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Eidahlil

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On 11/28/2017 at 7:21 AM, Earthlinger said:

Somewhere around page four, I think, was when we did the first plane v ship :D

That's because there's no ship AI, and stationary target vs stationary target is boring. If they weren't stationary though...

I hope, @Earthlinger, that you don't mind I borrowed a few of your designs for a test. :) It still needs some more testing though. :)

Also don't mind the weird sound, that's because the video is at 3x speed. The ship battles do have a lot of parts. :(

If, for some reason, you don't find setup super cool (this is a tech demo after all :P), skip to about 3:40 for start of fighting.

 

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Just now, Earthlinger said:

That was pretty entertaining though :D Thanks for running it. Were the ships all running on AI?

Yes, they were all running on an AI.

I could use a few more different ships to test it with, though. Most of the ships I found in the thread are huge battleships and could barely move. So I'm building a torpedo boat myself now. :D

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4 hours ago, Eidahlil said:

Most of the ships I found in the thread are huge battleships and could barely move

80 parts and 100 parts, 50 m/s and 43 m/s, respectively:

https://kerbalx.com/Earthlinger/Frigate

https://kerbalx.com/Earthlinger/Dreadnought

These are pretty small, so lag shouldn't be an issue. They're also pretty bad in combat though, so whoever sees these links, note that they are not for the 'official' battles :D

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My HAN-1 Attack Catamaran is almost ready for combat. Equipped with 4 GAU-8 avenger cannons on the front, plus 2 lasers, two millenum cannons, and 24 50cal turrets (12 on each broadside). Defence is angled armor plates, to increase the chance of a ricotchet. Designed for speed, stability, and dealing lots of damage very fast, especially to aircraft, it fills the role of a support vessel. The HAN-2 will be a lightweight vessel designed for stealth and close range attacks. Will probably not be a catamaran.

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3 minutes ago, HeroBrian_333 said:

My HAN-1 Attack Catamaran is almost ready for combat. Equipped with 4 GAU-8 avenger cannons on the front, plus 2 lasers, two millenum cannons, and 24 50cal turrets (12 on each broadside). Defence is angled armor plates, to increase the chance of a ricotchet. Designed for speed, stability, and dealing lots of damage very fast, especially to aircraft, it fills the role of a support vessel. The HAN-2 will be a lightweight vessel designed for stealth and close range attacks. Will probably not be a catamaran.

Oooh, we can team up against some planes XD

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3 minutes ago, HeroBrian_333 said:

By support I mean it's not a battleship, it is not meant to take on any craft alone, and it can be outmaneuvered very easily.

Hence the 'team up' part. My corvettes (which I consider to be my most effective craft so far) are also support/AA ships.

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All ships to serve in battle must be renamed. First in battle will be the H.N.S Gaozi. Second will be the H.N.S Zheng He. After that, name them whateber. Do not name ships that are for testing against.

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Hence the 'team up' part. My corvettes (which I consider to be my most effective craft so far) are also support/AA ships.

Ok, sounds good.

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7 minutes ago, HeroBrian_333 said:

All ships to serve in battle must be renamed. First in battle will be the H.N.S Gaozi. Second will be the H.N.S Zheng He. After that, name them whateber. Do not name ships that are for testing against.

Heh?

Oh wait nvm :D

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5 minutes ago, MiffedStarfish said:

Shony new version of the MMC-4, the MMC-4C Castellum. Made with the failures of the escort mission in mind, it is heavily armed against all adversaries.

https://imgur.com/a/GULJC

Very shony :D

It looks like it could be one of those 'one ship army' vessels that take on like five other ships before plowing through the flaming and smoke-shrouded ruins of the enemy, completely unscathed.

Drama! :D

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Well, since the thread is called "naval battles", a couple more. :D

Less parts means I can have more ships. :D

 

I don't know why the frigates like those hydra turrets so much, but it does not look like they do much.

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And while I'm at it, I managed to build a boat which can sail... most some of the time.

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Just noticed the rule of one match per post in the OP, hopefully since I'm not actually challenging other's ships, this is fine... :blush:

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9 hours ago, Eidahlil said:

Just noticed the rule of one match per post in the OP, hopefully since I'm not actually challenging other's ships, this is fine... :blush:

That's just for convenience, it's fine :)

Will watch the vids later. Currently busy :P

Edit: Just watched them :D The AI makes the engine plume/trails look cool, IMO

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2 hours ago, MiffedStarfish said:

The AI seems ok, I don’t use it with my ships, as they are not balanced quite right yet and tend to roll slightly from side to side, which the AI amplifies. I need to rebalance the MMC-4C.

The AI is just so that the ships in fleet battle stick together and don't end up moving in straight lines for the whole time. So that there's some more erratic movement, I guess you could say :D

@Eidahlil Those new boats of yours (the barges?) are incredibly fast :o

I think we might need a new category for plane-ship hybrids though :wink:

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On 11/29/2017 at 6:16 AM, Eidahlil said:

Yes, they were all running on an AI.

I could use a few more different ships to test it with, though. Most of the ships I found in the thread are huge battleships and could barely move. So I'm building a torpedo boat myself now. :D

My Dread can reach 30 m/s, just give it time. And we could use Burn Together, now that its come out to get ships to enter range at the same time. Ill work on a smaller ship myself :P

 

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52 minutes ago, HeroBrian_333 said:

Were those 50cal turrets on the barges? Also, just it ok if I make a boat that is loaded with cruise missiles, the make a drone that it launches that is basically a target painter?

Chain guns, actually. (I think).

Yeah sure, you can make a boat like that. It has to be able to move though, so no weapons platforms.

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