You're making it incredibly hard for me to decide on whether I should convert my indie trader to an IMG one or to something else Jinx.. Brilliant job.
Can't wait to replace my heavy tanker now...
EDIT: Yea.. It could be the SS lighting but I think Fist is right - the texturing difference is a bit.. funny. Looking past that though the layout/design is perfect!
' Wrote:no you misunderstand basics of engineering... huge part increasing weight and mass, decreasing maneuvrability and containg only decoration = wasted material, time need to construct that part, space, fuel and increasing final price of product which increase time of return of investment and decrease bruto profit. In one word = FAIL.
There should be wings somewhere (but why?) but not at special GIANT part made only for them.
Yes I am fan of functionalism at ships made for work.
Fail? I say win. I reckon its the coolest looking transport of the lot:cool:
no - the original plan is not to force anything on the players. - these ships are only for variety. - the train models - while being identical - remain generic for example.
its just for RPing traders that WISH to SHOW where they come from and where their affiliation is. - so, if you re BMM and you WANT to show that you re bretonian, you CAN fly a bret train. - if you don t want others to spot it from 30k distance, you can also use the adv. train.
really - its all about seeing different 5k transports around - cause it can get a bit old to have only one single 5k transport for all factions.
its a bit like the smuggler ID. - you can smuggle with the trader ID, too. - but if you RP as a dedicated smuggler - taking more disadantages than advantages, you can also choose a smuggler ID. - some players seek disadvantages of a certain kind ( usually RP based disadvantages ) - others still look for the greatest possible advantage. - nither of those are better or worse.
but about the trains - take them as cosmetic changes - nothing more, nothing less.
edit: about the whale - nothing changes much - but you know that the whale is a GMG ship. - so the whale itself is much more factionized than those trains, which are merely house specific.
' Wrote:will the zoner whale still have the ridiculously underlevel turret on it, or is it getting bumped up to a transport turret?
This is a good question I will like someone to answer......the whale need defensive turrets incase of piracy.
Atleast 3 or 4.....just to defend itself.
The Whale (the basis for the new Whale) does not need defensive turrets - it is cheap and has a high cargo space. It's designed not to have turrets as its downside...