Probing Uranus?

[DarkestOnion]

At the risk of sounding puerile, has anyone had a giggle at the idea of sending a probe to Uranus in Terra Invicta? Or by that stage of the game do you folks think people are far too busy blowing away Alien Fleets and Alien Stations to pause and have a laugh? I ask because I have yet to see this tropey old joke made on these forums. Somebody had to say it so somebody out there can have a cheap laugh right?

[ulzgoroth]

Sending probes out that far is probably not worth it. They're rather slow, I expect it would take years, plural.

Exploring Uranus calls for a manned expedition and preferably a high-performance torch drive.

[gimmethegepgun]

Originally posted by ulzgoroth:

Sending probes out that far is probably not worth it. They're rather slow, I expect it would take years, plural.

Exploring Uranus calls for a manned expedition and preferably a high-performance torch drive.

I can't tell if this is a /whoosh or if you're intentionally missing the point.

[dichebach]

Originally posted by DarkestOnion:

At the risk of sounding puerile, has anyone had a giggle at the idea of sending a probe to Uranus in Terra Invicta? Or by that stage of the game do you folks think people are far too busy blowing away Alien Fleets and Alien Stations to pause and have a laugh? I ask because I have yet to see this tropey old joke made on these forums. Somebody had to say it so somebody out there can have a cheap laugh right?

I suspect they would find a hole in Uranus.

[dichebach]

Originally posted by ulzgoroth:

Sending probes out that far is probably not worth it. They're rather slow, I expect it would take years, plural.

Exploring Uranus calls for a manned expedition and preferably a high-performance torch drive.

Whoa, whoa, whoa there pardner!

"Torch drive?!"
Near Uranus?

Surely the Advanced Pulsar would be sufficient?

[ulzgoroth]

I think "the speed of getting off Earth" belongs here.

Originally posted by dichebach:

Originally posted by ulzgoroth:

Sending probes out that far is probably not worth it. They're rather slow, I expect it would take years, plural.

Exploring Uranus calls for a manned expedition and preferably a high-performance torch drive.

Whoa, whoa, whoa there pardner!

"Torch drive?!"
Near Uranus?

Surely the Advanced Pulsar would be sufficient?

Oh goodness no, you'll want far more power than that to do the job properly.

(Triton or antimatter pulse might cut it, if you're patient?)

Originally posted by gimmethegepgun:

Originally posted by ulzgoroth:

Sending probes out that far is probably not worth it. They're rather slow, I expect it would take years, plural.

Exploring Uranus calls for a manned expedition and preferably a high-performance torch drive.

I can't tell if this is a /whoosh or if you're intentionally missing the point.

I think if you read the last sentence with the right frame of mind, it belongs here...

[Twelvefield]

Putting a torch drive near Uranus will result in a methane bomb that takes out the moon, any nearby asteroid, and the two orbs that are hanging below the plane of the ecliptic, earning our entire Solar System a Darwin Award. Best not to do that.

[olof_szary]

I mean, It's 2022 when you start the game. It's not futurama 3000. The planet has not been renamed yet

[Berserk Belta]

Yes @olof_szary I'd like to see the change implemented earlier. The infantile jokes will be a thing of the past when it has its new name of Urectum.

[DarthVishis]

It takes too long to probe Uranus conventionally .... it's better to send a colony ship with a platform kit and a mobile analyzer.

[Qoojo]

It's pretty much mandatory once your administration reaches 55 years old.

[gimmethegepgun]

There is, of course, a possibility that you might unexpectedly find yourself at 433 Eros.

[olof_szary]

Jokes aside. Probing uranus is fine as long it's not a first interaction. You don't want to send bunch of toys and wait ages for any meaningful response. First you need to send some "meatbags" in protective gear, ideally with high trust engine. Only after you have your space dock ready, you can start using the artificial probes on nearby locations.