Quote from: BaconShelf on December 07, 2014, 04:46:50 PMQuote from: Fat Cat on December 07, 2014, 04:40:12 PMQuote from: BaconShelf on December 07, 2014, 04:26:47 PMQuote from: Fat Cat on December 07, 2014, 04:19:30 PMArgon sounds cool, but i feel as though it really depends on what type of characters are shooting themThe species that shoots them evolved in a carbon-dioxide based atmosphere, so they wear masks akin to those on Avatar that the humans use. their society is much like that of the USSR (Though they actually listen to their people and make sure they are happy to an extent, political dissent is not allowed and military service is mandatory) and their world is heavily urbanised. The military is sorted into three main groups- infantry, leader and command and this is separted by the colour of their coat, dark red, green or blue. The emperor has a sigature colour, used in the flag, stripes, mask colour, colour of plasma and other aspects of life. The current emperor uses orange, the previous violet.well with that in mind, i'd have to say N2, i just feel like that would suit them well. i'm assuming they're the antagonists so i feel like those would be good colors for not-so-evil characters. the only problem is that that might make the connection to the USSR a bit obvious, not sure if that'd be a plus or a minussounds like a cool story thoughThere are a few species;Sanpaari, Osmatari, Nûenin, Rithrael, Algonein,Thanatus,Menae,Tankaii,Iquin(And subspecies Iquinaf and Iquinay)1,2,8 and 11 are all human allies. 3,5 and 9 are neutral/some factions enemy some ally and 6 and 7 are enemy (So is 10, but they're hostile to everything)Then there's the S'pher which are like the Reapers/ Covenant.which species is the one shooting them? sounds like a really in depth story you already have
Quote from: Fat Cat on December 07, 2014, 04:40:12 PMQuote from: BaconShelf on December 07, 2014, 04:26:47 PMQuote from: Fat Cat on December 07, 2014, 04:19:30 PMArgon sounds cool, but i feel as though it really depends on what type of characters are shooting themThe species that shoots them evolved in a carbon-dioxide based atmosphere, so they wear masks akin to those on Avatar that the humans use. their society is much like that of the USSR (Though they actually listen to their people and make sure they are happy to an extent, political dissent is not allowed and military service is mandatory) and their world is heavily urbanised. The military is sorted into three main groups- infantry, leader and command and this is separted by the colour of their coat, dark red, green or blue. The emperor has a sigature colour, used in the flag, stripes, mask colour, colour of plasma and other aspects of life. The current emperor uses orange, the previous violet.well with that in mind, i'd have to say N2, i just feel like that would suit them well. i'm assuming they're the antagonists so i feel like those would be good colors for not-so-evil characters. the only problem is that that might make the connection to the USSR a bit obvious, not sure if that'd be a plus or a minussounds like a cool story thoughThere are a few species;Sanpaari, Osmatari, Nûenin, Rithrael, Algonein,Thanatus,Menae,Tankaii,Iquin(And subspecies Iquinaf and Iquinay)1,2,8 and 11 are all human allies. 3,5 and 9 are neutral/some factions enemy some ally and 6 and 7 are enemy (So is 10, but they're hostile to everything)Then there's the S'pher which are like the Reapers/ Covenant.
Quote from: BaconShelf on December 07, 2014, 04:26:47 PMQuote from: Fat Cat on December 07, 2014, 04:19:30 PMArgon sounds cool, but i feel as though it really depends on what type of characters are shooting themThe species that shoots them evolved in a carbon-dioxide based atmosphere, so they wear masks akin to those on Avatar that the humans use. their society is much like that of the USSR (Though they actually listen to their people and make sure they are happy to an extent, political dissent is not allowed and military service is mandatory) and their world is heavily urbanised. The military is sorted into three main groups- infantry, leader and command and this is separted by the colour of their coat, dark red, green or blue. The emperor has a sigature colour, used in the flag, stripes, mask colour, colour of plasma and other aspects of life. The current emperor uses orange, the previous violet.well with that in mind, i'd have to say N2, i just feel like that would suit them well. i'm assuming they're the antagonists so i feel like those would be good colors for not-so-evil characters. the only problem is that that might make the connection to the USSR a bit obvious, not sure if that'd be a plus or a minussounds like a cool story though
Quote from: Fat Cat on December 07, 2014, 04:19:30 PMArgon sounds cool, but i feel as though it really depends on what type of characters are shooting themThe species that shoots them evolved in a carbon-dioxide based atmosphere, so they wear masks akin to those on Avatar that the humans use. their society is much like that of the USSR (Though they actually listen to their people and make sure they are happy to an extent, political dissent is not allowed and military service is mandatory) and their world is heavily urbanised. The military is sorted into three main groups- infantry, leader and command and this is separted by the colour of their coat, dark red, green or blue. The emperor has a sigature colour, used in the flag, stripes, mask colour, colour of plasma and other aspects of life. The current emperor uses orange, the previous violet.
