Order Gunboat

[Jinx]

i revised the design ( well - again ) ... while the wing design of the former version was OK - the basic idea of the gunboat wasn t really the way i wanted it to be. - this version is closer to the zoner gunboat - but should have a much much more sophisticated and more military look.

to support that - it now has 3 engines, instead of the single engine of the zoner version. it has 4 reactor chambers instead of 2 and should look sleeker.

the bridge ( which is the only part the crew can operate in ) is smaller than the zoner gunboat and lacks the side shield platings. - the "wings" are a bit more massive ( due to the additional engines )

the whole gunboat should be a bit smaller than the zoner version ( the zoner gunboat is pretty large ) - but about the same agility ( it should still be one of the larger gunboats that suffers from being a very large target from above and below )

here is an image of the zoner GB again to compare the shapes...

reason for the third revision is that i was simply unhappy with the bridge section of the former model. - it lacked inspiration and style. ( and the modelling of the front winglets was pretty badly done )

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[Othman]

Looks unique and promising to add depth. I like the slight arch type feeling it is likely to have.

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[Zork]

hmm... im a corsair... i think i take one

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[AdamantineFist]

Great work as always, Jinx. I like the sound of how it's shaping up. One thing, though. Why does it use the civ textures? I'd think that a gunboat produced by/for the Order would use hull plating similar to the rest of their shipline.

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[Jinx]

ahh - the one below ( the textured one ) is the zoner gunboat....

the ( yet ) untextured one is the order gunboat - and i ll make it stained silver / black - so it will most certainly not be messed up with the zoner gunboat from afar.

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[Turkish]

I'm still unconvinced that the same people who designed and constructed their own carrier would rely on Zoner derived designs for something as small as a gunboat.

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[jammi]

hmm... im a corsair... i think i take one

I think not! Order exclusive!

And that ship does look extremely cool. I especially like the extra detailing around the center engine.

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[Jinx]

@Turkish:

dunno - made up reasons. - fortifying relationships between allies. economical reasons. - modifying a design is cheaper and less work than developing their own. - on any account - the order has really "developed" very few ships.

the anubis is a modification ( but almost a stand alone order design ) - the bomber will be their very own design. the carrier will be nothing but a modified osiris. - the destroyer will be their own design ( and supposed to be about as rare as a snowball in the desert )

concerning their "own" designs - the order isn t really blessed very much. they got the know how - and probably the resources ( with some huge shipyard in 100 ) - but if an ally has a new warship produced that is "tuned down for civilian purposes" - it would be a shame not to receive a tuned up version for them.

but those things are just made up. ( except that it might be a bit boring for the order players to have osiris shapes from a gunboat up to a battleship )

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[Heartless]

Jinx, you've just made me a very happy person:)

The only thing I would change is maybe widen the bridge? Not sure if that's possible with those reaction chambers, but other than that it looks very sleek and awsome. Great job.

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[Jinx]

sure - i ll make the bridge a little bigger ( gotto do it anyway - or it would "look" larger than a destroyer ) - gonne widen it by 20%

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