Starfighter WIP: Wildcard class

Fuzzy Modem · Post by **Fuzzy Modem** » 2004-01-20 01:30am

Early WIP:

http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/fuzzymo ... dwip01.jpg

Thoughts?

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-01-20 01:36am

Fuzzy Modem wrote:Early WIP:

http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/fuzzymo ... dwip01.jpg

Thoughts?

Where does the pilot go?

Fuzzy Modem · Post by **Fuzzy Modem** » 2004-01-20 01:52am

The pilot goes inside. Middle front. He sits leaning forward, like on a mountain bike.

Any and all suggestions are welcome. I'm not sure where to go with this design.

The ships is about 10 meters long.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-01-20 07:52am

Just a personal opinion...I don't like it. I mean, maybe it's because it just doesn't fir the archetypal space fighter we're used to, and just asthetically, to me, it's not very...interesting? on the plus side, it *does* look like a card....

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-01-20 08:54am

Fuzzy Modem wrote:The pilot goes inside. Middle front. He sits leaning forward, like on a mountain bike.

Any and all suggestions are welcome. I'm not sure where to go with this design.

The ships is about 10 meters long.

I think that will be a pretty uncomfortable position for a fighter pilot ... especialy when involved into a dog fight (unless you put some realy good inertial dumpers on that card)

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2004-01-20 12:09pm

Couldn't it be piloted by an artificial intelligence? It's quite a mystery why that idea hasn't been explored more by sci-fi writers.

Kenny_10_Bellys · Post by **Kenny_10_Bellys** » 2004-01-20 12:18pm

'cos it's boring. Stories are about characters I'm afraid, not machines. Give the machine some character we can identify with and maybe, but just a machine? Nah.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2004-01-20 03:53pm

Kenny_10_Bellys wrote:Give the machine some character we can identify with and maybe, but just a machine? Nah.

Ever heard of HAL9000 or Marvin The Paranoid Android?

SPOOFE · Post by **SPOOFE** » 2004-01-20 04:25pm

Stories are about characters I'm afraid, not machines.

Whoever said the story has to focus on a starfighter?

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-01-21 01:54am

Peregrin Toker wrote:Couldn't it be piloted by an artificial intelligence? It's quite a mystery why that idea hasn't been explored more by sci-fi writers.

Because of the Insane-AI-that-trashes-everything stereotype. Besides, what's the point of having the AI run everything, anyway? They'll only run amok and destroy humanity. Didn't you watch the Terminator films?

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-01-21 10:23am

I think it may have too much surface area for its mass. it's an interesting and original design though. If you expanded the cockpit and beefed up the engine area it would look sweet. You could also add a subtle taper from stern to bow.... 5 maybe 10 degrees.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2004-01-21 03:05pm

Peregrin Toker wrote:
Kenny_10_Bellys wrote:Give the machine some character we can identify with and maybe, but just a machine? Nah.
Ever heard of HAL9000 or Marvin The Paranoid Android?

Or Bolo tanks?

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2004-01-21 03:28pm

Looks like PCMCIA with teeth.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-01-21 04:36pm

Spyder wrote:Looks like PCMCIA with teeth.

That was what was bugging me, i couldn't quite put my finger on...but of course! Laptop network cards!

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-01-21 04:45pm

if the cockpit was a bit larger, and actually big enough to comfortabl seat a human pilot, then it might be a feasible design. it doesn't really look too comfortable imo.what type of missions would it be used for? air? space? or would it be used to protect capital ships?

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2004-01-22 09:53am

Stofsk wrote: Besides, what's the point of having the AI run everything, anyway? They'll only run amok and destroy humanity. Didn't you watch the Terminator films?

Didn't you read the Culture books?

BTW - I've only seen the first Terminator film.

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