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Welcome to my thread, where I present to you the following:
As you may or may not know, I've pulled a ship classification out of my pocket once already. It's still on the old site and grossly outdated. It had some great improvements over the then big classification systems, Blitzwing and Nameless: Not everything was based on mass, length or other null-tells. I had a graph.
However, that was also its biggest flaw. While I got praise for my creative approach people also wanted to know exact numbers. Moreover, my graph only had two dimensions, for obvious reasons, which still wasn't the best for classifying ships properly. I abandoned that prototype early and promised people I'd work on it.
Long story short, I didn't until I got into StarMade again recently. I took it up again, made it better, independent of the limited medium that images provide. Instead of just classifying ships, I decided it would be a good idea to classify anything that might be of importance.
There have been many ship classification guides. Fewer turret classifications have been set up. As far as I know, no one has tried to categorize space stations. But is that all there's to the game? There are also planets and asteroids. Although they are not made by us, they may prove to be of significance in some situations. If they are of significance, we do need to communicate clearly, which is a clear indicator that we need a standard. A standard like mine, perhaps, which strives to take care of everything.
More is coming!
Feedback would be most welcome.
Remember: I'm not trying to force this down anyone's throat. I'm simply trying to offer an alternative to what's already there. Consider this an update to my earlier Flex-VCM.
Gamesaucer's
Classification for Everything
or simply
ClEver
(Please tell me if the name's too cheesy)
Classification for Everything
or simply
ClEver
(Please tell me if the name's too cheesy)
As you may or may not know, I've pulled a ship classification out of my pocket once already. It's still on the old site and grossly outdated. It had some great improvements over the then big classification systems, Blitzwing and Nameless: Not everything was based on mass, length or other null-tells. I had a graph.
However, that was also its biggest flaw. While I got praise for my creative approach people also wanted to know exact numbers. Moreover, my graph only had two dimensions, for obvious reasons, which still wasn't the best for classifying ships properly. I abandoned that prototype early and promised people I'd work on it.
Long story short, I didn't until I got into StarMade again recently. I took it up again, made it better, independent of the limited medium that images provide. Instead of just classifying ships, I decided it would be a good idea to classify anything that might be of importance.
There have been many ship classification guides. Fewer turret classifications have been set up. As far as I know, no one has tried to categorize space stations. But is that all there's to the game? There are also planets and asteroids. Although they are not made by us, they may prove to be of significance in some situations. If they are of significance, we do need to communicate clearly, which is a clear indicator that we need a standard. A standard like mine, perhaps, which strives to take care of everything.
1. What is the overall DPS of your turret?
2. What weapons does your turret use?
Knife Class
Staff Class
Club Class
Tanto Class
Dart Class
Knave Class
2. What weapons does your turret use?
Dagger
Lance Class
Flail Class
Wakizashi Class
Shuriken Class
Squire Class
2. What weapons does your turret use?
Gladius Class
Pilum Class
Mace Class
Uchigatana Class
Arrow Class
Knight Class
2. What weapons does your turret use?
Longsword Class
Spear Class
Battleaxe Class
Katana Class
Bolt Class
Prince Class
2. What weapons does your turret use?
Greatsword Class
Halberd Class
Warhammer Class
Tachi Class
Harpoon Class
King Class
1. Does it come with its own weapons? (Not including turrets)
After you completed the questions:
2. Does it come with any other tools?
(Choose only if the tools are at least as predominant as the weapons.)
(Choose only if the tools are at least as predominant as the weapons.)
3. What is its mass?
Shaman Class
Paladin Class
Necromancer Class
3. What is its mass?
Vulture Class
Vampire Class
Plunderer Class
3. How often can its turrets fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
4. What is its mass?
5. Do turrets provide the main damage output?
Gunboat Class
Heavy Fighter Class
5. Do turrets provide the main damage output?
6. Is its thrust/mass ratio larger than 2?
Light Cruiser Class
Gunboat Class
6.Is its thrust/mass ratio larger than 2?
7. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
Crocotta Class
Gryphon Class
7. Are missiles its main weapon?
Torpedoboat Class
Light Cruiser Class
5. Is it meant to carry more than two other ships?
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
6. What's the mass of the ship type it predominantly carries?
7 Does it carry 8 or more ships of the predominant type?
Hive Princess Class
Fighter Carrier Class
Warcraft Carrier Class
6. Does it have weapons with a potent Stop effect?
Medusa Class
7. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
8. Does it have a thrust/mass ratio of larger than 4?
Tornado Class
Cruiser Class
Battlecruiser Class
5. Is is meant to carry more than 8 other ships?
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
6. What's the mass of the ship type it predominantly carries?
7. Does it carry 20 or more ships of the predominant type?
Hive Queen Class
Fighter Carrier Class
Warcraft Carrier Class
Fleet Carrier Class
6. Does it have weapons with a potent Stop effect?
Basilisk Class
7. Does it have a thrust/mass ratio of larger than 3?
Typhoon Class
8. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
9. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Hellbringer Class
Vagrant Class
9. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Titan Class
Dreadnought Class
5. Is is meant to carry more than 12 other ships?
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
6. What's the mass of the ship type it predominantly carries?
7. Does it carry more than 30 ships of the predominant type?
Hive Queen Class
Fighter Carrier Class
Warcraft Carrier Class
Fleet Carrier Class
Capital Carrier Class
6.Does it carry a weapon with a potent Stop effect?
7. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Hydra Class
Leviathan Class
7. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Behemoth Class
Juggernaut Class
5. Is is meant to carry more than 20 other ships?
Star Carrier Class
Planetoid Class
4. What is its mass?
5. Do turrets provide the main damage output?
Gunboat Class
Heavy Fighter Class
5. Do turrets provide the main damage output?
6. Is its thrust/mass ratio larger than 2?
Frigate Class
Gunboat Class
6.Is its thrust/mass ratio larger than 2?
7. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
Crocotta Class
Gryphon Class
7. Are missiles its main weapon?
Torpedoboat Class
Destroyer Class
5. Is it meant to carry more than two other ships?
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
6. What's the mass of the ship type it predominantly carries?
7 Does it carry 8 or more ships of the predominant type?
Hive Princess Class
Fighter Carrier Class
Warcraft Carrier Class
6. Does it have weapons with a potent Stop effect?
Medusa Class
7. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
8. Does it have a thrust/mass ratio of larger than 4?
Tornado Class
Heavy Destroyer Class
Battleship Class
5. Is is meant to carry more than 8 other ships?
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
6. What's the mass of the ship type it predominantly carries?
7. Does it carry 20 or more ships of the predominant type?
Hive Queen Class
Fighter Carrier Class
Warcraft Carrier Class
Fleet Carrier Class
6. Does it have weapons with a potent Stop effect?
Basilisk Class
7. Does it have a thrust/mass ratio of larger than 3?
Typhoon Class
8. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
9. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Hellbringer Class
Vagrant Class
9. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Titan Class
Dreadnought Class
5. Is is meant to carry more than 12 other ships?
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
6. What's the mass of the ship type it predominantly carries?
7. Does it carry more than 30 ships of the predominant type?
Hive Queen Class
Fighter Carrier Class
Warcraft Carrier Class
Fleet Carrier Class
Capital Carrier Class
6.Does it carry a weapon with a potent Stop effect?
7. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Hydra Class
Leviathan Class
7. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Behemoth Class
Juggernaut Class
5. Is is meant to carry more than 20 other ships?
Star Carrier Class
Planetoid Class
4. What is its mass?
5. Do turrets provide the main damage output?
Artilleryboat Class
Heavy Fighter Class
5. Do turrets provide the main damage output?
6. Is its thrust/mass ratio larger than 2?
Frigate Class
Light Battleship Class
6.Is its thrust/mass ratio larger than 2?
7. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
Crocotta Class
Gryphon Class
7. Are missiles its main weapon?
Torpedoboat Class
Destroyer Class
5. Is it meant to carry more than two other ships?
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
6. What's the mass of the ship type it predominantly carries?
7 Does it carry 8 or more ships of the predominant type?
Hive Princess Class
Fighter Carrier Class
Warcraft Carrier Class
6. Does it have weapons with a potent Stop effect?
Medusa Class
7. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
8. Does it have a thrust/mass ratio of larger than 4?
Tornado Class
Heavy Destroyer Class
Battleship Class
5. Is is meant to carry more than 8 other ships?
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
6. What's the mass of the ship type it predominantly carries?
7. Does it carry 20 or more ships of the predominant type?
Hive Queen Class
Fighter Carrier Class
Warcraft Carrier Class
Fleet Carrier Class
6. Does it have weapons with a potent Stop effect?
Basilisk Class
7. Does it have a thrust/mass ratio of larger than 3?
Typhoon Class
8. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
9. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Hellbringer Class
Vagrant Class
9. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Titan Class
Dreadnought Class
5. Is is meant to carry more than 12 other ships?
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
6. What's the mass of the ship type it predominantly carries?
7. Does it carry more than 30 ships of the predominant type?
Hive Queen Class
Fighter Carrier Class
Warcraft Carrier Class
Fleet Carrier Class
Capital Carrier Class
6.Does it carry a weapon with a potent Stop effect?
7. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Hydra Class
Leviathan Class
7. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Behemoth Class
Juggernaut Class
5. Is is meant to carry more than 20 other ships?
Star Carrier Class
Planetoid Class
4. Does it carry heatseeker missiles that fire 5 or more projectiles at once?
5. What is its mass?
6. Can it jam/cloak indefinitely?
Scout Class
Stinger Class
6. Do heatseekers provide the main damage output?
Flyswatter Class
Fighter Class
6. Is its thrust/mass ratio larger than 2?
8. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
Light Cruiser Class
Gryphon Class
8. Are missiles its main weapon?
Torpedoboat Class
Light Cruiser Class
6. Is it meant to carry more than two other ships?
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
7. What's the mass of the ship type it predominantly carries?
8. Does it carry 8 or more ships of the predominant type?
Hive Princess Class
Fighter Carrier Class
Warcraft Carrier Class
7. Does it have weapons with a potent Stop effect?
Medusa Class
8. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
9. Does it have a thrust/mass ratio of larger than 4?
Tornado Class
Cruiser Class
Battlecruiser Class
5. Is is meant to carry more than 8 other ships?
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
6. What's the mass of the ship type it predominantly carries?
7. Does it carry 20 or more ships of the predominant type?
Hive Queen Class
Fighter Carrier Class
Warcraft Carrier Class
Fleet Carrier Class
6. Does it have weapons with a potent Stop effect?
Basilisk Class
7. Does it have a thrust/mass ratio of larger than 3?
Typhoon Class
8. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
9. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Hellbringer Class
Vagrant Class
9. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Titan Class
Dreadnought Class
5. Is is meant to carry more than 12 other ships?
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
6. What's the mass of the ship type it predominantly carries?
7. Does it carry more than 30 ships of the predominant type?
Hive Queen Class
Fighter Carrier Class
Warcraft Carrier Class
Fleet Carrier Class
Capital Carrier Class
6.Does it carry a weapon with a potent Stop effect?
7. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Hydra Class
Leviathan Class
7. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Behemoth Class
Juggernaut Class
6. Is is meant to carry more than 20 other ships?
Star Carrier Class
Planetoid Class
5. What is its mass?
6. Can it jam/cloak indefinitely?
Scout Class
Swarmer Class
6. Is its thrust/mass ratio larger than 2?
7. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
Interceptor Class
Hornet Class
7. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
Fighter Class
Bomber Class
6. Is its thrust/mass ratio larger than 2?
7. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
Crocotta Class
Gryphon Class
Corvette Class
6. Is it meant to carry more than two other ships?
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
7. What's the mass of the ship type it predominantly carries?
8. Does it carry 8 or more ships of the predominant type?
Hive Princess Class
Fighter Carrier Class
Warcraft Carrier Class
7. Does it have weapons with a potent Stop effect?
Medusa Class
8. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
9. Does it have a thrust/mass ratio of larger than 4?
Tornado Class
Frigate Class
Destroyer Class
6. Is is meant to carry more than 8 other ships?
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
7. What's the mass of the ship type it predominantly carries?
8. Does it carry 20 or more ships of the predominant type?
Hive Queen Class
Fighter Carrier Class
Warcraft Carrier Class
Fleet Carrier Class
7. Does it have weapons with a potent Stop effect?
Basilisk Class
8. Does it have a thrust/mass ratio of larger than 3?
Typhoon Class
9. How often can it fire (Cooldown of X seconds)?
10. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Hellbringer Class
Vagrant Class
10. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Titan Class
Dreadnought Class
6. Is is meant to carry more than 12 other ships?
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
(If the carried ships aren't meant for warfare, it belongs to the Freighter Class.)
7. What's the mass of the ship type it predominantly carries?
8. Does it carry more than 30 ships of the predominant type?
Hive Queen Class
Fighter Carrier Class
Warcraft Carrier Class
Fleet Carrier Class
Capital Carrier Class
7.Does it carry a weapon with a potent Stop effect?
8. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Hydra Class
Leviathan Class
8. Can it break its own shields in combat?
Behemoth Class
Juggernaut Class
6. Is is meant to carry more than 20 other ships?
Star Carrier Class
Planetoid Class
2. Does it come with any other tools?
(Choose the predominant tool.)
(Choose the predominant tool.)
