Researching advanced technology?

[Zorium]

I personally would not want to see machines made for the users convenience because that is basically the society we are living in now.   Having said that I also don\'t want to see a planeshift industrialization but I do however want to see scientific and technological enhancements.

Proof of these enhancements in Planeshift can be seen in the renderings of the sewers, if this were a medievil game sewers wouldn\'t exist.  Although sewers were first invented by the Romans this technology was forgotten during the dark ages and was reused during the renaisance period.

Now I\'ll actually say what I meant to say, I think that technology that is implemented in Planeshift should meet the needs and capabilities of the people who reside there.  Take for example television (a bit extreme I know), Yilakum\'s populace couldn\'t make televisions nor would they want them and so they shouldn\'t exist in Planeshift.  Now for instance say the light levels in some areas of Yilakum are too low or too high maybe somebody could create a magically enhanced lens which alters the light levels in those areas, this technology isn\'t too advanced nor is it beyond the capabilities or desires of the community.

So just to sum this up, any technology implemented in Planeshift would have to be within the capabilites of the people and actually fufill a genuine purpose for those people.  Of course some technology would have to be restricted because it could potentially allow the production of objects that would stray too far from the setting of Planeshift.

-Zorium

[Seytra]

Originally posted by Zorium
Now for instance say the light levels in some areas of Yilakum are too low or too high maybe somebody could create a magically enhanced lens which alters the light levels in those areas, this technology isn\'t too advanced nor is it beyond the capabilities or desires of the community.

I like this idea. I envisage the following:
At the walls of the stalactite, as high abouve the 1st level as possible, you have these lenses. Maybe they can even be of ordinary glass, as the Xacha might know how to make them. The condensed light then will, close to the focus, go through another lens that makes it parallel. Now you have highly intense light at a small diameter (around 1m accross at most, down from maybe several 10s of metres (maybe collected by several lenses or an array of mirrors that form a big hollow (bundling) mirror). Depending on the environment, this light can be directed through a set of appropriately placed and angled mirrors, through small (1.5m accross) conduits to the desired level, where it will then either be split by mirrors, to eventually reach the locations it is destined to, or be directed to a central location in one chunk, where there will be another set of diffusing lenses and mirrors which will make the light illuminate the area.
The technology of manufacturing lenses and mirrors of the required size and quality is quite an achievement, but if magic is being used, it can actually be done. The size of the steel plates for the temple of Laanx is of the same tech level, so it wouldn\'t be far off and IMO also wouldn\'t alter the feel.
Of course you could also illuminate by magic, but magic has to be sustained, whereas this method will not. Also, imagine the fun of getting toasted by a high-intensity beam of light, knowing that there will be a place going dark for as long as you take to turn into ashes!

[Adeli]

I think a simpler method would be magically altered or enhanced crystals that absorb light during the day, then when there is no more light to absorb, they release it.
Creating efficient solar powered lighting, using no modern technology whatsoever.

IceFalcon, I don\'t think a basic gun is the start of the modern age.

[Zorium]

I think a simpler method would be magically altered or enhanced crystals that absorb light during the day, then when there is no more light to absorb, they release it.
Creating efficient solar powered lighting, using no modern technology whatsoever.

Yeah it would be simplier but you remove interesting situations involving combat, if you can\'t win force them into the light.  Hmmm, brings a whole new meaning to \"go into the light\" .

-Zorium

[Seytra]

Also, it would not enhance ambient light levels, only light places at night. My objective was to bring more light down to the lower levels during daylight hours so that they can be used for farming as well, which would significantly ease the space problems on the two upper levels.

And yes, \"if you see a black tunnel, don\'t go into the light!\", because it will be one of these conduits.

[Cyberchu]

Perhaps someone should start a new technology wishlist, provided it does not get spammed with noobs asking for AK-47s.

[Hatchnet]

Originally posted by Icefalcon
I am not against those simple tools you listed Hatchnet, I am against inventions that mark the start of the Modern Age.

A trebushae simple are you out of your mind man?

However you are right it was the steam engine that brought about the start of the industrial age (we however have moved onto the space age). However many items that steam power allowed to be ran such as the cotton gin and the metal lathe could feasably be run by meathods available in Yliakum without changeing the setting and in truth it must be so for a city sized stalagmite to support such a large population. In fact the easyest way to run such early machinery is not the steam power we used but water power wich was in use during our middle ages and would natrualy be highly avalible in Yliakum. But I am not saying that such machines are prevelant enough to create an industrial revalution here in Yliakum just prevalint enough to support its population.