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-Muse- Cullen:
TL;DR
Here's a ship that looks kind of like a whale. I didn't build it with that intention, but oh well. I built this thing to act like a sturdier, slower Squid that has the ability shoot two guns forward when correctly aimed toward a target.

Apologies in advance for the large amount of pictures. I'm a very visual person, and I suck at drawing. In lieu of that, I decided that the next best thing would to be to make a 3d model in Garry's Mod, right? Because it is Garry's Mod, though, I was restricted to simple parts, and, therefore, was not able to patch many of the holes I made, nor make better representations of systems. The balloon system is pretty easy to catch, as are the engines and the gunning spots. The furnace thing below deck is the hull. I did my best, but it is only a prototype of an idea, so I didn't want to kill myself over less important details.





The rest of the images will have to be clicked on to view, because I always feel bad loading up a post with more than three pictures.

Top deck: rear gun, two turning engines, balloon, helm.
Helm view forward: http://i.imgur.com/OZa4Z7I.jpg
Helm view behind: http://i.imgur.com/7dQ5Fvx.jpg
Engines: http://i.imgur.com/QEtTKR2.jpg

Bottom deck: Two angled guns, hull, main engine.
Front view: http://i.imgur.com/o847W89.jpg
Interior view 1: http://i.imgur.com/9rdUIpN.jpg
Interior view 2: http://i.imgur.com/hgmiyoy.jpg
Up-the-ramp view: http://i.imgur.com/sJMlA1q.jpg
Top of the ramp, main engine: http://i.imgur.com/7MZbhEJ.jpg

I love the Squid, but it always seems to act more like a pest than an actual problem because of its low health and lack of weapon arcs(Unless its a balloon popper, then it only needs one gun on the front, really). With this ship, I wanted the two front guns to be able to shoot at the same target, but still require some proper maneuvers by the pilot. Here's an MS Paint diagram of the front weapon's aiming arcs! Woo! http://i.imgur.com/tKxENGC.jpg

Behind each of the front gunner's nests is a ladder, which is the only way to get back up to the top deck. Otherwise, its just a quick drop to get to the hull. http://i.imgur.com/BwwNWxp.jpg

Other than that, I don't know what else to explain. Remember that this is only an idea, so feel free to move stuff around or whatever. Feedback, love, and hate are all encouraged~ Thanks.

Coldcurse:
maybe 2 extra gun under the belly that point to the back?

Captain Smollett:
First off great job. That's some awesome work in Gary's mod.

Secondly though I wanted to point out that you actually can get two light weapons on target pretty easily with the squid if you turn the ship to the correct angle and have weapons which can swing with a wide enough arc (most weapons do swing enough on a squid). 

The squid is also nimble enough that even if the guns can't reach the bifecta you can swing from one gun to the other rapidly with a slight turn to bring the right gun to bear depending on the component you're targeting.

Also I shouldn't forget to note the Squid can actually get three guns on target if it pulls up broadside to a longer ship like a Galleon, maybe not the best idea, but possible.

-Muse- Cullen:

--- Quote from: Captain Smollett on March 27, 2013, 10:59:46 am ---you actually can get two light weapons on target pretty easily with the squid if you turn the ship to the correct angle and have weapons which can swing with a wide enough arc (most weapons do swing enough on a squid).

--- End quote ---

Yes, yes. But that happens to be at an angle to the ship (45 degrees and 135 degrees), and therefore must either be at a complete stop, or be constantly turning to hit a stationary target. That leads to predictability, due to the Squid having no weapons on its left side- that means that, when passing, it will always be on its right. It will also, most of the time, 'park' at this magic distance when firing, which seems to be the same range all of the time regardless of what the two shooting guns are. I wanted this to combine my favorite traits from my favorite ships- the wide weapon coverage of the Junker, the dual front guns of the Pyramidion, and the maneuverability of the Spire.

RearAdmiralZill:

--- Quote ---I wanted this to combine my favorite traits from my favorite ships- the wide weapon coverage of the Junker, the dual front guns of the Pyramidion, and the maneuverability of the Spire.
--- End quote ---

Sounds OP.

I kid, and i do like the effort put into the design. Youre basically looking for a light pyramidion? I could only imagine the hell balance wise for a boat that moves that fast with two light guns on front.

The no side guns is interesting, and since the arc of those front guns looks like it could cover a little bit, thats viable. I dont see that rear gun getting much use. Maybe instead have two side guns on each side at the back, each pointing at complete opposite angles of eachother.

And obviously this would be slower than a Squid.

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