Sim Sanctuary City

Yuoofox · Post by **Yuoofox** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:16 am

Hi, everyone!

Today I've been playing the computer game Sim City, and I decided to make a city called Sanctuary City. (It doesn't have the same structural layout as in the comics, but I did name a bunch of landmarks.)

You can click on any of these images to see a larger version.

First of all, this is the Luxfont, the Rac Cona Daimh's main source for Lux generation. The Luxfont was once powered by flowing water, but as the Seven Villages grew, they have since switched to hydrogen as their method of generating Lux.

Here is the main luftship port.

Here is the main militia training ground for Sanctuary City.

Here is the Artifactor's College, where Kestrel goes to school.

Here is the Wizard's College. You might recognise one of those buildings as the "Dog Bone."

Here is the Dire Swamp. Any resemblance to a toxic waste dump is completely coincidental.

Finally, here is the headquarters for RASA, the Racconan Aeromancery and Space Administration! Currently they are constructing a mining colony on one of Aerith's moons.

Shyal_malkes · Post by **Shyal_malkes** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 11:00 am

and once again, Yuoofox comes to us bearing humerous and creative (if a tad crazy) ideas and pictures.

I just wish I had the patience for sim city. still, I like the pics.

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 11:01 am

Ohhh very nice, I love that game.

CasVeg · Post by **CasVeg** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 11:12 am

<nitpick>But, but, the Artifactor's College is the Dogbone.</nitpick>

Wayfarer · Post by **Wayfarer** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:48 pm

CasVeg wrote:<nitpick>But, but, the Artifactor's College is the Dogbone.</nitpick>

Ummm... it's grown in this version?

BlasTech · Post by **BlasTech** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:00 pm

The Luxfont was once powered by flowing water, but as the Seven Villages grew, they have since switched to hydrogen as their method of generating Lux.

Ahhh i get it, they burn the hydrogen to get the water to make the waterwheels turn ... ingeneous!

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 4:45 pm

Yup, a very logical idea.

Aurrin · Post by **Aurrin** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:51 pm

BlasTech wrote:
The Luxfont was once powered by flowing water, but as the Seven Villages grew, they have since switched to hydrogen as their method of generating Lux.
Ahhh i get it, they burn the hydrogen to get the water to make the waterwheels turn ... ingeneous!

No, you misunderstand.

They fuse hydrogen to heat steam, which turns the wheels and generates lux: Nuclear fusion power plant. (Only it generates lux instead of electricity)

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:59 am

Aurrin wrote:
BlasTech wrote:
The Luxfont was once powered by flowing water, but as the Seven Villages grew, they have since switched to hydrogen as their method of generating Lux.
Ahhh i get it, they burn the hydrogen to get the water to make the waterwheels turn ... ingeneous!
No, you misunderstand.

They fuse hydrogen to heat steam, which turns the wheels and generates lux: Nuclear fusion power plant. (Only it generates lux instead of electricity)

And how can it be used to make things go BOOM?

Mwalimu · Post by **Mwalimu** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:02 am

CasVeg wrote:<nitpick>But, but, the Artifactor's College is the Dogbone.</nitpick>

"There are some types of disasters that just can't be predicted", said the President of the Artifiactor's College to his associates as they stood watching in horror while the giant red dog tore their institute of higher learning to shreds.

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:35 am

mwalimu wrote:
CasVeg wrote:<nitpick>But, but, the Artifactor's College is the Dogbone.</nitpick>
"There are some types of disasters that just can't be predicted", said the President of the Artifiactor's College to his associates as they stood watching in horror while the giant red dog tore their institute of higher learning to shreds.

I wonder if insurance would cover that.

Aurrin · Post by **Aurrin** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:37 am

SolidusRaccoon wrote:
Aurrin wrote:
BlasTech wrote: Ahhh i get it, they burn the hydrogen to get the water to make the waterwheels turn ... ingeneous!
No, you misunderstand.

They fuse hydrogen to heat steam, which turns the wheels and generates lux: Nuclear fusion power plant. (Only it generates lux instead of electricity)
And how can it be used to make things go BOOM?

