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We were talking about the ship HP system in chat and it got me thinking about how the game mechanics inform ship construction. Now, my knowledge of the game's mechanics ain't up-to-date, understand, so any of the things I'm saying could be tossed aside as "entirely missing the point" and I'd...

As you can see here, I've got a few pentas and tetras on the nose of this fine, cheesy ship. The smaller tetra blocks reflect light seemingly normally. The larger Penta blocks do not, appearing much, much darker despite the facet being at the same angle as the facets of the tetra blocks above...

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Time for a new contest, beloved money-bearing meat-beings! This time we're taking things in a bit of a different direction! The idea: I would like to see funny pictures of the VFW Forte. Perhaps it is having a misadventure. Perhaps it has been "swagged up" in the regretabl parlance of human...

Dont' change 'em. Just make it so that the core has as many hit points as the ship it's attached to has mass if the ship's current mass exceeds the some default value.. You don't need to armor it or anything. There you go. Feel free to deposit millions of money-dollars directly into my Swiss...

This is not intended to be a universal classification system nor is there any particular reason why it should be applied to non VFW-produced vessels unless the creator of those vessels finds it useful. Consider this a bit of fun reading. Perhaps you might even find one or two interesting ideas...

Not sure if this has been proposed because I am disinclined to wade through all of the existing topics on this. Here is my simple proposal. It uses existing game mechanics and shouldn't be too hard to implement, I think from a programming perspective. Requirements: An FTL drive block and...

While I don't understand anything about game design and couldn't possibly do anywhere near as good a job as you have, I feel entitled to telling you how to make a game. To that end, I have put together a list of suggestions that you can use to not only better your game, but better yourself as a...

My associate and noted Aion greif-meister DeadlyPope has asked me to share his Starmade creation with all of the world. I present the Blackhawk on his behalf. Though the insides aren't finished, it's wings are mostly guns and shields. It has a disco room and enormous bed. He plans on having...

****THIS CONTEST IS OVER. WINNERS WERE DECIDED. CAKE SERVED. ORPHANS MOCKED. WOO HOO**** Vecordean Fleetworks, in a deperate and transparent attempt at continued cultural relevency, would like to announce our first-ever shipwright competition! We're busy getting our product line updated...

Hi! I'm MisterVec. You may remember me from that one thread full of terrible yellow cheesewedges. Exhausted from my constant Fleetworking, I've decided to poke my head out and see what this Faction business is all about. VFW's not moving to a new server or anything, but a change of pace...

Hey, folks! I'm writing a preview article for the small British gaming news site MMgaming.net. One of the things I'd like to discuss is the freedom that folks have in designing their own ships. You guys are great and have a lot of creativity, but it's not ethical to just snag your screenies...

Ship classification schemes suffer from two common problems: Problem A is basically that folks often conflate a ship's hull size with some arbitrary role or another. Problem B is that there is often quite a bit of disagreement over what names to give what hull displacement. So, I will attempt...

I noticed that one can change the facing of a weapon block. What impact does that currently have on cannon/missile spawning? Could I set up a vertical missile launcher that fires tracking missiles straight up before they curve off to engage whatever innocent starship I am menacing? Could I...

Howdy! I'm MisterVec, the fictitious spokesperson for the shadowy and completely amoral corporate suit-beings who run in a legally non-actionable sense Vecordean Fleetworks. Feel free to check out our finest-looking ships over at the Vecordean Fleetworks thread or ask me any questions you may...

Welcome to Vecordean Fleetworks! While some may call you a warlord, a rogue admiral, a mercenary king, or a piratical reprobate, we here at the VFW prefer to think of you as "Sir" and/or "Valued Customer." We understand the needs of the dynamic, go-and-gettem world of the brutal military...