[Scourge of Ages]

My worry:
Won't having anything approaching the level of firepower the ISD is supposed to have in this game going to make it nearly impossible to get close in a fighter, and kill 2/3rds of any warheads launched at it?
(whoo, long sentence, sorry)

[Cobra]

Actually, if they use the firepower an ISD has in X-Wing Alliance, it shouldn't be so bad. it's fairly easy to get up close to the ISD in XWA.

[SeanP]

My worry:
Won't having anything approaching the level of firepower the ISD is supposed to have in this game going to make it nearly impossible to get close in a fighter, and kill 2/3rds of any warheads launched at it?
(whoo, long sentence, sorry)

That's what TRD is for ^^

[jr2]

Does the SCP have the shield overlapping part implemented yet?

[Turambar]

My worry:
Won't having anything approaching the level of firepower the ISD is supposed to have in this game going to make it nearly impossible to get close in a fighter, and kill 2/3rds of any warheads launched at it?
(whoo, long sentence, sorry)

turbolasers dont track small things very well, just dont stay still.   ever.

[SeanP]

In all seriousness, that's actually the reason the Lancer-class frigate was created.  The defenses on Star Destroyers (big, slow, devastating guns) were best suited for fighting other capital ships - Rebel snubfighters had always been able to dodge and weave their way in up close to a Star Destroyer pretty much on a whim.  The Lancer provided a much better anti-snubfighter platform with its 20 quad laser cannons, but the high cost of the Lancer-class frigate prevented widespread deployment.

Main article here: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lancer-class_frigate

[chief1983]

Yes, and we're definitely _not_ making as puny as a XWA ISD.  It's going to be as beefed up as we can make it without affecting gameplay.

[Cobra]

Like the ships in The Procyon Insurgency?

[jr2]

Yes, and we're definitely _not_ making as puny as a XWA ISD.  It's going to be as beefed up as we can make it without affecting gameplay.

Well, if you watch, you see that they almost track fast enough.  So I would think that you'd want to make it the same way ingame -- in other words, if the pilot doesn't stay sharp, he's down to 17% hull integrity and no shields from that quadrant.

These lasers trying to get a Y-Wing, IIRC:

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[chief1983]

I wasn't talking about tracking, I was referring to the amount of firepower.  And there's also multiple types of weapons obviously, those aimed at capital ships and those aimed at fighters.  The ISD will have more of the former, while a lancer will have more of the latter.

[Wobble73]

These lasers trying to get a Y-Wing, IIRC:

OOOHHHH!! Is that picture from in game?????


Very Pretty!!!! 

[jr2]

Umm, no, sorry.  That's a shot from the movie.  In-game will probably look similar, I would imagine.

[Colonol Dekker]

At least 

Hows the STTC coming, any news on the YT-2400

[jr2]

YT-1300?  Or is there another transport you're talking about?

[brandx0]

YT-2400 is Dash Rendar's ship from Shadows of the Empire.  It's very very very very low on our list of things to do for two reasons:

1. It's expanded universe, we're focusing on things we've seen first.
2. It's a unique craft (while they did mass produce the line, we've only ever seen one in any literature: The Outrider)

[chief1983]

With BrandX working on the ISD, I'd bet it's gonna look as good as that photo.  If he finds time to get it finished.

[brandx0]

Hehe, thanks for the confidence, that's not an ISD though, that's the death star =P

As for progress, I'm nearing completion of the basic mesh.  I've gotta finish detailing the trench and then just the bridge and a little more detail on the terraces and we're done and done

[chief1983]

Well your ISD is going to be as pretty as that Death Star.

[brandx0]

Prettier actually.

[jr2]

Mmm, aren't the turbolaser turrets the same on both?