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Re: The LD environment (or, Datsville in Space)
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Date: 
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 15:50:48 GMT
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:37f4e224.5515735@lugnet.com...
On Thu, 30 Sep 1999 22:02:16 GMT, "Duane Hess" <DNJHESS@ZDNETMAIL.COM>
wrote:

My point is, where do we draw the line? We are dealing with creativity and
imagination. Who is to decide what is allowed and what is not? I certainly
don't want to be the one who does it. All I care about is having a place
where I can showcase my models and check out other people's designs.

I don't know, where do we draw the line?  I seem to have bothered some
people.  I didn't start this thread to be exclusionary, but to encourage
consistency.  Maybe none of this matters.  Actually, if no one wants to
step up to the plate and be the John VanZwieten of the Dativerse, then
definitely none of this matters.


If no one else does, eventually I will probably start something.   I would
probably set my sights a little lower than an all-encompassing, consistent
universe.  Keeping a little town semi-consistent is hard enough :-)  Given the
level of LCAD interest in space, there's probably plenty of room for several
separate projects, each with its own story.  Or the project leader could just
handle creating the station and pictures of it, and make it available for
others to create their own stories.

I would focus "standards" on making sure parts of a space station "look" more
or less consistent.  If I were to start a planetary base, I would require that
all installations have a common tunnel to connect to other sections (like in
the game Outpost).  The airlock idea for a space-based station is a great idea
as it will allow a wide variety of spacecraft to look like they belong in the
same solar system.

It would be next to impossible to create a single space complex which would
encompass all the variety of visions LCAD people have for their creations.
I'd be interested both in seeing what a "fantastic" technology space station
might turn out like, and seeing what people would do within more "realistic"
limitations--without feeling like both stations had to be part of a consistent
universe.

Well, enough rambling by me.  Time to go fix the minifigs in Datsville.

-John Van



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