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Posted by: Rièle May 11 2005, 10:51 PM

Federation Central Control (FCC)

Coordinates: X 1722, Y 1103, Z 2049

(Assuming it survives Underworld Exploits...)

Federation Central Control (FCC), is a space station so big that it has smaller space stations orbiting it (it's about 0.22 REUs). Thousands of ships come and go from its various ports in a given week. It's about 2 days from Earth, with Jump drive. It's not spherical, but if you think in terms of the Death Star from Star Wars meets a Federation space station from Star Trek, you'd have it about right.

FCC's computer systems control a vast area of space. It's also the official hub of all Federation military activity. Security is practically impenetrable, the station is covered in guns and sensors and has satellites monitoring communications and networks. FCC is protected by a cold plasma field (they have to raise it) and a point-laser anti-missile system (dodging these is HARD/impossible).

The corridors are Ubo-friendly and patrolled by robots. At least they were before Underworld Exploits, we kind of reprogrammed most of them in that RP. The air vents are patrolled as well. Beware the lockdown system, it's a b*tch. As is escaping from their prison cells, I might add.

The station has an extensive civillian population, mostly families of resident military officers but there's many business owners etc. there as well. I'd say the whole station has 5 million resident military occupants (not including Fed ships coming and going), and at least a million civillians. The military section of the station is separate from the civillian section.

(OOC: This was taken from mine and Xic's descriptions of the place. I'll try to update this some more later...)

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Posted by: Sim May 12 2005, 12:30 PM

The Relentless

Owner: Jace Keller

Weight: 450 Tones

Shape: Blade-like with 2 Seeker drones on either side of the ship.

Weapons:
4 plasma cannons
2 pulsars
3 Seeker Missile tubes
1 Planetary Napalm launcher
[Seekers] 4 PDL’s

Designer/Builder: Jace Keller

Engines:
5 modified XX Fighter drives
1 XV hyperspace drive (modified)

Defense Systems:
Scanner scrambler
Mimic Holographic projection system

Reactor: Type 746 Prometheus Anti-Matter Reactor

Armor: Quicksilver Nano-Armor

Shield: Medium Titan Shield system

Scanners: Thermal, Radar and Radiation.

Ship info: The original design of this ship has been modified so much nobody knows what it used to be. Using parts made from scratch or outright stolen this ship also sports an AI named Hayley.

Note: The holographic systems used in conjunction with the sensor scramblers can make the Relentless to apear to be any type of fighter, corvette or even a small frigate or asteroid.

(Do AI's count as Characters?)

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Posted by: Xic Nox May 16 2005, 09:55 PM

(OOC: Sure. We've already got Adam and Gate, and a few others. They're pretty uniformly obnoxious. Speaking of which...)


Artificial Intelligence is one of the great fronteirs of technology today. With technical roots going back as far as 1900 AD on Earth and 1880 AU on Parma, AI has been as much a product of science fiction as science. Now, AI is an essential technology in almost all modern conveniences.

Artificial Intelligence refers broadly to any program or system that emulates self-aware intelligence. Most traditionally, this means a programmed intelligence or a computer, but it also applies to experimental cellular recomposition and cybernetic augmentations.

The most common and arguably the most practical type of AI consists of simply computer code. These AIs are generally made for a specific task, such as operating a camera. Many AIs can be strung together to create a much more complex program. Shipboard and security AIs sometimes give off the illusion of awareness, though they are simply following predefined cause and effect programs.

Computer Intelligences are very useful, and nearly permeate society today, especially in the core worlds. Their uses come as low as air conditioners and as high as starship navigation. Almost all robots still employ simple CIs as their brains.

The search for a self-aware AI has been gaining popularity in recent years. Though regarded by many professionals as frivolous and needlessly expensive, some military groups have expressed an interest in developing computers smart enough to replace personnel on the battlefield. The question that persists is what use self-aware computers have. Domestic androids, such as Cirius Cybernetics Corporation's Caseal series, stand to gain the most, but how society will benefit is still vague.

Though current android technology is quite advanced, and androids are now capable of moving, talking, and in some cases even eating like a sapient being, android intelligence, though it may seem real enough, is actually an illusion. The so-called 'genuine people personalities' developed and marketed by Cirius Cybernetics Corporation, for example, are no more than long CI codes with a little style or quirkiness. The seemingly empathetic characters in games and the personalities of novelty private ship AIs are simply that: a novelty, with no real scientific value.

Self-awareness is notoriously difficult to define, but strides are being made toward an AI that emulates all functions of a sapient brain. In several Parman universities, an argon positron cell was invented, which stores an unprecedented, though still limited, amount of data. Problem-solving AIs continue to be improved upon throughout the Federation.

One of the most ambitious research projects is Cirius Cybernetics Corporation's Project: Demi, an effort to create an artificial replica of a sentient's brain. There was some argument as to what species' brain was to be the model, but the current plan is to use a human brain, as Dejhorin brains are not fully understood, and the members of the project are predominantly Terran and Dejhorin neurologists. The project is estimated to take five years, and up to five billion credits in research.

The project leader is Dr. Jean Montague, a well-known professor at Pieta Academy. His intention is to create a system that emulates a human's emotions, as he states that these are the key to personality, self-awareness, and the ability to learn. Montague commented, "I've invented a time machine in my refrigerator! I'm a genius!"