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where’s my remnant phase carrier
« on: December 23, 2024, 02:43:24 PM »

give it the astral recall ability (to teleport bombers and fighters inside of it for accelerated rearming while phased) and forbid it from launching or retriving ships while in p-space, it’d be funny.
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Re: where%u2019s my remnant phase carrier
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2024, 08:44:03 PM »

Astral already has recall device, but its not a phase, so it can't go to p-space.

Oh, you mean make [REDACTED] ship with the same system and phase, got it.
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Re: where%u2019s my remnant phase carrier
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2024, 12:14:09 AM »

Due to how meh fighters are, it'll just not do anything. And won't be killable either.

Also AI goes mad in p-space.
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Re: where’s my remnant phase carrier
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2024, 01:14:31 AM »

this idea is actually DN xD
Maybe switch Subject to something like: " I don't recall existence of [redacted] phase carrier " :V
« Last Edit: December 24, 2024, 01:17:07 AM by Popel »
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Re: where’s my remnant phase carrier
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2024, 01:28:00 AM »

lore-wise AI cores and phase doesn't go very well.  This is why Grendel isn't automated. It was originally meant to serve a function similar to a derelict if I understand the text correctly...

But if there is ever a phase ship Remnant, it should be called Eclipse, because most Remnant names are light related

Also, this is why Ziggurat wasn't an AI ship, it was simply haunted

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Re: where’s my remnant phase carrier
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2024, 02:02:12 AM »

lore-wise AI cores and phase doesn't go very well.  This is why Grendel isn't automated. It was originally meant to serve a function similar to a derelict if I understand the text correctly...

But if there is ever a phase ship Remnant, it should be called Eclipse, because most Remnant names are light related

Also, this is why Ziggurat wasn't an AI ship, it was simply haunted
It could be align well with lore despite that. Yo hear me out. That would be reason why AI actually rogued and said phase [redacted] would eliminate all line production of other ship-kind for said reason.

Instead of typical fighter bay, it would send out wings of frigates :V (or something between fighters and frigates - giga-fighters :V) They would be called Umbrella, because initially this was invented to hide from sunshine (a star :V).
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Re: where’s my remnant phase carrier
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2024, 02:16:56 AM »

what does this have to do with phase?

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Re: where’s my remnant phase carrier
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2024, 02:20:07 PM »

Well i bet the new mystery redacteds might do funky stuff
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Re: where’s my remnant phase carrier
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2024, 02:44:44 PM »

Well i bet the new mystery redacteds might do funky stuff
honestly, I was hoping for some average ships, we need more of those
Derelict ships, civilian Remnant vessels. Maybe some more pirate variants. Pather Heron would be really fun.

But if those are bosses, then I suppose it's easier to balance, cuz we won't really see them much in the game...

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Re: where’s my remnant phase carrier
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2024, 06:12:26 PM »

Renmant phase carrier isn't average at all...
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Re: where’s my remnant phase carrier
« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2024, 12:13:54 AM »

Remnant (High Tech++ flux) Phase (and you thought Radiant had a Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free system) Carrier (long-range, infinite, high damage) sounds incredibly annoying to fight against. Unless it's built right, it won't deal actual damage (Flash is good, but the rest are worse Wasps), you'd need a critical amount, cause carrier, but phase AI perfectly understands how to dodge absolutely everything and run away when put on a carrier, in my experience (it fights like a Ziggy with 4 Harpoons).
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Re: where’s my remnant phase carrier
« Reply #11 on: Today at 11:34:15 AM »

Perhaps link carrier's phase-state to its fighters phase-state.

Does it want them to deal damage?  Then it has to be phased in!  Does it want them not to get blown up?  Then it has to be phased out, and building flux.

Not sure I'd make it a remnant as such, but it's an interesting idea.
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Re: where’s my remnant phase carrier
« Reply #12 on: Today at 02:25:12 PM »

Perhaps link carrier's phase-state to its fighters phase-state.

Does it want them to deal damage?  Then it has to be phased in!  Does it want them not to get blown up?  Then it has to be phased out, and building flux.

Not sure I'd make it a remnant as such, but it's an interesting idea.
for bombers
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