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[Cerej]

It takes a lot of tech to be fast enough to stay out of range and still carry the equipment required to kill the enemy.

That's just blatantly wrong.  All you have to do is put 1 more 250 ton engine on each ship (instead of a launcher, or the armor you're not using), increase the sizes of your sensors (active and fire control) by 1 tick (removing a launcher, or the armor you're not using), and design your missiles appropriately.  Obviously this isn't the case if your enemy out-techs you, but it's accurate if you have equal levels of tech.

And yes, I'm aware that you usually won't have an equal level of tech as your opponents.  But, given any ship at all (except those already tuned for maximum hit-and-run tactics) and you could design an equal-weight, equal-tech ship with a higher max speed and longer range.  And it's usually as simple as +1 engine, +1 sensor size, -300 tons of something.

[forsaken1111]

Huh... ok then. Good to know.

I don't mind being wrong.

[Cerej]

I also want to say, you're right.  Better ships usually mount armor.  But I honestly want to see someone adopt a doctrine of glass cannons and see how it ends for them.

[The Scout]

I tried. Star Swarms make you cry.

[EuchreJack]

If you create any kind of salvage ship or mining ship, crewman Binwin Bingington IV will take the helm!

The class for the mining ship should be called Jupiter.  The ship should be called, "Red Dwarf".

And it will be staffed by a moody hologram, a cat dancer, and a hapless crewman?

Don't forget the Series 4000 mechanoid.

I'm tempted to design a Jupiter Corp Mining vessel in my game, complete with shuttles and a crack marine unit called "The Canaries", stored on floor 13.

[Pwnzerfaust]

If you're still posting, Deadmeat, could you post your ship designs? In code tags. Just copy/paste the ship info box.

[inteuniso]

Got any extrasolar colonies yet dead?

[Deadmeat1471]

If you're still posting, Deadmeat, could you post your ship designs? In code tags. Just copy/paste the ship info box.

Sorry about the delay, took a break from Lp's after I was ill! Will post the full ship designs soon!

First thing will be to learn how to make a ExtraSolar Colony! I have at least the majority of tech needed, but I never got around to it.

[EuchreJack]

Got any extrasolar colonies yet dead?

Or better yet, any extrasolar colonies alive?

[Deadmeat1471]

If you're still posting, Deadmeat, could you post your ship designs? In code tags. Just copy/paste the ship info box.

Sorry about the delay, took a break from Lp's after I was ill! Will post the full ship designs soon!

First thing will be to learn how to make a ExtraSolar Colony! I have at least the majority of tech needed, but I never got around to it.

[Deadmeat1471]

Drusus class Colony Ship   

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8,050 tons     328 Crew     472 BP      TCS 161  TH 200  EM 0
1242 km/s     Armour 1-35     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 9     PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 57%    IFR: 0.8%    Maint Capacity 330 MSP    Max Repair 12 MSP    Est Time: 9.27 Years
Colonists 20000   

Neptune Mk I (    Power 25    Fuel Use 100%    Signature 25    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres    Range 11.2 billion km   (104 days at full power)

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

Lancea class Survey Craft    

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1,000 tons     93 Crew     168 BP      TCS 20  TH 50  EM 0
2500 km/s     Armour 1-8     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/1     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 8%    IFR: 0.1%    Maint Capacity 105 MSP    Max Repair 100 MSP    Est Time: 4.62 Years

Neptune Mk I (2)    Power 25    Fuel Use 100%    Signature 25    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres    Range 90.0 billion km   (416 days at full power)

Geological Survey Sensors (1)   1 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

Spiculum class Cargo Ship    

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70,750 tons     378 Crew     518.5 BP      TCS 1415  TH 688  EM 0
486 km/s     Armour 1-152     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 0
Maint Capacity 5 MSP    Max Repair 16 MSP
Cargo 55000    Cargo Handling Multiplier 10   

Aphrodite I (11)    Power 62.5    Fuel Use 9%    Signature 62.5    Armour 0    Exp 1%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres    Range 14.1 billion km   (336 days at full power)

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes

Tractus Catena class Survey Craft   

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850 tons     78 Crew     87 BP      TCS 17  TH 50  EM 0
2941 km/s     Armour 1-7     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 5%    IFR: 0.1%    Maint Capacity 64 MSP    Max Repair 20 MSP    Est Time: 10.03 Years

Neptune Mk I (2)    Power 25    Fuel Use 100%    Signature 25    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres    Range 105.9 billion km   (416 days at full power)

Grav Sensor I (1)     GPS 200     Range 3.2m km    Resolution 10

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

Verutum class Scout   

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2,900 tons     73 Crew     87 BP      TCS 58  TH 62  EM 0
1068 km/s     Armour 1-18     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 0
Maint Capacity 19 MSP    Max Repair 24 MSP

Commercial Nuclear Hyperdrive Engine (1)    Power 62.5    Fuel Use 9%    Signature 62.5    Armour 0    Exp 1%    Hyper Capable
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres    Range 344.5 billion km   (3733 days at full power)

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes

*Veratum is my experimental hyperdrive ship. I couldn't get it to work .

[EuchreJack]

Hyperdrives only work when far from the system's sun.  They really are not too effective in a single-star system.

[Deadmeat1471]

Hyperdrives only work when far from the system's sun.  They really are not too effective in a single-star system.

Hmm. Oh well guess ill forget about Hypers.

[Sheb]

Also, you should give comercial engine to your colony ship.

[Tarran]

Also, you should give comercial engine to your colony ship.

And cargo ship.

Also, your colony ships are quite a bit on the slim side. You might want to add more cryro so you get more for each trip.