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Title: Favorite Capital ship?
Post by: Andreas on February 16, 2004, 10:26:53 am
So, what's your all-time favorite cap ship from space "sims"? My vote would definately,without a doubt go to the CS Krasnaya of Starlancer, it's big, it's ugly, and it's made in the USSR, what more could you want? :D
Title: Favorite Capital ship?
Post by: kode on February 16, 2004, 10:38:05 am
Debris. best ship ever.


edit: but were I to be serious, I'd say I like the Deimos best.
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Post by: Solatar on February 16, 2004, 10:59:53 am
he's right, you just can't go wrong with a flying chunk of debris..
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Post by: Taristin on February 16, 2004, 11:02:49 am
Especially Anubis Debris. Whoa nally!
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Post by: Fineus on February 16, 2004, 11:14:20 am
Hmm.. nice question. Tricky mind you. I have several so in no special order...

1. The Deimos of FreeSpace2 - Large, grey and built to do a job that it does well.
2. The Orion of FreeSpace2 - Equally large and carries the feel of a carrier exceedingly well.
3. CS Pukov of Starlancer - Also large, also grey (see a pattern here?) and built like a brick **** house.
4. ISDII, SSD and any Calamari ship from Star Wars - X-Wing Alliance.
5 - Adv. Cruiser of I-War 2.
6 - Reinhland Battleship of FreeLancer.
7 - Taidian Heavy Cruiser of Homeworld.

There's probably more but I can't think them up right now.
Title: Favorite Capital ship?
Post by: magatsu1 on February 16, 2004, 12:00:57 pm
Taidan Destroyer is the first that springs to mind......

Narn heavy cruiser too....

still thinking..
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Post by: Corsair on February 16, 2004, 12:09:37 pm
Mmmm...cruisers!
Specifically the Deimos and Sobek.

Then there are Mon Calamari ships from just...well...anywhere. Mon Calamari ships are cool. :p
Title: Re: Favorite Capital ship?
Post by: kode on February 16, 2004, 12:16:28 pm
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Originally posted by Ai No Koriida
CS Krasnaya  


does that mean "Red"?

odd name.
Title: Favorite Capital ship?
Post by: Corsair on February 16, 2004, 12:19:22 pm
It does mean red.
Like Krasnaya Octobyr. Or however it was spelled (can't remember Russian spellings too well).

MMmmmmm...Clancy....:D
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Post by: Zarax on February 16, 2004, 12:24:26 pm
Tom Clancy Rulez!
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Post by: Fury on February 16, 2004, 12:42:31 pm
My favorites:
Omega class destroyer. (http://www.b5tech.com/earthalliance/earthallianceshipsandvessels/earthcapships/omega/omegaviews.jpg)
Warlock class advanced destroyer (http://www.b5tech.com/earthalliance/earthallianceshipsandvessels/earthcapships/warlock/warlockviews.jpg)
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Post by: Ace on February 16, 2004, 03:44:22 pm
1. The Guardian of Orion (MOO1/2) - Alright, so MOO's a strategy game, but nothing beats an ancient autmated capship with blackhole generators, aptly named death rays, etc.
2. Hiigaran Battlecruiser (HW2) - Quad ion cannon arrays with point defense pulsar guns, a fighterbay, tactical FTL jumps, cloak field and gravity well generators, what isn't there to like?
3. Dreadnought class corvette (I-War) - Manuverable, interesting shield mechanics, able to engage forward and rear targets at the same time.
4. Waterloo class cruiser (WC2) - There's nothing like seeing capship v.s. capship warfare in an old sprite-based game.
5. Deimos class corvette (FS2) - Yes it's a brick, but it is a very functional ship that can hold its own.
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Post by: Taristin on February 16, 2004, 03:56:47 pm
GVCv Sobek

But then again...
The Pillar of Autumn was a cool looking ship
(I'm surprised noone else said it)

