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Since I mentioned that SW Theory was playing Outlaws and had no complaints, I think I should note how that turned out. He played all the way through and then made a lengthy explanation of why it is maybe the worst game he has ever played. So there’s that.

* Nomad specifically called out active pinging and Radar Cross Section (RCS). The calculator is not much help here and refuses to give automated calculations because RCS changes with ship orientation. That said, if you manually input an RCS figure the calculator will use it. It’s a linear...

While it is all theory crafting, some of the theory is calculated by actual detection distance calculator. The numbers come from spviewer, not me. In fact, it is obviously using a very different equation for SCM than what was given us years ago. I’d love to know what the equation is and where it...

I’ve been running numbers in both calculators, trying to determine what is the best way to fight and fight with the Polaris and made some interesting finds I want to share. A Polaris, hunting another Polaris is a good measure in the calculators since the Polaris figures are more reliable than...

Not that I know of. Certain fan site like erkul and StarJump get regular access to some level of code info. I’m not sure if it is special access or if CIG publishes it. In any event, it includes some in-house discussion at CIG, so CIG is intentionally leaking info, through outlets that...

S6 guns have been the magic number for years. If you’ll recall, the original Polaris design incorporated a single S6 flack cannon that launched canisters to kill torps and fighters at very close (500m)distance. I think they said the range of this weapon is 2,700m, which is a little disappointing...

Twin S6 ballistics on the Polaris chin! Point defense and quad S4 to the dorsal turrets. View: https://youtu.be/hEoNl6qLhgg?si=O69tVxa4dSM9P6sE

This is a common issue with “infinite games” that have no stated goals. My observation is that players who get that the process is the goal, tend to do well, while those that don’t tend to grind until disrupted and then rage-quit. It’s then all the game’s fault. It’s not the game’s fault. The...

I was under the impression they were all in the same instance. There was a label at one point marking the simulation as “500 players”.

What do you get with 1,000 players? One thing you can get is multiple ships, each twenty times the size of a bunker. https://youtube.com/shorts/DayOkCLK6g4?si=XFiIKX-seE9SoRLz

Amidst all the fanfare concerning the rage-quitting over MM, is the real news about server meshing. Yeah, there was news of this some months ago, but that was 100 players. This is 1,000 players. This is the real news that doesn’t deserve to be set aside while the tantrums get attention. News...

I’m curious what you think caused the exodus from Eve. I think it was when players learned that the most potent force in their universe was betrayal. The largest and most powerful orgs were all undone by their own people, rendering service to others useless, pointless and counterproductive...

I’m curious what others think. I know Avenger believes pirate fighters the hands down winner in every contest they create (which arguably should be the case), but I have to wonder what percent of such contests are against fully crewed ships? Most multies are still being flown solo. So what...

I think it’s 2S4 plus 4S3. Very slight upgrade from the MSR and 400i.

The spviewer has a really nice detection calculator that made me rethink the entire function of a deep penetration team working in Vanduul space. Instead of looking at how much damage it might do, I looked at the minimum Human Resources needed to be effective, flying 3 Eclipse off a Liberator. I...

So continuing to tinker with the spviewer, turns out the twin S5 gun turrets on the Redeemer are also S5 turrets. So according to this unverified story, you can currently put the biggest, baddest turrets on the top of the Vanguard. The twin AD5B guns do much more damage than the HH turrets— over...

I think ultimately, getting players to man turrets is getting players to play together. If two guys enjoy playing side by side, well now the turret gunner has real guns compared to the pair of S2 that made him wonder why he wasn’t in another ship. They gave turrets better capacitors and made it...

Agreed but if I know Favreau, what he’s after is something that adds tastefully to the legacy that fans will really cherish. The story is about Mando and Grogu, and he won’t detract from that, but if the original crew somehow impacted them and saved them, or otherwise have a serious moment...

The reviewers don’t know how involved these characters would be. For now it seems on hold because Harrison Ford is not cooperating. The conjecture is whether he’s been put off by the flop of the last Indy film. He’s getting old and his recent experience was he worked hard for what became a...

This is a good reason to post the spviewer link. Note that this fit out calculator gives the actual size of various turrets. So the manned turrets in the Hammerhead are the same S5 turret size found on the Vanguard. Theoretically, right now you could place the 4S4 manned turret from a...