decided to retain the UC for its practicality after it's demise. Currently, UC values slightly above that of the Cyrvan Credits, even after the damage the Terran economy took during the Hertak invasion. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]

	===Military Doctrine===		===Military Doctrine===

	• <i>"In the LSF, each fleet has its own hand to hand combat trainings and styles. Each effective and deadly in their own right. However none of these martial arts have ever accounted for the possibility of facing a four-armed lizard that has twice your physical strength and a completely different center of gravity. Or an overgrown praying mantis that has three times your arm length in attack range. We're currently trying to figure out how to best train our combat personnel for these engagements." </i> - LSF Lt. Commander [[Wings of Dawn Characters#Justice\|Daniel "Justice" Hawkings ]] on training of LSF soldiers[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1555383#msg1555383]		* <i>"In the LSF, each fleet has its own hand to hand combat trainings and styles. Each effective and deadly in their own right. However none of these martial arts have ever accounted for the possibility of facing a four-armed lizard that has twice your physical strength and a completely different center of gravity. Or an overgrown praying mantis that has three times your arm length in attack range. We're currently trying to figure out how to best train our combat personnel for these engagements." </i> - LSF Lt. Commander [[Wings of Dawn Characters#Justice\|Daniel "Justice" Hawkings ]] on training of LSF soldiers[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1555383#msg1555383]

	• <i>"LSF boarding forces wear Mk. IV powered armor suits with personal plasma shield generator attachments. For weaponry, they are usually equipped with Ion Particle rifles (think of a really scaled down VX-02a) and Gauss pistols. Some detachments prefer using physical combat shields and/or the heavier but less mobile Mk.IV-D heavy armor suits with the Ion Particle scatter rifles."</i> - LSF Lt. Commander [[Wings of Dawn Characters#Justice\|Daniel "Justice" Hawkings ]] on equipment of LSF soldiers[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1555383#msg1555383]		* <i>"LSF boarding forces wear Mk. IV powered armor suits with personal plasma shield generator attachments. For weaponry, they are usually equipped with Ion Particle rifles (think of a really scaled down VX-02a) and Gauss pistols. Some detachments prefer using physical combat shields and/or the heavier but less mobile Mk.IV-D heavy armor suits with the Ion Particle scatter rifles."</i> - LSF Lt. Commander [[Wings of Dawn Characters#Justice\|Daniel "Justice" Hawkings ]] on equipment of LSF soldiers[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1555383#msg1555383]

	===Technology===		===Technology===

	• Most LSF strikecraft drop the canopy design in favor of a fully-enclosed cockpit, such as the standard Cleo-132 cockpit - Equipped with 3 monitors capable of resolutions up to 32768x32768, 80x zoom, multi-spectral display (infrared, ultraviolet, etc.), multi-target tracking and fire/radar warning receivers. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1423667#msg1423667]		* Most LSF strikecraft drop the canopy design in favor of a fully-enclosed cockpit, such as the standard Cleo-132 cockpit - Equipped with 3 monitors capable of resolutions up to 32768x32768, 80x zoom, multi-spectral display (infrared, ultraviolet, etc.), multi-target tracking and fire/radar warning receivers. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1423667#msg1423667]

	• Ironically even with such an advanced cockpit, there is no bright light filtering that can potentially blind pilots. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]		* Ironically even with such an advanced cockpit, there is no bright light filtering that can potentially blind pilots. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]

	• Terran ships are capable of direct atmospheric re-entry and atmospheric jumps after making complex, time-consuming calculations, while blind atmospheric jumps risk ship destruction. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1524557#msg1524557]		* Terran ships are capable of direct atmospheric re-entry and atmospheric jumps after making complex, time-consuming calculations, while blind atmospheric jumps risk ship destruction. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1524557#msg1524557]

	• The LSF does not use AIs in military applications, but a near-sentient AI in the Io Shipyards manages every detail of ship construction. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1553451#msg1553451]		* The LSF does not use AIs in military applications, but a near-sentient AI in the Io Shipyards manages every detail of ship construction. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1553451#msg1553451]

	==Characters==		==Characters==

Snail: timeline was in the wrong place

2012-04-20T16:36:14Z

timeline was in the wrong place

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 Abyss station is a large space station orbiting the wasteland of Abyss Prime. It has design traits of both Terran and Cyrvan architecture. Functions as the primary trading hub between the two races. While it has a strong shield generator, it is only armed with a few point defense systems.
 ===Timeline===
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 *'''NC0140''' - The Joint Academy finally opens its doors.
 *'''NC0145''' - First class of the Joint Academy's exams, the start of ''[[Wings of Dawn]]''...
 ==Characters==

