#Sanguis Solar System

[windwhisperer-windy]

Sanguis Seeds - Chapter 7

Thirty-seven minutes later, those freshly washed curves dress in chic silk babydoll intimate wear. The barely below the ass-line lingerie is pastel grey with silver highlights. It teases the skin with a tickling caress. The rich elegance intertwines to illuminate Augusta’s goddess silhouette. It is seductively flowing as she enters the kitchen wearing nothing else. Phoenix instantly notices. Her…

[canmom]

I participated in the Micro Jam this weekend! Tyler, creator of the Latios Framework for Unity's DOTS, runs an annual game jam with his friends and I've ended up becoming something of a regular in it.

We made a game called Sanguis Velocitas, in which you're a chompy alien eating blood and spraying it out of the back to go. It's somewhere between asteroids/Jet Lancer, and those games where you're a little fish. Don't spend too long around the poisonous macrophages...

It was a pretty intense jam but it paid off - unlike every previous jam I've been in, the team did not fall apart, and we had a working game at the end of it! here's some of the stuff I did...

on Friday I modelled, rigged, texture painted and animated the main character 'chompey', kind of like a little Audrey II...

on Saturday I wrote the character and animation controllers for chompy, which involved some fiddly quaternion stuff. (Tyler/Dreaming381 gave it a little work after me to smooth out some jitter.)

and today, I did most of the visuals for the game while my friends worked on coding up all sorts of other behaviours - enemies, menus, etc.

that included cooking up a Blender system to generate gnarly looking caves using Geometry Nodes...

which are naturally inspired by Chris Riddell's illustrations of Sanctaphrax. It basically computes a 3D Voronoi pattern on voxels and shapes it with various functions of the distance from the level geometry, then meshes the result. (I was loosely inspired by the techniques used in Solar Ash to procedurally add detail using Houdini.)

Along with that, I piled up a big stack of post-processing effects to render that in Unity, and cooked up a nice little shader for rendering the pulsing effect on the walls and the red blood cells. I may have gone a little overboard but it was nice to be on a platform where post-processing and shadows are actually an option lmao.

Then in like the last 20 minutes I made the particle effect for blood.

I never made a model for the macrophage enemy or a shader for its poison cloud, but outside of that, I got pretty much everything I wanted to do done, and I'm very happy with what came out. Go try it out if you like and maybe leave a rating~

[spacebrick3]

Empty Space Worldbuilding Pt.1

So I feel it’s time to make some worldbuilding posts about my WIP Empty Space. There will be some rambling, because there’s a bunch of stuff I want to talk about and also a bunch of stuff I haven’t figured out yet. Anyways:

The story is set in the late 24th-early 25th century, where humanity has spread out amongst most of the Orion Arm. This has been made possible by the invention of the Alcubierre Drive in the early years of the 22nd century.

The Alcubierre Drive:

The Alcubierre drive is a theorized FTL system that works by contracting spacetime in front of the “bubble” and stretching spacetime around it. This gets around the problem of the speed-of-light barrier by not having the information move faster than light relative to local space - instead, it shifts the space itself like so:

so that it arrives at the destination faster than light would have. One of the main problems is that it would require a negative energy-density field (and thus negative mass), but there have been some recent developments into particles with negative mass, so I feel that this drive system is plausible.

The other reason that I chose to use the Alcubierre drive as opposed to other systems (or going the Alistair Reynolds route and having no FTL travel), is that a major part of the WIP is the invention of the wormhole. I feel that it makes the most sense if the wormhole arises as a derivative of the Alcubierre drive (both are distortions of spacetime), and so that’s what is going to be the main mode of transportation.

Weaponizing the Alcubierre Drive:

Now, as can be seen throughout history, as soon as new technology is created governments look for ways to weaponize it. The Alcubierre drive (shortened: AC drive) is no different, and in fact is already a weapon of sorts.

Research on the effects of the AC drive deceleration and stopping has this to say about what would happen to the destination: “Any people at the destination, would be gamma ray and high energy particle blasted into oblivion due to the extreme blueshifts for P+ (forwards) region particles.” (McMonigal, Lewis, O’Byrne, 2012). 

Clearly, that's bad. Many planetary governments started to create AC-drive multi-use missiles - unmanned ships which could accelerate and decelerate using the AC drive in order to destroy any targets. To combat this, a new device was developed: the normalizer field.

The Normalizer Field:

The normalizer field is basically a device that acts as a counter to the AC drive, by spreading a dispersed energy field (thus giving the region of spacetime positive energy density), and preventing AC drives with their current functionality from operating within it. They were mostly fringe technology until the Day of Mare Sanguis (more on that in Part 2), when they suddenly sprung into use.

Most planets now have a few normalizer stations in orbit that safeguard them from any AC attacks, and the most well-developed systems, such as Earth, have solar normalizers that protect the entire system. These devices force ships to decelerate out-system, and then make their way in, using more conventional engines such as a hydrogen-fusion engine or an antimatter drive.

Part 2 should cover the general political landscape. See you then!

[askthearmadatrolls]

Autopsy Results, Case 430

<Begin Report>

Subject Name(s) and Position(s): Septil Fabula, Illias Hichae, Admiral Second Class, Admiral First Class.

Name of Patholomortician: Sangui Temper

Circumstances of Death: Both subjects returned to their blocks on the night of the fourth octant of the first solar sweep in the void. Twelve and a half hours later, the bodies were found dead with no obvious wounds or evidence of a struggle. Upon further inspection the bodies were found to be clutching their throats with extremely dilated pupils.

Pathology Report: Subjects were found to have elevated adrenaline and dopamine in their systems as well as several stimulant neurotransmitters. As other staff checked for artificial input, their results came back positive for several prescription and otc drugs. Suspected means of administration is orally or through food and drink.

