Rakaydos

Timestamps:
10:05 Launch
11:45 single krailen dreadnaut engagement
14:25 Light Krailen fleet
23:20 Grey mode first energy test
27:00 Normalized, low energy operation
27:55 Grey mode in nebula
31:40 Heavy Kralien fleet
42:45: long duration scouting cruise through multiple sectors.
52:20 Mine clearing tests
59:00 Disrupter scout and…[Read more]

Timestamps:
10:05 Launch
11:45 single krailen dreadnaut engagement
14:25 Light Krailen fleet
23:20 Grey mode first energy test
27:00 Normalized, low energy operation
27:55 Grey mode in nebula
31:40 Heavy Kralien fleet
42:45: long duration scouting cruise through multiple sectors.
52:20 Mine clearing tests
59:00 Disrupter scout and…[Read more]

Flight testing.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/506244818

more discord discussion

XavierToday at 5:21 AM
Originally, all the ships were variations of the Artemis class. Over time, they have been tweaked based on feedback. The Sabre’s beams for example, were reduced because someone said they were too powerful (not sure who, but I do recall it being mentioned).
Matthew VajToday at 6:14 AM
Personally, I…

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Saving discord discussion for future reference:

RakaydosToday at 4:44 PM
@Nhaima is it part of the scouts concept to have half even horizon’s beam damage? Or is it just supposed to reflect being a small, efficient chassis?
NhaimaToday at 4:51 PM
A scout in Artemis has “traditionally” been half of a light cruiser’s firepower. I had originally…

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The 0.3 version of the Cataphract:
-More point defense double-coverage
-More rate of fire for each point defense battery
-Giving back 2 more rear shield nodes
-Slight range adjustment to make clear which point defense beam has been used, when they mostly have similar arcs.
-Removal of the second torp tube

The Lancer, with almost-equal rate of…[Read more]

This should make it approximately 50% better at fighter suppression… limited, of course, by the tactical situation.

After the second week of testing:

It functions well in the fighter suppression role, but in a direct 1:1 comparison, same crew same formations, Lancer was suprisingly capable in the same role, and it’s higher DPS led to easier cleanup afterward. This may be an insolvable problem, in that it may be impossible to be an effective antifighter chassis…[Read more]

Proposed internal layout:

Cataphract 0.2.1 changelog:
More node type changes (things I didnt notice I messed up)
Point Defence batteries dropped from .25 damage to .1 damage, cycle time dropped from 2 seconds to 1 second.

Ordnance loadout tweaks.

DXS file: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pBoxgcdYsa89-IEFeslXhHzeos15EFL6
SNT file:…[Read more]

The Cataphract tested point defense beams with slightly more power and range but the same cycle rate. They are total energy hogs… But the scout should be able to handle that. Very good at disabling systems once enemy shields are down.

^the testing Yooey posted was done prior to the changelog above it.

Changelog:
Extended range beam is now called “Inertial Cannon” with 10 damage on a 15 second cooldown for .6666 DPS (up from 4 damage every 12, or .3333 DPS) for a sustained combat in safe FCS at a bit less than Horizon’s beam damage output.

Midrange beam changed to a single Viper “Heavy beam” (5 second cooldown, .75 DPS), Which when combined…[Read more]

After a bit of expirimental testing, it appears that under engineering settings of 300% beams, 300% shields, 8 coolant to beams, it takes approximately 32 seconds to burn out a beam node, and 34 seconds to burn out a 4th shield node of the appropriate type. (shields will remain at 300% output until the last node is destroyed)

Given that the…[Read more]

Do you know how many nodes are left in the .snt file? I seem to recall Starry having a tool for that.

Also, is there a good way to share .snt outside discord?

Since apparently the edit trick only works on topic posts, I need to make a new one:

The Cataphract has been slowly evolving from “less guns, more armor” to “less endurance/maneuverability, more armor”, going from being an anti-glass cannon, to “A Medium Combatant that shows why Light Combatants exist.”

The original point defense guns used to be…[Read more]

Cataphract class Cruiser


<vessel uniqueID="2" side="0" classname="Cataphract Class" broadType="player">
<art meshfile="dat/Cataphract.dxs" diffuseFile="dat/artemis_diffuse.png"
glowFile="dat/artemis_illum.png" specularFile="dat/artemis_specular.png" scale="0.2"/>
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Did a basic endurance test on my own- at .8 warp efficency, Warp 2 to the corner, then two “diagonal transitions” at warp 3, 100% power, drops the Cataphract to almost exactly 50% power, full batteries. Not so low as to cripple it, but definately a drawback on long duration missions, as intended.

Does anyone know how to add Shield Nodes to a…[Read more]

As for the top speed, it’s probably easier to make the top speed .6 again and bump up the warp (in)efficency further. Ideally, I would want over 500 energy drained when crossing 4 sectors at fleet warp, which will take a bit of tuning.