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    Thread: The State of Scientific Research in Y11K
Post: RE: The State of Scientific Research in Y11K

Hey all, sorry for being MIA for so long (I just started a new job/moved apartments so I've been super busy IRL - things are starting to settle down though so I'll hopefully be on here more regularly ...
Andrew P. General Setting Discussion 28 602 05-07-2026, 06:26 AM
    Thread: The State of Scientific Research in Y11K
Post: RE: The State of Scientific Research in Y11K

stevebowers Wrote: (02-22-2026, 12:58 AM) -- Quote: -- ...(a) character was able to input a small sample of tissue from a newly-discovered alien species into a device, analyse the sample on a cellul...
Andrew P. General Setting Discussion 28 602 03-18-2026, 01:25 PM
    Thread: Zakdakha (Garden World)
Post: RE: Zakdakha (Garden World)

This is awesome!! I've really been looking forward to seeing this article ever since it was mentioned on the Discord a while back :)  Overall I don't have any major notes or comments so far, other th...
Andrew P. Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 12 259 03-08-2026, 11:22 AM
    Thread: The State of Scientific Research in Y11K
Post: RE: The State of Scientific Research in Y11K

Hey all, thanks for keeping up the discussion while I've been away  :) Job hunting has unfortunately been sapping my time and creative energy as of late, but I finally had some time to circle back on ...
Andrew P. General Setting Discussion 28 602 02-21-2026, 09:30 AM
    Thread: Red Masters (Deorvyn Clade)
Post: RE: Red Masters (Deorvyn Clade)

Quote: -- DSPE Here is an image that I've been working on for the Red Masters https://www.orionsarm.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif -- Oh wow!!! That is fantastic - I really like the soft li...
Andrew P. Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 29 620 02-13-2026, 10:16 AM
    Thread: Red Masters (Deorvyn Clade)
Post: RE: Red Masters (Deorvyn Clade)

Quote: -- stevebowers Well, here's a first attempt. Maybe the Red Masters cause the victim to tailor their clothes to fit. -- Oh wow, awesome work Steve!! The adjusted clothing is a really nic...
Andrew P. Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 29 620 01-18-2026, 10:11 AM
    Thread: The State of Scientific Research in Y11K
Post: RE: The State of Scientific Research in Y11K

BorkLord Wrote: (12-09-2025, 11:05 AM) -- Another endlessly variable topic is examining the different cultures and societies across the Terragen sphere (especially reclusive virtual civilizations) an...
Andrew P. General Setting Discussion 28 602 12-09-2025, 02:00 PM
    Thread: The State of Scientific Research in Y11K
Post: RE: The State of Scientific Research in Y11K

Quote: -- stevebowers Some scientific fields seem to have almost infinite variety in their possibilty space. Biology, esp biochemistry and evolution, does seem to be almost infinitely variable. ...
Andrew P. General Setting Discussion 28 602 12-09-2025, 10:51 AM
    Thread: Gegton X and Greylag
Post: RE: Gegton X and Greylag

stevebowers Wrote: (09-01-2025, 06:22 AM) -- Here's a very quick texture superimposed over the Edersphere element. -- Absolutely love this- even if it doesn't end up going into the reworked Gegton X...
Andrew P. General Setting Discussion 60 834 12-08-2025, 11:22 AM
    Thread: OA Worldbuilding Resource: Worlds/Systems by Etymology
Post: RE: OA Worldbuilding Resource: Worlds/Systems by E...

AstroChara Wrote: (10-19-2025, 07:47 PM) -- stevebowers Wrote: (10-19-2025, 06:34 PM) -- Another factor is that the earliest colonies would be more likely to have Old Earth names, but these names wo...
Andrew P. General Setting Discussion 12 230 12-08-2025, 11:12 AM
    Thread: Red Masters (Deorvyn Clade)
Post: RE: Red Masters (Deorvyn Clade)

MiyuwiAuthor Wrote: (10-04-2025, 01:34 PM) -- Maybe it should be written as "they were widely regarded," as I'm sure in the Current Era people are more understanding and do not hold grudges from thou...
Andrew P. Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 29 620 12-08-2025, 10:12 AM
    Thread: The State of Scientific Research in Y11K
Post: The State of Scientific Research in Y11K

Hey all, I thought I'd start this thread to get people's thoughts on a topic that's been on my mind for a while; specifically, I've often found myself wondering about the status of scientific resea...
Andrew P. General Setting Discussion 28 602 12-08-2025, 09:27 AM
    Thread: Autofabs, Bioforges, and Related Matters
Post: RE: Autofabs, Bioforges, and Related Matters

Quote: -- Vitto The always annoying task on putting a threshold on what is "that" and what is not!   IMHO, I don't consider M. laboratorium a neogenic lifeform, just an excercise on identifiyi...
Andrew P. General Setting Discussion 33 442 12-06-2025, 12:15 PM
    Thread: How big are Walking Mountains?
Post: RE: How big are Walking Mountains?

EschatonDreadwyrm Wrote: (11-15-2025, 11:51 AM) -- Drashner1 Wrote: (11-15-2025, 06:37 AM) -- I would refer back to the current description which says that Walking Mountains are a 'community organis...
Andrew P. General Setting Discussion 23 348 12-05-2025, 06:34 PM
    Thread: Nauri Expansion Ideas
Post: RE: Nauri Expansion Ideas

Nice! Glad to see the Nauri getting some TLC, I like them a lot  :) For me personally, one of the things I'd most like to see in a potential Nauri update would be some in-depth explanation/discussi...
Andrew P. General Setting Discussion 13 239 12-05-2025, 06:20 PM
    Thread: Fix/Update of the Chlorine Worlds and summary of previous discussions
Post: RE: Fix/Update of the Chlorine Worlds and summary ...

1of3 Wrote: (11-28-2025, 09:25 PM) -- "multicellular eukaryote-equivalents" Macro-bionts? Or just multicellular organisms? Eukaryote doesn't really add anything here. -- Ehhh... I think specifying ...
Andrew P. Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 40 984 12-05-2025, 06:03 PM
    Thread: Fix/Update of the Chlorine Worlds and summary of previous discussions
Post: RE: Fix/Update of the Chlorine Worlds and summary ...

Hey all, As I mentioned earlier on the Discord, I've been attempting to rework the article on the Kinesians/Vert/Tournesol to fit the new consensus- I've attached a draft for an updated version of th...
Andrew P. Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 40 984 11-27-2025, 09:26 AM
    Thread: Image on the Xenology article
Post: RE: Image on the Xenology article

I say go for it!  :)
Andrew P. General Setting Discussion 8 111 11-20-2025, 09:56 AM
    Thread: Plesiosaur: Provolves
Post: RE: Plesiosaur: Provolves

Popping over here from the Xaju thread- like I said for that article, the concept here is really neat, but I think the text could use a lot of editing to improve syntax and flow. Here's some suggestio...
Andrew P. General Setting Discussion 5 84 11-06-2025, 07:31 AM
    Thread: Ant Sophonts: Xäju
Post: RE: Ant Sophonts: Xäju

Overall I like this a lot! Provolved ants that live inside Nabla biowars as symbionts... that's a really neat concept  :) The main thing that comes to mind re: feedback is that the current draft coul...
Andrew P. General Setting Discussion 14 235 11-06-2025, 07:16 AM