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Zod the Bear · (12-03-2013, 01:51 PM)

Originally Posted by kutthoat5150

I'm sure this pissed a lot of people off who bought it during the sale, too bad because I liked the pointy end better. Now it looks like a space fish

Whalesquid.

I like it, the reverse look made a merchant ship seem too much like some kind of death-combat-monstrosity.

This makes it look plenty alien and interesting. I still not sure if I want it or the Starfarer for my first dedicated merchant ship in game, but it's definitely in the running.

XEROWUN · (12-03-2013, 07:43 PM)

Originally Posted by Zod the Bear

Whalesquid.

I like it, the reverse look made a merchant ship seem too much like some kind of death-combat-monstrosity.

This makes it look plenty alien and interesting. I still not sure if I want it or the Starfarer for my first dedicated merchant ship in game, but it's definitely in the running.

Space fish, Whalesquid, so sounds like appropriate names for an alien called call the BANU.

BAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH -- NU

BAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH------NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Daedardus · (12-03-2013, 07:54 PM)

Where is the proof that it's the behind? The main trust certainly seems to come from the non-pointed side, evidenced by the blue light. Unless it has special backwards trusting alien tech.

XEROWUN · 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by Daedardus

Where is the proof that it's the behind? The main trust certainly seems to come from the non-pointed side, evidenced by the blue light. Unless it has special backwards trusting alien tech.

it was answered by Ben in a customer service ticket. its on the offical forums. too lazy to post it up.

EDIT one sec, now its being said that the first response by Ben was a misunderstanding. I dont know if its a troll, lemme go check, now i'm not sure which end it is anymore.

Smiley90 · 09:10 PM

that was the original info. Now there seems to be some contradicting info though, so who really knows LOL.

I like this though:

Feels much more like a merchant ship/flying sea whale kind of ship to me, which has much more style than the "battlecruiser no actually merchantship" look

Daedardus · (12-03-2013, 09:22 PM)

Ah, well, it doesn't matter in space anyway. If you accelarate to a certain speed you can use side trusters to turn your ship and still fly in the same direction.

Smiley90 · (12-03-2013, 09:28 PM)

Originally Posted by Daedardus

Ah, well, it doesn't matter in space anyway. If you accelarate to a certain speed you can use side trusters to turn your ship and still fly in the same direction.

Then you can't see where you're going though :lol

Grief.exe · (12-03-2013, 09:32 PM)

I think it actually looks cooler now that I know that is the back

Raticus79 · (12-03-2013, 09:42 PM)

Did anyone here interpret it correctly the first time around?

I thought the nose looked way too narrow and other details didn't really make sense, but I didn't think to look at it the other way around, lol.

Daedardus · (12-03-2013, 10:03 PM)

Originally Posted by Smiley90

Then you can't see where you're going though :lol

http://www.projectrho.com/public_htm...onceptions.php

Go to "Rockets don't got windows"

Smiley90 · (12-03-2013, 10:50 PM)

Originally Posted by Raticus79

Did anyone here interpret it correctly the first time around?

I thought the nose looked way too narrow and other details didn't really make sense, but I didn't think to look at it the other way around, lol.

Actually....

MEGATON REVERSED

https://forums.robertsspaceindustrie...omment_1501638

Ben Lesnick
wcloaf Posted: 8:24pm Dec 3, 2013
As promised, I've spoken with Chris Olivia, who confirms that the elongated end (on the right of the picture) is intended as the front of the ship.

I have to admit, I'm a bit letdown. Space Whale > Generic Battlecruiser design. :(

Whitelines · (12-03-2013, 10:51 PM)

And it is confirmed, the pointy end is the front of the ship

https://forums.robertsspaceindustrie...omment_1501638

Raticus79 · 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by Smiley90

Actually....

MEGATON REVERSED

https://forums.robertsspaceindustrie...omment_1501638

I have to admit, I'm a bit letdown. Space Whale > Generic Battlecruiser design. :(

MEGATON CANCELLED

(Mars Attacks)

Should be interesting to see how this one plays out. I think I like the spacefish approach better. Weird to have one of the most badass looking ships in the game be a merchant.

Zod the Bear · (Yesterday, 12:23 AM)

Whalesquid, we hardly knew thee :(

Raticus79 · (Yesterday, 04:40 PM)

Wow, 138 teams competing in the make-a-spaceship contest.

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/c...p-Registration

Should be really interesting to see what people have come up with when the voting opens up.

XEROWUN · (Yesterday, 07:43 PM)

Originally Posted by Raticus79

MEGATON CANCELLED

(Mars Attacks)

Should be interesting to see how this one plays out. I think I like the spacefish approach better. Weird to have one of the most badass looking ships in the game be a merchant.

imagine how god tier Banu warships will be.

Grief.exe · (Yesterday, 07:45 PM)

MrBig, are you going to do the thread for the dogfighting module as well? The OP for this one was great.

MrBig · (Yesterday, 08:23 PM)

Originally Posted by Grief.exe

MrBig, are you going to do the thread for the dogfighting module as well? The OP for this one was great.

Yeah I'll probably do the OPs for all the major SC releases if possible. I'll be studying for exams/final papers/projects the next couple weeks so I won't have the time or will to make a new OP for the dogfighting releases, I'll just modify this one.