In the intro scene when the camera sweeps across the ship, you can clearly make out many areas where compartments are open to space, save for the yellow glow of a forcefield. The ship has definitely been damaged. There is one particular spot which is huge. I also saw the existence of space cannons on the Destiny so there are clearly weapons. Anyone care to comment?
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"Destiny" is very old ship, launched several millions years ago. Nothing strange in the fact that it was quite damaged and doesn't have drone weapons on board. I'd like to see what kind of weapons did the Ancients had before the invention of drone ones. And, of course, I'd like to see 'em in actionHomo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto, sic quod feci quod potui et sic potui, faciant meliora potentes. (c)
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Originally posted by Vagabond Serpent View Post"Destiny" is very old ship, launched several millions years ago. Nothing strange in the fact that it was quite damaged and doesn't have drone weapons on board. I'd like to see what kind of weapons did the Ancients had before the invention of drone ones. And, of course, I'd like to see 'em in action
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I've heard Rush's phrase about ship's age quite good. But there's why I've calculated it's age to be more then several mlns. years:
1) When Eli, Rush & others are watching the video log, Rush, or somebody else, says that the Ancients have launched it from the Earth.
2) SGA s1e01-02 "Rising"; First minute - The last of the remainig at the Milky Way Ancients are leaving Earth on the city of Atlantis. There's comment below: "SEVERAL MILLION YEARS AGO"
3) They couldn't have launched "Destiny" from our planet after that, could they?
4) Atlantis looks like to be using much more advanced tech than the "Destiny" during it's takeoff.
So, "Destiny" is obviously much older than "SEVERAL MILLIONS YEARS AGO"
Just simple logic.Homo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto, sic quod feci quod potui et sic potui, faciant meliora potentes. (c)
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Originally posted by Vagabond Serpent View PostI've heard Rush's phrase about ship's age quite good. But there's why I've calculated it's age to be more then several mlns. years:
1) When Eli, Rush & others are watching the video log, Rush, or somebody else, says that the Ancients have launched it from the Earth.
2) SGA s1e01-02 "Rising"; First minute - The last of the remainig at the Milky Way Ancients are leaving Earth on the city of Atlantis. There's comment below: "SEVERAL MILLION YEARS AGO"
3) They couldn't have launched "Destiny" from our planet after that, could they?
4) Atlantis looks like to be using much more advanced tech than the "Destiny" during it's takeoff.
So, "Destiny" is obviously much older than "SEVERAL MILLIONS YEARS AGO"
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Originally posted by Gate-builder View PostAlso, it was said that when destiny was launched, the Ancients were going to gate aboard at some point. To do this obviously requires a 9th chevron, so it is safe to assume that every gate we have seen was built after, or around the same time destiny was launched as they all have 9 chevrons. Carter put the age of the Antarctic gate at ~50 million years, so Destiny must be that old at least. I dunno what Rush was getting at with his 'hundreds of thousands of years ago' comment.sigpic
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Also, it was said that when destiny was launched, the Ancients were going to gate aboard at some point. To do this obviously requires a 9th chevron, so it is safe to assume that every gate we have seen was built after, or around the same time destiny was launched as they all have 9 chevrons. Carter put the age of the Antarctic gate at ~50 million years, so Destiny must be that old at least. I dunno what Rush was getting at with his 'hundreds of thousands of years ago' comment.Given the Destiny's apparent decayed status, 50 million years could very well be the case, especially since the voids and supervoids the Destiny has been traveling through are immensely vast.Homo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto, sic quod feci quod potui et sic potui, faciant meliora potentes. (c)
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Originally posted by thekillman View Post50 million years? nope.
50 million years ago the ancients barely got here.
at the height of their civelisation, so probably before the plague, which struck about 5 million years agoHomo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto, sic quod feci quod potui et sic potui, faciant meliora potentes. (c)
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