(03-13-2013, 03:09 PM)Gamazson Wrote: A speed transport. I like that idea. The very front turret is going to have a forward only firing arc anyway, so a GB turret would nest in there perfectly. 7 turrets, but I'll limit the arcs so that it does not have better coverage than the yacht. It is not as compact and slim as the Democritus so the armor armor and capacity would need to be marginally higher. Only one counter measure because it needs a cruise disrupter.
I'll model on those hard points after I finish adding a little detail to the mid deck void, as long as there are no objections.
The Democritus is already a very weak ship. One gunboat turret is equal to 2 transport turrets. (1 basic ≃ 2 type 4; 1 cerb ≃ 2 type 3; 1 razor ≃ 2 type 2 (Except Demo doesn't have the core for it), 1 pulse ≃ 2 type 1) As a result, it is huge, expensive, with a low cargo, and is still weaker than plenty of smaller ships.
So trying to balance a transport designed for pirating next to the Democritus which is designed for really only RP purposes, is not a good idea.
I'd say, as you said, 1 forward-firing gunboat turret and 7 transport turrets, is a good idea, but don't give it bad arcs. Considering its role, I'd say 1 gb turret and 7 transport turrets all fire forwards, with the 7 transport turrets (and not the gb turret) being able to fire to either side, and then only 5 transport turrets (and not the gb turret) firing backwards, would be a good balance for the ship. If you think this amount of firepower sounds overpowered... Compare it to many other transports with significantly more firepower.
