originally posted in:The Guide to Destiny
The Accelerator was built during the Golden Age of human expansion. It is a symbol of our power from long ago. Now, of course, it is in a state of disuse. It is a pale shadow of a once pivotal and very active machine. It's main function was to jettison materials at super high speeds to achieve escape velocity from the surface of the Moon. The Accelerator delivered payloads to the outer reaches of the solar system, where further outposts of man's colonial efforts awaited its cargo.
The Accelerator is actually referred to as a Fusion Coil Accelerator, coilgun, or railgun. These all perform the same basic function - they accelerate superconducting projectiles using coils of electromagnets to high speeds. The resultant action is remotely akin to a high powered firearm, hence being called a "gun".
The major breakthrough of the Accelerator is that it can propel projectiles to escape velocities using magnetic power alone, rendering the need to burn expensive fuel obsolete.
The complex is designed in-game to be a large and obvious visual anchor point on the lunar surface. Players will be able to use this as an easy navigation point from all around the Moon. It's a large, simple, and directional shape, very different than the main forms seen in Hellmouth and Moonbase.
[b]Notable NPCs[/b]:
[i]To be announced...[/i]
[b]Images[/b]:
http://i.imgur.com/2nYxxCo.jpg
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2 RepliesFusion coil launcher. Something's fishy....