On 24/10/2012 19:26, Eamon Watters wrote:
> 6. Vargr ships themselves. Going by the Vargr ships in TNE, the ones
> engaged in raiding will likely be low-jump - either merchants or
> paramilitary. There will be some military vessels too - but I don't
> think there will be too many. If an infected ship turns for home then
> it is going to take many jumps to get there - adding to the time home
> has to prepare (as news leaks out) and adding to the chances that
> something (virus or breakdown) will eliminate the ship as a vector.
News breaks out how? The Deyo transponders are not the only way Virus
transfers. It gets in all the systems, and those ships bringing the news
are also going to be infected. They talk to people to warn them - and
infect them at the same time. And so it goes...
> 6. Vargr ships themselves. Going by the Vargr ships in TNE, the ones
> engaged in raiding will likely be low-jump - either merchants or
> paramilitary. There will be some military vessels too - but I don't
> think there will be too many. If an infected ship turns for home then
> it is going to take many jumps to get there - adding to the time home
> has to prepare (as news leaks out) and adding to the chances that
> something (virus or breakdown) will eliminate the ship as a vector.
News breaks out how? The Deyo transponders are not the only way Virus
transfers. It gets in all the systems, and those ships bringing the news
are also going to be infected. They talk to people to warn them - and
infect them at the same time. And so it goes...