finishing it is no problem in theory - but those are rather "extravagant" concepts that would need to be discussed with the faction - in more serious tones than in this thread. - and what really takes time is balancing the ships. - hitboxing might also take some time ( although those two examples are simple enough to use existing or simple hitboxes - like a tube )
anyway - such "special" ships are always a problem. - when an original concept wishes for a ship that is:
- smaller than the general gunboat
- hits like a truck with its 3 forward guns
- has NO defense other than those limited guns ( its really like a missile boat - an all or nothing vessel )
- demands a certain agility, armour, etc.
it looks good in theory - but who can say if its possible to balance it? - all forward guns are balanced towards ships that have 1 of them and maybe 5-6 other turrets.
about the other concept - its playing around with existing shapes ( lib GB ) - and thinking of adjustments that make it appear "alienated" and at the same time advanced ( besides - it looks much like the GB that was almost finished - cannot remember who made it - turkish or Xing )
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its really a shame that legenation hasn t showed up anymore - and we don t have the gunboat. - even if it wasn t a too popular design, it would have been beneficial to give the order their own gunboat. - cause while it looks somewhat funny - when they re flying around in top of the technology gear ... but the only gunboat choice they have is either...
- a piece of junk - by the looks ( no offense corsairs )
- a freighter / gunboat hybrid that doesn t scare even a VHF ( zoners )
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