Still alive?

[Andrew]

That's very cool. I like this kind of style. It looks similar to the hawk moth however has a touch of new style to it. I don't think an ambulance would have any weapons on in though. I'm wondering what the landing gear would look like.

[Kilagain]

Yeah... I have nasty a habit a slapping weapons onto everything

[Webmug]

Yeah... I have nasty a habit a slapping weapons onto everything

If you ask me, weapons are needed on every moth



I like the idea to include external docking capablities...

[Andrew]

I like the idea to include external docking capablities...

I like the idea however if we're going to have super massive moths why not just make it so you can fly into them? Maybe something similar to an aircraft carrier, a super massive army only moth. Interesting idea, however I'm not sure how far that's diverging from the original concept.

[Kilagain]

I like the idea to include external docking capablities...

I like the idea however if we're going to have super massive moths why not just make it so you can fly into them? Maybe something similar to an aircraft carrier, a super massive army only moth. Interesting idea, however I'm not sure how far that's diverging from the original concept.

A few harmless additions wouldn't hurt, maybe a faction or two . I've been a little slack lately, so I'll draw up a moth carrier tomorrow

[Prophet]

Personally, I think it's WAY off the original concept. MisOp was supposed to be a place of scarce resources. But I still think hulking, massive capital ships would be totally kick-ass.

Back in the day... there was X-Wing and TIE Fighter. On certain missions, you could target a supply craft and order them to dock with you. Your ship stopped, they approached, latched on, refilled your missiles, and flew away again. This would be an excellent addition to Hardwar. Think of controlling your own faction and flying into an enemy crater. Your dozens of moths could be re-supplied by one or two huge supply craft at the rear.

Two types of docking-capable capital ships: One is a carrier, but it can't carry full-size moths, only tiny ones with limited firepower, etc. Two is a docking ship with super-strong shields. Friendly craft fly into the shield and are protected during docking, however they don't actually enter the ship. Actually, I'd rather see shield drones than super-strong shields. That way a sharpshooter could still punch his way through...

Of course, if you're going to have ships like this they need to have some serious drawbacks. My ideas were 1) a constant consumption of resources which require a constant supply line of fuel being brought in from the rear. This means that your capital ships can't go beyond the limit or your control sphere or they'll be cut off from resupply and crash. And 2) capital ships and building-based turrets designed specifically to destroy capital ships. Finally 3) capital ships are not completely destroyed, rather the hull ruptures, the crew dies, and the capital frame crashes to the ground. Multiple scavengers work together to haul the hull (no pun intended) back to a construction yard for refitting - yours or your enemies'.

[Kilagain]

The carriers could have been there from the start. When MisOp was built, there had to have been some sort of a carrier where the moths were shipped from earth.

I'm not sure how it would operate resource wise though...

[Kilagain]

Playing around with a new technique. It didn't turn out as well as I expect I'm afraid, but you get the general idea.
It works well with characters though

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