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Title: GTF Hercules Mk III
Post by: Galemp on July 10, 2018, 06:09:52 pm

Why does Inferno's high-poly model only have four primary hardpoints? You're killing me here, Woomeister.

Title: Re: GTF Hercules Mk III
Post by: Rhymes on July 10, 2018, 10:24:52 pm

Is missile boat. Use missiles.

Title: Re: GTF Hercules Mk III
Post by: Assassin714 on July 10, 2018, 11:47:37 pm

Since the original Hercules had 6 primaries, the Herc mk. II had 4, then the Herc Mk. III should logically have 2, to follow the pattern.

Title: Re: GTF Hercules Mk III
Post by: NeonShivan on July 11, 2018, 03:16:10 am

Quote from: Assassin714 on July 10, 2018, 11:47:37 pm

Since the original Hercules had 6 primaries, the Herc mk. II had 4, then the Herc Mk. III should logically have 2, to follow the pattern.

**** fam, he right. Face pls.

Title: Re: GTF Hercules Mk III
Post by: Galemp on July 11, 2018, 03:53:53 pm

But the Herc III this is based on, this one by Hamano, (http://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php/GTF_Hercules_Mark_III) has eight. And that's what I wanted to use. :(

Title: Re: GTF Hercules Mk III
Post by: Nightmare on July 11, 2018, 05:31:21 pm

Hamano also did another fighter that looks a lot cooler than the Herc III, but it was never released. :sigh:

Title: Re: GTF Hercules Mk III
Post by: CT27 on July 11, 2018, 08:31:12 pm

From what I read in the tech room of Nostos:

Spoiler:

It looks like the Alves, whenever we get to use it, will be the 'gunboat' (8 guns) fighter of the campaign.

Title: Re: GTF Hercules Mk III
Post by: Rampage on July 11, 2018, 08:35:17 pm

We reduced the gun points on the Herc III from 8 to 4 for balancing; no point giving the player a heavy fighter with 8 mounts early in the campaign.  Instead we want the player to carry Hurricanes and/or Hornets and use the Herc III as a missile platform, as Rhymes pointed out earlier.  The Alves will be the heavy fighter for the mid-campaign.

R

EDIT:

Quote from: Nightmare on July 11, 2018, 05:31:21 pm

Hamano also did another fighter that looks a lot cooler than the Herc III, but it was never released. :sigh:

Are you talking about this (https://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=42764.msg880696#msg880696)?

R

Title: Re: GTF Hercules Mk III
Post by: Nightmare on July 11, 2018, 09:46:13 pm

^Exactly this. I've found pics on Hamanos website ( http://www.lares.dti.ne.jp/~hamano/TEMP/ , look for files that start with "The"), but I've never seen a download link to the Theseus. Detail wise it'd outdated by now, but the design is pretty IMO.

Title: Re: GTF Hercules Mk III
Post by: Galemp on July 12, 2018, 12:52:39 am

Quote from: Rampage on July 11, 2018, 08:35:17 pm

We reduced the gun points on the Herc III from 8 to 4 for balancing

BALANCING? I thought this was Inferno, the mod synonymous with More Dakka. Don't you have a bomber with ten gunpoints? I expect to start in an Erinyes and go bigger from there.

(This is all good-natured ribbing btw, you folks did a great job.)

Title: Re: GTF Hercules Mk III
Post by: Nightmare on July 12, 2018, 01:06:15 am

Well, the GTF Ladiel (OTT) and the GTF Keres (INFR1) have 16 primary mounts each. Do you want to start a balancing contest?