Starry Night
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Starry Night
Once you realize that this thread has nothing to do with van Gogh, you'll see just how unimaginative the thread title is.
Anyhow, the obligatory stuff first: I'm new to the forum (though not as much to the game), I made some ships, and I've finally gathered enough courage to display them here for the shipmaking community's scrutiny. Comments and constructive critiques are welcome.
The below are from my recent project (begun yesterday, in fact) of revamping my old set of ships (the Starry Night series, or SN -- I'm not very creative with names) so that they are bigger. Actually, it's not so much a revamp as a redesign, since the larger versions bear little resemblance to the originals. The original SN ships were built to the scale of the canon ships and "balanced" using the Pirate Gunship. The newer, larger ships, on the other hand, are not balanced or tested in any fashion, since I mostly built them on a whim.
SN Acrux Strike Frigate and Acrux II
SN Dubhe Cruiser and Dubhe II
SN Altair Carrier and Altair II
SN Vega Battleship and Vega II
The Altair II and the Vega II were designed to serve as counterpoints to each other, even though, frankly, I didn't do it all that well. The Vega's beam weaponry is supposed to be evocative of the imagery of weaving, while the Altair's Demeters and point defense that of herding, thus corresponding to the Chinese legend of Niulang and Zhinü. But whatever.
Anyhow, the obligatory stuff first: I'm new to the forum (though not as much to the game), I made some ships, and I've finally gathered enough courage to display them here for the shipmaking community's scrutiny. Comments and constructive critiques are welcome.
The below are from my recent project (begun yesterday, in fact) of revamping my old set of ships (the Starry Night series, or SN -- I'm not very creative with names) so that they are bigger. Actually, it's not so much a revamp as a redesign, since the larger versions bear little resemblance to the originals. The original SN ships were built to the scale of the canon ships and "balanced" using the Pirate Gunship. The newer, larger ships, on the other hand, are not balanced or tested in any fashion, since I mostly built them on a whim.
SN Acrux Strike Frigate and Acrux II
SN Dubhe Cruiser and Dubhe II
SN Altair Carrier and Altair II
SN Vega Battleship and Vega II
The Altair II and the Vega II were designed to serve as counterpoints to each other, even though, frankly, I didn't do it all that well. The Vega's beam weaponry is supposed to be evocative of the imagery of weaving, while the Altair's Demeters and point defense that of herding, thus corresponding to the Chinese legend of Niulang and Zhinü. But whatever.
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Thanks for all the comments. By the way, I realize that there's too much... stuff on the Altair II. How many demeters/much point defense do you suggest that it have?
But whatever. I like the color scheme.
Sweet. I've been wanting to make a ship named "Gehenna" for a while.doc525 wrote:THe color scheme makes them look like they are coated in GARBAGE.
But whatever. I like the color scheme.
Altair is a star too! Just like the theme suggests.T-002 wrote:*stares at the last two*
No more Assassin's Creed for you!
Nice ships, though. Fairly exotic design.
Now that I look at it, I really like the Aegis streaks. You
could use them as engine flares too, in fact...
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