[Raptor]

Originally posted by Galemp
So who wants to do the Aeolus?

I might:nod:

[Goober5000]

Nice!

Did you make it so that "point object at other object" in FRED actually points the thing in the right direction?

[kv1at3485]

Now, who wants to make a version that aims ?  (i.e. If a target is behind it, it turns to face it... )

Then it would need to be named after another mythological weapon...

[phreak]

unless the new mjolnir isn't pointing straight up when its POFed we could do that.  it should be possible to do since the Faustus has stuff rotating about Z

[Setekh]

Originally posted by mikhael
No, unfortunately, there is not. When I was building the MK2 originally, I was thinking about where to put weapons and the like. I had initally thought of putting a pair of multipart turrets on the dorsal and ventral sides of the aft docking pod, but decided against it. To do so would have broken up the five-way radial symmetry of the vessel too much You'll note that the symmetry is only broken in four discrete cases: the two secondary launchers, the forward sensor boom, and the starboard maintenance hatch.

As I kept thinking about it, I focused on the role of the RBC: its a blockade weapon. Ideally, you would surround a node with these things and be ready to perforate anything coming through. The threat should always be in front. I would suspect that if fighters are likely to be an issue, the RBC would have several sentry guns stationed behind  it as point defense.

Your design ethic (rather, Volition's) occurred to me, in fact. I'm happy you've thought it out. In that case, what ordinance did you have in mind for those missile launchers? Again, great mesh. I love it just the way it is.

[phreak]

i think that would be up to the designer.  i would suggest 2 pirhana launchers and a torpedo launcher

[Galemp]

I'd load one up with Tornadoes, and the other with Tempests; if you're trying to take out the main turret, having a couple swarm missile launchers in your face is gonna be rough. A Piranha or AAA turret on the backside would help, too.

[phreak]

i don't think AI turrets handles aspect swarm turrets correctly

[Ace]

Originally posted by PhReAk
i think that would be up to the designer.  i would suggest 2 pirhana launchers and a torpedo launcher

This is what I was going to recommend.

[StratComm]

A torpedo launcher?  Isn't this thing supposed to use its beam against capitals?  I agree about the pirhana launchers, but the torp seems like too much.  Perhaps a heatseeker of some kind.

[Galemp]

Suppose we gave this thing a Bomber AI, then had the missile launchers as secondary hardpoints? We'd have the bonus of having the Mjolnir automatically point to its target.

[phreak]

it would then turn away from caps and attack fighters with its missile launchers

[Goober5000]

Maybe make the beam a primary hardpoint and make the missile launchers turrets?

[mikhael]

I would really hate to see the Mjolnir with anything but a single primary beam weapon and two secondary launchers. I believe the RBC was designed to be a stationary beam cannon, not a warship without an engine.

The decision not to include turrets anywhere, including the tail end of the unit, was a concious one. Turrets anywhere but on the aft side of the RBC do not make sense. The outer and inner grinders rotate in opposite directions, leaving only a narrow cylinder in front of the RBC clear. In all other directions, the grinders occlude a turrets FOV.

If someone needs extra fire power around the RBC, they can always drop some sentry guns or even assign a wing of fighters to play nanny.

Galemp: Though it hurts my pride, go ahead and change the geometry with respect to the secondary launchers and the lens. The original model has a the lens, lens collar, and main beam core seperate parts anyway. The back, however, I'd hate to see changed. I like the proportions the way they are now. The reason I didn't include cutouts on the outer grinder was so I could ditch the detailed machinery in the rotation hub. There's really no need to see any of the stuff in there, I think.

[Raptor]

As an aside, I would have put Hornets in the three launchers on mine, but since I'm not likely to finish it now...

[Setekh]

Originally posted by StratComm
A torpedo launcher?  Isn't this thing supposed to use its beam against capitals?  I agree about the pirhana launchers, but the torp seems like too much.  Perhaps a heatseeker of some kind.

Indeed. If I was sitting on an anti-capship beam, the torpedoes are kind of a less useful addition, I would think. Fighter suppressants... they ought to do the job well.

[Kazan]

give em two fish turrets, and perhaps a couple ML-7 turrets on the outer grinder tips - that would make her mean to anything trying to attack her that's smaller than a fenris

[Styxx]

Damn, talk about jinx. I had just sent a PM to mikhael showing the mapping I was working on for it... You've done a great job though. I also worked only on the outer body up to now. Here's a pic:



Used mainly the original Mjolnir maps, plus two or three others.

[Taristin]

That is stunning.

I see Mjolnir, Setekh, and Collosus in that shot alone.

[Setekh]

Originally posted by Raa Tor'h
I see Mjolnir, Setekh, and Collosus in that shot alone.

Whaaaa?

Hey, Styxx, you were right about you getting the hang of mapping.