Asymmetric ship designs rock. More of them in the future please
At the moment I think my favorite ship is the
Enforcer-class Destroyer and the
Onslaught-class Battleship (that is, if I had the chance to pilot it).
I like the Enforcer because of how well rounded it's armament and engines are. Plus, being in control of all those rapid fire weapons is great fun
As for ship ideas, here are a few components that could be incorporated in new ships:
- Stealth / active camouflage
- Jump drives
- Flares / missile decoys
- Mines
- Noise cannons - energy weapons that disrupt weapon targeting on ships they hit (causes the weapon rotations to jitter)
- Boarding pods - board and attempt to kill off the crew, giving you control of the ship
- Tractor beams - great for capital ships, hold those quick moving destroyers in place
- Harpoons - low tech tractor beams. Harpoon an enemy ship and drag around or reel it in