[hr] [center][h1][color=gold]Links & Downloads[/color][/h1][/center] [url=https://i.imgur.com/McCOYoz.jpg?1]Galaxy Map (Image Link)[/url] [url=https://mega.nz/#!c6xiCLKb!dky4ThmJIY0TFxJ9J7nNqE65vfGwRvOiHPeYWDR3NJA]Solomon System Map (Download)[/url][sup]1[/sup] [hr] [center][h1][color=gold]Notes & Updates[/color][/h1][/center] This section is here to notify players of any changes to the post, updates to the Data Files, or anything else need-to-know. That said, that is all and thanks for reading. [center][h3][color=gold]Footnotes[/color][/h3][/center] [list] [*]1. The circled numbers indicate the number of low-orbit orbital rings around the planet. [/list] [center][h3][color=gold]General Notes[/color][/h3][/center] [list] [*]Mecha, (Manned) Starfighters, androids that look like humans or an alien race, force-field-type shields, and invisibility-based stealth devices don't exist in this universe. [*]Atmospheric fighter pilots and Combatants work in drone groups. The squad leader(s) lead(s) a squadron of unmanned drones. [/list] [hr] [center][h3][color=gold]Updates[/color][/h3][/center] [Update 11-07-17 17:53 ET] Expanded Data Files - Technology & added spacecraft skeleton to Data Files - Spacecraft & Vehicles. [Update 11-07-17 20:40 ET] Expanded Data Files - Spacecraft & Vehicles, updated spacecraft skeleton, Expanded Data Files - Miscellaneous, added to General Notes. [Update 11-08-17 23:53 ET] Added two images to Data Files - Technology - Weaponry. [Update 11-14-17 21:30 ET] Made Zeroth OOC Post look sexier. [Update 11-16-17 19:20 ET] Added three sections to first two posts: Story Summary, Question & Answer, Further Reading. Expanded Data Files - Miscellaneous. [Update 12-08-17 00:04 ET] Huge update to Data Files - all sections [hr] [color=gold][center][h1]* * *[/h1][/center][/color] [hr] [color=gold][center][h2]Further Reading[/h2][/center][/color] Here are some books, films and YouTube Channels I recommend. [h2]Books[/h2] [color=gold]Foundation, by Isaac Asimov The Culture (Series), by Iain M. Banks Stand on Zanzibar, by John Brunner Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card Rendezvous with Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke The Expanse (Series), by James S. A. Corey Neuromancer, by William Gibson Dune, by Frank Herbert Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley Ringworld, by Larry Niven 1984, by George Orwell Revelation Space (Series), by Alastair Reynolds Contact, by Carl Sagan The Martian, by Andy Weir[/color] [h2]Films[/h2] [color=gold]Ex Machina, dir. Alex Garland 2001: A Space Odyssey, dir. Stanley Kubrick Metropolis, dir. Fritz Lang Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, dir. Nicholas Meyer Interstellar, dir. Christopher Nolan Alien, dir. Ridley Scott Blade Runner, dir. Ridley Scott Close Encounters of the Third Kind, dir. Steven Spielberg Minority Report, dir. Steven Spielberg Solaris, dir. Andrei Tarkovsky Star Wars (Series), dir. Various Arrival, dir. Denis Villeneuve[/color] [h2]YouTube Channels[/h2] [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCimiUgDLbi6P17BdaCZpVbg][u]Exurb1a[/u][/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g][u]Isaac Arthur[/u][/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsXVk37bltHxD1rDPwtNM8Q][u]Kurzgesagt[/u][/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7_gcs09iThXybpVgjHZ_7g][u]PBS Space Time[/u][/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtI0Hodo5o5dUb67FeUjDeA][u]SpaceX[/u][/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nSFpj9HTCZ5t-N3Rm3-HA][u]Vsauce[/u][/url] [hr] [color=gold][center][h3][i]"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."[/i][/h3][/center][/color] [center]- Carl Sagan[/center] [hr]