IVL Fleet Development thread

Lizzie · Post by **Lizzie** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:29 am

Download Link.
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/6/1/1 ... leet08.zip

It is incomplete. This thread will be updated with new ships as they come.

Please note the pictures are outdated. I will update them as soon as I am able. However their text descriptions above the pictures are updated.
I redid the front page so it's easier to navigate. Just click on the image links to see the ships.

IVL-DR-Hades Class Dreadnought Rex
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc61 ... agship.png

IVL-DM-Zeus class Dreadnought Superior
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc61 ... lass-1.png

IVL-D-Styx Class Dreadnought
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc61 ... lass-1.png

IVL-CC-Athena Class Carrier & Control
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc61 ... aClass.png

IVL-SCM-Tarus Class Standard Capital Major
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc61 ... sClass.png

IVL-FSM-Hydra Class Firesupport Major
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc61 ... aClass.png

IVL-PDM-Neptune Point Defense Major
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc61 ... eClass.png

IVL-SSM-Hermes Standard Ship Major
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc61 ... sClass.png

Special work by SIUS:
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc61 ... rberus.png

BoVinE · Post by **BoVinE** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:33 am

The side engines go together really well on the capital ship.

Lizzie · Post by **Lizzie** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:35 am

BoVinE wrote:The side engines go together really well on the capital ship.

Ah, I had an interesting explanation for that one.
Basically the elongated hull of the ship would suffer tremendous stress if it had all it's engines in the back, this would in theory cause the ship to tear itself in half as it made a turn while in combat. So to accommodate for that, two extra engines were placed on the sides, displacing the stress.

Technically I wanted a reason to try the side engines though. I like the result.

Anarki · Post by **Anarki** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:11 am

Those deflectors are just asking to be lancet'd.

Lizzie · Post by **Lizzie** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:24 am

Anarki wrote:Those deflectors are just asking to be lancet'd.

Thats the point. I wanted to try something different then the standard Deflectors in the back formula.

Spoot Knight · Post by **Spoot Knight** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:48 am

Sweet, good seeing your ships again.

T-002 · Post by **T-002** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:18 am

OMG I sawz something!

Um, your ships seem to be lacking thrusters. I believe they'd look better with them.

Apart from that, these are some really nice designs. Awesome.

Lizzie · Post by **Lizzie** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:33 am

T-002 wrote:OMG I sawz something!

Um, your ships seem to be lacking thrusters. I believe they'd look better with them.

Apart from that, these are some really nice designs. Awesome.

I don't like thrusters. I REALLY, really don't. These engines are inspired by some engines another member did here. Forgot his name though, he did awesome asymmetrical ships.

ChaosTheory · Post by **ChaosTheory** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:41 am

Lizzie wrote:
T-002 wrote:OMG I sawz something!

Um, your ships seem to be lacking thrusters. I believe they'd look better with them.

Apart from that, these are some really nice designs. Awesome.
I don't like thrusters. I REALLY, really don't. These engines are inspired by some engines another member did here. Forgot his name though, he did awesome asymmetrical ships.

Kos-Abbadon, I believe.

Love the ships, they have style and you incorporated Aralonian "war machine effect" well.

Lizzie · Post by **Lizzie** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:00 am

ChaosTheory wrote:
Lizzie wrote:
T-002 wrote:OMG I sawz something!

Um, your ships seem to be lacking thrusters. I believe they'd look better with them.

Apart from that, these are some really nice designs. Awesome.
I don't like thrusters. I REALLY, really don't. These engines are inspired by some engines another member did here. Forgot his name though, he did awesome asymmetrical ships.
Kos-Abbadon, I believe.

Love the ships, they have style and you incorporated Aralonian "war machine effect" well.

Yea thats him. Kos.
And yea, being allies of the Aralonians, IVL has incorporated some of their tech and style.

Caboose · Post by **Caboose** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:15 pm

I have to say Lizzie, nice ships. Job well done.
My only problem with them is that they all look like the Hecatate/Athena in general hull shape/structure. This isn't a big deal, I just wanted to point in out. Other then that, good job.

Squishy · Post by **Squishy** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:41 pm

Those megatachyons are hiding some fun surprises for unwary combatants, yes?

Post by **Kaelis** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:40 pm

Awesome, just the way i imagine a 'classic' space battleship should look like, with that 'im a boat in space!' look, plus clean'n'sharp aesthetics. Top notch stuff.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:45 pm

Oh, hey Lizzie, nice ships ya got there.

ArcaneDude · Post by **ArcaneDude** » Thu May 01, 2008 12:20 am

Hi, Liz! Finally got it up, eh? Nice work, I must say.

On the ships; Doodading is good, the ships look nice overall, and I'm happy to see you made some sort of a mix between new and old styles.

Two questions, though;- how are they balanced?
- are you gonna post the IVL's new timeline?