biological ship hulls.

[padre]

did i hear someone mention there may be ships with bio hulls.?
trying to get my brain around the pros n cons of a bio hull.
i just got shot in the ass, does my ship go ouch that hurt?

[sai-ku]

If your ship has a brain than yes it would but because it does not have a direct brain (more like a plant or organisum than an animal) it would react to the attack by becoming harder and more dence, basically it strenghterns itself against further attack, sealing any gaps etc etc...

Yes you're ship goes ouch! but compared to other ship it will repair itself(probably using sunlight and nutriants from gas pockets and nebulas) so in my view bio hulls are a big Pro!

[padre]

then i bags the name moya, first. that is a very interesting reply.
i presume then these bios will need no shields.

[.SW-880]

I don't know about that, I for one wouldn't mind shields to protect my ass from possible attack

[padre]

on the point of shields, i hope in threat, we can purchase whatever size shields u want regardles of ship size, imagine octopus with 2 125mw shields, try capturing that. yes i know its daft, thought provoking though

[The_Abyss]

If your ship has a brain than yes it would but because it does not have a direct brain (more like a plant or organisum than an animal) it would react to the attack by becoming harder and more dence, basically it strenghterns itself against further attack, sealing any gaps etc etc...

Yes you're ship goes ouch! but compared to other ship it will repair itself(probably using sunlight and nutriants from gas pockets and nebulas) so in my view bio hulls are a big Pro!

Presumably though, bio hulls would soon lead to bio weapons as well - maybe some sort of virus duster or painter.

[Etolf]

thought the main reason small ships can't have bit shields etc is because they don't generate enough power... same with the more powerful lasers...

hmm... bio weapons is thought provoking... imagine giving a fleet of small khaak ships a common cold, then try chasing them & shooting at them, & all the while the darn things are sneezing!

[nobbystyles]

How much snot would a Khaak M1 produce if it had the cold. he.maybe you could hide stations in it juts like a special nebula