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The average mass of each of my fighters is about 100. With about 40 fighters that's about 4000 mass. My ship's base mass (without turrets) is 4451; which includes reactor chambers and a fair amount of RP gear (medical bays, stair cases, transporters, decorative elements, etc.) This isn't...

I do use fighters with missiles. They tend to be some of the best anti-fighter units at that small a scale. However, they're only average against armor since they don't have enough reactor power to field missiles strong enough to damage armor. Also, their low fire rate and DPS means they...

I can think of a few practical uses for swarms besides anti-drone defense. ...but you'd better have a good handle on how to effectively use logic if you try them. On smaller ships, acid damage is a bit of a problem; as your overall damage is divided by 6 on impact. Under a certain size...

As it stands now, filling your fighter bays with more shields and weapons is far more effective than carrying fighters. That kinda takes away the incentive to have carriers/fighters in the first place. I know they supposedly got rid of stabilizer placement distance but what do you guys think...

Agreed. I often use large blocks of crystal armor to simulate ballistic media for weapons testing. Small guns do next to nothing to the block; even with rapid fire or multiple simultaneous hits. There also seems to be a "soft cap" of roughly 240 missiles held in storage. Adding storage...

I've been holding off on the QF dev builds since they haven't (last time I checked) made it official. Maybe it's time With regard to missiles; in vanilla, I've seen no evidence of missiles ignoring armor, though I could just be seeing the effects of damage dissipating via the radial...

In my specific case making space isn't a problem., for uniformity, I've chosen a drone/fighter size that approximates modern day fighter aircraft like F-15s or Migs. The dimensions are 15m L, 15m W, and 9m H. I leave 1m of extra space on all sides of the bay for manual docking or...

Keptick , You started this thread with that rather brilliant drone rack design. Since I have an almost irresistible urge to cram fighters into my ships, I too would like to see this thread continue since there have been a few changes over the past 2 years. Do you feel that under the...

CARRIER HAS ARRIVED! Nice interpretation Executor!

Remember this guy? Time for a refit! CHALLENGER MK II Manufacturer: Nexus Inc. Size class: Escort (96m) Role: Variable/Multipurpose Armament (Standard) : Gauss Cannons, Point Defense Turrets. Special equipment: Utility Bay This light escort craft is currently set up as a...

Thanks for the reply. I too have lined everything up with galactic north. The object I'm trying to push is a rail spawn; also at galactic north. Regardless of projectile size, ship orientation emitter position, etc. I always get a shot that aims about 9.5 degree upwards. This is a picture of...

Sounds like a warhead sawblade launcher. Whammy Likes... (y) However, my device doesn't leave a "tiny breach" when it hits.

Silly question... When your tractor beam is in "push" mode, the rock seems to go straight. When I try it, it locks onto the object and pushes it upward at a 9.5 degree angle. Is there something special that needs to be done to make the beam push straight forward?

My method uses the bombs and as such, requires no glitching. It even counters spaced armor to a degree even though that's not what it was designed for. Overall, I'm pleased with how it turned out. It should be noted that the same rules apply to bombs as regular missiles. - Vulnerable to AMS...

Agreed. And for the record, there IS a way to make an unguided bomb-based torpedo; though they are somewhat larger than what I'm used to. They can be "effective" against stationary targets, (with a few pluses and minuses) but the inertia effect that the bombs have make them impractical...

Considering how many people don't jump straight into titan building, (especially in their early learning stages) and considering the OP essentially said he/she doesn't know how to build (not how big) I'd say you're the only one "missing" things. From the OP's original post: Instead of...

Actually, I am. And as klawxx demonstrates, I'm not the only one. There's more to appearance than trying to emulate a curve or slope. If it somehow, psychologically "injures" you that StarMade does not allow for the "resolution" needed for perfect curves/slopes, then that's your...

There's more to aesthetic building than just trying to make "all these squares make a circle". DBZA references aside; there is a LOT that can be done with regard to a ship's appearance in the sub-100m size range and even the sub-50m range. I'm kind of a living proof of that. Though not...

1) Your motivation: You started playing the game and want to get better. This is understandable and admirable. Anyone who would flame you for this isn't worth listening to. 2) Your problem: Lack of understanding of ship systems and aesthetics. In other words; you are neither an engineer...

There's some awesome looking yards on here. I need to start a new shipyard for my updated ships. In the mean time, here are a few pics of my previous yards built onto/into different models of the Mobile Command System. This is a shipyard (station) with an older M.C.S. (Mobile Command...