Argon sounds cool, but i feel as though it really depends on what type of characters are shooting them
Quote from: AC on December 07, 2014, 03:55:11 PMHuh. I'd say whichever would seem the most abundant/easiest to utilize in the plasma-making process. Which I happen to no nearly nothing about how that is done. Or something environmentally friendly, idk.Edit: Is there any real difference in effectiveness?Well they're all superheated to a few thousand degrees, so they are all doing 4th (If thats a thing) degree burns and melting most metals. It's more based on the colour than anything. The species that utilises them most is ruled in a society that works like an alien USSR, and the leader has a signature colour in their flags and aesthetic that dicates the colour of their weapons. The previous leader- Tabek- used a violet colour in the army. The current leader- Kabolt- uses orange, which is reflected in the flag and colour of lights and stuff.
Huh. I'd say whichever would seem the most abundant/easiest to utilize in the plasma-making process. Which I happen to no nearly nothing about how that is done. Or something environmentally friendly, idk.Edit: Is there any real difference in effectiveness?
Quote from: BaconShelf on December 07, 2014, 04:02:49 PMQuote from: AC on December 07, 2014, 03:55:11 PMHuh. I'd say whichever would seem the most abundant/easiest to utilize in the plasma-making process. Which I happen to no nearly nothing about how that is done. Or something environmentally friendly, idk.Edit: Is there any real difference in effectiveness?Well they're all superheated to a few thousand degrees, so they are all doing 4th (If thats a thing) degree burns and melting most metals. It's more based on the colour than anything. The species that utilises them most is ruled in a society that works like an alien USSR, and the leader has a signature colour in their flags and aesthetic that dicates the colour of their weapons. The previous leader- Tabek- used a violet colour in the army. The current leader- Kabolt- uses orange, which is reflected in the flag and colour of lights and stuff.That sounds like a pretty cool idea actually.
The more reactive gasses would be more appropriate. Y'know, more damaging if they reacted to other (assumedly organic) compounds.
Plasma would expand into harmless gas a few seconds after leaving the gun, so I guess clear.
Quote from: SuperIrish on December 07, 2014, 05:20:55 PMThe more reactive gasses would be more appropriate. Y'know, more damaging if they reacted to other (assumedly organic) compounds.That just discounts Neon, Helium and Argon. But honestly, the temperatures that plasma is (A superheated gas in the thousandsof degrees) mean that there isn't much that wouldn't be melted/ boiled by it anyway. A chemical reaction would take place in the raw process of boiling.
Quote from: BaconShelf on December 07, 2014, 05:26:09 PMQuote from: SuperIrish on December 07, 2014, 05:20:55 PMThe more reactive gasses would be more appropriate. Y'know, more damaging if they reacted to other (assumedly organic) compounds.That just discounts Neon, Helium and Argon. But honestly, the temperatures that plasma is (A superheated gas in the thousandsof degrees) mean that there isn't much that wouldn't be melted/ boiled by it anyway. A chemical reaction would take place in the raw process of boiling.No, actually I highly advise you avoid reactive gases, such as bromine, chlorine or flourine (those compounds you listed will break apart in plasma). 4th degree burns (which are indeed a thing) are already damaging enough, and I can't conceive of a way that a gaseous substance would actually stick to an individual enemy long enough to do anything significant, instead every time it fired you would make a toxic gas cloud in front of the shooter (unless the magnetic bottling was somehow able to keep any from leaking out of the gun, then it would just make a rapidly expanding toxic cloud wherever it hits). Not to mention the massive hazard involved with moving around containers of that stuff on a large scale. That could be a cool idea to consider if you give it to a specialized type of soldier that has caustic-resistant armor which would be devastating in confined areas, but not for regular infantry. Concentrated Oxygen is highly corrosive and would be damaging to metals used in the gun or the users armor, but if your species uses corrosion-resistant materials it can be produced relatively easily. Hydrogen will explode if exposed to heat in the presence of oxygen, so that's a bad one. So out of the one's you've listed you're pretty much limited to noble gases or less reactive halogens like nitrogen, if you intend to be scientifically plausible.
What colour should my plasma weapons fire?
