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Last month, a forum user posted this (http://star-made.org/content/starlancer-ships) thread, requesting that someone take the ships from the classic space-sim game Starlancer, and rebuild them in StarMade. It must have been around the same time that I discovered StarMade, and I didn't need his motivation to do exactly that: gather as many images as I could find of each and every ship in the game (not easy, as my old copy of Starlancer is buggy as hell) and build them.
Of course I started out with the most iconic capital ship in the game. Building this ship after having played Starlancer when I was younger felt a lot like coming home. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you, with pride, the ANS Reliant.
Flank, bow and stern.
Dorsal and ventral views. Notice the open launch bay.
Finally, some views of the interior: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
The original in-game model.
The ANS Reliant is a previous-generation carrier, classified Class 4, that was refitted for the Sol War. The ship works like a train, with the aft section containing engines, shields and power supply, as well as the bridge, crew quarters and everything else, while the three forward sections are actually snap-on launch bays. The ANS Reliant was the home of the 45th Flying Tigers, previously the 45th Volunteers, before it was destroyed after ramming a Coalition ship. With it's years of service and it's extensive modifications (including 5 new laser turrets) the Reliant was the epitome of the 'trustworthy rustbucket', small and cumbersome, but somehow always on top.
This remake of the Reliant has virtually the same (relative) dimensions and armament. There are some differences from the original: the launch bays should open both dorsally and ventrally, but for practicality and aesthetics only the ventral side contains launch bay doors. Ships dock upside down to the ceiling. Docking is a little tricky, as the fighter's core has to be past the plexdoors, but it works. The decal should read 'ANS Reliant', but I had to trim it down to 'Reliant'. It is armed with 5 turrets, an offensive weapon (Flak Turret) on the ventral side and a powerful missile. It's main role, however, is to provide long distance support for it's starfighters, only joining battle rarely.
I'll put up a download after some tweaking and fidgeting. Next up: ANS Bremen.
Of course I started out with the most iconic capital ship in the game. Building this ship after having played Starlancer when I was younger felt a lot like coming home. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you, with pride, the ANS Reliant.
Flank, bow and stern.
Dorsal and ventral views. Notice the open launch bay.
Finally, some views of the interior: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
The original in-game model.
The ANS Reliant is a previous-generation carrier, classified Class 4, that was refitted for the Sol War. The ship works like a train, with the aft section containing engines, shields and power supply, as well as the bridge, crew quarters and everything else, while the three forward sections are actually snap-on launch bays. The ANS Reliant was the home of the 45th Flying Tigers, previously the 45th Volunteers, before it was destroyed after ramming a Coalition ship. With it's years of service and it's extensive modifications (including 5 new laser turrets) the Reliant was the epitome of the 'trustworthy rustbucket', small and cumbersome, but somehow always on top.
This remake of the Reliant has virtually the same (relative) dimensions and armament. There are some differences from the original: the launch bays should open both dorsally and ventrally, but for practicality and aesthetics only the ventral side contains launch bay doors. Ships dock upside down to the ceiling. Docking is a little tricky, as the fighter's core has to be past the plexdoors, but it works. The decal should read 'ANS Reliant', but I had to trim it down to 'Reliant'. It is armed with 5 turrets, an offensive weapon (Flak Turret) on the ventral side and a powerful missile. It's main role, however, is to provide long distance support for it's starfighters, only joining battle rarely.
I'll put up a download after some tweaking and fidgeting. Next up: ANS Bremen.
