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Title: Community Thoughts
Post by: headdie on August 16, 2011, 07:06:36 pm
(http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/7101/hammerhead2png.th.jpg) (http://img692.imageshack.us/i/hammerhead2png.jpg/)
(http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7913/hammerheadu.th.png) (http://img148.imageshack.us/i/hammerheadu.png/)

Looking at these what influences does everyone think are here and recommendations would everyone make?
Title: Re: Community Thoughts
Post by: Thaeris on August 16, 2011, 07:21:03 pm
This reminds me greatly of the Behemoth-Class Battlecruiser from StarCraft. And, granted that we don't know much more about the ship other than the fact that it exists, it is a bit hard to thus make any suggestions at this time.

Design-wise, I personally don't find it to be all that thrilling in its current form. It doesn't seem to be focused terribly well on realistic operation, while simultaneously it doesn't seem to be something that in a general sci-fi ship film or game would be immediately discounted with some imagination. Thus, what are we supposed to be seeing this ship do?
Title: Re: Community Thoughts
Post by: headdie on August 16, 2011, 07:42:11 pm
Fair point, I was keeping it vague to see what opinions were formed with out any input other than the images  but like you say that also hinders input so...

Spoiler:
It started out as a Terran warship though it rapidly deviated from my original drawing.  Then as I went on I wanted to blend a Vasudan influence into it to be more of a GTVD vessel.

I had missed the Star Craft especially with the front end and the angled pods.

As for it’s purpose I was originally thinking an assault platform in the FS destroyer category but FS2 and indeed my own designs are generally front heavy so I am planning for it to be aimed more towards being a “centre piece” ship for a battle group with balanced weapons coverage so no strengths but hopefully few weak points but beatable with a well structured assault.


Title: Re: Community Thoughts
Post by: ShadowWolf_IH on August 16, 2011, 08:44:12 pm
personally i would rotate the entire rear area (engines i assume) 90 degrees so that they are verticle instead of horizontal.  Then I would elongate the same section to make it taller.  A tower in the middle of the top of the hull acting like the island on a modern day aircraft carrier, and maybe a dish roatating behind it.  Then you'd have something inspired by a hammerhead shark.  Or maybe I wouldn't do any of those things, but it still looks like the love child of a Battlestar and a hammerhead shark.

 So let's get funky.  Build it as two separate models, with the Hammer being one model and the rest being the other model.  This way you can take a lesson from star trek, where the saucer section can separate from the rest of the craft.  Unfortunately, it has to be placed back together in drydock, so this is a function for use only in extreme cases.  But how cool would it be (as the player) to watch the "Hammer" leave the rest of the ship and escape as the main body ends up being destroyed.  It can hold a small fighter compliment (maybe two wings), and give it awacs capabilities.  Maybe it doesn't need a full drydock for reattachment.  Maybe some rear area freighters are carrying the modular bits needed to put together a facility that can be used to put it back together and even effect minor repairs.  Now we are talking about building a ship with missions in mind, those freighters would have to be protected, as would the temporary dry dock facility.  Now we're talking.  This is just scratching the surface.  The possibilities are as endless as the imagination here at HLP, which I must say, is formidable.  From a fredding standpoint, a model of the craft intact, and then models of the main section and the hammer section.  This way it shows up as a single ship on radar, until the time of separation, then you can target each section individually.  Model replacement works well.  It wouldn't be hard to fred at all.

Or maybe I am sleep depped again. :p
Title: Re: Community Thoughts
Post by: Trivial Psychic on August 16, 2011, 08:57:50 pm
Looks kinda like a hammerhead battlestar to me.
Title: Re: Community Thoughts
Post by: LoneKnight on August 18, 2011, 01:20:06 pm
Honestly looks like a military transport like an Argo with bite.
Title: Re: Community Thoughts
Post by: Klaustrophobia on August 19, 2011, 12:23:49 am
star trek was the first thing that came to mind when i saw it.  i have nothing constructive to add. :/
Title: Re: Community Thoughts
Post by: starwolf1991 on August 19, 2011, 02:49:06 am
I instantly thought of Starcraft myself. Terrific reference to the battlecruiser! :P