In one of my story segments set near the begining of the SOS-con, I indicated that the researchers at B.5 thought they had managed to develop a weaponized laser.
I can't recall if I included it in the segment, but I had intended to indicate that it wasn't the first time they thought they'd 'gotten it' however, which I figured would give me an out if the collective didn't want lasers that soon. Their problems generally being that components would burnout/melt when the proper amount of power was channeled through them.
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"I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin
I can't recall if I included it in the segment, but I had intended to indicate that it wasn't the first time they thought they'd 'gotten it' however, which I figured would give me an out if the collective didn't want lasers that soon. Their problems generally being that components would burnout/melt when the proper amount of power was channeled through them.
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"I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin