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This the first ship I've made using the " Kaelis Shiny Sprites" pack. I would appreciate any criticism regarding the design/sprite usage of my ship. I haven't added many weapons yet, so any suggestions about weapon placement(s) would also be nice. I wasn't sure whether this belonged in the "help" section or the "Custom ships section", so please inform me if this thread is out of place.
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It's terrible. I know.
Last edited by Happycake on Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:10 am, edited 1 time in total.
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@Doogie: I have a ported mac version, remember ? The screenshot function doesn't seem to work. I have to use the default "Grab" mac application in order to get a screenshot.
Any suggestions regarding weapon placement? I was hiding missile launchers and small turrets in the "wing" sections, but I couldn't find any other areas where I could place turrets/weapons/
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Alright...I followed Necrontyr1998's advice and built a ship around a spinal mounted weapon. I also wrote some sci-fi fluff for it. I would appreciate any critic regarding the ship, regardless of how harsh it is. Coloring suggestions would also be appreciated. I'm using a ported version, so I can't take a proper screenshot. Sorry.
Fluff:
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Name: LR-1-43 Heavy Destroyer
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Core Health: 150
Size: 84.2
Max Speed: 2.7
Acceleration: 0.14
Turn Rate: 0.85
AI range: 750
Reactor:
Antimatter Catalyzed Fusion Reactor
Engine:
1x 8.2*10^6 N Ion Drive
2x 2.6*10^4 N Ion Thrusters
Armament:
-1x Spinal Mounted Plasma Armature Railgun:
*250 MA current for 7 milliseconds
*25 kg Metallic Hydrogen-tipped Round
-2x Solid State Gatling Coilgun:
*2 kg Titanium/Depleted Uranium Needle (3.5 kg+Sabot)
-2x Short Ranged Missile Battery:
*550 kg Self Propelled High Explosive Projectile
-2x Point Defense Autocannon
*0.5 kg Lead Needle (Hollow Point)
Last edited by Happycake on Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:57 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Even if you're using grab feature, you should still be able to reset the zoom before taking screenshots.
As for the ship itself,
1) It's nice and sleek.
2) I think the current colour scheme is fine.
The main reason that I find this better than your first ship is that there is a better transition between your sections.
If you look at your first ship, the transition from the main body to the wing strut and again from the wing strut to the wing is abrupt and awkward. This ship does away with that to a certain degree and is a step in the right direction.
On the other hand, I don't think you've successfully pulled off having darker sections over brighter ones.
While it's possible to pull it off, this isn't one of those cases (Though you've gotten quite close with the wings.)
I also think the back is a bit long, but that's a relatively minor nitpick.
? The screenshot function doesn't seem to work. I have to use the default "Grab" mac application in order to get a screenshot. 
