Max_Caine Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) Hi, I'm Max Caine. You may remember me from such mods as Smokestacks of Pain: Hotrodding your DeathTank and Sexy Stories of the Alien Menace. In a couple of weeks time I'm going to be embarking on another little Xenonauts mod, and it's going to involve quite a lot of technobabble. I'd like my technobabble to be plausible technobabble, so I'd like to ask the help of the more sciency people that frequent these forums. What it would involve is me describing what I think is good technobabble, you wincing in pain and beating me over the head with a verbal stick, with the ideas flowing back and forth until we hit on something that looks and feels right. If you're interested, hit me up with a PM and I'll describe it to you in greater detail. Edited August 13, 2013 by Max_Caine changed "gears and blood" to "smokestacks of pain" because that's more like a TV infomercial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henri5 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I think what you really want is someone familiar with military weapons. Or if you want to go further, someone familiar with science fiction talk. Most people are not too familiar with how far a given weapon can shoot, how much stuff explosives can blow apart, or how far soldiers can see through smoke, or how lasers and rail guns work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GizmoGomez Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I finally responded to your message Max; sorry, I got distracted again. I'm rather bad at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorpickle01 Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I'm about to start a theoretical physics degree so i may be able to help you :L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gshuford Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 (edited) I've got 6 years experience in the army infantry and can cite a lot of specs for a lot of weapons. Plus, I've studied mechanical engineering at university for 3 years. I think I qualify. EDIT: Also, your inbox is full. Edited August 24, 2013 by gshuford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elydo Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Science-fiction writer (lazy), aerospace engineering/military history graduate here. I can technobabble authentically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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