Creaky Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 This was a huge highlight from ATV#42. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedancer Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 you'd better not loose THAT load!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindex Terrae Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 64 fighters/bombers ready to be deployed, I think you'd do OK with that on the battlefield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creaky Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 The briefed that some of the ships will require the wings to be disassembled for the transport and that it's not possible to launch ships from cargo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanulak Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 More like a moving minefield if they are all released at once [or a shotgun blast]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazurkri Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I like this system, but I could see a huge "Hanger" module for HUll E's only where you can assemble fighters, and fly them out to dock on top of a "Landing Pad", rather than having to stick to snubfighters; after all, a Hull E won't be moving too fast, so having a full sized fighter clamped on wouldn't have issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanulak Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I doubt the will be any hanger big enough to hold a Hull E. I envision this ship being built in space and live its entire life there. A fleet of tugs would be used to load / unload the ship. But, I may be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazurkri Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) I doubt the will be any hanger big enough to hold a Hull E. I envision this ship being built in space and live its entire life there. A fleet of tugs would be used to load / unload the ship. But, I may be wrong. I meant a hanger module FOR the Hull E to mount,so it could carry full sized fighters... Thought that was obvious.... Edited May 4, 2015 by Lazurkri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedancer Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I wonder if that means there's all kinds of cargo modules planned for different builds? or if some of that is just outdated designs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazurkri Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I wonder if that means there's all kinds of cargo modules planned for different builds? or if some of that is just outdated designs? I think it is out-of-date, as I doubt a ship with that much cargo on the rails could survive entry into a planets atmosphere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessaya Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 No atmo flight for fully filled hull C to E, only for A and B. They will need space undocking first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedancer Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 agreed... then again probably depends on the atmosphere but sure they can't technically land like that. hmm except maybe on those gas planets with those floating platforms.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazurkri Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 agreed... then again probably depends on the atmosphere but sure they can't technically land like that. hmm except maybe on those gas planets with those floating platforms.... Not even them; gravitational forces and wind currents, recall? if a platform is actually IN the atmosphere, no, a fully loaded Hull above "B" class likely wouldn't be able to compensate for gravity ( If CIG does factor it in), much less the weather.... And likely not even them. You'd need a hardened craft to survive, which the Hulls aren't. However, if the platform is merely "Tethered" to the gas giant (using a counterweight and thrusters to compensate for drag) with only the gas extraction equipment in the atmos, then of course any of the Hulls could dock; the gas processing equipment would be above the atmosphere. Gravity WOULD still be a problem of course.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessaya Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 BTW, what I said isn't just my opinion on this topic, it's a dev answer from a Q&A ;p , so it's pretty safe to assume it won't change much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazurkri Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) BTW, what I said isn't just my opinion on this topic, it's a dev answer from a Q&A ;p , so it's pretty safe to assume it won't change much. Yeah I know; I overly analyze things. Actually, I'd be amazed to see anything larger than a 'C' in atmos... A 'D' or a 'E' would be too bloody large to bring down to a soft landing; I'd imagine they'd be laid down, launched, and die without ever entering a planets atmosphere Edited May 15, 2015 by Lazurkri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedancer Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Hmm gravity would indeed be a problem, even where atmosphere isn't. Good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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