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Post by Cory Trese on Oct 21, 2014 18:54:51 GMT -5
New Ships: * Heavy Transport * Heavy Fighter New Levels: * 7 - 10  |
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Post by Cory Trese on Oct 21, 2014 18:56:41 GMT -5
New Armors and new armor graphics  |
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Post by xdesperado on Oct 21, 2014 19:21:36 GMT -5
Cory Trese looking at your post on new armor and wondering if they all require the same technology level. Just looking at it I see no advantage to getting the Reinforced Kallaxian Cladding vs the Duranium Structural Lacing. Both have same CP, Cost, upkeep, mass, and armor rating. Both offer +2 evade and +1stealth. However the Duranium Structural Lacing also adds +4 damage and +1 Hypersonic attack bonus.
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Post by johndramey on Oct 21, 2014 20:59:19 GMT -5
So, Heavy Fighters would most likely be larger, more hp forms of the fighters. Heavy Transports similar?
Very interested to hear where these ships will be on the tech tree!
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Post by deucemaccoy on Oct 22, 2014 1:17:53 GMT -5
I have a dumb question. Why/how would armor give you a damage (ie: offensive) bonus?
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Post by Brutus Aurelius on Oct 22, 2014 5:15:42 GMT -5
If armor is built in the right way, you can get in close while it deflects enemy fire. That and any sensor modules built into the hull will assist in more accurate attacks, allowing for more damage with the same attacks.
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Post by Cory Trese on Oct 22, 2014 8:28:39 GMT -5
I have a dumb question. Why/how would armor give you a damage (ie: offensive) bonus? Cladding and Barriers provide lower overall protection and more flexibility in deployment. Thus, they give the Ship's designer more capabilities to extend the offensive abilities of the craft. In this case, Duranium structural lacing is allows for hypersonic weapons to be mounted and fired in a way that increases the accuracy of the attack. |
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Post by Cory Trese on Oct 22, 2014 8:28:50 GMT -5
Cory Trese looking at your post on new armor and wondering if they all require the same technology level. Just looking at it I see no advantage to getting the Reinforced Kallaxian Cladding vs the Duranium Structural Lacing. Both have same CP, Cost, upkeep, mass, and armor rating. Both offer +2 evade and +1stealth. However the Duranium Structural Lacing also adds +4 damage and +1 Hypersonic attack bonus. Great catch. Fixed! |
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Post by Cory Trese on Oct 22, 2014 8:31:01 GMT -5
So, Heavy Fighters would most likely be larger, more hp forms of the fighters. Heavy Transports similar? Very interested to hear where these ships will be on the tech tree! They're being added in a new section of the tech tree which now extends to Ship Construction 14 and a new side branch, Orbital Shipyards. I played for about 6 hours yesterday and I'm reworking the Heavy Fighter. It doesn't make sense as a Fighter because the majority of it's weapon systems are 2AP. I'm in the process of refining it as a "Strike Cruiser" instead of a Heavy Fighter. Will require a lot of additional testing, but I think it is better this way. |
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Post by Brutus Aurelius on Oct 22, 2014 19:39:16 GMT -5
So, Heavy Fighters would most likely be larger, more hp forms of the fighters. Heavy Transports similar? Very interested to hear where these ships will be on the tech tree! They're being added in a new section of the tech tree which now extends to Ship Construction 14 and a new side branch, Orbital Shipyards. I played for about 6 hours yesterday and I'm reworking the Heavy Fighter. It doesn't make sense as a Fighter because the majority of it's weapon systems are 2AP. I'm in the process of refining it as a "Strike Cruiser" instead of a Heavy Fighter. Will require a lot of additional testing, but I think it is better this way. Will Orbital Shipyards be more advanced Factories that give CP bonuses only when making Ships? And will the Strike Cruisers have 4MP Reactors? |
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Post by Cory Trese on Oct 23, 2014 9:06:49 GMT -5
They're being added in a new section of the tech tree which now extends to Ship Construction 14 and a new side branch, Orbital Shipyards. I played for about 6 hours yesterday and I'm reworking the Heavy Fighter. It doesn't make sense as a Fighter because the majority of it's weapon systems are 2AP. I'm in the process of refining it as a "Strike Cruiser" instead of a Heavy Fighter. Will require a lot of additional testing, but I think it is better this way. Will Orbital Shipyards be more advanced Factories that give CP bonuses only when making Ships? And will the Strike Cruisers have 4MP Reactors? Strike Cruisers are armed with 2AP weapons, so I ended up making them Cruisers not Fighters -- so 3MP Reactors. |
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Post by hlo on Oct 23, 2014 10:40:37 GMT -5
Under which research branches do I need to go to find these new Stock Ships?
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Post by Cory Trese on Oct 23, 2014 10:58:42 GMT -5
Under which research branches do I need to go to find these new Stock Ships?  Two techs, two ship hull types. No canned ships yet, collecting designs from expert players first |
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Post by hlo on Oct 23, 2014 11:53:53 GMT -5
Thanks Cory. I think it is important to let users know where to find these new gizmos in the tech tree.
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Post by Cory Trese on Oct 23, 2014 12:07:45 GMT -5
Thanks Cory. I think it is important to let users know where to find these new gizmos in the tech tree. Yeah, I have an open ticket for that #2473 4X - find some way to make techs that unlocks ships visible |
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