I liked those Covvy ships too.
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Post by: diamondgeezer on February 16, 2004, 04:01:24 pm
Gonna have to suprise you all and say the Kennedy-class carrier from S:AAB. And the SDN, which we saw for all of ten seconds :nod:
Title: Favorite Capital ship?
Post by: Corsair on February 16, 2004, 04:02:42 pm
Oh right. You're the lone S:AAB fan in the world...
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Post by: Carl on February 16, 2004, 04:05:08 pm
the enterprise, just because it's the enterprise.
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Post by: Grey Wolf on February 16, 2004, 04:07:30 pm
Tachyon-class patcom from IW2 (not really a capship, but close), and the Sovereign-class from ST, specifically the Nemesis version.
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Post by: Zarax on February 16, 2004, 04:09:26 pm
Keeping on FS universe, my bet is on the Iceni.
Fast, compact yet capable to go toe to toe against a destroyer.
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Post by: magatsu1 on February 16, 2004, 04:10:31 pm
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Originally posted by Corsair
Oh right. You're the lone S:AAB fan in the world...


actually.... (http://tgu.org.uk/users/saab/)

I quite like the Omega too. Has a brutal, functional look.
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Post by: Corsair on February 16, 2004, 04:14:41 pm
I don't understand how the Iceni could take on a destroyer. Does it have big beams or anything? Meh... seems more of a cruiser to me.
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Post by: diamondgeezer on February 16, 2004, 04:16:29 pm
Technically Iceni's a corvette, though most people refer to it as a frigate for some reason. It's just a particularly tough corvette :nod:
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Post by: Singh on February 16, 2004, 04:20:59 pm
The Enterprise - D
Diemos Corvette
Orion Destroyer
Aeolus Cruiser (its a good ship - just needs some better textures!)
The Hades Destroyer (that thing is just.....i dunno)
the Dreadnought Class Corvette (I-war)
The Destroyers from I-war 1(those things were MEAN!!)
The Cruisers from I-war 1(huge, bad-ass and DEADLY! Imagine seeing one of those go against an Orion or a hecate!)
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Post by: magatsu1 on February 16, 2004, 04:21:11 pm
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....Admiral Bosh's command frigate, designated the NTF Iceni....


seems even V couldn't decide. The Iceni nailed that Sobek during the first SOC mission with little fuss so it may be a little powerful to be a corvette
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Post by: Corsair on February 16, 2004, 04:21:56 pm
Fine. Whatever. It's NOT a destroyer.
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Post by: diamondgeezer on February 16, 2004, 04:23:57 pm
Hmm. Well given V's screwed up naming system, they may have decided that a frigate was basically a super-hard corvette. But don't forget the Iceni was a one-off custom job designed partly by Bosch, so it'd be built tougher than ships of the line.
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Post by: Corsair on February 16, 2004, 04:26:04 pm
Where did Bosch get the money for his Iceni venture anyway? Was it originally a GTVA project that he was in charge of and stole?
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Post by: Grey Wolf on February 16, 2004, 04:34:00 pm
I believe that's the storyline, IIRC.
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Post by: Zarax on February 16, 2004, 04:47:35 pm
And table wise it's got 90k HP and heavy beams... definitely nearer to destroyer than corvette.
Bettlecruiser equivalent?
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Post by: magatsu1 on February 16, 2004, 04:48:34 pm
The Iceni was built at Polaris ship yards, under the Admiral's supervision, after the rebellion. He was a fleet Admiral so he must have had a fair few resources.
ETAK was a defunct GTA project.
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Post by: Knight Templar on February 16, 2004, 05:03:09 pm
(SW) Eclipse - (SW) Imperial-Star Destroyer - (ST) Sovereign - (FL) Liberty's Destroyers - (HALO) Pillar of Autumn  :D
Title: Favorite Capital ship?
Post by: Shrike on February 16, 2004, 05:34:13 pm
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Originally posted by Corsair
I don't understand how the Iceni could take on a destroyer. Does it have big beams or anything? Meh... seems more of a cruiser to me.
It's got BGreens, which puts it in the Destroyer category.  It can broadside with two, so it's got some heavy firepower.
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Post by: aldo_14 on February 16, 2004, 05:37:20 pm
Where was the Colossus built?  Maybe Bosch was siphoning off some of the raw materials for his own uses...........
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Post by: Carl on February 16, 2004, 05:40:22 pm
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Originally posted by Zarax
And table wise it's got 90k HP and heavy beams... definitely nearer to destroyer than corvette.


