Kestrel CTE-20000 Light Bomber

[Zynth]

Hello, I 'm new to the forums.

I have made a Light Bomber in Google SketchUp. No textures.

I hope to receive some feedback on how it looks like and stuff.

Possible names: Kestrel (main), Kite, Osprey. (Any recommendations?)

Info card: A follow up from the famous Roc bomber. Finding that the Roc had somewhat a problem catching smaller ships. Its designers decided that a faster more agile version was required to handle more delicate missions. The Kestrel has a comparatively smaller power core but what it loses in power more thank makes up for in speed. The Kestrel is faster than a regular bomber, with about the same agility as a VHF. The smaller powercore and few hardpoints may be a turn off though. A mediocre 2 gun mounts, 1 bomber torpedo hardpoint and 1 cruise disruptor (together with the usual mines and countermeasures) makes you feel that the designers could have done a better job.


This ship is meant to be a Light Bomber. I 'm not sure if 2 gun mounts or 3 would be better...(Suggestions?)
The powercore should be around 31,000 u (do not churn out too many SNACs...It could prove to be inbalanced. Possibly ammo torpedo only?)

I don't know how to model, hitbox and put ships in the game. So just take this as a suggestion. I am unable to do it myself.

Here are the pics:
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/BL...KestrelPic1.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/BL...KestrelPic2.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/BL...KestrelPic3.jpg

If you want the Google SketchUp file. PM me.

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[Linkus]

Better posting this in the general developers forum, not in ship submissions. This is where you show the submitted/submitting version of the ship when it's done.


It's a good start for a ship, you have got the general feel of it.
In reality it just needs more work and a bit more added onto it.
More bulk, more detail and some more general structure to it.

Also remember that light bombers tend not to do so well, IE folks don't like em much apparantly.

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[Zynth]

Ok. Er...can someone shift this post then?

Perhaps I should try something else...Maybe convert it into a Xeno ship with its own line.

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[tansytansey]

Two problems.

1) the Roc is a light bomber.

2)

Finding that the Roc had somewhat a problem catching smaller ships.

Bombers are not supposed to fight smaller ships. They are anti-capital ships. The Eagle is for killing anything smaller.

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[Prysin]

Two problems.

1) the Roc is a light bomber.

2)


Bombers are not supposed to fight smaller ships. They are anti-capital ships. The Eagle is for killing anything smaller.

What she said

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[aerelm]

First of all, Its a nice ship as your first model, but Yea, Ship Submissions are only for Modeled and ready-to-hitbox Ships.

Then, We already had a model much similar to this back in 4.84. It was changed to Roc in .85 (Pic 1, Pic 2) So... Well, technically, This model (Or rather, Idea of this ship) been in the mod already - And was removed later. Although - Your Model is far more beautiful than that Pregnant Eagle everyone used back in .84!

And Lastly, General View of Community and Balance Team over Bombers, is a Ship that doesn't do well against Fighters. So, making a bomber with VHF Agility, means it'll be much easier to kill Fighters in that thing (Even with 2 or 3 Gun Slots)... So, turns it into something more Anti-Fighter than Anti-Cap, which is a Big No from Balance team. (Same reason that Bombers cant mount Fighter Weaps anymore. Just because you can hit fighters much easier with Fighter guns than Bomber ones.)

[Durandal]

As a fellow SU user I can say that this model looks like it may have a few internal faces. The thing which I'm assuming is a torp tube below the cockpit just looks outright odd and needs to be redone.

The ship itself is a bit uninspired and looks like a blockier, sharper version of the Roc or Eagle. You could try smoothing the fuselage a bit using the arc tool.

My advice to you is honestly to do away with this design, and make something new entirely. It can be a bomber, a fighter, or a whatever, but go with something that's more original and brings something fresh to the game, as the CTE line is already covered nicely.

[jxie93]

It's flat and blocky, not cool.

Also, the concept of a light bomber is flawed.

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