VOID
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The Void Universe
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Note that the terms used in this description are not exactly
equivalent to the same terms used in descriptions of the real
Universe. Sorry about the confusion, but it's easier than making up
wholly new terms just for this.


WINNING CONDITION

There might be several winning conditions, but the main one is that
minds are ranked by total mass of objects controlled by the mind.


INTRODUCTION

The Void universe is a four-dimensional spacetime having three linear
uniform dimensions for space and one dimension for time.

The universe is made up of one fundamental component, matter. Matter
can be discrete, porous solid, impermeable solid, liquid, or gaseous,
and has various properties, discussed below.

Matter can be formed into objects. Objects have a structure, matter in
which forms an integral part of the object. Other objects can also
form part of an object's structure. In addition, objects can hold
quantities of matter and other objects. Objects may also be stacked.

All matter forms part of, or is contained in, an object.

The universe is also host to a number of incorporeal entities called
minds. Minds are the only sentient creatures in the universe. They
impose their will on the universe by controlling objects. Any one
object can only be controlled by at most one mind at any one time,
although control can pass from mind to mind, voluntarily or by force.

The universe has a universal reference frame in which time flows at a
defined rate. Matter and objects within the universe may experience
time at rates that differ from the universal rate of time, but minds
always experience time at the same rate as the reference frame.


MATTER

Matter comes in various fundamental types, which are linked together
by changes in temperature (internal energy). Each type of matter has
the following properties:

   Density
   Mass of smallest unit
   Minimum temperature, matter at lower temperatures
   Maximum temperature, matter at higher temperatures
   Heat capacity (amount of energy stored per unit temperature per unit mass)
   Thermal conductivity (amount of energy released per unit time per unit mass to objects in contact with lower temperatures)
   Type of matter:
     Dicrete
     Solid: Porous, Impermeable
       Elastic limit (force needed to permanently change shape)
       Plastic limit (force beyond which object falls apart)
     Liquid
     Gaseous

Any quantity of matter can be described in terms of:

   What matter it is
   What temperature it has
   The quanitity of smallest units


OBJECTS

Each object consists of:

   Blueprint
   Structure Matters
   Component Objects
   Contents (Matter or Objects)
   Surface Objects
   If the object is not on the surface of another object, then: Orbit Objects
   Stress
   Controlling Mind
   Script


BLUEPRINTS

Blueprints are the designs using which matter is turned into objects.

   Minimum volume of structure
   Maximum volume of structure
   Maximum size of smallest particle of structural matter
   Resolution needed to create
   Volume of contents
   Shape: Closed, Open; Spherical, Tall, Flat, Pyramid, Inverted pyramid
   Abilities:
      Dig?: Minimum size of objects that can be dug?
      Create?: Resolution of creator? Min, max volume of createe?
      Move?: ...
      Pick up?: ...
      Drop?: ...
      Lift off?: ...
      Land?: ...


THE NATURAL UNIVERSE

Star
   Extreme volume, spherical, no internal volume
   Consists of lots of Gaseous Hydrogen at High temperatures

Planet
   Huge volume, spherical, no internal volume
   Consists of lots of Porous Solid this, that, and the other
   
Construction drone
   Something
   Ability:
      Can dig solids from structure of object on whose surface it lies (restrictions: minimum size of dig)
      Can create anything of a certain resolution or bigger using objects and resources contained within
      Can pick up objects from surface