Could ya put mirrors on outside of space ships to reflect laser beams?

[c]

We need a game where the enemies can't be shot directly but can be killed by reflecting lasers off various mirrors in the level

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[Pastrey Crust]

Also take into account that weapons can be both lasers or plasma beams. Have fun making coverage for plasma beams.

And if the hull was 100% totally-reflecting mirrors, you wouldn't be able to have windows because light would never enter.

[XR-7]

reminder that diamond prices are inflated and they aren't actually rare
hopefully we've fixed that problem by the time we're involved in space attacks

We just need to get to that diamond exoplanet and take a bunch of diamond and take it back to earth. Silly scientists the solution is right there!

[kanew2000]

Also take into account that weapons can be both lasers or plasma beams. Have fun making coverage for plasma beams.

And if the hull was 100% totally-reflecting mirrors, you wouldn't be able to have windows because light would never enter.

a weapon that utilizes superheated gas in a nongravity, 100% heat insulating environment sounds both terribly inaccurate and deadly to the user

[WaterOre]

a weapon that utilizes superheated gas in a nongravity, 100% heat insulating environment sounds both terribly inaccurate and deadly to the user

You have to remember that plasma isn't just superheated gas, it's superheated ionized gas. This allows it to be manipulated by magnetic fields and thus be aimed, accounting for stellar wind.

[kanew2000]

You have to remember that plasma isn't just superheated gas, it's superheated ionized gas. This allows it to be manipulated by magnetic fields and thus be aimed, accounting for stellar wind.

the same fields could be used to make the weapon utterly useless

[WaterOre]

the same fields could be used to make the weapon utterly useless

yes
this is why it's foolish to venture into deep space-pirate-infested space without a personal magnetosphere

[Magus]

Not only that, but superheating it in the first place will probably stress the heat radiators on the craft. They're the most commonly forgotten part of spacecraft design.

[kanew2000]

Not only that, but superheating it in the first place will probably stress the heat radiators on the craft. They're the most commonly forgotten part of spacecraft design.

this is what I meant by dangerous to the user, not to mention other accidents that I haven't accounted for

just mount a big spear on the ship this is my new idea

[Drydess]

You have to remember that plasma isn't just superheated gas, it's superheated ionized gas. This allows it to be manipulated by magnetic fields and thus be aimed, accounting for stellar wind.

the fourth state of matter is truly as unhelpful as can be

[Ipquarx]

assuming the manufacture of the ship is using pure cut expensive as forget diamond plating, the laser would probably just produce smaller myriad lasers and dissipate in all directions.

Lab-grown diamonds are super cheap now and aren't restricted in size like natural ones are.

[SubDaWoofer]

the fourth state of matter is truly as unhelpful as can be

What about the fifth state of matter (no not BEC), Quark Gluon Plasma, you'll have to heat the matter so hot that the hadrons melts into the soup of electrons, or just the quarks melt in with the wandering electrons?

[Ragequit]

lasers probably wouldn't be weaponized, we'd likely use railguns

[Rigel]

lasers probably wouldn't be weaponized, we'd likely use railguns

this, or we'd still use some conventional weapons because newton's laws are deadly in space.

[WaterOre]

this, or we'd still use some conventional weapons because newton's laws are deadly in space.

third law though
any firing of heavy projectiles would mean deep stuff for everyone involved