Capitol Ship

[Salem]

My Idea for EA2 is some sort of Capitol type ship

    Which would be some sort of Ship that would act almost as the Huge Walker sized Vehicle from EA1(Sorry, I haven't played EA1 in about 2 Months) Although I feel like you may have that already in the game, I'm talking about a Huge Frigates with Hangers for transporting or building fighters. (Also possibly housing Boarding Transports?) A Barracks/Workshop for producing Units and a Cargo bay for Transporting trade goods (Possibly?)
    I know that this 99% will not be put into the game, but this might be able to be used as a Sub for the Space station (Allowing the player to pick whether or not they want the Heavy Frigate or the Space Station) It would projected be the size of a Super Star Destroyer from Star wars but that might be way too big lol. It may be confusing to understand how this might be able to be used as a Sub for the Space station but when you first enter the game, I can see people be able to place down certain rooms inside as in a Hanger, Cargo bay, Barracks/Workshop, A Security center, etc. (Not being able to build the Corridors as they are pre-built.) Also there would be Pros and Cons of the Frigate, for example: Being Mobile and not in constant orbit around a Planet or a Moon, but can be Boarded a lot easier. I also can see this being also a lot more realistic way of starting the game. (Example: Starting in Full space and not in Orbit every time.) 

I can see how this might work but at the same time, I might not see it really in the game. 

[theDemolisher13]

Salem are you talking about giving players the choice to either have a space station or a ship as large as a mother ship from homeworld for having a HQ?

[Rob]

I like the sound of that, currently in the game theres a ship called the Monolith, its about 1.2km long and has the power to blow up an entire star system with its primary weapon that deploys. I could refit it so that it does have extra features like hanger bays as been looking for a way for players to fly about in fighter ships in other systems as they can't Quantum Tunnel to other systems.

[theDemolisher13]

Hey you hear that Salem? Rob liked your idea perhaps we can see it work its way into the game somehow. Also other systems so the game is going to have multiple star systems in a single round hmm that kinda sounds similar to Sins of a solar empire in that respect. But that could be a fun and interesting change in the game.

[admiralanon]

Will the capital ships have hangers for smaller escort fighters, or gunships. Or will it be sourly created from the factories. And also will you have ship maneuvering like grouping of ships using your number keys or specific letter keys.

[huehuehue]

May 27, 2017 16:22:39 GMT admiralanon said:

Will the capital ships have hangers for smaller escort fighters, or gunships. Or will it be sourly created from the factories. And also will you have ship maneuvering like grouping of ships using your number keys or specific letter keys.

probably, noting how one of the pics show a hangar bay

[Salem]

May 26, 2017 10:16:44 GMT Rob said:

I like the sound of that, currently in the game theres a ship called the Monolith, its about 1.2km long and has the power to blow up an entire star system with its primary weapon that deploys. I could refit it so that it does have extra features like hanger bays as been looking for a way for players to fly about in fighter ships in other systems as they can't Quantum Tunnel to other systems.

Rob  

That sounds amazing. Is there any other ships that we can see in EA2 that can Quantum tunnel that might have hanger bays?  (Also by liking the sound of that do you mean the Capitol Ship idea like Sub for the Space station or like a Mothership?) 

theDemolisher13
"Salem are you talking about giving players the choice to either have a space station or a ship as large as a mother ship from homeworld for having a HQ?"

Yes. 

admiralanon
"Will the capital ships have hangers for smaller escort fighters, or gunships. Or will it be sourly created from the factories. And also will you have ship maneuvering like grouping of ships using your number keys or specific letter keys."

How I see the capitol ships having hangers is that it will be able to fit most types of ships if something like this were to be added and it could also come from the factories.


Edit: As for the Capitol ship idea, if Rob were to add something like this, I could go both ways with having it be some sort of Mothership with or without building components.

[theDemolisher13]

Jun 6, 2017 6:31:27 GMT Salem said:

theDemolisher13
"Salem are you talking about giving players the choice to either have a space station or a ship as large as a mother ship from homeworld for having a HQ?"

Yes.

Yes but I doubt that would make it into the game sadly.

[Salem]

Jun 6, 2017 14:35:44 GMT theDemolisher13 said:

Jun 6, 2017 6:31:27 GMT Salem said:

theDemolisher13
"Salem are you talking about giving players the choice to either have a space station or a ship as large as a mother ship from homeworld for having a HQ?"

Yes.

Yes but I doubt that would make it into the game sadly.

Indeed, It would be crazy if it did. Imagine having a whole fleet around your Mothership then another fleet approaches and Fighters emerge from the Mothership like a Army. It would be amazing. 

[theDemolisher13]

Jun 6, 2017 20:52:51 GMT Salem said:

Jun 6, 2017 14:35:44 GMT theDemolisher13 said:

Yes but I doubt that would make it into the game sadly.

Indeed, It would be crazy if it did. Imagine having a whole fleet around your Mothership then another fleet approaches and Fighters emerge from the Mothership like a Army. It would be amazing. 

Eh perhaps Rob could make that into a dlc thing but if it did make it's way into the game that would be one interesting ship to say the least. I mean the ship would still have to be fully exploitable like the stations are.

[altronza]

Wait theres going to be multiple systems to take
....... Sweet.....