Atlantean Shipbuilding Techniques
Atlantean shipbuilding is very similar to that used by the Vong, in that Atlantean ships are "grown."700,000 years ago, Atlantean shipbuilding techniques were just like those of any other empire: ships were assembled in dockyards, often in prefabricated sections.
Only in the last 200,000 years, have the Atlanteans developed their current shipbuilding technique, Semi-Organic Crystal Fusion.
The process begins when a semi-organic, crystalline alloy is created in a laboratory. At the same time, a computer model of the vessel to be "grown" is transmitted to the dockyards in orbit. Dockyard workers then configure the construction systems to build different components. Scientists then use the sample of alloy as a template for creating other sections of hull. The small sections of alloy are then taken to the respective dockyards and grow at a highly accelerated rate, until their growth is arrested by a high-frequency burst. The completed section is then grafted to another to form the ship's hull. These grafts have seams at first, and appear to be weak points, but the crystals are programmed to fuse with one-another, thus connecting the sections. The deck plates, guns, motors, engines, and other systems are then installed. Total construction time ranges from a matter of days for fighters and small transports, to years for ships like the Glorious Ascendant-class Heavy Cruiser, and even centuries, like the Unyielding Victory-class Fleet Destroyers, which took over 150 years to complete.
Armor plating for military vessels is created using a slightly different process, which remains classified. The method used does involve the alignment of the crystalline matrices. Armor strength and thickness generally varies depending of ship class. The Unyielding Victory-class have 36 meters of semi-organic, crystalline Titanium-A battleplate, while the Grand Imperium-class frigates only have 23 centimeters of armor plating.
It is worth noting that some ships are still built in the ancient Atlantean tradition: by hand. These ships are highly sought-after throughout the galaxy, for their beautiful, sweeping lines, timeless elegance, and renowned durability. Many of these ships are handed down through generations.
More details to come, once I get some feedback. That way I can work out all the kinks.
Comments
#8 5:23pm 12/12/06
Seriously. Stop trying to form their history and all this stuff yet. You have to start from the beginning. Stop submitting all this stuff until the time is right and I can tell you like everyone else has, its not. Start the formation of your empire by literally giving it what its is only capable of making with one system, not what you want it to have which is a long way down the road.
#7 5:37pm 11/12/06
There are four-year members that act better than this. :P
Edit: Actually. If any four-year members survived long enough to act like this I would cry.
#6 5:28pm 11/12/06
When Beff says start at the beginning, he means the absolute beginning. As in the Atlanteans are not a major power. As in they never were. As in they've just developed this technology. As in you are new to the boards and should not act like a four-year member.
I don't like being so blunt, but you're not getting it. I don't want to see you banned like some others, because I think that if you'll listen and rethink what you're doing you could be an asset to TRF. But you have to listen and rethink.
#5 5:24pm 11/12/06
Y'know, maybe you should pull your head firmly from your ass. Screw your made up little language. Screw your made up little people. And screw your screwed up fracking empire.
Your concern, first and foremost, should be the board and the community. When you've got that handled, then you can start to focus on your little people. Your fracking empire. And your made up little language.
Until you have the community handled, in the words of Lupercus, Gash, and so many who have come before us....
Fuck off.
#4 11:02am 11/12/06
IC
The Atlantean Empire does not do "buy backs." Evolve on your own, jadaican (damn) slackers!
OOC
I only recently (in the past two months) came up with this technology for the Atlanteans, so I still have some kinks to work out. I will have a whole timeline of Atlantean shipbuilding done . . . eventually, as well as the complete process.
#3 10:50am 11/12/06
[I]You[/I]. [B]NEED[/B]. [U]to start[/U].. @ the [B]Beginning![/B] [I]Not[/I] @ the [B]END![/B]
Does that help?
I understand you about as well as you understand me. That's fair. Can I buy one of your shipbuilding technologies? I want to exploit it for flaws and re-sell you an improved design.
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#2 10:45am 11/12/06
Involving the construction process, or Atlantean shipbuilding as a whole?
#1 10:42am 11/12/06
You need to start at the beginning, not the end.