Remember - the only difference between a reactor and a bomb is how careful an eye you keep on it. =P

Yuoofox · Post by **Yuoofox** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:29 pm

"There are some types of disasters that just can't be predicted", said the President of the Artifiactor's College to his associates as they stood watching in horror while the giant red dog tore their institute of higher learning to shreds.

Ha ha! That'd be great. Clifford the Big Red Dog in the Seven Villages!

Ahhh i get it, they burn the hydrogen to get the water to make the waterwheels turn ... ingeneous!

They fuse hydrogen to heat steam, which turns the wheels and generates lux: Nuclear fusion power plant. (Only it generates lux instead of electricity)

Actually it's a little bit different than that. They use the hydrogen to fuel the nuclear fusion reaction, which creates a stable, miniature sun they have underground, which gives sunlight to a special species of sunflower plant, which produces a special variety of energy-rich sunflower seeds, which get fed to thousands of hamsters, which run on a complex array of hamster wheels, which provides the torque to produce the Lux.

(other explanations welcome)

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:53 pm

Aurrin wrote:
SolidusRaccoon wrote:
Aurrin wrote: No, you misunderstand.

They fuse hydrogen to heat steam, which turns the wheels and generates lux: Nuclear fusion power plant. (Only it generates lux instead of electricity)
And how can it be used to make things go BOOM?
Remember - the only difference between a reactor and a bomb is how careful an eye you keep on it. =P

Good Good.l So what are your views on Project Orion? I am captivated be the idea.

Aurrin · Post by **Aurrin** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:56 pm

SolidusRaccoon wrote:Good Good.l So what are your views on Project Orion? I am captivated be the idea.

I think it would be a good idea if we can do it safely.

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:16 am

Aurrin wrote:
SolidusRaccoon wrote:Good Good.l So what are your views on Project Orion? I am captivated be the idea.
I think it would be a good idea if we can do it safely.

Yup, a very cool idea, Just need to make it work.

Yuoofox · Post by **Yuoofox** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:59 am

What is the Orion Project?

[Yeah, I know I could look it up on Google, but it's more fun asking you.]

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 4:01 am

Orion works by dropping a nuclear bomb behind the vehicle, detonating it at close range, and catching as much of the blast as possible with a thick steel 'pusher plate'. Large shock absorbers (pneumatic springs) absorb the impulse from the pusher plate, giving a smooth ride to the rest of the vehicle. Each blast adds roughly 30 mph (13 m/s) to the craft's velocity. Oil is sprayed on the pusher plate before each explosion to prevent ablation of the pusher plate. This sequence is repeated thousands of times until the necessary speed has been gained.

NUKES!!!!!!!!!!!

Strategia · Post by **Strategia** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:26 pm

SolidusRaccoon wrote:Good Good.l So what are your views on Project Orion? I am captivated be the idea.

Project Orion is in essence an excellent idea; space is big enough for the radiation to dissipate, the Orion ship would be not too difficult to build (I mean, we already have the plans) and the main fuel (nuclear explosives) is already present. It would be a great idea even if it were only purposed for nuclear disarmament. Plus, the relative abundance of nuclear fission explosives currently on the planet means that we have an ample supply of fuel, so the project will receive a kick-start seeing as to the fact that we won't be wottying about fuel until after the first (few) flight(s).

However, one issue remains;
The plans indicate that it would be to be launched from earth using the nuclear drive right from the start.
This would mean that we would have radiation flowing into the atmosphere with every launch, and it has been calculated that on average at least a dozen people would die per launch.

If I were on the space program *cough*snowball'schanceinhell*cough* I would propose we were to launch it into orbit using chemical rocket boosters, from there use maneuvering thrusters (no, this is not a result of too many sci-fi - without maneuvering thrusters it wouldn't be able to change direction, which would also mean that it would be unable to slow down) to direct it to its destination and to give it a speed boost, once it's clear of the Van Allen belts deploy the nuclear bombs.

Would require a lot more resources - not to mention time - but would prevent more than a few stray radiation particles to find their way back into the atmosphere.

Alternatively, we could also build a space elevator and use that to bring the Orion into orbit. There are also plans for a 'vator; read here for more information.

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:26 pm

Lots of good ideas.