no, it's right in between. deimos has 80k, orion has 100k.
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Post by: delta_7890 on February 16, 2004, 07:07:21 pm
(http://www.cswu.cz/shiptech/cruisers/ssd/pic2.jpg)

Nothing beats the Super Star Destroyer.  Nothing.
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Post by: mikhael on February 16, 2004, 07:12:09 pm
If we're counting corvettes, its the Advanced Patcom from Iwar2 for me. The Raynor is a close second, for obvious reasons. Oh, and all the capships from Starlancer.
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Post by: Grey Wolf on February 16, 2004, 09:43:53 pm
Hey mikhael, the Adv Patcom with turret fighters, or with the heaviest PBCs you can find and Quadpack Launchers?
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Post by: Knight Templar on February 16, 2004, 09:44:16 pm
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Originally posted by delta_7890
(http://www.cswu.cz/shiptech/cruisers/ssd/pic2.jpg)

Nothing beats the Super Star Destroyer.  Nothing.


Except an Eclipse-Class. :p
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Post by: delta_7890 on February 16, 2004, 09:53:20 pm
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Originally posted by Knight Templar


Except an Eclipse-Class. :p


Shaddap.  I'm going by aesthetics, not performance.
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Post by: Singh on February 16, 2004, 10:24:09 pm
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Originally posted by delta_7890
(http://www.cswu.cz/shiptech/cruisers/ssd/pic2.jpg)

Nothing beats the Super Star Destroyer.  Nothing.


A sath...or maybe the Titan class (hell, the prometheous kicks it's @ss any day, even in looks :P)
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Post by: mikhael on February 16, 2004, 10:54:41 pm
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Originally posted by Grey Wolf 2009
Hey mikhael, the Adv Patcom with turret fighters, or with the heaviest PBCs you can find and Quadpack Launchers?


Bah. After you're done with the Tug, leave those T-fighters behind unless you REALLY need independent wingmen. Right now I pack three QL-PBCs and three RF PBCs, with two quadpacks full of the best dogfighting missile I can get (or deathblow remotes). Later, I'll replace two of the QL-PBCs with Neutron PBCs and the RF PBCs will become H-PBC or AM-PBCs.
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Post by: Knight Templar on February 16, 2004, 11:48:51 pm
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Originally posted by delta_7890


Shaddap.  I'm going by aesthetics, not performance.


Then I still win. :p
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Post by: akeizm on February 17, 2004, 12:20:52 am
the Progenitor Dreadnaught from homeworld2
and the aquitane.
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Post by: Setekh on February 17, 2004, 02:57:26 am
The Hyperion from StarCraft. :D
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Post by: c914 on February 17, 2004, 04:53:03 am
Freespace:
- Ravana
- Orion
Babylon 5:
- Omega
- Salin
Startrek:
- Steamrunner:D
- Galor
- Dominion Batleship
I-War:
- Drednought
S:AAB:
 -Kenedy
- Ching Bomber ( mayby i'st  capsip but is one of few big ships in SAAB size about 1/5 of Saratoga )
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Post by: Deathstorm V2 on February 17, 2004, 05:28:56 am
Galspan Cruiser form Tachyon.  Looks great and packs a real punch.
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Post by: Setekh on February 17, 2004, 05:35:52 am
Oh, and also, the O'Neill from Stargate. :D