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XV, YX and CE series engine look too alike. - Fluffyball - 07-14-2015

YX is known as a Borderworld engine... However, the overall effect do not look different than Libertonian XV engines. Actually it is almost the very same effect.

My proposition is to change effect of that engine into something else that would distinguish it from the Libertonian engines. I would vote for an effect around the projectile of the Xeno weaponry (Suntiger/Black Widow) that is bloody dark red. Such a color would be excused by the influence of the Long Range Engines that are usually used by BHG and unlawfuls. Also, some Xeno influence, since for some odd reason Xenos can use Zoner tech and ships.

Edit: CE- YX- and XV- engines, at least Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3, looks a bit too similiar to each other - if they aren't the very same effect though. Every other engine available in-game is very unique, but these are not like that.

CE-type Engine (Civilian)
[Image: Esbm6C8.png]

YX-type Engine (Zoner/Border World)
[Image: b0MxoIs.png]

VX-type Engine (Libertonian)
[Image: 4kc5x3T.png]

RE: YX series engine - effect change request - TheFreelancer - 07-14-2015

Umm, the liberty engines have little pulsing circles the YX engines dont! (although the do look pretty similar!)

RE: YX series engine - effect change request - Fluffyball - 07-14-2015

(07-14-2015, 10:58 PM)TheFreelancer Wrote: Umm, the liberty engines have little pulsing circles the YX engines dont! (although the do look pretty similar!)

They actually do have these rings. I've just discovered it recently on the freighter class vessels.

Also, if some engines do not have it, they also look too-a-like the CE- engines on the other hand. This engine should have a new effect nonetheless.

Edit: CE- engines also seem to have the pulsing rings, at least the Class 1 to 3.

RE: YX series engine - effect change request - TheFreelancer - 07-14-2015

(07-14-2015, 11:04 PM)Fluffyball Wrote:
(07-14-2015, 10:58 PM)TheFreelancer Wrote: Umm, the liberty engines have little pulsing circles the YX engines dont! (although the do look pretty similar!)

They actually do have these rings. I've just discovered it recently on the freighter class vessels.

Also, if some engines do not have it, they also look too-a-like the CE- engines on the other hand. This engine should have a new effect nonetheless.

Edit: CE- engines also seem to have the pulsing rings, at least the Class 1 to 3.
Oh i didnt realise, never noticed them!

RE: YX series engine - effect change request - Fluffyball - 07-14-2015

(07-14-2015, 11:12 PM)TheFreelancer Wrote: Oh i didnt realise, never noticed them!

Check OP.

RE: XV, YX and CE series engine look too alike. - TheFreelancer - 07-14-2015

Yeah they should be made different, perhaps a slight colour change?

RE: XV, YX and CE series engine look too alike. - Fluffyball - 07-14-2015

(07-14-2015, 11:19 PM)TheFreelancer Wrote: Yeah they should be made different, perhaps a slight colour change?

I would like if they changed YX engine color completely, maybe into that Xeno-like colour used in Xeno Suntigers? (There's no all-red engine after all, dark red would be cool!) The XV engines should be more white with more noticeable rings, like cruiser and battleship engines.

RE: XV, YX and CE series engine look too alike. - Corile - 07-14-2015

I would hug a black or a dark grey engine and lights.

(I know it's unrealistic, but has this game ever been realistic?)

RE: XV, YX and CE series engine look too alike. - Quetz - 07-15-2015

I'd like to see an engine effect that based upon the jumpgate's opening effect. Miniaturized jumpgate's opening effect, perhaps.

RE: XV, YX and CE series engine look too alike. - Echo 7-7 - 07-15-2015

The differences are usually more noticable on larger ships; from memory, the CE engines should (?) have a more noticable blue base and brighter yellow tip. I think the VX and YX are actually identical, maybe only slightly differently scaled.