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I did some messing around, and found that while armor protects very well against weapons that fire lots of weak shots, slow firing, powerful guns can easily go right through it. The cannon/pulse/explosive guns on a small frigate I recently built can go through 10+ layers of standard armor, even...

How did I not find this thread sooner?

I think you may want to read the whole OP...

"I like the fact that some colours are harder to come by than others, and don't mind if other players have grey ships for whatever reason, even the dreaded grey bricks of doom... their creative choice, their creative loss. If my ships are painted grey on the outside, it's because I chose to, and...

Simple, but helpful. I like it. Just make sure it properly stops when the player scrolls. You cant shoot while calculating jumps!

I would perhaps make the plates hexagons, as while starmade is a cubic game, Most people, myself included, like to break up that cubeism when building.

Hull is good too. A strong hull will save your ship when shields fail, and make you more or less immune to ion based ships . It is a pain to make the right color though.

I certainly hope so, because I am really bad about leaving factories on and producing way more of something than I will ever need. I recently used up all of my sintyr making shipyard computers by accident....

I doubt that a space faring species would. It would be useful to them, as a good conductor that resists corrosion extremely effectively, but it would also be far more common. This is because the reason that it is rare on earth is because it's density means that it sinks deep into the earths...

I find it funny that the Isanth VIs still spawn. Those things are incredibly old, from before wedges were even added by the looks of them. They are interesting as a look into starmades history, but they are ugly and have not been combat effective for a long time.

Yes, this seems like a good system. I like fuel, and docked reactors are a bit silly and cause a huge amount of lag. I would support having fuel be the main way to generate power for everything, but I see why people are against that (its because their lazy)

Yes, I need something to hide the ugly cannon barrels on small ships and turrets.

That is something a server can set up. And why play the game if you don't like building, mining, or exploration? That is the point of the game. There are plenty of space shooters out their where one can do exactly what you are describing.

For greebling, I like to make recessed black areas on ships surfaces, then just randomly place black hull in those areas. Easy to do, and looks decent. I also like to put vents and such in various spots on the hulls.

The first ship from Outer Rim Shipworks deemed fit for full scale production and sale, the enforcer is also a throwback to a long ago era of warfare. With it's many powerful turrets and strong armor, it is reminescint of the battleships that once sailed earths oceans. But it is still perfectly...

1. You want a lot of damage, so just fill in large areas with weapons, and that will probably do it. 2. No, at the moment you can't. 3. I find them to be worth it. Heavy armor+peirce can take a huge amount of punishment. 4. PD turrets are very effective, and if you build an effective network...

It is the most annoying thing that, to get for instance grey standard armor, I need to make grey hull, then add parstun and macet. BUT to make blue, I need to paint grey hull blue, then add (varat?). Why can we not just make grey standard armor by adding certain materials to grey hull, and THEN...

It would be really cool....

I would recommend making a fairly simple shape, and then adding whatever details you think work well on to it. I am not really all that good a builder, but that how I do it. Try to use detailing to break up boring outlines. And be creative with engines, the flat panes of ice crystals get old.

I wonder if totally armor based ships are viable? With the HP system, armor is pretty good for protecting ships, but it was a pain to repair all of it. I wonder if shipyards will allow for armor-only ships?