Post by gollee on May 14, 2014 12:27:53 GMT
Right, I am creating the lore for various Syndicate items, and I have started with Energy Swords, however, the actual science behind them is faulty in the extreme, as they are essentially starwars lightsabers.
I have collated 6 different possible variants. I need community input into which one I expand upon.
NOTE: I can make all of them work sciencewise, /technically/. However, some may lean towards serverside recoding and/or respriting.
Photonic Matter: Applications as of yet are unknown, but would likely cauterise. Can form crystals, but to be retractable, it would need to be reformed each time, which is difficult, expensive and dangerous, as it requires super-cooled rubidium gas. The blade would be fragile in the extreme.
Plasma sheath: Possible, but the heat generated would cauterise and likely kill the wielder. Highly dangerous, would likely kill in a single strike, cut through walls, people, doors, everything. Positive plasma contained with a strong magnetic field around a central electrode. Heat not contained, constant heating would be required to keep it as a plasma, heat disperses rapidly, killing nearby people.
Magnetic cutting edge: Most likely, but solid state. Cuts. Solid bar of metal, very similar to a sword, an extremely powerful alternating magnetic current running down the edge of the blade, producing a powerful glow. The edge of the blade would never touch a surface, the alternating current ionising and splitting anything it comes into contact. Blade may be retractable, high energy source required, but lower than Plasma and Photonic.
Heated cutting edge: Also likely, but cauterises, not cuts. Solid bar of metal, very similar to a sword, with one or both edges heated to extreme temperatures, can be used by the wielder safely. Lowest energy source so far. Heated edge would be able to melt steel and above to be hot enough to cause the correct level of harm.
Hardlight: Unlikely to be possible in this form. High energy cost and material cost, requiring significant amount of precisely crafted diamond to capture photons. So far only used for electrical systems, unknown if it is possible to project the photons without loosing control, unlikely.
Repurposed Shield Generator: Possible, depends on the tuning of the generator and how generators work in SS13, if it is an energy shield, impossible, forced matter shield, maybe. Very, very high energy cost, highest of all, no heat, cuts rather than cauterises.
I have collated 6 different possible variants. I need community input into which one I expand upon.
NOTE: I can make all of them work sciencewise, /technically/. However, some may lean towards serverside recoding and/or respriting.
Photonic Matter: Applications as of yet are unknown, but would likely cauterise. Can form crystals, but to be retractable, it would need to be reformed each time, which is difficult, expensive and dangerous, as it requires super-cooled rubidium gas. The blade would be fragile in the extreme.
Plasma sheath: Possible, but the heat generated would cauterise and likely kill the wielder. Highly dangerous, would likely kill in a single strike, cut through walls, people, doors, everything. Positive plasma contained with a strong magnetic field around a central electrode. Heat not contained, constant heating would be required to keep it as a plasma, heat disperses rapidly, killing nearby people.
Magnetic cutting edge: Most likely, but solid state. Cuts. Solid bar of metal, very similar to a sword, an extremely powerful alternating magnetic current running down the edge of the blade, producing a powerful glow. The edge of the blade would never touch a surface, the alternating current ionising and splitting anything it comes into contact. Blade may be retractable, high energy source required, but lower than Plasma and Photonic.
Heated cutting edge: Also likely, but cauterises, not cuts. Solid bar of metal, very similar to a sword, with one or both edges heated to extreme temperatures, can be used by the wielder safely. Lowest energy source so far. Heated edge would be able to melt steel and above to be hot enough to cause the correct level of harm.
Hardlight: Unlikely to be possible in this form. High energy cost and material cost, requiring significant amount of precisely crafted diamond to capture photons. So far only used for electrical systems, unknown if it is possible to project the photons without loosing control, unlikely.
Repurposed Shield Generator: Possible, depends on the tuning of the generator and how generators work in SS13, if it is an energy shield, impossible, forced matter shield, maybe. Very, very high energy cost, highest of all, no heat, cuts rather than cauterises.
We all knew this is coming.
