This is mainly to Igiss.
I have set up this post for people to discuss what could be improved about gunboats.
I think that battleships and cruisers are now amazing, and the gunboat got its handling reduced a tad too much so it can't compete.
Also the 7th (rear-facing) turret needs to be placed further back or removed as it looks bad/untidy.
Any suggestions would be great.
Well... I haven't had much of a chance to test my Gunboat.
But... by the sounds of it I think that their sheilds could do with being a tad stronger.
Well i don't use gunboats but I have seen what they did to the turning of it and to be honest it is stupid. It is ment to guard cruisers and battleships from fighters/bombers but i can't even protect it's self from them now. :angry:
Also if it is a cap-ship then how is it affected by cruise disrupters? :wacko:
The gunboat definately needs to have it's agility back. Perhaps not as much as it was before but more than it has now, for sure.
Lancer,Mar 28 2006, 02:51 PM Wrote:But... by the sounds of it I think that their sheilds could do with being a tad stronger.
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agree, becouse i dont use BS ship they bounce 2 much for me.
I use somethime an cruiser at max becouse they little more stabel.
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hmmm... well they could give it a counter measure... and mabye a mine aswell
btw i think bs shields should only be for BSs now other stuff like gunboats and so on! how on earth can i kill a pirates trader a lot if he got a BS shield???
Hello, Cpt. Jamez here.
Well i was flying around in my gunboat today with stock weps and i must say it is pretty lethal.
The fighter still run rings around me (grrr) but the GB defense turrets deal a fair amount of damage and are quite energy-efficient.
Also a cool little feature i noticed was, when you are in a dark system, the lights inside the gunboat come on. Then when you enter a bright system they switch off.
If u wanna see this i'll be floating around in New York.
Good job Igiss with the gunboat. Only 1 complaint: It still handles like a brick.
BTW: I edited my first post. Please read it before making comments.
i agree, especialy bretonian gunboat, handles like a breeze blok
apart from that me thinks there good, mabey changeing the thruster placement, because right now it looks like one engine goes into overdrive and the thing *should* go around in circles
mabey if we put it in amore centeral position, like under the tail...
could be cool
I got a Brit gunboat yesterday.
I Got, I Had, I Replaced SAY NO MORE.
For its armorments and sheilds ect
I think its handeling is dumb.... it should handel a lot better.
Sooooooo many people have said the gunboats need to have better maneuverability.
Someone please take the hint.
I am very, very fond of gunboats as you have probably noticed, and i just wish that someone would notice them, and modify them to their former glory.
Also, the Gunboats are supposed to be support ships, so what happens if a fighter launches a torp or missile at the BS the gunboat is guarding?
The point i'm trying to make is, that gunboats IMO should have a countermeasure dropper.
Also gunboats have absolutely NO resistance to cruise disruptors.