(since above picture was taken I have reduced the AI range to 200.)
Thats right, I invented that small thing. It's incredibly simple, and I made it it less than 3 minutes. These Kamikase Explosive Platforms with stay where positioned and absorb enemy fire with flak cannons, they are weak, but agile and fast, and when ordered, they can throw themselves at an enemy ship and explode on contact. They are incredibly useful when used in large groups. Armed with 3 flak cannons each, they are great for absorbing enemy projectiles, and protecting space, fleets, or for surrounding an enemy. Ideally used in large groups for actually bombarding an enemy ship. Admittedly they don't do much damage, that isn't what they were designed for, but in large groups (15-20) they can be devastating to even the largest of ships, providing they are used and placed correctly.
Here's some screens of them in action;
(You get the big explosions when you use lots of them
)The Kamikase Explosive Platforms can be downloaded here
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Technical difficulties.
when AI controlled, these explosives do cause an error when exploding on an enemy ship. However this error can be bypassed by simply pressing ignore. I'm not sure whether this is a problem with the Kamikase AI type, or a problem with my ship design, either way I'm working to resolve it.
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And for those of you who fail to see my creative side with this;
Next up: My J2-101 Stinger, MK3 (First 2 failed my test, and the parenting was really messed up.)
Here's her Bare Hull shot:
And here she is Fully Armed and balance tweaked (Balanced against a custom ship
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Stinger Download
Nice ships, your definetly improving.