From the guy who put the A to the Symmetry - update 8/July

[Arcalane]

Ninja counterstrike: I like the idea of modular building. If something like this got into the metagame, it would be neat for mercs to customize their ships based on their missions; assault//salvage/capture/escort duty. Very realistic to what they are doing with modern warships.

I have actually been considering such modification aspects, but it's hard to figure out how to make it work well right now, without overcomplicating things.

[jwa8402]

Well it shouldn't require much besides figuring the cost to buy such an accessory. As far as balancing, it would simply be less or better armed based on what the module is. If its an escort module loaded with point defense, it would be strong v fighters and weak v capitol ships. If its a mining module for extra money on the side, it would be weaker all around and require escorts. Siege could grant weapons beyond the threat level but slow the ships speed or something. Meh, guess that would require some balancing, but I'm sure you'll figure out something. Unfortunately it would also require the majority of the ships to be built in vVhorpax's style...

[_Ti__]

Realy nice, they look like the Minmatar from Eve Online. The last ones have nice colors, but I prefer the brown ones.

[se7en]

Theese are some really nice ships, inspired me to have a go at building some stuff again, also the missile pods are really cool.

Also Arc, couldnt you for customisable modules just have say a 16 x 16 square section that you put whatever the module is on, making sure all modules are roughly equally useful.

[vVhorpax]

Well it shouldn't require much besides figuring the cost to buy such an accessory. As far as balancing, it would simply be less or better armed based on what the module is. If its an escort module loaded with point defense, it would be strong v fighters and weak v capitol ships. If its a mining module for extra money on the side, it would be weaker all around and require escorts. Siege could grant weapons beyond the threat level but slow the ships speed or something. Meh, guess that would require some balancing, but I'm sure you'll figure out something. Unfortunately it would also require the majority of the ships to be built in vVhorpax's style...

It´s more a thing of extra inventory managment. See you have your basic BS in my example, if you would upgrade it with some sort of point defence module, why would it´s strength against other ships drop, it´s an upgrade not some sort of downgrade for the ship. It´s cost would be higher though. You could change the loadout in a shipyard, if you buy the other module and store the other module there.

Of course the ship had to be designed in such a way and not every ship is designed with such possibillitys. I had this in mind for this ship to create a versatility without creating a "forced" variant of the same ship, it´s like the modules in HW2 only at an larger scale.

Ninja edit:
I think I have an idea for the battledamaged armor....

[vVhorpax]

Today:

The modular booster engine

[Kaelis]

Causes too much clutter at the back, imo.

[Kiltric]

It looks very nice, I wouldn't say too cluttered, though it is a bit packed.

Being a modular add-on, I think it would benefit from being a different shade or color, though that is strictly a suggestion, not a criticism.

[vVhorpax]

Yeah, sleeping over this, I have to agree, it´s too clutterd, but I think I have an idea.

[Homer]

From looking at the ship, I think a good part of the clutter comes from those armor plates (?) If they are armor plates. . . So I would suggest perhaps adjusting the plates or removing some/ combining some to give the illusion of not as much clutter. THough the ship to me looks like a big rectangle :/ I like your others more though this one is nice.

[vVhorpax]

Back from the Abyss.

[Imaillusion]

Your ships... have a very interesting (and unusual) style. I find them odd, to be perfectly honest (no offence).

Take the third ship for example. The blue sections look pretty cool but they kinda look... unrealistic, in the way they've been placed on the ship, and the way the sections underneath have been shaded don't help either

And can I ask whether those three ships are separate from each other, or are you showing the different stages of its development?

[AlphaDetisMegas]

And can I ask whether those three ships are separate from each other, or are you showing the different stages of its development?

Imaillusion, please, take a few seconds, browse back through his earlier pages and see, he's a guy far above your level of building, and yes, if vVorphax's building style is still the same, they should be shots of a WIP of internals of a ship, each showing what has been added, its quite a cool building style.

Now to comment on the actual ship, glad to see you back at the game, and I certaintly like were you are going with this design, particulairly like the sensor outrigger, or whatever it is.
The ship looks a bit fat right now, but i'm guessing that your going to expand it a bit, its certaintly not clutter, it just looks fat.
Hope to see an update soon, like were you are going with this design

[vVhorpax]

Sunday update time:

[vVhorpax]

Finished my new toy.