New Fighters

The Jazz Intern · Post by **The Jazz Intern** » 2005-05-13 12:36am

I had a few Ideas, and wanted to share them and see what other peoples Ideas were on the subject of fighters. This is a little like the Star destroyer one, only, with fighters.

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2005-05-13 12:45am

Well, don't leave us in suspense, what be your ideas?

The Jazz Intern · Post by **The Jazz Intern** » 2005-05-13 02:16am

Well, its kind of a gun platform. It looks like a B- wing. No, wait, it doesn't. It looks like
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The O is a tie cockpit. The X is a swivilig turbo laser. No sheilds. The engine is located between the cokpit and Turbo laser.

Ra · Post by Ra » 2005-05-13 02:26am

Interesting idea, but you don't have any pictures?
- Ra

The Jazz Intern · Post by **The Jazz Intern** » 2005-05-13 02:29am

Not yet, but I might be able to make one on paint.

The Jazz Intern · Post by **The Jazz Intern** » 2005-05-13 02:45am

How do you put pictures on here? (yes Im a newb, so you can all point and giggle

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Ra · Post by Ra » 2005-05-13 02:49am

use the [img] tags. You usually have to do the code as something like:

Code: Select all

[img]http://www.websitename.com/images/picture[/img]

An example. If you're trying to upload an image off your machine, you need an image host, such as photobucket. Then you can post the image.
- Ra

Sharpshooter · Post by **Sharpshooter** » 2005-05-13 09:23pm

Huh. Sounds like one of the Uglies from Ambush at Corellia.

Panzer Grenadier · Post by **Panzer Grenadier** » 2005-05-13 11:19pm

I was always thinking that they should make K-wings, im thinking something along the lines of the following

X-----O-----X (Head on angle wings deployed)
/ \

The O is the cockpit the Xs are main laser batteries, on the bottoms wings there are pylon mountings for the heavy ordinance. It would be a heavy deep space gunship with a crew of four, and groups could tackle small capital ships. Pretty much a bigger B-wing.

Panzer Grenadier · Post by **Panzer Grenadier** » 2005-05-13 11:22pm

^_^ sorry, that looks messed up, but those back slashes are supposed to be in the middle of each wing section.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2005-05-13 11:35pm

Panzer Grenadier wrote:^_^ sorry, that looks messed up, but those back slashes are supposed to be in the middle of each wing section.

They already have K-wings. They're bombers used in the horrible Koornacht Cluster Crisis.. Those books are not worth mentioning again.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2005-05-13 11:53pm

Bog standard TIEs do the job just fine. There's already a TIE variant for every concievable need. The Rebels might need something between the X-wing and the B-wing, to replace the Y-wing--a good, fast fighter/bomber of some kind, maybe.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2005-05-13 11:55pm

Why is everyone's idea of 'design a fighter' always 'mount the largest gun we can on a fighter'? Whats the point of mounting a TL on a fighter, when it's powerplant can't run it, so you'll either have appalling RoF or a weak gun, when you could just use - oh, I don't know - normal fighter guns. Nothing will EVER make a figther effective against caps, and standard TIE weapons are useful even against illegally modified Falcon-ships, so who cares?

Ra · Post by Ra » 2005-05-14 12:22am

Superior speed and agility are the best goals for fighters, rather than firepower. However, I like the TIE/d idea as well. Get rid of the organic pilot, and create a drone fighter.

Regardless, the TIE series already features insane agility and speed, so there may not be all that much to improve upon in those areas. Hmm.
- Ra

The Jazz Intern · Post by **The Jazz Intern** » 2005-05-29 11:42pm

Say, what about eliminating the big wing thingys and turning it into a ram jet with laser cannons? it would have to be made longer, but shaped like a big torpedo!

The Jazz Intern · Post by **The Jazz Intern** » 2005-05-30 12:00am

Thank you Ra, I can now put in pictures. Here is a picture of my new, torpedo tie.

The Jazz Intern · Post by **The Jazz Intern** » 2005-05-30 12:01am

Dang! Heres the picture<img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/B ... newtie.bmp" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

The Jazz Intern · Post by **The Jazz Intern** » 2005-05-30 12:03am

Why wont it work??

this just might work....
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/B ... newtie.bmp

Ra · Post by Ra » 2005-05-30 12:11am

Hmm... I can't make it work either. The code is just fine... but nothing happens.

Anyway, about the wings, contrary to popular belief, the wings are radiator panels, not solar arrays. Eliminating them would make the ship overheat rapidly. That aside, it's a neat design!
- Ra

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2005-05-30 12:37am

Ra wrote:

Hmm... I can't make it work either. The code is just fine... but nothing happens.

Maybe it's because it's a .bmp, and .bmps are evil.

The Jazz Intern · Post by **The Jazz Intern** » 2005-05-30 12:40am

Okay, put the heat radiators down the sides, or maybe even make a square around the Tiepedo.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-05-30 12:41am

Didn't they basically have one of these same concepts in X-wing Alliance?

The Jazz Intern · Post by **The Jazz Intern** » 2005-05-30 12:47am

I don't remember, they have from what i can recal
1. hyper drive tie
2. one cockpit bomber thingy
3. cokpit-wing-turbolaser
4.missle capable tie interceptor.

I would check but the computer i have the game on is on the fritz.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-05-30 12:58am

Nevermind, I was thinking of this:

http://www.theforce.net/swtc/Pix/cg/alliance/TIE4.gif

Bent-wing suicide fighter (perhaps a light a ramship?) with a single long hull pod similar to the cockpit pod of a TIE Bomber.

The Jazz Intern · Post by **The Jazz Intern** » 2005-05-30 12:59am

yeah, thats 2.

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