Marc, how do you think the San'tok.Yai will end up being as a fighter?Off course I'm serious
Fleet ship predictions and expectations.
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See my theory about fighters is this, almost everyone will have some sort of fighter in their hanger many will have more than one, the reason people don't use them a lot right now is due to their limited range outside of the Warden. This is why I brought up fleet specifically because I really think when it comes down to putting together a fleet in TesT everything will be covered to an extent because we have so many members but as a general game concept again I think every one will have at least one fighter in their hanger.
Also I was looking at the Nautilus last night and I don't see a ton of people picking that ship up but it could be extremely useful in say combat fleet maneuvers or maybe protecting stations in border area's where Vanduul attack, still a lot of questions surrounding the minelayer but it looks like a really cool, really niche ship maybe a lot of people wont have.
Also I was looking at the Nautilus last night and I don't see a ton of people picking that ship up but it could be extremely useful in say combat fleet maneuvers or maybe protecting stations in border area's where Vanduul attack, still a lot of questions surrounding the minelayer but it looks like a really cool, really niche ship maybe a lot of people wont have.
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Not sure the Nautilus will be for sale, ships don't always reappear after their concept if it is to soon after. I would argue the Nautilus is a defensive ship and that's its niche but it definitely has a niche. I have one fighter as you say but I keep switching which one it is and currently have the santok just because it is not out yet so might end up okay. I am not expecting this however. Even so most fighters look like a pain and not fun to fly and this is madness for CIG for what apart from starter ships are going to be the most widely owned. Yes there are two long range fighters sold the vanguard and defender.... even so wrecking the enjoyment of all the other fighters is a steep price to pay for CIG to pay for their existence.
I agree, not many options out there and there tends to be an OP ship or two everyone flocks to, its nice to have options but those options need to be viable and that's the issue right now. Be interesting to see how fleet management handles the range issues for some fighters, if you can refuel does this make most fighters viable for long range missions?
Do any fighters have fuel scoop ability? Aside from the 325? The Arror?
I can see a lack of turret gunners, navigators and engineers,... once those game mechanics are in game,...
AI crew members and computer ran turrets will be necessary
Though, my girlfriend wants to be in my crew, which is a plus,... she has problems flying her starter ship,... :)
AI crew members and computer ran turrets will be necessary
Though, my girlfriend wants to be in my crew, which is a plus,... she has problems flying her starter ship,... :)
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I mean uhhhhh technically the 125a does with its AIR system.......
Ok. I'd do a bit of research. I'm intrigued.
Not sure if this is what your looking for, I was under the impression all fighters except for snub fighters would be able to scoop fuel to some extent, depending on what was available and how fast you were burning the fuel etc.. and only hydrogen fuel tank not the quantum fuel tanks.
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Very agile in the left / right / up / down directions, but not so fast in the forward / backward axis. Like a chopper or Harrier compared to conventional jets.
They still have, only it's consumption is much higher than its scope. Now in 3.7 you only will see your hydrogen fuel go down, fast if you are maneuvering, slow if you are traveling. However, if you speed up your ship to maximum speed, then shutdown your engines, the ships keeps it speed, but the hydrogen fuel slowly will increase.
You only will see the increase if you power up your engines again. It takes a few minutes top speed for a few percent.
That's sounds fun. I guess it'll be similar to the Khartu-Al? If so, I may just have to try one out. Sounds like it'd be a blast with dual sticks.
Ok. That's new. But I guess everything is new when you haven't played in a couple years, haha. So the arrow and 325 don't have special fuel scooping capacities?
Similar quad 4 thruster config... exactly
Maybe more efficient fuel scoops? That really depends on hydrogen tank capacity, fuel usage and scoop fuel gain. The only thing you can try out now is: go full speed, turn of engines, wait 5 minutes, check percentage increase, then check total capacity, calculate quantity / time unit.
As this is TEST Squadron, I figured that the answer would be BEER. So I think that the item that most of us will be needing to upgrade to eventually is a mini fridge right next to our gaming thrones for easy access to our preferred beverages.
Is a support shit the one that if you put a little vest on your number 2 they let you bring it into stores and on airplanes?
or maybe
As long as it allows you to both enjoy your gaming fun while also partake of your favorite beverages &/or snacks, I'll call that a Glorious setup indeed my friend. Cheers & congrats!
Yeah, I can get fresh beverages during gaming, also very important, enough space to store the empty bottles while gaming
I ended up picking the M2, that and the Warden will prolly be my main go to ships for the next year, now I have to learn how to fly them lol (hopefully the Hercules comes out soon!)
So yeah, I'm digging this fighter. But I reckon if I asked you what you thought a good companion fighter to the Sentinel was, you'd probably tell me I'd depends on my flying style. Which means for choosing another fighter I'm going to have to play the dang game, haha.
But is it a refrigerated safe?As this is TEST Squadron, I figured that the answer would be BEER. So I think that the item that most of us will be needing to upgrade to eventually is a mini fridge right next to our gaming thrones for easy access to our preferred beverages.
Damn Marc, I'm blown away every time I see this. So jealous.
Why only 2 fighters?
Light Fighter: Gladius or Arrow
Medium Fighter: Super Hornet (if it finally gets it's armor implemented) or Sabre (it doesn't need armor, it has enough shields)
Heavy Fighter: Vanguard
It is a half year old picture, which incidentally had a good view of the fridge... as a matter of fact, I replaced that old fridge
Haha, because I'm TRYING to keep my fleet small.
But I do like the idea of one of each...
Arrow or Galdius?
SH or Sabre?
Haha, gotta keep that beer cold my friend.