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Okay, please forgive me, I think I'm building a reputation for making debating topics that only reach 16 posts or less, but this is one I'm truly interested in.
If you could have your own personal dream ship, what would it be? I know many of us would go to the mega-super-duper-planetary-destroyer-battle-crusier type class, but be realistic. Sure, people can have crusiers and if you want that you can have it, but think REAL LIFE.
I'm writing a SciFi novel, so this is in my realm.
ANYWAY, mine would have to be a medium to small-sized ship. It has my living quarters, and is a long-range cargo hauler. Very small for a cargo transporter, it has two turret cannons on either side of its hull. In short, think Outrider from Shadows of the Empire.
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Posted 01 January 2001 - 07:40 PM
An above-average medium combat ship, nothing excessive, with decent foreward-firing weapondry.
Oh, and if you do put me in, call me William Darkk, not Fleet Admiral Darkk.
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Your cargo or your life!!!
Oh, and if you do put me in, call me William Darkk, not Fleet Admiral Darkk.
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Your cargo or your life!!!
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Posted 01 January 2001 - 07:50 PM
Okay, Willie. 
Mine would be, more realistically, an Elejeetian Cruiser, but I would always be dreaming of my very own Audemedon Gunship or Bazidanese Battleship...
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Mine would be, more realistically, an Elejeetian Cruiser, but I would always be dreaming of my very own Audemedon Gunship or Bazidanese Battleship...
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Posted 01 January 2001 - 08:25 PM
Just anything able to fire a bit and be on the rear again before it takes much damage. An Obish Escort fits the bill nicely.
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Posted 01 January 2001 - 10:56 PM
A UTO Elite Corvette, from Terran Wars.
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Posted 03 January 2001 - 05:44 AM
Personally, I have no desire to live in space, so my answer is fairly obvious- an Angel Fighter... modified SA style, of course.
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Posted 03 January 2001 - 08:45 AM
A medium-sized fleet carrier with legion missiles and four gun turrets.
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Posted 03 January 2001 - 01:26 PM
Small and fast, with minimal armour and weaponry, so something akin to a schooner or an executive transport.
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I have a plan so ingenius even an idiot could have devised it. On my command, we will line up our ships and fly straight into the enemy death-cannons clogging them with wreckage.
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I have a plan so ingenius even an idiot could have devised it. On my command, we will line up our ships and fly straight into the enemy death-cannons clogging them with wreckage.
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Posted 03 January 2001 - 01:40 PM
OOH! I got a cool idea…
Recently I've wanted to start up a bit of an artistic project, or perhaps a whole gallery of wacky sculptures. I just never had the huge amount of time on my hands. Well, my ship could be a travelling art studio! I could be a merchant, working all day in my little space-borne Outrider, to create whatever my heart desired. Now THAT would be cool.
Recently I've wanted to start up a bit of an artistic project, or perhaps a whole gallery of wacky sculptures. I just never had the huge amount of time on my hands. Well, my ship could be a travelling art studio! I could be a merchant, working all day in my little space-borne Outrider, to create whatever my heart desired. Now THAT would be cool.
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Posted 05 January 2001 - 07:02 PM
A small, quick warship, with several turrets and a powerful forward firing beam weapon.
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Posted 05 January 2001 - 08:59 PM
For one I'd be living on, well, I'll be semi-kinda-realistic (sorta). If mars gets colonized and ships become like cars by the time I'm about 50, it's possible.
About the size of a space-shuttle, but sleeker, and takes off horizontally. Lots of room for passengers, but not too much cargo. All the rooms of a normal house. There'd be a light shell turret that the copilot could man if it got in a fight. I'd make money ferrying passengers around the solar system, or taking them on sightseeing trips.
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About the size of a space-shuttle, but sleeker, and takes off horizontally. Lots of room for passengers, but not too much cargo. All the rooms of a normal house. There'd be a light shell turret that the copilot could man if it got in a fight. I'd make money ferrying passengers around the solar system, or taking them on sightseeing trips.
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"I think I have discovered the problem with humans. It is not entirely stupidity, as I once thought. It is their pigheaded and baseless philosophy: "If it isn't me, then it's opinions, feelings, and life do not matter, and it was meant to serve me." They also have this ability for creating excuses that are pointless, but they get others to believe it. A few examples: "It's only some savages. It's only five acres of rain forest. It's only one semi-truck. It's only fifty gallons of toxic waste..." After this realization, I marvelled at how humans, and the rest of the planet, have survived for so very long."
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Posted 06 January 2001 - 06:57 AM
I'd have to have two ships; a combatant vehicle, and a living-in vehicle. The living-in one would be sleek, probably in blue and red, and have a small docking bay in the lower area. It would have living quarters with two bunks, food dispensing facilities, waste disposal including high-tox copper exudate for Aonians, SynPleasure relaxapads and videos. The cockpit would be fairly spacious, with my chair in the centre. Someone I knew quite well could fly the ship as copilot.
