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| ID | Project | Category | Date Submitted | Last Update | |
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| 0001214 | AI War 1 / Classic | Suggestion - New Unit Ideas - Starships | Nov 9, 2010 5:18 pm | Nov 15, 2010 9:27 am | |
| Reporter | LintMan | Assigned To | Chris_McElligottPark | ||
| Severity | feature | ||||
| Status | considering | Resolution | open | ||
| Summary | 0001214: LotS "big ship" suggestion: Turret ship | ||||
| Description | Suggestion for a "bigger than a starship smaller than a golem" ship: A platform ship that can have some number of turrets mounted on it, providing a mobile turret base (transportable through wormholes). The player could build any/all turrets on it that he has the requisite tech for. | ||||
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I give this +1! love the idea, its like a riot starship, but with much more variety. although it should probably have, like, one weak weapon of its own. since its supposed to be better than a starship. |
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If balanced accordingly, could be rather nice, though I think it might just as well have its own modules, rather than rely on unlocked tech. Like a mini-fortress with selectable weapons. Could include a weapon to counter each of the triangle ships, which you could choose from and install in a total of maybe 3 slots. You could have one of each turret type and make it a mid-power good-against-almost-everything weapons platform. Or you could specialize and have three missile turrets to make a powerful anti-fighter platform. Or something in-between, like two long-range cannons to attack frigates and one anti-bomber weapon, resulting in something that can give siege support and has the ability to defend itself against small bomber raids, but can do nothing against fighters. Overall, I'd prefer if this ship only had a few weapon slots, but each could house a very powerful weapon or other useful module. Could be some sort of Command Ship, which you can only have one at a time. The Flagship of the Flagships. :D I'm guessing this is a bit too big a thing to add to LotS though, but I'll give a general +1 to big modular starships. ;) |
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I like the idea of big modular starships in general (I love the Riot Starships), but in particular for this one, I was thinking turrets (hopefully more like 5!) because that would be part of its balance: you'd have to pay the cost and build time of a regular turret, and likely use up part of your turret cap. You'd also have to research better turrets to make a more powerful/flexible ship. In return maybe you'd get some added protection (from the platform itself's hp or a light riot-shield) and most importantly the turret mobility. |
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Possible something like this for the future, but not for now. I'm not much of one for creating modular ships at the moment, and literally mounting normal turrets on them would do very little for you as turrets have to be in supply to function -- but it would make them mobile, of course, which is something. Could be interesting for down the road, perhaps. |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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| Nov 9, 2010 5:18 pm | LintMan | New Issue | |
| Nov 10, 2010 12:37 am | Giegue | Note Added: 0003150 | |
| Nov 10, 2010 7:24 pm | HitmanN | Note Added: 0003210 | |
| Nov 10, 2010 7:25 pm | HitmanN | Note Edited: 0003210 | |
| Nov 10, 2010 10:31 pm | LintMan | Note Added: 0003215 | |
| Nov 15, 2010 9:27 am | Chris_McElligottPark | Note Added: 0003536 | |
| Nov 15, 2010 9:27 am | Chris_McElligottPark | Assigned To | => Chris_McElligottPark |
| Nov 15, 2010 9:27 am | Chris_McElligottPark | Status | new => considering |
