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The biggest one (which I assume is meant to be Stargate SG-1's Dauntless) is pretty cool, but the smaller two look too much like it I think... You know, I do recall Alyeska back at Space Battles joking that "Games Workshop called the SG-1 guys, they wanted their designs back" or something...

I would think that a short-range variant would have a lot of or even solely pulse guns, since pulse guns are explicitly a short-range weapon. Pulse guns are very hard to intercept with PD, but requires going in close enough to be chewed-up by drones, blasters and lasers. Also, I agree with MD's asse...

I have to agree, even with just mining beams its practically invincible from the front.

The problem with the booster effecting three weapons at once is that it'll run out of power in seconds. You'll notice the same thing if you boost the Hecate's blasters... That's one thing I noticed when I was testing it, but hey, it sure pumps out a lot of firepower during those few moments :) Anyw...

Hallowed are the Orii...and ugly-ass are their ships.

Or are those Wraith ships?

EDIT: not insulting your shipbuilding skills, just whoever thought up their designs back at the SG-1/Atlantis creative staff

Phaedra: What do we need another Hestia for? Phraixus: Hmm... nah, I don't like that much... besides, why are we trying to replace the Hestia? Umm, I dunno, but maybe because th15 put up a thread specifically requesting a Hestia replacement? :P Hestia Alpha Improved: Not only will the booster run o...

What is what? I think he's asking about some of the "alien" Hestia variants during the intro battle scene. Anyway, I think the Hestia Alpha should stick to non-alien weaponry to help maintain that "salt-of-the-earth" feeling. Not to toot my own horn, but I think the variant I pr...

As for the Hestia alpha, though, I'm really not sure what tactical niche it could fill. With the Enyo and Tmouls now on the scene, it seems to me that the Hesitas alpha and gamma have been rendered obselete. According to the game description, the Hestia Alpha is a short-range, heavily armed variant...

Here are some ideas I first put forward in the Hestia Alpha topic. A few are retooled versions of ships that showed up earlier in this thread. I might go back and readjust the weapons loadouts later. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/someguyhere/phaedra.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v49...

Ok, I did a second take:

th15 wrote:Well, I want something that is a true variant of the Hestia hull. This means that it has the same basic hull structure but fulfills a wildly different role (that no other ship covers) because of a modified weapon layout.

Oh, I thought you were looking for a replacement of the original Hestia.

I went ahead and retooled some of the ships I first introduced in the ship ideas thread (which, admittedly now looking back on them some of them do seem kinda stupid) and modified them to better fit the Hestia role: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/someguyhere/Epimetheus-1.jpg http://img.photo...

Ok, here are two designs I quickly came up with. I'll adjust them if suggested:

I for one am not a big fan of the spread-out wings idea - it risks making the ship overpowered and only makes the fragility situation worse by presenting a bigger target profile. I propose this: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/someguyhere/hestiaalphaimproved.jpg The pulse guns have been moved...

that ship's not too bad, except its structure needs to be simplified, really. Remember what th15 said about ship structures, specifically the Moira example he used.