Talk:Xeno/Theotech Applications

Xenotech

Flexive Materials
Velan drone structural elements are more akin to cartilage than modern metal frames, capable of flexing when required and remaining rigid when necessary. Similarly they tend to fail gracefully, bending and warping instead of outright fracturing under extreme strain. Although not fully reproducible by human industrial techniques using interlocked cages of these combined with conventional structural connectors can provide lighter and more effective structural reinforcement. Primary Index: Xenotech ????
Secondary Index: Materials ????
Buy Cost: ??!

Electron Sponges Peel 11:23, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
Velan worker and warrior drones do not have internal reactors, but instead receive power from dedicated 'mothers', and store it in nanostructured batteries based on emergent magnetic monopole behaviour. The high energy density makes them a compact alternative for reactors on small ships and other parasite craft.
Primary Index: Xenotech ????
Secondary Index: Power ????
Buy Cost: ????

Monopole Sponges Peel 11:23, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
Eridanus hybrid drone sponge-batteries are based on true magnetic monopoles, topological defects only possible with the use of dust. This approach has substantially higher energy density than 'conventional' sponge batteries.
Primary Index: Xenotech ???? (as electron)
Secondary Index: Power ????, Theotech ????
Buy Cost: ????

Drone Song Communicators Peel 15:22, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
The way drones communicate was for a long time shrouded in mystery, until close examination of a live captured drone under high stress by a xenology team revealed abnormal magnetic patterns. Drones communicate along magnetic flux tubes between paired pseudo-monopoles, a structure highly resistant to conventional ECM and sigint systems. The cracking of this technology enabled not just communication with drones (provided one can be captured to provide a connection to the network) but also reliable covert communications for remote craft and sensitive information.
Primary Index: Xenotech ????
Secondary Index: Electronics ????
Buy Cost: ????

Plasma Warheads Peel 16:53, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
The key challenge faced by users of plasma weaponry is range extension. Replacing conventional warheads with a magnetic bottle filled with high-density plasma enables long-range delivery of plasma, albeit at the cost of vulnerability to point defence.
Primary Index: Xenotech ????
Secondary Index: Missiles 20
Buy Cost: ????

Basic Theotech

Crossphase Power Conduits
An application derived from quantum computational technology, Crossphase Power Conduits use metric editing technology to 'shift' electrical power into a phased state, allowing greater energy transfer rates to be achieved without the corresponding need for better or larger superconductors. This translates into a net increase in available power due to efficiency savings.
Primary Index: Basic Theotech ???
Secondary Index: Electronics ???

Theta Catapults Peel 11:23, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
Theta dust can make catapults that are far more compact and dust-efficient than delta designs, reducing the required industrial base and allowing for greater secrecy.
Primary Index: Basic Theotech 50
Secondary Index: Catapults 25
Buy Cost: ????

White Point Transduction Manifold
A virtual star, a White Point Transduction Manifold functions like a miniature white hole encased in hyperdiamond. Separated from its otherwise immense mass, the manifold serves as a power font. While more efficient then T-Forced Fusion by its nature, it is difficult to extract additional power from the manifold beyond a certain point, as such increases produce a corresponding localization of the manifold's mass. White Point Transduction Manifolds running on overclock produce an intense field of pseudogravity and will effectively increase a vessel's mass, resulting in difficulty performing evasive maneuvers. (rules wise: Reactor can run in overclock, producing 1.5% normal power, but also creates a -0.XX evasion penalty)
Primary Index: Basic Theotech ??? (high)
Secondary Index: Electronics ??? (high)

Advanced Theotech

Decoherence Sabre (Omega Edge) Peel 12:24, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
Planar segments of 'valence armour' can be adapted to project an inverted forcefield a short distance beyond the edge of the material. Adapted for destruction, this has the opposite effect to conventional valence fields and serves to weaken binding forces. When used on an edged weapon design, the combination of material weakening and hyper-reinforced blade produce fearsome cutting power (read: cleave and brutish).
Primary Index: Advanced Theotech 1000
Secondary Index: Materials 30
Buy Cost: ???? (low, all you get is a melee weapon)