Dr Forbidden was kind enough to grant us a short interview before he travelled to a conference on ultra-hard physics on Solaris.
Latest Victory News : Dr Forbidden, it is rumoured the Archean class long range frigate may be cancelled after all, can you confirm or deny this?
Dr Forbidden : No decision has yet been made but we are indeed reviewing the requirement for it. Its possible modified Isometrics could do the job just as well, at a considerable cost saving of course. However we have to weigh up the various pros and cons before we decide.
LVN : It is true you have a powerful new varient of the Z cannon lined up for the Panther?
Dr F : We are always looking on improving our weapons, the Z cannon is an integral part of the DDS armoury. One problem is that shielding advances has negated some of the potency of the Z lately but we are looking at advanced phasing technologies to give it an edge again.
LVN : How is the DDS' research into distributed networking and crewing going on?
Dr F : Pretty well! Construction of the distributed crewing centre on Solaris is going well and the lasernet upgrades should start soon. We hope that by 2110 40% of all space crews are actually based on shore using real-time data links and advanced communication technologies to act just as effectively as if they were present on board the ship.
LVN : Which communication technologies are these?
Dr F : Holographic projection and virtual reality immersion. This will help remote crewmen feel as if they are really onboard their ships and the use of holographic projection can assist in interaction with crewmen who are present aboard. We will be testing these technologies soon aboard the Isometric.
LVN : Thank you very much Dr F!