Snail: /* Timeline */ fixed a derped link

2012-04-20T16:20:17Z

Timeline: fixed a derped link

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	*'''NC0077''' - The LSF is going strong, the economy is in top health, political reforms have raised the morale of the population and new technological advances are being made. A scouting fleet in the newly discovered Algol system encounters ships of unknown design. First contact was established with the Cyrva.		*'''NC0077''' - The LSF is going strong, the economy is in top health, political reforms have raised the morale of the population and new technological advances are being made. A scouting fleet in the newly discovered Algol system encounters ships of unknown design. First contact was established with the Cyrva.
	----		----
	*'''NC0078-83''' - [[#Terran-~~Cyrva~~ War\|Terran-Cyrvan war]]		*'''NC0078-83''' - [[#Terran-Cyrvan War\|Terran-Cyrvan war]]
	*'''NC0084''' - Peace was signed, Algol renamed to Abyss as a monument of the pointless war.		*'''NC0084''' - Peace was signed, Algol renamed to Abyss as a monument of the pointless war.
	*'''NC0085''' - Relations between the two races improved at a rapid pace after the war was over, the main reasons were that the CSA did not attempt planetary invasions, disabling LSF capital ships instead of destroying them and that Cyrvans and Terrans closely resembled each other in appearance. Before long the two races signed an alliance.		*'''NC0085''' - Relations between the two races improved at a rapid pace after the war was over, the main reasons were that the CSA did not attempt planetary invasions, disabling LSF capital ships instead of destroying them and that Cyrvans and Terrans closely resembled each other in appearance. Before long the two races signed an alliance.

Destiny: Fullstop.

2012-01-14T13:08:02Z

Fullstop.

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	==Physiology==		==Physiology==
	[[Image:MisuzuJustice.png\|right\|200px\|thumb\|[[Wings of Dawn Characters#Misuzu\|Misuzu]] and [[Wings of Dawn Characters#Justice\|Justice]], two Terrans.]]		[[Image:MisuzuJustice.png\|right\|200px\|thumb\|[[Wings of Dawn Characters#Misuzu\|Misuzu]] and [[Wings of Dawn Characters#Justice\|Justice]], two Terrans.]]
	Thanks to generations of genetic tinkering, Terrans have grown to be a strong and intelligent race. The average life span is around 140 years and signs of old age only start to set in around the 70 year mark. The average male height is between 190-220cm, the average female height tends to vary between 165-200cm		Thanks to generations of genetic tinkering, Terrans have grown to be a strong and intelligent race. The average life span is around 140 years and signs of old age only start to set in around the 70 year mark. The average male height is between 190-220cm, the average female height tends to vary between 165-200cm.

	==History==		==History==

-Norbert-: Military Doctrine: If that point is split, then each one needs a link and reference to who said it.... which it now has

2011-10-18T14:58:46Z

Military Doctrine: If that point is split, then each one needs a link and reference to who said it.... which it now has

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	===Military Doctrine===		===Military Doctrine===

	• <i>"In the LSF, each fleet has its own hand to hand combat trainings and styles. Each effective and deadly in their own right. However none of these martial arts have ever accounted for the possibility of facing a four-armed lizard that has twice your physical strength and a completely different center of gravity. Or an overgrown praying mantis that has three times your arm length in attack range. We're currently trying to figure out how to best train our combat personnel for these engagements."		• <i>"In the LSF, each fleet has its own hand to hand combat trainings and styles. Each effective and deadly in their own right. However none of these martial arts have ever accounted for the possibility of facing a four-armed lizard that has twice your physical strength and a completely different center of gravity. Or an overgrown praying mantis that has three times your arm length in attack range. We're currently trying to figure out how to best train our combat personnel for these engagements." </i> - LSF Lt. Commander [[Wings of Dawn Characters#Justice\|Daniel "Justice" Hawkings ]] on training of LSF soldiers[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1555383#msg1555383]

	• "LSF boarding forces wear Mk. IV powered armor suits with personal plasma shield generator attachments. For weaponry, they are usually equipped with Ion Particle rifles (think of a really scaled down VX-02a) and Gauss pistols. Some detachments prefer using physical combat shields and/or the heavier but less mobile Mk.IV-D heavy armor suits with the Ion Particle scatter rifles."</i> - LSF Lt. Commander [[Wings of Dawn Characters#Justice\|Daniel "Justice" Hawkings ]] on ~~training and~~ equipment of LSF soldiers[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1555383#msg1555383]		• <i>"LSF boarding forces wear Mk. IV powered armor suits with personal plasma shield generator attachments. For weaponry, they are usually equipped with Ion Particle rifles (think of a really scaled down VX-02a) and Gauss pistols. Some detachments prefer using physical combat shields and/or the heavier but less mobile Mk.IV-D heavy armor suits with the Ion Particle scatter rifles."</i> - LSF Lt. Commander [[Wings of Dawn Characters#Justice\|Daniel "Justice" Hawkings ]] on equipment of LSF soldiers[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1555383#msg1555383]

	===Technology===		===Technology===

Destiny: You're not stealthed from me, missing bullet point!

