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FasterThanSleepyfish

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Starsector in Robocraft
« on: September 26, 2015, 02:14:15 AM »

Heya everyone, and welcome to this little niche of game mish-mash that combines... well, Starsector and Robocraft!



Creation

Clocking over 700 hours in Robocraft, I've got a pretty good grasp on how to play the game. Though instead of building yet another robust brick with guns or a flimsy spider-like sniper, I find myself occasionally undertaking these neat building challenges from time to time. Challenges as in "How am I going to make a ship from space work in a game about robots?" It boils down to two simple problems. The first priority is knowing a lot about how damage works, so that your ship doesn't fall apart at the first dusting of damage in the first place. After that, it comes to making the actual ship look good! It's probably the hardest of the two if you ask me.

  • First, create a shape of the hull that you desire. It'll have to be in the color that you want your ship to be in, but that should change in Robocraft's future with the promised removal of tier-locked colors on armor. Consider weapon placement here, as you need to build around the type of gun and make sure everything fits.
  • Second, create a stick-like superstructure on the inside of the hull, making sure that it doesn't contact any of the shell besides the underneath section. This stick like structure will hold all of the weapons, so you need to cut through the shell to the bottom of each weapon.
  • Third, stick hoverblades inside the shell on the superstructure to grant this ship floaty-powers. Make sure they're evenly spread out, because they need to balance the entire weigh of the craft equally for the best results.

(I should probably make an image guide... next time though!)

After all is said and done, you get a pat on the back! Err, not really, that's just me being lonely ;~; ANYWAYS, here's what I have so far!



Showcase

Eagle-Class
Spoiler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnWOseWEZmk

My first ship to follow the design principle of a superstructure attached to the light ablative armor hull, the eagle makes for a durable and surprisingly deadly robot. 9 plasma cannons give it a lot of long range firepower even after taking critical damage itself (six being the maximum guns that can fire per volley). In addition, powerful thrusters give it a high top speed, allowing it to chase down all but the most agile of enemies. And yet, despite lacking electroplate shields or a small size, this beast of a cruiser pretty much fits into its role as a line-cruiser even when mirrored to a faster-paced game like Robocraft; it stays fighting until the bittersweet end.
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Falcon-Class
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwYLp8fAjjs

Sporting a lighter plasma artillery armament than the Eagle above, the Falcon class is still a force to be reckoned with. Perhaps even more so due to its greater mobility! I achieved this after taking away the middle armor and fitting in a lot more hoverblades in the superstructure underneath the armor; it really boosted the Falcon's mobility compared to the eagle. A fast and deadly ship that I love to pilot, there's not a lot of places I can't go even on a hilly map such as the one feature in the video. Yes, it's a little more fragile, but the greater movement capabilities let me get in a lot more volleys off. Disclaimer: the enemies in the video are surprisingly lame. (Fun fact, the Falcon was my first cruiser in my first starsector playthrough!)
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« Last Edit: September 26, 2015, 02:36:06 AM by Foxer360 »
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Re: Starsector in Robocraft
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2015, 05:11:17 AM »

Was thinking about this, and here is someone actually did it XD
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Re: Starsector in Robocraft
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2015, 09:46:09 AM »

Pretty sweet :) Shame no one is likely to recognize your creations for what they are in game, Sector's just not popular enough for that yet.
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Re: Starsector in Robocraft
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2015, 10:38:48 AM »

Was thinking about this, and here is someone actually did it XD

Heh, ninja! But that doesn't mean you shouldn't try to too. I should also mention that people should feel free to post their own creations here, because it's all about sharing, yes?

Pretty sweet :) Shame no one is likely to recognize your creations for what they are in game, Sector's just not popular enough for that yet.

Thanks Gothars! ^^ And yeah, there's nobody around to recognize it at the moment, but there's still the token satisfaction of using an Eagle to smite thine enemies. All while taking multiple plasma barrages to the face! (Technically, these are known as "landship" designs due to their large amount of low tier armor)


EDIT: I should try modded ships :o
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Re: Starsector in Robocraft
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2015, 04:51:09 PM »

*cough*Desinova*cough*
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Re: Starsector in Robocraft
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2015, 01:37:02 AM »










here is the MAD
http://www.bilibili.com/video/av2498471/(there are delay issue between music and picture?

better try the MAD's download
http://pan.baidu.com/s/1bnwcPjh
choose and click ?? for download
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Re: Starsector in Robocraft
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2015, 02:09:28 AM »

here is the MAD
http://www.bilibili.com/video/av2498471/(there are delay issue between music and picture?

better try the MAD's download
http://pan.baidu.com/s/1bnwcPjh
choose and click ?? for download

Huh... can't see any of the pictures. But that's a nice video! Always good to see other people spread the love of Starsector ^^ I do remember seeing you a few times in battles a month ago too. Too bad I de-synced and had to leave the game.


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Re: Starsector in Robocraft
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2015, 02:58:52 AM »

here is the MAD
http://www.bilibili.com/video/av2498471/(there are delay issue between music and picture?

better try the MAD's download
http://pan.baidu.com/s/1bnwcPjh
choose and click ?? for download

Huh... can't see any of the pictures. But that's a nice video! Always good to see other people spread the love of Starsector ^^ I do remember seeing you a few times in battles a month ago too. Too bad I de-synced and had to leave the game.


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ahh, thats Baidu's fault
maybe you can try this post http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3763462877
PS:i think you didnt use HD if you just see it from bilibili ...its sad that people just can watch the Poor Quality Video ,as the Author :(
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