Well, it's a bit unrealistic to have a scout with better scanning than a battleship... But perhaps an AWAC's type of craft, gunboat sized, with large scanner array (only allowed on that type of ship) perhaps equiped with some freighter turrets for point defense... that would sound like a real scanning ship.
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' Wrote:I dont think the game will allow you to detect anything over 14k away, which is probably why the best scanners in the mod only go up to what... 12k? for a battleship license?
I am forced to mention the Plasmafire Mod again. In the last PF version I played, you could see players from 45 klicks away.
' Wrote:preferably it'd be nice for them to have their own class of thruster only mountable on these ships pushing them to cruise speed. this will allow them to jump to that speed faster than someone who has to charge, which would help them to "intercept"
the problem with making special equipment i would think is how to make them so other ships can't use them.
I'm ful about these idea ! Interceptor/scout could be some kind of support light ship in armadas...
CD,CM and scout thruster, with quite low shield (lvl 5-4) and low weapons, its role would be to detect, scann and stop any ship it aimed at, remaining theoricaly unhurted thanks to its speed, scanner range and manoeuvrability...
About specific equipment, please, think about this : You cannot mount a transport advanced shield with a bomber; as well as you cannot mount a battlecruiser turret on Gunboats...
About thruster, I think cruise speed is a bad idea... A 250-300 speed would be a good idea, but 350 would be unfair... Other possibility : 350 high speed, but low endurance...
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If we can get past purely military uses, I, too, have thought about some sort of scout ship for exploration purposes. Minimal weaponry, but sufficient shields for the unknown - something light and fast with good scanning and cartography abilities.
' Wrote:If we can get past purely military uses, I, too, have thought about some sort of scout ship for exploration purposes. Minimal weaponry, but sufficient shields for the unknown - something light and fast with good scanning and cartography abilities.
Realistically, you'd want a nice big ship with lots of room for supplies, living quarters, etc. for those really long hauls. That's what the Spatial is for. A very light ship is more for short recon missions, nothing too extended.