2011-10-18T14:13:33Z

You're not stealthed from me, missing bullet point!

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	===Military Doctrine===		===Military Doctrine===

	• "In the LSF, each fleet has its own hand to hand combat trainings and styles. Each effective and deadly in their own right. However none of these martial arts have ever accounted for the possibility of facing a four armed lizard that has twice your physical strength and a completely different center of gravity. Or an overgrown praying mantis that has three times your arm length in attack range. We're currently trying to figure out how to best train our combat ~~personel~~ for these engagements."		• <i>"In the LSF, each fleet has its own hand to hand combat trainings and styles. Each effective and deadly in their own right. However none of these martial arts have ever accounted for the possibility of facing a four-armed lizard that has twice your physical strength and a completely different center of gravity. Or an overgrown praying mantis that has three times your arm length in attack range. We're currently trying to figure out how to best train our combat personnel for these engagements."

	"LSF boarding forces wear Mk IV powered armor suits with personal plasma shield generator attachments. For weaponry they are usually equipped with Ion Particle rifles (~~Think~~ of a really down ~~scaled~~ VX-02a) and Gauss pistols. Some detachments prefer using physical combat shields and/or the heavier but less mobile Mk ~~IVD~~ heavy armor suits with the Ion Particle scatter rifles." - LSF Lt. Commander [[Wings of Dawn Characters#Justice\|Daniel "Justice" Hawkings ]] on training and equipment of LSF soldiers.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1555383#msg1555383]		• "LSF boarding forces wear Mk. IV powered armor suits with personal plasma shield generator attachments. For weaponry, they are usually equipped with Ion Particle rifles (think of a really scaled down VX-02a) and Gauss pistols. Some detachments prefer using physical combat shields and/or the heavier but less mobile Mk.IV-D heavy armor suits with the Ion Particle scatter rifles."</i> - LSF Lt. Commander [[Wings of Dawn Characters#Justice\|Daniel "Justice" Hawkings ]] on training and equipment of LSF soldiers[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1555383#msg1555383]

	===Technology===		===Technology===
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	• Ironically even with such an advanced cockpit, there is no bright light filtering that can potentially blind pilots. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]		• Ironically even with such an advanced cockpit, there is no bright light filtering that can potentially blind pilots. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]

	• Terran ships are capable of direct atmospheric re-entry, and atmospheric jumps after making complex, time-consuming calculations, while blind atmospheric jumps risk ship destruction. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1524557#msg1524557]		• Terran ships are capable of direct atmospheric re-entry and atmospheric jumps after making complex, time-consuming calculations, while blind atmospheric jumps risk ship destruction. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1524557#msg1524557]

	• The LSF does not use AIs in military applications, but a near-sentient AI in the Io Shipyards manages every detail of ship construction. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1553451#msg1553451]		• The LSF does not use AIs in military applications, but a near-sentient AI in the Io Shipyards manages every detail of ship construction. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1553451#msg1553451]

-Norbert-: Added "Military Doctrine" in the "ask a crew member" section and added notes on equpiment and training of LSF grunts

2011-10-16T21:05:26Z

Added "Military Doctrine" in the "ask a crew member" section and added notes on equpiment and training of LSF grunts

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	• The Terran currency is the "United Currency", or "UC". Originally introduced by the hated UEU, the LTW decided to retain the UC for its practicality after it's demise. Currently, UC values slightly above that of the Cyrvan Credits, even after the damage the Terran economy took during the Hertak invasion. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]		• The Terran currency is the "United Currency", or "UC". Originally introduced by the hated UEU, the LTW decided to retain the UC for its practicality after it's demise. Currently, UC values slightly above that of the Cyrvan Credits, even after the damage the Terran economy took during the Hertak invasion. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]

			===Military Doctrine===

			• "In the LSF, each fleet has its own hand to hand combat trainings and styles. Each effective and deadly in their own right. However none of these martial arts have ever accounted for the possibility of facing a four armed lizard that has twice your physical strength and a completely different center of gravity. Or an overgrown praying mantis that has three times your arm length in attack range. We're currently trying to figure out how to best train our combat personel for these engagements."

