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You could have the cost of having the ships on standby (in addition to the raw materials needed for the ships) be a steady trickle of faction points when not in use, and a heavy point deduction when the fleet warps in. These costs should ideally be based on the credit cost (or something) of the...

That would be the greatest thing since sliced space bread. I wonder how it would work though. It would have to run a check to determine enclosed spaces and not fill outside the hull, or inside the crew quarters. And that does sound laggy.

Agree 120%. Turrets are one of the coolest things in his game. Docking them is not. In fact, it ranks up there with mass deleting entities and filling space around ship interiors with systems as one of the most unfun things to do in this game.

Ah. So someone else is a fan of the Imperial green cannon color.

Never too much.

I dunno. You could play that game too. Get a few of us together to just chill around the station for a bit and hope to find griefers. Give 'em a bit more to chew on than just auto-turrets. Counter-Griefing, I suppose.

Sounds like you need moar dakka, boss.

Well, color me impressed. Form AND function. The whole package.

800000! That thing is soooooolid, eh?

Wait. So is it for determining appropriate wave difficulty based on what ship you are in, or is it for determining general AI wave composition?

Daaaaaaaaaaaaannng! Is that a mobile weapons platform, or a tactical defense station?

That's what I thought you'd say. Ok, then, let me pick your brain. Do you use mostly missile turrets, or do you mix in some cannon fire for actual combat, and not just AMS. I do recall you saying in some other post that you make multi-purpose turrets, is that correct?

Ah, I see. That's a pretty nifty idea for the PD, especially if the beam color contrasts sharply with the cannon color. It'd look cool. Still though, no room for hulk missiles in the fleets of Panpiper?

I would assume that PD turrets are like the rest of the AI, (read, idiotic), and so target the closest available missile to them. If that is so, there is certainly a value to have your so-called "decoy missiles" placed several blocks ahead of the main warheads, thus not only reducing the chance...

All wings report in! Honestly though, big hanger doors, or landing gear are probably what I'd use rails for. Oh, and also fighter drone storage/recall.

This is a solid idea-planetary lag is absolutely crippling in some circumstances, and any way to combat it is welcome in my book. Perhaps rather than weapon shots instantly dying after 200 blocks they instead lose a hefty amount of potential damage for a certain amount of distance travelled in...

There's an issue with that argument, unfortunately. 1000 mass ships can hardly be considered fighters, and while the point you made itself is valid, there's an inverse relationship to the number of fighters you use and the manageability of sending out/recalling them. For example, your ship A of...

Hmm. I was only asking because I was planning on using two main ships-one for me, and one for a Bobby AI. Also, I'll be sure to send such information, as I will very likely be unavailable on Saturday. Thank you for the expeditious and well considered reply.

A few comments and questions, if you would humor me. When during Saturday the 21rst will the tourney commence, and in addition, do you have to compete Saturday to compete Sunday? Because if not, my competing may be an issue. Also, the rules say drones are allowed, but does that mean they can be...

Solid 8/10. We have a familiarity with each other that only a long time spent with few people can breed, yet we also have a tendency to be caustic, and easy to disagree. Also, with regards to bronies, like any group, the ones that speak the loudest are the ones that everyone hears. Most people...