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Post by tukuro on Mar 4, 2017 22:37:06 GMT
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Post by bigbombr on Mar 4, 2017 22:45:19 GMT
Looks really nice. I fully approve of these replacements and hope they get put in the game.
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Post by theholyinquisition on Mar 4, 2017 23:27:21 GMT
WHO CARES ABOUT MIN-MAXING, I JUST WANT PRETTY SHIPS AND TUKURO DELIVERSSS. Also I really should try something about this hmm... If only we had better materials for decoration other than boron nitride, gold, copper, and silicon. Again, we really should not be decorating anything. When was the last time you saw something meant for combat decorated?
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Post by bigbombr on Mar 4, 2017 23:33:05 GMT
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Post by David367th on Mar 5, 2017 0:34:44 GMT
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Post by theholyinquisition on Mar 5, 2017 1:25:52 GMT
Neither the SR-71 Blackbird or the ship are decorated. It's called dazzle camouflage. Of the other two, one is a chalk nose painting, without enough mass to effect flight characteristics. The other is the squadron markings of the 353d fighter group, useful for identification of comrades and squadron mates. See? For more info, find the Robert Watkins book Battle Colors: Insignia and Markings of the Eighth Air Force In World War II., ISBN 0-7643-2535-3.
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Post by bigbombr on Mar 5, 2017 2:44:48 GMT
The white chalk is purely for identification, the black coating is to reduce the radar signature. But what about the red markings? And the A-10 does occasionally feature nose art. As does the Super Tucano.
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Post by David367th on Mar 5, 2017 3:08:53 GMT
Aviation always has had decorative elements on planes since they because military vehicles back in the Great War
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Post by theholyinquisition on Mar 5, 2017 3:42:56 GMT
The white chalk is purely for identification, the black coating is to reduce the radar signature. But what about the red markings? And the A-10 does occasionally feature nose art. As does the Super Tucano. The red marks indicate areas without reinforcement that shouldn't be stepped on by the techs.
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Post by concretedonkey on Mar 5, 2017 5:41:47 GMT
Well we also have this : But those are japanese so you might dismiss them as just being weird ... Seriously though, I have nothing against decoration, but so many decorative layers are seriously hurting your armor layer budget... on the other hand if we had purely decorative layers .... . Then again so much Bling might hurt your opponents sensors
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Post by bigbombr on Mar 5, 2017 6:21:03 GMT
The stock designs needn't be too tough. These upgrades provide enough of an increase in performance where I'm concerned. Their visual appeal ellevates them to something I'd want in my game. Imagine a new trailer with these ships instead of the current stock ones.
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Post by thorneel on Mar 5, 2017 9:58:42 GMT
Well we also have this : But those are japanese so you might dismiss them as just being weird ... Seriously though, I have nothing against decoration, but so many decorative layers are seriously hurting your armor layer budget... on the other hand if we had purely decorative layers .... . Then again so much Bling might hurt your opponents sensors So Anime art for Nippon Prime battleships. Though traditional Japanese art may be both better suited to their style and better for those poor people afflicted with an Anime allergy. For the Glorious Democratic Republic of the Free People, South-East Asia has an a wealth of traditional images that would look pretty badass on a warship The Iroquois Resurgence would obviously use art based on traditional or (XXIe) contemporary Iroquois art For the United Sol Trade Alliance, probably traditional Western military art, possibly with traditional European and Chinese art? For the Liberty Exchange... I have no idea. Let's say US comic book/newspaper comic art? Note that both the RFP, USTA and LE may have more diverse art than their baselines, as population was shuffled during the Exodus, and they don't have an identity strongly linked to a past Earth heritage like NP and IR.
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Post by tukuro on Mar 5, 2017 11:43:31 GMT
If only we had better materials for decoration other than boron nitride, gold, copper, and silicon. Again, we really should not be decorating anything. When was the last time you saw something meant for combat decorated? It was common before 19th century, if we exclude plane nose art. The reason it fell out of favour is because the increases in combat range and change in tactics put an emphasize on remaining hidden from the enemy. It also wasn't economical in an age of mass production. In space however, there is no stealth (unless you're a cryogenic steamer). A square kilometer of gold leaf or huge figureheads are not going to increase your energy signature by much. And in the world of CODE we're probably 3D printing most of the ship anyway.
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Post by Enderminion on Mar 5, 2017 14:09:27 GMT
I feel like the RFP is very militarized, I feel likt they would have military art, as for USTA, Imperialiststic art
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Post by The Astronomer on Mar 5, 2017 14:10:16 GMT
I'd love to see anime arts on Nippon Prime ships
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