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TSP

Oct 1, 2016 @ 8:28am

Want custom ships but don't want to build them? Lookie here!

Hey guys,

I've spent some time creating ships. Most of these are in the similar style of the dev (VirgilW), so these shouldn't feel out of place at all. You can unrar them into your \documents\my games\particlefleet directory.

Here's a sneak peak and some more information on the ships:

http://i.imgur.com/DhOAWAb.png

MK2 = Bigger versions of the vanilla ship. Takes (a lot) more time to build but have a lot more firepower.

LE (Lite Edition) = A balance between the vanilla and MK2, the LE version tries to be more energy efficient during combat compared to vanilla but doesn't have the firepower of the MK2 versions. Ideal for those maps where energy is scarce.

Mjolnir = If you like the Hammer as much as I do, this one should put a smile on your face.

S Destr = An even more powerful ship than the vanilla Varro/MK2 versions of other ships... at the cost of ~350 seconds build time

SJ Sathanas = If you're a Freespace 2 fan like me, you know what to expect from this one. It doesn't LOOK the part, but it will cleanse the universe just like it. At the cost of ~700 seconds build time, this one should only be built if you are stuck into a stalemate that even the S Destr can't solve.

Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nqbx99zazwuhwac/ships.rar?dl=0

Please let me know what you think of these. Any feedback is welcome (Such as too few/many reactors for LE versions etc)

Enjoy!

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Fate (-{SoH}-) has Particle Fleet: Emergence

Oct 1, 2016 @ 11:27am

Personaly i'm more into small but effective designs.

Got one basicly a semicircal great for locking down spawners.
Afew small drone ones that work in conjuction to form a wall.
Some focused around rapid firing cannons.
Even mobile mine fortress's.

Still working on making them as good as i want sometimes the smallest difference makes a huge difference

Main issue with that big guy besides build time and cost would be if anything managed to get behind him he would die instantly.

I know you would station him far back but sometimes it's not much of an option like when you got partical ships coming in from every direction.

TSP

Oct 1, 2016 @ 11:49am

The other ones are a lot smaller, and yes the big one is designed to be behind, with it having very long range weapons only. Some of the other ships, especially the Mjolnir, make quick work of particle ships, coming from whatever direction.

You should always deck out your toolkit most suitable for the mission. A unit like the Sathanas obviously isn't effective on 10-15 minute maps, so there's no reason to bring that one with you at all. On missions with a lot of particle ships, you bring 3-4 mjolnirs with you. On missions with a lot of spread emergence, you bring the destroyers with you etc.

I had made a couple of really fun and interesting designs, such as a small 12 laser cube.

Using big heavy ships with vulnerable spots, are best used to crack open a strong defense, while smaller ships are best used to make a defense.

It's kind of weird. I show off a plane out of my collection and you're telling it it will have trouble with buoyancy on water. Well yes... that's not what you use it for... You use boats for that...