Dreading the idea of going back over my old warships and replacing, block by block, all the steel with hardened steel. So very much work So, while procrastinating, I drew up a new warship, and have the hull and some of the rooms in place. It's in the Frigate class (hopefully... I have a tendency to make the ships bigger than planned somehow... for example this ship was supposed to be 70 blocks long as I had it drawn out. After following the outline to what I thought was the exact sizes, it ended up at about 84 blocks long... ) It has a fair bit of internal space, thanks to not having to stack the walls 5 deep to get any decent protections, as the hull is now typically 2-3 deep of Hardened Steel Blocks. I'm also very happy to have the new, much more detailed info page for ships... really helps figure out how quick it is in every direction, etc. Also... this ship is quick. Very quick. I put the bottom thrusters in first, and when they were originally installed, they were able to accelerate the ship at 114m/s! Even when the ship is finished and filled to the brim with stuff, that should still be a very quick figure (I think probably 70m/s+). Was having so much fun building it that I was up til 3AM without realizing it >.> So I ran to bed and forgot to take any pictures. But I should have something to show for by tomorrow
Decided to try designing a small fighter-class ship in a slightly different style to what I normally use today, and while I haven't done any dorsal detailing or started on the paint/texture phase I'm rather pleased with the results so far!
Built a POI for the POI contest... placed a bed deco by accident. Can't remove the bed with any tool, under any circumstance. Hex edited the game to a different mode. Still can't remove the bed. I guess I just have to sleep in the bed I have made. Edit: I've found that the bed deco block hitbox is really small and really high above the bed itself. I've since messed up that bed and continued building. All good, I've got it covered now. That hit box should be fixed though.
Decided to work on a POI, updating one of the ones I made with the new blocks/textures, etc. In the process I accidentally discovered that if you are in godmode, you can fly at 112m/s by holding the Ctrl key!
Heh, if you like that, try holding shift AND ctrl Also, finished painting the exterior of the newly christened Kobold-Class Frigate, which is made of the new reinforced steel blocks and many of the new shapes. Interior is still 70% unfinished, with only the Captain's Quarters fully furnished (at least most of the way). It has an unusual hangar bay (which is because the hangar bay was a total afterthought >.> ) which exits from the bottom and also doubles as an entry point while on foot on in HVs. Sadly, most of my fighter designs don't fit through the opening so it may have to change somewhat. Haven't put any turrets on it yet, but there will be quite a few when I do. Here's a few shots of the project so far (exterior only for now): Edit: If the pics aren't working, this may work:
Some Images in the previous replys aren't working for me :/ Today I placed something on Masperon and on my way back I shot a hole in somebodys CV. He declared war pretty quick and I don't understand why he don't like the free design improvement.
Kept going with the work on the Kobold Frigate and got most of the interior in place. Once this was done I took it for a spin around the solar system to make sure everything was in order, and also to beat up some space drones, and even an alien station that was still active. The station fired a few shots back, but for the most part the Kobold was able to dodge the incoming fire. So far, it seems like it uses a ton of fuel, but is quite effective.
Going back to base camp from a ore run on foot. I stopped to get a little meat from a small Dino. OMG..I right away had 3 bugs, 2 slims, 1 wood walker and a 2nd Dino after me. Running and reloading is so much fun NOT..lol Did get lots of meat though.
