Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Secret Project: The Space Elevator

From the videogame known as Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, this is the secret project video for The Space Elevator.

Secret project details:
Cost: 500
Prerequisite Technology: Super Tensile Solids
Effect: Doubles ECONOMY energy reserve production at this base, and doubles MINERAL production rate at all of your bases when producing Orbital improvements. Your units equipped with drop pods may now make Orbital Insertions anywhere on the Planet. All Aerospace Complex restrictions on Orbital improvements are waived.

"In one moment, Earth; in the next, Heaven."
-- Academician Prokhor Zakharov, "For I Have Tasted The Fruit"

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Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Sid
• Meier
• Alpha
• Centauri
• Secret
• Project
• The
• Space
• Elelvator
• Super
• Tensile
• Solid
• Economy
• Energy
• Mineral
• Improvement
• Orbital
• Insertion
• Aerospace
• Zakharov
• Firaxis

[Kaya]

You're an idiot. Are you seriously suggesting that being Turn Based is something WRONG with Alpha Centuari?

[ascendrian]

It's referring to the "Fruit of Knowledge".

[Kemonokami]

@ascendrian

Which, of course, is the potato.

[KingCrimson250]

It's interesting to see this start off as an Alpha Centauri wonder and end up as a Civ IV wonder. I suppose the concept has become a bit more realistic since 1998

[Bhikshu2]

@yaik7a

Actually, we kind of can. Contrary to whatever misinformation you may have received, NASA is not shutting down. They're only stopping manned flights.

The more you know, pleb.

[Tzilandi]

I want that quote on a t-shirt :)

[RedFoxLord]

@yaik7a

what do you mean "you guys" im not from a nation that has a space program and they can keep it going there not stoping it there replaceing the shuttle with somthing else and thats gonna take a few years

[yaik7a]

@RedFoxLord Yeah right, you guys can't even keep a space program functioning.

[stormyelarasu]

@Kaya I hate turnbase based games on the internet but not games like civ galciv and other things liek that is that weird or is it normal??

[RedFoxLord]

@PyroDesu

yes we do! if the usa wanted to do it now they would but the prise and the oil companys are holding back progress

[MrThek3mp]

this will be constructed within the next 5 or so decades IMO, Its the next step in space transportation, Its the only method of moving something into space without the use of a vast amount of fuel and resources.

It's theoretically possible, and most definitely viable, the largest problem would be most likely getting the counterweight/station in orbit in the first place, since its such a huge object.

@cupit29 Carbon Nanotubes, Its a Very, very thick cable.

The material of choice

[PyroDesu]

@92451721921892113 we.... don't have the technology...... yet......