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Re: Firestorm Federation [WIP]
« Reply #30 on: July 14, 2013, 08:25:23 AM »

heh yea, I've actually found myself right clicking to get shields up a couple times during these tests
I may put the flare system onto that frigate though

the biggest problem my faction will have is multiple fights, so I may have to buff outside battle repair if possible

also you should see what happens when I put your flack cannons onto them

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Added a heavy fighter and changed the destroyer sprite... again

I also renamed a bunch of the ships

here are the named ships so far:
Bomber: Conflagration
Interceptor: Flare
Heavy Fighter: Firehawk
Frigate: Torch
Heavy Frigate: Blaze

theres something about having explosions between dueling ships that i find appealing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiQHRsfoAN4
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Re: Firestorm Federation [WIP]
« Reply #31 on: July 14, 2013, 08:41:29 AM »

Aaah! Kill it! Kill it with fire!

I take it that this is Firestorm Federation's national anthem?
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Re: Firestorm Federation [WIP]
« Reply #32 on: July 14, 2013, 10:22:46 AM »

Finaly got around to testing some new ships, missiles are still painfull though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9tHYOus7_k

I'm thinking i need to nerf those heavy fighters though


Aaah! Kill it! Kill it with fire!

I take it that this is Firestorm Federation's national anthem?

eh, dont exactly like that one
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Re: Firestorm Federation [WIP]
« Reply #33 on: July 14, 2013, 10:39:27 AM »

Dunno how high you increased your armour, but I'd double it at least, perhaps even triple it, compared to vanilla values. :)
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Re: Firestorm Federation [WIP]
« Reply #34 on: July 14, 2013, 04:11:34 PM »

I might do that

btw the destroyers armor is at 1200 an 4500 hull

the frigates at 450 and 700

hull is at 2200 and 3000 for the frigates as well

Im thinking that compared to the codex my ships wont truly be balanced as I don't think its very accurate in rating ship without shields


Anyway, as soon as i finish the carrier and a missile destroyer I think Ill post a download
though I still need to change fleet ship numbers and both station and convoy loads

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tried to make a missile destroyer and ended up with what could be a capital ship, not sure if its good or could use more work model wise,

i havnt gone very far into making it look pretty, i put the cruiser next to it for size reference though it could definately be a lot smaller
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is it just me or is today a slow day?
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Re: Firestorm Federation [WIP]
« Reply #35 on: July 14, 2013, 04:50:21 PM »

Looking good. If you want to make it smaller, I'd chop off those black squares and the nose between them, making it nice and stumpy and at the same time have room for some hardpoints.
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Re: Firestorm Federation [WIP]
« Reply #36 on: July 14, 2013, 07:29:36 PM »

I think theres still space up front for hard points though I sorta forgot to make some, anyway there are going to be 4 large missile hard points in the back

heres one a more manageable size with a cruiser for size comparison, I hope I didnt go overboard with the turrets
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Re: Firestorm Federation [WIP]
« Reply #37 on: July 15, 2013, 05:39:42 AM »

Assuming I'm spotting correctly, I see 10 smalls, 5 mediums and 4 large.
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Re: Firestorm Federation [WIP]
« Reply #38 on: July 15, 2013, 06:18:03 AM »

yup, though there will be another 4 as missile slots in that thin area not sure what to size them as though
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Re: Firestorm Federation [WIP]
« Reply #39 on: July 15, 2013, 09:14:58 AM »

Assuming I'm spotting correctly, I see 10 smalls, 5 mediums and 4 large.

sounds about just like the paragon :P
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Re: Firestorm Federation [WIP]
« Reply #40 on: July 15, 2013, 09:27:32 AM »

If I remember correctly, the Paragon is something like 9 small, 6 medium, 4 large. IF I remember correctly... I don't have one in any of my saves at the moment, too busy playing with Hiigaran ships.  :P
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Re: Firestorm Federation [WIP]
« Reply #41 on: July 15, 2013, 03:23:50 PM »

that cap ship that you can buy from the pirates has more i think, anyway, Ive got a question

should i give these ships a high speed but low accelerations? some of my ships already have this somewhat but its not very noticable but it does give an interesting feel to a battle, and a need to manage your velocity
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Re: Firestorm Federation [WIP]
« Reply #42 on: July 15, 2013, 03:29:40 PM »

Your faction, your rules. ;)
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Re: Firestorm Federation [WIP]
« Reply #43 on: July 15, 2013, 07:43:13 PM »

decided to give it a try and im still a bit unsure

I also tested the Capital ship though i have yet to test it against other cap ships

the movement feeling I get from it is what I would expect of early ships though which is definitely what I'm aiming for though it could still use a bit of work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc06ZA6IHmw&feature=youtu.be

havnt been able to get all the missiles on though, I also seem to like using your weapons Gotcha
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Re: Firestorm Federation [WIP]
« Reply #44 on: July 15, 2013, 10:13:04 PM »

ive always hated ships with an excessively low acceleration, but thats mostly because im unable to handle them properly
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