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Published: 2011-06-29 21:37:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 3555; Favourites: 53; Downloads: 50
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Another take on this Alien Planet...I checked it; yes, the texture for the planet is the original Expedition Map...
I really liked the lightning in this one, from afar it almost looks real....
By the way, The purple "Sea" or lake thet you see, according to the book ys an enormus mass of water-holding microscopic organisms, and it's called "Amoebic Sea", in the book, is one of the most alien-looking ecosystems and home of some the largest aliens ever imagined by science fiction
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Thank you! 
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This is the best rendition I've seen of the world that made astrobiology a pop-culture topic. I actually spend my summers there.
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Thanks man! And nicely put. Expedition is a real masterpiece.
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Indeed it is. & yes, I actually spend my summers on Darwin IV. I use a combination solid volumetric display simulation system (for housing)/replicator machine system (for food & water)/disintegration system (for waste disposal) for the vacation home, all powered via a solar panel that generates electricity from the infrared radiation emanating from the vacation home itself. Since it absorbs 100% of the infrared, I don't have to worry about interfering with the infrared-controlled aspects of the lifestyles of Darwin IV's natives. Since any source of infrared other than the power supply doesn't generate enough infrared to interfere, I ignore those. It's just solid light holograms & replicators (neither of which generate infrared). Also, it's perception filtered, so it's only visible to any people using it & its holographic natives. This way I really don't have to worry about the vacation home screwing with the lifestyles of the native species.
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Saaay... where can I get one of those technical marvels?
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You can't. I had to build it myself using alien tech (my ex-girlfriend was an alien) that I no longer have.
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Shame...
Curiouser and curiouser, though.
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In case you're wondering about the "alien girlfriend" thing: I'm a magnet for the supernatural, & it turns out most things people consider "mythological" or "supernatural" are actually extraterrestrials (no, I haven't read "Chariots of the Gods", & have never heard of this book until after finding out about "alien supernature").
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I'm not sure how to reply to this comment, so I'll just gonna send this.
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It doesn't help that my interest in both speculative biology & obscure mythology has caused me to over-think what could have made me that way.
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Ah, good ol' darwin IV XD
the artwork asociated with it is exceptional and truly extraordinary indeed, what a bummer the scientific part of it is quite crippled.
What it has done to the view of xenobiology and how it started a boom of xenobiological projects makes it really unforgettable though.
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