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[Aklyon]

hrrrm... can't find the chef anon pack whatsoever >.>

http://www.mediafire.com/?tjuju55yt99w5jn

[Alkhemia]

Well, I have a 22 ton small ship that so far satisfies me in all fields but maneouvring, so unless you're making a dreadnought, I don't think it's going to be 200 tons.


Also, had a fun moment when I realized that asteroids have a certain field that didn't allow my ship to take off, and it moved the asteroid instead

So~ does that mean you could hollow one out and turn it in to a ship?

[USEC_OFFICER]

Well, I have a 22 ton small ship that so far satisfies me in all fields but maneouvring, so unless you're making a dreadnought, I don't think it's going to be 200 tons.


Also, had a fun moment when I realized that asteroids have a certain field that didn't allow my ship to take off, and it moved the asteroid instead

So~ does that mean you could hollow one out and turn it in to a ship?

Yes, but good luck balancing your thrusters to make it move in a straight line.

[Girlinhat]

Everyone's been talking about this the last two pages, pay attention man

The general consensus on how to weaponize an asteroid is to hollow out the core as little as you can, and then build a ship inside it.  It will go very slowly for the first fight, but once you get into a fight the enemy will spend all their time shooting through layers of dirt and ice before they hit your titanium, giving you a single or double use of disposable armor before you're left with scattered rocks and you need to clear the rubble away, and even then you're left with a regular ship of regular value.

[Alkhemia]

oh well I feel silly haha

[werty892]

Foot lock is done by getting close to an object.  It's... automatic and incredibly basic.

Whaaaat? I keep getting close to the asteroid that i'm mining, and I never get lock to it, I keep buzzing around it. I get a symbol in the corner with 2 feet and a surface, but noting happens.

[Aklyon]

That is foot lock. If asteroid moves, you won't be left behind. If asteroid does not move, you are free to move about the non-existant cabin, with or without camera lock.

[Korbac]

Facekillz, I just took a look at the ship you posted. It looks EPIC. One question - how fast does it go? As the engine wire is exposed you'll want it to be quick.

[werty892]

That is foot lock. If asteroid moves, you won't be left behind. If asteroid does not move, you are free to move about the non-existant cabin, with or without camera lock.

Oh, derp. I was hoping for something that would attach me to the surface and let me walk around on it, but yeah... HERP

[werty892]

Double post, I know... But what should I make my ship out of. I can get to everything, just don't know whats the best thing to use. Ideally cheap but protective.

[FritzPL]

Aluminium. Light blocks with a mass of 1 are the lightest. And what is there to protect your ship from? Purple missiles from those green jellies?

[werty892]

Aluminium. Light blocks with a mass of 1 are the lightest. And what is there to protect your ship from? Purple missiles from those green jellies?

Well, for the eventual multiplayer this would be pretty important. Personally I think heavy redium for the front Medium/heavy Polonium for the sides,  titanium for the back. Maximize protection in areas that are going to be hit alot, while keeping it relativity light. But this is for super battle cruisers anyways, so maybe im juts being stupid

Also, I had a Idea for modular ship design, instead of using custom made ships like we have know, we can figure out some "Modules" and just snap them together for quick ships. It would probably be ugly and pretty hard to make work but if we did we can churn out tons of good fast ships.

Some modules I was thinking about would be
1.Power generation, probably the center of any ship
2. Cockpits
3. Gun control
4. Guns
5. Engines, though they would probably not be there own module, but just slapped on where its best to put them
6. Storage
7. Crafting

These are the basic parts of a spaceship, and most ships wont need storage or crafting anyways. Guns would have to be custom made based on the position and which gun( Spinal cannons would need different rooms than anti personnel, etc) But figuring out a basic moduel for all of these would make ship building a lot easier and quicker for the multiplayer.

EDIT: Is there a way to take screenshots?

[ank]

EDIT: Is there a way to take screenshots?

It's called Print Screen 

[werty892]

EDIT: Is there a way to take screenshots?

It's called Print Screen 

Mind=blown

Pics of some modules coming in a bit.

[Girlinhat]

Use Alt+Print to only take a picture of the active window, so you don't show off your embarrassing desktop as well.

I personally did mine out of Heavy Thulium-Iron corner posts, Heavy Titanium flanking that, and Light Titanium siding.  So the corners are reinforced more strongly and then power cables are nestled behind the protection.  I don't like to use Pomium or Redium for hull because that can usually be put to better use building items, and being Heavy Rock resources they're much more rare.  Let the cheap stuff get shot at.  I'd rather have Redium-powered engines and evade fire, than to have my expensive Redium be shot at.