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[Terran123rd]

It would add a lot of variety if you guys were to add a map or two that take place on less-than-habitable worlds. Worlds like Mars, or Mercury, or The Moon.

[Sa7aN]

Terran123rd, on 27 November 2012 - 04:03 PM, said:

It would add a lot of variety if you guys were to add a map or two that take place on less-than-habitable worlds. Worlds like Mars, or Mercury, or The Moon.

high heatsource + heatsinks as only cooling option + no atmosphere = KABOOOOOOOOOOM

[Terran123rd]

Then you better pack some ammo based loadouts or learn heat control.

According to the lore, heat sinks are actually more closely related to heat pumps or radiators than actual heat sinks. In other words, they work by radiating heat directly into the environment, which works just as well in vacuum as it does in an atmosphere.

In addition, 'mechs are designed to be able to operate everywhere from dry land, to under water, to hard vacuum, so I would think that that particular problem would have been solved.

If need be, maps could placed on the night sides or twilight zones of these airless worlds, where the local star is less of a factor. Or Moon-like environments could be abandoned in favor of more Mars-like locales, with thin atmospheres and howling winds.

[Mayhem McCrea]

Dug this up. From mechwarrior 2 mercenaries.


(Gameplay about 5 minutes in.)

On the one hand, giant hunk of ice being towed through space! On the other... Note that our jenner with jumpjets is basically flying. Higher than the areotech fighters, ammusingly. On the OTHER other hand, I seem to recall that on that mission if you kindof... overjumped... you could easily fall off the side/not actually come back down again. Been years, though.

Edited by Mayhem McCrea, 27 November 2012 - 05:59 PM.

[Roadbuster]

Sa7aN, on 27 November 2012 - 05:09 PM, said:

high heatsource + heatsinks as only cooling option + no atmosphere = KABOOOOOOOOOOM

It's a fictional universe with ficional tech...
In space there is almost no convection because there is no atmosphere (vacuum). The only thing left for cooling is radiation.
So you only can dissipate heat through surfaces.

[Oy of MidWorld]

I'd like this a lot.

[Terran123rd]

Le bump.

[blinkin]

Sa7aN, on 27 November 2012 - 05:09 PM, said:

high heatsource + heatsinks as only cooling option + no atmosphere = KABOOOOOOOOOOM

do you know how much effort NASA goes to to keep heat inside space suits. they aren't thick because that is the style.

http://www.nasa.gov/...acesuit-58.html vv
Spacesuits help astronauts in several ways. Spacewalking astronauts face a wide variety of temperatures. In Earth orbit, conditions can be as cold as minus 250 degrees Fahrenheit. In the sunlight, they can be as hot as 250 degrees. A spacesuit protects astronauts from those extreme temperatures.

atmospheres do not cool things they maintain and distribute temperatures. the minimum temperature on the moon is 70k or -203 degrees celsius and the max temperature is 390k or 116 degrees celsius. according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon

so just on the moon there is variation between a couple HUNDRED degrees below freezing and several degrees above the temperature required to boil water at see level on earth.

radiation can do massive amounts if there is no matter to block it.

Edited by blinkin, 01 January 2013 - 04:22 PM.

[PoLaR]

ANY new maps would be nice.

And greatly appreciated!

[Terran123rd]

Le bump.

[Owlfeathers]

Sa7aN, on 27 November 2012 - 05:09 PM, said:

high heatsource + heatsinks as only cooling option + no atmosphere = KABOOOOOOOOOOM

15 DHS on my Raven... I think I'm okay.