Yes I just recently finished the hull for a Taiidan Assault Frigate who's total length was 148m. Its going to take a fleet of friends to go toe to toe with this monster. Now if I can only get you to build that exhaust port over the core...
Charon 2.0 - A WIP super titan [Update 5 : new medium turret]
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It doesn't need an exhaust port since the biproducts are recycled. Besides, this isn't a poorly engineered death star
Also keep in mind that the ship will house 2 or more 120m light cruisers (or frigates, whatever you want to call them). The cruiser is built actually, I'll post some pics when I get home.
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Oh very nice and Red! However its the hull detailing that impresses me the most. The way you have broken up what would have been a smooth featureless hull is very well done. The design its self is simple but where I would have thought that would make it plain I find it anything but. Nicely done. Ah you guys and your huge hulls. Frankly I don't know if your all compensating for something or not. Yet I know that I'm suddenly suffering from Titan envy!
My natural reaction to this is to want to rush off and build one twice as large. However I have completed enough hulls by now to know that isn't such a great idea. The amount of time needed to actually finish a project that size is considerable. That is if you want something other than a gray box when your finished. Then there is the little issue of paying for it when you load it up to your favorite server. Assuming they allow you to bring such a monster home.
Fortunately for me I have some other ideas...
My natural reaction to this is to want to rush off and build one twice as large. However I have completed enough hulls by now to know that isn't such a great idea. The amount of time needed to actually finish a project that size is considerable. That is if you want something other than a gray box when your finished. Then there is the little issue of paying for it when you load it up to your favorite server. Assuming they allow you to bring such a monster home.
Fortunately for me I have some other ideas...
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Oh don't worry, I really enjoy flying in small ships (probably more than bigger actually).
I actually imagined this ship before discovering starmade, so it's not out of need to have something gigantic. I'd just make a much simpler ship if that was the case godsgopher
I actually imagined this ship before discovering starmade, so it's not out of need to have something gigantic. I'd just make a much simpler ship if that was the case godsgopher
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I shouldnt be picky as this is way better than anything i've done, but i think your smaller turrets (you're calling them point defense turrets? Really?) are a lil too boxy towards the back, it looks fine, but overall i dont think it fits with the rather angular look the rest of the ship has that well.
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Yea, I know... :/
I just haven't gotten around to fixing them yet. I tried to hide the boxy back with detail as best as I could but it's still one or the things I'm the least satisfied of.
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Update 3: ENGINES :D
I made a big part of the primary engines (literally the second engines I've ever built in starmade).
It actually deepens, gives a little effect when looming from further back and looks much nicer. Because yes, it's 3D detailing:
There will be secondary smaller engines on the sides btw. But that's it for most or the main engines visible part.
Sooooo, what do you guys think?
I made a big part of the primary engines (literally the second engines I've ever built in starmade).
It actually deepens, gives a little effect when looming from further back and looks much nicer. Because yes, it's 3D detailing:
There will be secondary smaller engines on the sides btw. But that's it for most or the main engines visible part.
Sooooo, what do you guys think?
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Thanks a lot!!!
I'm still unsure as to how the other engines will look like. I didn't plan out the back part at all... So yea, freestyle building engines ftw (like I did with the two big ones lol)
By the way, please ignore the ton of grammar mistakes I make in my previous post. The phone I'm using right now is so derpy that I'm unable to edit it.
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Yea, good idea! I already have a design in mind. Kinda like the atmospheric engines in ksp. I vaguely aimed for that with the big engines but realised that it would hide them too much. It's also going to be easier to do on smaller engines.
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Sorry for my lack of explaining. By angles I mean shorter vanes between the ones that are currently there, basically where the X shape meets the edge of the circle. The edge just seems a little plain at the moment.Thanks for the compliment
I don't get what you mean by "smaller vanes on the angles". If you mean the X shape that is covering the engine then rest assured, it's detailed too
However, I don't know that would look better - it's up to you - it's just what I would personally try.
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I would take your sniper turret, mount one smaller turret as main turret and some small on the other 4 sides and would use this as a ship.
You build interior into your turret, did you? It would be a nice corvette
Just joking
/me likes the ship's design.
It has a bit less hull around the core as I would have done, but I guess at this size, range, dps and who lags out first matter a lot more.
I would try to divide such a ship into more entities to compensate for destroyed cores, but are not experienced at building a ship with that size and can only guess about game mechanics for lag-sized objects.
But can you please post some interior as well? I think that is what really shows design skills.
You build interior into your turret, did you? It would be a nice corvette
Just joking
/me likes the ship's design.
It has a bit less hull around the core as I would have done, but I guess at this size, range, dps and who lags out first matter a lot more.
I would try to divide such a ship into more entities to compensate for destroyed cores, but are not experienced at building a ship with that size and can only guess about game mechanics for lag-sized objects.
But can you please post some interior as well? I think that is what really shows design skills.