Generators (2/2)

ju — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:16:10 +0000

As a follow up from our previous post about generators which can be installed in ships, this post presents the last two categories: biological generators and zero-point generators.

Biological generators are generators based on biological reactions. They are of course only compatible with biological hulls.

Generator name	Notes
Photosynthetic generator	The ship’s “skin” is covered with photosynthesis-capable cells.
Mytochondrial generator	This organ concentrates as many mytochondrions as possible within its cells.
Improved metabolism	This special module is not a generator per se; however, adding it on a biological ship causes the ship to create more energy.
Phased mythochondrial generator	This organ uses phase-shifting to regroup multiple mytochondrial generators in the same space.
Radiation harvesters	A specialized organ of the ship, it harnesses deep space radiation and converts it to energy
Kynetic converters	These specialised cells grow onto the ship’s “skin”, where they collect energy from collisions with dust and micro-meteorites.
Magnetic converters	This organ extracts energy from magnetic fields the ship flies through.

Zero-point generators rely on advanced knowledge of the universe’s underlying structure. They are based on advanced concepts and considered to be compatible with both mechanical and biological ships.

Generator name	Notes
Zero-point extractor	These generators use vacuum energy – an underlying background energy that exists in space even when devoid of matter.
Planck extractor	A finer version of the zero-point extractor.
Matter converter	This generator is able to transform just about anything that has a mass into energy.
Vacuum integrator	This generator combines the abilities of the Planck extractor with that of the matter convertor, being able to convert even the smallest amount of matter into energy.

Mechanical generators

ju — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:54:34 +0000

LegacyWorlds Beta 6 will feature different types of generators which can be included in a ship’s design to produce the required power. Each type of generator is based on a different energy source / concept and is declined into various upgrades.

In this first post we introduce the mechanical generators – which are of course specific to mechanical ships. A second, later post will present the other generator types.

Passive generators are generators that collect energy from external sources and convert it.

Generator name	Notes
Photovoltaic generator	Basic solar generator, available by default.
Concentrated solar generator	This high-density photovoltaic generator is able to generate more power by harnessing a wider range of wavelengths.
Thermoelectric generator	This generator collects heat from the ship’s hull – even temperatures slightly above absolute zero are enough.
Solar mass fluctuation generator	Uses the fluctuations in solar mass in a way similar to seawave energy harvesting.

Nuclear generators are generators based on nuclear reactions. They are the most basis power source and the first level of nuclear generators is the one available to all players at the beginning of the game.

Generator name	Notes
Fission generator	The most basic type of generator; relies on nuclear fission and is quite bulky.
Laser fusion generator	This generator uses high-energy lasers to maintain inertial confinement.
Microfission generator	This variant of the fission generator is created through the use of more efficient energy collectors. It generates as much power in a much smaller space.
Magnetic fusion generator	While more efficient than fission generator, this generator is even more bulky.
Bubble fusion generator	This generator generates fusion reactions in bubbles found in a liquid container using sound waves; while much less efficient than other fusion generators, it is also much smaller.
Quark fusion generator	This generator uses fusion reactions in a quark-gluon plasma to generate energy.
GraDil fusion generator	This generator relies on gravitons and dilatons to create an artificial gravity field used to confine a quark-gluon plasma.

Anti-matter generators are based on matter / anti-matter reactions.

Generator name	Notes
Obliteration generator	Matter and antimatter obliterate themselves in a controlled environment to produce energy.
Antimatter harvesters	Biological beings that exist between two planes of existence; they are capable of seeing antimatter and can harvest it for use in the ship’s antimmatter generators.
Anti-particle colliders	An improvement on the obliteration generator which uses miniaturised particle accelerators to accelerate both matter and antimatter.
Ambiplasma generator	This generator uses ambiplasma, an equal mixture of ionized matter and anti-matter.

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Generators (2/2)

Mechanical generators