06-02-2014, 04:28 AM
Welcome to OA!
Yes, Banks has certainly been a great influence. But there are many others, most of which are mentioned on this page
http://www.orionsarm.com/xcms.php?r=oa-p...ledgements
The late, great Mr Banks was producing some inspiring stuff to the very end, and even where his scenario differed to ours (hyperspace, humanoid aliens) it was intriguing. But our scenario also includes large contributions of original material - especially from Anders Sandberg, Aaron Hamilton and Alan Kazlev - which is quite far removed from the Cultureverse.
Yes, Banks has certainly been a great influence. But there are many others, most of which are mentioned on this page
http://www.orionsarm.com/xcms.php?r=oa-p...ledgements
The late, great Mr Banks was producing some inspiring stuff to the very end, and even where his scenario differed to ours (hyperspace, humanoid aliens) it was intriguing. But our scenario also includes large contributions of original material - especially from Anders Sandberg, Aaron Hamilton and Alan Kazlev - which is quite far removed from the Cultureverse.