2nd Ed EA viable ?

[Triggy]

Ha! Can't argue with that, the Omega-X is gorgeous. Not totally convinced the weapons fit reflects the show, but it's a nasty piece of work... 8)

Indeed, the front and side secondaries ought to be the other way around.

 

[Lord David the Denied]

I'm not sure it should have the slicer beams, either. On screen we see it firing short bursts of blue-white beams from the front turrets and the same beams from the phalanx pods. It never fires any pulses that I recall, either, so the phasing pulse cannons really shouldn't be there.

 

[Voronesh]

Aside from that, the secondaries really should be switched around. How does a ship turn from forward (aft) concentrated firepower into one with broadside centered firepower? :S.

 

[Lord David the Denied]

All the other EA ships did, bar the Warlock, and that has most of its pulse dice moved to the broadsides...

 

[Triggy]

The AD would need some changing to keep the broadside effect but the weapons systems themselves probably should be switched. The front molecular slicer beam isn't seen on screen but then again, it needs some source of main firepower and this is equivalent to an Omega Destroyer's heavy laser cannon.

 

[Lord David the Denied]

It really should have the mini-beams in all arcs, since we see these on screen firing from all the weapon ports. Phasing pulse cannons could be forward or broadsides, really, since they're never seen.

 

[Voronesh]

Well the Standard Omega Destroyer has less weaponry mounted on the broadsides than on the front, maybe a very special case within the EA fleet. Thats where my argument comes from, i agree on the point of putting Minibeams on most spots, since that is what we see on screen.

 

[Lord David the Denied]

If we're honest, what screen evidence is there for the EA ships being broadside-focused? The Nova aside, when do we see EA ships turning sideways on to fire at the enemy? Never. We never even see the Nova doing it, as far as I recall...

 

[Voronesh]

Well. You are right.

Plus it is logical, since in space there is no friction, so beyond functionality there is no other restriction. So in space i would try to create ships that have their strongest arc forward, because that is where the enemy is.

Drazi mentality, but broadsides are hard to get to bear at the same time, unless you fly into the enemy fleet, not something id like to do.

But most races do follow that idea.

 

[LordClammy]

thanks for all the advice guys. I will pass this info on tonight.