Victorian X-Boats?

[BillDowns]

With a Boss upgrade?
:rofl:

 

[BillDowns]

For Space:1889, would not heliograph relays at L5 and L5 work?

 

[aramis]

That is what I thought as well. And for Space: 1889, you really do need something like that. The orbital heliograph does not work when Mars and Earth are on opposite sides of the Sun, or when they are near alignment on the same side as the Sun. I will have to see what might be designed.

Three orbital heliographs in heliocentric rosette orbit, in a triangle, can ensure earth-mars comms at all times, as they can always see each other, and both earth and mars can always see at least 2, who can then relay.

 

[McPerth]

Three orbital heliographs in heliocentric rosette orbit, in a triangle, can ensure earth-mars comms at all times, as they can always see each other, and both earth and mars can always see at least 2, who can then relay.

They could, but IIRC in Space 1889 only two heliograph stations exist, one in Earth orbit and one in Mars orbit, so Timerover51 is right in the problems when they have the sun between them (though I don't know how long would be the time they'll remain out of commo).

And I'm not sure about the feasibility for mid-space stations in Space 1889. AFAIK there's no reference to them, the only such stations being the orbital heliographs, and both of them in orbit (and so easy to ressuply)