3. What is its mass?
Driller Class
Excavator Class
World-Eater Class
3. What is its mass?
Doctor Class
Surgeon Class
Necromancer Class
3. What is its mass?
Edison Class
Franklin Class
Tesla Class
3. What is its mass?
Shieldbearer Class
Defender Class
Testudo Class
3. Does your ship have turrets?
4. Does your ship have docking bays for other purposes than vessel storage/transportation?
Colonist Class
Freighter Class
4. Can it jam/cloak indefinitely?
5. What is its mass?
Shuttle Class
Scout Class
5. What is its mass?
(If a predominant feature of your ship is storage (of either goods or vessels), it belongs to the Freighter Class regardless of mass.)
(If a predominant feature of your ship is storage (of either goods or vessels), it belongs to the Freighter Class regardless of mass.)
6. Is its thrust/mass ratio larger than 2?
Hummingbird Class
7. Can it overdrive indefinitely?
Mustang Class
Dinghy Class
6. Is its thrust/mass ratio larger than 2
Mustang Class
7. Can it overdrive indefinitely?
Mustang Class
Shuttle Class
Sloop Class
Yacht Class
Cruiseliner Class
Colonist Class
- If you haven't been asked about your ship's stealth capabilites even though it can jam/cloak indefinitely, add "Stealth" as a prefix. For example, Bomber becomes Stealth Bomber.
1. Is there a claimed planet less than 2|000m away?
After you completed the questions:
2. Does it provide docking possibilities for ships of 1|000 mass or more?
3. What is its mass?
Small Drydock
Drydock
Satellite Bulwark
Satellite Fortress
3. What is its mass?
Satellite
Satellite Station
Satellite Bulwark
Satellite Fortress
2. What is its mass?
Buoy
Beacon
3. Does it provide docking possibilities for ships of 1|000 mass or more?
4. How much DPS do its turrets have, all combined?
Outpost
Defended Outpost
Small Base
Small Keep
4. How much DPS do its turrets have, all combined?
Undefended Spacedock
Spacedock
Well-defended Spacedock
Small Keep
3. Does it provide docking possibilities for ships of 1|000 mass or more?
3. How much DPS do its turrets have, all combined?
Undefended Keep
Keep
Small Bulwark
3. How much DPS do its turrets have, all combined?
Undefended Harbor
Harbor
Well-defended Harbor
Small Bulwark
3. How much DPS do its turrets have, all combined?
Undefended Bulwark
Bulwark
Small Fortress
3. How much DPS do its turrets have, all combined?
Undefended Fortress
Fortress
Hadrianic Fortress
- If your station is the faction home, add "Home" as a prefix to the final word and remove any "Undefended" appearing in the name. For example, Undefended Shopping Bulwark becomes Home Shopping Bulwark.
- If your station contains a shop module, add "Shopping" as a prefix to the final word. For example, Small Bulwark becomes Small Shopping Bulwark.
1. Does your asteroid have turrets?
After you completed the questions:
IMPORTANT: Having a shop module counts as a structure, so a Mobile Merchant's Turret or Unharvested Merchant's Asteroid don't exist!
2. Are there other structures on the asteroid's surface?
Defended Mobile Outpost
3. Are there structures inside the asteroid?
Defended Cove
Mobile Turret
2. Are there other structures on the asteroid's surface?
Mobile Outpost
3. Are there structures inside the asteroid?
Hidden Cove
Unharvested Asteroid
- If your asteroid contains a shop module, add "Merchant's" as a prefix to the final word. For example, Hidden Cove becomes Hidden Merchant's Cove.
- If your asteroid is the faction home, add "Home" as a prefix to the final word . For example, Mobile Merchant's Outpost becomes Mobile Merchant's Home Outpost.
IMPORTANT: Having a shop module counts as a structure, so a Mobile Merchant's Turret or Unharvested Merchant's Asteroid don't exist!
1. Does your planet have turrets?
After you completed the questions:
2. Are there other structures on the planet's surface?
Militarized Planet
3. Are there structures inside the planet?
Defended Planetary Base
Defended Planet
2. Are there other structures on the planet's surface?
Civilized Planet
3. Are there structures inside the planet?
Hidden Planetary Base
Nature Reserve
- If your planet is the faction home, add "Home" as a prefix to the final word. For example, Civilized Planet becomes Civilized Home Planet.
- If your planet contains a shop module, add "Trading" as a prefix to the final word. For example, Hidden Planetary Base becomes Hidden Planetary Trading Base.
More is coming!
Feedback would be most welcome.
Remember: I'm not trying to force this down anyone's throat. I'm simply trying to offer an alternative to what's already there. Consider this an update to my earlier Flex-VCM.
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