SPOILER ALERT - Vanduul Ships Conceptual Art
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Han Burgundy
Space Marshal
more fantastical than I would have expected
looks like they hired some designers from Eve Online
looks like they hired some designers from Eve Online
Peace88
Space Marshal
afuryinheaven
Commander
Very nice! Looks like H. R. Giger's work (Alien).
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afuryinheaven
Commander
DcTrojan72
Vice Admiral
Lmao! Thats a corn header?!?!?! Must be the vanduul combine
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Vanduuls gotta eat man.
And popcorn. For movies.
DcTrojan72
Vice Admiral
And i shall be the first one to cap one of them!! Haha
Shadow Reaper
Space Marshal
Fabulous art. Thanks.
Its good to note in the comparison chart at the bottom, the difference in size between the Void Bomber and the Idris. From early intel the Void Bomber is more heavily armed, but it is much smaller, and the actual size is much less than the measurements because it has all this flying armor surrounding it. It's actual height and beam is tiny compared to the Idris.
I think the design scheme here is similar to what we saw as the difference between German and especially Japanese battleships during WWII which were extremely heavily armed, and American and British battleships which were less heavily armed but had state-of-the-art damage control systems and were thus able to outmatch their opponents. The Iowa class battleship was the ultimate expression of this intense sturdiness built into the design.
Given the weapons the Vanduul have and the basic design of their ships, it looks like the very last thing you want is to be attacked by them. Rather, you want to attack them so they are out for the count immediately. It is that first few seconds of battle that will decide the battle in their favor. You can't allow them to hit you. And note if this is true, all the more reason to steal Vanduul ships and use them for privateering, since you want to use that design to attack from stealth. It's a "glass cannon" design that can't take a hit but doesn't need to if it gets the first licks in. It's the design of an aggressor, rather than a pacifier.
Its good to note in the comparison chart at the bottom, the difference in size between the Void Bomber and the Idris. From early intel the Void Bomber is more heavily armed, but it is much smaller, and the actual size is much less than the measurements because it has all this flying armor surrounding it. It's actual height and beam is tiny compared to the Idris.
I think the design scheme here is similar to what we saw as the difference between German and especially Japanese battleships during WWII which were extremely heavily armed, and American and British battleships which were less heavily armed but had state-of-the-art damage control systems and were thus able to outmatch their opponents. The Iowa class battleship was the ultimate expression of this intense sturdiness built into the design.
Given the weapons the Vanduul have and the basic design of their ships, it looks like the very last thing you want is to be attacked by them. Rather, you want to attack them so they are out for the count immediately. It is that first few seconds of battle that will decide the battle in their favor. You can't allow them to hit you. And note if this is true, all the more reason to steal Vanduul ships and use them for privateering, since you want to use that design to attack from stealth. It's a "glass cannon" design that can't take a hit but doesn't need to if it gets the first licks in. It's the design of an aggressor, rather than a pacifier.
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Han Burgundy
Space Marshal
AH hah! Thought you could get away with your clever little infiltration, didn't you? You no-good space alien. Your signature GIF is actually you, isn't it? Is.....is that what Vanduul are going to look like? I, for one, find the dead eyes and polka-dots terrifying.
DcTrojan72
Vice Admiral
I have had it with these mother ******* snakes flying my mother ******** ships!!!
I can't believe how big some of these things are getting. Right now we only have the Starfarer which is tiny compared to the Idris...and you could fit five of the Idris inside their Cruiser!
I wanna make bombing runs along their hulls.
I wanna make bombing runs along their hulls.
Hmmm some how these Vanduul ships and other related stuff brings me memories from Wraith ships and stuff in Stargate:Atlantis