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[EDIT] As has been noted, this is not only an un-original idea, the post is quite poorly written. Feel free to skip over this dime a dozen post to the actual discussion.[/EDIT]
Currently, shields act as an hp bar for ship blocks, tightly surrounding the entire ship. No matter how byzantine the shape or contour, the shield will protect every block equally. Because of this, large ships are free to stack shields, while small ships can only stay away.
My rudimentary illustration:
What if we changed to that? What if shields were a bubble that expanded outside of the ship proper? And what if the size of the shield was decided by the size of ship protected? And finally, what if ships could pass through that bubble, but not projectiles?
Large ships would have a huge amount of dead-space between their shields and themselves. Small agile fighters could slip through the shields on the ship and wreak havoc directly on the ship itself. Warheads would have a use on suicide drones. Essentially this would give large ships a weakness, and small ships some measure of usefulness.
I know my writing needs some work, but I do hope my idea (and moreover the implications of such a change) shine through
Currently, shields act as an hp bar for ship blocks, tightly surrounding the entire ship. No matter how byzantine the shape or contour, the shield will protect every block equally. Because of this, large ships are free to stack shields, while small ships can only stay away.
My rudimentary illustration:
What if we changed to that? What if shields were a bubble that expanded outside of the ship proper? And what if the size of the shield was decided by the size of ship protected? And finally, what if ships could pass through that bubble, but not projectiles?
Large ships would have a huge amount of dead-space between their shields and themselves. Small agile fighters could slip through the shields on the ship and wreak havoc directly on the ship itself. Warheads would have a use on suicide drones. Essentially this would give large ships a weakness, and small ships some measure of usefulness.
I know my writing needs some work, but I do hope my idea (and moreover the implications of such a change) shine through
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