Hestia Alpha mkII

Havock · Post by **Havock** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:03 pm

For a lack of a better name, it was my entry in the alternative hestia alpha thread.

Piccy:

Feel free to make suggestions (possibly pics) of a more original weapon placement.
It looks fast and furious, so maybe we should make it too :p

Captain Trek · Post by **Captain Trek** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:33 pm

I'm not too keen on it, personally. It looks like an overgrown fighter...

TrashMan · Post by **TrashMan** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:40 pm

Not bad...maby you should put something in the front, betwene hte two forward parts...something that blocks direct shots to the main section...

Post by **th15** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:44 pm

It looks very nice but its rather vulnerable from the front. If the six-shooter Hestia Gamma makes it back into the game (perhaps as a pirate ship) I may adopt this design instead.

Major Diarrhia · Post by **Major Diarrhia** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:12 am

I like the hull but not the weapon placement. The pulse guns really need to be as close together as possible and as far forward as possible to be effective.

TrashMan · Post by **TrashMan** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:21 am

Major Diarrhia wrote:I like the hull but not the weapon placement. The pulse guns really need to be as close together as possible and as far forward as possible to be effective.

Quite the opposite. the more forward they are the easier for them to be destroyed.
this way the enemy has to first chew trough the front section to get to them.

Major Diarrhia · Post by **Major Diarrhia** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:31 pm

That's a matter of survivability, not damage. You can just reverse the orer of sections, putting the small sections forward, and large section bad. This will even increase HP of the sections and allow the weapons to be put forward more safely.

The Infamous RayCav · Post by **The Infamous RayCav** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 1:39 pm

Well, I think, if you think about it, it's actually pretty well-armored, given how well-protected the deflectors are. Just manage your deflectors and this should be a pretty tough ship.

TrashMan · Post by **TrashMan** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:54 pm

Major Diarrhia wrote:That's a matter of survivability, not damage. You can just reverse the orer of sections, putting the small sections forward, and large section bad. This will even increase HP of the sections and allow the weapons to be put forward more safely.

???

A small section forward wouldn't block much. Half the shots would still hit the section with the big guns...less effective...

Havock · Post by **Havock** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:52 pm

like I said; I want suggestions for the weapon placement :p

the two extra stub-wings are simply there to make the wings look nice.
Perhaps a single narrow-arc beamer where the mining beam is now, or focus a bit more on the scatterbeam part.

TrashMan · Post by **TrashMan** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:12 pm

Wepon placement is excellent as it is..offers good protection for the weapons.

Havock · Post by **Havock** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:04 pm

and the weapon types?

TrashMan · Post by **TrashMan** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:38 am

Looks O.K....but I'd use Blasters rather than Pasma Cannons...faster and more difficult to intercept.

Antimatter · Post by **Antimatter** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:09 pm

I don't like the look of three weapons cramped around core. Really seems crowded

Maybe move the mining beam to the forward tip of the core. a lot of cannon ships have weapons laced there.

The Infamous RayCav · Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:33 am

Personally I'd wait until the full range of weapons are available in the ship builder.