			"LSF boarding forces wear Mk IV powered armor suits with personal plasma shield generator attachments. For weaponry they are usually equipped with Ion Particle rifles (Think of a really down scaled VX-02a) and Gauss pistols. Some detachments prefer using physical combat shields and/or the heavier but less mobile Mk IVD heavy armor suits with the Ion Particle scatter rifles." - LSF Lt. Commander [[Wings of Dawn Characters#Justice\|Daniel "Justice" Hawkings ]] on training and equipment of LSF soldiers.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1555383#msg1555383]

	===Technology===		===Technology===

Destiny: Preliminary fixing~

2011-10-12T10:25:21Z

Preliminary fixing~

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-Norbert-: /* Government and Law */

2011-10-12T09:19:42Z

Government and Law

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	===Government and Law===		===Government and Law===

	-Despite the bad history Humanity had with genetic engineering forced upon their ancestors by the UEU, it has not been outlawed.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]		• Despite the bad history Humanity had with genetic engineering forced upon their ancestors by the UEU, it has not been outlawed.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]

	===Culture and Society===		===Culture and Society===

-Norbert-: replaced - with •

2011-10-12T09:19:22Z

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	===Culture and Society===		===Culture and Society===

	-Currently there is a growing movement among Humans that tries to re-create racial traits, like different skincolors, that were forcefully engineered out of the Human race by the UEU.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]		• Currently there is a growing movement among Humans that tries to re-create racial traits, like different skincolors, that were forcefully engineered out of the Human race by the UEU.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]

	-The Terran currency is the "United Currency" or short "UC". It is used in all Terran colonies and was originally introduced by the UEU. Even though the UEU was hated, the colonies decided to keep the UC for its practicallity, after the UEUs fall.		• The Terran currency is the "United Currency" or short "UC". It is used in all Terran colonies and was originally introduced by the UEU. Even though the UEU was hated, the colonies decided to keep the UC for its practicallity, after the UEUs fall.
	Currently the UCs value is slightly above that of the Cyrvan currency, even after the damage the Terran economy took during the Hertak invasion.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]		Currently the UCs value is slightly above that of the Cyrvan currency, even after the damage the Terran economy took during the Hertak invasion.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]

	===Technology===		===Technology===

	-Modern Terran cockpits lack any translucent canopy, to aid in the protection of the pilot.		• Modern Terran cockpits lack any translucent canopy, to aid in the protection of the pilot.
	The standard Cleo-132 cockpit comes equiped with 3 screens capable of 32768x32768 resolutions. Among other things it features 80x zoom, the capability to show different spectra (infra-red, ultraviolet and radio frequencies among others), can even pick up subspace waves and alerts the pilot to hostiles targeting him or her.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1423667#msg1423667]		The standard Cleo-132 cockpit comes equiped with 3 screens capable of 32768x32768 resolutions. Among other things it features 80x zoom, the capability to show different spectra (infra-red, ultraviolet and radio frequencies among others), can even pick up subspace waves and alerts the pilot to hostiles targeting him or her.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1423667#msg1423667]

	Even with all that advanced technology and a lack of translucent cockpit, they still didn't build in a system to filter bright lightsources that could potentially blind the pilot.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]		Even with all that advanced technology and a lack of translucent cockpit, they still didn't build in a system to filter bright lightsources that could potentially blind the pilot.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1549592#msg1549592]

	-Terran ships can savely jump into atmospheres (gas giants excluded) only if complex and time consuming calculations are made beforehand (between one and three hours according to JGASF pilot and instructor [[Wings of Dawn Characters#Justice\|Daniel "Justice" Hawkings ]]). If those calculatiosn aren't taken, there is a chance of a reactor failure, resulting in the ships destruction.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1524557#msg1524557]		• Terran ships can savely jump into atmospheres (gas giants excluded) only if complex and time consuming calculations are made beforehand (between one and three hours according to JGASF pilot and instructor [[Wings of Dawn Characters#Justice\|Daniel "Justice" Hawkings ]]). If those calculatiosn aren't taken, there is a chance of a reactor failure, resulting in the ships destruction.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1524557#msg1524557]

	-Currently Humans do not use AI militarily. However the Io shipyards use AI support for running the ship construction processes.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1553451#msg1553451]		• Currently Humans do not use AI militarily. However the Io shipyards use AI support for running the ship construction processes.[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=71527.msg1553451#msg1553451]

	===Timeline===		===Timeline===