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Star Noir: Xìngyùn
Overview Xìngyùn (Fortune) was a Chinese mining colony, built to take advantage of an enormous precious metals deposit. It earned its independence from Earth-side China during the Market Revolution, which otherwise saw the Communist rulers suppress the Capitalist reformers. Xìngyùn … Continue reading
State of the Purple Fuzzy Monster
Those of you who’ve followed this site for a while have probably noticed that the number of “workbench” articles have declined somewhat. Okay, stopped completely. The reason for that is that I’ve been bitten by the game-writing bug. I’ve currently … Continue reading
Engine Technology
When I wrote Starships, I avoided talking about the engine technologies. Real-life rocket engines work by throwing mass out of the back end of a ship, and the fuel-to-payload ratios are too high to zip around like we do in … Continue reading
Different Invasions
As the invasions of Xìngyùn and Ascension were presented, there does not seem to be any difference. Both invasion forces made their way to the ground, but the invasion of Xìngyùn failed, while the invasion of Ascension succeeded. What made … Continue reading
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