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| ======The New World====== | ======The New World====== | ||
| - | While many planets with the potential for settlement have been detected, one, about 20 auds away, caught the particular attention of scientists. While the physical features of the planet appeared hospitable there was a peculiar sort of geographical attunement to certain elements, organised in zones around twelve elemental ‘poles’. Nicknamed Hexographia for the roughly hexagonal shape these zones seem to take, it is to this planet that the New World mission has been sent. | + | While many planets with the potential for settlement have been detected, one, about 20 auds((Astronomic Units of Distance)) away, caught the particular attention of scientists. While the physical features of the planet appeared hospitable there was a peculiar sort of geographical attunement to certain elements, organised in zones around twelve elemental ‘poles’. Nicknamed Hexographia for the roughly hexagonal shape these zones seem to take, it is to this planet that the New World mission has been sent. |
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| ====The Elemental Zones==== | ====The Elemental Zones==== | ||
| - | The elemental energies appear to be centred around 12 distinct polar regions, with Void on either side of the axis and the other elemental poles ringing the tropics. All other regions also appear to be attuned to one particular element, though to a far lesser extent than the poles. Exactly how this manifests remains to be seen, as does the mechanics of the borders between zones. | + | The elemental energies appear to be centred around 12 distinct "nexus" regions, with Void on the north and south poles and the other elemental nexuses ringing the tropics. All other regions also appear to be attuned to one particular element, though to a far lesser extent than the nexuses. Exactly how this manifests remains to be seen, as does the mechanics of the borders between zones. |
| ====Landfall==== | ====Landfall==== | ||
| - | The //New World// is projected to land in a temperate area to the West of the Upper Elemental Pole of Air, marked as ‘Landfall’ on the map. The intent is that once the ship lands, it will at first form the central part of the city founded, with most people continuing to live in their shipside quarters until permanent accommodation is created. | + | The //Curiosity// is projected to land in a temperate area to the West of the Upper Elemental Nexus of Air, marked as ‘Landfall’ on the map. The intent is that once the ship lands, it will at first form the central part of the city founded, with most people continuing to live in their shipside quarters until permanent accommodation is created. |
| A large number of pre-fabricated buildings have been stored within the ship to be used for some initial spill-out buildings, notably including central hubs for most of the major interest groups involved, and buildings for agricultural settlements further out from the ship. | A large number of pre-fabricated buildings have been stored within the ship to be used for some initial spill-out buildings, notably including central hubs for most of the major interest groups involved, and buildings for agricultural settlements further out from the ship. | ||
| ===Communications with Homeworld=== | ===Communications with Homeworld=== | ||
| - | Sending communications is far quicker than sending physical objects, but the time taken is still considerable, if variable. According to calculations, the shortest possible time to send a message and receive a reply should be around a week, but in practice a fortnight, or even longer is likely due to variations in things like weather, interstellar phenomena, and size of the communication. | + | Sending communications is far quicker than sending physical objects, but the time taken is still considerable, if variable. According to calculations, the shortest possible time to send a message and receive a reply should be around a week, but in practice a fortnight, or even longer is likely due to variations in things like weather, interstellar phenomena, and size of the communication. |
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| + | Static images, text and numerical (or numerically stored) data are all fairly easy to send back to the Homeworld via transmission, sound has proven more difficult over the long distances. The technology needed to send film without encoding every single static image has yet to be developed, let alone those rare cases of synced sound and moving image. Those will have to be transferred back physically. A shuttle is scheduled to return to the homeworld six months after the //Curiosity// makes landfall, including preliminary results, samples, and so on. | ||
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