I know how this feels. Some of us Peeps can be real Control Freaks about our Creations & how we want them to look & behave, & can be kinda intolerant of other Peep's 'interference'. I got my new Tyrax Hover War Tank created in Creative, & have been working on powering up on the Red Vs Blue Server. Gettin my House done little by little, FINALLY found Fiber Plants on Danube, though I think Danube could REALLY use more proliferation of them, & Alien Plasma T6, & been workin on Mining up a storm for myself & my Clan alike. (There's no "I" in "Team", I need to contribute to my Buds as well.) Got enough Resources to get a Tyrax Hover War Tank goin in the Factory on the Server just in time before I had to log to stuff to do. Tonight I wanna pop the dude out, Fuel & Ammo it up, stock it up with ample Spare Parts, then give it lots of Test Driving. From Creative I already know it's a big beefy heavy dude that can only Boost Jump a little high, mostly only good for hoppin up to a Platform only a tad taller then it, like perhaps to hop into a CV for Transport... (It's equipped with Docking Pads. It feels really silly that the only way a HV can Dock onto a CV is to sit on top of it then Power Off fall onto the CV Deck to get Docked. ) it's not the fastest dude at Accelerating, but that's par for the course for Heavy Tanks, right? They're brawnsters, not ballerinas. Also only has modest ability at getting up Hills, but again, even that's Epic Power for Heavy Tank standards IMHO... try goin up even modest Mountainsides in a 21st Century Treaded Tank! I'm excited to eventually have bad dude buffness to proudly drive around Danube on, will make Mining so much better since I can travel between Mining Points so much easier. Hopefully I won't ever accidentally drive my bud into a existing Huge Mining Hole by mistake... Also, my Tyrax Hover War Tank should also now be on the Steam Workshop as well. ^_^
Chogohm Farming I just leave their cages open when I go offline and a dozen NPC's patrol my base for me. when I come back I shut the doors and slaughter them with an epic minigun. The alien overlords are always kind enough to transport in replacements. This was originally a drone base on kosari for those who've played on the galactic pvp adventures server at all.
Been working on a new warship for Blue. It's not unlike the Kobold Frigate, but it's something that has been sitting on the drawing boards for months now and I'm finally getting it into the game. In terms of role I think it may perform a similar action in a different way. That's all I'm going to say about it until it gets its combat debut. Also, I'm designing POIs that are going to be used in the Red vs Blue event on Sunday. It's based off a game we have at my local airsoft field called "Rush", where a team (in this case, Blue) must advance and take a series of objectives while its opponents (in this case Red) must delay it for a sufficient amount of time. There will be three different bases: The first is inspired by a suburban house. There will be an open "yard" (complete with green texturing and a fence) and then a house. Maybe there will be hedges etc as obstacles, and statues and such. The house will have a basement. The second objective will be a tower. You'll have to fight your way to the top floor by floor with sentry guns. Hopefully Blue won't mess up and blow up all the supports for the tower.... And the third objective will be more of a fortress, with tall, powerful walls and a defensible outdoor complex with turrets. Real excited for it.
Got a CV built (my usual Star-class transport) and, while mining to supply it, discovered a useful thing. When you're in a deep hole and feelin' hungry, you can use your drone to retrieve delicious dino stew out of the HV parked by the deposit. It brought wine, too - but it was a terrible year, so I sent it back
Sorry for the late reply... stupid RSS-Feed °giggles° That's MY Dress! Gordholm, STOP posting images from my private-dressing-wardrobe-planet!
I....SURVIVED! Super happy blueprints carry over from single player to the servers. I made a super fast, hard hitting SV that would be just a SHAME if I couldn't share it's missile pods and gattling guns.
Oh wow, I did not know the Player Drone could do that! Many thanks for the Share! My latest going ons in Empyrion was my Dad's here for the Weekend so I can't RvB Server play atm, so instead I have been in Creative Mode trying to decide how to go about building my future GMT Merc SV. Got a Creation done at last, but am not satisfied with it & am disappointed with myself... i'll definitely have to try again at it.
Those drones have turn out to have all sorts of uses I spent part of today trying to get to Masperon. Dunno if the space drones have been working out or if "steel blocks" are comparatively weaker than "hull blocks", but my CV took a shellacking from the second drone. Not only did the varmint blow up the minigun turret, but one shot hit the starboard side and took out half the working compartment, including the oxygen station, 3 well-stocked fridges and a food processor. It could have been worse, though - the same thing on the port side would have hit the most of cargo boxes and the constructor. With no food , I figured it was a good idea to turn back. I think it's time to put off designing a new CV - one with a reinforced steel hull and a few extra turrets.
