guttertrash Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 I don't mean functionally but aesthetically what would be your particular flavor of choice? For me i would favor ships that would be kind of like rat rods, junkers, minmatar like ships, ones that look like rickety pieces of junk that manage to do a job with minimal excess I'd also be really excited to see ones inspired by but not direct copies of romulan ships from star trek tng, they always looked the coolest Kremainn, Deepnature and djthekiller 3
nietoperek Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Post-Impressionism. Ghoster, Code24 and guttertrash 3
Anaximander Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Stealth jets. Fast, agile, no need for cargo other than my guns and possible explosives. I only want to get in a place, kill bounties, go home, rinse and repeat.
Megaddd Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Something to get away from all you freaks as fast as possible. On a more serious note, I can see myself buying pew pew defensive ships to follow me around, since I'm not that great at PvP. friendlytyrant03 and Kremainn 2
Cybrex Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 I guess something similar to the Vasari race from Sins of a Solar Empire. Astrophil 1
guttertrash Posted July 22, 2016 Author Posted July 22, 2016 Post-Impressionism. LOL I love that response, it hurts my brain trying to imagine what those ships would look like but i applaud your bold choice I guess something similar to the Vasari race from Sins of a Solar Empire. Those are slick looking, i've never seen that game before... *adds to watch list waits for steam sale*
Cybrex Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 LOL I love that response, it hurts my brain trying to imagine what those ships would look like but i applaud your bold choice Those are slick looking, i've never seen that game before... *adds to watch list waits for steam sale* Easily my all time favorite RTS space game. absolutely phenomenal, and the mod community is great too. I highly recommend it.
Bella_Astrum Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 I rather like the looks of these: From this thread for credit: http://www.matrixgam...m.asp?m=2845072 Can I build something like them? Not sure, depends on the flexibility of the tools. But maybe something a little less complex? guttertrash, Deepnature and KlatuSatori 3
yamamushi Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Anything inspired by the Terran Trade Authority books, or Chris Foss https://www.flickr.com/photos/erice/sets/72157625355578461/ http://imgur.com/a/YXOoN http://imgur.com/a/zN6P3 http://imgur.com/a/XU6F3 Chris Foss: http://imgur.com/gallery/nkOl7 http://imgur.com/gallery/SIX6es5 http://imgur.com/gallery/Bf4mH SquidGun and guttertrash 2
Michaelc Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 I'll be planning on making ships that match in style to a ship I once made before a long while back. Its the ship that's on my profile background and the one in my signature SquidGun, Bella_Astrum and Kiklix 3
Halo381 Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 I'll prolly have ships similar to those in Pardus If you don't know what Pardus is, it's a free browser game in space, which is surprisingly similar to dual, in terms of emergent politics/economy. The graphics are a bit primitive but it's still a fun time-killer.
Dominar Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Everyone has different taste. There's no final answer to this question. Some ships may sell more than others, for sure. However I think you are going to have to wait until the game launches to find out which ones do. (Unless you get everyone on the forums to post images of their favorite ships)
Archer Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 One design I made messing with Blender: http://linkarcher.deviantart.com/art/Another-Spaceplane-623331192 I have no idea whether wings will actually do anything useful or how closely I can match the appearance in general but I like spaceplanes.
Code24 Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 One design I made messing with Blender: http://linkarcher.deviantart.com/art/Another-Spaceplane-623331192 I have no idea whether wings will actually do anything useful or how closely I can match the appearance in general but I like spaceplanes. Nice. Like you said who knows if wings will be useful... You should try making it in in KSP though as an SSTO.
SquidGun Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 I'd like to build ships inspired by Chris Foss and Syd Mead. Also the kind of ships I made in my signature. Vyz Ejstu 1
Shynras Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 I'm ready to sacrifice aesthetics completely, if doing that I can improve a ship functionality even by 0.1%. But in case I'll have a certain margin to personalize that, I'll try to do something original, maybe vertical? Or to move pipes on the outside of the ship(if there's no local damage)? Or maybe something similar to an ancient and classic building (so opposed to scifi) like the Parthenon?
guttertrash Posted July 22, 2016 Author Posted July 22, 2016 Everyone has different taste. There's no final answer to this question. Some ships may sell more than others, for sure. However I think you are going to have to wait until the game launches to find out which ones do. (Unless you get everyone on the forums to post images of their favorite ships) My motivation was just to have a friendly chat and show and tell about what we like, so many styles of sci-fi, and who knows someone may see something they never saw before and get inspired. No wrong answers just a matter of taste. for the purpose of this discussion lets assume that the shape/design of a ship wont have any effect on game play Dominar 1
CosmicDragon Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 I think I would like something that is a cross between, Harrower-class star destroyer and the Khanid Amarr ships, (yes I realize that only means black paint instead of gold plated everything). guttertrash 1
Archer Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Nice. Like you said who knows if wings will be useful... You should try making it in in KSP though as an SSTO. I have made SSTOs in Kerbal, though I'm not entirely sure how to replicate the look of this thing. I suppose I might be able to arrange some wings and panels to approximate the profile but I get the feeling this thing is going to Kraken itself to death as soon as I try to exceed mach 2. Of course the SR-71 is always a good starting point when aerodynamics matter and crazy hybrid fusion drives aren't available.
Astrophil Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Certainly something very streamlined and beautiful. Think big massive ships peacefully floating through space, and capable of unloading hell if need be. Something like a Beluga Liner loaded with guns and missiles. Or Majestic-Class Interdictors, but more powerful mayhaps. SquidGun and djthekiller 2
Khaymann Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Bricks and boxes lol i suck at things that actually look good but my stuff will be extremely effeicent. djthekiller 1
guttertrash Posted July 24, 2016 Author Posted July 24, 2016 Bricks and boxes lol i suck at things that actually look good but my stuff will be extremely effeicent. When in doubt "Borg inspired" Fishyy 1
Antioch Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 Fast mid-range vessels that are great for pretty much anything. Also, small personal escort ships are easy to build. An exploration ship that's not too big or small would be great as well.
Antioch Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 I rather like the looks of these: From this thread for credit: http://www.matrixgam...m.asp?m=2845072 Can I build something like them? Not sure, depends on the flexibility of the tools. But maybe something a little less complex? Wow, they look very Alienish and cool. It definitely shows a little bit of your personality Awesome.
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