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Post by goduranus on May 8, 2017 14:47:14 GMT
To see how cost effective we can build our ships, and to give us some more fun building, let have a challenge where we each build a single ship that is lightest and cheapest as possible and use it to beat all campaign missions where ship customization is enabled(except homecoming, where a warship cannot be picked).
Scoring: the score will be (Cost of the ship in MC) * (wet tonnage of the ship in kt), with a lower score being better.
Additional rules to provide some challenge:
The last shipment of lasing rods got torpedoed, so we can't use lasers
Due to insufficient richess of fissiles on hand, no nuclear warheads can be equipped, and generators and NTRs have to stick to 20% fuel richness.
Advancement in ememy jamming technologies have made our drones unusable.
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Post by newageofpower on May 8, 2017 14:50:41 GMT
To see how cost effective we can build our ships, and to give us some more fun building, let have a challenge where we each build a single ship that is lightest and cheapest as possible and use it to beat all campaign missions where ship customization is enabled(except homecoming, where a warship cannot be picked). Scoring: the score will be (Cost of the ship in MC) * (wet tonnage of the ship in kt), with a lower score being better. Additional rules: Due to a lack of manufacturing equipment for mirrors, there can be no lasers on this ship Due to inability to enriched fissiles, no nuclear warheads can be equiped Due to insufficient number of two way datalinks, drones are unavailable No enriched fissiles obviates most reactor designs. No two way links makes zero sense - nobody with an IQ higher than 50 Drone Operator Training makes slightly more sense. As for lasers, the lack of reactor power should be anti-laser as well; civilian mirror manufacture can produce small mirrors, so it wouldn't make sense either. Or the Lasing Element factories got bombed or something |
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Post by goduranus on May 8, 2017 14:53:44 GMT
I want to keep the reactors but have no nuclear warheads on payloads or missiles. Maybe no fissiles enriched beyond 15% or something, what's a reasonable number?
The handwave for no drones? Maybe the enemy has developed some jamming system that prevents us from communicating with the drones, or something.
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Post by The Astronomer on May 8, 2017 14:59:39 GMT
Why not make the lack of lasers/missiles/drones optional?
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Post by goduranus on May 8, 2017 15:07:06 GMT
Might be too easy with lasers, drones or nukes.
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Post by The Astronomer on May 8, 2017 15:10:09 GMT
Might be too easy with lasers, drones or nukes. Can I use mod rockets? |
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Post by samchiu2000 on May 8, 2017 15:12:29 GMT
A big laserstar should be able to get the job done~
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Post by goduranus on May 8, 2017 15:13:52 GMT
Come on, of course we can do the campaign with one ship, but this is a challenge. Gotta make it hard on yourself or it's be too easy.
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Post by The Astronomer on May 8, 2017 15:14:45 GMT
So what do we need...
1. Very high delta-v
2. Extremely fast railguns
3. Tons of armor
4. High acceleration
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Post by goduranus on May 8, 2017 15:17:03 GMT
And flak missiles to beat laser ships without the main ship take too much damage.
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Post by samchiu2000 on May 8, 2017 15:17:21 GMT
Come on, of course we can do beat the campaign with one ship , but this is a challenge. Gotta make it hard on yourself or it's be too easy. Give me a laser using <50MW with intensity of 250TW at 1Mm, then I maybe able to make one. My old one just can't work  |
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Post by goduranus on May 8, 2017 15:22:30 GMT
apophys's 1MW laser ship in the Liberty Assault Cutter thread will beat the campaign solo if you give it a bit more deltaV.
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Post by The Astronomer on May 8, 2017 15:28:10 GMT
If enemy jamming is a thing, then missiles are out.
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Post by goduranus on May 8, 2017 15:33:48 GMT
Maybe drones need two way communication to work or something, while missiles only need receivers to work.
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Post by The Astronomer on May 8, 2017 15:50:31 GMT
I'd love to present:  'Enormous delta-v. High enough acceleration to flee your mother. Hand-waved antimatter power generator. Can't be used in any of the stock levels.' |
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