Preferred Course of Action: We formally request that the food distribution system and everyone involved in it go through a mandatory screening and are fitted with circumstantial watches. The medicull team has been notified of this change, as well as the rest of the higher ranked ships in the vicinity.

Addendum: The head of the Patholomorticians would like to provide a list of subjects that should receive additional screening for a myriad of reasons

-Melani Aranic

-Bellum Pyrior

-Runiot Veruss

-Falsiu Minime

<End Report>

[windwhisperer-windy]

Sanguis Seeds - Chapter 6

Watching pure authoritative power holds a wildness of energy. Natural, unquestioned authority leaves awe placed in whispered silence. There are countless types of titled authority within time and space. Some are earned. Some are birthed. Some are gifts. Some naturally exist. Empress Phoenix Regalia Muhjah Scorpio unquestioningly and authentically possesses political power via birth. And…

[windwhisperer-windy]

Sanguis Seeds - Chapter 5

This passion and using the same word seems a return to square one. Back to the moment involving the arrival a few hours ago. But this time, neither female is turning on stilettos to pace off into elsewhere. Instead, over Phoenix’s shoulder comes a black-gloved hand belonging to a staff member. The staffer carries a silver tray possessing a few pieces of grey parchment, writing instruments, ink…

[windwhisperer-windy]

Sanguis Seeds - Chapter 4

Her natural pheromonal erotism intoxicates both mortals and immortals. This is a gripping energy that owns the surrounding space. It announces the presence of overwhelming sensual femininity that is drug-like. Hence, Phoenix can be felt when nearby. If she wishes to be. In many ways, the beautiful blonde finds it useful and holds that awareness. Today, Phoenix can be felt even before the ornate…

[windwhisperer-windy]

Sanguis Seeds - Chapter 3

“ Certainly, Ambassador Scorpio and please lead the way, ” Augusta commands as the two females enter the palace. Reine Beaute Muhjah Scorpio holds specialness in being a first cousin to Empress Phoenix. A first cousin who is a blond, blue-eyed Succo gorgeousness that reeks of countless achievements and intoxicating sexuality. She is legendary as a vampiric predator. Thousands upon thousands of…

[windwhisperer-windy]

Sanguis Seeds - Chapter 2

“ Now, now, there is no touching, none. Tsk! Tsk! ” Playfully but lethally warns Prince Raion Tsuki Sasoriza with him continuing in that tone. “ The legal royal bonding certificate is signed. Only the ceremony of blood exchange with semen insertion remains. ” Wrong words, words just so bad to say. Stating such words at this moment is a sensitive thing. Declaring such in the presence of a female…

[windwhisperer-windy]

Sanguis Seeds - Chapter 1

” You barbarian! ” Shouts Phoenix as Augusta’s hand remains outstretched as the two females stand eye to eye.  Raw emotion, intense passion, and lethal while always being more in life, along with more in love and lust. Two immortal alpha females, one a predator and the other with specks of Mortal ideals.  Moments after the introduction to the Vanadi Vampire Prince, instinct took control. The air…

[windwhisperer-windy]

Norwa Empirical Palace

Structure Name: Norwa Empirical Palace Address: 1 Crimson Hill, Central Norwa, Norwa, Vulgaris, Bloldovia, Nero Nie 1 CN – N – Vulgaris Tax Frame: Free Based Property Number: 1 CN – Norwa – Vulgaris – Lot Area: 60 acres Building Area: 303275/Sq (Rectangle) Structure Type: Imperial Palace – free form Owner: Scorpio Empire Builder: Seed Corp. – Foundation: Kelvin Concrete Exterior Walls…

[windwhisperer-windy]

Norwa Vampiric Prison

Norwa Vampiric Prison: An enormous multi-level underground prison with a massively intense energy-draining barrier. Its walls are impenetrable due to thickness and the underground water wall and a firewall surrounding it. It houses high-level political and war criminals that belong to all the vampiric species of Nero Nie. It abides on the Northern outskirts of Norwa city. It is located directly…

[windwhisperer-windy]

Arrogation Castle

Arrogation Castle Structure Name: Arrogation Castle Address: 1 Nostris Valley, Vurtria, Surtyuq, Blut Bez, Sangius Solar System Tax Frame: Royal Holdings Zoned Property Number: 1 – Nostris Valley – Vurtria – B.B. = Lot Area: 43 acres Structure Area (Total) 7,500 ft² or 0.61295 acres Main Section – 7,500 ft² ( 60ft W X 125ft L ) or 0.17218 acre Structure Type: Free-form Owner: Nostris…

[windwhisperer-windy]

Bloodstone Castle

Structure Name: Bloodstone Castle

Address: 17-9 Jasperian Transway, WindSwept, District of Scorpius, Niethuania, Nero Nie

Tax Frame:  Royal Holdings Zoned

Property Number: 1 – WindSwept – Niethuania – N.N.

Lot Area: 43 acres

Structure Area (Total) 7,500 ft² or 0.61295 acres

Main Section – 7,500 ft² ( 60ft W X 125ft L ) or 0.17218 acre

Structure Type: Modernist Free-form

Owner: Royal Scorpio…

[windwhisperer-windy]

Divina Vampirium - Chapter 1

Divina Vampirium – Chapter 1

“ You do know that she will come,” Claims an ominous baritone voice emanating from a dark corner of the torch-lit dungeon room.

An enormous room in a castle owning some renown for being impervious to all whoever wished to conquer it. The fortification possesses a magical energy field that drains all aura energy from Non-Aurans. According to legends, the long-forgotten underground complex holds…