The Kaien empire [WIP]

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The Kaien empire [WIP]

Post by delta1238 »

Woo, first fleet I actually show here. (Mostly because my other fleets have bad parenting or are overpowered...) Anyway, there's somewhat a story to these ships. If they look like they don't match together, that's because the Kaien empire has multiple companies that design their fleet. This is a WIP, so bear with me if some things look off or overpowered. Also note that if a ship looks very overpowered, it usually appears in a specific encounter (I've got them all planned in my head. Story and all, baby!) and has a certain role to defeat a certain enemy.

Enough of my ramblings, you want pictures!

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1) The JT-TT (Jester-Type Troop Transport) is a transport unit with 4 modified blasters. It is very weak and thus has to be escorted by friendly units towards an enemy planet. It will only appear after a space battle has been won. Only a few encounters have these for storyline.

Close up shot because it's hard to see :
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2) Hunter class corvette: A quick unit armed with 4 blasters, good for flanking enemy frigates or hit-and-run tactics against enemy space stations. Not much to say here.

3) Victory class frigate: Slower than the hunter corvette, this unit has more defense and can hold the line more efficiently. Again, not much to say here. Used mostly in early levels of the storyline.

4) Frogger-class frigate: The superweapon you get to play in encounters 2 and 3, that crappy little thing that flies along your cruisers in encounters 7-8. Stronger than the victory frigate and sports 2 gatblasters and 2 blasters instead of the usual 4 blasters.

5) Leader class frigate: A railgun-only frigate, this unit can hurt quite a bit if used right, even in the later encounters. The front railgun has a purple color and deals much more damage than regular railguns.

6) Crab class destroyer DV: DV stands for Defense Variant. It's a normal crab destroyer but outfitted with aegis deflectors for storyline purposes. To balance it out, this unit has less weaponry

7) Crab class destroyer: A powerful ship outfitted with 4 blasters on each side, 3 flak guns on each side, 4 flak guns covering the rear, 2 360° rotating gatblasters and 4 tachions. A powerful behemoth that can bring most enemy ships to their knees in a matter of seconds. Very vulnerable to a few well-placed shots in the rear, though.

8) Hellbringer class cruiser: 6 gatblasters, 6 blasters and 2 powerful railguns can bring a surprising amount of firepower into the field. The front can easily be destroyed by a few powerful shots.IF the enemy gets a chance to shoot, of course.

9) Brawler class destroyer: As with the hellbringer, the brawler can dish out a lot of punishment with the great amount of blasters. It is slow at turning however, and it's toast once an enemy gets in the rear.

10) Small defense platform: Woo, storyline purpose. Absolutely useless against most enemies, but you need at least a little bit of assistance in the early encounters, right?

11) Medium space station: Don't ask me why I did the medium one before the light and heavy ones. It has little armament, but can quickly patch up units between multiple enemy waves. Not to mention it can soak up a lot of damage, too.

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It's kinda hard to see the designs as it's to dark for be, but I like them mostly, really nice ships for a first fleet. Thou, the platform is really bad imo
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Malahite wrote:It's kinda hard to see the designs as it's to dark for be, but I like them mostly, really nice ships for a first fleet. Thou, the platform is really bad imo
Yes, I agree the platform could be better.

please forgive my laziness. <_<
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Post by delta1238 »

Sorry for double post, but I've made the first encounter and I'm making enemy ships.

I can't come up with a name for the enemy, so I simply called them enemy. :? Can any one come up with a name for me?
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delta1238 wrote:Sorry for double post, but I've made the first encounter and I'm making enemy ships.

I can't come up with a name for the enemy, so I simply called them enemy. :? Can any one come up with a name for me?
The enemy ships for my encounter are stored in a file labeled "Bad Guys". Image
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Strideo wrote:
delta1238 wrote:Sorry for double post, but I've made the first encounter and I'm making enemy ships.

I can't come up with a name for the enemy, so I simply called them enemy. :? Can any one come up with a name for me?
The enemy ships for my encounter are stored in a file labeled "Bad Guys". Image
We're so original. :)
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I like your ships in this thread overall by the way. You seem to have a decent grasp on good design. 8)
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Strideo wrote:I like your ships in this thread overall by the way. You seem to have a decent grasp on good design. 8)
Thanks! Do you think I'm like a second arcanedude? :)
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delta1238 wrote:
Strideo wrote:I like your ships in this thread overall by the way. You seem to have a decent grasp on good design. 8)
Thanks! Do you think I'm like a second arcanedude? :)
What's "a second arcanedude" supposed to mean? "Creator of ships that are fairly decent but not totally awesome"? In that sense, no. Your ships are mediocre at best, and bland garbage at worst, though I'll probably get people ripping me a new one for saying it, since apparently we need to worry less about being honest and more about being nice.

There is nothing new or original about your ships. They aren't particularly good looking, either. So no, you're not a "second ArcaneDude". I'd say to set your goal higher, but then you'd just be in for more disappointment, so I won't.
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Anna wrote:
delta1238 wrote:
Strideo wrote:I like your ships in this thread overall by the way. You seem to have a decent grasp on good design. 8)
Thanks! Do you think I'm like a second arcanedude? :)
What's "a second arcanedude" supposed to mean? "Creator of ships that are fairly decent but not totally awesome"? In that sense, no. Your ships are mediocre at best, and bland garbage at worst, though I'll probably get people ripping me a new one for saying it, since apparently we need to worry less about being honest and more about being nice.

There is nothing new or original about your ships. They aren't particularly good looking, either. So no, you're not a "second ArcaneDude". I'd say to set your goal higher, but then you'd just be in for more disappointment, so I won't.
Look at some of the first posts arcanedude made. Most of them ships like mine. Strideo said I have a decent grasp on good design.

So no, I mean a second arcanedude in the making. I will probably have his skill when I reach around posts 1500 and have made 100+ fleets and random oversized ships.
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Post by bl3d4 »

Shoot, my computer is going wonk...
Nvm..
I don't find the platforms very..... platform-like.
Strange.

Also, when you use teh term dreadnought/bring to knees, you might want to have a bigger ship.

As for the enemies, maybe you can use a random set of letter that look cool together...Kyzr,Qon, Gtra, etc... :oops:
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bl3d4 wrote:Also, when you use teh term dreadnought/bring to knees, you might want to have a bigger ship.
It's a dreadnought compared to the enemy ships I'm making. :P
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Anna wrote:
delta1238 wrote:
Strideo wrote:I like your ships in this thread overall by the way. You seem to have a decent grasp on good design. 8)
Thanks! Do you think I'm like a second arcanedude? :)
What's "a second arcanedude" supposed to mean? "Creator of ships that are fairly decent but not totally awesome"? In that sense, no. Your ships are mediocre at best, and bland garbage at worst, though I'll probably get people ripping me a new one for saying it, since apparently we need to worry less about being honest and more about being nice.

There is nothing new or original about your ships. They aren't particularly good looking, either. So no, you're not a "second ArcaneDude". I'd say to set your goal higher, but then you'd just be in for more disappointment, so I won't.
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delta1238, just do your thing and expand on what you've already been doing. Honestly these aren't bad for a first batch of ships. And just have fun with it, as long as you're having fun then that's what really matters. :D
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