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Ship Idea: Basilisk
SirNotlag:
It has been a very long time since Muse has come out with a new ship, granted with the current selection they have pretty much all bases covered. Still I have put some thought into ship designs that I feel would be able to fill a certain niche role not currently covered, or simply add variety with ships that would be fun to crew.
SHIP: BASILISK
TYPE: FAST ATTACK
Manoeuvrability:
Slightly less then that of the squid but still a very agile ship
Durability:
similar to the squid, very little armour but decent perma hull
Fire power:
3 light guns total, all facing forward making it very nasty when coming at you. Weapons are arcs are 15 degrees difference giving a lot of overlap but stopping the ship form having 2 merc guns sharing an arc. Bearings of 0, 15, and 345 allow for a trifecta but that would be risky as the hull armour is at the back of the ship away from the guns and is very fragile.
Unique features:
-It has wings! They dont do anything but it has them.
Advantages:
+lots of fire power in the front, it may be difficult to get all 3 guns firing at once, however they are close together allowing the gunner to run between them fairly quickly
+Massive manoeuvrability allow it to attack a ship and stay out of its weapon arcs
+canting the guns 15 degrees from each other give it a larger firing arc
+can use its ability to quickly relocate to make effective use of a sniper build
Disadvantages:
-No side gun means it cant effectively deal damage circling a ship
-Fragility makes it so it is unlikely to win a straight on fire fight
-hull armour being in the back makes it risky to use all 3 guns
-Turning engines are suspended on the back wings, being difficult to hit but can be shot at from all directions
Here is a rough floor plan of how the ship could be laid out
Here is a frontal silhouette of how the ship could look unique
Hoja Lateralus:
So basially it's a squid that can bi- or even trifecta with front guns. I don't think so....
SirNotlag:
<shrug> I think it would be fun to fly
would you still say no if it had 2 guns on the front and the 3rd on the back, or maybe a side?
Milevan Faent:
--- Quote from: Mr.Disaster on October 22, 2014, 06:26:32 am ---So basially it's a squid that can bi- or even trifecta with front guns. I don't think so....
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Actually, I've found one of the benefits of the squid being the 1 gun in 3 directions. While it can't kill, it's very hard to NOT have at least 1 gun firing. I often have moved such that I fly past an enemy ship and suddenly start firing with my ship's back gun as I reverse back toward them, a move most ships can't even consider trying. A high-speed trifecta ship is potentially OP though. It would depend HEAVILY on the lay-out. On the squid, it's EASY to keep the hull up. On this, keeping the hull and balloon repaired means not shooting, which makes it more like a fast Spire than a Squid. If it's hard to maintain, it might not be too bad. Just scary if it manages to avoid direct engagements.
Replaceable:
Heh imagine going round a corner to see one of these on both sides of you.
Now that would be fun.
Harpoon and two mine launchers would also be fun.
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