Ship designs C&C

Jimmy_the_Llama · Post by **Jimmy_the_Llama** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 4:41 pm

Hey all, this is my first time posting on the Wyrdysm forums, but I've been lurking around for a while.
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EDIT: MASSIVE SNIP OF PENISBRICK
(any puns not intended)
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Without further ado, the Confederated Systems of Humanity!

Current Fleet Lineup

Arbalest-class Fleet Battleship

The Arbalest class of battleships was designed by the Tau Ceti shipyards and first deployed into service with the Solar Navy as its flagship. With the advent singularity-harnessing technology, the entire line of ships have undergone a series of refurbishments that are just being finalized. These refurbished ships replace the aging fusion reactors and now sport singularity drives. The increase in power has allowed for more weapons and the ability to spin up the FTL drives quickly for a tactical jump.

(NOTE: I'll be messing around with the tail to make it less engine-y, to stay in character)

Download (and thrash to your enjoyment):
http://www.wyrdysm.com/battleshipsforev ... _Refit.shp

Scutum-class Fleet Defense Cruiser

Commissioned prior to the Arbalest-class refits, Scutum cruisers are powered by antimatter reactors, the most advanced drive systems prior to the development of singularity containment units. The antimatter reactor and drives deliver greater speed and more power output than equally sized fusion systems. Although Scutum-class ships are primarily used in point defense roles and fleet support roles, their antimatter drives allow them to intercept faster targets during patrols.

Download:
http://www.wyrdysm.com/battleshipsforev ... ruiser.shp

bien4500 · Post by **bien4500** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:50 pm

The colors could use some work, so does the ship. Try making the main color battleship grey, and some other colors (I suggest around two secondary colors) that compliment each other and your main color. Also for the ship, make it wider and longer, also try not to make it look like a penisbrick, or in your case a flying brick. Make the front end a little bit pointier too. ANd make the back less section spammy.

Also lurk moar

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Try adding side pods.

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Hypothetical Wisdom · Post by **Hypothetical Wisdom** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:42 pm

Looks pretty good. My advice: Rework the thrusters. They look kinda simple as it is. Perhaps shrink them vertically and add some sections to the side of them. It doesn't look very realistic to have them floating off the end of the ship.

Btw, welcome to the forums!

Aaganrmu · Post by **Aaganrmu** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:02 pm

Some things are quite good, and some could be better. Overal I like it.

Good:

I really like the little pods near the back, those that look like they're actually in front of the ship. Nice idea!

The front also looks quite nice, but not too special

Bad:

There's some assymetry, most noticable in the pods. The bottom one should be moved back a little. Also, one of the missilepacks is far larger than the others.

Some guns are just too large. Shrink them, draw a custom sprite or just stick to smaller weapons. Or just make one turret on the centerline, so it can rotate to face it's target.

Jimmy_the_Llama · Post by **Jimmy_the_Llama** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:25 pm

Stuff's in the works. I'll be posting more pics soon

Thanks for the comments, I'm trying to keep it from looking like a penisbrick, but I do want a feeling of hardsci-fi mixed in with some space opera.
Therefore, those blue pods and bricks at the rear are part of the reactor (which will be a silly little aegis thing) shielding.
The n00b-reactor:

@bien: I'm thinking of the Dalvitan blue for the secondary color, but I'm kinda unsure whether or not to stick with two greys or not.

@Aaganrmu: The missilepacks are the point defense and then the offense ones; they're for different things. With the torp tubes, I guess I'll stick with the missile launcher sprites for them.

@Hypothetical: Thruster cowlings in the works.

Thanks guys!

EDIT: Photobucket-ed.

Danny420Dale · Post by **Danny420Dale** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:55 pm

Ship's ok, color's meh, but automatic FAIL for using Imageshack.

bien4500 · Post by **bien4500** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:03 am

And a word of advice: Look at Lizzie's IVL fleet or my CUS Third and Fourth gen, and UEDF fleets. They look like what you're looking for.

Edit: The grays are good.

Jimmy_the_Llama · Post by **Jimmy_the_Llama** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:57 pm

More ship pics.
This time, the central segment, with side pods.

I think I'm going to use the centreline for cannons and the like, maybe a spinal weapon that taps the reactor, and the side pods for missiles and point defense.

EDIT: Is this stuff improving?

bien4500 · Post by **bien4500** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:43 pm

Yeah, it is. I suggest you maek the side pods pointier. And try combining the latest ship and the ship with the funky power core. I think the results would be good.

Jimmy_the_Llama · Post by **Jimmy_the_Llama** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:18 pm

Whoops, forgot to mention that they're the same ship!

Full ship:

I'm going to start work on the frontal section tomorrow, flesh that out, then clean and touch up the rest of the ship. Of course, when running BSF, my computer is as a shambling zombie on the road to barhah, so playing really isn't terribly enjoyable with titanic ships.

EDIT:
Gah! I'm not done yet; see above!

Swamp Fox · Post by **Swamp Fox** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:25 pm

Well, you certainly did beef it up, but now the neck thing connecting the bow to the rest of the ship looks way too thin, in my humble opinion.

SHAD0Wdump · Post by **SHAD0Wdump** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:13 am

That dieterling messes with the reactors style,I'd put it on that otherwise boring strut a few pixels right.

Warrior of Anarchy · Post by **Warrior of Anarchy** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:01 am

The front needs to be expanded because it looks like a twig and has little to no purpose what so ever

bien4500 · Post by **bien4500** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:03 pm

I think it's not finished yet. And I think he said that he'll make it thicker. And right now, it looks like a Battlestar crossed with one of those human ships from B5, and a ship from Star Wars, that ship with a spindly walkway holding the front and back halves together.

Wicky_42 · Post by **Wicky_42** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:08 pm

Jimmy_the_Llama wrote: I'm going to start work on the frontal section tomorrow, flesh that out, then clean and touch up the rest of the ship.
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I'm not done yet; see above!

Swamp Fox wrote:Well, you certainly did beef it up, but now the neck thing connecting the bow to the rest of the ship looks way too thin, in my humble opinion.

Warrior of Anarchy wrote:The front needs to be expanded because it looks like a twig and has little to no purpose what so ever

Sheesh, read the posts, guys! He's only done the middle and rear XD