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  1. Richard Bong

    Unreal 5 Engine.

    At the time, when I got into Star Citizen, I was running QA for Daz 3D who was branching out into game assets and has assets, under the Tafi brand, for gaming assets. So yes, I was doing seriouos research at the time. :) Unlike CryEngine, Unity is specifically designed for MMO, the network code...
  2. Richard Bong

    Unreal 5 Engine.

    UnReal was impressive 5 years ago, not quite this impressive, but very impressive. When I first looked into Star Citizen I realized, immediately, that the CryEngine was the wrong engine for the game and Unity or Unreal was a much better choice.
  3. Richard Bong

    The fate of my Starfarer

    Don't forget you aren't going to have to haul gas.
  4. Richard Bong

    The fate of my Starfarer

    One other point in the Starfarer's favor. Take a couple of Starfarers equipped for fuel, one or two equipped for cargo and a pair of Vulcans and you have a FARP capable of supporting a few squadrons of Vanguards and Retaliators. The Cargo bay in the C2 is not as well set up for the cargo role in...
  5. Richard Bong

    The fate of my Starfarer

    I still see the Starfarer as a momey maker, however I can't stand the cockpit view or the interior. On the plus side it should be able to carry all your vehicles at once and when equipped with cargo pods rivals the Hull C for cargo capacity. Further if you are going to crew it you might as well...
  6. Richard Bong

    Missile Choices 2

    But I already have a Retaliator, and I belong to Test so crew and escorts shouldn't be an issue.
  7. Richard Bong

    Missile Choices 2

    There are two ways to accomplish a fire them all at once, from a practical point of view. 1. The ship, not the seeker head needs to see the target and the data is passed to the missile. 2. Staggered time for the missiles to light their engines. Combine the two and the Retaliator should be able...
  8. Richard Bong

    Missile Choices 2

    I never saw anywhere that ballistics were to completely ignore shields, just that they would have better shield penetration. A weapon that ignores shields throws game balance out the window. Why would you ever use a weapon that doesn't ignore shields, when there is one that does? Especially...
  9. Richard Bong

    Missile Choices 2

    No. For example, the M70 is a slow firing weapon with a much smaller magazine compared to the M16 or M249. The M70 has a lower distribution rate in the US Army than the M249 but each serve their purpose. Again, just because a weapon exists, that does not mean it is, or should be, equal or...
  10. Richard Bong

    Missile Choices 2

    The round may be more massive, but it is also larger and slower. These factors lower penetration in the real world. The larger round gives the shields more surface area to slow. The lower velocity gives the shields more time to slow the eound. Just because a weapon exists that doesn't mean it...
  11. Richard Bong

    Missile Choices 2

    Where are you seeing the strife is designed to ignore shields?
  12. Richard Bong

    Missile Choices 2

    What makes you think a mass driver, aka small rail gun should not have the same damage mitigation as a gatling gun or an auto-cannon?
  13. Richard Bong

    Missile Choices 1

    CS come stock on my PT boat. When you care enough to send the very best, say it with Argos.
  14. Richard Bong

    Missile Choices 2

    Size 9 from good old PT-73.
  15. Richard Bong

    Opinions on custom computer builders

    My new build, this weekend's project: i9 (9900K) 8 corers 16 threads. Gigabyte G390 "Gaming X" 32 GB (16x2) DDR4-3600 (GSKILL RipJaws) Intel SSD 2048 GB (2TB) NVME Gen 3. 4x Seagate 2TB 7200 drives (RAID5) EVGA 850G 850W PSU EVGA RTX 2080 Super Zalman CNPS9900-MAX Blue CPU Cooler. Full set of...
  16. Richard Bong

    Opinions on custom computer builders

    I see one major problem with this build. Why would you get an M.2 that small? Get an Intel or Samsung NVME Gen 3 that is at least 1TB. Even at 512GB that is going to bottleneck your system. Other notes liquid cooling looks cool but is extra maintence and significantly higher cost for very...
  17. Richard Bong

    Opinions on custom computer builders

    Their laptops are still Sagers.
  18. Richard Bong

    Opinions on custom computer builders

    Any computer shop can build you a desktop to your specs. For that shop local. You help out a local small business when they need it, you won't spend more amd if something goes wrong, you aren't trying to get support from China.
  19. Richard Bong

    Opinions on custom computer builders

    For a laptop, go to the source for most of the "custom laptops" get a Sager. https://www.sagernotebook.com/home.php
  20. Richard Bong

    Ship size when folded? Hawk, Arrow, Mustang, Sabre? Plz help me :)

    Dune reference. Real world, scientific theory equivalent is an Einstein-Rosen (Rainbow) bridge. View: https://youtu.be/gVEQRj_WJG4
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