Mental Drifter Posted October 26, 2018 Author Posted October 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Gasper said: I think that a flying city would have to float one the edge of the highstorm or have a perpendiculary at their core to allow for continued flight. A city is orders of magnitude larger than a ship. Atlantis from Stargate Atlantis is an example of this. This would be far into the future. I just imagined the cities could float above the storm.
Patrick Star Posted October 26, 2018 Posted October 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Mental Drifter said: It's soulcast into grain... That sounds highly unsanitary and like a terrible logistical problem.
Gasper he/him Posted October 26, 2018 Posted October 26, 2018 37 minutes ago, Patrick Star said: That sounds highly unsanitary and like a terrible logistical problem. It would remove most of the sanitary problems given that the bacteria are also soulcast into grain. 2 hours ago, Mental Drifter said: This would be far into the future. I just imagined the cities could float above the storm. The amount of energy needed to just keep the city afloat would be massive, even if you are using investure. Secondly, you would need life support systems to keep people who do not have stormlight from freezing or dying of oxygen deprivation. Then there is the logistical problems of consumables. On Roshar, water is not a problem, food on the other hand is. Soulcast grain and meat have next to no flavor and are rather unappetizing, that means that spices need to be grown. And then there are medicinal substances, fabric, fuel for non-fabrial systems, safety systems, fabrials to trim and stabilize the city while it is in flight. Then you would need massive augmenter fabrials to act as structural integrity fields to prevent the city from collapsing in on its self when ever it moves. Then you need the mechanical systems for take off, landing, repairs, expansion, and defense. Just one city is a massive undertaking that would require massive amounts of resources and power. A floating Rosharian city may not need the small stars worth of power that Atlantis needs, but it still need a huge amount of power just to function.
Mental Drifter Posted October 27, 2018 Author Posted October 27, 2018 11 hours ago, Gasper said: It would remove most of the sanitary problems given that the bacteria are also soulcast into grain. The amount of energy needed to just keep the city afloat would be massive, even if you are using investure. Secondly, you would need life support systems to keep people who do not have stormlight from freezing or dying of oxygen deprivation. Then there is the logistical problems of consumables. On Roshar, water is not a problem, food on the other hand is. Soulcast grain and meat have next to no flavor and are rather unappetizing, that means that spices need to be grown. And then there are medicinal substances, fabric, fuel for non-fabrial systems, safety systems, fabrials to trim and stabilize the city while it is in flight. Then you would need massive augmenter fabrials to act as structural integrity fields to prevent the city from collapsing in on its self when ever it moves. Then you need the mechanical systems for take off, landing, repairs, expansion, and defense. Just one city is a massive undertaking that would require massive amounts of resources and power. A floating Rosharian city may not need the small stars worth of power that Atlantis needs, but it still need a huge amount of power just to function. If I recall correctly, Roshar has a higher oxygen content than earth, and far enough into the future to make a floating city, I think they could have figured out how to replicate the heating in Urithiru. Weight wouldn't be so much of an issue if the Mandras' effect could be amplified. I also imagine a flying city would be like many other cities, it would require outside sources for maintenance.
ScavellTane Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 A floating city powered by all 9 of the unmade, i don't think there will be any power issues.
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