[Drogoth]

Well since the original thread was just hijacked by little children,

returning to the original topic, what's everyones opinions on ships, favorite designs, etc.

Personally, my favorite is the Orion for its ability to project power, in  Terran fashion of course.

Also, I've always wondered, am I just weird, or do other people find the Sathanas to be stupid looking? Don't get me wrong, the ship was bad ass, but i never liked the huge claws. Ditto for the Ravana. Parts stuck out to far, and in the case of Ravana looked kind of chaotic

[headdie]

Fenris/Lev is still my fave design in the game

Personally I love the claws and weird hull forms on the shivs they give them that sense they they were built by a completely alien mindset which follows a different logic to ours

Orion is also cool cause is a big old lump that wont budge unless it wants to and will bite your head off it you try to move it

[Rodo]

Not sure, I love many of V's designs.
Does it have to be a cap ship? or can I choose a fighter as well?

[Drogoth]

Shoot, idc. Any ship.

For example I thought the Valk looked excellent, I hated the Herc II.

Loved the Aten for design, but the aten was a total piece militarily.

[Hades]

Also, I've always wondered, am I just weird, or do other people find the Sathanas to be stupid looking? Don't get me wrong, the ship was bad ass, but i never liked the huge claws. Ditto for the Ravana. Parts stuck out to far, and in the case of Ravana looked kind of chaotic

I definitely agree, it made them feel a little too bug-like.

As for what I like? I'm not sure on my favorite, but I do have favorites for each class for each race (except for classes with one ship, like the corvette class, etc)
Apollo, Horus, Dragon
Medusa, Amun (not really sure about Shivans)
Scarab.
Azrael.
Chronos, Ma'at (if only because of the concept art being super ****ing awesome), and Mephisto .
Fenris, Aten, Cain
Deimos
Orion, Typhon, and Lucifer
Both juggernauts just ****ing suck
GTI Arcadia.

[Rodo]

3 of each:

+Mara
+Seraphin
+Azrael


+Aeolus
+Mjolnir
+Medusa


+Sobek
+Typhon
+Hatshesput

[Nohiki]

The Typhon in top three? It's just a... a... a thing. Not boxy, not round, not sucky, not powerful, not nothing xD

In terms of firepower, my favourites are Vacuum cleaner, Baseball bat and Ravana, in tearms of beauty again Hattie, Hades and again Ravie.

[Qent]

I like how the Hecate looks. I wish it didn't suck.

[Nohiki]

I like how the Hecate looks. I wish it didn't suck.

Droid's upgrade doesn't

[Droid803]

It doesn't make that much sense though. You gotta come up with some explanation as to how they managed to fit massive beam emitters on the engines (they really do help its turret coverage though).

[asyikarea51]

Droid's Hecate = aim for the forward beams and get roasted by Flak, and watch the side beams "conveniently copypasted at the sides" fry its own fancy wing attachments XD

Really not a lot of sense at all on placement, but hey, better an asset than no asset...

Not so sure on capitals for faves...

Apollo (but the missile ports suck), Loki, Hercules I, Zeus, Ursa, Medusa (I mistook it for a fighter initially), Orion (if only because of Derelict IIRC)
Seth

[Mars]

Favorite:
Fighter: GTF Valkyrie  - It's 24th century WWII style!
Bomber: GTB Medusa - Some reason
Cruiser: GTC Aeolus   - Because of its role in the FS2 demo, I always saved the Adament
Corvette: GTC Deimos - Terran bricks of death, REBORN
Destroyer: GTD Orion - The original Terran brick of death

Vasudan ships always looked disturbingly fragile to me, and Shivan ships look ugly (in an intentional, artistic way)

[Nohiki]

The wing attachments problem can be fixed if i get it right, by

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$force beam turrets to use normal fov: Yes in -aip and setting proper FOV in -shp.

If we were to include mods into this, then my fav is probably the Saturn from PI, even though Vexor is not far behind.

[StarSlayer]

FS1 Terran fighters and bombers in general always looked more functional and realistic then FS2 strikcraft, the Herc specifically is my favorite.  It looks the business.

[headdie]

FS1 Terran fighters and bombers in general always looked more functional and realistic then FS2 strikcraft, the Herc specifically is my favorite.  It looks the business.

that and the Ursa have the sledgehammer look to go with their roles don't they

[Nohiki]

The best bomber in my opinion is the Sekkie (but it's kinda ugly). I fell in love with +2 cannons compared to the boanerges when you run out of bombs.

[IronBeer]

The best bomber in my opinion is the Sekkie (but it's kinda ugly). I fell in love with +2 cannons compared to the boanerges when you run out of bombs.

Sekhmet flies like a fat Herc, and can actually dogfight somewhat.

The Boanerges gets all of my hatred. ALL OF IT. Worst deathtrap of a bomber, ever. Of all time.

[headdie]

The best bomber in my opinion is the Sekkie (but it's kinda ugly). I fell in love with +2 cannons compared to the boanerges when you run out of bombs.

Sekhmet flies like a fat Herc, and can actually dogfight somewhat.

The Boanerges gets all of my hatred. ALL OF IT. Worst deathtrap of a bomber, ever. Of all time.

same here I always switch to an Ursa

[Hades]

Uh, guys. Ship design isn't based off of the way it flies, shoots, or dies. It's based off of its appearance.

[headdie]

Uh, guys. Ship design isn't based off of the way it flies, shoots, or dies. It's based off of its appearance.

still prefer the Ursa