The ship concept topic
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Re: The ship concept topic
As somebody's whose first and only attempt at an Oolite ship, a ship, which, because it was based on a comic creation, and was piloted by a small boy, really did fit inside a cargo pod (definitely not what I had in mind!)
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Re: The ship concept topic
I was thinking of something on the lines of a ship which when damaged could separate in to two leaving a derelict section floating in space while the section remaining could continue to fight, flee etc.
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Sounds a bit like the Disco Volante from the james Bond film Thunderball.Shipbuilder wrote:I was thinking of something on the lines of a ship which when damaged could separate in to two leaving a derelict section floating in space while the section remaining could continue to fight, flee etc.

What you suggest is certainly do-able in Oolite one way or another, and is actually something I have thought about in the past. Just haven't found a use for it yet.
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Sounds like the oxp ship "velocity".Smivs wrote:Sounds a bit like the Disco Volante from the james Bond film Thunderball.Shipbuilder wrote:I was thinking of something on the lines of a ship which when damaged could separate in to two leaving a derelict section floating in space while the section remaining could continue to fight, flee etc.![]()
What you suggest is certainly do-able in Oolite one way or another, and is actually something I have thought about in the past. Just haven't found a use for it yet.
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Re: The ship concept topic
There's the Lynx Bulk Carrier from [wiki]Bulk Haulers[/wiki] which does that sort of thing. (Being an unarmed trader, it just flees)Shipbuilder wrote:I was thinking of something on the lines of a ship which when damaged could separate in to two leaving a derelict section floating in space while the section remaining could continue to fight, flee etc.
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I was thinking about something on the basis of groups of pirates which would create ships using parts of their damaged crafts and also ships that they had captured in order to construct ships of their own.
Basically they would use the parts they come across to maintain their own fleet of ships. To that end this group of hybrid ships could, for example, consist of a battered Cobra Mk3 which has been modified by adding sections of other core ships.
An OXP consisting of a group of these ships could be produced (Especially if the 3D models for each were available to be adapted so that the hybrid ships would truly use parts of the various ships).
Basically they would use the parts they come across to maintain their own fleet of ships. To that end this group of hybrid ships could, for example, consist of a battered Cobra Mk3 which has been modified by adding sections of other core ships.
An OXP consisting of a group of these ships could be produced (Especially if the 3D models for each were available to be adapted so that the hybrid ships would truly use parts of the various ships).
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