Posted by Eitan Levy Hello again, StarNet. I am an experienced pilot with extensive training in ship design and systems, as well as ballistics. In the recent weeks I have exhausted my personal resource stockpile, and after finishing a major project or two, I have found that working alone is tiresome, takes far too long, and proves to be quite dangerous, especially in situations which involve energy sources. On account of this, I am in the market for a Robotics Specialist to create a droid for me, ideally optimized for construction. I am aware the demands are rather high-grade, but here is what it must be capable of doing: Lifting up to a metric ton in materials Withstanding temperatures up to 4000° Celsius Use of a wide variety of tools and skills, such as welding, use of bolts, etc. Receiving commands, both vocal and from radio frequency. Please contact me through StarNet ((Forum PM)) or find me on the radio, stating a price. Alternatively, I will respond to any posts on this thread.
"4000 DEGREES?! Are you building in a volcano or something? That's hot enough to liquify pretty much ANY metal. I think you're going to have a lot of difficulty finding a droid like that. Just letting you know." -Aedan
Oh, I am more than aware. But when you work with systems that could liquefy impervium in a second, you have to be safe. I'd rather the robot melt than myself, you see. -Eitan Levy
No, but I am working with advanced nuclear reactors. The melting point of Titanium is roughly 1500 degrees Celsius, and solarium isotopes can reach much greater temperatures than that. Better safe than sorry.
-Lyra Crosswell! Some days without seeing you... how are you doing? Finished that last project of yours?
Well, building intergalactic vessels isn't cheap either. Nor is replacing a hand you had fried off. -Eitan Levy
If you mean those clothes that I /still/ haven't given you, then yeah I finished them some time ago. When we see each other again I'll hand them over. -Crosswell
"Except that, in this case, you're wanting a droid that would be equal to, or more than, the cost of a high powered dreadnought." -Aedan
I think you're all assuming I want a humanoid droid. I'm asking for construction equipment. It could look like a ten story lobster for all I care, as long as it can help me assemble a ship's hull.
"No, I get what you mean by what you want. The biggest concern is being able to withstand such high temperatures without melting within a few seconds of exposure. That's where most of the cost will be. You'd likely need to equip it with high-powered heat shielding. That would cost a great deal and like still wouldn't be enough as that level of heat would play havok with the technical systems and likely cause the heat shielding system to malfunction rather quickly." -Aedan
Well, this is why I'm asking. In the future it'd be nice to get reasons why I'm crazy instead of just flat out saying it. -Eitan Levy
Educate. The temperature of the surface of a star can range from aproximately 3500 degrees Kelvin in red dwarfs, to nearly 5800 degrees in yellow dwarfs. Other types of stars can reach upwards of 40000 degrees. The pure metal with the highest melting point is tungsten, which does not melt until it reaches 3695 degrees Kelvin. However, alloys may have higher melting points. One example is tantalum hafnium carbide, with a melting point of 4488 degrees Kelvin. Argument. However, it would be nearly impossible, not to mention ludicrously expensive, to create a drone capable of construction out of these materials. The shields would have to be extremely thick to protect the presumably less heat resistant circutry and motors. Thick enough that it would be incapable of movement, and in my own opinion, resemble a large, glowing lump of coal more than a drone. Conclusion. I can say with aproximately 99.999999699% certainty that the construction of such a drone is not within your budget, even if it were physically possible, which it may well not be. Addition. The most technologically advanced beings in the known universe have still not managed to habitate stars. Inquisitive. How can you possibly expect a construction drone to survive those temperatures? Alternative. Build a cheaper weaker drone and use it. Build a hundred thousand cheaper, weaker drones. This would be more feasable than the drone you propose. -Beep
((I'm honestly not sure how to respond since we have metals such as impervium which is more or less invincible to everything))
((Does impervium armor give you serious protection from lava besides the extra health? I don't think it does, but I'm not sure. If it doesn't then I think my post still stands. Even if it does, lets see you jump into a sun wearing just your armor. If you do so and live, I will rescind my argument.)) ((I'll even let you take an air tank, if it doesn't evaporate.))
((Well basically I guess the basis of my argument is that a star can range from a few thousand degrees Celsius to several millions. So it's likely that something is capable of withstanding that heat. Would it be expensive? Yes. But is it plausible? Probably.))
((Ok, I guess the thing is, even if it were plausible, it's not really necessary. I still don't really understand why you want this. Also we should probably switch back IC. Anyway, I think I'm going to go to bed now.)) ((Also, you sortof contradicted yourself there.))
((Tiny final bit of OOC, sorry. To be fair, even Impervium is unlikely to withstand a temperature of that level. It's not invincible metal. Hell... titanium has a melting point that is barely over half the temperature of a tiny red dwarf, which has the lowest temperatures of stars. That's just the surface, too. Go deeper and it rises exponentially. There would honestly be no metal, even in Starbound, that could withstand the heat of a star without pretty much melting instantaneously.))
