Angel Works Shipwright

[Captain Tankman]

This thread is outdated. I will update it someday...probably...maybe..?

New Computer, new universe, new shipyard.
Cap'n is back in business and as anounced I totally start over with a new shipyard

Angel Works Shipwright - The new star in the sky

Current ships:
Valkyrie MK3 ReFit

Alesia MK4

Light Corvette

Explorer

Bomber

Fighter nicknamed 'Jellyfish'

Scout bike

Skid Racer

See you in the 'verse!

 

[Captain Tankman]

Alesia Class Mk2 "Archangel"-Refit

I took my flagship and refitet it to fit with my new shipyard et voilà we got our first ship in the line.
Changes made:

• Exchanged cannon with missile turrets
• improved shield and energysystems
• changed signs, a few lights, bits, and pieces
  
• added a few details (exterior and interior)
• added a small landingpad on the rear
  

Spoiler: More pictures

 

[Captain Tankman]

I started working on my shipyard/faction homebase on SATURN in Sector 3 -7 18.
Its not much by now. I just finished the basic shape of the station, a warpgate/reactor(don't know yet), and added a dock for the Alesia

 

[Planetside Industries]

Love the start of your station, however I noticed there isn't a visible bar under the dock and was wondering how you docked the ship 'upright' when the dock module is presumably 'upside-down'?
In response to the first ship: Why do most starships look like d*cks these days? Narrow pipes with a bulky rear....
Second ship: Love that refit! It's midsection has inspired a work around for an issue I've been having on my own ship's refit

 

[Captain Tankman]

The docking module is free-floating in there under the ship
I may add some kind of harbour-like docking ports and fill in the gap in the constructionframe.

Spoiler: Maybe somthing similiar to this:

Well... I guess the shape is just as it is. Its a basic shape for most starships. A sleek body with with bulky engines mounted on the back.
Glad I could give you some inspiration


To the station itself. I'm not sure about the basic shape. I may start over and try something like this:

Spoiler: picture

 

[Planetside Industries]

First image in your response is broken.

Nah, nah keep the station path you're going. While it could be smoothed out, you can still double-side it if you want or even just stretch the backside out into an arrow-ish shape.
Presuming that opening near the top is a hanger?
I do think it's a bit odd that the reactor is external.

 

[Captain Tankman]

image should be fixed.

Yeah thats a small hangar/landingpad.
I guess I just continue with the station as it is

 

[Captain Tankman]

The station didn't worked out at all. I started a new one (sector 2 6 8 on SATURN if anybody is interested in taking a look) and this time with a proper jump gate prepared for the big FTL patch
Early WIP:

 

[Captain Tankman]

I'm making some nice progress on my station

 

[Cyco_Reaper]

We wants it. We needs it. We must have the precious!!!

Looks awesome, definitely looking forward to the completed version!

 

[Captain Tankman]

Yaaay and some more wip shots :D This time with some interior

Spoiler: Pictures! :D

I added guidance lights and some more detail to the jump gate

Hangar:

Hallway to the jump gate control room:

Medical Bay with a NEW-U-Station :D

Office (by now only the functional block in there)

and the reactor room:

I'm open for some suggestions and critiques

 

[Farel17]

must joon you there it looks epic do you have a faction or you just by yourself in deep space

 

[Captain Tankman]

Both :D
Angel Works Shipwright is so to say my faction but only to protect my stuff (kinda nonsense on a build server but you never know)
Sector 2 6 8 on SATURN :D

 

[Farel17]

ok ill try and get on and find you when are you usually on?

 

[Captain Tankman]

Depends most of the time around 5pm till 8pm (gmt+1)
But you can take a look anyway without me

 

[Planetside Industries]

Your station is coming along very nicely
I especially like the ribbed arms, works very well with the asymmetrical design (which you did extremely well imho; I suck at anything asymmetrical). I presume the dock module is hidden in the plates in front of the ring?

 

[Captain Tankman]

So the station is basicly done. I may add another room or just some minor details later but for now Angel Works Shipyard is completed (now with actual shipyard drydock thingy):

Spoiler: More images

Front side with venting system

Rear lading pads with some barrels and a yellowtanium crate

Personal Office

Angel AI Core Room

I already got a few ideas for new ships so stay tuned guys :D

 

[Planetside Industries]

Station looks great! Absolutely wonderful, BUT, is it versatile? Could anyone stop by and dock their ship or is it using a custom classification system?


edit: primary section looks a bit blocky.

 

[Captain Tankman]

It was intented to be blocky

Well not really versatile. It only has docking ports for my ships. Beside this, due the fact that this is my faction base I don't think anyone would ever want to dock to it :D

 

[UK_IN_US]

Awesome work on the Alesia. Absolutely epic. However, there was one really glaring flaw I noticed in third person view...
There is one engine too many. The Alesia has three engines, not four, with the ventral engine being vertically mounted as opposed to diagonally as you have yours.