Recent content by M1 Abrams

So they are already trying to thwart hackers. Very nice

Speed and maneuverability will be everything, I think. If you're a slow battleship, small and fast ships can take pot shots all day with the long-range weapons, and you'll probly struggle to hit them back; you're a much bigger target. So you'll need an escort of your own fighters to keep them...

Ah. Guess I did read it wrong then. So that means even things like the computer parts and stuff have an "armor value"? I didn't say you couldn't. I said that's why big guns on ships became obsolete in real life. Our modern guided missiles are superior in every way (except maybe cost lol).

The reason battleships got phased out in the Navy is because they changed from relying on naval guns to using fighter jets from carriers and guided missiles, both of which have a much longer range. So now the optimal strategy in real life is small, fast ships (or submarines) that can evade...

What about away from the station yet still inside the safe zone? If someone could make a ship go faster than most miners, he could just scoop up anyone he wished! I think that's a legit tactic outside of a safe zone, but what's the counterplay inside?

Oh yeah. It's been too long since I've played. They did use the CoM in calculating the gyro moments themselves, but yeah they cheated with the thrusters. So I'm more excited that Starbase seems to not cheat.

I like the idea. It'll add skill (and personal flair) to ship building. Optimizing the number and placement of bolts can be fun as well. If you don't want to bolt things, you can just use the Auto-bolt tool and then buy your ship from the station. I don't think that's what's going on in the...

Howdy! I can't wait for this game, so I figured I might start some discussions on these forums. So from what I've read, there will be safe zones where things can't take damage. The idea makes sense, because griefers would decimate any station that ever went up without safe zones. But safe zones...