Corsair Version 1.0

Well, I went to town on the engines. It took a lot more blocks to get the look I had intended. It also resulted in some empty space, which I filled with thruster blocks to compensate for the mass of the decorative changes. Ultimately the block count went up by a whopping 4000 blocks, up from 10,000! It is illustrative that the offensive power or defensive shields did not change at all. The thrust did go up a good bit however, appropriate I suppose given the enormous engines.

My server admin asked me to give the Corsair complete advanced armor cladding instead of regular armor. I availed myself of the moment to texture the overly clean lines a bit by mixing block lines with the wedges along it's length, and I am happier with the look. I added some lighting to the engines, but that remains the greatest graphical failing of this ship, the lackluster engine design. Still not a 1.0 release...

Battle reports have ships out massing corsairs ten to one, fleeing from engagements. ;-)