Unveiling the Quake Class Battleship (first page)

salanos · Post by **salanos** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:31 pm

Ah, I see. Nice.

I just have one peeve, they look like they have poor dynamics - their overall shape just seems to suck a little now...

And I think the front could look just a bit more different from the tail.

Strideo · Post by **Strideo** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:02 pm

Admittedly the design isn't exactly graceful or flashy but that is sort of the point. Thaumaturge wanted to cut costs wherever they could and that means using the same components a lot and keeping them simple.

I would say the front is easy enough to pick out though because it has a forked bow and the engineering section is filled in. Also the command decks above the crew habitation decks are arrow shaped giving a clear indication of which way is forward. Of course from a game dynamics standpoint that doesn't mean anything. I could make a "backwards" facing one if I wanted but you get the idea.

I get what you mean though the shape between the front and back is similar but I thought that there was enough of a distinction. At least there is enough to satisfy my own sensibilities.

salanos · Post by **salanos** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:53 pm

True that, but I still feel they're too similar. I almost thought it was a battlestation had I not scrutinised it properly :/

Strideo · Post by **Strideo** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:27 pm

We will definitely be seeing other designs from Thaumaturge I.T.G. but I haven't decided what direction to go with them yet.

jwa8402 · Post by **jwa8402** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:27 am

Strideo wrote: They mass produce the basic hull and then everything else featured in the other models can be attached to the basic hull either at the Thaumaturge I.T.G. shipyards or maybe the purchaser could even buy an upgrade kit later on to upgrade their Avalanche I into a higher model. :3

yes...but can i get spinners on it?
I liked the rugged design. Whoever said it looks almost like a orbital defense platform more than a ship was right but looks very reliable

Strideo · Post by **Strideo** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:27 am

jwa8402 wrote:
Strideo wrote: They mass produce the basic hull and then everything else featured in the other models can be attached to the basic hull either at the Thaumaturge I.T.G. shipyards or maybe the purchaser could even buy an upgrade kit later on to upgrade their Avalanche I into a higher model. :3
yes...but can i get spinners on it?
I liked the rugged design. Whoever said it looks almost like a orbital defense platform more than a ship was right but looks very reliable

Thanks!

I'd put a big wing on the back and install some chrome covers on the gas and brake pedals.

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derekiv · Post by **derekiv** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:18 am

I want to see some different module editions of the latest ship.

Strideo · Post by **Strideo** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:55 am

derekiv wrote:I want to see some different module editions of the latest ship.

I didn't really mean for the Quake to be a ship with modular add ons but here is a picture of one with a different weapons load out.

This one is equipped to better get around aegis shielding and such.

I'm thinking the next modular ship Thaumaturge I.T.G. will come out with will be smaller than the Avalanche series.

Bad Boy · Post by **Bad Boy** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:02 am

I like the booster colour, it's looks really good to me but won't that section be quite easy to blow off? I mean it's big, it has nothing in front of it, and it's an automatic target for human players because it's being boosted and thus is likely to dish out the greatest damage.

Strideo · Post by **Strideo** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:16 am

Bad Boy wrote:I like the booster colour, it's looks really good to me but won't that section be quite easy to blow off? I mean it's big, it has nothing in front of it, and it's an automatic target for human players because it's being boosted and thus is likely to dish out the greatest damage.

I guess so. It's size does make it easier to cover more of the ship's flank with deflectors too though. That section does have a slight HP boost too but nothing wild.

Another good reason to target that area is because it parents a deflector module and it parents the wing structure behind it with that PD turret on it.

Bad Boy · Post by **Bad Boy** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:10 am

Ya, that's another problem . How much hp does that section have? What you could do if you didn't want to up it's hp too much is clone it (parent the clone to the boostered section), move the section with the weapons a bit back, then set the cloned piece at whatever depth the boostered piece is at, and put it where the boostered piece was originally. That way, you won't change the design, but the piece will have more armour.

Strideo · Post by **Strideo** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:56 am

Bad Boy wrote:Ya, that's another problem . How much hp does that section have? What you could do if you didn't want to up it's hp too much is clone it (parent the clone to the boostered section), move the section with the weapons a bit back, then set the cloned piece at whatever depth the boostered piece is at, and put it where the boostered piece was originally. That way, you won't change the design, but the piece will have more armour.

By hiding the the parent piece underneath? That is an interesting idea. I hadn't thought of that.

12Ghost12 · Post by **12Ghost12** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:30 pm

Are you planning on making any fighter/patrol craft ships (e.g. Zelus)?

Bad Boy · Post by **Bad Boy** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:48 pm

That is an interesting idea. I hadn't thought of that.

Ya, I used to do it when I parented badly (most of the ship to one vulnerable piece in the back) before sb3 allowed you to reparent things.

Joss · Post by **Joss** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:38 am

This avalanch ship chassis is so variable, practicly anything looks good with it.... You should try one with mega beams...

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