Multipurpose frigate (WIP)

[Lenayra]

Originally planned as a warship, this frigate now will become a multipurpose ship with overall average stats. But it should be strong enough to take on small groups of pirates or a station, and in case of emergency, just jump away.

Unfortunately, in its current state it is far from finished. The hull is about 80% done, the interior and weaponry are at 10%. The only thing finished on this ship are the engines and the energy generators, one located on the upper middle section and two on the lower side. They provide a reload of nearly 700.000 e/s and a storage of 3.800.000 e.

If you have ideas for improving the look of it or filling empty spaces on the hull, i wouldn't mind hearing them ^^
And here are some pics of it, showing its current state.

 

[Reilly Reese]

Quick suggestion. Uploading your images to Imgur and then linking them to your post are a lot easier than uploading the images directly to your post.


Regarding the ship though it looks real neat!

 

[kupu]

Awesome plating on the underside there, really gives the ship a palpable weight.

 

[Captain Tankman]

I like it! looks a bit like one of those Warhammer 40k ships but in small

Try and use crystals for the engines. That would look smoother as the lights

 

[Lenayra]

@Thadius Faran Thanks for the tip with imgur, if i don't forget it i will try it the next time Btw, the sloped parts on the upper side are inspired by the EVE Tengu (relating to your signature picture ^^) And thanks ^^

@kupu I can't help, but i think from the underside it looks the best at the moment... Thanks a lot :D

@Captain Tankman You're right with the crystals, it would indeed look better. It's just that i want the engines to shut down automatically when i'm leaving my ship ^^ If this would work with crystals, i would change it instanty And thanks, even if i don't know much about 40k, except from randomly seeing pictures about it ^^

 

[Thalanor]

Looks like it would hold together in real space (high structural integrity, visible plates and beams), just my kind of ship.

 

[awesome270]

I can't wait till you update this! Looks good so far

 

[Ariah]

Looks nice. I like the textured hull.

 

[Lenayra]

So, here's a little update to my project. The hull is finished in my opinion, and the overall look changed a little bit. So theres just the interior and the Systems to do...

Here are a few updated screenshots:

 

[EricBlank]

If you cover the engine lights with a layer of ice, the grid like pattern of the lights wouldn't be as noticeable. I also appreciate the diluted, intermingled effect if gives to the light, without dimming it too much.

Also love the... Wing thingies. Solar arrays or heat radiators? Not sure, look great though.

Tried replacing the red+white pillars with either light rods, paint cans, or yellow hazard striped blocks?

 

[Lenayra]

@EricBlank
That was some good idea, tried it out and looks cool. Maybe i will experiment a little bit with it. ^^

The wing thingies are indeed some kind of solar arrays, but of course they don't work... Unfortunately

I tried some possibilities, but it looked a little bit out of place... ^^

 

[Reilly Reese]

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Maybe try the scaffold or actual antenna blocks?

 

[Captain Tankman]

Scaffold and light rods do acutally look quite good as antennas/scanner arrays

 

[Az14el]

Love the plating, taking notes

 

[Lenayra]

@ Thadius Faran
@ Captain Tankman

now that you mention it, it really looks like sugar canes... I was inspired by the sensor systems of Homeworld 2, where the same color scheme was used. I will try to find a better solution

@ Az14el

Thank you