Fri Dec 10, 2004 5:55 am
Freeport 3''s ''Phreelanzer Phyzix'' Conclusion
After three lengthy discussions in Freeport 3 and GamesKickAss forums, we have reached a big conclusion about the game's questionable physics. Actually i proposed this theory a long time ago, a few months to be precise, and it got accepted later on, but i never brought it to TLR.
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Quite often these questions are asked:
How come we can hear explosions and stuff when there's no air in space?
Why don't the planets orbit?
Shouldn't our ship be shaken by other explosions since there is no friction to stop the energy?
Why don't we get sucked in by gravity?
Wouldn't the sun's gravity pull planets in considering how close the sun is?
Why does engine kill slow us down, when in theory we should keep going since there is no resistance?
Shouldn't there be ammunition for plasma guns, and all other weapons that fires matter?
Why does releasing the thrusters slow us down, since there is no resisitance?
Why are the 'lasers' visible?
Why is the sun safe to look at?
And why are they different colors, when they really should be white for maximum strength?
Why do they travel so slowly if they're light?
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Well, all of these can be answered with this:
The Freelancer Universe and the Sirius Sector has much more matter than it seems. There is no actual space in Sirius, what appears to be space is really lots of matter, whether it be space dust, gas, etc. Since there is matter, it creates a resistance to all forms of movement, and thus can slow things down, like explosions and ships. It also allows sound to be conducted. The matter also can be sucked in by space ships to be converted and used as temporary ammunition for plasma and tachyon guns. The planets themselves are extremely light in mass. They have quite little mass, thus generating a large enough gravity aura for people on the planet, but not in outer 'space'. The sun itself is also small and has little gravity, thus the reason there are no orbits.
Then going a bit mroe on the laser topic...
The lasers can now be seen as high energy focused beams of light, that pass through the matter floating around. The light hits the matter and commonly gets distorted, thus since the lasers are shot in blasts, the energy travels and gets split like millions of shards of mirrors. There is another possibilitiy as well. Focusing on a common science fiction perspective, the lasers are truly high energy particles being shot through space. This makes perfect sense, but then there is the problem that Freelancer notes what kind of weapon it is. Since there are particle guns and tachyon weapons, there should be no need to have a 'laser' class unless they are truly lasers. To the subject of laser colors, the reason they should all be white is because the stronger the laser, the higher amplitude of the waves, and thus the higher brightness. When it reaches pure white, the wavelength and frequency (which determine the hue) no longer take effect. When it gets to a point so bright, it blinds us, but the matter in space slows the light and allows us to view the light waves safely. This also explains why we can look at the sun without getting blinded. It is basically the same concept as an atmosphere.
Coolbeano
[FP3_POLICEMember of the Freeport 3 Police Department
-/A/-Member of the Avengers
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Quite often these questions are asked:
How come we can hear explosions and stuff when there's no air in space?
Why don't the planets orbit?
Shouldn't our ship be shaken by other explosions since there is no friction to stop the energy?
Why don't we get sucked in by gravity?
Wouldn't the sun's gravity pull planets in considering how close the sun is?
Why does engine kill slow us down, when in theory we should keep going since there is no resistance?
Shouldn't there be ammunition for plasma guns, and all other weapons that fires matter?
Why does releasing the thrusters slow us down, since there is no resisitance?
Why are the 'lasers' visible?
Why is the sun safe to look at?
And why are they different colors, when they really should be white for maximum strength?
Why do they travel so slowly if they're light?
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Well, all of these can be answered with this:
The Freelancer Universe and the Sirius Sector has much more matter than it seems. There is no actual space in Sirius, what appears to be space is really lots of matter, whether it be space dust, gas, etc. Since there is matter, it creates a resistance to all forms of movement, and thus can slow things down, like explosions and ships. It also allows sound to be conducted. The matter also can be sucked in by space ships to be converted and used as temporary ammunition for plasma and tachyon guns. The planets themselves are extremely light in mass. They have quite little mass, thus generating a large enough gravity aura for people on the planet, but not in outer 'space'. The sun itself is also small and has little gravity, thus the reason there are no orbits.
Then going a bit mroe on the laser topic...
The lasers can now be seen as high energy focused beams of light, that pass through the matter floating around. The light hits the matter and commonly gets distorted, thus since the lasers are shot in blasts, the energy travels and gets split like millions of shards of mirrors. There is another possibilitiy as well. Focusing on a common science fiction perspective, the lasers are truly high energy particles being shot through space. This makes perfect sense, but then there is the problem that Freelancer notes what kind of weapon it is. Since there are particle guns and tachyon weapons, there should be no need to have a 'laser' class unless they are truly lasers. To the subject of laser colors, the reason they should all be white is because the stronger the laser, the higher amplitude of the waves, and thus the higher brightness. When it reaches pure white, the wavelength and frequency (which determine the hue) no longer take effect. When it gets to a point so bright, it blinds us, but the matter in space slows the light and allows us to view the light waves safely. This also explains why we can look at the sun without getting blinded. It is basically the same concept as an atmosphere.
Coolbeano
[FP3_POLICEMember of the Freeport 3 Police Department
-/A/-Member of the Avengers
