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Originally posted by HongHu
What's a FEC?
What's a FEC?
The point is if you can get some information through some of the time, you can get the whole message through.
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Forward Error Correction - its what is used in data communication these days. Basically the message has redundant bits in it, so if the receiver receives most of the message they can work out the missing bits from what they received. This works regardless of where the error occured. It also lets the receiver know if a packet is errored beyond recovery, in which case it can ask for a retransmission.
The point is if you can get some information through some of the time, you can get the whole message through.
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But because of the severe sunspot activity, it could just be so rigged that you would require a million retransmissions that could take you the entire course of the sunspot activity period.
Heck it may even take you one turn just to tell them that you need a retranmission. 
blah blah bzzz zzz ... zzz ... w .... w blah blah ... retr ... zzz tr blah bliizz ... ttrann ... zzz ... zzz ... ion blah n.Be good, and if at first you don't succeed, perhaps failure will be back in fashion soon. -- teh Spamski
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And with a needle jet you could send it by POST in mere hours, not a whole year...
Hmmm?
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So perhaps no contact before Doc Air Power?
But you can also SHIP it too can't you? That means Doc Flexibility. Then you can also argue for Doc Mobility ...
I say the technologies are too complex and it will take too many paper boxes for them to be sent by post. Plus we'll kill the few trees we just planted not long ago ... This is of course assuming we have not discovered recordable CDs.Be good, and if at first you don't succeed, perhaps failure will be back in fashion soon. -- teh Spamski
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Needlejets can apparently only fly 10 squares per year though.Originally posted by Jamski
And with a needle jet you could send it by POST in mere hours, not a whole year...
Hmmm?
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Not really much to add to my previous 2 centsComment
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No contact.
It'll make things more interesting.
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Not really, it will make things less interesting.I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).Comment
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Optical Computers would seem the best bet. We do have that, right?Originally posted by HongHu
When would fiber optic technology be discovered according to the game?Comment
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Contact - it keeps things interesting.
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An official position without any responsibilities or duties?
I'll do it!
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No, but no interfactional cable-connections are layed I'm aware off, so no joy even if we had it.Originally posted by GeneralTacticus
Optical Computers would seem the best bet. We do have that, right?
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My view regarding sunspot activity is that there should be no tech trade possible nor change in diplomatic status, except under a limited number of circumstances and methods. For instance, if you are in a truce/treaty situation with an AI, even under sunspots you can demand withdrawal of their units. They may or may not comply, but sometimes the diplomatic status does change .
Or if you were about to backstab a human treaty partner with a well developed aerial, army and naval assault, wouldn't their diplo status change when you did so ?
Likewise if we probe an AI faction or human faction during sunspots what happens in that situation?. Vendetta in some cases but if so not reversible until the end of sunspots. ( bit of a Ecs penalty on the DA's)
But diplomatic discussions via email , chat room or in a forum, between factions that have met in game should be allowed. Also coordinating battle plans should also be allowed.On the ISDG 2012 team at the heart of CiviLIZationComment
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How about we allow contact after Optical Computers then?Originally posted by GeneralTacticus
Optical Computers would seem the best bet. We do have that, right?
What are you talking about dear MPS? Too much burbon again I suppose?Originally posted by Skanky Burns
An official position without any responsibilities or duties?
I'll do it!
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Yes we really need to consider this situation for the next game, if DAs will be a team.Originally posted by Hercules
Likewise if we probe an AI faction or human faction during sunspots what happens in that situation?. Vendetta in some cases but if so not reversible until the end of sunspots. ( bit of a Ecs penalty on the DA's)
Can't we simply not allow sunspot activities?Be good, and if at first you don't succeed, perhaps failure will be back in fashion soon. -- teh Spamski
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