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   eripe to lui wolff   
   Re: One Spreadsheet to Rule Them All   
   27 Nov 18 18:16:02   
   
   From: eripe.dk@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 4:07:49 AM UTC+7, lui wolff wrote:   
   > Hi, folks. Just found the group from rho and i'm astounded. You're awesome.   
   >    
   > I've been worldbuilding for a while and I figured (since i want to be as   
   accurate as possible) that I want precision on everything.   
   >    
   > I've since started a Great Spreadsheet to automatically calculate everything   
   you may need to know about space warfare to worldbuild.   
   >    
   > Things I want it to have are:   
   >    
   > - Sensor capabilities (detection threshold) and ranges (detection,   
   identification and targeting), including optical telescopes, near-IR scopes,   
   far-IR scopes, anomaly detectors (such as a MAD), x-ray scopes, gamma ray   
   non-focused scopes, active and    
   passive RADAR and LIDAR, etc.   
   >    
   > - Projectile weapon systems with precise muzzle velocity and kinetic energy,   
   and energy cost in case of railguns   
   >    
   > - Energy weapon systems with precise energy measurements.   
   >    
   > - Ship propulsion types with precise specific impulse, energy output, IR   
   emission, etc.   
   >    
   > - Other things, many other things.   
   >    
   > Anyone ever done that? It sounds like a very useful thing.   
   >    
   > Lui Wolff   
      
   Look at the game "Children of a dead earth", and the blog   
   https://childrenofadeadearth.wordpress.com/   
      
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