Trade Codes from MT RefMan
In reply to #5198 Trade Codes and Star Types by james vassilakos
James Vassilakos [email removed] writes: > (Fl) Fluid > def: Non-water ocean(s). The errata are available from an FTP site or mail-server near you. You are correct in guessing that it should be "size n/a, atmos A+, hydro 1+." I am not entirely certain why atmospheres D-F have non-water oceans, but they do.... > (Ic) Ice-Capped > def: self-explanatory > reqs: atmos 0-1, hydro 1+ "Ice-capped" here means that there is no liquid surface water at all, but a lot of surface ice. Water does not stay liquid in a vacuum or near-vacuum. > (Ri) Rich > def: your guess is as good as mine > reqs: atmos 6,8, pop 6-8, gov 4-9 This is meant to be a description of a world that people from all over will fight to live on. It's not "rich" = wealthy, it's "rich" = a prize for the controlling government. > So in other worlds, if a corporation suddenly takes over a rich > world, then that world is no longer a rich world. Absolutely. I wouldn't want to immigrate to a corporate world; the only decent lifestyles are for the shareholders, or (for tourist attractions) anyone as long as the money lasts. > Maybe the governmental requirement > should be axed. There's a big difference in "quality of life" between an A66888A-A world (which is Rich under the rules) and an A6688DA-A world (which isn't). IMO the government requirement for class Ri makes sense, assuming you think the basic idea of a Government digit makes sense at all.... Seth L. Blumberg \ "So they used a micrometer on her thumbnail. . . . [email removed] (play) \ Once again, fear and superstition triumphed over [email removed] (work) \ science and technology." > No one I know shares my opinions, least of all Columbia University. <