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Keon:
I love it.

Sgt. Spoon:
Thanks for making this thread Ccrack. The old ship design thread in the old forums was one of my favorite threads, so I'll definitely keep my eyes on this one.

Liking the Sailfish. Just like Skrim I've also fancied the idea of a fast ship with slow turning and heavily armed light-gun broadsides. Difference being I kept the fire-power on a single side. The sailing aspect is something I love as well as I'd love to see such ships in GoIO.


...Drew up another ship concept a while ago but scrapped it after watching the kickstarter factions video and finding my anvalan ship to have already been designed by muse.

Thaago:
Another! I'd forgotten how much I love messing around in 3d.

Presenting: The Sidewing Heavy Lifter 
--> slightly incomplete, missing hull repair and maybe a light gun. Maybe on the topside of the pylons?

A civilian craft designed not below, not above, but Around the balloon! Its pylons act as skids, allowing landing in soft terrain or water, while their topsides are flat to allow for massive cargo loading. The pilot is stationed on top of the balloon, near the turning engines. The main engines are on the pylons.

In its present, military configuration the balloon has been deflated slightly to accommodate the lesser weight. The engines however are still up to hauling spec, giving the Sidewing a respectable speed and acceleration! A medium gun has also been placed in each pylon. Unfortunately, the engineer must crawl into the extremely dangerous under scaffolding of the ship to repair the balloon!

Pros:
2 Medium front guns
Medium/high speed
Medium hull/armor
Small frontal hull target
360 degree visibility

Cons:
Poor bottom visibility
High draft - difficult to bottom
Exposed balloon profile
Balloon/hull proximity - gonna get hit
Low weapon coverage (depends where the light guns go)
2 main engines to repair (separate)


Ps: if anyone wants the files for these models just let me know - I use wings3d and they're really rough :P
PPS: OH! Just thought of what make this a cooler concept -- close off the hull in front of the balloon completely, leaving it only open in the back! It would be a Lumberjack countership. :P

Wundsalz:
Here's a concept for an intermediate ship which is supposed to cater ram/driveby playstyles:



The ship has 3 levels - one platform for the captain. stairs allow to travel to the mid deck which is mostly open-air. 1-2 guns and steering engines are located there. stairs are leading downwards to the lower deck at the front-right part of the ship which holds a heavy gun, a light gun, hull and the main engine. The Left side of the ship doesn't have any points of interest for the crew.

We've got a hull extremity at the front which supports precise rams with the hull. A heavy weapon is placed underneath it.
There are 2-3 weapons on the right side (the rear weapon could be turned further to the ships stern or cut entirely imo). If there are 3 guns on the side a trifecta should be very hard to maintain.
One of the side weapons slots should be usable to support the front weapons if a wide-angle weapon is used and if the ship doesn't approach an opponent directly.

The ship has a giant weak spot on the rear left consisting of hull (ships body and smoke pipes) Enimies positioned there are barely visible for any crew members.
For the captain the view in front and below is obstructed by the ships nose. The view to the top is obstructed by the balloon. He can't see anything to the rear left and he has got an excellent view to the right.


shield: 80%-100% pyra
hull: roughly Junker (should be killable with a single flak volley)
speed: somewhere inbetween mobula and pyra
maneuverbility: inbetween mobula and goldfish - closer to the mobula

Byron Cavendish:
In general terms I would love to see more Victorian style ships like the Mobula, and another steampunk style ship, or a blend. I would also love to see a Korean styled turtle ship.

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