Fleet Ender

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Fleet Ender

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Recently over the past couple of days i have been able to make a small fleet. This is what I have so far, suggestions and tips are welcome. Ender.

I order these from most recent to oldest
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Blitz 1<br /><br />Used for transportation and missile defense
Blitz 1

Used for transportation and missile defense
Blitz.png (22.28 KiB) Viewed 38051 times
Storm 1<br /><br />Used for surprise attacks or attacking stations
Storm 1

Used for surprise attacks or attacking stations
Storm 1.png (35.09 KiB) Viewed 38057 times
FireFly 1<br /><br />Would be used in a duo with Palveon 1 for border patrol, escort and light fire support
FireFly 1

Would be used in a duo with Palveon 1 for border patrol, escort and light fire support
Firefly 1.png (17.66 KiB) Viewed 38064 times
Spartan 1<br /><br />My main ship that would be used for heavy fire support as well as home world defense
Spartan 1

My main ship that would be used for heavy fire support as well as home world defense
Scouter 1<br /><br />Used for scouting and border patrol
Scouter 1

Used for scouting and border patrol
Scouter 1.png (12.53 KiB) Viewed 38066 times
Foxtrot 1<br /><br />Used for transporting supplies from planets, ships, and space stations.
Foxtrot 1

Used for transporting supplies from planets, ships, and space stations.
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Tanis 1<br /><br />Would manly be used for long ranged combat and heavy fire support
Tanis 1

Would manly be used for long ranged combat and heavy fire support
Palveon 1<br /><br /> my main ship for patrolling, light fire support and escort missions
Palveon 1

my main ship for patrolling, light fire support and escort missions
Palveon 1.png (13.17 KiB) Viewed 38066 times
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Re: Fleet Ender

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Don't mix DST-ori and normal SW sprites. They don't fit well together.
That said, these aren't half bad. The shapes are decent, for the most part, and you've avoided weaponspam and exccessive section repetition, which are some typical newbie mistakes.
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Re: Fleet Ender

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I realized that after using dst ori sprites on more of my recent ships that they didnt look that well so i just used sw sprites and shinys on the more recent ones. is that ok or should I just keep them apart.
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Mixing Shiny and normal SW sprites is also a bad idea, as they both have different styles.
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Shiny and DST are a good combonation though.
I think the induction of "LOL" "OMG" and "<3" into the Oxford English Dictionary is a sign of the End Times. Only, instead of a rider on a pale horse, it'll be a gibberish-spewing spastic in a monster truck named "The Dildozer".
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Re: Fleet Ender

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alright ill try to make one tonight
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Re: Fleet Ender

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I like all of the ships except for firefly--the tip looks a bit bland.
If admirals hate and trash your ships,
If you can't get it right;
Then off you go, but don't call quits;
Just go make custom sprites.

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http://www.wyrdysm.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4858
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Re: Fleet Ender

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Silver,

Do you think i should add more parts to make a 2nd generation one or should i just delete that one all together
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Re: Fleet Ender

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That really depends on you... if you feel that you've improved to the degree that it would cost less time to build a new ship from scratch than to fix your old ships, by all means.

However, I really doubt that... so I would say maybe you should see how much you can improve with these before moving on.
If admirals hate and trash your ships,
If you can't get it right;
Then off you go, but don't call quits;
Just go make custom sprites.

Solare:
http://www.wyrdysm.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4858
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Re: Fleet Ender

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Ill think that ill make a 2nd gen one, if your not busy, can i send it when i make it to you and see if you can give me some suggestions.
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Re: Fleet Ender

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Note: there are dst sprites which have been reshaded to match sw sections, as well as having the colors removed. I think they should be available in the custom sections area and are called Dst-swnc.
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Re: Fleet Ender

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yeah jwa8402 is saw those but everytime i try to click on a link to download it it says error 404 page forbidden. So ive been limited on getting that version of the dst sprites

Never mind i got it to work
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