Midas
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Midas got a reaction from Christougher in Feeding a starship crew for a year
Re: Feeding a starship crew for a year
I know your main question is with weight and bulk, but I have a suggestion for the mechanic itself. Have it cost END and run on a battery. Peg the speed and recovery on tech level. ie enough food (measured in END points) for twenty five people for say six months, but the recovery would take say a year, at "early" tech, while better tech would bring it down to nine, then six months (the break even point); Then at higher tech you actually have a bit of "spare" - until you invent replicators, and the problem goes away.
This allows your characters to go on "half rations" at need; and to barter surplus, if that interests them, later.
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Midas got a reaction from cbullard in Feeding a starship crew for a year
Re: Feeding a starship crew for a year
I know your main question is with weight and bulk, but I have a suggestion for the mechanic itself. Have it cost END and run on a battery. Peg the speed and recovery on tech level. ie enough food (measured in END points) for twenty five people for say six months, but the recovery would take say a year, at "early" tech, while better tech would bring it down to nine, then six months (the break even point); Then at higher tech you actually have a bit of "spare" - until you invent replicators, and the problem goes away.
This allows your characters to go on "half rations" at need; and to barter surplus, if that interests them, later.
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Midas got a reaction from Ternaugh in It's time for Christmas.....
Does a post from someone who hasn't been no the site for years count?
And in the spirit of the thread:
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Midas got a reaction from Hermit in It's time for Christmas.....
Does a post from someone who hasn't been no the site for years count?
And in the spirit of the thread:
