[Snail]

BTW what does the TC in TCF stand for?

[starwolf1991]

TC stands for Terra Coalition.

It is my belief that after humanity has either reunited with the forces of Earth, or concluded battling with them (However people decide to determine or write history), humanity eventually forms a Coalition which would unify the former parties under one banner.

[Snail]

What about the Vasudans?

[starwolf1991]

You got a point there. I did forget about the Vasudans there. I could always fix the designation, but meh, its a cosmetic thing atm.

BTW, that designation does not suggest that the Thor is part of any campaign or mod that I am currently or planning to develop. I have nothing like that in mind, and I couldn't use it for Cerberus, as it is way too advanced a fighter design for the Cerberus timeline. You can garuntee though that if I ever do start something new on a much "SMALLER" scale, as I should have done before, the Thor will most definitely be in it.

[Snail]

One question, the guns are on the opposite sides of the ship. Doesn't that make it hard to hit small targets?

[General Battuta]

You are referring to "Durendal"? The Mystical Sword of Roland, Charlemagne's revered Paladin?

If that is what you mean, that is a VERY good suggestion. That is definately going on the reserved names list.

Durandal is an accepted alternate spelling that I've always felt was a bit more aesthetically appealing.

[Spoon]

One question, the guns are on the opposite sides of the ship. Doesn't that make it hard to hit small targets?

Yeah, that looks Horus kinda bad

[FreeSpaceFreak]

One question, the guns are on the opposite sides of the ship. Doesn't that make it hard to hit small targets?

Well, it's an assault fighter; not quite suited to dogfight Dragons anyway.

[starwolf1991]

FSF is correct; It wasn't built for dogfighting targets like Shivan Dragons. Same story with its predecessors, minus the Erinyes maybe. When it comes to fighting most other things though, it could effectively stand toe to toe. I've tested it enough times to have an idea of how it will go.

If you want to down a Dragon in this case, pick something else. Maybe something like....Aldo's GTF Vesuvius. Well, that's what I would pick. That was my favorite fighter from the INFR1 days, and I believed one of the most balanced of the time. I will admit though, it'd take a lot of prettying up to convince me to fly it again. Ooooo, that reminds me.

(Starts drawing something on paper)

We have only one suggested name. Anyone else going to suggest something?

[Commander Zane]

One question, the guns are on the opposite sides of the ship. Doesn't that make it hard to hit small targets?

Yeah, that looks Horus kinda bad

More like Claymore Mk. II bad.

[Snail]

We have only one suggested name. Anyone else going to suggest something?

Durandal still gets my vote.

[starwolf1991]

Oi, Zane. The Claymore MK. II was awesome back in its day. Right now, it is a bit unorthodox, but its not THAT bad. It could be just as awesome if someone remade that.

But meh, why do that. There's a prettier MK. III already. But even then, that wants prettying up too.......

At the rate we're going, looks like Durandal might just be the final name for the Thor. I'm surprised it is still the only name suggested.

[Snail]

Oi, Zane. The Claymore MK. II was awesome back in its day. Right now, it is a bit unorthodox, but its not THAT bad. It could be just as awesome if someone remade that.

Uh, the problem with the Claymore Mk.2 was the fact that its guns were placed so far apart on each of the wingtips you couldn't hit anything with them. It was a problem then and remains a problem now.

At the rate we're going, looks like Durandal might just be the final name for the Thor. I'm surprised it is still the only name suggested.

Durandal is an awesome name is why.

[Droid803]

Oi, Zane. The Claymore MK. II was awesome back in its day. Right now, it is a bit unorthodox, but its not THAT bad. It could be just as awesome if someone remade that.

Uh, the problem with the Claymore Mk.2 was the fact that its guns were placed so far apart on each of the wingtips you couldn't hit anything with them. It was a problem then and remains a problem now.

Two words: Gun convergence.
Fixes any and all issues with gunpoints being too far apart.
Of course, then you have "optimal engagement range" now.

[Dragon]

Or you could use autoconvergence, like X-Wings in FoTG.
It's already working and fixes most of the problems with guns being too far apart.

[Snail]

Yeah, that could all be fixed with gun convergence. Could the Thor make use of this feature?

[starwolf1991]

That is a feature very foreign to me. But you don't have to tell me twice how useful that feature will be. I'll have to see about getting that implemented into the table. Problem is actually getting it working. Anyone have a table file for fighter that already uses the values for convergence so I can use that as a reference?

BTW, the table for the Thor has now recieved contrails. May not be the best I've done, but at least they are there. One less thing to tidy up.

[Droid803]

Contrails. IN SPACE. 

[starwolf1991]

Uhhhh......more like for Nebula or atmospheric environments. 

BTW, I just concluded a test session against several Shivan craft, and the end result, you can actually hit stuff when flying the Thor. It can even hit Dragons, even if they are as slippery as hell to hit when on the move. That is at least without the use of improved AI or features such as Gliding. I should really test this in a mod that actively uses those things.

But anyway, my point is that the Thor may not be in desperate need of gun convergence. But it would be handy to have regardless.

[starwolf1991]

I have decided.

Due to a lack of suggested names and my increasing failed attempts at not referring to the Thor as Durandal (At least to myself), Durandal will be the new and final name for the Thor.

Congratulations, General Battuta, for picking the "winning" name. Your prize is......ummmm, dang, where'd I put it? Uhhhhh.......   

(Dashes out the door)