[Qent]

They look dated?

[General Battuta]

The new texture job isn't far off, the new model I'll be doing will be.

The Karuna has actually had some geometry changes already.

[Hades]

The new texture job isn't far off, the new model I'll be doing will be.

The Karuna has actually had some geometry changes already.

Sure but remember, I'll be making a completely new model, sort of a HTL really.

They look dated?

Absolutely. Their texturing is horrendous and details are non-existent or somewhat poorly done, the Chimera only has little boxes for detail on it, most of the polygons on the Titan are used on the impractically-built fighterbay.

[headdie]

They look dated?

I think what Mars is on about is that the actual mesh is low detail especially compared to the UEF capships.  I understand that most of the BP improvements are confined to texture upgrades which have done an amazing job in improving the looks but sill has it limits, i wonder what would happen if Stratcomm revisited the mesh on each ship

[Buckshee Rounds]

Has the Hades been sexed up in that pic? It looks good.

The Chimera and Bell are a little on the low res side of things, but they look great as long as they're dressed up in pretty light. The Titan looks fine. My only beef with it is the fighterbay can't fit an Ursa! Not like trying to squeeze in an Elysium sized bomber is easy, but all the same...

[Mars]

Has the Hades been sexed up in that pic? It looks good.

The Chimera and Bell are a little on the low res side of things, but they look great as long as they're dressed up in pretty light. The Titan looks fine. My only beef with it is the fighterbay can't fit an Ursa! Not like trying to squeeze in an Elysium sized bomber is easy, but all the same...

That is the new Hades! I don't know if Hades made the Hades or if someone else did.

Chimera is the best looking of the three, the biggest problem with the Chimera and Bellerophon is the rear "fins."

[Hades]

The Hades was made by Vasudan Admiral.

[Commander Zane]

The Hades looks cool.

It also looks a little lonely being displayed by the same person again.

[Darius]

Lvlshotted for humanitarian reasons.

[Dragon]

Once again, Solaris is as long as Hades, but is by no means as big. Hades is wider, especially at the nose, which makes it bigger than Solaris.
UEF ships are long and composed of a lot of empty space, so while visually impressive, they are similar in actual volume (which, in fact, is what matters here) to GTVA ships.
Sanctus is the exception to this, but it's the armament that classifies it as a Cruiser.

[-Sara-]

Warship inflation?

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4655667549_ccf47b0dc3.jpg

On a serious note, I wonder how many more resources a Sanctus costs compared to GTVA cruisers with similar tactical capabilities. Would there for example be some chance that Sanctus-class cruisers still in construction may be stripped of a lot of it's hull in favour of housing only space for the most nescesary stations?

[Mars]

Well, I think it's been stated that the Deimos is not nearly as expensive as a Karuna, and they really do have similar tactical capabilities. The Aeolus is supposed to be pretty cheap as well, not sure about the Hyperion.

[Buckshee Rounds]

Seriosuly don't start we'll be at it all day.

= $1, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000

Didn't it say somewhere the Sanctus is a cargo barge? Seems to suggest a lot of it is already empty space.

[MatthTheGeek]

Sanctus does have cargo hauling capabilities and is stated to be sometimes used to ferry supplies between major military bases IIRC.

[Dragon]

Yes, in fact, plenty of it's volume is made of torpedo magazines and cargo holds.
That's one of the reasons it's called a Cruiser and not a Corvette (also, UEF didn't bothered inventing a new designation for just one ship class).

[Black Wolf]

Hmm, that actually makes a lot of sense. Unless corvette is a legacy designation (i.e. pre Great War, and were just never used in FS1) there's no logical reason why the UEF would use the same ship class designations. So while the Karuna may be longer than the Iceni, in GTVA terms it's probaby considered a corvette, as (possibly) is the Sanctus.

[Pred the Penguin]

I remember it being stated that the Sanctus was all about hauling cargo. Basically a huge transport with military grade defenses.

Well, I think it's been stated that the Deimos is not nearly as expensive as a Karuna, and they really do have similar tactical capabilities. The Aeolus is supposed to be pretty cheap as well, not sure about the Hyperion.

Deimos doesn't have a fighterbay.

[Buckshee Rounds]

I remember it being stated that the Sanctus was all about hauling cargo. Basically a huge transport with military grade defenses.

Well, I think it's been stated that the Deimos is not nearly as expensive as a Karuna, and they really do have similar tactical capabilities. The Aeolus is supposed to be pretty cheap as well, not sure about the Hyperion.

Deimos doesn't have a fighterbay.

But the Diomedes does and it's pretty much the Karuna's equal. Same hitpoints, more firepower, arguably more capable except for the anti-fighter department and then only slightly. I wonder how much more expensive it is to make one of those monsters than it is to commission a Deimos. I can't get enough of the design too, the asymmetry just it makes it look so uber cool. It's such a total nightmare to face, when I think of how overpowering the Tevs are this is the ship that comes to mind.

When was the Diomedes introduced anyway? Was it in service during AoA? It must have been on the drawing board at least...

[General Battuta]

It was, there just weren't any with the 14th.

[Darius]

You'll rarely find them in big fleet actions. Mostly they'll be puttering about on their own.