As for my other ship, it would be something akin to a Lightning; fast, maneuverable, and well-armed, if losing out a bit in the shielding department. I'd have to make up for it in piloting skill...
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As for my other ship, it would be something akin to a Lightning; fast, maneuverable, and well-armed, if losing out a bit in the shielding department. I'd have to make up for it in piloting skill...
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Posted 20 January 2001 - 12:52 PM
2 ships
the first would be an all in one ship, massive, capable of housing thousands and having recreation facilites, parks and shopping malls. Could mine resources to build its own ships, and would have plenty of defence. About the size of the Marathon, but more of a moving space station then a colony ship.
The second one would be a medium sized war ship. It has a bizzare shape (i got it from a EV plug); going through the center horozantaly is a long shaft; at the front there are 2 fin like things curving to below the ship (there would be forward firing weapons here); at the back there is just a blob shaped thing on top of the shaft that houses the engines, some missle launchers, and a couple of turrets. At the forward tip of the shaft there is a massive forward firing beam weapon. The ship has a sort of bright molten look to it, because of its organic hull. And now for the realism part
Because of its fast engines, good shields, and powerfull weapons, it's a really energy hog, so it can't stay in battle mode for more then 30min or so at a time, before it recharges
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the first would be an all in one ship, massive, capable of housing thousands and having recreation facilites, parks and shopping malls. Could mine resources to build its own ships, and would have plenty of defence. About the size of the Marathon, but more of a moving space station then a colony ship.
The second one would be a medium sized war ship. It has a bizzare shape (i got it from a EV plug); going through the center horozantaly is a long shaft; at the front there are 2 fin like things curving to below the ship (there would be forward firing weapons here); at the back there is just a blob shaped thing on top of the shaft that houses the engines, some missle launchers, and a couple of turrets. At the forward tip of the shaft there is a massive forward firing beam weapon. The ship has a sort of bright molten look to it, because of its organic hull. And now for the realism part
Because of its fast engines, good shields, and powerfull weapons, it's a really energy hog, so it can't stay in battle mode for more then 30min or so at a time, before it recharges------------------
Don't knock on the gates of hell, ring the doorbell, it drives them crazy.
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Posted 20 January 2001 - 02:32 PM
I'd fly an interstellar bulk freighter. It would probably be similar to the ship in 2001 in appearance, Crew quarters up front, with engines a really long way in the rear. Huge Cargo pods would be mounted along the spine.
The living quarters would be absolutely tremendous and extremely well outfitted. Like a HUGE manor house in space. The ship would already be about 10 miles long, so the size of the quarters would be nearly irrelevant. It would have tremendous libraries, sitting rooms, recreation rooms, gardens, the works. On the long-haul flights between systems, when the ship just cruises, the crew of ten or so could go days without seeing eachother, wandering through the vastness of the ship.
It would rarely need to stop, as stopping would waste fuel. As it nears a system, smaller vessels carry fuel, food, and new cargo up to it, and detach the cargo pods they need. The ship just keeps on cruising along, useing stars to slingshot its way around the Galaxy.
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NEW NAME FOR THE DREADNOUGHT
The Hard-Boiled Egg
Why?
Because she cant be beaten!
The living quarters would be absolutely tremendous and extremely well outfitted. Like a HUGE manor house in space. The ship would already be about 10 miles long, so the size of the quarters would be nearly irrelevant. It would have tremendous libraries, sitting rooms, recreation rooms, gardens, the works. On the long-haul flights between systems, when the ship just cruises, the crew of ten or so could go days without seeing eachother, wandering through the vastness of the ship.
It would rarely need to stop, as stopping would waste fuel. As it nears a system, smaller vessels carry fuel, food, and new cargo up to it, and detach the cargo pods they need. The ship just keeps on cruising along, useing stars to slingshot its way around the Galaxy.
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NEW NAME FOR THE DREADNOUGHT
The Hard-Boiled Egg
Why?
Because she cant be beaten!
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Posted 20 January 2001 - 03:01 PM
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Posted 07 February 2001 - 10:22 AM
Mine would undoubtedely be a modified terran frigate (Ishiman Quest) with more shields and a higher max speed. And a RPK beam turret instead of those **** heat rays. 
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Posted 24 February 2001 - 04:13 AM
BTW, did anyone get the Elite reference/joke?
I'd make models of the ships if I could get good at it...
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I'd make models of the ships if I could get good at it...
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Subcommander g'Var "8 Lightnings" Krai'un
Second in command of the Escort Starbeam.
“Imagine if you will, you’re standing on a grade of finely processed salt in a salt factory. Now, there is a very large rusty blade flying towards you at a very high speed. Imagine now, the feeling you will have as you fall into that salt after you are run through with that blade.” -Marathon Infinity, Terminal 0, Page 2, You Think You’re Big Time, You’re Gonna Die Big Time, Vidmaster’s Challenge Edition.
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